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Sunnyvale council asks staff to rewrite homelessness strategy after public criticism; commission also amends plan
Summary
After a joint Dec. 2 meeting, Sunnyvale City Council voted unanimously to return the city’s draft five‑year homelessness strategic plan for revisions that incorporate commission recommendations and public feedback. The plan proposes $2.7 million in annual spending and modest shelter and safe‑parking expansions.
Sunnyvale’s City Council voted unanimously Dec. 2 to send the city’s draft five‑year strategic plan to address homelessness back to staff for revision and broader community input, after a lengthy joint meeting with the Housing & Human Services Commission and extensive public comment.
Staff presented a framework that would cost roughly $2.7 million annually and emphasizes regional collaboration, shelter expansion, tenant‑based rental assistance (TBRA), mobile hygiene services and pilots for safe parking and supportive services. The city’s hotel‑based temporary shelter program would expand from five rooms to seven with an on‑site staff room and overnight staff, a change staff said would allow more robust case management on site.
"We wanted to get a strategy in place that helped guide our decision making and programming," City Manager Tim Kirby said during the presentation, noting the city is seeking council and commission feedback before returning with an implementation plan.…
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