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

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• Commissioner Farr - noted the City and County's long history of actions that had resulted in the current conditions; said some of the recommendations will cost little to no money and others will cost an enormous amount. • Councilor Evans - asked about the City of Springfield's role in navigating the challenges of homelessness. • Commissioner Berney - shared that he spoke with several Springfield city councilors prior to the meeting and noted that body held a meeting at the same time; expected to see more participation from Springfield in the future. • Councilor Z elenka - agreed with Commissioner Buch that the plan presented was a radically different approach to what has been done in the past; hoped to get the plan and setup correct in order to move faster later; expressed disappointment that Springfield was not present at the meeting. • Commissioner Bozievich - expressed enthusiasm about a strategic plan for moving forward; expressed concerns about plan costs; agreed with Councilor Clark about there not being enough consequences for poor behavior; wanted to increase buildable lands inventory. • Councilor Taylor - appreciated the cooperation and coordination and would like to see more support from the State and federal government. • Councilor Yeh - felt that the cost for implementation could be intimidating but was necessary; said the plan was well thought out. • Commissioner Sorenson - said he was a strong supporter of the approach and concept; wanted to see comment from the general public as well as community partners; wanted more details on implementation. • Mayor Vinis -noted that many of the recommendations pertained to streamlining services, which would produce cost savings; emphasized that accountability is built into the system; urged both groups to focus upon providing services that make the experience of homelessness brief and brings people into services efficiently—the larger, interlocking issues of addiction, economics, equity, etc. are another conversation. • Commissioner Berney - felt all the interrelated issues were important and needed to be part of the conversation; would prefer continuous improvements over time in a three- or five- year plan; expressed disappointment that the report did not account for homeless kids in the schools; would like the conversation to be more human -centered. • Councilor Syrett - advocated piloting strategies, assessing their effectiveness, implementation of those that are successful, and then continuously reassessing and making adjustments as needed; highlighted the Community Court's work to encourage defendants to make different choices; pointed out Appendix E of the report outlined costs. • Councilor Clark- referred to initial remarks and emphasized that they were focused on the overall strategy being out of balance; wanted to see specific, measurable goals as well as a timeline; said he looked forward to seeing the budget; voiced concern that Eugene was taking actions that kept Springfield away from the table, particularly the public safety payroll tax discussion. • Commissioner Farr - gave some historical context for the current issues with homelessness and housing and expressed hopefulness for actions that could be taken now; highlighted the work of mobile outreach teams and encouraged maximizing their—and other programs'— use. • Councilor Zelenka - noted the resistance from the City of Springfield to participate financially in efforts to provide social services is not recent, but long-standing; shared that proposals and plans need someone who is in charge of them or the work does not get done. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Yeh, moved that the City Council support the homeless services system plan improvement plan framework, that the City Manager move forward on immediate actions over the next year, and that we direct the City Manager to bring back for council approval a work, MINUTES — Eugene City Council May 13, 2019 Page 2 Work Session