Hi everyone,

Please review the draft agenda below and let me know where we need to make adjustments. I hope to send this to the mailing list by 3 p.m.

Thanks!

This week our agenda includes:

9 a.m. - Welcome message
Purpose: Center us on the task before us.
• Ryan Mello, Pierce County Council, Ryan.mello@piercecountywa.gov

9:10 a.m. - This Week on the Streets
Purpose: A quick update about what outreach teams are seeing on the streets this week.

9:20 a.m. - Organization intros: Fresh Start
Purpose: Get to know organizations doing work in the community and how we can support or interact with them.
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9:25 a.m. - Organization intros: Puyallup Hotel Pilot Project
Purpose: Get to know organizations doing work in the community and how we can support or interact with them.
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9:30 a.m. - A Conversation with Heather Moss on the Recent Heat Emergency
Purpose: Understand more about how Pierce County resources are being deployed to help those who are homeless during an emergency.
• Heather Moss, Director of Pierce County Human Servcies, heather.moss@piercecountywa.gov

9:50 a.m. - Networking discussion: How can the Coalition help fill gaps in emergency response?
Purpose: Small group discussions regarding the topic.
• All

10:05 a.m. - Government Updates
Purpose: Understand current efforts underway.
• Klarissa Monteros, City of Tacoma, kmonteros@cityoftacoma.org
• Valeri Knight, Pierce County Human Services, Valeri.knight@piercecountywa.org
• Reanna Bettencourt, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, rbettencourt@tpchd.org
• Ivan Tudela, Pierce County Emergency Management, Ivan.tudela@piercecountywa.org

10:15 a.m. - Pierce County Homelessness Efforts update
Purpose: Learn what took place at the meeting of the Shelter Workgroup.
• Mike Boisture, mboisture@pnconline.org
• Maureen Howard, Senior Policy Analyst, maureenhowardconsulting@gmail.com

10:25 a.m. - Advocacy Updates
Purpose: Learn about opportunities to impact policy decisions.
• Maureen Howard, Senior Policy Analyst, maureenhowardconsulting@gmail.com

10:35 a.m. - Safe Sites for All Update
Purpose: Understand the status of the effort to create safe parking and Safe Sites for All across Pierce County.
• Colin DeForrest, i2 Strategies, colin@i2-strategies.com
• Janet Runbeck, janetrunbeck@gmail.com

10:45 a.m. - Honoring the Lives of Those Who are Homeless
Purpose: An update on the efforts to ensure that we acknowledge the passing of anyone living homeless in Pierce County.
• Ed Jacobs, ed.jacobs2@gmail.com

10:50 a.m. - Vote: Reinstating a Race and Equity Committee
Purpose: A short follow up discussion about re-establishing a Race and Equity Committee for the Coalition, followed by a vote.
• Rosemary Powers, rpowers@eou.edu

10:55 a.m. - Reflect on today’s meeting
Purpose: Hear from those who would like to share about how they feel today’s meeting went. What worked? What didn’t? What should be done differently next time?
• All

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!

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When: Jul 23, 2021 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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