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ASHLAND GENERAL
AGENDA
Friday, January 16, 2026
51 Winburn Way
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. Approval of Minutes
1. 2200 Ashland Street Ad Hoc Minutes 12.19.2025
III. New Business
1. Communication Strategy for Public Engagement (15 minutes)
2. Review of draft participation agreement (20 minutes)
IV. Work Group Updates and Direction
1. Update: Site Planning (15 minutes)
2. Update: Services and Accountability (15 minutes)
3. Work group direction: service type/provider information for February meeting (20 minutes)
4. Work group direction: recommendation categories on development for March meeting (20 minutes)
V. ADJOURNMENT
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2200 Ashland St Ad Hoc Committee
Meeting Minutes
Friday, October 17,2025
9:00 AM Meeting
Ad Hoc Committee Members Present: Committee Members Beers, Houk, McNeil,
Neisewander, Norton,Wertheirser.
Ad Hoc Committee Members Absent: Meeds
Ad Hoc Committee Members Excused: West
Mayor and Council Present: Gina DuQuenne, Tonya Graham
Staff Present: Sabrina Cotta
I. Call to Order
Houk called meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
II. Approval of Minutes
Beers moved, McNeil seconded. Motion passed.
III. Public Forum: None
IV. New Business
1.Chair&Vice Chair Selection
Neisewander nominated Wertheirser for chair. Nomination accepted.
Neisewander moved for Wertheirser to be Chair. McNeil seconded. Roll call
vote: -Yes Beers, Norton, McNeil, Neisewander, Houk. Motion passed.
V. Old Business
Update Site Planning:
Discussion regarding info needed and thoughts on the site. Process for
finding partners discussed. The group will send information on transitional
housing, including container housing, and site development
recommendations to Sabrina for the March meeting packet. A meeting with
Jackson County Housing Authority will be scheduled.
Update: Services and Accountability
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Social coordinator position discussed. Barriers at shelter discussed.
Process for leasing space and recommendation to Council discussed.
Committee requested building usage costs for month of December.
VI. Next Steps
Group decided that policies and service types would be discussed at the
February Meeting with the request that a draft recommendation around policies
and service types be brought to Council the first meeting in March to allow for
Council feedback prior to public engagement and final report drafting. The
March meeting will be utilized to finalize site development recommendations to
take to Council. The goal is to provide Council with a comprehensive report with
recommendations in April recognizing the adopted master plan that restricts
drop-in services and preserving the severe weather shelter operations at the
building. Public engagement at 2200 Ashland Street the first week of April 5:30—
7:00p.m. was requested to solicit feedback on the draft recommendations. The
group decided if needed a special meeting to complete the work will be called in
April pending how development of recommendations go.
VI I. Adjournment
Neisewander moved to adjourn. Motion was seconded by Beers. Motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:58a.m.
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