12/30/2024
YEAR TWO IMPLEMENTATION PLAN : January 2024-December 2024 Tier One Priority
Action/Activity Strategy
Area*
Timeline –
Start/Complete Notes
1.a Develop Year Two Implementation Plan 3 January 2024 Completed Dec. 2024 – implementation underway
1.b
Implement Year One – State Encampment Resolution
Fund (ERF) grant to provide comprehensive services for
individuals residing in encampments 2
August 2023 – June 2026 $3.8M awarded June 2023; grant
implementation underway to June 2026
1.c
Implement HOME Investment Partnerships – American
Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) supportive services program
($2.3M) to include homelessness prevention
1 January 2024 – June 2025
Contracts awarded to Catholic Charities
and COTS (November 2023) for 18-
month period; program underway
1.d
County Housing Homeless Incentive Program (HHIP)
funding - complete facility improvements at Sam Jones
Hall
2 December 2024 $232,000 awarded May 2023;
construction completed Dec. 2024
1.e Report out on Year Two investments in homeless
services to include affordable and supportive housing 1 December 2024 Report to City Council – January 2025
1.f
Evaluate contractors’ client engagement and feedback
efforts included with FY 23/24 reports; determine best
practices
3 In progress
FY 23/24 reports evaluated Sep. 2024;
additional reporting requirements
included with 24/25 contracts
1.g
Develop stakeholder engagement plan to allow
community members, including those with lived
experience of homelessness, to provide input on City
investments, program, and policy changes
2 In progress
Plan underway with Communications &
Intergovernmental Relations Office
(CIRO); completed housing and
homelessness needs survey; providing
regular updates via City Connections e-
newsletter
1.h Continue enhanced community support to
neighborhoods 2 On-going
City Encampment Team implemented
2023; continuing encampment
outreach; dedicated outreach workers
Downtown started Nov. 2024
Attachment 1
12/30/2024
YEAR TWO IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: January 2024-December 2024 Tier Two Priority
Action/Activity Strategy
Area* Notes
2.a
Explore additional options for increasing access to essential services for people living in encampments focused on health and safety
2 Develop and implement schedule for Homeless Outreach
Services Team (HOST) mobile bathroom-shower trailer –
working with provider to determine locations (Nov. 2024) CoC**/Regional Action/Activity: City pursue in partnership with CoC/Regional Partners a
Seek funding/partnerships for the following services:
prevention/diversion, housing location/stabilization, capacity building/training for providers, mobile health services 1 Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program (Keep People Housed – Sonoma) started Dec. 2024 operated by COTS
b
Evaluate and develop investment plan for Santa Rosa to align with CoC Long-Term Funding Plan 1 Development of CoC Long-Term Funding Plan underway; staff participating in CoC workgroup
c
Develop evaluation criteria for identifying/addressing racial and ethnic disparities in alignment with CoC 3 Started 2023; continue participation in CoC workshops and efforts; staff participating in CoC Racial Equity Workgroup d
Partner with County Department of Health Services (DHS) to increase awareness of essential health, behavioral health, and substance use services available to Santa Rosa residents; and how to access these services
3 Initiated partnership in 2023; to continue discussion in 2024 e
Continue participation in Built For Zero initiative to develop by- names-list (BNL) for Santa Rosa and regional outreach
standards
1 Started 2023; BNL created for Santa Rosa, case conferencing underway; regional outreach standards adopted April 2024 *Strategy Area 1: Improve the performance of the City’s homeless response in alignment with the regional homelessness response system Strategy Area 2: Expand service-oriented responses to unsheltered homelessness Strategy Area 3: Continue and enhance collaboration in regional homelessness solutions with key stakeholders **Sonoma County Homeless Coalition (formerly Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC) Green = Complete
Yellow = Pending
Red = Not yet started as of Plan update 12/30/2024