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ATTACHMENT A Strategic Priority Issue Develop a Strategy to Help the Homeless in Eugene Action Plan 1. Determine ways to more efficiently deliver service with existing resources based on the evaluation of City service delivery to homeless/at risk populations. 2. Assemble community stakeholders and form a "collaborative base" to identify the areas of most critical need. These stakeholders will include, but are not limited to, City & County staff, the Eugene HRC, elected officials, past and present service providers, business owners, and neighborhood leaders. 3. Engage homeless/at risk community members to determine their needs and to identify what enhancements would provide them with the greatest benefit. 4. Train all City staff on issues relating to homeless/at risk community members. Provide more detailed training for City employees and work groups that are more likely to have frequent, daily interaction with homeless/at risk persons, which might include advising them about other appropriate service providers. 5. Prioritize the issues of most critical need and/or areas where the City and the "collaborative base" of panners can deliver the most effective assistance taking into account discretionary funding and the potential to re-deploy resources to higher priority areas. 6. Present the highest priority items to the Mayor and City Council, and request they direct the City Manager on which options should be implemented. 7. Assign appropriate City staff and other applicable resources to short- and long-term options approved by the Mayor and City Council. C. Pro~ress to Date The following are examples of currently operational programs/actions that assist homeless/at risk community members which the City has participated in, supported or created. This list may not include programs run by the County and other organizations. 1967 City created special land use zone for the Eugene Mission to allow them to move to their current location on W. First Avenue. Current Status: Special land use zone is still in effect. 1970 Family Shelter House opened with City assistance, on E. 11th Avenue, at the site that became the "Animal House." The facility moved to its current location, 969 Hwy. 99 N, in 1977. Current Status: This facility is still in operation. 1990 Housing Policy Board (HPB) formed, by intergovernmental agreement, between Lane County, Eugene, Springfield, and HACSA. This public-private partnership prioritizes permanent housing over emergency housing and sets a goal of adding 100 new rental housing units per year. Current Status: As of June 2005, 1,526 subsidized rental housing units' have either been added or are in the pipeline for completion. Many are rented to formerly homeless households' or those at risk ofhomelessness. Page 2 of 2 7/6/2005