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CR-25-Homeless and Other Special Needs91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91,520&z <br />Evaluate the ^Urisdictiomys progress fin meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending <br />homelessness through: <br />Reaching out to hommeUess persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their <br />individual needs <br />Significant progress has been made in the past two years in reaching out to homeless people, <br />assessing their needs, and providing assistance to meet those specific needs. <br />Texas penal code does not allow camping in public spaces. The strategy of the San Marcos Police <br />Department's Homeless Outreach Team is to locate people in need and to provide tangible <br />resources such as food, shelter, transportation, and housing instead of just handing them a ticket. <br />The HOT team has an enclosed trailer and is able to use a City fleet truck to assist in transporting <br />belongings. The Police Department's Mental Health Unit and HOT team provide referrals to local <br />service agencies. This approach has been successful in reducing the number of unhoused people <br />inthe community. <br />Over the next year, the Homeless Coalition of Hays County plans to use Texas Homeless Network <br />(THN) best practices to begin a case conferencing committee for key people in organizations that <br />conduct homelessness case noenaQenoenL The goal is to narrow those gaps that occur when <br />people are seeking help from multiple agencies. <br />In addition to providing ongoing services to its clients, HOME Center ofCentral Texas conducts <br />outreach to people who are currently homeless, to assess their needs and begin a case <br />management process. They have expanded their services to prioritize veteran households to <br />ensure Hays County/San Marcos is able to reach functional zero homelessness for the unhoused <br />veteran population. <br />Southside Community Center has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with THN as a partner <br />agency. Southside received training from THN in 2024, and is using processes recommended by <br />THN to develop policies and procedures, including using HK4|3to record information gathered <br />when assessing the needs of individuals. Southside Community Center currently has two full time <br />and one part time case managers. The current assessment process uses the Vulnerability Index <br />Service Prioritization Tool to help determine types of services needed. Case managers document <br />all interactions in HK4|S. <br />Addressing the emergency shelter avid transitional housing needs of hommeiess Persons <br />In 2022, the City contracted with Marbut Consulting to create a strategic plan with <br />implementation steps, entitled "Homelessness Services Needs Assessment and Recommended <br />Strategic Action Steps for The City of San Marcos". This Plan was completed in May, 2023, and <br />presented to City Council in July, 2023. One of the recommendations was to expand Snuihside <br />Community Center housing and services, and provide funding. In April, 2024, the City signed o <br />contract with Snuthside providing $800,000 in American Rescue Plan Art (ARPA) funding to <br />FINAL 2O24-302SCAPER 12 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021) <br />