>>> THANK YOU. THE MARCH 15,
2023 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CIT
COUNCIL'S PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WILL COM
TOrd OAR. IT IS 2:00 P.M. I'M
ANDREW LEWIS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. WILL THE COMMITTEE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE THREE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE AGEND
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL
MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS MEETING IS 20 MINUTES. EAC
SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND THE PUBLI
COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATE
BY THE COMMITTEE CLERK. HOW MAN
SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP
TODAY, MR. CLERK?
>> WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP
IN PERSON, AND ONE PERSON HAS
SIGNED UP ONLINE.
>> RIGHT. AND JUST TO COMMENT O
THE TIME. I DID INDICATE TWO
MINUTES INSTEAD OF ONE MINUTE.
BUT OTHERWISE YOU CAN PROCEED
WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
>> OUR FIRST IN-PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTER IS MARGERITE RICHARD.
>> MY NAME IS MARGERITE RICHARD
I'M SPEAKING AND ADDRESSING
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY MESSED
UP RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS AND
ACTUALLY THE MICHAEL BAILEY
HUMAN SERVICES PRESENT DEPUTY
DIRECTOR IN WHICH I ASKED TO
MEET WITH HIM ONLY BECAUSE I
HAVE THAT RIGHT. WHO HAS THE
RIGHT TO TELL ANY INDIGENOUS
BLACK PERSON NO? AT POINT WHERE
WE ARE, WHEN THEY HAD THAT
SITUATION AT THE PARK OVER
THERE, THEY SAID 90% OF THOSE
MEN OVER THERE THAT WERE LIVING
ON THE STREETS WERE INDIGENOUS
BLACK MEN. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
YOU'RE PICKING AND CHOOSING WHO
YOU'RE GOING TO DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST AND USE RACISM TOWARDS.
AND DISCRIMINATION IS ILLEGAL I
THIS COUNTRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE YOU EXPECT ME TO DO BECAUS
I'M NOT THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
IF I WAS THE PRESIDENT, YOU
PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN BE
SITTING THERE WORKING BECAUSE W
DON'T HAVE NO MORE TIME TO USE
ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO MANAGE
YOUR POSITION IN LIFE. WE'VE
BEEN THROUGH EVERY EXTREMISM AN
HOMELESSNESS. HAVE YOU SEEN THE
OUT THERE? LOOKING LIKE
DESTITUDE, AND NO RESERVATION
FOR THEM, BUT GRAFFITI WALL OR
SOME TYPE OF DRUNKENNESS OR
SOMETHING. SOME KIND OF SPIRIT
GOING ON OUT ON THE STREETS. AN
THEY'RE NOT ALL ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
PEOPLE TO CREATE THESE
ATROCITIES THAT ARE GOING ON
RIGHT NOW BEFORE OUR EYES.
THAT'S WHY YOU BETTER PRAY GOD
DON'T TURN ME INTO GOD, A REAL
GOD. YEP. BECAUSE IF THAT IS --
UH-OH.
>> THAT'S YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENTER IS ASIANE SMITH.
>> HELLO, YEAH. MY NAME IS
ASIANE SMITH. NICE TO MEET YOU,
ANDREW. HOPEFULLY I GOT YOUR
NAME PRONOUNCED RIGHT. I WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT HOMELESSNES
BECAUSE WHEN I'M A PERSON THAT
FACED HOMELESSNESS, AND I HAVE
BEEN BORN AND RAISED IN THE CIT
OF SEATTLE AND SO HAVE MY
FAMILY. AND I HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH HOW YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THE
HOMELESS. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE
YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THE HOMELESS
LIKE THEY'RE NOT HUMAN, BUT THE
ARE STILL HUMAN. JUST BECAUSE
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULDN'T
WORK, MAYBE THERE'S A REASON WH
THEY DON'T WANT TO WORK. AND
ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS ABOUT
THE PUBLIC ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
CONCERNS CITY HALL. RECENTLY I
FIGURED OUT THE FOURTH, FIFTH,
AND THE SIXTH FLOOR ARE CLOSED,
AND THE SEVENTH FLOOR ARE
CLOSED, BUT THERE IS NO ACTUAL
REASON WHY THESE ARE CLOSED. I
FEEL LIKE THERE'S ALREADY A
BARRIER WITH DEALING WITH YOU
GUYS IN THE FIRST PLACE. I
ALREADY HAVE TO GO TO A SCREEN
AND PICK UP THE PHONE TO EVEN
CONTACT SOMEBODY. AND THEN NOW
CAN'T CONTACT ANYBODY UNLESS I
HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM. BUT
WHAT IF I FEEL LIKE THAT
CONVERSATION SHOULDN'T BE HAD O
THE FIRST FLOOR? WHAT IF I FEEL
THAT CONVERSATION IS PRIVATE? I
DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S RIGHT,
AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S
JUST. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS
ARE SUPPOSE TO REPRESENT. YOU
GUYS ARE SUPPOSE TO DO THINGS
THAT'S RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE, NO
AGAINST THE PEOPLE AND PUSH THE
PEOPLE AWAY. ALL YOU'RE DOING I
STANDING FOR INSANE WHEN YOU'RE
CLOSING THESE FLOORS IS SAYING
OH WELL, I DON'T WANT TO DEAL
WITH THE PEOPLE, AND I DON'T
WANT TO DEAL WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO
HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT, BUT YOU
WORK FOR THE PEOPLE. IT DOESN'T
REALLY MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME, BU
I DON'T DISLIKE ANY OF YOU, YOU
KNOW. I DON'T HAVE ANY HATE
TOWARDS YOU, EVEN THOUGH MY AUN
AND CERTAIN PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE
DISLIKES, BUT I DON'T.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE PUBLI
COMMENTER WHO CALLED IN TO
TODAY'S MEETING. THAT'S NANCY
DELGADO. NANCY, IT'S YOUR TURN
TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU'LL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. YOU'LL NEED T
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE, AND
THEN YOU CAN BEGIN GIVING YOUR
COMMENTS.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME
IS NANCY DELGADO, AND I'M
CURRENTLY A FIRST YEAR MASTER O
URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDY STUDEN
IN CALIFORNIA. BUT I AM IN CLAS
OF 2021. I'M CALLING BECAUSE
ASIDE FROM THIS PUBLIC COMMENT
BEING A CLASSIFIED ASSIGNMENT,
FIND IT FASCINATING SEATTLE HAS
A COMMISSION SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNATED TO ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS. I WILL SAY AFTER
CRUISING TODAY'S SECOND AGENDA
ITEM ON UPDATES TO UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS, I'M STRUCK BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE, BUT DO APPRECIATE THE
INCLUSION OF THESE STATISTICS,
AS IT'S CRITICAL TO ADDRESS, YO
KNOW, THE SOCIAL POLITICAL ISSU
AND EMPATHETIC MANNER. THANK YO
FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
>> THANK YOU HAD, NANCY. MR.
CHAIR THERE, ARE NO REMAINING
PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED
ITEM ONE, WILL COMMITTEE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> ITEM ONE, APPOINTMENT 02500,
APPOINTMENT OF JUSTIN P. UMAGAT
AS BOARD MEMBER WOODLAND PARK
ZOO BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A
TERM TO DECEMBER 31, 2025.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CLERK
WE DO HAVE A PANEL WITH US TO
CUE UP THE APPOINTMENT OF JUSTI
UMAGAT. I BELIEVE, DO WE HAVE
THE NOMINEE PRESENT WITH US? WE
DO. I SEE JUSTIN ON THERE, ON
THE ZOOM SCREEN. SO WHO IS GOIN
TO SPEAK FIRST TO KICK US OFF?
WILL IT BE DIRECTOR HERRERA?
>> YES, HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU. YEAH, SO I'M
MARLON HERRERA, AND I'VE HAD TH
PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO SINCE 2018.
AND ALSO SINCE 2016, I HAVE
SERVED ON THE CITY'S BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSIONERS, WHICH IS PROBABL
WHERE YOU HAVE SEEN MY FACE
BEFORE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND FOR
YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF BOTH
SOOTHE AND THE PARKS AND REC
SYSTEM. THE FRESH ROUNDS OF PAR
DISTRICT INVESTMENTS IN THE
ONGOING PARTNERSHIP IN THE ZOO
WITH THE GLOBAL WILDLIFE
RESERVATION IS TRULY A GREAT
ASSET FOR SEATTLE AND PEOPLE
ACROSS THE GLOBE. I FIRST MET
JUSTIN HERE FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN
WE SAT NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON
SOUND TRANSIT AND ALWAYS LOOKED
UP TO HIM AS A DRIVEN LEADER,
AND I CONTRIBUTE SERVING WITH
THEM BOTH AT THE PARKS MISSION
AND THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO BOARD
IN ADDITION TO THE EXTENSIVE
HISTORY, DELIVERING MAJOR
CAPITAL PROJECTS, JUSTIN SPENT
HIS WHOLE LIFE HERE IN SEATTLE
WITH AN INTIMATE LIVED
EXPERIENCE OF OUR PARK SYSTEM
AND ENRICHES EVERYONES LIVES.
BEING THE FOUDATION OF OUR
GREAT COMMUNITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT WE CALL HOME. JUSTI
IS PASSIONATE ABOUT GIVING BACK
TO OUR COMMUNITIES. HE HAD
PLAYED BASKETBALL ON THE
COMMUNITY CENTERS GROWING UP
WITH MORE RECENTLY APPROACHED
SOME OF OUR YOUNGER NEIGHBORS I
THESE SAME FACILITIES. HE IS
ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATE
RECREATION COUNCIL OR ARC, WHOM
YOU MAY KNOW PARTNERS WITH THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT TO DELIVER OUR
VAST RECREATION PROGRAM
PORTFOLIO. THIS INCLUDES BEING
IN THE CITY'S LARGEST CHILDCARE
PROVIDER. AND JUSTIN WAS
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AND
CONTINUES TO LEAD ARC THROUGH
THE PANDEMIC, THE RECOVERY, AND
THE FUTURE. ON THE PARKS
COMMISSION, I'VE HEARD JUSTICE
SPEAK MULTIPLE TIMES FROM HIS
OWN EXPERIENCE, TELLING HIS KID
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CENTERS
AND THE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS
BRINGING THEM TO THE WOODLAND
PARK ZOO. ALL OF THIS IS ON TOP
OF THE EXCELLENT STRATEGIC AND
OPERATIONAL SIDE. I SAW THIS
FIRSTHAND WORKING WITH THEM
WHERE WE ARE DELIVERING THE
NATION'S FASTEST GROWING TRANSI
SYSTEM, AND HE IS ALWAYS QUICK
TO FIND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS
MAKING EVERY STAKE HOLDER A
WINNER. JUSTIN WILL BE A PERFEC
FIT TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES ON THE BOARD OF THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO. ARE THERE AN
QUESTIONS?
>> WHY DON'T WE HOLD OUR
QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER WE GIVE
JUSTIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRES
THE COMMITTEE. JUSTIN, I THINK
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, AND
DIRECTOR HERRERA, IF YOU CAN
STICK AROUND IN CASE THERE ARE
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AFTER
JUSTIN SPEAKS, THAT WOULD BE
APPRECIATED. AND SO JUSTIN, I'L
TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
APPOINTED TO THIS DECISION. AND
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE
I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING MY TIME
IN THIS KIND OF CAPACITY FOR
OVER TWO DECADES NOW. AND YOU
KNOW, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THA
PERSPECTIVE AND SUPPORT AND
BRIDGE KIND OF MY LIVED
EXPERIENCES WITH MY PROFESSIONA
ONES TO CONTINUE ADVANCING THE
MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. SO I'LL OPEN IT U
HERE TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR
QUESTIONS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS OF THE NOMINEE, BUT
I'M HAPPY TO OPEN IT UP FIRST T
COLLEAGUES. SEEING NO QUESTIONS
FROM COLLEAGUES -- OH GO AHEAD,
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> NOT A QUESTION, JUST A
COMMENT. HI, JUSTIN. SO GOOD TO
SEE YOU. HOPE WE'RE NOT LOSING
YOU ON THE PARKS BOARD. YOU'VE
BEEN A FANTASTIC REPRESENTATIVE
OF DISTRICT ONE. THAT'S ALL.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD FOR THAT
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE
NOMINEE. SO JUSTIN HAS ALREADY
BEEN GOING TO -- PROVISIONALLY
GOING TO SOME OF THE MEETINGS
WITH THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO
BOARD. I SERVE ON THAT BOARD BY
VIRTUE OF MY COMMISSION BY CHAI
OF THIS COMMITTEE. JUSTIN, WHY
DON'T YOU SHARE FROM BEING
ENGAGED IN THAT WORK, YOU KNOW,
WHAT YOUR INITIAL ASSIGNMENT AN
INTERESTS ARE IN ENGAGING IN
THIS PARTNERSHIP AS WE GO
FORWARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO,
YOU KNOW, ACTIVATE OUR PUBLIC
SPACES AND REINVIGORATE OUR
POSITION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. OF THE TWO KIND
OF GROUPS THAT I HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING AS OF LATE IS THE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AS WEL
AS THE DESIGN TASK FORCE. THE
COMMITTEE IS KIND OF LOOKING AT
WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO GO WIT
THEIR PARTICULAR MISSION IN
TRYING TO ALIGN THEMSELVES. AS
FAR AS THE DESIGN TASK FORCE,
THAT'S WHERE I GET TO SHINE IN
THAT ASPECT AS THEY CONTINUE TO
BUILD UP ASSETS TO HAND OVER TO
THE CITY.
>> AND ON THE BOARD OF THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO, IT IS A TIME
OF TURNOVER THERE. AND A COUPLE
OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS COMING ON,
YOURSELF AMONG THEM. AND IT HAS
BEEN REALLY GOOD TO HAVE FOLKS
WITH THAT PASSION FOR PARKS,
OPEN SPACES, AND OUR
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. AND
PARTICULARLY WITH OUR PUBLIC
ASSETS THAT FALL UNDER THIS
COMMITTEE. I'M REALLY EXCITED T
HAVE YOU THERE AS A PARTNER IN
THIS WORK AND REALLY MAKING SUR
TO WORK WITH YOU ONCE WE
HOPEFULLY APPROVE YOUR
APPOINTMENT HERE IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. AND SO WITH THAT, I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
APPOINTMENT 02500. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY, MOVED AND SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CLERK
UNLIKE MOST OF THE BOARD
APPOINTMENTS THIS COMMITTEE
OVERSEAS. IN THIS CASE, THE
COMMITTEE VOTE IS THE DIRECT
APPOINTMENT TO THE RELEVANT
BOARD. SO THIS VOTE TODAY
CONFIRMS JUSTIN'S APPOINTMENT
DOES NOT NEED TO GO TO FULL
COUNCIL, SO THAT WAS FINAL
ACTION ON THIS PARTICULAR
CONFIRMATION, SO
CONGRATULATIONS, JUSTIN. WE LOO
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH YOU IN THIS NEW CAPACITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DROPPING
BY TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> OKAY, MR. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD?
>> ITEM TWO, UPDATE ON
ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.
>> EXCELLENT. WE HAVE A BIG
PANEL FOR THIS NEXT AGENDA ITEM
WE'RE JOINED IN COUNCIL CHAMBER
BY JEFF SIMMS FROM THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY. WE ARE ALSO JOINED
VIA ZOOM BY REPRESENTATIVES FRO
OUR HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MIKE O'BRIEN HAS BROUGHT SOME
ADDITIONAL TEAM MEMBERS WITH
HIM. I'LL LEAVE IT TO DIRECTOR
BAILEY TO INTRODUCE ANY
SUPPORTING PRESENTERS, AND I
BELIEVE IT'S ONLY JEFF? OKAY,
DIRECTOR BAILEY, WHY DON'T I
TURN IT OVER TO YOU FIRST. ALL
RIGHT, PERFECT.
>> AND TO CLARIFY, IT IS JUST
MYSELF. I MIGHT HAVE SOMEONE
ELSE ON THE ZOOM CALL FOR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, BUT YEAH,
IT'S JEFF AND ME TODAY.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU, MR. CHAIR AND
TO THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS
MICHAEL BAILEY, AND I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE OF
SERVING AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR HERE
AT THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. I WILL SAY ON BEHAL
OF THE DEPARTMENT, I WOULD LIKE
TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR
PROVIDING OUR TEAM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOUR
COMMITTEE. OUR GOAL FOR TODAY I
TO HIGHLIGHT THE ONE SEATTLE
APPROACH WE ARE TAKING TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN SEATTLE
IT'S AN APPROACH WE ARE EXCITED
TO PROMOTE. WHILE WE ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING, WE'RE
ENCOURAGED BOTH BY THE PROGRESS
WE MADE, THE PARTNERSHIP WE'RE
NURTURING WITH THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE
HAVE TO WORK WITH THIS COUNCIL
TO MOVE ALL OF THAT WORK
FORWARD. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FO
THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN. AND TH
INFORMATION WE'LL COVER AS A
PART OF OUR ANTICIPATION IS
INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE THE
RESULTS. AND THIS INCLUDES A
COMPARISON WITH PRIOR YEAR
OUTCOMES. AND SO WE ARE THANKFU
TO HAVE JEFF EAR TO REPRESENT
THE KING COUNTY HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, AND AGREES TO SEASON
ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO SEND
THEM TO JEFF.
>> DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION
BECAUSE IT'S NOT SHOWING UP.
>> OH, I'M SO SORRY.
>> AND THAT IS WHY YOU BROUGHT
SOMEONE ALONG TO HELP WITH
TECHNICAL ISSUES.
>> CAN YOU SEE IT NOW?
>> WE CAN, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE FLAG
THERE. ALL RIGHT, SO TODAY'S
AGENDA LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE
THIS. SINCE WE HAVE MEMBERS FRO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC LISTENING IN
WE'LL START BY PROVIDING REALLY
JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF
THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. THIS WILL ALLOW US
TO CLARIFY HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING
THE LARGER ECOSYSTEM DESIGNED T
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. WE ARE
JUST A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, BUT
WE ARE VERY COMMITTED TO DOING
OUR PART. FOLLOWING OUR
OVERVIEW, WE WILL REVIEW SOME
DATA, AND THAT DATA INCLUDES
OUTCOMES FROM Q4 OF LAST YEAR.
OUR FULL YEAR OF DATA OUTCOMES
FOR 2022, AND A FEW COMMENTS
AROUND TRENDS. WE WILL THEN
TRANSITION INTO HIGHLIGHTING
SOME OF THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KING COUNT
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
AND WE WILL CONCLUDE BY
PROVIDING A BRIEF OPERATIONS
UPDATE AND OPENING THE FLOOR UP
FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU OR OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY HAVE. ALL
RIGHT. SO HERE AT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WE STRIVE
TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH RESOURCE
AND SOLUTIONS DURING TIMES AT
NEED. AND MANY DIVISIONS ARE
WORKING TO GRANT ALL SEATTLE
RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LIVE, WORK, LEARN, AND TAKE
PLACE IN THIS HEALTHY COMMUNITY
AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
OUTLINED SIX WAYS OF DOING THIS
WHICH WE PREFER TO AS THE SIX
IMPACT AREAS, PROMOTING PUBLIC
HEALTH, AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS REMAINS
A PRIORITY DESPITE TRANSITIONIN
THEIR HOMELESSNESS CONTRACTS
OVER TO THE NEWLY FORMED KING
COUNTY AUTHORITY. AND TO
CLARIFY, MUCH OF THE CONTRACTS
WERE TRANSFERRED IN JANUARY OF
LAST YEAR. EACH OF THE REGIONAL
CORD FAITOURS FORMERLY KNOWN AS
SYSTEM-AND-A-HALF GATORS REMAIN
HERE AT THE CITY AS A PART OF
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM KNOWN AS
UCT AND SERVE A UNIQUE
ACCORDANCE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
MULTIADMINISTRATIVE ROLE. THIS
IS RECOGNIZED FOR REFERRAL
PROCESS, THE CONTRACT REACH
PROVIDERS. WHEN DONE WELL,
PROVES A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
CONNECTION, SHELTER INDIVIDUAL,
CITY FUNDED SHELTER RESOURCES.
WHILE MUCH OF THIS WORK TAKES
PLACE AT ENCAMPMENTS AND
PRIORITY SITES, WE'RE NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMOVAL
OPERATIONS NOR ARE WE
RESPONSIBLE FOR PRIORITIZING
SITES. AND OUR FOCUS REMAINS
REALLY AROUND CENTERING THE
CONNECTION OF PEOPLE WITH
RESOURCES AND SOLUTIONS AS
EVIDENCE IN OUR MISSION. ALL
RIGHT, AND WE WILL REUATE SPACE
TO TALK ABOUT OUR OUTCOMES OF Q
LAST YEAR. AND I JUST WANT TO
RECAP THE PROCESS AT A HIGH
LEVEL, SO FOLKS HAVE A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMS AND
THE DEFINITIONS WE'LL BE CALLIN
OUT. OUR TEAM ENGAGES IN THE
CONVERSATIONS AND IDENTIFIES A
NEED RELATED TO SHELTER, WHICH
COULD BE THE PERSON HAS A PET O
THAT THE PERSON HAS A COUPLE AN
WOULD BE HOUSED AS A COUPLE.
HERE AGAIN THIS OFTEN TAKES
PLACE AT PRIORITY SITES, BUT
WE'RE HOPING TO EXPAND THAT IN
OUR ONE SEATTLE APPROACH. STEP
TWO, A RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN
SUBMITTED. SO THIS MEANS THAT
THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT AND THE
OUTREACH PROVIDER HAS IDENTIFIE
A POTENTIAL MATCH WITH AN
AVAILABLE SHELTER UNIT AND HAS
SENT THAT DESIRE TO RESERVE THA
MATCH. NEXT, IF THE MATCH IS
CONFIRMED AND THE OWNER OF THE
AVAILABLE UNIT THAT OFFERS ARE
MADE TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND IF
THAT IS ACCEPTED, WE WOULD
CLASSIFY THAT AS A REFERRAL, IN
WHICH WE WOULD OFFICIALLY NOTIC
THE SHELTER. AND THEN THAT FINA
STEP WOULD BE THE ENROLLMENT,
REPRESENTING THE INDIVIDUAL
ARRIVING AT THE SHELTER AND
COMPLETE THE INTAKE PROCESS. WE
WILL NOW BE TALKING ABOUT
OFFERS, REFERRALS, ENROLLMENTS,
SO I WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE A
HIGH LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND
WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE CALL OUT
THOSE TERMS. OVERALL THEY
COORDINATED A TOTAL OF 483
REFERRALS FOR 378 UNIQUE
INDIVIDUALS DURING THIS QUARTER
OF THOSE REFERRALS, 353 WERE NO
KNOWN AS REGIONAL COORDINATORS,
REPRESENTING PROJECTLY 87% OF
THOSE REFERRALS. AND THE
REMAINING 80 COUNCIL MEMBERS --
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> WHEN THERE IS A GOOD MOMENT
TO JUMP IN ON THIS SLIDE. BUT G
AHEAD. FINISH YOUR THOUGHT,
PLEASE, AND THEN I'LL JUMP IN.
>> CERTAINLY. THE REMAINING A
REFERRALS WITH THE 18 OUTREACH
PROVIDERS, AND REFERRALS IN THI
QUARTER ARE THE RESULT OF WORK
AT THE ENCAMPMENT SITES. I'M
HAPPY TO PAUSE HERE BEFORE
DEFINING SOME OF THE TERMS IF
APPROPRIATE, SO HAPPY TO HAND I
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH DEPUTY
DIRECTOR BAILEY. AND THIS MAY B
A PLACE FOR JEFF TO JUMP IN TO
TOO DEPENDING ON HOW BOTH OF YO
INTERPRET THE SCOPE OF THE
QUESTION. FOR THE PORTIONS OF
THIS THAT ARE INVOLVING THE 18
DIFFERENT OUTREACH PROVIDERS,
HOW MUCH COORDINATION IS THERE
AND HOW IS THE COORDINATION
FACILITATED BETWEEN HSD AND THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY FOR THE AREAS WHERE
BOTH AGENCIES HAVE SIGNIFICANT
ACTIVITY AND COMMONALITY OF
INTEREST? THIS HAS BEEN AN
ONGOING TRANSITION TOPIC THAT
THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN INTERESTED
IN RECONCILING TO MAKE SURE
THERE ISN'T A DUPLICATION OF
OUTREACH EFFORT OR A DUPLICATIO
IN RESOURCE. AND I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY HERE WHEN WE ARE LOOKIN
AT THE 433 REFERRALS AND WE'RE
LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT PLACES
THOSE ARE COMING FROM. AND THE
CASE IN THAT ROLE AND THE 80
REFERRAL ROLES, FROM THE
DIFFERENT OUTREACH PROVIDERS OR
IS THERE A CASE IN THE HSD
SYSTEM NAVIGATOR PORTION OF
THIS? CAN WE GET A LITTLE BIT O
A BREAKDOWN IN THE ECONOMY OF
HOW THESE OFFERS ARE BEING DONE
AND HOW THEY ARE BEING
COORDINATED TO NOT BE
OVERLAPPING?
>> CERTAINLY. AND JEFF, I
RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE IN PERSON
SO I CANNOT SEE YOU. DO YOU HAV
A PREFERENCE ON WHO TAKES THAT
QUESTION?
>> I'LL LET YOU GO FIRST AND
THEN I'LL CHIME IN.
>> SO WE ARE COORDINATING WITH
THE OUTREACH PROVIDERS, WHICH
TAKES PLACE IN THE OUTREACH
HUDDLES THAT WE HOST IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH RHA, SO A LOT
OF THESE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD BASED
AND REGIONALLY BASED AS WELL.
AND THAT TIED TOGETHER WILL
ALLOW FOR BOTH CASE CONFERENCIN
AND THE REVIEW OF UPCOMING
REMOVALS AND ANY TIMELINE
ASSOCIATED TO THAT REMOVAL. AND
OUR GOAL IS TO BE IN TRUE
COMMUNICATION IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH ALL CONTRACT PROVIDERS,
INCLUDING RHA AS WELL. SO THIS
NUMBER THAT YOU SEE HERE IS
REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT
COLLABORATION TO THE BEST OF OU
ABILITY. WE ARE HOPING TO REDUC
THE DUPLICATION OF ANY WORK. I
RECOGNIZE THEY ARE WORKING ON A
LARGER DATA SYSTEM, WHICH WILL
HELP FURTHER ADVANCE THAT WORK.
>> I TAKE THE QUESTION TO BE
MORE ON THE OPERATIONAL
SPECIFICS AND LESS ABOUT THE
DATA PIECES, SO I WILL ROCK
THROUGH THAT TO MAKE SURE IT IS
ON THE COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC. AN
DEPUTY DIRECTOR BAILEY, PLEASE
CORRECT ME. A LOT OF THIS IS
UNDER YOUR PURVIEW OR THINGS
THAT WILL BE TRANSITIONING, I
UNDERSTAND IN SOME WAYS, SO I
DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD PEOPLE
ABOUT THE SITUATION GENERALLY
SPEAKING. AND IT IS DONE BIT
UCT, AND THEN THERE ARE WEEKLY
MEETINGS THAT ARE LARGELY TRUE
TO WHERE THAT ACTIVITY WILL BE
OCCURRING OVER THE SUBSEQUENT
NUMBER OF DAYS, USUALLY ABOUT
MONTHLY. AND THE MEETINGS THEN
ARE FOCUSED ON WHO IS HERE AND
THERE AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT THAT
AGENCY AS THEY OPERATE
CURRENTLY. OUR FOCUS ON THE
INDIVIDUALS AND ENCAMPMENTS, NO
IN THE CONCEPT OF THIS IS AN
ENCAMPMENT THAT'S OURS. SO THER
MIGHT BE AN ENCAMPMENT THAT WIL
HAVE 20 PEOPLE. TEN OF THE
INDIVIDUALS THERE, ONE AGENCY
MIGHT BE GOING TO WHEREAS
ANOTHER FIVE MIGHT BE LINKED
WITH THE DIFFERENT AGENCY AND
ANOTHER FIVE MIGHT BE MIXING
WITH OTHER AGENCIES AS WELL.
LARGELY THEY WILL STEP IN WHEN
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
PRIORITIZATION OF THE SITE. THE
WILL COLLABORATE PRIMARILY
THROUGH EITHER THOSE WEEKLY
MEETINGS OR THROUGH THE REGULAR
CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY ARE
HAVING TO GET THE INFORMATION
THEY NEED TO DEVELOP BY THE NAM
LIST. UNDERSTAND HOW EVERYONE
WHO IS THERE AND WHAT THEIR
NEEDS ARE PRESENT AND THINGS
LIKE THAT. THAT'S INFORMATION
THEY NEED TO COLLABORATE TO GET
AND THEN THE SYSTEM NAVIGATORS
AND THE ORIGINAL COORDINATORS
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ENSURING
THAT ALL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE ARE
BEING MET BY THE CITY OVER THE
COURSE OF THE ACTIVITIES.
THROUGHOUT ALL OF THAT OR MAYBE
SEPARATELY. I'M NOT SURE WHERE
TO POSITION THAT. AND THERE IS
ONGOING WORK THAT THE AGENCY, S
THE OUTREACH REGENCY MIGHT WORK
WITH TEN PEOPLE AT AN ENCAMPMEN
THAT'S A PRIORITY. ONE OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS, THEY MIGHT AS THEY
WERE TOLD, CERTAIN SHELTER THAT
IS AVAILABLE THAT DAY OR HAS A
VACANCY, THEY COULD NOMINATE
THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR PLACEMENT
THERE. AND THAT WILL GO TO THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM. ACTUALLY THE
HOPE TEAM IN THIS CASE TO DO
THAT MATCHING BASED ON THE
VARIETY OF FACTORS. AND THAT IS
WHEN YOU LOOK IN THEIR REPORT.
THE NUMBERS, THEY'RE ACTUALLY
FROM HSD. BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE
877 SHELTER RECOMMENDATIONS,
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON THERE AN
THEY ARE BEING, MAKING THE
RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE A PERSON
THAT WILL MATCH THE RESOURCE
THAT'S AVAILABLE TODAY. I WOULD
LIKE TO PUT THEM IN THERE. THE
UNIFIED CARE AND THE HOPE TEAM,
THEY'RE DOING THE MATCHING
PROCESS IN THAT SENSE. AND SO
THAT RESULTED IN 438 ACCEPTANCE
OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
PROVIDER THAT COULD THEN GO BAC
AND OFFER IT TO THE INDIVIDUAL.
SO THAT IS WHAT I THINK SOME OF
THE NUTS AND BOLTS QUESTIONS
WERE AROUND YOUR QUESTION OR
WHERE I COULD ALSO GO IN TO A
LITTLE BIT OF THE AUTHORITIES
WORK IN THE AREAS WHERE WE WILL
HAVE A HEAVY FIELD PRESENCE.
EITHER THROUGH OUR ADVOCATES OR
THE OTHER TEAMS THAT ARE
CONTRACTED AND IT IS ALL THROUG
THE RIGHT OF WAY FUNDED WORK
WITH THE GOVERNOR'S INITIATIVE.
I WASN'T CLEAR IF THAT WAS A
PART OF YOUR QUESTION OR NOT,
MR. CHAIR.
>> JEFF, I APPRECIATE THE
CLARIFICATIONS. I DON'T WANT TO
COMPLETELY DERAIL DEPUTY
DIRECTOR BAILEY'S PRESENTATION.
I THINK WHAT I WAS TRYING TO
GATE IT HERE IS WITHIN THE
OUTREACH WORK THAT HSD IS DOING
IS IT COORDINATING FOR THE
BUCKET OF 80 REFERRALS THAT ARE
COMING FROM THE DIFFERENT
OUTREACH PROVIDERS. IT SOUNDS
LIKE THAT'S GETTING THE
CONFERENCE THROUGH THE TABLE, I
THAT AN ACCURATE WAY TO SAY
THAT?
>> I BELIEVE IT'S PRETTY CLOSE
TO IT, YES. THOSE REGIONAL
MEETINGS ARE LED BY THE HOPE
TEAM, AND WE HAVE A PRESENCE
THERE AND I'M NOT A REGULAR
PARTICIPANT TO THAT. I CAN'T
SPEAK TO THE SPECIFIC CONFERENC
AND THEN IN TALKING WITH THE
NUMBERS OF THE HOPE TEAM THAT
THEY MIGHT SEE SOME LOCATION AN
JUST CONNECT THAT WAY TOO, SO A
WE LAID OUT THE RULES AND THING
LIKE THAT AND THE FLUIDITY AND
THE ORGANIC NATURE THAT THE
CONVERSATIONS WILL HAVE TO TAKE
>> DEPUTY DIRECTOR BAILEY,
AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO DERAIL
THIS. LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE
PRESENTATION AND THEN I'LL TRY
TO HOLD MY COMMENTS TO
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND ASK TH
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO DO THE SAM
TO GET THROUGH THIS AND THEN
HAVE THE LONGEST CONVERSATION
THAT WE'RE MOST CERTAINLY GOING
TO HAVE AT THE END.
>> YEAH, CERTAINLY. ALL RIGHT.
SO PICKING BACK UP HERE. ALL
REFERRALS -- ALL REFERRALS IN
THIS QUARTER WERE MADE TO
ENHANCED SHELTERS OR TINY HOMES
TINY HOME VILLAGES MADE UP THE
REMAINING 23%. THIS IS A BREAK
DOWN OF THE LAST QUARTER AS W.
IN TERMS OF THE INDIVIDUALS
SERVED, ROUGHLY 52% OF THE
REFERRALS WERE MADE TO THOSE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO
SELF-IDENTIFIED AS BLACK,
INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR.
AND JUST TO KIND OF ROUND UP
HERE AS YOU HEARD JEFF MAKE
MENTION OF THIS BASED ON 8,077
SHELTER RECOMMENDATIONS AND THI
DATA POINT IS MEANING THAT THE
SAME PERSON COULD HAVE BEEN
RECOMMENDED MULTIPLE TIMES
DURING THE QUARTER PRIOR TO THE
EVENTUAL REFERRAL. ALL RIGHT, O
THE REFERRALS COORDINATED, 186
INDIVIDUALS WERE CONFIRMED BY
HSD AS ENROLLING INTO THE
SHELTER. THEY WERE REFERRED TO.
THIS REPRESENTS AN ENROLLMENT
RATE OF 49.2% OF THE QUARTER AN
A 22% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
ENROLLMENTS COMPARED TO QUARTER
FOUR OF THE PROCEEDING YEARS, S
2021. I SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS
ALSO REPRESENTS AN INCREASE
COMPARED TO THE 46.1% DATA POIN
THAT WE RECORDED IN Q3 OF LAST
YEAR. AN IMPORTANT CAVEAT TO
NOTE IS JUST THE FACT THE NUMBE
OF CONFIRMED ENROLLMENTS, WHICH
WE PRESENTED HERE IS LIKELY TO
BE HIGHER BECAUSE THIS IS LIKEL
TO BE AN UNDERCOUNT. THIS IS DU
TO CHALLENGES HSD AND OTHER
HOMELESS PROGRAMS EXPERIENCE
WHEN TRYING TO MATCH
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA WITH HIMS,
AND HIMS WOULD BE THE HOMELESS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
HMIS THAT COLLECTS AND RESTORES
CLIENT LEVEL DATA FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE. THE REASONS FOR
THOSE CHALLENGES ARE PRIMARILY
JUST AROUND THE REALITY THAT
FOLKS MUST OPT IN TO SHARE
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIBLE
INFORMATION WITH THE SYSTEM. SO
FOR THIS AND OTHER REASONS, THE
DATA POINT THAT WE HAVE HERE IS
LIKELY AN UNDERCOUNT. WE'LL
STILL TRY TO CONNECT IN A
FORWARD DIRECTION THERE. ALL
RIGHT. SO AS DISCUSSED DURING
OUR COMMITTEE PRESENTATION IN
JANUARY IN Q4, VOLUNTARILY WE
BEGAN TRACKING REASONS FOR
DECLINED OFFERS OF SHELTER, AND
THIS IS REALLY AFTER COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS AND OTHERS SHARED
THEIR DESIRE TO BETTER PREVENT
DISPLACEMENT. WHILE DISPLACEMEN
IS NEVER OUR GOAL, WE ALSO
RECOGNIZE SOME INDIVIDUALS WILL
DECLINE SHELTER. SO KIND OF THE
THEORY OF CHANGE THAT WE'RE
OPERATING HERE IS THE FACT
EVERYONE DESERVES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION
INSIDE. AND IN SUPPORT OF THAT
GOAL, WE WANT TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE BARRIERS THAT
PREVENT OUR UNSHELTERED
NEIGHBORS FROM DOING SO. SO
AFTER OUR FIRST QUARTER OF
TRACKING, WE ARE ABLE TO TRACK
AND CATEGORIZE OVER 200
INSTANCES WHERE AN OFFER OF
SHELTER WAS DECLINED. THE TOP
FOUR REASONS ARE LISTED ON THIS
SLIDE. FOR MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION, WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS
TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SLIDE. BU
IT IS WORK THAT WE PLAN TO
CONTINUE, AND IT IS WORK THAT
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. I SHOULD
NOTE THAT UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERED TO MEET
WITH US PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF
THIS. OVER THE COURSE OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS, THEY DID SUGGEST
THAT, YOU KNOW, A NICE
COMPLIMENT TO THIS DATA MAY
REACH OUT FOR THOSE ON WHY THEY
ACCEPTED THAT OFFER WITH AT
LEAST ONE PROVIDE FOR THE
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US COLLECT
THAT DATA. WE REACHED OUT TO
REQUEST PERMISSION TO WORK WITH
THEM TO SURVEY SOME FOLKS WITHI
THE ENHANCED SHELTERS. THAT
BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S
SOME SPECULATION AND KIND OF
SEVERAL POTENTIAL REASONS WHY A
HIGHER ACCEPTANCE RATE MAY BE
CORRELATED WITH WHAT THEY'RE
DOING AND IT COULD BE THE NUMBE
OF TIMES YOU OFFERED SHELTERS
AND THAT YOU OFFER SHELTER AND
IT COULD SOMEONE WITHIN THEIR
SOCIAL COMMUNITY. HAVING THAT
DATA AND UNDERSTANDING WILL
ALLOW US TO BE BETTER PARTNERS
TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE
SERVING. MORE TO SHARE ON THAT
IN THE FUTURE, BUT JUST KIND OF
WHERE YOU WANT TO GIVE A HEADS
UP TO COUNCIL THERE.
>> MICHAEL, OR DEPUTY DIRECTOR
BAILEY, CAN I JUMP IN? I KNOW
WE'RE ONLY TWO SLIDES AWAY FROM
THE END. BUT JUST TO JUMP IN ON
THE LAST SLIDE ON SLIDE SIX.
WOULDN'T THE CONSULTANT WE HIRE
JUST COME BACK AND INDICATE
PEOPLE WANT MORE TINY HOMES
BASED ON THE DATA WE ALREADY
COLLECTED?
>> YES. YOU SORT OF GLOSSED OVE
THAT BULLET POINT THERE IN THE
PRESENTATION, SO I JUST WANTED
TO COME BACK TO HAVE A BRIEF
DISCUSSION ON THAT.
>> YEAH. SO WE RECOGNIZE WE ARE
COLLECTING THIS DATA TO INFORM
POLICY DECISIONS. THOSE POLICY
DECISIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE MADE
BY COUNCIL, THE EXECUTIVE, RHA,
AND OUR JOB IS JUST TO INFORM
FOLKS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED
TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. S
WE RECOGNIZE MULTIPLE PEOPLE AR
SUGGESTING THEY ARE DECLINING
SHELTER BECAUSE OF A LACK OF A
TINY HOME, BUT HOW WE USE THAT
DATA WILL BE UP TO THIS COUNCIL
THE EXECUTIVE, AND RHA.
>> CAN I ASK YOU HOW THAT ANSWE
IS BEING ILLICITTED? AND I DON'
SEE THE OTHER CATEGORIES OF
ENHANCED SHELTERS. I DON'T SEE
SOMEONE INDICATING THAT I WANT
THE SALVATION ARMY AS A BULLET
POINT IN THIS AND MAYBE THAT'S
IN THE BROADER REPORT. BUT DID
THEY VOLUNTEER OR TAKE IT FROM
MENU OF THINGS THAT THE OUTREAC
WORKERS SURVEYED THEM ON?
>> CERTAINLY. SO THE PROCESS IS
AS FOLLOWS. FOR EVERY OFFER WE
MAKE IF THAT OFFER IS DECLINED,
WE IN TURN THE REASON FOR THE
DECLINE. IF SOMEONE IS UNABLE T
PROVIDE A REASON, THEN WE
TYPICALLY LIST UNKNOWN. BUT FOR
FOLKS THAT DO RESPOND, YES, IS
THERE A RESOURCE THAT YOU WOULD
BE INTERESTED IN ACCEPTING IF
THAT WERE OFFERED? AND THOSE AR
THE DATA POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN
COLLECTED HERE. THERE WAS SOME
CONVERSATION WITH THEM LAST YEA
ABOUT MAYBE GETTING PICTURES OF
CERTAIN SHELTERS AND JUST HAVIN
A MORE INTENTIONAL CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE, SEEING
IF FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO PICK FRO
THAT MENU PER SE. WE HAVEN'T
MOVED IN THAT DIRECTION, BUT WE
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS JUST ONE
QUARTER OF COLLECTING THE DATA.
WE ARE OPEN TO RECOMMENDATIONS
ON HOW TO IMPROVE. WE ARE HOPIN
TO OPEN THE CONVERSATION AND
LOOKING TO RHA TO PROVIDE
FEEDBACK AS WELL.
>> I MEAN IF WHAT IT TAKES FOR
US TO KIND OF COMMIT TO BUILDIN
MORE TINY HOMES IS SHOWING THEM
A PICTURE OF THE TINY HOME THAT
THEY KNOW THEY WANT, THAT'S FIN
WITH ME. BUT I GUESS THAT I
WOULD SUGGEST THE DATA SEEMS TO
INDICATE AS YOUR RESPONSE
INDICATED, THE PEOPLE ARE
VOLUNTARILY SAYING IT SOUNDS
LIKE THEY'RE USING THE TERM TIN
HOME. IS THAT ACCURATE?
>> I THINK THAT IS AN ACCURATE
DESCRIPTION.
>> YEAH. I GUESS I WOULD SAY WE
SHOULD ALWAYS BE REFLECTING ON
DIVERSIFYING THE PRODUCTS THAT
WE ARE OFFERING AS A PART OF
THIS TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE AND
OF ITEMS. IT IS FAIRLY CLEAR
THAT THERE IS A POPULAR DEMAND
FOR THE PARTICULAR INTERVENTION
AND THIS DATA WILL SEEM TO BARE
THAT OUT. AND WE NEED MORE OF A
PROCESS TO UNDERSTAND THAT
COMPONENT OF IT. BUT CERTAINLY
THERE ARE OTHER PRODUCTS THAT
ARE NOT LISTED HERE THAT I COUL
THINK OF HOTELS AND MOTELS, OR
MAYBE PEOPLE ARE LESS FAMILIAR
WITH PALETTE SHELTERS, FOR
EXAMPLE, AND IT DOES SEEM LIKE
PART OF OUR MIX, AND WE
SHOULDN'T BE HESITANT TO WALK
AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME T
LOOK AT WAYS TO EXPAND OUR
PORTFOLIO OF TINY HOMES BASED O
THE INFORMATION. AND REALLY I
APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENT AND
THEY'RE COLLECTING THIS
INFORMATION.
>> CHAIR?
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
HAS A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ONE IS A REQUEST AS IT
RELATES TO THE REPORTS AND FOR
YOU, DIRECTLY BAILEY. THEN THE
SECOND QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR
RHA, I WOULD DIRECT THAT TO
JEFF. AND I JUST THE WAY THE
INFORMATION GETS REPORTED OUT,
SOMETIMES LACKS CONTEXT. I WOUL
JUST REQUEST THAT RATHER THAN
THIS DATA POINT NUMBER ONE BEIN
THAT SHELTER IS BECAUSE AS SOON
AS THIS REPORT GOES OUT, THE
TAKEAWAY IS PEOPLE DON'T WANT
SHELTER. I THINK IT MIGHT BE
MORE INSTRUCTIVE TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC WHO IS EITHER, YOU KNOW,
CONSUMING MEDIA OR IS A STAKE
HOLDER IN READING THESE REPORTS
IF WE INSTEAD SAID SOMETHING
LIKE SHELTER DOES NOT MEET THEI
NEEDS, THEN I JUST THINK THAT I
MORE RICH LANGUAGE THAT EXPLAIN
THE ISSUE RATHER THAN 24% OF
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO KEEP LIVING
OUTSIDE AND BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
IT SAYS TO ME AS REPORTED. WE
ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CASE. S
THAT IS JUST A REQUEST. AND THE
AS IT RELATES TO THE DATA POINT
ON TINY HOMES. YOU KNOW, THE
DATA POINT FOR THE SURVEY IS
DIFFERENT THAT NIGHT SURVEY DON
BY RHA INFORMING THE FIVE-YEAR
PLAN, AND I WOULD JUST REQUEST
THAT RHA CONSIDER WHETHER OR NO
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SUCH A
LARGE NUMBER IN THIS SURVEY OF
PEOPLE STILL CHOOSING TINY
HOMES, WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS A
GOOD REASON TO RECONSIDER THE
METHODOLOGIES THAT ARE USED FOR
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
>> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR
POINTING OUT THE FREEZING OF TH
FIRST RESPONSES. VERY IMPORTANT
FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN THINK OF A
PERSON WHO WAS AN INDIVIDUAL OF
INTEREST YESTERDAY THAT WOULD
PROBABLY FALL INTO THAT BUCKET.
REALISTICALLY, THERE WAS ONLY
ONE OPTION AVAILABLE THAT WOULD
ALLOW THEM TO BRING THEIR PET
WITH THEM. FOR SAFETY REASONS,
THEY COULD NOT BE IN THAT
PARTICULAR LOCATION. SO THE
RESPONSE WAS I DON'T WANT TO GO
TO THE SHELTER TODAY. THAT'S
VERY DIFFERENT THAN I DON'T WAN
TO GO TO SHELTER. I THINK
WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE GRAN
LAIRTY OF WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE
THINGS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED,
THE THREE P'S, PETS, PARTNERS,
POSSESSIONS ARE SUBSTANTIAL, AN
WE LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT IS REALLY
GOING ON WITH WHY A PERSON WOUL
SAY NO AND WHY THEY'RE CHOOSING
TO CONTINUE TO BE EXPOSED TO
ELEMENTS AND HAVE SAFETY AND
VULNERABILITY RATHER THAN MOVIN
INTO THE FACILITY. ON YOUR
SECOND QUESTION, WE ARE ACTUALL
LOOKING AT A WAY TO BETTER
ARTICULATE HOW MODELING IS DONE
AROUND TINY HOMES IN THE
FIVE-YEAR PLAN. I THINK WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THAT AND WE'RE NO
GOING TO PLAY THAT CARD NOW, BU
WE'RE LOOKING ON HOW TO FIX
THAT. I WOULD SAY THE PRIMARY
THING FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND
MR. CHAIR, YOU ALREADY TOUCHED
ON THIS. BUT THE QUESTION FOR U
WHEN YOU ASK SOMEONE ABOUT THE
TINY HOME, ALREADY THAT TINY
HOME ANSWER USUALLY ALREADY
INCLUDES OTHER TYPES OF
STRUCTURES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAV
SOME TINY HOMES THAT ARE TALENT
STRUCTURES. NOT WHAT WE HAVE
COME TO UNDERSTAND BUILT BY THE
SUBSIDIARY OF LIHI, AND SO WHAT
PEOPLE ARE ASKING US IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS A DOOR THAT
COULD CLOSE, OFFERING PRIVACY
AND SECURITY AND PROBABLY END
THE SURGE OF POSSESSIONS, THE
PERSONAL SPACE, THINGS LIKE
THAT. THOSE ARE THE TRAITS THEN
THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR
FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND IT IS
ARTICULATED IN THE FIVE-YEAR
PLAN AROUND. THESE ARE THE
THINGS INDIVIDUALS ARE LOOKING
AT AND MATCHING OUR NEED AND
CREATING THE NEED OF SAFETY AND
SECURITY TO MOVE INTO READILY,
AND THEY'RE TRYING TO REFLECT
THAT. THE REQUEST TO HAVE MORE
GRAN LAIRTY ALSO AROUND WHAT
DOES A TINY HOME MEAN IS
PROBABLY LOST -- FOR SOMEONE WH
IS IN AN ENCAMPMENT. FOR
EXAMPLE, WE ARE TYPICALLY NOT
WITH THE WORK, OFFERING A TINY
HOME VILLAGE, AND TO GO TO. WE
ARE OFFERING USUALLY A HOTEL
ROOM AS WE HAVE 118 ACCEPTANCES
OUT OF 119 PEOPLE WE HAVE
ENGAGED WITH. SO THAT IS A
HIGHER NUMBER THAN SOME OF THE
DATA BEING PRESENTED HERE. I
THINK IT WILL ARTICULATE ANOTHE
VIEWPOINT OF WHAT'S GOING ON
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY
ARE ASKING US FOR, AND HOW DO W
MEET THAT? TINY HOMES COULD BE
ONE WAY OF DOING THAT, BUT NOT
THE UNIVERSAL WAY.
>> YEAH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, DO YOU HAVE A FOLLOWUP
FIRST? AND SO WE CAN -- MAYBE W
SHOULD HAVE THE TINY HOME
CONVERSATION NOW AT THIS POINT
IN THE COMMITTEE. I THINK I
REVIEWED THE SLIDES BEFORE
COMING OUT HERE, AND THERE ARE
ONLY TWO MORE. SO I THINK IT'S
FINE THAT I DIGRESS A LITTLE BI
ON THIS, AND I APPRECIATE THE
RESPONSE FROM JEFF SIMMS, AND
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING A
REEVALUATION OF THE INITIAL
FORMULA THAT WAS PROFFERED FOR
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN. BUT ONE
THING I DO JUST WANT TO KIND OF
POINT OUT THAT I THINK GETS LOS
IN THIS IS I DO THINK I'M A HUG
FAN WITH THE WORK THAT WE DO. W
NEED TO DO MORE OF IT. WE NEED
TO DO MORE ACQUISITION. JEFF,
YOU'RE PERSONALLY WELL AWARE OF
THAT WITH YOUR TIME AROUND
CENTRAL STAFF THAT WE WANT TO
REQUIRE HOTELS, MOTELS, AND USE
THEM FOR THIS WORK. AND ONE
THING THAT'S COMPARATIVELY
ATTRACTIVE TO COMPLIMENT THAT
WORK WITH TINY HOMES IS THE
MODULARITY IN SIGHTINGS. HOTELS
AND MOTELS ARE KIND OF A FINITE
RESOURCE LIKE ANY 10,000-FOOT
LOT COULD BE USED AS A SHELTER
SITE, AND THERE IS JUST A LITTL
MORE MIXING AND MATCHING AND AN
ABILITY TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE
OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. AND COS
PER UNIT, I IMAGINE IT'S
GENERALLY SPEAKING LOWER UNLESS
WE GET A GOOD DEAL ON THE HOTEL
MOTEL. SO A LOT OF THIS IS WE
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
CONSUMER DEMAND DEMONSTRATED BY
EVERY SINGLE STATISTIC EXCEPT
FOR WHATEVER THE ORIGINAL
FORMULA WAS FOR THE CASE HERE A
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN. BUT
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S INFORMED
BY ASKING PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHERE
THEY WANT TO GO HAS CONSISTENTL
AND REPEATEDLY INDICATED THAT
TINY HOMES ARE SOMETHING THAT
ARE DESIRABLE. THE WHOLE REASON
THAT THERE IS NOT A HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENT CURRENTLY AT BALLARD
COMMONS AND WOODLAND PARK, AND
YOU CAN GO THROUGH SOME OF THE
SITES THAT THE CITY REMEDIATED
TOWARDS THE END OF 2021. ALL
CORRELATED TO GETTING 90
ADDITIONAL TINY HOMES ONLINE.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS W
CAN ADDRESS THAT WITH WHATEVER
WE WANT AND WITH CONSULTANT
REPORTS, WITH THE FORMULAS. BUT
AT END OF THE DAY, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT CLEARLY WE NEED
MORE OF. CLEARLY IF THE PUBLIC
WANTS TO SEE ACTION ON
ENCAMPMENTS, THIS WILL BE THE
FASTEST WAY TO PROVIDE RELIEF,
SO THAT INSTEAD OF JUST MOVING
PEOPLE FROM A LOCATION, WE ARE
ACTUALLY MOVING THEM INTO A
POLICE WHERE THEY COULD GO AND
BE STABILIZED AND NOT REENTER
HOMELESSNESS R ORE ENTER ON THE
SHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IN THE
SHORT TERM. I WOULD REALLY
ENCOURAGE US TO FOCUS ON WAYS T
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CURRENTLY
VACANT SITES TO HOST THESE KIND
OF ENHANCED SHELTERS. AND TO TR
TO WORK ON THIS COMPONENT OF IT
THAT WE SEE YEAR AFTER YEAR AND
THERE IS STRONG DEMAND FOR AND
FOR SOME FOLKS INVOLVED IN THAT
DECISION MAKING TO GET OVER
WHATEVER THEIR ISSUE IS WITH
TINY HOMES AND EMBRACE THE FACT
THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THEY
REALLY NEED US TO DO SOMETHING
TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS CRISIS.
THIS IS CLEARLY THE POLICY
INTERVENTION THAT WE COULD MOVE
THE FASTEST THAT WILL HAVE THE
MOST UTILITY AND HAS A
REASONABLE PRICE POINT ON IT TO
MAKE AN IMPACT. SO THAT IS
EDITORIALIZING. THERE IS NOT
STRICTLY SPEAKING A QUESTION IN
THERE FOR THE PANELISTS. BUT IF
THEY WANT TO RESPOND, I'M HAPPY
TO TURN IT OVER TO JEFF AND
DEPUTY DIRECTOR BAILEY.
>> I MEAN I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO EQUIP WITH THAT, BUT YOU'RE
EXACTLY RIGHT. WE HAVE RESOURCE
THAT ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF
THE PEOPLE WE'RE OUTLINING. AND
WE ARE ALSO GRATEFUL TO THE
COUNCILMAN THERE FOR EXPANDING
ON SOME OF THOSE. AND UNDERSTOO
TO BE MORE OF A HOTEL AND
SOMETHING LIKE THESE TYPE OF
UNITS. AND WE ARE PLANNING ON
STANDING THAT UP AS WE NEED A
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE AND IF YOU
GET NOTHING OUT, YOU'LL WALK
AWAY WITH THE MESSAGE THAT WE
ARE UNDER RESOURCES. AND
THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES.
>> YES, I'M EAGERLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE NEW FORMULA, SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. DEPUTY
DIRECTOR BAILEY, BEFORE WE MOVE
ON TO THE LAST COUPLE OF SLIDES
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON
THOSE CONVERSATIONS?
>> NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AS
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. OUR GOAL
IS TO MAKE THE DATA AVAILABLE.
WE TRUST COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE
TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AN
I COULD RESPOND TO COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD, WE ARE IN
RECEIPT OF YOUR REQUEST AND
HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. I'LL
SAY THAT IN SOME CASES
INDIVIDUALS ARE DECLINING TO
ENTER SHELTER DUE TO SOCIAL
REASONS, SO THERE IS AN INFORME
DECISION NOT TO ENTER THE TINY
HOME OR ENHANCED SHELTER. AND
WITH THE NEXT QUARTER, WE CAN
IMPROVE THE FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
AND PROVIDE COUNCIL, THE
EXECUTIVE, AND RHA WITH DATA TO
INFORM POLICY DECISIONS.
>> MICHAEL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND PLEASE GO AHEAD AND FINISH
THE PRESENTATION AND WE CAN TAK
CLEANUP QUESTIONS.
>> RIGHT. RIGHT. AND SO LOOKING
AT SOME OF THE FULL YEAR
OUTCOMES, PROVIDERS AND THE
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE TOTA
OF 4,446 SHELTER
RECOMMENDATIONS. OVER THE COURS
OF THE YEAR, AS A REMINDER, THI
DATA POINT IS DUPLICATED.
MEANING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MAY
HAVE RECOMMENDED, MAY HAVE BEEN
RECOMMENDED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR
SHELTER. THAT RECOMMENDATION
WILL BECOME A REFERRAL WHEN THE
INDIVIDUAL AGREES TO ACCEPT
SHELTER OF THE 1,800 REFERRALS
MADE. THEY CONFIRMED 746
ENROLLMENTS INTO SHELTER AND IN
2022. THIS REPRESENTS AN
INCREASE OF 30% COMPARED TO
2021. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THIS IS ALSO A DUPLICATED
NUMBER. IF WE ARE LOOKING AT TH
NON-DUPLICATED NUMBERS, 680
UNIQUE NUMBERS, AN INCREASE OF
512 AND IN 2021. AS MENTIONED I
OUR PREVIOUS SLIDE, WE BELIEVE
IT'S TO BE SIGNIFICANT
UNDERCOUNTS DUE TO THE
CHALLENGES OF TRACKING THIS
DATA. BUT THE DATA WILL HELP US
TRACK HISTORICAL TRENDS AS
YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS SLIDE WILL
COMPARE TO THEIR 2022 EFFORTS
WITH FULL YEAR DATA FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS. AND AS YOU CAN
SEE, 2022 RESULTS SURPASSED
PREVIOUS FULL YEAR TOTAL FOR
REFERRALS AND TO CONFIRM THE
PUBLIC REFERRALS AND IT'S A
DUPLICATED NUMBER AND REPRESENT
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHELTER
REFERRALS MADE BY HSD AND
OUTREACH PROVIDERS. WITH THAT
BEING SAID, THE SINGLE
INDIVIDUAL CAN RECEIVE MULTIPLE
REFERRALS. INDIVIDUALS REFERRED
WILL REPRESENT A COUNT OF THE
UNIQUE PERSONS WHO WILL RECEIVE
THE SHELTER REFERRAL DURING THE
GIVEN TIME PERIOD. THEY CAN
CONFIRM SHELTER ENROLLMENTS IN
2022 AND REACH 746 AND EXCEEDED
2021'S TOTAL OF 576. AND MADE
FROM SHELTER REFERRAL AND THE
SINGLE INDIVIDUAL CAN ENROLL IN
SHELTERS MULTIPLE TIMES. 680
UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS WERE
CONFIRMED IN RULING AT THE
SHELTER OF 2022. EVERY TIME WE
PRESENT FOLKS, THEY TEND TO LAC
THE 2019 DATA FOR ENROLLMENTS
AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE
ROLED THE REASON IN THE DATA. A
THEY BEGAN TRACKING THAT DATA
POINT MID YEAR.
>> AND IT IS INTERESTING HOW
MUCH DATA WAS COLLECTED BEFORE,
ISN'T IT?
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO IMPROVE DATA
COLLECTION MOVING FORWARD. [
LAUGHTER ]
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO THIS SLIDE WIL
HIGHLIGHT SOME RECENT KEY
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, BUT I ALSO
WANT TO USE IT TO SET THE STAGE
FOR WHAT'S POSSIBLE. IN THE PAS
YEAR, HSD WILL CONTINUE TO
COORDINATE EFFORTS WITH THE
SYSTEM ADVOCATES AND THE
PARTNERSHIP FOR ZERO
INITIATIVES. AND THIS IS REALLY
TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL AND VISIBL
DIFFERENCE IN OUR FIGHTS OF
HOMELESSNESS, AND TRUE TO OUR
DESIRE TO IMPLEMENT A RANGE OF
SOLUTIONS THAT WILL GO BEYOND
REMOVALS. THIS INCLUDES
PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENTS SUC
AS THE SERVICES AND THE BENEFIT
FAIR THAT THEY HELD IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. AS A PART OF OUR
DESIRE TO SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS
BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, HSD
CONTINUES TO FACILITATE OUTREAC
HUDDLES WITH THE CONTRACT
PROVIDERS. WE SPOKE TO THAT
POINT EARLIER IN OUR
PRESENTATION. AGAIN, THESE
HUDDLES WILL ALLOW FOR PROBLEM
SOLVING AT SPECIFIC SITES. IT'S
ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CASE
CONFERENCE AROUND SPECIFIC
INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF SUPPORT.
THIS WORK IS LAYING DOWN THE
GROUND WORK FOR THE FUTURE OF
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED OUTREACH
APPROACH, WHICH THE DEPUTY MAYO
WASHINGTON WILL PRESENT ON IN A
FEW WEEKS. FOR THE UTC'S NEW
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED STRATEGY.
THAT WORK IS STILL ONGOING, BUT
I'M ENCOURAGED BY THE PROGRESS
MADE AND THE AMOUNT OF GOOD THA
IT HAS THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE
FOR BOTH OUR HOUSE AND UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS. SO MORE TO COME ON
THAT PIECE. THIS ALSO INCLUDES
THE COMPLIMENTARY EFFORTS TAKEN
PLACE BETWEEN UTC, WHICH HSD IS
A MEMBER OF, AND RHA TO FURTHER
IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY.
>> AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR BAILEY,
WILL THIS BE A PART OF THE UTC
UPDATE THAT WE'RE EXPECTING IN
FEW WEEKS?
>> I'M HAPPY TO CONFIRM THAT
WITH DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON.
I'M NOT AWARE OF HER
PRESENTATION MATERIALS, BUT I'L
NAG THAT FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND WE'LL RESPOND BACK TO YOU
AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AS
SOON AS ONE IS AVAILABLE.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
HAS A QUESTION ON THIS SLIDE.
AND HSD AND KING COUNTY RHA IS
EITHER INTENDING TO AS PART OF
THE 2023 SERVICE AGREEMENT. AND
DEFINE HOW THIS WORK IS GOING T
BE COMPLETED. I'M GUESSING BIT
ANSWER, THAT IT WILL BE THE
MEETING. AND I AM INTERESTED TO
KNOW, YOU KNOW -- EVEN IF IT'S
NOT -- THERE'S A LOT IN THIS
PARTICULAR BUDGET ACTION.
THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT
THIS BUDGET ACTION ASKS TO BE
ADDRESSED OPERATIONALLY. BUT
THIS IS A VERY BASELINE QUESTIO
FOR MY REASSURANCES THAT WERE,
AGAIN, ON A HIGH LEVEL, SAYING
THE SAME THING. WHAT DOES
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED STRATEGY
MEAN TO HSD AND KING COUNTY RHA
THAT IS SORT OF LIKE I KNOW WHA
YOU MEANT WHEN WE WORKED ON THI
PARTICULAR BUDGET ITEM. BUT I
WOULD LOVE THE REASSURANCE TO
JUST UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE WHAT THAT MEANS TO
YOU.
>> JEFF , DO YOU HAVE A
PREFERENCE? WE WILL BE IN PERSO
NEXT TIME, I PROMISE. DO YOU
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHO GOES
FIRST?
>> THIS IS PRIMARILY AROUND UTC
>> WHEN WE LOOK AT
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED MODELS, YO
COULD POINT TO THE DISTRICT'S
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AS A
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED MODEL FOR
US AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO US.
IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE A BOUNDAR
AND WE HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM. W
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ESTABLISH ONGOING RELATIONSHIP
BOTH WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
HOUSED AND INDIVIDUALS THAT AR
UNHOUSED. FOR US, IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET TO
FOLKS FASTER. WHEN WE GET TO
POKES FASTER, WE HAVE A BETTER
CHANCE OF BUILDING THAT
RELATIONSHIP, IMPROVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEM INDOORS
BUT I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT TH
ONE SEATTLE APPROACH AND WE LOO
AT THE YOU CT , WE RECOGNIZE
THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A PERSON
CENTERED APPROACH FOR A LOT OF
THE HUMAN SERVICES THAT WE ARE
ADMINISTERING. THAT IS OUR
PEACE HERE AT HSD. HERE AGAIN,
THE PRIORITIZATION, THE
ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL OPERATIONS.
THAT LIVES ELSEWHERE. FOR US, I
IS ABOUT HAVING A DEDICATED
REGION THAT WE CAN DEDICATE
STAFF TO AND ENSURE THAT
RELATIONSHIPS ARE FILLED,
ENSURING FOLKS ARE GETTING
SERVICES SOONER THAN LATER AND
IMPROVING THEIR ABILITY TO GO
INDOORS. JEFF, IS THERE ANYTHIN
YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT?
>> RJ 'S WORK IS PARALLEL TO
THE WORK THAT IS RELATED TO THE
UCT. RIGHT NOW, ANY OF OUR
AGENCIES THAT ARE LISTENING, I
HOPE YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND
APPLY. SHAMELESS PLUG. WE HAVE
IT POSTED TO CREATE A
GEOGRAPHICALLY ORIENTED OUTREAC
AWARD THAT IS GEOGRAPHICALLY
ORIENTED. TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER, I WOUL
DESCRIBE THAT IS LITERALLY
WITHIN THAT, THERE ARE SIX
REGIONS. IT IS LIKE CENTRAL
SEATTLE AND PER COUNCIL
DIRECTION RECENT BUDGET ACTION.
IT IS -- WE INTEND TO MAKE
AWARDS BASED ON THOSE STEPS SO
THAT YOU WILL KNOW IN REGION C,
THIS IS THE AGENCY PREDICTING
THAT IT COULD BE A VEHICLE, IT
COULD BE BOTH. THERE IS AN
OPTION TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY
THERE. YOU WILL KNOW WHO THAT
IS, WHO THE AGENCY IS. THERE I
A LOT OF -- WE OUTLINE WHAT
THAT IS IN OUR SCOPE OF WORK AN
HOW WE NEED TO FUNCTION. WE HAV
ALREADY MOVED TO THAT. MANY OF
THEM ARE ALREADY OPERATING
LARGELY IN THAT WAY BUT ARE
CONTRACTING LEANING INTO THE
REALITY ON THE GROUND.
>> THANK YOU BOTH. JUST A QUIC
FOLLOW-UP ON THAT. DOES THAT
MEAN THAT THE DATA THAT YOU WIL
BE REPORTING WELL ALSO BE
CAPABLE OF BEING SHARED
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED SO WE CAN
SEE WHERE THE TEAMS HAVE BEEN
AND YOU CAN SEE THE IMPACT OF
THOSE ENGAGEMENTS THROUGHOUT
THOSE REGIONS?
>> I DON'T WANT TO OVERPROMISE
AND THEN UNDER DELIVER. I DON'
KNOW WITH CERTAINTY THAT ANSWER
THERE IS A LOT OF CHANGE IN TH
APPROACH TO DATA. OUR OUTREACH
MODULE RIGHT NOW ALLOWS ONE
OUTREACH TEAM AND ANOTHER
OUTREACH TEAM ALL ENGAGING IN
ENCAMPMENTS TO IDENTIFY THAT
THEY ARE PART OF THE CARE TEAM
FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE THERE
AND COLLABORATE MORE
EFFECTIVELY. WE ARE TRYING TO
MOVE TO THINGS LIKE THAT THAT D
UTILIZE THAT GEOGRAPHIC NATURE
AND ARE VERY FOCUSED ON HOW DO
WE MAKE SURE WE ARE WORKING TO
GATHER. I CAN SEE THE CHALLENG
ARISING IF WE HAVE ONE AGENCY
COVERING FOUR REGIONS , LET'S
SAY. I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE HOW
WE WILL REPORT OUT.
>> NO MORE FOLLOW-UPS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I CAN ASK A QUESTION AT THE
NEXT MEETING WHEN WE TALK MORE
ABOUT THE UCT BUT I WOULD BE
INTERESTED TO KNOW FROM A CITY
PERSPECTIVE WHETHER OR NOT
REPORTING GEOGRAPHICALLY IS A
POSSIBILITY BUT I AM HAPPY TO
HOLD THAT QUESTION UNTIL APRIL
IF THAT IS BETTER.
>> IT MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE
FOR DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON TO
WEIGH-IN. HSD IS HAPPY TO
COLLECT DATA TO ONCE AGAIN
SUPPORT OUR POLICY MAKERS BUT
AS FAR AS THE LARGER YOU CT ,
THAT IS A QUESTION FOR DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOLLOWED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU. I GO BACK TO A
QUESTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WAS ASKING. IF I AM
UNDERSTANDING THIS SLIDE RIGHT
, WE ARE REACHING THE AGREEMENT
ABOUT HOW THIS GEOGRAPHICALLY
BASED STRATEGY WILL BE CREATED
. IT IS INCOMPLETE. I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM
UNDERSTANDING THAT. IF THAT IS
THE CASE, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
WHAT WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE TO
COMPLETE THAT AGREEMENT SO THAT
BOTH TEAMS CAN GET THEIR WAY?
>> HAPPY TO TAKE THAT QUESTION.
I BELIEVE THE MAYOR 'S OFFICE
HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA REGARDIN
A REQUEST FOR THE EXTENSION. I
DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE NEAR THE
END OF OUR PROCESS . THERE IS
CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING ON BOTH
SIDES BUT I SUSPECT WITHIN A FE
WEEKS TIME , WE WILL HAVE A
FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALL
THREE PARTIES. I WILL LOOK FOR
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON TO
WEIGH-IN ON HOW THAT INFORMATIO
IS RELATED TO COUNCIL BUT WE
HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BRIEF COUNCIL
AND ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR
POWER TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON OUR
COMMITMENT.
>> I WILL JUST ADD THAT WE HAV
REACHED A HIGH LEVEL , MAYBE A
VERY DETAILED LEVEL ON THE
AGREEMENT. THERE WAS A DOCUMENT
THAT WE DID PROVIDE TO HSD THAT
I UNDERSTAND IS LARGELY FULLY
ACCEPTABLE . THE REVIEW IS NOT
REALLY SUBSTANTIAL BUT MORE
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF A REVIEW
MAKING SURE THINGS ARE AT THE
APPROPRIATE OUR FOR SPECIFICIT
OR GENERALITY. WE ARE VERY
CLOSE.
>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT . I
THINK WE ARE IN YEAR SIX OR
SEVEN OF THIS CRISIS NOW SO I
JUST WANT TO URGE EVERYONE TO
GET THESE REVIEW PROCESSES DONE
QUICKLY BECAUSE IT FEELS VERY
OFTEN LIKE THESE REVIEW
PROCESSES COME UP WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO GET ACCOMPLISHED . I
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT PROCESS
BEING DONE SO WE CAN MOVE IN ON
IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. COUNCIL NUMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK
YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE ONE OF
MANY PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS
ISSUE AND ESPECIALLY RELATED TO
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM THAT THE
REPORT WILL BE MORE DETAILED .
JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK
JEFF SIMMS AND THE TEAM AT RHA
. I HOPE, AND ASSUME, IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS WHO WORKED WITH US AS
WE CRAFTED THE BUDGET , I JUST
WANTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH TH
CONVERSATION TO COME IN THE NEX
FEW WEEKS . A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND FOR FOLKS ON WHY WE
ARE SO EXCITED OR WHY WE ARE SO
INTERESTED IN GETTING THE UP
DATE. THIS IS RELATED TO HSD
0350 A AND THE BUDGET THAT WAS
ADOPTED LAST YEAR . WE HAD
INCLUDED FUNDING AND PARTNERSHI
AND NEGOTIATED LANGUAGE
CAREFULLY WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ORIGINAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY AND INVOLVED A HANDFU
OF HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS AS
WELL TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
SETTING UP A PROCESS IN FIRST
QUARTER OF 2023 TO CREATE A
DISTINGUISHED ROLE FOR THE CITY
AND FOR RHA AND TO REALLY BE
VISIONARY AND HAVE A UNIFIED
CARE TEAM COULD BE PULLED
TOGETHER . RELIANCE UPON THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
FOR THE DIRECT OUTREACH TRUSTE
PARTNERSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS
WITH FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS WHO CREATED THE SHARE
VISION TO CREATE THE
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED REGIONS. I
MY MIND, I THINK OF THEM AS ONE
TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE BECAUSE
THAT IS THE MAP THAT WE SAW
ORIGINALLY BUT I APPRECIATE THA
THEY MAY BE A, B, C, D, E. THE
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS , KNOWING THAT
THERE MAY BE A TRUSTED LOCAL
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WILL BE
REALLY HELPFUL FOR FOLKS ON THE
GROUND TO HAVE THAT TRUSTED
PARTNERSHIP AND THE DISTINCT
ROLE FOR THE HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY AND THE OUTREACH
CONTRACTORS WOULD BE TO MEET TH
NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND THEN THE
DISTINCT ROLE FOR THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS WOULD BE FOCUSED ON
THE LOCATION. PEOPLE FOCUS
VERSUS LOCATION FOCUS OR GROUND
FOCUS . WE WANTED YEAR-ROUND
SERVICE IS NOT TIED TO REMOVAL.
WE ARE GETTING CARE AND
SERVICES, WHETHER IT IS HYGIENE
SERVICES, GARBAGE PICKUP OR THE
DIRECT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
THAT PARTNERS DO. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION AS
WELL. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC KNEW THAT
THIS INCLUDED $400,000 IN 2023
AND AN INCREASE TO OUR HUMAN
SERVICE OUTREACH PROVIDERS AS
WELL VIA THE $800,000. A LOT O
FOLKS HERE UNIFIED CARE TEAM AN
THEY THINK IT IS MAYBE ONLY
GARBAGE PICKUP BUT THIS IS A
DUAL ROLE THAT WE ARE EXCITED
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT AND MAKING
SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN MAINTAIN
THOSE CONNECTIONS AND
PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRUSTED
COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH
KCRHA'S OUTREACH SYSTEM. MUCH
MORE TO COME ON THAT . WE WILL
UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
MORALES NOTED ABOUT DIVING INTO
THE DETAILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
WE APPRECIATE THAT WE RECEIVED
THE UPDATE ON MARCH 3 FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THAT THE
AGENCY AND TEAMS HAVE BEEN
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY. WE
ASSUME THAT THEY ARE VERY
CLOSE. WE DON'T LIKE THE
DETAILS BUT I AM OPTIMISTIC IN
HEARING MORE ABOUT IT. I JUST
WANT TO FLAG MORE CONCERN.
JEFF, I THINK YOU MENTIONED --
ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HEARD , I
IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
HOW WE ARE TRACKING WHERE FOLKS
ARE AND THE TYPES OF SERVICES
BEING PROVIDED, I APPRECIATE TH
QUESTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ASKED . I WOULD LOVE TO
SEE THAT DATA TOO. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE I AM RAISING THE
CONCERNS THAT WE ARE ALSO
HEARING , THAT IT IS CONCERNING
TO HAVE A GEOLOCATION SYSTEM FO
FOLKS WHO ARE DOING OUTREACH WH
CAN TURN INTO WHAT SOME
PROVIDERS THINK OF AS HOTSPOTS
BUT THEN HE WILL AREAS FOR
PEOPLE TO, I DON'T KNOW,
TARGET FOR REMOVAL, POTENTIALLY
IT IS A BIG CONCERN ABOUT THE
PRACTICE OF USING GEOLOCATION .
I HOPE I CAN SPEAK TO THIS. IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE WORKING ON
IMPROVING DATA BUT GIVEN THE
CONCERN OUT THERE ABOUT
GEOLOCATION TO EXTRACT LOCATIO
, CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW THAT
TYPE OF DATA IS NOT BEING
COLLECTED AND PROTECT WORKERS
AND LOCATION?
>> CERTAINLY. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAS INDICATED SHE WANTS
TO MAKE A QUICK CLARIFICATION.
>> THE QUESTION -- I DON'T WANT
THE QUESTION TO CONFUSE WHAT M
QUESTION WAS. I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOUR
CONCERNS BUT I DON'T WANT
ANYBODY TO TAKE AWAY THAT I AM
LOOKING FOR DATA , REPORTING
DATA ON LOCATIONS ON -- I AM
TALKING ABOUT AFTER-THE-FACT
DATA ON RESOLVED LOCATIONS.
>> EXACTLY THE SAME REASONS THA
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS
EXPRESSING HER CONCERNS ABOUT
PEOPLE UNFAIRLY TARGETING
INDIVIDUALS AND LOCATIONS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS NOT A
CONCERN THAT HAS NOT BEEN
ARTICULATED IN OTHER WAYS TOO.
THERE ARE ALSO CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES AND HISTORICAL
RAMIFICATIONS WHEN THAT KIND OF
A DATA POINT COMES UP. WE ARE
AWARE OF THAT AND WE ARE TRYIN
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REVISE OUR
APPROACHES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
WILL MEET -- ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS THAT ARE BEING RAISED.
OUR PRIMARY GOAL HERE IS
SIMILAR TO THE EXAMPLE I GAVE
ALREADY THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT
CARE TEAMS ARE ENGAGED WITH EAC
OTHER AND WE HAVE ENGAGEMENTS
AS A LOCATION AND CAN FOLLOW-UP
ON A HOLISTIC WAY. AS I SAY,
WE HAVE A CURRENT ACTIVITY
WITHOUT THIS. WE ARE APPROACHIN
ALL OF OUR ENGAGEMENTS IN
UNSHELTERED LOCATIONS WITH THE
GOAL OF MOVING PEOPLE FULLY INT
A BETTER PLACE AND THAT IS
PRIMARILY HOUSING OUR
PARTNERSHIP FOR ZERO INITIATIVE
IT IS FOCUSED ONLY ON MOVING
PEOPLE INTO HOUSING. I BROUGHT
UP EARLIER THAT OUT OF 119
PEOPLE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED, WE
HAVE 118 THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED
PLACEMENT INDOORS. THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY HOW WE ARE SEEKING T
UTILIZE OUR DATA. IT IS NOT TO
FURTHER THE USE OF THAT
INFORMATION TO SET UP A SWEEP O
ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. WE
ARE SEEKING NOT TO DISPLACE
PEOPLE BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THE
HARM THAT CAN CAUSE.
>> THAT IS GREAT. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND I ARE SAYING THE
SAME THING. I APPRECIATE THE
CLARIFICATION. I DID NOT WANT T
MISINTERPRET THE DESIRE FOR DAT
, SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE.
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
EXPANSION ABOUT THE TYPE OF WOR
YOU ARE DOING. THANK YOU FOR
FLAGGING THAT THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR MISUSE OR ABUSE I
IT LOOKED MORE LIKE IT WAS
PROVIDING HOTSPOTS OF TARGETED
ACTIVITY. WE DON'T WANT THAT T
BE SOMETHING THAT IS CAUSING
ADDITIONAL HARM VERSUS ALLOWIN
US TO MAKE INFORMED PUBLIC
POLICY DECISIONS ABOUT HOW WE
CAN BETTER SERVE FOLKS AND GET
THEM INTO THE RIGHT TYPE OF
HOUSING AND EMERGENCY HOUSING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. I DON'T SEE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS
TOPIC SO DEPUTY DIRECTOR
BAILEY, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD
AND FINISH YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> WELL, CHAIR -- EXPECT THAT
WAS FAST. EXCELLENT. ANY
CLOSING REMARKS FOR WE OPEN IT
UP FOR QUESTIONS ON THE ENTIRE
PRESENTATION?
>> NOT MUCH TO SHARE AT THIS
POINT. I JUST WANT TO THANK THI
GROUP ARE BEING PARTNERS IN
THIS GROUP AND I WANT TO THANK
JEFF SIMMS FOR HIS ATTENDANCE
TODAY AND LISTENING YESTERDAY I
RECOGNIZE THAT IT WAS WAGE
EQUITY DAY. OUR TEAM WAS
TRACTING AND TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT , ARE THERE ANY OBSERVATION
THAT WE NEED TO BE HONORING IN
THE MONTH AHEAD? WE CAME ACROSS
SOMEWHAT OF A QUIRKY
OBSERVANCE. IT IS MARCH 26 AND
IT IS KNOWN AS MAKE UP YOUR OWN
HOLIDAY DAY. IT IS A LEGIT
HOLIDAY. YOU CAN GOOGLE IT . I
THINK THE HOLIDAY THAT I WOULD
CHOOSE TO CELEBRATE , AND I
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE
THIS WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS, IS
MAYBE TO CELEBRATE THIS AS 359
DAY . FOR FOLKS THAT ARE HISTOR
BUFFS , BACK IN 1952, THERE WAS
A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF ROGE
BANNISTER. WHAT HE DID WAS HE
CHALLENGED THE WORLD ON WHAT
THE WORLD SAW WAS IMPOSSIBLE .
HE DID THIS BY BREAKING THE FOU
MINUTE MILE AND HE RAN THE EVEN
IN THREE MINUTES AND 59
SECONDS. IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING
THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES CAME TO
BREAK THE SAME RECORD. WHEN
REFLECTING ON THE ACCOMPLISHMEN
AS A WHOLE, I THINK HE BOTH
GENERATED MOMENTUM AND REMINDE
PEOPLE THAT IMPOSSIBLE IS JUST
AN OPINION. I RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE IN SEATTL
AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THAT
THINK ENDING HOMELESSNESS IS
IMPOSSIBLE AND JUST HOPING THA
THE CITY AND PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OUR
CONTRACT PROVIDERS CAN CHANNEL
MR. BANNISTER AND SHOW THE WORL
THAT THAT TOO IS JUST AN
OPINION. TRY TO LEAVE PEOPLE O
THE POSITIVE NOTE BUT THAT
BEING SAID, THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION. MR. CHAIR, HAPPY
TO HAND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH DEPUTY
DIRECTOR BAILEY. THAT IS A
COINCIDENCE THAT OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL ALSO
COINCIDE ON A HOLIDAY, GIVEN
THAT WE ARE HERE ON THE IDES OF
MARCH , CELEBRATED PERHAPS IN
SOME QUARTERS AS A HOLIDAY .
SOME OF THOSE BRUTUS AND
CASSIA'S SUPPORTERS.
>> AS A PROUD BELIEVER IN
DEMOCRACY, I AM GOING TO GO HOM
AND LIGHT MY IDES OF MARCH
CANDLES LATER OR WHATEVER.
ANYWAY. THAT IS GREAT . I
APPRECIATE THE CLOSING . I DID
NOT KNOW THAT IS WHAT MARCH 26
IS SO THAT IS SOMETHING NEW
THAT I LEARNED TODAY. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM
ANYWHERE IN THE PRESENTATION?
KNOW WE STOPPED HERE AND THERE
TO JUMP INTO A COUPLE OF AREAS
OF INTEREST. I ALSO WANT TO
GIVE JEFF SIMMS A MOMENT , IF
THERE IS ANY CLOSING REMARKS ON
THE PRESENTATION FROM KCRHA 'S
PERSPECTIVE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNIT
TO BE HERE AND THE CONTINUED
SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR OUR WORK.
>> ONE LAST THING THAT I WILL
SAY IS I REALLY DO WANT TO LIFT
UP , GIVEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR
BAILEY 'S KIND WORDS OF
ENGAGEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PRESENTATION , AS ALUMNI OF
THE COMMITTEE , THOSE WORDS OF
ENGAGEMENT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
WATCH HSD SAYS AT THE BEGINNIN
OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND
HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN THE
RELATIONSHIP BUT I DO WANT TO
SAY THAT WORKING WITH HSD OVER
THESE PAST YEAR AND A COUPLE O
MONTHS HAS BEEN A VERY
PRODUCTIVE EXPERIENCE. THE DATA
THAT IS IN THIS REPORT BACK
INDICATES THE FOCUS ON OUTCOME
AND THE FOCUS ON COLLECTING
INFORMATION THAT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS MADE A
BIG PRIORITY TO INFORM HOW WE
CAN DO THIS WORK BETTER AND HOW
WE CAN DO IT MORE EFFECTIVELY
AND COMPASSIONATELY AND CONTINU
TO MAKE PROGRESS AND TO NOT HID
FROM HARD QUESTIONS . A LOT OF
THE DATA THAT WE COLLECTED OVER
THE COURSE OF LAST YEAR THAT IS
MANIFESTED IN THIS, IT HAS A
LOT OF TOUGH INFORMATION FOR US
AND REALLY LAYS BARE THE THING
THAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET A
HANDLE ON THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO GIVE
PEOPLE DESIRABLE, COMFORTABLE
PLACES TO GO TO EMPHASIZE
PRIVACY AND THE ABILITY TO HAVE
ACCESS TO A WELL RESOURCED
PLACE TO LIVE AND A PATH TO
PERMANENT HOUSING. ONLY BY
PUTTING THAT DATA OUT THERE
LIKE WE HAVE IN THIS REPORT CA
WE POSSIBLY BEGIN TO BUILD A
STRATEGY TO GET TO THAT GOAL
THAT WE ALL WANT TO GET TO. I D
WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT
FIRST STRIVING TO COLLECT
COMPREHENSIVE DATA AND TO
PRESENT THAT AND TO TAKE ON THI
WORK AS HARD WORK AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO US USING THAT DATA T
BUILD AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES AN
APPROACHES THAT HELP US GET
THROUGH THIS CRISIS THAT WE ARE
EXPERIENCING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR BAILEY, THANK
YOU . JEFF SIMMS, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR ATTENDING THIS
AFTERNOON AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING MORE WORK DONE THIS
YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD MAKE
ONE LAST COMMENT. I RECOGNIZE W
HAD A FEW INDIVIDUALS SHARE
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THEY
WERE UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS FOR
A MEETING. I WANT TO PUBLICLY
STATE THAT I AM HAPPY AND
WILLING TO MEET WITH ANYBODY WH
HAS AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING
OUR WORK AROUND HOMELESSNESS
AND I WELCOME THOSE INVITATIONS
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. I
DO APOLOGIZE TO THE INDIVIDUAL
WHO MADE THE COMMENT BUT I WILL
GO OUT OF MY WAY TO MAKE THAT
CONNECTION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT
COMMITMENT IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
>> OKAY. WITH THAT, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHE
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY MORE REMARKS FOR
THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? SEEING
NONE, IT IS 3:20 1 PM AND I AM
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT
THE COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.