AGENDA CAPTION:
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?Hold a discussion regarding merging the Homelessness Committee and Criminal Justice Reform Committee to establish a Safety Committee, and provide direction to the City Manager.
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Meeting date: July 7, 2026
Department: City Manager's Office
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Prior Council Action: City Council voted to establish the Criminal Justice Reform Committee on May 7, 2019, and voted to establish the Committee on Homelessness on February 4, 2020.
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Background Information:
??The Criminal Justice Reform Committee was established in May 2019 with the following purpose statement:
?To work with the County on criminal justice reform issues including Cite and Divert and to bring transparency to the policing processes in San Marcos as allowed by law.?
?The Committee on Homelessness was formed in February 2020 and established the following as its purpose statement:
?The Committee on Homelessness seeks to analyze and address the various sides of home...
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