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Chapter 1: Introduction and Plan Development During the development of recommendations, additional outside input was sought through a r number of venues. These included update reports and presentations at ESN and EBHO, and a community forum held in San Leandro on December 9, 1996 at which early versions of the - recommendations were presented by the committee co-chairs and input was received from many people who had not yet participated in the planning process. Additional information was gathered through a survey of homeless services consumers carried out in December 1996. More than 300 surveys were distributed to providers and consumers throughout the county (except Berkeley) and 156 were returned. The City of Berkeley also carried out its own survey of 198 homeless people within its jurisdiction. These surveys provided demographic information about the homeless population receiving services in Alameda County and identified some of the primary gaps and needs from the perspective of those seeking services. Public Comment and Adoption Recommendations from each committee were reviewed by a committee made up of the - working committee co-chairs, and a rough draft of the plan was reviewed by the CCWG in late January. The revised draft plan was released for public comment on March 3rd, followed by a public comment period of 26 days .Comments were taken through a number of forums, - including presentations at EBHO, ESN, two homeless shelters, various city and County commissions and task forces and written comments to Alameda County Housing and Community Development. A full list of presentations made and those submitting comments appears in Appendix 1. The final draft with public comments incorporated was taken to the CCWG for adoption in April. The final plan will be taken to each of the jurisdictions in Alameda County for endorsement and adoption, as well as to the membership of EBHO and ESN. Alameda County-Wide Homeless Continuum of Care Plan: April 1997 s -