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Five-year homelessness strategic plan

Summary

The council extended the motel voucher program contracts, and Councilmember Ibarra shared January outreach numbers: 143 people contacted, 104 helped with motel vouchers, 61 connected to treatment.

At a glance

Total mentions
7
Last 30 days
0

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 16, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Amendment No. 3 increases the not-to-exceed contract amount (figure not stated in minutes).

✅Who benefits

Unhoused residents receiving shelter vouchers and services.

Mentions & discussions (7)

MeetingSep 16, 2026approved

CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Sep 16, 2026

The city counted 1,172 unhoused people, two-thirds unsheltered, but shelter beds grew from 422 to 1,029. The five-year plan adds navigation centers, street medicine, and a shift from beds to accountability and enforcement.

MeetingSep 16, 2026

REUNION DEL ALCALDE Y AYUTAMIENTO - Sep 16, 2026

The city laid out a five-year framework: more than 900 shelter beds, a 200-bed pet-friendly navigation center, and a housing campus. Council wants accountability from providers and a named staff person to enforce it all.

MeetingJul 15, 2026approved

CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Jul 15, 2026

A speaker challenged the Council to stop penalizing unhoused residents, while the city celebrated its Homekey housing project opening and extended mobile shower services.

MeetingJun 17, 2026approved

CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Jun 17, 2026

The FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan directs about $4.1 million in CDBG, HOME, and ESG money to fair housing services, senior meals, homelessness programs, Perris Hill Park restrooms, and future affordable housing.

MeetingJun 8, 2026

Mayor and City Council Special Meeting - Strategic Goals - Jun 8, 2026

Speakers and councilmembers called for faster housing production, quarterly homeless-services reporting from funded nonprofits, completion of the navigation center by early 2027, and a street medicine program by fall 2026.

MeetingFeb 4, 2026approved

CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Feb 4, 2026

The council extended the motel voucher program contracts, and Councilmember Ibarra shared January outreach numbers: 143 people contacted, 104 helped with motel vouchers, 61 connected to treatment.

MeetingJan 21, 2026approved

CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL - Jan 21, 2026

The council approved the full construction contract for the Homeless Navigation Center SB Campus — a project many residents urged be expedited. It's funded in part by an $8.77 million loan from the general fund.

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