1 18-2223 Subject: PATH Plan
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Receive And Take Action On A Report and Recommendations, Including Regarding Funding Policy Priorities, On The City's Five Year Framework To Address Homelessness In Oakland For Fiscal Years 2020-2024
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I haven't (but will) finished reading the entire report. That being said:
My priority would be on permanent, affordable, extremely low income housing. We need to house people, not hide them or criminalize them or ship them out of town.
Also, I believe it's time to stop allowing developers to pay fees to avoid including low income housing in their developments.
Lastly, the people who have lived on the streets and their allies should have a strong voice in designing solutions for Oakland's housing crisis.
Utah and Ohio found the Housing First models to be successful with case management to help people navigate addiction, health, employment, etc.
More taxes is not a solution, vote for creative out of the box solutions. Reallocate funds to be used to get people immediately housed. It’s a win-win.
Community Cabins and Shelters are bandages, but it doesn’t get people directly into housing. We can’t keep throwing money at bandages and the problem is still there and growing!
At this point even subsidizing market rate rental places is an option, make a deal with the developers that have empty units and/or empty buildings! Doesn’t benefit the developer or the city to have empty units sitting around.
For every 1 unit available you can house 2-4 people at a cost of 30-60M a year if it’s fully subsidized. If a person has some income or is employed the cost can quickly go down.
MONEY can be spent talking about how to get people housed or MONEY can be spent getting them directly housed!
I haven't (but will) finished reading the entire report. That being said:
My priority would be on permanent, affordable, extremely low income housing. We need to house people, not hide them or criminalize them or ship them out of town.
Also, I believe it's time to stop allowing developers to pay fees to avoid including low income housing in their developments.
Lastly, the people who have lived on the streets and their allies should have a strong voice in designing solutions for Oakland's housing crisis.
Utah and Ohio found the Housing First models to be successful with case management to help people navigate addiction, health, employment, etc.
More taxes is not a solution, vote for creative out of the box solutions. Reallocate funds to be used to get people immediately housed. It’s a win-win.
Community Cabins and Shelters are bandages, but it doesn’t get people directly into housing. We can’t keep throwing money at bandages and the problem is still there and growing!
At this point even subsidizing market rate rental places is an option, make a deal with the developers that have empty units and/or empty buildings! Doesn’t benefit the developer or the city to have empty units sitting around.
For every 1 unit available you can house 2-4 people at a cost of 30-60M a year if it’s fully subsidized. If a person has some income or is employed the cost can quickly go down.
MONEY can be spent talking about how to get people housed or MONEY can be spent getting them directly housed!