Family Homelessness and Motel Sheltering

At a glance

• What: Public appearances asking the City to help shelter families living in a motel on Priest Drive, including a request that the mayor seek state assistance and a $200,000 figure for 30 days of shelter.
• Where it stands: Raised only in public comment on November 5. The mayor responded briefly that the City has no spare funds given a $25.7 million budget shortfall, that state housing funds were distributed through a competitive application process, and that nonprofits can apply through the Tempe Community Council agency review (about $1.1 million a year).
• Next: No Council action; watch for budget decisions on human services funding.

Details

• Built from the November 5 YouTube auto-generated captions; names of speakers are withheld and auto-captions are imperfect.

Sources

• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW26i8QIYY8
• City website: https://www.tempe.gov

Log

2026-11-05 - City Council

Several families and an advocate spoke during the second public appearances period about family homelessness; the mayor briefly responded at the end of the meeting.