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CityCouncil | 2021-11-16 | 10 | Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Mountain View project has multiple wings with a common area and was put up within six months; the fast timeline is promising and encouraging; ARPA funds are available; the direct allocation of funding is exciting; however, the funding is one-time, not for operating and ongoing expenses; State Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funds and Homekey funds are going to be utilized; the City will pay for the program one way or another; there is a cost to having someone sleep in a business's doorway; the program is a way for the City to help people with dignity; the housing is transitional; some participants of the program will move onto a more permanent housing situation; the wrap-around services will help; the work being done is life-changing; the City has not yet had a place where an unsheltered individual could go at any time; the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) developed a mobile unit which provides veterinary care for homeless individual's pets; the FAAS mobile unit will come to the bottle parcel as well; she understands the desire to help Alameda residents; however, if there are openings, the City will reach out to the County to fill the spaces; many times the County has provided help for people to get vouchers to go elsewhere; the City will have to abide by the regulations which govern the funding received; the City will likely be starting with many, if not all, Alameda residents for the program. Councilmember/Commissioner Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation [including adoption of the resolutions]. Vice Mayor/Commissioner Vella seconded the motion. Under discussion, Councilmember/Commissioner Herrera Spencer stated a Memorandum of Understanding and two other documents are being recommended for Council approval; requested clarification for the true ask of the matter. The City Clerk stated the motion is understood as approving all of the actions, including adoption of the three resolutions and approval of the two MOUs; noted the staff recommendation is to approve all matters. Councilmember/Commissioner Knox White stated that his understanding of the motion is the same. Councilmember/Commissioner Herrera Spencer stated that she would like confirmation that the program will be prioritizing Alamedans. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she and Mr. Good have confirmed Alamedans will be prioritized. On the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers/Commissioners Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission 7 November 2, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-11-16.pdf |