City staff presented FY27 counts on homelessness-related calls and a pilot pairing a codes compliance officer with a housing navigator to manage encampments and link people to housing; council directed personnel review of job descriptions and passed to the personnel committee for action.

Department presented its MAP medication-assisted treatment program, jail-based behavioral health grant and a housing-navigation program designed to help people released from custody find temporary housing and reentry supports.

Health systems provide housing navigation to patients upon entry to reduce homelessness recurrence.

At a virtual Tri Cities steering committee meeting, staff reported progress on outreach, peer-support and housing navigation; Christina Garcia of CDP described the nonprofit’s care center, eviction-diversion work and rental-assistance programs, and partners discussed hospital data-sharing barriers.

After the city assumed operations of Bayside Village in mid‑May, staff reported it now operates as an emergency shelter with on‑site medical and housing‑navigation services; site has 33 units (38 beds) and 26 residents currently, and staff are completing repairs to reach full capacity.

City officials, outreach providers and the sheriff’s CAT team described a layered approach to homelessness—case management, housing navigation, and targeted enforcement—while residents urged more weekend coverage and stronger measures at freeway ramps and problem properties.

After extended public comment and staff briefings, the City Council voted 4–2 to temporarily suspend enforcement of Chapter 5 at the 6th Street encampment (Camp Hope) for up to 90 days, authorizing continued portable-restroom and trash services and allowing the city administrator to end the suspension early if health or safety risks increase.

The board approved a one-year lease, revenue agreements and an operations contract to open a Truckee navigation center this winter, funded by a mix of county, town, hospital and philanthropic commitments and operated by Volunteers of America as a pilot to shelter and navigate people toward housing and services.

Mayor emphasizes immediate need for shelter while pursuing long-term housing solutions.