Agenda Date: 07/06/2021
Subject:
Title
Draft Tri-Cities Homeless Action Plan
Body
Prepared By:
Samma Fox, Assistant to the City Manager
PURPOSE:
To present the Draft Tri-Cities Homeless Action Plan to council.
PRESENTATIONS:
Staff Presenter(s): Mark Relph, City Manager
Samma Fox, Assistant to the City Manager
Additional Presenter(s): Alisa Osunfunke Orduna, MPIA, MA, PhD, Florence Aliese Advancement Network
SUMMARY:
The Draft Tri-Cities Homeless Action Plan is the culmination of nearly three years of work by the Tri-Cities Homeless Policy Group (TCHPG) comprised of the cities of Littleton, Englewood, and Sheridan, as well as many partner organizations. The TCPHG engaged Florence Aliese Advancement Network (FAAN) to develop an action plan incorporating the analysis and studies already completed (such as the PESTEL Analysis and University of Denver studies on chronic and family homelessness), to identify stakeholders and include partnership and funding opportunities, and most importantly, to be actionable.
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
6/8/2021 - Discussed during the council goal setting study session on Goal 8: Housing & Livability
Three years ago, the Cities of Englewood, Littleton and Sheridan launched the Tri-Cities Homelessness Policy Committee ("the Committee") to identify challenges and discuss solutions for homelessness in the region.
In the summer and fall of 2020, the cities conducted an analysis of challenges and opportunities related to homelessness, while contracting with the University of Denver (DU) to develop studies to identify the root causes and challenges of homelessness in the region.
In the winter of 2020 and into 2021, the cities then contracted with a consultant to develop a plan of action to identify strategies and needed resources to lessen the impact of homelessness in the region.
On January 28, 2021, the three City Councils met in a joint study session to review the findings of the PESTEL and DU studies and to provid...
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