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Winter shelter update: centers at capacity; council warned of state bills that could affect mitigation funding
Summary
Homeless resource centers and overflow sites remain at capacity, staff said. Councilors asked staff to provide counts of outreach interactions. Separately, several state bills under consideration would change mitigation and enforcement rules and could affect funding for local responses.
At the Feb. 18 work session the Salt Lake City Council received a short update on winter shelter operations and winter overflow sites, and council members discussed pending state legislation that could affect mitigation funding and response authority.
Shelter operations and outreach Andrew Johnson, identified at the meeting as the city’s director of homeless policy and outreach, told the council winter overflow facilities and the city’s homeless resource centers “are still at capacity” and that “we still need more beds.” Johnson said inclement weather and Code Blue activations have slowed some mitigation activities in recent weeks and that the Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART) has been conducting public outreach, including work near the airport and along parts of the Jordan River corridor.
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