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11 1 He said they will need law enforcement buy-in to make sure those diversions occur, and the facility 2 operates properly. 3 Vice Chair McKee said that he wants to make sure that the process is clear up front so 4 they can assure that there is a seamless operation that helps those who need it but does not 5 impinge on Sheriff's Office staff. 6 Chair Bedford said that the Sheriff's office, the Chiefs of Police, the EMS, Magistrates 7 office, Cait Fenhagen, and the UNC student vice president have been at every monthly meeting. 8 Vice Chair McKee said he just wanted to make sure things flow smoothly with all the 9 different entities involved. 10 Commissioner Price said there are models where law enforcement brings individuals to a 11 facility for a warm hand off. She said it's a quick hand off, and then up to the health professionals. 12 Commissioner Hamilton said RHA is a provider that runs these types of facilities, and they 13 are being consulted for the plans. She said they will not be involved with construction. She said 14 that when they get to the point where they need to operate, they would solicit bids. 15 Travis Myren said that was correct. 16 Chair Bedford asked about CPL architects and if they have built any other NC facilities. 17 Adam Chahulski, with CPL Architects, said they built the Lenoir crisis center. He said that 18 they partnered with RHA to build facilities and it is a partnership where they can learn from each 19 other. He said the firm has about 500 people with 19 offices and 25 dedicated solely to health 20 care design. 21 22 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Richards, to: 23 1. Authorize the expenditure of up to $172,325 for advance planning services to develop a 24 Behavioral Health Crisis Diversion facility and direct the County Attorney's Office to draft a 25 contract with CPL Architects and RHA Health reflecting terms similar to those in Attachment 26 1; and 27 2. Upon completion and approval of the contract by the County Attorney's Office, authorize the 28 County Manager to sign the contract. 29 30 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 31 32 7. Reports 33 a. Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness —2022 Data Update 34 The Board received an overview of the work of the Orange County Partnership to End 35 Homelessness (OCPEH), including updated data about homelessness in Orange County 36 submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) earlier this 37 year, and current homeless system gaps. 38 39 BACKGROUND: The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) was created 40 in 2008 to coordinate funding and activities to end homelessness in Orange County. OCPEH is 41 jointly funded by Orange County(39.5%)and the Towns of Carrboro(14.3%), Chapel Hill (39.7%), 42 and Hillsborough (6.5%). 43 44 The 2022 Homeless Point-in-Time count showed a decrease in the number of people 45 experiencing homelessness, down from 176 people in 2021 to 133 in 2022. There are many 46 success stories, including filling the homeless system gaps and expanding program offerings now 47 available in the community. Looking at numbers from previous years, there are also significant 48 barriers and challenges in the work to prevent and end homelessness, and little progress overall 49 in decreasing the number of people experiencing homelessness as this number is virtually flat 50 since 2017. 51