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City outlines winter shelter at Be Heard site; will open Nov. 17 with phased capacity and ARPA operations funding
Summary
City staff and service partners described a winter shelter to open Nov. 17 at 7216 E. Admiral Place with daytime Be Heard services continuing and overnight sheltering, case management and medical outreach to scale from 50–60 initial beds to 125 in regular operation and 250 for emergency nights.
The committee received a detailed presentation and extensive Q&A on a winter-shelter plan that will open Nov. 17 at 7216 E. Admiral Place, the current daytime site for the Be Heard program. The shelter is planned to operate Nov. 17–Mar. 31, will be pet friendly, and is intended to reduce frostbite, fire responses and other cold-weather harms by providing 24-hour sheltering, security, meals and case management.
The presenter, identified in the transcript as the mayor's senior adviser on homelessness (name not stated), said the shelter will "open November 17 through March 31" and "have the capacity to serve up to 250 individuals" during declared emergencies, with initial operation serving "50 to 60 over the first couple…
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