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ADOPT A MOTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE AN UPDATED REGIONAL HOMELESS ACTION PLAN AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR HOMELESS HOUSING, ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION ROUND 6 APPLICATION
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a motion to:
1. Accept and approve the updated Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan for Round 6 of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP 6) grant program;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with San Joaquin County and San Joaquin Continuum of Care (COC); and
3. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this motion.
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Summary
The general purpose of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding is to build regional coordination and a unified regional response to reduce and end homelessness, informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing. HHAP 6 requires applicants to strategically pair HHAP 6 funds with other local, state, and federal resources toward long-term sustainability of housing and supportive services and to prioritize permanent housing solutions.
HHAP 6, like Round 5, requires regions (i.e., the Continuum of Care, San Joaquin County, and the City of Stockton) to apply together and be signatory to a Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan. Funding allocations, though, may be disbursed directly to each entity. Applications and the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan are due to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on or before August 29, 2025.
On July 15, 2025, the City Council approved Resolution 2025-07-15-1208 (Attachment A), authorizing staff to apply for, accept, and appropriate Round 6 of HHAP. This item is to approve the updated Regional Action Plan and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with San Joaquin County and San Joaquin Continuum of Care (COC) as part of the HHAP 6 application.
DISCUSSION
Background
HHAP 6 reflects the state’s priorities to prevent and expeditiously reduce unsheltered homelessness through homelessness prevention activities and sustain existing Interim Housing Solutions and Permanent Housing Solutions, including long-term sustainability of permanent affordable housing (Health & Saf. Code § 50243(a)). To accomplish these goals, HHAP 6 requires applicants to create and implement Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plans (Health & Saf. Code § 50240) and be a signatory to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between each eligible applicant that is participating in the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan.
On March 19, 2024, the City Council approved by motion the Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan and MOU as a prerequisite to apply for HHAP Round 5 funding (Attachment B - Motion 2024-03-19-1503).
The HHAP 6 Application and Award Process is as follows:
Timeframe
NOFA Release and Final Allocations Available February 2025
NOFA and Application Walk-through March 18, 2025
Final Applications Due August 29, 2025
HCD reviews and approves application or requests and reviews amendments on a rolling basis, estimated August - December 2025
The City’s allocation is $11,531,786.79 and is based on HUD certification of the 2024 Point in Time Count findings for all jurisdictions.
On July 15, 2025, the City Council approved Resolution 2025-07-15-1208, authorizing staff to apply for, accept, and appropriate Round 6 of HHAP.
Present Situation
The HHAP 6 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was released in February 2025. The HHAP 6 application includes a variety of required components which are outlined below. Under each itemized requirement is the action taken, through the combined efforts of the City, County, and COC.
1. To be eligible for a HHAP 6 allocation award, Applicants for HHAP 6 funding must:
a. Conduct stakeholder engagement to support the development of the HHAP 6 Application.
i. The City and County completed the following engagement efforts
5/6/2025 Launched Survey
5/14/2025 First Public Meeting, Tracy - City Hall
5/20/2025 Second Public Meeting, Stockton - PH
5/21/2025 Third Public Meeting, Lodi - City Hall
5/22/2025 Fourth First Public Meeting, Stockton - Civic
5/27/2025 Fifth Public Meeting, Manteca Library
5/27/2025 Sixth Public Meeting, Stockton - Arnold Rue CC
5/29/2025 Seventh Public Meeting, Stockton - Van Buskirk CC
6/6/2025 Survey closed
b. Apply as part of a region, and as a region, submit a complete HHAP 6 application through the application portal provided by HCD.
i. The full review process is listed below.
ii. City and County will submit a joint application with an updated Regional Action Plan, once approved by City Council, Continuum of Care, and County Board of Supervisors
c. The application will include the following sections:
i. Regional Identification and Contracting Information
ii. Documentation of Stakeholder Engagement
iii. Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan: This may be an updated version of a previously submitted and approved Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan.
1. Regional Partners’ Roles and Responsibilities
2. System Performance Measures Improvement Plan
a. HHAP 6 Funding Plan
3. Sustainability of the Region’s Housing Portfolio
4. Youth Set-Aside
a. Regional Memorandum of Understanding Planning
Review Process
8/1/2025 Post DRAFT for Initial Public Review, Notify Public
8/12/2025 City Council Review and Approval
8/14/2025 Continuum of Care Review and Approval
8/26/2025 Board of Supervisors Review and Approval
8/27/2025 Final approved DRAFT Complete
8/28/2025 Final Date to sign MOU
8/29/2025 Final Date for application Submission
The planning and activities to complete the application began in March after the Round 6 NOFA was released. Between the months of June and July, activities such as data collection from the survey and public meetings were reviewed and incorporated into the landscape analysis that informed the updates to the Regional Action Plan addressing all areas mentioned above in section “c.”
The updated Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan is included as Attachment C and MOU as Attachment D.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
There is no financial impact to the City's General Fund as a result of this action. HHAP 6 funding will be appropriated and budgeted in the Special Grant Fund in the Housing Division.
Attachment A - Resolution 2025-07-15-1208
Attachment B - Motion 2024-03-19-1503
Attachment C - Updated Regional Homelessness Action Plan
Attachment D - Memorandum of Understanding