Objective 1: Work collaboratively with the County’s Homeless Services team to establish and support regional priorities and implement strategies in alignment with shared regional goals (e.g. housing, infrastructure, homelessness prevention).

Objective 2: Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders to create alignment, accountability, and opportunities for resource sharing and collaboration.

Objective 3: Coordinate regional encampment and street outreach and cleanup efforts with the County, service providers, and regional partners.

Objective 4: Expand hotel voucher program in collaboration with the County to ensure a bridge for temporary emergency shelter is in place as new transitional and permanent supportive housing opportunities are developed.

We will recognize success when —

1. Regional priorities, strategies, and resources are established by the County and consistently communicated to regional agencies and evaluated to ensure effective implementation.
2. Identified key stakeholder groups are consistently and intentionally engaged.
3. The number of people inhabiting encampments and experiencing homelessness on City streets is reduced.
4. Encampment and street outreach, referral, and cleanup efforts are coordinated regionally.
5. The hotel voucher program expands service provider capacity to provide shelter for unhoused
   individuals while transitional and permanent supportive housing options are being developed.

Objective 1: Increase homelessness response communications.

Objective 2: Communicate consistent homelessness response messaging across region.

We will recognize success when —

1. Our community members know where to go for information and resources related to homelessness.
2. The County is widely recognized as the leader in regional homelessness response efforts.
3. Effective talking points are consistently shared across our City and Region.
4. At-risk community members and unhoused individuals are clear about service capacity and where to obtain services to prevent and address homelessness.

Objective 1: Utilize a shared data platform.

Objective 2: Increase data sharing between agencies.

Objective 3: Increase transparency of below market rate housing inventory and make data more accessible to service providers and regional partners.

We will recognize success when —

1. Information is shared more efficiently increasing the placement of unhoused individuals into temporary or permanent supportive housing.
2. Shared data resources make it easier for outreach professionals to routinely make successful referrals connecting unhoused individuals with services.
3. City staff and regional partners share a tool for data entry that ensures consistency and improves outcomes across the region.
4. Encampment cleanups and outreach efforts are coordinated regionally.

Objective 1: Continue development of City-operated pilot programs and share best practices with County for potential regional implementation if proven effective.

Objective 2: Coordinate with the County to identify, develop, and implement new pilot program opportunities to provide shelter and housing specifically for chronically homeless individuals, medically vulnerable individuals, and families.

We will recognize success when —

1. City-operated pilot programs are proven effective and financially sustainable.
2. Pilot programs are developed and implemented in collaboration with the County and achieve
   long-term sustainability.

Objective 1: Strategically apply for funding opportunities for homelessness response in coordination with the County and non-profit partners to secure funding that may become available through Federal and State, and other sources.

Objective 2: Support efforts to establish emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing for key beneficiary groups including chronically homeless individuals, medically vulnerable individuals, and families.

Objective 3: Engage in efforts to leverage resources to develop a more robust regional service delivery system.

We will recognize success when —

1. The County uses it’s established metrics to guide actions and confirm the positive impact of regional efforts to reduce homelessness.
   
2. The City reaches key performance indicator (KPI) targets for below market rate housing production and implements successful transitional housing projects to help bridge the gap between emergency and permanent supportive housing solutions.
   
3. The City collaborates with County and regional partners on funding opportunities and receives funding for regional efforts.