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Committee approves weekly city–county coordination for 34 multidisciplinary outreach teams
Summary
A joint CAO/CLA report to coordinate 34 county-funded multidisciplinary teams operating exclusively in the City was approved. The plan sets weekly information-sharing, dashboard access for council offices and an initial six-week meeting cadence to align street outreach to council-district priority locations under the Alliance settlement.
The Housing and Homelessness Committee on March 3 approved a joint City Administrative Officer/Chief Legislative Analyst report establishing a formal coordination structure between the city and county for 34 county-funded multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) that conduct outreach inside the city under the Alliance settlement agreement.
Megan Falcone of the CAO described the plan: MDTs — teams that typically include a registered nurse, mental-health specialist, substance-use specialist, peer counselor and generalist case manager — would be coordinated weekly through the CAO's regional outreach coordination (ROC) team. Council offices will provide lists of priority locations; ROCs will forward those lists to the county Department of Health Services and receive weekly feedback about which priority locations were visited and why any differences occurred.
Under the proposal, LAHSA would update outreach dashboards for weekly reporting that council offices can filter to their district level. The report recommends an initial cadence of weekly meetings among council districts, ROCs, county DHS and MDT supervisors for the first six weeks, to be revisited afterward. Each MDT is expected to engage with a minimum of two priority locations per council district per week and spend roughly 75% of a 40-hour week in field outreach.
Council members and the CAO noted the plan is intended to improve transparency and address concerns that the city previously lacked visibility into county-funded outreach. Committee members asked for the option to continue frequent meetings beyond the first six weeks if needed and for a broader review of the city's outreach spending and program alignment. The CLA said it will release a report addressing investments in outreach and system coordination.
The committee recorded the vote in favor with Council member Grama, Council member Gerardo and Council member Blumenfield voting yes and two members absent.
