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• Prioritize the issues of most critical need and/or areas where the City and the "collaborative <br />base" of partners can deliver the most effective assistance, taking into account discretionary <br />funding and the potential to redeploy resources to higher priority areas. <br />• Present the highest priority items to the Mayor and City Council, and request they direct the <br />City Manager on which options should be implemented. <br />• Assign appropriate City staff and other applicable resources to short- and long-term options <br />approved by the Mayor and City Council.' <br />PROGRESS SINCE LAST REPORT <br />The team's focus over the last quarter has been to meet with as many of the stakeholder groups as <br />possible to determine the gaps in service and other important issues. These gatherings included <br />meetings with homeless families, youth and singles. <br />The revised plan, which included stakeholder input, was adopted on November 30, 2005. <br />CHALLENGES <br />The main challenge during this period was coordinating all of the meetings with stakeholders, <br />commissions and other interested parties. Staff from the Lane County Human Services <br />Commission was instrumental in the progress made thus far by the staff team. <br />INTERMEDIATE MEASURES <br />• Number of meetings with homeless community members, service providers, homeless <br />advocates, City and County commissions and other key stakeholders to determine and <br />prioritize gaps and needs <br />• Amount of City budget authority allocated to programs that directly help the homeless <br />• Number of City staff who have completed training around interaction with homeless <br />community members <br />FINAL OUTCOME MEASURES <br />Community Indicators -Measures that reflect that this is a complex issue and needs the support of many <br />organisations and individuals besides the City: <br />• Number of beds available to homeless community members, by type of person/group <br />served (youth/singles/family) <br />City Measures -Measures that are mainly or wholly controlled by City staff or City elected o~cials. <br />• Amount of City budget authority allocated to programs that directly help the homeless <br />• Number of City staff who have completed training around interaction with homeless <br />community members <br />-16- <br />