Attachment A - Add-On Memo 8-Hour Rule for 2020 10 21 Formal

Attachment A

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City of Phoenix

OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Issues surrounding Affordable Housing and Homelessness in Phoenix are reaching crisis
proportions. Unless major action is taken, immediately, the intersection between rising housing
costs, Covid-related job losses, and limited sheltering and service options for our homeless
population will overwhelm the resources Phoenix currently has committed, or will be able to
commit, to addressing these issues on our own.

For years, the City of Phoenix and our residents have stepped up to provide funding and
resources that have not been matched by the State of Arizona, Maricopa County, or the other
cities throughout the Valley. The scope and urgency of the problem has long since outgrown our
ability to manage it on our own. Therefore, we hereby request that an 8-hour rule item be placed
on the Formal Meeting Agenda on October 21, 2020 directing City of Phoenix staff to pursue
Intergovernmental Agreements in the following areas as part of our strategy to effectively
address issues related to rising housing costs, our homeless population, and the safety and
security of our neighborhoods.

1. Secure a dedicated cost sharing agreement, based on total population or some other
appropriate measure, to ensure the State of Arizona, Maricopa County, and all the other
cities around the Valley are contributing their fair share towards addressing these issues,
and to create a reliable, dedicated funding source to provide support for our combined
efforts.

2. Explore and fully analyze costs and opportunities associated with purchasing and re-
opening St. Luke's hospital on Van Buren as a centralized service location providing a
full range of medical, behavioral, and mental health treatment programs for individuals
experiencing homelessness and others in need; to include potential agreements with the
State of Arizona or Maricopa County for management of such a facility.

3. Initiate a process to map out and plan for Valley-wide geographic dispersion of additional
shelter options to alleviate focused localized impacis.

Michael Nowakowski Sal DiCiccio Thelda Williams
Councilman, District 7 Councilman, District 6 Councilwoman, District 1

200 West Washington Street, 11" Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85003
(602) 262-7491
council.district.6@phoenix.gov