Campbell backs West Valley homeless‑services task force after feasibility study recommends prevention and rapid rehousing
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Council received a regional West Valley feasibility study and unanimously adopted a resolution of intent to participate in a multi‑jurisdictional task force focused on prevention, rapid rehousing and outreach; staff will seek consultant support and an MOU before committing funding.
City housing staff presented the West Valley Homeless Services feasibility study Tuesday, a regional effort funded with $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds that covers Campbell and four neighboring jurisdictions.
Eloisa Murillo Garcia, Campbell’s housing manager, said the study built on a 2025 needs analysis and found 524 individuals (322 households) identified as homeless across the West Valley, with roughly 90 new intakes in Campbell last year. The study identified a higher share of youth and families, a prevalence of people sleeping in cars or couch‑surfing, and a higher incidence of domestic‑violence survivors than in the county overall.
Consultant work scored program options by impact and feasibility. The study highlighted prevention, rapid rehousing and outreach/safe‑parking programs as the highest combination of impact and feasibility. Murillo Garcia said the next step would be forming an implementation task force of the five West Valley jurisdictions, county representatives and service providers to develop a formal plan, funding structure and measurable goals.
Councilmembers emphasized funding and county partnership as essential to any effort. Councilmember Hines urged close coordination with the Santa Clara County Office of Supportive Housing and noted the need to identify sustainable funding sources; other members suggested inviting state and federal staff and larger institutional partners to the task force to improve prospects for grants.
Councilmember Scazzola moved and the council adopted a resolution of intent to participate in a West Valley homeless‑services implementation task force. The resolution of intent does not itself obligate Campbell to join a final MOU; staff will return with a proposed scope of services for consultant support and an MOU outlining roles and funding commitments.
Staff said recommended near‑term priorities include expanding prevention and rental‑assistance programs targeted at families and newly unhoused people, sustaining outreach and mobile services, and considering safe‑parking sites with access to food, showers and laundry as interim supports.
