>>>, WE ARE.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 COUNCIL
BRIEFING COMES TO ORDER BY WAY
OF DISCLOSURE HERE.
WE DO HAVE THREE EXCUSED
ABSENCES FROM THE BRIEFING.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MOSQUEDA,
GONZALEZ AND SAWANT.
WE WILL BE SHORT ON NUMBERS,
BUT MIGHTY IN POWER AND
STRENGTH.
LET ME SAY WE ARE JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, HERBOLD,
AND MYSELF.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE APPROVED FROM OUR
LAST MEETING.
WE WILL DO A PREVIEW OF THE
FULL COUNCIL AFTER OUR MORNING
BRIEFING BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED TO HAVE OUR TEAM UP
HERE.
WHY DON'T OUR TEAM ON THE
SECOND QUARTER HOMELESSNESS
PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION COME
TO THE TABLE, AND WHEN YOU GET
HERE, WE WILL START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS, AND DEFER TO YOU
ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PROCEED.
THERE WERE SOME ISSUES, AND
SOME OVERVIEW WE WERE UNABLE TO
DO AT THE SELECT MEETING.
WE THOUGHT DURING THE BUDGET,
THIS WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE
FORUM TO GO OVER A FEW ISSUES
ON HOMELESSNESS.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO COMMENCE?
>> I WOULD.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
I WISH WE HAD OUR FULL SQUADRON
HERE BECAUSE I WANT EVERYONE TO
HEAR THIS BEFORE WEDNESDAY, AND
I WANT THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE
WILL HAVE A FULL HOUSE ON
WEDNESDAY TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS PART OF OUR BUDGET.
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ALL
DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING.
YOU'VE GIVEN US A GREAT
HANDOUT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ON WEDNESDAY, BESIDES YOU AND
HUMAN SERVICES, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, SPD,
AND PARKS ARE ALL COMING TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AS
A GROUP TO ADDRESS AND ASSIST
PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS,
GETTING INTO HEALTHIER
CONDITIONS.
I JUST REALLY WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE WORK
YOU'VE DONE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS POWERPOINT.
WE WILL SHARE THIS WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
JASON JOHNSON WITH THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> DIANA SALAZAR, HSI DIVISION
DIRECTOR.
>> BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE
PRESENTATION, I WANT TO WELCOME
AND INTRODUCE YOU TO DIANA.
DIANA SALAZAR IS OUR RECENTLY
HIRED DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR
HOMELESS STRATEGY AND
INVESTMENT DIVISION.
DIANA COMES TO US FROM LOS
ANGELES, AND THERE, SHE WAS THE
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
IMAGINE LOS ANGELES, A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED TO ENDING THE CYCLE OF
FAMILY HOMELESSNESS AND CHRONIC
POVERTY THROUGH A BLEND OF
MENTORING AND SOCIAL SERVICE
úACCESS.
DIANA ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE AS
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE
CHICAGO HOMELESSNESS DIVISION
IN THAT CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF
FAMILY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
DIANA HAS ALSO BEEN A PROGRAM
MANAGER IN THE TENDERLOIN
DISTRICT AT TENDERLOIN HOUSING
DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO.
JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO DIANA, WHO
WILL BE LEADING A VERY
DEDICATED TEAM AS THE CITY
ADDRESSES HOMELESSNESS.
>> WELCOME, DIANA.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
YOU.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE MET
AND HEARD ABOUT YOU.
IT'S EXCITING TO HAVE SOMEONE
WITH YOUR EXPERTISE AND
COMMITMENT TO THIS SPACE.
YOU'RE NOT DABBLING IN THIS.
YOU ARE PUTTING A PROFESSION
INTO THIS.
WHAT A WELCOME TALENT TO THE
CITY.
THANK YOU.
IT WILL BE DRY LIKE THIS
EVERYDAY, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT
THE WEATHER.
>> I'VE BEEN IN CHICAGO, SO
THIS IS NOTHING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
ALL RIGHT.
OUR PRESENTATION TODAY REALLY
FOCUSES ON OUR PERFORMANCE
RESULTS BASED ON THE
INVESTMENTS WE'VE MADE IN
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, SO I'M
GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE
RESULTS.
THESE ARE DATA THAT COVERS THE
TIME PERIOD OF JANUARY THROUGH
JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
WE ARE COMPARING THAT DATA TO
THE DATA WE PULLED FROM LAST
YEAR.
SO, I AM GOING TO MAKE MY WAY
THROUGH A VARIETY OF SLIDES.
WE WILL SEE A BREAKDOWN OF
THESE PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES BY
INVESTMENT OR PROGRAM AREA.
WE HAVE A LOT IT SOMETIME AT
THE END OF THE PRESENTATION FOR
YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> IF I CAN INTRODUCE
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE SEEING MORE HOUSEHOLDS
BECOMING PREVENTED FROM
HOMELESSNESS.
WE ARE SEEING MORE HOUSEHOLDS
EXIT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF
HOMELESSNESS FOR HOUSING, AND
WE ARE SEEING MORE HOUSEHOLDS
THAT REMAIN STABLY HOUSED FROM,
AND ARE PREVENTED FROM
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AGAIN,
SO THESE ARE AT A REALLY HIGH
LEVEL, ENCOURAGING RESULTS WE
ARE SEEING THAT THE
INVESTMENTS, THE VERY STRATEGIC
INVESTMENTS THAT THE CITY IS
MAKING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS
I'M NOT JUST WORKING, BUT
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR
OUTCOMES.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE PREVENTION
SPACE, WE ARE SEEING AN
INCREASE OF 20% OVER 2018.
PROGRAMS THAT EXIT PEOPLE FROM
HOMELESSNESS INTO HOUSING, WE
ARE SEEING A 6% INCREASE WHEN
COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME IN
2018, AND HOUSEHOLDS WITH
DISABLING CONDITIONS, A LOT OF
TIMES WE TALK ABOUT THIS AS
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, AND WE
ARE ALSO SEEING A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE, 2221 HOUSEHOLDS, REMAIN
STABLY HOUSED IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
>> IF I COULD JUST THROW IN
BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
WHEN WE MET LAST WEEK.
IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, THE
INCREASE OF 20% EQUALS 461
HOUSEHOLDS, 704 INDIVIDUALS.
I THINK THOSE NUMBERS COME UP
LATER IN THE STOCK, BUT FOR
FOLKS WHO ARE WONDERING WHAT
20% EQUATES TO, THAT'S 704
INDIVIDUALS.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL GO INTO THAT DETAIL
SOON.
>> IF WE COULD GO BACK TO THE
SLIDE --
>> THAT'S THE TELEVISION
BROADCAST.
>> I HAVE A HEAD COLD, BUT I'M
NOT SEEING A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE FIRST COLUMN AND THE SECOND
COLUMN.
HE I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT THAT.
>> OH, I'M SORRY.
THAT'S THE EXIT.
>> PREVENTED, MOVED.
>> THE SECOND ONE SHOULD SAY
MOVED INSTEAD OF PREVENTED.
>> INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> ARE THERE GOING TO BE OTHER
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ONE PERSON CAUGHT THAT.
>> SOME OF US HAVE IT IN FRONT
OF US.
>> OKAY.
>> AN OVERVIEW AGAIN.
THESE ARE OUR PERFORMANCE
OUTCOMES.
THIS REFLECTS OUR STRATEGIC
INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS WE KNOW
ARE WORKING WELL TO REMOVE
HOUSEHOLDS FROM HOMELESSNESS TO
HOUSING.
WE EVALUATE BOTH HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE MOVING INTO HOUSING
AND HOW WELL SYSTEMS OR
PROGRAMS ARE SURVEYING THESE
PEOPLE.
ALL REPORTS USED -- MY
GOODNESS.
GOOD MORNING.
I NEED ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE.
>> YOU'VE GOT A LIFELINE BEHIND
YOU.
>> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE
ARE COMING TO YOU AT THE END OF
Q2, BUT THIS DATA COVERS Q2,
WHICH INCLUDES Q2 AND Q1, WHICH
INCLUDES THE FULL SIX MONTH
PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1 TO JUNE
30.
JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS
DATA PULLED OUT OF OUR HOMELESS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OR HMIS.
WE HAVE USED THE WORD MORE, THE
WORD INCREASE.
I WANT TO DIVE INTO WHAT THAT
MEANS.
IN THIS SLIDE, WE ARE SHOWING
WHILE WE ARE SEEING IMPROVED
OUTCOMES BY PROGRAMS, WE ARE
ALSO SEEING PROGRAMS ARE
SERVING MORE PEOPLE, SO YOU
WILL SEE, WHEN COMPARED TO THE
SAME PERIOD OF TIME IN 2018, IN
2019, WE HAVE SERVED MORE
PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR CITY
INVESTMENTS, AND THAT TOTAL IS
18,836 HOUSEHOLDS.
WHICH IS MADE UP OF 21,800
INDIVIDUALS.
>> THAT'S ACROSS PREVENTION.
>> ACROSS ALL OF OUR PROGRAM
INVESTMENT AREAS.
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
PREVENTION, DIVERSION, RAPID
REHOUSING, SHELTER PROGRAMS,
OUTREACH, AND TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING.
>> AND THESE ARE UNDUPLICATED
HOUSEHOLDS?
>> CORRECT.
THESE ARE UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS.
ALL RIGHT.
HIGHLIGHTING EXITING FROM
PERMANENT HOUSING.
WE SEE MORE PEOPLE, MORE
HOUSEHOLDS EXITING HOMELESSNESS
TO PERMANENT HOUSING, OR
PREVENTED FROM EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, SO THIS FIGURE
INCLUDES ALL HOUSEHOLDS WHO
MOVED FROM HOMELESSNESS TO
HOUSING, OR WERE PREVENTED FROM
BECOMING HOMELESS, OR REMOVED
FROM A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING UNIT OR PROJECT TO
ANOTHER DESTINATION.
WE ARE SEEING INCREASES THAT
CONTINUE.
WE INCLUDED 2017 IN HERE.
THAT IS THE YEAR WHEN WE RAN AN
RFP, AND WERE CHANGED, AND MUCH
MORE STRATEGIC ABOUT THE
INVESTMENTS WE WERE MAKING.
LIKEWISE, IT'S WHEN WE STARTED
TO FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT THE
PROGRAM INVESTMENTS WE WERE
MAKING WAR EXITING PEOPLE INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
SO, WE WANTED TO ADD 2017 JUST
AS A BASELINE FOR HOW PROGRAMS
WERE DOING BEFORE THE RFP.
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION,
PLEASE?
THIS IS VERY PROMISING.
THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING IT IN
A WAY THAT'S VERY
UNDERSTANDABLE, AS WELL.
WOULD WE STILL BE ABLE TO TELL
EVEN IF THESE OUTSTANDING
RESULTS IN 2019, HOW MANY
HOUSEHOLDS ARE STILL NOT
GETTING THE KIND OF SERVICE
THEY NEED?
WHERE IS THIS, RELATIVE TO THE
PROBLEM?
ARE WE MAKING A DENT IN IT?
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GET AT, BUT
THAT IS SORT OF THE JUST OF
WHAT WE DO, RIGHT?
HOW MUCH OF THE PROBLEM ARE WE
AFFECTING WITH ALMOST 4000
INDIVIDUALS IN 2400 HOUSEHOLDS.
ARE WE ABLE TO GET THAT IN ANY
WAY?
>> I THINK SYSTEMWIDE, THE BEST
SET OF DATA THAT REALLY SHOWS
INFLOW, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IS HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE BECOMING
HOMELESS IN A YEAR.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE MOVING
THROUGH OR ACCESSING SERVICES
IN THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE,
COMPARED TO HOW MANY HERE ARE
EXITING AS A TOTAL.
>> AS YOU PROBABLY STRUGGLE
WITH THE ANSWER, THAT'S THE HIT
EVERYONE TAKES, RIGHT?
WE TRY TO DEFEND NOT ONLY THE
AMOUNT OF OUR INVESTMENTS, BUT
THE SMARTNESS, THE WISDOM OF
OUR INVESTMENTS, AND ALMOST
EVERYONE HERE HAS BEEN IN A
FORM TRYING TO DESCRIBE OUR
BEST PRACTICES APPROACH.
THEY WILL SAY, I'M LOOKING AT
THIS EVERY DAY.
IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO PUT
WHAT WE ARE DOING IN CONTEXT
WITH WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF
THESE PRESENTATIONS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER,
THAT'S FINE, BUT THAT'S THE
KIND OF RICH INFORMATION WE
NEED.
>> THE ALL HOME WEBSITE HAS A
DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS THE INFLOW
INTO THE SYSTEM, AND THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN
OUR SYSTEM.
I MEAN A SYSTEM OF PROGRAMS
TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER, TO GET
PEOPLE EXITED FROM THEIR
EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS AND
INTO HOUSING.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS REALLY
ABOUT HOW ARE OUR INVESTMENTS
ARE PERFORMING.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE DATA
ABOUT THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
BOTH SHOWING THAT HAS BEEN
PROVIDED INFLOW DATA AND HOW IT
RELATES TO PEOPLE EXITING.
THESE INVESTMENTS ARE
IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE REALLY CHANGED
STRATEGICALLY, WHAT KIND OF
PROGRAMMING WE ARE INVESTING
IN, AND WE ARE SEEING GOOD
RESULTS.
THAT SAID, WE KNOW THIS IS NOT
ENOUGH.
WE STILL SEE PEOPLE LIVING
OUTDOORS.
WE KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS EVERY DAY IN OUR
CITY, AND ACROSS THIS REGION,
BUT THE INVESTMENTS WE HAVE,
úTHE INVESTMENTS WE ARE MAKING,
AND THE STRATEGIC DECISIONS
WE'VE MADE WITH THOSE
INVESTMENTS SEEM TO BE WORKING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> JUST A CLARIFICATION.
THE TITLE IS MORE UNIQUE
HOUSEHOLDS EXIT TO MORE
PERMANENT HOUSING OR ARE
PREVENTED.
SO, THE NUMBER IS X PERMANENT
HOUSING COMBINED WITH PEOPLE WHO
WERE PREVENTED FROM BECOMING
HOMELESS.
THAT'S WHAT THE 2400 NUMBER IS.
>> CORRECT.
AND I WILL BREAK THOSE DOWN IN
THE NEXT SLIDE AS WELL.
>> LET ME ASK A QUICK QUESTION.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR ME --
MAYBE, I SHOULD DRINK SOME
COFFEE.
THEN YOU HAVE THE 3700
INDIVIDUALS, SO THAT IN
ADDITION TO?
I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT'S THERE.
>> JUST A DEFINITION.
WE USE HOUSEHOLDS.
A HOUSEHOLD COULD BE A
HOUSEHOLD OF ONE OR FOUR.
WE HAD BEEN CONSISTENTLY ASKED
FOR THE REAL PERSON IMPACT.
HOW MANY ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, REAL
PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ARE IMPACTED, SO
WE WANTED TO OFFER BOTH THE
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, WHICH IS
TYPICALLY THE DATA WE LOOK AT.
WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY
HOUSEHOLDS ARE MOVING THROUGH
THE SYSTEM, BUT WE ALSO WANTED
TO OFFER HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS
THOSE HOUSING STATISTICS MAKE
UP.
THERE ARE 3780 INDIVIDUALS
LIVING AS PART OF THOSE
HOUSEHOLDS.
>> GOT IT.
THANK YOU.
>> OF THAT BASED ON AN AVERAGE
HOUSEHOLD SIZE?
>> THIS IS ACTUAL DATA.
>> OKAY.
GOT IT.
WE WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT PREVENTION.
YOU WILL SEE INVESTMENTS IN
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
PROGRAMS SEEK TO MAKE
HOMELESSNESS RARE.
WE WANT TO KEEP AS MANY PEOPLE
OUT OF THE HOMELESS SYSTEM AS
POSSIBLE, AND DATA TO DATE
SHOWS 20% MORE INDIVIDUALS OR
MORE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED FROM BECOMING
HOMELESS OVER LAST YEAR.
THAT IS 461 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS
REPRESENTING 704 INDIVIDUALS.
THEY WERE PREVENTED FROM
BECOMING HOMELESS.
AGAIN, THIS IS AN INCREASE OF
20% OVER 2018.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE MADE
A NUMBER OF NEW INVESTMENTS IN
ADDRESSING OR PREVENTING
HOMELESSNESS LAST YEAR.
AND THOSE PROGRAMS TOOK A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO RAMP UP,
AND GET STARTED.
THEY ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL, AND
I THINK THAT'S WHY WE ARE
SEEING SUCH A BIG INCREASE WHEN
WE COMPARE THIS TO LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY JANUARY
AND FEBRUARY, PROGRAMS WERE
JUST GETTING RAMPED UP, SO NOW,
I THINK WE ARE SEEING THE FULL
YEAR, AND FULL IMPACT OF THOSE
PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE SYSTEM.
>> QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
SO, DIVERSION IS CONSIDERED A
PREVENTION SERVICE.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IT IS NOT.
DIVERSION IS A DIFFERENT
INTERVENTION, AND ONE THAT IS
TYPICALLY ACCESSED ONCE SOMEONE
HAS EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS,
SO THESE PREVENTION EFFORTS ARE
REALLY INTENDED TO HELP WHEN
SOMEONE IS AT IMMINENT RISK OF
BECOMING HOMELESS, AND THESE
ARE INTERVENTIONS OR CASH
ASSISTANCE THAT HELPS THEM
MAINTAIN HOUSING.
>> SO, A QUESTION FOR DIVERSION
AT THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> YEAH, I HAVE A WHOLE SLIDE
ON DIVERSION.
ALL RIGHT.
BRIEF.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF
SOMEONE IS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, THAT THEY ARE
ONLY HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE OF
HOMELESSNESS FOR A VERY SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS
ENHANCED SHELTER, DIVERSION,
OUTREACH, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING,
AND RAPID REHOUSING HELP US
REACH THIS GOAL.
YOU WILL SEE THAT 1936
HOUSEHOLDS REPRESENTING 3422
INDIVIDUALS WERE MOVED FROM
HOMELESSNESS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING IN 2019.
THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE
THE PREVENTION DATA I JUST WENT
THROUGH, NOR DOES IT INCLUDE
HOUSEHOLDS WHO MOVED FROM
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO
OTHER PERMANENT HOUSING.
WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME
PERIOD IN 2018, THIS REPRESENTS
A 6% INCREASE.
SO AGAIN, WE ARE LASER FOCUSED
ON MAKING SURE THAT WHEN PEOPLE
ACCESS PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY
IS INTERESTED IN, THAT THEY ARE
DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
EXIT THEM TO PERMANENT HOUSING,
AND WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE
OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE MAKING THAT
POSSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUALS.
>> THE REPORT SUGGESTED A
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.
CAN WE PULL OUT DIFFERENT
POPULATIONS OF PEOPLE TO SEE
WHICH DEMOGRAPHICS OF PEOPLE ARE
MOVING FROM HOMELESSNESS TO
PERMANENT HOUSING?
>> WE CAN.
>> THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTION
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT
ANALYSIS WAS ACCURATE, AND WHAT
DOES IT MEAN IF IT IS ACCURATE.
>> WE ABSOLUTELY CAN.
WE LOOK AT POPULATION DATA,
ESPECIALLY FOR CERTAIN
PROGRAMS, SO WE KNOW PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS A
SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTION FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS, AND SO, THE DATA, AND
ONE OF THE REASONS WE BRING
FORWARD THE DATA ABOUT HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN
THAT KIND OF HOUSING AS IT
SHOWS THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE
INTERVENTION, THAT THERE IS A
SERVICE RICH IN PROGRAMMING
PAIRED WITH HOUSING THAT KEEPS
PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS STABLY HOUSED, BUT WE
CAN DIVE INTO DIFFERENT DATA
SETS.
>> I JUST THINK, IF BY DIVING
INTO DIFFERENT DATA SETS, WE
ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM WHAT
REPORTS SEEM TO INDICATE, THAT
WE ARE BEING SUCCESSFUL IN
MOVING LARGER NUMBERS OF
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE OUT
OF HOMELESSNESS, AND TO
PERMANENT HOUSING, THAT TELLS US
POTENTIALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT WHO IS CURRENTLY NOT
SHELTERED.
IT MAY NOT BE THE CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS POPULATION.
IT MAY BE FOLKS WHO ARE NEWLY
HOMELESS, AND WE MAY BE WELL
SERVED THINKING ABOUT MORE
SUPPORTIVE INTERVENTIONS,
SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO THOSE
FOLKS.
>> CAN I DO A QUICK FOLLOW UP?
WAS YOUR QUESTION AIMED AT
ETHNICITY AND RACE?
>> JUST BY CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS.
>> JUST THAT PARTICULAR GROUP
OF FOLKS.
I AM ALSO REALLY INTERESTED TO
KNOW IF, EITHER WE HAVE OR CAN
LOOK AT DATA ACROSS THE COUNTY,
SO THAT I AM INTERESTED,
ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH OUR ORIGINAL
PROJECT.
CAN WE IDENTIFY, LIKE, IF
SEATTLE IS MAKING MARKED
PROGRESS BY THE PERCENTAGES YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT'S TRUE
ABOUT THE OTHER CITIES?
WE HAVE 39 CITIES I KNOW ARE
STILL STRUGGLING WITH, DO THEY
WANT TO JOIN US OR NOT?
AND WE NEED THEM AS PART OF
THIS PROGRAM, BUT CAN WE HAVE
DATA THAT CAN GO BACK AND SAY,
IF YOU WERE INVESTING, YOU
WOULD HELP FROM A REGION,
REDUCE THE PROBLEMS WE ARE
SEEING.
>> YEAH, AND I THINK WE'VE DONE
A GOOD JOB AS A REGION, PULLING
REGIONAL SYSTEM DATA, AND
AGAIN, I POINT TO, AND I OFTEN
LOOK AT THE ALL HOME DASHBOARD
TO SEE HOW WE ARE DOING
PROGRAMMATICALLY.
THE DASHBOARD DOES BREAKOUT BY
THE DIFFERENT PROGRAM AREAS,
AND SO WE CAN SEE ORIGINALLY
WHETHER IT'S AN INVESTMENT THAT
THE CITY MAKES, THAT THE COUNTY
MAKES, THAT ANOTHER CITY IS
MAKING.
WE CAN SEE COUNTYWIDE WHAT SORT
OF IMPACT THOSE COLLECTIVE
INVESTMENTS ARE MAKING.
>> YOU ARE DIRECTING ME BACK TO
ALL HOME?
I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT
SPECIFICALLY.
>> WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT'S
AVAILABLE TO YOU.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS LASER
FOCUSED ON THE INVESTMENTS THE
CITY IS MAKING THROUGH THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BUT
WE CAN ABSOLUTELY PROVIDE THE
SORT OF BROADER PORTFOLIO OF
INVESTMENTS, AND AGAIN, I LOOK
TO ALL HOME, AND THE ALL HOME
DASHBOARD TO LOOK AT THAT DATA,
BUT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT'S IN
FRONT OF YOU, AS WELL.
>> OR GIVE ME THE LINKS.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
BUT PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> NON-REOCCURRING OR ONE TIME.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU
KNOW, WHEN SERVICE PROVIDERS
ARE ABLE TO MAKE A PERMANENT
HOUSING PLACEMENT, BUT IT'S ONE
THAT STICKS, ONE THAT WORKS FOR
THE INDIVIDUAL.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM
FALLING BACK INTO THE HOMELESS
SYSTEM AFTER THEY'VE BEEN
PLACED IN PERMANENT HOUSING.
ON SLIDE EIGHT, YOU WILL SEE
THAT WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING
RAPID REHOUSING, PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES.
AND OVER THE LAST TWO QUARTERS,
2127 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS WHO'VE
EXPERIENCED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
WERE ABLE TO REMAIN STABLY
HOUSED.
BACK TO THIS QUESTION OF HOW DO
WE SERVE A CHRONICALLY HOMELESS
POPULATION, AND JUST SO WE'RE
CLEAR ABOUT DEFINITIONS, WE
DEFINE CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AS
INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS WHO
HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS
MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE
YEARS, AND ARE LIVING WITH A
DISABLING CONDITION, SO THESE
ARE MOST CHALLENGING HOUSEHOLDS
TO SERVE BOTH BECAUSE THEY ARE
CAUGHT IN A CYCLE OF
HOMELESSNESS, AND THEY
TYPICALLY HAVE A PRETTY HIGH
SERVICE NEED.
BOTH MEDICALLY, AND
BEHAVIORALLY.
THEY HAVE SERVICE NEEDS THAT
ARE PRETTY HIGH.
THIS IS PROMISING DATA THAT
SHOWS WHEN WE MOVE THAT
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS POPULATION
INTO PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, THAT'S THE INTERVENTION
THAT IS WORKING.
>> GREAT.
I AM GLAD YOU ARE BRINGING THIS
FORWARD, BUT IT'S ALSO
SOMETHING WE BELIEVED IN THE
PAST WITHOUT THE DATA, THAT
THIS GROUP THAT HAS EXPERIENCED
BEING HOMELESS REPEATEDLY,
GETTING THEM INTO HOUSING FOR
THEY ARE STABLE, IS THE ANSWER.
WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT -- PEOPLE
ALWAYS ASK ME FOR THE SOLUTION.
THERE'S NO ONE SOLUTION, BUT
THERE IS STRATEGIES THAT ARE
WORKING.
THIS ONE, HOUSING FIRST, IS
DEMONSTRATING THE WISDOM OF
THAT APPROACH.
>> VERY TRUE.
I WANT TO ADD, THE OTHER DATA
SET IS RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS.
WE WANT TO ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT
ONCE WE MADE A PERMANENT
HOUSING PLACEMENT, WE WANT TO
ENSURE THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS
ARE NOT FALLING BACK INTO
HOMELESSNESS, SO WE LOOK AT OUR
HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEM TO SEE IF THEY ARE BACK
IN THE SYSTEM, ACCESSING
SERVICES, AND THE DATA FROM
JANUARY THROUGH JUNE SHOWS 10%
OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS THAT LEFT
HOMELESSNESS FOR PERMANENT
HOUSING FROM THESE PROGRAMS,
RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS WITHIN
SIX MONTHS, SO WE ARE SEEING A
90% SUCCESS RATE AT THE SIX-
MONTH PERIOD.
THAT'S DATA WE ALWAYS WANT TO
BE PAYING ATTENTION TO.
RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE PLACING
PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING
ARE MAKING THE RIGHT
PLACEMENTS, THAT THEY ARE
WORKING OVER A LONG PERIOD OF
TIME, BUT THAT'S DATA WE ALWAYS
WANT TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO
BECAUSE THAT SHOWS US REALLY IF
THESE PERMANENT HOUSING
PLACEMENTS ARE THE RIGHT ONES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM AN
ASSUMPTION ON THE MATH HERE.
FOLKS THAT ARE EXITING
HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, GO INTO A
SLOT.
MY ASSUMPTION IS THIS PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SLOT -- WE
DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS FILLING
THOSE UP.
TO THE EXTENT THAT WE SEE THE
NUMBER GOING UP, LIKE WE HAVE
IN THE PAST, IS THAT AN
INCREASE -- MY SENSE IS THERE
IS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT
COULD BE GOING ON.
ONE IS THAT WE ARE INCREASING
THE NUMBER OF PERMANENT HOUSING
UNITS COMING ONLINE, SO THAT
GIVES US MORE PLACES TO REFER
PEOPLE, OR PEOPLE THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ARE VACATING
TO OPEN IT UP.
HIM, HOPEFULLY VERY FEW, WILL
REVERT BACK TO HOMELESSNESS.
THAT WOULD FREE UP A SPOT FOR
SOMEONE TO COME IN.
SUMMER HOPEFULLY ADVANCING TO
ANOTHER FORM OF HOUSING, AND SO
THAT FREES UP A PERMANENT
SUPPORTING BED.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE
MIX THAT I'M MISSING?
IS THAT BASICALLY THE CHEMISTRY
EQUATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> I THINK YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT.
>> WE NORMALLY HAVE A PROBLEM
SELLING PERMANENT HOUSING.
THERE'S A WAITLIST FOR THAT.
IF WE WANT TO INCREASE THESE
NUMBERS, THE THINGS WE NEED TO
DO, ASSUMING WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO REVERT TO
HOMELESSNESS WOULD BE CONTINUE
TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF
PERMANENT HOUSING AND THE
THROUGHPUT OF PEOPLE IN
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO GET INTO
ANOTHER BED.
I NOTICED YOU'VE USED, AND THE
SLIDES HAVE USED, PERMANENT
HOUSING AND PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SOMEWHAT
INTERCHANGEABLY, BUT SOME FOLKS
SAY THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT
NEED PERMANENT HOUSING, BUT
DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THE
SUPPORTIVE ASPECT WITH 24-HOUR
SERVICES, SO CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT TO THAT?
MY SENSE IS, FROM A COST AND
EFFICIENCY PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE
TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO IDENTIFY
FOLKS THAT DON'T NEED A HIGH
LEVEL OF NEEDS.
>> YEAH.
FIRST, I WANT TO ADD, I THINK
OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE ARE
FINDING THAT INCLUDING
SERVICES, MAKING SURE THAT
SERVICE ACCESS IS PART OF ANY
INTERVENTION HAS SHOWN ITSELF
TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL, EVEN IN
A SHELTER SPACE, SO ENHANCING
SHELTER TO HAVE SERVICES THAT
ARE PAIRED WITH THE OVERNIGHT
STAY HAVE SHOWN TO BE FIVE
TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE AT GETTING
PEOPLE THROUGH SHELTER AND INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
>> CAN YOU GIVE US EXAMPLES OF
SERVICES?
>> THERE IS SERVICES.
WE TYPICALLY REFER TO THEM AS
CASE MANAGEMENT.
IT REALLY IS HAVING A
CONNECTION TO A SOCIAL WORKER
INSIDE OF PROGRAMS WHO CAN HELP
THEM NAVIGATE TO WHAT THEY
NEED.
SOMETIMES, THAT'S A HOUSING
NAVIGATOR, BUT SOMETIMES THAT
IS SOMEONE TO HELP THEM RECOVER
THINGS THEY NEED FOR BEING
HOUSING READY, SUCH AS
IDENTIFICATION.
IT CAN BE SOMEONE TO HELP THEM
GET BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE.
IT CAN HELP SOMEONE ACCESS
MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
IT REALLY IS SOMEONE TO HELP
THEM ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS,
ACCESS THE THINGS THEY NEED TO
SURVIVE AND THRIVE.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN USING
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
AND PERMANENT HOUSING
INTERCHANGEABLY, AND WHEN I
TALK ABOUT PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, I REALLY AM
MORE FOCUSED ON THE HOUSING
NEEDS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.
WHILE INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE,
IT'S ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE, AND
IT IS SERVICE ENRICHED, SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PLACING PEOPLE IN PERMANENT,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
ACCESS THE HOMELESSNESS SYSTEM,
WHO FIND THEMSELVES
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHO
DO NOT HAVE THOSE CHRONIC
NEEDS, DO NOT HAVE THOSE
CHRONIC CONDITIONS, AND
THEREFORE, REALLY JUST NEED
HELP NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM, SO
úTHEY CAN ACCESS PERMANENT
HOUSING, BUT NOT HOUSING THAT
MEETS ALL OF THE SERVICE
ENRICHMENTS I DESCRIBED ON A
LONG-TERM BASIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
DEFINITION.
>> OKAY.
ON THIS SLIDE, WE ARE REALLY
WANTING TO BREAK THE DATA OUT
BY PROGRAM AREA, OR INVESTMENT
AREA.
YOU WILL SEE, ACROSS THE BOARD,
WE ARE SEEING IMPROVEMENT.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER THIS IS AN
INVESTMENT IN VILLAGES,
ENHANCED SHELTERS.
WE TALKED ABOUT PREVENTION, BUT
WE ARE ALSO SEEING AN INCREASE
PERFORMANCE INSIDE OF
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND RAPID
REHOUSING, SO I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THIS SLIDE, AND BREAK
IT DOWN BY PROGRAM AREA, SO YOU
CAN SEE, THE INVESTMENTS IN
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS ARE ALSO
SEEING THE SAME LEVELS OF
IMPROVED RESULTS.
>> JASON, I ASSUME THIS IS THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIVIDED BY
SOMETHING?
>> THE RATE OF EXIT PROGRAM
TYPE.
THAT RATE, OF ALL OF THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO EXITED A
PROGRAM, THESE PERCENTAGES ARE
THOSE WHO EXITED TO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
SO, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, NOT A
PERCENTAGE OF ALL INDIVIDUALS
WHO ACCESSED THOSE PROGRAMS OR
WHO WERE ENROLLED IN THOSE
PROGRAMS, BUT OF THOSE THAT
EXITED, THIS IS THE PERCENTAGE
WHO EXITED INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> SO, BASIC SHELTER HAS THE
LOWEST NUMBERS.
THE CORRECT TAKE AWAY PEOPLE
ACCESS FOR BASIC SHELTER, AND
THEN, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME,
THEY ARE NO LONGER IN SHELTER,
BUT FEW HAVE LEFT TO GO TO
HOUSING.
THEY HAVE GONE TO A DIFFERENT
SHELTER OR BACK ON THE STREET,
WHEREAS IF YOU LOOK AT EVEN THE
VILLAGES, IT'S STILL RELATIVELY
LOW, BUT MUCH HIGHER THAN BASIC
SHELTER, FOR THE FOLKS, WHEN
THEY LEAVE, A BIGGER CHUNK OF
THEM ARE GOING TO SOMETHING
PERMANENT.
>> IN MY OPINION, THAT COMES
DOWN TO SERVICE AVAILABILITY.
BASIC SERVICE PROGRAMS DO NOT
HAVE THE OFFERINGS PEOPLE NEED.
IT'S REALLY AN IMPORTANT
PROGRAM INVESTMENT IN OUR
SYSTEM.
IT PROVIDES SAFETY, YOU KNOW, A
ROOF OVERHEAD FOR INDIVIDUALS
TO COME IN, AND GET A NIGHT'S
SLEEP, BUT TYPICALLY, IN BASIC
SHELTERS, PEOPLE ARE COMING IN
LATE AT NIGHT, LEAVING VERY
EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND THERE
ARE NOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS A CASE
MANAGER, AND CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL IN ORDER
TO ACCESS HOUSING.
WHEREAS, IN ENHANCED SHELTER,
AND THE VILLAGES -- THE
VILLAGES OPERATE AS 24 HOUR
SPACES WITH ACCESS TO CASE
MANAGEMENT, HOUSING NAVIGATION
SERVICES, AND SO IN THOSE
PROGRAM AREAS, YOU WILL SEE
THAT PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED.
THEY ARE ENGAGED WITH A SERVICE
PROVIDER.
THEY HAVE 24-HOUR STAYS, SO
THEY HAVE THE TIME TO ACCESS
THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED,
AND THEREFORE, WE ARE SEEING
MUCH BETTER RESULTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
INC.
YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE
DONE.
WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS
FOR A LONG TIME, BUT MYSELF AS
AN ELECTED SINCE 16, OBVIOUSLY,
ONE OF THE THINGS, LOOKING AT
THESE NUMBERS MAKES ME FEEL SO
MUCH BETTER.
I MAY GO BACK IN THE TIME
MACHINE HERE.
LOOKING AT THE BASIC SHELTER,
WE KNOW IT DOESN'T HAVE THE
SERVICES, BUT LIKE YOU SAY, IT
DOES PROVIDE THE ROOF AND
SAFETY.
IS THIS BECAUSE WE HAD THIS
WHOLE CHANGE OF THEORY WITH
BARB POPPY, AND WE'RE NOT JUST
PUTTING MATS OR CAUGHT IN A
CHURCH, BUT LIKE YOU KEEP
SAYING, STRATEGI DATA THAT WE
CAN POINT TO, TO SHOW PEOPLE
THAT PUTTING 100 PEOPLE IN A
TENT OR A FEMA SHELTER, OR A
BUILDING, THAT IT JUST DOESN'T
WORK?
I REMEMBER, TWO YEARS AGO,
PEOPLE WERE FIGHTING OVER THIS
WHOLE THEORY OF CHANGE.
IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT?
AGAIN, THE TREND LOOKS GOOD,
BUT ARE WE BEING CAUTIOUSLY
OPTIMISTIC?
IS THE DATA TELLING US THIS IS
REALLY WORKING?
THAT WE ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING
RIGHT?
I SAY THAT SARCASTICALLY FOR
THOSE OF US THAT ARE KIND OF
TAKING THE INCOMING ON THIS
ISSUE.
>> YEAH.
I THINK WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY
ROLE AS PUBLIC STEWARD OF
PUBLIC RESOURCES, IT IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF MY JOB TO
MAKE SURE THE INVESTMENTS WE
ARE MAKING ARE STRATEGIC, AND
ARE WORKING.
IF I HAD MY WAY, WE WOULD
CHANGE OUR ENTIRE SHELTER MODEL
TO BE ENHANCED.
THE OVERNIGHT COMMENT ON THE
FLOOR SHELTER MODEL, AGAIN SAYS
AN IMPORTANT PURPOSE, AND SO, I
DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY REDUCTION
OF THOSE BEDS, BUT WE HAVE
BEEN, IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, PARTNERING WITH
PROVIDERS TO REALLY TRANSFORM
EXISTING, OVERNIGHT ONLY BEDS
TO BE ENHANCED, TO STAY OPEN 24
HOURS, TO HAVE ACCESS TO
SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED
BECAUSE WE SEE IT WORKING.
WE HAVE MADE THESE INVESTMENTS
IN 2017.
WE SAW THEY WERE WORKING WELL.
THROUGHOUT 2018, WE TRANSFORMED
MORE OF OUR OVERNIGHT ONLY
SHELTER BEDS TO ENHANCED.
AGAIN, BECAUSE WE SAW IT
WORKING.
IN A WAY THAT OVERNIGHT ONLY
SHELTERS DO NOT MOVE PEOPLE
THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS, AND
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, SO I AM
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THESE
INVESTMENTS.
I THINK WE MADE SMART,
STRATEGIC DECISIONS TO INVEST
IN MORE ENHANCED SHELTERS.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT NOT EVERY
PROGRAM CAN BE AN ENHANCED
SHELTER.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW JUST
MENTIONED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
USE CITY HALL OVERNIGHT.
CITY HALL HAS A DAY USE, A DAY
PURPOSE.
WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN A
WAY THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THOSE
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO STAY HERE,
AND ACCESS THE SERVICES THEY
NEED IN THE SAME WAY THAT
ENHANCED SHELTERS PROVIDE, SO
THERE IS STILL SOME WORK WE
HAVE TO DO, TO FIND WAYS TO
CONTINUE TO ENHANCE, AND MAKE
THOSE OVERNIGHT SHELTER
PROGRAMS 24 HOURS, BUT AGAIN, I
DON'T -- YOU KNOW, MY
EXCTEMENT ABOUT HOW ENHANCED
SHELTER IS WORKING, I DON'T
WANT THAT TO BE SEEN AS A
SLIGHT ON OUR IMPORTANT
OVERNIGHT SHELTER BEDS.
THOSE ARE A CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SYSTEM,
AND QUITE LITERALLY SAVE LIVES.
>> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
IF POSSIBLE, WE HAVE PUNCHIER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
I'VE ONLY EARMARKED SO MUCH
TIME FOR THIS BRIEFING, SO WE
JUST KIND OF BOTTOM LINE ON
ANOTHER.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
THAT'S MY FAULT.
BUT THE ANSWERS ARE A LITTLE
LONG, BUT NO PERSONAL CRITICISM.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS
CHART IF I COULD.
ON VILLAGES AS AN EXAMPLE, IT'S
GONE FROM 17% TO 37% FROM 2018
TO 2019.
WHAT IS 63%?
HOW DO I READ THIS CHART?
BECAUSE NONE OF THAT EQUALS
100%.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
YEAH.
WE CAN GET THE TOTAL EXIT DATA
FOR YOU, BUT THIS 37% OF ALL
HOUSEHOLDS WHO EXITED VILLAGES
EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING.
SO THE REST OF THE FOLKS EXITED
TO ANOTHER DESTINATION.
>> OKAY.
AND THAT GOES TO THE POINT I
MADE EARLIER, AND I'M HOPING
NEXT YEAR, AGAIN, WHAT'S NOT IN
THIS CHART I WOULD ASSUME IS
UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS, OR
PEOPLE NOT IN ANY PLACE,
SLEEPING UNDER A BRIDGE.
THAT'S NOT CAPTURED IN THESE
CATEGORIES?
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
UNLESS THOSE INDIVIDUALS USED A
VILLAGE OR ENHANCED SHELTER, OR
RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM, THEY
WOULD NOT BE CAPTURED IN THIS
DATA.
>> SO, WHEN WE PRESENT DATA
LIKE THIS, ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES I ALWAYS HAVE IS,
WHAT'S NOT THERE?
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM.
WE ARE FIXING A PROBLEM OUT
THERE, BUT I NEVER KNOW HOW
THIS KIND OF DATA REFLECTS
WHAT'S OUT THERE, THE PERSON IN
A TENT, UNDER A BRIDGE.
SECOND POINT IS, CAN YOU JUST
VERY QUICKLY DESCRIBE THOSE
AREAS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE
VIEWING AUDIENCE THAT MAY NOT
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BASIC AND ENHANCED SHELTER?
VERY QUICKLY STARTING FROM
VILLAGE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
ú>> NO PROBLEM.
VILLAGES ARE ALSO REFERRED TO
AS TINY HOMES VILLAGES OR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
WE HAVE EIGHT OF THESE PROGRAMS
CITYWIDE.
THEY ARE 24 HOURS INDIVIDUAL
WOOD STRUCTURES, WHERE PEOPLE
HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR OWN SPACE.
A LOCKED DOOR, A PLACE TO STORE
THEIR BELONGINGS.
THAT KIND OF THING.
ENHANCED SHELTER IS A 24-HOUR
CONCRETE SHELTER SETTING, WHERE
PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES.
TYPICALLY CAN STORE THEIR
BELONGINGS.
IT'S TYPICALLY VERY LOW
BARRIER.
PEOPLE CAN ACCESS IT WITH THEIR
PETS, THEIR PARTNERS.
I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S
OPEN 24 SEVEN, AND HAS ACCESS
TO SERVICES.
>> HOW MANY OF THOSE DO WE
HAVE?
WE HAVE THE ONE ON 12th, UP AT
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK THAT
UP.
WE WILL GET THAT TO YOU.
BASIC SHELTER, THIS IS
OVERNIGHT ONLY SHELTER.
THIS IS TYPICALLY MET ON FLOOR.
INSIDE OF A BUILDING LIKE CITY
HALL OR A CHURCH BASEMENT
THAT'S JUST OPEN DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.
PREVENTION, WE TALKED ABOUT
BEFORE.
PREVENTION ARE SERVICES THAT
ARE ACCESSED OR OFFERED TO
INDIVIDUALS AT IMMINENT RISK OF
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
IT'S TYPICALLY CASH ASSISTANCE
PAID TO KEEP THEM OR HELP THEM
MAINTAIN THEIR HOME OR CURRENT
HOUSING.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS A VERY
SPECIALIZED KIND OF HOUSING.
IT IS 24/7 HOUSING THAT HAS
TAILORED SERVICES TO
INDIVIDUALS.
MOST OF THE TIME, WE USE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR
SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS, LIKE
IN PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
A LOT OF FAMILY TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING STILL EXISTS.
THIS IS HOUSING THAT CAN BE
ACCESSED FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO
YEARS, SO IT'S A LONGER PERIOD
OF ENGAGEMENT WITH HOUSEHOLDS,
AND THEN RAPID REHOUSING IS A
PROGRAM THAT HELPS GET
INDIVIDUALS TYPICALLY INTO
NONMARKET RATE HOUSING.
IT IS CASH ASSISTANCE.
WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES,
AND IF THEY HOUSING SUBSIDY
THAT CAN EXIST FOR A LONGER
PERIOD OF TIME, BUT IT IS NOT
INTENDED TO BE PERMANENT.
AT SOME POINT, THE RAPID
REHOUSING VOUCHER DOES EXPIRE.
THE COUNCIL NUMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
AS WE KNOW WONDER RESULTS BASED
ACCOUNTABILITY, EACH OF THESE
INTERVENTIONS HAVE DIFFERENT
DESIRED OUTCOMES.
PER PROGRAM, AND PER CONTRACT.
I'M JUST WONDERING, HOW ARE WE
DOING ON THESE AVERAGES AS
COMPARED TO OUR DESIRED
OUTCOMES?
>> GOOD QUESTION.
WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON THE
RATE OF EXIT TO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
THAT'S WHY WE HIGHLIGHTED IT ON
THIS SLIDE.
FOR MOST PROGRAMS, OR I SHOULD
SAY MOST SHELTER PROGRAMS, SO
THE VILLAGES, THE ENHANCED
SHELTER, AND THE BASIC SHELTER
PROGRAMS, WE HAVE A BENCHMARK
OF 40%.
YOU WILL SEE NONE OF THE
PROGRAM AREAS ARE YET MEETING
THE DESIRED TARGET, BUT WE
CONTINUE TO SEE INCREASES.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE PROGRAMS
THAT ARE GETTING VERY CLOSE.
WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT EXCEED
THAT TARGET, AND WE ARE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THOSE PROGRAMS
THAT HAVE NOT.
>> DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE
THE SAME GOAL FOR ALL THREE
INTERVENTION VILLAGES, ENHANCED
SHELTER, AND BASIC SHELTER?
AS IT RELATES TO BASIC SHELTER,
IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THEY ARE
GOING TO HAVE THE SAME OUTCOMES
AS ENHANCED SHELTER BECAUSE OF
THE ACCESS TO SERVICES.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION.
WE HAVE WORKED AS A REGION TO
SET THESE TARGETS, AND AS WE
MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL
GOVERNANCE, AND THE CREATION OF
A REGIONAL AUTHORITY, I THINK
THESE ARE REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS
FOR US TO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION.
>> IT'S JUST DIFFICULT BECAUSE
WE SET UP A SYSTEM ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND I TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND THAT UNDER AN
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, YOU HAVE
TO ALWAYS BE NIMBLE, AND EXAMINE
THE OUTCOMES, AND MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO WHAT OUR
EXPECTATIONS ARE, BUT IF WE ARE
STARTING OFF BY SETTING
ACCOUNTABILITY GOALS THAT ARE
SIMPLY UNREALISTIC FROM THE GET
GO, THEN WE ARE NOT USING THE
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK.
WE ARE OPENING OURSELVES UP TO
CRITICISM, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THE CALL IS, IF BASIC
SHELTER IS ONLY EXITING 4% OF
PEOPLE UNDER THIS
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR
40%, WHY ARE WE FUNDING ANY
BASIC SHELTER?
WE KNOW WHY WE ARE, BECAUSE IT
SERVES AN EMERGENCY NEED, BUT I
REALLY THINK WE NEED TO TRUE UP
THE EXPECTATIONS WITH WHAT IS
REALITY, OR ELSE WE ARE OPENING
OURSELVES UP TO UNFAIR
CRITICISM.
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT,
IF I CAN PILE ON SLIGHTLY.
BASIC SHELTER, AND YOU AND I
TALKED ABOUT THIS WEEK, THE
BEST PHRASE WE SPOKE ABOUT IS
THE PURPOSE IS TO KEEP PEOPLE
ALIVE TONIGHT.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE FOCUS
IS.
AT GIVING THEM A PLACE TO COME
IN.
THE VILLAGES, THE ENHANCED
SHELTERS ALL HAVE A DIFFERENT
PURPOSE ON THE CONTINUUM.
JUST LIKE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS SAYING, IT LETS
PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT THIS IN A
STRATEGIC WAY, BUT NOT
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FOR
EVERY PERSON.
>> VERY GOOD POINT.
>> AS I MENTIONED, WE WANTED TO
TALK ABOUT THE VERSION.
HST AND SYSTEM PARTNERS HAVE
CHANGED THE WAY DIVERSION
RESOURCES ARE CONTRACTED, AND
DELIVERED IN 2019.
SERVICES ARE NOW AVAILABLE MORE
BROADLY TO PEOPLE, AND THE
FRONT DOOR OF SERVICES TO
PEOPLE RATHER THAN THROUGH
SPECIFIC DIVERSION PROGRAMS.
THIS IS A CHANGE IN HOW WE USE
DIVERSION PROGRAMS.
THERE USED TO BE SPECIFIC
PROGRAM DIVERSION STATUS PEOPLE
HAD TO GET TO ACCESS SERVICES,
BUT WE ARE INCORPORATING
DIVERSION PRACTICE OF THIS ART
OF INTERVIEWING INDIVIDUALS,
FINDING OUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY
NEED WITH THE CASH ASSISTANCE
THEY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD,
HOPEFULLY INTO MORE PERMANENT
HOUSING, SO WHAT YOU WILL SEE
IS THE DIVERSION IS NO LONGER A
STAND-ALONE PROGRAM OR
INVESTMENT AREA, BUT THAT
DIVERSION IS NOW INTEGRATED INTO
ALL OF THE PROGRAM AREAS, SO
WHEN YOU SEE THE DATA THAT, FOR
EXAMPLE, ENHANCED SHELTER WAS
SUCCESSFUL, IT MAY HAVE BEEN
THAT THE CASE MANAGER USED
DIVERSION TO HELP GET THE CLIENT
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
DIVERSION IS A NATIONAL MODEL,
AND IT IS INTENDED TO MEAN THAT
IT HELPS DIVERT AN INDIVIDUAL
RAPIDLY FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE
OF HOMELESSNESS, THEIR ACCESS
OF A PROGRAM, AND IMMEDIATELY
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
INSTEAD OF HAVING SOMEONE USE A
FULL CONTINUUM OF ACCESSING
SHELTER, THEN GOING INTO
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, THEN SOME
SORT OF PERMANENT HOUSING, AND
THEN ON THEIR OWN.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY WHO ARE
ACCESSING SHELTER, OR WHO ARE
VERY SKILLED OUTREACH TEAMS ARE
COMING INTO CONTACT WITH, THAT
WILL BE ABLE TO USE QUICK
DIVERSION AS A WAY TO GET THEM
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, INTO
THE JOB THEY WANTED, GET THEM
BACK TO A COMMUNITY WHERE THEY
HAVE NATURAL SUPPORTS.
IT IS A TOOL THAT SHELTER CASE
MANAGERS, AND OUTREACH WORKERS
CAN USE TO QUICKLY GET PEOPLE
THE SERVICES OR ACCESS TO
PERMANENT HOUSING THAT THEY
NEED.
WHAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DO
WE HAVE ANY EXTRA SLIDES?
>> I GAVE MY LAST ONE AWAY.
COUNCIL NUMBER HERBOLD.
>> AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY
TO DIVERSION, ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY
AUDITOR IN THEIR AUDIT OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM FUNCTIONS WAS
TO ENSURE THE NAVIGATION TEAM
WAS TRAINED IN DIVERSION, OR
ACCESSING DIVERSION FUNDS, AS
WELL AS HAVING ACTUAL ACCESS TO
IT.
LAST I INQUIRED WITH HST, I
LEARNED THAT NAVIGATION TEAM
ACCESS TO DIVERSION FUNDING WAS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
CENTRALIZED FUND.
HST WAS IN THE PROCESS OF
ALLOCATING DOLLARS TO ACCESS
WITH THE INTENTION THAT IT WOULD
BE FOR ALL NAVIGATION TEAM
MEMBERS, BUT THEN I ALSO
LEARNED THAT THE CENTRALIZED
FUND HAD BEEN EXPENDED, BUT
THAT HST, AND THE COUNTY, WERE
WORKING TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.
AUDITORS, RECOMMENDATION
NAVIGATION TEAMS, SHOULD HAVE
ACCESS TO DIVERSION, GOT THEM
TRAINED UP, GOT THEM ACCESS TO
THE CENTRALIZED FUND, BUT THEN
THE FUND WAS EXPENDED, AND
THERE WEREN'T ANY AVAILABLE
FUNDS FOR THE NAVIGATION TEAM
TO ACCESS.
WHERE ARE WE AT ON THAT?
>> I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION
SPECIFICALLY, BUT WE AGREE IT'S
A NEED ACROSS ALL OUTREACH
TEAMS.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHEN
SOMEONE HAD AN ENGAGEMENT, THAT
WAS A REAL OPPORTUNITY, AND
OUTREACH WORKERS WERE HEARING
PEOPLE SAY, IF I ONLY HAD X, I
COULD MAKE MY WAY THROUGH, AND
SO THIS CHANGE IS VERY MUCH IN
ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT THE AUDITOR
CALLED FOR SYSTEMATICALLY, BUT
SPECIFIC TO THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ABOUT
WHAT THAT IS.
>> I AM JUST INTERESTED IN THE
INFORMATION FROM CENTRAL STAFF,
WHICH WAS SPECIFICALLY HST AND
COUNTY ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY
THIS USE.
ONE OF THE USES IS
REUNIFICATION.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE HEARD A CALL
FROM A COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER
FOR REUNIFICATION FUNDS, WHICH
IS OF COURSE, SOMETHING OF THE
CITY WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR A
LONG TIME NOW.
THAT WAS MADE TO SOUND AS IF IT
WOULD BE A NEW INTERVENTION,
WHEN IT WAS CALLED FOR BY
MISTER DUNN, BUT I'M WONDERING,
WE ARE HEARING THAT LINKED TO
THE FACT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
GET MORE FUNDS FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE
COINCIDENTAL.
>> FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE,
THERE'S NO TIE THERE.
AGAIN, WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
INTEGRATE DIVERSION INTO
PROGRAMMING, ESPECIALLY FOR
OUTREACH TEAMS AND SHELTERS,
FOR SOME TIME.
WE FEEL LIKE, AND WHAT WE'VE
HEARD FROM THOSE PRACTICING IN
THIS FIELD, IS THAT IF THEY
HAVE ACCESS THEMSELVES TO
DIVERSION, INSTEAD OF MAKING A
REFERRAL TO A DIVERSION
PROGRAM, THEY CAN MORE QUICKLY
EXPEDITE HELP FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL FAR IN FRONT OF THEM
ON THAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK COUNCIL NUMBER
HERBOLD BROUGHT UP A GREAT
POINT.
WE ARE ALSO HEARING THIS FROM
THE MU AND I COURT JUDGES,
THAT IF THEY HAD MORE PLACES
THEY COULD REFER DIRECTLY TO AN
ALTERNATIVE TO PUTTING PEOPLE
IN JAIL, THEY ARE REALLY
LOOKING FOR MORE TOOLS.
THEY WERE HERE LAST FRIDAY
TALKING ABOUT IT.
I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHETHER
YOU ALL ARE TALKING WITH THE
MUNI COURT JUDGES, OFFERING
THEM, BOTH THIS BACKGROUND, AND
ALSO ANY PROSPECTIVE NEW TOOLS,
OR PLACES TO DIRECT PEOPLE.
>> OKAY.
>> I CAN SEE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS GETTING --
>> I THINK I HAVE TWO MORE
SLIDES.
AND ONE IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT.
THE HSE HOMELESS SERVICE
INVESTMENTS SEEK TO ENSURE THAT
ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE
OR ETHNICITY HAVE PATHS OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS.
DATA SHOWS AN INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS EXITING TO
PERMANENT HOUSING, AND THE RATE
OF EXIT FOR ALL RACIAL
IDENTITIES COMPARED TO 2017 AND
2018.
A FEW OF THOSE I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT.
WE ARE SEEING AN IMPROVEMENT IN
THE RATE OF EXITS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING FOR AMERICAN INDIAN,
ALASKAN NATIVE POPULATIONS,
HISPANIC LATINO, AND BLACK
AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATIONS, SO
WE SEE THIS AS, AGAIN, THE
RESULT OF VERY STRATEGIC
INVESTMENTS, TO PROGRAMS WHO
SERVE THESE POPULATIONS, WHO
ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE
COMMUNITY AND BEST KNOW HOW TO
PROVIDE CULTURALLY COMPETENT
SERVICES FOR A VERY TARGETED
POPULATION, SO, WE CONTINUE TO
BE ENCOURAGED BY THE DATA WE
SEE WHEN WE BREAK IT DOWN BY
RACE.
>> WHAT'S THE BASELINE THAT?
WITH THE OVERALL POPULATION?
I KNOW THE HOMELESS POPULATION
IS DISPROPORTIONALLY PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
DO WHITE PEOPLE ALSO EXIT
HOUSING AT A HIGHER RATE?
>> THEY ARE.
WE SAW WHITE HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN
EXIT RATE TO PERMANENT HOUSING
OF 23%, A 6% INCREASE OVERALL.
SO, IF WE HAD A BAR UP THERE
FOR THE WHITE OR CAUCASIAN
POPULATION, WHAT YOU WOULD SEE
IS 17%, THEN 23%, WHICH IS A 6%
INCREASE.
BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS
WHERE WE ARE DOING BETTER FOR
PEOPLE OF COLOR BECAUSE OF
INTENTIONALITY.
>> WITH INTENTION, BEING VERY
STRATEGIC ABOUT THESE
INVESTMENTS.
WE ALSO CALL OUT THE EXPECTATION
TO SERVE THESE POPULATIONS WELL
IN OUR CONTRACTS.
>> ARE YOU MAKING ANY
ADJUSTMENTS IN THOSE CONTRACTS?
I KNOW IT'S ONLY BEEN FUNCTION
FOR A YEAR, AND JUST TO CALL
OUT CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB, WE KNOW
THAT SHE HAS MADE TERRIFIC
STRIDES, AND PEOPLE ARE LOOKING
AT HER MODEL AS ONE THAT'S
REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
IS THERE A POINT IN TIME, WHEN
WE ARE GOING TO SAY, MORE MONEY
TO THAT PARTICULAR ENTITY
BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY ARE
ACHIEVING THE SUCCESS MODELS WE
ARE LOOKING FOR?
>> YES.
WE LOOK AT THAT, AT THIS
PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF
PROGRAMS.
WE ARE SEEING, ACROSS THE
BOARD, NOT JUST BY CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB, BUT BY MANY
SERVICE PROVIDERS, THEY'VE
INCREASED EXITS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING FOR AMERICAN INDIAN AND
ALASKAN NATIVE POPULATIONS BY
25% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, SO
AGAIN, WE CONTINUE TO STAY
ENCOURAGED BY THAT DATA, AND
THAT DATA SHOWS US THEY ARE
SERVING THAT POPULATION BETTER
THAN THEY WERE BEFORE.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER MEG SHAW.
SHE'S BEEN SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
WITH ME MAKING SURE WE GET
MONEY TO THESE GROUPS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE CREDIT
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE LAST
TWO YEARS, WE WERE ALSO GIVING
MONEY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT
THEIR CORE MISSION STATEMENT,
UNITED INDIAN NATIONS AND
MOTHER NATION.
THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE THEY
WEREN'T APPLYING FOR MONEY
DURING BUDGET BECAUSE THEY WERE
SAYING, WE ARE NOT LASER
FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS.
WE PROVIDE THESE OTHER
SERVICES, BUT THEY WERE STILL
DOING THOSE THINGS, SO WE GOT
IT IN THE BUDGET, AND YOUR
GROUP WAS PHENOMENAL WITH
AURORA COMMONS, GOD'S LITTLE
LAKER, TO SAY, I KNOW THAT'S NOT
ONE OF YOUR CORE, BUT THAT'S
WHAT YOU ARE DOING, AND THAT
NEEDS TO BE COUNTED.
I THINK THAT HAS SOMETHING TO
DO WITH THIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE CONCLUSION SLIDE.
I DO WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
WORK SOME OF OUR PARTNERS ARE
DOING LIKE YOU ARE DOING, AND
AS WE DO THAT, WE ARE MAKING
THEIR JOB HARDER, WHEN WE DON'T
COUPLE THIS TYPE OF WORK WITH
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE EXPERIENCING UNSTABLE
HOUSING, ESPECIALLY IN THE 0%
TO 30% AMI, DO WE HAVE THAT
REFLECTED IN HERE?
>> IT IS NOT.
>> I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO
FUTURE PRESENTATIONS, WHERE WE
GET TO SEE THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
LIVING IN UNSTABLE HOUSING ZERO
TO 30, 30 TO 50, 50 TO 70 EVEN,
BUT FOCUSED ON THE 0% TO 30%
AMI, SO WE CAN SHOW HOW HARD IT
IS TO HOUSE SOME OF THESE
FOLKS, AND I THINK THE ISSUE ON
THE HORIZON, WITH PEOPLE
POTENTIALLY FALLING INTO
HOMELESSNESS.
I KNOW WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT
WAS IT?
90 TO 120,000 HOMES COMING OFF
OF THE MARKET, ESPECIALLY FOR
OUR LOWEST INCOME FOLKS, SO IF
WE ARE NOT BUILDING THAT
HOUSING, AND WE ARE EXPECTING
PEOPLE TO RENT AT MARKET RATE,
WE ARE DOING OURSELVES A
DISSERVICE BY HOLDING THESE
FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE, AND MAKING
IT HARDER FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS
TRYING TO HOUSE FOLKS OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS TO GET A STABLE
HOME, SO I THINK THIS IS PART
OF THE STORY, AND THE MICH
FIGURES STORY IS TO BE TOLD
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS IN UNSTABLE
HOUSING.
IS THAT FAIR?
>> THAT IS FAIR.
I THINK THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
AND THE CITY OFFICE OF HOUSING
IS AN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE ONE,
AND I WOULD WELCOME TO JOIN YOU
IN A DISCUSSION WITH EMILY, SO
WE CAN PEER THESE DATA SETS
TOGETHER.
>> JUST SUPPORTING WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WAS
SAYING, WE SAW PART OF THE
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, A NEW
STUDY THAT'S COMING OUT AND
SAYING, IF WE CAN FOCUS ON THE
0% TO 30%, AND THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT MANY OF US AT
THE TABLE HAVE LEARNED, THAT'S
GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT WAYS WE CAN INVEST
OUR HOMELESSNESS DOLLARS.
ONCE AGAIN, WE NEED IT ALL.
IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF
EITHER/OR, BUT ADDING MORE ON
THE 0% TO 30% IS GOING TO HELP
THE PROVIDERS WHO ARE REALLY
TRYING T DO THEIR BEST FOR
THAT POPULATION.
>> I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
IN CONCLUSION, I WANTED TO
RESTATE THAT HST HAS ENCOURAGED
PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES CONTINUE
TO IMPROVE, AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS
PERFORMANCE.
HST WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER
WITH AGENCIES TO PROVIDE
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE, AND TA,
AND PROGRAMS ARE CHALLENGED TO
MEET PROGRAM GOALS, BUT WHAT WE
KNOW IS THESE STRATEGIC
INVESTMENTS REALLY DO SEEM TO
HAVE BEEN THE RIGHT ONES.
THE SUCCESS WE ARE SEEING WITH
RAPID REHOUSING, PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AS WELL AS
PREVENTION, SHOW CONSISTENTLY
HIGH NUMBERS AND RATES TO
PERMANENT HOUSING, SO WE ARE
ENCOURAGED BY THE DATA WE HAVE
TO DATE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MISTER PRESIDENT.
I'M GOING TO SEND A SERIES OF
FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS BECAUSE I
WASN'T HERE FOR THE BEGINNING
OF THE PRESENTATION.
A NUMBER OF THEM RELATE TO, HOW
DO WE JUXTAPOSE THIS WITH THE
LACK OF SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, EVEN IF WE WERE TO
TRIPLE OUR SUPPORT FOR RENT
SUBSIDIES, EVEN IF WE WERE TO
QUADRUPLE OUR ABILITY TO DO
SITE ACQUISITION, WE KNOW THOSE
EFFORTS WILL BE A DROP IN THE
BUCKET COMPARED TO THE TYPE OF
HOUSING WE KNOW NEEDS TO BE
BILLED, GIVEN HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE RENTING AT MARKET RATE.
SO, I HAVE A HANDFUL OF
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT.
I ALSO HAVE SOME LINGERING
CONCERNS BASED ON THE
PRESENTATION THAT WE HEARD AT
THE LAST SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FROM SOME
OF THE FOLKS AT THE TABLE.
YOUTH CARE, FOLKS WHO WORK
INSIDE DSC AS IT RELATES TO HOW
WE ARE MEASURING OUTCOMES, AND
THE DATA YOU PROVIDED IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
JUST LIKE IN HEALTHCARE, WHEN
WE DO PERFORMANCE-BASED
CONTRACTS, IN MY PREVIOUS
WORLD, WE DON'T WANT FOLKS TO
BE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY ARE
UNINTENTIONALLY BEING
INCENTIVIZED TO SERVE THE
EASIER TO TREAT FOLKS.
MY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO TRACKING ORGANIZATIONS
BASED ON PERFORMANCE BASED
CONTRACTING, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR
USE, IS WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT
THE RIGHT INDICATORS, SO I WILL
BE FOLLOWING UP, AND I'M HAPPY
TO COPY THE COUNCIL ON A SERIES
OF QUESTIONS WE HAVE RELATED TO
THE METRICS WE'VE PROVIDED HERE,
HOW IT COMPARES TO HOUSING, AND
ACCESS TO LOWEST INCOME
HOUSING, AND ALSO SOME OF THE
LINGERING QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS WE HAVE ABOUT
PERFORMANCE BASED CONTRACTING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU.
MY MICROPHONE IS OFF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU, DIANA.
THANK YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT
SELECT MEETING.
>> WEDNESDAY.
>> INC.
YOU PICK
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO AROUND
THE TABLE, BUT WE DO HAVE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO LET'S DO
THIS.
WE HAVE NOTHING OUT FOR BOTH
THE SOMETHING FROM THE
GOVERNMENT, EQUITY, AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, SO I'M
GOING TO STOP THERE, AND TURN
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> GLAD YOU ARE HERE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
DON'T HAVE TO READ YOUR LENGTHY
NOTES.
NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO.
BRIEFLY, YOU WILL SEE FOUR
ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST IS RESOLUTION 31911,
A RESOLUTION APPROVING OR
OPPOSING THE MEASURE, URGING
SEATTLE VOTERS TO VOTE NO ON
THE SEATTLE BALLOT.
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM SOUND TRANSIT HAS BUILT
OVER DECADES WOULD BE CRIPPLED.
SUM, WOULD SAY IT WILL COLLAPSE
COUPLING THE GREATER PUGET
SOUND REGION IN A STATE OF
CHAOS.
I WILL BRING THIS TO COUNCIL
FOR THE OCTOBER 7 COUNCIL
MEETING.
THE LAST FOUR ITEMS FOR OUR
COMMITTEE WILL BE ON DECEMBER
4. THERE ARE THREE APPOINTMENTS
GET ONE IS A PARKS AND REC
ORDINANCE.
LET ME TALK ABOUT TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1. THE NHL AND
SIMON PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS
OBG WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE AT
NORTHGATE MALL FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO VIEW THEIR LATEST
PLANS, AND HEAR ABOUT THE
COLLECTIVE VISION FOR THE
ARENA, AND THE AREA AT THE
TRAINING CENTER.
ALONG WITH DEVELOPMENT BEYOND
THE THREE SHEETS OF ICE.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT 1500
MARKET-RATE UNITS, AND WE ARE
IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR OTHER
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS ON THAT
HUGE FOOTPRINT, AS WELL AS TWO
OFFICE BUILDINGS.
LIGHT RAIL WILL BE COMING TO
NORTHGATE IN 2021.
WE ANTICIPATE RIDERSHIP BETWEEN
20,000 AND 40,000, SO WE UPS
OWNED THE AREA.
THE DENSITY IS WELCOME IN THIS
COMMUNITY, AND I AM PROUD OF
THE FOLKS IN D5 WHO WELCOMED
THIS DENSITY.
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPENT
AND HOUSING, AND WE HOPE
TRANSIT ORIENTED CHILDCARE.
NHL AND SIMON WILL HIGHLIGHT
THE EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR
GROWTH, HOW THEY ARE SERVING
THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW THAT
WILL EVOLVE AS PLANNED DEVELOP.
WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH
THEM, MYSELF, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, AND COUNCILMEMBER
HAROLD.
THE MEETING WILL BE TOMORROW
5:00 TO 7:00 P.M.
AT NORTHGATE.
THE TRAINING CENTER IS AT
NORTHGATE.
WE WILL GO THERE TO WATCH OUR
GAINES PARK I'M HOPING IT'S THE
SEATTLE SOCK EYES, BUT THAT'S
JUST MY PLUG.
I THINK IT'S BETTER THAN
McCRACKEN LIKE THE MAYOR WANTS.
>> THEY COULD BE THE LITTLE
BABIES.
THAT SOUNDS FEROCIOUS TO ME.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED
SATURDAY.
LAST TIME, WE GOT RAINED OUT IN
OUR LIVES IN D5.
WE'VE DONE THE EVENT FIVE YEARS
IN A ROW.
THIS WAS OUR FOURTH ANNUAL ONE.
NO COST TO THE TAXPAYERS.
WE RAISED THE FUNDS FROM LOCAL
BUSINESS AND NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE, SO WE HOSTED IT FROM
1:00 TO 4:00 IN HUBBARD
HOMESTEAD PARK.
THE TRIBE BROUGHT DOWN FOOD,
SALMON, RICE, AND FRIED BREAD.
WE HAD OUR PETTING ZOO.
WE HAD OUR PHENOMENAL JAZZ.
SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE
ATTENDED, AND IT WAS WONDERFUL.
WE ALSO HAD OUR FRIENDS THERE
FROM OUTDOORS FOR ALL, WHO
BROUGHT THEIR ADAPTIVE
BICYCLES, AND SET UP A TRACK.
SO, WE HAD A LINE OF PEOPLE,
INCLUDING A LOT OF DISABLED
ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AND
ELDERS, WHO WERE GETTING IN
LINE FOR ED TO TAKE THEM AROUND
THE TRACK.
HE WAS GREAT.
SO ANYWAY.
LET ME END WITH THIS.
I WANT TO THANK PARKS AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT.
THEIR TEAM WAS OUT THERE EARLY.
WE WERE OUT THERE EARLY.
I WANT TO THANKED THE OLD DEBBI
FARM, WHO PROVIDED THE PETTING
FIRM.
MICHAEL STEVENS FROM SEATTLE
CENTER IS AMAZING.
HE HAS WORKED WITH US FOUR
YEARS IN A ROW NOW.
LIKE I SAID, IT WAS WONDERFUL.
WE HAD OVER 20 COMMUNITY BOOTHS,
SO WE HAD DEPARTMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS, OPD, SPD, FLORIN
CREEK, EVERY COMMUNITY GROUP
YOU CAN THINK OF IN THE NORTH
END.
THEY HANDED OUT MATERIAL, WHICH
IS NICE INCLUDING THE FOOD
LINE, A HUGE COMMUNITY GROUP
THAT IS WORKING ON THE 130th
STREET STATION.
SO, HAVING THESE KIND OF
COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM
EVERYWHERE, NOT JUST D5, IS
IMPORTANT FOR COMMUNITY TO GET
TOGETHER, AND ACTUALLY MEET
EACH OTHER.
I WANT TO THANKED THE MAYOR.
THE MAYOR CAME.
WE HAD A MAJOR TURNOUT
CONSIDERING THAT WE GOT RAINED
OUT, AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HARRELL.ALL OF OUR SALMON AND
FRIED BREAD LAST TIME.
WE GOT IT ALL BACK THIS TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
GREAT WORK YOU'VE DONE AT
NORTHGATE, LOOKING FORWARD TO
1500 MORE UNITS, AND MAKING
SURE LIGHT RAIL IS GETTING UP
TO 130 EVENTUALLY, BUT I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK YOU'VE
DONE AROUND OUR HOCKEY TEAM.
>> THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING THE
1000 UNITS OF LOW INCOME,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ON THE SOUND
TRANSIT, OR THE METRO, KING
COUNTY PIECE.
>> RIGHT.
A BIG CHANGE.
THANK YOU.
BUILDING ON WHAT WE HEARD FROM
DIANA AND JASON, THIS
WEDNESDAY, WE CONTINUE BUDGET
DISCUSSIONS WITH CROSSCUTTING
DAY, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
WE ARE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM
THE DEPARTMENTS AGAIN.
I THINK JASON WILL BE LEADING
THIS.
HST, SFU, SPD, AND PARKS.
ALPHABET SOUP WILL ALL BE HERE
TALKING ABOUT WHAT AND HOW THEY
ARE ASSISTING TO ADDRESS THESE
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES THAT WERE
RAISED.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HEAR FROM
OUR FRIENDS AT LEAD, INCLUDING
LISA DAUGAARD, AND KING COUNTY
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DAN
SATTERBERG.
THEY WILL BE HERE, AND THEN WE
HAVE ANOTHER INTERNAL PANEL
FOCUSING ON LEAD, AND THEN OSE
AT THE END OF THE DAY.
ON FRIDAY, I MADE AN EXECUTIVE
DECISION FAIRLY QUICKLY THAT
ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WENT
ABOUT AN HOUR LONGER THAN
ANTICIPATED WITH QUESTIONS, SO
THAT'S GOOD.
OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS
GOING TO BE THIS THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 3, STARTING AT 5:30.
THE DOORS WILL BE OPEN AT 4:30,
SO PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP.
I PROMISED THE PUBLIC, I WILL
STAY HERE UNTIL THE LAST PERSON
SPEAKS.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
COMMITMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE
TO LEAVE, SO I WILL BE HOLDING
DOORS OPEN, AND HOLDING DOWN
THE FORT UNTIL EVERYBODY HAS A
CHANCE TO SPEAK.
ALSO, AS A REMINDER TO THIS
CROWD, AND TO OUR MEMBERS OF
CENTRAL STAFF, ALL INITIAL
PROPOSALS ON ANY ISSUES ARE DUE
OCTOBER 10 AT 10:00 A.M.
WE WANT THOSE INITIAL PROPOSALS
ON ISSUES.
>> HOW SOON CAN WE GET THEM TO
YOU?
>> THE SOONER THE BETTER.
THE GUYS THAT GET THEM IN FIRST
GET FIRST DIBS ON THE MONEY.
>> THAT'S FIRST COME FIRST
SERVE.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT, ESPECIALLY
IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH
MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING.
>> THAT IS MY BIRTHDAY.
I EXPECT SPECIAL TREATMENT ON
THAT ONE.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO OUR CRISIS CONNECTIONS,
ALLIE FRANKLIN, AND BROOKE
BUCHNER.
THEY HAD A MARVELOUS EVENT
FRIDAY NIGHT.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD
WORK THEY'VE DONE.
AND OUR FIRE CHIEF HAS BEEN
SUPER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I'M GOING TO DISTRIBUTE A
PROCLAMATION.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS HONORING
JULIA WHEELER, WHO I KNOW MANY
OF US HAVE WORKED WITH.
IN PARTICULAR, THIS RECOGNIZES
HIS WORK TO ORGANIZE THE
COMMITTEE TO ORGANIZE A SEATTLE
COMMISSION'S IN 2009.
WE ARE COMING UP ON THE 10 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY.
THERE IS TWO COPIES THERE TO
SIGN.
AS FOR ITEMS THAT I HAVE IN
FULL COUNCIL TODAY, COMING FROM
THE CIVIL RIGHTS, UTILITIES,
ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE, I HAVE SEVERAL
TENANT BILLS.
ONE IS COUNCIL BILL 169.8, WHICH
PROTECTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE FROM BEING LIABLE FOR
DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR ABUSER
TO A UNIT, AS WELL AS
ESTABLISHING A DAMAGE
MITIGATION FUND FOR LANDLORDS
TO ACCESS.
THIS IS A BILL THAT ALLOWS
TENANTS TO SHARE THE COST OF
RENT WITH ROOMMATES AND FAMILY
MEMBERS, BY DISALLOWING
LANDLORDS FROM RESTRICTING
OCCUPANCY LEVELS TO EXCLUDE
REMAKES AND FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT
STILL MAINTAINS THE OCCUPANCY
LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY LOCAL,
STATE, OR FEDERAL LAW.
COUNCIL BILL 1196 .19 REQUIRES
INFORMATION ON THE RIGHTS AND
RESOURCES OF TENANTS TO BE
INCLUDED ON NOTICES DETERMINING
TENANCY, INCREASED RENT, OR FOR
THE LANDLORD TO ENTER A UNIT.
COUNCIL BILL 11 96-POINT 20 IS
A BILL THAT AUTHORIZES THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION & INSPECTIONS TO
ENFORCE COMPLIANCE TO STATE LAW
TO REQUIRE RECEIPTS FOR RENT
PAYMENTS, BUT IT ALSO PROHIBITS
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC
PAYMENT OPTIONS ONLY.
FINALLY, COUNCIL BILL 1196.21
REQUIRES A LANDLORD TO REGISTER
THE RENTAL UNIT WITH SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION &
INSPECTIONS BEFORE FILING, AND
ISSUING AN UNLAWFUL DETAINER TO
DETERMINE TENANCY.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER BILLS
RELATED TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
ONE IS COUNCIL BILL 1136.39.
THIS IS AN EASEMENT TO
AUTHORIZE SPU TO HAVE ACCESS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CEDAR
RIVER WATER PIPELINE, RIGHT-OF-
WAY, IN ORDER TO SERVE ADJACENT
PROPERTIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
NOT HAVE DRIVEWAY ACCESS.
THIS EASEMENT WILL RESOLVE
LAWSUITS, AND ALLOW FOR
COMPENSATION OF $3500 TO THE
CITY OF EASEMENT RIGHTS.
IN ADDITION, COUNCIL BILL
1156.59.
WE WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT
FROM COUNCILMEMBER MUST GET HER
WHEN SHE GETS HER REPORT.
BUT THIS SHORES UP SOME
POLICIES WITHIN THE EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND
PERHAPS, WHEN COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA TALKS ABOUT THAT BILL,
I CAN TALK ABOUT AN AMENDMENT I
HAVE, AS WELL.
DOES THAT SEEM LIKE THE RIGHT
WAY TO DO IT?
OKAY.
ALSO, I HAVE A BILL THAT WE
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT IN
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN'S REPORT.
I THINK, FINALLY, AS EVENTS
COMING UP THIS WEEK, THURSDAY,
WE HAVE THE CLUB LUNCHEON
SATURDAY.
I WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE LGBTQ
GENERATION CELEBRATION DELLA.
AND THEN ALSO ON SATURDAY, I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE SOUTHWEST
YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES GALA.
THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE NO RELATED ITEMS ON
THE COUNCIL TODAY, BUT TWO
MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE FULL
COUNCIL IN THE COMING WEEKS.
ONE IS 119600, WHICH UPDATES OUR
SHIVA POLICIES.
AND A CONTRACT REASON A 5256
RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH, WHICH
WILL COME TO THE FULL COUNCIL
IN OCTOBER.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING EITHER OF THESE
ITEMS, CONTACT MY OFFICE.
REALLY BRIEFLY, EVENTS THIS
WEEK, FIRST.
WITH ME START BY SAYING,
UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE LAST
MINUTE, I HAD TO MISS LIVE IN
THE FIVE.
I WANTED TO, BUT IT WAS THE
HUSKIES-USC GAME.
MY DAD FLEW OUT HERE, SO I WAS
THERE THE ENTIRE TIME BECAUSE
MY DAD WANTED TO BE THERE FOR
THE LAST PLAY.
I AM SORRY I MISSED IT,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
EVENTS THIS WEEK, THE U.S.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP COALITION WITH
REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL, AS WELL
AS THE EVANS SCHOOL DINNER.
A NUMBER OF GRADUATES ARE IN
THIS BUILDING.
I WILL BE JOINING THAT DINNER
IN CELEBRATION OF THE OVEN
SCHOOL AND DEAN ARCHIBALD'S
RETIREMENT.
FRIDAY, A BREAKFAST FOR MERCY
HOUSING.
THAT'S ALL FOR ME.
>> I HOPE THEY HAVE SCHOOL
LUNCH WITH YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD MORNING, MISTER
PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THERE ARE FIVE
ITEMS FROM THE WORKERS' RIGHTS
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
THIS IS OUR GRAND FINALE
RELATED TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
FIRST IS COUNCIL BILL 119-4631,
WHICH IS AUTHORIZING CITY WHAT
TO ENTER INTO A TWO-YEAR
FUNDING AND PLANNING AGREEMENT
WITH THE REGIONAL, ELECTRICAL,
PLANNING ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS
NORTHERN GRID, AND TWO-YEAR
EXTENSION OF THE AGREEMENT
ABOUT FOUR OTHER COUNCIL REVIEW
OR APPROVAL.
THE SECOND IS 119632, AND THIS
WOULD AUTHORIZE CITY LIGHT TO
OFFER A PILOT PROGRAM FOR RATE
REDESIGN AND RESEARCH PURPOSES.
THAT IS A HANDFUL OF PILOT
PROGRAMS, IF MY MEMORY SERVES
ME CORRECTLY, THAT WOULD BE
LOOKING AT EVERYTHING FROM
PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE TO HOW
DO WE PILOT SOME MORE EQUITABLE
RATES FOR SOME OF OUR LARGER
COMPANIES, AND WANTING TO SEE
THOSE GO LIVE IN 2020, SO IT
WILL INFORM ANY OF THE RATES
DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE NEXT
YEAR AS A COUNCIL THAT WOULD GO
INTO PLACE IN 2021.
THE THIRD ITEM IS 119633.
THIS WOULD AMEND CITY LIGHT
RATES AND FEES.
THE FIRST IS A HODGEPODGE.
THE FIRST IS THE RATE OF
CUSTOMERS, AND THE SECOND IS
THE AUTOMATIC COST ADJUSTMENT
RELATED TO BONNEVILLE POWER
ASSOCIATION.
THE LAST IS CHARGING STATION
RENTAL FEES.
COUNCIL BILL 119659, WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ALLUDED
TO.
THIS BILL WOULD MAKE RATE
ASSISTANTS MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND
THE LINE CITY LIGHT, AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, MAYBE, I
WILL JUST FINISH WITH THE
BILLS COMING UP.
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU FOR REACHING OUT, TO HELP
HARMONIZE OUR EFFORTS BETWEEN
CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF WHO
HELPED TO EXPEDITE SOME OF
THOSE CHANGES.
THE LAST BILL WE WILL BE
CONSIDERING IS 119635, WHICH
APPROVAL OF THIS WOULD THE
CLASS CITY LIGHT'S FORMER
PROPERTIES AT LOYAL HEIGHTS
SUBSTATION PROPERTY, AND THE
FORMER FINNEY SUBSTATION FOR
THE ELECTRIC UTILITY NEEDS, AND
TRANSFER THE PROPERTIES TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
THIS TRANSFER IS AT NO COST,
AND THE EXCITING PART ABOUT
PUTTING THIS PROPERTY AT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING IS WE WILL
NOW BE ABLE TO DEVELOP
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS, HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTIONS,
FOR FIRST-TIME, LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW 80% OF
THEIR MEDIAN INCOME.
I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MINUTE
TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.
THIS IS A BIG POLICY WE PASSED
LAST YEAR.
IT WAS TWO ORDINANCES, ONE
SPECIFIC TO CITY LIGHT AND ONE
CITYWIDE.
WE SHOULD REALLY BE RETAINING
THE PROPERTY AND BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING.
THEY ARE RELATIVELY SMALL
PIECES OF PROPERTY, BUT EVERY
PIECE HELPS, ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU THINK ABOUT HELPING FOLKS
GET OUT OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY
AND FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERSHIP.
THIS CARRIES FORWARD ON THE
MOMENTUM YOU ALL AUTHORIZED
LAST YEAR, AND PUTS INTO PLACE
THESE TWO PROPERTIES FROM CITY
LIGHT, NOW GOING TO OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
BEFORE I GO ON TO ANY OTHER
ITEMS, THE LAST ITEM WE HAVE IS
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LIAM
BURNETT, TO THE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT REVIEW PANEL.
THIS'LL BE A SECOND TERM ON THE
REVIEW PANEL.
HE IS A CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER.
I WILL STOP THERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THE AMENDMENT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS ON
THE AMENDMENT WE WORKED ON,
COUNCIL BILL 115659.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, THE
REVIEW PANEL, I THINK, THERE
IS FIVE PEOPLE ON END.
ARE WE FULLY POPULATED WITH
PEOPLE THERE?
FOR YEARS, THEY WERE ALWAYS
CONCERNED ABOUT WORKING WITHOUT
A FULL GROUP, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE
YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF
MAKING SURE ALL SEATS HAVE BEEN
FILLED.
>> I WILL DOUBLE CHECK WITH OUR
TEAM, BUT I THINK WE ARE UP TO
14 PEOPLE NOW.
>> THEY'VE BEEN WORKING AT A
DEFICIT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF
TIME, SO WE WORKED TO GET MORE
FROM THE CONSUMER ADVOCACY
PERSPECTIVE, AND DIVERSITY ON
THERE, AND A HUGE AMOUNT OF
APPRECIATION FOR THEM, WHICH
THEY HAVE TAKEN ON THIS CHARGE
TO LOOK AT RATE REDESIGN, AND
MAKE IT MORE EQUITABLE.
THEY DID A LOT OF WORK EARLIER
THIS YEAR, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WATCHING THE RATE REDESIGN
CHANGE.
THEY ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS, WHICH
I HAD NO IDEA WHEN I FIRST
STARTED SHARING CHAIRING THIS
COMMITTEE.
THEY PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND
EFFORT.
WE APPRECIATE THEIR WORK.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST SHARED AN ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENT.
IT RELATES TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
IT MAKES THE ORDINANCE
CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT
PRACTICES.
THE ORDINANCE AS DRAFTED,
STATES THAT A QUALIFICATION FOR
ACCESS TO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
IS THAT THE CUSTOMER IS ALREADY
IN A PAYMENT PROGRAM.
AND HAS MADE A PAYMENT PROGRAM
FOR ANY UNPAID BILL THAT IS A
BARRIER TO ACCESSING EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE, AND WHILE IT'S TRUE
THE ABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE MAY, IN THOSE CASES
WHERE THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING
BILL, ALLOW, AND FACILITATE THE
PARTICIPATION IN ONGOING
PAYMENT PLANS, THAT IS NOT
NECESSARY IN ALL INSTANCES.
SOMETIMES, THE EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE ITSELF WILL SATISFY
THE BILL.
AND THUS THERE IS NOT A NEED
FOR A PAYMENT PLAN, SO THIS
AMENDMENT AS IT'S WRITTEN, BOTH
REMOVES A BARRIER IN THE
ORDINANCE, AND ALSO MAKES THE
ORDINANCE ITSELF CONSISTENT
WITH CURRENT PRACTICES.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> I WILL ALSO ADD TO THIS, I
FULLY SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT,
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
NOTE, THAT IF YOU TAKE A LISTEN
TO LAST TUESDAY'S HOUSING,
HEALTH, AND WORKER'S RIGHTS
COMMITTEE, WHERE WE DISCUSSED
THIS LEGISLATION, IT BROUGHT UP
THE LARGER CONVERSATION WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, AN
IMPORTANT TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
WAS REALLY TO REMOVE THE
REFERENCE TO DISCONNECTIONS,
AND THERE ARE, I THINK, SOME
GOOD POLICY CHANGES ON THE
HORIZON FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
AS IT PERTAINS TO THEIR
POLICIES AROUND SHUTOFFS, WHICH
HAVE BEEN -- THERE HAS BEEN A
MORATORIUM ON THOSE FOR A WHILE
AND THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
THANKS TO THE GOOD WORK BETWEEN
OUR OFFICE AND DEBRA SMITH AT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, CHANGES IN
HOW WE TALK ABOUT IT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN CHANGING HOW
SPU HAS TALKED ABOUT THEIR
POLICIES, AND WE WANT TO DO THE
SAME AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, SO
THAT WHEN PEOPLE RECEIVE A
NOTICE, IT DOESN'T COST THEM
FEAR, ANXIETY OR TO SHUT DOWN
COMPLETELY, NOT KNOWING ABOUT
THE OPTIONS FOR VARIOUS FORMS
OF REPAYMENT OR REPAYMENT
PLANS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BOTH FROM A
TECHNICAL ASPECT, SO WE ARE NOT
REFERENCING A POLICY THAT'S NOT
INEXISTENT, AND IMPORTANT IN
TERMS OF OUR VALUABLES THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD JUST
OUTLINED.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION NOT ON
THE POLICY PIECE, JUST THE
PRACTICAL APPLICATION ON THE
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.
WE USE TERMS IN OUR ORDINANCES
LIKE 80% OF MEDIAN INCOME
BECAUSE IT COULD FLUCTUATE, AND
WE WANT IT TO REPRESENT THAT
DEMOGRAPHIC, BUT I DON'T THINK
THE AVERAGE PERSON KNOWS WHAT
THAT MEANS.
THEY WILL LOOK AT THAT AND SAY,
AM I IN THE 80%?
IS MY FAMILY?
TO THE UTILITIES PUBLISH
MATERIALS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS,
WHAT THAT MEANS IF YOU MAKE,
YOU KNOW, $80,000 A YEAR,
$40,000 A YEAR, SO THEY CAN
KNOW, I AM ELIGIBLE OR NOT?
DO WE KNOW HOW WE TRANSLATE OUR
ORDINANCE LANGUAGE, AND JARGON
TO LATE-TERM, SUCH THAT THE
PUBLIC CAN READILY KNOW?
THEY MAY NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE TO
FIND OUT FOR THE WASHINGTON
STATE MEDIAN INCOME IS
NONETHELESS THE PERCENTAGE, SO
DO WE KNOW THAT AT ALL?
>> IT IS AVAILABLE ON SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES WEBSITE.
THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.
WHAT THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY IS
AS RELATES TO 80% AMI OR 70%
AMI.
BUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT
INFORMATION IS CONVEYED IN
OTHER WAYS, OTHER THAN THE
WEBSITE, I DON'T KNOW.
>> THERE MAY BE A BILLING
INSERT.
THAT ASSUMES THEY HAVE A
COMPUTER TO GET ONLINE, SO
MAYBE, A BILLING INSERT THAT
SAYS, IF YOU MAKE $37,000 A
YEAR, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ASKED SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT TO DO.
PERHAPS, WE CAN HARMONIZE THE
LANGUAGE BETWEEN BOTH
UTILITIES.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE
NOTIFICATION THAT RESIDENTS ARE
RECEIVING, WE HAVE ASKED THEM
TO STAKEHOLDER THIS WITH A
BROADER GROUP.
FOR EXAMPLE, PULLING IN FOLKS
FROM STATEWIDE POVERTY ACTION,
IN ADDITION TO THE CONSUMER
COALITION.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT
DRAFT LANGUAGE, AND TRYING TO
BREAK IT DOWN TO MAKE SURE IT'S
ACTUALLY DIGESTIBLE.
HAVING AN ANSWERED THAT WOULD
BE A REGULAR THING PRIOR TO
HAVING ANY BILLS THAT ARE
OVERDUE IS A GREAT IDEA, SO WE
WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT AT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, BUT JUST
KNOW THAT PART OF THE WORK I
WAS HIGHLIGHTING, AND
APPLAUDING, THAT WILL COME SOON
IN TERMS OF THE FORM OF A
CHANGE IN COMMUNICATION.
IT WILL BE INFORMED BY
STAKEHOLDERS, CONSUMER
REPRESENTATIVES, AND LOW-INCOME
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, SO THAT
WE CAN REALLY MAKE THAT
INFORMATION DIGESTIBLE.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER OH BRIAN.
>> ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE EDP,
THEY DO LIST IT OUT DEPENDING
ON HOUSEHOLD SIZE, SO FOR
INSTANCE, IF YOU ARE A SIZE OF
FOUR, YOUR GROSS MONTHLY INCOME
HAS TO BE LESS THAN $5400 OR
GROSS YEARLY OF $64,000.
HOUSEHOLD SIZE OF ONE, GROSS
ANNUAL INCOME OF 33,000.
THAT'S THE THRESHOLD.
>> I FIGURED THE UTILITIES ARE
SMART ENOUGH TO MAKE IT
ACCESSIBLE.
I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
ELDERLY THAT MAY NOT BE AS
COMPUTER LITERATE, OR PEOPLE
THAT SPEAK ENGLISH AS A SECOND
IN WHICH THAT MAY NOT HAVE SOME
OF THE RESOURCES.
ANYWAY, JUST MAKE IT AS EASY AS
POSSIBLE.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANTED.
>> ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I'VE
BEEN LOOKING AT IS THE SHUT OFF
NOTICE POLICY FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND HOW THE
NOTICES ARE DELIVERED IN RENTAL
HOUSING, AND SO I HAVE EXAMPLES
OF ALL THE SHUT OFF NOTICES.
THAT'S ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THEY
COULD BE PROVIDING INFORMATION
ABOUT INCOME ELIGIBILITY, AND
THAT IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE
SHUT OFF NOTICES, SO IT'S A
GOOD CATCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> A QUICK CORRECTION.
THERE IS NINE MEMBERS OF THE
REVIEW PANEL.
WE ARE ALL STAFFED UP.
>> I REMEMBER IT SHIFTED TO
NINE.
OKAY.
JUST WRAPPING UP, I HAVE ONE
MORE ITEM.
THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE
MEETINGS.
I PROMISE OUR COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES, I WILL NOT ADD ANY
MORE MEETINGS FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE YEAR, AND COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW, CHAIR OF THE BUDGET, I
WILL BE WITH YOU ON THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO THE WEE HOURS.
HAPPY TO BE THERE WITH YOU.
THE LAST ITEM I HAVE ON OUR
AGENDA IS THE INFANTS AT WORK
RESOLUTION.
WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO TAKE A
VOTE ON THIS.
THIS WAS INTRODUCED LAST WEEK.
MY TEAM HAD A CHANCE TO TALK
WITH EACH OFFICE TO LET YOU
KNOW IT WAS COMING.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT
RESOLUTION THAT ASKS THE
EXECUTIVE TO COME UP WITH A
PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW PARENTS
AND GUARDIANS TO BRING THEIR
CHILDREN TO WORK DURING THE A
CHILD'S INFANCY, SO YOU CAN
IMAGINE AFTER FAMILY LEASE HAS
EXPIRED, IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE
FOR FAMILIES, AND HARD TO FIND
INFANT CARE, SO THERE ARE SOME
GREAT MODELS OUT THERE THAT WE
ARE PULLING FROM, KING COUNTY
BEING ONE, THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, AND THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE HAS A SIMILAR POLICY.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS CITY TO
WORK WITH EXECUTIVE, AND COME
UP WITH A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS
FOR US TO REALLY CONTINUE TO BE
A PLACE WHERE EMPLOYEES WANT TO
COME.
WE HAVE SEEN WHERE THESE
POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTED IN THE
PAST, HIGHER RETENTION, HIGHER
WORKPLACE SATISFACTION, LESS
HEALTH COMPLICATIONS FOR
INFANTS, AND PARENTS, AND
LONGER-TERM JOB SATISFACTION,
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE EXECUTIVE AS WE
DEVELOP THE PLAN, JUST IN TERMS
OF TIMING, SO FOLKS KNOW, WE
ARE ASKING FOR BASICALLY, ABOUT
A SIX MONTH PERIOD THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR THE COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER ANY POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS COMING FROM THE
EXECUTIVE, AND ANY FINANCIAL
NEEDS, OR POLICY DETAILS.
WE WILL BE WORKING IN TANDEM
WITH THEM AS THEY COME UP WITH
A POLICY AND A STRATEGY FOR
THOSE WHO DO OR DON'T BRING
THEIR INFANTS TO WORK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER OH BRIAN.
>> THANK YOU.
A FEW ITEMS FOR THE
SUSTAINABILITY TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA.
THE FIRST, WE HAVE THE FINAL
ORDINANCE FOR STREET VACATION.
THIS IS A CAR PLACE AROUND THE
NORTH TRANSFER STATION.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE
PROJECT BEGAN YEARS AGO, BUT
THEY MET ALL OF THE
REQUIREMENTS.
WE HAVE SIDEWALK RELATED POLICY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD CAN
DISCUSS IT, TOO, BUT THE
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE POLICY IS
A REAL SOLUTION THAT ASKS SDOT
TO COME UP WITH POLICIES AROUND
LOOKING AROUND THE COUNTRY AT
DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR SIDEWALK
MAINTENANCE, AND DENVER HAS
BEEN CITED AS AN EXAMPLE OF A
CITY THAT HAS HAD SOME CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS, BUT THEIR OPTIONS
FOR DO-IT-YOURSELF FIXES THAT
HOMEOWNERS CAN COME OUT AND DO
PREPARE OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THE CITY CAN COME AND DO IT,
RELATED TO A LIEN OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
JUST ASKING THEM TO COME UP
WITH SIGNIFICANT OPTIONS.
WE KNOW OUR SIDEWALKS IN
ADDITION TO LOTS OF
NEIGHBORHOODS NOT HAVING
SIDEWALKS, A LOT OF OUR
EXISTING SIDEWALKS ARE
INADEQUATE, AND THE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES, TO FIX ALL THOSE ON
A TIME FRAME THAT WE WOULD ALL
LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN ARE NOT
AVAILABLE, SO CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS ARE NECESSARY.
THE SECOND PART OF THIS
RESOLUTION ALSO ASKS THE
DEPARTMENT TO COME BACK WITH
PLANS AND PROGRAMS FOR WHEN IT
SNOWS AGAIN.
I SUSPECT IT WILL, AT SOME
POINT.
LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A LOT OF
SNOW THAT STUCK AROUND FOR OVER
A WEEK.
A LOT OF FOLKS WHO REALLY
STRUGGLED TO GET A FEW BLOCKS
TO A GROCERY STORE BECAUSE OF
THE CONDITIONS.
THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT
PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
CLEARING THE SIDEWALKS IN FRONT
OF THEIR PROPERTY.
OBVIOUSLY, SOME PEOPLE AREN'T
CAPABLE OF DOING THAT.
SOME PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE, AND
DON'T DO IT, SO PUTTING A
PROGRAM IN PLACE WITH PUBLIC
AWARENESS, INCLUDING
SUGGESTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY OWNERS HAVING 12 HOURS
TO CLEAR THOSE SPOTS.
THIS DOESN'T STIPULATE WHAT IT
WOULD BE, BUT ASKS THE
DEPARTMENT TO COME UP WITH SOME
PROPOSALS AND PLANS TO ADDRESS
THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I WOULD TO SPONSOR THIS
RESOLUTION, AND I THINK THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS THANKED THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR
ADVOCACY AND COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN FOR ALLOWING ME TO HEAR
IT IN HIS COMMITTEE.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE ITEMS.
A SEPARATE RESOLUTION ASKS THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO COME BACK TO
CREATE A TRAFFIC SIGNALS POLICY.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS SUCH A
POLICY DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXIST
ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE GUIDELINES
THAT FOLKS USE, BUT THIS WOULD
ADDRESS SIMPLE THINGS, LIKE HOW
LONG IS THE WALK SIGNAL
FLASHING?
WE HEAR FROM FOLKS THAT
DEPENDING ON THEIR ABILITY, THE
LIGHT CHANGES, THEY START
WALKING, AND THEY SIMPLY CANNOT
GET ACROSS THE STREET IN TIME
BEFORE IT CHANGES TO DO NOT
WALK.
WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC RULES IN
PLACE.
THERE'S ANOTHER VIDEO FROM OVER
THE WEEKEND, TALKING ABOUT HOW
DIFFERENT ROADWAY USERS,
TELLERS, FOLKS IN WHEELCHAIRS,
SENIORS, THE DIFFERENT TIMES IT
TAKES THEM TO CROSS.
WHEN WE HAVE ABLE-BODIED PEOPLE
THAT ARE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR SETTING THESE TIMES, WE
HAVE A BIAS TOWARDS WHAT IT
TAKES, SO PUTTING POLICIES IN
PLACE THAT ARE REALLY CLEAR
ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS, HOW LONG
PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT, A WHOLE
HOST OF THINGS.
THIS RESOLUTION ASKS THAT THEY
PROPOSE A DRAFT SET OF POLICIES
OVER TWO MONTHS, SO EARLY
DECEMBER.
AND THEN THEY ARE PLANNING TO
CONVENE A GROUP OF
STAKEHOLDERS, AND DO PUBLIC
OUTREACH, AND COME UP WITH A
FINAL SET OF PROPOSALS IN JUNE
OF NEXT YEAR.
IT'S SOMETHING THEY'VE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR A WHILE, BUT WE
WANT TO SEE THIS ONE REALIZED.
>> ON THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, AND
TO MOSQUEDA HAD A COMMENT.
BUT THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
IS THIS ALSO GOING TO APPLY TO
TEMPORARY SIGNALS FOR
CONSTRUCTION IS OCCURRING?
DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT, FOR
EXAMPLE, WHEN I HAD MY
CRUTCHES, IT GAVE ME EIGHT
SECONDS TO CROSS, AND I WAS
MIDWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION
WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IS GOING
TO HIT A PREGNANT WOMAN ON
CRUTCHES, HOPEFULLY.
>> NOT IN D5.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] NO, BUT I WOULD
LOVE TO KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO
APPLY TO TEMPORARY CROSSINGS,
AS WELL.
BUT I DON'T THINK THE LANGUAGE
CALLS OUT SPECIFICALLY THAT,
BUT CERTAINLY THE INTENT IS
THAT THIS IS VERY PEDESTRIAN
FOCUSED.
THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE MY
INTENT.
YES, WE NEED TO HONOR THAT.
IF YOU WANTED TO PUT SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE IN THERE, WE COULD DO
THAT, BUT I AM MORE THAN HAPPY
TO CONVEY THAT TO THE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS
UNIVERSAL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW HAD A
SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
MY SPOUSE HAS MUSCULAR
DYSTROPHY.
IT WAS EIGHT SECONDS.
I CONCUR WITH THAT, BUT I ALSO
WANTED TO ASK -- THE VANCOUVER
MODEL HAS THAT HALF SIGNAL THAT
YOU CAN, IN MY UNDERSTANDING,
PUSH A BUTTON, AND GET MORE
TIME DEPENDING ON YOUR NEED,
AND I THOUGHT THAT MADE A LOT
OF SENSE.
ANOTHER QUESTION I WOULD HAVE,
IS HOW WOULD SOMEBODY LET THE
DEPARTMENT KNOW THAT, HERE IS A
SIGNAL THAT ISN'T WORKING?
IT'S KIND OF LIKE OUR PROJECT
THAT WE HAVE FIND IT, FIX IT.
IF WE'VE GOT SOMETHING WHERE WE
CAN ACTUALLY ALERT THE
DEPARTMENT THAT THERE'S A
PROBLEM.
>> I THINK THOSE ARE THE TYPES
OF IDEAS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
OUT OF THE POLICY ABOUT HOW WE
DO THAT.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY COMPLAINT
BASED SYSTEMS WE CAN PUT IN
PLACE.
I'M SURE THAT WILL BE A
COMPONENT, BUT IT'S ALSO
CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE ROD,
SYSTEMWIDE POLICIES, SO
NEIGHBORHOODS OR POPULATIONS
THAT MAY NOT BE AS LIKELY TO
COMPLAIN STILL HAVE ACCESS TO A
SAFE CROSSING.
HOPEFULLY, DOING BOTH OF THOSE
IN THERE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL
COLLECTIVELY NEED TO WATCH OVER
TIME TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT
IN THERE.
>> THANK YOU, MISTER PRESIDENT.
I ALMOST FELL OFF MY SCOOTER
WITH JOY IN D.C. WHEN I SAW A
62nd CROSS SIGNAL.
I WAS LIKE, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS.
IF YOU NEED CLARIFICATION,
HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.
IF YOU THINK COMMUNICATING THE
NEED FOR THIS TO BE PUT ON
TEMPORARY SIGNALS, AS WELL,
THAT'S GOOD.
>> I WILL CHECK WITH MY STAFF.
THANK YOU.
THE LAST FEW ITEMS.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD.
>> TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE
CONTROVERSIAL.
I AM GLAD TO SEE -- I DIDN'T
REALIZE WE DIDN'T HAVE A POLICY
IN PLACE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT FOR A
WHILE.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
WHAT OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
ARE DOING, AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL CONVENE EXECUTIVE
SESSION DISCUSSING PENDING OR
ACTUAL LITIGATION.
THIS GIVES US THE CHANCE TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH OUR COUNCIL OF
LAW, BUT A MONITOR IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO MAKE SURE WE RESERVE
PUBLIC POLICY FOR PUBLIC, OPEN
SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THIS ONE TO LAST FOR
30 MINUTES.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO 11:32 THIS
MORNING, AND IF IT GOES BEYOND
THAT, I WILL ANNOUNCE IT IN
PUBLIC SESSION.
>> 11:42.
I AM PRETTY GOOD AT MATH.
WHAT DID I SAY?
>> 11:32.
11:42.