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Oxnard staff recommends dissolving Commission on Homelessness, citing regional CoC and limited staff capacity
Summary
City staff told a committee that the Ventura County Continuum of Care provides the required regional planning structure for homeless services funding and recommended dissolving the local Commission on Homelessness because of repeated quorum failures and limited staff capacity.
Samantha Shapiro, project manager in the City Manager’s Office, told committee members the item under consideration was “Direction on the Future of the Commission on Homelessness.”
Shapiro said federal rules require participation in a regional Continuum of Care (CoC) for HUD homeless assistance eligibility and that the Ventura County Continuum of Care Alliance fulfills that role for the region. “If Oxnard wants to receive HUD funding for homeless services, it must participate in the planning and…
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