City of Gainesville - File #: 170632.

• File #: 170632.
• Version: 5
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/5/2017
• In control: City Manager
• On agenda: 5/6/2019
• Final action: 5/6/2019
• Title: Approaches to Reduce Homelessness (B) This Agenda item is to provide the joint City and County Commissions with staff’s responses and recommendations on a 6 point motion approved by the Commissions at the December 10, 2018 joint City Commission and County Commission meeting on Approaches to Reduce Homelessness.
• Related files: 170784., 170633.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/6/2019	5	City Commission	Approved, as shown above
12/10/2018	4	City Commission	Approved, as shown above	Pass
6/13/2018	3	City Commission	Approved, as shown above
5/10/2018	2	General Policy Committee	Discussed
11/30/2017	1	City Commission	Referred	Pass

Title

Approaches to Reduce Homelessness (B)

This Agenda item is to provide the joint City and County Commissions with staff’s responses and recommendations on a 6 point motion approved by the Commissions at the December 10, 2018 joint City Commission and County Commission meeting on Approaches to Reduce Homelessness.

Explanation

At the joint City and County Commission meeting on December 10, 2018, the City Commission heard a presentation on an 11 point motion which directed City staff to work with the County staff, Alachua County Housing Authority, Gainesville Housing Authority and the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry to complete a report on approaches to reduce homelessness in Alachua County. At this meeting, the City and the County Commissions approved a 6 point motion, a copy of which is attached to the file.

This report includes workgroup responses to the joint City and the County Commissions’ 6 point motion on the approaches to reduce homelessness. In addition, the report includes recommendations to close the entry to Dignity Village, transfer camping services into GRACE Marketplace and develop other SRO/shelter services within the campus. The fiscal impacts of the approaches are included in the responses; however, no direction was given to discuss the budgetary impacts on the City and the County.

Fiscal Note

No funding is being requested at this time.

Recommendation

Hear a presentation and provide policy direction to City and County staff on:

Motion 1. Funding for Permanent Supportive Housing & Rapid Re-Housing

Motion 2. Government owned & operated housing

Motion 3. Landlord Incentive Program

Motion 4. Dignity Village Transition Plan

Motion 5. Continued discussions with health care system