Remarks by Carissa Purnell
6 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 24:08
“Thank you, and I apologize for my tardiness. I do have a question about the SORT team. I think it was one of the second to last slides. The funding that's allocated to SORT from this pool, what does that cover the cost of? I imagine SORT is an expensive endeavor. So what is that?”
Planning Commission · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 24:50
“And is this funding dedicated towards staffing and benefits or what is it?”
Planning Commission · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 25:15
“And then my last question, kind of in alignment with Commissioner Ruck. I know CHS does amazing work in the community, but do we measure, like, the sustainability and efficacy? So we have 177 folks served. Do we know and monitor, kind of, does their placement find them permanent housing in there, or do we track? what that 177 leads to, or is that just sort of ticking the box that we've served that many? And in terms of follow-up, what does it look like?”
Planning Commission · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 26:06
“And do we keep demographics on those 177? So do we know who?”
Planning Commission · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 26:18
“And do we see a disproportionality in terms of access? Do we see our Latino-Spanish speakers accessing the same as non-English speakers? Or is it an equitable distribution of those 177?”
Planning Commission · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 33:32
“I just wanted to acknowledge, I know city staff and an amazing cohort of volunteers managed to pull El Grito within less than a month, and it was a really special event. So just to acknowledge, I don't know the intricacies of who planned it, but I know there were thousands of people out there, and it was really, the city had to do some magic, I'm sure, on their end to get the streets closed and do it. So acknowledge the city staff and the volunteers who put it together. And I think much like Commissioner Mora, I don't know if it can be a future agenda items, but social media being what it is.…”
Planning Commission · Sep 16, 2026