Task Force Meeting

HOMELESS TASK FORCE - MEETING AGENDA 1. Meeting Information Meeting Type Task Force Working Session Meeting Location Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th Street Date/Time Monday September 12, 2022; 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. 2. Task Force Members Rich Merkouris, Chair Jessie Schmidt Michelle Erpenbach Marshall Selberg Dustin Haber Curt Soehl Anny Libengood Rebecca Wimmer Andy Patterson Kari Benz Mike Curtis Kadyn Wittman Terry Liggins 3. Task Force Ex-Officios Dr. Charles Chima, Public Health Director Jon Thum, Police Chief Matt McAreavey, Fire Chief Logan Penfield, Housing Development Manager 4. Task Force Goals That a task force is hereby established in order to study homelessness within the City of Sioux Falls, and make recommendations for policies to reduce said homelessness over the next ten-year period. Res. 65-22 5. Task Force Objectives 1.Recommend a policy that guides future city involvement, if any, with local shelter capacity and availability needs. 2.Recommend a policy that guides future strategies for how the City engages with homeless individuals on the street. 3.Review current strategies, and identify opportunities for housing homeless families. 4.Review current housing needs, and recommend a strategy that identify opportunities to expand 30-40% AMI housing units. 6. Agenda Items Presenter: Understanding & Discussing current operations of the County Understanding & Discussing opportunities to support Bishop Dudley Hospitality House Understanding role of the Helpline Center’s Network of Care Opportunities for Housing Families & Potential Ideas Open Discussion on Next Steps Public Input (3 min each) Next Meeting: Monday, Sept. 26, 4:00 p.m. Meeting Topic(s): - Objective 4 Subject to changes by the Task Force.