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March 6, 2019, Work Session – Item 2 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Rest Stop Program Update and Siting Policy Discussion Meeting Date: March 6, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 2 Department: City Manager’s Office Contact: Jason Dedrick www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5033 ISSUE STATEMENT At the January 23, 2019, Work Session, City Council directed staff to prepare specific options for amending or revising the rest stop ordinance related to funding, site location and site ownership. This work session is an opportunity for council to discuss and potentially take action on the options staff have prepared (Attachment A). BACKGROUND The rest stop program was initiated by City Council in September 2013 by Ordinance 20517 as a pilot program. Council approved yearly extensions to the program four times before voting to remove the program’s sunset date on February 27, 2017. The program provides certain council-approved sites where up to 20 individuals who are experiencing homelessness may safely and legally sleep and keep their belongings while they work to obtain more stable, permanent housing. Eugene currently has four rest stops, three of which are managed by Community Supported Shelters and are located in Ward 7, with the fourth managed by Nightingale Hosted Shelters and located in Ward 2. Managing non-profits have been responsible for the costs to establish and operate each location. The City contributes to the program through the council-enacted ordinance, by providing council-approved properties for sites, financial resources for materials and supplies, and staff support to the program. The Triple Bottom Line is primarily addressed on this program through siting efforts (environmental and social equity considerations) and the social equity and economic prosperity dimensions of helping community members achieve housing and economic stability by providing safe, supported places to sleep. PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION At the November 26, 2018, City Council work session, councilors approved a motion that the “City Manager prepare for council’s consideration a set of options for amending or revising the rest stop program and ordinance that have the potential to expand the number of sites established by the City.” Staff prepared a set of options for council review and discussion at the January 23, 2019, City Council work session. At that work session, council asked staff to prepare specific options based on council discussion, including amending or revising the rest stop ordinance related to funding, site