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Hubbard said the UHS sets a 10-year implementation plan, more than 40 actions with assigned lead agencies and annual performance metrics to be published on a housing dashboard so the strategy can be revisited and adjusted to changing market conditions.

The strategy matters because Hubbard said market forces and limited public subsidy leave a structural shortfall for lower-income households. “The market will never become naturally affordable with new construction for households at or below 60% AMI,” Hubbard said, adding that the city must target subsidies and preserve existing affordability.

Hubbard presented the UHS as an “ecosystem” effort that requires coordination among Metro departments, the philanthropic sector and private developers. She described components that include increasing supply, preserving long-term affordability, expanding homeownership pathways, creating permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness, and improving access to housing services. The plan includes a proposal to create an executive-level position in the mayor’s office to coordinate housing across departments.

Hubbard walked the council through key data points she said the UHS uses: an estimated need for over 90,000 new homes across the market over 10 years; roughly half of that demand is for homeownership; a gap of about 20,000 rental homes affordable to households at or below 60% AMI, with the largest deficit in units for households below 30% AMI; and a recommended scaling goal to add supportive housing at a capacity that Hubbard estimated would need to approach roughly 900 homes per year to meet demand.

She also described limits on the city’s authority. “We cannot require affordability as a condition of zoning — that was preempted by the state of Tennessee,” Hubbard said, and she said local rent control of privately owned properties is likewise not permitted unless rents are restricted through a subsidy program. Hubbard said the UHS therefore focuses on voluntary incentives, use of public land for affordable projects, and aligning Metro funding such as Barnes Fund investments with deeper affordability.

Councilman Jordan Huffman pressed for clarification about the geography and AMI calculations underlying the 90,000 figure; Hubbard said the housing counts are for Davidson County and that the AMI used in many programs is the standard 10-county HUD area AMI, which the city adjusts when targeting Davidson County residents.

Hubbard said the UHS will include an annual set of policy priorities and a public tracking dashboard and that the document is intended to be updated routinely — “a living strategy” — to respond to market or disaster-driven shifts in demand.

The presentation concluded with an invitation to council and community partners to engage in implementation, especially around scaling permanent supportive housing and aligning philanthropic and private capital with public subsidy.

A copy of the UHS and its 10-year implementation plan are posted at nashville.gov/uhs; Hubbard told the council the website also hosts videos and section-level materials for members who want to review specifics.

Ending: The council did not take a formal vote on the UHS at this meeting; staff said they will continue outreach and return with additional briefings and materials as implementation planning proceeds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","08/13/25 Continuum of Care: Homelessness Planning Council","oneSentenceSummary","Metro Planning Department housing director Angie Hubbard outlined the city’s Unified Housing Strategy and said Nashville needs roughly 90,000 new homes over the next 10 years, prioritizing deeply affordable units for households below 30% of area median income.","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},6138800,"Coordinated Entry oversight committee seeks review authority for encampment prioritization; manual to return for vote",503,2525000,3028000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5582036-8624f222f83d78fedbf0d44efebb4092&start=2525&end=3028","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5582036-8624f222f83d78fedbf0d44efebb4092/thumbnail_2525000.jpg","/articles/6138800/Tennessee/Coordinated-Entry-oversight-committee-seeks-review-authority-for-encampment-prioritization-manual-to-return-for-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6138800-56a001a11f6782ee89c9f6a4998439fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1775094065&Signature=WJShCVYs46dxPGhvhaVOapWlM1LYdzvKSNKWd1yLYl5ubdfwaevrGpF0iVbieeLYAFYxMx1g55nA5isRkYIRjYwyg7JFvk3Y0vLmDk0WwhOiGTCWLLBc7~UN~uVrXI~NHc4qJjOP~zZlPiiMQ-B4gOL6JV5p6xwqm-3ORYZfMd5LxQWbqNP2lIwlgMVuboAEAC4z~BrN3oTdt3b2TzUsOo0eMTQTiZ-NxzbEGV8dUkTxXAyjqNV7cxYMTW8xTr8BIlK8Z8tvuX3vasr2ZOebSdDASDraRIyc24pFGyTw1~kT-eMdtjMfSQX3QV4asr66gCcIYJgq81n3qYMr~zYYFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Grant Winter of Safe Haven and Deshaun Reed of Park Center, co-chairs of the Coordinated Entry (CE) Oversight Committee, presented a revised CE policies and procedures manual and said the committee recommends that any changes to prioritization tied to encampment enclosures be reviewed by the CE Oversight Committee before CE resources are redirected.

The presenters said the manual is a living document that will continue to be updated annually and that public comment informed substantial revisions, including reorganized formatting and clearer sections on access, assessment, prioritization and referral.

“CE isn't just one agency's responsibility,” Grant Winter said, urging broader community ownership of the process. Deshaun Reed described a key change: proposed language that gives the CE Oversight Committee a formal review role for prioritization changes that would arise from encampment closures and other tactical responses so that limited CE resources are allocated equitably.

The committee clarified that the new review requirement would not prevent the CE lead from using non-CE resources for encampment responses; rather, it would create an oversight step before changing how CE referrals or prioritization are applied. Reed said the change is intended to balance nimbleness with community oversight.

Council members raised operational questions. Councilman Jordan Huffman flagged geographic gaps in outreach access points, citing Donaldson, Hermitage and Bellevue as areas where outreach coverage appears thin. Committee members acknowledged outreach points change frequently and discussed linking a dynamic outreach-access list to an online, real-time source rather than embedding frequently changing addresses in the manual.

Members also asked about the manual’s grievance procedure and a discrepancy in the HMIS re‑registration check‑in interval: one section referenced 89 days and another 90 days. Presenters said the check-in interval should be clarified to avoid automatic exits from HMIS and recommended encouraging check-ins at 60 days to provide a buffer before an automated 89–90 day inactivity threshold.

Grant Winter and Deshaun Reed said the document will be posted for a longer public review period and returned for an official vote at the next Homeless Planning Council meeting.

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Kelly said OHS selected Kelsey Combs to serve as the Continuum of Care veteran systems lead after interviews conducted with Community Solutions and VA partners; Combs has worked with the CE team and will focus on veteran homelessness strategy and gap analysis.

On emergency communications, OHS reported a technical change to the metro-funded mass-communication system used for heat-response alerts. Staff said the system previously required annual re-enrollment; after staff advocacy the vendor changed the subscription logic so enrolled recipients will continue to receive alerts until they choose to opt out.

OHS also said the landlord-engagement team will host shared-housing trainings and will seek landlord and property-owner participation; the trainings are certified by the Shared Housing Institute and have already been delivered in partnership with Room In The Inn and others. Staff said the department consolidated planned trainings from seven sessions into four to improve participation.

Kelly added that ARPA-funded activities previously administered before OHS reorganized will be folded into forthcoming reporting packets and that staff will include ARPA data in future SPM and program reports.

Ending: Staff encouraged provider partners to watch for training announcements and said updated program and ARPA reporting will be available in revised packets at future meetings.","OHS announced it hired Kelsey Combs as the veteran systems lead and described near-term operational updates including a change to the city’s heat-response mass communication subscription logic and plans for shared-housing trainings and landlord outreach; staff said ARPA-funded work will be integrated into future reports.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6138790,"HPC reviews HMIS project-level performance data; members request benchmarks and clearer context",1424,3725000,5149000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5582036-8624f222f83d78fedbf0d44efebb4092&start=3725&end=5149","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5582036-8624f222f83d78fedbf0d44efebb4092/thumbnail_3725000.jpg","/articles/6138790/Tennessee/HPC-reviews-HMIS-project-level-performance-data-members-request-benchmarks-and-clearer-context","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6138790-3c3566783871e62a7e54b3464d2235f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1775094065&Signature=ozDKTXFVqmKJwsRE756neX2m1oCcSINBJBcHBkGp70-0ZjdOMQXgYoXr49brBxFi-Z5Yz~Atfm2ma3OlEP8tUjHqjugEgqiZlEt4R1IcwC34u2b2Fflac3vpi2V9iiR5GsYh5ox37j6IUOhpzjRVCaXQvAfLva2uBJj4HXUDT1RwB3RJuiK4Gf7wcsxTJ~zB0Z4SM-KUE25Bbp~KxvFgIYmq7bzH5YjCpj2Hr2R0ivPajttKgPoKkkVoLjhyhotUKEZG23rSVf5VCVLB8XBUFHBgHkaj2d5WdhsTl41~GpG5kaFsRY0dciOc1To0ZzrJrSCmDIml6ENp2AD2hXDBKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Office of Homeless Services (OHS) staff presented a new packet breaking down HUD System Performance Measures (SPMs) at the project level for Continuum of Care–funded agencies and said the data are drawn from HMIS for the reporting period Oct. 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025.

Chantelle (HMIS/data lead) told the council the packet lists project-level results and explained why some values are “N/A”: measures such as returns to homelessness and income retention require multi-year histories and therefore are not available for projects that started recently; domestic-violence specific projects operated by Mary Parish Center were not included because DV projects do not report to HMIS.

Chantelle said rapid rehousing projects generally show lower returns to homelessness because those programs pay rent for participants, and she cautioned that outcomes differ by project type so measures are not directly comparable across permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing and other models.

Council members requested additional context and clarity. One member asked for the raw “n” (participant counts) alongside percentages so reviewers can see the sample sizes behind each rate. Another asked for benchmarks or peer comparisons — national or community-wide targets — to help interpret whether a given percentage represents improvement or decline in HUD scoring. OHS staff agreed to add national benchmarks, prior-year community values and agency projections to future reports so the packet provides clear context for interpreting performance measures.

Staff also reported a data-import issue affecting National Rescue Mission data that temporarily removed that agency’s records from recent extracts; staff said the import error has been fixed and the Mission’s data will return in the next import.

Kelly (OHS) highlighted recent operational updates: the department will combine ARPA-funded work and OHS reporting in future packets, and staff plan to add ARPA-related numbers to the SPM package. Kelly also announced a hire: Kelsey Combs will serve as the veteran systems lead after an interview and selection process involving Community Solutions and VA partners; Combs had been working with the CE team and will focus on veteran homelessness strategy.

Ending: OHS staff said they will revise the SPM packet to include raw counts, national benchmarks and prior-year values and will return updated data in the next report.","Office of Homeless Services staff presented a project-level breakdown of HUD System Performance Measures (SPMs) for Continuum of Care-funded projects, noting gaps where DV projects (Mary Parish Center) and certain new projects are not in HMIS; council members asked for raw counts, benchmarks and peer comparisons; staff said they will add national",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6138795,"HPC staff urge partners to help strengthen HUD community application ahead of NOFO",311,3403000,3714000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5582036-8624f222f83d78fedbf0d44efebb4092&start=3403&end=3714","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5582036-8624f222f83d78fedbf0d44efebb4092/thumbnail_3403000.jpg","/articles/6138795/Tennessee/HPC-staff-urge-partners-to-help-strengthen-HUD-community-application-ahead-of-NOFO","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6138795-b6c3296d296d397c0149712e07f9e279/orig.mp4?Expires=1775094065&Signature=mSzIs7U0MUazBtwJmLxFmqBu47AhCV3e8j5F420R6ZyGMDP0nzkj7KKYxBClBBfOKy1HMr3fZRiGsT5A~tTEuWvk7F3dMEWxCBXlhecB-Er9gzYpsMWQETNHz4Wd8S4LGSiPVSQjlRduMf9G-6AjinZ16lMLRvZr1th4ay5O6LnYAQMWjOJcSFddn7h~Y0tAuFUhKN-Xves0U2UQk31YNNwrTkfVf-rbheeaPePgT7Qr7bdCns3EKtELMixPF2w0jeMLcaYbjlDVX5-c02DwSF9nU8ZEVIPIX~k~GQ4tyF28Al8oKaNRzmO3sz0HN2DNZk2oDAiDXwHT~kbZ90V~AQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Allison (staff member) briefed the council on plans to coordinate the Homeless Planning Council’s inputs to the Continuum of Care community application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and warned that system performance measures (SPMs) and other data-heavy elements can comprise a large share of the annual HUD funding competition score.

Allison said the community application is intended to capture the full scope of work in Nashville — agencies funded by the Continuum of Care, non-funded agencies and other partners — and that HUD scoring is driven in significant part by metrics pulled from HMIS and other formal inventories. “The system performance measures alone are 30% of our score,” Allison said. She encouraged council members and community groups to submit program details and examples the application should reflect.

Allison summarized sample application sections where strategy answers matter: infectious disease prevention and communications, trauma‑informed services for domestic violence survivors and emergency transfer plans. She said the application is long (the full submission runs well over 100 pages in prior years) and that staff will circulate draft answers and solicit contributions as the HUD Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is released.

Council and COC members discussed benchmarking and the need for clearer data context. Members asked for comparative benchmarks — national or peer community figures — and past-year application results so reviewers can tell whether current numbers reflect improvement. Allison said she would share last year’s application and work with committees to gather supporting evidence and suggested submitting improved, strategy-focused responses that align with the UHS where relevant.

Ending: Staff asked partners to review and help refine community application materials once the NOFO is published and to contribute updates that show how local strategies and programs address the application’s strategic questions.","HPC staff warned that the Continuum of Care community application to HUD — used to allocate annual HUD CoC funding — depends heavily on system performance measures (about 30% of scoring) and asked providers and committees to align strategic work with application questions to improve HUD scoring.","actionData","errors"]

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Metro planning staff outline Unified Housing Strategy, call for 90,000 new homes over 10 years

Coordinated Entry oversight committee seeks review authority for encampment prioritization; manual to return for vote

Office of Homeless Services names Kelsey Combs as veterans systems lead; announces heat-response messaging and shared-housing trainings

HPC reviews HMIS project-level performance data; members request benchmarks and clearer context

HPC staff urge partners to help strengthen HUD community application ahead of NOFO