Title
Motion to Take No Action Regarding Declaring a State of Emergency on Homelessness in San Leandro
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Housing and Homelessness
SUMMARY AND RECCOMENDATION
On September 19, 2023, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors declared a countywide state of emergency due to homelessness in the East Bay. They tasked the Alameda County Office of Homeless Care and Coordination with developing a response plan. Following this action, at the October 16, 2023 City Council meeting, City Councilmember Aguilar introduced a motion for an urgency referral to bring forward a future action that would declare a local state of emergency in San Leandro due to homelessness, The City Council authorized Councilmember Aguilar's urgency referral by majority vote. At the November 6, 2023 City Council meeting, staff provided a preliminary recommendation against adopting a resolution for a range of reasons, including a lack of guidance from the County of Alameda, unclear benefits, and other factors discussed below. This recommendation was upheld by the City Council Rules Committee on May 22, 2024.
Consistent with the direction provide by the City Council Rules Committee, as well as the analysis provided below, staff recommends the City Council take no action regarding the declaration of a State of Emergency on homelessness in San Leandro at this time.
BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS
As noted above, on September 19, 2023, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved a countywide state of emergency related to homelessness in the East Bay. The order directed County staff at the Alameda County Office of Homeless Care and Coordination to develop an emergency response plan to address homelessness in Alameda County. Following a multi-month process, County staff unveiled the response plan, which focuses on efficiency and resource recommendations.
The plan's efficiency recommendations focus on streamlining Alameda County internal operations, including hiring, recruitment, ...
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