Thread by @shayshinecastle

Next: A discussion on what, exactly, the city's homelessness priorities are for 2022.

Friend requested this to clarify any confusion.

"We had different understandings of what we had greenlit for the workplan," Friend says.

You can view their Official work plan here: boulderbeat.news/city-council/b…

The confusion seems to be over hiring a facilitator of some sort... or possibly day shelter? I'm confused about the confusion.

Firnhaber: "There's a lot of disagreement in the community. I think that could benefit from a facilitator."

NRV: What I'm hearing from Firnhaber is it would be helpful to have a facilitator to bring us into broader alignment.

I don't remember this as a proposal at all...

Friend: I think there was confusion about whether an existing service provider might be called upon to host a day shelter.

That was a big sticking point with providers, bc it's so difficult in Boulder: boulderbeat.news/2022/01/21/bou…

Speer: I just want to make sure we're aligned on the timeline, and that 2 years is not just for planning but also implementation.

Also support for the facilitator, which I literally do not remember being suggested. Nor am I clear on what they would do except helping the community "come together"

Yates: "I think the prize here really is a day center and navigation services being provided."

It's the first time I'm hearing a convergence of council and community support for a day shelter, Yates says. Let's not waste that.

Seems like the facilitator is more of a coordinator... which is extremely important in successfully housing people and keeping them alive in the meantime.

All the Built for Zero cities (who are working toward functional zero homelessness) are highly centralized and coordinated.

Sounds like that's it for this one. You've heard it here: A day shelter / navigation center is the goal in the next 2 yrs.

If it doesn't happen, now you at least have a tweet to refer to.

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