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December 10, 2018, Meeting – Item 5 At its work session on September 26, 2018, City Council unanimously recommended a one-time, 18-month funding strategy for the Community Safety Initiative. Funding in the amount of $8,662,000 for this purpose is included in this Supplemental Budget. Specific programs in the 18-month funding strategy include: Prevention Services • Youth Mental Health Services and Early Intervention Programs through Eugene’s Recreation Division • 15th Night, a program to reduce youth homelessness by intervening before they spend 15 nights on the street • Continuation of the Community Court program that connects non-violent offenders cited in downtown Eugene with social service providers • Continuation of the Community Outreach Response Team (C.O.R.T), a partnership between the Eugene Police Department and White Bird Clinic that works with individuals who are frequent and repeated users of emergency and court services Homeless Services • A year-round Dusk to Dawn safe-sleeping program • A Day Resource Center that provides access to storage, bathrooms, and connections to services • Ongoing support for programs serving people experiencing homelessness including the weekend Lindholm Center, the Car Camping Program and the Rest Stop Program Public Safety Services • Adding 10 Patrol Officers to create a city-wide Rapid Response Team • Adding five Community Service Officers • Adding four staff to the 911 Call Center • Expanding jail services by five beds • Funding for the Ambulance Transport Fund shortfall • Funding Municipal Court and City Prosecutor services to meet growing needs In addition to the bridge funding for the Community Safety Initiative, this Supplemental Budget offers the opportunity to continue to make progress on program offerings and strategic initiatives through targeted one-time investments. Many of the one-time funding requests in the General Fund in this Supplemental Budget are put forward under the strategy utilized over the past several years, allowing pilot programs and previous initiatives to continue as their effectiveness is evaluated, without obligating ongoing funding. This is a way to address important community goals in a deliberate manner without making long-term funding commitments that could lead to greater fiscal pressures in the years ahead. Funding for Downtown Operations, implementation of the Climate Recovery Ordinance, Dusk to Dawn/Hwy 99 Support and the transfer of capital funds to support a Homeless Shelter Option build on prior investments, while new requests to enhance Citywide Communications and Employee Relations Support provide resources where gaps have been identified.