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Commissioner urges careful vetting of Han Leiter living-quarters lease and collaborative partners
Summary
Commissioner Gwen Flowers Taylor asked staff to convene the collaborative and county managers to address liability and operator experience concerns for a proposed lease of living quarters at Han Leiter, and requested a deadline (initially Dec. 31) to move the matter forward.
Commissioner Gwen Flowers Taylor asked county staff to schedule a meeting with members of the collaborative and the county manager to discuss a proposed lease for living quarters at Han Leiter. Flowers Taylor said the collaborative is concerned about reducing liability when the county partners with an entity lacking a track record in providing the needed services.
She urged the county to consider alternatives to relying on a single provider after the county’s prior reliance on Waypoint, mentioned the Salvation Army as an organization that had recently closed its shelter, and raised questions about whether operators should be required to be veterans or instead be experienced shelter operators. She specifically requested staff aim for a firm deadline to advance the lease process, citing Dec. 31 as a target date mentioned in the meeting.
Staff and the chair agreed to convene the collaborative, confirm participating stakeholders and return to the board with proposals; Flowers Taylor also suggested tapping nearby providers and sharing lessons learned rather than reinventing services.
What’s next: Staff to coordinate the collaborative meeting, confirm participants and report back to the board with recommended lease terms and a timeline for moving forward.
