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Matter CC 26-016

Neighborhood Quality of Life Team and Enhanced Engagement Program Status Report.

Homelessness Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee (PSFSS) Agenda Ready Introduced 09 Jan 2026
3 Documents on file 3.44 MB · 3 extracted · 3 AI summaries
File
CC 26-016
Type
Reports to Committee
Status
Agenda Ready
Requester
Unknown
Introduced
09 Jan 2026
Last synced
12 Jun 2026 · 20:19

The papers

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Memorandum

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The memorandum discusses the status report on the implementation and performance of the Police Department's Neighborhood Quality of Life Team and the Housing Department's Enhanced Engagement Program. It outlines a unified policy framework aimed at addressing unsheltered homelessness through coordinated efforts among various city departments. The report highlights the progress made in expanding interim shelter capacity, establishing the NQL Team, and the ongoing collaboration between departments to enhance outreach and enforcement activities. It also includes performance metrics and outlines the operational approach of the NQL Team in managing encampments and ensuring compliance with municipal codes.

Key points
  • The report is from the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee.
  • It discusses the implementation of the Neighborhood Quality of Life Team and Enhanced Engagement Program.
  • The framework aims to address unsheltered homelessness by coordinating efforts among the Housing Department, Police Department, and Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services.
  • Implementation has been phased due to staffing and resource constraints.
  • The NQL Team focuses on enforcement and maintaining public safety in areas with encampments.
  • The report includes performance metrics for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2025-2026.
Limitations
  • The document contains unresolved placeholders and incomplete sections.
  • Specific dates and outcomes related to the implementation schedule are not fully detailed.

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COMMITTEE AGENDA: ITEM: TO: PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE 2/19/26 d(4) FROM: Paul Joseph Erik L. Soliván Jon Cicirelli SUBJECT: Neighborhood Quality of Life DATE: January 30, 2026 Team and Enhanced Engagement Program Status Report Approved Date: 2/11/2026 RECOMMENDATION Accept the status report on the implementation and performance of the Police Department's Neighborhood Quality of Life Team and the Housing Department's Enhanced Engagement Program. BACKGROUND The City’s Neighborhood Quality of Life (NQL) Team, Code of Conduct for Encampments, and Enhanced Engagement Program (EEP) together comprise a unified policy framework to address unsheltered homelessness in ways that minimize harm to encampment residents and surrounding neighborhoods, enforce health, safety, and municipal codes, and maximize opportunities for individuals to access shelter, housing, and stabilizing services. Rather than three separate initiatives, these efforts are designed to function as coordinated workstreams that standardize expectations at encampments, expand relationship-based outreach, and align enforcement and engagement activities across the Housing Department, Police...
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Presentation

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The document is a status report on the No Encampment Zones (NEZs) and the Neighborhood Quality of Life Team and Enhanced Engagement Program. It outlines the structure, operational focus, and performance of the Neighborhood Quality of Life Team, detailing their proactive approach to managing encampments and quality-of-life issues. The report also discusses the establishment of No Encampment Zones, challenges faced, and the Enhanced Engagement Program's strategies for outreach and coordination with other city departments.

Key points
  • The Neighborhood Quality of Life Team is centralized and operates citywide.
  • The team focuses on proactive patrols and follow-up enforcement in high-impact areas.
  • 25 miles of No Encampment Zones have been established along waterways.
  • Challenges include increasing re-encampments and the need for additional resources.
  • The Enhanced Engagement Program aims to improve outreach and coordination in response to homelessness.
Limitations
  • The document contains unresolved placeholders such as specific zone boundaries and GIS map links.
  • The text appears to be a draft, as indicated by the presence of incomplete sections.

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No Encampment Zones (NEZs) Neighborhood Quality of Life Team and Enhanced Engagement Program Status Report Item (d)4 Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee February 19, 2026 Captain Stephen Donohue, Police Department Captain Randy Torres, Police Department Olympia Williams, Deputy Director of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Erik L. Soliván, Housing Director INTRODUCTION / OVERVIEW 1. Introduction 2. Police Department  Neighborhood Quality of Life Team 3. Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services  NEZs and Code of Conduct / Good Neighbor Policy 4. Housing Department  Enhanced Engagement Program Neighborhood Quality of Life Team Code of Conduct / Good Neighbor Policy Enhanced Engagement Program Team 2 NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE TEAM 3 NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE TEAM Team Structure & Deployment • Centralized, specialized team • Citywide authority (not districtbased) • Deployed based on: • Operational priorities • Council-directed NEZs • Division Captain referrals Operational Focus • Proactive patrols • Follow-up enforcement • Sustained presence in highimpact areas • Emphasis on locations with repeated encampments and quality-of-life concerns 4...
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Letters from the Public

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The document contains a letter from the REAL Coalition's Housing Justice and Community Safety Workgroups addressed to the Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee regarding the status update on the Neighborhood Quality of Life Team and Enhanced Engagement Program. It expresses concerns about the implementation of the outreach program, the Code of Conduct for Encampments, and the adequacy of current metrics for measuring success in addressing homelessness. The letter emphasizes the need for voluntary engagement rather than coercive measures, calls for improved data transparency, and requests specific actions from the committee to enhance the effectiveness of the homelessness response.

Key points
  • The outreach program has not launched, with zero documented outcomes.
  • Concerns are raised about the compliance-based expectations of the Code of Conduct for Encampments.
  • Metrics should focus on voluntary shelter and housing exits rather than compliance.
  • The letter requests clarification on the definition of 'appropriate offers' of shelter.
  • There is a call for improved data transparency and reporting on enforcement activities.
  • The REAL Coalition advocates for a humane outreach strategy centered on dignity and long-term solutions.
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Jones, Michael (CMO) From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Agendadesk Wednesday, February 18, 2026 1:56 PM PSFSScommittee Fw: REAL Coalition's Housing Justice & Community Safety Workgroup Letter to PSFSS Committee re Item 4 Letter to PSFSS re Encampments Code of Conduct 2026.02.18.pdf; San José ServicesFirst Outreach and Housing Strategy (3).pdf From: City Clerk <city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 1:47 PM To: Agendadesk <Agendadesk@sanjoseca.gov> Subject: FW: REAL Coalition's Housing Justice & Community Safety Workgroup Letter to PSFSS Committee re Item 4 From: Gianella Ordonez <gianellao@svcn.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 12:44 PM To: District1 <district1@sanjoseca.gov>; District3 <district3@sanjoseca.gov>; City Clerk <city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov>; Fruen, Joseph <Joseph.Fruen@sanjoseca.gov>; District 6 <district6@sanjoseca.gov>; District7 <District7@sanjoseca.gov>; District 10 <District10@sanjoseca.gov>; Gvatua, Alexander <Alexander.Gvatua@sanjoseca.gov>; Lee, Lynn <TheresaLynn.Lee@sanjoseca.gov>; Fleming, Jonathan <Jonathan.Fleming@sanjoseca.gov>; Gomez, David A <David.A.Gomez@sanjoseca.gov> Cc: The Office of Mayor Matt Mahan...