Homelessness Prevention Task Force

City of Portland’s Homelessness Prevention Task Force May 9, 2012 Meeting 9:00am‐11:00am United Way of Greater Portland Offices One Canal Plaza, 3rd Floor AGENDA 9:00AM Welcome & Brief Re‐ Introductions – Task Force Tri‐Chairs: Jon Jennings, Suzanne McCormick, Dory Waxman 9:10AM Review Agenda & Loop‐Back to Unanswered Questions from Previous Meetings – Suzanne McCormick 9:25AM Discussion of May 22nd Public Forum – Task Force Tri‐Chairs Draft Agenda:  Open Comments – Tri‐Chairs  5 min. Sub‐Group Briefings  Remarks by Mayor or HUD Representative  Public Comment & Questions 9:40AM Modified Timeline for Task Force Work 9:50AM Sub‐Group Progress Briefings & Discussion (15 mins. Per Briefing ):  Emergency Shelter  Supportive & Affordable Housing  Youth & Families (and other populations)  Access to Health & Behavioral Health Services Briefing Topics:  Sub‐Group Mission and Vision  Summary of what we know works now and available resources in that particular area  Definition of larger stakeholders whose voice/participation needs to influence the findings & recommendations  Prevention ‐ How do we incorporate the thread of prevention in the bigger picture toward the strategic master plan in all sub groups? 10:55AM Wrap‐up and Adjournment – Task Force Tri‐Chairs  TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS Minutes: May 9, 2012 ATTENDEES: Suzanne McCormick, Jon Jennings, Dory Waxman, Tom Ptacek, Tom McLaughlin, Mike Gendreau, Mike Tarpinian, Dawn Doiron, Mike Sauschuk, Karen Stein, Jon Bradley, Mark Swann, Pat McKinsey, John Anton, Dana Totman, Kitty Garland, Tom Blackburn, John Ryan, Rabbi Carolyn Braun HUD: Bill Birney, Barbara Fields Suzanne discussed the importance of bringing the whole Task Force together to continue to identify any questions or issues needing discussion and to capture topics that need to be addressed that have fallen out of the sub‐group meetings. Mike Gendreau asked if it is realistic to complete the Task Force report by June 6. Dory replied that the Tri‐Chairs looked at the depth of the work needed and are planning to push out the