DATE:
November 15, 2022
27
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO PREVENT, ADDRESS AND SEEK AN END TO HOMELESSNESS AND APPROVE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT EXEMPTION (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On October 19, 2021 (15) and February 8, 2022 (14), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved recommendations that set forth compassionate emergency solutions and pathways to housing for people experiencing homelessness.
To expand on the work already set forth, on October 11, 2022 (12), the Board voted to approve additional and innovative ways to expand emergency housing options. These options include exploring the feasibility of purchasing sleeping cabins or sprung shelters for partner organizations to place on their properties for use as shelters, along with conducting stakeholder input sessions to determine need, interest, and capacity of local organizations to utilize these shelter options; a plan to explore partnerships with local private companies that have new and innovative solutions to address homelessness; develop the criteria to site County of San Diego (County) funded shelter options on non-County properties and include a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) finding as required.
Today's actions request acceptance of the analysis of the feasibility to purchase sleeping cabins or sprung shelters, approval of the stakeholder engagement plan, and approval of the plan to engage local private companies through a Request for Information seeking new and innovative solutions and find that today's actions are exempt from CEQA. If approved, a report will be submitted within 120 days that includes outcomes of stakeholder engagement and information gathered through the Request for Information, including costs and potential funding sources in order to move forward.
These items support the County's vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, specifically ...
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