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MINUTES – Eugene City Council December 17, 2018 Page 2 Special Meeting •A permanent shelter, single-room occupancy facilities and indoor gathering places shouldbe considered for downtown. •The joint meeting will allow a look at best practices, mutual agreements and longer-termstrategies and plans. •Need to ensure proactivity with safety and security at the current site until the transitioncan 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 campillegally 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 andwho 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. Respectfully submitted, Beth Forrest City Recorder Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here January 28, 2019, Meeting - Item 2A