PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — The Multnomah Board of Commissioners and the Portland City Council gathered for a joint meeting on Tuesday to discuss whether or not the resolutions and ordinances laid out by the agencies’ collective Homelessness Response Action Plan are having real-life impacts on the state of Portland’s homelessness crisis.
The Oct. 8 meeting began with summaries by City and County staffers showing progress made toward specific milestones and deadlines established in the action plan in June . The rate at which former homeless people are retaining supportive housing in Multnomah County, for example, is currently exceeding expectations, officials said.
But following the presentation, City and County representatives proceeded to have a realistic discussion about what those milestones mean and what progress toward solving homelessness actually looks like.
