DATE: January 22, 2019
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT
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Approval of a Resolution to Extend Resolution 18-027, Declaring a Shelter Crisis in the City of Hayward Until June 30, 2021, and to Authorize the City Manager to Take Emergency Actions to Implement a Hayward Housing Navigation Center on City-Owned Property, and Approval of a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Appropriate and Expend up to $3 Million in State and Local Funding for the Hayward Navigation Center
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council takes emergency actions to implement a Hayward Housing Navigation Center on City-owned property at the corner of Depot and Whitesell Roads to address the homeless shelter crisis in the City of Hayward by approving: (1) a Resolution to extend Resolution No. 18-207, Declaring an Emergency Homeless Shelter Crisis in the City of Hayward and to authorize the City Manager to take emergency actions to implement a Hayward Navigation Center (Attachment II); and (2) a Resolution authorizing the appropriation of up to $3 Million in state and local funding for the Hayward Housing Navigation Center (Attachment III).
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SUMMARY
The City of Hayward is experiencing a homeless shelter emergency. According to the 2017 Point-in-Time Count, there are 397 homeless individuals in Hayward, of whom 79% (313) are unsheltered. There are two homeless shelters in Hayward for families and women with children, leaving a serious need for shelters for homeless individuals. As a result, staff recommends the City Council take emergency actions to implement a Hayward Housing Navigation Center for approximately 45 individuals on the currently vacant City-owned parcel at the corner of Depot and Whitesell Roads (Site), including authorizing the appropriation of up to $3 million in State and local funding for one-time start-up costs (approximately $500,000) and one year of operational fundin...
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