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Council creates regional task force after gaps analysis on homelessness and opioid public‑health crisis
Summary
Following a staff gaps analysis on homelessness and fentanyl misuse, the council voted to convene a multi‑agency task force (mayor, vice mayor, city and county managers and chief legal and public‑safety officials) to produce an action plan addressing shelter, behavioral health, and justice system coordination.
The City Council on Feb. 19 approved the creation of a multi‑agency task force to coordinate actions addressing unsheltered homelessness and the opioid/fentanyl public‑health crisis, following a staff gaps analysis presented by assistant city manager Les Morales and Community Safety Program Director Brandy Champion.
Staff described a multi‑step workshop involving city departments, Pima County partners and service providers that mapped common scenarios (encampment engagement, arrest pathways) and identified three primary gap areas: encampment, shelter and services for unsheltered persons;…
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