The Committee shall have the following purposes and duties:
(a) All the purposes and duties as set forth in Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 2810(e)(1) and (2).
(b) Identify barriers to safe and successful exits out of homelessness, and propose to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, the Health Commission, and the Homelessness Oversight Commission ways to reduce those barriers or the impact of those barriers.
(c) Solicit substantive input from people who are Homeless regarding spending priorities. The Committee may seek this input through all appropriate means, including but not limited to conducting surveys and focus groups, and coordinating with community organizations that conduct outreach and/or provide services to Homeless people.
(d) Each needs assessment conducted in accordance with Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 2810(e)(2)(B) shall be provided in the form of a written report within the time frames there specified. The needs assessment specified in Section 2810(e)(2)(B) shall include an assessment of the needs of Homeless people with disabilities, and the report shall include an assessment of available data regarding the disability status of Homeless people served by the programs and expenditures described in Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 2810(b)(3). Each needs assessment shall be transmitted to the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to inform the Department’s strategic planning process.
(e) In conjunction with each needs assessment report, at least 60 days before issuing the report, the Committee shall provide a draft of the report to each City department discussed in the report, and allow the department 30 days to provide a written response to the Committee. The Committee shall include any such responses that it timely receives from departments in the report.