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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
3 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE HOMELESS INTERVENTION
4 ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION
AND DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENACT
5 THE PLAN.
6 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino has an estimated population of unsheltered
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homeless ranging from 945 to nearly 2000 living within its borders;
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9 WHEREAS, it is the goal of the City of San Bernardino to enact policies that will
10 reduce the number of unsheltered homeless within the City, reduce panhandling and vagrancy
11 crimes, prevent homelessness, and provide care to our unsheltered homeless population;
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WHEREAS, the City must enact policies that will establish criteria to determine our
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resident homeless population to scope the needs of service providers and determine the funding
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15 utilization of federal, State and County assistance fund that are needed to reduce homelessness
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WHEREAS, the City must determine the scope of the situation and needs of our
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unsheltered homeless population, prioritize future funding allocations to meet the goals of
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20 reducing unsheltered homeless, reduce panhandling and vagrancy crimes, prevent
21 homelessness, and provide needed care to our unsheltered homeless population;
22 WHEREAS, the City recognizes that enacting policies without restriction will increase
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the unsheltered homeless population within City and therefore, must limit services provided to
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the established resident criteria;
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26 WHEREAS, the City encourages all services providers, including emergency,
27 transitional, and permanent housing providers within the City to establish open criteria to the
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1 provision of services thus allowing for a greater number of unsheltered homeless to receive
2 services and shelter; and,
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WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the provision of permanent housing options will
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reduce the number of unsheltered homeless within the City and will reduce the overall financial
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6 impact to the City, its businesses, its medical community, and its residents.
7 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
8 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
9 SECTION 1. It is hereby resolved by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of
10 San Bernardino that it is the policy of the City of San Bernardino to enact a long term plan to
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reduce the unsheltered homeless population and thereby reduce associated costs on our
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community,
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14 SECTION 2. The City Attorney, Police Chief, Office of the Mayor, and the Mayor Pro
15 Tern are hereby directed to establish and recommend proper residency criteria to determine
16 members of the unsheltered homeless population that are members of the San Bernardino
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Community. This group is directed to establish that criteria in an open, caring, and just manner
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19 that takes into account the length of time the person has been within the City, any employment
20 that person may have within the City, any family connections of the person, and the general ties
21 to the Community. These criteria will be presented to Mayor and Common Council for
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approval within 45 days of the enactment of this Resolution.
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SECTION 3. That the Chief of Police shall undertake an appropriate time to provide a
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25 count of the total number of unsheltered homeless people within the City of San Bernardino.
26 This count shall be independent of the required federal "point-in-time count"and is designed to
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provide an accurate number of unsheltered resident homeless based upon the criteria to be
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1 approved by the Mayor and Common Council. The purpose of this count shall be to provide an
2 accurate scope of the unsheltered homelessness situation within the City.
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SECTION 4. That the Homelessness Intervention Action Plan, attached hereto as
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Exhibit "A," shall be enacted as the general policy of the City of San Bernardino to provide a
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6 general guideline of the strategy needed to reduce the homeless population within the City. The
7 Homelessness Initiative Action Plan shall be a living document and not restrictive to the
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changing needs of our community.
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SECTION 5. Within 120 days of enactment of this Resolution, the Police Chief, the
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11 Office of the Mayor, City Manager, City Attorney, and a the Mayor Pro Tern shall establish
12 measurable benchmarks for the Homelessness Intervention Action Plan for approval by the
13 Mayor and Common Council. Within one-year of the enactment, a report shall be provided to
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the Mayor and Common Council to determine the effectiveness of the Homelessness
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Intervention Action Plan.
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17 SECTION 6. It shall be the goal of the City to establish a centralized service access
18 center to provide essential wrap-around services that will reduce the number of unsheltered
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resident homeless population. Services through this center shall be provided through a
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qualified, experienced, and success-driven provider with a minimum of 10 years' experience in
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22 managing wrap-around services, developing and managing permanent housing, and
23 administering prevention programs. This service provider shall manage the provision of this
24 central service access center. The City Manager is hereby directed to initiate a Request for
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Qualification to determine recommendations for that service provider to the Mayor and
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27 Common Council.
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1 SECTION 7. The ultimate goal for the City is to reduce the number of unsheltered
2 homeless, improve their quality of life, and enact prevention plans for homelessness. It is the
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further the goal to reduce panhandling and vagrancy crimes within the City of San Bernardino.
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SECTION 8. The City shall appropriate and utilize existing funding sources to
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6 establish a homelessness prevention program.
7 SECTION 9. The City recognizes the multitudes of studies and the informal Cost-
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Benefit Analysis provided in the Homelessness Intervention Action Plan that demonstrate the
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benefits of providing permanent housing solutions. Therefore, under the direction of the City
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11 Manager, the City shall enact needed policies to allow for permanent housing for the City's
12 resident homeless population.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE HOMELESS INTERVENTION
2 ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION
3 AND DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENACT
THE PLAN.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
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6 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at as oint regular meeting thereof, held on
7 the 2nd day of June , 2014, by the following vote, to wit:
8 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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MARQUEZ X
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BARRIOS X
12 VALDIVIA X
13 SHORETT X
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NICKEL X
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JOHNSON x
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17 MULVIHILL X
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19 George/ Hanna,/ity Clerk
20 The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this `1 day of June , 2014.
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R. Carey Da is, Mayor
23 City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form:
24 Gary D. Saenz, City Attorney
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By:
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