About
The Steering and Oversight Committee brings together elected officials, leaders, experts, and community members to guide and resource the actions outlined in the Homelessness Response Action Plan.
Key responsibilities:
- Set strategy and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) based on recommendations from the Implementation Subcommittee.
- Monitor progress and performance toward goals.
- Ensure alignment of jurisdictional investments toward strategies and performance.
- Adjust annual goals at the completion of each year.
- Assess strategies based on performance as recommended by the Implementation Subcommittee; and review audits of the various components of the Homelessness Response System.
Membership roles are outlined in Multnomah County and City of Portland's Homelessness Response System intergovernmental agreement.
Members
- Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson
- Portland Mayor Keith Wilson
- County Commissioner Shannon Singleton
- Gresham Mayor Travis Stovall
- City Councilor Eric Zimmerman
- Health Share CEO Mindy Stadtlander*
- Home Forward Executive Director Ivory Mathews*
- Peter C. Andrews, chief operating officer of Melvin Mark Companies, who represents the Portland Metro Chamber*
- Anna Allen, government affairs director for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (Supportive Housing Services taxpayer)*
- Laura Suarez, manager for the Social Work Department of the Division of Care Management at Oregon Health & Science University (behavioral health expert)*
*Non-voting member
Upcoming Meetings
Meeting #11: Friday, Aug. 22, 2025
Details and agenda will be posted a few days before the meeting.
Meeting #12: Friday, Sept. 19, 2025
Details and agenda will be posted a few days before the meeting.
Meeting #13: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 (tentative)
Details and agenda will be posted a few days before the meeting.
Past Meetings
Meeting #10: Friday, July 18, 2025
Meeting topic
Homelessness Response Action Plan 2.0. Committee members to provide input on action items for the next iteration of the Homelessness Response Action Plan.
Meeting materials
July 18, 2025, meeting recording. Due to technical issues, there is no video recording for this meeting and only a partial audio recording. The audio recording captures the committee discussion following an interactive small group exercise.
Meeting #9: June 6, 2025
Meeting topics
- Measure #2 - Feedback and Recommendations
- Measure #3 - Findings, Challenges and Discussion of Supplemental Data
- Continued Conversations on Existing Shelter System: Bed Utilization, Stays, Engagement
- Housing Production: Updates from Home Forward and Portland Housing Bureau
Meeting materials
June 6, 2025, meeting recording
Meeting #8: May 9, 2025
Meeting topics
- Report Out in Brief - Active Policy Table Discussions
- Measure #2 - Feedback and Recommendations
- Existing Shelter System: Bed Utilization, Stays, Engagement
- Preview: Remainder of Year
Meeting materials
May 9, 2025, meeting recording
Meeting #7: April 16, 2025
Meeting topics
- Data improvement project
Meeting materials
April 16, 2025, meeting recording
Homeless Services Department data dashboard
Meeting #6: March 11, 2025
Meeting topics
- HRS Work in Progress
- Community Advisory Committee Appointments
- Recommendations from Quarterly Report
- Homeless Services Department: Data Improvement Project Update
Meeting materials
March 11, 2025, meeting recording
Meeting #5: Jan. 22, 2025
Meeting topics
- Welcome and orientation for new members
- Quarterly report directives and metrics updates
- Shelter expansion update and discussion
Meeting Materials
Jan. 22, 2025, meeting recording
Meeting #4: Nov. 18, 2024
Meeting topics
- Community Advisory Committee Membership: Overview of recruitment and alignment process
- Presentation of the homelessness response system quarterly report
- Transition discussion: Appreciation for departing members of the Steering and Oversight Committee
Meeting materials and recording
Nov. 18, 2024, meeting recording
Meeting #3: Sept. 20, 2024
Meeting topics
- Approve Community Advisory Committee appointments
- Decisions: Proposed changes to Homelessness Response Action Plan (HRAP) action items
- Additional HRAP action item updates
Meeting materials and recording
Sept. 20, 2024 meeting recording
Meeting #2: Sept. 12, 2024
Meeting topics
- Homelessness Response Action Plan (HRAP) key performance indicators and dashboard design
- Case studies: Potential changes to HRAP action items
- Policy discussion regarding distribution of tents and tarps
- Additional HRAP action item updates
Meeting materials and recording
Sept. 12, 2024 meeting recording
Meeting #1: Sept. 9, 2024
Meeting topics
- Committee framing and context
- Preliminary report on Homelessness Response Action Plan (HRAP) progress
- Introduction to future HRAP decision-making