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Maldoon said the HMIS team expects to incorporate additional mission/provider data in the coming months and that May saw 158 individuals housed in the month (91 households, including 33 families). She also outlined demographic detail: in May, 50 percent of individuals experiencing homelessness were Black, 41 percent were white, and the remainder identified as Hispanic/Latino, multiracial or other; 59 percent of people counted were men, 40 percent women and 1 percent transgender.

On the point‑in‑time (PIT) count, staff reported that the PIT for Jan. 23 recorded 2,180 individuals — a 4.1 percent increase from the prior year’s 2,094 — and that unsheltered counts decreased by 123 people (17 percent) while sheltered counts increased by 209 people (15 percent). HMIS and PIT staff attributed the shift in part to weather and cold‑weather shelter availability on the night of the count.

HMIS staff explained the team piloted a new PIT mapping app that let volunteers record hotspot locations and, if the surveyor opted in, capture the surveyor's GPS when the survey was submitted. That mapping function gave outreach teams better pre‑count hotspot maps and is being used to target ongoing outreach. The presenter said exact GPS coordinates are not publicly shared; maps are distributed to outreach teams in controlled settings to protect privacy.

Council members asked follow‑up questions about how many new participants were entered into HMIS during the PIT, how Roadway Inn placements are reflected in the May report, and whether the report language could better explain categories such as \"new\" versus \"returning\" entries into HMIS. Maldoon and other HMIS staff agreed to provide clarifying tables and to work on wording for public materials.

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HMIS staff said they will continue to incorporate additional provider data, refine public wording on report categories, and provide follow‑up tables on PIT survey location opt‑in counts and how encampment closures (such as Old Tent City) are reflected in monthly HMIS totals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","06/11/25 Continuum of Care: Homelessness Planning Council","oneSentenceSummary","HMIS staff presented May system data and a recently submitted point‑in‑time (PIT) count showing 2,180 individuals on Jan. 23; the HMIS team highlighted demographic breakdowns, sheltering status and improvements to PIT mapping and data collection.","taxTitle","Homelessness Planning Council Meetings, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee","taxId",69325,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6203794,"Homelessness Planning Council approves joint COC Builds application led by Park Center for maximum HUD award",2246,3041000,5287000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3781483-0ef7205427e9f44ed6993f0e728ca19b&start=3041&end=5287","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3781483-0ef7205427e9f44ed6993f0e728ca19b/thumbnail_3041000.jpg","/articles/6203794/Tennessee/Homelessness-Planning-Council-approves-joint-COC-Builds-application-led-by-Park-Center-for-maximum-HUD-award","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203794-3de07ba764b58b24786ef8d95ad715fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1775367908&Signature=UbZXtPmzO74-~Y1oi7AuDGTuPjIFNnMPIVP7iI1szMHKnCUfQgdEATpVKuvPcBWODQH3cbs~fNAotJ20kVAI7YPlJPDOLF83IJG6ywKFt3qoLM6QJHcHr49PJO3Kj5peP14dI35e704dHc39-SMK9NL2UBWNxcAgXECfcWRWeGouLWk8oaFq1ozQhYArCONbhQna7OOoDggxXFq9el7p099WBrHZ5sGh5R4GwkLegilteZQNlOnfkb-aYLisX467lctvnxHhhDPmTHoLpXDbdqPRS7E3Vb9jqviksHFNOjA9NP34ju1Pri5P6uSaoUHx6i~2CsWgvBo0ngZe4zMN3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carrie (Performance Evaluation Committee representative) asked the Homelessness Planning Council to approve submitting a consolidated application to HUD's COC Builds program that combines two previously separate proposals so the community can request the maximum award amount.

The Performance Evaluation Committee recommended Park Center serve as the primary applicant with Urban Housing Solutions and the other applicant (identified in materials as Mary Oaks Homes/the contributor) joining the application so the combined request can seek the full $12,000,000 maximum allowed under the NOFO. The committee said Park Center brought stronger financial leverage and existing partnerships, and the combined submission would aim to maximize score in a competitive, constrained funding round.

Jamie Villegas moved to approve the PEC recommendation to submit a joint application with Park Center, Urban Housing Solutions and the contributor; the motion carried after vote counting. Meeting notes record two recusals and all other voting members in favor.

Presenters said the HUD COC Builds NOFO had been briefly nullified and reissued, which compressed the calendar and limited time for applicants and PEC review. While applicants agreed to collaborate and to request the maximum award, committee members said detailed unit counts and final budget allocations remained to be finalized because the application turnaround was tight; staff and the applicant partners committed to finalize numbers in the coming weeks.

The council did not vote on a final development budget or unit count at the meeting. Instead the formal action approved pursuing a joint submission and directing OHS and applicant partners to complete the consolidated application for submission to HUD.

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OHS and the applicant partners will complete the joint COC Builds application for HUD, aiming to submit a consolidated request for the $12 million maximum; PEC and applicants will provide final unit counts and budget leverage details to the council as they are finalized.","The council authorized a joint application for the HUD COC Builds grant, asking for the maximum $12 million and naming Park Center as lead applicant with Urban Housing Solutions and a collaborator called Mary Oaks Homes/the contributor; the vote carried with two recusals.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6203799,"Advocates and officials clash over classification and outcomes at Roadway Inn after Old Tent City closure",2499,379000,2878000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3781483-0ef7205427e9f44ed6993f0e728ca19b&start=379&end=2878","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3781483-0ef7205427e9f44ed6993f0e728ca19b/thumbnail_379000.jpg","/articles/6203799/Tennessee/Advocates-and-officials-clash-over-classification-and-outcomes-at-Roadway-Inn-after-Old-Tent-City-closure","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203799-daf27c8c84cb776d959030f53d593063/orig.mp4?Expires=1775367908&Signature=dWE7mhA6H9Ort4oWvPncVCY0vZzp3oLyVlfUjTr4xT0g0~xxSvz2oXDGK54heZHsWCeKRxZx-BRplneZUJ2pjsw7~EKnM0nYX-6tGnZqraD4EaB9azOKqWhv1t933FtjHTssmmpS86Bdc2dQ9pxq-VUyjdB-aouixY2MjXJqzj8LdLed1HgE-DQESl3aSz2jHkatwTjOOT7l1PRyMeP4p8xiVdRj1Ai-pswAvCcTFwmGtcPMvdJSFcoJpW0Jt3t-Zzdqn2RUEzaRMeeSpF2yM4BbJp2hquF6NWIT7RJ0GkQhCfXllt7uWuGbKRQ4cQUqXzLEwjHPJTPHFvfGpDClvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Shanley Degnan, chair of the HMIS Oversight and Data Committee, told the Homelessness Planning Council that she was \"uncomfortable using the phrase housing in this way\" when the Office of Homeless Services (OHS) reported 107 people were connected after the Old Tent City encampment and that 81 of those people were staying at the Roadway Inn.

Degnan said the Roadway Inn has no kitchens in rooms, rules such as bag checks and curfews, and — crucially for federal reporting — the project type in HMIS is set up as an emergency shelter. She asked the council to update public-facing language and to break out outcomes by shelter type so funders and planners know how many people moved into permanent housing versus temporary shelter.

The issue matters because how the community describes and reports placements drives resource requests and performance measures. Degnan said the public report that lists 107 housed could be misread as permanent housing placements; she urged the council to distinguish emergency shelter placements from interim or permanent housing in its reports to preserve clarity with local and federal funders.

Director Calvin of the Office of Homeless Services responded that HUD technical assistance helped design an \"interim housing\" model used locally and that the Roadway Inn was intentionally set up to provide on-site services and meals. Calvin said the HMIS database lacks an \"interim housing\" drop-down, so the Roadway Inn is recorded in HMIS as an emergency shelter even though the community uses the term \"interim housing\" in planning and service delivery. \"The interim housing, it is a option of housing,\" Calvin said, and she emphasized the community goal of moving people into permanent housing.

Calvin told the council that, historically, when the community has used similar interim models, 88 percent of participants did not return to homelessness and roughly 66–67 percent of that group later moved into permanent housing. She described on-site services at Roadway as including meals, housing navigation and case management, and partnerships with providers such as Neighborhood Health and Hospitality Hub. She said average stays aim to be about 90 to 120 days, shorter for church-conversion options and longer for some hotel conversions.

Council members and other committee members pushed for clearer, longitudinal data. One member asked for reporting of outcomes at 30, 60 and 90 days specific to Roadway so the council could better understand length of stay and where people go afterward. Degnan reiterated that federal reporting and public messaging should align: \"We actually need, you know, 100 plus housing resources for this encampment, not we've already housed 107,\" she said, arguing for separate tallies for emergency shelter placements and permanent housing moves.

Several speakers also raised operational and rights concerns. Questions included whether residents have leases, what grievance or notice procedures are available if someone is asked to leave, what kinds of security are used and whether on-site security has received complaints. Calvin said OHS has requested the provider's policy and grievance procedures and meets with the operator regularly, and that the security team on site has experience with the unhoused population and that operators and police coordinate quarterly meetings when possible.

The council did not take a formal vote on classification language at the meeting but multiple members asked staff to supply follow-up materials: the HUD technical-assistance rationale for the term \"interim housing,\" HMIS classification guidance, the operator's grievance procedures, and longitudinal outcome reports for Roadway at 30/60/90 days.

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Council members asked OHS to return with clearer, aligned language for public reports and with longitudinal outcome tables for Roadway placements so the Homelessness Planning Council and funders can better distinguish emergency shelter placements from permanent housing exits. OHS agreed to provide the HUD TA explanation, operator policies, and additional outcome reporting for future meetings.","At the Homelessness Planning Council meeting in June, a public commenter and council members pressed Office of Homeless Services staff about whether people moved from Old Tent City to the Roadway Inn should be described as \"housed,\" how the site is classified in HMIS, and what on-site services and timelines look like.","actionData","errors"]

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