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City exploring micro‑unit recovery residences as low‑barrier, service‑rich housing option; summer pilot targeted
Summary
Administration staff outlined plans to pilot micro units or recovery‑residence-style housing modeled on successful valley programs. The aim is to pair low‑cost units with peer support, case management and billable clinical services; capital could include opioid settlement funds and muni property for initial pilots.
City staff described a plan to study and pilot micro units and recovery‑residence models as a way to create scalable, lower‑cost supported housing.
Officials said they will convene designers, contractors and municipal partners on April 2 to refine physical designs and identify potential muni parcels for a pilot. The service model emphasized peer support, case management and assessment for treatment services; in other jurisdictions that approach has allowed operators to bill for services and reduce reliance on grant funding.
Why it matters: Micro units combined with a recovery residence service model could provide lower-barrier housing that also offers behavioral-health engagement, potentially creating a sustainable operating model that can be scaled or transferred to community partners.
Staff said they are considering opioid settlement funds for capital, municipal procurement to launch the pilot, and a short-term muni investment to stand up a program designed to become self-sustaining or transferred to community operators. The timeline described by staff was ambitious: launch steps and partner meetings in April with an objective of being operational as early as summer if procurement, funding and site work proceed quickly.
Ending: Staff asked the committee for feedback and signaled that further engagement and site selection would be presented as the April convening and procurement work move forward.
