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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2020-2021
Response to the Placer County Grand Jury 2020-2021 Final Report Tahoe‐Truckee Sanitation Agency
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Findings 9 findings
F1
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Placer County Health and Human Services is not adhering to their own “Building a Healthier Community Together 2019-2021 Strategic Plan” regarding communication and transparency.
F2
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Placer County Health and Human Services does not have a policy to ensure that strategic plans involving housing the homeless population, communication, and transparencies are reviewed annually for compliance by all divisions and departments.
F3
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No Placer County general funds were used to purchase any permanent supportive housing homes documented in this report.
F4
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Placer County Health and Human Services has no single division or department charged with overseeing all county homeless programs.
F5
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The agencies, both public and nonprofit, elected not to disclose home purchases until after client move-in to exclude community input. CDC – Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, March 2, 2017 65 Response to -2021 Final Report
F6
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The Gathering Inn and Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing, Inc. did not openly communicate with the neighborhood residents prior to the purchase of the homes pursuant to contracts SCN102104 and SCN102143.
F7
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The county did not effectively communicate that permanent supportive housing for six or fewer residents is permitted in all zones allowing residential use.
F8
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The number of calls to law enforcement about Placer County Whole Person Care Pilot program houses were much lower than perceived by the public.
F9
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The funding received for the housing program provided homes to thirty-five county citizens.
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 73By October 1, 2021, Placer County Health and Human Services will review their own “Building a Healthier Community Together 2019-2021 Strategic Plan” for compliance in all aspects of transparency and communication with the public.
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R2Page 73By October 1, 2021, Placer County Health and Human Services will create a written policy to ensure that all future programs involving housing the homeless population include a required annual review for compliance with communication and transparency.
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R3Page 73By January 1, 2022, Placer County Health and Human Services will take steps to add a division or reorganize the department, to create a single designated division to manage all homeless programs in the county.
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R4Page 73By October 1, 2021, Placer County Health and Human Services will verify that The Gathering Inn and Advocates for Mentally Ill Housing, Inc. have initiated open communication with neighbors surrounding all permanent supportive homes, as required by their contracts. Request for Response: Pursuant to California Penal Code § 933.05, the Placer County Grand Jury requests a response from the following governing body: Recommendations Response Requiring Response Due Date Dr. Robert Oldham R1, R2, R3, R4 October 1, 2021 Director Placer County Health and Human Services 3091 County Center Dr #290 Auburn, CA 95603 66 Response to Response to Response to Response to Response to Response to Response to Response to