(a) To be eligible for a round 5 base program allocation, a jurisdiction that is not a tribe must apply as part of a region and must be signatory to a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan that has been approved by the council. (b) The council shall approve a regionally coordinated homelessness action plan when the council determines that the plan meets all of the requirements of this section. (c) The regionally coordinated homelessness action plan shall include all of the following components: (1) Identification and analysis of the specific roles and responsibilities of each participating jurisdiction in the region regarding outreach and site coordination, siting and use of available land, the development of shelter, interim, and permanent housing options, and the coordination and connection to the delivery of services to individuals experiencing homelessness, or at risk of experiencing homelessness, within the region. The plan may also include roles and responsibilities of small jurisdictions in the region that elect to engage and collaborate on the plan. (2) Most recent system performance metrics for the region, which shall include all of the following: (A) The number of people experiencing homelessness. (B) Racial and ethnic disparities in who experiences homelessness. (C) The average length of time people experience homelessness and any racial and ethnic disparities in the average length of time people experience homelessness. (D) The percentage of people exiting homelessness into permanent housing. (E) The number of people who return to homelessness after exiting homelessness into permanent housing. (F) The racial and ethnic disparities of people exiting homelessness into permanent housing. (G) The number of people falling into homelessness for the first time and the racial or ethnic disparities of people who are falling into homelessness for the first time. (3) A description of key actions the region intends to take to improve the performance metrics described in paragraph (2). The plan may also include key actions of small jurisdictions in the region that elect to engage and collaborate in the plan. In naming key action steps, a region will identify all of the following: (A) The sources of federal, state, and local funding the region intends to use to achieve the action steps and objectives. (B) The lead entity on an action step and collaborating entities partnering to achieve the key action step. (C) A timeframe for action. (D) The methods of measuring the success of the action step and related performance metrics. (4) A description of key actions each participating jurisdiction will take to reduce the number of people falling into homelessness as they exit institutional settings, including, but not limited to, jails, prisons, and hospitals. (5) (A) An explanation of how each participating jurisdiction is utilizing local, state, and federal funding programs to end homelessness, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (i) The Homekey program, as described in Section 50675.1.1. (ii) The No Place Like Home Program (Part 3.9 (commencing with Section 5849.1) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (iii) The Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2). (iv) The Housing for a Healthy California Program (Part 14.2 (commencing with Section 53590)). (v) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216)). (vi) Funding distributed to local jurisdictions pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 50470. (vii) The California Emergency Solutions Grants Program (Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 50899.1) of Part 2). (viii) The National Housing Trust Fund established pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289), and implementing federal regulations. (ix) HOME Investment Partnerships Act (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 50896)). (x) Parolee
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