The county’s strategic plan calls for the creation of a new Sempervirens. (Sean Walker/Times Standard File)
On Tuesday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved updated guidance documents used to inform local policy goals.
The previous strategic plan was passed in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, two years after California legalized marijuana for recreational use, and the plan expires in 2028. Policy goals include improving the economy, public safety, increasing housing supply, upgrading health care, and protecting the environment. sustainability.
The board limited discussion on this item to briefly thanking each other and county staff for their efforts in preparing the document, which can be read in full below. https://bit.ly/3PljDlsthe plan outlined several important projects.
The plan states that in 2025, the county will develop a navigation center for homeless residents, provide them with shelter and connect them with services to help them get into long-term housing and medical care. According to the plan, the county will enact a tiny house ordinance in 2024 that could help move people off the streets and into housing.
The plan also calls for establishing mixed housing zoning districts and rezonings for multifamily developments by this year, but does not specify where exactly in the county they would be located.
Although medical care in Humboldt County is often an exhausting and troublesome topic for patients, the plan included a notable ambition: the idea of developing a new psychiatric facility. In addition to building a new public health laboratory, the plan calls for the creation of a new facility at Sempervirens, the county’s only psychiatric care facility, which is currently routinely at capacity.
The county currently has a $12.4 million deficit and is not expected to improve significantly in the coming fiscal year.
“Although ambitious, these five strategic focus areas will guide actionable steps in conjunction with the revised mission,” the plan states. “We foster safe and healthy communities, support a diverse, fair and strong economy, promote workforce and operational excellence, prioritize housing for all, and support sustainable natural resources and We aim to provide services that encourage people to manage their infrastructure.”
Jackson Guilfoil can be reached at 707-441-0506.
