HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS
STRA TEGIC PLAN:
YEAR ONE REPORT 2023
City Council
February 13, 2024
Kelli Kuykendall
Housing and Community Services
1 Overview
• Strategic Plan 2023-2027
• Year One Implementation Plan
2023
• Year One Report 2023
• Community Survey
• Year Two Implementation Plan
2024
2 Strategic Plan
• Council approved November 15, 2022
• Five Year Period: 2023 – 2027
• Three Key Strategies and Action Items
• Improve City’s response to homelessness in
alignment with the Sonoma County Homeless
Coalition (Continuum of Care (CoC))
• Achieve “Functional Zero” Homelessness –
rare, brief, non-recurring – by 2027
3 Y ear One Implementation Plan
2023
• Operationalize Key Strategies and Actions
• Priorities – Two Tiers
• Regional Initiatives
• Updated throughout 2023
• Made Available on City’s Website
4 Strategy One:
Improve System Performance
5 2023 Key Accomplishments
• Awarded $2.3M in HOME-American Rescue Plan (ARP)
funds to 2 agencies
• Awarded $232,000 in CoC funding for Sam Jones Hall
improvements
• Report on Safe Parking Program – Year One Operations
• Active participation in regional initiatives
➢Developing Homelessness Prevention Pilot
➢Appointed to Coordinated Entry Committee
➢Established Santa Rosa By Names List (BNL)
Strategy Two:
Respond to Unsheltered Homelessness
6 2023 Key Accomplishments
• Awarded $3.8M in State Encampment Resolution
Fund (ERF) Program for enhanced encampment
response in Southeast & Southwest areas of the
City
• Established proactive City Encampment Team
• Adopted new Camping Ordinance – August 2023,
effective September 2023
Strategy Three:
Collaborate with Regional Partners
7 2023 Key Accomplishments
• Completed Year One Implementation Plan (2023)
• Increase awareness/promote access to essential
health, behavioral health, and substance use
services
• Improve client engagement/feedback processes
• Report on investments in homeless services,
affordable and supportive housing
• Equity - Participated in CoC workshops focused on
addressing racial/ethnic disparities
Strategic Investments
Santa Rosa
• 30% decrease in homelessness
• $5M annually + one-time funds
• Range of services
➢Street outreach
➢Emergency Shelter/Safe Parking
➢Housing Assistance
➢Homelessness Prevention
➢Supportive Services
8 Strategic Investments
Santa Rosa
• Affordable Housing over 2-year
period
➢$25.5M local contribution
➢336 units completed -138
Permanent Supportive Housing
(PSH) or homeless dedicated
• $35.5M local contribution - 500+
units under construction
• 131 Emergency Housing Vouchers 9
Strategic Investments
Regional
• 22% decrease in homelessness
• Increased coordination – County,
CoC, Cities
• 400+ new beds
➢State Homekey Program
➢Interim housing/shelter, Rapid
Re-Housing, PSH 10
Y ear Two Implementation Plan
2024
• Monthly Updates
• Key Areas
➢Implement ERF & HOME-ARP
funds
➢Develop Stakeholder Engagement
Plan
➢Implement Regional
Homelessness Prevention Pilot
➢Continue City Encampment Team 11
Community Survey
• Housing & Homelessness Survey
• Inform Consolidated Plan (2024-
2027) – Housing & Community
Services Needs/Priorities
• Inform Homelessness Strategic
Plan (2023-2027) – Stakeholder
Engagement
• Open January 4 to Feb. 16
12 Community Survey
Community Priority
• 90% extremely/very important
Level
• 49% increase
• 51% no change/decrease
City Efforts
• 74% interested in learning
more 13
Recommendation
14 It is recommended by the Housing and
Community Services Department that the
Council receive a Year One report (2023) on
the implementation of the Homelessness
Solutions Strategic Plan (2023-2027).