Homeless people could soon be using city hall as a 24-hour toilet.

The suggestion, coming out of the mayor’s Street Access For Everyone (SAFE) sit/lie oversight committee, which is meeting this morning, is a result of apparent frustration at the pace of work being done by another of the mayor’s committees, the so-called “Phlush initiative,” which, if I’ve heard correctly, currently hopes to have “set all its goals” by June 30th, despite having been meeting for over a year to figure out how to build more toilets in downtown Portland.

Two weeks ago, city council voted to delay enforcement of the controversial sit/lie ordinance until more services, including a 24-hour restroom, are in place for homeless people.

“I think everybody needs to be stepping up to the plate and doing their part,” says Mike Kuykendall, who is vice president of downtown services for the Portland Business Alliance (PBA)—re-raising the idea of using city hall as a restroom. “This group agrees city hall is the best location for the restroom, since it’s inside, and it’s warm, and secure.”

Kuykendall was supported by Marc Jolin of homeless charity JOIN, who added that using city hall as a toilet “does have symbolic significance.” Lloyd Center security manager Mark Hansen echoed Jolin’s sentiment. Another 24-hour Wackenhut security guard would have to be added to city hall in order to make it happen. Lieutenant Todd Wyatt, acting commander of Central Precinct, says this would “make city hall safer,” because the two security guards could support each other.

The committee has just moved to support the idea of using city hall as a toilet as “its number one priority,” in Kuykendall’s words. The mayor’s public safety policy manager, Maria Rubio, agrees that it’s an “excellent idea.”

“At the end of the day, something needs to happen,” says Monica Goracke, the committee’s co-chair.