5.13.2019 City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners Work Session Minutes

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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8h Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 May 13, 2019 5:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Betty Taylor, Emily Semple, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka Commissioners Present: Pete Sorenson, Jay Bozievich, Pat Farr, Joe Berney, Heather Buch Lane County Board of Commissioners Chair Pete Sorenson opened the May 13, 2019, Joint Work Session of the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Mayor Vinis opened the May 13, 2019, Joint Work Session of the Eugene City Council. 1. JOINT WORK SESSION: Presentation of Implementation Plan for Homeless and Supportive Housing System Report Recommendations Commission Chair Pete Sorenson welcomed everyone and provided an overview of what the meeting would include: a staff presentation, comments from the City Manager, and a discussion period for Commissioners and Councilors. County Administrator Steve Mokrohisky introduced the topic and provided historical context on the past few years of work on homelessness. City of Eugene Housing Policy Manager Peter Chavannes presented a review of the components of the current homelessness system as well as a list of recommendations for future changes. Human Services Division Manager Steve Manela provided greater detail on each recommendation. City Manager Jon Ruiz thanked all involved in the effort and encouraged continued joint efforts to meet the challenge of homelessness in the community. Discussion • Councilor Clark- asked for the plan to deal with the number of people who will be displaced due to a new state law that disallows camping near the river; felt the recommendations presented were out of balance in that they focused entirely on incentives without any enforcement strategies. • Councilor Semple - asked to hear more about the cost of the strategies, particularly in the light of it being budget season. • Commissioner Buch - declared a potential conflict of interest in that her father works for St. Vincent de Paul; said the current system is confusing and there must be a fundamental change in how the system is operating; advocated for centralizing and coordinating services. • Councilor Pryor - said he was committed to the process and expected that the bodies would be prudent about the cost; felt that consequences for people behaving in an antisocial manner would be included in public safety revenue discussion that was already underway; asked for cost details as soon as possible; felt commitment was required. • Councilor Syrett - asked her colleagues whether they were willing to support the Steering Committee's ideas as a concept. MINUTES — Eugene City Council May 13, 2019 Page 1 Work Session