Agenda Packet 11-13-18 Meeting - AMENDED

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MINUTES – Eugene City Council and Lane County October 10, 2018 Page 2 Board of Commissioners Joint Meeting •Questions asked about move-on units and coordinated entry. •Important to consider compliance barriers including pets, couples who want to staytogether, and potential PTSD-triggering conditions when being housed around others. •Consider the gaps in the mental health services as work is done to address the homelessservice system. •Acknowledge the need for buildable lands for housing and look into incentives for housinginvestments. •Question asked about using a cost effectiveness metric to help decide where spendingmakes the most sense. •This preliminary report feels fundamentally different; it has the focus, analysis, andcoordination that will help facilitate real progress. •Question asked about whether any part of the study addressed the origin of homelesspeople in Eugene, what percentage are from here, and what percentage move here and thenfind themselves homeless. •Concern expressed about whether increasing the community’s capacity to address theneeds of the homeless will result in more people moving to the area for these services. •Appreciation expressed for the focus on geographic and demographic locations to makesure services are spread out equitably and appropriately. •Consider the inclusion of single-room occupancy units as part of the housing solution. •Question asked about why the report recommends a 50-75 bed shelter.The meeting adjourned at 1:31 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Elena Domingo Deputy City Recorder Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here. November 13, 2018, Meeting - Item 3A