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PlanningBoard | 2018-10-08 | 6 | Board Member Curtis asked what would be done with people who come to the site for services and start camping out when there is no more room at the facility. Mr. Biggs said the senior housing would be 90 beds with no drop in or enrollment on site. People would enroll at countywide hubs elsewhere. He said the respite center would serve very specific people discharged from hospitals and would release those patients to beds, not to the street. He said the resource center would be a walk in center and would be focused on only Alameda residents using the same procedures the food bank uses for identification. Board Member Teague asked Staff Attorney Chen to confirm several interpretations of the General Plan requirements, the effect of the mitigated negative declaration, the noticing of the public hearing, and the zoning determinations of the site. Board Member Sullivan asked if the project included any city funding. Mr. Biggs said the city allocated fifty thousand dollars for the resource center. Board Member Sullivan asked what percentage of the respite beds would go to Alameda residents. Mr. Biggs said that the beds would be allocated by the countywide coordinated entry system which has criteria for prioritization. Board Member Sullivan asked how many chronically homeless seniors Alameda has. Mr. Biggs said they have 25-30 at last count. Board Member Sullivan asked why Pleasanton only has 18 homeless and we have 204. Mr. Biggs said western Alameda county has many more homeless than the eastern half. Board Member Curtis asked what the impact of this project would be on homelessness in Alameda. Mr. Biggs said they are not the whole solution, but that the project would reduce the number of chronically homeless people in Alameda. President Mitchell opened the public hearing. Anita Burnaford, Building Futures, supports the project. She said she is a resident of the neighborhood and said these services are needed. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 11 October 8, 2018 | PlanningBoard/2018-10-08.pdf |