May I ask if you have stopped in to the Ray of Hope center?  The name is very appropriate.  The vision is to help people in need find their way forward with simple steps like getting a drivers license.  When I stopped by (with fresh towels for showers) a volunteer was giving haircuts and there was a line!  Perhaps if we all worked towards helping our homeless with these kinds of simple things we wouldn't have to worry about having such a center in our midst.  The vision you speak of above from Largo Wales is almost this very thing!  Our city government is working hard on solutions, so how about lending a hand too?  To say our council wasn't consulted isn't the whole answer.  As Leigh S. states "No the council isn't on the task force because there are rules about that, but they are aware of the task force and it's plans".  This center does not address the increasing need in our community, but it is a tiny step in the right direction.