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>> I WILL RESTART REALLY QUICK.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
SO GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
IT IS 2:03 PM ON WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 26.
MY NAME IS ANDREW LEWIS, I AM
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF
THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENT.
THIS MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
FIRST UP IS APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
REALLY BRIEFLY, A CHAIR'S
REPORT.
I WANT TO STATE FOR THE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WE DID
RECEIVE, WE ARE GOING TO
RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FROM
THAT NAVIGATION TEAM.
INFORMATION HAS BEEN CIRCULATED
BY THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS BY THE
SEATTLE CITY CULTURAL.
THE CENTRAL STUFF IN ADVANCE OF
THIS MEETING.
I DO WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON,
THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION
THAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY HSD.
THEY WILL USE A POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION THAT WAS NOT
PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE BY THE
COUNCIL RULES DEADLINE OF 24
HOURS IN ADVANCE.
I DID TALK TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ABOUT THAT.
MY INITIAL INCLINATION HAD BEEN
TO HAVE THE COMMITTEE AND THE
DEPARTMENT RELY ON THE
MATERIALS PREPARED BY CENTRAL
STAFF.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
SHARED THE REPORT IN ADVANCE.
THE PRESENTATION MATERIALS.
I WAS ABLE TO SHARE THEM
INTERNALLY.
THEY DON'T DEPART SIGNIFICANTLY
FROM THE MATERIALS WE HAVE
ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED.
GIVEN THAT CONSIDERATION, I AM
ALLOWING THEM TO USE IT IN THE
PRESENTATION TODAY.
BUT JUST KNOW THAT I DID ADVISE
THE DEPARTMENT AND WILL ADVISE
THE DEPARTMENT AGAIN DURING THE
PRESENTATION TODAY THAT IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THIS
COMMITTEE TO HAVE PRESENTATION
MATERIALS IN ADVANCE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL
RULES.
THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL INSIST
ON AS CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE
GOING FORWARD.
I DO APPRECIATE THE MATERIALS
THAT WERE PROVIDED AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION.
WITH THAT, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR
ANY INCONVENIENCE TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
NOT HAVING RECEIVED THAT MORE
RECENTLY THAN A COUPLE OF HOURS
AGO.
WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP THIS
MEETING TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
I AM GOING TO ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR 20 MINUTES.
WHICH SHOULD BE ENOUGH TIME FOR
THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WE HAVE
SIGNED UP TODAY.
I AM GOING TO LIMIT THE
SPEAKING TIME TO TWO MINUTES.
I WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK AS
A GROUP IF THEY ELECT TO.
TO GIVE A COMBINED TIME OF FOUR
MINUTES.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL START
CALLING UP THE SPEAKERS.
NOTE THAT THERE ARE PODIUMS
BACK TOWARDS THE WINDOW AND
TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.
YOU CAN LINE UP AT EITHER ONE.
I WILL CALL SPEAKERS, THREE AT
A TIME.
DON'T FEEL SHY ABOUT
APPROACHING THE PODIUM WHEN YOU
ARE ON DECKS YOU CAN GET
STARTED RIGHT WHEN THE PREVIOUS
SPEAKERS TIME HAS EXPIRED.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THE
FIRST THREE SPEAKERS.
I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THE
PRONUNCIATION OF NAMES.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ELANA
SCOTT.
IS YOUR LAST NAME?
>> ELIANA SCOTT SANTOS.
>> AND MATTHEW LANG?
FOLLOWED BY GROUP LEHIGH.
PRACTICALLY SIGNING UP AS A
GROUP, MY NAME IS ELIANA SANTOS
AND I AM A LONG TIME RESIDENT
OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.
I SPEND A LOT OF TIME
ORGANIZING WITH AND ON BEHALF
OF MY HOMELESS FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS.
DELIVERING MEALS AND SUPPLIES,
HELPING WITH CLEANUPS, HELPING
PEOPLE MOVE FOR AND DURING
SWEEPS AND SHARING THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
IN ALL THAT WERE, I HAVE HEARD
MANY STORIES AND HAS WITNESSED
FIRST HAND THE DEVASTATING
IMPACT OF THIS WEEK.
I HAVE HELPED PEOPLE AS THEY
HAVE CRIED.
I HAVE HELPED PULL PURCHASE
POSSESSIONS THROUGH THE MUD.
I HAVE TRANSPORTED PEOPLE ONLY
TO HELP THEM MOVE AGAIN AS A
HAVE TO GO TO THE SAME BRUTAL
PROCESS.
I HAVE SEEN SWEEPS DERAIL
PEOPLE'S JOB SEARCHES, DESTROY
HARD-WON SECURITY, DISRUPT
SUPPORT NETWORKS, INTERRUPT
MEDICAL TREATMENT, THESE
DOCUMENTS, CHERISHED MEMENTOS,
AND DESPERATELY NEEDED WORK
TOOLS.
BUT ALSO THOSE HARMS PALE
BESIDE THE TRAUMA I HAVE SEEN
BEING INFLICTED.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
INCREASED SCRUTINY THIS
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN GIVING TO
THE NAVIGATION TEAM, WHICH HAS
ENABLED YOU TO BEGIN TO SEE
WHAT PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE IN
THEIR CONCERNED NEIGHBORHOODS
HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS FAILING
TO NAVIGATE ANYONE TO SHELTER
AND SERVICES AND HELP.
THEY ARE INSTEAD EFFECTIVELY
CRIMINALIZING POVERTY AND
CAUSING TRAUMA TO PEOPLE TRYING
TO SURVIVE IN PUBLIC SPACES.
IT IS TIME AND PAST TIME TO
STOP FUNDING THIS WASTEFUL
HARMFUL PROGRAM.
AND FOCUS INSTEAD ON BUILDING
DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO SERVICES
AND RESOURCES WHERE THEY ARE
WHILE THEY ARE TRYING TO
SURVIVE OUTSIDE.
I'VE YET TO TALK ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO BE LIVING OUTSIDE.
EVERYONE DREAMS OF LIVING IN
SAFE, STABLE HOMES.
AND BEING ABLE TO REBUILD THEIR
LIVES IN WHATEVER WAYS ARE
NECESSARY.
THE SWEEPS ARE NOT HELPING THAT
HAPPEN.
NOW THAT YOU ARE BEGINNING TO
SEE THAT, IT WOULD BE
INEXCUSABLE FOR YOU TO ALLOW
THIS TO CONTINUE.
FOR IT TO CONTINUE TO SPEND OUR
SCARCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES,
CAUSING TRAUMA AND DISRUPTION
IN THE LIVES OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS.
PLEASE STEP UP AND DO THE
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THING.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
MATTHEW LANG?
>> MY NAME IS MATTHEW LANG.
I AM THE LEAD ORGANIZER OF THE
TRANSIT WRITERSUNION.
A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESS AND HUNGER.
I WAS PART OF THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WORKTABLE FOR THE
PROCESS.
AND FORMALLY HOMELESS MYSELF.
I HAVE ALSO DONE A LOT OF WORK
ON THE GROUND IN PAST YEARS.
SURROUNDING KIMMITT REMOVALS.
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE
ACCELERATED NOTE NOTICE SWEEPS
SCHEDULES, IT HAS BEEN
DIFFICULT TO DO OUTREACH TO THE
COMMUNITY AND REALLY HELP
NEIGHBORS.
WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NOTICE FOR
SWEEPS, IT HAS BEEN A VERY
INTERESTING PROCESS TO WATCH
OVER THE PAST YEAR.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED ESPECIALLY
ON SOME OF THE LARGER
ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS.
THE FREMONT SWEEP FROM LAST
YEAR AS WELL AS THE HAS A
RESOLVE KIMMITT REMOVAL.
SOMETHING THAT I NOTICED AND
SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD WAS THAT THESE
NUMBERS OF AVAILABLE SHELTER,
THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE COMING
INTO A HUGE KIMMITT WITH.
THEY MIGHT COME INTO AN KIMMITT
WITH 60 OR 70 PEOPLE LIVING
THERE AND SPLIT IT UP INTO
PORTABLE ZONES IN ORDER TO FILL
THE QUOTA.
SO THEY ARE NOT TECHNICALLY
BREAKING THE RULES BUT THEY ARE
OPERATING AROUND HIM.
THAT IS INCREDIBLY PROBLEMATIC.
SO I WOULD PROPOSE THAT NOW
THAT WE HAVE A NEW COUNSEL,
THAT WE MOVE FORWARD IN A WAY
THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT OUR
POLICIES ARE SURROUNDING
ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS.
WE HAVEN'T TAKEN A LOOK AT THAT
REALLY SINCE 2017.
I THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE FOR
THE REVIEW BOARD TO BE
DISSOLVED AT THE END OF 2018.
I THINK WE SHOULD REVIEW
STARTING THAT UP AGAIN AS WELL
AS HE CAN THE PROCESS OF REALLY
LOOKING INTO WHAT IS GOING ON
HERE IN THE AN KIMMITT
REMOVALS.
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO LEND MY
EXPERIENCE TO THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WILL BE A GROUP
LEHIGH ALONG WITH ANITA FREEMAN
AND JEAN DARCY.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
I AM JUST CASTLE.
I WORK FOR LEHIGH.
WE ARE ALARMED AT THE HIGH
NUMBER OF SWEEPS.
VERY FEW SUCCESSFUL SHELTER
PLACEMENTS BY THE NAVIGATION
TEAM, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT 96%
OF THESE REDEEMED EXEMPT FROM
THE 72 HOUR NOTICE.
ONLY 24% OF THE CONTACTS MADE
WERE REFERRED TO SHELTER AND
ONLY 6% ACTUALLY SHOWED UP TO
SHELTER.
IT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BECOME
APPARENT THAT THIS WORK IS A
SWEEP OPERATION.
DISPLACING PEOPLE AND DEEPENING
THEIR HOMELESSNESS AND TRAUMA
INSTEAD OF A SHELTER REFERRAL
OPERATION.
LEHIGH WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH
THE NAVIGATION TEAM TO PROVIDE
REFERRALS TO THE VILLAGES WE
OPERATE.
I LIKE AND APPRECIATE THE TEAM
MEMBERS WHO I WORK WITH.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THEM.
IT IS ABOUT THE MISGUIDED
DIRECTION THEY ARE RECEIVING
AND THE MISUSE OF THE FUNDING
THEY RECEIVE.
THIS DIRECTION APPEARS TO BE
SHIFTING, MOVING PEOPLE FROM
ONE MISERABLE SUCH INTO
ANOTHER.
IT WORSENS THE CRISIS INSTEAD
OF GETTING PEOPLE INSIDE.
>> MY NAME IS TERESA HOLMAN AND
I AM FROM LEHIGH.
WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF
REQUESTS FROM PEOPLE THAT, I
WAS JUST A POST IN A COUNCIL
MEETING WHERE A COUPLE CAME UP
TO ME AND SAID WE ARE IN TENT
CITY AND WE JUST WANT TO MOVE.
I KNOW THIS ISN'T ABOUT THAT.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
THERE IS A STRONG DESIRE FOR
PEOPLE TO MOVE INTO HOUSES.
AND THE SOONER WE CAN GET THEM
BILLS, THE BETTER.
WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM ALSO
WITH APPROPRIATE REFERRALS.
SO IN COMMUNITIES WHERE WE HAVE
CHILDREN WHERE THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE CLEAN AND SOBER
AND WE HAVE REFERRALS THAT ARE
BEING MADE WERE THEY ARE NOT
DRUG DEPENDENT, RIGHT?
SO THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING
TGETHER TO SOLVE THIS BUT THE
NUMBERS ARE WORRISOME.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO MOVE ON
THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND
WHATEVER LEHIGH CAN BE DOING TO
HELP WITH THAT, WE APPRECIATE
WE WILL BE BUILDING MORE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
THE SOONER WE CAN GET THAT
DONE, THE BETTER.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT UP WILL BE ANITA FREEMAN
FOLLOWED BY JEAN DARCY AND
TERESA BARKER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS ANITA FREEMAN.
I AM HERE TODAY TO, FROM THE
WOMEN IN BLACK.
WE STAND VISUAL WHENEVER
SOMEBODY HOMELESS DIES OUTSIDE
OF THE VIOLENCE BY KING COUNTY.
WE STOOD JUST TODAY.
WE HAVE STARTED SINCE 2000 FOUR
OVER 1300 PEOPLE.
AND WE HAVE SEEN THOSE DEATHS
ACCELERATE ALONG WITH THE
SWEEPS.
WE KNOW SWEEPS KILL.
THEY DRIVE PEOPLE INTO
DESPERATION.
THEY DRIVE PEOPLE FROM BAD
CONDITIONS INTO WORSE
CONDITIONS.
IF THERE WAS ENOUGH SHELTER AND
HOUSING FOR EVERYONE, THE
SWEEPS WOULD BE UNNECESSARY.
AND SINCE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH
HOUSING AND SHELTER FOR
EVERYONE, THE SWEEPS ARE
UNCONSCIONABLE.
YOU MUST DO BETTER.
THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES.
YOU CAN BE DOING SOMETHING
BESIDES CHASING HOMELESS PEOPLE
AROUND.
HELP THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> AND I HAVE OUR STATEMENT
ABOUT SWEEPS HERE.
A COPY FOR EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU, JEAN DARCY?
>> I AM A VOLUNTEER OF THAT
MITIGATION TEAM.
WE DO OUTREACH TO PEOPLE LIVING
IN VEHICLES.
WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY BEEN SWEPT
FOR YEARS.
WITH NO SAFE PLACE TO PARK.
NO SERVICES COMING TO THEM AT
ALL.
I READ A REPORT ON A LOCAL NEWS
BLOG AND I WAS APPALLED WITH
THE LACK OF RESULTS.
AND THE FACT THAT THE CITY
CANNOT DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT.
TO OFFER PEOPLE HELP.
I WANT TO SAY, I WILL BE BLUNT
HERE, IF MAYOR GIULIANA THINKS
SHE IS NOT UNDER THE BOISE
DECISION, I THINK SHE IS WRONG.
I THINK THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO
TAKE HER TO COURT OVER THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> TERESA BARKER FOLLOWED BY
TIFFANY McCOY, FOLLOWED BY SUE.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS TERESA BARKER.
I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS SO I
WROTE OUT MY STATEMENT.
MY DAUGHTER IS A FIELD
SPECIALIST FOR CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING FIRMS.
LAST MONTH A TEAM FROM HER
COMEDY WENT OUT TO A JOB AT A
PARK WHICH HAPPEN TO HAVE A
HOMELESS CAMP ADJACENT TO THE
SITE.
WHEN THE TEAM ARRIVED AT THE
SITE, WHICH WAS A CITY PARK, IT
WAS LOADED WITH TRASH.
WHAT THEY SAW AND CONFRONTED
THEM WITH GARBAGE, NEEDLES,
HUMAN FECES, AND OTHER TOXIC
WASTE.
THIS IS HORRIFYING.
I MEAN, FOR THIS TEAM, IT PUT
THEM AT RISK BUT IT ALSO PUT
THAT RISK AND THOSE WHO ARE IN
NEED, LIVING OUTDOORS THAT ARE
IN THESE SITES.
I REMEMBER, THE NUMBERS ARE
BETWEEN 150 AND 200 NEIGHBORS.
WE'VE BEEN STANDING UP FOR THE
SPECIAL PLACE THAT IS THE PART.
ALL CITY PARKS ARE SPECIAL
PLACES FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
IS NOT OKAY TO ALLOWED PARKS TO
BECOME TRASH.
IT IS NOT OKAY FOR WORKING
PROFESSIONALS TO BE PUT AT RISK
WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOBS.
IT IS NOT OKAY FOR THOSE IN
NEED LIVING OUTDOORS TO BE
SUBJECTED TO THIS TOXIC WASTE
EVERY DAY.
EVERYONE IS AT RISK IN THIS
KIND OF TOXIC DAMAGE.
WE JUST NEED TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS THIS
YEAR.
WE LIVE IN A VERY SPECIAL
PLACE, A BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL
SPACE.
THE CITY'S INTERVENTION TEAMS
AND WE DO SUPPORT THE TEAM TO
GET THOSE IN NEED AND LIVING
OUTDOORS IN HOUSING AND OUT OF
OUR CITY PARKS AND LIVING
SPACES.
THANK YOU.
>> TIFFANY McCOY FOLLOWED BY
SUE HODES,
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
NUMBERS.
TIFFANY McCOY.
I AM THE LEAD ORGANIZER FOR
REAL CHANGE.
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO STOP
KIDDING OURSELVES THAT THAT
MITIGATION TEAM IS THERE
PRIMARILY TO BRING PEOPLE
INSIDE?
HOW MANY YEARS ARE WE GOING TO
KEEP ASKING FOR MORE AND MORE
DATA AND HAVE MORE AND MORE
FOLKS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE,
AND TELL YOU THAT THIS ISN'T
WORKING.
HOW MANY MORE TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS EVERY GOING TO KEEP
POURING INTO A SYSTEM THAT IS
NOT GIVING TO PEOPLE AND
GETTING THEM INSIDE.
THE REPORT YOU ARE HOPEFULLY
QUITE FAMILIAR WITH FROM THIS
MORNING SHOWS VERY CLEARLY THAT
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS NOT
THERE TO PRIMARILY GET PEOPLE
INSIDE.
WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING.
WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SHELTER.
LET'S START FOCUSING ON THE
THINGS THAT WORK.
WE CLAIM TO BE DATA-DRIVEN.
WE HAVE THE DATA.
LET'S START PUTTING SOME
FUNDING BEHIND IT.
YOU ALL JUST RECENTLY EXPANDED
UNDER COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
LEADERSHIP THE ENCAMPMENT
ORDINANCE.
LET'S START FUNDING THOSE.
LET'S START PUTTING PEOPLE
INSIDE.
LET'S STOP JUST COMPLETELY
TRAUMATIZING FOLKS WHO ARE
LIVING OUTSIDE AND ALLOW THEM
TO MAINTAIN THE LITTLE BITS OF
SHRED OF DIGNITY THEY HAVE
LEFT.
I AM HAPPY TO BRING YOU
HANDFULS OF VENDORS WHO HAVE
LOST EVERYTHING IN THESE
SWEEPS.
A VENDOR THAT JUST THIS WEEK
CAME AND CRY BECAUSE HE JUST
SPENT $130 OF THEIR HARD-EARNED
MONEY ON A MATTRESS IN ORDER TO
BE A LITTLE BIT MORE
COMFORTABLE AND THAT WAS TAKEN
BY THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
NE OF THE LAST COMFORTS THAT
THEY HAVE OUTSIDE.
I ONLY HAVE 20 SECONDS LIKE,
SOME OF YOU HAVE MEETINGS
COMING UP.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT
GOTTEN BACK TO US, I AM ASKING
YOU TAKE THE TIME TO HEAR FROM
YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THIS WERE
LIVING OUTSIDE.
COUNCIL NUMBER PETERSON WELCOME
TO THE COUNCIL.
YOUR ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT
GOTTEN BACK TO US.
I HOPE YOU DO THE DUTY AND MEET
WITH THE HOUSING FOR ALL
COALITION.
>> SUE HODES FOLLOWED BY HAROLD
ODOM.
>> MY NAME IS SUE HODES.
NO PROBLEM.
I AM A CITIZEN HOMELESSNESS
ACTIVIST WITH THE HOUSING FOR
ALL COALITION FOR THE PAST
THREE OR SO YEARS.
THERE IS ALMOST NOTHING NEW
TODAY ABOUT THE CITIES INHUMANE
TORTURE OF SWEEPING FRAGILE
HOMELESS PEOPLE INSTEAD OF
GARBAGE.
THAT IS WHAT YOU SWEET.
GARBAGE.
NOT PEOPLE.
ALLOWING MORE, NOT ALLOWING
MORE HUMANE CONDITIONS.
UNTIL ADEQUATE HOUSING IS
CREATED IN SEATTLE, THE ONLY
DIFFERENCE IS THE TEAM NOW AND
THEIR BEHAVIOR IS MORE UNJUST
THAN EVER.
IS, EVEN THE NOW HAVE TEAMS
ONLY REPORT, 197 PEOPLE INTO
THE 19 THAT WERE SWEPT.
6% ARRIVED AT SOME KIND OF
SHELTER.
WHERE DID THE REST OF THE
PEOPLE GO?
THEY GO TO ANOTHER AND CAM IT.
THEY GET SWEPT AGAIN.
AND TINY HOUSE VILLAGES?
I KNOW THIS IS NOT YOUR PURVIEW
EXACTLY BUT MAYOR DURKIN SAYS
SHE WILL NEVER ALLOW THE CHURCH
OF GRACE TO SPONSOR, PAY FOR,
THE NORTHLAKE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE.
WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?
REDUCING TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
BEDS?
THIS CHALLENGE IS COMMON SENSE
AND COMPASSION.
JUST AS A NOTE, MAYOR DURKIN
AND HER IGNORANCE IS AT AN
EXTREMELY MEAN AND IT WILL BE
ALL OF OUR CITIZENS JOB TO
ELECT SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY
CARES ABOUT ALL CITIZENS OF
SEATTLE.
THE NINTH CIRCUIT SUPREME COURT
RULING IN THE CASE OF MARTIN
VERSUS THE CITY OF BOISE
INCLUDED THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
IT MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO PROHIBIT
AND CAM IT IN PUBLIC SPACES
UNLESS THERE ARE ADEQUATE HOMES
FOR 100% OF THE AMHERST.
WE KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE IS VIOLATING THE LAW.
DO WE NOT CARE IN SEATTLE UNTIL
YOU ARE SUED AND SUED AGAIN?
THE THREE-YEAR RUNNING POP OF
KITCHENWARE HOUSE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WORK WITH ON HOUSED
NEIGHBORS HAS SERVED OVER 100
MEALS PER WEEK.
BUT IN THE LAST FOUR OR SO HAVE
DROPPED TO 80.
FOR YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.
FOR FAIRNESS, IT HAS TO BE THE
SAME FOR EVERYBODY.
>> STOP THE SWEEPS NOW.
>> I AM SORRY.
YOU HAVE TO WRAP THE COMMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT WILL BE HAROLD.
>> AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
A LOT HAS BEEN SAID AND I'M NOT
GOING TO REPEAT IT.
BUT JOSH, YOU ASKED BUT LEHIGH
COULD DO.
THIS WEEK, A GOOD FRIEND DARREN
AT TINY HOUSE VILLAGE, WE
HAVEN'T GOTTEN A MEMORIAL YET.
YOU CAN DO THAT.
WE HAVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
I WALKED TO GET A SHOWER TODAY.
BACK IN THE CAMP AFTER HAVING
SOMEONE A BUCKEYE.
THAT IS YOUR FAULT.
YOU ARE LETTING THEM GET AWAY
WITH THIS.
TWO DAYS BEFORE THAT, SOME CAME
IN WITH FIVE OFFICERS AND WAS
DRUNK AT 1:30 AM IN THE
MORNING.
YOU ARE NOT HOLDING PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE.
IS NOT THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
THAT IS A DRESS THAT PROVIDERS
HIDE BEHIND.
IF YOU LET THAT CONTINUE, WHAT
ARE WE GOING TO DO?
BLAME THE HOMELESS?
SOMEONE JUST DID?
THE HOMELESS ARE VICTIMS ON
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
GREAT WAGES, GREAT DEVELOPMENT,
BUT WHO ARE WE PUTTING OUT OF
HOUSING?
THOSE PEOPLE ON THE STREET AND
DYING.
I HAVE MET WITH SOME OF YOU AT
THE BUS STOP.
RESTAURANT.
LIVED EXPERIENCE COALITION.
THEY JUST CAME BACK FROM THE
NATIONALIZED HOMELESSNESS AND
THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT NEW
IDEAS.
THE STREETS WILL LOOK BACK FIVE
YEARS OR SO.
DO YOU HAVE THE POLITICAL WILL
TO TELL YOUR CONSTITUENTS, GIVE
US TIME?
STOP THE SWEEPS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT DAY
AFTER DAY AFTER DAY.
OUR STREETS WILL LOOK BAD.
UNFORTUNATELY, TO BECOME
HOMELESS.
STATISTICS WILL BE STATS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE COMPASSION.
WE HAVE TO HAVE LEGAL WILL AND
SOMETHING BESIDE THE SWEEPS.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
THAT IS NOT THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
WE HAVE OFFICERS THAT RUN
RAMPANT IN THE CITY.
DOING THINGS THEY SHOULDN'T BE
DOING.
REMEMBER THAT.
THERE WAS A REASON FOR IT.
THANK YOU.
>> YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
THAT IS EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
COMMENTS.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY
FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING.
WE WILL GET A REPORT NOW FROM
THAT NAVIGATION TEAM AND
ADDRESS A LOT OF THE ISSUES
THAT WERE RAISED.
SO PRECEDING FIRST TO THE FIRST
ITEM OF BUSINESS, I WILL INVITE
EVERYONE UP TO THE TABLE.
HERE THEY ARE GOING TO PRESENT.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE DIRECTOR
JOHNSON AS WELL AS OTHER FOLKS
FROM HSD.
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, PLEASE JOIN
US AT THE TABLE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
EVERYBODY FOR COMING DOWN HERE
TO GIVE US THE UPDATE FROM THE
2019 NAVIGATION TEAM DATA AND
REPORT.
EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED,
IT WAS CIRCULATED BY JEFF ON
CENTRAL STAFF, A MEMO
SUMMARIZING A LOT OF THE DATA
AND THE FINDINGS WE HAVE
RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT
THAT WAS CIRCULATED.
I THINK THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND START OFF HERE JUST BY
GETTING A PRESENTATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT AND THEN I AM SURE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL
HAVE QUESTIONS YOU CAN GO
THROUGH THOSE.
SO DIRECTOR, IF YOU WANT TO
TAKE IT AWAY?
OR SOMEONE?
FIRST, IF WE COULD DO SOME
INTRODUCTIONS FOR THE FOLKS AT
HSD.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY ON
YOUR PRESENTATION?
>> YOU, JASON JOHNSON WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> AUGUST ERICKSON, HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> I AM TERRA THAT, THE
DIRECTOR OF NAVIGATION ALSO
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
>> JEFF, COUNCIL, COUNCIL
NUMBER LEWIS'S STAFF.
SOME TYPE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK THROUGH THE REPORT.
AND I WANT TO JUST START BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THEM VERY
SOBERING COMMENTARY THAT WE
HEARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT IS NOT LOST ON US THE
INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY WE
HAVE AS A DEPARTMENT TO ENGAGE
WITH POPULATIONS ACROSS THIS
COMMUNITY THAT ARE STRUGGLING
AND ARE INCREDIBLY VULNERABLE.
WE TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY
VERY SERIOUSLY.
THAT INCLUDES THE WORK WE DO IN
ADMINISTRATING THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT
I HAVE HEARD.
I PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS, WHEN I
HEAR THE PUBLIC,, ESPECIALLY,
AND FROM PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE, I HOLD THAT AS
IMPORTANT DATA AS I CONTINUE TO
LEAD THE EFFORTS OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS THE
CITY'S LEADING STREET-LEVEL
RESPONSE TO SHELTERED CRISIS.
IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS
SEATTLE.
SINCE LAUNCHING IN 2017, THE
TEAM HAS CONNECTED HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE TO SHELTER.
HELPING VULNERABLE PEOPLE MOVE
AWAY FROM INHUMANE LIVING
CONDITIONS AND INTO SHELTER
RESOURCES.
WHILE REMOVING THE MOST UNSAFE
ENCASEMENTS THAT HARM PEOPLE
LIVING IN SHELTER AND THE
BROADER COMMUNITY.
THE TEAM HAS EVOLVED ITS
PRACTICES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND
REPORTING SINCE ITS INCEPTION.
HOWEVER, AT ITS CORE, IT
REMAINS A CITY CONTROLLED
RESOURCE FOR DISPATCHING
RESPONSE TO AREAS ACROSS THE
CITY, HELPING PEOPLE IN CRISIS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
FIRST, THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS
THE CITY'S FRONT-LINE CRISIS
RESPONSE TO THOUSANDS OF
CUSTOMERS, CUSTOMER REPRESS TO
HELP PEOPLE EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS AND RESPOND TO
PEOPLE LIVING IN SHELTERS.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM OUTREACH IS
COMPLEMENTARY TO THE WORK OF
THE 10 OTHER OUTREACH PROVIDERS
THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH.
THE CITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY
TO ENSURE IT RIGHT OF WAYS ARE
ACCESSIBLE.
IT MEANS MAINTAINING PUBLIC
ACCESS TO THE SIDEWALKS.
PARKS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES,
TRAILS, AND ATHLETIC FIELDS.
AND FINALLY, THE NAVIGATION
TEAM IS UNIQUELY SITUATED TO
GATHER A WIDE RANGE OF CITY
RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED TO
PROPERLY HELP PEOPLE LIVING IN
UNMANAGED CAMPUS AND THE
SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.
TODAY, I AM JOINED BY TARA BACK
AM A DIRECTOR OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM, WHO HAS BEEN SERVING IN
HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE SINCE
DECEMBER 2019.
BEFORE HOLDING THIS IMPORTANT
POSITION, TARA WAS LEAD PLANNER
ENGAGED IN NAVIGATION TEAM
REPORTING AND THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CITY AUDITORS OFFICE.
SHE WILL BE TAKING YOU THROUGH
TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
I AM ALSO JOINED BY AUGUST
DRAKE ERICKSON, NAVIGATION TEAM
OPERATIONS MANAGER.
AUGUST IS RESPONSE BEFORE
COORDINATING NAVIGATION TEAM,
IS AND HAS BEEN A KEY MEMBER OF
THE TEAM SERVING IN THIS
CAPACITY SINCE THE INCEPTION.
SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER IS
OF YOUR OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU
MAY HAVE QUESTIONS RELATED TO
THE AUDITORS LATEST REPORT ON
GARBAGE AND DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM
THE CITY.
THE APARTMENT RECEIVED THIS
REPORT AND IS MAKING OUR WAY
THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE ARE NOT HERE TODAY TO
DISCUSS THAT REPORT.
ARE NEXT STEPS, I AM HAPPY TO
RETURN TO COMMITTEE FOR SUCH A
DISCUSSION AND BELIEVE THAT WE
WILL BE ON THE MARCH AGENDA.
>> LET ME INTERRUPT FOR JUST A
SECOND.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOLKS IN THE
GALLERY.
EDIFICATION AS WELL.
THAT WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE
YOU RETURN NEXT MONTH TO TALK
ABOUT THAT REPORT ALREADY.
TODAY'S HEARING WILL BE ABOUT
THE 2019 REPORT, DISCUSSING THE
AUDIT THAT WAS RECENTLY
RELEASED.
IT WILL BE RESERVED TO THE NEXT
COMMITTEE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
NAVIGATION TEAM PERSONNEL
ISSUES REPORTED IN RECENT
WEEKS.
WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION TODAY
TO DISCUSS ANY INFORMATION
RELATED TO THESE REPORTS.
AS HR FROM BOTH HSD AND SPD, WE
ARE ACTIVELY IT IS GETTING
THESE REPORTS.
TODAY, YOUR REQUEST, OUR FOCUS
WILL BE ON THE 2019 DATA AS
REPORTED TO THE NAVIGATION
TEAMS ADVISOR REPORT.
HIGHLIGHTING THE TEAM'S 2019
REFERRAL PROCESS, OUTCOMES,
INFORMATION ABOUT ENCASEMENTS
AND OBSTRUCTIONS, AND EARLY
DIVERSION STRATEGIES.
AND WE ALSO WILL SPECIFICALLY
FOCUS ON SOME KEY QUESTIONS
COMMITTEE CHAIR BLUISH ASKED
ABOUT THE APARTMENT AND
PROPORTION FOR TODAY.
WITH THAT, I WANT TO HAND THE
PRESENTATION OVER TO TARA AND
AUGUST.
I HOPE THAT YOU CAN ALLOW TARA
TO MOVE THROUGH THE INFORMATION
SHE HAS PREPARED KNOWING WE
WILL HAVE AMPLE TIME FOR
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO A
CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSION WITH
YOU AND THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING
US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS TARA BACK.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM AS OF DECEMBER,
2019.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING US TO USE THE
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TODAY.
TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO MOVE
FORWARD FOR THE FUTURE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS A
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
INNOVATIVE SERVICE MODEL THAT
COMBINES A DIVERSE GROUP OF
ROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF
ENCAMPMENTS IN SEATTLE.
SINCE LAUNCHING IN 2017, THE
TEAM HAS CONNECTED HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE TO SHELTER AND HAS
PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN
ADDRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH
UNMANAGED ENCAMPMENTS.
CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS TO
SHELTER IS A CORE FUNCTION OF
NAVIGATION TEAMWORK.
THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW
OF THE SHELTER REFERRAL PROCESS
AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT THE TEAM
ENGAGES WITH IS OFFERED
SHELTER.
IN 2019, THE NAVIGATION TEAM --
>> I AM SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT HAS A QUESTION.
>> I JUST, AT THE VERY LEAST,
EVEN IF THIS HAS ZERO IMPACT ON
THE WAY THE PRESENTATION THOSE,
I JUST FEEL COMPELLED TO SAY
FOR THE RECORD THAT IT IS
COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH FOR YOU
ALL TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION
AFTER YOU, MR. JOHNSON,
ACKNOWLEDGED YOU HEARD THIS
PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
THIS IS NOT NEWS TO YOU.
WHAT ERICA BARNETT OR ANYONE
ELSE REPORTED TO YOU, IT IS NOT
NEWS TO YOU.
THERE'S A REASON PEOPLE USE THE
WORD SWEEPS.
THIS IS SWEEPING PEOPLE FROM
PUBLIC SPACE.
THE ONLY SPACE THEY HAVE.
NOT PROVIDING THEM AN
ALTERNATIVE, I JUST CANNOT WRAP
MY HEAD AROUND HOW OUT OF TOUCH
BUREAUCRATIC PRESENTATION IS.
THIS IS YOUR FRONT-LINE JOB BUT
IT IS NOT HAPPENING.
SIX PEOPLE.
I CANNOT TAKE THIS.
>> THERE'S GOING TO BE AMPLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DRILL
DOWN INTO CROSS-EXAMINING WHAT
THE PRESENTATION PROVIDES
TODAY.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO LET THEM
GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION
AND THEN WE CAN OPEN IT UP TO
PRESENTATIONS AND COMMENTARY.
I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU
PROBABLY SPEAK FOR SOME OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
BUT I WANT THE PRESENTATION TO
FINISH BEFORE OTHERWISE WE WILL
BE HERE ALL AFTERNOON.
>> I DIDN'T HEAR WITH THE LAST
SENTENCE WAS.
I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY THAT
EVERYBODY HAS, GETS ACCESS TO
REFERRAL?
>> EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT THE
TEAM ENGAGES WITH IS OFFERED
SHELTER.
>> EVERY INDIVIDUAL AT THE
NAVIGATION TEAM ENGAGES WITH IS
OFFERED SHELTER?
OKAY.
RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE
PEOPLE IN ENCAMPMENTS THAT THE
TEAM DOES NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO
ENGAGE WITH.
THAT THE TEAM IS NOT SENT OUT
TO GET MEDS THAT ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO THE 72 HOUR NOTICE.
RECOGNIZING THAT THE TEAM IS
NOT REQUIRED TO BE ENGAGED FOR
THE CBT AND BY POLICE REMOVALS.
SO THE UNIVERSE OF PEOPLE THAT
THE NAVIGATION TEAM ACTUALLY
ENGAGES WITH APPEARS TO BE
VERY, VERY SMALL.
>> EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT THE
TEAM ENGAGES WITH, INCLUDING
THOSE THAT WE PARTNER WITH IN
CBT, FOR THAT WORK IS OFFERED
SHELTER, STORAGE, AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
>> IN 2019, THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
>> IF YOU COULD PASS FOR A
MOMENT.
>> I WANT TO SAY TO EVERYONE IN
THE GALLERY, THE PRESENTERS
LISTENED PATIENTLY TO
EVERYONE'S PUBLIC COMMENTARY.
SO DID THE MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE.
TRUST ME, THERE'S GOING TO BE
TOUGH QUESTIONS ASKED OF ALL OF
THE PRESENTERS.
WE ARE GOING TO DEEP DIVE INTO
THIS PRESENTATION.
WE JUST ASK THAT MEMBERS OF THE
GALLERY PLEASE EXTEND THE SAME
COURTESY AND RESPECT TO THE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM HST.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU EXTEND THE
SAME COURTESY TO MEMBERS THAT
HAVE DIVERGING VIEWS.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
ANOTHER QUESTION.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT, CHAIR
LEWIS.
I HAVE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
POSITION YOU ARE IN.
I WANT TO DO ONE MORE THING.
SPECIFICALLY ON THE INTERACTION,
EVERY PERSON BEING OFFERED
SHELTER.
THAT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON SITTING HERE
RIGHT NOW WHO SAYS THEY HAVE
NEVER BEEN OFFERED SHELTER
DURING THE SWEEPS.
I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ANECDOTAL
INFERENCE HERE BECAUSE I HAVE
TALKED TO MANY HUNDREDS
HOMELESS PEOPLE, NOT ONE PERSON
HAS SAID TO ME THAT THE SWEEPS
HELPED THEM.
THEY ALL SAY THEY HURT THEM.
SO I WOULD REALLY URGE YOU WITH
THE CHAIRS PENETRATION TO TAKE
THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND NOT HAVE
A TONE DEAF PRESENTATION.
>> IT IS DATA-DRIVEN.
WHAT I AM SAYING IS DATA-
DRIVEN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
JUST PUT A FINER POINT ON THE
DATA-DRIVEN ANALYSIS THAT WE
HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, BELIEVE
ME, WE DO WANT TO HEAR THE REST
OF YOUR PRESENTATION.
BUT I THINK THAT WE ARE HAVING
A HARD TIME ACCEPTING THAT
STATEMENT THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ASKED FOR . WE SEE ON
THE UNDER LOCATED RATE OF
REFERRALS THAT THERE HAVE ONLY
BEEN 24% OF THE POPULATION WHO
HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE NAVIGATION
TEAM PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
IT IS NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
ANY OTHER ENTITY THAT HAS
REACHED OUT TO THE FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
ONLY 24% OF THOSE HAD BEEN
OFFERED A REFERRAL TO SHELTER.
WE WILL GET INTO THIS LATER.
BUT ONLY 6% HAD ACTUALLY
ARRIVED AT THAT SHELTER.
SO I THINK WE CAN CIRCLE BACK
TO THIS AFTER THE PRESENTATION
BUT OUR CONCERN, MY CONCERN, I
WILL SPEAK FOR MYSELF.
EVERYONE WE COME INTO CONTACT
WITH IS OFFERED SHELTER IS JUST
NOT REFLECTED IN THE RATE OF
REFERRAL TO SHELTERS ACCORDING
TO THE NAVIGATION TEAMS ON
PERFORMANCE METRICS.
I HAVE ALSO PROPOSED, MR.
CHAIR, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE BEING CLEAR WITH THE
PUBLIC.
WHEN WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION
IN FRONT OF US, NAVIGATION TEAM
REFERRAL PROCESSES AND MY
UNDERSTANDING IF I AM LOOKING
AT THIS DATA IS THAT THIS IS
NOT SPECIFIC TO THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
IT IS MORE A PROCESS SLIDE AS
IT RELATES TO SHELTER PROGRAMS.
IF I'M CORRECT.
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS NOT 35%
EXIT RATE TO PERMANENT HOUSING.
JUST INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN
REFERRED FROM THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
IN FACT, THE POINT THAT IS
STILL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE NOT
CLEAR FROM THE INFORMATION THAT
HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
JUST TO CLARIFY, IT NEEDS A
DIFFERENT TITLE.
SPECIFIC TO THE SHELTER
PROCESS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> MY NEXT COMMENTS TALK ABOUT
THAT EXACT THING.
THANK YOU.
>> JEFF, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING
TO CLARIFY?
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
CLEAR ON THE MATERIALS
PROVIDED.
I APOLOGIZE IF THE LABEL WAS
NOT CLEAR ENOUGH.
THE, I DO UNDERSTAND THE
NAVIGATION TEAM OFFERS SHELTER
DURING EVERY ENGAGEMENT THAT
HAPPENS.
AS A PERSON IS APPROACHED, THEY
ARE TOLD WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER SHELTER
AND THAT REPRESENTED THE NUMBER
OF REFERRALS OCCURRING.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SAY I
WOULD LIKE TO GO TO SHELTER.
YOU GET THE CHANCE TO DO THAT.
I THINK THERE IS AN IMPORTANT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO
ITEMS.
WE DO KNOW FROM TESTIMONY THAT
OFTEN TAKES MULTIPLE
ENGAGEMENTS WITH PEOPLE THAT
HAVE OFTEN HAD CHALLENGING
INTERACTIONS WITH VARIOUS
SYMPTOMS OR ARE IN A DRAMATIC
MOVEMENT AT THE TIME.
TAKES MANY TOUCHES FOR THEM TO
ACCEPT THAT.
SO THERE'S AN IMPORTANT
DISTINCTION BETWEEN OFFERED AND
THE NUMBER THAT EXCEPT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
SEVERAL OF THE POINTS THAT YOU
ARE RAISING ARE FURTHER IN OUR
PRESENTATION.
I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
973 REFERRALS TO SHELTER.
AND AN ANALYSIS, A RECENT
ANALYSIS OF OTHER CITY FUNDED
AVERAGE PROVIDERS SHOWED THE
NAVIGATION TEAM REFERRAL RATE
SECTION COMPARABLE TO THAT OF
OTHER CITY FUNDED AVERAGE
PROGRAMS.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
UTILIZATION RATE, SEATTLE
SHELTERS OVERALL HAVE A 97
PERCENT UTILIZATION RATE.
THE RECEIVING REFERRED
INDIVIDUALS AND OPERATING
ALMOST FULL CAPACITY.
OF THOSE THAT ENTER SHELTER AND
RECEIVE SUPPORT, WE ARE SEEING
A 35% SUCCESSFUL EXIT RATE TO
PERSONAL HOUSING.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM PLAYS A KEY
ROLE IN THE SYSTEMS EFFORT TO
REDUCE ON SHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS AND EXIT PEOPLE TO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, TO CLARIFY
THAT
>> TO CLARIFY, MY STATEMENT IS
ACCURATE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY
A REFLECTION OF THE SHELTER
SYSTEMS AS A WHOLE.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE 97%
USAGE RATE INCLUDES MATS ON THE
FLOOR SHELTERS AND TINY HOMES,
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> BUT WE DO HAVE, I DO HAVE A
COUPLE OF DATA POINTS SPECIFIC
TO LAKE UNION VILLAGE, WHICH IS
100% NOW TEAM REFERRAL THAT HAS
A 36% EXIT RATE TO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
IN THE NAVIGATION CENTER ALSO
NAVIGATION TEAM ONLY REFERRALS
HAS AN EXIT RATE OF 32% ACCESS
TO PERMANENT HOUSING.
>> DIRECTOR JOHNSON, WHAT IS
THE NUMBER 978?
>> YOU MENTIONED THE WORD
PROCESS.
WHICH IS THE TITLE OF THE
SLIDE.
THIS IS MEANT TO SHOW THE
PROCESS THAT MOVES PEOPLE FROM
ON SHELTERED HOMELESSNESS TO
HOUSING.
THE 973 INDIVIDUALS AT 97%
USAGE RATE IS MEANT TO SHOW
THAT WE HAVE A PRETTY MUCH FULL
SHELTER SYSTEM.
AND SO IT TAKES SIGNIFICANT
WORK TO GET INDIVIDUALS INSIDE
THOSE SHELTERS.
WE ARE THING FOR THE NAVIGATION
TEAM HAS SOME SET-ASIDE BEDS
THERE HELD FOR THE NAVIGATION
TEAM REFERRALS.
TARA JUST MENTIONED ONE OF
THOSE PROGRAMS.
AND THEN WE ARE TRYING TO ALSO
HIGHLIGHT THAT 35% OF THOSE THAT
EXIT THE SHELTER PROGRAMS ARE
EXITING INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
THE NAVIGATION REFERRALS ARE
PART OF THAT FLOW.
SO THIS SLIDE IS REALLY THERE
TO TALK ABOUT PROCESS.
AND TALK ABOUT BUT THESE
IMPORTANT NAVIGATION TEAM
REFERRALS ARE DOING.
>> WHAT IS 973?
>> THAT IS THE NUMBER OF UNIQUE
REFERRALS TO SHELTERS THAT THE
NAVIGATION TEAM HAD IN 2019.
>> REFERRALS, NOT PEOPLE WHO
ARRIVED?
>> IF WE WILL TAKE A 35% RATE
AND TRY TO EXTRAPOLATE HOW MANY
PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT ONLY
REFERRED TO SHELTER BUT
ACCEPTED SHELTER AND THEN
EXITED PERMANENT HOUSING, IT
WILL NOT BE 35%.
IT WILL BE 35% OF, ASSUMING IT
IS THE SAME ACROSS ALL
POPULATIONS THAT ARE IN THAT
BED.
IT IS GOING TO BE 35%.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> A VERY SMALL PORTION.
>> IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO.
BUT THE 6% OF SHELTER REFERRALS
WERE, THEY WERE CONFIRMED.
THROUGH HMI US INTO A SHELTER
WITHIN 48 HOURS.
NOW WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT WHEN
WE LOOK OUT SEVEN DAYS, 14
DAYS, THAT MANY OF THOSE
SHELTER REFERRALS HAVE MADE IT
TO SHELTER.
BUT THE SNAPSHOT THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO PLAY CLOSE ATTENTION
TO IS IMMEDIACY OF THAT
REFERRAL.
THAT IS LOOKING AT THE 48
HOURS.
SO IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO JUST
TAKE THE 6% AND MAKE
ASSUMPTIONS ACROSS THE BOARD.
THE FLIGHT IS NOT INTENDED TO
MAKE THOSE KINDS OF LEAPS.
BUT IT IS INTENDED TO JUST SHOW
AN ATTEMPT TO DOCUMENT THE
REFERRAL PROCESS AND THE
IMPORTANT ROLE THE NAVIGATION
TEAM MAKES IN THAT REFERRAL
PROCESS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION AS
WELL?
>> I HAD ONE QUESTION BUT NOW I
HAVE TWO QUESTIONS BECAUSE OF
WHAT I JUST HEARD ACTING
DIRECTOR JOHNSON SAY.
THEY JUST CALLED INTO QUESTION
THE NUMBER.
I AM LOOKING AT THE ARTICLE
THAT IS TITLED, IS SEATTLE
NAVIGATION TEAM PRODUCING
RESULTS?
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
RECORDED IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
AND YOU SAID THAT THE 6% MOVING
IT TO SHELTERS IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT IS ACCURATELY REFLECTED IN
THE RESULTS OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAMS WORK BECAUSE IT IS
TALKING ABOUT IMMEDIATE
RESULTS, RESULTS COMING AFTER
2448 HRS.
I, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I
DON'T KNOW HOW TO VERIFY YOUR
NUMBERS BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR
DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAVE DONE COUNTLESS
REPORTS IN MY COMMITTEE LAST
YEAR.
AND THE YEAR BEFORE.
NOW YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING
HERE.
WHERE WE HAVE NO WAY OF
VERIFYING THE NUMBERS.
SO, IF I TAKE THE WORDS.
TAKE THE NUMBER AT FACE VALUE,
IT IS STILL MORE TROUBLING TO
ME BECAUSE WHEN YOU SWEEP
SOMEONE, THAT MOMENT, BUT
HAPPENS TO THEM IN THEIR LIVES,
THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT ANSWER DO
YOU HAVE TO THIS QUESTION OF,
WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM IN THE
ENSUING 48 HOURS?
THOSE TWO DAYS COULD BE
DEVASTATING FOR THEM.
SOMEBODY WHO USES THEIR HARD-
EARNED $130 TO HAVE A MATTRESS
AND THEN THE MATTRESS IS
DESTROYED OR LOST OR TAKEN
AWAY?
WHAT DID THEY DO IN THOSE TWO
DAYS?
I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO AT LEAST
MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO NOT ONLY
HAVE A CAVALIER APPROACH, I AM
NOT SAYING ANYTHING IS BEEN
DONE WILLFULLY BUT YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO
THIS.
THAN MY ORIGINAL QUESTION.
IT WAS SORT OF A QUESTION SLASH
COMMENT.
THE SLIDE THAT WE SEE UP THERE,
I HAVE SEEN THAT SLIDE MANY
TIMES.
IT IS NOT ABOUT THE NAVIGATION
TEAM, IT IS AT LEAST
UNINTENTIONALLY MISLEADING.
IT SAYS NAVIGATION TEAM
REFERRAL PROCESSES, IF YOU ARE
NOT 70 WHO HAS SEEN THE SLIDE
MANY TIMES, HEARD A LOT ABOUT
IT OR TALKED TO DOZENS OF
PEOPLE, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW.
THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF AN
NAVIGATION TEAM.
THAT IS THE INTENTION OF IT.
TO APPEAR TO GIVE SOME DATA
ABOUT THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
IN THIS SLIDE YOU CLEARLY SEE.
IN 2019, THE PROGRAMS ARE
PRIMARILY REFERRALS FROM THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
97% AND 35%.
OBVIOUSLY OTHER PROGRAMS ARE
MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE
SUITES.
THOSE NUMBERS ARE BETTER.
AND I KNOW IT IS CLOSE TO 100%.
WE DO NOT HAVE SHELTER SPACE.
BUT AT THE VERY LEAST, I THINK
YOU OWE US.
YOU HAVE MORE HONEST SLIDES AND
DON'T USE SLIDES THAT GIVE
NUMBERS THAT ARE NOT ABOUT
NAVIGATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, THIS
WILL BE THE LAST QUESTION NOW.
I WANT TO ALLOW THE PRESENTERS
TO GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION
AT WHICH POINT WE CAN ASK
QUESTIONS UNTIL OUR HEART'S
CONTENT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL MEMBER.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THE
CLARIFICATION THAT THIS IS NOT
NAVIGATION TEAM ONLY OUTCOMES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND AND
THIRD ICONS.
HOWEVER, IT WAS STATED THAT
THESE, THIS 793 INDIVIDUALS WAS
REFERRALS FROM THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
I AM STRUGGLING TO SEE WHERE
THE NUMBER COMES FROM.
I LOOK AT ATTACHMENT A AND I
UNDERSTAND 973 IS THE TOTAL FOR
EACH QUARTER OF THE TOTAL
REFERRALS TO SHELTER
CATEGORIES.
THAT IS A DUPLICATED NUMBER.
SO ARE WE LOOKING AT A
DUPLICATED NUMBER AT 973?
THAT WILL WOULD NOT NECESSARILY
SHOW INDIVIDUALS AS IT SAYS ON
THE SLIDE?
>> I AM NOT CLEAR WHAT DOCUMENT
YOU ARE REFERRING TO?
>> THE AUDIT REPORT?
>> SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
YOU HAVE 973 INDIVIDUALS.
IF I LOOK AT THE QUARTERLY
BREAKDOWN OF TOTAL REFERRALS TO
SHELTER, IT TOTALS 973.
HOW TO ME, THAT IS AN
UNDERSTANDABLE WAY FOR YOU TO
HAVE ARRIVED AT THAT 973
NUMBER.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT REFERRALS
TO SHELTER, IT SAYS
INDIIDUALS.
YOU KNOW?
THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HAD
OF THE LAST TWO YEARS AROUND
DATA POTENTIALLY BEING
DUPLICATED OR NOT PROVIDED IN A
UNIFORM MANNER AND, I WANT TO
MAKE SURE I AM CLEAR.
973 REFERRALS THAT ARE
POTENTIALLY LOCATED IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT THAT
NOW.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
WITH THE DISCREPANCY.
WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT AND GET
BACK TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT
OUT.
I SEE NOW WHAT YOU ARE
REFERRING TO PICK
>> BASED ON HAVING WHAT YOU ARE
LOOKING AT FOR ATTACHMENT A,
973 WOULD BE THE TOTAL
INDICATED REFERRALS.
THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY
BE ENCOUNTERED OR THE MONTH AND
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY ARRIVED AT
SHELTER WHEN YOU GET TO THE
LOCATED NUMBER, THEY DO NOT
ALWAYS MATCH.
YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT
ACCEPT A REFERRAL TO SHELTER.
AND THEN MAKE IT THERE AND
REAPPEAR ON THE STREET.
AGAIN, EXCEPT A REFERRAL TO
SHELTER AND ARRIVED AT THE
SHELTER.
SO 80 DUPLICATED NUMBER WILL
ONLY COUNT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
WANTS.
THE LOCATED NUMBER ONE ACCOUNT
EVERY TIME THE PERSON ACCEPTED
A REFERRAL.
IN THIS CASE, ONLY THE
REFERRAL.
ACCEPTING THAT REFERRAL.
>> THIS IS INFORMATION THAT IS
DELIVERED OVER THE COURSE OF A
YEAR.
THAT IS THE OTHER PIECE THAT
THE REPORT TALKS ABOUT.
FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU GUYS CAN PROCEED WITH
YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THE NAVIGATION TEAM ENGAGES
AND BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH
PEOPLE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENTS FROM
NAVIGATION TEAM SERVICES.
BOTH DUPLICATED AND DUPLICATED
ACROSS THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
THIS DATA ILLUSTRATES THE
REPEATED TOUCH POINTS WE HAVE
WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
AS WE HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE,
EACH PERSON IN THEIR SITUATION
IS UNIQUE AND OUR GOAL IS TO
ASSIST PEOPLE IN TAKING STEPS
FORWARD TO SAYING YES TO
ACCEPTING SHELTER AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
FOR MANY, THE GUEST COMES WITH
A UNIQUE, NATION OF TIMING OF
THE OFFER, ENGAGEMENT WITH
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND OTHER
STABILIZING FACTORS, AND THE
RIGHT SHELTER BEING AVAILABLE
AT THE TIME OF THE OFFER.
TO MEET THAT INDIVIDUALS NEEDS.
WE CONNECT WITH INDIVIDUALS
OVER TIME AND WITH COMPASSION,
GIVING THEM THE TIME THEY NEED
TO GET TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL
YES AND ACCEPTING ALTERNATIVES
TO SAFER LIVING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I AM STRUGGLING SO MUCH TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A SLOW
APPROACH WHEN THAT WILL PRODUCE
OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS.
BUT YET, WE KNOW 96% OF THAT
REMOVALS DONE ARE EXEMPT FROM
ANY NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
I CAN'T MARRY THOSE TWO
STATEMENTS.
>> I THINK WHAT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO REMEMBER IS THAT OUR
JOB AS OUTREACH PROVIDER, NOT
JUST THE NAVIGATION TEAM, BUT
THE CITY'S OTHER 10 FUNDED
OUTREACH PROVIDERS, OUR JOB IS
TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
AT IN THE MOMENT.
OFTEN OUR OFFERS OF SHELTER ARE
DECLINED.
PEOPLE AREN'T READY FOR IT
BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN UNIQUE
BARRIERS.
PEOPLE HAVE PERSONAL CHOICE AND
SO EVEN THOUGH SHELTER BEDS ARE
AVAILABLE, THAT INDIVIDUAL HAS
TO BE WILLING AND ABLE TO SAY
YES IN ANY GIVEN MOMENT THAT
THE OFFER COMES.
LATER IN THE SLIDE, I WILL
TOUCH ON THE DEARBORN
CLOVERLEAF REMOVAL THAT
HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO.
THAT IS AN INTERESTING
ILLUSTRATION.
THERE WERE PROXIMALLY 39
INDIVIDUALS AT THAT SITE.
BOTH BEFORE THE OPERATION
HAPPENED AND DURING THAT WERE
OFFERED SHELTER SERVICES.
OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL
DAYS, ONLY 10 OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS EXCEPTED A
REFERRAL.
HERE YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE PROCESS
FOR REMOVAL WHERE IT HAS TO
HAPPEN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND CLEANLINESS OF
ENVIRONMENTS.
PRIMARILY PUBLIC SAFETY IS WHAT
DROVE THAT NEED FOR THAT
REMOVAL.
BUT OUT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE
OFFERED A SINCERE BED, BED
WAITING, ONLY 10 ACCEPTED.
THAT IS EVERY INDIVIDUALS
PERSONAL CHOICE.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS, EXPRESS
COMPASSION OVERTIME TO HELP USE
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
TECHNIQUES, TO HELP FIND OUT
WHAT WILL HELP MOVE THAT
INDIVIDUAL TO ACCEPT A YES THE
NEXT TIME THAT THE OFFER COMES.
>> IS A MEMBER HERBOLD, DID YOU
HAVE A FOLLOW-UP?
>> I DID NOT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS
COMPLEXITY TO THE RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING ASPECT OF OUTREACH.
AND WHERE PEOPLE ARE AT.
AS IT RELATES TO ACCEPTING
OFFERS OF SHELTER.
BUT MY QUESTION WAS, HOW CAN
YOU BOTH SAY THAT YOU ARE
OFFERING PEOPLE SHELTER WHEN
96% OF THE INCOME IT'S REMOVALS
ARE EXEMPT FROM PRIOR NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS.
THE PRIOR NOTICE IS THE TIME
NECESSARY TO BUILD THE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
THAT MAKE IT MORE LIKELY THAT
PEOPLE ACCEPT SHELTER.
IF YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE
THAT TIME, HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY
úSAY THAT THE OFFERS OF SHELTER
HAVE OCCURRED AND ARE AN
OPPORTUNITY, THE PEOPLE HAVE A
CHANCE.
THAT THEY HAVE THE HOURS
NECESSARY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
>> ONE OF THE EXCITING
DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAPPENS MID
2019 WITH THE ON BOARDING OF
THE SYSTEM NAVIGATORS TO THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
IS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED
OUTREACH WORKERS.
THAT ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE
NAVIGATION TEAM, WE HAVE A
SYSTEM NAVIGATOR ON CALL SPOTS
TO RESPOND TO CONSTRUCTION WORK
IN REAL TIME.
SO THAT IS THE WAY OFFERS OF
SHELTER ARE MADE.
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS ARE ABLE TO
ARRIVE ON SITE WHEN THE VISUAL
ASKS FOR THAT.
OR ACCEPTS THE OFFER TO COME.
WE PROVIDE EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE
CAN TO HELP CONNECT PEOPLE WITH
SERVICES.
EVEN WHEN PRIOR NOTICE IS NOT
REQUIRED.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE PROVIDE IN
OUR Q1 ADVISOR REPORT WITH THE
TABLE OF OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WERE
NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE ADVANCED
NOTICE.
EVEN SOME OF THOSE NOT
REQUIRED, WE PROVIDE ADVANCED
NOTICE.
WE ALSO, WE NOTICE OUTREACH WAS
PROVIDED AT OVER 30% OF THOSE
SITES WITHIN THE TWO WEEKS
PRIOR TO THAT SITE BEING
REMOVED.
AGAIN, THAT IS ILLUSTRATING OUR
DEDICATION TO THE COMPASSIONATE
SERVICE ASPECT WHILE WE WERE
MAINTAINING ACCESSIBILITY OF
PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
AND REDUCING PUBLIC HEALTH
RISKS.
ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCOME
IT'S.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES?
>> YOU SAID THAT YOU GAVE THE
EXAMPLE RECENTLY OF 39
INDIVIDUALS BEING OFFERED BUT
ONLY 10 ACCEPTING.
SO WHEN YOU ARE OFFERING 39
PEOPLE SHELTER, HOW DO YOU
CONFIRM THAT THERE ARE 39
SHELTER BEDS AVAILABLE?
>> WITH OUR LOW ACCEPTANCE
RATE, SO YOU SEE THAT THE GAP
THERE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS OFFERED, WE OFFER
SHELTER AT DEARBORN.
SO SOMEONE EARLIER MENTIONED A
ZONING ON SITE.
WHEN WE ZONE A LARGE SITE FOR A
REMOVAL, WHAT WE ARE DOING IS
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE
NUMBER OF BEDS NECESSARY TO
COMPLETE THAT ZONE.
AND AS SOON AS THOSE BEDS ARE
FULL, THE WHOLE OPERATION WOULD
STOP,
>> ABSOLUTELY STOP.
>> IF YOU'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE
OUT ON SITES AND YOU OPERATE
39, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE 39 BEDS TO OFFER?
>> SORRY.
SO MY QUESTION WAS, IF YOU ARE
OFFERING 39 PEOPLE SHELTER, HOW
DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE 39
BEDS AVAILABLE FOR THEM?
>> ON MANY OCCASIONS, WE HAVE
HAD OUTREACH GO TO THE SITE
SEVERAL TIMES FIRE TO AN EVENT.
SO WE HAVE A STRONG SENSE THAT
THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OFFERED
MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE DAY OF
THE EVENT.
BUT WE WILL OFTEN DO IS, WE
HAVE ALREADY KIND OF STRUCTURED
ACCORDING TO WHAT WE HAVE ON
AVERAGE WITH BEDS EACH DAY.
WE WILL CREATE A ZONE KNOWING
THAT THE AVERAGE PERIOD PRIOR
WE MAYBE HAD 10 BEDS.
SO THAT ZONE WOULD ONLY KIND OF
ENCOMPASS WHAT WE HAVE ON
AVERAGE.
>>'S OF THE DATA WE HAVE SAYS
THERE'S AN AVERAGE OF SIX BEDS
AVAILABLE PER DAY.
SO I AM TRYING TO RECONCILE HOW
WE WOULD KNOW THAT WE HAD 39
BEDS AVAILABLE.
>> IF WE HAVE SIX BEDS, WE
WOULD ZONE TO A SIX BED.
IT MIGHT VERY.
BUT THAT IS HOW WE WORK OUR
ZONES TO SAY ON AVERAGE WHAT WE
HAVE IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO
ZONE TWO.
WE MOVE THE CLEAN AND EXPANDED
A NUMBER OF DAYS TO ACCOMMODATE
THE BODY OF WORK.
WE MAY HAVE A CLEANUP THAT IS A
ONE-DAY PROCESS.
WE MAY HAVE A CLEANUP THAT IS
THREE OR FOUR DAYS.
SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THE
ABILITY TO OFFER.
>> THE IMPORTANT THING TO
REMEMBER IS THAT WE KNOW GOING
IN ON ANY DAY HOW MANY BEDS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR THAT OPERATION.
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
>> WE RECEIVE.
>> SO IF THAT IS THE CASE, IT
SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE
SHOULDN'T BE A SITUATION WHERE
YOU ARE MOVING PEOPLE FROM A
SITE WITHOUT A BED TO PUT THEM
IN.
BUT THE RATE, BUT IT IS,
REMOVALS ARE UP BUT REFERRALS
ARE FLAT.
ACCEPTANCE IS FLAT.
SO I AM TRYING TO RECOGNIZE AND
RECONCILE THE INFORMATION WE
HAVE.
>> FRANKLY, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO
DECLINE.
WE MAKE OFFERS AND WE HAVE
PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY ARE NOT
READY.
THAT IS WHY WE GO BACK AS MANY
TIME.
WE WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REENGAGE AND RECONNECT WITH
THOSE PEOPLE.
WE KNOW, OUR HOPE IS, IT IS A
MATTER OF TIME UNTIL PEOPLE
MAKE THE DECISION THAT THEY ARE
READY TO ACCEPT SHELTER.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> I WANT TO PROFESS A NOTE
THAT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM,
WHY THIS IS ALL HAPPENING, TO
ECHO THE TESTIMONIES.
THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL, AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, VOTED ON A
STRONG ORDINANCE FOR EXPANDING
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
NOW WE HAVE THE TASK OF FUNDING
THE EXTENDED RIGHT WE HAVE.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT,
WHILE THE BUREAUCRATS AND
EMPLOYEES OF THESE DEPARTMENTS
ARE BEING GRILLED, THE BUCK
STOPS WITH THE OFFICIALS.
I WANT TO MAKE THE NOTE OF
THAT.
ALSO HOW WRONG IT WAS OF THE
MAYOR TO DELAY THE FUNDING FOR
THE LEAD PROGRAM.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT IN THE FACE
OF TREMENDOUS DATA FOR SUCCESS
WITH THE LEAD PROGRAM, THAT HAS
BEEN DELAYED.
I AM GLAD THEY PLAYED A ROLE
ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS
AND PUSHING FORWARD.
I WANT TO SAY THAT IN ADVANCE.
ON THOSE SPECIFIC POINTS YOU
RAISED, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
FROM YOU, YOU PUT A SPECIAL
EMPHASIS ON THE RELATIONSHIP
AND COMPASSIN.
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THAT.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT BECAUSE
SWEEPS HAVE NOT HAD A
BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON HOMELESS
NEIGHBORS, IT IS THE OTHER WAY
AROUND.
YOU WILL RECALL THAT THE REACH
PROGRAM QUIT THE NAVIGATION
TEAM PRECISELY IN THAT LETTER.
THEY MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT IS
HER CICELY BECAUSE THEIR
RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST WITH
THE HOMELESS NEIGHBORS WITH
BEING ERODED DRAMATICALLY.
THAT IS WHY THEY QUIT THE
PROGRAM.
BECAUSE THE WAY IT IS BEING RUN
WAS NOT ACTUALLY CONDUCIVE TO
BUILDING THE TRUST.
I FEEL LIKE THE REALITY, THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
AND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WHAT
WE LIKE TO ASPIRE TO.
THE SECOND THING IN TERMS OF,
JUST TO NOTE, WHY ARE THE VAST
MAJORITY OF SWEEPS HAPPENING?
THAT HAS NOT BEEN ANSWERED.
THE LAST THING IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
I HEAR THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
THAT HOMELESS PEOPLE REFUSE
SHELTER.
FIRST OF ALL, WE DON'T HAVE
STATISTICS TO SHOW HOW MANY
TIMES THAT IS ACTUALLY
HAPPENED.
WE HAVE PEOPLE SAYING THAT THEY
WERE NEVER OFFERED SHELTER.
BUT I THINK BEYOND THAT, YOU
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, IT HAS TO
BE BROUGHT OUT INTO THE OPEN
THAT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE
REFUSE SHELTER, IT IS BECAUSE
THEY KNOW IT DOESN'T WORK FOR
THEM.
AND I WILL URGE YOU AND I'M
HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE SPECIFIC
LINK FROM THE SEATTLE CHANNEL,
TO WATCH ONE OF THE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS THAT I CHAIRED LAST
YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE.
WE HAD A HOMELESS NEIGHBORS
FROM THE ENCAMPED, WHICH IS
BEING SWEPT OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
WHERE THEY SAID THE REASON THEY
STOPPED ACCEPTING SHELTER, IT
WAS A YOUNG COUPLE THAT SAID
THEY STOPPED ACCEPTING SHELTER,
BECAUSE THE STUFF GOT STOLEN
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THIS ALTERNATE WAS NOT WORKING
BECAUSE IT WAS A SOLUTION FOR A
FEW DAYS AND THEY WERE UPROOTED
AGAIN.
THE ENCAMPMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT
IS OUTSIDE AND BRUTAL, STILL
THEY HAD FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
THEY WERE WITH.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE UPROOTED
UNLESS IT WAS MORE PERMANENT
HOUSING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> I AM AWARE YOU WANT TO GET
US THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
>> I THINK WE ARE ON PAGE FIVE
WITH 11 SLIDES.
>> THERE WAS ONE COMMENT I WANT
TO FULLY UNDERSTAND.
WE CAN COME BACK TO IT AT THE
END.
BUT I WONDER IF THERE IS AN
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
I WANT TO SAY YOU ARE IN A
TOUGH POSITION.
I APOLOGIZE THAT YOU ARE IN
THIS POSITION TO ATTEST FOR
SOMETHING THAT IS A CITY
PROGRAM.
SO THIS QUESTION IS NOT
DIRECTED TO YOU AS INDIVIDUALS.
IT IS MORE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
ENTIRE PROGRAM.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
ALONG WITH DIRECTOR JOHNSON.
I AM LOOKING FOR ANYBODY TO
HELP ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
IN SAYING THAT WE MAKE AN OFFER
TO ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
WE ARE SWEEPING OR THAT AN
OFFER OF SHELTER IS PUT OUT
THERE FOR EVERY LOCATION WHERE
SLEEP WILL OCCUR, AND THE
QUESTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
ROSS ASKED, HOUSE THAT
RECONCILED WITH THE VERY FEW
LIMITED NUMBERS OF BEDS EACH
DAY?
IF ON AVERAGE IN THE LAST
QUARTER WE SAW FIVE MATS ON THE
GROUND, SIX BEDS IN ENHANCED
SHELTER, AND ONE TINY HOUSE
BILLS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 12
BEDS TOTAL ON AVERAGE.
EACH ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS,
EACH ONE OF THESE 303 LOCATIONS
HAS MORE THAN 12 PEOPLE I
ASSUME.
SO WHEN YOU SAY THAT WE ARE
MAKING AN OFFER OF SHELTER, IT
DOESN'T SOUND TO ME LIKE WE ARE
MAKING A MEANINGFUL OFFER OF
SHELTER.
IF WE ARE KNOWING THAT IN
ASKING PEOPLE, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO GO TO SHELTER, WE ARE
ALREADY ASSUMING THAT A NUMBER
OF THEM WILL NOT GO BECAUSE OF
EITHER TRAUMA OR THE FACT THAT
THEY CAN'T STAY THERE WITH
THEIR LOVED ONES OR PET OR
KIDS.
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT IS A
MEANINGFUL OFFER.
SO MY QUESTION IS, HOW IS THIS
LAWFUL?
HOW IS THIS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS THAT SAID YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO STAY
INSIDE.
THERE HAS TO BE AN OF SHELTER
BEDS AND HOUSING AVAILABLE AS
AN ALTERNATIVE TO SLEEPING ON
THE SIDEWALK OR IN AND CAM IT.
IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO
PUNISH PEOPLE FOR SLEEPING ON
THE SIDEWALK WHEN THERE ARE NOT
ENOUGH SHELTER BEDS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WHAT WE
ARE DOING IS LAWFUL IF WE ARE
KNOWING THAT THERE IS NOT A
BEDS.
IT IS NOT A MEANINGFUL OFFER OF
SHELTER.
I WILL DIRECT THAT AT DIRECTOR
JOHNSON.
>> THE COURT CASE YOU ARE
REFERRING TO WAS SPECIFICALLY
REFERENCING ARRESTING PEOPLE
FOR SLEEPING OUTDOORS.
THAT IS NOT HAPPENING IN
SEATTLE.
SO THAT GOODNESS THAT IS
OUTSIDE OF THE PURVIEW OF OUR
WORK.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
BEDS ARE REQUIRED FOR 72 HOUR
IN CABINET REMOVALS.
SO THE KEY POINT THAT WE
TOUCHED ON EARLIER IS THAT WHEN
THOSE BEDS ARE FULL, IF WE ARE
DOING A 72 HOUR IN CABINET
REMOVAL AND OUR AVAILABLE BEDS
ARE FULL, WE GET THE NUMBER OF
YESES.
THE WHOLE OPERATION STOPS.
IT DOES NOT GO FORWARD.
>> BUT YOU AREN'T DOING A 72
HOUR REMOVAL.
96% OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
EXEMPT.
THIS IS THE FRUSTRATION.
BECAUSE I APPRECIATE, AS
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SAID,
YOU ARE IN A TOUGH POSITION.
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THIS
ALL FEELS VERY DISINGENUOUS.
I'M GOING TO BE CANDID.
THIS FEELS VERY DISINGENUOUS.
96% OF WHAT, THE INCOME IS
HAPPENING, THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM
COUNSEL RULES AROUND THE 72
HOUR NOTICE.
AND NOW YOU'RE USING THAT AS A
JUSTIFICATION FOR WHAT YOU ARE
DOING.
I HAVE TO BE HONEST.
TO SAY THAT THE NINTH CIRCUIT
IS ABOUT ARRESTING PEOPLE AND
SINCE WE ARE NOT DOING IT, IT'S
OKAY, IS NOT RIGHT.
THE FACT IS, PEOPLE ARE GETTING
PUSHED OFF THE STREETS.
THERE IS NOWHERE FOR THEM TO
GO.
WE ARE SPENDING AN INCREDIBLE
AMOUNT OF MONEY HAVING PEOPLE
FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
WITHOUT ACTUALLY PROVIDING
SERVICES TO THEM.
WITHOUT ACTUALLY GETTING PEOPLE
INTO SHELTERS.
WE ARE LOSING METRICS OF
SUCCESS.
HOW MUCH GARBAGE WE HAVE
CLEANED UP AND PROPERTY WE HAVE
CLEANED UP, RATHER THAN THE
TRUE METRIC OF SUCCESS WHICH
SHOULD BE HOW MANY LIVES ARE WE
SAVING AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
WE GETTING INTO HOUSING.
THAT IS WHAT ARE PERFORMANCE-
BASED OUTCOMES SHOULD BE
FOCUSED ON.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY TALK
ABOUT THE REAL OUTCOMES WE ARE
LOOKING FOR, WHICH IS ABOUT
PROTECTING PEOPLE INSTEAD OF
JUST PROPERTY AND TRASH
CLEANUP.
>> I HEAR YOU.
AND THE WORK AHEAD OF US IS
TWOFOLD.
SO YES.
IT IS ABOUT CONNECTING PEOPLE
TO THE SERVICES THEY NEED.
AND IT IS ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT OUR SIDEWALKS, PARKS,
TRAILS, RECREATIONAL AREAS ARE
CLEAR OF DEBRIS.
SHARPS, GARBAGE, HUMAN WASTE.
SO THAT IS NOT EVEN GETTING
CLEANED UP.
IT IS THE PEOPLE.
>> OFTEN, WE ARE CLEANING AREAS
WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE MOVE.
SO IT IS BOTH.
AND I THINK WE ARE PAYING A LOT
OF ATTENTION, RIGHTFULLY SO, ON
WHAT HAPPENS WITH INDIVIDUALS.
THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
I KNOW IT IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, WHO IS TAKING ON
THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR.
YOU GUYS CHANGED THE BUDGET SO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
WOULD BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ALL ASPECTS OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
>> BUT PART OF THAT WORK IS
ALSO LOGISTICAL, COORDINATION.
CLEANUP EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE CITY IS CLEAN.
THAT PARKS ARE USABLE.
THAT SIDEWALKS ARE POSSIBLE.
AND THERE IS A LOT OF EFFORTS
SO THE OBSTRUCTION WORK YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT IS VERY MUCH
ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY.
MAKING SURE THAT DEBRIS AND
DANGEROUS MATERIALS WERE
REMOVED FROM CITY SIDE WALKS
AND CITY PARKS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THAT
SOME OF THE COMMENTS YOU ARE
MAKING ARE ADDRESSED AS WE GO
FURTHER ON.
IF IT IS OKAY TO PROCEED, I
WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR JOHNSON
FOR MENTIONING THE LITTER
REMOVAL WORK THAT WE DO.
WE DON'T HAVE A SLIDE THAT
TALKS ABOUT THAT.
BUT THAT WORK IS IN SERVICE OF
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY
LIVING IN AND CAN'T THAT ARE
NOT SCHEDULED FOR REMOVAL.
WE GO IN AND NOT ONLY OFFER
OUTREACH SERVICES BUT REMOVE
DEBRIS SO THAT THE LIVING
CONDITIONS AT THE LOCATION ARE
BETTER FOR THE INDIVIDUALS IN
REAL TIME.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU CALL
THAT OUT.
I HAVE ADVANCED THE SLIDE TO
START TALKING ABOUT REMOVALS,
WHICH THERE ARE LOTS OF FOCUS
ON AT THE TABLE.
SO YOU WILL NOTICE IN 2019 THE
NUMBER OF 72 HOUR REMOVALS
INCREASED, DECREASED BETWEEN
QUARTERS 2 AND 4. CHEMIST
SUBJECT TO THAT PROCESS ARE THE
LARGEST, MOST UNSAFE
ENCAMPMENTS THAT HAVE THEM
GREATEST RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT ALSO REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT
RESOURCES WITH RESPECT TO TIME,
LABOR, AND EQUIPMENT TO CONDUCT
THE REMOVAL.
OFTEN TAKE MULTIPLE DAYS TO
COMPLETE.
OUTREACH BY THE NAVIGATION TEAM
AND OTHER CITY FUNDED OUTREACH
PROVIDERS OCCUR BEFORE AND
DURING A 72 HOUR ENCAMPMENT
CLEANUPS.
AND SHELTER IS OFFERED TO 100%
OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
AS WE SAID PREVIOUSLY, IF
SHELTER BEDS ARE FULL, THE WORK
WOULD STOP.
IF WE ADVANCED TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, THIS SHOWS OBSTRUCTION
WORK.
YOU WILL NOTICE AN INCREASE
BETWEEN QUARTERS TWO AND THREE.
THIS INCREASE IN OBSTRUCTION
WORK IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE
EXPANSION OF NOW TEAM
OPERATIONS TO SEVEN DAYS PER
WEEK.
AS WELL AS TO A FOCUSED EFFORT
TO ADDRESS OBSTRUCTIONS
EARLIER.
TO PREVENT THEM FROM GROWING
INTO LARGER AND MORE UNSAFE
SITES THAT REQUIRE MORE
RESOURCES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY
TO THE OBSTRUCTION WORK YOU'RE
DOING, I IN THEORY UNDERSTAND
AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO TO
IMMEDIATE REMOVALS WHEN THINGS
ARE TRULY OBSTRUCTIONS AND TRUE
HAZARDS ACTUALLY IMPEDING THE
PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO TREAT
SIDEWALKS AND ACTIVE USE OF
PARKS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY OF
CONFIRMING THAT IS HOW YOU ARE
GOING TO CLASSIFY THESE
LOCATIONS.
WE REQUESTED THE OBSTRUCTIONS
WHICH WARRANTED THE NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS.
THIS WAS A REPORTING
REQUIREMENT OF THIS PROVISO
REPORT.
THIS WAS NOT PROVIDED.
WE ARE TRYING TO EXERCISE OUR
OVERSIGHT AS A BODY.
AND THE LEGISLATION THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN PROPOSED
ACTUALLY LOOKED VERY MUCH LIKE
WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE DOING.
YU DON'T HAVE ANY WAY OF
KNOWING.
THE LEGISLATION ALLOWED FOR
IMMEDIATE REMOVALS ON SIDEWALKS
AND STREET RIGHT OF WAYS.
BUT WE DON'T TODAY HAVE ANY WAY
OF CONFIRMING THAT IT IS WHAT
IS HAPPENING.
SO THAT IS WHY WE HAVE ASKED
FOR THAT INFORMATION SO THAT WE
CAN EXERCISE APPROPRIATE
OVERSIGHT ROLE.
I ASK YOU, WHAT DO YOU
RECOMMEND WE DO IN
UNDERSTANDING OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AND OUR INTEREST
IN MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE
NOT BEING CLASSIFIED AS
OBSTRUCTIONS AND IMMEDIATE
HAZARDS?
AS A WAY TO BASICALLY GET
AROUND THE REQUIREMENS FOR
ADVANCED NOTICE.
THE REQUIREMENTS THAT
ENCAMPMENTS NOT BE REMOVED
UNLESS THERE IS, I MEAN, TO ME
THERE IS A BUILT-IN INCENTIVE
AND I REALLY HOPE THAT IS NOT
WHAT IS HAPPENING.
THE FACT THAT 72 HOUR REMOVALS
CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF THERE IS
AVAILABLE SHELTER AND WE KNOW
THERE IS VERY LITTLE AVAILABLE
SHELTER.
TO ME THAT CREATES A SITUATION,
A BOND FOR YOU GUYS WHERE YOU
ARE INCENTIVIZED TO CLASSIFY
THINGS AS OBSTRUCTIONS AND
IMMEDIATE HAZARDS BECAUSE YOU
DON'T HAVE THE SHELTER TO
OFFER.
THAT IS A WAY FOR YOU TO BE
ABLE TO DO THE WORK WITHOUT
HAVING WHAT I THINK WE ALL
COLLECTIVELY AGREE IS A
LIMITATION ON THAT WORK.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT IMITATION ON
THAT WORK.
A LIMITATION ON WORK BASED ON
PEOPLE'S BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.
BASED ON WHAT YOU SAY IS MOST
IMPORTANT TO YOU, WHICH IS
HOLDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
WORK AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON
PEOPLE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION.
ABOUT DESCRIPTIONS OF
OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WEREN'T AN
EXCEPTION.
>> I AM EAGER TO HEAR THE
ANSWER.
>> THAT IS ADDRESSED ON THE
NEXT SLIDE.
S THE DATABASE THAT STORES
OERATIONS AND INFORMATION, AS
REQUESTED IN THE TABLE IN THE
PROVISO, IT DOES NOT CONTAIN
THE LEVEL OF DETAIL ABOUT THE
SITE CONDITIONS THAT I THINK
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
THAT DETAILED INFORMATION DOES
EXIST BUT IT EXISTS SEPARATELY
FROM THAT DATABASE.
IT EXISTS IN WHAT IS CALLED
SITE JOURNALS.
WE HAVE IN THE SLIDE, AS PART
OF THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SITE
JOURNAL, THE SITE JOURNALS ARE
POSTED ONLINE.
THEY ARE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE.
SO THE PICTURE UP THERE IS PART
OF THE JOURNAL FROM THE
OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL THAT
HAPPENED AT FOURTH AND YOU
SLUR.
THIS WHOLE SITE JOURNAL THAT
CONTAINS INFORMATION AND
DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE
SITE PRIOR TO REMOVAL.
IT IS POSTED UP ON THE WEBSITE.
THE LINK IS EMBEDDED IN THE
POWERPOINT ELECTRONIC VERSION.
AND SO THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN
SEE THE SITE CHARACTERISTICS.
I KNOW IT IS HARD TO SEE UP
THERE BUT IF YOU GO ONLINE YOU
CAN SEE THE SITE
CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE
OBSTRUCTIONS.
THAT MIGHT BE THE LEVEL OF
GRANULARITY YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN PULLING DATA
FOR THE TABLE, IT DOESN'T EXIST
IN THE DATABASE.
AND SO I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT
THIS IS WHERE IT EXISTS.
IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE TO YOU
ALL BUT ALSO TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN
PROVIDE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALE US AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FIRST.
IN THE SITE JOURNAL SPREADSHEET
YOU HAVE, THERE IS HEALTH
CONDITIONS IDENTIFIED AT THE
SITE.
IS THIS INFORMATION AGGREGATED
IN ANY WAY?
MADE AVAILABLE IN ANY KIND OF
PUBLIC DASHBOARD?
IS THERE A WAY TO STORE IT AND
VIEW THE INFORMATION NOT ONLY
FOR US AS COUNCILMEMBERS BUT
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO
UNDERSTAND BETTER AND MORE
BROADLY THE NATURE OF THESE IN
CHEMNITZ?
I THINK IT DOES GET TO THE
INFORMATION COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT HAVE
ALLUDED TO.
WE WANT TO BE MORE FORWARD
FACING ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE
CAMPS BEING DEEMED
OBSTRUCTIONS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO, THIS IS
MORE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW THIS
DATA CURRENTLY IS BEING
PROVIDED IN WAYS THAT WE CAN
MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND
EASIER TO BREAK DOWN AND
AGGREGATE,
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO.
IF A HIGHER LEVEL OF DETAIL IS
NEEDED, WE CAN WORK WITH OUR
DATA ANALYST TO DEVISE A WAY TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT IS EASILY
PORTABLE.
IN A WAY THAT IS EASY TO
UNDERSTAND.
WE ARE GLAD TO WORK ON THAT.
>> THINK.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN PULLING
THIS INFORMATION.
I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SAID.
IT IS NOT EASY.
WE DON'T MEAN THIS PERSONALLY.
BECAUSE WE AS COUNCILMEMBERS
POINTED OUT, OF COURSE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
IT IS OUR DUTY TO RESPOND TO
OUR DISTRICTS ON THE GROUND AND
WORKING WITH THAT NOW TEAM.
AS WELL, GOING TO THE SITE
JOURNAL AND THE SHEET, THESE
ARE BASIC ONES.
WHEN WAS IT DEVELOPED?
WHO DEVELOPED IT.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REVISIT THE CHECKLIST?
THAT IS ONE SECTION.
THE OTHER SECTION OF LOOKING AT
IT.
I HAVE SEEN THESE BEFORE.
WHEN YOU HAVE THE SITE
CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
YOU HAVE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY,
OPEN ALCOHOL, I AM WONDERING
HOW SUBJECTIVE THEY ARE AND WHO
MAKES THE DECISION.
WHAT THAT MEANS.
SO THAT WAS A TWO-PART
QUESTION.
THANK YOU.
>> WE WORK STRICTLY BY THE
WORLD SET.
WHICH DEFINES MANY OF THESE
DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS.
SO AS YOU ALL WILL KNOW, THE
1701 PROVIDES EIGHT DIFFERENT
POINTS THAT WE USE.
THAT PRETTY MUCH ARE ALLUDED TO
OR, I DON'T HAVE A BETTER WORD.
THAT WE FOCUS ON IN ORDER TO DO
OUR BODY OF WORK.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO SAY IS THAT
WE WANT YOU TO FEEL THAT WE
HAVE GREAT INTEGRITY, WHICH IS
WHY WE ALSO PHOTO JOURNAL.
EVERY SINGLE SITE WE GO TO,
THERE IS A MINIMUM OF SIX
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT EVERY
SINGLE SITE SO IT BEGINS TO
GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT THAT
SITE LOOKS LIKE BEFORE WE START
IN THE ENGAGEMENT.
AND PHOTOS ARE TAKEN AS WE
LEAVE THE SITE.
SO EVERY FIELD COORDINATOR IS
TRAINED TO TO THE BODY OF WORK.
BY THE SAME STANDARDS.
>> BUT WE ARE GETTING AT IS,
WHEN WAS THIS DEVELOPED?
WHO DEVELOPED IT?
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY KNOWING
WHAT WE KNOW, SINCE WE DECLARED
THE WAR ON HOMELESSNESS IN
2015, CAN WE DO THAT?
THOSE ARE WONKY QUESTIONS WE
HAVE.
>> THIS WAS DEVELOPED FIRST IN
2016.
IT WAS DEVELOPED BY ME.
WITH THE HELP OF THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT AT THAT TIME.
IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED SEVERAL
TIMES.
WE ARE ABOUT TO MOVE TO A FORM
THAT ALLOWS US TO PRIORITIZE
BETTER.
THE NEW APP 2.0.
THE WORK WAS ADVISED BY THE
HEALTH COMMUNITY AS TO HOW TO
REFORMAT THIS FORM.
>> AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
PHOTO JOURNAL AS WELL.
>> I HAVE A QUICK FOLLOW-UP
BASED ON COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S
QUESTION.
>> I ACTUALLY HAD A SIMILAR
OBSERVATION.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, OF THE
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
MY FAVORITE ONE IS
DISORGANIZED.
THAT COULD DESCRIBE MY DESK
EMMA WHICH COULD BE SWEPT
WITHOUT NOTICE I GUESS.
THAT I WOULD JUST WANT TO ASK
MORE BROADLY ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT CONDITIONS.
ARE THEY WAITED THE SAME?
ARE THEY WAITED DIFFERENTLY?
>> THEY ARE WEIGHTED THE SAME.
>> SO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND
FIRES AWAITED, CHEMICAL WASTE,
IT IS WEIGHTED THE SAME AS
DISORGANIZED?
>> SO WHAT SHE WAS WHISPERING
IS THE NEW PRIORITIZATION IS
WEIGHTED TO FRONTALLY.
>> THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
IT NEEDS TO BE MORE CRITICAL IN
OUR THINKING.
SO VULNERABILITY OF THE
COMMUNITY HAS HEAVIER WEIGHTS.
THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE ROLLED
OUT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALE US?
>> I, WELL I FEEL LIKE I NEED
TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THAT
AS A FORMER SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSIONER AND 70 WHO
HAS BEEN ADVOCATING AGAINST
THIS OPERATIONAL METHOD FOR A
WHILE, YOU PROBABLY SENSE MY
FRUSTRATION THAT WE ARE STILL
ENGAGING IN THIS ACTIVITY AT
ALL.
BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE A DATABASE
IN PLACE, WE HAVE HAD SOME
REQUESTS FOR A BIT MORE INPUT
ON THE KIND OF DATA THAT WOULD
HELP US WITH OUR OVERSIGHTS
ROLE.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IF YOU
HAVE GOT THE DATA HERE AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN A WAY
THAT IS MORE HELPFUL, I WOULD
LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU
INCLUDE THIS ANALYSIS AND
SUMMARY IN YOUR QUARTERLY
REPORTS TO US SO THAT WE DON'T
HAVE TO ASK FOR IT EVERY TIME.
IS JUST SOMETHING THAT IS
REGULARLY MADE AVAILABLE TO US
SO WE CAN ENGAGE IN OUR
OVERSIGHT ROLE OF WHAT THIS
PROCESS IS DOING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> I WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU
SAID.
SOME OF THE CRITERIA THAT IS
DISORGANIZED THAT COULD APPLY
TO HOUSED PEOPLE.
SO THAT YOUR DESK WON'T GET
SWEPT.
>> MINE IS DISORGANIZED AND
WON'T BE SWEPT.
I DON'T MEAN TO BE FACETIOUS.
THIS IS WHAT OUR HOMELESS
NEIGHBORS FACE BECAUSE THEY ARE
HOMELESS.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
YOU DRAW OUT SOME OF THE
CRITERIA THAT THE NAVIGATION
TEAM SEEMS TO USE.
IN MY VIEW, IT IS NOT HUMANE.
BECAUSE, I MEAN, HOW DO YOU
STAY ORGANIZED WHEN YOU HAVE
NOTHING GOING FOR YOU?
I DON'T THINK THAT IS A FAIR
CRITERIA.
OR EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BY
THAT.
BUT MY QUESTION IS, JUST A
FOLLOW-UP FROM THE QUESTIONING
FROM COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
MAYBE I MISSED IT.
BUT IF YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
DO 72 HOUR NOTICE REMOVALS,
WITHOUT SHELTER AVAILABLE, AND
GIVEN THAT THERE IS LITTLE TO
NO SHELTER AVAILABLE AT ANY
GIVEN MOMENT GIVEN THE CRISIS
IN OUR CITY, THEN
MATHEMATICALLY, THE QUESTION
IS, DOES THAT MEAN THAT
VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE REMOVALS
HAPPENING ARE HAPPENING ON THE
OBSTRUCTION IN THE NAME OF
OBSTRUCTION?
AND SO THAT BRINGS BACK THE
SAME QUESTION.
HOW DO YOU A FINE, DEFINED,
OBSTRUCTION?
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
CITYWIDE OPERATION OF SWEEPS,
PER MY EARLY BEING CONDUCTED
WITHOUT NOTICED AND PRIMARILY
AND PRESUMABLY TILLING WITH THE
QUESTION OF PRETEXT OF
OBSTRUCTION.
HOW, IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE THAT
EVERY SINGLE SWEEP THAT HAPPENS
IN THAT WAY IS JUSTIFIABLE FROM
AN OBSTRUCTION STANDPOINT.
>> YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF
POINTS.
I AM GLAD THAT THE SITE JOURNAL
IN ITS CURRENT STATE IS POSTED.
WE ARE ON THE CUSP.
IN ENGAGING IN CONTINUOUS
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, OUR
IMPROVEMENT IN OUR DATA
COLLECTION THAT HAPPENED IN
2019, SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCES HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL
IN OUR ABILITY TO REPORT HIGHER-
QUALITY DATA TO YOU.
THAT WE ARE CONTINUING THAT
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
WE ARE ON THE COST OF A NEW
WEIGHTED PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM.
IN MARCH, WE HOPED TO LAUNCH
OUR NAVIGATION APP 2.0.
I WILL BE EXCITED TO BRING NOT
WORK BACK TO YOU AND TO SHOW
YOU THIS IS AN OLD FORM FROM
THE BEGINNING OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAMS WORK.
WE ARE ENGAGED IN THAT QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT AND I WILL BE
EXCITED TO SHOW YOU THE
ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE ARE
MAKING.
>> OBJECTIONS, THE DEFINITION
OF WHAT OBSTRUCTION IS, IN THE
1701, INSTRUCTION IS DEFINED AS
TENANTS PERSONAL PROPERTY,
DEBRIS, OTHER OBJECTS RELATED
TO AN ENCAMPMENT THAT ARE IN A
CITY PARK.
OR ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS THAT
INTERFERE WITH THE PEDESTRIANS
AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OR
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
OR INTERFERE WITH AS EARLY AS
NECESSARY OR ESSENTIAL TO THE
INTENDED USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
OR FACILITIES.
I THINK WHEN I THINK ABOUT
OBSTRUCTION, WHAT REALLY
RESONATES MOST FOR ME IS THE
ACCESSIBILITY PIECE FOR AREAS
THAT MIGHT HAVE LIMITED
MOBILITY ACCESS NEEDS.
IN 2000 AND, WE WERE THE, WE
WERE CONTACTED BY A DOWNTOWN
EMPLOYER WHOSE EMPLOYEES USE A
WHEELCHAIR.
WAS HAVING TO DRIVE IN THE
STREET, IN THE BUSY STREET
DURING THE TIME.
BECAUSE THE SIDEWALK WAS
IMPASSABLE WITH THEIR CHAIR.
THEY WROTE TO US AND ASKED FOR
ASSISTANCE AND NOT.
FOR ME, THAT ACCESS ISSUE IS AT
THE CORE OF WHAT THE CITY HAS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOR ALL OF
ITS CITIZENS.
IT IS NOT FOR US TO SAY, IS A
SIDEWALK PASSABLE ENOUGH FOR
SOMEONE WITH UNLIMITED SITE OR
MOBILITY ISSUES?
IT IS AN IMPORTANT ACCESS
ISSUE.
THE OBSTRUCTION MARK.
IT DOES HELP THE CITY MAINTAIN
ACCESS FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS.
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOLLOWED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE
EXECUTIVES CONSIDER DEFINING
OBSTRUCTION AS IT RELATES TO
PARKS.
AS ONLY THOSE INSTANCES THAT
INTERFERE WITH A PLANNED
PROGRAM OR PROGRAMMED PARK USE.
OR THOSE PLACES WITHIN A PARK
THAT ARE DEFINED AS A
CRITICALLY SENSITIVE AREA.
I AM NOT ASKING THAT YOU STOP
ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS AND PARKS.
I AM ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER
GIVING PRIOR NOTICE, DOING
OUTREACH, ONLY DOING THE
REMOVALS IF THERE IS AVAILABLE
SHELTER.
AND COMMITTING TO STORAGE
REQUIREMENTS.
AND IN DOING THAT FOR
ENCAMPMENTS AND PARKS WHEN THEY
ARE NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PLAYGROUND OR BALLFIELD, WHEN
THEY ARE NOT IN A
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREA.
THAT IS A REASONABLE QUESTION
AND REQUEST.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU
CONSIDER THAT.
CHANGE TO YOUR PROTOCOLS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON
THAT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
THAT, WHAT HAPPENS TO AN
INDIVIDUAL WHEN THEY ARE ON A
SIDEWALK IN A PUBLIC PLACE THEM
IN A PART, BUT TYPE OF CITATION
IS GIVEN TO THEM?
LAST YEAR WE HAD A PRESENTATION
TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
CITATIONS GIVEN.
I THINK IT WAS IN CONJUNCTION
WITH ANOTHER ELEMENT OF THE
BUDGET DISCUSSION FROM LAST
YEAR.
BUT I AM WONDERING WHAT HAPPENS
TO THESE INDIVIDUALS?
ARE THEY GIVEN A CITATION?
>> CURRENTLY, PARKS IS NOT
MAKING EXCLUSIONS FROM PARKS.
WE MAKE EXCLUSIONS FOR ANY
HOMELESSNESS OR ON HOUSED
ACTIVITIES.
AND PARKS THEY ARE NOT DOING
THAT.
YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH
PARKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
EXCLUSION BALLS.
>> THAT RELATES TO THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT.
WHAT ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY
POLICE TEAMS AND THE PATROL
OFFICERS?
>> WE HAVE NOT HAD PERSON CITED
FOR BEING ON A SIDEWALK OR
OBSTRUCTING.
NOT IN 2019.
NOT THAT I AM AWARE OF.
>> AGAIN, WE CAN FOLLOW UP TO BE
, TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY
IN 2020.
>> WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE
APPROACHED FOR OBSTRUCTION
RELATED ISSUES, WITH BELONGINGS
THAT ARE IMPEDING THE RIGHT OF
WAY, THERE IS A REQUEST THAT
THEY MOVE, AND A CONVERSATION
THAT HAPPENS.
THE REQUEST IS OFFERED, WE
OFFER STORAGE OF BELONGINGS.
OFFERED HAVE OUR SYSTEM
NAVIGATORS COME INTO OUTREACH
AND MAKE OFFER OF SHELTER.
FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT DON'T WANT
A SYSTEM NAVIGATOR TO COME ON
SITE, THEY DO RECEIVE A CARD
WITH SHELTER INFORMATION ON IT
SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO ACCESS ON
THEIR OWN.
WE ALSO ALLOW PEOPLE TIME TO
MOVE THEIR BELONGINGS.
SO THE CONVERSATION IS, HEY,
YOUR BELONGINGS ARE IMPEDING
THE SIDEWALK.
WE WILL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO
MOVE.
WE CAN GIVE YOU TIME TO PACK
UP.
WOULD YOU LIKE STORAGE?
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SHELTER?
WOULD YOU LIKE A SYSTEM
NAVIGATOR TO COME ON-SITE?
>> WE ARE FINDING THAT
INDIVIDUALS ARE WILLING TO
COMPLY WITH THAT MOVE.
SOME DO ACCEPT THE OFFER FOR
THE SYSTEM NAVIGATOR TO COME
AND HAVE A MEANINGFUL
CONVERSATION.
>> YOU CAN PROCEED WITH YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
SHELTER REFERRALS AND THAT IS
WHAT IS ILLUSTRATED ON THE
SLIDE.
IT SHOWS REFERRALS TO SHELTER.
PAIRED WITH SHELTER ENROLLMENT
DATA, THE REFERRAL IS DEFINED
AS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS SAID
YES TO A SPECIFIC SHELTER BED.
AND ENROLLMENT IN THE GREEN ON
THE SLIDE IS DEFINED AS THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT
COMPLETE AN INTAKE AT SHELTER
WITHIN 48 HOURS FROM THE TIME
OF A REFERRAL TAKING PLACE.
IN LATE 2019, WE HAVE THE
ABILITY FOR OUR SYSTEM
NAVIGATORS TO OFFER
TRANSPORTATION.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT ABILITY
PRIOR TO THAT.
SO THERE WAS A QUESTION ON
WHETHER, WHAT HAPPENS IS NOT 48
HOURS?
ONCE AN INDIVIDUAL EXCEPT
SHELTER BEDS, IT IS THEIR
CHOICE HOW THEY GET THERE.
THE TIMING.
WHEN THEY CHOOSE TO ARRIVE.
THAT BED IS COMMUNICATED
RECTALLY TO THE SHELTER,
LETTING THEM KNOW THE BED IS
NOW TAKEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
THE INDIVIDUAL IS.
THE APPROXIMATE TIME THEY WILL
SHOW UP, SO IT IS ON AN
INDIVIDUAL'S OWN CHOICE HOW
THEY ARRIVE.
WE ARE PLEASED THAT NOW THE
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS ARE ABLE TO
TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS AND THAT
IS IMPORTANT TO REDUCE
TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS.
VERY REAL TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE.
THAT PEOPLE HAVE GETTING FROM A
SITE TO A SHELTER.
WE CAN TRANSPORT BELONGINGS.
SO THE GOAL IS TO MAKE IT AS
EASY AS POSSIBLE.
NOT ONLY FOR PEOPLE TO SAY YES
TO THAT SHELTER REFERRAL BUT TO
HELP THEM GET THERE.
TO HELP THEM GET THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY.
WE KNOW THE IMMEDIACY OF THAT
NEXT STEP IS OFTEN VERY
IMPORTANT.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION AS
THIS RELATES TO THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND THE TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS.
SO DURING THE CONVERSATION OVER
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS ON THE
PERMITTING ORDINANCE, WE HEARD
A LOT OF TESTIMONY AND TALK TO
A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS TO
VINTAGE THE TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS.
SO I WONDERED IF YOU COULD GIVE
US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF HOW MANY
TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS, OR
MERELY TAKE HAVE TEAM
REFERRALS.
THEN COMMENT ON THE LOW VACANCY
RATE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THAT ONE MINUTE
YOU AFFIRMED IT WAS ACCURATE,
ONE OPENING PER DAY FROM THE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE SYSTEM.
IT X LUCIDLY TAKES NAV
REFERRALS.
MAYBE THIS IS BEYOND THE SCOPE
OF YOUR PRESENTATION.
IS IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A
BOTTLENECK OF FOLKS MOVING ON
TO THAT POINT TO THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING?
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS STUCK IN
THAT TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AND
THAT IS CREATING A DEMAND
ISSUE?
OR A SUPPLY ISSUE?
AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, WOULD
ADDITIONAL TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS BE A, SOMETHING
THAT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR
GETTING MORE FOLKS INTO
PLACEMENT BASED ON NAV TEAM
CONTACT?
>> WE DO KNOW FROM OUR WORK
WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES ARE THE MOST
SOUGHT AFTER RESOURCE.
ALL, THEY ARE ALSO THE MOST
RECENTLY AVAILABLE RESOURCE.
HST IS EVALUATING THE MIX OF
ITS INVESTMENTS AND I WILL LET
DIRECTOR JOHNSON SPEAKS TO THE
SYSTEM.
>> SO THE AVAILABILITY OF A
SHELTER BED IS DEFINITELY AN
ISSUE.
AND IT IS PART OF OUR WORK TO
CONSISTENTLY WORK TOWARDS
ADDING TO THE CAPACITY OF OUR
EMERGENCY HOUSING.
AVAILABILITY.
WE DO THAT INTO PARTS.
WE DO THAT BY CREATING MORE
SHELTER BEDS.
BY CREATING MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT KINDS OR
TYPES OF EMERGENCY SHELTER.
BUT WE ALSO DO THAT BY TRYING
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A
MOVEMENT OUT OF SHELTERS INTO
HOUSING.
WHAT WE ARE SEEING WITH THE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AS
TERRORIST JUST SAID, THEY ARE
THE RESOURCE THAT, WHEN
AVAILABLE, PEOPLE ARE MOST
LIKELY TO SAY YES TO.
THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENT, A NON-
CONGREGATE IMPAIRMENTS WHERE
AND INDIVIDUAL HAS A ROOF
OVERHEAD, HARD WALLS, IT IS NOT
A CONGREGATE SHELTER SPACE.
IT IS ALSO ALL OF THE
ENHANCEMENTS OF MANY OF OUR
ENHANCED SHELTERS.
SO IT HAS CASE MANAGEMENT.
HAS HYGIENE.
HAS MEALS.
IT HAS A VARIETY OF THE
ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE WANT IN
PLACE FOR ALL OF OUR SHELTERS.
BUT IT IS, SOME OF THE SHELTERS
AREN'T POSSIBLE DUE TO SOME OF
THE MORE BASIC SHELTERS.
DO TODAY USE DURING THE DAY.
OR SIZE RESTRICTIONS.
WHAT IS EXCITING IS, I JUST HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH
LEHIGH.
WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE IS
SOME OF THE DATA THAT SHOWS
THAT TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
OVERALL ARE EXITING PEOPLE INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING AT THE SAME
OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE THAN
ANY OF OUR ENHANCED SHELTERS.
WHEN YOU ADD IN MOVEMENT ACROSS
THE SHELTERS OR TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING, THEN THAT THROUGHPUT,
THOSE PROGRAMS, IT REACHES
CLOSE TO 60%.
SO WE ARE SEEING THAT NUMBER
ONE, THIS IS A RESOURCE THAT
PEOPLE LIVING IN SHELTERS, THAT
WERE ENGAGED TO THE NAVIGATION
TEAM, WE ARE SAYING THAT THERE
ARE THE SERVICES THAT WE KNOW
PEOPLE NEED.
AVAILABLE AT THE SITES.
AND WE ARE SEEING THE
THROUGHPUT THAT WE WANT IN THIS
PROGRAMS.
THOSE THREE ELEMENTS PUT
TOGETHER MAKE US BOTH
ENCOURAGED BY THE PROGRAMS WE
HAVE EXISTING BUT ALSO HAVE US
LOOKING AT HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO ADD MORE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
THE CHAIRS POINT IS REALLY WELL
TAKEN.
WHEN HE IS ASKING, WHERE IS THE
BOTTLENECK?
AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE ONLY
FIVE MATS ON THE FLOOR, ONE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE AVAILABLE,
ON AVERAGE IN THE LAST QUARTER,
THEN REALLY, IT DOES SEEM LIKE
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS NOT ABLE
TO NAVIGATE PEOPLE ANYWHERE.
IF THE NUMBER OF BEDS IS SO
LOW.
SO LET'S ASSUME BEST INTENTIONS
THAT IF THERE WERE THE ABILITY
TO GET FOLKS INTO AVAILABLE
BEDS, THEN THERE WOULD BE A
HIGHER SUCCESS RATE.
BUT NOW, MY CONCERN IS, THE
NAVIGATION TEAM ISN'T ABLE TO
NAVIGATE PEOPLE INTO THE
SHELTERS WITHOUT OPENING.
WE HAVE $7.67 MILLION TOTAL FOR
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IF YOU
BREAK THAT DOWN OVER A QUARTER.
IT IS $1.919 MILLION.
IF WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO GET 45
INDIVIDUALS INTO SHELTERS, THAT
BREAKS DOWN TO AROUND $42,600
PER PERSON.
IN THAT QUARTER.
I MEAN, WE THINK THAT IT WOULD
BE A MUCH, I THINK IT WOULD BE
A REALLY GREAT ANSWER TO THE
CHAIRS QUESTION.
HOW COULD WE BETTER UTILIZE
THAT $1.9 MILLION A QUARTER AND
ALLOCATE IT TO CREATING THE
TINY HOMES.
TO CREATING THE ENHANCED
SHELTERS THAT WE NOW HAVE HIGH
SUCCESS RATES.
NOT TO MENTION THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WE NEED.
THAT I FEEL LIKE FOR US, AS WE
HAVE A DIE LEG ABOUT HOW TO
BEST UTILIZE PUBLIC DOLLARS, I
THINK IT IS AN ANSWER TO THE
QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE ASKED.
HOW DO WE HELP NAVIGATE PEOPLE
INTO SHELTER.
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WE HAVE
CREATED THE TOOLS FOR THE
PROGRAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHEN
WE DON'T HAVE THE SHELTERS
AVAILABLE.
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WE ARE
DOING THE RIGHT THING AT THIS
POINT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
SHELTERS, WHEN POLICE ARE
INVOLVED WITH MOVING FOLKS FROM
CORNER TO CORNER.
BECAUSE FOLKS DON'T FEEL SAFE
OR BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A BED
AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
AGAIN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF DOLLARS
ALLOCATD TO THIS PROGRAM,ONLY
45 INDIVIDUALS THAT INTO
SHELTER, I THINK THE REAL
FINANCIAL COST COMES INTO THE
CALL TO QUESTION AROUND WHETHER
WE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN TINY
HOMES OR ENHANCED SHELTERS.
SECONDLY, I THINK THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOTE THAT
OF THE 45 PEOPLE, WE STILL
DON'T HAVE THE DATA ON HOW MANY
OF THOSE GOT INTO PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT IS STILL A DATA POINT I
WOULD LOVE FOR US TO GET ON THE
QUARTERLY BASIS AS WELL.
I APPLIED YOU FOR INCLUDING THE
NUMBER OF OPEN BEDS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ME
FOR 2 YEARS.
LAST QUARTER IT WAS ALSO
SOMETHING I ASKED FOR.
NOW IN THIS REPORT I SEE THAT
WE HAVE GOTTEN BACK ABOUT 5/4.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT I THINK WHAT HELPS US TO
UNDERSCORE IS THAT IT IS NOT
POSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE PEOPLE
INTO SHELTERS, LET ALONE
HOUSING, WE ARE NOT DIRECTING
DOLLARS IN THAT WAY.
IT APPEARS THAT IT WOULD BE A
OR USE OF DOLLARS, VERSUS THE
40 FOOT $42,000 IT HAS TAKEN TO
GET INTO ONE CHILD.
>> TWO POINTS OF CLARIFICATION
IF I COULD.
THE 45 IS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
THAT WE HAVE CONFIRMED HAVE
ENTERED INTO SHELTER AFTER A 48
HOUR PERIOD.
IT IS NOT TO SAY THAT ANY OF
OUR OTHER ENGAGEMENTS HAVE NOT
SUCCESSFULLY RESULTED IN A
SHELTER PLACEMENT.
THEY COULD HAVE TAKEN MORE
TIME.
BUT THE DATA THAT YOU HAVE
YOUR, THE 45, IT IS NOT TO SAY
THAT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER THE
NAVIGATION TEAM ONLY RESULTED
IN 45 PEOPLE GOING TO SHELTERS.
BUT IT IS THE DATA POINT THAT
WE HAVE ACCESS TO.
SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT DATA POINTS.
BUT IT SHOWS 45 INDIVIDUALS
MADE IT INTO SHELTER WITHIN A
48 HOUR PERIOD.
SECONDLY, YOU MADE THE COMMENT
THAT THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS NOT
NAVIGATING TO ANYTHING.
AND THE NEXT SLIDE, THE TYPE OF
SERVICES THAT INDIVIDUALS
REQUEST WHEN THERE IS
ENGAGEMENT.
I KNOW TARA WILL TALK ABOUT
THIS IN MORE DETAIL.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
WHILE SHELTERS AND GETTING
PEOPLE INDOORS IS OUR GOAL, IT
IS NOT ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE'S
GOAL.
YOU MIGHT SEE THEY WANT A
CONNECTION IN CASE MANAGEMENT.
THEY MAY NEED A PAIR OF SOCKS
OR WORK BOOTS.
THEY MAY NEED TO GET A REFERRAL
AROUND EMPLOYMENT.
SO IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE
NAVIGATE TOWARDS SHELTER.
TOWARDS GETTING INDOORS.
THE SYSTEM NAVIGATORS AND THE
FIELD CORD METERS ARE TRYING TO
HELP PEOPLE ACCESS, NAVIGATE TO
A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
RESOURCES.
I WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MIRELES, DID
YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> I DO.
>> SO I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT
YOU AGREED THE DEMANDS FOR TINY
HOME VILLAGES, THAT THAT IS A
GOOD OPTION FOR PEOPLE.
COULD YOU GIVE US IN A SENSE,
HOW MANY SHELTERS WE NEED?
HOW MANY TINY HOME VILLAGES WE
NEED?
>> THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MEET THE
NEEDS?
>> NO.
IT WOULD BE A GUESS AT THIS
POINT.
I KNOW BY LOOKING INTO OUR
HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEM, THAT WE HAVE WELL OVER
20,000 HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE
ENGAGED IN SOME KIND OF EFFORT
TO SEEK HELP BECAUSE OF THEIR
HOUSING INSTABILITY.
WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE EFFORT TO
DO A ONE NIGHT SENSES, WE HAVE
A POINT IN TIME COUNT OF HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE LIVING ON
SHELTERED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO KNOW THROUGH THE KINDS
OF ENGAGEMENT, WE ARE ABLE TO
HAVE, HOW MANY FOLKS WE ARE
ENGAGED WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS
TO THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
IT WOULD TAKE ANALYSIS OF ALL
OF THOSE DATA POINTS TO
UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW MUCH
SHELTER WOULD BE HELPFUL.
AND THIS IS THE POINT IN THE
DISCUSSION ABOUT BOTTLENECK.
IF WE BUILT ENOUGH SHELTER, WE
WOULD HAVE ANOTHER BOTTLENECK,
WHICH WOULD BE AT THE FRONT
DOOR OF HOUSING.
SO YOU KNOW, YOU WILL NEVER
HEAR ME SAY, LET'S NOT GET MORE
SHELTER.
WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO COME
INDOORS.
>> BUT IT DOES MOVE THE
GOALPOST IN A WAY.
IT CREATES A DIFFERENT KIND OF
BOTTLENECK.
>> WHAT I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND IS HOW MANY OF THE
NEWLY AUTHORIZED IN CHEMNITZ WE
CREATED WE SHOULD PLAN TO FUND
THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WILL BE
THE NEXT STEP TO REMOVING SOME
OF THE BOTTLENECK.
WE WILL I'M SURE BE HAVING
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW MANY WE
WILL BE FUNDING.
THE REALLY IMPORTANT PART IS
THAT IF FOLKS CANNOT SLEEP
WHERE THEY ARE CAUSING
OBSTRUCTION, IF THEY CANNOT
SLEEP ANY PLACE BECAUSE THAT IS
CONSIDERED CAMPING AND WE ARE
NOT ALLOWING THAT ANYMORE, IF
THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SHELTER
BEDS AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO
GO, WHERE DO YOU PROPOSE THE
HOMELESS NEIGHBORS SLEEP WHEN
IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO SLEEP AT
NIGHT?
>> I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN
ANSWER TO THAT.
EXCEPT BY SAYING WE SHARE YOUR
CONCERN ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT
RATE.
WE TOO WANT OUR ENROLLMENTS.
WE WOULD LIKE EVERY OFFER OF
SHELTER TO BE ACCEPTED AND
ENROLLED AND TO MEET THE GOAL
OF MORE PEOPLE MOVING INDOORS.
TO WHERE IT IS A SAFER
ALTERNATIVE IN SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.
I WANT TO STRESS THAT THE
NAVIGATION TEAM, THAT NO ENTITY
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS
PUNISHING PEOPLE FOR SLEEPING
OVERNIGHT.
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR
CITY DOES.
PEOPLE AE ABLE TO SLEEP
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND
THE NAVIGATION TEAM DOES NOT
MOVE INDIVIDUALS DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO BED DOWN AND
REST.
THAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN
RIGHTS.
THAT THE WORK OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM ABSOLUTELY SUPPORTS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ENROLLMENT,
I WANT TO STRESS THAT REFERRALS
AND ENROLLMENTS, THE GOAL OF
HELPING PEOPLE MOVE INDOORS IS
SHARED.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM SHARES THAT
RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE 10
OTHER FUNDED OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE FUNDS.
WE ALL HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY
TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SAY YES TO
SHELTER.
TO HELP THEM ACCESS OTHER
ALTERNATIVES AND OTHER
SUPPORTS.
WE TALK ABOUT MONEY WELL SPENT,
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT
JUST LOOK AT THE PART ABOUT
GETTING PEOPLE INDOORS.
THAT IS A CORE MISSION OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
BUT THE OTHER PART WE NEED TO
REMEMBER IS THE DISABILITY OF
OUR PUBLIC SIDEWALKS.
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEALTH AND
CLEANLINESS OF OUR GREEN
SPACES.
THE WORK OF THE NAVIGATION TEAM
SUPPORTS ALL OF SEATTLE IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS.
I WOULD STRESS THAT WHILE WE
ARE ALL AS A SYSTEM OF OUTREACH
PROVIDERS DOING BETTER TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YESES
THAT WE GET, THAT THE
NAVIGATION TEAM DOES SERVE THE
WHOLE OF SEATTLE.
>> DR. JOHNSON RAISED A POINT
ABOUT ENROLLMENT.
I WANT TO STRESS THAT THE
PROCESS OF MATCHING A REFERRAL
TO AN ENROLLMENT IS A DIFFICULT
PROCESS.
IT IS LIKELY THAT OUR MOMENT
NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE
SEE HERE.
THE DIFFICULTY COMES IN TWO
SEPARATE DATABASES COLLECTING
THIS INFRMATION.
HOLDING THEM WITH PRIVACY LAWS.
ACROSS EACH.
SO EACH OF THOSE DATABASES ALSO
HAS ALLOWED INDIVIDUALS TO OPT
OUT OF SHARING INFORMATION.
OUT.
SO THE CROSS-REFERENCING ASPECT
OF TWO DIFFERENT DATABASES IS
VERY DIFFICULT.
IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS IS
HIGHER.
THIS IS THE BEST WE CAN DO.
WITH INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS
ALLOWED INFORMATION TO BE
SHARED.
SO THAT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT.
MIKE COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT HAD A
QUESTION.
THEN COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH , CHAIR.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING
MYSELF AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO WEIGH IN. I
HAVE TO GIVE MY APOLOGIES IN
ADVANCE.
I MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE.
I WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS IN
RELATION TO SOME OF THE POINTS
THAT HAVE COME UP.
JUST BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROBLEMS WE FACE IN OUR
CITY.
IT IS NOT JUST ERECTED AT THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
YOU KNOW MY POINTS ARE LARGER
IN TERMS OF WHAT OUR DUTIES ARE
AS A COUNCIL.
I JUST, I MEAN I STRONGLY AGREE
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WHO
SAID WE SHOULD BE USING
RESOURCES NOT ON PROGRAMS THAT
ARE PROVEN TO NOT WORK BUT ON
PROGRAMS PROVEN TO WORK.
I AM ALL FOR WE DIRECT RING
PUBLIC FUNDS AWAY FROM SWEEPS
AND INTO TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
BUT IT ALSO COMPELS ME TO
REMIND THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC THAT OUR MOVEMENT
HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CANCEL HAS
NOT SUPPORTED THE MEASURES.
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT IN
MY OFFICE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING
FOR THAT.
LAST YEAR WE HAD A CONCRETE
PROPOSAL TO USE THE MILLION
SPENT ON SWEEPS INSTEAD TO USE
FOR COUNSEL FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THIS WAS 2019.
2008 KIM MY OFFICE PROPOSE TO
USE MILLIONS SPENT ON SWEEPS
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE COUNCIL VOTED NO.
IN 2017, THE MOVEMENT PROPOSED
THE FUNDS TO PROHIBIT SWEEPS.
THE COUNCIL VOTED NO.
IN 2017, NOTABLY, THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET MOVEMENT ALSO
SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED A
PEACEFUL OCCUPATION OF THIS
CITY HALL OVERNIGHT, WHICH MANY
OF US WORKED HARD ON.
IT IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL
PEACEFUL DISOBEDIENCE.
WE PROPOSED A PROVISO FOR
SWEEPS.
THE COUNCIL VOTED NO.
I AM IN EARNEST HERE URGING THE
COUNCIL TO TAKE PROGRESSIVE
MEASURES ON THIS AND NOT SIMPLY
JUST DIRECT THESE QUESTIONS TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
PRESUMABLY THEY ARE NOT ELECTED
OFFICIALS.
WE ARE.
AND I WANT ALSO PUBLICLY
ANNOUNCE HAVING HEARD WHAT I
JUST HEARD.
THAT MY OFFICE IS HAPPY.
WE WILL BE DOING THIS NOW.
TO BRING US A SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET TO BRING SWEEPS TO TINY
HOUSE FUNDING.
WE WILL DO THAT.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT IN PUBLIC
VIEW BECAUSE I WANT THE PUBLIC
TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL IS
ACCOUNTABLE ON THE THINGS.
IT IS NOT ENOUGH.
IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE HAVING
THIS VERY TOUGH DISCUSSION BUT
AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS NOT
ENOUGH TO PUT THE BOOK ON
SOMEBODY ELSE'S PLATE.
WE HAVE TO STEP UP AND DO THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE HAD A
TRACK RECORD ON THIS THAT IS OF
NOT HAVING DONE THAT.
I HOPE THAT WE DO THAT IN THE
FUTURE.
I AM ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT
THAT WE JUST PASSED THE
MORATORIUM LEGISLATION AND A
TINY HOUSE ZONING WHICH CAME
FROM THE MOVEMENT IN MY OFFICE.
I HOPE THAT BODES WELL WITH YOU
TWO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> SO DIRECTOR JOHNSON, YOU
MADE A COMMENT AND I BELIEVE
YOU ALSO ECHOED IT ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REFERRED
TO SHELTER BEDS IS NOT ALL YOU
DO.
MY POINT WAS A NAVIGATION TEAM
THAT IS WORKING WITH THOSE WHO
ARE ON SHELTERED.
THE IDEAL GOAL IS TO GIVE FOLKS
SHELTER.
WE ALSO REQUIRED OF THE 10
ORGANIZATIONS THAT I BELIEVE
YOU ARE REFERENCING, FOR THEM
TO HAVE THE PRIMARY GOAL TO THE
EXTENT THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE TO HAVE 60% OF THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY WORK WITH
REFERRED TO SHELTER.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR WE ARE
HOLDING OURSELVES TO THAT SAME
STANDARD.
ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE ON
THE SLIDE ARE GREAT.
I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO DO
SOME OF THOSE.
BUT WE SEEM TO HAVE DIFFERENT
STANDARDS OF SUCCESS FOR THE
NAVIGATION TEAM VERSUS ENTITIES
LIKE THE SEATTLE CLUB, YOUTH
CARE, URBAN LEG.
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE
CONTRACTED WITH WHERE THEY HAVE
A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY GET 60%
OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY
ARE WORKING WITH INTO SHELTERS.
SO YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT
SHELTERS ARE NOT THE ONLY THING
WE JUDGE OURSELVES BY.
WHY THE DISCREPANCY?
>> THE 60% IS A SYSTEMWIDE
TARGET.
IT IS NOT A MANDATE TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
IT IS A SYSTEMWIDE TARGET THAT
OUT REACH PROVIDERS GET 60% OF
THEM REFERRALS MOVED TO
SHELTER.
>> THIS PAY GET AFFECTED BY
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS?
>> THERE IS NO PERFORMANCE PAY
REDUCTION IF THEY COMPLETE THE
TARGET.
AGAIN, THIS IS A SYSTEMWIDE
TARGET THAT HAS BEEN DONE
COUNTYWIDE.
WE PUT THE TARGETS INTO ALL OF
OUR OUTREACH CONTRACTS.
IT IS NOT A MANDATE.
BUT I BELIEVE TARA SHARED
EARLIER WAYS THAT ON AVERAGE,
THE NAVIGATION TEAM'S SUCCESS
RATE IS SIMILAR TO THOSE OTHER
OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
SO WE TRIED TO KEEP OURSELVES
TO THE EXACT SAME STANDARD AS
OUR CONTRACTED OUTREACH
PROGRAMS.
THE ONE THING THAT IS NOT
STANDARD IS THE KIND OF DATA
THAT WE COLLECT.
SO THERE'S A LOT MORE DATA
COLLECTED ON THE NAVIGATION
TEAM THEN COLLECTED BY ANY
OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAM.
YOU WILL READ NOTES THAT WE
TRACK EVERY SINGLE INTERACTION
A NAVIGATION TEAM HAS WITH AN
INDIVIDUAL.
WE DO.
EIGHT THAT AS AN INTERACTION.
WE DO NOT REQUIRE THAT LEVEL OF
DATA FROM OUR CONTRACTED
OUTREACH TEAMS.
WE LOOK AT DATA FROM THEM, WE
ARE JUST GETTING A SNAPSHOT OF
INFORMATION FOR THE REFERRALS
THEY MAKE TO SHELTER.
WE ARE NOT GETTING THE EVERY
SINGLE DIRECTION THAT THEY MAKE
WITH AN INDIVIDUAL THAT FINALLY
GETS THEM TO SAY YES.
SO THERE IS SOME THE
STANDARDIZATION IN THE KIND OF
DATA THAT IS COLLECTED.
MUCH MORE SCRUTINY.
AND DATA EXPECTATION ON THE
NAVIGATION TEAM THEN IS
EXPECTED IN THE CONTRACTED
PROVIDERS.
I WANT TO RESTATE THAT 60% IS
NOT A MANDATE.
IT IS A TARGET.
A SYSTEMWIDE TARGET.
A TARGET THAT WAS SORT OF
FACILITATED BY OUR HOME AND
FACILITATED BY THE PUBLIC
FUNDERS ACROSS THE REGION.
>> ALSO, ON THE STANDARDIZATION
AROUND OUTREACH.
FOR MY QUESTION, I JUST WANT TO
CONFIRM, I THOUGHT I HEARD A
STATEMENT THAT WE ARE
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF YESES
BUT I WANT TO AGAIN GO TO
ATTACHMENT A. THE TOTAL
REFERRALS UNDER LOCATED HAVE
FALLEN.
AND OUR RATE OF REFERRAL TO
SHELTER HAS FALLEN., AND THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DON'T
KNOW HOW ACCURATE THIS DATA IS,
THE RATE AND NUMBER OF PEOPLE
ARRIVING AT SHELTERS HAS
FALLEN.
SO I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT
CONTEXT SETTING BECAUSE WE KNOW
THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE
DONE TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE
OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH
OUTREACH.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY
AUDITOR IN OCTOBER 2018
IDENTIFIED, RAISING THE SAME
CONCERNS AS THEY MADE A
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
EXECUTIVE PROVIDE A PLAN FOR
ENSURING THE NAVIGATION TEAM
COMPLIANCE WITH OUTREACH
STANDARDS OF CARE.
IT LAID OUT FIVE ELEMENTS THAT
WOULD ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
INCLUDING DETERMINING WHICH
MEMBERS OF THE NAVIGATION TEAM
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO
THOSE STANDARDS OF CARE.
IDENTIFYING THE COMPLIANCE
MEASURES, HOW AND WHEN THE DATA
WILL BE COLLECTED.
DETERMINING HOW THE MEASURES
WILL BE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED.
I IT WAS ALSO CONTACTED LAST
YEAR I SENT CORRESPONDENCE TO
YOU FROM CCS.
THEY ALSO HAD THE CONCERN THAT
WHEN THESE STANDARDS OF CARE
ARE NOT ADHERED TO, WHAT THE
RESULTS OFTEN IS IT THAT IT
AFFECTS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT
PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING REFERRED
FROM THE NAVIGATION TEAM ARE
LESS LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN
ACCESSING PERMANENT HOUSING.
SO MUCH OF WHAT HAPPENED AS
PART OF THE STANDARD OF CARE.
IT HELPS OUTREACH BE
SUCCESSFUL.
NOT JUST THE ACCEPTANCE OF
OUTRAGE ON THE FRONT AND INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING ON THE ESSING
BACKEND.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS, WE HAD
CORRESPONDENCE, DIRECTOR
JOHNSON, ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THE STANDARDS OF CARE THAT WERE
REFERRED TO IN THE AUDITOR'S
REPORT FOR THE STANDARDS THAT
WERE ALL USING RIGHT NOW.
THAT WE WERE REVISITING.
BUT THE PRINCIPAL IS STILL AN
IMPORTANT POSSIBLE.
IT IS STANDARDIZATION FOR THE
OUT REACH PROVIDERS.
THE ONES PART OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
CAN YOU LET ME KNOW WHETHER OR
NOT THERE HAS BEEN ANY PROGRESS
MADE ON THE AUDITORS
RECOMMENDATION?
HOW BE COULD DO BETTER AT
MONITORING THE QUALITY OF
OUTREACH SERVICES AND ADHERENCE
TO BEST PRACTICES?
>> THANK YOU.
WE DID ADDRESS THE OUTREACH
STANDARDS OF CARE AND OUR Q1
DOCUMENT.
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU AGAIN AND PROVIDE
MARKET EDUCATION.
I DO APPRECIATE DIRECTOR
JOHNSON HIGHLIGHTING THE WAYS
THAT THE NAVIGATION TEAM
OUTREACH WORKS THE SAME.
WE HOLD OURSELVES TO THE SAME
STANDARDS AS OUR OTHER OUTREACH
PROVIDERS.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM MEETS
WEEKLY WITH MEMBERS OF THE
OUTREACH CONTINUUM.
WE HAVE MET AND HAD OTHER
MEETINGS WITH OUTREACH, OTHER
OUTREACH PROVIDERS TO TALK
ABOUT THINGS LIKE STANDARDS OF
CARE AND GOALS FOR THE WORK WE
DO.
WE ALL OFFER, IF YOU LOOK AT
THE SERVICE REQUEST AND THE
TYPES OF SERVICES OFFERED, IT
IS A CORE VALUE OF OUTREACH
WORK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE
PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU WITH
WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR RIGHT
IN THE MOMENT.
ALL OUTREACH CITY FUNDED WORK
IS INCLUDING THE NAVIGATION
WORK.
AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE WORKING
TOWARDS A LONG GOAL OF HELPING
SOMEONE ACCEPT A SAFER
ALTERNATIVE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, DID YOU
HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION?
>> FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, FOR
FOLKS WHO MAY NOT HAVE ALL OF
THE REPORTS, YOU STATED THAT
THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED IN THE
FIRST QUARTER REPORT.
AND IT WAS ADDRESSED AS FAR AS
A STATEMENT THAT MAKES CLEAR
THAT YOU DID NOT INCORPORATE
STANDARDS OF CARE INTO
CONTRACTS WITH OUTREACH
AGENCIES.
DIFFER, YOU DID NOT MONITOR
COMPLIANCE WITH THESE
STANDARDS.
AND YOU EITHER COULD NOT OR DID
NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
IMPLEMENTATION AND HOW IT MAY
VERY.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED
CLARIFICATION FOR WHY THE
STANDARDS HAVE NOT BEEN
FORMALLY INCORPORATED INTO
AGENCY CONTRACTS.
YOU SAID IT WAS ADDRESSED BUT I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS
AROUND THIS TABLE ON THE
VIEWING PUBLIC TO HEAR HOW IT
WAS ADDRESSED.
>> THE AVERAGE STANDARDS OF
CARE WERE A SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE MADE
IN 2016.
SO WHILE THOSE WERE NOT EVER
FORMALLY BUILT INTO CONTRACT
EXPECTATIONS, THOSE STANDARDS
OF CARE WERE BUILT INTO OUR
2007 TEAM RFP PROCESS WHERE WE
ASKED OUTREACH PROVIDERS TO
SPECIFICALLY RESPOND TO KEY
ELEMENTS.
WE BUILD OUR PROGRAM MODEL
AROUND THE CORE VALUES OF THE
OUTREACH STANDARDS OF CARE.
THAT IS IN THE ATTACHMENT WITH
OUR QUARTER ONE DOCUMENT.
SO WHILE THEY WERE NOT
CONTRACTUALLY MANDATED, THEY
INFUSED INTO THE WORK OF
OUTREACH PROVIDERS, INCLUDING
THE WORK OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
>> THAT WORK CONTINUES.
I WILL JUST ADD THAT NOT ONLY
DID WE INFUSE THAT IN SPIRIT,
WE MADE FUNDING DECISIONS BASED
ON THE STANDARDS OF CARE AND
PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO
THEIR ABILITY TO ADHERE TO
THOSE STANDARDS.
>> THE FUNDING POSITIONS WERE
MADE AND THAT WAS AT THE CENTER
OF DECISION-MAKING FOR OUTREACH
PROGRAMS.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED
OR MANDATED INTO OUR CONTRACT.
BUT IT WAS A USEFUL TOOL AS TO
WHO WE CONTRACT WITH.
>> CAN WE CONTINUE TO THE END
OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> I WANT TO GET TO THE SLIDE
ON DIVERSION STRATEGIES.
I HAVE QUESTIONS AND WANT TO
HEAR MORE.
>> BEFORE MOVING ON, I WOULD
LIKE TO ASK IS A MEMBER HERBOLD
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YOU CAN PROCEED WITH THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
SO WE ARE EXCITED TO OFFER
DIVERSION ON THE NAVIGATION
TEAM AS AN IMPORTANT THING.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT OUTCOMES FOR
INDIVIDUALS.
THIS IS ONE WAY THE NAVIGATION
TEAM AND HST HAS COMMITTED
DOLLARS BEHIND IMPROVING
OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
LIVING OUTDOORS.
AS YOU KNOW THE CENTRALIZED
DIVERSION FUND WAS DEPLETED IN
2019.
DIVERSION IS A SERVICE THAT IS
VERY USEFUL AND HELPS
INDIVIDUALS BYPASS THE SHELTER
SYSTEM.
IT THEN HELPS US NOT HAVE THOSE
BOTTLENECKS OF EXITS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR HOW TO HELP
SOMEONE SUPPORTS, SUPPORT THEM
WITH PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY
HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO.
FOR THE SHELTER.
TO SUPPORT DIVERSION, A HST HAS
COMMITTED $12,000 IN FLEXIBLE
FUNDS SO SYSTEM NAVIGATORS CAN
WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ON
DIVERSION STRATEGIES.
IN QUARTER ONE OF 2020, WE HAVE
HAD A COUPLE OF SUCCESSFUL
DIVERSION OUTCOMES ALREADY.
SO WE ARE VERY PLEASED FOR
THAT.
BUT I'M CURIOUS ALSO AS TO WHAT
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE SPECIFICALLY
RELATED TO DIVERSION.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE, THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED
ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, UNLESS THAT
IS A TYPO, THAT IS NOT SUPER
FLESH.
THE DIVERSION ACCOUNT.
BUT I AM WONDERING IF THAT IS A
PROOF OF CONCEPT OF WANTING TO
SEE HOW THIS STRATEGY CAN WORK
WITH THE ALLEGATION TEAM.
LIKE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY
EVIDENCE SO FAR OF HOW
SUCCESSFUL DIVERSION BASED
INTERVENTIONS HAVE BEEN WITH
THE NAFF TEAM.
TO PUT MY CARDS ON THE TABLE, I
AM A HUGE SUPPORTER OF
DIVERSION.
FROM A LOT OF THE PEOPLE I'VE
TALKED TO, MARRIES PLACE IN
PARTICULAR, I AM EMPHASIZING
THE DIVERSION.
A BIGGER PART OF WHAT THEY
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER.
TO HAVE FOLKS BYPASS THE
SHELTER SYSTEM ENTIRELY.
BUT THAT $12,000 IS NOT A LOT
TO MOVE THE NEEDLE.
I AM CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE
OUTCOMES ARE OF THE $12,000.
AND THE POTENTIAL SCALABILITY
OF THAT.
I WANT TO WONDER, IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT WILL KICK OFF IN
2020 AND YOU WILL HAVE
INFORMATION LATER?
>> SO THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
THAT IS NOT A GREAT DEAL OF
MONEY.
$12,000.
DIVERSION, DIVERSION IS THE
PRACTICE OF ENGAGING WITH AN
INDIVIDUAL AND EXPLORING ALL
OPTIONS.
IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO THE
INDIVIDUAL.
AND WE HAVE SEEN GREAT
SUCCESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH
A VERSION.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING IT
WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF
POPULATIONS.
WHETHER IT IS YOUNG PEOPLE,
FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS, WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AS
WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON
THE VERGE OF EVICTION.
SO IT IS A PROVEN MODEL OF CASE
MANAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT.
PAIRED WITH OFTENTIMES JUST A
SMALL AMOUNT OF CLIENT
ASSISTANCE THAT HAS PROVEN TO
BE INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL IN
BYPASSING THE SHELTER SYSTEM
ALTOGETHER AND MOVING INTO THE
HOUSING.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO TEST OUT
HERE IS, COULD WE PUT DIVERSION
RESOURCES INTO THE HANDS OF OUR
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS?
COULD WE TRAIN THOSE SYSTEM
NAVIGATORS IN THE ACT OF OR
PROCESS OF DIVERSION.
SO THAT THEY WERE WELL-TRAINED
AND COULD ENGAGE IN PEOPLE AND
A DIVERS MATTER WITH CASH
ASSISTANCE.
LET'S SEE WHAT KIND OF RESULTS
WE HAVE.
>> SO JUST TO GO BACK TO
REEMPHASIZED PART OF MY
QUESTION, THAT ANSWERED MOST OF
IT.
BUT THE ONE PIECE OF
CLARIFICATION THAT I DID WANT
WAS, IF THIS IS FORWARD-LOOKING
OR IF WE HAVE EXPERIENCE ON HOW
THE DIVERSION MONEY IS HELPFUL,
IT IS THIS YEAR.
>> IT IS NEW.
>> THE DIVERSION CLAIM
ASSISTANCE INSTALLERS ARE
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE HERE IN
2020.
>> OKAY.
SO JUST A FLAG FOR GOING
FORWARD, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
I PARTICULARLY HAVE A STRONG
INTEREST IN AND WANT TO GET
MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THOSE
DIVERSION USES GO AS WE
APPROACH 2020.
LOOKING AT SCALING THAT UP AS
ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES BECAUSE I
HAVE SEEN HOW IT HAS WORKED
WELL AND A LOT OF OTHER
CONTACTS.
IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN
MAKE THE MISSION OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM MORE IMPACTFUL,
LIKE TO FOR THAT MORE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THAT IS ALL FOR NOW.
>> TAKE YOU, MR. CHAIR ON THE
DIVERSION FUNDING.
IS IS NOT THE SAME POOL THAT
PEARL JAM PROVIDED FUNDING TO?
AND MICROSOFT IS PROVIDING
FUNDING THAT IS BASICALLY
ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COVER ONE
MONTH'S RENT.
TWO MONTHS RENT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THESE ARE SEPARATE.
THESE ARE IN ADDITION TO THE
CENTRALIZED DIVERSION FUNDS
THAT WERE FUNDED THROUGH BOTH
PIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES.
>> SO IS RELATED RIGHT IN THAT
WE STILL WOULD LIKE SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MANY
PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ACCESS THE
FUND?
WHAT WAS THE TOTAL UNIVERSE
THERE?
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
MONEY THAT PEARL JAM ALREADY
PROVIDED WAS DEPLETED ALREADY.
MICROSOFT HAS ADDED FUNDS.
IDEALLY WE WOULD NOT BE IN A
SITUATION WHERE WE AS A
MUNICIPALITY ARE LOOKING FOR
PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT THEY ARE
BRINGING THE FUNDING AND.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
HOW THE FUND HAS BEEN USED.
MR. CHAIR?
DO YOU MIND IF I ASK A QUICK
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION?
>> SO WHILE DIRECTOR JOHNSON,
YOU CERTAINLY ANSWERED MY
QUESTION.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN ANSWERING MY
QUESTION ABOUT THE 60%
REQUIREMENT RATE FOR REFERRALS.
I HAD BEEN UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THAT IT WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR
OUR CONTRACTORS AND PERHAPS HAD
CHANGED IN TERMS OF THE
LANGUAGE WE USED WITH SOME OF
OUR CONTRACTORS IN THE PAST.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT
THE WAY THAT OUR CONTRACTORS
SEE THAT 60% REQUIREMENT FOR
REFERRALS AND OTHER AGENCY
CONTRACTS WE HAVE WITH
REFERRALS INTO HOUSING, IT IS
VERY MUCH SEEN AS AN INDICATOR
OF SUCCESS.
WHILE IT MY NIPPY A MANDATE, IT
REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE THIS IS A
KEY INDICATOR THAT THEY WILL BE
JUDGED ON IN FUTURE YEARS.
CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR US THAT THE
60% MARK FOR REFERRALS INTO
SHELTER OR REFERRALS INTO
HOUSING IS NOT HOW PEOPLE ARE?
>> OR IS IT AN ELEMENT THAT YOU
LOOK AT FOR FUTURE FUNDING?
>> SO IT IS JUST TO TRY TO BE
AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE, IT IS NOT
A MANDATE.
IT IS NOT OUR REACH CONTRACT.
THEY ARE NOT PAID FOR
PERFORMANCE.
WE ARE NOT WITHHOLDING ANY
MONEY BASED ON AN OUTREACH
PROGRAM'S ABILITY TO GET CLOSE
TO, SURPASS, BE FAR FROM THE
60% TARGET.
THAT SAID, AS A SYSTEM, SO WHEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, ALL OTHER
CITIES IN KING COUNTY MAKING
COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THEY LOOK AT
HOW OUR SYSTEM AS A WHOLE IS
PERFORMING, WE ARE GAUGING IT
AGAINST THE TARGETS THAT WE
HAVE SET.
SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
SUCCESS.
TO BERKELEY NOT OF AN
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM.
BUT OF A PROGRAM TYPE OF
INVESTMENT AREA.
TO UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE WHERE
THEY ARE AGAINST THE TARGETS WE
SET.
AND WE SET AGGRESSIVE TARGETS.
THEY SET HIGH AMBITIOUS
TARGETS.
WE CONTINUE.
THE TARGETS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE
FOR 3 YEARS.
I BELIEVE THEY WERE ESTABLISHED
BEFORE 2018.
AND THOSE TARGETS, PROGRAMS,
PERFORMANCE, PERCENTAGE, IT
DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF PROGRAM
IT IS.
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE EXITING
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
THOSE OF THE KINDS OF
PERFORMANCE, THAT IS THE KIND
OF PERFORMANCE DATA THAT PUBLIC
FUNDERS DO USE, INCLUDING THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
MAKE FUNDING DECISIONS.
SO IT IS NOT NECESSARILY ARE
PEOPLE SURPASSING THE TARGET.
BUT WE DO LOOK ACROSS A PROGRAM
AREA, ALL OF THE PROGRAMS WHEN
THERE IS AN RFP.
WE LOOK AT HOW THIS PROGRAMS
ARE PERFORMING.
>>, THE MEMBER MIRELES?
>> I AM GOING TO TRY ANOTHER
WAY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET AN
ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.
>> SO YOU SAID THE CONTRACTORS
DON'T PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.
>> SO ONE QUESTION IS, THAT IS
NOT WHAT THEY ARE.
WHAT ARE THEY?
THEN YOU SAID THAT INSTEAD YOU
SET TARGETS.
FOR WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE,
AND THEN YOU SEE THE TARGETS
ARE USED AS PERFORMANCE DATA
FOR THE CONTRACTS.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE
USED.
THOSE TARGETS.
>> WE USE THEM.
I WOULD SAY IT IS NOT A PAY FOR
PERFORMANCE.
WE ARE NOT WITHHOLDING MONEY
OUT OF THE CONTRACTS.
IT IS NOT A MANDATE THAT YOU
HIT 60% OR YOU DON'T GET PAID.
WE DO USE THE TARGETS
SYSTEMWIDE.
TO UNDERSTAND HOW OUTREACH
INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY ARE
PERFORMING.
>> THAT INFORMATION WILL BE
USED FOR FUTURE CONTRACTS.
>> SO WE USE THAT IN RFPS, HUD
USES THAT.
WE RANK HOW PROJECTS ARE
PERFORMED.
SO WE VERY MUCH USE THOSE
TARGETS AND USE PERFORMANCE TO
UNDERSTAND HOW PROGRAM AREAS
ARE PERFORMING.
MAYBE IT IS BETTER IF I USE AN
EXAMPLE.
RAPID REHOUSING WAS A BRAND-NEW
INTERVENTION.
PEOPLE WERE REALLY NERVOUS
ABOUT US INVESTING IN RAPID
REHOUSING.
WE DID EARLY RAPID REHOUSING
PILOTS.
WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO SEE IN
THIS PILOTS IS THAT THEY
PERFORMED WELL MEANING THAT
PEOPLE REMAINED IN PERMANENT
HOUSING AND THAT THE RELATIVE
COST OF THAT PERMANENT HOUSING
EXIT WAS RELATIVELY LOW.
SO WE WEREN'T LOOKING AT ANY
ONE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM BUT WE
WERE LOOKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT?
INVESTMENT IN RAPID REHOUSING
SEEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> WE DO THE SAME THING ACROSS
OUTREACH.
ACROSS EMERGENCY BASIC SHELTER,
ENHANCED SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING, COME AND SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
SO IT IS, THOSE TARGETS HELP US
GIVE A TARGET INDICATOR AS TO
HOW WELL THE SYSTEM OF
ADVANCEMENTS ARE PERFORMING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PETERSON.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY.
THERE ARE LOTS OF TOUGH
QUESTIONS.
PEOPLE WANT TO SOLVE THE PROM.
WE ARE ALL IN THIS WORK TO
ENGAGE TOGETHER.
TRYING TO MAKE THE SYSTEM
BETTER.
AND ONE OF MY FIRST, THE FIRST
THING I DID ON MY FIRST DAY ON
THE JOB WAS ACTUALLY A
COMPANY'S THE NAVIGATION TEAM
WAS ENGAGING WITH.
PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
WHAT I OBSERVED WERE
PROFESSIONALS, CITY EMPLOYEES,
HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE
TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST UNDER
THE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE.
I JUST APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK
YOU ARE TRYING TO DO AND THANK
YOU FOR THE WORK.
I KNOW YOU DON'T HEAR THAT
ENOUGH.
IN TERMS OF THE NEW, AS YOU TRY
TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM, TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE PUSHING
IN THAT DIRECTION.
DEFINING OBSTRUCTIONS, THIS NEW
ELEMENT OF YOU BEING ABLE TO
TRANSPORT PEOPLE NOW FROM THE
UNAUTHORIZED AND CHEMNITZ TO
SHELTERS, THAT IS A VERY NEW
ELEMENT.
I REMEMBER YOU WERE THINKING
ABOUT THAT I CAN NOVEMBER OF
LAST.
TELL US ABOUT, WHEN DID THAT
START?
WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE
RESULTS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION?
>> THAT BEGAN IN LATE Q4, 2019.
WE CONTINUE TO CRITIQUE
SUPPORTS FROM THE SYSTEM
NAVIGATORS AS TO HOW THAT IS
HAVING A REAL BENEFIT.
I AM FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE THEIR
NARRATIVE.
SOME NARRATIVE STORIES, ABOUT
REALLY THE DETAILS ABOUT HOW
THE WAYS TRANSPORTATION HAS
BEEN TRANSFORMATIVE AND HELPING
PEOPLE ACCESS SHELTER.
SIMILAR TO DIVERSION, I HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO READ THE PERSONAL
ACCOUNTS FROM OUR SYSTEM
NAVIGATORS.
OF THOSE ALSO.
WE DIDN'T BRING THOSE THINGS
TODAY.
SOME DO HAVE PERSONALLY
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
BUT I KNOW FOR OUR SYSTEM OF
GATORS, IT REALLY IS OF VALUE
FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HELP
TAKE THAT PERSON THE NEXT STEP.
ON THE JOURNEY.
>> AND THAT DIVERSION FUNDING,
A LOT OF US SUPPORT AND HAVE
SEEN IT WORK WITH OTHER
PROVIDERS.
SO THAT IS, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT
IS NEW AS WELL.
THIS IDEA OF EMPOWERING THE
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS WITH SOME
DOLLARS TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FIELD.
THAT IS, YOU ARE SAYING THAT
JUST STARTED THIS QUARTER.
>> THAT STARTED THIS QUARTER.
I APPRECIATE DR. JOHNSON
HIGHLIGHTING FOR ALL OF US THAT
IT IS NOT JUST A FINANCIAL
INVESTMENT.
DIVERSION IS A WAY OF DOING
WORK.
A CONVERSATION AND OFTENTIMES A
VERY SMALL DOLLAR, CLIENT
ASSISTANT DOLLARS CAN HAVE A
SUCCESSFUL DIVERSION BECAUSE
IT'S ABOUT THE BROADER PROBLEM-
SOLVING WITHIN THE VISUALS.
>> WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING HOW THE OUTCOMES ARE BUT
THESE NEW ELEMENTS OF
TRANSPORTATION AND DIVERSION.
YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE
IDEA YOU HAVE.
DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE
HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEM?
IS THAT WHERE YOU ARE GETTING
THE DATA FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO THE SHELTERS?
OR IS THAT THE DATA YOU DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO?
>> HST HAS ACCESS TO EACH MIS
INFORMATION.
WHAT WE CALL INTERNALLY A MATCH
BACK PROCESS, WHERE WE ARE
PULLING DATA FROM ALL OF OUR
NAVIGATION APPS, THE REFERRAL
WE HAVE MADE.
THE UNIQUE REFERRALS AND CROSS-
REFERENCING THAT TO THE HMI S
SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHERE WE CAN GET THE
ADVANTAGES OF PRIVACY.
IT MAKES IT HARD FOR US TO DO
THE MATCH BACK BUT IT IS THE
HMI S AND THE NAFF TEAMS
NAVIGATION DATABASE.
>> THAT IS KNOW IF THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED TO
MAKE THOSE MORE ACCURATE.
MAYBE THE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE.
WE ARE SEEKING ACCURACY WITH
THE DATA.
WE WANT TO BE HELPFUL WITH
THAT.
SO IN TERMS OF THE OBSTRUCTION
DEFINITION, I MEAN, WE APPROACH
THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
THAT IS WHY THE COUNCIL CAN BE
SO STRONG.
THE DEFINITION OF OBSTRUCTION,
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS A COMMON
THEME WE WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE
INFORMATION ON.
AND SEE HOW THAT IS DEFINED.
SO WE CAN SEE, IS THERE
CONSENSUS ON WHAT IS A
REASONABLE, WHAT IS REASONABLY
DEFINED AS AID OBSTRUCTION.
IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE FEWER
SAFEGUARDS IN TERMS OF HOW THE
NOTIFICATION OCCURS, ETC.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I KNOW A NUMBER OF COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE MORE APPOINTMENTS
SO AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE
TO ADJOURN THIS COUNCIL
MEETING.
I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF
CLOSING REMARKS AND KIND OF IN
MY WORD MAP BEFORE I WOULD LIKE
TO GO WITH US.
WE CAN FOLLOW THESE
CONVERSATIONS OFF-LINE.
FIRST, FROM THE CONVERSATION WE
HAD EARLIER, I THINK I SEE TWO
BIG SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT WE
SHOULD WORK THROUGH AND THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO WORK THROUGH WITH
THE DEPARTMENT IN
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS THAT
THE VERY HIGH DECLINE RATE FOR
REFERRALS AND REALLY DRILLING
DOWN INTO WHAT THE BASIS IS FOR
THAT HIGH DECLINE RATE.
WHAT IT IS ABOUT OUR PARTICULAR
STRATEGY AND USING THE
NAVIGATION TEAM THAT IS
RESULTING IN FOLKS FUSING
SERVICES.
OR NOT.
ENGAGING WITH THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
I WANT TO LOOK AT THE RELATION
THAT THAT HAS TO THE SUPPLY OF
TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS AND
ENHANCED SHELTERS.
THERE WAS A CONVERSATION
EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THAT ISSUE.
WHERE I BELIEVE DIRECTOR
JOHNSON SAID IT WOULD MOVE THE
BOTTLENECK TO BEING AT THE
FRONT DOOR OF HOUSING.
MY ANALYSIS FROM THE
CONVERSATION TODAY IS THE
BOTTLENECK IS CURRENTLY IN
UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKS, THE AREAS
THAT THE CANCER BEING CLEARED.
MOVING THE BOTTLENECK TO
TRANSITIONAL AND CHEMNITZ WOULD
BE A HUGE STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
SO THOSE ARE MY TWO BIG
TAKEAWAYS FROM THE
CONVERSATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE
COMING AND BEING PREPARED TO
ANSWER DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
TODAY.
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION
AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR THEIR PATIENCE ON THE
COMMITTEE.
WITH THAT, BEFORE WE ADJOURN,
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS?
THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE.
TO HEARING KNOW FOR THE
BUSINESS, WE ARE HEREBY
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.