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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Placer County Grand Jury • 2020-2021

Lack of Communication and Transparency in Housing the Homeless of Placer County

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Findings 9 findings

F1 Page 66
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 Page 66
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 Page 66
No Placer County general funds were used to purchase any permanent supportive housing homes documented in this report.
F4 Page 66
Placer County Health and Human Services has no single division or department charged with overseeing all county homeless programs.
F5 Page 66
The agencies, both public and nonprofit, elected not to disclose home purchases until after client move-in to exclude community input.
F6 Page 66
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 Page 66
The county did not effectively communicate that permanent supportive housing for six or fewer residents is permitted in all zones allowing residential use.
F8 Page 66
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 Page 66
The funding received for the housing program provided homes to thirty-five county citizens. -2021 Final Report

Recommendations 7