HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9984
1
Resolution No. 9984
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto Endorsing the
Santa Clara County Community Plan to End Homelessness 2020-25
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, nearly five years ago, the Community Plan to End Homelessness in Santa
Clara County 2015-2020 was adopted, with partners working collectively to, among other
efforts, help households resolve their homelessness, increase the number of supportive
housing units in Santa Clara County, increase temporary housing and emergency shelter
capacity, and launch a new homelessness prevention system; and
WHEREAS, the Community Plan, which was driven by and adopted by the Santa Clara
County (County) Continuum of Care (CoC), is a planning requirement placed by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development on CoC funding that provides a county-
level roadmap to address homelessness and its root causes, with local jurisdictions tailoring the
roadmap to meet local needs; and
WHEREAS, despite the substantial progress made in creating an innovative, coordinated,
and more comprehensive supportive housing system, the housing crisis continues to grow
nationally and locally; in 2019 about 313 people found themselves homeless in Palo Alto, and
the challenges in ending homelessness are compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and its
impacts on the economy and local budgets; and
WHEREAS, in June 2019, the County, Destination: Home, and other cities and non-
profits, embarked on strategic planning and an extensive community engagement process to
develop a new five-year Community Plan 2020-25; and
WHEREAS, during the development of the new Community Plan, community feedback
was sought to identify successes and challenges in the homeless system of care, and to collect
innovative and inspiring ideas about how to address homelessness generally countywide, and
specifically for certain subgroups such as youth and families; and
WHEREAS, this work resulted in the development of 14 strategies that fall into three
focus areas: (1) Address the root causes of homelessness through system and policy change; (2)
Expand homelessness prevention and housing programs to meet the need; and (3) Improve
quality of life for unsheltered individuals and create healthy neighborhoods for all; and
WHEREAS, many of the Community Plan strategies are items that the City of Palo Alto
regularly advances, some of which have been newly implemented given the urgent and ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic; and
DocuSign Envelope ID: A91596FC-7D84-4400-94B1-961AF3BCBFA7
2
WHEREAS, the Community Plan provides stakeholders with a common agenda that, if
followed, will result in large collective impact, and endorsement of the new Community Plan
will provide the City the certainty to keep implementing urgent strategies to address the
homelessness crisis;
WHEREAS, supporting the Community Plan does not commit the City of Palo Alto to any
one component but rather encourages the implementation of strategies and funding for
programs to proactively house and serve the homeless, relative to the resources available in
Palo Alto and subject to City Council approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council’s support of the Community Plan would continue to advance
the goal of developing regional strategies in collaboration with other jurisdictions and agencies
to end and prevent homelessness by creating permanent housing solutions and enhancing
existing service systems;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palo Alto endorse
the Santa Clara Community Plan to End Homelessness 2020-25.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: August 30, 2021
AYES: BURT, CORMACK, FILSETH, KOU, STONE, TANAKA
NOES:
ABSENT: DUBOIS
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
City Attorney City Manager
DocuSign Envelope ID: A91596FC-7D84-4400-94B1-961AF3BCBFA7
Certificate Of Completion
Envelope Id: A91596FC7D84440094B1961AF3BCBFA7 Status: Completed
Subject: Please DocuSign: RESO 9984 Endorsing SCC Community Plan to End Homelessness.docx
Source Envelope:
Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 4 Envelope Originator:
Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Danielle Kang
AutoNav: Enabled
EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled
Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
250 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto , CA 94301
Danielle.Kang@cityofpaloalto.org
IP Address: 199.33.32.254
Record Tracking
Status: Original
8/31/2021 4:07:10 PM
Holder: Danielle Kang
Danielle.Kang@cityofpaloalto.org
Location: DocuSign
Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal
Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign
Signer Events Signature Timestamp
Molly Stump
Molly.Stump@CityofPaloAlto.org
City Attorney
City of Palo Alto
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)
Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 108.91.173.252
Sent: 8/31/2021 4:08:56 PM
Viewed: 9/7/2021 8:42:53 AM
Signed: 9/7/2021 8:43:03 AM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:
Not Offered via DocuSign
Ed Shikada
Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org
Ed Shikada, City Manager
City of Palo Alto
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)
Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254
Sent: 9/7/2021 8:43:04 AM
Viewed: 9/7/2021 11:30:30 AM
Signed: 9/7/2021 11:30:38 AM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:
Not Offered via DocuSign
Tom DuBois
tomforcouncil@gmail.com
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)
Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 24.5.55.204
Sent: 9/7/2021 11:30:40 AM
Resent: 9/7/2021 11:50:41 AM
Viewed: 9/7/2021 1:32:11 PM
Signed: 9/7/2021 1:32:21 PM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:
Not Offered via DocuSign
Lesley Milton
Lesley.Milton@CityofPaloAlto.org
City Clerk
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254
Sent: 9/7/2021 1:32:22 PM
Viewed: 9/8/2021 1:27:13 PM
Signed: 9/8/2021 1:27:22 PM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:
Not Offered via DocuSign
In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp
Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp
Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp
Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp
Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp
Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp
Witness Events Signature Timestamp
Notary Events Signature Timestamp
Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps
Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 8/31/2021 4:08:56 PM
Certified Delivered Security Checked 9/8/2021 1:27:13 PM
Signing Complete Security Checked 9/8/2021 1:27:22 PM
Completed Security Checked 9/8/2021 1:27:22 PM
Payment Events Status Timestamps