Winter Warming Shelter Opioid Settlement Appropriations

At a glance

What: appropriations from the Opioid Settlement Fund for a winter warming shelter: Order 68, $350,000, and Order 70, $900,000 for a shelter at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway. Order 74 declares a limited state of emergency at 654 Riverside St adding 50 shelter beds through 4/30/2027.
Where it stands: Order 70 had its first reading at the 10/26 emergency session (second reading requested to be waived); second readings of Orders 68 and 70 are on the 11/2 agenda. Outcomes not yet known.
Related: Limited Emergency at 654 Riverside Street, Opioid Settlement Funds Ordinance, 2026-10-13 - Special Emergency City Council Workshop - Winter Warming Shelter.

2026-10-26 - Emergency Special City Council - Order 70 ($900,000) first reading; executive session on the shelter.
2026-11-02 - City Council Meeting - Second readings of Orders 68 and 70; Order 74 emergency declaration.
2026-11-09 - Outcome of the 11/2 second readings (Orders 68 and 70) and of Order 74 is not yet posted; no minutes. The Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee has a winter warming shelter update on November 10.