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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: April 10, 2023 Item No.:10.l Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Authorize Roseville Police to Apply to Host a Summer Impact Corps Housing Stability Fellow 1 B ACKGROUND 2 The Roseville Police Department (RPD) requests the Council consider authorizing the Roseville Police 3 Department (RPD) to apply to host an AmeriCorps Summer Impact Corps Housing Stability Fellow. 4 5 In 2021, the Roseville Police Department applied for and was selected as a host site for a Housing 6 Resource Navigator through AmeriCorps. The outreach worker was embedded in the RPD Community 7 Action Team and supported individuals and families experiencing homelessness - navigating resources 8 to secure safe and stable housing. The navigator assessed individuals’ unique needs to remove barriers 9 to long term stable housing. The position was instrumental in helping members of the community 10 overcome systematic inequities related to safe and stable housing. The position furthered the Roseville 11 Police Department’s mission to provide public safety services for the City of Roseville. 12 13 On March 6, 2023 the Roseville City Council accepted HOME-ARP funds awarded to the Roseville 14 Police Department (RPD) for continuanceof our homeless outreach efforts through our embedded 15 housing navigator. 16 17 Roseville’s Housing Navigator has learned the need for referrals for resources to keep neighbors housed 18 will continue growing, especially over the summer months and has identified a new partnership with 19 AmeriCorps as an opportunity to expand housing navigator services and support the anticipated increase 20 in individuals and families qualifying for housing support services. 21 22 The Roseville Police Department seeks to augment current capacity through hosting an AmeriCorps 23 Summer Impact Corps Housing Stability Fellow over the summer months, a time of year the Roseville 24 community typically experiences higher need for housing stability services. The Housing Stability 25 Fellow would support the department’s Housing Navigator, working alongside the department’s 26 Community Action Team (CAT) and Ramsey County Crisis Unit (RCC) and People Incorporated social 27 workers as well as community partners to expand upon its approach to delivering services. 28 29 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 30 The Roseville Police Department seeks to continue and expand the services available to individuals and 31 families experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Continuing these services advances the Page 1 of 2