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<br /> Annual Action Plan <br /> <br />67 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021) <br />Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness <br />including: <br /> <br />Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their <br />individual needs <br /> <br />The City’s goal for PY 2025 is to continue to assist unhoused residents in encampments, <br />vehicles, and on the street to transition into emergency, transitional, or permanent housing and <br />to reduce the overall number of unsheltered homeless residents in Redwood City in keeping <br />with the countywide goal of functional zero homelessness. <br /> <br />The City partners with local non-profits and San Mateo County service providers for homeless <br />outreach to unsheltered individuals and households in Redwood City to offer both City and <br />County provided services towards ending homelessness. In 2024, the City’s Inter-agency <br />Homeless Outreach Strategy Team (OS Team) comprised of homeless provider partner agencies <br />ended and was replaced by the new County funded Bayside Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) <br />through LifeMoves. This team of outreach workers and case managers are specifically assigned <br />to provide civilian outreach and engagement to unsheltered residents in Redwood City (and <br />neighboring cities within San Mateo County) who are residing in vehicles, encampments, parks, <br />and on the street. <br /> <br />Additionally, in PY 2025, the City will continue its efforts to address unsheltered homelessness <br />through funding from the State Encampment Resolution (ERF) Program. In 2022, the City <br />received an allocation of $1,843,5000 in ERF funds for a two-year period. Services funded <br />through the first allocation of the ERF grant included: intensive case management and outreach <br />services, hotel respite and housing subsidies, launch of encampment waste services, and <br />encampment site restoration. In December 2024, the City was awarded another round of ERF <br />funding for $2,850,62. During PY2025, the City will utilize the second round of ERF funds to <br />target prioritized encampment areas for homeless outreach and case management. Since many <br />encampments are on CalTrans property, the City will continue to partner with CalTrans to <br />proactively address encampments during PY 2025. Due to the City’s commitment to <br />collaborating with CalTrans to address encampments, CalTrans recognized Redwood City as a <br />“role model” on partnership for encampment resolution. <br /> <br />The City will also continue to take data-driven approaches to assessing individual needs of the <br />City’s unhoused population. The County’s Point-in-Count in 2024 showed that the majority of <br />Redwood City’s unsheltered population (62%) lives on the streets or in encampments, while <br />county-wide, the majority reside in vehicles (71%). Unhoused individuals living in encampments <br />7.A. - Page 75 of 189 <br />279