REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 05/17/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: City Manager's Office
SUBJECT:
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NAMING THE HARRISON HOMELESS SHELTER/NAVIGATION CENTER
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to review community input on shelter name options and select the name of the Harrison Shelter/Navigation Center.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council select a name for the Harrison Shelter/Navigation Center.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
On June 17, 2020, City Council adopted the Homeless Strategic Plan (Plan). The Plan is a comprehensive, five-year roadmap that will be implemented in phases over time. The plan is designed to support the implementation of a flexible and scalable system of services that can respond to changing needs, issues, and opportunities.
The Plan also outlines goals and strategies to develop a complete homeless system of services. Further, Goal 2 of the Plan calls for the development of a low-barrier emergency shelter/navigation center system. In support of that goal, City Council approved the allocation of $3 million in funding to renovate a city-owned facility located at 420 Harrison Street in Corona as a new emergency shelter/navigation center. Phase I and Phase II renovations have transformed the city-owned facility into a pet friendly center with large storage lockers for shelter guests, space for an on-site clinic that will provide medical, behavioral health, and oral care services, space for post hospital recuperative care, as well as shelter beds for single adult males and single adult females.
On December 7, 2022, City Council approved a $3.9 million Homeless System of Services agreement with Mercy House Living Centers. The agreement provides funding for the operation of the Harrison Shelter/Navigation Center, the 5th Street Permanent Supportive Housing Units, a pilot Transportation/Meal Services Program, a Tenant-Based Rental Assistan...
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