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An operating portfolio within the mayor's administrative authority; bed capacity, provider agreements, and due process are gated and legally reviewed.
The problem
On any given night, the difference between a bed and the street can be the difference between safety and danger. Tampa needs enough emergency capacity — and the kind of capacity people will actually use.
The plan
The city will assemble an emergency housing portfolio — bridge beds and emergency placements that meet people quickly and connect them to casework and permanent housing.
Emergency and bridge capacity is reported as its own ledger, always separate from permanent-home counts. Sites advance only where land, finance, operators, licenses, and operating obligations are validated, and providers are held to dignity standards.
How you’ll know it’s working
- Emergency beds available nightly
- Occupancy and turn-away rates
- Exits from emergency beds into permanent housing
- Average length of stay before housing placement
- Guest-reported safety and dignity
From the Blueprint
- Portfolio mix: 40–50 leased motel beds on 30–90 day room blocks plus 30–40 modular micro-units at 200–300 square feet.
- Modular units include a private bathroom and kitchenette; stays run 30–90 days.
- No exclusions: sobriety, custody history, and documentation status cannot disqualify.
- Case managers meet residents 2–3 times per week; exit and transition planning begins at day 60.
- Timeline: 40 motel beds finalized in days 0–90; 60–70 total bed capacity by months 6–9.
- Tracked: cost per bed per night, average length of stay, and exits to permanent housing.
No false promises.
Sources and research conditions
S01 pp. 253-254
SOURCE-SUPPORTED; LEGAL REVIEW; FISCAL MODEL
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