Fairfax City Council
November 6, 2024

Strategies for Addressing
Homelessness in Fairfax
Fairfax Town Council Meeting
November 6, 2024
Discussion
Process
• Ongoing efforts to address homelessness
• Recent developments to consider
• Grants Pass decision June 28, 2024
• Newsom Executive Order to State Agencies July 24, 2024 Council Subcommittee Report
Discussion of Police Press Logs
• Fairfax exploring many options for effective and humane resolution
• Recommendations for future Council and staff actions
Next Steps
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2 4
6 8
10 12
14 16
18 2015 2017 2019 2022 2024
Source: Marin County Point in Time Count Reports
Fairfax's Homeless Population Over Time
2018 Martin V. Boise, Johnson v. Grants Pass, 9th circuit decisions 2021 Fairfax encampment starts
……. (2 initial campers housed)
October 2023 Fairfax Ad Hoc Homelessness Subcommittee formed January 2024 Homeless Point-in-Time Count conducted
April 2024 3 camp residents enrolled in case management program June 28, 2024 Supreme Court overturns Grants Pass Decision July 25, 2024 Governor Newsom's Executive Order issued
October 2024 Fairfax Ad Hoc Homelessness Subcommittee report Timeline
Current
services
 Outreach visits
 Case management visits
 Police visits
 Shower program
 Coordination with Public Works
Department
 Public restroom at Police
Station open 24/7
Challenges
Few Shelter Openings
Lack of Affordable Housing
Shortage of Housing Vouchers
Shelter not Appropriate for
Everyone
Considerations
for Taking
Action
Concerns of vulnerable minority
Concerns of housed community
members
Avoiding Excessive Costs / Liability
Responsibility to Greater Marin
Unintended Consequences
 Sanctioned encampment
 Build or purchase a building for shelter
 Long-term encampment resolution strategy
 Anti-camping ordinance
Potential Strategies