Elected leaders concluded the joint work session by urging coordinated, specific legislative asks — particularly on behavioral health capacity (beds, reimbursement, respite) — and set near-term timelines: city work session Dec. 2 and county adoption Dec. 3, with monthly reporting on homelessness KPIs.

OHCS told the House Interim Committee on Housing and Homelessness that Article 11‑Q general obligation bond proceeds can support preservation where acquisition or significant rehabilitation/refinance creates state controls in the financing stack; lighter‑touch debt buydowns generally are ineligible.