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Recommendation to request City Manager to work with the Health Department; Police Department; Fire Department; City Prosecutor's Office; Public Works/Parks, Recreation and Marine; Economic Development, BIDs, Workforce Development, and other Community Resources; and I-Team/Technology Services to prepare a report on the specified areas relating to homelessness and residential quality of life in the City of Long Beach. The report should summarize the data and identify a multi-departmental strategic approach to address the listed topics. This report should include the expected funding required to effectuate a citywide strategy to address homelessness and residential quality of life issues associated with homeless and transient activity. The report should be returned to the City Council no later than 120 days from today's date.
DISCUSSION
Health Department:
(a) Data on the number of staff that makes up the homeless outreach team, and any information on number of regular contacts and a breakdown of the results of that contact including acceptance and refusal of services.
(b) Evaluate the possibility of staffing the automated phone message system to provide follow up with homeless individuals or residents who call with questions or to report specific needs.
(c) Data on the effectiveness of the MET teams including; the number of current officers in this position, their duties, the number of contacts they make on a typical workday and information regarding placement of homeless individual in city sponsored services or programs including; their duties, the number of contacts they make on a typical workday and information regarding placement of individual in city sponsored services or programs and other services sponsored by non-profit organizations.
(d) Report on efforts to develop and implement a citywide campaign to inform and educate the homeless, or those in danger of becoming homeless, as well as the general Long Beach public of the programs and servi...
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