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Committee narrows homelessness language in housing objective, keeps prevention focus in comp plan
Summary
Staff proposed broadening housing objective to include prevention, treatment and recovery; the committee agreed prevention belongs squarely in the comp plan while some members recommended treatment and recovery language be placed or cross‑referenced in community services to avoid over‑specification in the housing chapter.
Committee members addressed how the comp plan should reflect the city's homelessness strategy, with staff proposing alignment to a February 2025 framework that includes prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery.
Several members supported adding prevention language to the housing objective but cautioned that treatment and recovery programs are more appropriately detailed in community services or programmatic documents. Jeff Hyman and others asked that references to specific committee reports be used as guidance but not as the sole framework for future coordination.
"While I support treatment and recovery strategies, I don't think that belongs in the housing section," Hyman said, urging broader prevention language that allows future adjustments. Tim and others asked staff to reference the current homelessness committee and ongoing work rather than limiting future actions solely to that earlier report.
Why it matters: how the plan addresses homelessness determines how the city frames prevention investments, partnerships, and grant-seeking priorities.
Next steps: staff will broaden the prevention language in the housing objective and include a cross-reference to homelessness committee work and future updates rather than locking the plan into a single report.
