>> THE MARCH 27th MEETING OF
THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. I
AM CATHY MOORE , CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE-CHAIR MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR MOORE?
>> HERE.
>> FOUR PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, TODAY'S PROPOSED
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED . I WANTED TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY
FOR THE MARCH 27th MEETING OF
THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE . ON TODAY'S AGENDA
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS AND I WOULD
LIKE THE RECORD TO REFLECT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON HAS
JOINED US. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA, ONE OF
WHICH IS FOR A POSSIBLE VOTE.
THE FIRST ON THE AGENDA, THE
APPOINTMENT OF KODY L. ALLEN TO
THE LGBTQ COMMISSION. SECOND,
WE HAVE THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON
THEIR WORK. FIRST WE WILL MOVE
TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL NOW
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR BE
WITHIN THE VIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE. MADAM CLERK , HOW
MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED
UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND FOUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO THANK YOU.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. CLERK
, IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
UP TO 20 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN WHICH THE ORDER
THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF
IN-PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS I LEFT.
THEIR MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED
IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME
TO CALL IN THE NEXT SPEAKER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN AND WE BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE
FIRST SPEAKER IS DEEP HOURS,
FOLLOWED BY ALEX TSIMERMAN .
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DEE POWERS AND I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 3 . IN 2015, I WAS
SUDDENLY PRICED OUT OF A
PREVIOUSLY AFFORDABLE PIONEER
SQUARE APARTMENT AND ENDED UP
LIVING IN MY VEHICLE FOR SEVEN
YEARS. LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM
MY LAST PERMANENT ADDRESS . THE
REASON I AM ABLE TO STAND HERE
TODAY AS A HOUSED AND EMPLOYED
RESIDENT OF NOW DISTRICT 3 IS
BECAUSE DURING THE BEGINNING
OF THE PANDEMIC , I WAS GIVEN
THE LUXURY OF NOT BEING
RELOCATED WITH MY VEHICLE FOR
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I
WAS NOT SWEPT . THIS GAVE ME
THE LUXURY OF CONNECTING WITH
SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUCH AS THE
RV WASTEWATER PUMPOUT PROGRAM,
SUCH AS VEHICLE RESIDENCY
OUTREACH. THEY GAVE ME THE
SERVICES I NEEDED TO
SUCCESSFULLY GET AN EMERGENCY
HOUSING VOUCHER, LEASE UP WITH
MINIMAL TRAUMA, AND MOVE BACK
INSIDE. I AM PLEASED TO BE
ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY AS A
HOUSED RESIDENT TO TELL YOU
THIS, THAT SERVICES RATHER THAN
SWEEPS ARE WHAT GET PEOPLE
BACK INDOORS. AND I KNOW YOU
HAVE A PRESENTATION TODAY FROM
KCRHA AND MY QUESTION IS THIS.
OF THE SWEEPS CONDUCTED IN
2023, HOW MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY
HAD OUTREACH STAFF? HOW MANY
OBSTRUCTION SWEEPS HAD
OUTREACH STAFF AT THEM? ARE WE
OFFERING SERVICES DURING THE
TRAUMA OF REMOVAL ? THAT IS ALL
I REALLY HAVE BEEN ASKED TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UP
NEXT IS ALEX TSIMERMAN,
FOLLOWED BY JOHN GRANT.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMERMAN
AND I WENT TO SPEAK ABOUT
HOUSING. I HAVE SPOKE ABOUT
HOUSING FOR MANY YEARS.
EVERYBODY, MOSTLY LOW INCOME OR
MIDDEN,. I HAVE BEEN DOING
THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND
NOTHING HAPPENED. IT IS
ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE. NOBODY HAS
SPOKE ABOUT HOUSES BEFORE.
NOT SO MUCH LONG AGO BUT A
DOZEN APARTMENTS HAVE STAYED
EMPTY FOR YEARS. BUSINESS IS
BUSINESS. CAPITALISM IS
CAPITALISM . EVERYBODY WANTS TO
MAKE A PROFIT SO MY QUESTION
RIGHT NOW IS VERY SIMPLE. WHEN
THIS APARTMENT COSTS $25,000
PER MONTH FOR RENT STAYS EMPTY
FOR YEARS, WHY WASTE ? IT IS
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE WHO
CONTROL AND ON THE CITY. WHEN
YOU GO TO BEND, THEY ALWAYS
CHARGE YOU SOMETHING. WHEN I
GET A PARKING TICKET, I PAY
DOUBLE WHEN I'M LATE A LITTLE
BIT SO MY QUESTION RIGHT NOW ,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THIS
APARTMENT WHO CHARGE $25,000 ?
WE NEED SOMETHING . PEOPLE
CONTROLLED THE CITY SO EVERYONE
WHO USES THE CITY FOR PROFIT
IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE US
SOMETHING. THAT IS NORMAL
CAPITALISM. I AM PROPOSING TO
YOU THE APARTMENT THAT BELONGS
TO THE TOP LEVEL -- YOU CAN
CHARGE 20%. YOU CAN GIVE IT
TO THE HOMELESS RIGHT NOW.
STAND UP , AMERICA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN GRANT ,
AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS JOHN GRANT AND
I'M THE CHIEF STRATEGY
OFFICER FOR THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE. I AM HERE
TO TESTIFY TODAY ABOUT OUR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE PROGRAM . FIRST
I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY FOR
THEIR PARTNERSHIP OVER THE
YEARS . WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO
SEE THAT IN THEIR PROPOSED 2025
BUDGET AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE OUR
ONGOING BUDGET HOLE THAT WAS
LEFT FROM THE LAST CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET PROCESS. THIS IS A
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WHOLE IN THE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS
SOMETHING THE COUNCIL , YOU
KNOW, LEFT FOR ALL OF YOU TO
TRY TO HELP RESOLVE. I AM HERE
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THAT
CLOSING THAT BUDGET HOLE . WE
HAVE 500 UNITS OF TINY HOUSES
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE ARE
SERVING FOLKS THAT ARE
CHRONICALLY HOMELESSNESS .
THIS IS WHERE THEY GO. 99% OF
FOLKS OFFERED A TINY HOUSE
EXCEPT THEM. THIS IS HOW WE GET
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FOLKS
INSIDE. WE REALLY WANT TO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK WITH THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY TO
CLOSE THE BUDGET FOR 2025, BUT
ALSO 2024. WHILE THE BUDGET
PROPOSAL ADDRESSES NEXT YEAR,
IT DOESN'T SOLVE OUR BUDGET
HOLE THIS YEAR SO WE WOULD
LIKE TO BE IN CONVERSATION WITH
THE HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY AND
WITH THE COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
PROCESS, IF NEEDED, RESOLVES
OUR BUDGET HOLE FOR 2024. IF
WE DON'T DO THAT, WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT A REDUCTION IN
SERVICES POTENTIALLY CLOSING A
VILLAGE. THIS IS NOT AN OPTION
IN A TIME WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE
CAPACITY FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER
AND NOT REDUCING IT SO WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. AS A
REMINDER, LAST YEAR THE COUNCIL
PASSED A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT --
>> [ BELL TOLLING ]
>> TO MAKE US WHOLE FOR THIS
YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU AND SEE
AUTHORITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
SARAH M .
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT ,
YEAH. MY FIRST COMMENT IS JUST
TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR VIRTUAL
COMMENTERS TO ACCESS . IT WAS
REALLY CHALLENGING AND I AM
NOT HIGH-TECH USER WITH
MULTIPLE DEVICES AND IT WAS
PRETTY CHALLENGING TO GET IN .
PLEASE STREAMLINE THAT AND MAKE
THAT MORE ACCESSIBLE. MY
COMMENT IS FOR THE AGENDA ITEM
RELATING TO KCRHA AND THEIR
IMPORTANT WORK AROUND PROVIDING
SHELTERS. I'VE GOT SOME
QUESTIONS TO ASK FOR MORE
INFORMATION FROM THOSE
OFFICIALS. HOW DO YOU UTILIZE
THE WIDE NETWORK OF PROVIDERS
AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION
RELATED TO WHETHER -- WEATHER
EMERGENCY? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
TO PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION
TO THE PUBLIC? THIS INCLUDES
PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITES AND COMMUNICATION TO
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER
AGENCIES. HOW MANY KCRHA
EMPLOYEES ARE TASKED WITH
MONITORING THE WEATHER AND HOW
DID THEY GO ABOUT ACTIVATING
THE EXTREME WEATHER ROLLOUT?
WHO MAKES THE DECISION TO
ACTIVATE IT HERE? HOW OFTEN
DOES THE TEAM REVIEW THE
WEATHER? HOW EARLY OR LATE ARE
THEY MAKING THESE DECISIONS AND
DISSEMINATING THIS INFORMATION
TO THE PUBLIC? WHERE IS
INFORMATION DISSEMINATED ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES TO
ACCESS ? THESE ARE CONCERNS I
HAVE IN WORKING WITH
HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY
AND WOULD LOVE MORE INFORMATION
FROM THE KCRHA OFFICIALS ON
THAT DISSEMINATION OF
INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
NEXT SPEAKER LISTED IS
CHRISTINA , WHO IS LISTED AS
NOT PRESENT. SO UP NEXT IS ZZ
TOP.
>> YOU NEED TO PUSH STAR SIX.
>> HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU.
>> HI. MY NAME IS'S EASY AND I
AM A HOMELESS PROVIDER
WORKING WITH PEOPLE WORKING
OUTSIDE IN ON SHELTERED SPACES
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
QUESTIONS OF THE CITY AND KCRHA
ABOUT HOW THEY ARE CONDUCTING
SWEEPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
PARTICULARLY I WOULD LIKE TO
NO WHAT GUIDANCE OR POLICY THE
CITY HAS WITH UNIFIED CARE TEAM
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO THEIR
STAFF ADEQUATE TRAINING ON HOW
TO BEST SUPPORT PEOPLE LIVING
IN ENCAMPMENTS WHEN THEY ARE
NOT ABLE TO ACCESS SHELTERS AND
WHEN THE OFFERS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO ASK WHAT THE CITY POLICY IS
ON EMPLOYEES WORKING OUTDOORS
IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS,
WHAT SAFETY MEASURES ARE IN
PLACE FOR THEM AND WHAT
CONSIDERATIONS THEY HAVE
TOWARDS PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE
IN THOSE CONDITIONS. I THINK WE
HAVE SEEN THAT THE CITY
DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF CONCRETE
POLICY IN PLACE AND NOT A LOT
OF TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WHERE WE
CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION.
ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW HOW THE CITY SUPPORTS
PEOPLE WHO ARE OFFERED SHELTER
RESOURCES IN GETTING TO THEIR
SPACES . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
HOW THE CITY GUARANTEES THAT A
SPACE IS AVAILABLE AND THAT
PERSON THAT IS OFFERED IT IS
ACTUALLY ELIGIBLE FOR IT. I
HAVE SEEN TOO MANY TIMES
SOMEONE IS OFFERED SHELTER,
THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO GET THEMSELVES THERE BY A
CERTAIN TIME , THEY GET THERE
AND THAT SPACE IS NOT ACTUALLY
AVAILABLE OR THE PERSON WHO
IDENTIFIED AS A MAN IS OFFERED
A WOMEN'S SHELTER. I KNOW
THERE ARE SEVERE GAPS IN THE
WAY THE CITY HANDLES ENCAMPMENT
REMOVALS AND SWEEPS . THERE
NEEDS TO BE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY IN PLACE FOR
THAT TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK
YOU.
>> [ BELL TOLLING ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE
HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER?
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOY R
.
>> CAN WE PLEASE GET THE CLOSED
CAPTIONING WORKING? OKAY.
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO . WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A
QUESTION REGARDING THE UNITED
CARE TEAM. I AM A COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER WHO PARTICIPATES IN
MUTUAL AID SUPPORT WITNESSING
COUNTLESS SWEEPS OF UNHOUSED
PEOPLE . IN FACT, THERE ARE TWO
SWEEPS HAPPENING AS I SPEAK
IN THE POURING RAIN, BY THE
WAY, WHERE PEOPLE'S BELONGINGS
THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO SALVAGE
OUR SOAKING WET. ONE THAT WAS
POSTED LESS THAN 24 HOURS
DISPLACING PEOPLE SHELTERING
TODAY. ONE OF THOSE IS IN
FACT A PERSON WHO WAS JUST
SWEPT THE DAY BEFORE ON
MONDAY. HE WAS OFFERED A SPOT
AT A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE , WHICH
WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL THE
FOLLOWING DAY. POSSIBLY NOT
UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER, SO HE
WAS SWEPT FROM WHERE HE WAS,
EVEN THOUGH THE SHELTER THAT
WAS OFFERED TO HIM WITH NOT
AVAILABLE. THIS PERSON DO NOT
HAVE A WORKING PHONE SO
COMMUNICATION WITH HIM WOULD
NOT BE INSURED TO LET HIM KNOW
WHEN THE SPOT AT THE TINY
HOUSE WAS READY. THE CITY SWEPT
THIS PERSON TWICE WITHIN A WEEK
. THE SECOND TIME WAS LESS THAN
24 HOURS NOTICE. THERE MUST BE
A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF CARE
USED BY THE UNITED CARE TEAM .
THIS IS NOT CARE. THIS IS
RECKLESS HARM IMPOSED BY THE
CITY AND THE MOST MARGINALIZED
AND VULNERABLE AND OUR
COMMUNITY. THE CITY WILL
TRAUMATIZE PEOPLE EVEN MORE.
SWEEPING THEM FROM STREET TO
STREET, TO ME, THIS IS SIMPLY
WANTING TO ERASE PEOPLE AND
MAKE THEM INVISIBLE. WHAT IS
THE POLICY THAT GUIDES LESS
THAN 24 HOUR NOTICE SWEEPS AND
THOSE GIVEN NO NOTICE AT ALL?
HOW MANY SWEEPS TO THE UNITED
CARE TEAM TO IN 2023? 2023
HOLDS THE RECORD FOR UNHOUSED
PEOPLE DEATHS IN THE COUNTY.
>> [ BELL TOLLING ]
>> YOU MAY REMEMBER A STUDY
DONE BY THE AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED IN 2023
THAT SAYS SWEEPS INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF DEATHS OF UNHOUSED
PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
NEXT SPEAKER?
>> CHRISTINA IS STILL NOT
LOGGED ON VIA PHONE . OR ZOOM
YET ? OH, HERE SHE IS. JUST
ONE MOMENT. CHRISTINA , ARE
YOU WITH US?
>> I HOPE IT IS MY TURN TO
SPEAK. I SEE NO CAPTIONING. I
APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I AM DEAF
AND I RELY ON CAPTIONING SO I
APOLOGIZE TO THE LEADER AS
WELL AS THE REST OF THE CITY
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CHRISTINA
AND I AM A COMMISSIONER OF THE
SEATTLE DISABILITY COMMISSION
AND FIRST AND FOREMOST I AM
CALLING ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT
OF KODY TO THE SEATTLE
COMMISSION -- I WILL GET THE
ACRONYMS WRONG BECAUSE I'M
STILL TRYING TO GET IN BUT FOR
THE LGBTQ COMMISSION. I AM
OVERLY, OVERLY RECOMMENDING
KODY FOR THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION. WHEN HE FIRST
STARTED VOLUNTEERING FOR THE
COMMISSIONS BEFORE EVEN BEING
PUT FORWARD TO BE APPOINTED,
HE JUMPED RIGHT INTO
VOLUNTEERING AND HELPING OUT
NOT ONLY WITH THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION BUT WITH A WOMEN'S
COMMISSION AS WELL AS MY
COMMISSION. THE SEATTLE
DISABILITY COMMISSION. HE
STARTED HELPING US OUT
VOLUNTEERING AT OUR EVENTS ,
SUPPORTING US, SUPPORTING
MYSELF IN WAYS THAT I JUST
CAN'T SAY . IT HAS JUST BEEN
FANTASTIC. SO SUPPORTIVE. SO
COMPASSIONATE. SO
UNDERSTANDING. JUST BEING THERE
IN WAYS I CAN'T EVEN USE WORDS
FOR COMING OUT TO OUR EVENT
AND SUPPORTING US IN WAYS I'VE
NEVER SEEN COMMISSIONERS DO
FROM OTHER COMMISSIONS. I HAVE
BEEN PART OF THE SEATTLE
DISABILITY COMMISSION FOR I
THINK SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS NOW
, I'VE BEEN AROUND. I JUST
COULDN'T TELL YOU. SEATTLE
WILL BENEFIT KODY BEING AN
LGBTQ COMMISSIONER. I CAN'T
EVEN GIVE YOU ALL THE WORDS AND
ACCOLADES TO SAY HOW
BENEFICIAL IT WOULD BE TO
APPOINT KODY TO THIS COMMISSION
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO
ALLOWING KODY --
>> [ BELL TOLLING ]
>> -- BEING PUT FORWARD FOR
THIS COMMISSION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH AND YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT
DAY NOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
COMMENTS.
>> AND THAT WAS OUR LAST
PUBLIC SPEAKER.
>> OKAY, SO THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS
WE WILL PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. I WILL NOTE, MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT
ON THE SIGN-UP CARDS AVAILABLE
ON THE PODIUM, OR TO EMAIL THE
COUNCIL AT COUCIL@SEATTLE.GOV.
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE
FIRST AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT
2778, APPOINTMENT OF KODY L.
ALLEN AS A MEMBER TO THE
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION FOR A
TERM TO OCTOBER 31st, 2025 FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE .
>> ALL RIGHT, SO THANK YOU.
TODAY WE HAVE JANET STAFFORD
FROM THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
JOINING US REMOTELY TO
INTRODUCE US TO KODY L. ALLEN.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU,
JANET , TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK
OF THE COMMISSION AND TO
INTRODUCE THE APPOINTEE.
>> YES. GOOD MORNING. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR MOORE, AND
GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS . MY NAME IS
JANET STAFFORD AND I USE
SHE/HER PRONOUNS. I AM THE
LIAISON FOR THE SEATTLE LGBTQ
COMMISSION WITH THE SEATTLE
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS . I
WOULD LIKE TO START BY SHARING
SOME OF THE WORK THAT THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION HAS DONE THIS LAST
YEAR . SOME OF THEIR EVENTS
HAVE INCLUDED WORKING
SPECIFICALLY WITH CITY COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THE
ANNUAL PRIDE FLAG RAISING
EVENT AT CITY HALL. THEY HAVE
ALSO DISSIPATED IN NUMEROUS
PRIDE EVENTS THIS YEAR. THEY
HAVE CONNECTED WITH THE MAYORS
ADMINISTRATION STAFF AS WELL
AS MEETING WITH PRIOR
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THEY REALLY
LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING MANY OF
YOU THIS YEAR TO SHARE SOME OF
THEIR CURRENT WORK PLANS FOR
THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO . SO,
TODAY WE HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT
FOR THE LGBTQ. I DO HAVE A
STATEMENT ON THEIR BEHALF THAT
WAS PREPARED. THEY
UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT BE HERE
TODAY. SO, KODY ALLEN BRINGS A
STRONG BACKGROUND IN NONPROFIT
LEADERSHIP AND EFFICACY IN
BEING THE CHAIRPERSON FOR BEING
THE CITY OF LGBTQ INCLUSION
COMMITTEE. HE HAS DONE SIMILAR
WORK BEING ON THE COMMISSION
IN HIS HOME STATE OF WYOMING
AND IS EXCITED TO BRING WHAT HE
HAS LEARNED AND HIS SKILL SETS
TO HELP THE COMMUNITY HERE IN
SEATTLE. HE HOPES TO FOCUS ON
THE LGBTQ YOUTH TO ENSURE THEY
HAVE A VOICE IN POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS. AS CHRISTINA
MENTIONED EARLIER, KODY HAS
BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT TO
THE LGBTQ COMMISSION AS WELL
AS OTHER COMMISSIONS IN OCR .
SINCE THIS SUMMER, HE HAS
REALLY BEEN ACTIVE AND HAS
PARTICIPATED IN MANY OF THE
EVENTS AND IS CURRENTLY ONE OF
THE MAIN LEADS ON THE LGBTQ
SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HIS APPOINTMENT
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
JANET AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU TO KODY FOR YOUR
INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE ON THIS COMMISSION. MY
STAFF PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED THE
LGBTQ COMMISSION AND NOTED
YOUR PARTICIPATION WAS GREATLY
VALUED BY THE COMMISSION, SO
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING AND
THE WORK THAT YOU ARE SIGNING
UP TO CONTINUE TO DO.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
JANET FROM THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS BEFORE WE PROCEED TO A
VOTE? ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY
--
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU SO MUCH, KODY, FOR
STEPPING UP AND BEING WILLING
TO SERVE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS?
>> MADAM CHAIR?
>> YES? GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING, JANET . I WANT
TO ECHO EVERYONE'S COMMENTS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COMMISSIONERS COMEDIES ARE
VOLUNTEER JOBS. THEY CONTRIBUTE
IMPORTANT IDEAS, POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS AND POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS TO THE CITY. WHETHER
IT IS THE LGBTQ COMMISSION,
THE DISABILITY COMMISSION,
PLANNING COMMISSION, ANY OF THE
FOLKS VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME
TO PERFORM THEIR EXPERTISE TO
US, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY .
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. I THINK WE WOULD SAY
THERE IS CONSENSUS THAT BEING A
VOLUNTEER ON ALL OF OUR
COMMITTEES AND BOARDS IS VERY
MUCH OF VALUE BY THE COUNCIL
AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THANK YOU TO THOSE
WHO STEPPED FORWARD AND WE
ALWAYS HAVE PLENTY OF
VACANCIES. PLENTY OF WORK TO BE
DONE. THAT SAID, I WILL MOVE
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
2778 . IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT. ANY FINAL
COMMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL
RIGHT, SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM
THE APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> VICE-CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOORE?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES IN THE RECOMMENDATION
TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT --
SORRY. WE WILL PROCEED TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT AND IT
WILL BE SENT TO THE APRIL 2nd
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AGAIN,
THANK YOU, JANET AND KODY, FOR
JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU
AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> YOU TOO. AND I AM JUST
WONDERING IF WE HAVE AN UPDATE
FROM CITY -- SEATTLE CITY
GENERAL ON THE CLOSED CAPTIONS?
OKAY. THANK YOU. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE SECOND
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
BRIEFING, FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU.
TODAY WE HAVE THE INTERIM CEO,
DARRELL POWELL, AND HIS TEAM TO
WALK YOU THROUGH THEIR
PRESENTATION . THEY WILL WALK
US THROUGH THE ROLE OF KCRHA
RELATIVE TO THE CITY AND
COUNTY , THEIR 2024 BUDGET ,
THEIR WORK WITH COORDINATED
ENTRY, AND MORE, I'M SURE .
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO YOU, DIRECTOR
POWELL.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOORE AND
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS DARRELL POWELL AND I
AM CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE
INTERIM CFO OF THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY. ACTUALLY, TODAY IS
MY SIXTH WEEK TO THE DAY THAT
I HAVE STARTED AND I WILL TELL
YOU THAT I HAVE BEEN LEARNING
QUICKLY BECAUSE THIS POSITION
REQUIRES THAT YOU LEARN
QUICKLY. I HAVE COME TO KNOW
THE MANY COMPLEXITIES STEERING
THE SHIP TO ACCOMMODATE THE
VARIOUS NEEDS OF THE
CONSTITUENCIES, OUR GOVERNMENT
FUNDERS, OUR AGENCY PARTNERS,
THE COMMUNITY, ELECTED
OFFICIALS , PHILANTHROPIC
CONTRIBUTORS AMONG OTHERS . I
WILL SAY THOUGH , I DO ECHO THE
MAYOR OF POSITION AND BELIEVE
THAT EMPLOYING A REGIONAL
APPROACH TO SOLVING THE CRISIS
IN HOMELESSNESS IS LIKELY THE
BEST APPROACH. THAT SAID , I
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MISSTEPS OF
THE AUTHORITY THAT HAVE BEEN
CHRONICLED THE PAST FEW YEARS.
THE TEAM HAS AND CONTINUES TO
LEARN FROM THESE EXPERIENCES
WHICH IS PUTTING US ON THE PATH
FORWARD TO CORRECTION. THESE
PAST SIX WEEKS MY PRIMARY
FOCUS HAS BEEN ON AIMED AT
UNDERSTANDING THE STRENGTH OF
OUR STAFF AND OUR OPERATIONS
AS WELL AS OUR TEAM PERFORMANCE
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE
LEVERAGE TO ENSURE RETENTION.
TODAY STAFF WILL PRESENT THE
MORE DETAILED ITEMS OF WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH THE ORGANIZATION,
BUT I -- AND THE NEEDS OF THE
ORGANIZATION, BUT BEFORE I TURN
THE PRESENTATION OVER TO THEM ,
I WANT TO FIRST SHARE THAT I
HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THE
AMOUNT OF GOOD WORK THAT IS
GOING ON AT KCRHA. TO SOME
DEGREE, I ARRIVED AS AN
OUTSIDER, BUT I SEE THE
NARRATIVE OF KCRHA IN THE
MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC DOES NOT
REFLECT THE EXCELLENT WORK
GOING ON IN KCRHA. PART OF THE
PRESENTATION IS GOING TO TOUCH
ON SOME OF THIS GREAT WORK. I
WOULD SAY LASTLY, ONE THING
THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
DETERMINE IS THAT I HAVE
ALREADY RECOGNIZED THE URGENCY
OF KCRHA TO REBID THE
CONTRACTS IN THE ORGANIZATION
. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION HAS
STARTED, ALL OF THE CONTRACTS
HAVE MOVED FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE COUNTY AND
THEY ARE IN THEIR SAME
LANGUAGE. PART OF THE LAST TWO
YEARS, WE HAVE DETERMINED
THERE ARE EFFICIENCIES THAT
COULD BE GLEAMED FROM REBIDDING
THE CONTRACTS SO WE WILL BEGIN
TO INITIATE THAT BID PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE THE REBID
WILL PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DELIVER ON THE GOALS WE HAVE
AS AN AGENCY TO CREATE A
LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL
ALIGNMENT ACROSS SYSTEMS THAT
SERVE THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. WE BELIEVE THAT
OUR PARTNERS WILL SERVE ON THE
SERVICES THAT WE ASK THEM, SO I
INTEND TO START TALKING TO
FUNDERS , OUR BOARD, OUR AGENCY
PARTNERS AS WE LAUNCH THE
REBID. I WILL SAY THAT YOU
SHOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE
FUTURE OF KCRHA. DESPITE THAT
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION, I WANT
TO REEMPHASIZE THAT I HAVE
CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF
KCRHA AND THE ABILITY TO
EFFECTIVELY USE THE RESOURCES
GIVEN . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM
THINKING WE WILL TURN IT OVER
TO JEFF SIMMS? WE ALSO HAVE
AUSTIN CHRISTOFFERSEN FROM THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FOR
THE RECORD, JEFF SIMMS . I USE
HE/HIM PRONOUNS. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE TODAY. LET ME
PULL THOSE SLIDES UP FOR YOU.
YOU CAN ONLY SEE HALF OF MY
SCREEN HERE. THAT'S
CHALLENGING. THERE WE GO. CAN
I GET A LITTLE HELP GETTING IT
TO GO UP? THERE WE GO. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER
TODAY. THERE IS A LOT OF
MATERIAL AND I'M SURE WE WILL
HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION BUT
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE FOR JOINING
US. WE ARE EXCITED TO GET
STARTED. BEFORE WE DO, BECAUSE
OF THE AMOUNT OF CONTENT, WE
WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME OF
THE AREAS KCRHA IS ALREADY
SHOWING EXCELLENT EFFECTIVENESS
WITH WHAT ITS WORK IS . TO HIS
POINT, HAS RECOGNIZED A MISSTEP
AND HAS MADE DRAMATIC
IMPROVEMENTS TO CORRECT THOSE.
TWO OF THEM ARE ON SCREEN RIGHT
NOW. THE FIRST IS RELATED TO
OUR WORK TO RESPOND
HOMELESSNESS ENCAMPMENTS AS THE
COMMITTEE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DURING
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ADDRESSED US TO RESPOND TO
ENCAMPMENTS . AS YOU CAN SEE ON
THE SLIDE, 89% OF THE
INDIVIDUALS WE ENCOUNTER AT
THOSE ENCAMPMENTS MOVE
INDOORS. I WILL GET MORE INTO
THE PROGRAM IN A MINUTE BUT WE
THINK THAT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL
RATE. IT IS BETTER THAN ALL
OTHER EFFORTS I AM AWARE OF, I
BELIEVE. ALSO I WILL GET ALSO
INTO OUR SYSTEMATIC FUNCTIONS
AS WE GET THROUGH. ONE OF THEM
IS THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.
KCRHA IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY
WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON ON AN INNOVATIVE NEW
APPROACH. POINT IN TIME COUNTS
ARE KNOWN TO BE UNDER COUNT AND
ARE SEEN AS FLAWED DATA . WE
ARE INNOVATING NEW WAYS TO
IMPROVE ON THAT TO FIND WAYS TO
HAVE BETTER INFILTRATION AND
UNDERSTANDING IN WHAT THE
EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS IS
IN ANY GIVEN NIGHT AND WE ARE
THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
I ALSO WANT TO FLAG THAT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC
HOUSING AUTHORITIES IN OUR
AREA, SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE
COUNTRY IN TERMS OF
IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM CALLED
EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS AT A
TIME MANY OF OUR OTHER CITIES
HAVE ALMOST SUCCEEDED IN
GETTING PEOPLE MOVED INTO 10 ,
15, 20% OF THEIR UNITS. WE ARE
AT THE 70 TO 80% MARK. WE DID
SO WELL, WE QUALIFIED FOR
ADDITIONAL VOUCHERS FOR
FEDERAL RESOURCES. THIS GOES TO
THE TURNAROUND COMMENTS. WAS
WELL-PUBLICIZED LAST YEAR WE
HAD CHALLENGES WITH GETTING OUR
CONTRACTS OUT. THIS YEAR 100%
OF OUR 2024 CONTRACTS CARRIED
FORWARD HAD DONE SO ON TIME .
I THINK THAT IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
GETTING ONE MORE MICROPHONE ON
BECAUSE THEY OFTEN GO
UNDERREPORTED IN OTHER PLACES.
WITH THAT, LET'S TURN TO WHO
WE ARE . MANY OF YOU ARE
ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH KCRHA'S
THEORY OF CHANGE IN OUR OVERALL
APPROACH . WE ARE FOCUSED ON
DATA, PROVEN PRACTICES,
CENTERING THE VOICES OF PEOPLE
MOST AFFECTED BY OUR SERVICES.
YOU ALSO WILL RECALL A LENGTHY
PERIOD OF ENGAGEMENT BEFORE
KCRHA WAS DEVELOPED . IT WAS A
DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
PROJECT THAT CAME UP WITH 10
RECOMMENDATIONS THE CITY AND
COUNTY SHOULD LOOK AT TO
IMPROVE HOMELESSNESS SERVICES
IN OUR COUNTY. ONE OF THOSE YOU
WILL SEE ON THE SCREEN WAS TO
CREATE KCRHA. THE OTHERS THAT
YOU WILL SEE -- I ONLY PUT UP 4
OF THE 10, ARE THINGS YOU
CANNOT ACCOMPLISH EFFECTIVELY
WITHOUT HAVING KCRHA. WE
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IS OUR
PURPOSE AND REASON FOR BEING
HERE TALKING TO YOU. THIS NEXT
SLIDE IS REALLY MEATY , SO I
KNOW WE WILL SPEND A LOT OF
TIME ON IT. IT LOOKS AT THE
THREE COLUMNS IN THE DIFFERENT
ENTITIES THE CITY, THE COUNTY,
AND A KCRHA DO. RED IS NO,
GREEN IS YES, AND YELLOW IS
COMPLICATED. LET'S FOCUS ON
THE KCRHA COLUMN . I WANT TO
RUN THROUGH THAT PRIMARILY AND
FOCUS ON WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO.
FIRST YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A
GROUP OF GREEN CHECKS EARLY ON
AROUND SHELTER AND DIVERSION.
SOME OF THEM ARE NOT LISTED ON
THIS SLIDE ARE DAY CENTERS AND
SAFE LOT . THOSE ARE PROGRAM
AREAS WE OPERATE . SHELTERS, WE
ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT
THOSE ARE. DAY CENTERS
SIMILARLY. DIVERSION IS
SHORT-TERM FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL
SERVICE, SO THINK OF A
HOUSEHOLD EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS RIGHT NOW. IT
GETS THEM OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
THIS WAS PIONEERED IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON . WE HAVE SEVERAL
CONTRACTS FOR RAPID REHOUSING.
THAT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN
WHICH IT IS A LONGER-TERM
SUBSIDY. WE HAVE A HOUSEHOLD
THAT BECOMES HOUSED AND THEY
STAY HOUSED WHEN THEY ARE DONE
, USUALLY WITHIN TWO YEARS.
THOSE ARE SOME OF OUR PRIMARY
FUNCTIONS. I WILL GO INTO MORE
LATER AS WE GO THROUGH THIS .
WE HAVE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
CONTRACTS BUT I WANT TO NOTE
DOWN AT THE BOTTOM WE ARE NOT
THE ENTITY THAT IS BUILDING
HOUSING. THAT IS SEATTLE'S
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
SERVICES. THAT WAS AN
INTENTIONAL DESIGN THAT WE ARE
NOT DOING THE CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE. SOMETIMES
WE ARE RECEIVING CONTRACTS FOR
OPERATIONS IF IT IS TAPPING
INTO FEDERAL FUNDS. ALSO IF
YOU GO DOWN ON THAT SAME
COLUMN, YOU WILL SEE FOUR GREEN
CHECKS IN A R.O.W. AND THAT
GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE
SYSTEMATIC FUNCTIONS WE HOLD .
WE ARE THE COORDINATED CARE FOR
THE REGION . IT IS A REQUIRED
ENTITY TO COLLABORATE AND HOW
WE DO HOMELESS SERVICES. WE
MANAGE, TO YOUR POINT, MADAM
CHAIR, THE ENTRY SYSTEM AND I
WILL DIVE INTO THAT MORE LATER.
WE MANAGE THE HOMELESS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM,
SO THE DATA AROUND
HOMELESSNESS AND ALSO, YOU
KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE
THE INITIATIVE NOT ON THIS
SLIDE BUT THE AGENCY WHERE THE
OFFICE RESIDES. I WILL BE
GOING INTO THE SYSTEMATIC
FUNCTIONS A LITTLE BIT LATER
BECAUSE USUALLY THOSE OF THE
THINGS PEOPLE ARE LESS FAMILIAR
WITH. THERE ARE COUPLE OF
THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT AT
THE VERY TOP BEING RECAPTURED
BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
OUTREACH AND PREVENTION. WE
WILL GET INTO BOTH OF THOSE IN
A MINUTE , BUT THE CONTRACT FOR
PREVENTION EITHER LATER THIS
YEAR OR OUTREACH NEXT YEAR --
KCRHA WILL NOT RECEIVE THE
FUNDING FROM SEATTLE TO
CONTINUE THOSE FUNCTIONS. THEY
WILL STAY WITH THE CITY . MANY
OF YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO
MEET INDIVIDUALLY BEFORE AND
I'M SURE YOU WILL REMEMBER ME
POINTING OUT THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF RED AXES IN THE MIDDLE AND I
THINK THOSE ARE IMPORTANT. WE
ARE NOT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SYSTEM. WE DO NOT RECEIVE THE
FUNDING TO BE THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SYSTEM . WE ARE NOT THE
PRIMARY ENTITY FOR CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY OR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
WE ARE NOT THE PUBLIC HEALTH
ENTITY . OBVIOUSLY THERE IS
TREMENDOUS OVERLAP IN THE
POPULATIONS WE SERVE IN ALL OF
THOSE ISSUES. WE CANNOT IGNORE
THAT. BUT WE NEED TO REMEMBER
WE ARE ONE OF MANY DIFFERENT
SYSTEMS THAT ARE OPERATING.
THERE IS A LOT. I HAVE ALREADY
SAID A LOT. IS NOW A GOOD TIME
FOR QUESTIONS OR SHOULD I KEEP
GOING? PERIOD I THINK WE SHOULD
KEEP GOING AND ASK QUESTIONS AT
THE END. AND I WOULD LIKE TO
NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
HAS JOINED US.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
GIVE A SENSE OF THE BUDGET
OVERALL. WHAT WILL JUMP OUT TO
YOU, SHELTER IS ONE THIRD OF
OUR AREA. IF YOU LOOK AT RAPID
REHOUSING, THAT IS ALSO ABOUT A
THIRD OF WHAT WE DO AND THERE
ARE A LOT OF SMALLER AREAS. ONE
THING THAT IS AN IMPORTANT TAKE
AWAY FROM THIS SLIDE, IT IS
OFTEN MISSED BY THE PUBLIC BUT
YOU ARE WELL VERSED IN THIS.
ALL OF OUR FUNDING IS DEDICATED
TO EXISTING SERVICES, SO TO
INCREASE -- YOU KNOW, TO DO AN
INCREASE IN SHELTER WITH THE
RESOURCES WE HAVE NOW MEANS WE
HAVE TO TAKE AWAY FROM
SOMETHING ELSE. IT IS A
ZERO-SUM GAME BECAUSE WE'RE
ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN GIVING -- GIVEN
FUNDING FOR AND IT'S VERY
PRESCRIPTIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT
IT NEEDS TO BE USED ON. ALSO I
WILL FLAT THAT OUR OVERALL
OVERHEAD, OUR OVERHEAD ADMIN
IS ONLY 6.5%. MANY OF YOU HAVE
FAMILIARITY WITH BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES OR NONPROFITS.
IT'S LIKE , 6%? THAT'S ABSURD!
THAT IS AN UNSUSTAINABLE
AMOUNT AND I WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT IN A BIT. AND NEXT, I
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHERE THE
SOURCE OF THAT FUNDING COMES
FROM. YOU CAN SEE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS DEFINITELY OUR
LARGEST SUPPORTER OR FUNDER
PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT LESS
THAN HALF OF OUR OVERALL
FUNDING. THEN YOU CAN SEE THE
OTHER PLACES THAT OUR FUNDING
IS COMING FROM. BEFORE I GO ON
TO SYSTEM FUNCTIONS, I WANTED
TO -- GO AHEAD, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WONDER IF MY SLIDE
--
>> GO AHEAD.
>> BEFORE I GET INTO SYSTEM
FUNCTIONS, WHICH I WILL SPEND
A BIT MORE TIME ON TO KIND OF
GIVE AN INTRODUCTION TO WHAT
THEY ARE, WE WANTED TO RUN
THROUGH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH JUST
MAKING SURE WE CORRECTED THE
RECORD IN ONE SENSE . THE CITY
HAS POINTED TO COMMUNICATION
FROM LAST MARCH INDICATING
KCRHA SAID IT DIDN'T HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE
A HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH AND WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS
CLEAR THAT THE MUNICATION WAS
ABOUT A DIFFERENT SET OF
FUNDING THAT ACTUALLY WOULD
HAVE BEEN NEW FUNDING TO COME
TO US FOR A NEW PURPOSE. AS YOU
CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE HERE, IN
JANUARY OF 2022, WE TOOK
CONTROL OF OUTREACH CONTRACTS .
WE ADMINISTERED FOR TWO YEARS
THOSE FUNDS . YOU CAN SEE THAT
OVER THE COURSE OF THAT WE HAVE
RE-COMPETED THOSE IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
HAVING NEW CONTRACTS THAT ARE
MORE EFFECTIVE. I CAN REPORT
THAT IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF
THE NEW CONTRACTS ALREADY
RESULTED IN SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
WE SAW A 40% IMPROVEMENT IN
EXIT RATES TO PERMANENT HOUSING
THAT WAS DRIVEN MOSTLY BY THE
REDUCTION OF BAD EXIT, WHERE WE
LOST TRACK OF SOMEONE OR THEY
WEREN'T CONNECTED WITH
PERMANENT HOUSING . WE THINK
THAT IS A NOTABLE IMPROVEMENT
AND IT REFLECTS THE DESIGN WE
CAME UP IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE CITY THAT WAS AROUND HAVING
GEOGRAPHIC DEPLOYMENTS. IT IS
EASIER IF YOU ARE ASSIGNED AN
AREA TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERYONE
IN THAT AREA SO WE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAR THE
PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION WAS ON
SOMETHING THAT WAS A SEPARATE
POT OF FUNDING THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN NEW FOR US. SO, NOW
LET'S GO INTO THE SYSTEM
FUNCTIONS. THIS FIRST ONE IS A
LITTLE BIT -- IT IS KIND OF A
SYSTEM, IT IS KIND OF A PROGRAM
FUNCTION. AS COVERED IN THE
LAST MEETING, YOU ARE AWARE THE
STATE CONTRACTS WITH US TO
RESPOND TO ENCAMPMENTS ON
PROPERTY. WE CALL IT THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY INITIATIVE, OR IT
HAS BEEN REDUBBED THE
ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE PROGRAM. WE
HAVE THREE PRIMARY UNDERLYING
BELIEFS OR APPROACHES AND WHAT
WE'RE DOING WITH THAT. THE
FIRST, WE LEAD WITH HOUSING. WE
HAD AN INITIAL AWARD OF $49
MILLION. $60 MILLION OF THAT
IS ONGOING. ALL OF THAT IS
ESSENTIALLY SUPPORTING THE
HOUSING PLACEMENTS THAT --
SORRY ABOUT THAT . THAT WE WILL
BE PUTTING PEOPLE INTO. ALSO
THE $49 MILLION, THE REASON IT
IS SO LARGE UP FRONT, IT
SUPPORTS THE PURCHASE OF A
BUILDING FOR PERMANENT HOUSING
AND THAT IS BASED IN WHAT WE
KNOW AS BEST PRACTICES. FRONT
HOUSING FIRST AND OTHER
PRACTICES. AT LEAST THAT IS
WHAT WE KNOW PEOPLE WILL ACCEPT
. THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ARE SAYING THEY
WANT HOUSING.
>> CAN YOU -- PERIOD THE SECOND
APPROACH IS AROUND OUTREACH.
WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE TWO
OUTREACH TEAMS THAT HAVE
SUFFICIENT TIME TO ENGAGE WITH
THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE
ENCAMPMENT. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE
AN 89% RATE OF ACCEPTANCE.
THEY WORK WITH THEM TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY
ACCEPT. THEY WORK WITH PEOPLE
LIKE, HEY, HERE ARE THE UNITS
THAT ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
HERE IS A PHOTO. THIS IS WHY
THIS UNIT WOULD WORK WITH YOU
AND THEY TALK TO THEM ABOUT
THAT. WE HAVE A HOUSING PLAN IN
PLACE FOR EVERYONE THAT IS
THERE. OBVIOUSLY NOT EVERYONE
ACCEPTS, WHICH IS WHY IT'S NOT
100% ON THIS SLIDE, BUT A LOT
OF PEOPLE DO AND IT IS IN PLACE
BEFORE THE TEAMS COME TO CLEAN
UP THE SITE. WE HAVE AN EVENT
GOING ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AND THE ENCAMPMENT
RESIDENCE KNEW THAT A POSTING
WAS OCCURRING YESTERDAY BECAUSE
WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT IT .
CREWS WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY. NO
ONE WILL BE THERE. IT WILL BE
TRASH AND OTHER THINGS LEFT
BEHIND. THAT IS OUR APPROACH
WITH THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
INITIATIVE.
>> I WILL STOP YOU THERE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS A
QUESTION.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE
THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS I HEAR
MOST ABOUT FROM CONSTITUENTS
BECAUSE IF THEY ARE DRIVING
DOWN I-5 OR ELSEWHERE AROUND
TOWN, THEY DO SEE ENCAMPMENTS
ALONG RIGHT-OF-WAY'S THAT
SEATTLE DOES NOT CONTROL, SO
IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR THEM TO
HEAR IT IS NOT OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AND THE
POINTING OF FINGERS BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE STATE OVER THIS
ISSUE. IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR
PEOPLE, SO CAN YOU TELL ME -- I
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OR COULD YOU
PLEASE EXPLAIN WHO GETS -- WHO
ADMINISTERS -- WHO DOES THIS
WORK? THE PROVIDERS? I BELIEVE
IT IS PDA . CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG. THE HOUSING WAS JUST
ACQUIRED. COULD YOU GO INTO
MORE DETAIL ABOUT HOW THIS
WORKS? SO THE PUBLIC CAN
UNDERSTAND?
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY. IT STARTS
OFF WITH A COLLABORATION WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
WSDOT, AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
JOINS . WE ARE TAKING
INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AS WELL AS FROM WSDOT
VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HEARD
TWO WEEKS AGO . WHERE ARE THE
FIRES HAPPENING? WHERE WE
HAVING PUBLIC RESPONSE ISSUES?
THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU ARE
EXACTLY RIGHT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. ONE OF THEM IS PDA
AND THE OTHER IS THE REACH
PROGRAM. THOSE ARE OUR TWO
FIELD TEAMS DOING OUTREACH .
THEY GO TO ASSESSMENTS OF SITES
BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT ONLY THE
EXTERNAL REPORTING
INFORMATION, BUT INFORMATION
ABOUT WHO IS AT THE SITE.
THINGS LIKE ARE THERE ELDER
SENIORS THAT HAVE A SPECIAL
VULNERABILITY? YOUNG PEOPLE?
WHAT IS THE COHESIVENESS OF THE
ENCAMPMENT? WHAT ARE OTHER
SAFETY AND HEALTH FACTORS ?
THINGS LIKE THAT. IT IS NOT
SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY DO BUT WE
HAVE A FIELD TEAM ADDING A FEW
PIECES AND FROM THAT WE COME UP
WITH OUR PRIORITY LIST AS WELL,
JUST LIKE YOU SEE THE DOZEN
THAT IS THE LIST WE ARE WORKING
ON. WE HAVE REACH AND PDA
ENGAGING IN ADVANCE . FOR
EXAMPLE, THE ENCAMPMENT THAT IS
BEING RESOLVED TODAY, THEY
WERE ALREADY SET WITH HOUSING
PLANS SET IN PLACE . THEY
ALREADY STARTED WORKING AT THE
NEXT LOCATION, BUILDING
CONNECTIONS, STUFF LIKE THAT .
IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING FOR THE
NEXT SITE.
>> HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE THAT
YOU JUST DESCRIBED, BUILDING
THE CONNECTIONS AND THE LIST?
DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA? HOW LONG
DOES THAT USUALLY TAKE?
>> IT VARIES. FRANKLY A BIGGER
HOLDUP FOR THE FIRST HALF OF
THE YEAR OF THE INITIATIVE WAS
WAITING ON OUR PERMANENT
HOUSING TO BE READY. THAT WAS
MORE SUBSTANTIAL OF AN ISSUE
THAN THE TIMELINE . I WOULD SAY
WE ARE PROBABLY SAYING FOUR TO
SIX WEEKS AT THAT POINT. THIS
LATEST ONE -- THE 25th? I
WOULD SAY PROBABLY THREE
WEEKS. I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT
BEFORE I CAME HERE. PROBABLY
THREE WEEKS WE HAVE BEEN ON
SITE. I CAN GET BACK TO YOU
WITH THE EXACT NUMBERS BUT THEY
SHOW UP, THEY DO A LIST AND ,
LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE WORKING
WITH INDIVIDUALS TO FIND UNIQUE
NEEDS . YOU MIGHT HAVE AN
INDIVIDUAL THAT IS UNDOCUMENTED
. THERE MIGHT BE SOMEONE WHO IS
A SEX OFFENDER. WE HAVE SEEN
THAT IN THE PAST. SOME
INDIVIDUALS CANNOT BE PLACED
HERE BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES
SO WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT
AND WORK THROUGH THE RIGHT
CONNECTIONS IN PLACE AND WE
MOVE FORWARD. SOMETIMES I NEED
TO WAIT FOR CREWS. IN THIS
CASE, WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE
CREW TO BE AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY
AND NOT TODAY. YOU KNOW, THINGS
LIKE THAT. YOU ASKED ABOUT THE
OTHER PROVIDERS TOO. WE HAVE
LIFELONG URBAN LEAGUE OF
METROPOLITAN SEATTLE, LEHIGH
-- AND I'M FORGETTING. I AM
FORGETTING ONE. UPLIFT
NORTHWEST. WE PRIVATELY WORK
WITH PRIVATE LANDLORDS THAT WE
CONTRACT WITH WHOLE BUILDINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO US OR
WE HAVE SCATTERED SITES.
IT'S LIKE FOUR OR FIVE
APARTMENTS IN THE AREA AS WELL
AND I THINK THAT COVERED YOUR
QUESTION?
>> BASICALLY YOU DECIDE --
KCRHA DECIDES WHAT SITES ARE
IMPORTANT FOR RESOLUTION,
RIGHT? AND YOU TELL THE STATE
AND YOU BASICALLY SAY, OKAY, WE
ARE GETTING OUR CONTRACTORS TO
DO THE TRUST BUILDING AND THAT
WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS
BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD THE
HOUSING ? AND THEN DO THEY
JUST GO DOWN THE LIST ?
>> YEAH.
>> I MEAN, THE STATE .
>> THE ONES THAT ARE THE MOST
CHALLENGING FOR THE SAME
METRICS , FIRES, VIOLENT CRIME
IN THE AREA, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE SENT OUR TEAMS TO DO
ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT TO
UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES
WITHIN THE SITE ITSELF. AT
TIMES WE HAVE FOUND SOMETHING
HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BECAUSE OF
POLITICAL RUMBLINGS OR THE
AMOUNT OF TRASH OR TRAFFIC IN
THE AREA AND WE AREN'T
FINDING PEOPLE STAYING THERE SO
YOU MIGHT HAVE A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF DAYTIME PRESENCE BUT
OVERNIGHT WE ARE NOT HAVING
PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVING ON SITE.
THAT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
WOO?
>> ON SLIDE 10, IT SAYS 89%
HOUSING. IS IT SHELTER?
HOUSING? COULD YOU MAKE THAT
DISTINCTION? IS THERE A
DIFFERENCE WITH HOUSING AND
SHELTER? FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN
WHEN I HAVE BEEN AT ENCAMPMENT
RESOLUTIONS, IT'S SHELTERS
MOST OF THE TIME VERSUS
PERMANENT HOUSING. SOMETIMES
TINY HOUSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED
PERMANENT HOUSING.
>> ABSOLUTELY. GREAT QUESTION
AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME
TO CLARIFY THAT. THE STATE
DETERMINES WHAT WE HAVE IS OUR
NON-CONGREGANT HOTEL AS
EMERGENCY HOUSING. THAT IS HOW
THEY PHRASE IT SO THAT'S WHY
AM USING HOUSING THERE. IF WE
ARE USED TO CALLING A HOTEL A
SHELTER PROGRAM, THAT'S ABOUT
80 BEDS AND IT TURNS OVER A
FAIR AMOUNT. WE HAVE HUNDREDS
OF HOUSING UNITS THAT ARE
EITHER ONLINE OR IN THE
PIPELINE AND TRULY MOST OF
THEM ARE APARTMENTS. EITHER
SMALL EFFICIENCIES OR STUDIOS,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AS I
MENTIONED, THERE IS ONE
BUILDING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
ACQUIRE TO PUT PEOPLE INTO, SO
I TRULY MEAN HOUSING BY THAT
NUMBER. WHEN I SAY 89%, THAT IS
ALL INDIVIDUALS MOVED INSIDE.
WE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF WHO
IS SLEEPING AND RESIDING ON
SITE . 89% HAVE MOVED INDOORS.
>> I WILL SAVE MY QUESTIONS
FOR LATER. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. JUST A POINT OF
CLARIFICATION, THE CONTRACT YOU
HAVE WITH THE STATE, IS IT TO
MOVE PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT ,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, OR IS IT TO
JUST MOVE FOLKS IN GENERAL AND
YOU DO A COMBINATION OF
HOUSING AND EMERGENCY HOUSING?
AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE 11%
THAT DON'T ACCEPT HOUSING?
DO YOU JUST -- THEY STAY AT
THE ENCAMPMENT, OR WHAT
HAPPENS?
>> YEAH, GREAT QUESTIONS
THERE. THE WAY THE INITIATIVE
WAS LAUNCHED, COMMERCE PUT OUT
A NOTICE INVITING FIVE COUNTIES
TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL ON HOW
WE WOULD RESPOND TO
ENCAMPMENTS. THE LEGISLATIVE
LANGUAGE DID SAY THERE NEEDED
TO BE A PREFERENCE FOR
PERMANENT HOUSING WHICH IS WHY
WE STRUCTURED HOURS IN THAT
DIRECTION. ALSO WE KNOW WHAT
WORKS. HOUSING FIRST IS A GOOD
APPROACH THAT WILL ADDRESS THE
NEEDS. PEOPLE WILL MOVE INDOORS
FOR HOUSING, SO THAT IS WHAT WE
HAVE LEANED INTO THERE AND
WHAT WE'RE USING OUR FUNDING
FOR. TRANSPARENTLY THERE ARE
OTHER COUNTIES IN THE STATE, TO
YOUR POINT COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
AND THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO GET
PEOPLE OUT OF THE SYSTEM
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A
PLACE TO PUT THEM. WE KNOW
WHERE THE BOTTLENECKS ARE. WE
CAME UP WITH THE APPROACH OF
SAYING , THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
PRIMARILY GOING TO DO AND WE
INVEST LESS MONEY AND ARE
TEMPORARY PLACEMENTS AND LESS
MONEY IN OUR FIELD TEAM .
ALMOST ALL OF OUR LONG-TERM
FUNDING IS GOING TO HOUSING.
DOES THAT COVER YOUR FIRST
QUESTION?
>> IT DOES, BUT A FURTHER
POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I
THOUGHT THE MISSION OR HOW
KCRHA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS, CORRECT ?
>> CERTAINLY .
>> WHEN IT WAS CREATED?
>> AS I NOTED EARLIER WE HOLD
A LOT OF HOUSING CONTRACTS TOO,
SO IF WE ARE THINKING ONLY
EMERGENCY SHELTER , THAT WOULD
BE INACCURATE. WE HAVE A RAPID
HOUSING, DIVERSION, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. THOSE ARE ALL HOUSING
APPROACHES AS WELL.
>> SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HOUSING FIRST, I DO HAVE TO
NOTE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF
SEATTLE AND THE LARGEST FUNDER
, ONE OF THE -- WELL, ONE OF
THE TWO FUNDERS RIGHT NOW
BESIDES THE STATE , WHEN YOU
SAY HOUSING FIRST IS A GOOD
MODEL , WE DO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THERE IS -- IT IS
SOMEONE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO
MAKE SURE IT IS NOT JUST
HOUSING ONLY, THAT THERE ARE
OTHER SERVICES AND TO HELP
PEOPLE GET THEIR LIVES BACK
TOGETHER. IT IS -- IT IS UP
TO ALL OF US TO MAKE SURE THOSE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AND I
HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED TO FIND
THAT IS LACKING.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT
POINT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YOU
ARE RIGHT. WE CANNOT JUST GIVE
SOMEONE A KEY AND FORGET ABOUT
THEM AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
ADVOCACY IN THE SPACE TO
ADVANCE THIS MORE. WE
APPRECIATE THAT. THAT ACTUALLY
GOES TO -- I'M SORRY. GO
AHEAD.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THAT GOES TO YOUR OTHER
QUESTION, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE
OTHER PERCENT? IN THIS CASE,
ALMOST 100% WILL END UP IN
WHAT WE ARE CALLING SCATTERED
SITE PERMANENT HOUSING. THE
AGENCIES WE HAVE CONTRACTED
WITH OUR PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES ON-SITE OR
COMING ON SITE THROUGH A
PARTNERSHIP FOR THE MOST PART .
EXACTLY TO YOUR POINT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WE CANNOT JUST LEAVE
THEM . WE ARE MOSTLY TALKING
ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS WITH
EXTENDED DURATIONS OF
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS,
EXPERIENCING TREMENDOUS NUMBERS
OF TRAUMA. JUST PUTTING THEM
IN HOUSING AND LEAVING THEM
WOULD NOT SUCCEED SO WE ARE
LEASING APARTMENTS AND THERE
ARE ROUTINE AND REGULAR
ENGAGEMENT FROM THE AGENCY ,
CASE MANAGER, AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SUPPORT . A LOT OF TIMES
PEOPLE THINK OF THIS LIKE A
BUILDING WE BUILT AND IT IS
ONLY THAT. WE MADE A TRADE-OFF
IN ORDER TO DO THINGS FASTER .
WE ARE MASTER LEASING
APARTMENTS RATHER THAN JUST
BUILDING THEM. IN THE LONG
TERM, IT WILL COST MORE MONEY.
TO YOUR LAST QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER, THE 11% DID
HAVE A HOUSING PLAN OR HOUSING
OFFERED TO THEM. THEY TURNED
IT DOWN. SOME OF OUR EARLY
LOCATIONS IS WHERE THAT
PRIMARILY HAPPENED. WE HAVE HAD
BETTER SUCCESS LATELY, ALMOST
100%, BUT THAT IS WHAT WENT
ON. THOSE INDIVIDUALS
ULTIMATELY SAID NO, I DON'T
LIKE THE OPTION YOU ARE
OFFERING TO ME OR IT DOESN'T
MEET MY NEEDS. THERE WERE A
COUPLE THAT WE DON'T INCLUDE
IN THESE NUMBERS, BUT THEY
WERE OFF-SITE AND HAD BEEN GONE
FOR MULTIPLE WEEKS SO WE DID
NOT INCLUDE THEM IN THIS
NUMBER.
>> SO TO MY QUESTION THOUGH,
JEFF, THE 11% THAT SAY NO ,
WHERE DO THEY GO? THEY JUST
STAY IN THE ENCAMPMENT?
>> NO, THEY CAN'T STAY ON
SITE. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO.
THEY WERE PROBABLY DISPLACED
SOMEWHERE DESPITE OUR BEST
EFFORTS. WE HAVE HAD OCCASIONS
WHERE THAT RESOLUTION OCCURS.
WE STILL STAY IN CONTACT WITH
THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE
INDIVIDUALS HAVE MOVED INDOORS
AFTERWARDS , BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT
100% .
>> AND THEN AGAIN , I JUST --
WHEN YOU SEE THE EMERGENCY
SHELTERING VERSUS THE HOUSING,
AND I SUPPORT PERMANENT
HOUSING BUT I KNOW WE DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH OF IT, AGAIN , MY
UNDERSTANDING WAS WHEN KCRHA
WAS CREATED , IT WAS TO DEAL
WITH THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ,
NOT THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING SO THERE SEEMS TO BE A
CONFUSION AROUND WHAT THE
MISSION REALLY IS. IT ALMOST
SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS CHANGED IN
THE TIME IT HAS BEEN CREATED.
SO, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT THAT TRANSITION AT SOME
POINT AFTER PERHAPS YOU FINISH
YOUR PRESENTATION .
>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
KNOW -- THINK OF THE MONEY WE
ARE GETTING FROM THE STATE .
THAT IS ALL IN HOUSING SPACE.
WE ARE DOING WELL GETTING
FUNDING FOR RAPID REHOUSING,
THINGS LIKE THAT. THE SHARE OF
OUR BUDGET IS GROWING. SEATTLE
STARTED OFF WITH 70% OF OUR
FUNDING AND NOW IT'S 40
SOMETHING. WE HAVE GROWN IN
THAT HOUSING SPACE BECAUSE WE
HAVE DONE WELL GETTING FEDERAL
DOLLARS AND STATE DOLLARS IN
THOSE SPACES BUT IN TERMS OF
THE ACTUAL MISSION, THERE
HASN'T BEEN ANY EVOLUTION
THERE. THE CHANGE WE WILL TALK
ABOUT ARE BEING RECAPTURED BY
SEATTLE AND THAT IS THE FIRST
CHANGE IN PROGRAM AREAS WE
HAVE BEEN GIVEN . THERE HAS NOT
BEEN AN EVOLUTION. ALL OF THE
CONTRACTS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HAVE BEEN STARTED ON DAY ONE.
>> IF I COULD ASK FOR SOME
CLARIFICATION AROUND THE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
SO MY UNDERSTANDING, AND
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT
THE MONEY YOU ARE RECEIVING
FROM PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING IS COMING FROM THE
STATE AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT?
>> I COULD BE WRONG BUT IN
BROAD BRUSH STROKES, THAT IS
PROBABLY CORRECT.
>> YOU ARE NOT LEVYING MONEY?
>> THERE ARE SOME CONTRACTS
USED TO FLOW THROUGH SEATTLE
THAT WOULD HAVE -- THAT ARE
NOW PAST TO US. SOME OF THOSE
WERE RAPID REHOUSING AND
CONTRACTS. I WOULD HAVE TO GET
BACK TO YOU ON THIS. I AM
WORRIED I WILL GIVE YOU THE
WRONG INFORMATION SO LET ME
LOOK BACK AT WHAT WE HAVE
RECEIVED FROM SEATTLE ON THE
HOUSING CONTRACTS AND THE
CURRENT PS H CONTRACTS OR
HOUSING WITH SERVICE CONTRACTS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND WE CAN
FOLLOW UP .
>> OKAY. THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, YOU ARE
CONTRACTING TO PROVIDE SERVICES
OR YOU ARE CONTRACTING WITH
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO OWN THE
HOUSING?
>> I'M NOT SURE HOW TO
DIFFERENTIATE THOSE TWO. WHAT
IS A GOOD EXAMPLE? THE
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICE
CENTER, THEY OPERATE PSH AND
THEIR FUNDING COMES FROM
STREAMS THEY WILL PASS TO US
AND THEREFORE SUPPORT THEIR
OPERATION OF A PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITY.
>> IT IS IN OUR COMMUNITY DOING
HIGH-COST RENTAL MARKET,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MERELY BEEN
THE CONSTRUCTION OR
ACQUISITION OF THE BUILDING.
EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING IS
RECEIVING HOUSING SUPPORTS .
THEY'RE NOT PAYING MUCH RENT. S
BENEFIT. FOR MOST PART, YOUR
RENT IS COVERED. THIS IS
ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPORT
SERVICES THAT ADDRESS YOUR
NEEDS. THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS THE BEST
MATCH FOR PEOPLE THAT ASKED
VARIANCE CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS.
THEY HAVE EXTENDED PERIODS .
THAT HAVE BOTH AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS , OR THREE
EPISODES , HOW ME OUT, 18
MONTHS? OR 3 YEARS? 18 MONTHS?
LET'S JUST SAY, CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF TIME. THAT IS ONE
QUALIFYING FACTOR , TO BE
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. THE OTHER
IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DISABLING
CONDITION. IT COULD BE A
SERIOUS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
OR MENTAL ILLNESS. YOU NEED
HAVE BOTH BE CONSIDERED
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. THEY'RE
SEEKING TO MATCH THESE IN TWO
PERMANENT HOUSING UNITS. THIS
WOULD BE AN ENCAMPMENT
CLEARING, WORKING TO GET PEOPLE
INTO A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE WERE
INTO A PERMANENT HOUSING
FACILITY?
>> WE DON'T UTILIZE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES, ALMOST EVER.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TINY
HOME VILLAGES AND MACULAR
MODULE UNITS ARE FOR THE CARE
TEAM. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN
ACCESS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN
WE DO THESE LOCATIONS WITH BOTH
STATE-OWNED AND CITY-OWNED
PROPERTIES. WE WERE TOGETHER
ON THAT. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCESS TINY HOMES IN THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THE WORK IS NOT
UTILIZED TINY HOME VILLAGES.
IT IS JUST PLACED TEMPORARILY
IN THE HOTEL SHELTER THE WE ARE
PAYING FOR OR MOVING PEOPLE
OUT OF THE HOTEL SHELTER AND
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
>> THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
OPERATING THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING LIKE THE
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICE
CENTER. YOU ARE CONTRACTING
WITH THEM FOR THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING?
>> INTENTION IS CORRECT. THIS
IS NOT ONE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
AGENCIES. IT IS IN LEHIGH AND
UPLIFT. YOU GOT THE GIST OF
IT.
>> THOSE ENTITIES, YOUR PAIN TO
OPERATE THEM. ARE YOU PAYING
THEM TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT
AND OTHER TYPES OF SERVICES IN
THE FACILITY?
>> YES, EXACTLY.
>> YOU'RE NOT PAYING TO BUILD
FACILITIES?
>> CORRECT. IT IS $49 MILLION,
WE GOT ENOUGH MONEY TO ACQUIRE
BUILDING. WE DO NOT ACQUIRE IT.
THAT WILL BE A FACILITY THAT
THEY OWN. THEY HAVE A CONTRACT
WITH US TO PAY FOR THE
OPERATION OF IT , THE
MAINTENANCE OF IT, INSURANCE,
THE CASE MANAGERS, AND ALL OF
THAT STUFF. THE OTHER UNITS
HAVE ALL BEEN APARTMENTS THAT
WE HAVE LEASED , EITHER THE
LANDLORD SAID YOU CAN HAVE MY
WHOLE BUILDING, OR THE LANDLORD
HAS SAID YOU CAN HAVE FOUR OR
FIVE UNITS IN THIS BUILDING.
TO MAKE YOU ARE NOT USING TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES BECAUSE IS USED
FROM THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM.
THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO
ACCESS SOME OF THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. IS YOUR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
AVAILABLE TO THE PROVIDERS
THAT ARE WORKING IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE?
>> THERE IS A CONFLATION OF
ENTITIES THERE. DES HE IS NOT
ONE OF OUR CONTRACTORS. THE ONE
OF THE LARGEST OPERATORS. WHEN
I GET THE CORRELATED ENTRY, WE
CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT WILL
BE HELP ALL FOR THE DOMAIN OF
YOUR QUESTION. LOOK AT THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM OR AN
OUTREACH TEAM ON THE STREET.
WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT? WHEN
YOU LOOK AT LAST MONTH, FOR
EXAMPLE , THE OTHER AN ANSWER
NOW. THERE IS A DAILY PROCESS
, WHERE EVERYTHING ALL DAY
THERE IS THE VIRTUAL, YOU CAN
JOIN THE 30 MINUTE MEETING, OR
YOU HAVE IT TO OUR WINDOW AND
YOU CAN NOMINATE OVER EMAIL.
EVERYONE THAT IS PART OF THE
CORRELATED ENTRY SPACE, YOU'RE
TALKING SINGLE ADULTS, THEY
RECEIVE EVERY DAY, THE NUMBER
OF UNITS AVAILABLE. THEY ARE A
DESCRIPTION OF THEM, AND THINGS
LIKE THAT. THEY CAN NOMINATE
AN INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY ARE
WORKING WITH AS THE HOUSING
CASE MANAGER FOR THAT UNIT.
THAT IS HOW CORRELATED ENTRY
WORKS. IT EXISTS BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING. WE
HAVE MORE DEMAND FOR HOUSING
UNITS THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY
HAVE. IT IS SIMILAR , TO USE A
METAPHOR YOU ARE VERSED IN,
THINK ABOUT THE LAND-USE CODE.
THERE ARE PURPOSEFUL STEPS THAT
SLOW DOWN. THIS DOES ACHIEVE A
HIGHER PURPOSE. IT ENSURES
PUBLIC INPUT, OR ENVIRONMENT
WILL DESIGN, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT SLOWS THINGS DOWN TO ACHIEVE
THE SCHISMATIC PURPOSE. IT
WORKS THE SAME WAY. IN ORDER TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN TARGET
POPULATIONS THAT ARE THE
HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR US , WE
HAVE TO HAVE A CORRELATED ENTRY
SYSTEM. LAST MONTH, I CAN
SAY, I ANTICIPATED THAT THERE
MIGHT BE QUESTIONS AROUND
DEMAND. JUST ASK FOR THE
NUMBERS FROM LAST MONTH. I
DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY UNITS
WERE NOMINATED , OR MADE
AVAILABLE. FOR EVERY UNIT THAT
WAS MADE AVAILABLE, WE HAD AN
AVERAGE OF 34 PEOPLE NOMINATED.
THAT IS A BIT MORE THAN 30
TIMES A DEMAND FOR WHAT WE
HAVE. HOPEFULLY , IN A
ROUNDABOUT WAY, IT WILL ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU WANT TO
FOLLOW-UP IN ANY WAY?
>> DO YOU WORK WITH SHA TO GET
ACCESS TO THE UNITS THAT
SEATTLE HAS AN AUTHORITY? ALSO
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DEMAND ,
PART OF THE PROBLEM IS DEMAND
IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT
MOVING ON FROM SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORTS TO DO
SO. THE URBAN LEAGUE AND
UPLIFT NORTHWEST , I COMPLETELY
SUPPORT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS,
BUT THEY ARE NOT TASKS BUT THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SIDE OF
THINGS. ONCE PEOPLE ARE IN A
UNIT, WHETHER IT IS A SINGLE
APARTMENT SOMEPLACE, OR A
LARGER, THAT ALONE HOUSING
PROJECT , ARE YOU MAKING SURE
THAT THE PROVIDERS YOU ARE
CONTRACTING WITH ARE ACTUALLY
PERFORMING THE CASE MANAGEMENT?
THEY ARE GETTING PEOPLE INTO
TREATMENT? YOU ARE LOOKING AT
THE CONTRACTS THAT CLOSELY AND
MAKING SURE THAT IS HAPPENING?
>> YEAH. YOU BROUGHT UP A
NUANCE THERE. YOU IT OUT WITH
NORTHWEST, FOR EXAMPLE, THE
RANGE IN THE SCHEDULE EARLIER,
YOU CAN TAKE OF IT AS
PERMANENT HOUSING, BUT THERE IS
VARIATION WITHIN A. LIFELONG ,
THEY ARE VERY USED TO DEALING
WITH HIGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AND PHYSICAL HEALTH NEEDS.
URBAN LEAGUE, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE
BEEN PARTNERING . THEY HAVE A
CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT TO
HAVE ON-SITE NURSING CARE AND
ON-SITE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
THAT HAS COME IN. THEY DON'T
DO THOSE SERVICES. THAT IS
WHAT HAS BEEN THE COMPONENTS IN
THE BUILDING TO MAKE SURE THE
INDIVIDUALS ARE SO WORDED AND
WHAT THEIR ACTUAL NEEDS ARE.
UPLIFT NORTHWEST, WE HAD A
FRIEND OF INDIVIDUALS THAT
THEY'RE WORKING TOWARD
SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
>> I DO KNOW THAT PART.
>> EVEN THOUGH THE INDIVIDUALS,
PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW THE
PARTICULARS OF THEIR
CIRCUMSTANCES. MANY OF THEM
PROBABLY QUALIFIED AS
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS IS WHAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE SAW THEY
ALSO , THERE WAS A GOOD
PROPENSITY AND GOOD LIKELIHOOD
THAT THEY WERE ALREADY ENGAGED
WITH THE INTEREST AND
EMPLOYMENT AND JOB READINESS
SERVICES . THAT'S WHY WE WILL
PEER THEM WITH THAT KIND OF A
SERVICE. WE ARE SEEKING TO MEET
THE RANGE OF NEEDS, TO YOUR
POINT . THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
FOR EVENTUAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY,
WE WANT TO SUPPORT THAT. MANY
OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT , THEY ARE COME
TO US WITH A DISABLING
CONDITION. IT IS UNLIKELY,
ESPECIALLY ON HIGH COST HOUSING
MARKET THAT THEY WILL MOVE OUT
OF THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND B
CELL EFFICIENT. ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, I HAVE HEARD VARYING
NUMBERS. I THINK WE MIGHT
EXPECT 10% OF THE POPULATION
THAT GOES INTO PSH WOULD GO TO
A RATCHETED DOWN OPTION. THEY
WOULD LIKELY NEED SOME LEVEL OF
SUPPORT. NOT THE HEIGHTENED
LEVEL OF SO WORK THAT PSH
OFFERS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF
INDIVIDUALS, YOU WOULD NOT
EXPECT THEM TO MOVE ON AND BE
SELF-SUFFICIENT IN A UNIT.
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE CHALLENGES OF
COORDINATING. HE NOTED THE
CHALLENGE THAT THERE IS MORE
NEED DOWN THERE IS
AVAILABILITY TO MEET THE NEED.
I HAVE HEARD FROM PROVIDERS
THAT IT IS A VERY OPAQUE AND
DIFFICULT PROCESS TO NAVIGATE.
COULD YOU EXPAND ON THAT A
LITTLE BIT? :I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO. BECAUSE IT IS TRUE, YOU ARE
NOT WRONG. ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
CORRELATED ENTRY IS REQUIRED BY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE
TO DO IT. ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
IT IS WIDELY CRITIQUED AS BEING
SLOWER, INEFFICIENT,
FRUSTRATING , THAT IS NOT
UNIQUE TO US, THAT IS ACROSS
COUNTRY. LAST YEAR [
INDISCERNIBLE ] MADE
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE
CORRELATED ENTRY SYSTEM. THE
FEEDBACK WE HAVE GOTTEN SO FAR
HAS BEEN THAT IT HAS BEEN A
DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT. WE DON'T
HAVE THE DATA TO TELL YOU THAT
YET. I WAS SHOWING TO GET THAT
BEFORE WE CAME HERE TODAY. WE
ARE HOPING TO BRING IT TO YOU
SOON. I CAN GO IN, IT IS MORE
DETAILED THAN WE HAVE TIME FOR,
ABOUT THE PARTICULAR CHANGES WE
MADE. WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT
MADE IT MORE EFFECTIVE FOR
HOUSING PROVIDERS TO GET PEOPLE
PLACED INTO IT. YOU CAN SEE, ON
THE SLIDE HERE, OVERALL, WITH
NEEDED ENTRY THERE IS A RANGE
OF PLACES THAT YOU CAN BE
NOMINATED TO. IT COULD BE
SHELTERS . MANY OF THE SHELTERS
AND ENHANCE SHELTERS , YOU HAVE
A CASE MANAGER LINK WITH THE
HOUSEHOLD. THEY ARE DOING THE
WORK TO ENSURE THEY HAVE THEIR
DOCUMENTS. YOU KNOW WHERE THEY
ARE GOOD MATCH. THE PROVIDER
AGENCIES, DOES NOT SAY HOMELESS
PROVIDER AGENCIES, OTHER
AGENCIES CAN NOMINATE PEOPLE IN
CORRELATED ENTRY. OUTREACH
AGENCIES DO THAT, WORSE, BUT
ALSO , YOU CAN OF OTHER
ENTITIES THAT MIGHT BE A
HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY OR YOU
MIGHT HAVE , I KNOW I'VE BEEN
ON MEETINGS WITH SOME OF THE
JAILHOUSE SERVICES TEAMS TRY TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO PARTICIPATE
IN THIS. THERE ARE PATHWAYS
THAT OTHER ENTITIES CAN BRING
CLIENT TO NOMINATE THEM. WE
ALSO HAVE THE REGIONAL ACCESS
POINTS. TO REALLY SIMPLE
FIGHT, IT IS LIKE A WALKING
SHOP THAT YOU CAN COME TO IF
YOU ARE EXPRESSING
HOMELESSNESS, BUT YOU'RE NOT
IN SERVICE. YOU CAN BE
CONNECTED WITH SOMETHING THAT
CAN HELP YOU GET NOMINATED.
THOSE ARE THE VARIOUS WAYS
THAT YOU CAN BE NOMINATED. THE
CHANGES WE HAVE MADE, IDEALLY
MAKE IT EASIER FOR THOSE
ENTITIES, WHOEVER THEY MIGHT
BE, BRINGING CLIENTS TO MAKE
SURE THEY BRING CLIENTS THAT
ARE READY AND ARE GOOD MATCH
FOR PROGRAMS, AND WE ARE
MOVING AT A FASTER RATE.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE GOOD
DATA FOR YOU ON THAT SOON. WE
HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES .
THE ANECDOTE I LIKE TO GIVE IS
THAT THE FIRST TWO FEW TIMES I
JOINED WERE NATIVE MEETINGS,
EVERYBODY SHOWED UP TO
COMPLAIN. I MEAN, EVERYBODY.
THE LAST TWO THAT I
PARTICIPATED IN , WE DID NOT
HAVE THAT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT
AND WE GOT POSITIVE COMMENTS.
IT WENT FROM REALLY BAD TO A
FEW POSITIVE, THAT IS
INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING THAT IS
GOOD. WE ARE WORKING ON HAVING
THE ABILITY TO QUANTIFY THAT IN
A WAY THAT ISN'T
EVIDENCE-BASED SYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAD A
QUESTION.
>> NO WORRIES, I JUST WANT TO
ASK A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO THE
FOLKS THAT DON'T ACCEPT
HOUSING . I'M WONDERING, WHEN
THE OUTREACH TEAM GOES OUT,
AND THEY CREATE A LIST OF FOLKS
THAT NEED HOUSING, AND I
IMAGINE , I GUESS DESCRIBE
WHAT HAPPENS. I IMAGINE THEY GO
BACK AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
HOUSING IS AVAILABLE . I GUESS
WHAT I'M GETTING AT, WHAT
HAPPENS TO PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP
AFTER THE OUTREACH TEAM HAS
DONE THE OUTREACH AND CREATED
THE LIST OF FOLKS THAT
ACTUALLY NEED HOUSING? I
IMAGINE PEOPLE KEEP COMING?
THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOME
DYNAMICS AROUND EVERY INCOMING
LOCATION. WE ARE THERE FOR A
COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT IS NOT
JUST ONE DAY. PEOPLE HAVE
VARIANCE. TWO SIDES GO WE HAD
ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS AT THE
HOSPITAL FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND
WE HAD NOT SEEN HIM. THEY CAME
BACK. WE WERE THERE FOR A
COUPLE OF WEEKS TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE CAPTURED WHO LIVES ON
SITE. THAT IS THE FIRST THING.
THERE WILL BE INDIVIDUALS, ONCE
WE ARE ACTIVE AT A SITE, WE
HAVE OUTREACH TEAMS THERE EVERY
MORNING. WE DO JOKE THAT ONE OF
OUR AGENCIES IS ALWAYS SHOWING
UP WITH COFFEE AND DONUTS EVERY
SINGLE MORNING. LIKE GOOD
MORNING, HOW ARE YOU? COME OUT
OF YOUR TENT SO I CAN MEET YOU.
IF SOMEBODY NEW ARRIVES ON SITE
AND IT IS ALREADY AFTER WE
ESTABLISHED WHO IS LIVING HERE
AND WE CLOSED THE LIST, WE TELL
THEM THAT. WE SAY THIS IS A
SITE THAT WILL BE UNDER
RESOLUTIONS NOON. YOU ARE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY HERE
FOR VERY LONG BECAUSE SHORTLY
WE WILL BE CLEARING OFF THIS
ENTIRE LOCATION. WE WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO SOMEWHERE
ELSE, BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO DO HERE. WE ARE NOT
FORCING YOU TO LEAVE AT THIS
TIME EITHER. SOME INDIVIDUALS
SAY, OKAY, THANKS FOR THE HEADS
UP AND THEY DON'T SET UP .
OTHERS HAVE SET UP AND WHEN IT
COMES TIME TO WE TELL PEOPLE
HEY, WE WILL POST NOW, THEY
MOVE ON.
>> YOU ADD INDIVIDUALS TO THE
LIST THOSE FACTORY? YOU JUST
TELL THEM YOU WILL CLOSE THE
ENCAMPMENT AND THEY SHOULD GO X
>> I'M SORRY, I LEFT OUT A
KEY PIECE, WHEELS OF SHELTER
BEDS, TRUE, CONGREGATE SHELTER
BEDS THAT WE OPERATE AND WE
ARE CONTRACTING FOR. ALSO, JUST
GENERALLY WE ARE AWARE OF, NOT
SET ASIDE FOR THE USE ET. ARE
THERE OTHER VACANCIES ACROSS
THE 5000 SHELTER BEDS IN THE
SYSTEM , WE WOULD WORK WITH
THEM TO FIND THAT. GENERALLY
SPEAKING, WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE
THAT ARE LIKE, WILL NOT SET UP
IN THE FIRST PLACE. THAT IS THE
PRIMARY THING. WE DO OFFER
SOMETHING. WE WOULD NEVER LEAVE
70 WITHOUT ANY OPTION, JUST THE
CHANCE TO MOVE ALONG. DO YOU
TRACK THOSE FOLKS AS WELL? THE
PEOPLE THAT DO NOT ACCEPT
ANYTHING? BE MY GUESS. THE
McKENNA ONES THAT SHOW UP AFTER
YOU CREATED YOUR INITIAL LIST?
>> WE HAVE A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
AND A 100% OF THE PEOPLE THAT
WE PUT ON THE BINDING LIST AND
MOVE INDOORS. FOR INDIVIDUALS
THAT DID NOT ENGAGE WITH US, WE
ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT. THEY
MAY NOT HAVE, LIKE WE HAVE THE
BINDING LIST OF WHO LIVES
THERE. THAT'S NOT ONLY THE
PEOPLE THAT MOVED INDOORS. FOR
INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT HAVE
SHOWN UP AND SAID, AND TOLD,
WE ARE RESOLVING, WE HAVE CLOSE
THIS NIGHT, YOU WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO MOVE HERE, WE DON'T
HAVE THE INFORMATION . IT IS A
CONVERSATION THAT WAS TOO RAPID
FOR US TO CAPTURE SOME OF THE
INFORMATION IN THAT SENSE. THEY
CAME BY, ASSERTED, AND MOVED
ON.
>> THIS GETS BACK TO MY
ORIGINAL POINT ABOUT, HOW DO
WE HELP FOLKS THAT SHOW UP AT
THE LAST MINUTE? WE HAVE AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION AS WELL .
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU'RE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO HELP THOSE
FOLKS GET INTO SOME KIND OF
SHELTERING .
>> WE ARE OFFERING THEM SHELTER
IF THEY WANT. THIS WAS
SURPRISING FOR ME, WE DON'T
HAVE TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF
PEOPLE SHOWING UP. YOU WOULD
THINK THAT WORD WOULD GET OUT
AND WE WOULD HAVE DROVES OF
PEOPLE ARRIVING, THAT IS NOT
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS. FOR THE
MOST PART, WE ARE RESOLVING THE
ENCAMPMENT, NOT THE ONES
UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW, BUT THE
LAST ONE COME OUT OF 30 PEOPLE,
THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE ,
INDIVIDUALS THAT SHOWED UP
AFTER THE 30 HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT WERE ON
THE BINDING LIST.
>> ONE LAST QUESTION, POINT OF
CLARIFICATION, YOU SAID THE
STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS ARE
USED FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, WHAT IS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FUNDING USED FOR?
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] IS A BIG
PART OF IT. WE WERE ASKED
ABOUT IS THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NO, I'M ASKING WHERE THE
SEATTLE FUNDS THAT GO THERE,
WHAT IS THAT USED FOR? WHEN
USED THEY CASEY RJ, DO YOU MEAN
ADMIN ? DO YOU MEAN NURSES? IS
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
FUNDING WE RECEIVE , 94% OR 95%
OF IT IS GOING OUT IN THE FORM
OF CONTRACTS TO PROVIDER
AGENCIES. WE RECENTLY
PRESENTED THIS TO THE BOARDS.
THE MONEY THAT IS COMING FROM
SEATTLE, WHICH PROGRAM AREA IS
WARTS . WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH
THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. YOU
CAN SEE X-MEN OF DOLLARS
SUPPORT SHELTER AND THE OTHERS
RAPID REHOUSING. I DON'T KNOW
IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. THEY
MAKE THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
TANYA WOO
>> THANK YOU. I GO INTO
ENCAMPMENTS AND I TRY TO
CONNECT PEOPLE TO RESOURCES. I
HAVE BEEN THERE FOR CONFLICT
ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTIONS. I HAVE
SEEN THE EVOLUTION OF KCRJ .
AND A LOT OF THE ROUGH PATCHES
THAT HAVE BEEN OVERCOME. TO
THE CAST MEMBERS POINT, THINK
SOME AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT,
KCRJ CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS
COME OUT DURING THE DAY . I
FEEL LIKE ENCAMPMENTS , THE
POPULATIONS CHANGE. SOME
PEOPLE DURING THE DAY WILL GO
TO SERVICES OR MAYBE THEY HAVE
A JOB AND THEY COME BACK AT
NIGHT. ONLY ROUND NIGHT, WHEN
THERE ARE NO SOCIAL WORKERS.
THOSE PEOPLE GET MISSED DURING
ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTIONS. THEY
DON'T REALIZE IT IS HAPPENING
UNTIL THEY SHOW UP ON
RESOLUTION DAY AND THERE
THINGS ARE GONE. I THINK, IF
THERE ARE ANY POINTS OF
IMPROVEMENT, I LIKE TO SEE THE
WORKERS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY
AND ALL PARTS OF THE WEEKEND.
SOME PEOPLE MAY LIVE THERE, BUT
THEY ARE NOT THERE DURING THE
DAY WHEN OUTREACH WORKERS ARE.
ANOTHER THING IS, WHEN THERE
ARE IN CAMERA RESOLUTIONS,
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THERE ARE
PEOPLE HERE THAT A RESOLUTION
IS HAPPENING IN THE SHOP
LOOKING FOR SHELTER. IT IS
QUITE , WAS QUITE SURPRISED. I
DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY
WAY, OR POLICY THAT COULD HELP
PEOPLE SEARCHING FOR SHELTER
AND SHOWING UP THE DAY OF, OR
IF THAT IS ANOTHER DATA
GATHERING POINT WHERE PEOPLE
ARE COMING FROM AND SEARCHING.
ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO ASK ,
ALL OF THESE STATS, ALL THIS
DATA IS FROM 2024 . I'M VERY
INTERESTED TO HEAR, WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE LESSONS LEARNED AND
MISTAKES MADE, AND HOW WE ARE
CHANGING THAT FOR THE FUTURE ?
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SEEN
EARLIER STATS AND SEE HOW THEY
COMPARE . ALSO, I WOULD HAVE
LOVED TO HAVE SEEN A CONTRACTOR
LIST. I KNOW YOU DO CONTRACT A
LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS AND
AGENCIES. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
WHAT RESULT THEY ARE PRODUCING
IN HELPING TO REACH OUR GOAL.
I KNOW THAT IS A LOT TO ASK
FOR. THAT IS A BIG QUESTION OF
MISTAKES LEARNED AND WHAT WE
ARE DOING DIFFERENTLY FOR THE
FUTURE. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW,
HOW DO YOU SEE KCRJ? WHAT IS
THE VISION GOING FORWARD WITH
MISTAKES LEARNED? HOW WILL WE
DO BETTER? I FEEL LIKE, WE
NEED KCRJ . WHAT DOES THAT
LOOK LIKE? WHAT WE'RE DOING
IS NOT WORKING.
>> I WOULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION
, THE DIVISION DOES NOT CHANGE.
WE HAD SOME MISSTEPS IN
EXECUTION. THE REASON WHY THE
REGIONAL HOMES WAS STARTED IN
THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
THE BELIEF THAT A REGIONAL
APPROACH TO SOLVING SOME OF
THESE, WE STILL READ THAT
DOCUMENT AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT
FOR US. WHAT YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT IS EXECUTION MISTAKES,
NOT INSTITUTIONAL, POLICIES.
YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
PROBLEMATIC MISSTEPS. YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT PROGRAM
MISSTEPS. THE VISION IS THE
CURRENT VISION. HOW WE WILL
EXECUTE ON IT? I THINK THAT IS
THE REAL QUESTION. WE DO HAVE
PROGRAMMING , AND RESULTS THAT
WE ARE SHOWING , DUE TO THE
NOISE THAT DOES NOT GET OUT.
THE SYSTEM HAS IMPROVED. THERE
ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING
NOW THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
DID NOT DO WHEN THEY HELD THE
CONTRACTS DUE TO THE COMBINED
EFFORTS OF HAVING THE KING
COUNTY CONTRACTS AND THE
CONTINUAL CARE CONTRACTS. WE
HAVE A LEVEL OF SCALE THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO DO THINGS THAT
ARE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. I
DON'T GET PAST THAT, WE
OPERATE ON A 5% OR 6% OVERHEAD
RATE. IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE WE
DOING? WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE
HE ELSE OPERATING AT OUR
LEVEL.
>> I THINK YOU ARE HEARING SOME
URGENCY ABOUT WHAT IS THE
VISION , WHAT IS THE PLAN? HOW
DO WE OVERCOME SOME MISSTEPS ?
THE ILA DOES EXPIRE THIS YEAR.
IT WILL CONTINUE . WE ARE UP
AGAINST A TIMELINE. WE ARE
ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS
BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO
ENSURE THE HEALTH OF THE
ORGANIZATION. I WOULD SAY,
LET'S BE CANDID. WE ARE ASKING
THESE QUESTIONS WITH A $200
MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. WE ARE
GIVING EXERCISES OF BUDGET
CUTS. WE ARE ASKING THE TOUGH
RUSSIANS IN THE SPIRIT OF GOING
BACK RESOURCES THAT THE KCRJ
HAS HAD. I APPRECIATE THE
QUESTIONS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THE
QUESTIONS BEING ASKED . LET'S
ME OR THE TIMEFRAME OF THE ILA
EXPIRING, ALONG WITH THE
CURRENT SITUATION THAT WE FIND
OURSELVES IN. THEN WE CAN
MODULATE WHAT WE THINK WE CAN
ACHIEVE, GIVEN ALL THOSE
VARIABLES. THEY MAY GUESS,
THAT'S WHY I WAS PROVIDING
CONTEXT. THEY MAKE IT IS FAIR
TO ASK THE QUESTION , WE HEAR
THE COMMENTS THAT WE ARE ALL
COMMITTED TO A REGIONAL MODEL.
AND WE ARE ALL OMITTED,
THEORETICALLY, TO A REGIONAL
MODEL. WE ARE LOOKING AT, DENNY
RAISED THIS ISSUE IN THE
EDITORIAL, THE OTHER
JURISDICTIONS ARE NOT REALLY
COMING FORWARD . THEY'RE NOT
COMING FORWARD WITH
CONTRIBUTIONS. YOU'RE NOT
COMING FORWARD WITH LAND. THERE
IS A LACK OF COOPERATION.
SEATTLE IS THE PRIMARY FUNDER
OF THE RHA. THEY HELD BACK A
SIGNIFICANT PERCENT OF THE
BUDGET SO THEY COULD DIRECTLY
CONTRACT WITH PROVIDERS. WE
TURNED IT ALL OVER . AND YET,
YOU CAN ONLY BE REGIONAL IF YOU
HAVE REGIONAL COOPERATION. HOW
DO WE ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS
THAT WE ARE SEEING FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE NOT
JOINING US? THEY MAY HAVE A
LEGITIMATE REASON. HOW DO YOU
OVERCOME THE RELUCTANCE TO BE
PARTICIPATING IN A REGIONAL
APPROACH?
>> I WOULD SAY THAT IS AN OPEN
QUESTION, RIGHT? THAT IS AN
OPEN QUESTION. THAT IS A BIG
QUESTION. FOR ME TO ANSWER IT ,
I DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT
ANSWER. WE HAVE REACHED OUT.
WE HAVE GONE TO AUBURN AND TALK
TO THE MAYOR AND THEIR STAFF.
WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT IS THERE HESITATION? I
WILL GET INTO THE DETAILS OF
THE CONVERSATION. BUT WE ARE
REACHING OUT. WE ARE GOING TO
BELLEVUE AND SPEAKING WITH THE
MAYOR. WE ARE HAVING OUTREACH
EFFORTS. AS AN OUTSIDER,
PRIOR TO ME COMING TO SEE THE
GOOD WORK, I WOULD INTUITIVELY
SAY WHY WOULD I INVEST? YOU
HAVE WHAT YOUR SCENE APPEARED
WHAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE
COMMUNITY. HOW WE OVERCOME IT?
WE NEED SOME TRUTH TELLING,
THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD THAT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW THAT GETS
LOST IN THE NOISE. PART OF OUR
RESPONSIBILITY IS TO RAISE THE
LEVEL OF TRUTH TELLING. ONE OF
THE OTHER THINGS , HOW DO YOU
OVERCOME IT? I DID MENTION
TALKING ABOUT THE REBID. WE
HAVE SOME EFFICIENCIES BAKED
INTO THE SYSTEM THAT NEED TO BE
REVISITED. GIVEN THAT WE ARE
OPERATING AS OF THE CONTRACTS
HAVE BEEN IN THE CITY, THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REBID AND ENGAGE
PARTNERS TO SAY, WE WOULD
RATHER DO IT THIS WAY. WE CAN
START TALKING ABOUT OPERATING
METRICS, LIKE YOU WOULD GET
CONTRACTS BASED ON PERFORMANCE
OF THE EXIT OF PERMANENT
HOUSING. THESE ARE ALL KINDS OF
THINGS THAT WERE NOT BAKED INTO
THE CONTRACTS WE KNOW IT WILL
HELP IMPROVE THE SYSTEM. THOSE
ARE PART OF HOW WE OVERCOME. I
WOULD SAY , IT IS LIKE A BIG
SHIP, IS NOT ABOUT THAT YOU CAN
JUST TURN. IT IS A VERY LARGE
SHIP. YOU ARE ASKING US TO TURN
IN TURBULENT WATERS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE ALSO LOST THE
CONFIDENCE OF THE PRIVATE
PHILANTHROPIES WITH THE
PARTNERSHIP FOR ZERO. WE ALSO
NEED TO BE MAKING SURE THAT
THEY ARE BROUGHT BACK ON AND
INTO THE CONVERSATION. THERE
ARE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT
WE NEED TO HAVE ABOUT BEING AT
A JUNCTURE AND WE ARE LOOKING
AT THIS BEING UP FOR RENEWAL
AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I
THINK WE ALL WANTED TO WORK,
BUT WE HAVE TO BE HONEST ABOUT
WHERE IT DID NOT WORK, AND HOW
WE WILL MAKE IT WORK GOING
FORWARD. WE NEED TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, FOR LONG
TIME SAYING HOUSE VILLAGES WERE
NOT VIEWED AS SOMETHING THAT
WAS VIABLE, YET TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES ARE CRITICAL PIECE TO
RESOLVING WHAT WE ARE SEEING
ON THE STREETS. EVEN NOW, I'M
HEARING YOU'RE NOT REALLY
WORKING WITH TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES BECAUSE IT IS ALL
UCT. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A
PLUG . THE PUBLIC, WE DON'T
SEE, WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT IS
HAPPENING ON THE STREET, WE
DON'T SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT. WE
ONLY SEE THINGS GETTING WORSE.
ASIDE FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY,
THAT IS VERY OBVIOUS. YET WE
DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE PEOPLE
ARE GOING. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
THAT MESSAGE TO BE
COMMUNICATED. YES, WE ARE
GETTING THOSE FOLKS INTO
PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
ANYWAY, I HAVE SAID MY PIECE.
>> IF I MAY, I JUST WANT TO
ADD TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND
ALSO SAY, THIS PRESENTATION HAS
REALLY FOCUSED A LOT ON THE
STATE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. I
AM NOT CLEAR , WE ARE MAKING
INVESTMENTS IN UCT, SEPARATE
FROM THE KCRHA. I KNOW THAT
WE ALSO ARE FUNDING UCT TO DO
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AS WELL. I
AM NOT CLEAR HOW THOSE TWO ARE
WORKING TOGETHER OR WHAT TYPE
OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT WE ARE
GETTING BETWEEN THOSE TWO
PIECES. I THINK I WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE SEEN MORE ON THE
SEATTLE SIDE OF THINGS WITH
THIS PRESENTATION . THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCAMPMENTS ARE
REALLY CRITICAL. I'M GLAD YOU
ARE WORKING WITH THE STATE IN
CLEARING THOSE. I AM GLAD YOU
ARE GETTING FOLKS INTO
PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
TWO COUNCILMEMBER TRIAL CATHY
MOORE'S COMMENTS, WE ARE NOT
BEING , IN SEATTLE, THE
MEASURABLE RESULTS . FOLKS ARE
ON THE STREET. WE ARE VERY CAN
TURNED , ALL OF US APPEAR ABOUT
GETTING FOLKS INDOORS . WHETHER
THAT IS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING OR EMERGENCY SHELTERING
, AND COUPLED WITH SERVICES .
WE ALL CARE ABOUT THAT. WE ARE
JUST NOT SEEING THOSE
MEASURABLE RESULTS. I WANT TO
HEAR MORE ABOUT THE SEATTLE
INVESTMENT. WE ARE ALL HERE
REPRESENTING CONSTITUENTS IN
SEATTLE. A REGIONAL APPROACH
DOES MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. I
CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT IT BEING A
REGIONAL APPROACH. AS IT HAS
BEEN SET UP HERE, A REGIONAL
APPROACH MEANS THAT THE
REGIONAL PARTNERS NEED TO BE
FULLY INVESTED, LIKE WE ARE .
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
PRESENTATION AND FOR TRANSFER
HERESY TO THE PUBLIC , WHEN YOU
ALL COME HERE, IT IS OUR
EXPECTATION THAT YOU WILL TALK
ABOUT SEATTLE, AND HOW ALL OF
THIS IS IMPACTING SEATTLE AND
WHERE THE SEATTLE FUNDING IS
GOING. THAT IS WHAT THE
CONSTITUENTS WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK I WILL
LET YOU INITIATE YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE ONE
ITEM IS CLEAR, MY UNDERSTANDING
OF OUR AGREEMENT THAT AT THE
END OF THIS YEAR, SEATTLE
WORKING COUNTY COULD
UNILATERALLY WITHDRAW FROM IT.
ABSENT AN INTENTION TO
WITHDRAW, JUST CONTINUES
FORWARD, AUTOMATICALLY EACH
YEAR. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE
CONVERSATIONS POSSIBLY CHANGE
THE GOVERNING STRUCTURES. THAT
IS AN AREA OF A LOT OF
CONVERSATION. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT IT IT DOES NOT
DISAPPEAR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT IS A CLEAR POINT FOR
THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT THAT BEFORE.
>> YES, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY
RENEW UNLESS ONE OF THE
JURISDICTIONS WERE BOTH
JURISDICTIONS MAKE A DECISION
TO CHANGE IT OR WITHDRAW. YES,
THAT IS A POINT OF DECISION .
>> DO WE KNOW WHAT IS
HAPPENING?
>> I THINK WE LEFT OFF ON THE
POINT IN TIME COUNT. YOU MAY
GUESS, THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT
ONE. TO YOUR POINT, I CAN
FOLLOW UP . I'M SORRY, IS NOT
SHARING IT? STOMACH I DO
APOLOGIZE.
>> IS AS MY SCREEN IS SHARING.
IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE ANY OF
YOU SEE IT, IS THAT CORRECT
>> I CAN SEE IT.
>> OKAY, THERE WE GO.
>> WE WILL FOLLOW-UP ON WHAT
MONEY IS GIVEN TO SEATTLE
OPERATES IN SEATTLE. I'M SORRY
, IN TERMS OF DISCOURSE, THAT
WE FOCUS ON AREAS THAT WERE NOT
OF INTEREST WE CAN PROVIDE A
LOT OF THE INFORMATION AND
DELVE INTO THAT MORE. THEY MAKE
IT IS ALL OF INTEREST, BUT WE
ARE RESPONSIBLE TO SEATTLE
TAXPAYERS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE VERY CLEAR ON THAT
BECAUSE YOU DID BRING UP UCT,
THERE IS A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
ON WHAT PARTS ARE YOU HANDLING
COMPARED TO UCT. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT UCT IS
VERY MUCH AN EMERGENCY
RESPONSE. IT WAS MY
UNDERSTANDING WHEN YOU WALK
CREATED IT THAT YOU WERE NOT
GOING TO HANDLE THE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE. THERE ARE MANY
PARTNERS HANDLING SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE
PROVIDERS ANYWAY. MANY OF THE
PROVIDERS YOU DON'T ACTUALLY
CREATE UNITS. I DO UNDERSTAND
THAT. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE
TRANSPARENCY . YOU KNOW, THE
SEATTLE FUNDING, AS I SAID
EARLIER. THANK YOU FOR
PROVIDING ANY INFORMATION POST
PRESENTATION ON THOSE PIECES.
>> ABSOLUTELY. MOST OF IT
WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR UCT.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME FOLLOW-UPS.
I DO WANT TO FLAG THAT IN THE
SAME WAY THAT WATCH.HAS
CLEANUP CREWS AND THOSE THAT
COME UP, WE DON'T CONTROL
THOSE. WATCH.CONTROLS THOSE.
IN MANY WAYS, UCT IS
INTERDEPARTMENTAL. I KNOW AT
THE CREATION OF KCRHA, WE WERE
DOING POP OUTS AND PARKS WERE
DOING OTHER THINGS. THERE ARE
NUMEROUS CONTRACTS THAT IS NOT
SOMETHING THEY WOULD PASS TO
US. THERE ARE A LOT OF
COMPONENTS THAT ARE PART OF UCT
THAT WERE NOT PASSED TO US,
BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT MAKE
SENSE. WE WOULD NOT ON THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES. THAT IS NOT
LOGICAL. THERE IS OVERLAP. I
KNOW THEY TALK ABOUT THAT FOR
YOU.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THE OUTREACH PORTION OF
EMERGENCY SHELTER IS
SEATTLE'S RESPONSIBILITY. THAT
IS PART OF THE BODY OF WORK
THAT WE TOOK BACK INTO THE
CITY. WE WOULD HAVE TO BREAK
UP THE OUTREACH PART IN THE
PHYSICAL SHELTER PART. ANYWAY.
THAT'S HOW IT HAS BEEN
EXPLAINED TO ME. STICK MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE TOOK
BACK THE OUTREACH PART BECAUSE
IT WAS NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY
. WE WERE NOT GETTING THE
SUPPORT THAT WE NEEDED IN DOING
OUTREACH . THAT'S WHY WE MADE
THE DECISION TO BRING IT BACK,
THE SAME WITH INVENTION. THEY
MAY GUESS. THEY MAKE THAT IS
ALL TRUE , AND WE ALSO CONTINUE
FUNDING KCRHA. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE I AM CLEAR ON WHAT
THAT IS GOING TO FUND. LET ME
RUN THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE OF
THINGS . WE WILL TURN IT OVER
FOR MORE QUESTIONS. HOW MUCH
TIME ARE WE OVER? CYNIC WE ARE
WAY OVER. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> DID MENTION THE POINT COUNT
PREVIOUSLY. THE PRIMARY MODEL,
WON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON
THIS YEAR. THIS IS A MODEL THAT
WE ARE PURSUING THAT UTILIZES
RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING
THROUGH MATHEMATICAL MODELING
WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING WITH
US. IT TAKES A NO NUMBER AND
USES THAT TO EXTRAPOLATE THE
RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING TO
DEVELOP OTHER ESTIMATES. YOU
CAN SEE THIS YEAR, WHEN WE DO
THAT, WE HAD HURTING 50 SURVEYS
OVER 17 HUBS. THE RESULT OF
THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE YET. IT
IS AN INNOVATIVE NEW STRATEGY.
THEY GAVE US A WAIVER BECAUSE
THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT DOING
THIS WORK. SCHEMA CAN YOU GIVE
US THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
MODEL , LAST YEAR? WHAT WAS THE
NUMBER WITH THIS MODEL COMPARED
TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR OR THE
PREVIOUS COUNT WITH THE OTHER
ONE? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
WENT FROM LIKE 12,000 OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO 40,000
? IT WAS A BIG JUMP. TO MAKE
THE 45 NUMBERS WERE THE ANNUAL
USAGE, LIKE THE ANNUAL SERVICE
DATA. THERE WAS WORK BY DC HS
AND PUBLIC HEALTH TO COMPARE
ALL DATA SETS AND GET A SENSE.
THAT'S WERE SOME OF THOSE
NUMBERS COME FROM. THAT IS
CONFUSING TO COVER HERE. LET ME
FOLLOW UP WITH THAT . IT IS
BEST TO HAVE THE PAPERS HE CAN
SEE THE NUMBERS. THANK YOU. WE
WRITE THAT DOWN?
>> ALSO, THE AGREEMENT
ESTABLISHING A THAT WE DEVELOP
AND OMNIBUS OFFICE TO ENSURE
THAT THE SYSTEM IS PROVIDING
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE
CLIENT-CENTERED QUALITY
SERVICES. YOU CAN SEE THE
BULLETS HERE , THE VARIOUS
THINGS ON WHAT THE OMNIBUS
DOES. IT WAS BEING STOOD UP AND
STABBED IN 2022. YOU CAN SEE
HOW IN 2023, THEY DRAMATICALLY
INCREASE THEIR WORK AND
CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THAT CAN
RANGE FROM MS GETTING A
CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE SOMETHING
THAT WAS INAPPROPRIATE
OCCURRED. LOOKING IN THAT TO
MAKE SURE THE CORRECTIONS ARE
DONE. MORE IS MAKING SURE THAT
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE
GETTING CONNECTED WITH THE
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT
THEY NEED. IS GOING TO FINISH
WITH REMINDING YOU, TO YOUR
POINT, THE MODELING THAT THE
STATE HAS DONE SAYS WE SHOULD
BE EXPECTING TO SERVE, THERE
IS APPROXIMATELY 53,000 PEOPLE
IN KING COUNTY EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS OVER THE COURSE
YEAR , NOT ON ANY GIVEN DAY,
BUT DURING THE COURSE FEAR. AS
A REMINDER OF THE DYNAMICS THAT
WE ARE OPERATING IN, THE
SERVICE CAPACITIES THAT WE DO
HAVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THOSE ARE THE SLIDES. I KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO FINISH UP WITH
FURTHER POINTS? WE HAVE FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU TO THE CEO AND JEFF
FOR SHARING THIS PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR THE
ENRICHING, LIVELY DISCUSSION
AND QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. I
WAS FEVERISHLY JOTTING DOWN A
NUMBER OF NOTES AND QUESTIONS
OF MY OWN. I HAD ABOUT 10 OF
THEM LISTED AND NOW, THANKS TO
YOU ALL, IT HAS BEEN REDUCED TO
ONE OR TWO. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT. I
THINK WHAT YOU ALL ARE HEARING
IS A SENSE OF OPTIMISM AND
FRUSTRATION . PEOPLE WANT TO
SEE BETTER RESULTS. WE WANT TO
SEE BETTER OUTCOMES . WHATEVER
MONEY AND INVESTMENT IS VENT,
IN THIS CASE ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TAX YEARS,
PEOPLE WANT TO BE BETTER
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUTCOMES AND
BETTER RESULTS. ABSOLUTELY,
THERE HAS BEEN SOME MISSTEPS
ALONG THIS JOURNEY. EVERY
ORGANIZATION MAKES MISTAKES
ALONG THE WAY. IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE LEARN FROM
OUR MISSTEPS AND STRIVE TO BE
BETTER AND STRIVE TO DO BETTER
FOR OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AND
STRIVE TO DO BETTER FOR
EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, PARTICULARLY THE
TAXPAYERS. I WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO APPLAUD YOU ALL
ON SOMETHING GOOD THAT I HAVE
SEEN IN YOUR PRESENTATION
TODAY. 100% OF CONTRACTS IN
2024 WERE DELIVERED ON TIME.
THAT IS GREAT, GREAT, GREAT. I
KNOW THAT HAS BEEN A PARTICULAR
CHALLENGE OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS. KUDOS TO MAKING
SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN PROGRESS
IN THAT IMPORTANT AREA.
STRATEGY AND PLANNING IS
IMPORTANT. WE CANNOT FORGET
ABOUT EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THAT STRATEGY AS WELL.
THAT IS WHERE CONTRACTING COMES
INTO PLAY AND THAT IS WHERE THE
RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD. KUDOS
TO ALL FOR THAT. I THINK, IN
TERMS OF THE CONTRACTING, I
THINK THERE IS A BETTER
OPPORTUNITY TO STREAMLINE AND
ENHANCE OUR CONTRACTING WITH
OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HELP
DRIVE MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE
EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF SERVICES
TO HELP US ACHIEVE THAT ARE
OUTCOMES FOR OUR RESULTS . AS
PART OF THAT, WE DO NEED TO
BAKE IN CLEAR, SPECIFIC,
ATTAINABLE , PERFORMANCE
METRICS AND MEASURES, AND GOALS
IN OUR VARIOUS CONTRACTS WITH
OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS. YOU
KNOW, IN ORDER FOR US TO FULLY
WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND WHAT IS
GOING ON, AND UNDERSTANDS, BE
ABLE TO TRACK AND MONITOR
TRENDS , MAKE PREDICTIONS ON
WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER
IMPROVE THINGS, WE NEED TO HAVE
BETTER DATA COLLECTION. I
THINK, WE NEED TO LOOK FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE
TYPES AND SCOPES OF DATA THAT
WE COLLECT , AND YEAH, I
BELIEVE THAT ONE THERE. THERE
IS A PARTICULAR OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE OUR WORK ON
STREAMLINING THE CONTRACTING
PROCESS , INCLUDING BY MAKING
SURE WE HAVE SOME CLEAR,
PACIFIC METRICS BAKED INTO
EVERY CONTRACT. THE SECOND
THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND
EMPHASIZE IS A POINT THAT
CHAIR CATHY MOORE MENTIONED
ABOUT THE REGIONAL APPROACH .
IT DID MAKE A LOT OF SENSE,
INITIALLY , WHEN THE KCRJ WAS
BEING STOOD UP AND SEATTLE
PROVIDED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION
OF THE INITIAL INVESTMENTS.
THINK OF THAT AS COMING FROM
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I THINK
OF THAT AS SEED FUNDING. IT
MADE A LOT OF SENSE FOR SEATTLE
TO HEAVILY INVEST. WE ALSO HAVE
A LOT OF KNOW-HOW AND
CAPABILITY BUILT-UP, RELATIVE
TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS. IT DID
MAKE A LOT OF SENSE THAT
SEATTLE , SIGNIFICANT
REINVESTED RELATIVE TO OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. AT THIS IS
TRULY GOING TO BE A REGIONAL
APPROACH, THE SUCCESS OF KCRJ
AND THE BROADER REGIONAL
SUPPORT HINGES ON NEIGHBORING
PARTNER CITIES AND AGENCIES ,
STEPPING UP AND PAYING MORE OF
THEIR FAIR SHARE. I VIEW THIS
CHALLENGE AS A SHARED , IT IS
A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY THAT
WE ALL HAVE. ALL CITIES HAVE
THIS ACROSS THIS REGION TO STEP
UP AND CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY
. IT WAS AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE
A FEW WEEKS BACK , AND
CONTRIBUTING SIGHTING AND
HAVING THE POLITICAL WILL AND
COURAGE TO INVEST HEAVILY IN
BOTH OF THOSE. IT CANNOT BE
SOLELY A SHARED BURDEN OR A
BURDEN THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ON HIS TAXPAYERS BEAR
THE BRUNT OF. WE NEED THE
REGIONAL PARTNERS ACROSS
VARIOUS CITIES TO STEP UP . IT
WILL TAKE ALL OF US . AS
SEATTLE'S INVESTMENT,
FINANCIALLY , OVER TIME, I
WOULD EXPECT SEATTLE'S
INVESTMENT TO GRADUALLY DRAW
DOWN WHILE EVERY OTHER CITY
AROUND , OVER TIME, AGAIN,
GRADUALLY RAMPS UP THEIR OWN
INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ALL, WITH MY COLLEAGUES
HERE, WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
, AND OUR PARTNERS IN THESE
VARIOUS AGENCIES TO HELP
ACHIEVE EXACTLY THAT. ONE
THING, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS
RATHER INSIGHTFUL
PRESENTATION, ONE THING THAT
WAS NOT REALLY COVERED , IF
ANYTHING, KIND OF A CURSORY
MENTION THAT IN MY VIEW IS
REALLY A NONTRIVIAL CHALLENGE
TO HELPING STREAMLINE AND
IMPROVE HOW WE OPERATE AND
WHAT WE DELIVER, WHAT WE
ACHIEVE, AND THE RESULTS THAT
WE SEE IS THE CONFUSING AND
CLUNKY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE OF
THE GOVERNMENT KCRHA. YOU DID
ALLUDE TO THIS DURING A
PORTION OF THIS, YOU SAID, THE
COMMITTEES , OR THE BOARDS OF
THE KCRHA, AND WHEN YOU
REFERENCE PLURAL, NOT SINGLER,
THERE LIES THE PROBLEM. IT
SEEMS TO BE, AS I UNDERSTAND
IT, THERE ARE THREE BOARDS,
WITH OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OVER
KCRHA. THAT IS TOO MANY. I WAS
INVOLVED, I'M NOT AN
ARCHITECT OF THE ORIGINAL
FOUNDING. IN MANY CASES, I
COULD SEE HOW IN MANY MATERIAL
TIMES, WHEN IT WAS DURING ITS
INCEPTION, MADE SENSE. I'M
NOT HERE TO TEAR DOWN OR BREAK
APART ANY OF THE PRIOR GREAT
WORK THAT WENT ON TO
CONCEIVING THIS THING , I AM
HERE TO HELP IMPROVE AND MAKE
BETTER. THE GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE OF THREE BOARDS MIGHT
HAVE MADE A TON OF SENSE DURING
ITS INCEPTION, YEARS AGO . FOR
THE NEXT ITERATION, FOR THE
EVOLUTION OF KCRHA, THERE IS
AN URGENT OPPORTUNITY TO
STREAMLINE OVERHEAD AND COSTS.
IT WILL SAVE TIME WITH YOU ALL
. WHO DO WE HAVE TODAY? WHAT
MEETING AND PREP MATERIALS DO
WE NEED? IT WILL HELP TO
SIMPLIFY AND STREAMLINE
DECISION-MAKING . THERE'S SO
MUCH OPPORTUNITY THERE. FOR
THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CAN
YOU CLARIFY AND TALK A BIT
MORE ABOUT THIS UNIQUE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE THAT
KCRHA HAS IN PLACE?
>> CERTAINLY. YOU'RE RIGHT,
WE HAVE THREE BOARDS.
>> PLURAL, RIGHT? YOU MAY
GUESS, THREE.
>> GO TO THIS AND THE DEGREE
THAT THEY REPORT TO EACH OTHER.
ONE OF THEM, WHICH IS REQUIRED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS A
CONTINUUM OF CARE BOARD. THEY
CALL THAT THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
BOARD. IT HAS A COUPLE
DIFFERENT NAMES, BUT IS ALL THE
SAME THING. THERE BE
REPRESENTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR THAT THAT ARE LAID OUT. IT
MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
CONTINUUM. ONE OF THE PRIMARY,
IF NOT THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF
THE GROUP IS, EVERY YEAR, OR
SOON TO BE EVERY OTHER YEAR,
BECAUSE THEY ARE CHANGING THE
FEDERAL RULES. THE APPLICATION
THAT WE, AS A COMMUNITY AND
THEN FOR FEDERAL RESOURCES,
THEY APPROVE THAT. THEY GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THIS IS
WHAT IS IN AND OUT. AS ONE OF
THE PRIMARY JOBS OF THAT GROUP.
NEXT ON THE LIST WOULD BE THE
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD, WHICH
WOULD BE THE FOUNDING DOCUMENT
TREATS THE BOARD AS A
COMMITTEE OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD. THE
VISION FOR IMPLEMENTATION BOARD
WAS NONELECTED, EXPERTS AND
HOMELESSNESS THAT ARE ABLE TO
CONNECT WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT
SERVICES SUMS, THINGS LIKE
HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, CRIMINAL
JUSTICE, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A
COMPLEX MATRIX TO BE ABLE TO
MEET AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO
THESE 13 MEMBERS FULFILL THOSE
REQUIREMENTS. THAT IS THE NEXT
BOARD, THE PRIMARY ONE . THAT
IS A LOT OF THE OPERATIONAL
OVERSIGHT COMING FROM THAT
BOARD. MEETING LESS FREQUENTLY
IS THE BOARD THAT INCLUDES ALL
THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, RELATED
TO KCRHA CALLED THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE. THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE HAS TWO
COUNCILMEMBERS. AS
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER CATHY MOORE, AND
THE MAYOR. WILLS OF THE
EXECUTIVE CONSTANTINE AND
THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE FROM
THE SOUNDS CITIES ASSOCIATION .
THOSE ARE THE ELECTED
OFFICIALS. TO FIGURE OUT WHO
THEY WANT TO REPRESENT THE
SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE
THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT
REPRESENT PEOPLE OF LIVED
EXPERIENCE. THAT IS THE
GOVERNING COMMITTEE. THOSE ARE
YOUR THREE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES
THAT WE HAVE. TO SOME DEGREE,
THEY HAVE AN
INTERRELATIONSHIP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? THANK
YOU, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE
ISSUE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP OF
GOVERNING. YES, COUNCILMEMBER
CATHY MOORE AND I, AND THE
MAYOR ARE THAT CONTINGENT ON
THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE. WHAT
YOU MENTIONED , NOT ONLY ARE
THERE THREE BOARDS, BUT IT IS
A NON-ELECTED EXPERTS AND
HOMELESSNESS , THAT IS THE
LIMITATION BOARD. IT IS MAKING
THE BUDGET. THESE ARE
NONELECTED PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR
CONSTITUENTS FOR THE USE OF
RESOURCES , THEY'RE MAKING THE
BUDGET. THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE
IS EXPECTED TO RUBBERSTAMP IT ,
SO THE PROVIDERS , VERY
IMPORTANT, IT CAN GET PAID.
THAT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE
CLEANED UP. THEY'LL BE QUITE A
PROCESS. I CAN ONLY TAKE LACE
IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. I
DO WANT TO SAY, NOBODY IS GOING
TO GET ON A MICROPHONE ON TV
AND THEY THAT THEY DO NOT AGREE
THAT A REGIONAL APPROACH IS THE
BEST APPROACH, AND I DO AS
WELL. WE ALL AGREED WITH THAT
BECAUSE HOMELESSNESS HAS NO
BOUNDARIES, RIGHT? BUT WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT IT, THE OTHER CITIES
HAVE TO STEP UP, WELL, NOT TO
SPEAK FOR THEM, I WOULD IMAGINE
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WATCHING
THE ROLLOUT OF THE ORGANIZATION
THAT WAS BUILT ON GREAT
INTENTIONS AND WITH A SOLID
MISSION, THEY ARE LOOKING AT
AND SAYING, WE ALREADY LACK
RESOURCES. THEY NEED TO HAVE
THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY
SHOULD ALLOCATE SOME OF THEIR
RESOURCES TO THE REGIONAL
RESPONSE. IT IS THE CHICKEN AND
THE EGG THING. YOU STARTED YOUR
TALK ABOUT, YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN WHAT I THINK THAT MY
COLLEAGUES AND THE CONSTITUENTS
ARE ALSO CONFIDENT. WE ARE ALL
IN THIS TOGETHER. WE WILL BE
ASKING HARD QUESTIONS , BECAUSE
IT MATTERS SO MUCH. THERE IS
NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR A LOT OF
THOSE QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO
SAY, YOU ARE BOTH IN A
DIFFICULT POSITION. IT IS A
BIG PROBLEM. HOMELESSNESS IS
COMPLEX. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
REBID, THAT IS ANOTHER BIG
THING COMING UP. THIS IS NOT
JUST A PROCEDURAL MATTER. THIS
IS PRIMARILY POLICY. WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTRACTS
ARE BEING REBID . WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT WILL FULFILL THE MANDATE,
OR THE PLAN. THAT IS COMING UP
. I LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AS WELL. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
TANYA WOO? THEN I GUESS.
EXACTLY WHAT THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SAID. I KNOW YOU
HAVE DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK,
THINK OF THAT. YOU ARE IN A
VERY TOUGH LOT. WE ALL WANT YOU
TO SUCCEED. I WILL SCHEDULE
SOME TIME WITH YOU. I HAVE A
LOT OF QUESTIONS . I WOULD LOVE
TO DIG INTO THE WEEDS WITH YOU.
WE ARE LOOKING AT BUILDING THE
CONFIDENCE AND THE TRUST MOVING
FORWARD , WITH A SHARED VISION
AND MISSION THAT WE ALL AGREE
WITH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF WORK
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE ALL
WANT TO ENGAGE AND ENSURE YOUR
SUCCESS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVIERA ?
>> YES, I AGREE WITH ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBERS APPEAR. I DO
WANT TO SAY TO COUNCILMEMBERS
APPOINTS ABOUT CONSTITUENTS
WANTING TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE
, AS DO WE. THEY ALSO WANT TO
SEE THE RESULTS . ULTIMATELY ,
YOU KNOW, SEEING THE RESULTS
IS WHAT WILL GET FOLKS
CONFIDENCE. TO THAT POINT, YOU
KNOW, TO UNDERSCORE THE POINT
I MADE EARLIER , YOU HAVE A 240
MILLION, $241 MILLION BUDGET .
I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT, SEATTLE
IS ABOUT $109 MILLION OF THAT.
ABOUT 10% WILL COME BACK FOR
OUTREACH AND PREVENTION. THAT
IS A LOT OF DOLLARS. THIS IS
WHY I AM ASKING THE QUESTIONS
ABOUT SEATTLE'S INVESTMENT AND
WHY THE INVESTMENTS, REGIONALLY
TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS POINT,
ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. WE ALL
ARE INVESTED IN YOUR SUCCESS.
THAT WILL MEAN OUR SUCCESS AND
THE CITY'S SUCCESS. WE ARE
ASKING TOUGH QUESTIONS BECAUSE
ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO SEE THE
APPROACHES SUCCEED. WE ALL ARE
ALIGNED IN THE MISSION AND THE
VALUES. I WANTED TO SAY THAT.
MY LAST WEIGHT I WANT TO SAY,
BECAUSE WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. I
HAVE SAID BEFORE AND I WILL SAY
IN THIS CONTACT, WE ALL TO
SEE, IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR
EVERYONE TO HAVE THEIR FIRST
CHOICE. BUT WE WANT FOLKS
GETTING OFF THE STREETS AND
INTO HOUSING OF SOME TYPE , AND
INTO SERVICES. THE IDEA THAT
SOMEONE WILL STAY ON THE
STREETS , BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE THEIR FIRST CHOICE , IT
GIVES ME A LOT OF ANGST. AT THE
END OF THE DAY, WE KNOW HAVING
PEOPLE HOUSED IS WHAT WE NEED
TO BE DOING. IT IS WHAT IS IN
THE FOLKS BEST INTEREST. I DO
LEAD WITH THERE ARE A LOT OF
WOMEN AND YOUTH THAT ARE REALLY
GETTING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF
ANYTHING CAMAS. I HAVE THAT AT
THE FOREFRONT OF MY MIND WHEN I
AM HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS
AND WHEN I AM PUSHING TO GET
PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS. I AM
VERY CLEAR THAT WE REALLY NEED
TO LOOK AT THE APPROACH THAT
WE ARE TAKING NOW WITH THE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING I
KNOW THAT WHILE WE WANT TO DO
THAT FOR EVERYONE, WE CAN'T.
WE NEED TO HAVE THIS EMERGENCY
APPROACH FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING,
INCLUDING TINY HOMES AS
COUNCILMEMBER CATHY MOORE SAID.
IT IS IN ALL OF OUR COLLECTIVE
BEST INTEREST TO GET PEOPLE OFF
OF THE STREETS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS. JUST TO
CONCLUDE, I WANT TO SAY THAT I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
WORK THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE
, EVERYONE THAT IS AFFILIATED
WITH THE REGIONAL HOMES. THIS
IS NOT AN EASY JOB. WE DID
TASK YOU WITH A HUGE
RESPONSIBILITY. EVERY ENTITY
WILL HAVE GROWING PAINS AND
POINTS OF LEARNING. I THINK AT
THIS POINT, IT IS A GREAT
JUNCTURE FOR US TO HAVE THE
HONEST REEVALUATION ABOUT WHAT
DID NOT WORK AND WHAT CAN WORK
GOING FORWARD. I CERTAINLY
THINK, REEVALUATING THE
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE IS
IMPORTANT PART OF THAT
CONVERSATION. I DO THINK TO
SOME EXTENT, AS COUNCILMEMBER
ROB SAKA MENTIONED, IT MIGHT'VE
WORKED IN THE BEGINNING, BUT I
DON'T THINK IT IS CONTINUING
TO SERVE THE ENTITY, OR ALL
THOSE THAT IT SERVES, WELL.
THAT IS WORTH REVISITING. AS
WELL AS REACHING OUT TO OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS AND ASKED
THEM, HAVING HONEST AND TOUGH
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE
THE REASONS FOR THEIR
RELUCTANCE? HOW CAN WE ADDRESS
THAT? HOW CAN WE COME TOGETHER
AS A REGION ALSO NOT GETTING
CAUGHT UP IN IDEOLOGICAL
POSITIONS ABOUT WHETHER ONE
TYPE OF SHELTER IS BETTER THAN
ANOTHER TYPE OF SHELTER. THE
POINT IS TO GET PEOPLE IN A
HUMANE CONDITION AND ULTIMATELY
TO GET PEOPLE HOUSED , AND TO
MAINTAIN THE HOUSING IN A WAY
THAT IS DIGNIFIED . WE ALSO
NEED TO BE WILLING TO UTILIZE
ALL OPTIONS TO PURSUE THAT
ULTIMATE ROUTE AND NOT GET
LOCKED INTO A PARTICULAR
IDEOLOGICAL POSITION . MY SENSE
IS THAT WE HAVE MOVED AWAY
FROM THAT. THERE IS MORE
WILLINGNESS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND
UNDERTAKE CONSIDERATIONS OF THE
VARIETY AND DIVERSITY OF
OPTIONS. WE ALSO NEED TO BE
SURE THAT WE ARE EXPANDING THAT
DIVERSITY OF OPTIONS. AND THEN,
ONE OF MY PET ISSUES IS THE
SEVERE WEATHER SHELTER
RESPONSE. WE DO NOT A CHANCE TO
ADDRESS THAT. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT I WILL DISCUSS
WITH YOU FURTHER AS WE NEED TO
IMPROVE THE SEVERE WEATHER
RESPONSE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE
LOOKING AT SEASONAL SHELTERS.
ALSO, I DO APPRECIATE THE
CHANGES THAT YOU HAVE MADE TO
THE CORRELATED ENTRY. I THINK
THERE ARE STILL DISCUSSIONS TO
BE HAD ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THAT
BETTER. WE'LL HAVE ONE POINT
OF ACCESS FOR PEOPLE. THAT IS
PROBLEMATIC. ANYWAY, THAT IS
ALL BY WAY OF SAYING I
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY
TO TAKE OUR DIFFICULT AND TALK
TO JANINE. I AM APPRECIATIVE
THAT EVERYONE WHO IS DOING THIS
JOB IS DOING THIS FROM A PLACE
OF GOOD FAITH AND A PLACE OF
COMMITMENT AND WE ARE ALL HERE
LEARNING TOGETHER ON HOW TO
ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT IS
VERY, VERY COMPLEX. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PRESENCE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THE
WORK YOU DO. THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU, SO , THAT IS
IT. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE
MARCH 27 MEETING OF THE HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE .
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR APRIL 10, 2024. THE TIME IS
11:26. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK
YOU EVERYONE. ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪