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Saratoga council backs West Valley homelessness task force despite questions on count and costs
Summary
The council voted 5‑0 to adopt a nonbinding resolution of intent to participate in a West Valley Homeless Services Implementation Task Force after staff presented a regional feasibility study. Council members and residents pressed for clearer point‑in‑time methodology and details on future costs before any binding MOU.
Saratoga adopted a nonbinding resolution of intent on April 1 to take part in a West Valley Homeless Services Implementation Task Force, aiming to coordinate regional responses to homelessness across five West Valley cities. The council’s action, passed 5‑0, asks staff to enter discussions about forming the task force; any later memorandum of understanding (MOU) and funding commitments would return to councils for approval.
Kyle Rathbone, an associate city planner, summarized the West Valley Homeless Services Feasibility Study—prepared under an August 2024 memorandum with Campbell and the other jurisdictions—saying the study found a 13 percent increase in the West Valley’s point‑in‑time homelessness between 2023 and…
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