ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Manager Item No: D2
Prepared by: Imelda M. Huerta, Assistant City Manager Meeting Date: January 14, 2025 Approved by: John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Discussion SUBJECT: STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
RECOMMENDATION: Discuss the Standing Committee on Homelessness and provide direction to staff.
CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Homelessness and Housing.
PRIOR ACTION: On January 23, 2024, discussed ad-hoc committee and other committee options on homelessness. Created a Brown Act Standing Committee made up of Mayor Franklin and Deputy Mayor Melendez with remaining Councilmembers as ex-officio members. The Committee Chair will rotate with Deputy Mayor Melendez starting off as Chair (Vote: 4-0-1, Green abstained).
On December 7, 2023, received an update on the implementation of the Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness and directed staff to agendize options for an ad-hoc committee (Vote: Consensus).
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: Councilmember Melendez requested the City Manager place a discussion item on an upcoming agenda to discuss the Standing Committee on Homelessness. Currently the committee includes Mayor Franklin and Deputy Mayor Melendez, with the remaining Councilmembers as ex-officio members. The committee is scheduled to meet at 8:30am every third Thursday of the month and is a Brown Act committee.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact with this recommendation.
EXHIBITS:
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AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Directed staff to provide options for a community centered group to advise on the Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness. Vote: 5-0
D2. Standing Committee on Homelessness
Recommendation:
Establish a community -centered committee to review
information and advise the Vista City Council on matters related to the Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness.
Deputy Mayor Katie Melendez
D2. Standing Committee on Homelessness
The activities of the committee may include:
• Evaluating the services provided by the City of Vista • Reviewing contracts with service providers
• Reviewing requests for proposals
• Recommending grants and program opportunities
The committee may be comprised of:
• Vista residents with lived experience of homelessness or those who have utilized City homeless services • NGOs or service providers that are not contracted to provide services and are not receiving grants from the City • Stakeholders including Vista residents, business owners, or those impacted by homelessness • Representatives from public safety, VUSD, or other organizations Additional Considerations:
• Request Staff to develop the objective standards and rules of the committee for Council to approve • Request Staff to provide recommendations for appointments and a process to ensure Council approval Deputy Mayor Katie Melendez