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City Council Focus Area Status Report: Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness.

Homelessness Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (NSE) Agenda Ready Introduced 13 Nov 2025
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File
CC 25-162
Type
Reports to Committee
Status
Agenda Ready
Requester
Unknown
Introduced
13 Nov 2025
Last synced
12 Jun 2026 · 20:17

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Memorandum

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This memorandum provides a status report on the City of San José's efforts to reduce unsheltered homelessness, detailing the implementation of the Focus Area Model 2.0. It outlines the progress made from July to December 2025, including the establishment of logic models, retrospective training, and the launch of public dashboards. Key problem areas identified include shelter system capacity, sustainable funding, environmental compliance, and data infrastructure. The report emphasizes the importance of interdepartmental collaboration and adaptive learning in addressing these challenges.

Key points
  • The City Council approved the Focus Area Model 2.0 on September 30, 2025.
  • The model organizes City efforts into five Focus Areas, including Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness.
  • Progress includes completion of logic models, retrospective training, and the launch of public dashboards.
  • Key problem areas identified are shelter system capacity, sustainable funding, environmental compliance, and data infrastructure.
  • The Administration views FY 2025–2026 as a pilot year focused on optimizing services and building necessary infrastructure.
Limitations
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  • The document does not provide specific dates for certain milestones beyond December 2025.

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NSE COMMITTEE AGENDA: ITEM: 12/11/25 (d)1 TO: NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES FROM: Lee Wilcox AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBJECT: City Council Focus Area Status Report: Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness Approved DATE: December 1, 2025 Date: 12/2/2025 RECOMMENDATION Accept this status report on the City’s Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness Focus Area implementation and progress toward building the long-term infrastructure required for learning and continuous improvement. BACKGROUND On September 30, 2025, the City Council approved the Focus Area Model 2.0—a framework designed to strengthen and accelerate progress on San José’s most significant, cross-cutting challenges.1 The model organizes City efforts into five Focus Areas: 1. Increasing Community Safety 2. Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness 3. Cleaning Up Our Neighborhoods 4. Growing Our Economy 5. Building More Housing Model 2.0 represents a major shift from data reporting to a shared learning model, structured through quarterly cycles of planning, executing, reflecting, and improving. Each Focus Area is supported by a logic model—a framework linking long-term goals to near-term actions and measurable results—and by a regular cadence of...
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Presentation

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The document is a status report on the City Council's focus area of reducing unsheltered homelessness, detailing the execution of work and infrastructure building for long-term impact. It outlines the goals, indicators, problem areas, and near-term goals related to homelessness in San José, along with a timeline of activities and milestones from June to December 2025. The report emphasizes a learning-oriented approach to improve operations, funding, and data systems, aiming for functional zero in unsheltered homelessness by managing the shelter system effectively.

Key points
  • The report focuses on reducing unsheltered homelessness in San José.
  • It outlines long-term goals, indicators, and near-term goals for the fiscal year 2026.
  • Key problem areas include shelter system capacity, sustainable funding, environmental compliance, and data infrastructure.
  • The report includes a timeline of activities from June to December 2025, detailing milestones and progress updates.
  • A learning-oriented approach is emphasized to improve operations and funding strategies.
Limitations
  • The document appears to be a draft, as indicated by the presence of placeholders and unresolved sections.
  • Specific dates, votes, and dollar amounts are not provided in the text.

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(d) 1: City Council Focus Area Status Report: Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness Executing Work While Building the Infrastructure for LongTerm Impact Neighborhood Services and Education Committee December 11, 2025 Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager, Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness Erik L. Soliván, Director, Housing Jon Cicirelli, Director, Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services City of San José City Manager’s Office 1 Agenda 1 Focus Areas 2.0 – City Council Approved Evolution 2 Execution as Learning – Focus Area Portfolio Update Next? Focus Areas and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 3 What’s Budget Process 2 Focus Area 2.0 – City Council Approved Evolution Philosophy Behind 2.0 We are cultivating an organizational mindset of learning and continuous improvement that will drive results for our community  While data support storytelling, numbers alone do not show progress and require context setting  Learning in public builds trust and accountability  Retrospection contributes to learning and understanding  Progress requires humility, iteration, and commitment (and psychological safety for execution) 3 Focus Area 2.0 – City Council Approved Evolution Philosophy Behind 2.0...