City commissioners unanimously adopted the final report from the city's Task Force on Homeless Services and agreed to create a new advisory board on homelessness.
Commissioners thanked the task force for nearly three years of work on the issue, but said the formal adoption does not mean that the city will implement or fund all of the task force's recommendations, which include a new homeless shelter.
"I think adopting the final report as a guide is perfectly acceptable, but I don't want anyone to be misled about our intentions," said City Commissioner David Schauner.
The task force's list of recommendations had an estimated price tag of nearly $5 million. Task force members assured commissioners Tuesday that they had no expectation that the city would fund all of the recommendations. Task force members said many of the recommendations will need to be funded through private donations or grants.
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smitty (anonymous) says…
I'm interested in the new advisory committee that is to be appointed. They will use the current task force's recomendations to work from. There is much more to come on this issue. The writing of the rules and requirements in order to get the money from the city is yet to come if I understand this process.
I about laughed till I choked yesterday. As I walked past 10th and Kentucky, incompetent co-ordinator of LINK, Dianne Morgan, was busy picking up trash and cleaning up the outside of the loiters favorite hang out, First Christian Church's north steps. The wet shelter was being spruced up too.
It was good to see the poverty pimps actually doing some work to clean up after their drunken druggies. Enabling has it's price in time and energy. Too bad the clean up only happens when the homeless issue goes in front of the commission for endorsement for funding reasons. Too bad the assistance at these sites do not require for the drunks to pick up after themselves.