To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Rick Tooker, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Lark Ferrell, Housing Manager
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Homeless System Redesign
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Receive report providing an update on the homeless system redesign and provide direction to staff regarding next steps.
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DISCUSSION:
Currently, the shelter system is operated primarily by Community Action Napa Valley (CANV) and includes the following facilities:
* Samaritan Family Center, (building is owned by CANV), provides emergency homeless shelter services for families. The shelter can serve up to seven families at a time with additional emergency cots available on an ad-hoc basis when the shelter is full.
* South Napa Shelter, which is owned by the County, provides a 62-bed emergency shelter for individuals at least 18 years of age. It operates seven days a week, 365 days per year. The shelter is open from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. each morning. Guests are required to vacate the shelter each morning but may leave their belongings at the shelter. The shelter provides basic-needs services including showers, laundry, evening meals (provided by Salvation Army and the County), and on-site medical services from OLE Health.
* Hope Center, which is operated on property owned by the United Methodist Church, provides day services to homeless adults. Services include showers, toilets, clothing, laundry, computers, phone, basic weekly on-site clinic services by OLE Health, and limited case management to assist Hope Center clients address their needs.
* Winter Shelter, which provides 55 beds, is operated from November 15 to April 15 and provides shelter to those who either or not eligible to be assisted by the other overnight facilities or need overnight shelter when the other shelters are full. Currently, the Winter Shelter is operated in space CANV rents at the Napa Valley Expo.
In addition to the shelter beds operated by CANV...
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