>>> TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 30,
2021.
TIME IS 9:32 A.M.
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
[ROLL CALL]
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
JOINING OUR DAY TWO
OF THE DEPARTMENT
DELIBERATIONS.
WE ARE HAVING EACH DEPARTMENT
COME IN FRONT OF US
AND REPORT ON THE DETAILS THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET RECEIVED THIS WEEK.
ON THURSDAY, WE HAVE A PACK ADD
YENTA TODAY.
TOMORROW, WE'LL ALSO GO ALL
DAY.
THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO ASK
DEPARTMENTS A SERIES OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS
INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT THE PROPOSAL
ENTAILS SO OUR CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS, STAFF,
COMMUNITY CAN IDENTIFY WAYS IN
WHICH THEY'D LIKE TO
SEE CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS IN
THE PROPOSAL.
AT THE END OF TWO MONTHS, WE'LL
HAVE A FINALIZED
2022 CALENDAR YEAR BUDGET FOR
CONSIDERATION AND
FINAL VOTE.
TODAY, OUR COMMITTEE AGENDA
INCLUDES TWO SESSIONS.
WE'LL HAVE A CITY WIDE
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AND
PRESENTATION FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN
SESSION ONE.
SESSION 2 IS DETAILED IN YOUR
AGENDA PACKET AND WILL
INCLUDE PRESENTATION ON PUBLIC
SAFETY AND
PRESENTATION FROM THE
REPRESENTATIVES OF SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
I WANT TO WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ON DAY
TWO.
APPRECIATE IT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE HAVE COMMITTED TO PUBLIC
COMMENT AT THE INN
BEGINNING OF EACH MEETING UNTIL
10:00 A.M.
I AM GOING TO TRY TO GET
THROUGH EVERYONE ON THIS
LIST.
I'M GOING TO ASK PEOPLE TO
LIMIT TO 1:30 TODAY TO
ALLOW US TO GET THROUGH THE
NEARLY 20 PEOPLE THAT
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
APPRECIATE YOUR ABOUT TO GET
YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS IN
THAT TIME AND FEEL FREE TO SEND
US REMAINING IDEAS
AND COMMENTS TO COUNCIL AT
SEATTLE.GOV FOR ANYONE
WHO HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SIGN
UP THIS MORNING, EMAIL
US AT THAT ACCOUNT AS WELL.
IF YOU DON'T GET THE CHANCE TO
SPEAK, WE'RE GOING TO
LOOK FOR YOUR EMAIL LATER
TODAY.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE HERE AN
INDICATION TO WRAP UP.
PLEASE GET YOUR FINAL COMMENTS
IN WITHIN THAT 10
SECONDS.
I'M GOING TO CALL ON THE PEOPLE
AS THEY APPEAR ON
THIS PUBLIC SIGN-UP SHEET.
ONCE YOU'RE DONE, PLEASE HANG
UP, DISCONNECT FROM
THE LINE AND FOLLOW US ONLINE
OR LISTEN AGENDA.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED, THAT
IS YOUR Q TO HIT STAR 6 SO
YOU'LL BE UNMUTED AND YOU
CAN SPEAK.
GOOD MORNING, HOWARD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOWARDDALE, DISTRICT 7 SPEAKING
ON THE BUDGET AND
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
SEPTEMBER 18, SEATTLE TIMES
COVERED THE STORY OF
HOWARD McKAY, A RETIRED AND
ELDERLY HOMEOWNER WHO
WAS BRUTALITY ASSAULTED IN HIS
OWN HOME BY THE
SEATTLE POLICE TWO YEARS AGO.
WHEN THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY DIRECTOR
INVESTIGATED THE CASE OF
ASSAULT, HE DEEMED IT,
QUOTE, LAWFUL AND PROPER,
UNQUOTE.
WITHOUT EVEN BOTHERING TO
INTERVIEW THE OFFICERS
INVOLVE.
THE CITY RECENTLY SETTLED WITH
McKAY QUARTER OF A
MILLION DOLLARS OF OUR TAX
MONEY TO PROSIDE A SMALL
MEASURE OF JUSTICE OTHERWISE
UNOBTAINABLE.
OUR SYSTEM COST OVER $10
MILLION.
THIS BLOWNS THE TAXPAYER MEANS
THE TAXPAYERS PAY TWICE.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET GIVES MORE
MONEY INCLUDING THE
BIZARRE ADDITION OF VIDEO
PROPAGANDA AT THE OPA TO
CONVINCE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE THAT
VIDEO OF PEOPLE
BEING ABUSED BY POLICE ARE NOT
WHAT THEY SEE.
ALL MONEY MUST BE REMOVED FROM
THE SPD EXISTING
FAILED STRUCTURES AND
REDIRECTED TO INCLUDE FULL
CONTROL OVER POLICE MISCONDUCT,
INVESTIGATIONS TO
THIS POINT.
GO TO SEATTLESTOP.ORG TO FIND
OUT HOW.
>> NEXT PERSON IS PETER.
GOOD MORNING, PETE HER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M IN DISTRICT 6. COUNCIL
SHOULD FOLLOW THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND DEFUND
THE POLICE AND
MUNICIPAL COURSE IN 20226789
THIS CAN BE DONE
REDUCING THE SPD AUTHORITY TO
750 SWORN OFFICERS
TRANSFERRING CIVILIAN PROGRAMS
OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT
AND ENDING COP SPENDING ON
TECHNOLOGY AND PR.
THE IDEA IS 125 NEW POLICE
OFFICERS CAN ADDRESS
SEATTLE'S NEED MAINTAINS A
FALSE PERCEPTION OF THE
JOB.
NO POLICE OFFICER CAN PROVIDE
HEALTH CARE FOR
SOMEONE, CARE FOR SOMEONE'S
CHILD, NO POLICE OFFICER
CAN PROTECT SOMEONE FROM POLICE
VIOLENCE ITSELF.
POLICE ACTIONS CAN AND DO KILL
PEOPLE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO FUND?
THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE IS
IT DEFINANCEDS THE
WHITE SUPREMAY INSTRUCTION
WHICH YOU ARE THAT IS
SPD THESE CUTS WOULD SUPPLY
CRITICAL FUNDING SUCH AS
THE BUILDING AND BUDGETING,
BOTH OF WHICH ARE
RAMPING UP AND PUTTING MONEY
INTO COMMUNITY HANDS OF
TO TODAY 22 AND SOONER.
ONE TIME FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDS
ARE NOT LONG TERM
SOLUTION TO NEEDS.
COPS DON'T KEEP US SAFE.
ALL LIVES MATTER.
SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JACOB, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI.
I'M JACOB SHEER, ORGANIZER WITH
REAL CHANGE.
I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF REAL
CHANGE INTERVENERS TO
ADJUST THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET TO ALIGN WITH THE
ACTUAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY
LAID OUT IN THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
THE BUDGET PROVIDES A DEEPLY
RESEARCHED COMMUNITY
CENTER BLUEPRINT FOR TRUE
COMMUNITY CARE AND SAFETY
ACHIEVED BY A PROCESS THAT
APPROVED PEOPLE LIKE REAL
CHANGE VENDORS.
OUR VENDORS WERE IMPACTED BY
BUDGETS LIKE THE ONE
THE MAY YEAR IS PROPOSING AND
SOLIDARITY BUDGET
REFLECTS NEEDS AND IDEAS OF HOW
TO CREATE A CITY WE
CAN THRIVE.
>> STOPPING THE SWEEPS,
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCES
AND EARMARKING 75% OF REVENUE
FUND HOUSING 0 TO 35%
TO SUPPORT OUR WORKERS AND
NEIGHBORS CURRENTLY
LIVING IN US THE HOUSE.
I HOPE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
USE THE BUDGET AS A
GUIDING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT HAS NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
KALEY, MADISON, AND
BJ.
GOOD MORNING KALEY.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS KALEY.
I'M ABOLITION INSIST IN
DISTRICT 6 AND PROFESSOR AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
CITY COUNCIL SHOULD FOLLOW THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND
DEFUND THE POLICE AND MUNICIPAL
COURT BY 50% IN
2022.
THIS CAN BE DONE BY REDUCING
THE POSITION, AUTHORITY
750 SWORN OFFICERS,
TRANSFERRING CIVILIAN OUT OF
THE
DEPARTMENT AND ENDING COP
SPENDING ON WEAPONS AND
PR.
THE IDEA THAT 125 NEW POLICE
OFFICERS CAN ADDRESS
SEATTLE'S NEEDS REQUIRES
MAINTAINING FALSE
PERCEPTION OF THE JOB.
POLICING IS DEFINED BY
SURVEILLANCE, VIOLENT
DETAINMENT AND DISPLACEMENT OF
PEOPLE.
NO POLICE OFFICER CAN HOUSE
SOMEONE, NO OFFICER CAN
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR
SOMEONE.
NO OFFICER CAN CARE FOR
SOMEONE'S CHILD.
NO POLICE OFFICER CAN PROTECT
SOMEONE FROM POLICE
VIOLENCE ITSELF.
>> IT DEFUNDS THE VIOLENCE
WHITE SUPREMACIST
STRUCTURE.
COSTS DON'T KEEP US SAFE.
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
BLACK LIVES MATTERED.
DEFUND SPD.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
MADISON.
>> AFTER MADISON IS BJ.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> PERFECT.
GOOD MORNING.
I AM MADISON, RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 5, MEMBER OF THE
DEMOCRAT SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET
WHICH DEFUNDS SPD AND MUNICIPAL
COURT BY 50%.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET SHOULD BE
THE STARTING POINT
FOR BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS THIS
YEAR.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ADJUST
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET TO
ALIGN WITH THE URGENT NEEDS OF
THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE IDENTIFIED.
I'M ESPECIALLY CONCERNED THAT
MAYOR DURKAN'S BUDGET
CONTINUES TO GIVE MORE MONEY
THAN ALL HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDES
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS,
SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE AND
LIVABILITY.
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES, AGING
COMBINED.
SEVEN OUT OF NINE OF THIS
COMMITTEE VOTED TO DEFUND
BY 50%.
SPD MURDERED THREE MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY ALSO, BY WAY OF THEIR
MOUTH PIECE MIKE SPOLAN,
SAYS THEY WILL REFUSE TO COMPLY
WITH THE VACCINE
MANDATE.
>> MAYOR DURKAN'S BUDGET SAYS
GREAT WORK SPD FOR
DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.
THERE'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET
FREED UP TO INVEST IN HOUSING.
EDUCATION CHILD CARE AND SO
MUCH MORE.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M CALLING YOU HAVE TO
SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
IT SHOULD BE THE STARTING POINT
OF BUDGET
NEGOTIATIONS THIS YEAR.
I URGE COUNCIL TO ALIGN WITH
URGENT NEEDS AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LAID
OUT IN THE PROPOSAL.
>> INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY
OFFICERS TO BE TRUE
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
THEY SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED
WHERE THEY'LL BE UNDER
CIVILIAN CONTROL OR FUNDING
SHOULD BE REALLOCATED TO
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
POSITIONS IN SPD.
THAT IS A CULTURE.
WE'RE THE CENTER FOR POLICING
EQUITY FOUND.
OFFICERS STOPPED BLACK AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
AND FORCED BLACK PEOPLE MORE
THAN SEVEN TIMES THE
RATE AS WHITE PEOPLE.
DESPITE THE FACT WHITE PEOPLE
ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE
FOUND WITH A WEAPON WHEN
SEARCHED.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS CURRENTLY
IN THE BUDGET, HOUSING
NEW DEAL, TRANSPORTATION,
EDUCATION, CHILD CARE,
SOVEREIGNTY AND INDIGENOUS
SOVEREIGNTY AND SO MUCH
MORE. S
PD.
>> THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
HATTY, THOMPSON,
JOSH.
GOOD MORNING.
>> CAN YOU HIT STAR SIX ONE
MORE TIME?
HI.
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M THE VILLAGE OPERATIONS
MANAGER.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE PROGRAM.
I USE TO LIVE IN DISTRICT 2 IN
THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE.
I HAD A FULL TIME JOB AND FEE
FOR APARTMENTS THAT
NEVER COME TO SIGN A LEASE.
I WAS COLD AND WET.
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE PROVIDED
MORE THAN A ARE
TRADITIONAL PLACE COULD.
IT OFFERED ME A PLACE TO KEEP
THINGS DRY, SPACE TO
BREATHE AGAIN.
IT GAVE ME DIGNITY BACK.
YOUR SUPPORT HELPS SAVE LIVES.
YES, I NOW WORK FOR THE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
HOW COULD I NOT?
I WANT TO HELP OTHERS ACHIEVE
WHAT I GOT, PERMANENT
HOUSING.
SHOULD THEY BE FORCED TO SUFFER
ON THE STREETS UNTIL
HOW HAS AS GOOD AVAILABLE?
SHOULD PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR
CARS HAVE TO GO
THROUGH FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET
HOUSING ON THEIR
OWN?
SHOULD THEY BE OFFERED A PLACE
THAT HAS DIGNITY IN A
TINY HOUSE WE HAVE CASE
MANAGERS THAT HELP PEOPLE
GET THEIR IDs TO HELP THEM
NAVIGATE THE HOUSING
MARKET WHERE OTHER COMMUNITY
MEMBERS SUCH AS HEALTH
CARE FOR THE HOMELESS KNOW THEY
CAN FIND THEIR
CLIENT.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES YOU
SUPPORTED.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> MY NAME IS TRIVANA.
MANY OF TODAY'S LISTENERS.
PROGRAMS AROUND HARM AND
INJUSTICE.
I'M CALLING FOR A SOLIDARITY
BUDGET WHICH DEFUNDS
SPD BY 50%.
THE BUDGET WOULD BE THE
STARTING POINT FOR BUDGET
NEGOTIATIONS.
I URGE COUNCIL TO ADJUST THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET TO ALIGN
WITH THE URGENT NEEDS THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE IDENTIFIED AND LAID OUT
AND THERE'S A VERY
DETAIL PROD POSELE.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT DURKAN USING
$1.1 MILLION FOR
HIRING BONUSES DESPITE SPD
OFFICERS BEING THE
HIGHEST PAID CITY EMPLOYEES.
WHY ARE WE NOT INVESTING THAT
IN HOUSING.
WHY ARE WE CONTINUING TO LET
PEOPLE SUFFER.
WE HAVE SPD SWEEPING A
PLAYGROUND RIGHT NOW.
THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO STAND
BY.
WE NEED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO
BE FREED UP TO INVEST
IN HOUSING, PREMIUM DEALS,
TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION
CHILD CARE, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY,
SO MUCH MORE.
THIS IS BASIC KNOWLEDGE YOU
SHOULD SIMPLY CARE
ABOUT.
NOW WE TRULY NEED TO INVEST IN
HELPING PEOPLE.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS JOSH.
GOOD MORNING JOSH.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M JOSH CASTLE WITH LEHI.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THE
50 MILLION.
THIS WILL HOPE 365 HOMES OWNED
BY LEHI OPERATED BY
LEHI FOR HOMELESS AND TINY
VILLAGES.
WE'LL SERVE YOUNG ADULT IN MANY
YOUTH.
HOMES SUPPORT HOUSING FOR 180
WOMEN AND MEN
INCLUDING SINGLES, COUPLES,
PEOPLE WITH METS.
MANY WHO SPENTS IN A TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE RECEIVING
SUPPORT TO OBTAIN HOUSING ARE
NOW ENTERING INTO
PERMANENT HOMES.
LEHI OPENED THE APARTMENTS IN
MARCH.
THESE INVESTMENTS ARE SAVING
LIVES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
KATIE RUBEN, PENNY,
SARAH C. DIAL IN IF YOU'D LIKE
TO SPEAK TODAY.
GOOD MORNING, KATY.
>> MY NAME IS KATE RUBEN.
I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 2 AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE MOST
DEEPLY IMPACTED IN THE
HOUSING CRISIS.
WE'RE CALLING ON THE CITY TO
DEFUND SPD AND
MUNICIPAL COURT BY 50%, STOP
THE SWEEPS AND INVEST
IN HOUSING INCLUDING DEEPLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
HOUSING ACQUISITION, LAND,
EMERGENCY SHELTER AND
TENANT SERVICES SUCH AS AID
ORGANIZING, CONNECTING
RENTERS TO CONNECTING CITY
SERVICE.
HOMELESSNESS HAS BEEN A
DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY
SINCE 2015 AND WORKING CLASS
THAT PROVED TO BE
CIRCUMSTANTIAL DURING THE
GLOBAL PANDEMIC ARE
CONTINUOUSLY PUSHED FURTHERER
AND FURTHER OUTSIDE
CITY LIMITS WITH BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES
DISPROPORTIONATELY DISPLACED.
WE ALL DESERVE HOUSING
STABILITY.
WE NEED TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE
MOST IMPACTED.
MANY FOLKS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ARE LABELED AS
SERVICE RESISTANT WITH THE
SERVICES AVAILABLE
DECREASE THE LEVEL OF STABILITY
THEY HAVE IN THEIR
TENTS AND RVs.
THEY CAN BE WITH THEIR PARTNERS
AND PETS.
>> Geoff: NO ONE WANTS TO LIVE
IN A PARK CAUSING
FURTHER HARM AND DISPLACEMENT.
WE NEED THE SERVICES, INCREASED
SANITATION SERVICES,
PERMANENT HOUSING OPTIONS NOT
JUST SHELTER BED.
PLEASE PROTECT ALL SEATTLE
RESIDENTS, INVEST IN OUR
COMMUNITIES, USE A SOLIDARITY
AS A STARTING POINT OF
NEGOTIATIONS THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS PENNY.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
INVEST APPROPRIATELY IN OUR IN
HOUSE NEIGHBORS AND
OTHER URGENT COMMUNITY NEEDS BY
DEFUNDING MUNICIPAL
COURT 50%.
>> DO YOU REMEMBER THE GROUND
SWELL OF ACTIVISM
INSISTING RACISM AND POVERTY BE
TURNED ON HIS HEAD.
>> PEOPLE WERE TOUCHED BY A
VISION TO BUILD A BETTER
EQUITABLE SEATTLE.
THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET BALANCES
NECESSARY SPENDING ON
TRUE COMMUNITY SAFETY BY
REDUCING THE SIZE AND SCOPE
OF THE OVERFUNDED POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
I'LL CALL ON YOU TO ALIGN WITH
THE NEED THAT MORE
UNDER 90 FUNDED COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
ENDORSED.
IT'S THE ROAD MAP FOR THE
THINGS WE ALL NEED.
THANK YOU.
I SAVE MY TIME.
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN TODAY.
>> SARAH, IT SAYS YOU'RE LIST
AS NOT PRESENT.
I'M GOING TO READ THE NAMES OF
IT HAS NEXT THREE
PRESENT.
>> THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTED
NOT PRESENT, SARAH C,
TERESA BARKER, BILL SMITH,
KOPUL WEBER.
GOOD MORNING ADA.
IF ANYBODY HEARD THEIR NAME AND
WANT TO PARTICIPATE,
CALL IN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I MANAGE THE VOLUNTEERS ALONE
HOUSING I INSTITUTE. I
SUPPORTED OVER 130 RESIDENTS.
I'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LISTEN TO THEIR
STORIES.
THAT'S WHAT TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
OFFER, THE SUPPORT
NECESSARY TO CONNECT
INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES, HELP
THEM FIND A SOURCE OF INCOME,
APPLY FOR IDs, APPLY
SUPPORT THROUGH THE IMMIGRATION
PROCESS.
EACH RECEIVES A INSULATED AND
HEATED HOME WITH A
DOOR THAT LOCKS.
THEY'RE WELCOMING FOR PEOPLE
AND PETS UNLIKE
SHELTERS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE
THE SAFETY.
OUR TINY HOUSE VILLAGE PROGRAM
HAS A 99% UTILIZATION
RATE COMPARED TO SHELTERS.
CHRONIC HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS
FIND GREATER SECURITY
AND PRIVACY WITH TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
AS I MANAGE VOLUNTEERS, I GOAT
SEE THE OTHER SIDE.
WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS
BUILDING TINY HOUSES.
NEIGHBORS THAT WANT TO TAKE
DIRECT ACTION AND
ADDRESS THE HOMELESS CRISIS AND
GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE ABLE TO ACTIVATE PEOPLE
INTO POSITIONS, PUT UP
WALLS AND A ROOF TO CREATE A
WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT
TO HOMES AND INDIVIDUALS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANDREA, YOU'RE UP NEXT.
>> GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
INSTABILITY.
IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THIS IS
THE NUMBER ONE WAY WE
KEEP OUR PUBLIC SAFE.
MY NAME IS ANDRA.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE LAW
CENTER, I'M THE NEW
DIRECTING ATTORNEY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
FUNDING ADDICTION
PREVENTION WORK AND THE SOCIAL
SERVICES NECESSARY TO
HELP PEOPLE MOST VULNERABLE TO
ENDING UP HOMELESS.
IF FUNDING IS A VITAL RESOURCE
FOR RENTERS IN NEED
OF HOUSING JUSTICE.
IT'S TRULY HELPING THOSE MOST
VULNERABLE TO EVICTION
AND HOMELESSNESS MARKET RATE
AND SUBSIDIZED PUBLIC
HOUSING.
TLC IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO
CONNECT WITH TENANTS
EARLY ON TO HELP THEM RESOLVE A
MYRIAD OF HOUSING
DISPUTES WHETHER AT THE
BEGINNING OF TEN SAY.
>> ALSO THROUGH THE COVID TIME
PERIOD.
WE ARE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE ON
TENANT'S BEHALF RESOLVE
HABITABLE ISSUES.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE COULDN'T
DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR
INVESTMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE NEED -
>> PLEASE SEND IN THE REST OF
YOUR COMMENTS.
LAST TWO SPEAKERS ARE BOB AND
SAMIRA.
GOOD MORNING, BOB.
>> HI SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2
REPRESENT.
LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I'M HERE TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL
TO ADOPT THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET BECAUSE OF
MANY REASONS ELOQUENTLY
EXPRESSED.
IT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO KEEP YOUR
COMMUNITY FUNDING BY
50%.
DURKAN ISN'T RUNNING FOR RE-
ELECTION SO I QUESTION
WHY HER BUDGET IS BEING
CONSIDERED.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SPECIFICALLY DEFUNDING SPD
AND MUNICIPAL COURT BY
50% AND TOPPING THE SWEEPS
WHICH ARE UNCRUEL AND
INHUMANE.
THEY'RE IN OPPOSITION TO THE
CDC GUIDELINES FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY DURING THE
PANDEMIC WE'RE
LIVING THROUGH INCLUDING OUR
HOUSE NEIGHBORS.
THEY'RE INEFFECTIVE.
MOST THAT ARE SWEPT END UP
MOVING SOMEWHERE ELSE
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
PERMANENT HOUSING
OPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE ARE LIKE EVICTIONS.
WE SHOULD HAVE A MORATORIUM ON
SWEEPS LIKE WE HAVE
MORATORIUM ON OUR CONVICTIONS.
WE SHOULDN'T BE SENDING THE
PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO SWEEP PEOPLE FROM
THEIR HOMES AND INSTEAD
PRIORITIZING CREATING
PERMANENT HOUSING OPTIONS AND
CALLING FOR THE
ALLOCATING OF 65% OF THE JUMP
START REVENUE WHICH IS
AT LEAST 132 MILLION ANNUALLY
TO BE DEDICATED TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OR ACQUISITION OR
DEEPLY AFFORDABLE
GREEN HOUSING.
THAT IS THE MOST SUSTAINABLE
AND EFFECTIVE WAY WE
CAN WORK TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING
ISSUE THAT MEMBERS
OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN
FACING FOR YEARS AT THIS
POINT.
IT'S THE ONLY EFFECTIVE HUMANE
OPTION.
CLEARLY WHAT SEATTLE HAS BEEN
DOING SO FAR DOESN'T
WORK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOLKS THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR
PUBLIC COMMENTERS WHO
ARE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR COMMENTS.
THAT WILL END OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS
MORNING, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
30th, 2021.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA.
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>>
>> REBECCA FROM OFFICE OF
HOUSING FROM OUR CITY
BUDGET OFFICE THIS MORNING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KICK OFF
DAY TWO OF OUR IN-DEPTH
DEPARTMENT PREPARATIONS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
THAT CALLED IN FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING,
THOSE CONTINUALLY
ORGANIZING OVER THE LAST YEARS
IN THE WAKE OF THE
MURDERS OF GEORGE FLOYD, TAYLOR
AND MORE.
ONE THING AT THE FOREFRONT OF
MY MIND IN THE LAST
YEAR PLUS IS THAT WHEN IT COMES
TO MOVEMENT IN
DEFENSE OF BLACK LIVES, WE HAVE
TO REMEMBER WE'RE IN
MOVEMENT.
IT'S NOT JUST A MOMENT IN TIME.
THIS IS A MOVEMENT THAT IS
GOING TO REQUIRE US TO
STAY COMMITTED TO FUNDAMENTALLY
SHIFTING TO WAY
THINGS ARE DONE.
THOSE THAT RECEIVED HARM AND
HARM HAS BEEN INFLICTED
ON CERTAIN POPULATIONS FOR
GENERATIONS.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
REMINDER AS WE START THIS
CONVERSATION TODAY ABOUT WHAT
IT MEANS TO CREATE
SAFETY AND SECURITY AND HEALTH
AND HOUSING IS CORE
TO THAT.
I APPRECIATE US HAVING
CONVERSATION THAT CENTERS OUR
DISCUSSIONS TODAY ON HOUSING
SERVICES FOR FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
INVESTMENTS AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY.
ALL OF THESE ISSUES AFFECT OUR
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH AND
THE PUBLIC ITSELF.
IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THE
NECESSARY INVESTMENTS OR IF
WE CONTINUE IT HAS STATUS QUO
OF UNDERINVESTING.
IT RESULTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISES.
WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF
RESPONDING TO THE
INTERNAIONAL GLOBAL.
WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE OFFICE
OF HOUSING.
GIVEN THE NUMBER ONE ORDER WAS
TO STAY HOME AND STAY
HEALTHY.
WE'RE MAKING MORE HOMES FOR
FOLKS.
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
YOU ALL ABOUT WHAT IS
INCLUDED IN THE 2022 PROPOSED
BUDGET.
I WANT TO SAY IT'S A REAL HONOR
TO WORK WITH THE
HOUSING DIRECTLY.
IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK
WITH YOU AND PROUD OF
INVESTMENTS WE'VE MADE MONETARY
AND POLICY CHANGES
WE HAVE WORKED ON TOGETHER TO
MAKE SURE HOW HAS AS
GOOD TRULY CREATED BY THOSE
THAT HAVE BEEN MOST
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY
UNDERINVEST EXPECT
DISPLACEMENT OVER THE YEARS.
IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK
WITH YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
ENHANCE THE FUNDING
FOR 2022 AND OUR POLICY
OBJECTIVES AS WELL.
LET'S HAVE YOU KICK US OFF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, I'M
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING.
DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF BECKY.
>> GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
ORDER OF HOUSING
ACCOMPLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH COMMUNITY IN 2021.
MOST OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IS
REALLY FOCUSED AROUND
OUR EFFORT TO INSURE THAT ALL
PEOPLE HAVE A SAFE
STABLE, HEALTHY AFFORDABLE
HOME, ESPECIALLY THOSE
FARTHER YOU AREST FROM JUSTICE
AND FACING THE MOST
HOUSING INSECURITY.
THAT ARE ANCHORED BY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH
MORE WORK TO DO.
WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK WE
WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
IN 2021.
>> SO INSTEAD OF PUTTING OUT
RESOURCES THROUGH ONE
SINGLE NOFA WHICH THE OFFICE
HAS DONE MANY YEARS,
THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR WE HAVE
THREE RENTAL HOUSING
NOFAs.
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE
SEVERAL HUNDRED AFFORDABLE
UNITS THAT ARE FUNDED EVEN BY
SEPTEMBER.
DELIVERING THOSE RESOURCES MORE
FREQUENTLY AND
EFFICIENTLY.
IN ADDITION, WE PUBLISHED OR
PUBLISHING THREE
HOMEOWNER SHIP NOFAs THIS YEAR
WHICH REFLECTS OUR
COMMUNITY STRONG INTERESTS IN
HELPING FAMILIES
BENEFIT FROM THE EQUITY AND
STABILITY OF OWNERSHIP
ESPECIALLY FAMILIES WHO HAVE
BEEN INTENTIONALLY
EXCLUDED FROM HOMEOWNERSHIP IN
THE PAST.
OUR FOCUS IS CREATING
AFFORDABLE HOMES THAT BENEFITS
FOR GENERATIONS.
WE'LL KEEP COCREATING WITH OUR
PARTNERS TO KEEP
DEVELOPMENT GOING.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK TOMORROW
ABOUT PART OF THE COVID
PRESENTATION.
JUST TO SAY WE'RE MAKING GOOD
PROGRESS IN PROVIDING
ROUGHLY $50 MILLION IN FEDERAL
RESOURCES TO TENANTS
AND LANDLORDS STRUGGLING FROM
THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
OF COVID.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I WILL KEEP GOING.
MORE IS PART OF OUR 2021
INITIATIVE AND PROGRAMS.
THIS IS OUR WORK AROUND
HOMEOWNERSHIP STABILIZATION
AND HEALTHY HOMES.
WE HAVE EXPANDED EFFORTS.
I'M GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT
THEM LATER.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE EFFORTS
TO MAKE SURE THAT LOW
INCOME HOMEOWNERS ARE STABLE,
COMFORTABLE, DO NOT
EXPERIENCE DISPLACEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR FORWARDING THE
SLIDE.
IN ADDITION.
>> THIS INCLUDES EFFORT AT MT.
BAKER, SOUTH PARK,
NORTH GATE AMONG OTHERS.
WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND
RESOURCE OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS THROUGH DIRECT
INVESTMENT OF PREDEVELOPMENT
FUNDS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO THAT LEADS US TO OUR WORK
AND PROPOSED.
>> I WANT TO START WITH THE
MIDDLE COLUMN.
2021 REVISED.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS PRIMARILY.
THE GENERAL FUND IN THE 2021
REVISED COLUMN
REPRESENTS TWO THINGS.
6 MILLION ECI INVEST.
THE AND ALSO THE SHIFT OF $8
MILLION OF GENERAL FUND
INTO OH FOR RENTAL SUBSIDIES.
THE OTHER APPROPRIATION ROW
BELOW.
THAT ANYTHING THAT IS NOT
GENERAL FUND.
LEVEE, MHA, FEDERAL FUNDS,
PAYROLL TAX, ET CETERA.
IT IS DRIVEN BY ONE TIME
FEDERAL RESOURCES WE
RECEIVED IN 2021 SUCH AS THE
$50 MILLION RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, INFUSION OF RAPID
ACQUISITION.
AND SOME OTHER SMALLER THINGS.
SHIFTING TO THE 2022 PROPOSED
COLUMN ON THE RIGHT,
THERE'S A LOT OF ENDS AND OUTS,
POLICY DECISIONS AND
TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS
REPRESENTED HERE AND IN THE
SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.
WE'LL FOCUS ON ADS THAT ARE
PART OF THE CHANGE FROM
THE TODAY 21 ADOPTED TO 22
PROPOSED.
A BREAK DOWN OF FUNDS YOU SEE
LISTED HERE.
THIS IS $50.5 MILLION IN
FEDERAL FUNDS, FEDERAL
RELIEF FUNDS.
17 MILLION COMING FROM PAYROLL
INAFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND ACQUISITION OF LAND AND/OR
BUILDINGS TO CREATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT OR BELOW
60% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME.
SECOND, YOU SEE $6 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPAND GENERATIONAL
WEALTH.
THE REAL MAJORITY OF FUNDS HERE
ARE SUPPORT
4.875 MILLION TO SUPPORT
PERMANENTLY HOMEOWNERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON CREATING
AND ADVANCING
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
THIRD IS A $1.587 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN OIL HEAT
CONVERSION.
SO THIS REALLY SUPPORTS THE
WORK THAT WE DOZEN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
THIS ALLOWS US TO SUPPORT THE
CONVERSION FROM OIL
HEAT TO ELECTRIC TO LOW INCOME
HOMEOWNERS.
IT BENEFITS HOMEOWNERS ITSELF
AND PART OF THE
BROADER EFFORTS TO ADVANCE
CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
FOURTH IS $750,000 PROPOSED
APPROPRIATION TO SUPPORT
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR
HOUSING PROVIDERS.
REALLY WE KNOW WE TALKED MUCH
ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT
THE WORK FORCE OF THE WORK
FORCE AND ON THE WORK
FORCE AS PEOPLE SEEK TO
PARTICIPATE IN ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTING PEOPLE THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
WE SEEK TO SCALE OUR EFFORTS TO
BUILD MORE HOUSING
AND SUPPORT MORE PEOPLE.
WE NEED A STRONG AND STABLE AND
WELL TRAINED WORK
FORCE TO DO THAT ALONG SIDE US.
THIS INVESTMENT WILL FUND A
MULTI YEAR PROGRAM WITH
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES AND
SEATTLE COLLEGES TO
ESTABLISH A NEW CERTIFICATE
PROGRAM FOCUSED ON
HOMELESS HOUSING LEADING TO AN
ASSOCIATES DEGREE.
>>> THE FIFTH ITEM HERE ARE
TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
$23.8 MILLION WHICH IS
PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF
REVISED MHA PROJECTIONS.
THAT'S FUNDS THAT COME IN AS
PAYMENTS UNDER THE
HOUSING AFFORDABLE PROGRAM.
THAT GIVES US THE AUTHORITY TO
SPEND AS RESOURCES
COME IN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
OUR OFFICE HAVE INTENTIONAL
ABOUT PUTTING DOLLARS
OUT INTO COMMUNITY HANDS AS
SOON AS WE GET THEM.
THIS ADJUSTMENT INSURES WE'RE
ABLE TO DO THAT EVEN
THOUGH IT PROPOSES A PROJECTED
AVAILABILITY OF HHA.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO STATE THAT OUR WORK
IS INEXTRICABLY
LINKED TO A BROADER EFFORT TO
ACHIEVE RACIAL JUSTICE
AND RACIAL EQUITY.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY -- THAT
MEANS WE NEED TO
CONSTANTLY BE REFLECTIVE,
CONSTANTLY EXAMINE THE
WORK THAT WE DO, THE WAY WE DO
OUR WORK, AND OUR
OUTCOMES AND BE PREPARED TO
ADDRESS OR UPDATE OR
ADAPT OUR EFFORTS TO BETTER
ACHIEVE RACIAL EQUITY.
PART IS THROUGH POLICY WORK AND
POLICIES THAT FOCUS
ON INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
OUR EFFORTS TO DISPLACEMENT AND
FURTHER FAIR HOUSING
CHOICE AND TO END RACIAL
IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
IT'S NOT ONLY IN POLICY WORK.
IT'S IN OUR PROGRAM MATTIC
WORK.
IT LOOKS AT HOW WE TARGET AND
DESIGN OUR DIRECT
SERVICE PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE IMPACTING AND
SUPPORTING FOLKS WHO ARE MOST
IMPACTED.
FOCUS ON RACIAL EQUITY.
ONE CHANGE FROM A PROCESSERMENT
SUSPECTIVE TO
INCLUDE MEMBERS OF OUR CHANGE
TEAM ON OUR CAPITAL
INVESTMENT CREDIT COMMITTEE TO
MAKE SURE OUR
DECISIONS ARE CENTERED AROUND
RACIAL EQUITY.
OUR WORK IS ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE ANALYZING
AND COLLECTING THE DATA THAT
HELPS US BE ACCOUNTABLE
TO WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE
ACHIEVING THE RACIAL EQUITY
OUTCOMES WE SEEK TO ACHIEVE.
WE'RE COLLECTING DATA AND
SEEKING TO DO THAT IN ALL
OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDING NEW
PROGRAMS LIKE OUR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE DELIVERY.
FINALLY PART OF THE WORK IS
ADVANCING THE HOUSING
ORGANIZATION.
I WAS PROUD OUR CHANGE TEAM
ENDEAVOURED IN A PROCESS
TO IDENTIFY KEY PRIORITIES THAT
OUR OFFICE SHOULD
PURSUE TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY
AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEM
BECAME PART OF OUR OFFICES
POLICY PRIORITIES WE CONTINUE
TO WORK TOGETHER ON.
>> PING THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE.
I'LL START WITH A FEW COMMENTS
AND ASK A FEW
QUESTIONS FOR OUR PRACTICE
YESTERDAY.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET IN THE
QUEUE PLEASE DO SO.
YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY
ACTING AS IF IT WAS A
STATE OF EMERGENCY BECAUSE IT
IS.
IT IS A DECLARED STATE OF
EMERGENCY IN OUR CITY IN
TERMS OF THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
>> MY OFFICE HAS LIFTED UP IN
THE 2020 ADOPTED
BUDGET AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS
IN THE VIEWING
AUDIENCE AND COLLEAGUES.
WE INCREASED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS BY
SECURING AN ADDITIONAL $19.75
MILLION TO INVEST IN
SHOVEL READY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS USING THE
MERCER PROCEEDS.
WE PASSED LEGISLATION TO ENABLE
THE CITY TO COLLECT
EXISTING SALES REVENUE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LEADING TO ADDITIONAL 50
MILLION FOR PERMANENT
SUPPORT OF HOUSING.
LAST YORE WE PASSED THE JUMP
START PAYROLL TAX
HISTORIC LEGISLATION THAT IS
EXPECTED TO GENERATE AT
LEAST $136 MILLION PER YEAR FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHEN THE FULL 62% OF THE JUMP
START REVENUES COME IN
THE DOOR.
62% IS THE TOTAL.
THAT INCLUDES WITHIN THAT 82%,
THE VAST MAJORITY OF
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
GOING TO MULTI FAMILY
RENTAL HOUSING AND SERVICES
BELOW 30% OF THE MEDIAN
INCOME.
THAT INCLUDES 13% FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOING TO
COMMUNITY FOCUSED ACQUISITION,
DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM
SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE HOUSING
HAS SECURED THE FUNDING
NECESSARY FOR THE FAIR HOUSING
COMPONENTS TO ADDRESS
PAST DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.
WITHIN THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
5% IS GOING TO PERMANENTLY
HOMEOWNERSHIP YOU WANT
OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT HAVE BEEN FACING BARRIERS
TO EQUITABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
THAT INCLUDES PAST PRACTICES
SUCH AS RED LINING IN
ADDITION TO MORTGAGE LENDING
DISCRIMINATION AND
OTHER RESTRICTIVE RACIAL
FEW OUT THATS ON THE
PRESENTATION AND THOUGHTS ON
INITIAL PRIORITIES WE HAVE FOR
THE UPCOMING 2022
CALENDAR YEAR BUDGET AS IT
RELATES TO USING.
WE HEARD FROM ADVOCATES ABOUT
THE NEED TO INCREASE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOFA NOTICE
OF INTENT FOR
PROJECTS TO RIGHT SIZE THE
DOLLAR AMOUNTS AVAILABLE
FOR SHOVEL READY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS.
WE HEARD FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND
OUR COMMUNITY
HOUSING ROUND TABLES WE CONVENE
REGULARLY ABOUT THE
NEED TO MAKE SURE DOLLARS ARE
BY COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS.
I'LL BRING FORWARD A COMPANION
RESOLUTION THAT WE
ARE INTENDING TO ALLOCATE JUMP
START DOLLARS TO BE
ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITY DRIVEN
DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT
REQUIRING THAT TYPE OF INCOME
BRINGING PARTNERSHIP
ROYED IN THE PAST.
THE REASONS WE INVESTED IN
LARGE JUMP START COLLARS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS BECAUSE
WE KNOW THERE'S DIRE
NEEDS TO RAMP UP INVESTMENTS,
NOT JUST A BACK FILL
FOR OTHER PRIORITIES.
WE WANT TO SEE INVESTMENTS IN
THE TO THE SCALE OF
THE NEED IDENTIFIED IN THE JUMP
START SPEND PLAN WE
PASSED.
I'LL TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO
THANK DR. ALVARADO.
YOU HAVE ON THAT SECOND POINT
BEEN LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO REDUCE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE PARTNERSHIPS ON A
PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS.
THAT'S REALLY APPRECIATED.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING
THAT COMMITMENT INTO
POLICY SO THAT WE CAN SEE THAT
COMMITMENT LIVE ON IN
STATUE.
SO THANKS FOR YOUR INITIAL WORK
ON THAT AS WELL.
FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
WE HAVE CENTRAL STAFF ON THE
LINE AS WELL.
FEEL FREE TO HAVE THEM RESPOND
AS WELL.
THE PROPOSED 22 BUDGET
PROPOSEDS THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING INCLUDES ROUGHLY 40
MILLION IN JUMP START
FUNDS.
THIS IS BRAND NEW DEAL FUNDING.
THAT'S LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT
WAS OUTLINED IN THE
JUMP START SPEND PLAN.
>> THAT $98 MILLION WAS
INITIALLY IN THAT SLIDE WE
SAW YESTERDAY.
IT IS ACCURATE TO SAY A JUMP
START SPEND PLAN WE ARE
SEEING HALF OF THAT INITIAL
AMOUNT GOING TOWARDS
HOUSING.
>> THIS IS TO MEET AT THE
TARGET BUT NOT THE FULL
AMOUNT OF PAYROLL TAX REVENUES.
>> JUST CONFIRMING THE SAME.
THE FLIGHT YESTERDAY WAS
HIGHLIGHT THE TOTAL AMOUNT
INDICATE THAT THE FUNDING
TARGET WAS ACHIEVED WITH A
MIX OF FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
COLLEAGUES I WANT TO FLAG THAT
AND MAKE SURE I FULLY
UNDERSTOOD THAT TO QUESTIONS
AND COMMENTS.
WE'RE PAINFULLY AWARE THOSE
DOLLARS MAY NOT BE
AVAILABLE AND GRATUITY.
THEY'RE ONE TIME ALLOCATIONS
FROM OUR CONGRESSION
AND WILL FROM THE STATE PASSED
THROUGH.
THEY'RE INTENDED TO ADDRESS
EMERGENCY.
QUESTIONS I'LL BE ASKING OF
STAFF AND COLLEAGUES IS
HOW TO MAKE SURE DOLLARS AND
JUMP START ARE ADDED TO
THE DEGREE WE ADDED IN THE
INITIAL SPEND PLAN.
THAT'S SOMETHING I'M LOOKING
AT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION
ON THAT.
TWO MORE QUESTIONS THEN I'LL
TURN IT OVER.
EMILY AND TEAM, THE BUDGET
INDICATES 17 MILLION USED
FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS.
WHAT IS THE INTEND AROUND
FUNDS?
ARE THERE BROADER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THOSE THAT
DIDN'T PARTICIPATE BUT WOULD
ALIGN WITH THE INTENT
OF JUMP START SPEND PLAN?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
THE I THINK THE GOAL HERE IS
REALLY FIRST AND
FOREMOST ABOUT THE OUTCOME TO
INVEST IN PROJECTS
THAT ARE IN COMMUNITIES
EXPERIENCING A HIGH RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT THAT ARE PROPOSED
FROM HISTORICALLY
ROOTED ORGANIZATIONS.
THAT'S THE PURPOSE.
ONE IS THAT WE HAVE PROJECTS
THAT REALLY FULFILLED
THAT INTENT THAT APPLIED TO OUR
TYPICAL NOFA
PROCESS.
THIS WOULD GIVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THOSE
EVEN MORE INTENTIONALLY ON THE
HOUSING SIDE.
WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT APPLY TO
US THROUGH OUR
ACQUISITION FUNDS WHICH AS YOU
KNOW RIGHT NOW
OUTSIDE OF OUR RAPID
ACQUISITION NOFA IS TYPICALLY A
FINANCING TOOL.
WE'RE BORROWING AGAINST FUTURE
MONEY SO DOLLARS
DON'T GET FULLY INVESTED IN
PROJECTS AS WE DO
ACQUISITION THIS FUND.
>> ONE I THINK THE INTENT IS
THE SAME.
THIS RELATES TO ADDRESSING
DISPLACE EXPECT ADVANCING
EQUITY ORGANIZATIONS.
TWO, I THINK THERE ARE SOME
PROJECTS THAT COULD BE
INVESTED IN THAT SOUGHT TO
APPLY.
THREE, I THINK WE HAVE
PROCESSES UNDERWAY IN WHICH
PROLE APOLOGETICS WILL ELEVATE
THEMSELVES AND CAN BE
READY FOR FUNDS PRETTY QUICKLY.
>> THANK YOU.
I SEE CENTRAL STAFF ON THE
LINE.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO
THAT?
>> OKAY.
MAKING SURE.
>> SO EMILY, JUST TO FOLLOW UP
ON THAT ONE, I'M
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE
MAYOR'S 6000
AFFORDABLE HOMES SINCE 2017
GETS CALCULATED.
THE MAYOR HAS BEEN OUT THERE
TALKING ABOUT HOW
HOUSING INVESTMENTS IN THE
BUDGET ARE ALIGNING WITH
LEVERAGING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS
TO CREATE 6000
AFFORDABLE HOMES SINCE 2017.
WHAT ARE THE ASSUMPTIONS BASED
INTO GETTING TO 6600
UNIT NUMBER?
CAN YOU REMIND ME THESE ARE
PROJECT IN THE PIPELINE
NOW OR NOT YET IN DEVELOPMENT?
WHAT IS THE AMI LEVEL?
IS THAT INCLUDING THE STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT
POSSIBILITY THERE?
>> GREAT QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN
ASKED BY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
WE HAVE SENT OVER A DETAILED
ANALYSIS. WHAT I CAN SAY IS
6000 IS COUNTING UNITS THAT
WERE
FUNDED AND ANNOUNCED BY MAYOR
DURKAN STARTING IN
2017 THROUGH 2020 BUT NOT
INCLUDING THE INVESTMENTS
ANNOUNCED AS PART OF 2021.
THE MAJORITY OF THOSE UNITS ARE
PROBABLY UNDER
DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION
PROCESS.
SOME MAY BE FURTHER ALONG.
THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THINGS
THAT WE ARE FUNDING
THIS YEAR THAT WE MAY HAVE
TALKED ABOUT THAT ARE NOT
ROLLED UP INTO THAT NUMBER.
THE FULL DESCRIPTION IS WITH
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
I'LL SAY IN PART THAT IS A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER FROM
THINGS LIKE ONE TIME RESOURS
WE'VE GOTTEN OVER THE
YEARS FROM INCREASES AND MHA.
THERE WAS ACTION TAKEN BY
COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT SOME
NEW STATE AUTHORITY AROUND THE
SALES TAX THAT HAS
BOOSTED PRODUCTION NUMBERS OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK THIS
QUESTION WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS SOMETHING COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES OFFICE IS
LOOKING INTO.
THEN WE'LL TRANSITION.
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE A
TRANSITION TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES' QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
THE PROPOSAL FOR $750,000 FOR
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
TO SERVICE AND STRENGTHEN THE
AGENCIES IN THE CITY.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE PROGRAM?
ARE THERE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
UNIONS.
IS THIS A WAGE INCREASE WE'RE
TALKINGS ABOUT WITH
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE EXISTING
WORKERS?
WHAT IS IT WE'RE ACTUALLY
FUNDING WITH THREE
QUARTERS OF A MILLION?
>> THANK YOU THE PROPOSAL HERE
IS FOR MORE YEARS
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS
BEEN WORKING WITH
SEATTLE COLLEGES TO CREATE A
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE MOVING
FORWARD GETTING AN
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE TO GROW
THEIR INVEST AND ALSO
EXPERTISE IN BEING PART OF THE
WORK FORCE AROUND
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY HAVE NOT YET RUN THAT
PROGRAM.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SOME
PILOT COPE WORDS.
THIS IS TO HELP GROW THE
EXPERTISE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING INTO THE FIELD.
THAT INCLUDES GROWING EXPERTISE
ABOUT TRAUMA
INFORMED CARE AND HOUSING FIRST
MODELS AND OTHER
AREAS THAT ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR
FROM PROVIDERS, WE
GET SOME FIRST TIME PEOPLE
WORKING IN OUR HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
ORGANIZATIONS.
IT'S HARD TO FIND FOLKS IN
MIDDLE TIERS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS WHY
THAT'S THE CASE.
ONE IS WAGES.
ONE IS STRESS OF THE JOB.
IT IS REALLY CHALLENGING
PARTICULARLY DURING COVID.
THESE ARE HIGH INTENSITY JOBS
CERTAINLY BUT ALSO
ABOUT GROWING EXPERTISE AND
PIPELINE.
THIS IS FOCUSED ON THAT AS IT
RELATES TO UNION JOBS.
I'D LOVE TO COLLABORATE WITH
YOU AND OTHERS ON HOW
TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.
THERE'S A LOT OF INVEST FROM
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES AND OTHERS TO ALSO
LOOK AT JANITORIAL STAFF
AND GROWTH IN THE FIELD OF
WORKERS.
WE HAVE A SHORTAGE THERE TOO AS
IT RELATES TO
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
ORGANIZATIONS.
THOSE JOBS ARE HISTORICALLY
REPRESENT AS PART OF A
UNION.
I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO CREATE
AN ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT WITH THIS WORK FORCE
THAT CAN
SIMULTANEOUSLY GROW THE PIECE
OF THE WORK FORCE AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO UP.
THAT IS NOW RINGING A BELL WITH
THE COUNCILMEMBER,
VICE CHAIR SUPPORT FROM THE
ACADEMY FROM LAST YEAR.
IF IT'S TIE INTO THAT, I
APPRECIATE THE REMINDER.
I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
THEN TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
NICE TO SEE YOU DIRECTOR.
BEFORE I GET TO MY QUESTIONS, I
WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BEING REALLY EXPLICIT IN
THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU
ARE TRYING TO LEAD THIS
ORGANIZATION, THIS
DEPARTMENT THROUGH ANTI
PRINCIPALS, INCORPORATING
INTO PRACTICES AND POLICIES,
PROGRAMS YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
17 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CAPITAL, THE ROUGHLY 50 MILLION
EXPANDED CAPITAL
INVESTMENT AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRODUCTION AND THE
16 MILLION INVESTMENTS TO
ADDRESS RESIDENTIAL
DISPLACEMENT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE -- ARE
THESE ALL DIFFERENT
THINGS?
HOW ARE THEY CONNECTED TO ONE
ANOTHER.
I THINK A THEME DEPARTMENTS
WILL PROBABLY HEAR FROM
US THIS WEEK IS WE DON'T WANT
TO BE DUPLICATING
PROGRAMS IF THERE'S WORK THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE IN
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
WE CAN DO THAT.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SORT OF
PEEL BACK THE ONION A
LITTLE BIT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT
ALL THESE PROGRAMS
ARE AND HOW THEY'RE FUNDED.
TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THOSE.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
THANKS FOR THOSE
QUESTIONS.
LARGELY IN THE FIRST BUCKET YOU
SAW AS PART OF THE
AD FOR THE PROPOSED 2022
BUDGET, THE 80 SOME ODD
MILLION IN HOUSING CAPITAL.
LARGELY THE DISTINCTION IS ONE
ABOUT FUND SOURCE.
REALLY WE IMAGINE THE MAJORITY
OF FUNDS WOULD BE
INVESTED THROUGH THE TYPICAL
WAYS THAT WE INVEST
RESOURCES NOW WHICH COULD
INCLUDE OUR ANNUAL NOFA.
TO THE POINT THE COUNCILMEMBER
MADE EARLIER ABOUT
TRYING TO THINK OF WAYS TO
ENHANCE FROM THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DEMAND
RELATIVE TO THE AVAILABILITY
OF RESOURCES.
WE COULD ALSO IMAGINE IT
HELPING TO ALLOW FOR MORE
INVESTMENTS THAT CONTINUES TO
ROLL NOW AND ALLOW US
TO PURCHASE BUILDINGS CURRENTLY
UNDER CROSS AND
COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
ACQUISITION ON THELE MARKET.
ALSO SUPPORT OUR WORK AROUND
REINVESTMENT WHICH IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
I NEED TO BE ON THE RECORD OF
SAYING THIS.
WE CAN BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ON YEAR ONE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE IS THAT WE
DON'T LOSE THAT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BY VIRTUE OF IT
DETERIORATING.
SOME CAPITAL CAN BE USED FOR
THAT AS WELL.
I DON'T IMAGINE DIFFERENT
PROCESSES FOR THESE FUNDS
THAN THE ONES THAT WE HAVE NOW.
I THINK SO THE 15 MILLION
EXPLICITLY FOCUSED ON ANTI
DISPLACEMENT.
WE'LL INSURE THAT WILL MEET THE
OUTCOME BUT
OTHERWISE WILL BE THROUGH OUR
REGULAR INVESTMENT.
OUR INVESTMENTS AS YOU KNOW ARE
GUIDED BY COUNCIL
ADOPTED FUNDING POLICIES THAT
DRIVE THE POPULATION
SERVED THE INCOME SERVED, GOALS
TO FURTHER FAIR
HOUSING AS WELL AS MEET
DEVELOPMENT GOALS CONSISTENT
WITH THE TNC FUNDS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S HELPFUL FOR TRYING TO
ASSESS THAT OUT.
I'M ASSUMING ALL OF THESE LINE
ITEMS FEED INTO THE
MULTI FAMILY HOUSING.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME THE
REMAINING $20 MILLION IN
MULTI FAMILY LENDING?
WHERE IS THAT?
>> BASED -- I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT THE BASE OF
OUR -- IS THIS THE
TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT PIECE OF
THE 23 MILLION?
>> YEAH.
>> THAT ALSO GOES FOR THE SAME
INVESTMENT STRATEGY.
THAT IS MANDATORY HOUSING.
ABLEAFFORDABILITY PROCEEDS.
IT COMES IN ON THE BUDGET
DESCRIPTION.
IT CAME IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
IT'S PROJECTED INCREASE IN
FUNDS WE WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE ADOPTED IN OUR
BASELINE BUDGET.
>> VERY HELPFUL.
>> MY LAST QUESTION, I'M
EXCITED TO SEE AN EXPANSION
IN FUNDING FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING 2.6 TO
8.2 MILLION.
THAT'S GREAT.
CAN YOU TALK HOW SUCCESSFUL
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN.
HOW DOES ONE QUALIFY FOR
ASSISTANCE?
THEN, WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS
WILL BE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING?
>> THANK YOU.
SO OUR HOMEOWNERSHIP FUNDS DO
TWO THINGS.
THEY SUPPORT DOWN PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE WHICH EXTENDS
TO INDIVIDUAL HOME BUYER WHO
SEEKS TO PURCHASE A
HOME ON THE MARKET IN A WAY
WHICH THAT IS
SUBSIDIZED.
WE INVESTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF HOMES THAT WERE
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE.
IT IS PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE
HOME.
WHEN THE HOME IS INITIALLY
AVAILABLE, IT'S MADE
AVAILABLE TO A LOW INCOME FIRE.
UPON RESELL, THE SUBSEQUENT
HOME BUYER IS LOW INCOME
BECAUSE THE EQUITY IS CAPPED TO
INSURE IT STAYS
AFFORDABLE.
WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH HOMESITE
TO DO THE LENDING
AND PAPER AROUND DOWN PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE.
THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO MOVE
FORWARD THOUGH.
I SHOULD BE CLEAR IT IS HARDER
TO USE DOWN PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE WHEN THEMENT MARKET
PRICES FOR HOMES ARE
SO HIGH.
TRYING TO CHASE THE MARKET IS
CHALLENGING.
WE HAVE MORE INVESTED IN OUR
PERMANENTLY INVESTED
HOME DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S WORKING WELL.
WE HAVE A FEW COMMUNITY
PARTNERS PRIMARILY THAT
APPLY TO US, MAINLY HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY AND LAND
TRUST ARE OUR PRIMARY PARTNERS
WE SEEK TO EXPAND AND
GROW OUR PAPERS.
WE'RE WORKING TO IDENTIFY
HOMEOWNERS.
WE HAVE OTHER MODELS TOO.
FOR EXAMPLE, HOMESTEAD DID A
DEVELOPMENT AND WORK
ALONG SIDE THE TOWN COMMUNITY
LAND TRUST TO TRY TO
RECRUIT HOME BUYERS AS PART OF
AN EFFORT TO USE.
HOME BUYERS DON'T APPLY
DIRECTLY TO US.
THEY WORK WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO APPLY FOR
HOMES.
THERE ARE CERTAINLY MORE NEED
AND DEMAND BY HOME
BUYERS THAT WE ARE PRODUCING
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
I KNOW IT FEELS SMALL WHEN WE
ANNOUNCE WE HAD 50
SOME ODD HOMES THIS YEAR.
THAT'S SCALED FOR US.
WE SEEM SEEK TO CONTINUE TO
GROW THAT.
>> VERY GOOD.
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ON HOW WE CAN
EXPAND ALL OF THAT.
TO PRESERVE HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
WORK OF YOURSELF AND
FOLKS ON YOUR TEAM.
APPRECIATE YOUR LIFTING UP THE
INVESTMENTS THAT
YOU'RE MAKING IN HOUSING AND
THE PRESENTATION AS
WELL.
I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO --
THE CURRENT PROGRAM.
THE FIRST IS THE HOME AND HOPE
PROGRAM.
YOU MAY RECALL WE ALLOCATED
FUNDS IN THE PAST TO
HELP BUY DEVELOPMENT WORK ON
POSSIBLE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING LOCATIONS FROM OUR
PARTNERS AT ENTERPRISE.
IT'S I THINK BEEN A REALLY
USEFUL INVESTMENT.
THE BUDGET INDICATES THAT THE
200,000 IN ONE TIME
FUNDING WAS REMOVE ED FROM THE
PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET.
ANY REMAINING OR IS IT?
THIS HAS BEEN HELPFUL WORKING
AROUND THE USE OF
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT OWNED SITE
KNOWN AS THE DUMAR
SITE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE DEVELOPED
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING SEVERAL
YEARS AGO DURING THE
MHA DISCUSSIONS.
WE INSURED THAT EVEN THE MOST
OF THAT PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOOD WAS RECEIVING THE
MINIMUM BUMP.
WE MADE SURE A LARGER ZONING
INCREASE WAS DONE AT
THAT PARTICULAR SITE.
WE WANTED TO USE THAT SITE FOR
HOUSING.
JUST WANTING TO KNOW WHAT STATUS
.
>> GONZALEZ WORKED TO CHAMPION
THIS AS WELL.
$200,000 ONE TIME FUNDING FOR
HOME FOR GOOD PROGRAM
SEEMS TO BE REMOVE ED FROM THE
BUDGET.
DIDN'T LOSE THEIR HOUSING
DURING THAT TRANSITION.
THEN WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS
NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE
THE STATE WAS NOT KICKING
PEOPLE OFF OF BENEFITS DUE
TO THE PANDEMIC.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN CONTINUE
CONSUMING THAT AS WE
MOVE TO 2022.
>> DO WE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT
THERE'S FUNDING FOR
HOME FOR GOOD INCLUDED IN THE
2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
IF THAT SHOULD OCCUR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
I'LL ANSWER MOST OF THAT
QUESTION.
I CAN CONFIRM THE HOME IS
INCORPORATE INTO OUR
BASELINE.
IT DOESN'T SHOW DISCREETLY.
HOME FOR GOOD, WE DID CONSIDER
A ONE TIME ADD.
THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE
2022 PROPOSED.
>> SO ON THE POLICY SIDE OF THE
ANSWERS TO THOSE
QUESTIONS, I WILL CONFIRM WITH
STAFF.
WE'LL GET BACK TO CENTRAL
STAFF.
I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE FULLY
EXPENDED OUR HOME AND
HOPE CONTRACT FOR THIS YEAR.
WE ARE REGULARLY BILLING THAT
WITH SUPPORT ON
PREDEVEOPMENT AND ANALYSIS FOR
PROJECTS LIKE THE
ONE YOU MENTIONED AT DUMAR.
THAT HAS PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES.
ON HOME FOR GOOD, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT IS REALLY THOUGHTFUL AND
VERY MUCH NEEDED SUBSIDY
THAT CAME AT A TIME IN WHICH
IT'S LESS NEEDED.
PEOPLE READY NOT TRANSITIONS
OFF.
I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION
ABOUT WHEN WE MIGHT
ANTICIPATE A CHANGE IN THE
STATE POLICY.
I WILL LOOK INTO THAT.
THE AT THIS POINT, WE CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH
COMMUNITY SERVICES ON WHETHER
THERE ARE BETTER OR
DECENT WAYS TO EXPEND THIS
YEAR'S CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOUR
AUDIO IS GARBLED.
DO YOU MIND TRYING ONE MORE
TIME, MAYBE MUTE,
UNMUTE?
YES.
THAT MAY HELP US OUT.
>> I'M GOING TO PICK OFF WHERE
COUNCILMEMBER LEFT
OFF ON THE HOME FOR GOOD
INVESTMENTS.
I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR I
UNDERSTAND THE
ALLOCATIONS THAT WE MADE IN
2019 WERE ACTUALLY NOT
SPENT.
>> BECKY, DO YOU HAVE A BETTER
UPDATE ON
EXPENDITURE?
>> 2019, 750,000 WAS SPENT.
>> I BELIEVE THE FIRST WAS
SPENT.
SIT THE 2021 AMOUNT WE ARE
STRUGGLING TO SPEND.
>> REMIND ME WHAT THE 2021
AMOUNT IS?
>> 200,000.
>> OKAY.
AND THAT $200,000 HAS NOT BEEN
CARRIED OVER INTO THE
PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THAT'S HELPFUL.
I'M GOING TO SWITCH GEARS A
LITTLE BIT.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE NEW
INVESTMENTS AND
HOUSING CAPITAL WHICH ARE
APROMPTLY $89.5 MILLION.
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S GOING TO
BE A RENEWED FOCUS OF
THOSE DOLLARS ON ZERO TO 30%
AREA MEDIAN INCOME
WHICH I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL
FOR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
GRANULAR DETAILS
RELATED TO THAT INTENTION.
I'LL PUT THE QUESTIONS OUT.
THEY'RE BOTH RELATED TO THE
STRATEGIC ACQUISITION
DEVELOPMENT FUND.
WILL THE $89.9 MILLION INCLUDE
A PERCENTAGE SET
ASIDE FOR NEW PERMANENT SUPPORT
OF HOUSING UNITS.
IF SO, WHAT IS THAT SET ASIDE
AND HOW MANY
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS ARE WE
HOPING TO REALIZE AS
A RESULT OF THIS NEW
INVESTMENT.
SECONDLY, MUCH OF THE PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING IS FOR ACQUISITION
AND DEVELOPMENT.
I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S BAKE
INTO THE 2022 BUDGET
OR WHAT KIND OF PLANS THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS FOR
MAKING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE TWO
QUESTIONS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
FIRST ON THE PERCENTAGE OF
UNITS THAT ARE SET ASIDE
FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, WE DON'T HAVE A
PARTICULAR SET ASIDE AMOUNT.
WHAT WE DO HAVE IS, AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER, WE
EXPECT A PORTION OF THIS FUND
OF THESE FUNDS WILL
HELP US TO CONTINUE TO TAKE
APPLICATIONS UNDER OUR
RAPID ACQUISITION IN,OFA.
THROUGH THAT, WE WERE WORKING
WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO PURCHASE BUILDINGS
BETTER USED FOR
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
WHILE NOT THE HIGHEST INTENSIVE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, THAT'S DONE BY OTHER
AGENCIES, THIS IS
STRONG SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
ANOTHER PORTION OF FUNDS AS I
MENTIONED GOES TO
INVEST IN OUR TYPICAL NOFA.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
THAT PIPELINE IN PART
DEPENDS ON WILLING PARTNERS
CREATING MORE PSH
PROJECTS TO INVEST IN.
NOT A SET ASIDE PERCENTAGE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN A
WAY THAT PRIORITIZES
SERVING EXTREMELY LOW INCOME
PEOPLE.
THAT IS PART OF OUR POLICY
GUIDANCE AS WELL.
THIS REALLY DOES RELATE
COMPLETELY TO YOUR SECOND
QUESTION.
>> THIS IS TO INSURE THOSE
BUILDINGS CAN BE BUILT
BUT ALSO OPERATE AND HAVE
SERVICES.
OMS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF
THE THREE LEGGED
STOOL OF BUILDING SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
RIGHT NOW WHAT WE SEEM TO DO IS
LEVERAGE NEW STATE
AND COUNTY RESOURCES THAT HAVE
BEEN CREATED FOR OMS.
WE BELIEVE THAT SEATTLE WILL BE
COMPETITIVE FOR
THOSE FUNDS AND ALSO WE ARE
EAGERLY AWAITING THE
COUNTY AND STATE TO MAKE
DECISION ON THE
AVAILABILITY OF THOSE
RESOURCES.
IT ACTS AS A MODERATOR ON OUR
ABOUT TO BUILD MORE.
>> REGARDING YOUR QUESTION
ABOUT THE BAKED IN AMOUNT
OF,MN IN OUR BUDGET.
THE BASELINE IS FULLY FUNDED BY
LEVEE PREVIOUSLY.
THE TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT IN OUR
PRESENTATION
INCLUDES INCREASE IN 2.7
MILLION ON TOP OF THAT.
JUST TO CLARIFY, GROWTH OF
USING NEW HOUSING CAPITAL
ON NEW PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING IS RELATIVE TO
AVAILABILITY OF THOSE
RESOURCES.
AGAIN WE'RE SEEKING TO PARTNER
WITH THE STATE AND
COUNTY.
THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT
CONSIDERATION.
IF I AM PACKING WHAT YOU'RE
DESCRIBING, LET ME
REPEAT IT BACK TO CONFIRM MY
UNDERSTANDING.
WHAT YOUR SAYING IS THE DOLLARS
IN THAT BUCKET ARE
FOR GENERAL PURPOSE.
ANY HOUSING PROVIDER WHO SERVES
THE EXTREMELY LOW
INCOME POPULATION WOULD IN
THEORY QUALIFY TO APPLY
TO THE NOFA AND DECISION ABOUT
HOW MUCH OF THAT.
SO THIS IS MY UNDERSTANDING
GENERALLY.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> SO TELL ME WHEN YOU ALL ARE
LOOKING AT THOSE NOFA
APPLICATIONS ON THE INSIDE.
LOOK AT THOSE APPLICATIONS.
IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY
PRIORITIZATION OR SORT OF
WEIGHT GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT
ARE REALLY DESIGNED TO
STAND UP ADDITIONAL PERMANENT
SUPPORT OF HOUSING
INFRASTRUCTURE.
I'M CONCERNED IN ORDER TO
EFFECTIVELY, PERMANENTLY
HOUSE THOSE THAT ARE HAVE
EXPERIENCED CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS IS GOING TO BE
RATHER CHALLENGING IF WE
DON'T CONTINUE THIS SCALE UP.
I WANT A SENSE OF INTERNALLY
YOU GO AWAY.
YOU LOOK AT THESE AND GO WHAT
ARE WE DOING -- IS
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING GOING TO
CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THERE TO BE MORE ROBUST AND
PLENTIFUL
APPLICATIONS FOR PERMANENT
SUPPORT OF HOUSING?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I AGREE THAT PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING HAS TO BE
A PRIORITY FOR A FUNDING AREA
IN ORDER FOR US TO
ADDRESS A HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.
FROM OUR END, WHAT I CAN SAY IS
THE PRIORITY FOR PSH
IS BAKE INTO THE POLICIES OF
THE OFFICE AND ETHICS
OF THE OFFICE BY VIRTUE OF THE
FACT OUR CORE FUNDING
FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING BY
ORDNANCE DIRECT 60% OF
THE COMBINED CAPITAL AND
OPERATING TO SERVE FOLKS AT
OR BELOW 30% AMI.
WE HAVE THAT PRIORITIZATION
THAT HAPPENS INTERNALLY.
I KNOW THESE ARE NOT LEVY
FUNDS, THEY GET INVESTED
WITH OUR POLICIES IN WHICH THAT
REMAINS A PRIORITY.
TWO THE QUESTION IS HOW WE
CONTINUE TO GROW OUR
PIPELINE AND COMMUNITIES TO
INVEST IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THAT'S A LOT OF WORK WE DO.
ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE DO THAT
IS WORK WITH PARTNERS
USING OUR ACQUISITION LENDING
TO HELP SECURE SITES
THAT MAKE PSH AVAILABLE FOR AN
EXAMPLE NOW.
WE HAVE AN ACQUISITION LOAN TO
CREATE NEW PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSES THAT HELP SET
UP THAT PROPERTY TO
THEN COME INTO OUR NOFA ROUND
THIS YEAR TO SEEK
PERMANENT FINANCING.
THAT WORK IS ONGOING.
I WOULD SAY THE LAST THING
THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT
WE DON'T JUST FUND 30% AMI
HOUSING IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTING HOUSING BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OFFICE WIDE
INTENTIONALITY IN MIXED
INCOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WHERE THERE'S 30s, 40, 50s,
IT'S GOOD PRACTICE
AND LIVING FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE
IN THOSE BUILDINGS.
I CAN SAY OF THE MANY
APPLICATIONS WE HAVE SEEKING
$100 MILLION, MANY PROJECTS
THAT ARE NOT ALL AT 30
INCLUDE 30s WITHIN THEM.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SEEK
TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH OUR PARTNERS TO INSURE NOT
ONLY ARE THOSE
INCLUDED, THOSE CAN HAVE THE
SUBSIDY FOR OPERATIONS
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT RESPONSE.
>> I THINK THAT THAT WOULD
MERIT A POLICY CHANGE IN
TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE CHOOSING
TO PRIORITIZE AT A
MINIMUM FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
YEARS WHILE WE CREATE
THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS
GOING TO BE NECESSARY TO
ACTUALLY HOW HAS THOSE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS.
>> WE LOOK AT THAT
INTENSIFICATION IF YOU WILL OF
SORT OF FRONT LOADING
INVESTMENTS IN THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND THE
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AREA
THAT REALLY WILL HELP US
ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT WERE SEEN IN OUR EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS.
WE'LL TRY TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.
THAT'S NOT ABANDONEDMENT OF THE
BEST PRACTICE YOU
DESCRIBE AROUND HAVING MIXED
INCOME HOMES.
IT'S MORE ABOUT WHERE SHOULD WE
FOCUS ENERGY NOW IN
THE SHORT TERM IN ORDER TO
PRODUCE LONG TERM ASSETS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE CRITICAL.
>> ONE THING I SHOULD ADD IS
EMPHASIS, GROWTH YOU'RE
YOU CAN TAG ABOUT IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE TRIED TO
ACHIEVE BY VIRTUE OF HOUSING
PILOT LAST YEAR.
WE WORKED INTENTIONALLY WITH
PARTNERS TO COCREATE
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
WE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR
MOUTH IS.
WE ADVANCE AN EXTRA YEAR OF
RESOURCES TO PUT OUT 600
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS
OPPOSED TO TYPICAL YEAR OF
200-300 AND LOOK FORWARD TO
COLLABORATION WITH YOU
AND OTHERS ON WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT
FAMILY SIS.
I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF
LESSONS LEARNED ON WHAT WE
WERE ABLE TO DO.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR THE REP MINDER
AROUND THAT PSH PILOT
PROGRAM.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOT MAKE IT A
PILOT AND MAKE IT THE
THING.
WHICH IS WHAT I'M ADVOCATING
FOR.
WE'LL SUPPORT THAT LEVEL OF
INTENSIFICATION AND
EMPHASIS AROUND CREATING
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
>> THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO LINE
OF QUESTIONING.
SOME OF THESE DECISIONS WERE
NOT MADE WITHIN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
FEEL FREE TO DEFER TO DIRECTOR
NOBLE OR IF CENTRAL
STAFF IS ON THE LINE.
CAN WE CONFIRM THIS AS WELL
SPECIFIC TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THOUGH.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS WE HAD
AN ASSUMPTION THERE
WOULD BE $98 MILLION.
THIS YEAR $98 MILLION.
OF THAT, 82% WAS SUPPOSED TO GO
TO DEEPLY AFFORDABLE
CONSTRUCTION ON MULTI FAMILY
UNITS INCLUDING
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
FOR FAMILIES AT OR
BELOW 30% AMI.
BY RECEIVING A PROPOSE IT WILL
THAT INCLUDES ONLY
40 MILLION OF THAT 98 MILLION,
WE NOW HAVE A
SITUATION WHERE THE REMAINING
AMOUNT TO GET TO THE
98 MILLION IS BEING MADE UP BY
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
FUNDS.
$50 MILLION IS COMING FROM THE
FEDS TO GET TO OUR
GOAL OF 58 MILLION.
EXCUSE ME, OF 98 MILLION.
THAT'S ABOUT 50%.
THAT'S WHAT WE ANTICIPATED
GOING INTO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THERE'S A LOT OF HEADLINES
ABOUT THE HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
IT WOULD BE $50 MILLION MORE
HAD THE FULL ALLOTMENT
JUMP START GONE INTO PLACE.
I THINK SPECIFIC TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, I AM
CONCERNED AND DON'T KNOW WE
HAVE THE CAPACITY.
THAT FURTHER LIMITS OUR ABOUT
TO CREATE BUILDINGS TO
COUPLE WITH STATE AND COUNTY
DOLLARS TO CREATE THAT
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
I AM RAISING A CONCERN ABOUT
THE OVERALL INVESTMENT
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'M NOTING THAT IT COULD HAVE
BEEN ABOUT $50 MILLION
HIGHER HAD THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
JUMP START FUNDS GONE
TO CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THEN WE COULD PAIR WITH STATE
AND COUNTY DOLLARS TO
CREATE MORE PSH TO THE TUNE OF
WE WERE ANTICIPATING
UP TO 3900 NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS UNTIL ONE
YEAR.
CENTRAL STAFF, FEEL FREE TO
JUMP IN.
>> COUPLE COMMENTS.
GENERAL POINT TAKEN.
AGAIN, THIS TABLE DOESN'T
HIGHLIGHT THERE IS THE
$50 MILLION OF FEDERAL
RESOURCES THAT CAN BE USED TO
MATCH THE STATE AND OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES TO FOCUS
ON CAPITAL.
AS IMPORTANTLY, JUST TO MAKE
THE GENERAL POINT,
THERE COULD HAVE BEEN $50
MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IF THERE WERE NOT
ADDITIONAL FUNDING
PRIORITIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED
BY THE COUNCIL.
THIS IS TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE
OVERALL BUDGET WE'RE
TRYING TO FUND THAT THE COUNCIL
ASK WE FUND ACROSS A
VARIETY OF NEEDS.
THAT IS WHAT LED US TO BALANCE
THE SOURCES OF MONEY
TO THE USES THAT MOST WELL
ALIGNED WITH THE
CONSTRAINT.
WE WERE WORKING HARD TO MEET
THE POLICY INTENT.
I'M NOT SAYING WE MADE IT WORD
FOR WORD.
THE CONSTRAINTS.
THAT BROADER CONTEXT IS
IMPORTANT.
COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE OVERALL
APPROACH.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
REVIEW AND CONSIDER AND
MAKE CHANGES AS YOU CHOOSE.
>> THANK YOU.
.
>> A LOT OF NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
THROWN AROUND IN TERMS
OF TOTAL NUMBER OF PAYROLL TAX.
THIS IS WHY SOME OF THE NUMBERS
ARE NOT MATCHING UP.
WE ARE LOOKING VERY CAREFULLY
AT THE PROPOSED BUDGET
AND USES OF PAYROLL TAX AND
DIFFERENT CHOICES
DIRECTOR WAS HIGHLIGHTING.
WE'LL HAVE A WERE BREAK DOWN
FOR DISCUSSION, ISSUE
ID AND OPTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL.
I WOULD ASK THAT DIRECTOR NOBLE
MENTIONED THAT IN
TRYING TO PUT THIS BUDGET
TOGETHER, THIS WAS
BALANCING THE JUMP START
SPENDING PRIORITIES AS WELL
AS ANOTHER COUNCIL SPENDING ADS
AND CHANGES THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE YEARS.
I WOULD ADD TO THAT IT IS
ACCURATE AND WE WILL LOOK
AT THERE IS OVERLAP THERE.
THERE'S COMMITMENTS MADE BY THE
MAYOR SUPPORTED BY
THESE SWITCHES.
IT IS TO PROVIDE DEEPER
ANALYSIS, ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION ON OCTOBER 13th.
>> APPRECIATE THAT.
LET'S TURN OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES TO ROUND
THIS OUT.
THANK YOU, PATTY, FOR THAT
QUICK WORK ON THE SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST HAVE A FOLLOW UP ON THE
CONVERSATION AROUND
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
AS I UNDERSTAND THIS, THERE'S
FUNDING FOR THE
CAPITAL.
WE'RE WAITING ON HAVING ENOUGH
PARTNERS.
WE'RE WAITING ON STATE AND
COUNTY TO RELEASE FUNDS.
HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
OPERATION OF
MAINTENANCE.
WE CAN START TO TALK ABOUT OUR
INTERGOVERNMENT
RELATION STRATEGY HOW WE START
WORKING WITH COUNTY
AND STATE PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENT
RELATIONS IS AWARE OF
THIS ISSUE.
I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN CONNECTING
WITH OUR DELEGATION
ON THIS.
LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION
SIGNIFICANT NEW INCREASE IN
OPERATING AND SERVICES FUNDING
WAS ESTABLISHED AT
THE STATE.
THE STATE IS WORKING NOW ON AN
ANALYSIS STUDY AND
PARTNERSHIP TO DRIVE
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW RATES AND
PRIORITIES SHOULD BE SET FOR
THAT FUNDING.
THERE'S A PROCESS.
THAT'S BEEN A HISTORIC KEY
RESOURCE TO LEVERAGE.
WE LEVERAGED THIS PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE COUNTY TO USE
SOURCES.
THEY'LL HAVE MORE RESOURCES AND
EXPECTING RESOURCES
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT'S BIT OF A LIMBO AND TIMING
ISSUE AS WE WORK WITH
PARTNERS TO INSURE THAT THOSE
CRITICAL SERVICES ARE
IN PLACE WHEN WE NEED THEM WHEN
BUILDINGS OPEN.
THE MORE WE EXPERIMENT ON
BRINGING UNITS ONLINE
FASTER.
THE MORE WE, IT TAKES CLOSE
NEGOTIATION TO MAKE SURE
RESOURCES ARE THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE HAVING A LITTLE
BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT
WHERE SOME OF THE BOTTLENECKS
ARE.
I'VE LONG BEEN A FAN OF ONSITE
46 PROTECTION TOO.
THAT IS A SEPARATE ISSUE.
I DO THINK THAT THE IDEA OF
MAKING SURE THAT UNITS
ARE MORE AFFORDABLE ARE
INCORPORATED AND INCLUDED IN
THE PRODUCTION WE'RE DOING.
I WILL LEAVE THAT AT THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
FINALIZE OUR QUESTIONS.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO TURN INTO
THE OTHER END OF THE
SPECTRUM, HOW WE GET FOLKS INTO
HOUSING EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO ALVARADO TO YOU
AND YOUR TEAM AND
EFFORTS PRODUCING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
I WANTED TO ECHO THE COUNCIL.
YOU WANT TO ECHO EMPHASIS OF
PRIORITIZING THOSE
APPLYING FOR OHS FUNDS.
IN TERMS OF -- I KNOW WE
FOCUS IN ON PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WHICH WOULD
HAVE SERVICES ON
SITE.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT IN SOME
WAY, SERVICES CAN BE
PROVIDED OFFER SITE.
SOMETIMES SOMEBODY IS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT
MAY NOTNEED THE FULL RANGE OF
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
SO JUST LOOKING FOCUSING ON
ZERO TO 30%, THAT RANGE
AND DOING MORE TO GET PROJECTS
THAT HAVE TEMPORARY
VACANCIES IN THEIR PROJECTS TO
GET THEM TO FEEL
THOSE WITH THOSE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
WHATEVER WE DO TO DOUBLE DOWN
ON PRIORITIZING
HOMELESSNESS.
>> I'M INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT
FEES AND TO
CALIBRATE THOSE ON SITE FOR LOW
INCOME HOUSING.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
THE ONE THING I'LL SAY ON YOUR
FIRST POINT ABOUT
HOW DO WE SUPPORT PEOPLE
EXITING HOMELESSNESS IN THE
GREATER HOUSING INVESTMENTS AT
LARGE.
I MENTIONED EARLIER WE SPEAK TO
INVEST IN BUILDINGS.
THERE'S PAPERS THAT ARE REALLY
SUCCESSFUL CREATING
MEMORIAL RANDOM WITH 30% AMI
UNITS AND OTHER UNITS.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR ALVARADO.
THE APPRECIATE YOU STARTING
WITH THE END GOAL TO
HAVE A HOME.
THIS IS IMPORTANT PLACE FOR US
TO START AS WE THINK
ABOUT COMMUNITY SAFETY,
COMMUNITY HEALTH.
IT CENTERS AROUND HAVING A SAFE
PLACE TO LIVE AND
CALL HOME.
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU TO SCALE UP
UNITS, FAMILIES SERVED, TO
ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT AND
THE ABOUT FOR FOLKS TO LIVE AND
RETIRE IN OUR CITY.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
CONVERSATIONS OVER THE NEXT
TWO MONTHS AS WE FINALIZE THE
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM AT
THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS
WHO REALLY EFFECTUATE
THIS WORK.
>> WELL SAID.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU READ
ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> WONDERFUL.
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
PRESENT WITH US HERE TODAY TO
PROVIDE THIS REPORT AS
IT RELATES TO PROVIDING.
>> OUR GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND REC
AND DIRECTOR BEN
NOBLE AND JULIE FROM THE CITY
BUDGETS OFFICE.
WELCOME ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE
BEEN WITH US.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR
AND 15 MINUTES FOR
THIS PRESENTATION.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
THE TEAM HERE TO LEAD
US OFF.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE AN ORDER OF
WHO'S GOING FIRST.
WE'RE TURN OVER TO COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS TO OFFER
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FIRST.
YOU ALL PROBABLY HAVE A HANDFUL
OF QUESTIONS.
WE'LL GET TO THOSE AS WELL.
WE HAVE TIME BAKE INTO
TOMORROW'S AGENDA AS WELL IN
CASE ANYTHING GOES OVER.
WE CAN TRY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
ACCOMMODATING
EVERYBODY'S QUESTIONS.
WELCOME EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING US HERE
TO SPEAK TODAY.
WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS CHANGES
TO THE CITY WIDE
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE BUDGET.
>> TRACY JEFF, WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
CENTRAL STAFF JOINED BY-
>> JEFF, CENTRAL STAFF.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ASKED
THAT REPROVIDE BASELINE
INFORMATION AS CONTEXT FOR YOU
AS YOU BEGIN YOUR
DELIBERATIONS OF THE 2022
PROPOSED BUDGET AND
PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON
INVESTMENTS.
I'LL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE
HOMELESS HOUSING
UNITS THAT WILL BE OPEN OR WILL
BE OPENING.
AS A STARTING POINT, AT THE END
OF 2019, THERE WERE
APPROXIMATELY 4300 CITY FUNDED
HOMELESS HOUSING
UNITS IN OPERATION.
THIS IS OUT OF A TOTAL OF
14,400 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS THAT WERE OPENED THAT
SERVED A VARIETY OF
OTHER POPULATIONS.
SO, AS WE LOOK TO THE FIRST
SLIDE, WE WILL SEE THAT
BEGINNING IN 2020 TO THE END OF
2023, THE CITY'S
INVENTORY OF AVAILABLE HOMELESS
HOUSING UNITS WILL
INCREASE BY 2023 UNITS.
1621 UNITS WILL BE FUNDED BY
THE CITY TOWARD THE PSH
LEVY PILOT AND 402 UNITS WILL
BE FUNDED BY THE ONE
TENTH, 1% SALES TAX.
THAT SUPPORTS THE ACQUISITION
OF HOUSING THROUGH THE
HELP FOR HOUSING PROGRAM.
>> IN TOTAL, 2000 REPRESENT 47%
INCREASE OVER THE
BASE OF 4300 UNITS.
>> THE CHART SHOWS THE NUMBER
OF UNITS OPENED LAST
YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE FOR 2020, THE TOTAL
WAS 422 TOTAL UNITS.
TOTAL UNITS FOR 2021 WAS 811
UNITS.
THE TOTAL FOR 2022 WAS 816
UNITS.
THESE NUMBERS DON'T INCLUDE THE
2021 NOFA AWARDS
THAT WILL BE MADE RESULTING IN
ADDITIONAL UNITS
COMING ONLINE.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT OPENING
DATES ARE ESTIMATES.
>> IT'S NOT ONLY THE NUMBER OF
UNITS BUT THE SPEED
WITH WHICH MANY OF THESE COME
ONLINE AND ARE OPENED.
THAT IS A CREDIT TO OH AND TO
THEIR INNOVATIONS.
? I'M TALKING FROM THE PILOT
PROGRAM BUT ALSO THE
RAPID ACQUISITION PROGRAM.
THAT AFFORDED US THE UNITS UP
AND GOING.
MUCH FASTER THAN THE CYCLE
TYPICAL PROJECT, FINANCED
IN YEAR ONE, FINANCED IN TWO TO
THREE YEARS BEFORE
THOSE OPEN AND COME ONLINE.
FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT AND KUDOS TO
THEM FOR WORKING ON
NEW WAYS TO BRING UNITS ON
QUICKER.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHART?
>> ALL RIGHT.
NOW I'M SEEING QUESTIONS.
WE'LL START WITH LEWIS.
WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
GO AHEAD COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
ARE ANY OF THOSE CURRENTLY
OPEN?
>> NO.
ALL OF THESE ARE -- EXCEPT
FOR THE 2020 NUMBERS
WHICH ARE
TO WHEN THEY'LL BE.
I WANT FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC
TO EMPHASIZE THOSE ARE
BUILT THIS YEAR BUT WE DON'T
HAVE THE SITUATION AND
THE CITY AND HAVE THOSE OPEN.
THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT POINT TO
MAKE.
THANKS FOR CLARIFYING.
I THINK I'LL HOLD OFF ON
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS HERE
UNTIL WE GET FURTHER INTO THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR.
JUST TO CLARIFY THE LAST ANSWER
FOR THE 811.
DID YOU SAY THEY WILL BE
ONLINE?
>> THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
>> THAT'S THEIR EXPECTATION.
THINGS SOMETIMES HAPPEN.
I'M GIVING THAT CAVEAT THERE.
THAT'S THEIR EXPECTATION THEY
HAVE COMMUNITY DATED
TO ME, 811 OPENED BY THE END OF
2021.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M SORRY IF I MISSED THIS
IN THE BEGINNING OF
YOUR PRESENTATION.
WHEN YOU'RE SAYING HOMELESSNESS
HOUSING, IS THAT
JUST PERMANENT SUPPORT OF
HOUSING.
>> THIS WOULD BE FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE STILL HOMELESS
BUT THEIR LEVEL OF SERVICE NEED
IS LESS THAN THOSE
THAT ARE SERVED BY PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
IT'S NOT THE FULL INTENSIVE
SERVICES PROVIDED PSH
INCLUDING LOWER CASE MANAGE.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES,
THOSE THAT GO ALONG WITH
THE BUILDING.
>> IT'S NOT ALL ZERO TO 30% MI?
IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT.
IT'S PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PLUS THIS LIGHTER
TOUCH FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
FOR ZERO TO 30?
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> APPRECIATE THAT.
AGAIN APOLOGIZES TO JEFF AND
TRACY.
APOLOGIES FOR A FALSE START
THERE.
WE HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE.
I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE
MEMO SENT FROM
CENTRAL STAFF THAT PROVIDES AS
WELL.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS
CHART, 666 UNITS ARE
PARENTED TO OPEN BY THE END OF
2021.
489 ARE ISSUED TO OPEN BY END
OF 2022.
>> THEY HAVE A SEPARATE PROGRAM
RELEVANT TO OUR
CONVERSATION EARLIER THAT WILL
PROVIDE OAM
SUBSIDIES.
THERE'S 496 OF THOSE.
THE CITY HAS OMU WITH THE
COUNTY.
THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE 350
OEM SUBSIDIES FOR CITY
OF SEATTLE FUNDED FOR CAPITAL
PROJECT FOR HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS.
THESE NUMBERS DON'T INCLUDE
SERVICE SUBSIDY.
.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST COLUMN
IS 2019.
IT'S WHERE THESE ARE QUARTERLY
NUMBERS.
WHEN IT SAYS DECEMBER 2019, IT
WAS OCTOBER,
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
THAT WAS BASICALLY BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC.
WE HAD 2284 UNITS.
IT HAS COUNCIL PLANNED FOR
EXPANSION OF EMERGENCY
SHELTER.
IT'S WHERE THE COUNCIL WAS
PROVIDING FUNDING WITH
THE INTENTION THAT OUR SHELTER
SYSTEM WOULD GET
LARGER AND HANDLE MORE PEOPLE
NOT INTENTION OF
REPLACING BEDS.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
DISTINCTION.
AS YOU SEE OVER THE COURSE OF
THE PANDEMIC, THE NEXT
COLUMN COVERS REALLY APRIL,
MAY, JUNE.
>> OUR BASE WAS GOING DOWN.
WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT LEVEL OF
EXPANSION.
BY THE MIDDLE AND LATE PART OF
2020, YOU'VE SEEN WE
LOST A LOT OF SHELTER CAPACITY.
THAT'S BECAUSE OF COVID
MODIFICATIONS.
WE HAD TO SPACE PEOPLE OUT TO
MAKE OTHER
MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE
PROTECTIVE.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT
SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED TO
INTENSIFY AND PROVIDE
LOCATIONS LIKE SEATTLE CENTER
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU SEE YOU SKIP NOW TO THE
FOURTH COLUMN.
THERE'S A LIGHT BLUE BAR,
TEMPORARY BEDS.
THAT'S THE EXECUTIVE HOTEL
SPECIFIC AND KINGS IN
COMING ONLINE.
THEY'RE BACK OR ONLINE NOW.
THEY'RE STILL SHOWN THERE.
>> THAT IS ABOVE WHERE WE WERE
END OF THE YEAR.
PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE WORK
TO LAUNCH TEMPORARY
BEDS THROUGH THE TWO HOTELS.
OUR PERMANENT ONGOING CAPACITY
IS STILL DOWN IN THE
LONG TERM.
IF YOU LOOK BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR, WE AREN'T THERE
YET.
>> ADDITIONAL TINY HOME
VILLAGES THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT A GREAT DEAL, THE COUNCIL
PLANNED FOR
EXPANSION AS WELL AS TEMPORARY
BEDS FUNDED
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ALL THOSE
THINGS COMBINED.
A TOTAL OF 8250 SHELTER SPACES
THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF THOSE,
286 ARE GOING TO BE
GOING OFF LINE.
I THINK THE LATEST IS JUNE.
MANY OF THEM IN JANUARY.
SO IF I ADD ANOTHER COLUMN,
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A
BIG DROP COMING SOON.
I WAS ASKED TO MAKE SURE IT'S
CLEAR TO THE COUNCIL
WHAT THE CITY FUNDED CAPACITY
WAS PREPANDEMIC TO
NOW.
ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER?
ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER
THOSE NOW AND OTHERWISE
GET OVER TO DEPUTY WASHINGTON
TO GO TO THE NEXT
STEPS.
>> THANK YOU FOR PREPARING THIS
CHART.
SO JUST FOR BACKGROUND FOR THE
COMMITTEE ON
SEPTEMBER 6th, I SENT AN EMAIL
TO JEFF AND TRACY
SAYING AS WE GO TO THE BUDGET
PROCESS, IT WOULD BE
VERY GOOD FOR US TO REVIEW
EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENED
WITH OUR SHELTER SYSTEM OVER
THE COURSE OF COVID TO
INFORM OUR PLANNING.
I THINK WHERE THIS HAS BEEN
MOST USEFUL AS
PREPARATION IS WHAT JEFF QUEUED
UP IN TERMS OF THE
TEMPORARY SPACES GOING AWAY
MAKING SURE THAT THE
TEMPORARY SPACE GOING AWAY
COINCIDES WITH PERMANENT
CAPACITY COMING ONLINE AS A
GENERAL POLICY GOAL.
I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION WILL
BE AND JEFF MAYBE YOU
COVERED THIS.
IS THAT JUMP IN TEMPORARY
SPACES FROM 197 TO 286,
THAT'S REPRESENTING THE JUST
CARE HOTELS THAT ARE
GOING TO COME ONLINE?
>> YEAH.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY HOTELS
PLEASURE.
I GUESS THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.
THE COUNCIL PROVIDED FUNDS IN
MARCH AMENDED IN JUNE
AND $5.5 MILLION WERE USED TO
OPEN 89 HOTEL BEDS
WITH THE JUST CARE PROGRAM
LARGELY FOCUSED AROUND
CITY HALL PARK IN THAT AREA,
DOWNTOWN.
YES THE 286 IS WHY IT WENT UP
197 TO 286.
>> OKAY.
CURRENTLY AS CONSTITUTED, DOES
THIS CHART INCLUDE
THE THREE ADDITIONAL TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES THAT WE'RE
GOING TO WORK WITH THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY TO STAND
UP?
>> IT DOES NOT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
CLARITY THERE.
THE COUNCIL AND THE 2021
ADOPTED BUDGET PROVIDED
FUNDING.
AGAIN A PLANNED EXPANSION OF
OUR SHELTER SYSTEM.
NOT SHOWING ANYWHERE ON THIS
CHART IS ADDITIONAL
TINY HOME VILLAGES CREATED
PARTLY WITH CAPITAL
FUNDING GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED BY
THE STATE IN THE MOST
RECENT CAPITAL BUDGET AND
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
2022 USES FUNDING FOR
OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR THOSE
UNITS ONGOING ADDS UP TO $2.4
BILLION.
THERE'S A LOT OF SAME NUMBERS
THAT ARE DIFFERENT
THERE.
>> IF THERE WAS A 2022 LIKE A
FIRST QUARTER PANEL,
THAT WOULD INCORPORATE NEW
VILLAGES LIKE THE RVs.
THAT'S PROBABLY NOT INCLUDED
HERE EITHER.
>> YOU'RE CRAIG.
THAT'S NOT INCLUDED.
IN NO CASE DID I INCLUDE
ANYTHING RESIDING IN
VEHICLES.
THERE'S 17 SPACES OPERATED BY
CONTRACTORS AT THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
NONE OF THAT IS REFLECTED HERE.
I CAN'T QUARANTINE THAT.
>> JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT IS
AND ISN'T REFLECTED
IN CHARTS.
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, THAT'S A
GOOD THING.
WE CAN PENCIL IN MORE AS WE
COME TOGETHER.
I THINK THIS CHART PUTS IN
STARK PERSPECTIVE THE
CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP OF WHY
WE'RE SEEING SO MANY
NEIGHBORS LIVING IN TENTS IN
THE CITY.
>> CERTAINLY, I CAN OBVIOUSLY
MAKE -- AT THIS
MOMENT, ANY OF THAT INFORMATION
THAT CAN CERTAINLY
PROVIDE AS WE GO THROUGH THE
BUDGET PROCESS.
AS WE APPROACH WHERE CENTRAL
STAFF WILL BE BACK TO
SHOW IMPLICATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M THINKING IT'S 150 OR SO
TINY HOUSE BEDS AND
VILLAGES AND 45 OR SO SPACES AT
THE 25 OR IS SPACES
THAT THE RV SAFE LOT.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
GOT TO MY QUESTION
THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO SEE
WHAT JANUARY 2022 IS
GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
ANOTHER BAR FOR THAT CHART.
MAYBE JULY SINCE WE'VE HEARD
THAT SOME OF THE
TEMPORARY UNIVERSITIES ARE
GOING TO BE COMING OFF
BOTH IN JANUARY AND MORE IN
JULY.
ER APPRECIATE ADDITIVE ELEMENTS
AS WELL.
AGAIN, IT WOULD BE USE TO FEEL
SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE.
>> I SEE NODS FROM CENTRAL
STAFF THAT APPRECIATE
THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU.
SO I WANTED TO -- I HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT SLIDE
ONE.
SO THESE 2000 UNITS IN 2022,
2023, I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET CLEAR ON WHETHER THOSE
ARE INCLUDED IN THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED PACKAGE OR
ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN BY UNIT?
STUDIO, HOTEL?
WHAT IS A HOUSING UNIT?
HOW ARE WE DEFINING THAT?
>> LIKE HOW BIG.
IS IT A STUDIO?
>> YES.
I THINK TYPICALLY THE UNITS ARE
STUDIOS.
I CAN ASK.
>> LET ME ANSWER THE QUESTION
AS IT RELATES TO KING
COUNTY UNITS.
SOME ARE IN HOTELS.
SOME ARE IN ACTUAL RENTAL
BUILDINGS.
THEY CONSIDER THOSE TO BE
HOUSING UNITS.
SOME OF THEM INCLUDE FULL
KITCHEN AS WELL AS
BATHROOM AND BEDROOM ALL IN ONE
UNIT OR IN THE ONE
SPACE.
SOME INCLUDE A MICROWAVE AND
OTHER THINGS.
SO THEY CONSIDER THOSE
EMERGENCY HOUSING UNITS.
THOSE ARE THE UNITS THAT MAY BE
SUBJECT TO
REDEVELOPMENT AS PSH UNITS.
THEY CLASSIFY AS ENERGY UNITS
THAT DON'T HAVE A FULL
KITCHEN.
PSH HAS THE SEPARATE KITCHEN
FACILITY MORE LIKE A
STUDIO APARTMENT ESSENTIALLY.
THIS WOULD BE A FULL STUDIO
APARTMENT, 300 SQUARE
FEET OR SMALL EFFICIENCY
DWELLING UNIT APPROXIMATELY
200 SQUARE FEET OR SO.
WE WILL FUND FULLY CONTAINED
BATHROOMS WITH
KITCHENS.
>> I'M LOOKING AT THE DARK BLUE
HERE.
ARE THESE ALREADY IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET OR ALREADY
IN THE PIPELINE?
I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF
WHERE IN THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THESE SHOW
UP IN DOCUMENTS.
>> THESE ARE ALREADY FUNDED AND
AWARDED SO ACTUALLY
TO TRACK BACK TO THE 6000
NUMBER, THESE ARE PROBABLY
CAP
CAPTURED IN THAT 6000 NUMBER
AND NOW ON THEIR WAY
UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IN
OPENING.
>> GOT IT.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS
OPENING COMPONENT HERE?
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS FOR THE REQUEST
FOR THIS INFORMATION AND FOR
CENTRAL STAFF FOR
PROVIDING IT.
I DO AGREE THIS IS HELPFUL
FOUNDATIONAL
UNDERSTANDING FOR 2021.
AS WE WILL HERE, THERE'S A BIT
OF TRANSITION PLANNED
FOR 2022.
AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS, WE
HAVE A HUMAN SERVICE
DEPARTMENT THAT INCLUDED
LARGELY OUR DEPARTMENT
PROVIDING SERVICES TO FOLKS
EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
THE TOTAL HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IS $115 MILLION
IN FUNDING TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS.
91% OF THAT OR JUST OVER $104
MILLION IS GOING TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT WERE
STARTED WITHIN HSD
THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT AT SOME
POINT IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK HAVING THIS
FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE AS
WE THINK ABOUT 91% OF
THE FUNDS ALLOCATED BEING
TRANSITIONED OVER
UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS CURRENTLY
BEING DEPLOYED IS
IMPORTANT.
I'M NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON THE TWO
SLIDES AND MEMO.
WITH THAT DEPUTY WASHINGTON,
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD, YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
WE'LL TRANSITION OVER TO YOU,
DEPUTY MAYOR.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD
TO THE SLIDES THAT
CENTRAL STAFF CREATED.
I'M JUST GOING TO KICK US OFF.
IF WE CAN GO TO THE KEY TAKE
AWAY SLIDE.
>> WE'LL GO BACK ONE, SORRY.
THANK YOU.
>> KEY TAKE AWAYS FROM THE 2022
HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE BUDGET.
CITY WIDE RESPONSE STRUCTURE
AND BUDGET.
HSD HOMELESSNESS RESPONDS IN
2022 WITH A BRIEF
UPDATE IN 2021.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO
GO THROUGH.
NEXT SLIDE.
KEY TAKE AWAYS IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET MAINTAINS
THE CHANGES MADE TO
PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF COVID-
19 AS ONE TIME FEDERAL
FUNDS RAMP DOWN.
IT MAINTAINS AN EXPAND SHELTER
CAPACITY.
IT SHIFTS PROGRAM OVERSIGHT TO
THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY WHILE REMAINING
FUNDING TO KEY PUBLIC
SPACES CLEAN AND ACCESSIBLE.
I KNOW SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
AREA.
I HOPE THIS CHART MAKES IT
EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS OUR CITY WIDE EFFORT TO
ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS.
THE CITY'S HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE AS YOU SEE IT
STRETCH ACROSS MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS.
WITH THE STAND UP OF THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY, THE
WORK TO DESIGN AND FUND
HOMELESS SERVICES WILL SHIFT
TO THEM.
IN THAT FIRST COLUMN, THAT WILL
PRIMARILY BE SHELTER
AND OUTREACH.
THE REMAINING COLUMNS
ILLUSTRATE THE KEY CITY
OPERATIONAL ROLES THE CITY WILL
DON'T LEAN ON TO
INSURE PUBLIC SPACES ARE CLEAN
AND ACCESSIBLE TO
ALL.
WE WILL FOCUS ON THE
PRESENTATION ON SIGNIFICANT
BUDGET CHANGES FOUND WITHIN SPU
PARKS.
IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS,
I'LL PAUSE AND HAND
OFF TO DIRECTOR NOBLE AND HE'LL
TAKE US TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
DO FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS HERES
IN.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO ASK FOLKS
TO HOLD QUESTIONS
UNTIL THE END OF YOUR
PRESENTATION.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE
CHALLENGING BECAUSE THERE'S
MULTIPLE FACETS TO IT AND
MULTIPLE PRESENTERS.
WE'LL COME BACK AROUND TO
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND
GO THROUGH THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S
QUESTIONS.
MAKE A NOTE OF YOUR QUESTIONS
AND SLIDE.
APPRECIATE YOUR OPENING REMARKS
IS THAT WE CAN GET
THIS KICKED OFF.
WE'LL TURN BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> NOTED.
THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO
DIRECTOR NOBLE WHO'S GOING
TO WALK US THROUGH THE NEXT FEW
SLIDES.
>> THIS SHOWS YOU OVER TIME THE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
HOMELESSNESS CITY WIDE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OBVIOUSLY
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
IN 2020 AND MOST SIGNIFICANTLY
IN 2021, YOU'LL NOTE
THERE'S TWO COLUMNS 2021.
THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND REVISED.
THE REVISED INCLUDES THE
ADDITIONAL FEDERAL MONEY
ALLOCATED MID YEAR.
YOU OBVIOUSLY SAW A SIGNIFICANT
DROP IN
APPROPRIATIONS IN 2022.
THERE'S MULTIPLE REASONS FOR
THAT.
THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE LIKE
THE MOST IMPORTANT
ASPECT OF IT.
THREE BIG DRIVERS HERE.
ONE IS THAT SOME OF THE MONEY
THAT IS IN THIS CHART
IS ACTUALLY MOVED TO OTHER
PLACES AND NO LONGER --
EITHER THE SHERIFF -- THE
LEAD FUNDING THAT HAD
PREVIOUSLY BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO
HOMELESSNESS IS IN,SD
COMMUNITY DIVISION.
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY -- WE
HAVEN'T CUT THE SPENDING
THERE.
THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
MONEY.
MORE THAN $10 MILLION.
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT DUE
TO MCKINNEY FUNDING
IN THE 2021 REVISED AND ADOPTED
COLUMN.
THAT MONEY WILL NOW BE AS PART
OF OUR WORK WITH
REGIONAL AGENCY.
THAT FEDERAL MONEY WILL GO
CORRECTLY, TO THE COUNTY.
NORTH OF $20 MILLION DECREASE
IS JUST THAT SHIFT IN
THE WAY WE'RE DESCRIBING THE
MONEY AND WHERE SOME OF
IT LANDS INITIALLY.
I THINK THE BIGGER ISSUE IN
TERMS OF HIGHLIGHTED IN
THE NEXT SLIDE.
LET'S MOVE AHEAD THIS.
IS SHOWING THE INTENDED
SPENDING ON AN OPERATIONAL
LEVEL.
THE OTHER BIG THING HERE, THE
FUNDING ALLOCATED MID
YEAR, 2021 FEDERAL DOLLARS,
ONLY A PORTION OF THAT
IS GOING TO GET SPENT IN 2021.
WE ALWAYS ANTICIPATED THAT SOME
OF THAT RESOURCE
WOULD BE SPENT IN 2022 AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE ALLOCATIONS ARE
EQUAL ACROSS 2021 AND
2022.
THIS MAINTAINS THE OVERALL
LEVEL OF SHELTERING AND
RELATED SERVICES WE ARE
PROVIDING.
THE APPROPRIATIONS ARE HEAVY
INTO 2021.
ANTICIPATED CARRY FORWARDS MEAN
THE FUNDING LEVELS,
ACTUAL SPENDING BETWEEN THE TWO
YEARS IS ESSENTIALLY
CONSISTENT.
I THINK ITS HELPFUL AS WE DIG
INTO THE NEXT FEW
SLIDES AND PRESENTATION DIGS
INTO THE SPECIFICS ON
THAT AND HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND
HOW THE 2021
INVESTMENTS ARE SUSTAINED OR IN
ONLY CASES
INCREASED.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
I KNOW FOLKS ARE HOLDING THEIR
QUESTIONS TO THE END.
I DID THE SHERIFF'S HAND.
DO YOU HAVE QUICK
CLARIFICATION?
>> JUST QUICK.
MAYBE BEN COULD GO INTO A
LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON IT.
HOW MUCH -- I WOULD IMAGINE
THERE IS A DECENT
AMOUNT OF UNDER SPEND THIS YEAR
RELATIVE TO WHEN
INVESTMENTS AND ASSETS WERE
REALIZED IN TERMS OF
ADDED SHELTER CAPACITY.
SOMETHING I GET A LOT OF
CONTACT ABOUT IS AMOUNT OF
MONEY THAT IS SPENT ON
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE.
THERE'S A DISTINCTION WHAT IS
APPROPRIATED AND WHAT
IS SPENT.
I WONDER IF YOU COULD TOUCH ON
WITH THIS HOW MUCH OF
THE 2021 ADOPTED BUDGET WE'RE
GOING TO PASS FORWARD
DUE TO ANTICIPATED UNDER SPEND.
THAT WOULD BE INFORMATIVE.
AT THIS POINT, THAT'S A GOOD
THING FOR US.
WE HAVE RESOURCES TO WORK WITH.
IT'S REVISED FOR 2022.
ROUGHLY $60 MILLION DIFFERENCE.
MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL SPENDING
THAT WE'RE PLANNING,
THE RELATIVE APPROXIMATELY $30
MILLION OF THE 2021
APPROPRIATIONS AREN'T SPENT
AREN'T ANTICIPATED TO BE
SPENT UNTIL 2022.
JULIE IS ON AND MAYBE PROVIDE
MORE DETAIL AT A MORE
GRANULAR LEVEL.
I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFYING
QUESTION.
WE APPROPRIATE THE FEDERAL
MONIES AS AN EXAMPLE
KNOWING NOT EVERY ONE OF THOSE
GET SPENT.
JULIE CAN PERHAPS PROVIDE MORE
DETAIL.
>> BEN REALLY NAILED IT.
IT'S THE COMBINATION OF UNDER
SPIN.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER IS
SIGNIFICANT AND PRIMARILY FROM
THE CLIFFER DOLLARS.
IF COUNCIL MEMBERS REMEMBER,
THERE'S A JOINT RELIEF
PLAN IN PAST AT THE END OF 2020
TO SUPPORT 2020 AND
2021 OPERATIONS.
IT WAS A PRECURSOR TO THE JUMP
START SPENDING PLAN
WHERE 10 MILLION WAS ADDED IN
THE HOMELESSNESS
SPACE.
SO SOME OF THAT MONEY IS
CARRYING FORWARD AS WELL
AND TRANSFERRING AND COMING OUT
OF THAT TOTAL.
IT'S THE CARRY FORWARD OF THE
FEDERAL GRANTS.
IT IS THE REMOVAL OF ONE TIME
ITEMS.
IT IS THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN
GRANTS THE CITY USE TO
BE THE DIRECT RECIPIENT OF.
THE COUNTY IS NOT GOING TO PASS
THROUGH ANY LONGER
SINCE WE DON'T DIRECTLY PROGRAM
PROGRAMS ANYMORE.
THOSE WILL BE REDIRECTED.
>> THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
INFORMATION.
IS THE UNDER SPEND NUMBER 30
MILLION.
>> THAT'S ROUGHLY THE AMOUNT.
WE ARE STILL IN SEPTEMBER.
WE DON'T YET KNOW HOW THE FULL
YEAR WILL SHAKE OUT.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CONSIDER THE
CARRY FORWARD AND
EARLY Q 1 OF 2022 FROM THE
DEPARTMENTS.
THAT COMES DOWN AS LEGISLATION
TO THE COUNCIL FOR
YOU TO CONSIDER HOW RESOURCES
SHOULD BE USED.
WE WON'T KNOW THE FINAL NUMBER
UNTIL LATER.
IT'S AN APPROXIMATION.
>> USEFUL CONTENT.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> I'M NOT NEW TO THE
DEPARTMENT.
INTERIM DIRECTOR AND CFO WILL
PRESENT ON SIGNIFICANT
BUDGET CHANGES WITHIN OUR
DEPARTMENTS HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE.
CHANGES IN 2022 INCLUDE
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES,
PROGRAM OVERSIGHT THAT WILL BE
TRANSFERRING OVER TO
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY OR HSA.
HSD WILL MANAGE A TEAM TO
MANAGE THE CONTRACT.
THE HOPE TEAM WILL REMAIN WITH
HSD.
THEIR FOCUS WILL BE ON
COLLABORATING WITH THE RHA
AND DEPARTMENTS TO INSURE
PROCESSES STOOD UP TO
MAINTAIN SERVICE AND
CONNECTIONS LIVING WITH PEOPLE.
WE'LL PRESENT THE POLICY
PRIORITIES AND BUDGET
CHANGES TO HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE IN 2022.
DEMONSTRATING HOW THE PROPOSED
BUDGET SUPPORTS OUR
POLICY PRIORITIES AND SHOW HOW
CHANGES INCREASE
EQUITY FOR SERVICES FOR BLACK
AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
OF COLOR.
MEMBERS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
>> THAT WAS MY QUEUE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ACTING DIRECTOR KIM.
GOOD MORNING.
THE FISCAL YEAR '22 PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR HISD
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE.
MAJORITY ARE GENERAL FUND AND
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN OF
22.3.
EVEN WITH THE REDUCTION OF OUR
'21 ADOPTED BUDGET.
OUR BUDGET FUNDS THE MAJORITY
OF SERVICES.
>> THROUGH OUR FUNDING, EVEN
THOUGH OUR FUNDING IS
ENDING, YOU ARE CONTINUING TO
SERVICE AS THE
CURRENTLY OFFERED WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE HOTEL
BASE SHELTERS AS I PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED IN THE
EARLIER SLIDE THAT WILL END IN
MARCH '22.
THE REDUCTION COMES FROM THE
ONE TIME FUNDS AND CITY
HAS IDENTIFIED.
>> THE NEXT SLIDE WILL PROVIDE
THE DETAILS OF
TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS, TRANSFER
RESOURCES FROM THE
HOMELESS RESPONSE BUDGET.
WITH THESE ADJUSTMENTS, NOT A
CORRESPONDING
TRANSFER.
THESE ARE SLIGHTLY ADDING UP TO
$24.5 MILLION WILL
TRANSFER TO OTHER DIVISIONS AT
HSD.
THESE ADJUSTMENTS AS I
PREVIOUSLY STATED DO NOT
IMPACT SERVICES WHICH WILL
CONTINUE IN '22.
IN WITHIN SD SPECIFICALLY IN
THE ADS DIVISION.
APPROXIMATELY $17 MILLION IN
MCKINNEY GRANTS AND
FUNDING FOR THE NAP CENTER WILL
TRANSFER.
WE'LL NOW PRESENT THE PROGRAM
DETAILS OF THE HSD
HOMELESS BUDGET IN RESPONSE TO
FISCAL YEAR '22.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF
2021 UPDATE.
WE'LL DISCUSS THE BUDGET
PRIORITIES.
THIS 2021 UPDATE WILL BE
FAMILIAR TO YOU FROM THE
JULY SELECT COMMITTEE WITH A
FEW UPDATES.
AS YOU KNOW, HOMELESS
STRATEGIES THE INVESTMENT IS
SUN ETING ON 31st OF THIS YEAR.
WE'RE COMPLETING WORK IN
PROGRESS BEFORE THE END OF
THE YEAR TOP HELP THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY
BE READY TO ISSUE CONTRACTS AND
IMPLEMENT EXISTING
AND NEW PROGRAMS NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEM TO
LAUNCH THE 2022
OPERATIONS AS YOU KNOW.
THEY'RE STAFFING UP IN 2021 AND
ALREADY BEGINNING
WORK.
FINALIZING DETAILS THE RELATED
TO PROVIDER
CONTRACTS. H
SI STAFF WILL CONTINUE SUPPORT
FOR EXISTING
PROGRAMS.
WE'LL EXPAND THE DIVERSION
SERVICES PROGRAM
UTILIZING THE SEATTLE RESCUE
PLAN FUNDS.
OF COURSE AS YOU WILL SEE IN
THE NEXT SLIDE, WE WILL
BE STANDING UP OVER 380 NEW
UNIVERSITIES OF SHELTER.
THANK YOU.
THIS CHART SHOWS THE LAST PUSH
TO SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHELTER
BEDS BY YEAR END OF
THE 340 -- EXCUSE ME, 384,
295 ARE PERMANENT BEDS.
THIS -- ALL OF THIS WORK TO
GET TO 384 REPRESENTS
THE VERY HARD WORK AND
DEDICATION OF BOTH THE HSI
STAFF AND PROVIDE HER PARTNERS
THAT CAN'T DO IT
WITHOUT OUR COLLABORATION.
DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHEN
EVERYONE WAS STRETCH
INCREDIBLY THIN.
ALSO TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE
OUR SHELTER INVENTORY.
BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL
SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFT
AWAY FROM BASIC SHELTER TO
ENHANCED SHELTER OVER
2019 AND VILLAGES UP 53%.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE BEST
PRACTICE WE HAVE BEEN
COMMITTED TO DOING AND HAVE
MADE SHIFTS YEAR AFTER
YEAR.
WHILE JEFF NOTED, THE NUMBER OF
SHELTER BEDS
FLUCTUATED DURING THE FIRST
YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC
WHICH IS THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF
THE PANDEMIC.
NOT UNEXPECTEDLY BECAUSE WE
WERE FOCUSING ON THE
INTENSIFICATION AND HEALTH OF
SHELTER STAFF AND
GUESTS.
WE WILL END 2021 WITH AN
OVERALL INCREASE OF OVER
530 BEDS WHICH 250 ARE
PERMANENT.
AGAIN, I MUST REITERATE, I KNOW
I SAID THIS BEFORE.
IT BEARS REPEATING HOW VERY
LUCKY I AM TO WORK WITH
MY COLLEAGUES IN HSD AND OUR
PROVIDERS.
THEY ARE ALL AN INSPIRATION FOR
THE WORK THAT I SO
ENJOY DOING WITH THEM.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AS WE MOVE TO 2022, I WANT TO
REMIND US ALL THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY WOULD ASSUME
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY THEY ARE
PREVENTION,
DIVERSION, OUTREACH, SHELTER,
TRANSITION HOUSING,
RAPID REHOUSING AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTING HOUSING
SERVICES.
AS YOU KNOW, THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING RETAINS ALL
ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> SO I WOULD -- I'LL START
TO GO THROUGH THE KEY
PRIORITY AREAS FOR THE
>>> AS YOU WILL SEE THE BUDGET
INVEST IN FOUR AREAS.
ENSURING SUCCESS OF NEW AND
EXISTING SHELTER
PROGRAMS,
DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING
ALTERNATIVES TO
TRADITIONAL SHELTERS, AND
ADDRESSING WORKFORCE AND
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS OF SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
NEXT
SLIDE.
THIS BUDGET PRIORITIZES
RESOURCES TO EXPAND
ITS SERVICES TO AGENCIES THAT
PROVIDE CULTURALLY
RELATIVE SERVICES TO BLOCK,
INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR, WHO, AS WE KNOW,
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AT A
DISPROPORTIONATE RATE.
IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT WE
ARE TRANSFERRING ABOUT $104
MILLION TO THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY FOR WHICH RACIAL
EQUITY IS ITS GUIDING
PRINCIPLE.
THE AUTHORITY CENTERS THE
VOICES OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH
HOMELESSNESS, WHO,
AGAIN, ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE A
AGENCY TO SELECT SERVICES THAT
MEET THERE NEEDS.
ENSURING THAT PROGRAMS ARE
RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS
OF THE CLIENT.
REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING, SHOULD
THEY
HAVE BEEN, WOULD IMPACT THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES
ABILITY TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION
OF CREATING A CRISIS
SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO
PERSONS WITH EXPERIENCE
IN HOMELESSNESS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
TO ENSURE THE
SUCCESS OF SHELTER PROGRAMS ARE
20 TIMES DUE TO THE
BUDGET SUPPORTS FUNDING TO
SUSTAIN SHELTER
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE MADE
WITH ONE TIME $2021.
3 MILLION WILL EXTEND TO THE
COVID-19 MITIGATION
FUNDING FOR SHELTERS.
THE SALVATION ARMY WHICH
OPERATES A LARGE SHELTER WILL
RECEIVE FUNDING TO
CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN 2022 AND
2023 INCLUDING
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE
RELOCATION OF THE SHELTER
NEXT YEAR WHEN WE EXPECT A
CURRENT LEASE TO EXPIRE.
THERE IS $6 MILLION OF FUNDSS
FOR THE NEW SHELTER
THAT WILL COVER IN THREE YEARS
OF OPERATIONS.
THIS
PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED SHELTER
SERVICES TO ADDRESS
DISPROPORTIONALITY OF AFRICAN-
AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
THE
PROPOSED BUDGET SUPPORTS THE
DESIGN IT MEANT
IMPLEMENTATION OF ALTERNATIVES
TO TRADITIONAL
SELFLESS.
THERE IS $2.4 MILLION IS FOR
SERVICE,
THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED IN A
VARIETY OF PROGRAM
TYPES.
THE HOMELESSNESS PORTION OF
THESE FUNDS WILL
SUPPORT DAY CENTERS, PREVENTION
AND OUTREACH.
THE
2021 SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN FUNDS
WILL CARRY OVER A
TOTAL OF $900,000 TO THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY FOR
VEHICLE SAFE ALLOTS AND
OPERATIONS AND SERVICES AT
ALTERNATIVE SHELTERS.
RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR MORE
SPACE WE ARE WORKING TO MOVE
THOSE FUNDS TO THE
AUTHORITY THIS YEAR SO THEY CAN
BEGIN THE
IMPLEMENTATION.
WE ARE EXPANDING ACCESS TO
HOUSING,
IMPROVING SHELTERS, TO HOUSING
BY REACHING A BROADER
RANGE OF PEOPLE.
THE BUDGET SUPPORTS $6 MILLION
IN
SERVICES TO GO WITH FEDERAL
EMERGENCY HOUSING
VOUCHERS.
A PRIORITY FOR THESE VOUCHERS
IS TO HELP
PERSONS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS MOVE INTO HOUSING.
WITHOUT SUPPORT SERVICES THEY
ARE FRANKLY OF LITTLE
VALUE TO PERSONS WHO NEED RENT
SUPPORT AND SERVICE
SUPPORT TO ATTAIN AND RETAIN
HOUSING.
WE ARE ONE OF
SEVERAL CITIES THAT ARE PUTTING
SERVICES TOGETHER
WITH THESE PHONES IS TO
DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT THAT
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN
SERVICES CAN HAVE ON
REDUCING HOMELESSNESS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WAIT THE
LONGEST FOR A HOUSING OPTION.
THE BUDGET MAINTAINS
FUNDING FOR THE MUSLIM HOUSING
SERVICES WHICH
OPERATES ITS FAMILY
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN THIS
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.
THE BUDGET TRANSFERS
SIX-POINT $7 MILLION IN
REHOUSING FUNDING FROM
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN TO THE
AUTHORITY FOR ITS
IMPLEMENTATION IN 2022.
FINALLY, A PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THE
NEW REGIONAL
AUTHORITY AND WORKFORCE NEEDS.
THERE IS $2 MILLION
FUNDING FOR PROVIDER CONTRACTED
INFLATION, AND, IT
CONTINUES FUNDING TO THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY FOR
POSITIONS THAT WERE FUNDED IN
2021.
$2.3 MILLION IN
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS
WILL TRANSFER TO THE
AUTHORITY FOR CAPACITY BUILDING
WITHIN THE
HOMELESSNESS SERVICE SYSTEM.
AT THIS POINT I WILL
TURN THE PRESENTATION BACK OVER
TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR.
>> CAN YOU DEFINE THAT CAPACITY
BUILDING IN THAT
PIECE?
>> YES, THE AUTHORITY HAS BEGUN
WORKING WITH
PROVIDERS AND COALITIONS AROUND
ABOUT THAT CAPACITY
BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE.
IT WILL BE A CONSULTATIVE
PROCESS THAT WILL ADDRESS
BASICALLY ADDRESS CAPACITY
AMONG AGENCIES TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE SERVICES AND
EXPAND THE SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE RETURNING TO THE
CITYWIDE
RESPONSE TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING
UNSHELTERED HAVE ACCESS TO
SHELTER.
THAT WE KEEP
PUBLIC SPACES CLEAN AND
ASSESSABLE TO ALL COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THE
REGIONAL
AUTHORITY WILL MANAGE ALL OF
THE OUTREACH CONTRACTS
AND THE SHELTER STRATEGY.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SLIDE
IS TO SHOW THE FRAMEWORK ON HOW
DIFFERENT PARTS OF
THE SYSTEM WILL WORK TOGETHER
IN 2022.
BOTH THE
OPERATIONAL ROLE IS STAYING
WITH THE CITY, THE
OUTREACH AND SHELTER PROGRAM
MOVING TO THE REGIONAL
HOUSING AUTHORITY.
THEY WILL COORDINATE WITH ONE
ANOTHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
PROCESS WORKS, ALSO,
TO MENTION THIS IS GOING TO BE
A PROCESS WHERE WE
NEED TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE BECAUSE
IT IS A NEW PROCESS
WHERE WE ARE SENDING OUTREACH
PROVIDERS OVER TO THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY AND SO OVER
THE LAST FEW MONTHS
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER
TO PREVENT TO A MODEL
THAT WE BELIEVE WILL WORK, BUT,
WE WILL INCORPORATE
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
IN 2022 AS NEEDED.
I
AM HANDING IT OVER TO TALK
ABOUT THE REMEDIATION.
>> THE ADOPTED 2021 BUDGET IS
$20.8 MILLION
SUPPORTED BY APPROXIMATELY 19.8
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
IN 2022 THIS INCREASE IS TO
22.3 MILLION AND 22.8
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
UTILITIES 2022 GENERAL BUDGET
IN CRUISES PRIORITIZE HYGIENE
AND HEALTH AS WELL AS
REMOVING TRASH AND WASTE FROM
THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF
WAY.
WITH RESPECT TO HOUSES PEOPLES
PERSONAL
HYGIENE NEEDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
CONCERNS THE
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES THE
ADDITIONAL 274 THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF
HYGIENE STATIONS
FROM 18 TO 21.
>> EXCUSE ME.
CAN WE ADVANCED THE SLIDE.
THANK
YOU.
>> THE BUDGET, THE NEWEST
SIGHTS WILL BE NEAR IV
ENCAMPMENTS TO KEEP THE AREAS
FREE OF WASTE AND
HEALTHIER.
MOVING ON REGARDING THE
INCREASED TRASH
REMOVAL AND RIGHT OF WAY WE
WILL BE INCREASE IN
COLLABORATION WITH PEOPLE
LIVING IN RVS AND
EXPANDING MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
ON THE TOPIC OF
RVS SEWAGE PUMP OUT SERVICES
DURING THE CITIES
PANDEMIC RESPONSE SPU SCALED UP
ITS RESPONSE TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RISK SUPPORT
. THE BUDGET EXPANDS
EVEN THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE BY
INCREASING THE UTILITY
FREQUENCY OF PUMPING SO THAT
EVERY RV CAN GET PUMPED
EVERY FOUR WEEKS, WHICH IS MORE
OPTIMAL THAN WHERE
IT IS CURRENTLY.
SPU ESTIMATES OLDER 90% OF RVS,
THE TANKS THAT CAN GET PUMPED
OUT ARE GETTING THE
SERVICE THEY NEED.
THE BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO
SUPPORT INCREASED SERVICE
LEVELS TO REDUCE TRASH AND
WASTE NEAR IV ENCAMPMENTS.
UNDER THE PROPOSAL
EXPAND THE PURPLE BACK PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT THE
ENCAMPMENTS AND USE CONTRACTORS
TO PROVIDE MORE RV
REMEDIATION SERVICES.
I SEE I HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS.
>> YOUR SLIDE IS THE LAST SLIDE.
I THINK THIS IS
THE LAST SLIDE BEFORE QUESTIONS.
IS THERE NOT
ANOTHER SLIDE FOR PARKS?
>> THERE IS NOT ANOTHER SLIDE.
>> LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE GET
PARKS IN THEIR GUYS.
>> I WILL MAKE SURE.
I SEE YOUR HANDS I WILL CALL
ON YOU.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE DIRECTOR
DOES HAVE A
HARD STOP AT 12:30.
WE WILL SEND A QUICK THANK YOU
TO THE PANEL.
WE HAVE ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR FOR
THIS
PORTION OF THE MEETING TODAY SO
DON'T WORRY WE BOTH
HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR
QUESTIONS.
WE APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK WITH
US
AGAIN TOMORROW.
ITEM NUMBER 3 WILL BE MOVED TO
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
WE WILL GET TO EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR RAISING YOUR HAND.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR ROSE IS THIS IDEA OF
ENSURING
THAT WE HAVE ALL SPACES CLEAN
AND ASSESSABLE FOR ALL
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND
RESTORE ALL THE NATURAL ASSETS.
THE WORK IN THIS
AREA HAS BEEN QUITE CHALLENGING
AND NOW WE ARE ALSO
ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.
ON THE
OPERATIONAL SIDE REALLY TRYING
TO RESPOND TO THE
CHALLENGES WE HAVE HAD BEEN
STAFF SAFETY AND HAVING
ENOUGH STAFF TO SUPPORT THE
WORK SO WE ARE ADDING A
COUPLE OF POSITIONS HERE.
AS WE DO THE REGULAR
CLEANUP AROUND ENCAMPMENTS OF
MIKE AS A PARTNER WITH
THE REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
AS THESE INDIVIDUALS
GOOD CONNECTIONS TO SERVICES.
IN ADDITION TO OUR
OWN OPERATIONS WE ARE ALSO
TAKING ON
RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE DATA,
MANAGEMENT PIECE AND
COMMUNICATION PIECE THAT WERE
TAKEN ON BY THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
THE CAPITAL SIDE, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, THIS IS DIFFERENT USES
FOR PARKS AND
RECREATION AND HAS CREATED
CHALLENGES FOR THE STATE
OF THE PARKS AND OPEN SERVICES
SO WE ARE PROPOSING
FUNDING TO RESTORE THE PARKS,
EVERY PARK IS
DIFFERENT, WHEN WE HAVE HAD
ENCAMPMENTS THERE HAS
BEEN SIGNIFICANT RESTORATION
WORK THAT HAS TO BE
DONE.
THIS WILL HELP US ADDRESS THAT.
AGAIN, EVERY
PARK IS DIFFERENT SO WE ARE
ESTIMATING BUT THIS ALSO
DOES NOT COVER, FOR EXAMPLE, WE
HAD SITUATIONS WHERE
EXISTING EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN
DAMAGED, THIS FUND DOES
NOT COVER THOSE EXPENSES.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
>> I THINK THAT IS ALL WE HAVE.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I AM NOT SEEING
YET THE DIRECTOR FROM THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, WHEN THEY COME WE
WILL MAKE SURE TO
INCLUDE THEM.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR
PRESENTATION.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS SPECIFIC
WE WILL MAKE
SURE TO GET A FLAG ON THOSE TO
HAVE THOSE ASKED.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO GO BACK
TO SLIDE 16 OF THE PRESENTATION.
I WANTED TO ASK A
QUESTION ABOUT ANTICIPATING 2.4
MILLION FOR
OPERATIONS FOR THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE ADDITION BUT
IF YOU GO TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE
WITH THE SALVATION
ARMY'S SHELTER IT IS ANTICIPATED
TO BE 12 MILLION
FOR TWICE AS MANY EUNICE.
I IN CURIOUS ABOUT COST
PER UNIT.
IT IS SURPRISING TO ME.
I WONDER WHAT
THE SALVATION ARMY IS DOING
THAT IS COSTING SO MUCH
MORE THAN THE TINY HOUSE
SHELTER WAS?
>> THEY ARE RECEIVING A
COMBINATION OF OPERATING
SUPPORT OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD
THAT IS CAPITAL FUNDS THAT WE
ANTICIPATE THEY WILL
NEED TO IDENTIFY AND STAND UP A
NEW SITE.
AS I
MENTIONED THE LEASE THAT IS
WITH KANE COUNTY S
SCHEDULED TO END THIS, EXCUSE
ME, NEXT FALL.
AGAIN,
THOSE ARE TWO YEARS WORTH OF
OPERATING DOLLARS PLUS
CAPITAL.
>> OKAY.
THAT 12 MILLION REPRESENTS TWO
YEARS OF
OPERATIONS?
>> TWO YEARS OF OPERATIONPLUS
CAPITAL FOR THE STAND
UP OF THE NEW A NEW SITE.
>> OKAY.
>> I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING
TO THE MATH.
WOULD
YOU MIND GOING BACK TO THE
PREVIOUS SLIDE PLEASE.
>> IT IS CLOSER, ALSO THE
NUMBER OF EUNICE IS
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT SO
SALVATION ARMY IS 240
WHERE THE VILLAGE IS ONLY 120
FOR ONE YEAR.
THERE
ARE QUITE A FEW ELEMENTS THAT
MAKE IT NOT AN APPLES
TO APPLES A LOOK.
>> RIGHT, THAT MAKES THE
NUMBERS CLOSER WITH THE
CONTEXT THAT THAT 12 MILLION IS
FOR TWO YEARS OF
SUPPORT.
>> AGAIN IF YOU TAKE THE 2
MILLION NEEDED FOR
CAPITAL TO STAND UP THE NEXT
SITE WE ARE LOOKING AT
CLOSER TO 10 MILLION, DIVIDE
THAT BY 2, THAT IS
ABOUT 5 MILLION FOR 240 UNIT
WHICH IS TWICE THE
OPERATING BUDGET FOR ABOUT 120-
130.
>> WITH THAT INFORMATION IT
MAKES TOTAL SENSE.
I
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE
HYGIENE ADDITIONS, JUST TO
CLARIFY SOME QUESTIONS ON COST.
ON ADDING THREE
STATION LOCATIONS FOR 271,000 I
HAVE INFORMATION
FROM CENTRAL STAFF THAT WE ARE
SPENDING 130-190,000
PER MONTH TO OPERATE HYGIENE
STATIONS.
ARE SOME
HYGIENE STATIONS MORE SERVICE
INTENSIVE THAN OTHERS
BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF
HYGIENE STATIONS WE
ARE ADDING FOR 274,000.
>> WE CAN DEFINITELY GET YOU
MORE INFORMATION WE ARE
PRETTY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE
NUMBERS THAT WE CAN ADD
THE THREE HYGIENE STATIONS.
THIS INCLUDES THE
MAINTENANCE FOR THOSE TWICE A
DAY THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR.
BUT, WE CAN DEFINITELY GET YOU
MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PER
STATION COST.
THEY ARE
ALL MAINTAINED TWICE A DAY.
>> WEIRD DID THOSE NUMBERS
WHERE DID THOSE NUMBERS
ADD TO E-MAIL TO ME CAME FROM?
>> IF I MAY THEY NEED TO BE
ADDED IN.
>> THEY ARE IN.
WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH HIS
LAST
TWO HANDS THAT HAVE MARK MAKE
SOME COMMENTS.
>> THE NUMBERS I E-MAILED WERE
FOR THE HYGIENE
TRAILERS WHICH ALSO INCLUDE
SHOWER FACILITIES SO
THEY ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT THE DIRECTOR
IS MENTIONING ABOUT THE HYGIENE
STATIONS WHICH ARE
TOILET FACILITIES AND HAND
WASHING, SO, IT IS A
DIFFERENT CLASS.
IT IS A THE DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENT TYPE OF SERVICE.
SPENT OKAY.
THIS IS
SOMETHING I WILL WANT TO GET
INTO MORE AS IT RELATES
TO ACQUISITION VERSUS LEASING
IT BACK SEE IF WE CAN
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT ABOUT SOME
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT
REDUCE COSTS AND CHANGE
UP SOME OF THE EUNICE.
I THINK YOU ARE ALREADY
DOING THAT ON MY OFFICE HIS
BEHALF SO I LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING THAT BUT THAT
CLARIFICATION IS
HELPFUL.
OKAY.
>> WE WOULD WELCOME ANY NEW
IDEAS ABOUT
TECHNOLOGIES.
YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT
THE
SHOWER, THE SHOWER UNIT S WE
HAVE PURCHASED HAVE THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF DURABILITY.
WE WON'T HAVE TO LEASE
SHOWER TRAILERS ANYMORE.
UNLESS THE PROGRAM GETS
EXPANDED.
>> ALREADY SHIFTING TO A
STRATEGY OF PURCHASING THE
SHOWER TRAILERS BECAUSE IT DOES
MAKE MORE ECONOMIC
SENSE.
SPIN GREAT.
I WILL FOCUS
>> I WILL FOCUS NOW ON OUTREACH
ADVISED THE FUTURE
OF THE HOPE TEAM.
IF WE COULD GO BACK TO THAT
DIAGRAM.
>> I AM SORRY TO INTERRUPT BUT
I DO HAVE ONE
QUESTION FOR THE DIRECTOR.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I
HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK THAT
QUESTION.
>> CERTAINLY.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
SHARING THIS
INFORMATION.
REGARDING THE HYGIENE SERVICES
I AM
SURE YOU WILL NOT BE SURPRISED
TO KNOW I AM LOOKING
FOR AN UPDATE ON THE NETWORK
THAT REFUNDED LAST FALL
IF YOU COULD SHARE A LITTLE BIT
OF WHERE WE ARE WITH
IMPLEMENTING THAT.
ALSO I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW IF
YOU ARE EXPLORING THE IDEA FOR
THE NEED TO ACCESS OF
PERMANENT PUBLIC TOILETS.
MY STAFF HAS BEEN
ENTERTAINED THAT WHEN I HAVE
BEEN TRAVELING I SENT
PICTURES ON PUBLIC RESTROOMS
FROM CITIES ALL OVER
THE PLACE, I HAVE BEEN ASKING
THE CENTRAL STAFF FOR
SOME SUPPORT IN GETTING A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
HOW MUCH THEY COST.
I AM HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN SIMILAR THINGS
AND WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER ON THAT.
SO IF YOU COULD GIVE US AN
UPDATE
ON THE NETWORK AND ANY
INFORMATION YOU HAVE ABOUT
PERMANENT PUBLIC TOILETS.
>> I AM SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
I WILL ASK YOU TO ASK
YOUR QUESTION ALONG WITH THE
COUNCILMAN SO THAT THE
DIRECTOR CAN ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS AT THE SAME TIME.
>> I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
RV PUMPOUT IT STATES
HERE IT IS BEING FRAMED AS AN
ENHANCEMENT BECAUSE
YOU ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE
FREQUENCY EVERY FOUR
WEEKS BECAUSE IT IS EVER SIX
WEEKS CURRENTLY.
WHEN
WE FUNDED IT LAST YEAR FOR THIS
YEAR IT WAS SERVICED
EVERY FOUR WEEKS SO THE INITIAL
PILOT FOR THE
PROGRAM WAS FUNDED AT 200,000,
THIS PROPOSES TO ADD
ANOTHER HUNDRED 75,000 BUT IT
DOES NOT SEEM, I AM
TRYING TO GET A SENSE, IT
DOESN'T REALLY INCREASE
THE FREQUENCY OF THE PALM
PILOTS IT GOES BACK TO
WHAT WE WERE PREVIOUSLY DOING
BEFORE THE REDUCTION
SO I AM TRYING TO SEE IF THERE
ARE ADDITIONAL
SERVICES BEING OFFERED, IF WE
ARE GOING TO DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS,.
DURING THE PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY THE
UTILITY EXPANDED GOALS TO
PROVIDE INCREASE HYGIENE
SERVICES AND APPARENTLY BETWEEN
JULY AND AUGUST 1016
WAS AVERAGING OVER 100 PUMPOUT
PER MONTH.
SO I AM
TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
THE LEVEL OF SERVICE
IS HERE BEYOND FREQUENCY.
THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS
AND IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
SERVICES, SAME QUESTION
FOR RV MEDIATION AS WELL.
IT IS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED
TO GO TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF
LOCATIONS, HOW MANY
NUMBERS OF LOCATIONS ARE WE
LOOKING AT NOW?
>> OR THE STREET SINKS THE
GRANCE THAT WERE BUDGETED
LAST YEAR WERE AWARDED THE
CONTRACTS WERE IN PLACE
BY JUNE OF 2021.
CLEAN HANDS COLLECTIVE RECEIVED
$60,000 IN BACKSCATTER MAKERS
$40,000.
THE STATUS
IS AT ONE SINK HAS BEEN
DEPLOYED AT THE PLAZA, CLEAN
HANDS COLLECTIVE WILL DEPLOY UP
TO 15 MORE UNIT THIS
YEAR.
SEVERAL LOCATIONS THAT MET SITE
REQUIREMENTS
HAVE DECLINED ADOPTING A SINK
DUE TO STAFFING
SHORTAGES AT MY CONCERNS AROUND
BEING ABLE TO
MAINTAIN THE SINK AS FAR.
REAL CHANGE REACHED OUT
TO OVER 110 LOCATIONS IN
PARTNERSHIP AND NINE OF
THOSE WO WERE INTERESTED WERE
SURVEYED ON THE
DRAINAGE COMPLIANCE AND FIVE OF
THOSE DECLINED THE
SINKS DUE TO GRAY WATER
CONCERNS.
THEY DID NOT FEAR
THAT THEY COULD HANDLE THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT FOR ACCESS TO
THE SINKS.
THE
PROJECT IS ONGOING.
IDEA WOULD BE TO INCREASE OR
ADD AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF
FUNDING THAT WOULD BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE 2021 GRANT
PROGRAM BUT THERE
HAVE BEEN SOE SIGNIFICANT
IMPEDIMENTS WITH FINDING
PARTNER SITES FOR THE SINKS.
IN TERMS OF PERMANENT
TOILETS OR BATHROOM FACILITIES
BATHROOM FACILITIES
IN BRICK AND MORTAR ARE THE
BEST PROVIDING THESE
SERVICES.
SEATTLE DOES HAVE SAY A
SIGNIFICANT
NUMBER IN THEIR PARKS AND
RECREATION CENTER SAT
DURING THE PANDEMIC WERE NOT
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
BUT ARE INCREASINGLY AVAILABLE
I AM GUESSING PERHAPS
COUNSEL MEMBER MORALES YOU ARE
ALSO TALKING ABOUT
MORE PERMANENT STRUCTURES THAT
ARE ONLY HYGIENE
STATIONS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I IN JUST LOOKING FOR A
PUBLIC BATHROOMS I AM
HAPPY TO SEND YOU PHOTOS FROM
VANCOUVER KAMAR
WASHINGTON, TEXAS, WHERE THERE
ARE BOLTED DOWN
BATHROOMS FOR PEOPLE TO USE AS
A ARE MOVING ABOUT
THE CITY.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
GO BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
DID YOU HAVE MORE ANSWERS FOR
THOSE QUESTIONS?
>> WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO
RECEIVING THOSE IMAGES
WITH ANY FURTHER IDEAS.
TO GET BACK TO THE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF
THE ARMY PUMPOUT
SERVICES, YES, SPU IS
AVERAGING, INSTEAD OF THE
HUNDRED THAT HAD BEEN
PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED, IT IS 140
SERVICES PER MONTH SO WE HAVE
EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF
FOLKS THAT WE ARE REACHING OUT
TO IT BACK THE NUMBER
OF RVS.
THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-
19, WE WERE
PUMPING AT FOUR WEEKS FOR THOSE
WE ARE SERVING, BUT,
BECAUSE WE STARTED TO RUN OUT
OF MONEY WE TRIED TO
SEE IF IT WOULD WORK AT SIX
WEEKS, IT IS NOT OPTIMAL
FOR 40% OF THE FOLKS THAT WE
ARE SERVING.
IT LOOKS
LIKE EVERY FOUR WEEKS IS THE
KEY SPOT.
WE WOULD
LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE
BROADER NUMBER.
DID I
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS?
>> SAME QUESTION FOR THE NUMBER
OF RV REMEDIATION
VISITS THAT ARE PROPOSED IN
THIS BUDGET.
I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR ADDING THE
PURPLE BACKPACK PILOT.
THANK YOU FOR ADDING RV
LOCATIONS TO BE RECIPIENTS
FOR THAT PROGRAM AS WELL.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE
TO COMPARE WHAT WE FUNDED AS IT
RELATES TO THE
NUMBERS OF RVS REMEDIATED PER
MONTH UNDER THE
PREVIOUS BUDGET TO WHAT YOU ARE
PROPOSING THIS YEAR.
THE ONE IN TERMS OF THE RV
REMEDIATION WORK DURING
COVID-19 ALL OF THE RVS THAT
REMAINED, WE HAVE
SHIFTED, MOST OF THE EMPHASIS
CLEANS TAKE AN HOUR,
WE ARE ABLE TO DO 10 SITES PER
DAY.
WE CAN GIVE YOU
THAT TOTAL NUMBER LATER.
I DON'T HAVE IT IN MY
HEAD.
>> WE HAVE ALSO TRIED TO IN
THIS AREA AS WELL EXPAND
THE NUMBER OF PLACES THAT WE
CAN REACH.
>> PERFECT.
IN THE PAST THE PROGRAM DID ASK
PEOPLE
TO MOVE IN THEIR RVS WHEN THEY
WERE RVS THAT WERE
CAPABLE OF MOVING SO YOU COULD
CLEAN THE ENTIRE
AREA.
IT ALSO GAVE BUSINESSES, OTHER
FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY TO HAVE SORT OF A
LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK
FOR A WHILE.
I UNDERSTAND WITH THE
SUSPENSION OF
THE 72 HOUR ENFORCEMENT AND
SOME COURT CASES THAT
THERE IS SOME COMPLEXITY AROUND
ENFORCING PARKING
LAWS, BUT, I WOULD LIKE US TO
THINK ABOUT HOW THE
REMEDIATION PROGRAM, WHEN WE
WERE ASKING PEOPLE TO
MOVE ON, HOW IT ACTUALLY
WORKED.
WE WEREN'T REALLY
TOWING PEOPLE'S VEHICLES.
90% OF PEOPLE MOVED
VOLUNTARILY.
I WOULD LIKE TO WONDER, I WOULD
LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT IF WE COULD THINK
ABOUT A
NONENFORCEMENT BASED APPROACH
THAT STILL GETS PEOPLE
TO MOVE ON FOR A LITTLE BIT IT
BACK I WILL BECAUSE
AGAIN, IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN
ACCOMPLISHING THAT IN
THE PAST WITHOUT REALLY HAVING
TO TICKET VEHICLES
BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE
VOLUNTARILY COMPLIED.
I AM
JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY LAST
COMMENTS?
>> WE WELCOME ANY DISCUSSIONS.
WE ARE ALWAYS
WILLING TO LISTEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I WILL TURN IT BACK
OVER TO YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
>> LET'S GO BACK TO THE DIAGRAM.
I APPRECIATE THE
SLIDE I APPRECIATE THIS GETTING
QUEUED UP, I THINK
IT IS A GOOD TRANSITION TO THE
CONVERSATION WITH
MARK.
ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO DO IS
RECONCILE
WHAT THE DIVISION OF
RESPONSIBILITY IS GOING TO BE
IN THE OUTREACH REALM.
I WANT US TO BE CAREFUL, I
AM FLAGGING AS AN AREA, I THINK
OF INTENSE SCRUTINY
FOR THIS BUDGET CYCLE IS GOING
TO BE FIGURING OUT
WHAT THE HOPE TEAM ROLE IS IT
BACK IF IT IS
APPROPRIATE TO RENAME IT TO
REFLECT THIS ROLE.
I AM
WORRIED ABOUT INCONSISTENCY IN
OUTREACH STRATEGY.
I
AM WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
MISUNDERSTANDING WHO IS
INTERACTING WITH THEM AND IF
THERE WILL BE SOME OUTREACH
COMPONENT IN THE HOPE
TEAM.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE IN A
POSITION
WHERE OUTREACH, THE OUTREACH
CONTRACTS, CAN DO THEIR
THING WITHOUT FEELING LIKE THEY
ARE ON A TIMELINE OR
A COUNTDOWN THAT HAS BEEN
IMPOSED BY THE HOPE TEAM
FOR EXAMPLE HOSTING A REMOVAL.
I THINK THERE IS A
ROLE, I HAVE TALKED TO JEFF
ABOUT THIS, HOW WE SORT
OF FUN THE THINGS, I THINK
THERE IS A ROLE FOR THE
CITY TO HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT
POSITION OR EVEN, I MEAN
AS HE SUPERINTENDENT WENT INTO
FOCUS ON MAKING SURE
WE ARE RESTORING SPACES ONCE
THE TEAMS HAVE FINISHED
THEIR WORK AND HOUSED EVERYBODY
IN A LOCATION.
I DO
WORRY ABOUT A POSITION WHERE WE
HAVE OUTREACH TEAMS
THAT ARE CHAFING UP AGAINST THE
HOPE TEAM'S MORE
ENFORCEMENT THINGS IN MY PEOPLE
PERCEIVE A CO-
MINGLING OF OUTREACH WHICH
SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
THAT
IS JUST A LOT OF THINGS BUT I
AM WONDERING WHAT IS
THE VISION IN THIS BUDGET OF
EXACTLY WHAT THE HOPE
TEAM WILL BE DOING AND HOW CAN
WE AVOID THE
PROBLEMS.
>> IT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
CAN BE GO BACK TO THAT
SLIDE.
WE SHOULD NOT EVEN USE THE TERM
HOPE TEAM
ANYMORE.
THERE IS NO HOPE TEAM BECAUSE
WE ARE
MOVING SHELTER, OUTREACH WHICH
IS A FUNCTION OF THE
HOPE TEAM TO THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY.
IT IS JUST A
MISUSE OF WORDS PICKED IT IS
EASIER TO LOOK AT
ROLES.
ONE THING TO REMEMBER IS EARLIER
ALL THE
OUTREACH PROVIDERS REFUSED TO
SIGN CONTRACTS.
IT
WAS ABOUT A THREE MONTH THING.
SO WE MET WITH ALL
OF THE PROVIDERS AND WHAT THEY
HAVE SAID WA WE DO
NOT WANT TO BE ON SITE THE DAY
OF A REMOVAL, FAIR,
RIGHT?
WE DON'T WANT TO BE THERE WHEN
A REMOVAL IS
POSTED.
IN THE NAVIGATION TEAM, FIVE
YEARS AGO,
THEY SAID THE SAME THING, THAT
IS WHY WE HIRED
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS BECAUSE
SOMEONE HAS TO BE THERE ON
THE DAY OF THE CLEAN TO OFFER
SHELTER TO THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE LEFT OF THERE.
I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT.
MARK AND HIS TEAM WILL HAVE ALL
THE OUTREACH
PROVIDERS IS NOT ALL OF THE
SHELTERS, PARKS WILL BE
IN CHARGE, AS THEY ARE NOW, I'M
GOING TO A SITE WHEN
ALL THE FOLKS HAVE BEEN
REFERRED TO SHELTER TO CLEAN
AND RESTORE ITS.
THE HOPE LIAISON ROLE IS ONE
PERSON.
IN THE BUDGET, WHAT WE ARE
DOING IS THERE
IS AN OUTREACH COORDINATOR WHO
WILL BE LOANED TO THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY NEXT YEAR,
THE SYSTEM NAVIGATORS
WILL BE LOANED TO PARKS NEXT
YEAR.
THE ONLY PEOPLE
STAYING IS THE ONE PERSON WHO
HAS TO ANSWER ALL OF
YOUR QUESTIONS, THE COMMUNITY
QUESTIONS AND HELP ALL
OF THESE BUCKETS WORK TOGETHER.
EFFECTIVELY IF YOU
WANTED TO SAY IN 2022 DOES THE
HOPE TEAM GO AWAY?
THE ANSWER IS YES.
THE REASON WHY THE POSITIONS
ARE
LOANED IS TO GIVE TIME FOR MARK
AND HIS TEAM TO WORK
THROUGH THE HICCUPS THAT WILL
HAPPEN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LOIS I DON'T
WANT TO INTERRUPT I
ALSO KNOW THERE ARE SOME LEFT
OVER QUESTIONS.
IF
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, GO
AHEAD.
>> I CAN WAIT.
>> MARK, THAT WAS A GOOD LEAD
INTO HELPING US
UNDERSTAND THE FLOWCHART FOR
NEXT YEAR.
I WELCOME
YOU TO THE TABLE AND ALSO
RECOGNIZE YOU ARE STILL IN
THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP YOUR
TEAM PLEASE GO AHEAD
AND SHARE A FEW COMMENTS WITH
YOU, WE DO HAVE ABOUT
20 MINUTES LEFT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING IS I WANT TO OFFER AN
APPRECIATION TO JULIE
AND THE TEAM FOR WALKING WITH
US DURING A VERY
BIZARRE BUDGET CYCLE.
THIS IS NOT HOW THIS WAS
DESIGNED TO WORK BUT I HAVE A
LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR
THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED IN
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
AN INCREDIBLY PAINFUL PROCESS.
INSTEAD IT WAS JUST
A LITTLE WEIRD.
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE
APPRECIATION
FOR THE THE PROPOSAL AS I THINK
YOU ALL KNOW MOST OF
YOU KNOW MY JOB IS TO SAY IT IS
NOT ENOUGH SO I WILL
DO THAT.
BUT, I STILL WANT TO OFFER
APPRECIATION
FOR THE FACT THAT WE ARE
STARTING ABOVE WHERE WE
COULD HAVE.
THE AUTHORITIES PRIORITIES FOR
2022 ARE
GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO RAMP
UP.
IN PARTICULAR WE
WILL BE WORKING IN QUARTER ONE
TO DEVELOP THE
SYSTEMWIDE RFP THAT WILL REBID
ALL OF THE CONTRACTS
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
WE ANTICIPATING RELEASING THAT
RFP IN QUARTER TWO AND MAKE
AWARD SET WHEN WE TURN
THE LIGHTS ON IN 23 IT IS A
DIFFERENT SYSTEM.
MY
HOPE IS THAT PROCESS LEAVES NO
ROOM FOR SURPRISES ON
HOW THAT IS DONE.
WE WANT TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE
CONVERSATION WITH THE PROVIDER
COMMUNITY WITH ALL OF
YOU AS ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THE OTHER PRIORITIES THAT
WE HAVE ARE TO RESPOND TO A
CRISIS LIKE IT IS A
CRISIS.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES
WE WOULD
LIKE TO GET OFF THE GROUND AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE TO
EGIN TO HOUSE PEOPLE.
WE BELIEVE THERE ARE AROUND
800 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA, WE WOULD
LIKE TO GET THEM HOW WAS FEAR
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE BE CLEAR THE FACT THAT
SO MANY FOLKS HAVE TO
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS ACROSS
SEATTLE HAS TO BE A
CORE FUNCTION OF WHAT WE
RESPOND TO.
SO WE REALLY
WANT TO DO THAT ESSENTIALLY
BLOCK BY BLOCK
NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD
IDENTIFYING AN AREA AND
CONNECTING WITH THE FOLKS IN
THAT AREA.
I AM
APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT THE DEPUTY
SAID ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE CONNECTION
BEING MADE AVAILABLE
FOR US TO BEGIN TO DIRECT
OUTREACH A MONTH IN
ADVANCE.
WE HAVE BUDGETED BETWEEN 2-3
MONTHS BY
SERVICE PLANNING.
WE THINK THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF
TIME IT WILL TAKE TO DO IT'S
REALLY WELL TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE MATCHING
PEOPLE TO THE APPROPRIATE
RESOURCES.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON NAVIGATION
WORK AS A
REFRAME OF HOW OUTREACH HAPPENS
ACROSS THE SYSTEM,
THAT WORK IS BASED ON WELL-
DOCUMENTED OUTCOMES IN
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPACE.
WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED
ON MAKING SURE HOW PEOPLE ARE
TRAVERSING THE SYSTEM
IS HELD APPROPRIATELY IN A
RELATIONSHIP FRAMEWORK.
THE LAST THING THAT I WILL LIFT
UP IS WE HAVE A
FOCUS ON WHAT WE ARE REFERRING
TO IS HIGH ACUITY
FOLKS, FOLKS WHO HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES,
ENSURING THAT THOSE
FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO SHELTER
THAT HAS THE
APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE
CONNECTED TO IT FROM A
MEDICAL PROSPECTIVE.
WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR
FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO RAMP UP
150 BEDS OF A HIGH
ACUITY SHELTER IN ADDITION TO
THE BROADER SHELTER
INITIATIVES.
I WILL STOP, I APOLOGIZE FOR
BEING
LATE.
I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS IN
RIGHTING CAUSE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO MEAT WITH
YOU ONE ON ONE.
>> I DO KNOW WE HAVE QUESTIONS
BUT I WILL ASK FOR
FOLKS TO GET THOSE QUESTIONS
OUT THEN WE DO HAVE A
PROCESS FOR QUESTIONS THAT
DON'T GET ANSWERED TODAY
TO GO THROUGH CENTRAL STAFF.
WE WILL TRY TO GET AS
MANY AS WE CAN TODAY.
>> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP BECAUSE
THERE WILL PLENTY OF
TIME TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS
BUT I DO WANT TO SET
THE STAGE AND APPRECIATE THE
DEPUTY MAYOR'S ANSWER
ON THE FUTURE.
I HAVE A QUESTION IN TERMS OF
WHERE
IS IT GOING TO RESIDE, WILL IT
BE IN PARKS, WHEN
THERE IS A DECISION THAT MANY
AREAS WILL BE FLAGGED
TO GO ON THE LIST THAT IT WILL
THEN SAY YOU HAVE A
MONTH GO TO OUTREACH, WHO IS
MAKING THOSE CALLS, HOW
IS THAT MANIFESTED IN THIS
ARCHITECTURE?
>> FOR NOW IT WILL BE PARKS.
I DON'T PERSONALLY
THINK THAT THAT IS IDEAL FOR
PARKS FOR THE ENTIRE
CITY OF SEATTLE BUT WHEN THE
TEAM WAS REMOVED FROM
THE BUDGET PARKS NEEDED TO PICK
IT UP, BACK IN MY
DAY, SO WHAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE
IS SOMEONE IN THE
CITY, IT IS PARKS FOR NOW,
FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL
BE NEEDED NEXT YEAR AFTER WE
SEE HOW SOME OF THIS
WORKS OUT.
>> THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE
SOMETHING I WANT TO GET
INTO MORE.
IF THERE IS SOMETHING CLOSE TO
REMOVAL
OF THAT IS ON A PROPERTY IS
STILL RESIDING WITH
PARKS?
>> YES, BECAUSE SEATTLE
CONTRACTS WITH PARKS TO DO
THAT.
>> GIVEN THIS IS AN AREA OF
INTEREST THE AUTHORITY
IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING
ACTIVELY IN HOW THAT
WORK GETS DONE.
WE HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION
WITH
THE DEPUTY MAYOR I BELIEVE WE
AGREED THAT THERE
NEEDS TO BE A CLEAR POLICY
LANGUAGE BETWEEN HOW
SCHEDULING IS DONE AT MY COUNTY
AUTHORITY WORKS IT.
SPHERE GREAT SPIRIT I WILL MAKE
SPACE
>> GREAT I WILL MAKE SPACE FOR
OTHERS TO ASK A
QUESTION.
>> THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN ABOUT
THE WORK THAT CLEAN
60s IS DOING IN PARKS, WE HAVE
ADVOCATES, PEOPLE
WHO ARE HOW LIST, PEOPLE
CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE'S
BELONGINGS ARE BEING MOVED
WITHOUT CONSENT.
REMOVING TENTS WITHOUT EFFORT
TO CONFIM THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
I UNDERSTAND THERE IS SOME
PERSPECTIVE THAT THERE NEEDS TO
BE ENFORCEMENT.
I
DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT
SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN
PARKS, THAT THE
DEPARTMENT SHOULDN'T BE THERE
IN THAT ROLE.
I AM
WONDERING IF CENTRAL STAFF CAN
TELL ME WHICH LINE
ITEM THIS FALSE ITEM BECAUSE IT
IS NOT CLEAR IN THIS
PRESENTATION.
MY LAST QUESTION IS THERE SEEMS
TO BE
CONFUSION AROUND COUNSEL AND
SERVICE PROVIDER'S
GOALS FOR THE HOPE TEAM SO I
WANT TO CLEAR THAT UP.
THIS WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE
ABOUT ENFORCEMENT.
MY
STAFF, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS,
SPENT TIME LAST SUMMER
WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, WITH
THE DEPUTY MAYOR, WITH
OTHERS TO CLOSE OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM AND STAND UP
THE HOPE TEAM, WHICH IS A
REMINDER, IT WAS ABOUT
HOMELESS OUTREACH AND A
PROVIDER ECHO SYSTEM, THE
GOAL OF THAT PROGRAM WAS TO
BUILD A COLLABORATIVE
SYSTEM BETWEEN THE CITY OF MY
PROVIDERS TO GIVE
PROVIDERS MORE CONTROL ABOUT
INPUT ON WHETHER IS AN
ENCAMPMENT SHOULD REMOVED SO
THIS IS REALLY ABOUT
CENTERING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
MY QUESTION RELATED TO THAT IS
IF WE
HVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY
ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS IN
PARKS WERE SUPPORTED BY
CONTRACT SERVICE PROVIDERS
IN 2021.
I HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS BUT
I WILL
DIRECT THEM TO CENTRAL STAFF.
>> SINCE WE JUST GOT THE BUDGET
I HAVE NOT YET BEEN
ABLE TO DO A DEEP DIVE BECAUSE
IT IS A COMBINATION
OF EXISTING EXPENDITURES ALONG
WITH THE NEW SO I
WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU
WITH THAT INFORMATION.
>> WE WILL ALSO HAVE TO GET
BACK TO YOU ON THAT
SECOND QUESTION.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS YOUR
DESCRIPTION IS ACCURATE.
THAT IS THE WORK THAT MARK
WILL CONTINUE TO DO WITH
OUTREACH.
THEY WILL BE
OUTREACH WORKERS WORKING WITH
MARK.
WE WILL GET YOU
THE NUMBERS ON THOSE REMOVALS.
WE WILL WORK ON NOT
TO GET IT TO YOU.
>> WE WILL BE COMBINING A LIST
OF QUESTIONS FOR
CENTRAL STAFF TO MAKE IT EASIER
FOR YOU GUYS.
>> I WILL NARROW IT DOWN, THERE
IS A LITTLE-KNOWN
PART OF THAT I WAS UNDER THE
IMPRESSION WE WERE
STILL TRYING TO ADHERE TO WHEN
IT CAME TO WHAT
HAPPENS AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS
WHERE THERE ALREADY HAS
BEEN A REMOVAL AND WHAT IS
CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF
THE RESTORATION WORK.
I KNOW SOMETIMES FENCING IS
CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF
RESTORATION.
THERE SHOULD
NOT BE ANY MORE THAN TEN FENCED
LOCATIONS AT ANY
TIMES.
I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW IF
PARKS IS
INTENDING TO STILL ADHERE TO
THAT PRINCIPLE.
>> I WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW-UP
WITH THE STAFF ON HOW
MANY LOCATIONS HAVE FENCING.
WE WILL GET YOU THAT
INFORMATION.
>> MY OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT
OUTREACH IN THE
BUDGET, WE PROVIDED FOR AN
INCREASE IN OUTREACH
WORKERS SPECIFICALLY TO FOCUS
ON GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
THAT WERE HARD-HIT.
I AM WONDERING GIVEN LAST
YEAR'S FUNDING FOR OUTREACH
CENTER IT IN PARTICULAR
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, LIKE I SAID
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT
HELP FOR ME IN MY WORK WITH
CONSTITUENTS TO ADDRESS
THESE ISSUES, HOW IS THE 2022
SWITCH OF THE CONTACTS
TO GOING TO PRESERVE THIS
POLICY DIRECTION THAT THIS
COUNSEL PUT IN THE BUDGET LAST
YEAR?
>> MARK DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT?
>> MY FIRST ANSWER IS THERE
WILL BE NO CHANGES TO
CONTRACTS.
WE ARE KEEPING THE SAME CONTACT
LANGUAGE.
UNLESS SOMEONE HAS RAISED THEIR
HAND AND
SAID I HAVE A TERRIBLE THING IN
MY CONTRACT THAT
MAKES IT HARD TO DO MY WORK, WE
HAVE NOT OPENED THE
TERMS OF ANYTHING.
FRANKLY, THANK YOU TO THE
DEPUTY
MAYOR STRATEGICALLY STRUCTURING
THAT CONVERSATION
WITH OUTREACH.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A THING
THAT
HAD TO BE OPEN BUT WE DON'T SO
THERE SHOULD BE NO
CHANGES THAT I HAVE BEEN
INFORMED OF BY MY STAFF SO
YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE THAT
CONTINUED POLICY
DIRECTION IN PLACE.
I AM A HUGE BELIEVER IN PLACE
-BASED STRATEGY SO YOU WILL SEE
US DOUBLE DOWN ON
THAT.
>> MY LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT
RVS, WE KNOW THE
COUNCIL INCLUDED FUNDS TO
ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM
WE KNOW THAT $500,000 WOULD NOT
GO VERY FAR BASED ON
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PAST,
FRANKLY, I UNDERSTAND
THAT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THESE
WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNTY
AUTHORITY, WE SHOULD NOT
EXPECT TO SEE ANYTHING THIS
YEAR, HOPEFULLY WE WILL
DO SOME EXPERIMENTING WITH SAFE
LOSS IN 2022, WE
TOTALLY UNDESTAND THAT YOU ARE
LOOKING TO A MODEL
THAT SUPPORTS FOLKS NOT GETTING
THEIR VEHICLES
TOWED, NOT HAVING ANY LOCATION
TO GET THE VEHICLES
OUTOF A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
BUT YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR A MODEL THAT WILL HELP TO
MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF RVS
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
I WANT TO MENTION THAT ONE
OF THE IDEAS, IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT ONE OF THE
REASNS THIS IS A CHALLENGING
POPULATION TO CONVINCE
TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR RVS INTO
ANOTHER TYPE OF
HOUSING, PERMANENT HOUSING, IS
THE RV IS THE MOST
PRECIOUS ASSET THAT THEY OWN.
THE IDEA OF HAVING TO
GIVE IT UP WHEN MANY PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN UNSTABLE HE
HOUSED FOR YEARS HAVE GONE FROM
AN APARTMENT TO THE
STREETS, BACK TO AN APARTMENT,
NOW WHEN THEY HAVEN'T
RV THEY WILL NEVER BE IN THAT
POSITION AGAIN.
>> I AM SORRY COUNCILMEMBER.
WE ARE OUT OF TIME.
>> I WOULD HOPE THAT THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY LOOKS AT
SAFE LOSS AS A PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE CAN STORE THEIR
RVS WHILE THEY ARE GETTING USED
TO THE IDEA OF
LIVING IN AN APARTMENT.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT
SOMEONE IS TAKING CARE OF THEIR
RV FOR THEM.
I AM
JUST KIND OF THROWING THAT OUT
THERE.
I WANT TO
KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IN THE
CITIES BUDGET OLD ON
MONDAY WE ARE MOVING OVER TO
KING COUNTY WHAT ARE WE
DOING WITH MITIGATION,
MY STAFF SAW A NOTE IN THE
BUDGET THAT SAID THE PROGRAM IS
NOT PERFORMING AND
CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE I WANT TO
KNOW WHAT OUTCOMES
ARE NOT BEING MET.
>> THAT IS ON THE RECORD.
I WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWER
TO THAT AS WELL BUT WE ARE OUT
OF TIME.
I WILL ASK
FOR ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SHARE WITH US THE
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED OVER
500 NEW EVENTS, I WANT TO KNOW
FOR WHOM BECAUSE WE
ARE AT A DEFICIT RIGHT NOW FOR
HIGH ACUITY NEEDS
PEOPLE.
WE STILL HAVE A DECREASE IN
HIGH ACUITY
EVENTS WHICH IS A VERY
IMPORTANT POPULATION.
PLEASE
DO FORMALIZE YOUR QUESTIONS
THEN SEND THEM TO
CENTRAL STAFF.
WE WILL SEND AROUND A MEMO ON
HOW TO
COLLECT ALL OF THOSE.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO
IS HERE TODAY, THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
WE ARE GOING TO RECESS.
WE WILL COME BACK
AT 2:00 P.M.
ENJOY YOUR RECESS.