WHEREAS, in 2013, the Mayor created the Atlanta Continuum-of-Care (CoC), a local
collaborative that coordinates housing, services and funding for homeless families and
individuals the City of Atlanta; and
WHEREAS, Partners for HOME (PFH), a 501(c)3 organization, was created to operate and administer the CoC; and
WHEREAS, since the creation of the Atlanta CoC and PFH, annual Point in Time data indicates a 75 percent decrease in the total number of chronically homeless individuals and a 61 percent decrease in unsheltered homeless individuals; and
WHEREAS, despite this progress, homelessness continues to be a complex issue in our community, affecting individuals, families, neighborhoods and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the PFH and CoC have developed a five-year strategic plan ("the ClearPath Strategic Plan") for increasing the numbers of successful housing placements, reducing the numbers of individuals experiencing homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the ClearPath Strategic Plan will create an action-oriented response system focused on permanent housing placements for all individuals experiencing homelessness; limiting the length of time in homelessness, returning and stabilizing lives, and increasing income; and
WHEREAS, the ClearPath Strategic Plan establishes guiding principles, goals, investment strategies, evidence-based practices, and performance standards; and
WHEREAS, the City will seek to financially support this plan by aligning homelessness funding (e.g., US Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funding for reducing homelessness such as ESG, HOPWA, and the homeless priorities for CDBG and HOME, as permitted by federal regulations and requirements) and considering a homeless opportunity bond to be matched dollar for dollar by the private sector; and
WHEREAS, the PFH will ensure accountability, transparency and administration of the ClearPath strategic plan; and
WHEREAS, the ClearPath Strategic Plan has been determined to be consistent with, and provide supplemental detail to, the City of Atlanta 2016-2021 Comprehensive Development Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to adopt the ClearPath Strategic Plan as a component of the City of Atlanta 2016-2021 Comprehensive Development Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: That the ClearPath Strategic Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted by reference as a component of the City of Atlanta 2016-2021 Comprehensive Development Plan.
SECTION 2: That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed only to the extent of the conflict.
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to adopt the ClearPath Strategic Plan as a
component ofthe City of Atlanta 2016-2021 Comprehensive Development Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: That the ClearPath Strategic Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted by reference as a component of the City of Atlanta 2016-
2021 Comprehensive Development Plan.
SECTION 2: That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed only to the extent of the conflict.