File #: 24-629    Name: a. Receive a presentation on the accomplishments and initiatives of the County Administrative Office Homelessness Strategies & Initiatives Division for FYs 2022-2024: b. Provide direction to staff as necessary.
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Scheduled PM
File created: 9/9/2024 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 9/24/2024 Final action:
Title: a. Receive a presentation on the accomplishments and initiatives of the County Administrative Office Homelessness Strategies & Initiatives Division for FYs 2022-2024: b. Provide direction to staff as necessary.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Homelessness Strategies and Initiatives Presentation, 3. Completed Board Order Item No. 17
Title
a. Receive a presentation on the accomplishments and initiatives of the County Administrative Office Homelessness Strategies & Initiatives Division for FYs 2022-2024:
b. Provide direction to staff as necessary.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:

a. Receive a presentation on the accomplishments and initiatives of the County Administrative Office Homelessness Strategies & Initiatives Division for FYs 2022-2024:
b. Provide direction to staff as necessary.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Homelessness Strategies and Initiatives Division (CAO-HSI) of the County Administrative Office is tasked with developing, coordinating, and managing the County's efforts to address homelessness. This includes creating a comprehensive strategic plan, setting priorities, and overseeing the County's interdepartmental and inter-agency response to homelessness. The Division is responsible for planning, organizing, managing, evaluating, and implementing countywide initiatives, programs, services, and policies aimed at reducing homelessness. To achieve this, it works closely with state and local agencies, non-profits, and community groups to identify, develop, and evaluate solutions that mitigate the impact of homelessness in its various forms.

This presentation is intended to update the Board of Supervisors on CAO-HSI's activities since its establishment in 2022 and highlights key initiatives, actions, and functions of the Division, emphasizing its significance and progress toward the overarching goal of reducing homelessness in Monterey County.

BACKGROUND:
Referral No. 2021.23 was submitted by Supervisor Alejo on October 29, 2021, and assigned by the County Administrative Office on November 2, 2021. The referral sought to create a new management position of Director of Homeless Strategies and Solutions whose function would be to develop, coordinate and implement strategies to address homelessness in Monterey County. The Human Resources Department ...

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