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CITY OF COOS BAY CITY COUNCIL

Agenda Staff Report

This item was previously discussed at Joint URA/Council Worksession on 10/27/2020

MEETING DATE
January 5,  2021 		AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
5.
 TO:
Mayor Benetti and City Councilors

 
 FROM: 
Rodger Craddock, City Manager

 
 THROUGH:
 

 
 ISSUE:Consideration of Appointments to Homeless Workgroup 
 SUMMARY:

The Council established a Homeless Workgroup on November 21, 2017 and after holding an application process the Council appointed eighteen members to the committee on February 20, 2018.  

A number of the original committee members are no longer members of the committee or no longer in the position of the organization they represented.  The Council directed staff to set up an application process for persons interested in serving on the workgroup and for Councilors Kilmer and Farmer, along with the City Manager to review and interview the applicants in an effort to provide the Council a recommendation for workgroup appointment.   		 
 ACTION REQUESTED:

If it pleases Council, appoint / reappoint the recommended list of applicants (see attached list). 

 
 BACKGROUND:

The Council established a Homeless Workgroup on November 21, 2017 and after holding an application process the Council appointed eighteen members to the committee on February 20, 2018.

 

While the committee has not met since February 13, 2020 due in large part to COVID restrictions, they had met 14 times in the previous two years.  The committee was instrumental in the implementation of the following:

 

  • Housing Receivership Ordinance
  • Exclusionary Ordinance
  • Creation of a Community Services Officer position
  • Vacant Property Registration Ordinance
  • Temporary Lodging Facilities Ordinance
  • Warming Shelter Policy
  • Property Watch Program

 

A number of the original committee members are no longer members of the committee or no longer in the position of the organization they represented.  As such, on October 27, 2020, Council directed staff to set up an application process for persons interested in serving on the workgroup.  After receiving a number of applications the Council authorized Councilors Kilmer and Farmer, along with the City Manager, to review and interview the applicants in an effort to provide the Council a recommendation for workgroup appointment.   Interviews were completed on December 29, 2020.

 
 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:

None. 
 
 ATTACHMENT(S):
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Homeless Workgroup Members