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County debates interim tents‑and‑tarps distribution policy as joint office reports near‑capacity shelters
Summary
After the micro‑village briefing commissioners discussed an interim county tents‑and‑tarps distribution policy, pressing Joint Office staff for shelter capacity data, accountability measures for outreach distribution, and city–county coordination ahead of an April policy review.
Following the micro‑village briefing, Multnomah County commissioners held a work session on an interim tents‑and‑tarps distribution policy and the county’s pandemic‑era supply center. Stacy Bork, deputy chief of staff to the chair, summarized the policy history and said the interim policy (adopted in October) sets coordinated distributions by outreach zones, provider agreements and data tracking.
Dan Field, director of the Joint Office of Homeless Services, told the board current shelter capacity is just under 2,800 units (2778, excluding a ramping‑up site) and that nightly…
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