Director Calvin reported improvements to the cold‑weather shelter and gave operational and outcome details, while staff and partners presented data and next steps on housing strategy.

Director Calvin (Speaker 13) said upgrades to the cold‑weather shelter included plumbing and electrical repairs, new paint and flooring, and the addition of on‑site medical triage in partnership with the health department and Nashville General emergency room nurses. Behavioral health triage staff are also on site at night. "Our guest noticed that as soon as they walk through the door that the building looks different on the inside," she said. Calvin reported the shelter had provided 24 nights of overflow sheltering; the average guest age was 47, 62 guests were identified with disabling conditions, 23% identified as survivors of domestic violence, and 12 individuals had been housed from the shelter during the period discussed.

Calvin highlighted two pilot initiatives: NASH (a needs‑assessment tool intended to replace the VI‑SPDAT) and MRF (metro rapid response funding initiative), both described as pilots that have been presented at a national data conference. Calvin said the pilots are still early and some data remain limited.

On data, Speaker 11 reported that 4,318 people experienced homelessness in Nashville in December across 3,571 households (274 families and 3,297 adult‑only households). In December, 150 people experiencing homelessness were housed (100 households), and over the past 12 months 1,793 people had been housed in Nashville. The presenter said the typical time from HMIS entry to permanent housing was 119 days in December.

Casey Ensign (Speaker 14), senior policy analyst with Metro Nashville's housing division, said the city will release an RFP to procure a consultant to develop a permanent supportive housing strategic plan (Action 29 in the Unified Housing Strategy). The RFP will be competitive, stay open for about five weeks, and the plan is expected to take approximately one year after consultant onboarding.

Council members praised staff for the shelter upgrades and national recognition of pilots, discussed logistics for hosting a retreat at the shelter, and requested digital materials to post in program kiosks for justice‑involved clients. No formal votes were taken on the pilots or RFP at this meeting.