Homeless Initiative Coordinated Response Framework (CRF) update and contract extension
Transcript Minutes • 2026-10-05 • Item E.1
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AI Summary
Staff and consultant Andrew Henning presented on the city's Coordinated Response Framework, which now tracks a shared cohort of 27 high-acuity unhoused individuals with assigned lead case managers and weekly case conferencing. The council approved extending the Henning and Associates implementation support agreement through June 30, 2027, and received the presentation. Discussion included frustration from Mayor Heilman about county systems dropping cases and a request for a future policy discussion on handling individuals who repeatedly refuse services. Discussion points: 27-person cohort has a median homelessness duration of 7 years; 18 of 27 are assessed at the highest level of need, No one in the cohort has yet been permanently housed, though 24 of 27 now have an identified housing pathway.
Fiscal impact
Fiscal impact was not specified in the published agenda analysis.
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