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City expands winter shelter nights, community leaders press for HOPWA capacity funding
Summary
City staff described changes expanding OpenTable’s contract to provide 20 beds nightly through mid‑March and said a new family shelter will add up to 50 spaces; community health advocates urged the city to use HOPWA funds to build community providers’ capacity rather than funneling all funds through DSS.
City staff described amendments and operational changes designed to increase shelter capacity during the cold months and acknowledged community calls for capacity building around HOPWA funds. Ryan Smith, director of community safety, and Colin Davis, contract manager, told council members that a prior amendment moved about $79,000 from shelter expenses to administrative costs so OpenTable Ministries could inspect and ready a relocated shelter site; that site opened this past weekend and provided additional beds.
Davis explained that OpenTable’s contract this season is structured so the organization will provide an…
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