2 times ago they met, I provided tons of solutions for them, which were recycled from many conversations before, but this is what I gave them. It was over 40 pages with only the summaries of the information – It would be hundreds of pages of reports, with over 150 recommendations if I compiled it all. I tried, but it was overwhelming.
FIRST HAND OUT – GENERAL
If I can find the handout with the specific summaries – I will scan and put it here, but I have a 9am meeting, and I think its at work somewhere, maybe. (Here they are! Solutions!
Solutions, Solutions and More Solutions
HOUSING FIRST, ZERO 2016
Checklist for Housing First
Press Release from Zero 2016
DAY CENTER
Final Report (Feb 2013)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Homeless Systems Map
2013 Annual Report on Homeless Persons Served in Dane County
Point In Time Count
Out of Reach 2015 Report
REPORTS AND ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS
Advocates memo to mayor (May 2015)
Homeless Services Consortium Legislative Agenda (April 2015)
County Housing Needs Assessment (January 2015)
Zero 2016 (December 2014)
– End veteran homelessness by 2015
– End chronic homelessness by 2016
City Affordable Housing Report (September 2014)
Dane County Comprehensive Plan (2013 update)
Madison Area Urban Ministry report (July 2012)
Community Plan to end homelessness (August 2011)
City Housing is a Human Right Resolution (November 2011)
– Reference materials
People’s Affordable Housing Vision
County Housing is a Human Right Resolution
Poverty Report (November 2009)
City of Madison Comprehensive Plan
Open Drunkenness and Intoxication
– Operating Housing First Programs
– AODA treatment
– already laws in place to address this
Baggage and Bedding “clutter”
– Operating Housing First Programs
– Downtown Lockers – -> Day Center
Washing Laundry in Public Bathroom Sinks
– Operating Housing First Programs
– Public Restrooms and Laundry more than 2 days a week – -> Day Center
Attending to Personal Hygiene in sinks
– Operating Housing First Programs
– Showers – -> Day Center
Running Extension Cords creating a tripping hazard
– Operating Housing First Programs
– Access to Electricity – – > Day Center
Food Storage attracts mice and bugs
– Operating Housing First Programs
– More garbage cans
– Place to serve people food – – > Day Center
Urinate and defecate not in porta-potties
– Operating Housing First Programs
– Clean the porta-potties more often
– More porta potties or public restrooms – – > Day Center
Blocking the doors
– Operating Housing First Programs
– already a violation of building policy
Panhandling
– already laws in place to address this
Long term loitering with no obvious business
– Operating Housing First Programs
– This is a public building. Loitering ordinances are often found to be unconstitutional. – – > A welcoming Day Center with amenities may attract people there instead.
Displacing people won’t change the issues or the solutions.
Criminalizing people’s need to sleep will add to the issues.
Functioning Housing First Programs and a Day Center are the solutions we need.
