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RESOLUTION NO. 12,003
3 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
4 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A PLAN TO
5 END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
6 TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness has
9 requested that local counties and cities develop and implement a plan which addresses
10 the issue of chronic homelessness; and
11 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock has participated with other local
12 municipalities and nonprofit agencies to develop a Ten Year Plan to End Chronic
13 Homelessness within in the City (the 'Plan ") as well as the central Arkansas area; and
14 WHEREAS, City staff worked collaboratively with the various service providers
15 to develop the broad based recommendations in the plan; and
16 WHEREAS, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
17 regulations require the City to address the issue of chronic homelessness in its
18 Consolidated Plan; and
19 WHEREAS, the Plan was presented to the Mayor and Board on Tuesday, May
20 17, 2005 for consideration and input; and
21 WHEREAS, upon full review and consideration, the City Board of Directors is of
22 the opinion that the Plan should formally be approved and adopted to be part of the
23 City of Little Rock's 2005 Consolidated Plan.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
25 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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Resolution
To Adopt 10 -Year Homelessness Plan
I Section 1. The City of Little Rock adopts the Plan on homelessness as a part of
2 the Consolidated Plan to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
3 Development by June 10, 2005.
4 Section 2. The Plan shall be reviewed from time to time to assure that the most
5 efficient and effective means are used to address chronic and temporary homelessness
6 as an important problem.
7 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence,
8 clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
9 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining
10 portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
11 declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
12 resolution.
13 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that
14 are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent
15 of such inconsistency.
16 ADOPTED: May 17, 2005
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18 ATTEST: APPROVED: \
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21 Na icy Wo , City Clerk
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23 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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26 Thomas M. Carpenter, Ci Attorney
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Resolution
To Adopt 10 -Year Homelessness Plan
Jim Oiley, Mayor
Ten -Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
Executive Summary
This Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness addresses the unmet needs
of the chronically homeless population in central Arkansas and provides
specific strategies to meet them. While addressing these needs is critically
important, the plan must likewise focus on strategies to break the cycle of
homelessness. In response, community leaders from all sectors should
work together to generate a full- service, linked collaboration and long -term
prevention strategies.
Of the estimated 3,000 people who are homeless in the four - county region
of central Arkansas, the largest concentrations are found on the streets of
Little Rock and North Little Rock. By virtue of its central location to the
transportation network of Arkansas and the proximity of supportive
services, the urban area of Pulaski County attracts a disproportionate share
of people who are chronically homeless. By comparison, resources for the
homeless are scarce in other parts of the state. This imbalance, plus
economy of scale considerations, put an extraordinary pressure on central
Arkansas providers to respond to the growing need.
Despite the quality of care exhibited by many providers in central
Arkansas, there remains a mismatch between the number of persons who
are homeless seeking help and the collective capacity to provide it. Service
providers indicate that people who are homeless frequently lack the ability
or knowledge with which to make the appropriate contacts to obtain the
services that exist.
In response, the city governments of Little Rock and North Little Rock,
working closely with members of the Central Arkansas Team Care for the
Homeless (CATCH) and other stakeholders, have created a Ten Year Plan to
End Chronic Homelessness. Sixty -four people were involved in nine months
of work to develop the plan.
Indicated below are the primary strategies that are the focus of the first
year of implementation. At this point in 2005, strategies and action plans
are designed to start between the present and 2008. The plan will be
updated yearly to reflect changing demands and funding opportunities.
Leading Recommendations - Year 1
Requiring new resources
I. Establish an Office of Homeless Services that functions as a full -
time collaboration manager and is charged with implementing
this plan.
(Estimated annual cost in dollars or in -kind $50,000)
2. Construct or renovate space to house a day resource center that
provides outreach services and serves people who are on the street
without shelter (capital expenditure)
(Estimated cost in dollars $745,000)
I Utilize a day resource center model in Little Rock and North Little
Rock that provides outreach services (operating expenditure)
(Estimated annual cost in dollars or in -kind $275,000)
Not requiring new resources
4. Establish an oversight team and constitute work teams to
implement this plan.
5. Develop a comprehensive outreach, intake, assessment, and
referral system.
6. Build a close working relationship the Arkansas Workforce
Development Centers at Little Rock and North Little Rock to
access training and placement services for people who are
homeless.
7. Collaborate with
affordable housing.
Other stakeholders to enlarge the stock O
CENTRAL ARKANSAS TEAM CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (CATCH)
CITIES OF LITTLE ROCK AND NORTH LITTLE ROCK
Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
Y alull. i o eliminate chronic homelessness in Central Arkansas h,
2015
Mission: Our mission is to address the root causes of homelessness and strengthen
and expand services to those who are homeless. We will advocate for community
support that destigmatizes people who are homeless, and develop an outcomes -based
approach that helps us judge the impact of our programs and informs future funding
decisions and policy development.
In support of this mission, we will
- Build a proactive collaboration of community leaders, service providers, and
resource partners to create a well - connected network of services to address the problem
of chronic homelessness in Central Arkansas.
- Seek funding that will complement federal funds in order to create and sustain
the continuum of care.
- Strengthen outreach, intake, assessment, and referral services that connect the
homeless with appropriate assistance.
- Break the dependency of persons who are homeless on emergency shelter care.
- Support mental health and substance abuse outreach programs to reduce the
incidence of homelessness caused by these illnesses.
- Link with job training and referral programs to equip the chronically homeless
with work skills so that they can find good jobs and become self- supporting.
- Develop more supportive housing units that serve those needing housing who
have special needs.
- Increase the stock of transitional housing units in order to provide intermediate
shelter for discharged patients and prisoners, those leaving emergency shelters, and
others.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS TEAM CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (CATCH)
CITIES OF LITTLE ROCK AND NORTH LITTLE ROCK
• Build partnerships with key community stakeholders to enlarge the stock of
affordable housing units in Central Arkansas.
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TEN YEAR PLAN WORKING GROUP
Abrams, Pam
Arace, Clorinda
Ballard, Robin _
Benfield, Larry
Bernard, Andre
Blackstone, Pat _
Blevins, Charles_
_Bourgeois, Darlene
Bowen, B. J.
Bowman, Mary Beth
Boyett, David
Branch, Bettie_
Brown, Dorothy
Cantrell, Houston
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Chambers, Thurman
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Countryman, Kathleen----- -
DeGarmo, Margaret
Dooley, Mike
Ehenger, Shelly
_Flowers, Da'Vetta
Goodloe, Veronica_
Grafton_ ,Paige _
_Green, Thomas_
G_runden,Tom -
_Guess, Melba --
Hamilton, Boyle_ e
Hampton, Brenda
Herden, James
Hill, Nolan
hoelewyn, Les _
Holloway, William
Jackson, Ralph
Johnson, Ronald
Keatts, Kathy _ - -_ --
Killion, James_ _
Koon, Lisa
Latture, Kellie
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Lichty, Larry - - - --
Ma_rtin, Cynthia
McDaniel, Barry
Mitchell, Sandra
Veteran Administration
Department of Human Services__ —
Pulaski County Sheriff Department -
- - Christ Church - - - - -- - - -- _- _ -__ --
Housing and Neighborhood
Programs
Domestic Violence Commission
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Housing and Urban Development
St. Francis House
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United Wa - - -- - - - - - --
- _ - Y of Pulaski County
City of — - -- ----- - - - - -- - --
"_-- ty North Little Rock_
_ St. Francis -House
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�United Way- Pulaski - ---- - -___- -- -
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- Little Roc_ k Housing Authority _— - -
- _Midtown Neighborhood Co alition _ —
U i_on Rescue -
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_ Capitol View -Alert Center -- -
Little Rock Sch loo strict -- - - -- --
Little Rock Economic Development
_Li I ck Housing Authority -Women and Children First - - - --
Little Rock Community Mental Health__ -
Pulas_ki County Community Services -
Department of Human Services ---- - - - - --
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Little Rock Community Mental Health --
Gaines House -
Departmen_t of H_ uman Services
Salvation Army - - - -- - - -- - --
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St. Francis House - -- -- - --------- - - -.__
Salvation Army - - -` - ------ - - - - --
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ARMIS - - - -- - --
'Little Rock Compassion Center - - - - --
Little Rock Police Department _
Department of Human Services
University of Arkansas Little Rock_ -
West Central Alert Center -- - - - - -- -- -
Pulas_ki County- Community Services
Citizen - - -- - - - - -- - --
Business -- - - - - - - -- - --
Second Genesis - - - -- - - - --
Our House _ - - - -- -
Black Community DBVeInnnre - --
TEN YEAR PLAN WORKING GROUP
Morris, Estella
Nowell Stephanie
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--Veteran Administration
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Picard, Lawrence
Gyst Hous -- —
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Pirtle Karen
-- - -- Workforce Centers of Arkansas -LR
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Porter Joyce oyce
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Safe Haven - Benton
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Priest, Sharon
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Robinson William
Downtown Partnership - - - - -_
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Ruple, Gelia - - -
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Hoover United Methodist Church
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Sink, David
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Recovery Centers
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Smith, Carol -----
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of Arkansas Little
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pigner, Lisa_
- - - - - --Church Triumphant - Alexander
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Turner, Doris ---------
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- - - - -- Housing and Neighborhood Programs
Tu_rturro
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- - - -_ -- - - -- Housing and Programs
_Carolyn
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Wagner, Steve ---
University —
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Watson, Theresa
____ __ Workforce Centers of Arkansas -LR
Welch- Blair, Sharon
City of J_ackso In iv je - -- -- - --
Wells --- - - - -
Kathy
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Downtown Neighborh doo Associat of nn
Whitfield ------- - -
Robert
- - -- -- - Coalition of Little Rock Neighborhoods
Wilson D
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Black Communi - - -- - - -- --- - - - - --
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Woodell, Jim
— __ Arkansas Su -- - - - - --
River City Ministry -- -