Motion – Councillor R. King – Data Framework for Unsheltered Homelessness Outreach Model
File No. ACS2026-OCC-CCS-0067 – City-wide
Motion
BE IT RESOLVED that Community Services Committee recommend that Council direct the General Manager of Community and Social Services, in collaboration relevant departments, to:
Develop and implement a standardized, reporting framework, integrated with the data systems being advanced through the Unsheltered Homelessness Outreach Model (UHOM), that provides timely updates:
Status of service requests for reported encampments that includes response actions in a manner that maintains the privacy of residents experiencing unsheltered homelessness;
Transparent access to aggregated encampment-related data for Councillors and relevant community organizations on public facing dashboards;
Use of data integration tools and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence where appropriate, to consolidate information, reduce administrative burden, improve accuracy, and enhance situational awareness;
Monitor and improve interim data collection and reporting processes following the Q3 launch of UHOM, in order to identify early parameters and considerations for the eventual reporting framework and provide interim updates to Ward Councillors, to the extent possible while improvements are being developed; and
Report back to Community Services Committee and Council through a memo on the proposed reporting framework, including implementation timelines, resource considerations, and any privacy or data governance requirements by Q4.
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Next Meeting: September 22, 2026