On Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 at the regular City Council Meeting, there will be a workshop on homelessness and mental health services. The council will receive an update from staff regarding programs and available opportunities in addressing this important community issue.
The issues of homelessness and mental health and their impacts upon communities has been a growing issue of importance at both the State and local level over the past decade. The growing impact of these issues within Lake County and Lakeport has been no different. A very significant amount of the Lakeport Police Department calls for service involve interactions with homeless individuals or those experiencing a mental health related crisis.
City staff including the City Manager and Police Chief will present numerous programs we are working on to address this issues. However this is a complex issue in the community that to solve, will take tremendous collaboration from government, law enforcement, non-profit organizations and others within the community.
All interested persons are encouraged to attend this meeting and offer any public comments they feel are appropriate to this discussion. You may attend the meeting in person, following COVID-19 protocols or by zoom. You may also submit public comments prior to the meeting. We will also have a report regarding our response to findings stated in the Lake County Grand Jury Report entitled “Homeless – Not Hopeless”.
The meeting agenda zoom link and instructions for submitting public comments prior to the meeting can be found that this link: https://www.cityoflakeport.com/agendas%20and%20minutes/2021/2021-09-07%20Agenda%20Packet%20(reduced)2.pdf
The detailed staff reports for these items start at page 84 on the link.
