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\"This change is a really small but important symbol of the way our system has evolved,\" Dan Field, director of the Homeless Services Department, told the board during the second reading of the ordinance. The name change will take effect July 1, officials said.

Field presented high-level performance and budget information as the department heads into the FY 2026 budget process. He said the department and its partners placed hundreds more people into housing in 2024 and early 2025 and opened new shelter capacity: \"Multnomah County has opened 17 new shelters, all with services, of some sort or another connected to them since 2020,\" he said. Field added that the county and city were supporting roughly 3,000 shelter beds across the system, with additional beds coming online.

But Field warned of significant fiscal headwinds. He told the commissioners that the department is building a FY 2026 budget that could be more than $100 million lower than the current year, citing a required 12% reduction in county general funds, the loss of ARPA dollars, uncertainty in state funding and a potential decline in regional supportive housing services (SHS) revenue. \"Metro's official forecast for Multnomah County SHS ... has dropped by $22,000,000 for this fiscal year and then they're predicting a similar drop for next year,\" Field said, and added that year-to-date collections are trending below Metro's forecast.

Commissioners pressed for more granular and publicly accessible metrics. Commissioner Brim Edwards asked the department to report net changes in the number of unsheltered people — inflow versus outflow — so the public can reconcile expanded shelter and housing activity with the visible street conditions. Several commissioners asked for dashboards disaggregated by population subgroups (families, youth, people with behavioral health or substance use disorders), bed counts and length-of-stay metrics to better evaluate flow through shelter and into permanent housing.

Commissioner Brim Edwards and others also emphasized that while shelter is costly, it provides safety and improves community livability. Field said the department is developing a population dashboard and expects to launch additional metrics within months, and that staff will return with midyear financials and proposals for the FY 2026 budget process.

The ordinance amending Multnomah County Code chapter 22 to change the office's name passed on a roll-call vote: Commissioners Moyer, Singleton, Brim Edwards, Jones Dixon and Chair Vega Peterson voted yes. The board and department members discussed next steps for updating contracts, documents and communications ahead of the July 1 effective date.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Multnomah County Regular Meeting 01.16.25 ","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved an ordinance to rename the Joint Office of Homeless Services the Homeless Services Department; the department briefed commissioners on recent shelter openings, housing placements and budget uncertainty including a projected decline in regional SHS revenue.","taxTitle","Multnomah County, Oregon","taxId",2759,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6362449,"Multnomah County declares Albina Library Annex surplus, opens 60-day public comment period",1311,1075000,2386000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2167891-5de7a7b123dea640672d7ef121e57b6c&start=1075&end=2386","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2167891-5de7a7b123dea640672d7ef121e57b6c/thumbnail_1075000.jpg","/articles/6362449/Multnomah-County/Oregon/Multnomah-County-declares-Albina-Library-Annex-surplus-opens-60-day-public-comment-period","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6362449-c0938e7de17cfaaa719abecbfabec816/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162853&Signature=BMokVzi6m9FVahueBz9GCKosUFK4QvMX3xpk9moLKb6dBpLtSSH8PSSPlOT3Ygj3GBdkbuyohgrYRxJ8E6vAJhIMKgnA4nGWXRsAFjRJfUfjCyTnQuGOf2G~iDMDK4i5BUDVkHFdZC~QbhWLwdPtfqIW6RvQnlGuk2mbixF6T3C0FiPwQKRmfGecWj6lIiumugs8PS5ehV0Dr-ra434VrAmSP4HR0mKbwQOzD~f0Sz8lgJkFzDPLTq2kxe8X~2ZIFMJi5nHAkLrgihzohIvK-DrF9KocVOxJE85S7WU1qOI3u8ATKL6aB~PrQIXu89~zegepnuhq3fRYOEprHUzgJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multnomah County commissioners voted unanimously to declare the Albina Library Annex at 236 Northeast Knott Street surplus and to open a 60-day public comment period on the property's disposition.

The action authorizes staff to solicit public feedback before returning with a recommendation on next steps. \"We're here today to seek your approval to declare the Albina annex property as surplus,\" Katie Scheifele, the Library Department's finance and facilities director, told the board during the presentation.

The annex is a roughly 1,400-square-foot residential building adjacent to the new Albina Library, which library staff said is expected to open later this summer. Library capital bond funds purchased the structure for use as a construction laydown site during the library's build-out, and library and Department of County Assets (DCA) staff said subsequent design decisions kept the annex out of the permanent library footprint.

John Panninen, facilities planner for the Department of County Assets, told commissioners that under county policy \"the Director of Facilities is to make a determination if a property is no longer needed for county use and is appropriate for disposition\" and recommended adopting the resolution that starts the comment period. Panninen said proceeds from any sale would be returned to the library capital bond program.

Commissioners asked how proceeds from surplus property sales are allocated. DCA staff explained that proceeds are handled case-by-case; proceeds from a recent Gresham sale were directed to the East County library because that project had a funding gap, while proceeds from the Albina Annex would be returned to the broader library capital bond fund because Albina does not have an active funding shortfall.

Several commissioners and public commenters urged a robust community engagement process. Commissioner Singleton asked staff to involve affordable homeownership partners and local neighborhood organizations, and Commissioner Moyer and others said they would like to see proceeds stay within the district where feasible to support nearby library services during construction closures. During the public-comment period immediately before the item, speaker Lightning asked the county to use professional real estate brokers for marketing, and Charles Johnson recommended targeted outreach through library channels such as slips in reserved books and email lists.

The resolution passed on a roll-call vote: Commissioners Moyer, Singleton, Brim Edwards, Jones Dixon and Chair Vega Peterson all voted yes. Staff said they will return to the board after the 60-day comment period with the full public record and a recommended next step for the property.

The board approved the resolution during the meeting's regular agenda and directed staff to proceed with the public-notice timeline.","The board voted unanimously to declare the Albina Library Annex at 236 NE Knott Street surplus and to start a 60-day public comment period; proceeds from any sale would return to the library capital bond program, officials said.","actionData","errors"]

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Board adopts ordinance renaming Joint Office of Homeless Services; department gives budget and shelter update

Multnomah County declares Albina Library Annex surplus, opens 60-day public comment period