Originally started in 2017 by Astoria’s Mayor Arline LaMear. HOST members are appointed by the mayor. Mayor Bruce Jones has continued the task force. The public is invited to attend. Astoria’s Chief of Police, Geoff Spalding, facilitates the group. The task force does not meet on a regularly scheduled basis. Contact Chief Spalding, gspalding@astoria.or.us, to be added to the mailing list for meeting announcements.
The agenda is available here. An automated transcript is available here.
Attendance / Roll Call… – Chief Spalding
Call to Order, Welcome – Chief Spalding
County Update – Monica Steele
Filling Empty Bellies / Beacon Clubhouse – Updates
Helping Hands – Program Updates – Mike Davis
Opportunity Village Update – Ron Maxted
Seaside Update (non-agenda) – Chief Ham
Countywide Liaison Position Update – Susan Pettyman
Member Roundtable
Guest Comments
The agenda is available here. A YouTube generated transcript is available here.
Call to Order, Introductions & New Members – Chief Spalding
Mayor’s Welcome
Senator Wyden Roundtable — Amy Baker
Countywide Liaison Position Update — Susan Prettyman
Filling Empty Bellies / Beacon Clubhouse Updates — Osarch
Helping Hands — Program Updates — Mike Davis
2021 Legislative Session — Geoff Spalding
Roundtable
An automatically generated transcript is available here. An agenda was not sent to guests; the following is a rough outline of topics:
Call to Order, Introductions & New Members – Chief Spalding
Mayor’s Welcome
Chief Spalding
Vaccinations
Helping Hands Update
CCA County-wide Liaison Update
CCA – Wellness Update
Clatop County – Navigation Center Update
Beacon Clubhouse Update
Clatsop County – more thoughts
Astoria Opportunity Village Update
Astoria Police Report
HOST Member Survey
General Discussion
An automatically generated transcript is available here. The agenda is here. Click on each link below to open a new browser tab/window. Mayor Jones clarified the role of the group in his welcome… my take is the primary purpose is coordination & communication since so many groups are working on these interrelated issues. Listen to his words in his welcome.
2020-08-27 HOST Minutes Aug 27 2020
February 6, 2020 — Presentation from Kevin Dahlgren, Community Health Services Advisor, Gresham OR. There are no minutes from the presentation, however, a window into Gresham’s efforts can be seen at Gresham’s Efforts to Aid Homeless.