ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2024 AGENDA CATEGORY:
TO: Housing and Homelessness Committee
FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager
DATE: May 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Presentation of 2024 Kern County Point in Time Count Report by Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative (BKRHC)
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Committee receive and file presentation.
BACKGROUND:
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires Continuums-of-Care conduct biennial Point in Time (PIT) counts of sheltered and unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness within their geographic area. The Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative (BKRHC) oversees the Point in Time Count for over 8,100 square miles in Kern County. Through a community-wide effort, BKRHC conducts annual PIT counts to identify changes within the homeless delivery system and understand the needs within the community.
BKRHC conducted the 2024 PIT Count from January 24, 2024 through January 27, 2024. BKHRC recruited and trained dozens of volunteers to conduct in -person interviews of individuals experiencing homelessness and used an ArcGI S Survey 123 application to log the information. BKHRC staff collected, cleaned, deduplicated, and verified the data to ensure consistency, compliance, and reliability.
The 2024 PIT Count found a total of 2,669 homeless individuals with 1006 sheltered individuals and 1663 unsheltered individuals. This is a 37 percent increase in the total number of homeless individuals when compared to the 1948 total from the 2023 PIT Count.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact on the General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Safety and Resilience
ATTACHMENTS:
Kern County Point in Time Count Report - 2024