>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. THE FEBRUARY 26th
MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. I AM KATHY MOORE,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR MOORE.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE TODAY FOR THE FEBRUARY 26th
MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, FIRST, WE HAVE FOUR
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. THEN WE
HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION. AND THEN WE HAVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE DISABILITY
COMMISSION. AGENDA ITEM 13 IS AN
EXTENSION OF THE SUNSET DATE FOR
THE MFTE PROGRAM . IT MOVES THE
DEADLINE TO SEPTEMBER 10th, 2025
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE. FINALLY, ARE LESS
AGENDA ITEM IS AN UPDATE FROM
HSD REGARDING THE RESULTS OF
THEIR HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH RFQ.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT
TODAY'S AGENDA, WE WILL MOVE
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I'M
NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS, SO, WE
WILL NOTE OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS
SHOULD RELATE TO TODAY'S AGENDA.
, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SET UP
TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE FOUR IN
PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP AND
ZERO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH
OUR IN PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST.
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME. THEY
WILL BE NEEDED IF THEY DO NOT
AND COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED
TIME.
>> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ANDREA
SUAREZ.
>> WAIT UNTIL WE GET THE CLOCK
UP AND RUNNING.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> I DON'T THINK THE MICROPHONE
IS ON.
>> DO I RESTART?
>> LET'S START OVER.
>> OKAY. HELLO. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS ANDREA SUAREZ. ON
FOUNDER OF WE HEART SEATTLE. WE
ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT
PROVIDES WASTE MANAGEMENT AS A
FORM OF HARM REDUCTION FOR THE
COMMUNITY AND ACTIVE DRUG USERS.
ON YOUR AGENDA IS THE
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE RESULTS OF
THE HOMELESS OUTREACH RFQ. WE
SCORED 65 OUT OF 100. WE HAVE
REMOVED 2 MILLION POUNDS OF
TRASH, REVERSED DOZENS OF
OVERDOSES, SENT DOZENS OF PEOPLE
INTO LONG-TERM RECOVERY HAS
INCOME INCLUDING REMOVING 50,000
NEEDLES IN TRASH. WE HAVE WORK
TO DO IN FILLING OUT A GRANT. WE
DID WRITE AN APPEAL TO THE GRANT
BEFORE WE KNEW HOW WE SCORED. I
ASK THE COUNCIL TO LOOK AT
REFORMING HOW THAT PROCESS ROLLS
OUT. WE WERE FORCED TO WRITE AN
APPEAL BEFORE WE KNEW HOW WE
SCORED. BY THE TIME WE HAD THE
CONVERSATION, THE SHIP HAD
SAILED AND THE FINALISTS WERE
SELECTED. WE APPLIED FOR ANOTHER
GRANT THAT IS DUE TOMORROW. IT
IS FOR HOW TO REDUCE HARM FOR
DRUG USERS. THIS POT OF MONEY
HISTORICALLY CAME FROM THE
OPIOID PRESCRIPTION TASK FORCE
IN 2016, WHEN THEY WANTED TO
MOVE TOWARDS SAFE CONSUMPTION
AND SAFE SUPPLY. WHEN THAT GOT
SHUT DOWN, MONEY WAS LESS
AVAILABLE. THAT IS WHAT WE WERE
APPLYING FOR. AGAIN, THAT RFP IS
DUE TOMORROW. CITY COUNCIL AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE MAKE THAT
FINAL APPROVAL. WE HAVE A CHANCE
TO BE HEARD AT LENGTH. WE ARE AN
ORGANIZATION THAT REDUCES HARM
BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO TREATMENT
AND RECOVERY HOUSING. WE HAVE
USED THE SLUSH FUND AND HAVE
MADE THREE REFERRALS . WE ARE
PROUD OF THAT AS THE KEY AND
FINAL ORGANIZATION IN HELPING
REDUCE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PATRICK,
FOLLOWED BY TIM EMERSON.
>> HI. I'M A CASE MANAGER WITH
WE HEART SEATTLE. I'M GOING TO
PIGGYBACK ON WHAT ANDREA SUAREZ
SAID. WE GO INTO CAMPS EVERY
SINGLE DAY. WE WORK WITH PEOPLE
THAT ARE STRUGGLING. THEY HAVE
NO OPTIONS. WE DO THINGS AS
SIMPLE AS BRINGING THEM
PHYSICALLY TO GET AN IDEA. WE
TAKE THEM TO SOCIAL SECURITY. WE
OPEN ALL THE DOORS THAT HAVE
BEEN CLOSE TO THEM FOR SO LONG,
AND THAT IS PART OF OUR HARM
REDUCTION POLICY. SOMEONE THAT
LEAD TO INTEREST YOU, YOU EARN
THEIR TRUST BY DOING THAT.
ANOTHER FORM OF HARM REDUCTION
WE DO IS BY LISTENING. WE SIT
DOWN AND I'LL JUST SIT AND HAVE
COFFEE WITH THEM. LEARNED THEIR
STORY AND FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING
ON IN THEIR LIVES. AND TRYING TO
RECONNECT THEM WITH FAMILY. OR A
SENSE OF HOPE. SOMETIMES, PEOPLE
JUST NEED HOPE. WE WILL SIT OUT
IN THE RAIN. WE WILL SIT BY THE
TENT. WE BUILT THAT TRUST. I
HAVE A GROUP OF GUYS WORKING
WITH US CURRENTLY THAT,. -- COME
OUT. THEY ARE STILL TECHNICALLY
HOMELESS. BUT THEY COME OUT
EVERY WEEKEND AND WORK WITH US.
WE ARE BUILDING TRUST. A COUPLE
OF THESE GUYS ARE GETTING JOBS.
THEY ARE TAKING CHARGE OF THEIR
LIVES BECAUSE WE BELIEVED IN
THEM. AND I THINK THAT IS THE
BIGGEST HARM REDUCTION RIGHT
THERE, IS TALKING TO SOMEBODY,
AND HELPING THEM, AND GIVING
THEM INFORMED INFORMATION OF
WHAT THEIR CHOICES ARE IN LIFE,
AND THAT COULD BE GOING INTO
TREATMENT. THAT COULD BE GOING
INTO SOME KIND OF HOUSING
PROGRAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS TIM EMERSON
FOLLOWED BY DAVID.
>> HELLO. TIM EMERSON, PROGRAM
DIRECTOR, WE HEART SEATTLE. I
WANTED TO GO A LITTLE BIT OFF OF
WHAT THE OTHER FOLKS WERE
SAYING. MY COWORKERS AND
PARTNERS. OUR FORM OF HARM
REDUCTION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
OFTENTIMES, WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE
ABOUT THEIR ISSUES, AND THEY'RE
OPENLY TALKING ABOUT IT. NOBODY
ELSE IS ASKING IF YOU NEED
DETOX, IF THERE ARE DRUG
PROBLEMS, AND WE ARE.
OFTENTIMES, THE TIPPING POINT IS
US OFFERING TO GIVE THEM A RIDE
ANYWHERE ACROSS THE STATE. NOT
JUST THE COUNTY. NOT JUST A
COUPLE OF COUNTIES OVER. WE ARE
GOING TO SPOKANE. WE ARE GOING
TO LONG BEACH. WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO GET PEOPLE STABILIZED AND
BACK ON THEIR FEET. I THINK THAT
IS THE GREATEST FORM OF HARM
REDUCTION WE CAN OFFER IS A GOOD
CONVERSATION, FRIENDSHIP, AND
SOMETIMES, A RIDE OVER. THAT IS
KIND OF ALL I HAD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAYNES.
>> THE POLICE CHIEFS HAVE PROVEN
ILL TRAINED AND UNWILLING TO
MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO SHUT DOWN
APEX PREDATORY CRIMINALS. WE
NEED TO PURGE THE RACIST
POLICIES COMING OUT OF THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING, SQUANDERING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
PRIORITIZING SKIN COLOR AND
REPEAT OFFENDERS WHO GET TO JUMP
IN THE FRONT OF THE LINE FOR
HOUSING AND SERVICES BEFORE THE
INNOCENT POOR AND WHITE HOUSE
LIST CITIZENS, MISTREATED, STILL
MISTREATED AGAINST AND WRONGLY
MISJUDGED BY SCORNED LIVED
EXPERIENCE EXECUTIVES, DON'T
THINK THEIR TRAUMA ON THE PART,
WHILE SOCIAL ENGINEERING THE
POOR. AND THE NGOs WHOSE
PRIORITIES CAUSE A RAISE IN THE
SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS, FOUNDED BY
A BOTTOM OF THE BARREL SOCIAL
PROGRESSIVE. IT IS CONNECTED TO
DISHONEST NONPROFITS,
POLITICALLY CONNECTED. WE NEED
TO STOP WANTING TO COUCH
MEDICAID TO PROVIDE TRUCKS FOR
REPEAT CRIMINALS AND JUNKIE SELF
DESTRUCTIVE'S WHO GET TO DECIDE
HOW MUCH EFFORT THEY ARE GOING
TO MAKE TO END THEIR ADDICTION.
WE NEED OVERSIGHT OF THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS WHOSE SUB- HUMANS
MISTREAT THE HOMELESS AND THEY
CAN'T DO LAUNDRY WITHOUT BEING
MESSED WITH BY UNSANITARY
EMPLOYEES AT THE URBAN REST STOP
WHO THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH
MESSING WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES,
SIMPLY NEEDING SHOWER AND
LAUNDRY IN A TIMELY FASHION,
TRIPPING THEM UP WITH MINIMAL
HOURS OF SERVICE. THERE IS NO
REAL EFFORT FROM THE SIX-FIGURE
SALARIES OF THE HOMELESS
AUTHORITY TO KEEP NONPROFITS
HONEST AND FORTHRIGHT. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> GO AHEAD. WRAP UP.
>> WHERE IS THE FUNDING TO
REBUILD THE EMERGENCY HOUSING.
THERE ARE EVIL LANDLORDS WHO
THINK THEY ARE ENTITLED TO
ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED PROPERTY
VALUES. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> MR. HAYNES.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
>> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE CARDS ON THE
PODIUM OR EMAIL COUNCIL AT
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR
INTO THE RECORD. APPOINTMENTS
3081 THROUGH 3084. APPOINTMENTS
OF TREVOR DUSTON, GWEN
McCULLOUGH, KYLE TIBBS, AND
DIANA ORTEGA-CHANCE TO THE
COMMISSION FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION SERVES IN THAT
ADVISORY CAPACITY. TREVOR HAS AN
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND IN EQUITY
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. GWEN HAS
OVER 14 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE
AND KYLE HAS A BACKGROUND IN
GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT
MANAGEMENT. DIANA'S
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNT IS IN
ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
PROGRAMMING AND BIPOC
COMMUNITIES. THESE COMMISSIONERS
HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS
OUTSTANDING SEATTLE RESIDENTS
WHO ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING THE
CITY TO ADVISE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. I
WANT TO THINK TO THANK EACH ONE
OF THEM FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE ON THE SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE FOR A
VOTE? I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 3081 THROUGH 3084.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE APARTMENTS
TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOGNITION TO CONFIRM
THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE SENT TO
THE MARCH 4th SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEMS FIVE THROUGH NINE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 5 THROUGH 9.
APPOINTMENTS 3085 THROUGH 3089.
APPOINTMENTS OF JESSA GAVRIELLE
DAVIS TECH FOUR, MAHA ROY, AND
THERESA SMITH . AS PART OF THE
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> I'M SORRY. I'M NOT CLEAR.
>> I ACCIDENTALLY SET HIS NAME
TWICE. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> WHO ARE WE NOMINATING FOR
APRIL 30th, 2025? I WILL REREAD
THAT. THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 5 THROUGH 9.
APPOINTMENTS 3085 THROUGH 3089.
APPOINTMENTS OF JESSA GAVRIELLE
DAVIS , MAHA ROY, AND THERESA
SMITH AS MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
LGBTQ COMMISSION FOR APRIL 30th,
2025, AND APPOINTMENTS OF CHRIS
CURIA AND LANDON LABOSKY , FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> OKAY. AGAIN, WE ARE
CONFIRMING THEM FOR A TERM OF A
MONTH? TWO MONTHS?
>> THAT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
PLEASE GIVE ME MOMENT.
>>I JUST CLARIFY THAT
THAT IS ONLY TWO MONTHS AWAY.
>> CONFIRMED. THEY ARE TWO
MONTHS AWAY. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM
CLERK, FOR CONFIRMING THAT TWO
OF THOSE APPOINTMENTS ARE APRIL
30th, 2025 OF THIS YEAR. THEY
WILL BE SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT
ONCE THAT BRIEF TERM, CONFIRMING
TODAY, THAT IT EXPIRES. SO, THE
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION SERVES
IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY. CHRIS
IS A MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR.
LANDON HOLDS A MASTERS DEGREE IN
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION WITH AN
EMPHASIS ON STATE AND LOCAL
POLICY. BACK AT 10 -- THESE
COMMISSIONERS ARE COMMITTED TO
ADVANCING THE SUPPORT AND
PRODUCTIONS FOR THE LGBTQ+
COMMUNITY AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO DEDICATE
THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO THIS
CAUSE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FOR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS BEFORE WE MOVE FOR A
VOTE? SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I NOW
BELIEVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 3085 THROUGH 3089.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOLLOWING
THEIR COMMISSION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON .
>> AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE..
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
-- NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE SEATTLE
DISABILITY COMMISSION SERVES IN
AN ADVISORY CAPACITY TO THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. BIANCA
GALLEGOS FOCUSES ON PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. JESSICA HAS A
MASTERS IN EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY WITH AN
EMPHASIS ON DISABILITIES. THESE
INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SELECTED
TO SERVE ON THE DISABILITIES
COMMISSION, AND I AM SO GRATEFUL
THAT THEY ARE COMMITTING THEIR
TIME AND TALENTS TO SUPPORT THE
DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
CUSHIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE I
PUT IT TO A VOTE? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
OF APPOINTMENTS 3091 THROUGH
3093 TO THE DISABILITY
COMMISSION. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MADE
AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE. CHAIR MOORE.
>> AYE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF AGENDA
ITEM 13 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 13. COUNCIL BILL
120943, AND ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM,
ALLOWING PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION
FOR COMMERCIAL TO MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING CONVERSION PROJECTS
ALLOWING THE EXTENSION PERIOD TO
BE EXTENDED 24 YEARS FOR
PROPERTIES WITH MULTI- FAMILY
HOUSING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION,
EXPIRING THE END OF 2025, ENDING
-- CHANGING THE SUNSET DATE AND
AMENDING SECTIONS TO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. TODAY, WE HAVE
WITH US MAIKO WINKLER-CHIN AND
KELLI LARSEN TO WALK US THROUGH
COUNCIL BILL 120943. TODAY'S
PRESENTATION TOUCHES ON THE
HISTORY OF MFTE, THE MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING TAX EXEMPTION CREDIT.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO OUR SEATS -- SEASONED AND
DISTINCT PRESENTERS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR MOORE, AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE
DISCUSSING LEGISLATION TO UPDATE
THE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTY
TAX, ALSO KNOWN AS MFTE. THIS
INDICATES THAT THIS IS THE SIXTH
TIME THAT PROGRAM SIX HAS BEEN
LEGISLATIVELY CHANGED. I'M
GOING TO START BY PROVIDING AN
OVERVIEW OF THE MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES A TAX
EXEMPTION IN EXCHANGE FOR
SETTING ASIDE 20 TO 25% FOR
INCOME QUALIFIED RENTERS. SINCE
1998, THE CITY HAS DONE THIS SIX
TIMES. THE PROGRAM IS SET TO
EXPIRE MARCH 31st, 2025. SEATTLE
HAS APARTMENTS IN ABOUT 300
DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. I'M GOING
TO DO AN OVERVIEW OF THE
PROPOSED MFTE P6.7 LEGISLATION.
THERE ARE THREE PRIMARY
COMPONENTS. FIRST, WE WORK WITH
CHAIR MOORE TO PROPOSE EXTENDING
THE TECH TO SUNSET DATE TO
SEPTEMBER 5th, 2025. SECOND,
THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS
PROPERTIES TO EXTEND THEIR TAX
EXEMPTION FOR ANOTHER 12 YEARS.
THIS WILL BE OFFERED TO 18
BUILDINGS, THE RESTRICTED MFTE
APARTMENT IN RETURN FOR THE 12
YOUR TAX EXEMPTION. THE THIRD IS
THAT THIS LEGISLATION ALIGNS
WITH STATE LAW THAT WAS PASSED
IN 2024. IT STREAMLINES AND
SUPPORTS OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL
CONVERSION PROJECTS.
>> THIS CHART HERE DISPLAYS THE
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS FOR MFTE
PROGRAM SIX BY UNIT TYPE FROM
TWO BEDROOMS AT THE TOP TO TWO
EFFICIENCY UNITS IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE CHART. IT SHOWS THE AMI
FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR NEW
APPLICATIONS THAT ARE COMING
THROUGH. THE RIGHT COLUMN SHOWS
THE AMI AND RENT LIMITS FOR
PROJECTS SEEKING A 12 YOUR
EXEMPTION UNDER PROGRAM SIX.
THIS COLUMN SHOWS THE RENT
LIMITS THAT WILL APPLY TO
APARTMENTS THAT HAVE MFTE
EXPIRING. IT IS FOR A TOTAL OF
12 YEARS. THESE BUILDINGS ARE
ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD AT THIS
POINT. SHARING MORE ABOUT THESE
MFTE EXTENSIONS COME INTO
DOESN'T 21, THE LAW WAS CHANGED
TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION TO 24
YEARS. CITY COUNCIL HAS
AUTHORIZED THESE 12 YEAR
EXTENSION OPTIONS FOR PROPERTIES
WITH MFTE EXPIRING 2021 THROUGH
2024. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS
THAT THIS OPTION HAS BEEN MADE
AVAILABLE, 13 OF 29 PROPERTIES
OPTED TO EXTEND. THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD PROVIDE AN
EXTENSION OPTION FOR 18
BUILDINGS WITH A TOTAL OF 405
RESTRICTED MFTE UNITS TO RECEIVE
AN ADDITIONAL 12 YEARS OF
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. THERE
ARE EIGHT BUILDINGS IN COUNCIL
DISTRICT 3 AND THE OTHER 10 ARE
SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THIS CHART EXPLAINS THE LIMITS
FOR THE PROPERTIES WITH MFTE
EXPIRING IN 2025. 14 OF THE
BUILDINGS WERE ESTABLISHED UNDER
PROGRAM 4, WHICH IS THAT MIDDLE
COLUMN. FOUR OF THE PROPERTIES
WERE ESTABLISHED UNDER PROGRAM
3. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE RENT
LIMITS VARY FROM PROGRAM 3 TO
PROGRAM 4 TO THE NEW PROGRAM 6
LIMITS. THE CURRENT RENT IN
THESE PROJECTS RANGE FROM $874 A
MONTH TO 1700 A MONTH. THEY
GENERALLY FALL BELOW THE P3 AND
P4 RENT LIMITS. PARTICULARLY FOR
SMALL UNIT TYPES.
>> THE OFFICE OF HOUSING 60
SUPPORT THE STABILITY OF RENTERS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. STARTING
JANUARY 1st, 2026, OWNERS WHO
DECIDE TO EXTEND WILL BE
REQUIRED TO REDUCE RENTS TO THE
P6.7 RENT LIMITS. THIS GETS
CONFUSING. IF THE TENANTS INCOME
IS 1.5 TIMES GREATER THAN THE
NEW INCOME LIMIT, THEIR RENT
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. SO I'M
GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
THE P6.7 EXTENSION RENT LIMIT
FOR A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT WILL
BE 75% AMI. IF THE TENANTS
INCOME IS 1.5 TIMES GREATER THAN
75% AMI, THEY WILL MAINTAIN
THEIR EXISTING RENT LIMIT, WHICH
FOR P4 IS 85% AMI. FOR OPPONENTS
THAT MAINTAIN EXISTING RENT,
THEY WILL NEED TO UPDATE TO THE
NEW P6.7 EXTENSION RENT LIMIT AT
THE POINT OF UNIT TURNOVER WHEN
THERE IS A NEW TENANT. O.H. IS
WORKING TO SIMPLIFY
REQUIREMENTS. SOME CHANGES HAVE
BEEN MADE TO THE ADMISSION OF
REQUIREMENTS. THE TEAM IS
WORKING ON ADDITIONAL CHANGES.
WE HAVE REDUCED REQUIREMENTS FOR
INCOME VERIFICATION BY ALLOWING
THIRD-PARTY VERIFICATION OR PAY
STUBS OR THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE.
WE HAVE DISCONTINUED USE OF CASH
AT DATA THROUGH PROPRIETARY ONES
LIKE AND MOE WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
WE ARE NOT ASKING PEOPLE FOR
THEIR VENMO RECORDS WHENEVER
POSSIBLE. WE ALLOW FOR DIGITAL
SIGNATURES ON FIRMS. THE
EXECUTIVE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
ON REAUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM
SEVEN. THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON REPORT HAS BEEN
POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND IS ONE
OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
ANALYSIS THAT WE CONSIDERED FOR
PROGRAM SEVEN PROPOSALS. AND WE
AIM TO TRANSMIT LEGISLATION FOR
P7 THIS YEAR, AND WE ARE HAPPY
TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND
THANK YOU, MAIKO WINKLER-CHIN,
FOR THIS PRESENTATION. JUST SO
I'M CLEAR, THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A SHORT-TERM
TEMPORARY EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON
MARCH 21st, RIGHT? WE RECENTLY
AUTHORIZED THAT, CORRECT?
>> LAST FALL.
>> YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND THAT, FOR
MEETING WITH -- YOUR MEMO THIS
EXTENSION WAS TO ALLOW ADEQUATE
TIME TO CONSIDER THE P7
ITERATION OF THE PROGRAM. THIS
IS THE SECOND TIME WE ARE BEING
ASKED TO EXTEND THE PROGRAM.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR BLOCKERS
IMPACTING GETTING THIS DONE?
>> I WOULD NOT CALL THEM
BLOCKERS. WE HAVE EXTENDED THIS
PROGRAM PARTLY DUE TO THE
VOLATILITY OF THE HOUSING MARKET
IN GENERAL. WHEN WE SET THE
LEGISLATION, WE LOOK BACK TO SEE
WHAT THE IMPACTS HAVE BEEN AS WE
SET THE RENT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
[ INAUDIBLE ] SOME OF THE
INITIAL REACTIONS HAVE BEEN TO
INCREASE INTEREST RATES. SOME OF
THE NEWER COST FLUCTUATIONS THAT
ARE HAPPENING IN CONSTRUCTION
RELATED TO PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL
IMPACTS OF TARIFFS COMING UP, WE
HAVE HAD COST INCREASES OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS, AND THE LARGE
NUMBER OF UNITS COMING ONLINE
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WHICH
HAS IMPACTED , FROM OUR
PERSPECTIVE, POSITIVELY, THE
RENTS THAT ARE SET, AND THOSE
ARE COVERED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON REPORT, IF YOU LOOK
AT THAT. SO AS WE ARE LOOKING AT
WHAT HAPPENS IN P7, ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT DOES HAPPEN TO
HAPPEN IN P7 IS THERE ANY
LAND-USE MAPS. OUR PLAN HAS TO
REFLECT WHAT IS IN IT. THAT IS
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY. I WOULD
SAY THE OTHER THING IS, THERE IS
A LOT OF DATA TO ANALYZE. THERE
ARE CHANGES IN THE MARKET. WE
WANT TO DO THIS SOMEWHAT WELL.
WE HAVE TO MEASURE THE IMPACT
GOING FORWARD. THIS PROGRAM GETS
ANALYZED EVERY FOR YOU -- FEW
YEARS. I FEEL THIS FEELING OF
HER OVER ME. [ INAUDIBLE ] SO,
YEAH.
>> VALIDATING EVERYTHING THAT
DIRECTOR WINKLER-CHIN JUST SAID.
I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD AMOUNT
OF TIME FOR US, TO HELP YOU MAKE
GOOD DECISIONS.
>> SURE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
FAIR ENOUGH ON THE FRAMING OF
BLOCKER. I KNOW THAT IS A
TRIGGERING WORD FOR SOME. I
THINK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, YOUR
DEPARTMENT, CERTAINLY MYSELF AND
PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF MY
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES , WE ALL HAVE
A SHARED GOAL OF GETTING THIS
DONE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
WE ARE ALREADY PAST -- GOING TO
RUN PAST TWO OF OUR SHARED GOAL
OF GETTING THIS FINALIZED. SO
BLOCKER OR IMPEDIMENT TO
ACHIEVING OUR SHARED GOAL,
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO FRAME IT,
THERE IS CLEARLY AN OPPORTUNITY
HERE. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT
THIS IS A COMPLEX ENDEAVOR. YOU
KNOW, THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO
BE RAPIDLY EVOLVING MARKET
CONDITIONS. I UNDERSTAND
SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T
NECESSARILY SPEAK TO DIRECTLY. I
NOTE THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLEX
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED AND WE
WANT TO GET THAT RIGHT. THAT
SAID, WE ALSO NEED TO MOVE ON
BEYOND ANALYSIS PARALYSIS. WE
COULD HAVE THIS GO ON
POTENTIALLY INDEFINITELY. AT
SOME POINT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
IT IS GOOD ENOUGH, AND THEN WE
CAN CONSIDER SOME POLICY OPTIONS
AT OUR LEVEL. IN ANY EVENT,
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I
KNOW THAT SEPTEMBER, THE
PROPOSED DATE HERE OF SEPTEMBER,
WHATEVER IT IS, 10th, IS A WEEK
OR TWO BEFORE OUR BUDGET SEASON,
BEFORE THE MAYOR DROPS A
PROPOSED BUDGET. WE ARE UNLIKELY
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE MEANINGFUL
ACTION OR THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDER
THAT, ASSUMING IT DROPS SHORTLY
BEFORE THAT. MY HOPE IS THAT IN
THE SPRING. IN THE EARLY SUMMER
SOMETIME, WE WOULD HAVE
SOMETHING FINALIZED FOR US TO
CONSIDER.
>> THANK YOU . WE HAVE MADE IT
CLEAR TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE
LEGISLATION IN EARLY SUMMER FOR
YOU ALL TO HAVE THE TIME YOU
NEED BEFORE THE EXTENSION
DEADLINE ON THE 10th OF
DECEMBER. WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION
BEFORE THAT. 30 DAYS BEFORE THE
DEADLINE SO THE PROGRAM CAN
CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OUR INTENT IS TO KEEP A
CONTINUING PROGRAM AND NOT TO
HAVE THESE BREAKS BECAUSE WE
LIKE SOME STABILITY IN THE
PROGRAM.
>> WE DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO
TREAT THE MFTE LIKE THE
FLOODPLAIN LEGISLATION, SO, BUT,
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THANK YOU
FOR THOSE COMMENTS. I WANTED TO
LET YOU KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION CAME DOWN WITH THE
EXTENSION DATE, MARCH 31st,
2026, SO HE PUSHED BACK ON THAT,
AND WE ARE LOOKING AT WORKING
WITH OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR THEM
TO BRING LEGISLATION IN JUNE,
AND FOR THAT TO COME BEFORE
COMMITTEE IN JUNE AND JULY. WE
WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIVE, SERIOUS
TIME TO TALK ABOUT SUBSTANTIVE
CHANGES. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'M NOT SURE WHO WAS NEXT.
OKAY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS
BEFORE US TODAY. THIS IS WHEN WE
APPROVED THE EXTENSION LAST
TIME, I HAD MIXED FEELINGS
BECAUSE THIS IS A PROGRAM I LOOK
FORWARD TO APPROVING THE RENEWAL
OF, AND THAT IS BECAUSE, AND I
WILL SAY IT AGAIN, I SEE THE
MFTE PROGRAM AS ENABLING US TO
MEET TWO VERY IMPORTANT GOALS.
NUMBER ONE, INCENTIVIZING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, BUT ALSO, WHAT WE ARE
GETTING IS MIXED INCOME HOUSING
IN THE SAME BUILDING BECAUSE
DEVELOPERS -- HOLDING OWNERS ARE
ALLOWED TO ALLOCATE SOME OF THE
UNITS TO BE AFFORDABLE FOR A
CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS, SO THAT
IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT. ON-SITE
PERFORMANCE. THIS IS AN
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PROGRAM. AT
THE SAME TIME, IT HAS TO BE DONE
RIGHT. TO GET BUILDING OWNERS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, IT
HAS TO MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE FOR
THEM, AND SO, I'M HAPPY TO GIVE
THE EXTRA TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT DOES BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
THAT WHEN THE DRAFT PROGRAM, THE
P7 PROGRAM WAS SHOPPED AROUND,
THE REACTION TO IT WAS SURPRISE
AND, COME ON FOLKS, WE CAN DO
BETTER, FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT
WILL ACTUALLY BE BUILDING THESE
UNITS, SO I SEE HERE THAT YOU
HAD TWO -- I'M READING YOUR
EMAIL -- THERE WERE TWO MEETINGS
ON OCTOBER 23rd OF THIS PAST
YEAR TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT
THE REAUTHORIZATION FOR OWNERS,
DEVELOPERS, ET CETERA, AND TWO
MEETINGS, PROBABLY, I WOULD SAY,
LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE TALKED
TO EVERYBODY AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE GETTING GOOD INPUT FOR
HOW THIS CAN WORK FOR MAXIMUM
PARTICIPATION GOING FORWARD. SO,
HAPPY TO PROVIDE EXTRA TIME FOR
THIS TO GET IT RIGHT. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST SLIDE HAS
THE LINK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON REPORT. I WOULD
DIRECT ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ATTENTION TO THAT REPORT.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THAT
CAME OUT AFTER THE WORK HAD BEEN
DONE BY O.H. AND NOW THERE IS A
NEED TO GO BACK AND REVISIT THE
ISSUES GIVEN SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
REPORTED. THAT IS WHY WE ARE
HERE NOW. SO, ANYWAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS WORK. SOME OF MY
QUESTIONS WERE RELATED TO THE UW
REPORT. WE ARE EXCITED TO TALK
ABOUT THE FINDINGS IN THAT
REPORT AND ASK IF YOU QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE PROGRAM. CHAIR, WOULD
THAT BE OKAY TO ASK?
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED
TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE UNITS
WITHIN MARKET RATE DEVELOPS AND
KNOWING THIS, COULD YOU
IDENTIFY, WHAT IS THE SINGULAR
MOST IMPRINT CHANGE WE COULD BE
MAKING TO MFTE TO CREATE NEW
UNITS WITHOUT CREATING
DISINCENTIVES TO MARKET RATE
DEVELOPMENTS?
>> I WOULD SAY THAT THE BIGGEST
CHANGE BEFORE YOU WOULD BE
REALLY ABOUT SETTING THE INCOME
LEVELS, AND WHAT IS THAT? AND IF
YOU READ INTO DR. COBURN'S
REPORT, THERE'S A LOT OF DATA
THERE. AND I THOUGHT THE REPORT
WAS VERY HELPFUL, AND IT SHOULD
BE A PRACTICE TO TALK TO THE
PEOPLE DOING THE RESEARCH. AND I
THINK IT IS THE INCOME LEVELS
BECAUSE I THINK, IF YOU READ
INTO THE REPORT, IF WE SET THE
INCOME PERCENTAGE IS TOO LOW, WE
WILL THIS INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE
FROM DEVELOPING, AND THEN IF YOU
SET THEM TOO HIGH, OR WHAT IS
PERCEIVED TO BE TOO HIGH, YOU
WOULD THEN HAVE A REACTION FROM
OTHERS, BELIEVING THAT THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT IS NOT WHAT IT
SHOULD BE. THIS ISSUES MAY BE AT
CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER. BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER
INTERESTING IDEAS THAT COULD BE
DONE. AS WE ARE LOOKING AT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENERAL
HOUSING IN SEATTLE, THE PROGRAM
IS ESTABLISHED AS AN INCENTIVE.
SO WHAT IS IT THAT WE WOULD WANT
TO INCENT? THAT IS MY SIDEBAR
COMMENT ABOUT THAT. WHAT IS IT
THAT WE ARE USING THIS INCENTIVE
FOR? YOU WANT IT AS A CREATION.
I HEAR COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
WANTING THE MIX OF INCOMES. I
HEAR A NUMBER OF UNITS. BUT ARE
THERE OTHER THINGS FOR US TO
CONSIDER AT THIS TIME AS TO WHAT
IS IT THAT WE WANT AS WE LOOK TO
THE FUTURE OF THE CITY? DOES
THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> BUILDING ON THAT, THAT UW
REPORT NOTED THAT MFTE UNITS IN
LOW-COST AREAS OFTEN EXCEEDED
RENT. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON WHAT
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT AS WE
CONSIDER TAKING UP A NEW VERSION
OF MFTE?
>> WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF
DIFFERENT CONSIDERATIONS THAT
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO. I MIGHT BE
STEPPING OVER MY SKIS HERE. IN
THE PAST, THE MFTE PROGRAM HAS
NOT BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT
TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS. I'M
OLD, AND I REMEMBER BACK WHEN IT
WAS IN SELECT NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH
AS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THAT WAS
THE FIRST MARKET RATE PROJECT
THERE. THEY USED THAT PROGRAM.
IT WAS USED VERY MUCH FROM THAT
PERSPECTIVE. AS THE NEEDS OF THE
CITY CHANGED OVER TIME, THAT IS
WHEN IT BECAME MORE OF A HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY TOOL, AS WELL AS
EXPANDING. I'M LOOKING AT TRACY
BECAUSE SHE IS MAYBE AS OLD AS I
AM. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR
REMEMBRANCES OF THAT PROGRAM.
YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT IT IS YOU
WANT TO CONSENT -- INCENT, AND
WHERE. IF THE MARKET RATES ARE
LOWER THAN THE MFTE RENTS, I
THINK YOU WOULD WANT TO GO BACK
AND LOOK AT THE PRODUCT. WHAT IS
THE QUALITY OF THAT PRODUCT?
CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS DO NOT
NECESSARILY HAVE A BUNCH OF NEW
UNITS COMING ON. THE HOUSING
QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS
NOT EXACTLY THE SAME. SO,
PERHAPS THERE IS NUANCE IN THAT
AS YOU GET DEEPER INTO THE WORK
OF THINKING ABOUT THEM.
>> WE LEARNED FROM THEAS THEY
SPOKE TO DEVELOPERS THAT THERE
IS RETRACTION FROM THESE
LOW-COST NEIGHBORHOODS ANYWAY.
SO POTENTIALLY YOU DON'T NEED
TO DO ANYTHING IN THE PROGRAM.
IT IS GENERALLY DECIDED BY
MARKET FORCES.
>> I GUESS MY FINAL QUESTION HAS
TO DO WITH PROCESS. IF YOU CAN
GIVE INSIGHT IN WHAT HE WILL BE
UP TO, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> SOMETIMES, PEOPLE DON'T WANT
TO TELL US. THAT IS WHY HAVING
PROFESSOR COBURN THERE HAS BEEN
HELPFUL. HE HAS BEEN VERY
CONFIDENTIAL. HE HAS NOT
DIVULGED ANY NAMES ABOUT ANYBODY
OR ANYTHING. HE HAS BEEN HONEST
AND FRANK WITH US ABOUT, THIS IS
WHAT PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE DOING.
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE.
THAT IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. I
HOPE I DIDN'T DIVULGE ANY
CONFIDENCES. IT IS THE TRUTH.
WHEN YOU'RE THE REGULATOR, WHEN
YOU ARE THE PERSON DOING THINGS
TO PEOPLE, SOMETIMES, PEOPLE
DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO TELL
YOU CERTAIN THINGS. WHAT WE
HEARD FROM THE DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY IS QUITE CONSISTENT.
THAT IT IS MATH. IF IT DOES NOT
WORK FOR THEM, TO PROVIDE THE
RENT AT THIS LEVEL, IT DOES NOT
WORK FOR THEIR PRO FORMA, THEY
ARE NOT GOING TO PARTICIPATE.
THAT IS ONE THING THAT THEY HAVE
SAID. THE OTHER THING IS, PLEASE
MAKE YOUR PAPERWORK SIMPLER. AND
WE CAN WORK ON THAT. SO, I AM
SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HEAR
FROM MFTE , DEVELOPERS IN
PARTICULAR BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
WAITING AROUND FOR SOME SORT OF
EXTENSION. OUR STAFF ARE GETTING
CALLS LIKE, HEY, WHAT IS
HAPPENING? WE NEED INFORMATION.
AND WE HAVE FORMAL AND INFORMAL
ENGAGEMENTS.
>> BUT YOU WILL BE GOING OUT,
AND ONCE YOU ALL DECIDE THE NEXT
PROPOSAL FOR P6 --
>> FOR P7?
>> FOR P7. SORRY. YOU WILL BE
DOING ENGAGEMENT AS HE DID WITH
THE EARLIER PROPOSAL, CORRECT?
>> I THINK WE HAVE TO. I DON'T
THINK IT IS POSSIBLE OR WISE FOR
US TO PASS SOMETHING WITHOUT
TALKING ABOUT THIS IS WHAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT ENGAGING WITH
DEVELOPERS. I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO COMMIT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH
RENTERS WITHIN MFTE UNITS. I SAW
THE SURVEY.
>> THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT
COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS
JOINED, FOR THE RECORD. I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT MFTE. [ INAUDIBLE
] SOMETIMES, THEY ARE WILLING TO
PAY THE EXTRA $100 TO NOT HAVE
TO GO THROUGH THE INCREDIBLE
HOOPS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR
THE MFTE AND TO CONTINUE TO
VALIDATE THAT ELIGIBILITY. I'M
WONDERING IF YOU CAN BE A LITTLE
BIT MORE SPECIFIC. I KNOW IN
YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU TALK
ABOUT THE GENERAL THINGS YOU ARE
DOING ABOUT INCOME VERIFICATION.
CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT, AND
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL TWEAKS TO
THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING
THAT ARE IN THE WORKS OR THAT
YOU'RE CONTEMPLATING?
>> I WOULD SAY THAT MY GOAL IN
MAKING ADMINISTRATIVE TWEAKS IS
TO TRY TO SIMPLIFY THE PROGRAM
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR INCOME
VERIFICATION. WE HAVE THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING OVERSEE MULTIPLE
PROGRAMS AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN
OUR HOUSING OFTEN TIMES HAVE TO
MEET MULTIPLE DIFFERENT INCOME
REGULATIONS, ET CETERA, ET
CETERA. FOR US, CREATING OUR OWN
PROGRAM MEANS THAT WE DO HAVE
FLEXIBILITY THAT, FOR EXAMPLE,
THE IRS DOES NOT ALLOW IN THE
LOAN PROGRAM. WE'RE HOPING TO
HEAR BACK FROM THE STATE ABOUT
THE MOST RECENT AUDIT DATED OF
OUR OFFICE FOR THE MFTE PROGRAM
JUST TO SEE WHAT THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, BUT, THE
QUESTION THAT I HAVE, THE
CURIOSITY I HAVE IS, WHY DO WE
DO CERTAIN THINGS. AND I THINK,
IN THIS PROGRAM, I THINK THE
MOST SIMPLISTIC WE MAKE IT FOR
THE DEVELOPERS AND FOR THE
RESIDENTS OF THE HOUSING, IN
MANY WAYS, IT HELPS US MAKE OUR
WORK SIMPLER, SO WE CAN FOCUS ON
SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE
COMPLAINTS LEVEL. WE CAN LOOK AT
THE HEALTH OF THE BUILDING, THE
GENERAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THEY
ARE IN, AND UNDERSTAND THAT
MARKET CONDITIONS BETTER. I DO
NOT THINK THAT WAS NECESSARILY A
GREAT ANSWER FOR WHAT THAT IS,
BUT THAT IS KIND OF THE
ORIENTATION THAT WE ARE GOING
TOWARDS.
>> AND, SO, I MEAN, I CERTAINLY
HAD A NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS OR
UTILIZER'S OF MFTE IN DISTRICT
5 WHO HAVE OFFERED TO MEET WITH
O.H. TO TALK ABOUT HOW, FROM
THEIR PERSPECTIVE, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS COULD BE
STREAMLINED, SO, HAPPY TO HELP
FACILITATE THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AND MAYBE BRING TOGETHER A SMALL
GROUP TO INCLUDE TENANTS, AS
WELL. I WILL BE GETTING THAT
INPUT DIRECTLY.
>> AND THE OTHER QUESTION THAT
CONTINUES TO LURK OUT THERE IS
VACANCY RATES. GETTING UPDATED
INFORMATION ABOUT VACANCY RATES
AND PARTICULARLY, ARE THERE
PARTICULAR AMI POINTS THAT YOU
ARE NOTICING THAT ARE HAVING
HIGHER VACANCY RATES VERSUS --
COMPARED TO THE OTHER AMI LEVELS
AND ANY IDEA WHY, IF THAT IS THE
CASE, WHY THAT MIGHT BE THE
CASE?
>> FOR THE MFTE MARKET, THAT,
I'M NOT QUITE SURE. I DO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A LARGE
NUMBER OF THE SMALLER UNITS THAT
HAVE COME ON IN THE PAST YEAR OR
TWO. KELLY IS WAY DEEPER INTO
THE DATA THAN I AM. SO WITH THAT
ALL ON THE MARKET IN A CONDENSED
AMOUNT OF TIME, THE GOAL OF THE
HOUSING PROVIDER IS TO RENT
THOSE UNITS OUT, SO THEY ARE
MAKING CONCESSIONS. I THINK THAT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON REPORT
DOES MENTION THAT WHAT HAS BEEN
SO GREAT ABOUT HAVING MANY UNITS
COME ONLINE IS THAT THE RENTS
HAVE STABILIZED, IF NOT -- I
DON'T WANT TO SAY DROPPED, BUT
NOT GONE LIKE THIS. IT HAS BEEN
LIKE THIS. AT A CERTAIN POINT,
THOSE UNITS WILL BE ABSORBED,
AND THE RENT WILL GO UP. IN
TALKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON , LI
PERIOD OF TIME THAT WE ARE IN
WITH THESE HIGH VACANCIES WILL
PROBABLY DROP AS THE MARKET
BECOMES MORE CONSTRICTED. I
WOULD SAY THAT WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT VACANCY RATES, 5%
IS SEEN AS BEING AN OPTIMAL
POINT. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS
5%, BUT IN TALKING TO DR.
COBURN, HE SAID, 5% IS THE POINT
AT WHICH THERE IS A LITTLE BIT
OF MOVEMENT IN THE MARKET. WHICH
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE.
PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE OPTIONS.
THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH OPTIONS
FOR PEOPLE. BUT WHEN SUPPLY IS
UP, RENTS DROP AND THERE ARE
HIGHER VACANCIES AS PEOPLE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT AND
MOVE AROUND. HE ALSO SAID HE
DOESN'T EXPECT THIS TO LAST
MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
>> OKAY. WELL, AGAIN, IF YOU
COULD CONTINUE TO UPDATE US WITH
YOUR MOST RECENT DATA ON VACANCY
RATES, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I GUESS, IN TERMS OF -- I
UNDERSTOOD THAT THINGS ARE
OPENING UP AND THAT IS A GOOD
THING, BUT I THINK, AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WAS NOTING, THIS IS A
VERY POWERFUL TOOL. AS THINGS
BECOME VACANT, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING
FILLED RAPIDLY, THAT WE ARE NOT
SEEING LONG PERIOD'S OF
VACANCY. WE HAVE A LOT OF
PEOPLE. PART OF THE REASON YOU
ARE ADJUSTING THE AMI LEVEL IS
TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO UTILIZE
THIS POWERFUL TOOL COME SO THAT
IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. WE
KEEP MOVING THEM THROUGH. WE
KEEP MOVING PEOPLE UP. SO. DID
YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. WE NEED AT
THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE VACANCY RATES. WE ARE
MAKING THESE DECISIONS ABOUT HOW
MUCH HOUSING WE NEED AND WHAT
AMI, ET CETERA. WE ARE DOING
THIS NOT BLINDLY, BUT WITH
ACTUAL DATA, SO THAT WE CAN
REALLY -- WE ARE MAKING
WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS AND
POLICY CHOICES, AND SO, I JUST
WANT TO REITERATE WHAT YOU SAID
ABOUT THE NEED TO HAVE THE
VACANCY RATES FOR THE MFTE
PROGRAM AND ALL THE OTHER
PROGRAMS AND HOUSING INVESTMENTS
THAT WE MAKE. THIS IS REALLY
CRITICAL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT
IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS, WE PUT
IN SOME ASKS AROUND THE VACANCY
RATES. IT IS ONE I WILL CONTINUE
TO PUSH ON BECAUSE IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. IT IS HARD TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT THE NEED IS WHEN WE
DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT OUR
VACANCY RATES ARE, AND WE KNOW
THERE ARE SOME. AND THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT, SO THANK YOU
FOR RAISING THAT. I JUST REALLY
WANTED TO +1, WITH AN
EXCLAMATION POINT.
>> NO NEED FOR A+ TWO. -- PLUS
TWO.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FOR OUR COLLEAGUES OR
PRESENTERS? I'M NOT SEEING ANY,
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. THAT WAS VERY
HELPFUL. SO GIVEN THE
CONVERSATION WE HAD TODAY, I
WANT TO DO A GENERAL CHECK TO
SEE IF PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE
WITH PUTTING ON THE EXTENSION
LEGISLATION BEFORE US, EXTENDING
THIS TO SEPTEMBER 10th OF 2025.
[ INAUDIBLE ] I SEE GENERAL
NODS.
>> I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THE
VOTING ON THIS TODAY WITH THE
CAVEAT THAT MY HOPE IS THAT WE
WON'T BE IN THIS POSITION,
EXTENDING YET AGAIN, AND, THAT
SAID, MY IMPATIENCE, SEEMING
IMPATIENCE AND URGENCY BEHIND
THIS, DOES NOT REFLECT A LACK OF
MY APPRECIATION FOR THE
UNDERLYING WORK THAT HAS TO GO
INTO THIS, AND I KNOW THERE ARE
SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT
WORKING HARD ON THIS, ON THE
CITY'S BEHALF, WHICH I GREATLY
APPRECIATE. I APPRECIATE THEIR
EFFORTS TO GET THIS RIGHT. THAT
SAID, AGAIN, LET'S HOPE WE
DON'T HAVE TO BE DOING THIS
AGAIN. I AM COMFORTABLE VOTING
TODAY. %
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. I
NOW MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120943. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
>> YES.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
SENT TO THE MARCH 4th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. SO, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION. OKAY. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY BACK
HERE IN THE SUMMER. ON IT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FINAL
AGENDA INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 14. RESULTS OF
HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH REQUEST
FOR QUALIFICATIONS, BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. TODAY, WE HAVE
WITH US DIRECTOR TANYA KIM,
CHRIS KLAEYSEN, AND CHRISTINA
TO OUR HSD TEAM. TURN IT OVER
>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL GET US
STARTED WHILE WE PULL UP THE
DECK. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
HERE, CHAIR MOORE. I REALIZE
THAT VICE-CHAIR SOLOMON IS NOT
HERE, BUT IT WOULD ALSO BE OUR
FIRST TIME AT COMMITTEE --
ASSUMING HE WATCHES THIS LATER
ON [ INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE HERE TO
GIVE A PRESENTATION. WE ARE VERY
CLOSE. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
ENTER OUR NAMES. SO TANYA KIM,
HSD DIRECTOR.
>> HELLO. CHRIS KLAEYSEN. I AM
THE HSD HOMELESSNESS DIVISION
DIRECTOR.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. CHRISTINA
KORPI, THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM
OUTREACH MANAGER WITH THE HUMAN
SERVICES THE PROMPT.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER THE
MODEL THAT THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IS GOING OVER THIS
YEAR. WE WILL PROVIDE DETAILS
REGARDING THE AGENCIES THAT WILL
DELIVER THESE SERVICES. IT LOOKS
LIKE WE MAY HAVE A TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTY, BUT I CAN CONTINUE
TO BRING UP THE PRESENTATION.
WHAT I WILL SHARE IS THAT WE ARE
NOT ABLE TO PRESENT UCT IN ITS
ENTIRETY BECAUSE IT IS A LARGE
EFFORT. BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY
SPEAK TO ITEMS PERTAINING TO THE
WORK THAT THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IS DOING. [ INAUDIBLE
]
>> WE ARE WAITING TO GRAB THE
DECK HERE.
>> FOR TODAY'S AGENDA, WE ARE
GOING TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT .
WE WILL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
OUTREACH MODEL ITSELF. WE ARE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE OUTREACH
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION AWARDS
THAT WERE ANNOUNCED AND THAT
INCLUDES THE AGENCIES THAT WE
SELECTED. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
PERFORMANCE MEASURES. I KNOW
THAT IS ALWAYS TOP OF MIND FOR
COUNCIL, AND OF COURSE, WE WILL
FIELD YOUR QUESTIONS. AND ONE
THING I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE,
I KNOW THERE WAS PUBLIC COMMENT.
ONE THING THAT COMES ABOUT
ANYTIME WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS IS THAT THERE ARE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLY WHO
PERHAPS DID NOT GET AWARDED, OR
AGENCIES WHO APPLIED WHO GOT
LESS THAN WHAT THEY WANTED. AND
WE ARE ABLE TO BRING IN SOME NEW
AGENCIES, SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO
SHARE WITH YOU THE DETAILS OF
THE PROCESS , AND THE SET OF
AWARDEES, AND I THINK YOU WILL
HAVE A REALLY GOOD PICTURE OF
THAT. I WILL SAY FOR THE RECORD
THAT WE HEART SEATTLE HAS BEEN
IN CONTACT WITH US, AND THEY
HAVE BEEN OUT THERE TO DO A SITE
VISIT. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO
PULL THEM INTO SOME OF OUR OTHER
PROGRAMMING. THERE ARE WAYS IN
WHICH WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT THERE IS A SPECTRUM OF
SERVICES OUT THERE, WHETHER THEY
ARE FUNDED OR NOT. THERE IS ROOM
FOR A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS TEACH
-- DOING THIS GOOD WORK. IT
LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN BUSINESS. [
INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE GOING TO GO
TO SLIDE THREE, AND I'M GOING
TO PASS IT OVER TO CHRIS
KLAEYSEN.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
TODAY. WE APPRECIATE IT. AS
DIRECTOR KIM ANCIENT, WE ARE
GOING TO SPEND THE BULK OF THE
PRESENTATION GETTING INTO WHAT
THE OUTREACH PROGRAMS WILL LOOK
LIKE IN 2025. BEFORE GETTING
INTO THOSE DETAILS, WE WANT TO
SPEND A MOMENT AND TALK ABOUT
THE OVERALL CONCEPT OF OUTREACH,
AND WHAT IT IS. WE DO SEE THIS
AS REALLY HAVING THREE CRITICAL
COMPONENTS. THE FIRST IS THE
OUTREACH THAT FOCUSES ON
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
INDIVIDUALS TO FOSTER TRUST AND
INCREASE THEIR LIKELIHOOD TO
ACCEPT RESOURCES AND GO INDOORS.
THE SECOND IS THAT BUILDING OFF
THIS FOCUSED ENGAGEMENT,
OUTREACH AGENCIES WILL BE
WORKING INTENSELY WITH CLIENTS
TO IDENTIFY THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS
AND BARRIERS TO MAKING EFFECTIVE
RESOURCE CONNECTIONS, AND WHILE
THOSE FIRST TWO COMPONENTS ARE
CRITICAL, THERE IS NOT A ONE
SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH TO
OUTREACH. THERE ARE RESOURCES
FOR INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN
VEHICLES WITH BEHAVIORAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND TO
MEET POPULATION SPECIFIC NEEDS.
NEXT SLIDE. THE LAST SLIDE
PROVIDED BACKGROUND ON THE
OVERALL CONCEPT OF OUTREACH, BUT
IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
AND TO REFLECT ON HOW WE ARRIVED
AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT. THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM, OR UCT HAS
MANAGED THE CITY'S ENCAMPMENT
RESPONSE TO MAKE SURE OUR
COMMUNITY SPACES REMAIN OPEN TO
ALL, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING
INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN SHELTERED.
THIS WORK HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN
HELPING PEOPLE TO SHELTER. THERE
IS A GREATER LEVEL OF NEED FOR
THOSE WHO REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE
ENGAGEMENT TO BECOME HOUSING
READY. THIS IS THE SPACE IN
WHICH WE RELY ON CONTRACTED
AGENCIES. IN REFLECTING ON THIS
PARTNERSHIP AND THEIR IMPORTANT
ROLE LAST YEAR, HSD ANNOUNCED IT
WOULD RESUME THE OVERSIGHT OF
OUTREACH FUNDING FROM THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY. THIS DECISION WAS
MADE TO ENSURE THAT OUTREACH IS
FULLY ALIGNED WITH CITY NEEDS ,
FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON
UNFILTERED HOMELESSNESS, AND IS
WITH THE TEAM. WE ESTABLISHED A
TEAM TO FURTHER THE UCT MISSION
AND WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
THANK COUNCIL FOR SUPPORT OF
BOTH OF THOSE INITIATIVES. NEXT
SLIDE. WITH THIS TRANSFER
COMPLETE, WE WILL NOW BE
IMPLEMENTING A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
OUTREACH MODEL IN 2025 THAT WE
BELIEVE MEETS SEATTLE'S CURRENT
NEEDS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.
FIRST, THE MODEL WILL PROVIDE A
COHESIVE AND COORDINATED
STRATEGY THAT HAS A CLEARLY
DEFINED INVESTMENT AREA. FOR US,
THAT MEANS ENSURING THAT
OUTREACH WORKERS ARE PRESENT
CONSISTENTLY IN COMMUNITY IN
MEETING UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS
WHERE THEY ARE. IT RECOGNIZES
THAT WHILE UCT CAN PROVIDE LIGHT
TOUCH ENGAGEMENT FOCUSED ON
SHELTER CONNECTIONS, THERE ARE
INDIVIDUALS WITH GREATER NEEDS
THAT REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE
SUPPORT. FOR THIS, WE WILL BE
LEVERAGING OUTREACH AGENCIES
WITH EXPERIENCE IN ASSISTING
THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING. FINALLY, AS STATED
PREVIOUSLY , THERE ARE DIVERSE
NEEDS ACROSS THE HOMELESS
POPULATION, AND OUR COMMUNITIES
DO NEED SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO
EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THEM. THIS
INCLUDES VEHICLE, RESIDENCY, AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTREACH. THIS
MODEL IS GOING TO BE PROMOTING
STREAMLINED COMMUNITIES IN
BETWEEN THE UCT AND OUTREACH
AGENCIES. COORDINATION HAS BEEN
CHALLENGING AT TIMES. SO THIS
NEW MODEL WILL ALLOW FOR DIRECT
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AGENCIES
AND HSD REGIONAL COORDINATOR'S
TO GUIDE IT. FOR MORE ON THIS,
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
CHRISTINA .
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS. THIS SLIDE
OUTLINES THE MODEL WHICH WILL
DEPLOY SEVEN DISTRICTS SPECIFIC
TEAMS ACROSS ALL SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE FIRST
COMPONENT OF THESE TEAMS WILL BE
EXPANDED UCT STAFF. THIS TEAMS
FOCUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON
CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS TO
SHELTER AND PROVIDING
CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY OF
CARE. TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS
BEYOND THE UCT, THEY ISSUED A
REQUEST FOR GOLF VACATIONS TO
PROCURE SPECIALIZED OUTREACH
SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE STREET
BASED CARE COORDINATION TO
SUPPORT THOSE LIVING ALONE OR IN
ENCAMPMENTS WHO NEED INTENSIVE,
PROLONGED ENGAGEMENT. VEHICLE
OUTREACH TO ENGAGE THOSE LIVING
IN VEHICLES ABOUT SHELTERS,
UNDERSTANDING PARKING RULES, AND
MOVING OFF THE STREET. AND
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
OUTREACH TO CONNECT HIGH NEEDS
INDIVIDUALS TO HEALTHCARE
SERVICES. TO SUPPLEMENT THE
DISTRICT SPECIFIC TEAMS, HSD
PROCURED OUTREACH TO DEPLOY
AGENCIES WITH SIMILAR
BACKGROUNDS OR LIVED EXPERIENCE
THAT WILL RECEIVE REFERRALS
CITYWIDE. ALL OF THESE SERVICES
WILL COORDINATE SEAMLESSLY WITH
UCT ON ONGOING EFFORTS. ON THE
NEXT SLIDE, I WILL EXPLAIN HOW
THESE AVERAGE TEAMS WILL ENGAGE
WITH THEIR ASSIGNED DISTRICT. AS
MENTIONED -- NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AS MENTIONED, THE SPECIALIZED
OUTREACH SERVICES DEPLOYED
ACROSS THE TEAMS WERE PROCURED
THROUGH THE STREET BASED
OUTREACH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL
RFQ. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES SHARE
WHICH AGENCIES RECEIVED AWARDS
FOR EACH SERVICE TYPE, AND WHERE
THEY WILL BE DEPLOYED. THE FIRST
ONE IS THAT STREET BASED CARE
COORDINATION AWARDS. AND THESE
SERVICES WILL BE DEPLOYED WHEN
LONGER-TERM ENGAGEMENT IS
REQUESTED OR REQUIRED TO WORK
WITH AN INDIVIDUAL TOWARDS
HOUSING READINESS, MEDICAL
TREATMENT, REDUCING LEGAL
BARRIERS, ET CETERA. THESE
INTENSIVE ENGAGEMENTS IS USUALLY
REQUIRED FOR FOLKS THAT ARE
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. THESE
INDIVIDUALS OFTEN HAVE MULTIPLE
BARRIERS TO COMING INSIDE AND
MADE REGULARLY THE CLIENT
SHELTER OFFERS. THIS DEEPER
ENGAGEMENT PROVIDES TIME TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THESE NEEDS,
BUILD TRUST, AND MAKE EFFECTIVE
SERVICE CONNECTIONS. THEIR FOCUS
WILL BE ON SYSTEM NAVIGATION,
RESOURCE CONNECTION, AND
DOCUMENT READINESS. ALL WITH THE
ULTIMATE INTENTION OF ASSISTING
AN INDIVIDUAL TO ACHIEVE THEIR
UNIQUE GOALS COME AND MOVE
TOWARD ENDING THEIR HOMELESSNESS
THROUGH REFERRALS TO SHELTER OR
ACQUIRING PERMANENT HOUSING.
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES
REACH PROGRAM RECEIVED THE AWARD
TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE IN
DISTRICTS 1, 2, 4, 5, AND 6,
WHILE THE SALVATION ARMY WILL
SERVE DISTRICTS 3 AND 7. NEXT
SLIDE. THE SECOND SERVICE TYPE
IS VEHICLE OUTREACH, WHICH WILL
ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN
VEHICLES. THEY WILL ASSIST IN
ASSESSING PEOPLE IN VEHICLES,
REFER FOLKS TO SHELTERS AND
ENSURE THAT MOBILE VEHICLES ARE
LEGAL. THIS MIGHT INCLUDE
MECHANICAL REPAIRS AS WELL AS
PROVIDING INFORMATION AND
EDUCATION ABOUT THE CITY'S
PARKING LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
SUCCESS HERE LOOKS LIKE
REFERRALS BEING MADE TO SAFE
LOTS AND SHELTER AND ENSURING
THAT VEHICLES ARE MOBILE AND
PARKED LEGALLY. UNIVERSITY
HEIGHTS CENTER RECEIVED THE
AWARD TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE IN
DISTRICTS 1, 2, 4, 5, AND 6,
WHILE THE SALVATION ARMY WILL
SERVE DISTRICTS 3 AND 7.
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
OUTREACH -- HAVE REAL HEALTH
SPECIALISTS WILL SERVE ON THE
DISTRICT OUTREACH TEAM, AS WELL.
THESE SPECIALISTS WILL BE
DEPLOYED TO WORK WITH
INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM
SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL
ILLNESS. SUCCESS FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS IT'S REFERRALS TO
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
OFFICIALS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AS
WELL AS ASSISTANCE WITH
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
PLACEMENT. DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
SERVICES CENTER RECEIVED THE
AWARD TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE IN
ALL DISTRICTS. I WILL HAND IT
BACK OVER TO CHRIS TO SHARE
DETAILS ABOUT HOW PUBLISH IN
SPECIFIC OUTREACH WILL BE
DEPLOYED.
>> THIS IS OUR LAST OUTREACH
SERVICE TYPE. AS OPPOSED TO THE
LAST THREE PUBLISH IN SPECIFIC
GROUPS, THIS WILL BE DEPLOYED
CITYWIDE. WE KNOW THAT BLACK AND
BROWN PEOPLE DISPROPORTIONATELY
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE
REPRESENTED IN THE AGENCIES THAT
ARE SERVING THEM. THESE PUBLISH
IN SPECIFIC PROVIDERS SPECIALIZE
IN OUTREACH CRITICAL MESSENGERS
OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIMILAR
BACKGROUNDS AS TO THE NEIGHBORS
AND RELATIVES THEY ARE SERVING
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
ALONGSIDE THE INCREDIBLE
MESSENGER, OFTENTIMES, THESE
AGENCIES CAN OFFER HOUSING OR
IMPLEMENT OPTIONS, AND OFFER
HOLISTIC WELLNESS PRACTICES, AS
WELL. STEPPING APART FOR A
MOMENT, THERE ARE AGENCIES THAT
SERVE SPECIFIC SUBSETS OF THE
PETITION SUCH AS FAMILIES,
YOUTH, AND YOUNG ADULTS. THEY
HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT ARE
DESIGNED FOR THESE GROUPS
SPECIFICALLY. I WANT TO PUT A
NOTE BEFORE DISCUSSING THE
AWARDED AGENCIES, THAT, AGAIN,
THESE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WILL BE DEPLOYED ON A CITYWIDE
BASIS AND INTERACT WITH
UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS
SEATTLE AND ALSO RECEIVE
REFERRALS FOR SUCH INDIVIDUALS
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAMS. THE
AWARDED AGENCIES ARE THE SEATTLE
INDIAN CENTER FOR ALASKAN INDIAN
AND ALASKAN NATIVE OPERATIONS.
URBAN LEAGUE, AND WE DELIVER
CARE, WILL BE SUPPORTING BLACK
AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN
INDIVIDUALS. MARY'S PLACE WILL
BE TASKED WITH PROVIDING
OUTREACH TO FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN, AND FINALLY, YOUTH
CARE TO YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> THIS SITE DOESN'T PRESENT
ANY NEW INFORMATION BUT IT IS AN
OVERVIEW OF THE POPULATION
SPECIFIC PROVIDERS AND THE
COMPOSITION OF THE DISTRICT
OUTREACH TEAMS. ALL ON ONE
SLIDE. ASKED SLIDE. OUR FINAL
SLIDE SHARES MORE ON HOW HSD
WILL TRACK AND MEASURE
OUTREACH'S IMPACT. WE SEEK TO
UNDERSTAND OUR SERVICES ACROSS
THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. THE
FIRST IS QUANTITY OR HOW MANY
SERVICES ARE DELIVERED. HERE,
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE
TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE REFERRED TO EACH AGENCY FOR
ASSISTANCE. THE NUMBER THAT
ULTIMATELY ENROLL IN OUR
SERVICES FROM THAT, HOW MANY
SERVICE CONNECTIONS ARE MADE FOR
THE LIST OF ITEMS HERE, WHICH,
AGAIN, REALLY CRITICAL, HOUSING
READINESS, TREATMENT RECOVERY
SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENT, AS WELL. THE NEXT
AREA IS QUALITY. HOW WELL ARE
THESE SERVICES DELIVERED? IN
THIS, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE
PERCENTAGE OF REFERRALS THAT
AGENCIES RECEIVE AND THE CLIENTS
THAT ARE ENGAGED WITHIN 72
HOURS. WE WANT TO FOCUS ON
PROMPT ENGAGEMENT. THE PERCENT
OF PEOPLE CONSISTENTLY MEETING
WITH AGENCIES AFTER CONNECTIONS
ARE MADE, AND THE PERCENT OF
LEGAL AVERAGE HUDDLES ATTENDED
BY AGENCIES. FINALLY, WE WILL
MEASURE AGENCY IMPACT, OR WHAT
THESE SERVICES ACTUALLY ACHIEVE.
HERE, WE WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE
ON THE NUMBER OF OUTREACH
ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTIONS. THE
PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUTREACH
SERVICES FROM REFERRAL. AGAIN,
WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WHO ENROLL IN SHELTER
AND PERMANENT HOUSING, AND
FINALLY, AS WELL, THE PERCENT OF
PEOPLE THAT ENROLL IN TREATMENT
AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES. NEXT
SLIDE. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION, AND WE ARE HAPPY
TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. NICE TO SEE YOU. DO
YOU TRACK ON THE PERFORMANCES --
ARE INDIVIDUALS TRACKED TO SEE
IF FOLKS ARE ENTERING THE SYSTEM
ALL OVER AGAIN AFTER THERE HAS
BEEN A REFERRAL MADE? IDEALLY,
WE WANT PEOPLE TO GET TREATMENT
AND HELP IF THAT IS WHAT THEY
NEED, OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
TREATMENT IF THAT IS WHAT THEY
NEED AND MOVE ON HOPEFULLY TO A
HOUSING SITUATION, WHETHER IT IS
PSH OR WHATEVER IS NEEDED. IT IS
HARD TO KNOW WHETHER THESE ARE
NEW INDIVIDUALS COMING IN OR THE
SAME INDIVIDUALS. DO YOU TRACK
ALL OF THAT?
>> I WILL PROBABLY TURN IT OVER
TO CHRISTINA IN A MONTH, BUT I
WILL SAY THAT IS DEFINITELY THE
PLAN. I THINK NOT ONLY IN HAVING
AGENCIES REPORT THEIR METRICS
INTO HDMIS, BUT USING OUR
OUTREACH COUNSELORS AND DISTRICT
HUDDLES TO LOOK AT WHO IS
UNSHELTERED IN OUR COMMUNITY,
REALLY TRIAGING FAIR, AND
UNDERSTANDING WHAT SERVICES THEY
GO TO.
>> AS PART OF THE DISTRICT
OUTREACH TEAM, AND THE
CORONATION BETWEEN THEM, THEY
WILL BE KEEPING A CARE
COORDINATION LIST, WHERE THEY
IDENTIFY PEOPLE, IDENTIFY NEEDS,
IDENTIFY WHEN AND WHERE THE
REFERRALS ARE GOING TO COME AND
THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THAT
INFORMATION IF THAT INDIVIDUAL
COMES BACK TO THE STREET, AND
THEY CAN GO BACK TO SEE WHAT
PREVIOUS REFERRALS WERE MADE,
AND WHERE TO GO FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU. AT SOME POINT,
CHAIR, I WOULD APPRECIATE
GETTING SOME INFORMATION ON HOW
WELL WE ARE DOING BASED ON THAT
DATA. OBVIOUSLY, NOT AN
INDIVIDUAL PERSON, BUT WHERE
APPROPRIATE, SHARING THAT DATA,
SO WE KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING AND
IF THERE IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO
BE DOING DIFFERENT. IF I MAY ASK
ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE ACTUAL
DISTRICT SPECIFIC TEAMS, WHAT
ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE TEAMS?
ULTIMATELY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT I'M SHARING WITH
CONSTITUENTS. CAN CONSTITUENTS
REACH OUT TO THESE TEAMS IN THE
DISTRICTS DIRECTLY? ARE WE
ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO GO DIRECTLY
TO FIND IT, FIX IT, AND THE
CONNECTION IS MADE THAT WAY?
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO ENGAGE
TO TELL CUSTOMERS TO ENGAGE IF
THEY SEE SOMEONE NEEDING
ASSISTANCE IN THE DISTRICTS, AND
SEPARATELY, HOW DO WE ENGAGE
WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO TRACK, YOU
KNOW, ON THE BACKEND, WHETHER
THE PERSON GOT ASSISTANCE, OR
JUST SO WE DON'T I'M VERY
RELATIONAL -- SO WE HAVE A TOUCH
POINT ON -- ALSO, WHAT IS NEEDED
IN THE DISTRICT -- FROM -- THAT
THOSE TEAMS MAY NEED.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT THAT FIND IT
FIX IT APP IS THE BEST AVENUE
FOR CONSTITUENTS TO BRING
REQUESTS TO OUR DOOR. I THINK
THEY WILL BE MOVED THROUGH THE
UNIFIED CAROTENE, AS WELL, AND
REALLY DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED IN
THOSE AVERAGE HUDDLES, AS WELL,
FOR EACH PARTICULAR DISTRICT. SO
THAT WOULD BE THE MAIN WAY. I
THINK I PROBABLY NEED TO DIFFER
TO THE UNIFIED CAROTENE FOR MORE
ABOUT WHAT THE DIRECT MEDICATION
THERE LOOKS LIKE, BUT, OUR
REGIONAL COORDINATOR'S, WE HAVE
ONE ASSIGNED TO EACH DISTRICT,
AS WELL. THAT WILL BE THE POINT
PERSON TO LOOK AT THESE ISSUES.
ANYTHING TO ADD, CHRISTINA?
>> I THINK YOU GOT IT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> I'M NOT SURE WHO WAS NEXT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KIM.
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION
HERE. I WOULD LOVE TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THIS NEW DISTRICT
OUTREACH MODEL. IS THAT INTENDED
TO SUBSUME AND REPLACE IN ITS
ENTIRETY, THE UCT REGIONAL MODEL
THAT HAS FIVE OR SIX REGIONS ?
IF NOT, WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THIS OUTREACH MODEL, AND
THE LEGACY MODEL I JUST
MENTIONED?
>> I CAN GO FIRST AND THEN HAVE
CHRISTINA GO INTO THE DETAILS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME
THINGS, SO WE LEARNED A LOT FROM
UCT. WE HAD SUCCESSES AND WE
KNEW THAT WE NEEDED TO MOVE TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD PHASE. THIS IS
A RESOURCE THAT ALLOWS US TO GO
DEEPER AND BE COORDINATED. ON A
PRACTICAL BASIS, AND PLEASE
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. IT WAS
BY DESIGN. THIS IS NOT A BLAME
FOR THE OUTREACH WORKERS WHO
EXISTED IN THE CONTRACTS UNDER
KC OR H.A.. IT WASN'T DIRECTLY
AFFILIATED WITH OUR GOALS AND
WHAT WE WERE DOING TOGETHER. NOW
THAT WE HAVE THESE CONTRACTS, WE
CAN WORK NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED AND
WE DESCRIBED SOME OF THOSE
AGENCIES THAT ARE REALLY
SUPPORTING THE CITY BECAUSE
THERE ARE FOLKS WHO RESIDE ALL
OVER. IT IS NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED,
BUT WE ARE WORKING IN CONCERT.
WE HAVE THE CONTRACTS, AND THAT
IS A PART OF THE EXPECTATION, SO
AGENCIES APPLIED, KNOWING THAT
THEY WOULD WORK WITH UCT,
WORKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
WORKING WITH THE ADDITIONAL
COORDINATOR'S, AND SO, IT IS
REALLY SINKING EVERYTHING UP,
ALL THE TOOLS TOGETHER, SO WE
CAN GO DEEPER. BUT DO YOU WANT
TO OFFER SOME OF THE TECHNICAL
-- I JUST WANTED TO REASSURE YOU
THAT THIS IS BRINGING IT HOME.
>> YEAH. AND TO BUILD OFF OF
THAT, IT WOULDN'T REPLACE THE
LARGER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THE
UCT HAS IN DISTRICT 4 AND FIVE.
THEY ARE PART OF THE NORTH,
NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE
UCT, SO THEY HAVE TWO REGIONAL
COORDINATORS AS PART OF THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM ON THE UCT,
SAID THE REGIONAL COORDINATOR
FOR DISTRICT 4 AND THE REGIONAL
COORDINATOR FOR DISTRICT 5 ARE
BOTH PART OF THAT NORTH,
NORTHEAST TEAM ON UCT, AND FOR
DISTRICT 6 AND 7, THOSE ARE BOTH
THE NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOODS OF
UCT. SO, THEY WILL BE PART OF
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL AND HAVE
THE LARGER NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN
THE UCT AND WE ARE JUST WITH THE
OUTREACH APPROACH GETTING A
LITTLE BIT MORE GRANULAR AND
GOING TO THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
>> WE ARE PRESENTING IT TO YOU
AS THE DISTRICTS.
>> SURE. SURE. SO MY TAKE AWAY
IS, IT DEPENDS, BUT THIS IS A
NEW MODEL FOR HSD, BUT UCT IS
GOING TO LARGELY RETAIN THEIR --
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR
SHARING THAT. I KNOW, AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR DISCLAIMER AND
CAVEAT AT THE BEGINNING THAT YOU
DON'T REPRESENT THE ENTIRETY OF
UCT'S WORK. BUT IT DOES SOUND
LIKE -- I LIKE -- I'M PARTIAL
TO THIS MODEL HERE THAT YOU
TALKED ABOUT FOR A NUMBER OF
REASONS. IT ALLOWS MORE
RESPONSIVENESS. IT ALLOWS MORE
FLEXIBILITY. IT MAPS DIRECTLY TO
HOW WE THINK ABOUT THIS WORK.
AND AMONGST OTHER BENEFITS, BUT
I ALSO THINK, FOR SIMPLICITY
PURPOSES, FOR CONSISTENCY
PURPOSES, AND TO TRULY LIVE UP
TO A ONE SEATTLE APPROACH, I
THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
FURTHER SIMPLIFY AND TO HAVE A
CONSISTENT SET OF MAPPING, AND
THINK ABOUT THIS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND NOT CROSS WIRES AND
THINK, OH, THIS REGION, BUT THIS
DISTRICT, NUMBER 7, BUT DOES SO,
IN RECOGNIZING THAT, THAT IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WOULD
NECESSARILY -- WE WILL CONTINUE
THE CONVERSATION, BUT, AGAIN, I
THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
BUILD UPON THIS, AND DO
SOMETHING TRULY ONE SEATTLE ON A
FORWARD GOING BASIS. I
APPRECIATE THE CUSTOMIZATION AND
INNOVATION REFLECTED IN THE
TARGETED AVERAGE, FOR EXAMPLE,
THE VEHICLE OUTREACH APPROACH.
AS YOU KNOW, COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
KNOW, MY DISTRICT, THERE IS THE
FRONT -- BRUNT OF THE VEHICLE
LIVED IN CRISES. IT IS SOMETIMES
TWO, THREE TIMES GREATER THAN
THE NEXT REGION. THAT IS WHERE
IT IS CONFUSING. AND, SO, WE
NEED TO DO BETTER, AND SO I
APPRECIATE THE INNOVATION
REFLECTED IN SOME OF THESE
TARGETED CUSTOM, THIS SPOKE --
BESPOKE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
MODELS. I WILL BE PAYING
ATTENTION TO THAT ON A GOING
FORWARD BASIS. PARTICULARLY WITH
RESPECT TO THE DISTRICTS, AND,
VEHICLES , AND HOW WE CAN DO
BETTER. FINAL QUESTION TO THAT
WAS JUST SOME COMMENTS AND
OBSERVATIONS. I DO HAVE A
QUESTION. MY OFFICE MET RECENTLY
WITH SOME FOLKS, FROM THE
SALVATION ARMY, AND AS I
UNDERSTAND, THEY HAVE SEVERAL
SHELTER FACILITIES AND ALMOST
ALL OF THEM ARE IN DISTRICT 1,
AND I UNDERSTAND THEY PROVIDE A
LOT OF WORK FOR THINGS. THE
VEHICLE OUTREACH. BUT THEY WERE
ASSIGNED IN THIS AWARD TO
DISTRICTS 3 AND 7. AND SO, JUST
CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND [
INAUDIBLE ] THE RATIONALE AND
THE APPROACH THERE.
>> YEAH. THE RATIONALE FOR THE
ASSIGNMENT CAME ABOUT AS PART OF
THE RFQ PROCESS IN TOTALITY, THE
AND HOW THAT ALL WAS FINALIZED.
I WOULD SAY PART OF THE
SALVATION ARMY INTERESTING PIECE
THERE WERE THOSE CONNECTIONS,
WHAT YOU CALLED OUT, AND WHAT
THEY CAN BRING TO THE TABLE. IT
DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT
IT WILL BE UTILIZED WITH
SALVATION ARMY'S WORK. I THINK
IN BRINGING TOGETHER ALL OF THE
AGENCIES TO COLLECTIVELY LOOK AT
RESOURCES OUT THERE AND HOW TO
WORK ACROSS THOSE AND NOT BE
SILENT AS A BIG PART OF [
INAUDIBLE ] COMING UP, SO WE ARE
NOT JUST MEETING WITH
ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUALLY, BUT
BRINGING THEM TOGETHER TO
RESOURCE SHARE, AND I THINK WITH
THE SHARE, LEARNING, WHAT ARE
THE STRONG CONNECTIONS? HOW DOES
THAT COMMUNICATION FURTHER THE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL,
IT KIND OF LOOK AT THAT IN
TOTALITY.
>> THANK YOU BRITNEY FOR THE
QUESTIONS, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU FOR TODAY'S
PRESENTATION. I HAVE A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS, SO I THANK YOU IN
ADVANCE FOR FIELDING ALL OF
THESE. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
AMAZING OUTREACH PROVIDERS
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES RIGHT
NOW THAT CONTINUE TO DO
TREMENDOUSLY HARD WORK. AS IT
RELATES TO SOME OF THESE
METRICS, LOOKING AT THE
PERFORMANCE METRICS, WILL ALL OF
THESE METRICS BE [ INAUDIBLE ]
OR WILL THIS BE KEEPING THE
INFORMATION OUT OF IT? SPOKE OF
THE AGENCY EFFORTS WILL BE PUT
INTO HCMIS. WE ARE LOOKING AT
THE RESOLUTIONS. THAT WILL BE
MORE ABOUT SYSTEMS TALKING
ACROSS EACH OTHER. WE ARE
PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> HOW ARE WE TAKING STEPS TO
TRACK FOLKS THAT MAY BE SEEN
MULTIPLE TIMES AT MULTIPLE
ENCAMPMENTS, TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE NOT WISHING FOLKS ACROSS
THE CITY INTO DIFFERENT AREAS?
>> YEAH. I THINK THAT WILL BE
MISLEAD TO PLATE WITH THE
OUTREACH HUDDLES AND CARE
COORDINATION. UNLESS -- I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO CHRISTINA. I
THINK BECAUSE WE HAVE REGIONAL
COORDINATOR SERVICING ALL OF THE
EFFORTS AND MEETING AS A GROUP,
THAT WILL BE SOME INFORMATION TO
SHARE, AS WELL. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> WE WILL BE DOING REGULAR
CROSS EVALUATION OF OUR CARE
CORONATION WITHIN EACH DISTRICT
TO SEE IF THERE ARE PEOPLE
MOVING FROM ONE DISTRICT TO
ANOTHER DISTRICT AND MOVING
BACK. OUR TOOLS WILL COMMUNICATE
WITH EACH OTHER TO TRY TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH
WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE
MOVED FROM ONE DISTRICT TO THE
NEXT AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY
PICK UP THEIR CARE.
>> WITH THAT, WE KNOW THAT WITH
A SOLID AVERAGE STRATEGY, I LOOK
AT OTHER PROGRAM MODELS THAT
COMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT OUTREACH.
HOW ARE WE CONNECTING OUR
STRATEGY WITH DIVERSION DOLLARS
AND DIVERSION OF RESOURCES TO
OUTREACH RIGHT NOW?
>> CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING
QUESTION? CAN YOU SAY MORE ABOUT
DIVERSION DOLLARS?
>> RIGHT. THINKING ABOUT THE
CENTRALIZED DIVERSION FUND, I
KNOW THAT IS BETWEEN AFRICA TOWN
[ INAUDIBLE ] INTO BUILDING
CHANGES, AND WHAT HAVE WE
GREETED A CONNECTION WITH THAT
FUND? I KNOW IT'S CONNECTED TO
BROADER PARTS OF THE SYSTEM, BUT
HAS THERE BEEN CONVERSATION WITH
AVERAGE BEING CONNECTED TO
DIVERSION DOLLARS?
>> I THINK ON THAT FRONT, WITH
THE CENTRALIZED DIVERSION FUND
BEING OVERSEEN BY THEM, I WOULD
PULL BACK A LITTLE AND SAY THAT
WE ARE CONTINUING TO PARTNER
WITH THEM ON ACCESS TO A BROADER
RESOURCES THINKING OF DIVERSION
AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE
OUR OUTREACH AGENCIES WORKING TO
GETTING FOLKS INTO COURT NEEDED
ENTRY AND HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY DO
THAT. WE ARE HAVING
CONVERSATIONS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
KIND OF TOOLS WE CAN BRING TO
THE CONTRACTED PROVIDERS AND
ALSO THE TEAM INTO THAT PROCESS,
AS WELL. [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT IS
HOW WE ARE TACKLING THAT, AND
RELATED TO MY LAST RESPONSE,
TOO, WORKING WITH THE OUTREACH
AGENCIES , UNDERSTANDING THAT
THEY ARE THE EXPERTS AND THEY
HAVE A GOOD GRASP ON RESOURCES,
AND MAKING SURE WE SURE THAT
ACROSS ALL AGENCIES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW ONE
OF THE ORIGINAL CONCERNS BY THE
CITY OF PULLING BACK WAS THE
CONCERN THAT THERE MIGHT BE A
BREAKDOWN IN TERMS OF STRATEGY
WITH THE LARGER SYSTEM EFFORTS
IN THIS. I CERTAINLY WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE A CONNECTION IN THOSE
STRATEGY EFFORTS, SO I'M
ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE
WORKING WITH KCHRA. [ INAUDIBLE
] TO THAT END, WE HAVE A
FANTASTIC SYSTEM. EVEN
NATIONALLY, WE HAVE ONE OF THE
BEST HMIS SYSTEMS IN THE
COUNTRY. WE KNOW BY THE NATURE
OF HOMELESSNESS, IT CAN BE
CHALLENGING TO GET GOOD DATA. WE
WANT TO COMMEND OUR REGION'S
EFFORTS FOR HAVING GOOD DATA.
WHEN I LOOK AT THESE PERFORMANCE
METRICS, I NOTICED THAT A NUMBER
OF THEM ARE REALLY DEPENDENT ON
THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LARGER
SYSTEM, TOO, AND I WANT TO
CHAMPION FOR A MOMENT WHAT I
KNOW I HEAR OFTEN FROM WORKERS
WHO HAVE TROUBLE MAKING
REFERRALS TO A PARTNER AGENCY,
WHO HAVE TROUBLE BEING ABLE TO
FIND A HOUSING UNIT FOR
SOMEBODY, TOO. I CERTAINLY WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
UPHOLDING THESE PERFORMANCE
METRICS, AND I WANT TO NAME THAT
-- A FEW OF THESE ARE REALLY
DEPENDENT ON THE SUCCESS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES,
SO HOW ARE IS HSD ACCOUNTING FOR
THAT?
>> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.
WITH THE DATA, LOOKING AT HOW IT
TELLS THE BROADER STORY OF
AVERAGE AND OUR HOMELESS SERVICE
SYSTEM, AND I THINK IN CALLING
THAT OUT, AGAIN, TO TALK ABOUT
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, AND
SAYING THIS IS THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY, HOW CAN WE MEET THOSE
BETTER, HOW CAN WE -- IF WE ARE
HAVING CHALLENGES, GETTING
PEOPLE ENROLLED, CAN WE HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH THAT
ORGANIZATION?
>> PART OF THE IDEA WITH THE
DISTRICT HUDDLES AND THE CARE
COORDINATION IS THAT THOSE
REFERRALS WITH AGENCIES COULD BE
SMOOTHER, AT LEAST AMONGST
OUTREACH AGENCIES, AND THEN,
REFERRALS TO THE SYSTEM AT LARGE
CAN BE TRACKED. MORE
COLLABORATIVELY, TO SEE WHERE
THE GAPS ARE, AND WHERE THE
BREAKDOWNS ARE HAPPENING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IF
YOU COULD PROVIDE, AS WELL, ON
THAT SAME AUNT, TALKING A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR PROVIDERS, ESPECIALLY AS WE
GO ABOUT THIS MODEL, WHAT WILL
THAT LOOK LIKE FOR HSD?
>> SO ONE OF THE MECHANISMS THAT
WE ARE TRACKING IS THAT 72 HOUR
RESPONSE TO REFERRALS. IN TRYING
TO ENSURE THAT OUTREACH IS
CONNECTING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND
ALSO, PART OF THIS MODEL WAS
HAVING OUR OWN TEAM BEAT
RESPONSIVE SO THAT THE
CONTRACTED PROVIDERS HAVE MORE
TIME TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE
IDENTIFIED, WHAT THEY DO BEST,
AS WE ARE -- SORRY. [ INAUDIBLE
] THAT THEY GO TO THE REFERRAL
IN 72 HOURS, AND THEN TRYING TO
TRACK THE FOLLOW-UP WITH THOSE
INDIVIDUALS AND IF THEY CANNOT
BE FOUND, THEN BRINGING THAT UP
TO THE CARE COORDINATION MEETING
AND TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN [
INAUDIBLE ] WITH THEM LATER.
>> AND MY FINAL QUESTION. DID I
HEAR CORRECTLY THAT YOUR GENERAL
GUIDANCE FROM AN HSD
PERSPECTIVE, WHEN WE GET
QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ENCAMPMENT,
TO REPORT IT, FIND IT, AND FIX
IT.
>> FOR NOW, THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON.
I THINK WATCHING THIS COME AS
WELCOME AND WE HAVE THE DISTRICT
TEAMS OUT, IT IS STILL EARLY
STAGES, BUT THAT IS THE BEST
RESOURCE AT THIS TIME.
>> I HAVE TO NAME THE MESSAGE
THAT SENDS OUR CONSTITUENTS --
IT IS A CONCERNING ONE, WHERE
THAT IS THE SAME PLACE WHERE
THEY MAY BE REPORTING A POTHOLE
OR SOME TYPE OF TRASH
REMEDIATION. I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT THAT MESSAGE THAT SENDS
THE PUBLIC. [ INAUDIBLE ] I
THINK WE SHOULD NAME THAT AND
WOULD LIKE TO FIND AN
ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY, DOING
SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, BUT I
NEED TO NAME THAT COME ON
RECORD.
>> UNDERSTOOD. WE WOULD BE HAPPY
TO KEEP DIGGING INTO THAT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SORRY. I
HAVE FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. ARE
THESE TEAMS IN PLACE NOW OR DO
THESE CONTRACTS STILL HAVE TO BE
IMPLEMENTED?
>> ACTUALLY COME EARLIER THIS
MONTH, WE DID BEGIN DEPLOYING
THE DISTRICT TEAMS , AND HUDDLES
HAVE HAPPENED. WE HAVE MOST OF
THE CONTRACT SET UP. THERE ARE A
COUPLE BEING FINALIZED, BUT,
EVERYONE IS OPERATIONAL, AND WE
HAVE ALSO WORKED TO GET THEM ALL
THE HMIS TRAININGS. SO WE ARE
LAUNCHED.
>> THANK YOU. AND HOW MANY
INDIVIDUALS ARE ON A TEAM? WHEN
WE SAY TEAM, WHO IS PART OF THAT
TEAM?
>> SO THERE IS ONE REGIONAL
COORDINATOR PER DISTRICT. THERE
ARE TWO HSD OUTREACH STAFF PER
DISTRICT AND AS PART OF THE RFQ,
THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE TWO OF THE
STREET BASED CARE COORDINATOR'S
PER DISTRICT, ONE VEHICLE
AVERAGE PER DISTRICT, AND ONE
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH [
INAUDIBLE ] PER DISTRICT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT IS
REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION TO
KNOW. THERE'S A LOT OF
RESOURCES ON THE TEAM, SO REALLY
HELPFUL TO KNOW. AND WHERE ARE
THEY OPERATING FROM OUT OF THE
DISTRICTS? ARE THEY LOCATED IN
THE DISTRICTS?
>> THEY ARE IN THE FIELDS IN THE
DISTRICT. THE EXPECTATION IS
FIVE DAYS A WEEK, HAVING THESE
OUTREACH TEAMS IN THE DISTRICT
ON THE GROUND.
>> TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. I ALWAYS
SAY THIS WHEN UCT IS HERE, IS
JUST HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE AND
OUR DISTRICT APPRECIATES YOUR
SERVICES AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT
JUST THE PARTNERSHIP, BECAUSE
EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, WE DIRECT
CONSTITUENTS TO FIND IT, FIX IT,
YOU ARE GREAT PARTNERS, AND I
KNOW OUR OFFICE IS CONSTANTLY
REACHING OUT TO UCT IN
PARTICULAR. FOLLOWING UP ON SOME
OF THESE REQUESTS OR NOT EVEN
REQUESTS, BUT FLAGS FROM THE
CONSTITUENTS, AND SO, I VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THAT AND THAT IS
WHY I SAID EARLIER ABOUT THE
RELATIONAL PIECE, DIRECTOR KIM,
YOU ARE ALWAYS VERY RESPONSIVE,
AS WELL, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTNERSHIP, AND AS IT RELATES
TO THIS BODY OF WORK, VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE WHOLE UCT TEAM
AND THE WORK YOU DO AND THE
RESPONSIVENESS, LIKE I SAID, AND
THE FACT THAT THEY STAY SO CLOSE
IN TOUCH WITH THE COUNCIL AND
HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE TO OUR
QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE
CONSTITUENTS, SO I WANT TO GIVE
YOU ANOTHER SHUTOUT. BECAUSE IT
IS SOMETHING THAT WE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE IN THE DISTRICT AND
ACROSS THE CITY.
>> I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THAT
WE HAVE FOUND IT TO BE EXTREMELY
USEFUL, WHEREAS BEFORE, COMMENTS
OR REQUESTS COULD GO ANYWHERE IN
THE CITY, AND THIS REALLY CAME
OUT OF WANTING TO BE RESPONSIBLE
AND PROVIDE GOOD CUSTOMER
SERVICE AND TRACK WHEN A REQUEST
COMES IN, AND WHAT IS THE
RESPONSE, AND ALSO BEHIND THE
SCENES, IT DOES COME TO UCT, AND
THAT INFORMATION IS REVIEWED AND
TRIAGED, AND EITHER ACTED UPON
OR CLOSED, AND SO, I KNOW THAT
THERE IS A LOT OF SPACE WHERE
THINGS ARE KIND O█F AUTOMATED AD
IT FEELS DEPERSONALIZED, BUT
THIS IS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT THAT
WE ARE UTILIZING, AND CERTAINLY,
WE WILL, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO
OVER SPEAK FOR UCT, BUT I KNOW
WE ARE COMMITTED TO
IMPROVEMENTS, BUT IT IS A WAY
FOR US TO TRACK AND TRIAGED,
ESPECIALLY WITH THIS NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL, VERSUS
INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS GOING OUT IN
DIFFERENT WAYS. IT IS AN
IMPORTANT DATA POINT THAT HELPS
INFORMED DECISIONS, AND SO I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I COULD
LIVE WITH THAT, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KIM. MY
RECOLLECTION OF THE POLICY TO
FUNNEL THINGS THROUGH FIND IT
FIX IT WAS TO MAKE SURE WE WERE
HAVING A CENTRALIZED PLACE SO
THERE WASN'T DUPLICATION
EFFORTS AND SO THERE WASN'T
REQUESTS OUT THERE OF SOMEONE
THAT WASN'T GETTING ASSISTANCE
BECAUSE SOMEBODY, A DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENT THOUGHT THEY WERE ON
IT, AND SO AS A WAY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAD A CENTRALIZED
REPOSITORY, AND THEN IT WOULD
GET FUNNELED OUT TO DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS, AND IT IS A WAY TO
TRACK IT, SO NO ONE FELL THROUGH
THE CRACKS. THAT WAS MY
RECOLLECTION. YOU ARE NODDING
YES, SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I WILL BACK YOU UP, DIRECTOR
KIM AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
BECAUSE, IT IS A WAY OF FINDING
PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP,
ULTIMATELY, AUNT, IF IT DOES
CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT KCRHA AND
OTHER PROVIDERS -- IT IS A LIST
OF PEOPLE AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS
ARE. THAT IS ULTIMATELY WHAT WE
ARE TRYING TO DO, IS ESTABLISH
-- WELL, GET PEOPLE INDOORS AND
GET THEM IN SERVICES AND
ESTABLISH THEM WITH STABILITY IN
THEIR LIVES. I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THAT I HAVE LONG SUPPORTED
UCT'S WORK AND I OPPOSE THE
PREVIOUS COUNCILS BUDGET ACTION
TO SEND FUNDING THAT WAS
ALLOCATED TO THE UCT IN THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2020 BUDGET TO
KCRHA, SO I SUPPORTED BRINGING
IT BACK IN-HOUSE TO THE DISTRICT
MODEL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
SEEING THAT VISION THROUGH, AND
I ALSO HAVE A PLUG FOR MAYOR
HARRELL FOR RECOGNIZING THAT
HAVING IT AT A LOCALIZED BASIS
REALLY HELPS. WE CAN'T THINK OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING OUTSIDE AS
A MONOLITHIC BLOCK, SO THE
CLOSER WE CAN BE ON A REGULAR
BASIS TO THE PEOPLE THAT NEED
HELP, THE BETTER, AND I BELIEVE
THAT IS WHAT UCT'S MISSION IS,
SO, WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT UCT DOES
COME AND WHAT YOU ARE TRACKING
AND HOW YOU ALLOCATE AWARDS,
I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO
ASKING FOR SPECIFICS AND HOW YOU
MAKE YOUR DECISIONS. I JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT SUPPORTING, GETTING
THEM LIFE-SAVING SERVICES IS
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO.
AND I SAY LIFE-SAVING BECAUSE
OUR OUTREACH PROVIDERS PROVIDE A
LOT OF SERVICES. THEY GENERATE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE, AND
HELP THEM GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT
SERVICES, BUT I'M SPECIFICALLY
THINKING ABOUT ADDICTION
TREATMENT AND IN THE MIDST OF A
FENTANYL CRISIS, WHATEVER YOU
WANT TO CALL IT, THAT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ACTUALLY,
TO DO MORE THAN MEET PEOPLE
WHERE THEY'RE AT, BUT ACTIVELY
ENCOURAGE THEM TO SEEK HELP AND
HELP THEM GET IT, SO THANK YOU.
I'M LEADING UP TO A THANK YOU
AND THEN A QUESTION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR HELPING SET UP
WHAT OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS
REFERENCED AS MY BUDGET ACTION
IN 2024, I THINK, TO PROVIDE A
SMALL FUND OF MONEY TO PAY
TREATMENT SERVICE FACILITIES
DIRECTLY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET
ON DEMAND RECOVERY BASED
INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT
TREATMENT. WE ARE HEARING THAT
IT IS WORKING. THERE ARE SOME
FOLKS THAT CASEWORKERS HAVE
GOTTEN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THAT. IT WAS AN IRREGULAR
MODEL BUT THANK YOU. ON THAT
NOTE, I WANT TO NOTE, DO YOU
TRACK HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING
-- HOW DO YOU -- DO YOU EVER
REQUIRE THAT ACTIVELY
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SEEK
TREATMENT, NOT NECESSARILY AT AN
INPATIENT FACILITY, BUT AT THE
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES, OR
WHATEVER. IS THAT PART OF HOW
YOU EVALUATE A NONPROFIT THAT
WILL GET CITY FUNDING?
>> THAT IS A KEY PIECE. WE
DON'T JUST WANT REFERRALS TO GO
OUT TO ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE
WANT THEM TO BE EFFECTIVE AND
CONNECT THEM TO SERVICES. THAT
IS SOMETHING WE WANT AS A
PRIMARY GOAL. THAT IS SOMETHING
WE WILL LOOK INTO. I THINK WE
ARE GOING TO USE THE CARE
CORONATION LIST TO NOT JUST
UNDERSTAND WHO WAS SENT TO
ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, BUT, DID
THEY ACTUALLY MOVE IN AND
RECEIVE SERVICES? THE RFQ ALSO
TALKED ABOUT THE CONTRACTS NOW [
INAUDIBLE ] AND IT IS THE STRONG
CONNECTION TO A CASE MANAGER
THAT IS IN FACT MADE , AND
SOMEONE CAN CONTINUE ON WITH THE
SERVICES.
>> CHRISTINA, ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WANT TO ADD?
>> I THINK PART OF THE QUESTION
IS DO WE REQUIRE PEOPLE TO GO TO
TREATMENT, AND I THINK, WITH
THAT, NO.
>> DO WE REQUIRE THE OUTREACH
SERVICES THAT WE CONTRACT WITH
TO ENCOURAGE TREATMENT WHEN THEY
SEE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT NEED IT?
>> MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING IS
SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK TO DO. WE
HAVE THE TRAINING AND ABILITY TO
DO IT. SO TALKING TO INDIVIDUALS
ABOUT WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND
WHAT THEIR INTERESTS MIGHT BE
AND USING MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES TO GET
THEM TO BE WHAT THEY NEED TO BE.
>> AND TO YOUR POINT, OUTREACH
WORKERS ABSOLUTELY, THEY WANT TO
DO THE REFERRALS, AND WHAT HAS
BEEN, AS YOU MENTIONED, WHICH IS
WHY WE ARE TRYING TO OPEN UP
SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, WHERE
ARE THE VIABLE, YOU KNOW,
SERVICES OUT THERE, THAT CAN
RECEIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT
THAT TREATMENT OR WANT SERVICES,
AND WITH THE CITIES, WE HAVE
OPPORTUNITY FOR OUTREACH WORKERS
TO DIRECTLY DO SOME REFERRALS
THROUGH OUR PROCESS. [ INAUDIBLE
] WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT BEFORE
DIRECTLY. THOSE ARE CONTRACTS
THAT WE HAVE. IT ALIGNS OUR
RESOURCES WITH THE WORK THAT WE
ARE DOING, AND SO, THAT IS GOING
TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE, HOW
MUCH IT IS UTILIZED, THEN THEY
ARE BOTH DIFFERENT. ONE IS THE
REIMBURSEMENT. ONE IS THE
RESERVE BEDS FOR US, BUT IT IS
INCUMBENT TO UNDERSCORING SO
THAT WE HAVE THE ACTUAL
RESOURCES TO RECEIVE PEOPLE WHO
ARE ELIGIBLE, READY, AND
WILLING. [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK
YOU.
>> ONE FINAL THING. WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT LONG-TERM HOUSING,
THERE IS COORDINATED ENTRY. AND
AS WAS MENTIONED, THERE IS ALSO
A NETWORK OF SOBER HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES. YOU CAN GO FOR
TREATMENT. ET CETERA. SO, WHEN
THE SPOTS ARE NOT OPEN FOR SOME
OF OUR CONTRACTING PROVIDERS, I
WOULD HOPE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE
OF THE OTHER OPTIONS IN THE
COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL I WOULD
SAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I FEEL THE
NEED TO CLARIFY MY COMMENTS FROM
EARLIER AND UNDERSCORE THE
URGENCY OF CENTRALIZING OUR
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM. I
HAVE SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OF
MY CAREER DOING THAT. THAT IS
WHY WE SET UP CRJ IN THE FIRST
PLACE, SO WE HAVE ALL THE
COUNTRIES LIVING IN ONE SPOT.
THEY CONTINUE TO BE SPREAD OUT
ACROSS THE COUNTY WHEN WE LOOK
AT OUR PARTNERING CITIES GOING
ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS. AND ASKING SO MANY
QUESTIONS ON HOW WE ARE
REPORTING ON HMIS AND
CONSISTENCY IN THAT SYSTEM. MY
COMMENTS ARE NOT ABOUT THE NEED
TO CENTRALIZE BECAUSE EVERY BIT
OF DATA AND REPORTING THAT WE
KNOW SUPPORTS CENTRALIZING OUR
SERVICES SO WE CAN BEST SERVE
PEOPLE IN USING MODELS LIKE A BY
NAME LIST. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY
COMMENTS ARE MUCH MORE ABOUT THE
MESSAGE WE ARE SENDING TO THE
PUBLIC ABOUT REPORTING SOMETHING
LIKE FIND IT, FIX IT, WHICH,
THIS IS THE SAME PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE ARE REPORTING DEADOPLE A
OVERGROWN VEGETATION, POTHOLES,
SNOW AND ICE. THIS IS THE ONLY
AREA WHERE WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE
TO REPORT ABOUT PEOPLE. AND I
JUST REALLY WANT TO BE CLEAR ON
THAT POINT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PEOPLE HERE IN THIS
PRESENTATION, AND SO, THIS IS
NOT TO CAST BLAME, BUT RATHER TO
SAY, I HOPE CONCERN ABOUT THE
MESSAGE THAT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN
THE RATES OF VIOLENCE THE PEOPLE
ARE EXPERIENCING AGAINST FOLKS
IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND HOW WE
CAN DO OUR WORK TO TRY TO TEMPER
SOME OF THOSE DYNAMICS. AND,
JUST BE ABLE TO DO THAT REP. MY
COMMENTS ARE MORE ABOUT DOING
RIGHT, AND SENDING THE MESSAGE
TO THE PUBLIC THAT PEOPLE ARE
NOT TO BE FIXED, BUT RATHER, TO
BE SUPPORTED AND BROUGHT
TOGETHER. THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE ALIGNED IN OUR VALUES
AND, FOR THE RECORD, I ALWAYS
SUPPORT KCRHA, AND THE
CENTRALIZED STRATEGY AND HAVING
THE MAJORITY OF EMERGENCY
RESPONSE CONTRACTS, SO WE ARE
ALIGNED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, IS THAT AN OLD
HAND?
>> IT'S AN OLD HAND. I'M
TAKING IT DOWN NOW.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. IT WAS VERY
HELPFUL. THIS IS EXCITING. I
KNOW SOME WORK PUSHING FOR A
DISTRICT MODEL. THIS IS EXCITING
TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION,
AND I KNOW IT IS UP AND RUNNING
IN D5. YOU HAD A FEW ISSUES, BUT
I'M SURE THOSE WILL BE IRONED
OUT SHORTLY. I'VE ALSO BEEN
REALLY PLEASED THAT -- TALKING
TO ME ONCE A WEEK WITH THE UCT
TEAM IN THE NORTHEAST REGION AND
NOW D5, THEY ARE JUST THRILLED
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THESE
EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS, AND NOW
THEY CAN DO THE LIGHT TOUCH AND
KNOW THAT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
REALLY NEED MORE INTENSIVE
WALKING THROUGH, THAT THEY HAVE
THAT VARIETY OF RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO THEM. THEY FEEL
THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO
AMPLIFY THE SERVICE TO SO MANY
IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE THESE
PROFOUND NEEDS. AND OFTEN,
MULTIPLE COMPLEX NEEDS. I'M
REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THOSE SERVICES. ONE QUESTION
THAT I HAD, JUST TO CLARIFY,
WHEN YOU SAY THE SEMI TO OUR
RESPONSE TO REFERRALS -- IS THAT
ECT MAKING THE REFERRAL TO THE
PARTICULAR OUTREACH AGENCY, AND
THEN THAT AGENCY RESPONDING TO
THE REFERRAL?
>> YES. THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY. SO THE EXPECTATION IS
THAT THEY WILL RESPOND WITHIN 72
HOURS.
>> THAT IS THE GOAL THAT WE ARE
GOING TO BE LOOKING TOWARDS, AS
MENTIONED EARLIER. WE WANT TO
SEE WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN
BE HARD TO CONNECT WITH. IS THAT
REALISTIC? I THINK WE ARE HOPING
FOR A PROMPT RESPONSE TO
INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE
CRITICAL TO HOLD PEOPLE TO THAT
72 HOUR RESPONSE TIME. BECAUSE
OTHERWISE, THINGS ARE NOT GOING
TO HAPPEN. ALSO, BEING ABLE TO
STRIKE WHEN PEOPLE ARE READY, SO
THAT IS IMPORTANT. THE OTHER
THING I'M A LITTLE WORRIED
ABOUT IS AND I UNDERSTAND WHY WE
HAVE BROKEN IT DOWN BY
SPECIALIZATION AND SKILL SET,
BUT I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
THAT WE MIGHT WIND UP BECOMING
TOO SILENT IN THE SENSE THAT,
THAT IS JUST YOUR PEACE VERSUS
MY PIECE, AND THEN THINGS
FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS. I'M
WONDERING HOW YOU ARE GOING TO
APPROACH MAKING SURE THAT, YOU
KNOW, AGENCY ONE, WHO GETS THE
STREET-BASED REFERRAL, GOES OUT
THERE AND SAYS, WELL, THAT
REALLY SHOULD BE GOING TO THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PEOPLE, AND
THEN THERE IS EVEN MORE TIME
THAT IS LOST, REALLY.
>> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT
POINT. AND I THINK WE ARE
LOOKING FOR THIS TO BE AN
ITERATIVE MODEL AND THE
EXPECTATION IS THAT ALL AGENCIES
WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
INDIVIDUALS. WE HAVE SPECIALIZED
SKILL SETS, BUT IT IS ABOUT
SHARING THOSE TO MEET THE
GREATER NEED.
>> I THINK THAT IS ALSO WHERE
THE COLLABORATION PIECE COMES
IN. I THINK THE IDEA IS FOR
THESE TEAMS TO BE VERY WELL
CONNECTED, COLLABORATING AND
CORRELATING ON A REGULAR BASIS,
AND RATHER THAN BEING SILENT, TO
TRY TO PREVENT DUPLICATION
BECAUSE I THINK PREVIOUSLY,
THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF
CORRELATION AMONGST AGENCIES, SO
THEN, YOU GET MULTIPLE AGENCIES
PROVIDING SERVICES, POTENTIALLY
TO THE SAME INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT
COMMITTEE GETTING ABOUT THOSE --
ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY'RE
DOING, AND TRYING TO HAVE THAT
REGULAR TOUCH POINT, THE REGULAR
INDICATION TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT
AN INDIVIDUAL IS GETTING THE
CARE THAT THEY NEED, AND NOT
GETTING SILENT, BUT ALSO NOT
DUPLICATING.
>> SO, AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. THAT IS A POWERFUL
TOOL. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD SOMEONE
HERE TALKING ABOUT THE WORK WITH
SPD. AND THEM NOT HAVING ACCESS.
NOT HAVING ACCESS TO SPD
INFORMATION AND VICE VERSA. SO I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE -- IS
THERE GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF
-- A REPOSITORY FOR THIS
INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE CAN
ACCESS, YOU KNOW, IN REAL TIME,
BASICALLY? SO WHEN YOU'RE
PROVIDING IS TALKING ABOUT
KEEPING TRACK OF PEOPLE MOVING
FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER,
HOW WELL ARE THEY ACTUALLY
MAINTAINING SERVICES? THOSE
SORTS OF THINGS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT WOULDN'T JUST
BE HDMIS. IT WOULD BE THESE CARE
CORONATION LISTS. OUR REGIONAL
COORDINATOR'S ARE IN CHARGE OF
KEEPING UP-TO-DATE, AND WORKING
IN THOSE HUDDLES TO GET THOSE
UPDATES ABOUT WHAT SERVICES ARE
RECEIVED.
>> AND I GUESS THE SHARING OF
INFORMATION WOULD BE WITH THE
AGENCIES THAT WE HAVE AN
AGREEMENT TO SHARE INFORMATION
WITH AND IT WOULDN'T
NECESSARILY BEEN WITH SPD.
>> THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF AN
ISSUE, WHERE THERE IS NOT
INFORMATION SHARING, BUT THAT IS
PROBLEMATIC.
>> I THINK THE OVERALL GOAL IS
THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
CORONATION IS THERE ACROSS THE
AGENCIES, AND NOT HAVE THINGS
LIVING IN CERTAIN SILOS AGAIN.
THAT FOLKS THAT -- CANNOT
ACCESS. THAT IS THE GOAL WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE HIT WITH THIS
INITIATIVE.
>> I'M ALSO INTERESTED -- YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWING. IS THAT SOMETHING
IN TERMS OF YOUR METRIC
MEASUREMENT, YOU HAVE TREATMENT
AND RECOVERY SERVICES. YOU HAVE
THE NUMBER OF SERVICE
CONNECTIONS. YOU HAVE QUALITIES.
PART OF THIS IS ALSO GETTING
PEOPLE ACTIVELY REFERRED AND TO
TREATMENT. AND TALKING. AS THE
STREET-BASED SERVICES AND THE
BEHAVIORAL SERVICES ARE GOING
OUT THERE, THEY ARE USING EVERY
INTERACTION TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE
CAN GET YOU THERE. THERE IS
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AVAILABLE.
THERE IS INPATIENT AND
OUTPATIENT AVAILABLE. SO USING
THAT POINT OF CONTACT TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE POSITIVE
MESSAGE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW IS, THAT MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWING, WHICH IS PART OF
MAINTAINING PERSONAL GOALS, ARE
YOU KEEPING TRACK OF HOW OFTEN
THOSE ACTUAL QUESTIONS ARE BEING
ASKED, THAT MOTIVATIONAL
INTERVIEWING IS HAPPENING AROUND
THE NEED FOR AND DESIRE FOR SOME
SORT OF TREATMENT, THE
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT OR ACTUAL,
SOBRIETY TREATMENT?
>> LOOKING AT THE PERFORMANCE
MEASURES, WE ARE TRACKING THE
REFERRALS THAT ARE MADE, AND WE
ARE ALSO TRACKING THE REFERRALS
RECEIVED. THERE IS A LEVEL OF
TRACKING, AND PARTLY, IT IS
INDIVIDUALIZED FOR THE PERSON.
AND SO, DO YOU WANT TO SAY MORE
ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND
THE DETAIL OF REPORTING?
>> I THINK GOING INTO HMIS AND
THESE CARE CORONATION HUDDLES,
UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS THE
RESOURCE WE REFERRED THIS PERSON
TO. THESE ARE THE RESOURCES OUT
THERE. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS
SUCCESSFUL IN CONNECTING TO
RESOURCE A. HERE IS HOW IT
HAPPENED. AND IF THERE IS AN
UNSUCCESSFUL CONNECTION,
UNDERSTANDING WHY THAT WASN'T
SUCCESSFUL, WHAT WERE THE
PARTICULARS OF THAT SITUATION?
WAS IT AN INDIVIDUAL ISSUE? WAS
IT AN ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUE? IS
OUR CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE. IT IS
ALL ITERATIVE, BUT WE WANT TO
TRACK THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO
MAKE THE MODEL AS EFFECTIVE AS
IT CAN BE IN CONNECTING CARE.
>> ONE OF THE PERFORMANCE
MEASURES IS LOOKING AT THE
VACANCY OF THE INTERACTION. IT
WAS A MINIMUM OF A MONTH. SO I
THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT THIS, TOO, WHEN WE WERE AT
TABLE, TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT
TYPES OF REFERRALS, AND I
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
I THINK THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING
TO DEVELOP A BASELINE, AND WE
ARE GOING TO UNDERSTAND, IT IS
NOT PUNITIVE WHEN SOMEBODY --
AND OF COURSE -- YOU KNOW THIS
-- IF THEY ARE DECLINED, HOW DO
WE CONTINUE TO BE IN
RELATIONSHIP, AND THAT IS THE
POINT OF GOING DEEPER AND LONGER
IS BUILDING THAT TRUST, AND SO
WHEN SOMEBODY IS READY, WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEM
SEAMLESSLY INTO THAT PROGRAM. OR
OFFER THAT SERVICE, AND SO, IT
IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FOR
DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT WE NEED TO
BE RELENTLESS IN OUR
RELATIONSHIP IN BEING AVAILABLE
AND HAVING THE RESOURCES TO
PROVIDE FOLKS, BUT WITH THIS
LEVEL OF DATA, WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE A MORE COMPLETE STORY IN A
YEAR.
>> YEAH. THAT WILL BE HELPFUL.
AGAIN, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE TO TAKE EACH
OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND PEOPLE.
PEOPLE ARE NOT NECESSARILY GOING
TO BE READY. THEY'RE GOING TO
DECLINE TREATMENT, BUT TO TAKE
EACH OPPORTUNITY TO BE POSITIVE
ABOUT WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE. THAT
IS WHAT I'M ASKING. AND THEN I
KNOW WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
WE HAVE RUN OUT OF TIME. I HAVE
ONE LAST COMMENT, WHICH IS TO
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOUR POINT
ABOUT REPORTING . I MEAN, WE ARE
REPORTING ON ENCAMPMENTS BECAUSE
OF THE EFFECT OF THAT ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE COMMUNITY,
BUT THE FACT IS, IT IS ABOUT
PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING THERE, SO
IF THERE MIGHT EVENTUALLY BE
SOME WAY TO PERHAPS -- IT WOULD
BE NICE AT SOME POINT TO HAVE,
YOU KNOW, 8911 SORT OF NOT
TRIAGE, BUT A TREE, WHEN YOU
CALL 911, TO REPORT THIS OR
THAT, LIKE THEY DO, IN
ALBUQUERQUE AND OTHER CITIES.
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES TALKED
ABOUT THIS A LOT, TOO, MAYBE
SOMEDAY WE WOULD GET TO THIS
BEING PART OF THAT. BUT I
RECOGNIZE THE -- YET, THE
DISCONNECT AND THE DISCOMFORT
WITH CALLING IT FIND IT, FIX IT,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS A
POWERFUL TOOL, SO THAT IS WHAT
WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT. WE CAN
WORK ON COMING UP WITH A
DIFFERENT NAME OR A DIFFERENT
SYSTEM TO INCLUDE IT. ANYWAY,
THOSE ARE MY FINAL REMARKS.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
AND ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO
CREATING THIS PROGRAM. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING IN THE
FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY
FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE, THIS CONCLUDES THAT
SEPARATE 26th MEETING OF THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. THE NEXT MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 12, 2025.
THE TIME IS 11:34. WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.