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Fillmore updates ERF encampment outreach; council unanimously authorizes lawsuit over 126 D Street property
Summary
City staff reported 15–18 people living in a local encampment, ongoing case‑management contacts and enrollment of Turning Point Foundation to manage rapid‑rehousing assistance. The council also unanimously authorized initiating litigation against the owner of 126 D Street following closed‑session review.
Assistant City Manager Manuel Manhare updated the council on the city’s Emergency Response Fund (ERF) encampment program on April 14, offering condolences for an encampment resident, reporting outreach metrics and describing next steps for rehousing services.
Manhare said case managers and the county homeless liaison unit had made multiple outreach visits over the prior 30 days and had engaged about 20 clients; staff estimated 15–18 people were actively living in the primary encampment. Turning Point Foundation, which already runs a countywide rapid‑rehousing program, will administer the city’s rapid‑rehousing funds under the ERF grant; staff described an application packet and eligibility verification steps that case managers will complete prior to leasing and rental assistance.
Manhare said early grant expenditures have primarily covered case‑management salaries and program administration, and that some grant funds are earmarked for a self‑help housing permanent supportive housing project (13 units) pending its permanent financing. He said staff will provide a future financial update with an invoice history and breakdown of grant uses.
Council members asked for more detail on program operations and for opportunities to tour partner offices; Manhare offered to arrange coordinated visits. Council members also asked about success stories; Manhare said the ERF program had not yet housed encampment residents in the three months since it began but that case management is active.
Separately, after closed session the council reported it had discussed two exposure‑to‑litigation items and, on a third anticipated‑litigation matter, unanimously authorized initiation of litigation against the owner of the property at 126 D Street.
Staff said the litigation authorization followed council questions in closed session and is the action direction given to the city attorney; no further details were made public at the meeting.
