The City’s Incident Management Team (IMT) received 652 calls for service last week and responded by engaging people experiencing homelessness, offering services and shelter options, and ensuring compliance with City laws and ordinances.
From Feb. 2-8, the IMT responded to 546 unique locations, including a large encampment on private property in north Sacramento that required coordinated, multi-department action.
For more than nine months, the City worked to address the encampment. Because the site was not City-owned, City staff first attempted to work with the property owner to bring the property into compliance and resolve health and safety concerns.
After several months without voluntary action, the encampment was declared a public nuisance, allowing the City to move forward with abatement under its municipal authority.
Once authorized, the IMT coordinated a multi-department response to resolve the site. The effort included the Sacramento Police Department, Code Enforcement and the Department of Community Response, which conducted outreach, ensured compliance with City ordinances and completed a full cleanup of the property.
The site has now been cleared and cleaned, addressing long-standing concerns and improving conditions for nearby residents and businesses.
Key IMT activity and service data from the reporting period:
311 service requests
- 311 calls received related to unsheltered individuals: 652
- Homelessness-related cases opened: 2,440
- Homelessness-related cases closed: 1,952
Outreach and placements
- Unsheltered people enrolled into shared local outreach databases: 77
- Unsheltered people placed into City shelter sites (Roseville Road campus or the Outreach and Engagement Center): 20
Shelter availability as of Feb. 10
- Roseville Road Campus: Zero cabins available
- Outreach and Engagement Center: 16 spaces available
- Average openings at City-funded shelters (excluding Roseville Road and OEC): 10
Environmental services
- Trash removed: 61,200 pounds
Additional information
- View the full weekly report: IMT Data Report 02.02-02.08
- Explore the IMT data dashboard for weekly and cumulative totals dating back to September 2023.
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