20B - AA - AGMT - REDUCE HOMELESSNESS IN CIVIC CENTER

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Agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc August 2, 2016 Page 2 the Civic Center. These individuals typically cycle in and out of a variety of crisis services, including hospital emergency departments and in- patient stays, psychiatric centers, and incarceration. This cycling between services not only has negative impacts on the health and well -being of the individual, but also incurs high costs to the public. To address this issue, there are mulitple homeless service providers working simultaneously to reduce homelessness together with faith based community groups and civic organizations working independently to provide emergency services. These services are often duplicative and independent of one another without a collective impact or outcome toward the reduction of homelessness at the Civic Center. This agreement with City Net will introduce a collective impact approach to reduce homelessness in the Civic Center and reduce taxpayer dollars spent on cyclical crisis services for the homeless. City Net will be tasked with coordinating food donations as well as other services taking place in the Civic Center that are currently being provided by these various groups. City Net will act as a neutral and independent backbone organization in order to improve coordination and efficiency in achieving solutions for homeless individuals while reducing duplication of services. As part of this agreement City Net will: 1) Establish and lead a Homeless Collaborative comprised of volunteers, faith -based organizations, non - profit organizations, homeless advocates, concerned citizens, businesses, public agencies, and any other concerned or interested parties /entities that will meet on a monthly basis with the goal to place 30 homeless individuals per quarter in housing. 2) Provide a report to the City and County on all of the activities and services being provided in the Civic Center including a needs analysis to guide long -term and short-term efforts with service providers (e.g. asset mapping). 3) Create a standard outreach manual, presentation, and /or regularly scheduled workshop to redirect any organization providing services to the homeless in the Civic Center toward permanent solutions to reduce homelessness and the causes of homelessness. 4) Coordinate all food donations and all other donations in the Civic Center. 5) Collect financial donations and establish an account accessible to members of the Homeless Collaborative. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item assists the City in meeting Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement and Sustainability, Objective #6 (Focus projects and programs on improving the health and wellness of all residents). 20B -2