City Council

F.6. EDUCATIONAL FORUM FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS AND CITY\nRESPONSE [C. BYERS, Y. QUARKER, A. LOVANO, J. DEL TORO]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing Staff to organize an\neducational forum focused on homelessness, local and regional responses, and\nservices available.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct Staff to host an educational forum focused on\nhomelessness, local and regional response, and services available; 2) Authorize\nthe Director of Finance and Technology Services to allocate $2,000 from\nunallocated General Fund reserves to the Special Council Programs Account\n100-1-01-00-531001, and increase the budget for Special Council Programs by\nthe same amount; 3) Authorize the Director of Finance & Technology Services\nto allocate $2,000 from budgeted funds in the Special Council Programs account\nnumber 100-1-01-00-531001 for costs associated with this event; and 4) Direct\nthe Communications Department to utilize all appropriate communication tools\nto promote the information session including, but not limited to, the City’s\nwebsite, a press release, and social media tools.