DATE: February 23, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Development Services Director
SUBJECT
Covenant House California: Adopt a Resolution to Extend Resolutions 18-027 and 19-014, Declaring a Shelter Crisis in the City of Hayward Until December 31, 2021, and to Authorize the City Manager to Take Emergency Actions to Allow for the Construction of a 30-Bed Transitional Age Youth Shelter on a Portion of Hayward Unified School District Property Located at 27211 Tyrrell Avenue
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) to take emergency actions to allow for the construction of a 30-bed Transitional Age Youth Shelter on a portion of Hayward Unified School District property to address the homeless shelter crisis in the City of Hayward by extending Resolutions 18-027 and 19-014, extending the shelter crisis until December 31, 2021 and suspending all land use and zoning regulations (not health and safety regulations) in order to expedite the implementation of the shelter.
SUMMARY
The City of Hayward is experiencing a homeless shelter emergency. According to the 2019 Point-in-Time Count, there are 487 homeless individuals in Hayward, of whom 76% (372) are unsheltered. Even more alarming is the data regarding the subpopulations, which show that 93% of Transitional Age Youth experiencing homelessness are unsheltered.
Covenant House California (CHC), a non-profit corporation, strives to provide youth experiencing homelessness with shelter, food, clothing, education and most importantly love. They currently operate facilities in other parts of the State, including locally in both Oakland and Berkeley. Due to the need and a lack of such services in the southern part of Alameda County, CHC has been looking to find a location to operate a facility to meet these needs. CHC recently entered into a 10-year lease with Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) for use of approximately one acre of the site at 27211 Tyrrell ...
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