12.17.2018 City Council Special Meeting Minutes

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• A permanent shelter, single -room occupancy facilities and indoor gathering places should be considered for downtown. • The joint meeting will allow a look at best practices, mutual agreements and longer-term strategies and plans. • Need to ensure proactivity with safety and security at the current site until the transition can take place; clarify unacceptable behaviors and reasonable exceptions. • Frustrated by rejection of proposed new sites by neighbors; moving forward with a low - barrier shelter will be extremely challenging. • An in-depth discussion of the goals and intentions of temporary shelter options is needed. • Those in camp want to demonstrate their ability to self -manage. • Important to not lose sight of the council's commitment to establish downtown facilities. • Questions asked about increasing the capacity of car camping sites. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Semple, moved to extend the meeting by 10 minutes. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Taylor opposed. • Important to clarify how City will address those who won't move or come back to camp illegally at the Butterfly lot. • Proposed shelters will not solve the issue of homelessness - it's a transitional strategy. • Gratitude expressed to St. Vincent DePaul for their efforts and willingness to help. • Questions asked about how the money allocated to St. Vincent DePaul is being spent and who is liable at the proposed camps. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Evans, moved to extend the meeting by 10 minutes. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Taylor opposed. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to expand by 80 spaces the current Dusk -to -Dawn program located at 717 Highway 99. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Clark opposed. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to pilot the provision of daytime services for the additional 80 spaces, so that the addition of the 80 spaces effectively functions as a "dawn -to -dawn' pilot program. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Clark opposed. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize St. Vincent DePaul to pilot a "micro dawn -to -dawn" type program at 450 Highway 99 or 717 Highway 99. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Clark opposed. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to authorize the expenditure of up to $150,000 for the pilot programs. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Clark opposed. The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m. 1?�spectfu vsubmitted. at,h Beth Forrest City Recorder Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here MINUTES - Eugene City Council December 17, 2018 Page 2 Special Meeting