On Wednesday, September 4th, the City released several documents related to the new Homeless Services Center being planned for Portland. You can find these new documents (and many more) here.
Some of this information was covered at the Community Forum held at USM on September 8th, but we'll also be discussing these documents at the next Health & Human Services and Public Safety (HHS & PS) Committee meeting (Tuesday, September 11th, 5:30pm, City Hall, Council Chambers).
Since it's tough to tell what all the documents are without opening them, I've created an annotated list of the ones we'll be discussing on Tuesday. Hope this is helpful!
Some of this information was covered at the Community Forum held at USM on September 8th, but we'll also be discussing these documents at the next Health & Human Services and Public Safety (HHS & PS) Committee meeting (Tuesday, September 11th, 5:30pm, City Hall, Council Chambers).
Since it's tough to tell what all the documents are without opening them, I've created an annotated list of the ones we'll be discussing on Tuesday. Hope this is helpful!
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Power point presentation (28 slides). CONTENT: Information about the root causes of homelessness; Portland's current shelter model; shelter history; scattered sites vs. a central intake service center; national best practices; site selection; and security. NOTE: The best way to experience this was probably to be at the forum on the 8th, but the second best way is to watch the video of the presentation. Link coming soon... |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Typed memo, A little over 2 pages. CONTENT: Memo from Mike Sauschuck to the HHS & PS Committee about security at the new Homeless Services Center. Goes over: basic design and planning strategies (think Crime Prevention Through Enviornmental Design); Security Staffing and Policing; Community Feedback; and Data Sharing & Tracking. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Chart, 1 page Chart showing how various sites that were considered compare in the scoring matrix. NOTE: This is best viewed in conjunction with the Site Selection Matrix Summary Explanations, below. In reading the explanations, you'll see that areas that may have scored high in the matrix, such as Forest Ave/Read Street, were untenable because no sites could be identified. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Typed document, 7 pages CONTENT: Each page gives a summary of why sites were rated as they were in various areas of the matrix (above). This is very important to read along with the matrix as it includes clarifying notes such as the following: Under "Site Control and Acquisition Cost" for the Forest Ave/Read Street area: "No site has been identified despite effort. There is no significant land under city control in the area. Conversations with nearby property owners with suitable property were unsuccessful." |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Picture, 1 page CONTENT: Aerial view of Barron Center Campus with proposed location of HSC circled in yellow. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Picture, 1 page CONTENT: Aerial view of current shelter location on Oxford Street |
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Get out your magnifying glass for this one! FORMAT/LENGTH: Chart, about 2 pages CONTENT: This large chart from the U.S. Census bureau documents housing characteristics in both Bayside and Nason's Corner by: building type, age, number of rooms, number of occupants, rental vs. ownership status, owner occupied vs. non-owner occupied, and more. NOTE: The chart is based on data from corresponding Census Tracts 6 (Bayside) and 20.01 (Nason's Corner). |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Data in charts and graphs, 4 pages CONTENT: Results from surveys of Oxford Street Shelter clients regarding the proposed site and Homeless Services Center model. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Q&A, 8 pages. CONTENT: Addresses about 45 questions asked by committee members, councilors, and members of the public in committee meetings, during the public hearing, and via email. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Chart, 1 page CONTENT: Basic operations budgets for current OSS shelter as compared with operations budgets for a new 200-bed facility and 5 separate shelters of about 40 beds each. This chart represents the annual operating costs of each. It does not include site acquisition or building construction / lease costs. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Typed document, 1 page CONTENT: A contract used with shelter guests. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Typed document, 1 page CONTENT: Explains current protocol used by Oxford Street Shelter and Milestone Recovery to determine when a client can be restricted from using either Milestone or the OSS. Also explains protocol if someone is restricted. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Chart, 1 page CONTENT: Explains how to report crime in Portland. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Typed document, 2 pages. CONTENT: Corrections made to a script being used by a canvassing group opposed to the location of a shelter on the Barron Center campus. These corrections were made by Health and Human Services Director, Dawn Stiles. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Typed document, 12 pages. CONTENT: A response from the canvasser group regarding the corrections that were made to their script by HHS Director Dawn Stiles. |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Typed document, 42 pages. CONTENT: Emailed public comment received prior to July 10th |
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FORMAT/LENGTH: Typed document, 80 pages. CONTENT: Emailed public comment received between July 10th and September 6th. |
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