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 #10: Friday, July 18, 2025
More information to come.
Past Meetings
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