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PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
Housing and Homelessness Committee
July 24, 2023
City Manager’s Office
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2 BACKGROUND
April 2019
Introduction of Public
Safety Engagement
Team (PSET)
May 2022
Expansion of the PSET
program to include
Urban and Wildlands
Divisions
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3 Office of Homeless Solutions
Administration of $8,860,566.80 in programs and grants in FY 2022/23
BACKGROUND
Housing Authority
Responsible for administering $32,781,759.58 with grant programs spanning a four-year period.
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4 The item for consideration is the establishment of the Department of Housing and Human Services to better meet the operation needs and demands associated with the Homelessness Action Plan, the City’s need and obligation to build housing, and Envision Riverside Strategic Priority No. 2 – Community Well-Being.
DISCUSSION
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5 DISCUSSION
Resiliency
Programs
Human
Services
Centralize
Administration
Resource
Expansion
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6 DISCUSSION
• Municipal trend to centralize efforts related to community stabilization. • Divisions of focus include but are not limited to:
– Affordable Housing
– Prevention Programming & Partnerships
– Case Management
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7 DISCUSSION
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8 DISCUSSION
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9 DISCUSSION
Additional positions:
Housing and Human Services Director
Housing and Human Services Deputy Director
Outreach Services Manager
Accounting Technician
Lead Outreach Worker
Outreach Worker
The additional personnel costs are estimated to be $915,489.63 annually. Non-personnel resources for year one are estimated to be $46,200 and approximately $20,200 annually resulting in a total estimated expense of $961,689.63 in year one and ongoing estimated expense of $940,689.63 annually.
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10 Strategic Priority No. 2 – Community Well-Being
Goal No. 2.4 – Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and build public trust
Goal No. 2.5 - Foster relationships between community members, partner organizations, and public safety professionals to define, prioritize, and address community safety and social service needs.
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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11 That the Housing and Homelessness Committee:
1. Receive a proposal to establish the Department of Housing and Human Services; and
2. Recommend staff bring forth a proposal to establish a Department of Housing and Human Services to the full City Council for discussion.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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