Date: November 13, 2025
Summary
On November 13, 2025, the Portland City Council and the Multnomah County Commission held a joint work session focused on the city’s homelessness response system. The session, led by Council President Pirtle-Guiney and Chair Vega Peterson, reviewed the progress and future plans outlined in the Homelessness Response Action Plan. The discussion highlighted the achievements in housing and sheltering homeless individuals, with an average of 1000 people exiting homelessness each month. However, challenges persist as the inflow of new homeless individuals continues to outpace the outflow. The updated action plan and draft KPIs, referred by the Steering and Oversight Committee, were presented with an emphasis on aligning future budget decisions to these plans. The session also addressed the governance and oversight mechanisms, with plans to set specific KPI goals after the fiscal year 27 budget process. No votes were taken during this session, but the updated plans are set to be approved separately by the respective governing bodies.
Key Points
- Review of the Homelessness Response Action Plan and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the upcoming year
- Discussion on the updated action plan and draft KPIs referred by the Steering and Oversight Committee
- Plans for future governance and decision-making processes regarding homelessness response
Watch Full Meeting
No votes were recorded in this meeting.
Action Items
- Updated action plan and draft KPIs to be officially approved by the governing bodies separately
- Continued engagement and briefings for elected officials and staff on the homelessness response system
- Setting specific goals for KPIs after the fiscal year 27 budget process in July 2026