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Council presses staff on low-barrier shelter outcomes and costs after budget presentation
Summary
Council members questioned the cost and outcomes of the city's low-barrier shelter, pressed for clearer metrics on exits to stable housing and long-term funding, and heard staff say STRAC and hospital partners are aiding operations and referrals.
Council members used the Feb. 18 budget briefing to press staff on the low-barrier shelter's cost, occupancy and outcomes, and to ask for a clearer business plan before committing general-fund support long term.
Freddy Martinez told the council the FY26 budget included $4.8 million to pay the lease for the low-barrier shelter; operations are funded via a partnership with SANs ministries and STRAC. The original FY26 goal was to serve 450 unduplicated clients with a target that 55% of exits would be…
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