The Hays County Commissioners Court will hear a presentation by the Homeless Coalition of Hays County regarding the status of homelessness in the county, a presentation by Austin Pets Alive! about the results of the Community Needs and Values Survey and could authorize an increase to the renewal agreement with Wellpath, LLC., which provides health services for county adult and juvenile detention. The regularly scheduled meeting begins at 9 a.m.
The court is set to hear a presentation by the Homeless Coalition of Hays County regarding the results of the 2023 Point in Time and will also discuss the upcoming 2024 Point in Time. The PIT count is an annual HUD-mandated census of people experiencing homelessness on January 26. The PIT Count allows the government to gather a comprehensive data set of people experiencing homelessness within the state and across the country.
The court could hear a presentation by Austin Pets Alive! to give an overview of community engagement efforts, including results from the Community Needs & Values Survey. The Community Needs and Values survey was open to Hays County residents from September to October of 2023 to measure preliminary support for a pet resource center and develop a better understanding of what resources and programming residents would like to have.
