>> THE HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL NOW
COME TO ORDER. KATHY MOORE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FIVE
PRESENT .
>> WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
PROPOSED AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY FOR
THE JUNE 26th MEETING OF THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE . THE FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS WE HAVE TODAY IS THE
2023 HOUSING LEVY
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
PLAN , AND THE HOUSING FUNDING
POLICIES, WHICH ARE BACK IN
COMMITTEE FOR CONTINUED
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
WE WILL HAVE CENTRAL STUFF
PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW AND WE
ALSO HAVE THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT MAY ARISE. WE ALSO HAVE AN
AMENDMENT TO CONSIDER AND ONCE
WE CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT, WE
WILL POTENTIALLY MOVE TO A
VOTE. SECOND ON THE AGENDA, WE
HAVE FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE
COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND ONE APPOINTMENT
TO THE LGBTQ COMMISSION.
FINALLY, WE HAVE AN
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON THE
WORK OF THE THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT , CO-PRESENTED BY THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND
THE WONDERFUL , WE DELIVER CARE
TEAM. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT PRESENTATION. WITH THAT,
LET'S MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IT
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA OR WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
MADAME CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS
ARE SIGNED UP?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE ONE IN
PERSON SPEAKER SIGNED UP AND
THERE IS ONE REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH THE
IN PERSON SPEAKER AND THEN
MOVED TO THE REMOTE SPEAKER.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC
COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED ON IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY WERE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT. MICROPHONES
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT
END THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE FIRST IN
PERSON SPEAKER IS RYAN DONAHUE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS RYAN
DONAHUE AND I AM THE CHIEF
ADVOCACY OFFICER AT HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY. I'M HERE TODAY TO
EXPRESS HABITAT SUPPORT FOR THE
UPDATES TO THE HOUSING LEVY
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
PLAN AS WELL AS THE UPDATED
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES AND
MERGERS WOULD SUPPORT OF THOSE
PROPOSALS AND THAT YOU WILL
HOPEFULLY BE VOTING ON TODAY.
MY TEAM AND I FIND OURSELVES
BEING ASKED, WHERE'D WE BUILD
THE MOST AND WHY? THE ANSWER IS
VERY CLEAR. IT IS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THANKS TO THE SEATTLE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND THE
FUNDING STRUCTURES IN PLACE
RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE. OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING
TRIPOD OF MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY, JUMPSTART,
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX AND LEVY IS
THE MAGIC FORMULA THAT ALLOWS
US AND SO MANY OTHERS TO BE
ABLE TO BUILD MORE HOUSES AND
SERVE MORE FAMILIES RIGHT HERE
IN SEATTLE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE
FIND OURSELVES STRUGGLING TO BE
ABLE TO PRODUCE HOUSING AND
MOST OTHER PLACES ACROSS THE
COUNTY. THAT'S WHY TWO THIRDS
OF OUR CURRENT PIPELINE IS
SERVING OVER 1000 PEOPLE WITH
-- LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. BETWEEN THE
INCREASE IN PER-UNIT CAPS AND
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH
IS A DEVICE THE CREATION OF
FAMILY SIZE UNITS, WITH THE
FLEXIBILITY OF THE FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYER DEFINITION AND
CREATION OF SHORT-TERM LOANS,
THAT CAN BE USED FOR LOW-COST
CONSTRUCTION FINANCING AS WELL
AS ACQUISITION. THESE PLANS AND
PROPOSALS SHOW PROMISE TO BE
ABLE TO SPEED UP THE DEPLOYMENT
OF AVAILABLE FUNDING AND
LEVERAGE EXISTING DOLLARS TO DO
EVEN MORE. WE APPRECIATE THE
WORK AND COMMITMENT THE CITY
STAFF AND LEADERSHIP HAVE SHOWN
AND URGE THE COMMITTEE TO
SWIFTLY PASS THIS FINANCIAL
PLAN AND THESE FUNDING
POLICIES. WE LOOK OVER TO
CONTINUING OUR WORK WITH THE
CITY TO DELIVER ON THAT VISION
OF HABITAT. TO BUILD A WORLD
WHERE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE,
DECENT, AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO
CALL HOME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS GARY
LEE. GARY, PRESS STAR 6 WHEN
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF, YOU
HAVE BEEN ON MUTED .
>> I'M GARY LEE, MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL AND --. I
WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION
THAT THE DRAFT MERELY TOUCHES
ON HOMELESSNESS , WHICH IS A
HUGE ISSUE IN SEATTLE. BEGAN TO
TOUCH ON THE ISSUE AND INCLUDED
POLICIES REGARDING PUBLIC
SAFETY, COMMUNITY WELL-BEING
AND HUMAN SERVICES SO SUCH
FACILITIES ARE COMPUTED WHILE
NOT BEING OVER CONCENTRATED IN
AREAS. EXISTING POLICY SAYS
AVOID OVER CONCENTRATION OF
HUMAN SERVICES FACILITIES AND
IN ANY ONE AREA OF DOWNTOWN.
THAT POLICY IS BEING DELETED IN
THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THE ONE
SEATTLE PLAN. WITHOUT THE GOALS
BEING ACHIEVED FIRST AND WITH
NO REPLACEMENT OF SIMILAR
POLICIES ANYWHERE. THE POLICY
SHOULD BE RETAINED AND EXPANDED
TO THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT JUST
FOCUSING ON DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CID
PIONEER SQUARE. WE KNOW THE
CITY WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS
CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS BY
CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HUMAN
SERVICES LIKE EMERGENCY
SERVICE, SHELTERS, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND TREATMENT
FACILITIES. BUT NOT IN A
FASHION THAT IS NOT GUIDED BY
COMPREHENSIVE POLICY AND
REGULATION. THEREFORE, I
SUGGEST RETAINING AND COMBINING
EXISTING POLICIES CW 7.7 AND DT
AGES B5 TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE
THIS. HUMAN SERVICES FACILITY
IN OR NEAR URBAN CENTERS ,
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND URBAN
NEIGHBORHOODS CONSIDERING
ACCESS TO FREQUENT TRANSIT AND
USE GOOD NEIGHBOR GUIDELINES
THAT CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF
CONSUMERS AND THE COMMITTEE. [
INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR
LIST OF SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS?
WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE
SIGN-UP CARDS AVAILABLE ON THE
PODIUM OR EMAIL THE COUNCIL AT
--.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE COUNCIL BILL
120804 , AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS ADOPTING THE 2023
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
PLAN FOR PROGRAM YEARS 2024 TO
2026 ADOPTING HOUSING FUNDING
POLICIES FOR THE 2023 SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVY AND OTHER FUNDING
SOURCES , AUTHORIZING ACTIONS
BY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING
REGARDING PAST AND FUTURE
HOUSING LOANS AND CONTRACTS,
CREATING TWO FUNDS FOR HOUSING
LEVY REVENUES AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> COLLEAGUES, WE HEARD AN
OVERVIEW OF THIS LEGISLATION IN
COMMITTEE AT OUR JUNE 12th
MEETING . TODAY WE WILL HAVE
CENTRAL STAFF, TRACI RATZLIFF
TO GO OVER THE LEGISLATION
INCLUDING CHANGES MADE TO THE
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES FOR
INTRODUCTION, AND AN AMENDMENT
FROM COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. I WILL
MOVE THE UNDERLYING COUNCIL
BILL . WE CAN ADDRESS ANY
QUESTIONS ON THE UNDERLYING
BILL AND THEN I WILL INVITE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA TO MOVE HIS
AMENDMENT AND START A
DISCUSSION. FINALLY, WE WILL
HOLD THE FINAL COMMITTEE VOTE
TODAY. I WILL NOTE THAT THIS IS
VERY IMPACTFUL LEGISLATION. WE
ARE LOOKING AT MAKING POSSIBLE
TO BUILD 3000+ UNITS OF LOW
INCOME HOUSING FOR THE -- THAT
IS DESPERATELY NEEDED IN THE
COMMUNITY AND EXPANDING THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST-TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ,
AND VASTLY EXPANDING THE
ABILITY TO PROVIDE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE TO THOSE DESPERATELY
IN NEED AND TO BE PROACTIVE AND
PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. THIS IS
REALLY EXCITING AND IMPORTANT
WORK WE ARE DOING HERE TODAY.
SO, I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT
EVERYBODY HAS COMMITTED TO -- .
IT'S ALSO DENSE AND A LITTLE
BIT --. IT TAKES A LOT OF
ATTENTION TO DETAIL, SO I
APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY
AND INTENTION THAT EVERYONE HAS
COMMITTED TO THIS. WITH THAT
SAID, I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO CENTRAL STUFF. WE HAVE
DIRECT OH MAIKO CHIN HERE AS
WELL. THANK YOU.
>> I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE
AND TODAY WE WILL BE DISCUSSING
AND VOTING ON COUNCIL BILL
120804 . JUST REMIND YOU, ABOUT
THESE TWO DOCUMENTS YOU WILL BE
VOTING ON, THE 2023 HOUSING
LEVY POLICIES AND HOUSING
FUNDING POLICIES. THE PLAN IS
REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. WE REVIEW
THAT POLICY DOCUMENT EVERY TWO
YEARS AND APPROVE IT THEN. IT
DOES INCORPORATE THE HOUSING
FUNDING POLICIES THAT APPLY NOT
ONLY TO THE LEVY FUNDING
REVENUE STREAM BUT ALSO TO
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS
JUMPSTART, FEDERAL FUNDS AND SO
FOR. THE PLAN SPECIFICALLY
INCLUDES DOLLAR AMOUNTS ,
ALLOWABLE USES OF PROGRAM
INCOME AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS
FROM A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE
PROGRAMS, THE FULL PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION AND GUIDELINES FOR
THE HOMELESS PREVENTION AND
HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAM WHICH
INCLUDES RAPID REHOUSING
PROGRAM AND THEN REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS. THE HOUSING
FUNDING POLICIES THEMSELVES
APPLY TO ALL PROGRAMS OPERATED
BY THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
ARE FUNDED BY THOSE VARIOUS
FUND SOURCES I PREV
MENTIONED. IT INCLUDES THE
GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND RARITIES
FOR EACH PROGRAM, PROGRAM
POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
INCLUDING AFFORDABILITY AND
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS,
ELIGIBLE COSTS AND SO FORTH,
GUIDELINES FOR ADMINISTERING
THOSE GRANTS , THE PROCESS FOR
SELECTING PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS
FOR FUNDING AND THEN PROJECT
MONITORING AND REPORTING. THE
A&F PLAN BASICALLY REMAINS
UNCHANGED IN THE MAJORITY. THE
CHANGE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY
WAS DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 12th
MEETING AND THERE ARE A FEW
MORE WE WILL GO FORWARD WITH
PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION. THE
CHANGES THAT WERE INCLUDED
PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION INCLUDING
MODIFYING THE COUNCIL BILL
12084 TWO DIRECT THAT
INVESTMENT EARNINGS AND OTHER
PROCEEDS FOR LEVY PROGRAMS BE
USED FOR PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN
THE A&F POLICY THEMSELVES THEY
WERE MODIFIED TO REQUIRE THE
USE OF ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS
FROM THE RENTAL PRODUCTION
PROGRAM BE USED FOR THE
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM
. THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT
ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE AT
IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS
TO REMAIN HOUSED BY PROVIDING
CASE MANAGEMENT , RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE
AND OTHER SERVICES. THE A&F
POLICIES WERE MODIFIED TO
DESIGNATE THE ANNUAL FUNDING
THAT WOULD BE ALLOCATED
SPECIFICALLY TO THE
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM
, ABOUT $2.4 MILLION A YEAR,
AND THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM
WHICH WILL BE $430,000 A YEAR.
POLICIES WERE MODIFIED TO
REMOVE THE LEGAL FEES FROM
ELIGIBLE COSTS FOR HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION AND STABILITY
PROGRAM. THESE CHANGES I
DESCRIBED WERE ALL PROPOSED BY
CHAIR MOORE. THERE WERE TWO
ADDITIONAL CHANGES PROPOSED TO
THE LEGISLATION THAT WERE
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON AND THEY INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING. MODIFICATION TO THE
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES TO ADD
A NEW OBJECTIVE AND PRIORITY
FOR THE RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM,
HOUSING THAT SUPPORTS RECOVERY
FOR THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDERS . ADDITIONALLY,
MODIFICATION WAS MADE TO THOSE
POLICIES AND TO THE PROJECT
RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM PROJECT
MONITORING PROVISIONS TO
REQUEST EXPIRATION OF
ALTERNATIVE METHODS OR MORE
FREQUENT VACANCY INFORMATION
FOR CITY FUNDED HOUSING UNITS.
AS WAS MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA HAS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT
AND I WILL DEFER TO HIM TO
DESCRIBE HIS AMENDMENT. HAPPY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY
INFORMATION I JUST WENT
THROUGH.
>> JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD
LIKE TO NOTE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA HAS JOINED US. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CENTRAL
STUFF? OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY.
AM I HAVING HIM PRESENT?
[ WHISPERING ]
THANK YOU . I NEEDED SOME
CONSULTATION WITH MY EXPERT
PROCEDURAL PERSON. I'M GOING
TO LET COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , IF
YOU WANT TO JUST TALK ABOUT
YOUR UNDERLYING -- ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT TO THE UNDERLYING
BILL AND THEN WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD PROCEDURALLY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK ON MY PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL
120804 THAT WAS CIRCULATED
VERSION 3 THAT WAS CIRCULATED
THIS MORNING AROUND 9:39 A.M.
THAT WAS THE LATEST VERSION. AS
THE SLIDE INDICATES, MY
AMENDMENT WOULD MODIFY THE
HOUSING FUNDING POLICY AND
RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM RESIDENT
PRIORITIES PROVISIONS TO
SPECIFICALLY ADD THE FOLLOWING
YOUTH FORMALLY SERVED BY THE
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND THOSE
WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES
MILITARY. IT WOULD ADD YOUTH
WHO WERE FORMALLY SERVED AND
ALSO MADE CLEAR THAT -- ADULTS
WHO WERE FORMALLY SERVED AS
APPLICABLE AS WELL BY THE
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THIS IS --
AS THE CHAIR NOTED, THIS IS
VERY IMPACTFUL LEGISLATION .
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE
HERE TODAY TO MAKE BETTER
PROGRESS IN OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING NEEDS AND GOALS AND
IMPERATIVES ACROSS THE CITY IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. BEFORE US
TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BETTER ADDRESS LOW INCOME
HOUSING. AS CHAIR MOORE NOTED ,
RENTAL ASSISTANCE ALLOWS US TO
BE MUCH MORE PROACTIVE IN
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND
ALSO SUPPORTS FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYERS. SOMETHING THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND ALSO
LET ME PREFACE WHAT I'M ABOUT
TO SAY BY SAYING, I THINK YOU
ALL KNOW THAT I'M A MILITARY
VETERAN. THAT IS A STATUS THAT
I HAVE AS A RESULT OF A
PROFESSIONAL CHOICE THAT I MADE
OVER TIME . I AM ALSO SOMEONE
WHO , THROUGH THE HELP OF
COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT AND
EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT POGROMS
AND SERVICES, I'M SOMEONE WHO
HAS OVERCOME THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM. AND SO, I FEEL ,
COLLECTS LIKE YOU ALL , I KNOW
YOU WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND
FEEL PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO
SIT AT THIS DAIS AND IT IS AN
HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO DO WHAT
WE DO ANSWER THE PEOPLE AND
TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE , BUT FOR ME, GIVEN MY
BACKGROUND, I FEEL A PARTICULAR
SENSE OF DUTY AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO UPLIFT AND
CENTER THE VOICES AND MAKE SURE
MORE PEOPLE FROM DISADVANTAGED
BACKGROUNDS AND COMMUNITIES IN
THIS CASE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM ,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR
COUNTRY , ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE
THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL IN LIFE.
WE KNOW THAT THEY EXPERIENCE
SOME OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS
AND HOUSING. MY PROPOSED
AMENDMENT IS INTENDED TO BETTER
CENTER AND UPLIFT AND EMPOWER
THOSE PEOPLE AND MAKE CRYSTAL
CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT ALL OF OUR HOUSING
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ARE
DESIGNED TO INCLUDE EXPLICITLY
INCLUDE THEM. THAT'S WHY WE
ADDED , INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION LANGUAGE ,
WORDSMITHING MATTERS IN THIS
CONTEXT . IT'S NOT INTENDED TO
BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST , BUT YES
WE ARE EXPLICITLY CALLING THEM
OUT BECAUSE THEIR VOICES AND
PERSPECTIVES MATTER AND WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE , AS A HOUSING
POLICY AND PRIORITY IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE , WE NEED TO DO
BETTER FOR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
AND COMMUNITIES AND HERE WE ARE
CALLING OUT TWO IMPORTANT ONES,
NOT THE LIST, BUT AN IMPORTANT
LIST. I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT AND,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. DID YOU
HAVE ANY FURTHER PRESENTATION
ON THIS? THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA , FOR THIS AMENDMENT. I
THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT FOSTER
CARE YOUTH ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED.
WE DON'T HAVE A GREAT SAFETY
NET FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AGING
OUT OR TRANSITIONING INTO MORE
STABLE HOUSING. WE KNOW THAT
VETERANS ARE REPRESENTED
THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY IN
DIFFERENT WAYS, TOO. I WONDER
-- AM CURIOUS TO KNOW A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT RESOURCES
ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR
VETERANS AND HOW THIS WOULD
IMPACT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING IN
TERMS OF --. I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S ADDING FOCUS OR SHIFTING
FOCUS. WHAT WOULD THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS LOOK
LIKE FOR YOU?
>> I WILL TALK ABOUT THE SECOND
PART OF YOUR QUESTION, IF I
MAY. FIRST WE WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR HIS
COMMITMENT TO ENSURING HOUSING
ACCESS FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS WHO SPENT TIME IN THE
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND FOR
THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE
U.S. MILITARY. WE SUPPORT THAT
ADDITION TO THE HOUSING FUNDING
POLICIES . OUR RECOMMENDATION
IS THAT THE AMENDMENT CHANGE IN
SECTION 1A , THE SECTION
FOCUSED ON HOMELESS HOUSING
PRIORITIES. THAT IS WHERE A
VAST MAJORITY OF SPECIFIC
POPULATION PRIORITIES ARE
ESTABLISHED FOR THAT. AND WE
KNOW THAT THERE IS A
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE FROM THE FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM AND VETERANS IN
THAT FIRST SEGMENT, WHICH IS
THE HOMELESS POPULATION. THE
POSSIBLE IMPACT , AND I HAVE
SHARED THIS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S OFFICE, THE POSSIBLE
IMPACT OF ADDING LANGUAGE TO
SECTIONS , IT MAY CAUSE
CONFUSION FOR SPONSORS , STAFF,
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AND FOR
EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATES IN
THE HOUSING FUNDING PROCESS ON
WHAT THOSE PRIORITIES MEAN AND
HOW TO IMPLEMENT THAT PRIORITY.
I'M NOT SURE HOW OUR AGENCIES
WOULD DO THAT. OUR AGENCIES
INTERACT WITH -- AND THE
PASSWORD I HAVE DONE, PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO HOUSE A CERTAIN
PRIORITY GROUP WOULD COME AND
TALK WITH US AS A DEVELOPER AND
WE WOULD HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH
THEM THAT YES WE ARE GOING TO
TARGET THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT MEANS WHEN IT HITS CITY
POLICY AT THIS LEVEL. AND I
WOULD HATE FOR ANY SIGNALS TO
EVERYBODY ELSE THAT MAY VIEW AS
A RESTRICTION, I APPRECIATE THE
LANGUAGE ABOUT LIMITATION. AS
WE HAVE SAID, WE WOULD LIKE TO
STICK IT IN THE POPULATION THAT
WE KNOW EXISTS AND THAT GETS
TARGETED AND THERE IS JUST --
TRYING TO KEEP OUR LANGUAGE AS
SIMPLE AND CLEAR AS POSSIBLE.
TRYING TO CALL AN ATTORNEY TO
GET CLARIFICATION GETS REALLY
EXPENSIVE. THE FARTHER AWAY
FROM THIS MOMENT IN DISCUSSION
WE ARE HAVING RIGHT NOW , AND
HAVING THAT CAPTION SOMEWHERE,
THE FARTHER AWAY WE GET TO
THAT, IT HAS TO CONFUSION.
>> WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES THAT
WE HAVE FOR THOSE POPULATIONS?
I THINK KELLI MIGHT BE BETTER
PREPARED FOR THAT.
>> THERE IS THE KING COUNTY
VETERANS LEVY WHICH DOES OFTEN
COFUND PROJECTS WITH THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING , CAPITAL, AND
SERVICES AND OPERATING.
GENERALLY, THOSE POPULATION
TARGETS ARE FAIRLY LIMITED
BECAUSE THE VETERAN POPULATION
WITHIN HOMELESSNESS IS A
SMALLER PERCENTAGE OF THE
POPULATION THAT THE REMAINING
SIPOPULATION OF
FAMILIES , BUT THERE ARE
RESOURCES FOR VETERANS AND WE
DO COFUND PROJECTS FOR VETERAN
HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.
THERE IS ALSO VOUCHERS AT THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THEY
ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR VETERANS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF INITIATIVES
FEDERALLY AND LOCALLY TO
SUPPORT VETERANS. THERE ARE
ALSO FUND SOURCES THAT ARE
TARGETED WITH YOU THEN YOU
ADULTS BUT THERE IS THE KING
COUNTY LEVY AND OTHER RESOURCES
THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THESE
POPULATIONS . THEY GENERALLY
LONDON THE HOMELESSNESS SYSTEM,
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AND
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. IN THOSE
WAYS, THAT IS HOW WE INTERACT
GENERALLY WITH THESE TWO
POPULATIONS, NOT AS MUCH IN OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PORT
EARLIER.
>> THANK YOU. I'M TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE SUPPORTIVE
OF THIS AMENDMENT. IT SOUNDS
LIKE THE LANGUAGE WOULD BE
BETTER SITUATED IN A DIFFERENT
SECTION. I HAVE THE AMENDMENT
IN FRONT OF ME BUT I DON'T
KNOW WHERE PRECISELY THE
LANGUAGES CONTEMPLATED. MAIKO,
YOU MENTIONED IN A DIFFERENT
SECTION IT MIGHT WORK BETTER?
>> WE ARE FULLY IN SUPPORT OF
ADDING IT TO SECTION -- READING
GLASSES TIME -- SECTION 1 ,
HOUSING FOR FAMILIES, ADULTS,
AND YOUTH. WHICH IS IN THE
RESIDENT POPULATION PRIORITIES.
I THINK IT IS -- IF I COULD
JUST POINT TO IT.
AND FOUR SECTION TWO AND THREE,
WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF SECTION 1.
>> SO -- . I NEED TO BE
RECOGNIZED.
>> LET ME JUST CLARIFY AND THEN
I WILL TURN IT OVER. WHAT I'M
HEARING YOU SAY, DIRECTOR, LET
ME JUST CLARIFY, THAT WE ALL
HAVE DRAFT THREE IN FRONT OF
US, I'M ASSUMING? THE
DEPARTMENT WOULD SUPPORT THE
LANGUAGE UNDER THE FIRST
CATEGORY HERE. YOUR REQUEST IS
THAT THE ADDITIONS TO TWO AND
THREE BE DELETED? IS THAT
CORRECT? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. A
COUPLE QUICK POINTS OF
CODIFICATION BECAUSE THIS IS A
FAST MOVING TARGET AND FOR
CRYSTAL CLARITY, I'M REFERRING
TO THE VERSION I EMAILED AT
9:39 A.M. , WHICH INCLUDES THE
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
LANGUAGE. SO, THIS IS -- I
DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH CLEARER I
NEED TO BE , TO BE HONEST . YOU
SPOKE TO THE CONCERN ABOUT THIS
BEING PERCEIVED AS BEING
RESTRICTIVE , WHICH IS WHY I
SPECIFICALLY ADDED, WITHOUT
LIMITATION LANGUAGE, TO MAKE IT
CRYSTAL CLEAR. THAT IS NOT AT
ALL THE INTENT. SO, I THINK THE
WORDS ALREADY ADDRESS THAT
CONCERN FROM THE EXECUTIVES
PERSPECTIVE , AND HERE WE ARE
IN A POSITION WHERE WE NEED TO
MOVE, ACT , AND ACT QUICKLY .
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT AT ALL
INTENDED TO BE RESTRICTIVE.
THAT IS NOT THE LIST, IT IS AN
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST. I THINK THE
UPDATED WORDING ADDRESS OF THE
UNDERLYING CONCERN FROM THE
EXECUTIVE, BUT EVEN IN THE
ABSENCE OF THAT, THIS IS
EXECUTIVE VERSUS LEGISLATIVE
PREROGATIVES AT ITS FINEST AND
I APPRECIATE THE CALLOUT OF THE
RESOURCES CURRENTLY IN PLACE AT
THE COUNTY, FEDERAL, AND STATE
LEVEL. YES, THERE ARE A FAIR
AMOUNT, ARGUABLY, NOT ENOUGH TO
ADDRESS VETERANS AND FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH . THAT SAID, WHAT
THE COUNTY AND STATE AND FEDS
ARE DOING DOES NOT ABSOLVE THE
CITY OF ITS DUTY AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO MORE IN
THESE AREAS AS WELL , AND MY
LANGUAGE AND AMENDMENTS DOES
EXACTLY THAT. SO, AGAIN, I
THINK IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
WORDSMITHING THING THAT WE
ULTIMATELY ADDRESS, THROUGH MY
LATEST VERSION, FAST MOVING
TARGET, SO COLLEAGUES, YEAH, I
WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
AMENDMENTS. I AGREE THESE ARE
IMPORTANT AND SHOULD PASS THEM
AND PRIORITIZE THESE GROUPS. I
HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING
LEGALITY AND IMPLEMENTATION. I
ALWAYS ASSUMED IT WAS FIRST
COME FIRST SERVE , SO HOW
IMPLEMENTATION LOOK LIKE? WOULD
WE OPEN OURSELVES TO LEGAL
ISSUES?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO, I'M A
LITTLE STUCK HERE ON HOW THE
IMPLEMENTATION -- COULD IT BE
THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING?
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET BACK
TO YOU ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. I GOT US
A LITTLE AHEAD OF WHERE WE NEED
TO BE. I'M GOING TO WALK US
BACK TO THE UNDERLYING BILL,
FIRST. SO, THAT SAID, I JUST
WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE WAS A
SPECIAL INDIA SEATTLE TIMES
THIS MORNING THAT WAS WRITTEN
BY MEMBERS OF THE KING COUNTY
CALLING FOR LOCAL COUNTY AND
STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR A
PREVENTION CENTERED APPROACH TO
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS BY
INCREASING OUR INVESTMENTS IN
RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE ARE
FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON A
PREVENTION CENTERED APPROACH.
IT IS MOST COST EFFECTIVE TO
KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED. IT IS
CERTAINLY MORE COST-EFFECTIVE
TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED THEN TO
REHOUSE PEOPLE, AND IT IS LESS
DRAMATIC OR FAMILIES WHEN WE
CAN INTERVENE PROACTIVELY AND
PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. I'M
COMMITTED THAT SEATTLE TAKE A
MORE PROACTIVE ROLE IN
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND
THIS COMMITMENT HAS SERVED AS
THE MOTIVATION BEHIND MY CHANGE
TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OUR
INVESTMENTS IN RENTAL
ASSISTANCE , WHICH WAS
DISCUSSED BY CENTRAL STAFF. SO,
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE UNDERLYING BILL BEFORE I
MOVE IT? OKAY, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? DID YOU PUT D
>> MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE OVERVIEW.
I WILL NOW MOVE THE UNDERLYING
COUNCIL BILL 120804 .
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. SEEING THAT THERE
ARE NO QUESTIONS , I AM NOW
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA TO MOVE HIS
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
MOVED TO -- AS AMENDMENT ONE
VERSION 3 THAT WAS RELATED TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THIS MORNING
AT 9:39 A.M. . I THINK IT
ADDRESSES THE UNDERLYING
CONCERNS AND CENTERS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND I
WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> I SECOND THAT. SO, IS THERE
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT
, ON COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
AMENDMENT? COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> THANK YOU. I AM INTERESTED
IN KNOWING , IS THIS TARGETED
AT THE PROVIDER OR AFTER THE
RESIDENCE AT THAT PROVIDERS
SEEK FOR THEIR BUILDINGS . IS
IT DESIGNED TO INCENTIVIZE
PROVIDERS TO FOCUS ON THESE TWO
POPULATIONS? OR IS IT DESIGNED
TO --. BY THAT I MEAN, THESE
PROVIDERS WOULD SPECIALIZE IN
HOUSING FOR THESE TWO
POPULATIONS. AND I RECOGNIZE
THAT THEY PROBABLY NEED
DIFFERENT NEEDS THAT AREN'T
BEING MET RIGHT NOW. OR IS IT
DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE
EXISTING POOL OF HOUSING
PROVIDERS THAT ARE USUALLY
FUNDED THROUGH THESE DOLLARS TO
SEEK OUT MEMBERS OF THESE
POPULATIONS, NOT IN THE SAME
BUILDING BUT DIFFERENT
BUILDINGS, SO AT WHAT LEVEL IS
THIS PRIORITY TARGETED? I DO
SUPPORT THIS AND I PLAN ON
VOTING YES. I'M JUST WONDERING
HOW IT WORKS. IT GETS TO THE
ISSUE OF IMPLEMENTATION.
>> I THINK IT WOULD APPLY TO
BOTH PROVIDERS WHO MIGHT BE
SEEKING FUNDING FROM THE CITY
TO DO PROJECTS AND IT ALSO
WOULD APPLY WHEN IT COMES TO
THEM HAVING TO FILL UNITS AT A
SPECIFIC PROJECT, IF IN FACT
THEY DECIDED TO INCLUDE A
PRIORITY FOR OR SET ASIDE UNITS
FOR THAT SPECIFIC POPULATION. A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LEVELS IT
WOULD APPLY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE DISCUSSION THAT CAME BEFORE
US FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING ,
SEEMED TO BE THAT IT GOES WELL
IN THE FIRST CATEGORY, NUMBER
ONE, BUT ARE YOU SAYING THAT IF
IT IS IN NUMBER TWO AND THREE,
THOSE ARE TARGETING , I THINK
-- . I DO HAVE THE ACTUAL FULL
LENGTH OF THE AMENDMENT. TWO IS
SEEKING TO HELP PEOPLE , OLDER
ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND THREE IS TO
HELP PEOPLE WITH -- LOW-WAGE
WORKING FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS. ARE YOU SAYING
THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
AMENDMENT IS FOCUSING ON
DIFFERENCE -- DIFFERENT GROUPS
OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT
REPRESENTED IN THOSE LABELS?
>> I AM SAYING IT IS WELL
DOCUMENTED AND KNOWN THAT THE
VETERANS AND FOSTER PEOPLE ARE
WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE HOMELESS
SYSTEM. THE FIRST SECTION . TED
KNOW IF WE ARE CHOOSING TO ,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ADVERTISING
CERTAIN POPULATIONS , WHAT THAT
LEVEL IS, AND HOW THAT CAN
IMPACT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
SIDE.
>> OKAY. IN THAT CASE, I
SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE IN ALL
THREE CATEGORIES BECAUSE IT
SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE ARE
FORMALLY FOSTER -- PEOPLE THAT
HAVE GONE THROUGH THE FOSTER
CARE PROGRAM AND VETERANS THAT
ARE MAYBE NOT HOMELESS, BUT
FALL INTO THESE OTHER
CATEGORIES. SO, THAT IS WHY I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO
NOTE THAT I DON'T SIT ON THIS
COMMITTEE, SO THIS IS JUST
QUESTIONS. I DON'T GET TO VOTE
TODAY. BUT, JUST IN TERMS OF
DIRECT, IS YOUR CONCERN ON
NUMBER TWO AND THREE THAT
WITHOUT LIMITATION LANGUAGE IS
NOT INCLUDED? I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET CLARITY ON THE CONCERN
WITH --. THIS ISN'T SAYING IT
IS ONLY LIMITED TO THESE, IT'S
JUST THAT INCLUDING. IT'S
REALLY A CALLOUT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THESE POPULATIONS ARE
PROBABLY -- ALTHOUGH YOU CAN'T
DOCUMENT IT AT THIS POINT, BUT
IT SOUNDS ANECDOTALLY WE KNOW
THESE ARE TWO POPULATIONS THAT
ARE HIGHLY REPRESENTED WITHIN
THESE GROUPS , SO I THINK IT IS
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT AS
INCLUSION. IT'S NOT AN ONLY.
YOU HAVE AN OVERALL CONCERN?
I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU.
>> PART OF IT IS JUST PRACTICE
AND WE SHOULD ALWAYS REFLECT ON
PRACTICE AND WHY WE DO THINGS.
PART OF IT IS TO KEEP CLARITY
AND WHAT IT IS WE ARE TRYING TO
FOCUS ON. SO, PART OF IT IS
TRULY CONFUSION AND WITHOUT
LIMITATION , I APPRECIATE THE
LANGUAGE AMENDMENT . THE
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES HAVE
TO BE CLEAR FOR PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND. AND JUST FOR FUTURE
VERSIONS OF ME TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND AND DO THE WORK I'M
OF COURSE THESE GET AMENDED
EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS SO THIS
IS THE CONVERSATION WE WILL
PROBABLY REVISIT . I'M JUST
TRYING TO KEEP THINGS CLEAR.
SO, IT IS OUR PRACTICE,
TRADITIONALLY, TO KEEP IT IN
THE FIRST SECTION. THAT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT HAS TO BE
THE PRACTICE GOING FORWARD. BUT
WE DO GET CONCERNED WHEN PEOPLE
GET CONFUSED ABOUT THINGS THAT
ARE IN OUR GOVERNMENT LANGUAGE.
WE DO, AND WE AS AN OFFICE HAVE
TRIED TO BECOME MORE SIMPLER,
CASE IN POINT, AMENDMENTS
AROUND THE LOW INCOME HOUSING
BECAUSE WE JUST HAD TO GO
THROUGH 200 PAGES OF
AMENDMENTS. JUST TRYING TO BE
CLEAR.
>> THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING
DIRECTOR, I WILL SAY ESTIMATE
WHO DOESN'T SIT ON THIS
COMMITTEE AND HAS BEEN WORKING
ON THESE ISSUE AS LONG AS YOU
ALL HAVE , I AM NOT CONFUSED BY
THIS LANGUAGE. I UNDERSTAND IT
TO MEAN THAT IT IS JUST
INCLUSIVE OF THESE POPULATIONS
AND THE WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING
THESE POPULATIONS PROBABLY
DISPROPORTIONATELY ARE
IMPACTED. AND SO, TO ME, WHEN I
READ THIS, THAT'S ALL THAT
SIGNIFIES FOR ME. I DIDN'T FIND
THE LANGUAGE CONFUSING, SO I'M
GOING TO SAY THAT. THOUGH I
DON'T GET TO VOTE TODAY, I'M
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU. SO, FOR CLARITY
AND CONSISTENCY PURPOSES,
THAT'S WHAT I CARRY FORWARD,
WITHOUT LIMITATION ACROSS ALL
SUBSECTIONS. SOMEONE I DIDN'T
CONSULT WITH OFF-LINE
UNDERSTAND THE PLAIN MEANING ,
THE PLAIN MEANING OF THE TEXT ,
TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT WITHOUT
CHECKING THE RECORDS AND THE
TAPE OF THIS MEETING. IT MAKES
CLEAR IT IS NOT A LIMITED LIST.
IT'S NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST.
THE PLAIN MEANING TOGETHER WITH
MY VERY CLEAR , CRYSTAL CLEAR
INTENT , HEY, WHAT WE ARE DOING
HERE IS UP LEVELING THEM .
IT'S NOT THE LIST. THESE ARE
NOT THE ONLY TWO CATEGORIES OF
VULNERABLE GROUPS WE NEED TO
FOCUS ON. ANYWAYS, HERE WE ARE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I WAS JUST
READING THE LANGUAGE HERE IN
SECTION 2 WHERE IT SAYS OH WILL
GIVE PRIORITY TO PROJECTS THAT
HAVE HOUSING UNITS SET ASIDE
FOR OLDER ADULTS OR RESIDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES ,
PARTICULARLY PROJECT 'S
DESIGNED TO GO TO UNDERSERVED
GROUPS. I'M THINKING THAT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S LANGUAGE,
THAT SIMPLY IS AN ADDITIONAL
FACT IN LOOKING AT A SET ASIDE
FOR AN OLDER ADULT OR RESIDENT
WITH DISABILITY. DO THEY HAVE
AN ADDITIONAL PRIORITY WHICH
WOULD BE THAT THEY WERE A
VETERAN OR THEY HAD, AT SOME
POINT, BEEN IN THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM ? I WOULD NOTE UNDER
SECTION 1, IT DOES SAY A
PROJECT MAY PROPOSE TO SERVE
RESIDENTS WHO FALL INTO MORE
THAN ONE POPULATION GROUP. I'M
THINKING IT'S GOING TO BE
OKAY. FROM A --. IT REALLY IS
JUST , WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
YOUR POPULATION GROUP, IT'S
JUST ONE MORE FACTOR, ONE MORE
CHARACTERISTIC TO ADD IN THAT
BUCKET. TO EXPAND ITS. I
RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS A CHANGE
IN HOW YOU HAVE BEEN GOING
FORWARD , AND CHANGE IS ALWAYS
DIFFICULT, AND I ALSO RECOGNIZE
YOU ARE COMING FROM A LEVEL OF
EXPERTISE AND NOW WE ARE UP
HERE TINKERING WITH THAT AND
I'M HOPEFUL THAT IS NOT GOING
TO BE DETRIMENTAL, AND I'M
CERTAIN THAT IF IT IS, YOU WILL
COME BACK AND LET US KNOW. WE
WILL DO OUR BEST . WE HAVEN'T
VOTED YET BUT I'M JUST SAYING,
WE WILL CERTAINLY DO OUR BEST
TO WORK WITH YOU IN ANY WAY WE
NEED TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
DOES NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT. WE
ARE REALLY JUST TRYING TO OPEN
THE TENT AND MAYBE FORCE OPEN
SOME OF THOSE CATEGORIES THAT
HAVE PERHAPS BEEN A LITTLE BIT
CLOSED. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THERE DO
NOT APPEAR TO BE. AT THIS
POINT, THANK YOU FOR THIS
DISCUSSION. I APPRECIATE THAT
YOU ARE ALWAYS KEEPING AN EYE
OUT FOR VETERANS AND FORMER
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM --. VERY
MARGINALIZED AND STRUGGLING
POPULATIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ALWAYS KEEP THEM FRONT AND
CENTER IN MIND WHEN WE ARE
TRYING TO EXPAND THE SERVICES
THAT WE ARE PROVIDING TO OUR
COMMUNITY. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER COMMENT , LET'S MOVE
TO A VOTE ON COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S AMENDMENT ONE VERSION
3.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FOUR
IN FAVOR, ONE ABSTAINED.
>> OKAY, SO THANK YOU. THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED . AND WE
WILL NOW MOVE TO A VOTE ON THE
UNDERLYING BILL. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE PROCEED TO
THAT VOTE? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLE AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
PASS COUNCIL BILL 120804 AS
AMENDED?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE MOTION PASSES IN THE
COMMUNITY MEMBER TO PASS BILL
AS AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO THE
JULY 2nd COMMITTEE MEETING .
THANK YOU TO ALL THE PRESENTERS
FOR BEING HERE TODAY. ALL
RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK IS READ
AGENDA ITEMS TWO THROUGH FIVE
AND INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS TWO THROUGH
FIVE, APPOINTMENT 2873 THROUGH
2876 , APPOINTMENT OF ANNE
MALONEY AND FRANK ALVARADO THE
THIRD, MICHELLE MORLAN AND
KRISTIN WINKEL AS MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSING PUBLIC DEVELOPED
AUTHORITY . GOVERNING COUNCIL
FROM TERMS MARCH 31st , 2027
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. THESE ARE
APPOINTMENTS. COMMUNITY ROOTS
HOUSING IS A PUBLIC DEVELOPED
AUTHORITY OR PDA THAT HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE PURSUANT TO STATE LAW
AND MALONE IS THE SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT OF U.S. BANCORP HAS
PLAYED UP KEY ROLE IN
ORIGINATING SUBSTANTIAL LOW
INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
INVESTMENTS IN FOSTERING
COMMITTEE RELATIONS. FRANK
ALVARADO, MICHELLE MORLAN AND
KRISTIN WINKEL ARE
REAPPOINTMENTS . FRANK SERVICES
COMMITTEE AS A PROVIDER OF
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND OFFERS
TRUSTED BANKING ADVICE AND
SOLUTIONS . MICHELLE'S
PRINCIPLE OF LOTUS DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS AND HAS BEEN ACTIVELY
ENGAGED IN THE DIRECTIVE
ELEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY FACILITY PROJECTS
FOR OVER 30 YEARS. KRISTIN IS
THE COO OF JEWISH FAMILY
SERVICES AND PREVIOUSLY
DEDICATED NINE YEARS TO THE
KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
WHERE SHE LED THE SECTION 8
VOUCHER PROGRAM. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS BEFORE WE
MOVE FOR A VOTE? ALL RIGHT,
SEEING NONE, I NOW MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
2873 THROUGH 2876. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FIVE
IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE
SENT TO THE JULY 2nd CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SIXTH AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM SIX ,
APPOINTMENT 2903 APPOINTMENT OF
LANDON LEBOWSKI AS MEMBER
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION FOR A
TERM AS OCTOBER 31st , 2024 ,
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> LANDON HAS SERVED AS
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CHAIR
FOR USA'S SWIMMING AS A MEMBER
OF THE LGBTQ COMMISSION HE
HOPES TO WORK ALONGSIDE FELLOW
COMMISSIONERS TO HELP ADVANCED
PREDICTIVE POLICY AND
LEGISLATION. DIRECTLY IMPACTS
THE ELDERLY TAKE YOU COMMUNITY
AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
OF SEATTLE. HE HOPES TO
DIRECTLY CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN
NEIGHBORHOODS , HEAR THEIR
STORIES AND ADVOCATE FOR THE.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
MOVE FOR A VOTE? SEEING NO
FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS,
I AM NO RECOMMENDING COMMITTEE
--. IS THERE A SECOND? IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FIVE
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES IN COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT WILL BE SENT TO THE
JULY 2nd CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
FINAL AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, THIRD
AVENUE PROJECT OVERVIEW FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE
COME TO THE COUNCIL TABLE .
TODAY, WE HAVE WITH US THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND
WE DELIVER CARE TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THEIR WORK ,
PROVIDING SERVICES FOCUSED ON
DOWNTOWNS THIRD AVENUE CORRIDOR
AND ONCE EVERYONE GETS SETTLED,
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR
PRESENTERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
EVERYTHING WORKING OKAY?
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
I'M JUST GOING TO ADJUST --.
ONE SECOND.
>> JUST FOR THE RECORD, JOHN
HAS JOINED US AND IS ATTENDING
REMOTELY.
>> EXCELLENT. GOOD MORNING,
COMMITTEE CHAIR MOORE AND
COUNCILMEMBERS, THANKS FOR
HAVING US TODAY. MY NAME IS
CHRIS KLAEYSEN AND I SERVE AS
THE DIRECTOR OF HSD HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT HOMELESS
DIVISION AND I'M JOINED TODAY
WITH WE DELIVER CARE. I WILL
TURN IT OVER FOR INTRODUCTIONS.
>> GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE
WHEELER-SMITH, CEO.
>> TABATHA DAVIS , COO.
>> TREY KENDALL, AMBASSADOR
WITH WE DELIVER CARE.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. IF
YOU COULD PLEASE SPEAK DIRECTLY
INTO THE MICROPHONE, WE WILL
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE TURNED
ON AND WORKING AS WELL.
>> I'M GOING TO TURN THE FLOOR
OVER TO WE DELIVER CARE IN ONE
MOMENT, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE
INTRODUCTORY SLIDES. JUST AN
INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT . OUR
MISSION IS TO GIVE PEOPLE
RESOURCES DURING TIMES OF NEED.
WE CAN ALL LIVE, LEARN, WORK
AND TAKE PART IN STRONG AND
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. ON THE
SCREEN HERE, BRIEFLY YOU WILL
SEE SIX IMPACT AREAS IN THE
THIRD AVENUE PROJECT WITHIN OUR
SUPPORTING SAFE COMMUNITIES
WORK. IN TERMS OF THE THIRD
AVENUE PROJECT ITSELF, THIS IS
AN INITIATIVE THAT ROSE FROM
COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS CONCERNS
IN LATE 2022 AROUND CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY AND CONCERNING
BEHAVIOR RELATED TO A VARIETY
OF ISSUES INCLUDING MENTAL
ILLNESS , DRUG USE AND
HOMELESSNESS IN THE THIRD
AVENUE COMMUNITY . AGAIN, AND
LATE 2022, ASD EXECUTED OUR
INITIAL CONTRACT FOR THIRD
AVENUE PROJECT SERVICES . THIS
IS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM OPERATED
BY WE DELIVER CARE THAT
CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS ON THIRD
AVENUE TO SERVICES TO PROMOTE
THEIR OWN STABILITY AND OVERALL
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND AS A TEAM
OF COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS THAT
ARE DEPLOYED INTO THE AREA ON A
DAILY BASIS AS WELL. TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THE INITIATIVE TO
DATE, HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND
WHAT WDC HAS SEEN ON THE
GROUND, I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO STEPHANIE.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS. GO TO THE
NEXT ONE. THANKS FOR HAVING US.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF HISTORY ABOUT WDC, WE
STARTED IN 2019 AND JUMPED INTO
A RELATIONSHIP WITH CO-LEAD IN
THEIR TRADITIONAL HOUSING
SERVICES AND PROVIDED
AMBASSADORS THAT ARE
CONTINUOUSLY SERVING THAT
COMMUNITY TODAY. WE ARE
INVOLVED IN OUTREACH WORKING
GROUP THAT IS COLLABORATING
WITH THE TAP PROJECT AND OUR
FOCUS IS JUST TO ADDRESS THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
CONCERNS IN THE THIRD AVENUE
CORRIDOR. WE WERE CONTRACTED TO
SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE
MAYOR AND KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY AND OUR GOAL
IS TO RESTORE THE CULTURE AND
VIBRANCY OF THIRD AVENUE IN
SEATTLE. WE FOCUS ON SUPPORTING
INDIVIDUALS, HUMAN BEINGS AT
THE INTERSECTION OF
HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY AND
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. WE DIRECTED
THEM TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN
PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF SERVICE
AND SUPPORT. WE AIM TO BE
VISIBLE AND TO IMPACT THE
COMMUNITY BY EMBEDDING
OURSELVES IN THAT COMMUNITY
DAILY. WE ARE THERE SEVEN DAYS
A WEEK, 15 1/2 HOURS A DAY. OUR
CSA ENSURES SAFE POSITIVE
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN
INDIVIDUALS AND WE PROVIDE
DE-ESCALATION SERVICES THAT
PREVENT POSSIBLE INCIDENTS . WE
APPROACH THIS WORK AS A CLIENT
CENTERED TRAUMA INFORMED
RELATIONAL EMPATHETIC AND
AUTHENTIC GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS
WHO SEE THESE PEOPLE AS HUMAN
BEINGS WITH NEEDS AND WITHOUT
VOICES, AND SO IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SERVE
THIS COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT IS
HOLISTIC AND QUITE FULFILLING.
THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED
ARE NONVIOLENT DE-ESCALATION
AND INCIDENTS STABILIZATION .
WE REFER INDIVIDUALS TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT, REVERSE OPIOID
OVERDOSES BY ADMINISTERING
NALOXONE AND CPR . WE PROVIDE
ELECTRONIC AUGMENTATION . ALL
OF THESE INTERACTIONS AND --
HELPS PROVIDED HAVE BEEN
DOCUMENTED. WE REDIRECT
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOITERING
IN FRONT OF BUSINESSES AND
REFER INDIVIDUALS TO
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH FOR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, SHELTER , HOUSING AND
ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE PROVIDE
BUSINESSES WITH NONEMERGENCY
RESPONSES AND HAVE PROVIDED
THAT RESPONSE ON A CONSISTENT
BASIS. THEY CALL US AND THEY
KNOW US. OF ACS . WE HAVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF THOSE
BUSINESS OWNERS. OUR COMMUNITY
SAFETY AMBASSADORS HAVE LIVED
EXPERIENCE, AND THAT IS NOT THE
ONLY THING THEY HAVE. THEY ARE
ABLE TO RELATE AND TALK WITH
AND BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH
INDIVIDUALS ON THIRD AVENUE ,
THAT GIVE THEM A LEVEL OF TRUST
THAT ISN'T FAKE. IT IS
DESERVED. IT IS CONSISTENT. IT
IS RESPONSIVE. ALL OF OUR
CSA'S ARE TRAINED IN
NONVIOLENT DE-ESCALATION AND
CRISIS PREVENTION STRATEGIES.
THEY ARE TRAINED IN CPR, MENTAL
HEALTH FIRST AID, AND ALL OF
THEM KNOW TO ADMINISTER
NALOXONE IN EVERY WAY THAT YOU
CAN. THEY ARE TRAUMA INFORMED
CARE INDIVIDUALS, CRISIS
INTERVENTION TRAINED , THEY
FUNCTION WITH A LEVEL OF
CONFLICT RESOLUTION THAT IS
EXCELLENT , AND WE ARE VERY
MINDFUL AND KEEN ON HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THEM TO
HAVE SELF-CARE, SELF-REGULATION
, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS. WE
MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPLEMENT
THOSE THINGS IN OUR
ORGANIZATION.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. WE
WILL TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO
THE TAP PROGRAM. IT DOES NOT
WORK WITHOUT OUR PARTNERS ,
WITHOUT A COALITION OF SUPPORT
PROVIDERS AND COLLABORATION OF
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THAT
ALSO INCLUDES OUR PRETTY
AMAZING PROJECT AND DATA
MANAGEMENT TEAM. WE LISTED A
FEW OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WE WORK WITH AND TRIED OUR BEST
TO SUMMARIZE WHAT THAT
RELATIONSHIP LOOKS LIKE. SO,
FOR STARTERS, THE REACH LEAD
PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING
SUPPORT, LEGAL COORDINATION AND
CASE MANAGEMENT. THIS IS PRETTY
COOL BECAUSE A LOT OF THE
PARTICIPANTS THAT WE WORK WITH
SELF DISCLOSED TO US SOME OF
THE LEGAL ISSUES THAT THEY
HAVE, WHICH SPEAKS TO OUR
COLLABORATION AND ABILITY TO
WORK WELL ON THIRD AVENUE WITH
THOSE FOLKS. THE NEXT IS
COLEAD. THEY PROVIDE INTENSIVE
CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING
SUPPORT . THEY ALSO PROVIDE
SOME EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AS
WELL. THERE ARE PARTICIPANTS
WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED THROUGH
THIS PROGRAM. DSA AND M.I.D.
ARE AMAZING SUPPORT PROVIDERS ,
NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE TRASH
MITIGATION HIM A SPOT CLEANUP,
AND BIOHAZARD CLEANUP BUT THEY
ARE ALSO A SECOND CHANCE
EMPLOYER , AND SO THERE ARE
MULTIPLE TEVA PARTICIPANTS THAT
HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED THROUGH THAT
ORGANIZATION AS WELL. HEALTHONE
PROVIDES POST OVERDOSE SUPPORT
. THEY ALSO REACH OUT TO US.
THEY HAVE CLIENTS THAT THEY ARE
WORKING WITH TO PROVIDE CASE
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND THEY
HAVE DIFFICULTY FINDING THEM,
SO THEY WILL CALL US TO SEE IF
WE CAN LOCATE THEM AND WE HAVE
DONE THAT FOR THEM AS WELL.
KCRHA , WE WORK WITH THEM
THROUGH THE COORDINATED ENTRY
PROCESS . SPD AND EMTS PROVIDE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE EVERY TIME
THAT WE COME ACROSS IN OPIOID
OVERDOSE, WE ALWAYS CALL 911 ,
AND SO THEY COME OUT, BUT ALSO
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER
WITH THEM REALLY WELL. THEY
WILL PROVIDE CROWD CONTROL FOR
US . EMTS CONGRATULATE US AND
THANK US FOR OUR SUPPORT FOR
BEING FIRST ON THE SCENE. THAT
RELATIONSHIP HAS REALLY BEEN
AMAZING. AND THEN THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM PROVIDES SHELTER
REFERRAL. AND THEN IN TERMS OF
OUR BUSINESSES, THERE IS SO
MANY MORE THAT WE COULD HAVE
LISTED BUT THERE IS A FEW HERE,
MONEY TREE, INTERNATIONAL CIGAR
AND TOBACCO, ROSS, McDONALD'S,
THE POST OFFICE AND ET CETERA.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MONEY TREE.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,
THEY HAVE REACHED OUT AND ASKED
FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM US
SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR STAFF.
WE GO OUT IN THE MORNINGS AND
IN THE AFTERNOONS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEIR STAFF IS ABLE TO
ENTER AND EXIT THE BUILDING FOR
WORK. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT
RELATIONSHIP, THERE IS NOW
SEVERAL OTHER BUSINESSES THAT
HAVE REACHED OUT FOR THAT
SUPPORT AS WELL , AND THAT IS
VERY SPECIFIC SHIFT SUPPORT
THAT BUSINESSES NEED . THAT
DOES NOT INCLUDE ON-DEMAND
SUPPORT . SO WE HAVE A
TELEPHONE NUMBER THAT
BUSINESSES CAN CALL AND REACH
OUT TO US IF THEY NOTICE THAT
SOMEONE IS LOITERINGNESS OR SOM
GOING ON, THEIR STAFF DOESN'T
FEEL COMFORTABLE WALKING TO THE
PARKING GARAGE, THEY CAN CALL
US AND OUR RESPONSE TIME IS
USUALLY ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. AND
THEN OF COURSE OUR PROJECT AND
DATA MANAGEMENT TEAM , THE
SUPPORT THEY PROVIDE HELPS US
TO MAKE REALLY GREAT INFORMED
DECISIONS. WE MADE A LOT OF
IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF OUR
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, ET
CETERA. THAT IS JUST A FEW OF
OUR PARTNERSHIPS. WE ARE GOING
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DATA
, SO HAVING THE DEMOGRAPHICS UP
HERE IS REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY IN
WHICH WE SERVE, INCLUDING THEIR
NEEDS . AND WE ARE HOPING THAT
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE
INFORMATIVE TODAY AND
DEFINITELY HELPS US TO BE
BETTER INFORMED IN TERMS OF
MAKING DECISIONS REGARDING
FUTURE PLANNING AND BUDGETING.
WHO IS DOWN THERE? 91% OF 1487
UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS THAT WE
HAVE ENCOUNTERED OUR UNHOUSED.
THE NUMBER OF UNIQUE
ENGAGEMENTS THAT OUR STAFF HAS
HAD AS 4083 . IN TERMS OF RACE,
WHITE IS 46.5%, BLACK IS 34.5%,
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA
NATIVE IS ABOUT 8.3%. IN TERMS
OF GENDER, MALE IS 71.9% FEMALE
, 27.3% AND OTHER IS .8% AND IN
TERMS OF AGES, 18 TO 36 IS 56%,
37 TO 54 IS 36% AND 55 TO 72 IS
8%. SO, IN TERMS OF OUR
REFERRALS , THIS IS A
SIGNIFICANT PART OF WHAT WE DO.
WE ARE A LIAISON BETWEEN THE
PARTICIPANTS ON THIRD AVENUE
AND THE COALITION OF SERVICE
PROVIDERS THAT WE WORK WITH. WE
MAKE REFERRALS TO THEM , AND SO
FOR HOUSING , WE HAVE MADE 116
REFERRALS . OF THAT 116, 36
HAVE MOVED INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING THROUGH THAT
COORDINATED ENTRY PROCESS . 15
HAVE MOVED FROM CO-LEAD
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING , THAT
PROGRAM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REVERSE
151 OVERDOSES . THIS NUMBER IS
ALSO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS
SIGNIFIES SAVING LIVES. THIS
NUMBER REPRESENTS A PARTICIPANT
WHO -- THE STAFF HAS REVERSED
OVERDOSE FOR HIM FIVE TIMES .
THIS NUMBER ALSO REPRESENTS --
THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR
PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE OVERDOSED
WITHIN 48 HOURS OF BEING
RELEASED FROM DETOX. SO, THIS
NUMBER IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT,
NOT JUST FOR OBVIOUS REASONS,
BUT WE HAVE TO CREATE PATHWAYS
FOR PEOPLE ONCE THEY COME OUT
OF DETOX SO THAT THEY CAN STOP
RECYCLING OR CYCLING BACK ONTO
THE STREETS. DE-ESCALATION'S,
SO FAR, 261. I ALSO WANT TO
NOTE, THIS NUMBER IS LOW. THIS
NUMBER IS IMPORTANT . IT IS LOW
BECAUSE OUR STAFF HAD , UP
UNTIL RECENTLY, HAD BEEN NOTING
THE ESCALATIONS AS HIGH IMPACT.
PEOPLE ACTIVELY FIGHTING. THIS
IS WHAT THIS 261 IS. PEOPLE
ACTIVELY FIGHTING AND
THREATENING THEY HAVE A WEAPON.
IT IS SIGNIFICANT CROWDS OF
PEOPLE AND THAT SORT OF THING.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MOVING
PEOPLE FROM BUSINESSES. IT DOES
NOT INCLUDE OUR STAFF BEING
PRESENT WHEN THEY WALK UP .
PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW, WDC IS
HERE AND WE KNOW, LET'S MOVE
OUT OF THE WAY. SO THIS NUMBER
IS LOW. IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT,
THERE IS 29 . FOR CASE
MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE REFERRED
675 PEOPLE TO CASE MANAGEMENT.
DETOX, 59. FAMILY REUNIFICATION
IS 15 . THIS NUMBER IS
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT
REPRESENTS US, OUR STAFF
ENCOUNTERING PARTICIPANTS AND
THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH THEM
AND TALKING WITH THEM, THEY SAY
I JUST WANT TO GO BACK HOME ,
AND SO WE WILL INITIATE THAT
PROCESS FOR THEM . THIS IS ALSO
OUR STAFF RUNNING INTO FAMILY
MEMBERS WHO ARE CARING --
CARRYING PHOTOS OF FAMILIES AND
ASKING US, HAVE YOU SEEN THIS
PERSON? AND WE HAVE AND SO WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REUNITE 15
FAMILIES. SO, IN TERMS OF
TRENDS AND CHALLENGES AND
SUCCESSES, TRENDS , THERE IS AN
INCREASING NEED FOR
DE-ESCALATION AND --. THERE IS
MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. THERE IS
AN INFLUX. VERY TRANSIENT THE
AREA WE WORK IN, AND SO THE
NEED IS JUST GREATER IN THE
SUMMER MONTHS. THERE IS AN
INCREASE REQUEST FOR DETOX.
THIS IS WHAT STAFF IS REPORTING
AND THANKFULLY, THERE IS A
DECREASE IN ORGANIZED DRUG
ACTIVITY. SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING , LACK
OF TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT
HOUSING RESOURCES , SERVICE
PROVIDERS AREN'T OPEN EARLY
ENOUGH OR LATE ENOUGH. WE ARE
OUT THERE FROM 6:00 A.M. UNTIL
9:30 AT NIGHT AND CRISIS IS NOT
9-TO-5. WHAT DO YOU DO AT 615
WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS THEY ARE
READY FOR SUPPORT OR AT 7:30?
WHAT DO YOU DO? MANY TAP
PARTICIPANTS DON'T HAVE AN
I.D. IN TERMS OF SUCCESSES, AS
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE SAID, MANY
INDIVIDUALS HAVE IN HOUSE.
ALSO, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A
TAP PARTICIPANT BY THE NAME OF
AARON, HAS WORKED FOR LAZ, ONE
OF OUR SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYERS,
FOR OVER ONE YEAR. AND THEN
ALSO, JUST THE COMMUNITY TRUST
THAT WE HAVE BUILT. NEXT, WE
WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF
TESTIMONIES . WE HAVE TWO
LETTERS . THEY ARE BRIEF BUT
IMPORTANT. ONE IS FROM A 30
YEAR RESIDENT, MICHELLE PICKED
THE SECOND IS FROM A MANAGER AT
MONEY TREE . I WILL READ THOSE
TWO LETTERS. THE NEXT VOICE YOU
WILL HEAR IS THAT OF TREY
KENDALL. HE IS ONE OF OUR
SUPERVISORS AND AFTER HIM YOU
WILL HEAR FROM JON SCHOLES WHO
IS THE DSA PRESIDENT AND CEO.
MICHELLE SAYS, I AM SUBMITTING
THIS LETTER IN SUPPORT OF WDC
AND THEIR EFFORTS TO EXPAND
THEIR BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN
THE THIRD AVENUE CORRIDOR.,
LONGTIME RESIDENT OF DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE . FOR THE RECENT YEARS
I HAVE LIVED IN THE FISHER
STUDIO BUILDING AT 1519 THIRD
PICK PRIOR TO THAT I LIVED
ABOVE THE SANITARY MARKET AND
10 YEARS BEFORE THAT I RESIDED
IN PIONEER SQUARE. DURING THESE
DECADES I WITNESSED THE GROWTH
DEMISE, STAGNATION AND REBIRTH
OF OUR DOWNTOWN ALONG WITH THE
NUMEROUS PROGRAMS CREATED TO
AFFECT CHANGE. I SEE WITH MY
OWN EYES THE DAILY PRESENCE AND
GOODWILL OF THE WDC STAFF,
WHICH IS MUCH APPRECIATED. MY
FELLOW NEIGHBORS AND
PASSERBY'S. NOT ONLY HAVE I
LIVED IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE BUT
IT HAS BEEN MY LIVELIHOOD AS
WELL. I HAVE OWNED MY OWN
BUSINESS, DESIGNING INSTALLING
SHOPS AND WINDOWS ON SEATTLE'S
FIFTH AVENUE TO TELL AND
METROPOLITAN TRACK . I ADVISE
ON INTERIOR DESIGN OF
MAXIMILIAN'S IN THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET AND CERTAINLY TOP THAT I
WORKED FOR THE SAVE THE MARKET
INITIATIVE. MY HUSBAND WAS A
DIRECTOR OF MARKET AND THE PDA.
MOST RECENTLY I HAD A SHOP ,
BIZARRE TWO BEERS , IN THE
MARKET FOR 10 YEARS BUT I LIST
THESE CREDENTIALS TO SUPPORT MY
ABILITY TO ASSESS AND IMPLEMENT
MY ROLE AS A CONCERNED AND
ENGAGED CITIZEN. PLEASE KNOW
THAT I SUPPORT WDC AS THEY
CONTINUE AND EXPAND IN THEIR
IMPORTANCE AND VALUE TO THE
LIFE ON OUR STREET. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION. AND THEN FROM
THE MANAGER OF MONEY TREE.
GOING DOWN --. I WILL SKIP THAT
ONE JERK --. I ENJOYED THIS
VIBRANT ENVIRONMENT. I DON'T
KNOW SINCE WHEN THE WHOLE
ATMOSPHERE AND VIBE STARTED TO
CHANGE. THE STREETS BECAME
SMELLY AND SCARY TO WALK ON AND
IT IS A NON-VERY INVITING PLACE
TO GO TO. THERE HAVE BEEN
RECENT CRIMES AROUND THIRD AND
PINE WHERE MONEY TREE IS
LOCATED . DRINK OVER THE
STREETS BECAME VERY UNSAFE FOR
OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO WALK ON
ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF THE
STORE WERE DRUG DEALS AND USE
OF DRUGS TAKES PLACE. CALLING
MID AND LEAD BECAME A DAILY
EVENT FOR ME AND THE PAST YEAR
I HAVE SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT
THANKS TO THESE TWO
ORGANIZATIONS. I SEE THE TEAM
FROM WDC STANDING IN FRONT OF
THE STORE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
IS CLEARED OF TRANSIENTS SO
TEAM MEMBERS CAN ENTER AND
LEAVE SAFELY EVERY DAY. THE
ENTIRE TEAM OF MONEY TREE
REALLY APPRECIATES THE WDC
STAFF FOR PUTTING THE SAFETY OF
OUR TEAM MEMBERS AS THEIR
PRIORITY.
>> I'M TREY KENDALL, WDC
SUPERVISOR. AS TAB AND STUFF
SAID, OUR TEAM IS FULL OF
PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE.
HAS ALLOWED US TO WALK THE
STREETS AND COMEDIC IT WITH
PEOPLE THROUGH THE EXPENSES WE
HAD ON OUR OWN. WE WERE ABLE TO
RELATE TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE
DOWN THERE, SOME OF US HAVE
BEEN IN THE SAME POSITION AND
IT HAS GAINED TRUST AMONG THE
PEOPLE DOWN THERE BECAUSE WE
TALK HOW THEY TALK.. IN RETURN,
IT IS ALLOWING US TO RECEIVE
THERAPY AND HELPING OTHERS DOWN
THERE TO SEE THE RESULTS WE ARE
ABLE TO PROVIDE. IT STRENGTHENS
US TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN
OTHER AREAS OF OUR LIFE. IT
TRANSFERS FROM NOT ONLY THE
JAVA BUT ALSO WE ARE ABLE TO
TAKE IT HOME AND REALIZE HOW
PRECIOUS LIFE IS. AND HOW MANY
ARE IN A POSITION THAT WE ARE
NOT IN, IT ALLOWS US TO BE THE
SUPPORT THAT WE WOULD HAVE
LIKED TO HAVE BEEN WHEN WE WERE
IN THE POSITION BEFORE. LIKE I
SAID, THAT HAS BEEN VERY
THERAPEUTIC FOR US.
>> THANK YOU. IF WE CAN HEAR
FROM JON NOW.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MOORE
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
JUST A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE
TERRIFIC INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
DOING CHALLENGING AND IMPORTANT
WORK I'M HERE TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT FOR IT. IT HAS BEEN
COMPLEMENTARY TO THE EFFORTS OF
OUR INVESTOR TEAMS TO [
INAUDIBLE ] . THE REALITY THAT
WE FACE IN SEATTLE AND DOWNTOWN
TODAY, WE HAVE A ENTRENCHED
DRUG MARKET WITH A MORE DEADLY
DRUG AND SUBSTANCE THAN WHAT WE
HAVE EXPERIENCED PREVIOUSLY. WE
HAVE A CHOICE OF THE COMMUNITY
WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO
INTERVENE AND ENGAGE TO ASSIST
THOSE WHO NEED SUPPORT AND HOLD
ACCOUNTABLE THOSE WHO ARE
HURTING OTHERS. WDC IS A
CONSCIOUS DECISION BY THE CITY
TO INTERVENE AND ENGAGE. AND
THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO
INTERRUPT A DANGEROUS, DEADLY,
EXPENSIVE CYCLE THAT PLAYS OUT
EACH AND EVERY DAY IN A CORE OF
OUR DOWNTOWN THAT HAS GREAT
IMPACT FOR THOSE THAT ARE
CAUGHT UP IN THAT AND ALSO
THOSE THAT ARE -- . WE MUST
INTERVENE AND WE MUST --. WE
EMPLOYED 165 FULL-TIME
AMBASSADORS IN CLEANING
FUNCTIONS, SAFETY AND
HOSPITALITY FUNCTIONS . OUR
AMBASSADORS APPRECIATE WDC
BEING ON THE GROUND AND OUR
MANAGERS [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
BARRIERS AND CONSTRAINTS WERE
NOTED IN THE PRESENTATION. IT
IS CLEAR THAT YOU CAN BE --.
LOW BARRIER SHELTER WITH THE
APPROPRIATE SERVICES AND
STAFFING . SUPPORT AND ENGAGE
FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN
STRUGGLING, HOMELESS AND DRUG
AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION FOR QUITE
SOME TIME. WE KNOW THE
POPULATION IS PREDOMINANTLY
HOMELESS. THOSE WHO HAVE AND
EXPERTS WITH HOMELESSNESS OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS OR HAVE
SPENT MANY YEARS ON THE
STREETS. IT REQUIRES
SIGNIFICANT SERVICES AND
INTERVENTIONS. YES, IT IS
EXPENSIVE. THE STATUS QUO IS
EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE. WE ARE
SEEING SIGNIFICANT COST TO EMS
SYSTEM , 100% INCREASE . JUST
LAST YEAR AND THAT , TAX
REVENUE . THE STATUS QUO DOES
NOT COME WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT
COST. I THINK TO MAKE A MORE
MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE, WE WILL
CERTAINLY CONTINUE WITH THE --
AND EXPAND THE INVESTMENT AS
WELL, BOTH INDIRECT ENGAGEMENT
BUT ALSO THE SERVICES THAT
FOLKS ARE ABLE TO OFFER TO
THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING . SO,
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO OFFER COMMENTS ON THIS
CRITICAL PROJECT AND THE
CRITICAL WORK .
>> THANK YOU. I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ELLIS, DID
YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES. . THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THE PRESENTATION . I WONDER
IF WE COULD GO TO THE DATA
SLIDES. I HAVE IT AS A SLIDE 8.
IT MIGHT NOT BE ANYMORE. 11?
OKAY. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. YOU
INDICATE THAT YOU HAD 1487
UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS . 91% OF
WHOM WERE UNHOUSED AND YOU WERE
ABLE TO HOUSE 116. SO, CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY
THAT NUMBER IS ENTIRE. WHAT ARE
THE CHALLENGES WITH GETTING
PEOPLE PLACED? JON MENTIONED
SOME OF THE ISSUES, WHICH ARE
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE NEW TO
ANY OF US, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT
TO INDICATE WHY THAT NUMBER IS
SO LOW. AND THEN MY SECOND
QUESTION IS, ON THE SAME SLIDE,
YOU HAVE 56% -- OVER HALF OF
THE FOLKS YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED
ARE 18 TO 36 . I'M WONDERING
IF YOU ENCOUNTER FOLKS WHO ARE
UNDER 18, AND I'M WONDERING
WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT YOU MIGHT
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO YOUNG
PEOPLE YOU ENCOUNTER ,
PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
HELP THEM GET INTO SCHOOL OR
HOUSING OR RECONNECT WITH THEIR
FAMILIES AND JUST TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT FUNDING MIGHT
BE ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORTING
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDER 18.
>> SURE. TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST
QUESTION, THIS MIGHT BE A BIT
OF A SURPRISE, BUT THERE IS A
SHORTAGE OF HOUSING. SO,
THAT'S REALLY WHY THAT NUMBER
IS LOW. WE ABSOLUTELY CAN MAKE
REFERRALS. WE HEAR IT AND SO
THE REFERRALS KIND OF GO TO A
LIST. THERE LITERALLY IS A LACK
OF PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO. IT
PROBABLY TOOK US THE BETTER
PART OF 6 TO 8 MONTHS TO EVEN
BE A PART OF THE PRIORITIZATION
PROCESS FOR THE COORDINATED
ENTRY PROCESS. AND THEN WHEN WE
GOT IT, WE TRY TO MAXIMIZE IT.
WE ARE MAXIMIZING IT AS MUCH AS
WE CAN. BUT EVEN THERE, THERE
IS SOME LIMITATIONS, AND SO IF
THERE IS A WAY THAT THAT CAN BE
EXPANDED, WE HAVE THE PEOPLE
THAT NEED THE SUPPORT , AND SO
WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THOSE
REFERRALS. AND THEN ALSO, WITH
CO-LEAD HIM A IT HAS BEEN AN
AMAZING PARTNER WITH US. THEY
ARE TRANSITIONAL, TEMPORARY
LODGING, BUT AFTER THEY DO
THEIR INTAKE AND SCREENING
PROCESS, THEY ARE ABLE TO GET
PEOPLE OFF OF THE STREETS AND
PROVIDE INTENSIVE CASE
MANAGEMENT THAT HELPS THEM TO
BE , FILL IN THE BLANK READY.
THAT COULD BE EMPLOYMENT READY,
DOCUMENT READY. I.D., BIRTH
CERTIFICATE, THAT SORT OF
THING. THEY HELP PEOPLE GET
THEIR EBT . ALL OF THOSE
DIFFERENT THINGS. RECONNECT
WITH FAMILY, ET CETERA. BUT
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE MAXED OUT IN
TERMS OF BEDS. AND SO THEY NEED
SUPPORT. SO, IT REALLY IS ECM W
SHOULD BE WORKING TOGETHER FOR
THE GOOD OF THOSE THAT ARE ON
THIRD AVENUE. SO, IF AT ANY
POINT , IF YOU THINK ABOUT AN
ECOSYSTEM, IF ONE PART OF IT
ISN'T WORKING, IT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE
ECOSYSTEM FAILS, IT JUST PUTS
ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE
OTHER COMPONENTS OF THAT
SYSTEM. BUT FOR IT TO REALLY
WORK WELL, ALL OF THE
COMPONENTS NEED TO BE WORKING
WELL. IN TERMS OF THE AGE
COMPONENTS, I WILL TURN TO
TRAY, I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE RUN
INTO YOUNG PEOPLE BUT HE CAN
SPEAK TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
AND WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT THAT
THEY MAY OFFER.
>> THERE IS PROBABLY ABOUT 50
PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 DOWN
THERE. A LOT OF THEM DEALING
WITH ADDICTION. THAT IS THE
FIRST THING WE LIKE TO ADDRESS
AND FOLLOW IT UP BY TRYING TO
REUNIFY THEM WITH THEIR FAMILY
. SOME OF THEM ARE READY. SOME
OF THEM FIND WAYS TO GET US TO
HANDLE IT LATER . BUT, THAT'S
PART OF THE NUMBER OF THE
UNIFICATION'S THAT IS LISTED
ON THERE. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET A
BUS TICKET AND SEND THEM OUT OF
STATE BACK TO THEIR FAMILY. OUT
OF THOSE THAT ARE DOWN THERE,
THERE'S PROBABLY 50 THAT ARE
UNDER AGE AND, LIKE I SAID, OUR
MAIN FOCUS IS TO ADDRESS THE
DRUG USE THAT CONSUMES THEIR
LIFE AND ALLOWS THEM TO BLEND
IN WITH EVERYBODY ELSE DOWN
THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M JUST FOLLOWING UP ON
YOUR TRENDS ABOUT INCREASING
REQUEST FOR DETOX. SLIDE NINE,
CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT A
LITTLE BIT? ANOTHER QUESTION I
HAD IS, DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO
THE CRISIS SOLUTIONS CENTER?
ARE YOU CONSIDERED A PERSON WHO
CAN MAKE A REFERRAL?
>> I WILL ANSWER THE LATTER
PART FIRST AND THEN I WILL GIVE
FOLKS REQUEST ON DETOX , I WILL
GIVE THAT OVER TO YOU. THE
SHORT ANSWER IS, NO. SO, WE
SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO , IF
THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US,
WE WILL ABSOLUTELY PURSUE THAT.
AND SO, MAYBE I CAN GET THE
NAME OF THAT ORGANIZATION FROM
YOU AND GIVE THAT TO OUR
PROJECT MANAGER AND SEE WHAT IT
WOULD LOOK LIKE TO HAVE US
REFER TO THEM. THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS ? CAN
YOU PAINT THAT PICTURE FOR US ?
AT THE BEGINNING THERE WEREN'T
A LOT OF REQUESTS. IT TOOK US
TIME TO KNOW PEOPLE OUT THERE
AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH
THEM AND FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND
THE SERVICES WE PROVIDED AND
UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS ONCE
THEY BECOME FAMILIAR WITH US.
THE REQUEST FOR DETOX, THOSE
REQUESTS INCREASED AND THEY
REALIZED WE DO HAVE ACCESS TO A
CENTER FOR DETOX AND WE KNOW
PART OF THE REASON THEY MAY BE
ASKING IS TO GET SHELTER FOR A
FEW NIGHTS. NEVERTHELESS, WE
ARE THERE TO PROVIDE THAT FOR
THEM IF IT INCLUDES DETOX. I
THINK IT IS A MATTER OF THEM
GETTING TO KNOW IS MORE IN
UNDERSTANDING THE RESOURCES WE
HAVE.
>>
>> WHAT IS THAT DETOX CENTER?
>> VALLEY CITIES.
>> OKAY. YOU CAN REFER PEOPLE
TO VALLEY CITIES?
>> YES.
>> THAT IS FANTASTIC. HOW MANY?
>> 59 AND PERSONALLY I MADE
ABOUT 20 MYSELF BUT THE NUMBER
IS ABOUT 59.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO FOLLOW
UP WITH ANY OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS?
>> SOME OF THEM RETURN AND SOME
OF THEM LET US KNOW THEY
FOLLOWED UP AND WENT TO REHAB
AFTER THE DETOX AND SOME OF
THEM COME BACK DOWN HERE. THERE
ARE SOME OUT OF THAT 59, THE
SAME PERSON IS GONE MORE THAN
ONCE. BUT, YES WE DO SEE THEM
AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR THE NEXT STEP.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT. ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> I AM SORRY. TWO THINGS. I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THE
QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT
DETOX AND WHO IT IS WE MAY BE
REFERRING PEOPLE TO BECAUSE THE
LIST OF SUPPORT PROVIDERS ON
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THOSE
INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN NAMED
CONTRACTUALLY IN SUPPORT OF
THAT SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A
COALITION OR THIS PROGRAM IT
INCLUDES THOSE PROVIDERS AND
THAT IS THE LIST. WE FOUND OUT
PROBABLY THREE MONTHS OR FOUR
MONTHS IN THAT WE NEED
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND WE HAVE
TO GO OUTSIDE OF THAT LIST. OUR
STAFF BECAUSE OF THEIR NATURE
TO WANT TO DELIVER CARE AND
ALSO BECAUSE OF THEIR LIVED
EXPERIENCE AND ALSO THEIR WORK
EXPERIENCE, THEY KNOW OF OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS. SOME OF THOSE,
THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS FOR
CASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES OTHER
SUPPORT PROVIDERS LIKE URBAN
LEAGUE AND MARY'S PLACE, W
ELD, ET CETERA. I DO THINK IT
IS IMPORTANT TO CALL THAT OUT.
AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER
SLIDE THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE TALKED THROUGH
QUICKLY. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT
WHAT WE SEE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS
NEEDED TO CONTINUED THIS IS A
VERY VERY IMPORTANT WORK. AND
SO OUR FUNDING WE RECEIVED AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WAS
FOR NINE MONTHS. FOR US TO EVEN
CONTINUE OUT THE REST OF THE
YEAR, OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER,
WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL $640,000.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE FUNDED
THROUGH 2025. THAT COST IS
ABOUT $2.6 MILLION. AND WE NEED
PRIORITY ACCESS TO TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SHELTER,
DETOX BEDS AND TREATMENT
FACILITIES. THIS IS APPOINTMENT
BECAUSE THEY INITIATED AS A
PILOT PROGRAM. SO WE ARE OVER A
YEAR AND A HALF IN AND IT
ISN'T A PILOT ANYMORE AND I
THINK WE HAVE PROVEN THE
CONCEPT IN TERMS OF THE FACT IT
IS A NEED. WE NEED TO CHANGE
HOW WE APPROACH TALKING ABOUT
HOW WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD
AND SUPPORT THIS WORK IN THE
POPULATION WE SERVE. WE ARE IN
DESPERATE NEED OF A MOBILE
MEDICAL UNIT. THERE ARE FOLK
WHO DO QUALIFY FOR A LOT OF THE
PROGRAMS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
TODAY, BUT THEY CAN'T
PHYSICALLY MAKE IT THERE OR
PHYSICALLY MAKE IT TO A
SCREENING. THERE ISSUES WITH
THEIR LIMBS OR THEY ARE IN PAIN
OR ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND THEY
DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM, ET CETERA. WE
DO NEED MEDICAL SUPPORT ON-SITE
AND LOCAL HYGIENE CENTER WOULD
BE AMAZING. MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT IN EVERY CAPACITY,
ON-DEMAND AND ALSO INCREASED
CAPACITY AND ALL OF THE SUPPORT
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT. REGULAR
INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF
EXISTING HOUSING UNITS. WE
ADDED THIS BECAUSE STAFF RUN
INTO PARTICIPANTS ON THIRD
AVENUE WHO ACTUALLY DO HAVE
HOUSING, BUT THEY DON'T WANT
TO GO HOME BECAUSE OF MOLD
ISSUES OR INFESTATION OR THAT
SORT OF THING. THEY WOULD
RATHER BE ON THE STREET. IT IS
CLEANER THAN BEING AT HOME. WE
NEED TO CORRECT THAT. I DID
MENTION THIS ALREADY, BUT I
WANTED TO NOTED, INCREASED
CAPACITY OF OPERATING HOURS FOR
SERVICE PROVIDERS. AND THIS IS
TO MATCH THE NEED. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
FOR YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, YOU WERE
FIRST.
>> I HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT
WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT WE
DELIVER CARE AND THAT IS
SCHOOLS REPRESENTING BUSINESSES
DOWN TO SMALL INDIVIDUAL
BUSINESSES AND ALSO THE OUT
REACH WORKERS AND TIM AND I
NOTICE THEY AREN'T IN YOUR
COALITION BUT THERE IS
INTERACTION BETWEEN THOSE
GROUPS OF THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING YOU DO. FIRST, I DO
HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING
THE ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN TAP AND WE DELIVER CARE
AND THEN ALSO LEAD AND CO-LEAD
AND I NEED THAT EXPLAINED TO
ME. I THINK I SAW A
PRESENTATION LAST YEAR THAT
SAID THE CITY OF SEATTLE FUNDS
THIS BY NORTH OF 7 MILLION AND
THAT'S JUST COMING FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND I THINK
THERE IS ALSO FUNDING FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE FUNDING AND IT
SOUNDS A LOT LIKE WHAT YOU ARE
DOING THE OUTREACH WORKERS ALSO
DO. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW
YOUR WORK IS DIFFERENT FROM
REACH. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
LIVED EXPERIENCE COMPONENT
INVOLVED IN THE PEOPLE DOING
YOUR WORK. IS WE DELIVER CARE
ONE COMPONENT OF TIP, THE THIRD
AVENUE PROJECT, AND IF SO WHAT
ELSE IS IT, OR -- IS ONE OF
PROGRAM NAME AND THE OTHER IS
THIS YOUR NONPROFIT? CAN YOU
EXPLAIN THIS AND THEN GO ON TO
TELL ME HOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING? I WOULD
ALSO EMPHASIZE THAT THIRD
AVENUE NEEDS THIS WORK MORE
THAN ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE
CITY AND I AM GLAD THERE IS A
CONCENTRATED FOCUS. I NEED TO
UNDERSTAND ALL OF WHAT WE ARE
DOING WHEN IT COMES BECAUSE
THERE IS A HITCH HERE AND I
NEED TO KNOW WHO IS DOING WHAT
AND HOW IT IS DIFFERENT AND
THEN I DO HAVE ONE LESS
QUESTION ABOUT SOME REFERRALS.
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. I
WILL TRY TO DO MY BEST TO
SIMPLIFY. YOU ARE CORRECT THIS
PHRASE TAP IS AN UMBRELLA UNDER
WHICH A GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE
THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND
COLLABORATION ON THIRD AVENUE
BETWEEN STEWARD AND UNIVERSITY.
SO WDC, UNDERNEATH THAT
UMBRELLA, PRIMARILY PROVIDES
OUTREACH, DE-ESCALATION, AND
REFERRALS. THIS IS TO OTHER
SUPPORT AGENCIES. THIS IS ONE
OF THOSE SUPPORT AGENCIES. OF
THE COALITION OF SUPPORT
PROVIDERS PUT TOGETHER,
INITIALLY, BY THE MAYOR, TSA,
AND I AM NOT SURE WHO ELSE WAS
88 PART -- A PART OF THAT THINK
TANK, THEY WERE NAMED AS THE
PRIMARY CASE MANAGEMENT PIECE
OF IT. THEY TRIED TO BRING
TOGETHER SUPPORT PROVIDERS WHO
ARE EXPERTS IN VERY SPECIFIC
LANES SO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, CASE
MANAGEMENT, HOUSING, ET CETERA.
SO REACH PROVIDES CASE
MANAGEMENT. REACH ALSO DOES DO
OUTREACH ON THIRD AVENUE
BECAUSE SOME OF THEIR CLIENTS
ARE ON THIRD AVENUE. ONE OF THE
WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE DIFFERENT
IN TERMS OF OUR OUT REACH IS,
QUITE HONESTLY, OUR CAPACITY TO
BE OUTSIDE 15 HOURS A DAY. SO
WE DO HAVE A GROUP TECH EAST
MESSAGE THREAD WITH THE CASE
MANAGERS OVER AT REACH. A LOT
OF THAT COMMUNICATION IS US
TRYING TO HELP THEM FIND SOME
OF THEIR CLIENTS. WE WILL OFTEN
TIMES GO OUT WITH A LIST OF
NAMES AND PICTURES OR WHAT HAVE
YOU. WE ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING
TO CONNECT PEOPLE BACK TO THEIR
RESOURCE OR SUPPORT. DOES THAT
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> YES. I WILL SAY THAT REACHES
THE SUBCONTRACTOR. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT WE PAY THE PDA
FOR LEAD AND THEY SUBCONTRACT
WITH REACH IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
SO THAT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND A
LITTLE BIT. ANOTHER QUESTION IS
I THINK THAT TREY HAD NOT HEARD
OF VALLEY CITY AND HAVE YOU ARE
OF AWARE OF VALLEY CITY
ADDICTION?
>> NO.
>> THIS IS A DETOX AND RECOVERY
HOUSING FOR PEOPLE YOU MAY RUN
INTO EVERY DAY. I WOULD LIKE
YOU TO PUT THAT ON YOUR LIST
AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT
THEIR LOCATION IS. ONE OF THE
THINGS I SEE HAPPENING IS THERE
ARE OTHER SERVICES AND
PROVIDERS THAT AREN'T THE MAIN
ONES. IT'S NOT ON SOME
COORDINATED ENTRY LIST. MY
CONCERN IS WE ARE NOT TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE VAST NETWORK
OF PROVIDERS WHO DO EXACTLY IT
IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THEY
CAN GO INTO DETOX THERE AND
THEY STAY IN A SUPPORTIVE
ENVIRONMENT UNTIL THEY WORK
TOWARD RECOVERY. THAT IS ONE
RECOVERY EXAMPLE. AT SOME
POINT, I BELIEVE WE NEED TO
THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WHEN
WE SAY WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
HOUSING AND MAYBE THERE ARE
OPTIONS THAT AREN'T ON OUR
RADAR. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
ADDICTION AND DETOX, IF PEOPLE
GO INTO DETOX WITH NOWHERE TO
GO AFTER BACK ON THE STREET,
THEY WILL END UP IN DETOX AGAIN
AND LIKE WE EVENTUALLY
OVERDOSING AND PERHAPS DYING
AND UNLESS YOU REUNITE THEM
WITH THEIR FAMILIES. I JUST
DON'T LIKE TO SEE THIS
REVOLVING DOOR. THERE ARE
PLACES WHERE YOU CAN HAVE
MEDICAID OR BE SUPPORTED BY AN
ORGANIZATION THAT WILL PAY FOR
THE REHAB ONCE ONE IS OUT OF
DETOX. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
FACT WE SPEND THIS MONEY AND
PEOPLE ARE DYING AT THE SAME
TIME AND WE ARE NOT HELPING
PEOPLE GET BETTER ULTIMATELY.
VALLEY CITIES HAS REHAB ON
SITE. YOU GO THROUGH DETOX AND
GET PUT RIGHT INTO THE REHAB
FACILITY. INSTEAD , I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE WORKING WITH
THE POPULATION YOU ARE INSTEAD
OF ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GO TO
DETOX BUT ENCOURAGE THEM TO
FOLLOW IT UP WITH ACTUAL
RECOVERY BASED SERVICES OR
MAYBE IT ON A MEDICATION FOR
OPIOID USE DISORDER AND
WHATEVER IT IS. I TEND TO FAVOR
RECOVERY BASED SO THEY CAN IF
THEY ARE ON METHAMPHETAMINE
THAT ISN'T REACTIVE TO
METHADONE ET CETERA. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, BUT I
DO UNDERSTAND YOUR CHALLENGES.
THIS IS JUST A REFLECTION ON
PEANUT BUTTERING OUR RESOURCES
AROUND IT AND MAKING SURE WE
ARE HELPING PEOPLE LONG-TERM
AND ACCESSING RESOURCES
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. I AM OPEN
TO YOUR RESPONSE AND I AM NOT
MEANING TO CLOSE THE
CONVERSATION.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU AS WELL. I THINK PART OF
OUR LEARNING CURVE GROSS AND
EVOLVING NATURE, WE HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO GRASP AND REACH OUT
TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
DIDN'T INITIALLY BEGIN THIS
WHOLE PROJECT WITH US. I THINK
THEY SPOKE TO THAT JUST IN
TERMS OF ALL OF THE OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS WE DO REACH OUT
TO THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY
UNDER THAT UMBRELLA FOR SERVICE
PROVIDERS. I THINK WE ARE DOING
SOME OF THAT. I THINK WE DON'T
KNOW WHO EVERYBODY IS AND WE
ARE NOT CASE MANAGEMENT FOLK.
WE ARE REFERRING PEOPLE TO
THOSE TYPES OF CASE MANAGERS.
THERE IS THAT PIECE AS WELL.
LIKE YOU SAID, I DO AGREE . WE
DO NEED ALL OF THE RESOURCES AT
THE TABLE. WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO SEND FOLKS TO ALL OF THE
AVAILABLE RESOURCES. WE DON'T
KNOW ALL OF THOSE AVAILABLE
RESOURCES. QUITE FRANKLY.
>> IT IS BECOMING CLEAR YOU ARE
ON THE FRONT LINE AND YOU ARE
TRIAGING ALL DAY LONG EVERY
DAY. SO THE CHALLENGE IS TO
UPSTREAM THE LEAD PARTNERS OR
REACH PARTNERS OR WHOEVER PAYS
THEM OR HOWEVER THEY ARE
RELATED TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
KNOW WHAT TO DO AND IS
DISAPPOINTING THAT WE ARE NOT
CLOSING THE LOOP OFTEN ENOUGH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
WORK.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO? 'S
>> I DO HAVE A COMMENT. I RUN A
SIMILAR SAFETY TEAM THAT
CONSISTS OF MOSTLY VOLUNTEERS.
I HAVE DONE A WALK ALONG WITH
WE DELIVER KAREN FIRST AVENUE
AND I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW
IMPORTANT AND POWERFUL THE WORK
YOU DID DAILY BASIS. I SEE YOU
ARE MAKING CONNECTIONS AND
BUILDING TRUST IN SAVING LIVES
AND HELPING TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS
INCLUDING THOSE IN-HOUSE. I
HAVE SEEN AND WATCHED CLOSELY
THE GROWTH OF TAP AND THIS IS
TO SEE THOSE CHALLENGES AND IN
MOST PART OF THE CITY AND I AM
A HUGE FAN OF YOUR WORK. I ALSO
HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR A VERY
SIMILAR TEAM TO BE AT 12th AND
JACKSON BECAUSE I SEE THE SAME
PEOPLE ON THIRD AVENUE. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I AM
A HUGE FAN AND I AM EXCITED TO
SEE WHAT MORE YOU DO IN THE
FUTURE.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AND FOR THE
PRESENTATION AND FOR TAKING THE
TIME BUT FOR THE WORK YOU DO
AND IT IS INTERESTING. YOU SAY
YOU ARE NOT CASE MANAGERS THAT
YOU ARE THE FRONT LINE FOLKS
AND THE THING ABOUT THIS WORK
IS AND WE ALL KNOW THIS BUT I
WANT TO SEE IT ANYWAY IS YOU
HAVE TO TAKE PEOPLE
INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE EVERYBODY
HAS A DIFFERENT SUBSET OF
NEEDS. WHAT YOU ARE PROVIDING
IS THAT FRONT LINE AS THE
COUNCILMEMBER SAID, FOLKS ARE
DETERMINING WITH THAT
INDIVIDUAL WHAT THEIR SUBSET OF
NEEDS ARE SO THEN YOU CAN MAKE
THOSE REFERRALS AND I THINK
THAT NEED YOU ARE FILLING IS
CRITICAL IN TRYING TO HELP
SOMEONE GET THE SERVICES THEY
NEED TO BE BACK ON TRACK AND I
AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT ON WHAT
YOU DO ONCE YOU MAKE THE
REFERRALS AND HOW WE KEEP THEM
GOING SO THEY CAN HAVE
LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND I THINK
THAT IS ALL WE ARE GRAPPLING
WITH BUT I AM CLEAR THE SERVICE
YOU ARE PROVIDING IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND EVEN THOUGH YOU
ARE NOT CASE MANAGERS, YOU ARE
CRITICAL TO THAT PIECE SO I DO
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK OUND, TR
SPECIFICALLY. I DO RECOGNIZE
THE HARD WORK YOU DO. I
RECOGNIZE HOW HARD IT IS TO SEE
INDIVIDUALS DAY IN AND DAY OUT
WHO NEED CARE AND ASSISTANCE IN
ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING TO HELP
THEM GET OUT OF THAT STRUGGLE
AS THE PERSON WHO GREW UP IN A
LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD. I
UNDERSTAND AND I HAVE SEEN IN
MY YEARS FOLKS WHO ARE NEEDING
HELP. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
WORK YOU DO AND COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING ALL THE PIECES. WHO
IS A DOING WHAT IS IMPORTANT. I
ALSO DIDN'T HEAR BUT OUR CARE
TEAM IS FOCUSED DOWNTOWN SO I
KNOW IF THERE ARE 911 CALLS,
THEY GET SENT OUT. I KNOW THEY
ARE PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF
SERVICE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
MEANT TO BE A PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICER. THEY REALLY MEANT TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ON THE
GROUND AS WELL. SO HOW DO YOU
INTERACT WITH CARE?
>> I WILL ANSWER. AND MAYBE IF
THERE IS SOMETHING I MISS, I
WILL HAND IT OVER TO TREY. SO
WHEN THE CARE TEAM FIRST
STARTED, THEY CAME DOWN TO THE
OFFICE AND THERE WAS A LITTLE
BIT OF A FAMILY REUNION. YOU
ALL HIRED SOME GREAT PEOPLE.
THEY KNOW THEM FROM WORKING
TOGETHER IN DIFFERENT
CAPACITIES. BUT THAT WAS REALLY
THE CONVERSATION. IN THEIR
ROLES THEY ARE TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR ROLE IS
AND HOW THEY WILL BE WORKING
TOGETHER. SO AS TIME WENT ON,
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WHAT IS
HAPPENING NOW IS THAT THE CARE
TEAM HAS CLIENTS OR PEOPLE THEY
ARE TRYING TO FOLLOW UP WITH TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR
GET THEM CONNECTED TO SOME
OTHER TYPE OF CASE MANAGEMENT
OR RESOURCE. THEY MAY NEED
ASSISTANCE LOCATING THEM. THERE
IS A SEPARATE CHAT WITH SOME OF
THE MEMBERS OF THAT TEAM. THEY
WILL REACH OUT TO US AND WE
WILL COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH
WITH THEM AND THAT CAPACITY IN
TERMS OF FINDING FOLKS.
ANYTHING I AM MISSING? OKAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW ALL THESE
PIECES ARE CONNECTED. SO TO THE
COUNCILMEMBER'S POINT, WE ARE
MAKING ALL OF THESE
INVESTMENTS. IT IS HELPFUL TO
KNOW THAT THIS IS A PUZZLE.
EVERYBODY'S PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE. I DO WANT TO HOW
APPRECIATIVE I AM FOR THE WORK
YOU DO AND HOW WE RECOGNIZE
THAT IN ORDER TO HELP AN
INDIVIDUAL. IT REALLY IS AN
INDIVIDUAL APPROACH. IT DOES
TAKE TIME TO HELP FOLKS
EXPERIENCING A CRISIS AND THEN
ACROSS THE CITY REALLY BECAUSE
WE SEE A LOT OF FOLKS, EACH OF
THE DISTRICTS INCLUDING THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT WHO NEED A
LOT OF HELP. BUT I DO RECOGNIZE
DOWNTOWN IS CURRENTLY AND IS
EVEN PRE-PANDEMIC, THIS HAS
BEEN A HUGE CHALLENGE DOWNTOWN.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS THERE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?'S
>> I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE
QUESTION AND APPRECIATE THE
ECOSYSTEM YOU TALKED ABOUT IT
SOUNDS LIKE AND THIS IS WHAT WE
ARE FUNDING, ALL THE COMPONENTS
AND HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER TO
ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES AND I
AGREE WITH. DOWNTOWN IS
CERTAINLY A CRISIS POINT IN
EACH OF US KNOW IN OUR
DISTRICTS THERE ARE
INTERSECTIONS AND PARTS OF
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS
EXPERIENCING SIMILAR
CHALLENGES. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THIS ECOSYSTEM IS AND HOW
IT DEPLOYS IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY OR NOT AND WHAT WE
NEED TO DO ABOUT IT. BUT
GETTING TO YOUR LAST SLIDE
ABOUT NEXT STEPS, I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THIS PRIORITY ACCESS
TO SHELTER AND DETOX AND
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. YOU
MENTIONED VALLEY CITY AND I
TOWARD THE RECOVERY PLACE IN
SOUTH SEATTLE AND I DON'T
REMEMBER IF IT WAS EARLIER THIS
YEAR OR LAST YEAR WITH THE
MAYOR AND CONGRESSMAN SMITH.
WHAT WE LEARNED IS THAT HALF
THE BEDS ARE EMPTY BECAUSE
THERE ISN'T SUFFICIENT FUNDING
TO STAFF THE FACILITY. I DON'T
THINK THERE IS A CITY ISSUE WE
CAN FUND BUT IT SPEAKS TO THE
CHALLENGE WE FACE AS CITY
ELECTED'S THAT IF THE CITY AND
STATE AND COUNTY LEVEL FUNDING
ISN'T COMING DOWN TO PROVIDE
US OR YOU WITH THE BEDS YOU
NEED TO HELP GET PEOPLE OFF THE
STREET, WE HAVE ANOTHER
CONVERSATION WE HAVE TO WORK
ON. AND SO WHAT WE DO PERHAPS
HAVE A LITTLE MORE CONTROL OVER
IS THIS PRIORITIZATION PROCESS
YOU TALKED ABOUT. I KNOW IN THE
PAST WE TALKED ABOUT WHO GETS
PRIORITY ACCESS WHEN THERE IS A
SHELTER AVAILABLE OR A TINY
HOUSE AVAILABLE? CAN YOU TALK
ABOUT WHAT THAT PRIORITIZATION
PROCESS LOOKS LIKE NOW, AND
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO
MOVE SOMEBODY INTO A SPACE MORE
EASILY?
>> SURE. RIGHT NOW FOR CO-LEAD,
I WILL USE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE.
THEY HAD SET ASIDE A NUMBER OF
BEDS SPECIFICALLY FOR TAP
PARTICIPANTS. IT WASN'T
ENOUGH. BUT AT LEAST THE STAFF
NEW IF IT WERE 20 BEDS, AND
THERE WERE 20 PEOPLE THAT WE
COULD CERTAINLY HELP. PART OF
THE REFERRAL PROCESS IS WE HAVE
TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY THE
PERSONS NEED WE ARE REFERRING
BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THE
AGENCIES NEED IN TERMS OF WHO
IT IS THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE
IN. WE WANT TO MAKE REALLY
GREAT EFFECTIVE REFERRALS. WE
SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH
CO-LEAD FIRST LEARNING HOW TO
LOOK FOR TO HELP MITIGATE THAT
INTAKE AND PROCESS FOR THEM. SO
WE FILLED THOSE BEDS UP. I
DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY THE
LANGUAGE OR EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED, BUT WE RECEIVED
BASICALLY SOME COMMUNICATION
THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY BEDS
AVAILABLE AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THEY ARE ON HOLD OR SOMETHING.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS
ASSOCIATED WITH FUNDING.
BECAUSE THEY ARE ON HOLD, WE
ARE ON HOLD. IF WE ARE ON HOLD,
IT MEANS THAT SOMEBODY IN
DESPERATE NEED TO GET OFF THE
STREET IS ON HOLD AS WELL. THAT
IS ONE WAY WHAT PRIORITIZATION
CAN LOOK LIKE, IS HAVING
SOMETHING SET ASIDE
SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT
THE LIST OF NEXT STEPS AND WHAT
IS NEEDED AND THIS IS A GREAT
LIST AND THANK YOU FOR
PROVIDING THIS AND IT'S
SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE WORKING
ON. I AM INTERESTED ABOUT THE
MOBILE MEDICAL VAN AND I KNOW
WITH THE CRISIS CARE THERE IS
MONEY FLOATING AROUND RIGHT NOW
TO EXPAND THE MOBILE MEDICAL
VAN'S THROUGH KING COUNTY. AND
THROUGH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND I WONDER
IF YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS
WITH THEM ABOUT GETTING
ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO THEIR
SERVICES FOR TREATMENT.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST I AM
HEARING THAT THERE IS MORE
ACCESS COMING . THAT IS
WONDERFUL. WE WILL LOOK INTO
THAT FOR SURE.
>> OKAY. WE WILL MAKE SURE MY
OFFICE MAKES THE CONNECTION FOR
YOU. IT IS SOMETHING I WAS
TRYING TO PURSUE A LITTLE BIT
MORE CONCRETE LEE IN THE CRISIS
CARE LEVEE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
TO MAKE SURE SEATTLE IS GETTING
ITS SHARE OF THOSE MONIES. AND
WE WERE REASSURED THAT WE WERE
GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO
EXPANDED MOBILE MEDICAL VAN'S
PARTICULARLY AROUND TREATMENTS
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
THOSE CONNECTIONS.
>> IT WILL BE IN THAT AREA.
THERE WERE MOBILE VANS BUT THEY
DIDN'T SERVICE THE AVENUE
AREA. THAT IS FANTASTIC. THANK
YOU.
>> THAT IS WHAT THEY NEED TO BE
DOING. AND ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS
TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE YOU
CONSIDER TO BE A REFERRAL OR
ARE REFERRING LIKE POLICE,
MEDICS, MOBILE VANS ARE THOSE
INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN REFER TO
THE DOC CRISIS SOLUTION CENTER,
ANOTHER RESOURCE. IT SEEMS LIKE
WE NEED A LOT OF SITTING DOWN
AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS THE
RESOURCE MAP AND HOW WE MAKE
ALL THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS.
>> THAT IS A HUGE -- I DON'T
KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT OTHER
THAN IT MAKES THE STAFF SAD
THAT WHEN THEY DO ALL OF THIS
WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS AND GET
PARTICIPANTS TO A PLACE OF
VULNERABILITY WHERE THEY SAY,
YES I WANT HELP AND THEN THEY
DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO SEND
THEM. AND IT IS TOUGH.
>> YES.
>> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS?'S
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS ON MY END BUT
A QUICK COMMENT. I WANT TO
EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE
AND APPRECIATION FOR YOU ALL.
THE WE DELIVER CARE TEAM AND
WDS IS , WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU ALL AND YOU WORK HARD EVERY
DAY TO UPLIFT AND EMPOWER THE
CITY AND THE RESIDENCE OF THE
VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AND SO MANY
IMPORTANT WAYS IN THE WORK YOU
DO IS IMPACTFUL, IMPORTANT, AND
IT MATTERS AND I WANT TO SAY I
APPRECIATE IT AND APPRECIATE
THE COLLABORATION REFLECTED ON
THE PANEL AS WELL WITH THE
PRESIDENT OF THE DSA AND JOHN
AND CHRIS HERE AS WELL. AGAIN,
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU
DO. YOU OBVIOUSLY WORK WITH
VARIOUS FOLK ALONG THIRD AVENUE
AND PRIMARILY SERVE THOSE
INDIVIDUALS. I HOPE YOU ALSO
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE NOT
JUST SERVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
EVERYBODY IN THE CITY BENEFITS
AS A DIRECT, NOT INDIRECT, BUT
A DIRECT RESULT OF THE WORK YOU
DO EVERY DAY. I AM GRATEFUL FOR
IT, APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR
THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS. HE
ANSWERED A FEW THAT I HAD. SO,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND TWO OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THEN OF
COURSE CHAIR MOORE, I ALWAYS
APPRECIATE BUT I ALSO
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE AS AN
AGENDA ITEM. BECAUSE THIRD
AVENUE HERE IS THE GATEWAY IN
MY VIEW TO ALL NEIGHBORHOODS
AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
CITY. THAT IS THE GATEWAY RIGHT
THERE . IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . WE HAVE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I AM NOW CONFUSED AGAIN. I
HEARD ON THE ONE HAND YOU WORK
ON THE FRONT LINES AND YOU
REFERRED TO CASE MANAGERS BUT
IT SOUNDED LIKE THAT YOU
ACTUALLY REFERRED TO PROVIDERS
OF SERVICES. MAYBE YOU DO ALL
OF THE ABOVE, BUT, AGAIN, IT IS
CLARITY OF MISSION TO MAKE SURE
THAT HE HAS. SO IF YOU ARE
DOING THE WORK THAT LEAD CASE
MANAGERS SHOULD BE DOING OR
THOSE THAT WE PAY THROUGH THE
PBA, IF THEY ARE NOT DOING WHAT
THEY'RE BUCKET OF TASKS ARE,
WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT LACKS
COORDINATION AND YOU EVER --
NEVER KNOW WHERE THE WEAK LINK
IS THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR
WORKED AROUND IS WHAT I AM
GETTING OUT. I KNOW YOU HAVE --
HSD DOES HAVE AN RFP OPEN.
MAYBE OFF-LINE WE CAN TALK
ABOUT HOW YOU PRIORITIZE THE
UPCOMING ROUND OF FUNDING. WE
HAVEN'T SPOKEN YET OF PUBLIC
HEALTH THAT SEATTLE GIVES WE
PAY PUBLIC HEALTH $22 MILLION A
YEAR. WE SHOULD BE GIVEN A LOT
OF RECOVERY AND SERVICES WITH
THAT IN TREATMENT SERVICES. YOU
NEED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. AND
THEN THE WORK DOWNTOWN WAS
STALLED LAST YEAR AND HOPEFULLY
WE CAN MAKE SURE IT IS GOING
FORWARD WITH A ROBUSTNESS NOW
THAT THEY HAVE A NEW CEO. I AM
POINTING OUT THAT ADDICTION AND
HOMELESSNESS INTERSECT TO BE
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT
SEATTLE FACES RIGHT NOW. PUBLIC
SAFETY TOUCHES UP AGAINST THAT
AND THAT'S RELATED AS WELL. I
AM EXPRESSING A LITTLE DESIRE
THAT WE GET OUR DUCKS IN A ROW
SO WE COULD HAVE A COHESIVE
SYSTEM THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH
WITH OUR LIMITED FUNDING. SO TO
BE CONTINUED, I SUPPOSE. THANK
YOU.
>> CAN I SAY BEFORE WE WRAP,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THAT. I WILL SAY
AND ALSO FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE
COMPONENTS OF CASE MANAGEMENT
THAT YOU SEE HERE AND SEE HER
STAFF DOING. STEPHANIE AND I
TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO HOLD A
FIRM LINE WITH USING THAT WORD
CASE MANAGEMENT AND PERSONALLY
I WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH CASE
MANAGERS AND THEY KNOW HOW
DIFFICULT THAT WORK IS WITH THE
1-1 AND HAVING A SPECIFIC
CASELOAD IN WORKING WITH CLIENT
CENTERED GOALS AND HOLDING
THEIR HAND ALONG THEIR JOURNEY.
OUR STAFF. WE ARE WE DELIVER
CARE. THAT IS COMMUNITY,
ACTION. THE CARE PART, OUR
STAFF EMBODIES THAT TO THE
POINT THEY STRETCH THE
DEFINITION AS FAR AS IT CAN
POSSIBLY GO. OUR STAFF DOES
HOLD PARTICIPANTS HANDS. THEY
PUT THEM IN TUBERS OR MAKE SURE
THEY GET TO AN APPOINTMENT. IF
THAT PARTICIPANT SAYS WILL YOU
COME WITH ME AND I DON'T KNOW
THEM AND I KNOW YOU BUT OUR
STAFF WILL CALL A SECOND UBER
AND GO WITH THEM AND MEET THEM.
IF OUR STAFF DISCERNS THIS
PERSON NEEDS HELP BUT DIDN'T
ASK FOR IT, THEY WILL INITIATE
AND GO WITH SOME. THEY WILL
WALK WITH THEM TO AN OFFICE OR
WHAT HAVE YOU TO DO THEIR
PAPERWORK AND THEY WILL SIT
WITH THEM. OUR EMPLOYMENT
NUMBER, THEY PUT TOGETHER A
SCREENING PROCESS AND TOOK IT
UPON THEMSELVES TO PUT
PARTICIPANTS THROUGH AN
INTERVIEWING PROCESS JUST TO
HELP MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
PUTTING THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD
AND THEY ASKED EMPLOYERS TO
CALL ME IF YOU FEEL LIKE
THIS PERSON IS GOING TO THE
LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND I
COULD PROBABLY HELP THEM AND
THIS IS BEFORE IT BECOMES A
DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON THE JOB.
AGAIN, THEY STRETCH THAT LINE.
WE LOVE THAT. YOU CAN'T TEACH
THAT. WHAT THAT MAKES FOR, I
FEEL LIKE, IT ISN'T A WARM
HANDOFF. THAT HAND IS HOT. WE
WARM IT UP. FOR THE OTHER
PROVIDERS WHO SHOULD BE AN
EXPERT IN THEIR PARTICULAR
FUNCTIONS TO TAKE IT AND CARRY
IT FORWARD. IT REALLY IS THAT
COLLABORATION OF US WORKING
TOGETHER. YES, LET'S CONTINUE
THAT CONVERSATION. I JUST
WANTED TO MAYBE TRY TO HELP
FRAME UP A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT.
>> THANK GOODNESS YOU ARE DOING
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND I
ALMOST SET A DIFFERENT WORD. WE
SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR
PEOPLE TO DO THIS ALL THE TIME,
FRANKLY. THANK YOU AGAIN. ALL
RIGHT. I WILL STOP REPEATING
MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU.
>> A FOLLOW-UP AND I WAS GOING
TO SAME A WARM HANDOFF BUT HOT
IS A BETTER WAY TO DESCRIBE IT.
I WILL SAY THOUGH, TO THE
REMARKS OF COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, WE DON'T -- WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU'RE ABLE TO
DELIVER YOUR SERVICE. I THINK,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, WHAT YOU
ARE SAYING, AND YOU CAN CORRECT
ME IF I AM WRONG, MAKING SURE
EACH PIECE OF THE ECOSYSTEM IS
WORKING WELL SO IT ISN'T
PUTTING MORE ON WHAT YOU ARE
ACTUALLY DELIVERING. AND MAKING
SURE THAT EACH PIECE IS WORKING
HOW IT SHOULD BE WORKING. WE DO
HAVE LIMITED FUNDING AND MAKE
SURE EACH PIECE IS DOING WELL
BUT I UNDERSTAND VERY MUCH YOU
ARE DOING THAT AND THIS IS WHY
I LEAD WITH THE INDIVIDUAL THAT
YOU ARE TAKING THE INDIVIDUAL
NEEDS AND YOU HAVE TO GET INTO
THE WEEDS WITH PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO HELP THEM.
>> MAYBE THERE ARE TOO MANY
PIECES IN THE ECOSYSTEM.
>> EXACTLY. IT IS MORE ABOUT
THAT AND MAKING SURE EACH PIECE
IS DOING WHAT THEY ARE
CONTRACTED TO DO SO YOU CAN DO
WHAT YOU DO BEST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. I FEEL
LIKE WE HAD A REALLY GOOD
CONVERSATIONS AND A BEGINNING
OF A CONVERSATION. I WANTED TO
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE
AMAZING WORK YOU ARE DOING OUT
THERE. AND ALSO WE WANT TO LET
YOU KNOW WE DO HAVE OPEN DOORS
UP HERE. WE DO WANT TO HEAR
FROM YOU AND BE HELPFUL IN THE
WAYS WE CAN FACILITATE THE VERY
IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS,
THIS WILL CONCLUDE THE JUNE 26
MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AND
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR JULY 10 OF 2024. THE TIME
IS 10:39. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.