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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FREMONT ENDORSING THE HOME TOGETHER 2026 COMMUNITY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Home Together 2026 Community Implementation Plan (Home Together 2026) is a community-wide plan for Alameda County which lays out the goals, strategies, and investments needed to dramatically reduce homelessness by 2026 and reverse racial disparities in homelessness through fully centering equity; and
WHEREAS, on any given night over 8,000 people experience homelessness in Alameda County, and over 400 of those people experience homelessness in Fremont; and WHEREAS, more than 90% of the households in Alameda County are adults without children, including nearly 10% who are between the ages of 18 and 24; and WHEREAS, 80% of people experiencing homelessness in Fremont are unsheltered; and
WHEREAS, dramatic racial disparities exist in Alameda County, including Fremont, and the homeless population does not reflect the demographics of the county; and WHEREAS, in Fremont, African Americans experience homelessness at more than four times their representation in the population (20% vs. 3%); and WHEREAS, in Fremont, Native Americans, multiracial people and Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islanders are all vastly overrepresented in homelessness, among those newly homeless, and in the rates at which they return to homelessness, even after getting into housing; and
WHEREAS, Home Together 2026 builds, and is informed by, existing local and regional plans, including the 2020 Centering Racial Equity in Homeless System Design report (CRE), All Home Regional Action Plan, and Plan Bay Area 2050; and WHEREAS, Home Together 2026 is also responsive to requirements laid out in the California Comeback Plan necessary to receive critical State housing and health funding; and
WHEREAS, as a result of ongoing dialogue between the County and Cities’ leaders, Home Together 2026 incorporated a City-County framework to continue collaboration between Cities and the County, and minimize service disruptions for existing programs and effectively invest in programs meeting performance measures; and WHEREAS, the homeless system modeling conducted in 2019-20 and updated in
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2021 points to significant gaps in the current system in terms of both housing resources and program types; and
WHEREAS, only an estimated 36% of those experiencing homelessness can be supported by the system’s resources or are able to find housing or leave homelessness on their own; and
WHEREAS, without significant effort and investment in homeless prevention, shelter expansion, increasing housing solutions, and strengthening the system’s overall capacity, homelessness in Alameda County will continue to grow; and WHEREAS, the total estimated cost of needed investments over the coming five years to fully meet the need is $2.5 billion, including approximately $430 million for additional shelter, $1.68 billion for permanent housing such as dedicated affordable housing and permanent supportive housing, and $388 million for prevention, rapid rehousing and shallow subsidies; and
WHEREAS, significant additional funding will be needed to meet these investment targets; and
WHEREAS, in order to receive future funding made available through the County, Cities must endorse the Home Together 2026 plan; and
WHEREAS, in February 2022, the Fremont City Council established as a top priority for the City finding solutions to homelessness and its prevention.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fremont endorses the Home Together 2026 Community Implementation Plan.
ADOPTED _____________, 2022, by the City Council of the City of Fremont by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney