To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: CONTINUE EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION REGARDING HOMELESSNESS
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board of Supervisors on November 16, 1999 regarding the issue of homelessness in Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
On November 16, 1999, the Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency, pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 8630 on homelessness in Contra Costa County. Government Code Section 8630 requires that, for a body that meets weekly, the need to continue the emergency declaration be reviewed at least every 60 days until the local emergency is terminated. The Board of Supervisors last reviewed and continued the emergency declaration on September 10, 2024.
With the continuing high number of homeless individuals and insufficient funding available to assist in sheltering all homeless individuals and families, the emergency situation still exists and it is, therefore, appropriate for the Board to continue the declaration of a local emergency regarding homelessness.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: