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this section presents a summary descriptions of services to be provided, priorities, local plans, and oversight, extracted from Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 20-1442: Supportive Housing Services Overview:
"SECTION 4. Services and Priorities<br/> Supportive Housing Services Revenue will fund Supportive Housing Services, including: street outreach services; transition and placement services; in-reach, basic survival support, and mental health services; interventions and addiction services (crisis and recovery); physical health services; interventions for people with physical impairments and disabilities; short and long-term rent assistance; eviction prevention; financial literacy, employment, job training and retention education; peer support services; workplace supports; benefits, navigation and attainment (veteran benefits, SSI, SSDI, other benefits); landlord tenant education and legal services; fair housing advocacy; shelter services; bridge/transitional housing placement; discharge interventions; permanent supportive housing services; affordable housing and rental assistance and other supportive services. Supportive Housing Services Revenue and Supportive Housing Services will first address the unmet needs of people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing long-term or frequent episodes of homelessness. Supportive Housing Services Revenue and Supportive Housing Services will be prioritized in a manner that provides equitable access to people of color and other historically marginalized communities."
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i. A commitment that funding will be allocated as follows: (a) 75 percent for people who have extremely low incomes and one or more disabling conditions, who are experiencing long-term or frequent episodes of literal homelessness or are at imminent risk of experiencing homelessness; and (b) 25 percent for people who are experiencing homelessness or face/have substantial risk of homelessness.
SECTION 16. Accountability of Funds; Audits 1. Each county or local government receiving funds must make an annual report to the Metro Council and the oversight committee on how funds from the taxes have been spent and how those expenditures have affected established homelessness metrics.<br/>
== Oversight structures ==
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3. The locally convened body that develops the local implementation plan must include a broad array of stakeholders to develop the plan. Each county may convene a new committee or use a standing committee if the standing committee can demonstrate a track record of achieving equitable outcomes in service provisions to regional oversight committee.
4. Members of the convened body that develops the local implementation plan must include:
a. People with lived experience of homelessness and/or extreme poverty;
b. People from communities of color and other marginalized communities;
c. Culturally responsive and culturally specific service providers;
d. Elected officials, or their representatives, from the county and cities participating in the regional affordable housing bond;
e. Representatives from the business, faith, and philanthropic sectors;
f. Representatives of the county/city agencies responsible for implementing homelessness and housing services, and that routinely engage with the unsheltered population;
g. Representatives from health and behavioral health who have expertise serving those with health conditions, mental health and/or substance use disorder from culturally responsive and culturally specific service providers; and
h. Representation ensuring geographical diversity.
5. Local implementation plans must include the following:<br/> a. A strategy for equitable geographic distribution of services within the respective jurisdictional boundary and the Metro district boundary.<br/> b. A description of how the key objectives of Metro’s Strategic Plan to Advance Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion have been incorporated. This should include a thorough racial equity analysis and strategy that includes:
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(4) an articulation of how perspectives of communities of color and culturally specific groups were considered and incorporated.
c. A review of current system investments or capacity serving priority populations, an analysis of the nature and extent of gaps in services to meet the needs of the priority population, broken down by service type, household types, and demographic groups.
d. A description of the planned investments that includes:
(1) the types of services, and how they remedy the service gap analysis;
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Produce and provide research and information to support regional jurisdictions in advancing equity efforts.
Increase accountability by ensuring involvement of communities of color in establishing goals, outcomes, and implementation and evaluation efforts.
Increase participation of communities of color in decision-making.
Use equity criteria in resource allocation for the Supportive Housing Services Program.
3. Metro will actively work to remove barriers for organizations and communities to ensure full participation by providing stipends, scheduling events at accessible times and locations, and other supportive engagement tactics.<br/>
=== SECTION 16. Accountability of Funds; Audits ===
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