20-0595 2. Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee From The California Department Of Housing And Community Development Under The Homekey Program (Homekey Funds); (2) Accepting And Appropriating (A) Up To $9.6 Million In Homekey Funds For The Acquisition Of 5276 Broadway (Clifton Hall) As A Family Shelter And Permanent Affordable Housing And (B) Up To $600,000 For The Operation Of The Permanent Affordable Housing At Clifton Hall;
(3) Allocating, As A Local Match To The Homekey Funds, Up To (A) $3.42 Million Of Measure KK Funds For The Acquisition Of Clifton Hall For Permanent Affordable Housing And (B) $2 Million Of Funds From The Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Boomerang Funds) For The Rehabilitation Of Clifton Hall And Closing Costs; (4) Amending Oakland City Council Resolution No. 88109 C.M.S., Which Appropriated $19,697,548 In Homeless, Housing, Assistance And Prevention (HHAP) Funds For The Provision Of Homeless Services, To Allocate Up To $5.22 Million Of Said HHAP Funds For 13 Years Of Operating Subsidy For The Permanent Affordable Housing At Clifton Hall; And (5) Authorizing The City Administrator To Select A Grantee And Award A 15-Year Grant Agreement In An Amount Not To Exceed $5.82 Million For Operation Of The Permanent Affordable Housing At Clifton Hall; And
I do support this, and hope that more than 266 units are made available by retrofitting the properties to make many more units for homeless individuals. There is a tremendous need (current demand exceeds capacity for more than 1000 individuals each night) for immediate housing and while this is all moving in the right direction, please let us ensure that the precious space is maximized for housing and that it happens as fast as possible.The current health and humanitarian crisis needs immediate action. What is the interim plan for providing safe shelter, while these properties are acquired and retrofitted?
Oakland needs to approve these applications to buy housing for the homeless now. This must happen today. The homeless crisis has gotten so bad that people do not have sanitary living conditions and people can’t use the sidewalks. If passed, the city also needs to institute an actual encampment management plan. There is no current plan. We should prioritize district 3 homeless people to be housed first since that’s where most homeless people are. We also need a plan to not allow people to camp on the sidewalks when there are shelters available. For example the 27th st community cabins are not even at half capacity but the surrounding neighborhood is filled with encampments
I do support this, and hope that more than 266 units are made available by retrofitting the properties to make many more units for homeless individuals. There is a tremendous need (current demand exceeds capacity for more than 1000 individuals each night) for immediate housing and while this is all moving in the right direction, please let us ensure that the precious space is maximized for housing and that it happens as fast as possible.The current health and humanitarian crisis needs immediate action. What is the interim plan for providing safe shelter, while these properties are acquired and retrofitted?
Oakland needs to approve these applications to buy housing for the homeless now. This must happen today. The homeless crisis has gotten so bad that people do not have sanitary living conditions and people can’t use the sidewalks. If passed, the city also needs to institute an actual encampment management plan. There is no current plan. We should prioritize district 3 homeless people to be housed first since that’s where most homeless people are. We also need a plan to not allow people to camp on the sidewalks when there are shelters available. For example the 27th st community cabins are not even at half capacity but the surrounding neighborhood is filled with encampments