No later than April 30, 1995, the City Council shall adopt a
plan for the coordination of services provided to the homeless by
the City and by social service organizations receiving City funding.
The primary goal of this plan shall be to maximize the efficient and
cost-effective delivery of services to a reasonable number of homeless
recipients taking into account the City's limited financial, geographical
and social resources, all other demands on these resources, and services
provided in neighboring communities. The plan shall be designed to:
(a) Effectively
assist the homeless in returning to a self-sufficient status;
(b) Monitor
the progress of individual recipients;
(c) Eliminate
unnecessary duplication of services;
(d) Emphasize
long-term solutions to homelessness by combining housing, counseling
and job training;
(e) Provide
non-housing services for approximately the same number of homeless
people as can be temporarily sheltered in the City;
(f) Prevent
an increase and, wherever feasible, reduce, overall City expenditures
relating to homeless services; and
(g) Impose
reasonable time limits on the provision of services to the same individuals.
(Added by Ord. No. 1768CCS §
6, adopted 9/13/94)
At least once during every twelve-month period after adoption of the coordinated plan required by Section
2.69.010, the City Council shall assess the effectiveness of the plan in accomplishing its primary goal and various objectives, and shall evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and cost of services to the homeless provided by the City and each social service agency receiving City funding. To aid this annual review, the City Council may commission an independent audit of City funding provided for services to the homeless. At the conclusion of the City Council's annual review, the City Council shall make such changes in the plan as are appropriate in order to most effectively implement the plan's primary goal and objectives and shall make related findings.
(Added by Ord. No. 1768CCS §
6, adopted 9/13/94)
In connection with the annual review required by Section
2.69.020, the City Council shall hold one or more public hearings regarding:
(a) The
impact of the City's homeless population on other residents of the
City;
(b) The
effectiveness of the delivery of services to the homeless by the City
and various social service agencies;
(c) The
cost of those services; and
(d) The changes which should be made in the plan in order to carry out its primary goal and its objectives as required under Section
2.69.010.
(Added by Ord. No. 1768CCS §
6, adopted 9/13/94)