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PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL
Minutes of Meeting
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
A meeting of the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council was held at 3 :30 p .m . on
Tue sday, February 7, 2023 via Zoom virtual meeting platform
Judge Wells Ashby (Chair) X Nick Lelack, County Administrator (Vice
Chair)
Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator X Phil Chang, County Commissioner
L. Shane Nelson , Deschutes County Sheriff X Keith Witcosky, Redmond City Manager
Sara Crosswhite, 9 -1 -1 Operations X Deevy Holcomb, Commun i ty Justice
Director Director
Stephen Gunnels, District Attorney X Thomas Spear, Defense Attorney
Angie Curtis, Court Administrator Roger Olsen , NAM/ Central Oregon
Mike Krantz, Bend Police Chief X Devin Lewis , Redmond Police Chief
Mike Womer, Sunriver Police Chief X Jason Van Meter, Black Butte Police Chief
Anthony Broadman , Bend City Council Chris Seber, OSP Area Commander
Joseph Mabonga, Oregon Youth Authority X Donna Mills, Citizen Member
Erin Taylor, Citizen Member X Gil Levy, Citizen Member
Janice Garceau, Health Services Director Roberto Robles, Oregon State Poli ce
Sergeant
Also present were : Laura Franzen , Deschutes County Deputy District Attorney; Trevor
Stephens, Deschutes County Community Justice Business Manager; Deputy Marchington,
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office; Cheyenne Purrington, Deschutes County Houseless
Strategies and Solutions Director; Angie Powers, Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Administrative Ass istant; Sherrie Grieef, Community Member; Jennifer Lingard, Commun i ty
Member.
Media present: None .
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1. CALL TO ORDER AN D INTRODUCT IONS:
Chair Ashby called the meeting to order at 3 :31 p.m. and introductions were made by
those in attendance. It was noted that Commissioner Chang has replaced
Commissioner DeBone on the committee, and Bend City Councilman Anthony
Broadman has rep l aced Melanie Kebler. Chair Ashby welcomed them to the Public
Safety Coordinating Council.
2. APPROVAL OF PSCC MEETING MI NUTES:
Action : Motion made by Deevy Holcomb to approve the January 3, 2023 meeting
minutes.
SECOND: Donna Mills
VOTES: All yes . Motion carries . Minutes adopted .
3. PUBLIC COMME NT:
None presented.
4. COO RDINATED HOU SELESS RES PONSE OFFICE:
Cheyenne Purrington, Houseless Strategies and Solutions Director, provided an
overview of the Coordinated Houseless Response Office, which has received two years
of funding. Central Oregon faces an alarming rate of increasing homelessness . Coupled
with a critical housing shortage, the region is unable to provide sufficient affordable
housing to meet the need. Approximately 80% of Central Oregon 's homeless
population is unsheltered, and approximately 60 to 70% have a disability or co -
occurring disorders. Ms. Purrington views the crisis as one of both housing and health.
Intervention is crucial to "bend the curve", so a coordinated response system has been
established . Ms . Purrington urged public agencies to respond differently, urgently and
at-scale. Her office's goal is for homelessness to be rare, brief and non -recurring.
Strategic investments are being made to measure system performance . Homelessness
work intersects with many other teams and agencies, and collaboration is essential. Ms.
Purrington shared some different ways in which public agencies can help bend the
curve. She provided a brief overview of the Governor's Executive Orders on
Homelessness . Central Oregon is one of several "emergency areas" in which a homeless
state of emergency has been declared. Additional orders address shelter beds and
affordable housing .
Donna Mills thanked Ms . Purrington for her presentation . She asked whether or not
she 's had the opportunity to meet with Carmen Madrid of the Central Oregon Health
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Council (COHC), to which Ms . Purrington responded that in fact, they are actively
collaborating.
Deevy Holcomb asked about the consolidated database, who has access to it and what
benefits it offers to clients. Ms. Purrington shared that every community must have a
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS}, which serves as a central database
for tracking data . The idea is to have a single front door through which everyone
passes, and the most vulnerable are prioritized. This creates a dynamic prioritization
waitlist.
Community member, Sherrie Grieef, asked Ms. Purrington a few questions about
Central Oregon 's increasing homeless population , and whether the population is
moving here from out of area and unable to afford housing. Ms. Purrington reported
that between 60 -80% of Central Oregon's homeless population has lived in the area for
a number of years and became homeless here, but situations are unique to each
individual experiencing homelessness and many factors are at play.
Ms . Purrington 's office is currently working on a Strategic Plan and budget.
Chair Ashby thanked Ms. Purrington for her informative presentation and gave her an
open invitation to visit him at the courts, to find ways in which they can work together.
5. JUSTICE REINVESTMENT SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT:
Trevor Stephens, Community Justice Business Manager, provided an overview of the
Justice Reinvestment Grant report . If approved, it will be submitted after this meeting.
It is on a two-year grant cycle. The full report is attached to the meeting agenda. He
shared that the Adult Parole and Probation remodel will be wrapping up soon . He is
hopeful that CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) services, which have been offered
remotely since COVID, may be able to move to in -person . His department is looking
forward to working gender responsivity into some of their programs . He provided some
statistics on prison usage and recidivism.
The supplemental grant provides funding for the pretrial program. Deputy Marchington
reported that they currently have 83 people in the program, and over 80% of them are
cooperating with the program requirements .
Action: Motion made by Bend City Councilman Anthony Broadman to approve
submittal of the grant report.
SECOND : Sheriff L. Shane Nelson
VOTES: All yes. Motion carries.
6. ADULT TREATMENT COURT-SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT :
Trevor Stephens reported that they have ramped down their Adult Treatment Court,
and although they haven 't accepted any new clients into the program, any clients still in
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the court are provided the opportunity to receive all of the services promised to them
upon their entry into the program. An Adult Treatment Provider is in place and they
have been responsive in meeting the needs of participants . A change in Parole Officer
was made, but the transition has been fairly seamless. An upcoming graduation will
take place on Tuesday, February 21 at 12 p.m. and Angie Curtis, Court Administrator,
invited all to attend . Five participants will graduate that day .
Action : Motion made by Bend City Councilman Anthony Broadman to submit the sem i-
annual Adult Treatment Court progress report .
SECOND: Sheriff L. Shane Nelson
VOTES : All yes. Motion carries.
7. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:
Chair Ashby asked the group to share any legislative items of interest . None being
shared , he reported that the court is seeking some funding from the Oregon Justice
Department for pretrial servi ces . These funds would be used to provide for a su itable
level of supervision as a means to avoid pretrial incarceration . Maintaining public safety
and encouraging court appearances is beneficial to the community.
8. OTHER BUSINESS:
• Chair Ashby shared that they had their first Veterans' Intervention Strategies
event on January 30 . This is a District Attorney's Office program with a court
component. The program serves veterans who are court-connected. Graduates
of the program have formed a social support group, and he is very pleased with
the program's success.
ADJOURNMENT : Chair Ashby adjourned the meeting at 4 :20 p.m .
Respectfully submitted,
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