TODAY IS MARCH 16, 2026. THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:02 P.M. I
AM COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA,
SERVING AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBERS
RIVERA AND JUAREZ, ALONG WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH
ARE EXCUSED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> AND PRO TEM SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 9, 2026
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING AND
SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES
ARE ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO
PRESIDENT'S REPORT. OR IN THIS
CASE, PRESIDENT PRO TEM'S
REPORT. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
WELCOME, ON THREE PIECES OF
EMERGENCY SHELTER LEGISLATION
TODAY. ON TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA, WE HAVE
FIVE ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION ARE BEING
REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. ONE IS LEGISLATION
PROTECTING SURVEILLANCE DATA
ORDINANCE. ANOTHER IS
IMMIGRATION STATUS INQUIRY
ORDINANCE. WE ALSO HAVE ONE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION BEING
REFERRED TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON THE LIBRARY LEVY, WHICH IS
THE LIBRARY LEVY ITSELF. IN
ADDITION, ONE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION IS BEING REFERRED TO
MY COMMITTEE, FORMERLY AND
PROPERLY KNOWN AS THE
TRANSPORTATION, WATERFRONT
SEATTLE CITY, WHICH IS A STREET
RENAMING TO DR. R.L. MANNIWAY
SR. WAY. ON TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA, WE HAVE
11 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. BILLS AND MINUTES. ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE PDA. SEVEN
EMPLOYMENTS TO THE ARTS
COMMISSION. ONE APPOINTMENT TO
THE SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION. AND
THEN ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA AS
WELL, WE HAVE THREE ITEMS UP FOR
A VOTE. CB121164, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO CIVIL IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT, PROHIBITING CIVIL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT STAGING
ON ALL RURAL PROPERTY THAT IS
CITY OWNED AND CONTROLLED.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. WE ALSO HAVE RESOLUTION
32194, A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING
DATA AND PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR
ANY PERSONS SEEKING OR ACCESSING
CITY PROGRAMS OR SERVICES.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. AND FINALLY, CB121166. S
BU GLACIER WELL SALE. I ALSO
NOTE THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
THAT SAID, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT ITEM ON BUSINESS, WHICH IS
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
EXECUTIVE-PROPOSED LEGISLATION
TO ADVANCE THE OPENING OF NEW
SHELTER UNITS IN SEATTLE. OUR
PRESENTERS ARE JOINING US AT THE
TABLE. WELCOME. PLEASE DO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, AND BEGIN
YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. THIS IS CHIEF OF STAFF,
KATE BRUNETTE KREUZER TO MAYOR
WILSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M JON
GRANT, I'M THE CHIEF, EXCUSE
ME, I'M THE SENIOR POLICY
ADVISER WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
>> HI, THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING
US HERE. MY NAME IS NICOLE
VALLESTERO-SOPER, AND I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND
INNOVATION WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS, ALY PENNUCCI,
CITY BUDGET OFFICE DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, ALISON HOLCOMB,
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAYOR
WILSON'S OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS,
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND KICK
US OFF, AND THEN YOU'LL HEAR
FROM US DOWN THE LINE. FIRST OF
ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HEARING FROM US TODAY.
PARTICULARLY THANK YOU TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH
FOR INVITING US TO DO THIS
BRIEFING, AND MANY THANKS TO ALL
OF YOU AND YOUR STAFF WHO HAVE
BEEN MEETING WITH US DILIGENTLY
OVER THE PAST MONTH TO PREPARE
THIS LEGISLATION TO PRESENT TO
YOU TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO GO
THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION. WE'LL
ASK YOU TO HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL
THE END BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT
OF CONTENT YOU'LL PROBABLY GET
ANSWERED, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE
SOME TIME FOR QUESTIONS, AND
OBVIOUSLY HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BACK TO OUR
TEAM. LET'S GET STARTED. SO THE
REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY,
THERE'S A FEW THINGS WE CAN ALL
AGREE ON, RIGHT? WE KNOW THERE
IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH -- THERE
ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE IN SEATTLE
WHO ARE SLEEPING OUTSIDE, AND
THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AT
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND REALLY
EVERYBODY IN THIS COMMUNITY HAS
A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT
WITH URGENCY AND AT SCALE TO
BRING THE SOLUTIONS WE KNOW THAT
BRING PEOPLE INSIDE. AND THAT'S
WHY WE'RE HERE WITH YOU TODAY.
WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT A PACKAGE
OF LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS OTHER
ACTIONS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS
TAKING TO SCALE SHELTER
SOLUTIONS, EXPAND PROVEN MODELS
THAT WE KNOW BRING PEOPLE
INSIDE. STABILIZE THEM AND GET
THEM ON A TRACK TO PERMANENT
HOUSING. SO THE PATHWAY WE'RE
HERE TO TALK TO YOU TODAY IS A
PATHWAY THAT WILL BRING PEOPLE
WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNSHELTERED.
BRINGS THEM INTO SHELTER.
PROVIDES THEM WITH THE
WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AND SUPPORT
THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND
EXITING THEM INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING. SO JUST TO GROUND US IN
SOME NUMBERS I THINK ALL OF US
SHOULD BE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH.
WE KNOW RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ABOUT
4,500 PEOPLE IN THE SEATTLE
METRO AREA WHO ARE CURRENTLY
UNSHELTERED AND SLEEPING
OUTSIDE. THAT'S FROM OUR 2024
TIME COUNT. OF THAT UNSHELTERED
POPULATION. ABOUT 66% IS
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. SO THOSE
ARE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN HOMELESS
FOR A LONG TIME AND HAVE ONE OR
MORE DISABLING CONDITION,
TYPICALLY SOMETHING RELATED TO
MENTAL ILLNESS OR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CHALLENGES. WE KNOW THE
CITY ALREADY HAS A NUMBER OF
SHELTER PROGRAMS THAT ARE
EFFECTIVE, OFFERING ABOUT 2,900
BEDS THAT ARE DIRECTLY FUNDED BY
THE CITY. AND WE ALSO KNOW THE
CITY PROGRAMS ARE NOT SCALING TO
MATCH THE OVERALL INCREASE IN
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE WE HAVE RAPIDLY RISING
HOUSING COST IN OUR COMMUNITY,
COMPOUNDED WITH OTHER FACTORS
THAT THE RATE IN HOMELESSNESS IS
INCREASING FASTER THAN THE RATE
THE CITY IS RESPONDING TO THE
PROBLEM, AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE
HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY.
SO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS EAGER
TO PRESENT A SHELTER
ACCELERATION PLAN, AND WE ARE
HOPEFUL AND EXCITED ABOUT OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY COUNCIL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING ON, NOT A
HUNDRED, A THOUSAND NEW UNITS OF
EMERGENCY SHELTER AND EMERGENCY
HOUSING IN 2026. THIS WOULD BE
AN EMERGENCY ANY WAY. WE'VE
BEEN IN A HOMELESSNESS STATE OF
EMERGENCY FOR OVER A DECADE. IT
HAS PARTICULAR TIMELINESS. IN
ABOUT THREE MONTHS, OUR CITY IS
ABOUT TO WELCOME A QUARTER OF A
MILLION PEOPLE FOR THE WORLD
CUP. AND OUR MAYOR, AND I THINK
ALL OF YOU, RAN ON A PLATFORM
THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING
PEOPLE INSIDE, AND IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT WHEN WE ARE HOSTING SO
MANY VISITORS TO OUR CITY, WE
HAVE PLACES FOR THOSE FOLKS TO
GO. SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE
BRINGING EMERGENCY LEGISLATION
TO YOU ALL, SO WE CAN ACCELERATE
SHELTER EXPANSION, AND MAKE SURE
MORE PEOPLE HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO
CALL HOME INSIDE, SURROUNDED BY
THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. SO I'M GOING TO
INTRODUCE KIND OF THE KEY
COMPONENTS OF THE LEGISLATION
WE'RE HERE TO TALK TO YOU
TODAY, AND THEN I'LL PASS IT TO
MY COLLEAGUES TO GET MORE INTO
THE DETAILS. SO WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE TODAY IS A RAPID
EXPANSION OF PROVEN SHELTER
MODELS. SO EVERYTHING YOU'RE
SEEING TODAY ARE EXAMPLES OF
THINGS THAT WORK IN OUR CITY.
THIS LOOKS LIKE TINY HOME
VILLAGES, MASS RELEASING
BUILDINGS AND EXPANDING ON OUR
SHELTER PROGRAMS. A REALLY
IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS IS WE
KNOW WITHOUT SERVICES, THESE
SHELTERS ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
THAT PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE
PEOPLE WHO CAUSE THE MOST
DISORDER AND HAVE KIND OF THE
HIGHEST IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY
ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIGH NEEDS
AND HIGH ACUITY THAT WE KNOW WE
NEED 24/7 STAFFING. WE WANT CASE
MANAGEMENT, WE WANT INTEGRATED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, SO
WHEN PEOPLE COME INSIDE, THEY
HAVE THE SERVICES THEY NEED.
THAT'S GETTING THEM ON A
PATHWAY TO HOUSING. WHAT WE DO
NOT WANT IS THIS TO BE A
ROTATING DOOR. WE WANT THIS TO
BE A CLEAR LINEAR TRAJECTORY OF
PEOPLE GETTING OFF THE STREET,
GETTING THE SERVICES THEY NEED,
AND THEN GETTING INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
TODAY. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING
TO PASS IT TO MY COLLEAGUE, JON
GRANT, WHO IS GOING TO GET US
INTO THE DETAILS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THIS
EXCITING NEW ENDEAVOR TO ADDRESS
CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IN SEATTLE
AND TO GET PEOPLE INSIDE AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. JUST A
QUICK, JUST OVERVIEW. YOU CAN
SEE WE ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSING
A LOT OF WHAT WE ARE CALLING
MICRO SHELTERS OR A.K.A., TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES. THESE ARE THE
LOCATIONS OF ALL THE CURRENT
OPEN SITES CITY WIDE. WE HAVE A
LOT OF TRUSTED PROVIDERS WE
PARTNER WITH AT THE CITY.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON, THE LOCAL
HOUSING INSTITUTE, CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB, AND PURPOSE DIGNITY
ACTION, AS WELL AS OTHERS. WE
ALSO WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME NOT
JUST TALKING ABOUT THE POLICY,
BUT HOW WE ARRIVE AT THAT
POLICY. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT
THE WORK OF THE TEAM THAT WAS
FORMED. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
MODEL THIS LEGISLATION WILL HELP
SUPPORT AND ENACT. PUBLIC SAFETY
AND NEIGHBORHOOD INPUT, AND HOW
WE MAKE SURE THESE PROGRAMS ARE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
THEY OPERATE. SITE SELECTION,
HOW WE GO ABOUT CHOOSING THESE
LOCATIONS. THE LEGISLATION
ITSELF, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
TO ENSURE FOLKS ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS. SO
TO GET TO A THOUSAND, YOU HAVE
TO START FROM SOMEWHERE. WE'RE
LOOKING TO ACCELERATING THIS
PROCESS WITH THE FIRST 500 UNITS
WITH THE VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL OF
TRYING TO OPEN THEM BEFORE THE
WORLD CUP, WHICH WOULD BE THE
END OF MAY. WE KNOW THIS IS A
STRETCHED GOAL, AND OUR HOPE IS
TO OPEN AS MANY OF THESE UNITS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AGAIN, WE
ARE LOOKING AT MICRO SHELTER
VILLAGES OR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THESE ARE PRIVATE UNITS WITH
ELECTRIC DOORS, HEAT, 24/7
STAFFING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT ON
SITE. EXPANSION OF EXISTING
SHELTER PROGRAM. SO THESE MAY
NOT BE MICRO SHELTER VILLAGES,
BUT FOR EXAMPLE, THE STAR CENTER
WITH DESC. HSD SURVEYED EXISTING
PROVIDERS TO SEE WHAT BEDS WE
COULD ADD TO EXISTING PROGRAMS,
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT SOME
MORE. AND THEN ALSO MASTERLY
SEEING APARTMENT BUILDINGS. THIS
WOULD BE TO WORK WITH PRIVATE
OWNERS TO ESTABLISH EMERGENCY
HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES. SO TO RECAP WHERE THE
TEAM HAS KIND OF LED US, AS YOU
RECALL BACK ON JANUARY 15, THE
MAYOR SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER
2026-02, THAT FORMED THE IDT AND
SET OUT A BODY OF WORK THAT
NEEDED TO KICK OFF THIS EFFORT.
THE IDT AT THE VERY SAME DAY IT
WAS SIGNED, THE VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS, WHICH INCLUDED HSD,
OFFICE OF HOUSING, FAS, SBU, AND
ABOUT HALF A DOZEN OTHERS WERE
FORMED, BASICALLY ANY DEPARTMENT
THAT TOUCHES THE PROCESS OF
STANDING UP NEW SHELTER, WHERE
IT IS PERMITTING, SERVICES, ETC.
ALL LAND OWNED DEPARTMENTS
SURVEYED THEIR PROPERTIES TO
IDENTIFY WHAT LAND COULD BE USED
FOR SHELTER, AND USING THE CITY
ASSETS LIKE THAT TO STAND UP
MICRO SHELTER VILLAGES. HSD
STARTED THE ASSESSMENT WORK OF
TALKING TO PROVIDERS THAT COULD
EXPAND ADDING BEDS TO THEIR
EXISTING PROGRAM. AND THE IDT
FORMED A SURVEY TEAM TO GO OUT
AND ASSESS PRIVATE PROPERTIES OR
PUBLIC PROPERTIES TO SEE IF
THEY WOULD BE A GOOD FIT TO
EXPAND SHELTER OPTIONS. LASTLY,
THE I█DT WORKED WITH THE CITY'S
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO IDENTIFY
AND DRAFT POLICY OPTIONS TO
ACCELERATE THE SHELTER EXPANSION
EFFORTS. SO I THINK A LOT OF
FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, WHAT DOES THIS LEAD TO?
WHAT ARE THE SERVICES THAT ARE
GOING TO BE ACTUALLY OFFERED AT
THESE LOCATIONS? WE WANT TO HAVE
ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT THAT
LEADS PEOPLE TO PERMANENT
HOUSING, AND CONNECTS PEOPLE TO
BENEFITS. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE
ON-SITE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
SPECIALISTS. THESE ARE FOLKS
THAT CAN PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES,
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND
FOLKS WHO HAVE HIGH ACUITY
NEEDS. IT MEANS ADOPTING AND
INCLUDING CUTTING-EDGE
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT
METHODS, SUCH AS CONNECTING
FOLKS TO INJECTABLE SLOW RELEASE
TREATMENT, WHICH HAS SHOWN TO
HAVE INCREDIBLE SUCCESS AT
BREAKING CYCLES OF ADDICTION.
HAVING DAILY MEALS WITH A
COMMUNITY KITCHEN ON SITE.
MOVE-IN ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, SO THOSE
FINANCIAL COSTS DO NOT CAUSE A
BARRIER FOR THEM TO ACCESS
PERMANENT HOUSING AND TO EXIT
THE HOUSING SYSTEM. ALSO, WE'LL
BE TRACKING OUR PERFORMANCE
MEASURES, SUCH AS HOUSING
PLACEMENTS, THE UTILIZATION
RATE, TO MAKE SURE UNITS ARE NOT
GOING UNUSED, AND HOW MANY FOLKS
ARE GETTING ENROLLED INTO
MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT.
TOGETHER, THESE SERVICES CREATE
A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, WHERE
RESIDENTS CAN ADDRESS IMMEDIATE
NEEDS AND MOVE FORWARD TO
PERMANENT HOUSING. SO WE DO ALSO
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND
THIS IS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY. ALL OF THESE SITES
WOULD HAVE 24/7 STAFFING AND
DEFINE SITE BOUNDARIES.
COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS, LIKE A
CODE OF CONDUCT THE PROGRAM
PARTICIPANT SIGNS TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S NO IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL
ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS NO ILLEGAL
WEAPONS. IT WILL BE GOOD
NEIGHBORS AND ADDRESS SAFETY AND
SHARED SPACES. WE ALREADY, BY
CITY ORDINANCE, FOR MICRO
SHELTER SERVICES, A COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED.
A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
IT'S A GROUP OF, YOU KNOW,
INTERESTED RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS
TO THE SHELTER PROGRAM, WHO GET
TO MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND
GIVE DIRECT FEEDBACK TO US TO
SITE STAFF ON HOW THE OPERATIONS
ARE GOING, BUT ALSO POTENTIALLY
ON HOW THEY COULD HELP. MAYBE
THEY WANT TO BRING DONATED FOOD
TO THE SHELTER TO HELP MAKE SURE
THE FOLKS WHO ARE RECEIVING
SERVICES THERE ARE BEING
ASSISTED. WE ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF
STRONG GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
AGREEMENTS. THESE GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN
THE FUNDING CONTRACTS THE CITY
WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH THE
PROVIDERS WHO OPERATE THE SIDE
TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, ONGOING
SAFETY AND SECURITY NOT JUST AT
THE SITE, BUT IS BEING
ADDRESSED. AND ALSO WORKING WITH
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
LOOK AT USING AN ANALYSIS FOR
LIGHTING, ACCESS POINTS. AND
THEN LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, FIRE
SAFETY REVIEW. THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WOULD REVIEW ALL SITE
PLANS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION WOULD
BEGIN. AND THEN BEFORE THEY
WOULD OPEN, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WOULD DO A WALK THROUGH TO MAKE
SURE ALL SAFETY STANDARDS ARE
BEING MET. AND WITH THAT, I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE,
ALISON.
>> THANK YOU, JON. REALLY WHEN
WE THINK ABOUT SAFETY, WE CAN
THINK OF IT AS INCORPORATING
THREE FACETS. THERE'S PLACE,
THERE IS PLANNING, AND THERE ARE
PARTNERSHIPS. ALL THREE OF THESE
PIECES ARE CRITICAL TO
SUCCESSFUL SAFETY STRATEGY. JON
JUST DESCRIBED FOR YOU A NUMBER
OF THE PLACE RELATED AND
PLANNING RELATED FACTORS THAT
WILL GO INTO THE SHELTER.
PLANNING ONE BEING, OF COURSE,
THE PLAN, LIGHTING, CLEAR
DEFINITIONS OF BOUNDARIES,
EGRESS AND INGRESS WITHIN THE
SITES. BUT THEN ALSO THE
PLANNING THAT HAPPENS IN
COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS IN
THE AREA. LOCAL BUSINESSES, THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS THEMSELVES.
THOSE WHO WILL BE ON SITE 24/7,
AND ENSURE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
IN CRISIS OR EXPERIENCED SOMEONE
ELSE IN CRISIS HAVE SOMEBODY
THERE READY TO RESPOND WITH THE
APPROPRIATE REACTIONS. WITH
STRONG COMMUNICATIONS, WE KNOW
WE USE 911 WHEN WE HAVE
EMERGENCIES ANYWHERE ACROSS THE
CITY. WHAT WILL BE ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT WITH THE LAUNCHING OF
THE SHELTERS IS THAT WE ARE
LEANING INTO THE COLLABORATION
THAT THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAS WITH OUR
COMMUNITY ASSISTANT RESPONSE AND
ENGAGEMENT TEAM, THE CARE TEAM
WHO IS EXPANDING ITS AVAILABLE
CRISIS RESPONDERS, AND CAN COME
TO THE SHELTERS WITH SEATTLE
POLICE AND/OR SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS CAN HANDOFF AN INCIDENT
TO A CARE RESPONDER. AND WE CAN
HAVE THAT KIND OF NECESSARY
RESPONSE IN TIME WHENEVER WE
HAVE SOME SORT OF MENTAL OR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUE THAT
CAUSES PEOPLE IN THE AREA TO
FEEL UNSAFE. AND WITH THAT, I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO JOHN. I
THINK IT'S BACK TO YOU.
>> SO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
PIECE WILL BE CRUCIAL TO ENSURE
THESE PROGRAMS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
EVERY SINGLE SITE WILL BE GIVING
NOTIFICATION TO THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE AWARE THAT A PROGRAM IS
BEING CONSIDERED FOR THEIR
COMMUNITY. THIS WOULD REQUIRE AT
A MINIMUM, 14-DAY NOTICE BEFORE
A PERMIT CAN BE FILED. AND THEN
ALSO, THIS WILL BE WORKING WITH
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO
TALK TO BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORS,
ABOUT WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS
ARE. WE WILL ALSO BE INVITING
FOLKS TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE
ONGOING ADVICE AND INPUT AND
SUPPORT TO ENSURE THESE PROGRAMS
ARE SUCCESSFUL. AND I THINK IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. I
KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THESE
PROGRAMS APPEAR IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT MANY SUPPORT
VILLAGES, AND SUPPORTIVE
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IN THEIR
COMMUNITY. HERE IS A GREAT QUOTE
WHO IS A CENTRAL DISTRICT
RESIDENT AND A NEIGHBOR OF TRUE
HOPE VILLAGE. THESE NEIGHBORS
COME TO US IT IN SHELTER. THEY
NEED RESPITE, A SAFE PLACE TO
COME OFF THE STREETS, AND
EXPLORE THE NEXT HOUSING SYSTEMS
THAT WORK FOR THEM. WE OFTEN
HEAR FROM MANY PEOPLE AFTER THE
PROGRAMS OPEN, MORE AND MORE
COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROWS FOR THEM
BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE THE RESULTS
IN BENEFITING IN PEOPLES LIVES.
SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SITE
RESEARCH AND HOW LOCATIONS ARE
BEING CONSIDERED. OVER 70 PLUS
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SITES WERE
IDENTIFIED FOR ASSESSMENT. I
WOULD SAY ABOUT A THIRD OF THOSE
WERE PUBLICLY OWNED SITES.
NON-CITY PUBLIC LANDS WERE
REVIEWED INCLUDING PARTNERS FROM
KING COUNTY, WSDOT, SOUND
TRANSIT, SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
CITY LANDS BY DEPARTMENTS, AND
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
CITY-OWNED LANDS THAT ARE OWNED
BY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE LIKE
RATE PAYER LANDS SUCH AS SPU OR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS ARE LEGALLY
REQUIRED TO CHARGE RENT. BUT
THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT TO CHARGE
MARKET RENT. WE SHARED WITH
COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY THE KIND OF
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR
STRUCTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND
OTHER COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS.
THE FIRST ROUND WAS REALLY JUST
FOCUSED ON NUTS AND BOLTS. IS
THERE WATER SERVICE, ELECTRIC
ACCESS, SEWER SERVICE, ETC. AND
YOU KNOW, IN PROXIMITY TO THOSE
AREAS. A SECOND ROUND WAS USED
TO ASSESS WHAT ARE THE FIRE AND
LIFE SAFETY CONCERNS? WHAT DOES
THE DATA LOOK AT IN LOOKING AT
PRIORITY ONE AND PRIORITY TWO
911 CALLS. WHAT ARE THE GOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSIDERATIONS LIKE
LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, FENCING,
ETC. AND ALSO PROXIMITY TO OTHER
SHELTERS IN PHS PROGRAMS. AND
ALSO THIS IS CRUCIAL, YOU KNOW,
DOES THE OWNER SUPPORT THE USE
OF THEIR LAND FOR THIS PURPOSE?
IF WE CAN'T GET THAT, OBVIOUSLY
THAT SITE IS NOT GOING TO BE
VIABLE. AND I WOULD SAY THAT FOR
ROUND TWO, IT IS NOT SO MUCH OF
ALL OR NOTHING, BUT TAKING THOSE
THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION AND
WHAT OPTIONS TO MITIGATE THOSE
CONCERNS, IF THERE ARE ANY. I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO NICOLE.
>> HI , THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS. WE'LL BE
FIELDING QUESTIONS AT THE END. I
WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF
WHERE WE ARE AND ALL THE WORK
THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS SO FAR.
MY COLLEAGUE REVIEWED THE PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE SITE RESEARCH. WE'VE
BEEN DOING STAKEHOLDERRING WITH
PROVIDERS, WITH NEIGHBORHOODS,
WITH BIAs THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE
PROCESS, SO THIS SHOULD GO A BIT
LONGER. WE ALSO DID PROCESS
MAPPING AND DISCOVERY CALLS. WE
IDENTIFIED BUDGET, AND WE
DEVELOPED AN INITIAL PACKAGE OF
POLICIES. THIS IS JUST THE
BEGINNING. THESE ARE PIECES TO
HELP SET US UP TO DO THE GOAL OF
A THOUSAND BY THE END OF THE
YEAR. IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WE
ARE WHITTLING DOWN AND SHARING
SITES WITH YOU, IF WE HAVEN'T
ALREADY. IN TERMS OF EARLY IDEAS
OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO AND HOW
WE WANT TO GET THERE. WE ARE
ANTICIPATING THAT WE WILL START
SETTING UP SHELTERS AS SOON AS
NEXT MONTH. SO WE'RE OPERATING
ON A REALLY QUICK TIMELINE. AND
THE LEGISLATION I'M ABOUT TO
SHARE WITH YOU WILL HELP US
BUILD SECOND ROUND, SOME OF THE
SITES WE ARE LOOKING AT GOING
FIRST IN APRIL WILL NOT REQUIRE
THIS LEGISLATION. HOWEVER, IT
WILL HELP GET US THE NEXT SITES
UP AFTER JUNE. WE HAVE THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE
REALLY CRITICAL. THE FIRST
ENABLES THE FAS DIRECTOR TO SIGN
LEASES EARLY. IT WILL ALLOW US
TO BEGIN THE WORK TO PREP SITES
AND TURN THEM OVER TO PROVIDERS
ON AN ACCELERATED TIMELINE,
REDUCING WHAT WOULD BE A 9 TO
12-MONTH PROCESS INTO A THREE TO
FIVE-MONTH PROCESS. IT ALSO
REMOVES THE PRICE CAP PER SQUARE
FOOT TO ALLOW PER MARKET
PRICING, WHICH WILL INCREASE THE
POOL OF USABLE SITES. AND I'LL
GO MORE INTO THIS OVER THE NEXT
FEW SLIDES. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING
AT INCREASING THE CENSUS LIMITS
ON SHELTER. WE ARE LOOKING AT
LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES 100
PEOPLE PER SITE TO 150 PEOPLE
PER SITE, AND ALLOW ONE SITE TO
SHELTER UP TO 250 PEOPLE. I'VE
BEEN HEARING A LOT OF THINGS
AROUND THAT THEY ARE TALKING
ABOUT PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY. JUST
TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE SCALE
THERE. WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING
$4.8 MILLION IN PROPOSED
APPROPRIATION FOR EXPANDING
SHELTER. $3.3 IS APPROPRIATED
FROM UNDERUTILIZED REVOLVING
LOAN PROGRAM THAT WAS SOURCED
THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FEDERAL FUNDS. THIS
MONEY IS VERY HARD TO USE, AND
HAS ALSO A DEADLINE, FOR WHICH
WE NEED TO USE IT. AND THEN $1.5
MILLION IS PROPOSED FROM AN
UNUSED DOWNTOWN HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES FUND, WHERE
SHELTERING PEOPLE LIVING
DOWNTOWN HAS A NEXUS WITH ITS
INTENDED USE. THIS CAME FROM A
FUND THAT ACTUALLY STARTED IN
THE MID-80s. IF YOU BUILT THE
BUILDING, AND IF YOU DIDN'T PUT
CHILDCARE IN THE FIRST FLOOR OF
THE BUILDING, YOU HAD TO PAY A
FEE, AND THIS IS LEFT OVER FROM
THAT FUND, SO ALMOST AS OLD AS
SOME OF US HERE. SO I WANT TO
TALK QUICKLY ABOUT THIS PROCESS
AND WHY THE LEASING AUTHORITY
IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS WHAT THE
PROCESS LOOKS LIKE TO SET UP A
TINY HOUSE SHELTER. FIRST, THE
MAJOR'S OFFICE AND COUNCIL
APPROVES THE BUDGET. IF YOU
CLICK NEXT OR THE TRANSITION,
THE CITY SELECTS THE SERVICE
PROVIDER AND ISSUES AN RFP, THE
PROVIDER IS SELECTED, THEN THE
PROVIDER NEEDS TO GO OUT AND
FIND THE LAND. AND THEY TRY TO
SIGN A LEASE OR PURCHASE A
PROPERTY, AND IT WILL TAKE
SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THAT
NON-PROFIT PROVIDER TO DO ALL
THE LAND WORK, GRAVELING,
FLATTENING, WORKING WITH THE
CITY TO GET THE VARIOUS PERMITS
THEY NEED, AND THEN SETTING UP
WATER, SEWER, AND LIGHT. SO IF
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. TO ASK THEM TO INCREASE
THIS AUTHORITY FROM 18,000
SQUARE FEET TO 65,000 SQUARE
FEET WILL BRING US THIS MODEL,
WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY TO GET
SITES FROM RAW LAND TO BE
DEVELOPED AT THE SAME TIME HSD
IS SELECTING THE SERVICE
PROVIDER. THIS MEANS WHEN
THEY'RE SELECTED, THERE IS A
PLOT OF LAND THAT IS READY FOR
THEM TO START BUILDING THIS LAND
ON, SHIFTING THE PROCESS FROM A
YEAR TO UNDER SIX MONTHS, AND
SOMETIMES AS FAST AS THREE
MONTHS, SO THIS PIECE IS
CRUCIAL. WITH THAT, I'LL PASS
IT BACK TO MY COLLEAGUE, JOHN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I
KNOW WHEN THEY FIRST SAW THE
LEGISLATION, THEY THOUGHT, YOU
KNOW, BIGGER SITES, CAN IT BE
DONE? AND I THINK IT IS REALLY
COMPELLING TO KNOW THAT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE CITIES
THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
THAT HAVE EXPANDED THEIR MICRO
SHELTER PROGRAMS TO SERVE
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. RIGHT NOW,
THE LARGEST TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
OR I WOULD SAY MICRO MODULE
SHELTER IN SEATTLE IS ABOUT 85
UNITS, THAT WILL PROBABLY SERVE
BETWEEN 85 TO 100 PEOPLE. AGAIN,
THE CAP PER PERSON IS 100 PEOPLE
PER SITE. BUT IN TAMPA, FLORIDA,
THE TAMPA HOPE PROGRAM HAS A
LARGE MICRO SHELTER PROGRAM THAT
SERVES 355 PEOPLE. JESUS CENTER
SHELTER IN CHICO, CALIFORNIA,
SERVES 230 PEOPLE. THE WEST L.A.
VETERAN ASSOCIATION SERVES 200
PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES. GOING ON
THROUGH THIS LIST, THERE ARE
MANY EXAMPLES OF LARGE PROGRAMS
THAT ARE SERVING WELL OVER 250
PEOPLE, BUT I WOULD SAY CLOSE TO
250 TO 200 FOLKS. NOW, WE'VE
REACHED OUT TO THESE PROVIDERS,
AND WE WANTED TO KNOW HOW IT'S
GOING. IS THE LARGE PROGRAM
WORKING? TAMPA HOPE VILLAGE,
WHICH IS IN FLORIDA, AND WE
SPOKE TO THEIR STAFF, WHICH IS
OPERATED BY THE CATHOLIC
CHARITIES OF SIT PETERSBURG AS
THEIR MICRO MODULARS IS SERVING
365 PEOPLE, IN OPERATION SINCE
2021, AND IT HAS A VERY SIMILAR
PROGRAM MODEL THAT WE'RE
PROPOSING HERE IN SEATTLE, DAILY
MEALS, LAUNDRY, LIFE SKILLS, AND
MEDICAL CARE. SO I THINK WHAT'S
INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS, YOU
KNOW, SEATTLE IS KIND OF THE
PIONEER IN THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE OR THE MICRO MODULE
MODEL AND OTHER CITIES HAVE
TAKEN IT A STEP FURTHER BECAUSE
OF THE SUCCESS OF THESE
PROGRAMS. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT HERE IN
SEATTLE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
PROFILES HERE OF PROGRAMS THAT
ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL. THIS IS
JUNCTION POINT SHELTER THAT'S
OPERATED BY THE CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON. THIS IS THE LARGEST
ONE THAT'S IN SEATTLE THAT IS
85 MICRO SHELTER UNITS UP IN
NORTH SEATTLE. THIS IS BASED OFF
THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
DATA. WE ARE SEEING A 69% RATE
OF HOUSING. 91% UTILIZATION
RATE. IF YOU'RE WONDERING
UTILIZATION RATE, THINK OF IT AS
A VACANCY RATE, WHICH MEANS 91%
OF THE TIMES THESE UNITS ARE
FILLED. IT MEANS THAT IS JUST
THE PERCENTAGE OF TIME IT TAKES
TO TURN THE UNIT TO GET ANOTHER
PERSON IN. THEY HAVE A 97% RATE
OF PLACEMENTS. JUST SO YOU KNOW,
IN THE LINGO, IT IS FRAMED AS
RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS, WHICH
MEANS ABOUT 3% OF THE FOLKS
AFTER THEY GOT HOUSED BY THE
PROGRAM, NO MORE THAN 3% WOULD
RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS, WHICH
MEANS IT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL TO
HAVE FOLKS RETAIN HOUSING AFTER
THEY HAVE MOVED IN. JUST ONE
MORE EXAMPLE, THIS IS SOUTH END
VILLAGE, OPERATED BY THE LOCAL
HOUSING INSTITUTE. IT'S ABOUT
40 UNITS TO SEATTLE. AGAIN, VERY
HIGH PERCENTAGE FOLKS GETTING
HOUSING HERE, 57% EXITS TO
PERMANENT HOUSING. AND 95% OF
FOLKS RETAIN THEIR HOUSING AFTER
THEY EXITED THE PROGRAM AND
SECURED PERMANENT HOUSING.
>> BEFORE WE GET INTO PROGRAM
COSTS, I WANT TO BE BRIEF TO
PLACEMENT. WE ANTICIPATE LIKE A
LOCAL PRIORITY FOR PLACEMENTS,
SO SIMILAR TO SALMON BAY WHERE
THERE ARE A THIRD OF THE PEOPLE
IN THE SURROUNDING AREA HAD A
PREFERENCE TO BE LOCATED IN THAT
PARTICULAR VILLAGE, IT'S A
SIMILAR MODEL WE ANTICIPATE FOR
PLACEMENT FOR THE ONES WE HOPE
TO STAND UP. I'LL PASS IT OVER
TO DIRECTOR PENNUCCI TO SPEAK TO
THE BUDGET AND PROGRAM COSTS.
>> THANK YOU. SO SOME OF THE
COSTS HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT A
LITTLE BIT. HOW THIS WILL GET
PAID FOR IS THROUGH A VARIETY OF
SOURCES, BUT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
ABOUT $17.5 MILLION THAT WOULD
SUPPORT SHELTER EXPANSION SO FAR
THIS YEAR. MUCH OF THAT IS IN
THE EXISTING BUDGET THAT WAS
ALREADY APPROPRIATED FOR THE
PURPOSES INTENDED THROUGH THESE
PROGRAMS. SO MOST OF IT DOESN'T
REQUIRE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL,
BUT ABOUT $4.8, $4.9 MILLION
DOES, WHICH IS THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU. $3.3 REQUIRES ACTION
ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, AND THEN $1.5
MILLION FROM THE DOWNTOWN HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES FUND THAT'S
ALREADY BEEN DESCRIBED. WE'RE
ESTIMATING THE AVERAGE COST PER
UNIT IS APPROXIMATELY $28,000. I
WILL JUST SAY IT IS REALLY
DEPENDENT ON SPECIFIC SITES AND
THE FIRST COST AND THE MIX OF
SERVICES AND ALL OF THAT. SO
THIS IS ON AVERAGE, WE USE ABOUT
THAT COST, AND THEN WE ARE ALSO
ENGAGING WITH PHILANTHROPY AND
MAJOR DONORS TO HELP FUND THIS
WORK. I WILL JUST ADD WE WORKED
REALLY HARD TO IDENTIFY FUNDS IN
THE EXISTING BUDGET THAT WILL
ALIGN WITH THE GOALS OF THIS
PROGRAM. AND MINIMIZE THE
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL, BUT I'LL
SIGNAL THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT
WE'LL BE BACK AT MID YEAR TO
HAVE ADDITIONAL ASK, BUT THAT
WOULD BE IN COLLABORATION WITH
ALL OF YOU AND, YOU KNOW,
TALKING IT THIS THROUGH BEFORE
WE BRING THAT FORWARD.
>> WE CAN FIELD QUESTIONS. SO
THE WAY I'M ANTICIPATING THIS
WOULD WORK IS YOU WOULD FIELD
THE QUESTION, AND I'LL POINT TO
ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO
ANSWER IT FOR YOU.
>> SURE, WELL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THIS INSIGHTFUL
PRESENTATION HERE. WE WILL OPEN
IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES. ANYONE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
FEEDBACK? FOR THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ON THIS?
>> ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE,
CHIEF OF STAFF, POLICY DIRECTOR,
MR. GRANT, I'VE SEEN YOU
BEFORE. AND OF COURSE, MS.
HOLCOMB AND OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
OBVIOUSLY WE'VE ALL BEEN
WORKING THESE ISSUES ON A
REGULAR BASIS, PROBABLY EVEN
BEFORE WE GOT HERE IN COUNCIL. I
DID WANT TO, SINCE I CHAIR
PUBLIC SAFETY, I DO WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT
PIECE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT,
VARIOUS ASPECTS WE HAVE HERE.
AND I NOTE WE HAVE DIFFERENT
PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE TOO THAT
ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THESE
PIECES. ONE OF THEM IS THE
RELATIONSHIP OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S INTERESTING
BECAUSE WHEN I TALKED TO SERVICE
PROVIDERS, THEY ARE NOT
NECESSARILY KEEN ON THE GOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHICH
I UNDERSTAND. SO WE HAVE A
TWO-STEP PROCESS. THIS YEAR, WE
HAVE IN THE BUDGET, AND THE RFP
IS OUT FOR THE REVIEW, AND
BASICALLY CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGAGEMENT AND MITIGATION PLAN.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU SEE,
LOOKING FORWARD TO AN UPDATE OF
THE GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENTS
TO WORK WITH THOSE SERVICE
PROVIDERS?
>> I'LL PASS IT TO MY
COLLEAGUE, JON GRANT.
>> YES, SO THE HUMAN SERVICE
DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE
PULLING TOGETHER A NUMBER OF
SHELTER PROVIDERS AND REALLY
BRAINSTORMING WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE BEST PRACTICES, BUT ALSO
CONSIDERATION AROUND PUBLIC
SAFETY. WHETHER IT IS A GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT OR WHAT HAVE
YOU, I THINK HAVING THE
STANDARDS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS CONSISTENCY IN HOW
THESE PROGRAMS OPERATE IN WHAT
THEY COULD EXPECT FROM THESE
PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
RUN SAFELY AND APPROPRIATELY.
>> IT WOULD BE GOOD TO CONNECT,
AT LEAST THE TEAM WITH MY TEAM
ON THIS BECAUSE WE'RE THE
SPONSOR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MITIGATION PLAN PROCESS. SO IT
WOULD BE -- I DON'T HAVE THE
DETAILS IN TERMS OF THE
REACTIONS TO THE RFP AND SO
FORTH, BUT THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
HAVE THIS ENGAGEMENT. AS I SAID
TO SOME OF YOU ALREADY, IF WE
DON'T DO THIS RIGHT, YOU KNOW,
IT MAKES IT HARDER THE NEXT
TIME. AND MR. GRANT, FULL
DISCLOSURE. I WORKED WITH YOU
WITH THE SALMON BAY VILLAGE
PROJECT AND THE RV TINY HOME
PROJECT. AND WE NEEDED TO HAVE
THAT WORK WELL. AND THERE WAS NO
MAJOR, I MEAN, THERE WAS AN
INCIDENT HERE AND THERE, BUT NO
MAJOR IN TERMS OF RELATIONSHIPS
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS PARTLY
BECAUSE OF THE LOCATIONS THERE
ON THE 15th AND SO FORTH. BUT
THOSE PIECES ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT. BECAUSE IF THAT WENT
SOUTH IN TERMS OF THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, QUEEN ANNE
SPECIFICALLY, BUT ALSO INNER
BAY. JUST MAKES YOUR JOB THAT
MUCH HARDER. SO I JUST WANTED TO
NOTE THAT WHAT WE DID AT SALMON
BAY VILLAGE. AND I ALSO WANT TO
NOTE TOO BECAUSE AT LEAST THREE
OF US UP HERE, PROBABLY ALL OF
US, BUT PARTICULARLY THREE OF US
ARE INTERESTED IN RVs. AS I
NOTED MANY TIMES, IF YOU HAVE
FIVE RVs AT SOME POINT, ONE IS
DEALING DRUGS, THEN YOU HAVE A
STOLEN GOODS MARKET AND I'LL
GET ALONG TO THAT. WITH SALMON
BAY VILLAGE BEING STOOD UP. THE
NUMBER OF DAYS IN SOME OTHER
AREAS REALLY DROPPED, WHICH IS A
TESTIMONY TO THE PROJECT. THOSE
REMAINING WERE IN WAY BETTER
SHAPE. SO THESE ARE THE THINGS
WE NEED TO BUILD ON. SO THIS
WILL GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGAGEMENT PIECE AS WELL. SO I
JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT,
THAT PIECE. AND ALSO IN PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
COULD SPEAK TO IT. I'M A BIG
FAN OF THE COORDINATED ENTRY
PIECE. AND THIS KIND OF GOES TO
THE QUESTION OF GOING TO THE
LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVING
THOSE BE OUTREACHED IN ORDER TO
GO TO THE LOCAL SHELTER
LOCATION. BECAUSE THAT WAS AN
ISSUE LIKE TEN YEARS AGO, FOR
EXAMPLE, THEY WOULD HAVE THAT
END, WHICH IS NOW 157 ROY STREET
AT QUEEN ANNE, THE FACILITY, THE
TINY HOME. INSTEAD OF ENGAGING
WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE
COMING IN TO SOME OF THESE
LOCATIONS. AND THAT IS ANOTHER
WAY TO NOT REALLY BUILD TRUST
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO I
JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
PIECE, AND IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT PIECE IN
THERE. ALONG THESE LINES OF
GREAT IDEAS, CAN YOU SPEAK TO, I
MEAN, THERE IS A TINY HOME
FOCUS, WHICH I HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A
GREAT PROGRAM CALLED THE
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS PROJECT AT
PIONEER SQUARE WITH, YOU KNOW,
DSA AND PDA AND A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT PARTNERS IN THIS. CAN
YOU SPEAK TO THIS? DOES THIS
FALL WITHIN YOUR OVERALL PLAN?
>> YES, I CAN SPEAK TO THIS. I
ALSO WANT TO NOTE I'M TAKING
NOTES ON ALL THE FOLLOW UP, AND
WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. I'LL
START AND PASS IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE, JON, TO FINISH. SO A
LOT OF THIS WORK IS REALLY
MODELED AFTER MUCH OF THE
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS WORK. WE
ANTICIPATE WORKING WITH THEM
BRIEFLY. LISA, WHO IS SITTING
BEHIND ME IS ON ALL OF OUR
PHONES CALLING HER PRETTY
REGULARLY. SO I WOULD SAY THAT
WORK IS A PART OF, BUT ALSO WE
HOPE TO WORK WITH THEM OUTSIDE
IT THIS PLAN AS WELL. AND I'LL
PASS IT OVER TO JOHN.
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBERS. I THINK
ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS WAS
REALLY LOOKING AT THE SYSTEM,
AND IDENTIFYING FOLKS WHO ARE
OVERREPRESENTED IN HOW MANY
TOUCHES THEY HAVE IN TERMS OF
SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, ETC.
SO TO THE EXTENT WE CAN PARTNER
WITH DHA TO SHOW WHERE FOLKS ARE
MAKING THESE CONTACTS. WHAT KIND
OF SERVICES ARE THEY ASKING FOR.
TO THE EXTENT WE COULD LEVERAGE
THAT DATA AND HAVE THAT INFORM
THE OUTREACH TO CONNECT THOSE
FOLKS THAT WE'RE CREATING. WE
DON'T SEE THESE THINGS AS
OPPOSITES THAT THEY ARE MAKING
SURE THEY CAN STRENGTHEN EACH
OTHER.
>> AND ALSO JUST A LOT OF
GRATITUDE TO THOSE FOLKS FOR THE
WORK THEY HAVE BEEN LEADING IN
PARTNERSHIP TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. BY THE
WAY, THANK YOU TO THE CHIEF OF
STAFF IN YOUR INITIAL REMARKS.
YOU TALKED ABOUT DOING THIS
EFFORT WITHOUT SERVICES IS NOT
SUCCESSFUL. YOU KNOW, WITH
RESPECT TO HOUSING FIRST WITH
WRAPAROUND SERVICES, WHATEVER
TERM YOU HAVE, TO WHAT
HIGHLIGHTS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE
PUBLIC TO KNOW A LOT OF THE
TIMES HOUSING FIRST THEN IS ALSO
A TERM TO SAY WHEN INDIVIDUALS
ARE READY. AND I RECOGNIZE THAT
POINT AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO
ENCOURAGE BE READY OR THOSE
ACTIONS THAT REALLY ALLOW THEM
NOT TO BE READY AND TO NOT TAKE
THAT STEP. AND THERE IS PLENTY
OF THOSE THAT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. SO I REALLY THINK THAT
THE SERVICES PIECE IS KEY. AND
THEN SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS IS
THE ENCOURAGEMENT PIECE, AS
OPPOSED TO MAKING IT EASIER TO
STAY OUTSIDE, FOR EXAMPLE.
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF
SERVICE RESISTANT FOLKS, WHO WE
JUST SAW THIS PAST WEEKEND. I
HAD REPORTS COMING TO ME FROM
THE QUEEN ANNE, WEST QUEEN ANNE
GREEN BELT PARK AREA. I SUSPECT
TOO WE HAVE TO HAVE SERVICES
LIKE THE CENTER, WHICH IS
FANTASTIC TWO CENTERS. AND I
ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
VISIT. WHICH TIES ME TO THE
QUESTION BECAUSE IT WAS
INTERESTING. NO MENTION OF THE
BRIEFING. SO I WANTED TO ASK
ABOUT IT, WHICH I SUPPORT AFTER
THE GOOD GOVERNANCE REFORM AT
THE END OF 2024. WHAT HAS BEEN
THE COORDINATION? WHAT HAS BEEN
THEIR RESPONSE? CAN YOU SPEAK TO
KCHRA?
>> I'LL PASS IT FIRST TO JON,
THEN TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO
ADD ANYTHING ELSE WE MIGHT NEED
TO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
KING COUNTY HOMELESS AUTHORITY.
THEY OPERATE AND OVERSEE THE
SHELTER CONTRACTS, SO WHAT I
WOULD SAY TO THAT IS DIFFERENT
TASKS CALL FOR DIFFERENT
CONVENTIONS. AND THE TASK IN
FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW IS TO
QUICKLY RAPIDLY STAND UP AS MUCH
SHELTER AS POSSIBLE. AND IN A
SINGLE ENTITY, THEY DO NOT HAVE
THE RESOURCES OR CAPACITY TO DO
THAT. BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE
EMBARKING ON IS DEPLOYING AS
MANY DEPARTMENTAL ASPECTS TO
STAND UP THE SHELTERS. SO THAT
MEANS THEY'RE WORKING WITH ALL
THE LAND OWNING DEPARTMENTS TO
IDENTIFY WHICH LANDS ARE
AVAILABLE. IT MEANS FIGURING OUT
WHAT IS THE MOST EXPEDITED WAY
TO EXECUTE A PERMIT. IT MEANS
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAVING
A VERY EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT
PROCESS TO IDENTIFY PROVIDERS.
IF THIS WAS A REGULAR YEAR,
WHERE WE HAD MORE TIME, I THINK,
TO STAND UP THESE PROGRAMS,
WORKING WITH KCHRA FOR THAT, IN
THAT LONGER TERM MAKES SENSE.
BUT FOR THIS QUICK PUSH THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO, WE NEED TO
BEAR ALL THE ASSETS THAT THIS
CITY HAS FOR THIS PARTICULAR
TASK.
>> AND ONE FINAL QUESTION. THANK
YOU FOR THAT. KING COUNTY RULE,
THEY ARE DOING THE SIMILAR
PROJECT. AFTER YEARS OF
FRUSTRATION, I'M HAPPY IN THE
SENSE OF THE LOCATION, WHICH IS
A PART OF THE ENTRY PIECE, WHICH
GOT DELAYED, AGAIN, WITH THE
KNOW EXECUTIVE. THERE'S TIME TO
WORK SOME OF THESE PIECES. BUT
IT IF THERE IS A PARALLEL EFFORT
BY THE COUNTY TO ASSIST AND
ESSENTIALLY ASSIST IN THEIR
EFFORT, THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED
A WIN/WIN. SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THE KING COUNTY PIECE WITH, YOU
KNOW, THE EXECUTIVES AND OTHERS
IN THE PROCESS?
>> YES, CERTAINLY. WE HAVE BEEN
IN CONVERSATION WITH THE
EXECUTIVE ON THIS EFFORT. THEY
ARE EAGER TO PARTNER WITH US.
AND WHEN WE'VE GOT PARCELS TO
PARTNER WITH THEM ON, WE WILL
BRING THEM. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH ALL OF
YOU AS WELL. SO MORE TO COME ON
THAT FRONT, AND WE'RE EXCITED
TO WORK WITH THEM.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
POINTS AS I HAVE MADE IN MY
NOTES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
TODAY AND PRESENTING ON THIS
WORK. BEFORE I GET INTO MY
QUESTIONS, I REALLY WANT TO
CENTER FIRST AND FOREMOST MY
GRATITUDE AND MY APPRECIATION TO
THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION FOR
MOVING WITH URGENCY ON THIS. WE
KNOW HOMELESSNESS IS A PERVASIVE
ISSUE NOT JUST ACROSS
WASHINGTON, BUT NATIONWIDE, AND
WE HAVE BEEN IN THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY FOR TEN YEARS NOW, SO
I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALL FOR
MOVING WITH URGENCY ON THIS AND
GIVING THIS THE ATTENTION IT
TRULY NEEDS, SO WE CAN GET OUR
NEIGHBORS INSIDE. SO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK, AND THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND
JUST TO GO INTO A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS HERE. DEEPLY
APPRECIATIVE WE'VE DONE SOME
OUTREACH TO JURISDICTIONS AND
PROVIDERS THAT HAVE LARGER TINY
HOME VILLAGES OF THIS KIND. I'M
CURIOUS ABOUT SOME OF THE
HEARING, THAT THEY HAVE TO DO
WITH THE LEVEL OF SERVICES
PROVIDED. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
CAN SHARE ABOUT YOUR
CONVERSATIONS? WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE DISTINGUISHING FACTORS OF
MANAGING LARGER SITES WE NEED TO
TEND TO?
>> I WILL PASS THIS OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE, JON, TO ANSWER WITH
SOME MORE DETAIL. BUT WHAT I CAN
TELL YOU IS WE HAD INITIAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE SITES
TO PREPARE FOR A ROLLOUT OF THIS
PROGRAM. I ANTICIPATE BEING IN A
LONGER CONVERSATION WITH HIM TO
GET MORE DETAILS. IF THERE ARE
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WE DON'T
ANSWER FOR YOU TODAY, THAT IS
ALSO A MOMENT TO GO BACK TO MAKE
SURE THEY DO GET ANSWERED AS A
FOLLOWUP. I'LL PASS IT TO JON.
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER. I THINK
WHAT WE SAW PRETTY CONSISTENTLY
WAS THE NEED TO HAVE 24/7 AT
SITES LIKE THIS FOR PROGRAMS
THAT ARE SERVING HOMELESS ADULTS
AND COUPLES. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
24/7 STAFFING, WE ALSO NEED TO
INCLUDE ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT,
SO THIS MEANS TRAIN STAFF WHO
ARE WORKING WITH FOLKS TO DO ALL
THE THINGS YOU WOULD EXPECT, SO
THEY COULD START APPLYING FOR
HOUSING, TO COVER MOVING COST IF
THEY GET AN APARTMENT. MAYBE
THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID
AND THEY CAN GET ENROLLED INTO
MEDICAID, WHICH COMES WITH A
WHOLE OTHER HOST OF BENEFITS
ATTACHED TO IT AS WELL. THE CASE
MANAGEMENT ON SITE, AND THEN
DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAM, YOU
KNOW, THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENT
ARRAY OF SERVICES. SOME PROVIDED
ACTUAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ON
SITE, SOME DID NOT, AND WOULD
REFER TO A COMMUNITY CLINIC.
FROM THERE, IT KIND OF CAN VARY
A BIT WITH VARIOUS TRAINING
PROGRAMS AND SOME DO NOT. BUT I
THINK THE CONSISTENT THING WE
SAW WAS THE ON-SITE CASE
MANAGEMENT AND SCOPE OF SERVICES
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOLKS,
THEN THE 24/7 STAFFING MODEL.
AND THAT IS PROBABLY ACROSS THE
BOARD ON HOW FOLKS ORGANIZED
THESE PROGRAMS.
>> CERTAINLY, I APPRECIATE THAT.
KNOWING WE FOCUSED THIS
CONVERSATION ON THE EXAMPLE YOU
BROUGHT UP IS WITH TAMPA HOPE
VILLAGE. WHAT ARE THE OTHER --
HAVE YOU MADE CONTACT WITH ALL
THE PROVIDERS THAT ARE LISTED?
>> WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE
MAJORITY OF THEM, BUT NOT ALL OF
THEM. WE'LL REACH OUT TO ALL OF
THEM TO TALK TO THEM, AND WE
ALSO INVITED CENTRAL STAFF TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS CALL, SO WE
CAN LEARN ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS
TOGETHER. BUT SO FAR THE FOLKS
WE TALKED TO, THAT SEEMS TO BE
THE CONSISTENT THEME WE'VE
SEEN.
>> CERTAINLY, THAT'S GREAT. ANY
INFORMATION TOO AT THIS TIME, DO
WE UNDERSTAND IF THESE PROVIDERS
ARE KEEPING METRICS ON
THROUGHPUT AND EXITS TO
PERMANENT HOUSING?
>> I DO NOT HAVE THAT
INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME, BUT
I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THEM TO SEE
WHAT WE CAN FIND.
>> WE ARE MOVING QUICKLY IN A
LOT OF WAYS, AND THAT IS
SOMETHING WE WOULD LOVE TO LEARN
FROM THESE PROVIDERS HOW THEY
ARE MANAGING EXITS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING AS WELL. APPRECIATIVE OF
YOUR PRESENTATION, ADDING OUR
OWN LOCAL DATA. IT IS REALLY
HELPFUL WHEN CONSIDERING THIS.
AND SPEAKING TO THIS, I KNOW YOU
HAVE BEEN ENGAGING A LOT WITH
OUR PROVIDER COMMUNITY. WHAT ARE
YOU LEARNING ABOUT THE STAFFING
COMMUNITY? TO DELIVER STAFFING
CAPACITY, WHAT ARE WE HEARING
RIGHT NOW ON WHAT IT WILL TAKE
TO GET THERE?
>> SO WE ARE HAVING
CONVERSATIONS, IN TERMS OF THE
24/7 STAFFING, BUT ALSO IN
PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SUPPORTS, AND ALSO CASE
MANAGEMENT, AND I THINK WHAT WE
HEAR CONSISTENTLY IS NO ONE
PROVIDER COULD TAKE THIS ALL ON.
NOT AT ALL. BUT TOGETHER WITH
ALL THEIR DIFFERENT CAPACITIES
COMBINED, THIS INITIAL 500 PUSH
FOR THESE UNITS THAT ARE GOING
TO BE, I WOULD SAY A MUCH MORE
SERVICE RICH ENVIRONMENT, WE
BELIEVE THERE IS CAPACITY BASED
ON WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM
PROVIDERS. WHAT HAPPENS BEYOND
THAT, I THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE
ASSESSMENT AND HAVE MORE
CONVERSATION WITH PROVIDERS TO
DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THOSE
LIMITS ARE, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE
ARE IN NOW.
>> THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR. AND
THINKING ABOUT, AGAIN, CAN YOU
WALK US THROUGH THE IMMEDIATE
CONTRACTING PROCESS IN SOME OF
THE INNER PLAY, AGAIN, BETWEEN
HSD AND IF THERE IS AN INTENSE
ROLLOVER OR WHAT THAT IMMEDIATE
CONTRACTING LOOKS LIKE?
>> SO THIS INITIAL FIRST PHASE
OF RAPIDLY EXPANDING THESE UNITS
WILL TAKE TIME TO STAND THEM UP.
WE'LL BE DOING THE DIRECT
SOURCE CONTRACTS WITH THE
PROVIDERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE
IN CONSTRUCTION AROUND MICRO
SHELTER PROGRAMS. AND THEN FOR
PROVIDERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE
OPERATING LIKE MASTER RELEASE
DEPARTMENTS, I WILL BE DIRECT
CONTRACTING WITH THEM AS WELL TO
GET STARTED ON THESE PROGRAMS. I
THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD, HAVING
A MORE TRADITIONAL RFP, AND
SETTING UP MORE OF A PROCESS IN
THAT WAY IS WHAT WE ARE ASPIRED
TO. BUT AS WE GET THIS INITIAL
PUSH, THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT
WE HAVE KIND OF ARRIVED AT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE EXPLORING
THE IDEA OF WHAT IT WOULD IT
LOOK LIKE TO HAVE A CONTRACT,
LIKE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
CONTRACT BECAUSE SOME PROVIDERS
MAY NOT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO
OPERATE THE MICRO SHELTER
VILLAGE, BUT SOME DO, AND MAYBE
WE COULD HAVE A TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE CONTRACT TO GET THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS UP TO SPEED, SO WE
CAN DIVERSIFY THE PROVIDER POOL
OF FOLKS THAT ARE OPERATING
THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS.
>> CERTAINLY. MY NEXT QUESTION
HAS TO DO WITH THAT ELEMENT OF
DIVERSIFYING AND THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE ARE, YOU KNOW, I'M
HEARING THE POINTS ABOUT THIS
PROCESS AND HAVING A DIFFERENT
PERCENTAGE BEING TIED TO THAT
AND THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER
ELEMENTS OF OUR FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND
HOW THE ADMINISTRATION IS
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE REGARD,
AGAIN, THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE
POPULATION WITHIN THAT
COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT WILL BE A
SINGLE ADULT APPROACH VERSES THE
FAMILY APPROACH. ALSO A VARIETY
OF COMMUNITIES WITHIN THAT,
WHETHER IT IS OUR NEIGHBORS,
VETERANS, WHAT HAVE YOU. HOW ARE
YOU THINKING ABOUT THOSE
DYNAMICS RIGHT NOW?
>> I CAN TAKE THIS AND PASS IT
OVER TO COMPLETE. SO WE ARE
TALKING TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO COULD
LEAD THIS WORK, BUT THEY WOULD
NEED TO DO IT IN PARTNERSHIP. WE
ARE ALSO INTERVIEWING DIFFERENT
PROVIDERS AROUND WHAT IS WORKING
AND WHAT IS NOT IN TERMS OF
RESPONSIVE COMMUNITIES. WITH ONE
OF THE SITES WE ARE LOOKING AT,
WE ARE EXPLICITLY HOPING TO MAKE
AT LEAST ONE OF THEM APPROPRIATE
FOR A SPECIFIC SUB POPULATION
THAT IS IN HIGH NEED RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE INTERVIEWING DIFFERENT
PROVIDERS WHO ARE SPECIFIC TO
THAT SUB POPULATION TO HELP US
MAKE SURE WE ARE GATHERING THE
RIGHT INFORMATION TO SET IT UP
CORRECTLY. AND IN TERMS OF
PROVIDING THAT TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A
REALLY GREAT MODEL, THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB, SO WE HAVE BEEN
INTERVIEWING THEM ABOUT HOW
THAT'S BEEN WORKING, WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SEE DUPLICATED AND
DIFFERENT, AND THAT IS WORK
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THROUGHOUT
THIS PROCESS. I'LL PASS IT OVER
TO MY COLLEAGUE, JON, TO ADD
ANYTHING ELSE.
>> THAT COVERED IT. YEAH.
>> I THINK ONE THING I WANT TO
ADD AS WE WOULD GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS TO KIND OF HELP US ALL
THINK ABOUT HOW OUR
ADMINISTRATION IS THINKING ABOUT
THIS AND THAT WE KNOW WE ARE
JUGGLING A LOT OF DIFFERENT
KINDS OF POPULATIONS IN THOSE
NEEDS. WE KNOW THERE ARE ACUTE
IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS,
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY,
AND WE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE VERY
INTENSE ACUTE IMPACTS ON
HOMELESSNESS DOWNTOWN THAT HAVE
A LOT OF RIPPLE AFFECTS FOR ALL
OF US IN THE CITY FROM OUR
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT, THE
PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS. SO I
THINK WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIS
PROCESS AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT
PROVIDERS, WE'RE GOING TO BE
KEEPING THAT BALANCE VERY MUCH
AHEAD OF, YOU KNOW, IN FRONT OF
MIND, ASKING FOLKS TO SITE THE
VILLAGE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. A
LOT OF THOSE FOLKS WANT TO KNOW,
YOU KNOW, THEIR NEIGHBORS WHO
ARE CURRENTLY UNSHELTERED ARE
GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT,
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT ONE OF OUR
KIND OF HIGHEST ACUITY
POPULATIONS AND THE HIGHEST
IMPACT POPULATIONS IS DOWNTOWN,
AND THOSE FOLKS NEED THROUGHPUT
AS WELL. SO AS WE'RE GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS, YOU CAN
EXPECT US TO BE WEIGHING THOSE
AND HOPEFULLY MOVING FORWARD
WITH SOLUTIONS THAT STRIKE A
BALANCE THERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE.
AND MY LAST QUESTION IS KIND OF
TAKING US OUT AWAY FOR A SECOND
BECAUSE ALONG WITH THE THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ALSO ANNOUNCED
THAT YOU ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A
CITY WIDE VOLUNTEER EFFORT, AND
I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY
ADDITION FALL HAD DETAIL YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT THAT
TODAY, FOLKS WHO ARE SIGNING UP
WITH THAT AND WHAT THAT ALL
MEANS?
>> I COULD TAKE THIS ONE. THE
LAST WE HEARD, OR I HEARD OF
THIS IS TOWARDS THE END OF LAST
WEEK. ALMOST 200 PEOPLE SIGNED
UP TO VOLUNTEER. OUR HOPE WAS WE
WOULD BOTH CONNECT THEM DIRECTLY
WITH THE PROVIDERS WHO ARE
ACTUALLY THE DEVELOPERS, SO WHEN
IT COMES TIME TO PAINT THE
HOUSES, OR SET UP LIKE LITTLE
FLOWER BEDS OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT
LOOK LIKE TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY
FEEL LIKE A HOME THAT VOLUNTEERS
COULD BE AT THE READY, BUT THERE
IS ALSO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
ACTIVITIES THE VOLUNTEERS COULD
DO. ANYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW,
PROVIDING FOOD OR HELPING TO
BUILD AND SET UP OR JUST
SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR WORK. SO THERE IS
MORE TO COME ON THAT. BUT IT
WILL BE IN DIRECT RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE DEVELOPERS, PROVIDERS.
AT THE MOMENT, WE WILL HAVE A
LIST OF A FEW DAYS AGO, PROBABLY
OVER 200 PEOPLE. YEAH.
>> THAT'S EXCITING NEWS TO HEAR
THAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE READY TO
HELP OUT. THANK YOU ALL FOR
ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS, AND
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> THANK YOU. VERY EXCITED TO
CHIME IN ON COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S STATEMENT ABOUT THE
URGENCY YOU ALL ARE BRINGING TO
THE TABLE. YOU KNOW, WE ARE
MARCH 16. I KNOW THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS NOT BEEN IN OFFICE
LONG, BUT APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS SO QUICKLY TO US.
A FEW QUESTIONS MORE ON KIND OF
LIKE TIMING AND SHARING
INFORMATION, AND I HEARD YOU
SAY, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO LOOK
AT THE 500 SLIDE, IF YOU DON'T
MIND. JUNE 1, GOAL OF 500, SO
PRESUMABLY LIKE YOU SAID, YOU
ALREADY HAVE A NUMBER OF SITES
THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. JUST
KIND OF WONDERING ABOUT THE
TIMING OF SHARING THOSE WITH
COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC AND HOW
THAT LINES UP WITH SORT OF OUR
LEGISLATIVE TIMELINE AND JUST
BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE ARE
ANXIOUS OR AT LEAST I AM, AND
WOULD LOVE TO FIND OUT. YOU
KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE THINKING BOTH
IN TERMS OF SITES. I KNOW YOU
LOOKED AT THINGS LIKE LEASING.
>> SO WHAT I COULD SPEAK TO
AROUND THE SITE IS THAT WE ARE
-- THIS WEEK AND EARLY NEXT
WEEK, PREVIEWING SITES WITH
DISTRICTS, AND IF THERE IS A
SITE IN YOUR DISTRICT, THEY
ALREADY HAD AN EARLY
CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT YOUR DISTRICT OR THAT WE ARE
PREVIEWING ONE WITH YOU VERY
SOON. WE ANTICIPATE ROLLING OUT
A FEW, PROBABLY UP TO FIVE
SITES. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE LESS
THAN WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ROLL
OUT FIRST. THIS WILL BE IN THE
NEXT WEEK AND A HALF, WHERE WE
ARE NARROWING AND WANT TO BE IN
ACTIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
COUNCIL ON WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT. AND SO DOES THAT COMPLETELY
ANSWER IT? IT IS VERY SOON.
IT'S THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT.
AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO THIS
LEGISLATION, THE SITES WE'RE
LOOKING AT ROLLING FIRST ARE NOT
CONTINGENT UPON THIS
LEGISLATION. THE LEGISLATION
WOULD ENABLE US TO DO THAT
SECOND EXPANDING SITES, WHICH
WOULD LIKELY START IN MIDSUMMER.
THAT WOULD BE EXPANDING THE
EXISTING SITES, WHICH COULD HAVE
EXTRA CAPACITY OR VIEWING THIS
MORE EXPEDITED TIMELINE.
>> GREAT. CERTAINLY YOU WANT TO
DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN TO
HELP EXPEDITE. I MEAN, I LOVE
THE FAS SIGNING AUTHORITY TO
HELP EXPEDITE THAT. CERTAINLY
IT'S BEEN HARD FOR OUR
PROVIDERS TO HAVE TO GO OUT AND,
YOU KNOW, FIND THE SITES, DO ALL
THIS WORK, YOU KNOW. SO ANYTHING
THAT WE CAN TO BE PROACTIVE, SO
I APPRECIATE THE THINKING THERE.
ONE LAST QUESTION ON THE TIMING
AND THE PROCESS, AND THEN WE
COULD TALK ABOUT THIS MORE LATER
IF IT HELPS. BUT JUST WANT TO
KIND OF FOR THE PUBLIC, HELP THE
PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE FACT THE
LAND USE PART IS PROPOSED AS AN
INTERIM LEGISLATION, AND THERE
IS A WORK PLAN. AGAIN, IF YOU
ARE PREPARED TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT SORT OF WHAT THAT WORK
PLAN MIGHT LOOK LIKE OR HOW THAT
LINES UP, AGAIN, WITH SOME OF
THIS TIMING?
>> I'LL PASS IT TO MY
COLLEAGUE, JON, TO TALK ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
YES. LAND USE CODE IS COMPLEX,
ISN'T IT? WE ARE REALLY JUST
TALKING ABOUT CHANGING A FEW
SENTENCES TO MAKE THIS CHANGE,
BUT IT ACTUALLY TRIGGERS MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF REVIEWS, ETC.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY INTERIM
LEGISLATION THAT HAS AN
EMERGENCY CLAUSE IN IT THAT
WOULD ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO HAVE
IT GO INTO EFFECT AT THE SAME
TIME THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS HAPPENS. THE REASON IS
THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO --
REALISTICALLY ACHIEVE OUR GOAL
OF 500 UNITS ON THE TIME FRAME
THAT WE WANT TO DO, THIS IS NOT
LEGISLATION THAT COULD GO INTO
EFFECT NEXT YEAR. THAT WON'T
WORK. THAT'S WHY IT'S GOT THAT
EMERGENCY CLAUSE IF MANY IT, AND
THAT IS WHY THERE IS THIS
INTERIM APPROACH, SO SDCI CAN
HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT LARGER
SITES, TO DO A DEEPER ANALYSIS
THAT I THINK THE COUNCIL IS
ASKING FOR OF SOME OF THESE
SITES THAT ARE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THAT ARE LARGER TO MAKE
SURE WHAT THE FINAL PERMANENT
LEGISLATION LOOKS LIKE, YOU
KNOW, HITS THE RIGHT MARK. AND
IT'S ADDRESSING ALL THE
CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN
INTO CONSIDERATION.
>> WONDERFUL. WELL THANK YOU SO
MUCH. CERTAINLY WE WANT TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT
BOTH THE IMMEDIATE PUSH. I
THINK, YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORS ARE
CALLING FOR IT, AND WE ALL KNOW
THE NEED IS THERE. ALSO, YOU
KNOW, WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE A GOOD WORK PLAN IN PLACE
TO MAKE SURE SORT OF WHAT WE'RE
LEARNING AS WE GO. AND THAT WE
COULD GET THE RIGHT LONG-TERM
APPROACH. SO REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
TO THE ENTIRE TEAM OUT HERE
TODAY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
AND EVERYONE WHO IS NOT HERE,
WORKING INCREDIBLY HARD IN THE
LAST FEW MONTHS TO BRING US
HERE. I WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE
OF QUICK QUESTIONS. SO YOU
MENTIONED THE TAMPA SITE AS AN
EXAMPLE. AND I JUST WANTED TO
CONFIRM. IS THAT SITE ALSO
SERVING A HIGH ACUITY
POPULATION?
>> YES, THEY ARE. SINGLE-ADULT
FOLKS THAT ARE HOMELESS THAT
WILL NEED TREATMENT SERVICES.
>> OKAY. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. AND THEN I WANTED TO
CONFIRM WHAT WE HEARD TODAY
AROUND THE TIMELINE AND THE SORT
OF STACKED OR STAGGERED APPROACH
THAT YOU'RE TAKING TO GET TO A
THOUSAND UNITS. SO THE FIRST
500, THAT'S WHAT YOU ANTICIPATE
BEING ABLE TO DO WITH THE REVIEW
OF EITHER EXISTING SITES AND
PROVIDERS WHO MAYBE HAVE
ADDITIONAL CAPACITY UNDER THE
EXISTING HUNDRED PERSON CENSUS
LIMIT. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I WOULD SAY, YES, AND. WE ARE
ALSO LOOKING AT A HANDFUL OF
SITES THAT WE WOULD BE
PREVIEWING WITH YOU THIS
WEEKEND, EARLY NEXT WEEK. AND
WITH THOSE, WE ANTICIPATE
GETTING TO THE 500. ORGANIZED
ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO DO
ANY EARTH WORK PERMITTING IN
FAST ORDER. WE COULD STILL SET
UP A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE WITHIN A
FEW MONTH TIMELINE. AS LONG AS
YOU ARE DOING SOME OF THAT
PROACTIVE ORGANIZATION. IT'S A
BOTH AND, YEAH.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THAT
COUNCILMEMBER. WE ARE NOT JUST
LOOKING AT MICRO SHELTER
VILLAGES, BUT OTHER PROGRAMS
LIKE THE STAR CENTER, FOR
EXAMPLE, INFORMED US THEY COULD
ADD SIX BEDS WITH JUST A NOMINAL
AMOUNT OF FUNDING. SO THERE ARE
OTHER SHELTER PROGRAMS OUT THERE
THAT ARE JUST EXISTING SHELTER
PROGRAMS THAT COULD BE EXPANDED.
>> WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT MASS
RELEASING BUILDINGS.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
SAW ON THE SLIDE, THERE WAS SOME
MENTION, I BELIEVE ON AN EARLIER
SLIDE OF THE -- ONE OF THE -- I
GUESS I WOULD SAY INNOVATION OR
THE TREATMENT MODALITIES, THAT I
KNOW THEY HAVE DONE OVER THE
LAST YEAR, WHICH IS THE
INJECTABLE AND THE APPROACH
THEY'VE TAKEN, WHICH WE'VE
HEARD JUST FANTASTIC THINGS
ABOUT, AND I WILL SAY JUST FROM
THE DAIS, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TALKING TO FOLKS WHO ARE IN
TREATMENT ABOUT THE IMPACT THEY
HAVE HAD ON, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
FEELING LIKE THEY COULD GET NOT
JUST ACCESS TO TREATMENT, BUT TO
HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS
EFFECTIVE, AND JUST A LOT THAT
DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME DETOX
IMPACTS AND OTHER THINGS WE'VE
SEEN. I JUST WANTED TO ASK A
LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, IF
YOU COULD SHARE AROUND ANY SORT
OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT
TREATMENT MODALITY THAT YOU
EXPECT AT THESE SITES?
>> I'LL PASS IT OVER TO JON.
>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT
PARTNERING WITH THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT DO PROVIDE
MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENTS
AND DSC WILL BE ONE OF THOSE
LEADING PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE OF
THE GROUND BREAKING WORK THEY'VE
DONE IN EXPANDING INTER--
INJECTABLE TREATMENT, WHICH HAS
SHOWN THAT FOR FOLKS THAT BEGIN
THAT TREATMENT, 70% OF THOSE
FOLKS MAKE IT TO THEIR SECOND
TREATMENT, WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY
HIGH RATE. AND SO WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT LEVEL OF
SERVICE IS AVAILABLE AT MANY OF
OUR SITES AS POSSIBLE. WHAT WE
ARE FINDING IS SOME OTHER
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS HAVE
REGULATORY ISSUES TO TRY TO HAVE
THAT TYPE OF SERVICE AT THIS
PARTICULAR SITE. SO ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
THAT THE MAYOR PAST DID WAS TO
ASK THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH THE
COUNTY AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH EXPERTS, AND COME UP WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS TO FURTHER
EXPAND THAT TYPE OF ACCESS TO
THAT TYPE OF TREATMENT. BUT OUR
AMBITION IS TO TRY TO HAVE
TREATMENT SERVICES ON SITE AT
ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS, WHERE
THEY ARE NEEDED.
>> THANK YOU. AND ONE QUESTION
THAT I WANTED TO ASK AS WELL,
AND AGAIN, I WILL COMMEND YOU
FOR YOUR FAST WORK AND
PARTICULARLY DIRECTOR PENNUCCI
IN IDENTIFYING $17.5 MILLION FOR
THIS PROGRAM AND YOUR TEAM. I'M
SURE THAT TOOK A LOT OF DIGGING
AROUND AND IDENTIFICATION. BUT
I'M CURIOUS IF WE HAVE AN
ASSESSMENT OF, YOU KNOW,
ESSENTIALLY HOW FAR WE CAN GO
WITH THAT $17.5 MILLION TOWARDS
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT PLAN OR IF
THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING. I
THINK I HEARD YOU SAY WE MIGHT
HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN IN THE
SUMMER ON ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
NEEDED? IS THERE ANYMORE
INFORMATION YOU CAN SHARE THERE?
>> I CAN START, AND THEN I CAN
PASS IT TO MY COLLEAGUES, IF
THEY WANT TO ADD MORE. I THINK
THIS, IF NO OTHER FUNDING WAS
IDENTIFIED, THIS WOULD BE
ADEQUATE TO FUND ABOUT THE FIRST
500 UNITS. THIS IS KIND OF PROOF
OF CONCEPT, CAN WE DO THIS
QUICKLY? WE ARE NOT EXPECTING TO
EXPEND THE FULL AMOUNT WE'VE
IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE FIRST
500 PHILANTHROPY VOLUNTEERS,
THAT SORT OF THING, AND IT
REALLY DEPENDS ON WHEN THEY COME
ONLINE. A BIG PORTION OF THE
COSTS ARE SERVICES. SO SOME OF
IT IS KIND OF ITERATIVE, SO I
WOULD SAY THIS IS ADEQUATE TO IF
NO OTHER DOLLARS CAME IN THE
DOOR, AND WE STARTED THEM ALL ON
JUNE 1, WE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING
TO SUPPORT AT LEAST 500 FOR THE
FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. AND JON,
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD
TO THAT?
>> YEAH. BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION
TAKES TIME, WE STARTED WITH THE
EXPANSION OF THE MICRO SHELTER
PROGRAMS FIRST. I THINK THE
MAJORITY OF THE UNITS THAT COME
ONLINE WILL BE IN THAT MODEL.
AND THEN WE'VE BEEN IN
CONVERSATION WITH SOME OF YOUR
OFFICES ABOUT EXPLORING A
CONCEPT FOR OUR RENT SUBSIDY
PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROBABLY
SERVE A LOWER ACUITY POPULATION.
WE HAVE NOT ROLLED THAT OUT.
THAT'S NOT A PART OF THE
INITIAL BUDGET, BUT IT IS
SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR
THE LATER HALF OF THIS YEAR TO
HELP ADDRESS THE THROUGHPUT
ISSUES WE'RE SEEING IN SHELTER
BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE
WHO COULD BE LIVING
INDEPENDENTLY, SUCCESSFULLY, IF
THEY HAD A RENTAL SUBSIDY TO
AFFORD SEATTLE'S VERY HIGH
MARKET RENTS. SO WHAT WE'RE
CALLING A SHELTER TO HOUSING
RENTAL SUBSIDY MODEL IS
SOMETHING WE HOPE TO ROLL OUT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU IN
THE COMING MONTHS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THAT
UPDATE. I APPRECIATE IT. AND
PART ONE, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING. I WAS
ACTUALLY NOT GOING INTO PART
TWO. JUST TRYING TO GET INTO
THIS SORT OF INITIAL, HOW FAR WE
CAN EXPECT THAT $17.5 MILLION TO
GO. SO THANK YOU FOR THE
RESPONSE AND THE PREVIEW OF PART
TWO. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. IT
LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. LOVE WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. SHE TEES
UP THE QUESTIONS I'M ABOUT TO
GET INTO. IT'S FUN WORKING WITH
YOU, MY FRIEND. GOOD AFTERNOON,
GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. JUMPING
INTO THIS $17.5 MILLION IS MY
UNDERSTANDING, IT'S $4.4 IS
WITHIN THERE, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> THE $4.4 NEEDED FOR COUNCIL
APPROVAL?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> SO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER JUST
ASKED A VERY PRUDENT QUESTION OF
DO YOU NEED THIS ENTIRE $17.5
MILLION NOW TO GET THE 500 UNITS
STOOD UP BEFORE JUNE 1? YOU GAVE
A VERY GOOD ANSWER, AND SO IF
YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON IT NOW,
HAPPY TO DO SO. I JUST WANTED --
MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY
ARE NOT ON THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE, AND SO JUST TEEING
THIS UP. THIS WILL BE SOMETHING
WE REALLY DIG INTO IN THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE. BUT IF YOU
WANT TO EXPAND THERE BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, A PART OF THE LAST
CONVERSATION WE HAD HERE AT THE
DAIS WAS TIMING OF SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGETS. FOR ALL OF US UP HERE,
WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TO PASS
BUDGET ITEMS, UNLESS WE WANT TO
STARTING DOING THE ONEOFFS, BUT
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US DO. CAN
YOU TALK US THROUGH WHY, YOU
KNOW -- THE FIRST FUNDS YOU HAVE
ACCESS TO TODAY, DO YOU NEED
THAT ADDITIONAL $4.4 TODAY? AND
WHAT'S THE BACKGROUND THERE?
>> YEAH, THANKS FOR THE
QUESTION. YOU KNOW, I CARE
DEEPLY ABOUT THE TIMING OF
SUPPLEMENTALS AND HOW MANY TIMES
WE AMEND THE BUDGET EVERY YEAR,
SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO RESPOND ON WHY BRING THIS
FORWARD AT THIS POINT. I THINK
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ONE, YOU KNOW HOW YOU
APPROPRIATE MONEY AND WHAT
RESTRICTIONS ARE PLACED ON IT,
SOMETIMES BY THE COUNCIL,
SOMETIMES BY THE SOURCE OF FUNDS
LIMITS WHAT WE CAN USE IT FOR.
SO NOT EVERY DOLLAR WITHIN THAT
$17 MILLION CAN BE USED FOR ANY
PURPOSE. SOME OF IT COULD ONLY
BE USED FOR SERVICES. SOME OF IT
COULD ONLY BE USED FOR CAPITAL.
SO A PART OF THE REASON WHY WE
NEED THIS NOW, WE NEED
FLEXIBILITY. SO WE CAN MOVE
RAPIDLY. WE HAVE THE RIGHT
DOLLAR IN FRONT OF US. THE OTHER
PIECE IS AT LEAST A PORTION OF
THIS MONEY, SPECIFICALLY THE
MONEY THAT'S COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MONEY,
WHICH IS ABOUT $3.3 MILLION. WE
HAVE A TIME LIMIT ON THAT MONEY
FOR THE CITY. SO WE HAVE --
THERE'S SOME MONEY THAT ISN'T
SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATION
THAT CAN'T BE SPENT UNTIL THE
$3.3 MILLION IN THIS LEGISLATION
IS SPENT FROM OH'S FUND, WHICH
IS COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT. SO
THERE IS A TIME SENSITIVITY IN
ORDER FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO
INVEST THESE DOLLARS WITHOUT
HAVING TO GIVE IT BACK. WE NEED
TO MOVE RAPIDLY. SO THAT IS THE
OTHER PART OF THAT.
>> I THINK IT HAS TO BE SPENT BY
THIS SUMMER.
>> WHAT DID I SAY?
>> RAPIDLY.
>> RAPIDLY, YES, SPECIFICALLY
JULY 26 IS THE DATE I HAVE,
WHICH FEELS RAPID.
>> IT IS, VERY RAPID.
>> YEAH.
>> VERY RAPID. COLLEAGUES, OTHER
QUESTIONS I'LL BE ASKING IN MY
COMMITTEE ARE WHAT ARE THE
ONGOING COSTS? WHAT IS THE
IMPACT ON THE STRUCTURAL
DEFICIT? AND DIGGING INTO -- A
QUESTION I'LL ASK HERE TODAY,
HOW MANY SHELTER UNITS DOES
SEATTLE NEED? AND I ASK THAT
QUESTION BECAUSE THE USE OF
EXISTING SHELTERS WITH HIGHER
EFFICIENCY INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING ALLOWS US TO USE THAT
SHELTER MORE THAN ONCE. BUT I
WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW
I HAVE MY ANALYSIS OF HOW MANY
SHELTER UNITS SEATTLE NEEDS,
WHICH IS MORE THAN WHAT IT IS
TODAY, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW
FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE. HOW MANY
SHELTER UNITS DOES THE CITY
NEED?
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL START WITH
SOME OF THE ONGOING COSTS, SO
JUST TO THE QUESTION. WE HAVE
ONGOING COST, THE IMPACT ON THE
STRUCTURAL DEFICIT, AND THEN HOW
MANY DO WE NEED.
>> THE BUDGET QUESTION I WAS
SAVING FOR BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> OKAY. I MEAN, WE COULD DIG
INTO IT. WE COULD SAY THAT. SO
IN TERMS OF HOW MANY UNITS DO WE
NEED, WE KNOW WE HAVE 4,500
PEOPLE WHO ARE AT LEAST AT THE
LAST POINT, TIME COUNT, WHO ARE
CURRENTLY UNSHELTERED. I'LL
PASS IT TO MY COLLEAGUE, JON, TO
SPEAK TO HOW WE GOT TO OUR
SPECIFIC NUMBERS.
>> YEAH, COUNCILMEMBER, THE
POINT IN TIME COUNT LOOKS AT THE
TOTAL FOLKS WHO ARE HOMELESS.
ONE OF THE FIGURES WE SEE IS
THAT IT IS INCLUSIVE, THE 4,500
IS INCLUSIVE OF FAMILIES AS
WELL. SO LET'S SAY IF WE WERE
TO GET THAT FAMILY A RENTAL
SUBSIDY, AND WE GOT THEM A
THREE-BEDROOM UNIT, RIGHT? THAT
UNIT WOULD COUNT AS ONE UNIT.
BUT IT WOULD HAVE THREE BEDROOMS
SERVING MAYBE A FAMILY OF SEVEN
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO TO
ADDRESS THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO
ARE BOTH CHRONICALLY HOMELESS
AND THE FOLKS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING FAMILY
HOMELESSNESS. WHEN YOU CRUNCH
THE NUMBERS, YOU GET TO ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, 4,000 OR SO UNITS. BUT
THAT CAN ADJUST BASED ON YOUR
DIFFERENT ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT
WHETHER YOU'RE SERVING FAMILIES
OR SINGLE ADULTS, BUT WE CAN
CIRCLE BACK WITH YOU AND GET YOU
MORE OF A DETAILED ANALYSIS.
>> THANK YOU, ANYTHING FURTHER
ON HOW MANY UNITEDS WE NEED?
FANTASTIC. HAPPY TO CONTINUE
THAT CONVERSATION. ON ONE OF THE
SLIDES -- SECOND TO LAST SLIDE.
AVERAGE COST PER SHELTER UNIT IS
APPROXIMATELY $28,000 PER UNIT.
I'M ASSUMING THIS IS ALL IN, IS
THAT CORRECT? ALL THE
WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, ALL THE
KITCHENS?
>> YES.
>> RESTROOM FACILITIES, ALL OF
THAT? WONDERFUL. AND IN A COUPLE
OF THE PICTURES ALONG YOUR
SLIDES, YOU SHOWED THE TINY
HOMES FROM THE HOPE FACTORY? A
PLACE I VOLUNTEERED AS WELL IN
THE PAST. I LOVE THE HOPE
FACTORY. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAS
BEEN COMMON PRACTICE THAT WE
HAVE NOT PAID THE HOPE FACTORY
FOR THEIR WORK, SO THEY HAVE
USED ALL DONATIONS TO CREATE THE
TINY HOMES, AND THEN PROVIDERS
HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING THE HOPE
FACTORY FOR THE TINY HOMES.
THEY'VE BEEN DONATED. ARE WE,
AS THE CITY, PAYING FOR THESE
TINY HOMES? OR ARE WE RECEIVING
THESE IN KIND?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, WE'LL GET
BACK TO YOU ON THAT INFORMATION.
>> I WOULD SAY WE ARE ALSO
ENGAGING WITH PRIVATE
PHILANTHROPY ON PURCHASING SOME
OF THE HOMES. SO THIS IS A PART
OF WHY WE NEED TO CIRCLE BACK
WITH YOU ON IT.
>> FANTASTIC. UNDERSTANDING HOW
WE ARE PAYING FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILDING
MATERIALS AND THE VOLUNTEERS.
WHETHER VOLUNTEERS ARE
VOLUNTEERING OR WE ARE PAYING
PEOPLE FOR THE PHYSICAL TINY
HOMES WILL BE CRITICAL IN THE
CONVERSATION WITHIN MY
COMMITTEE. WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF
OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT
COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM, SINCE WE
ARE USING EVERYONE'S
COLLECTIVE TIME. I'LL SAVE IT
FOR ANOTHER TIME. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'LL
CLOSE OUT THE DISCUSSION HERE. I
GUESS THE BENEFIT OF GOING LAST
IS MANY OF MY QUESTIONS WERE
ALREADY ADDRESSED. SO I
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES. BUT
I'LL JUST START OFF BY SAYING I
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR BEING HERE.
REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE
MAYOR'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS
ISSUE. IT'S AN HONOR TO JOIN
THE MAYOR A COUPLE WEEKS AGO IN
ANNOUNCING THESE EFFORTS. THE
BROADER STRATEGIC EFFORT HERE.
SO I APPRECIATE LEARNING MORE OF
A DETAILED OVERVIEW TODAY, SO
THANK YOU. ONE QUESTION I HAVE
PERTAINS TO I SUPPOSE, WHAT
WOULD BE, SLIDE 12, IF THERE
WERE SLIDE NUMBERS ON THE
SLIDES. BUT -- SO THE SLIDE WITH
THE HEADING THAT BEGINS WITH
SERVICE RICH PROGRAM MODEL. IT
SORT OF TALKS ABOUT, AS YOU'LL
NOTE THERE IN THE BOTTOM BULLET,
THAT -- HOW PERFORMANCE
MEASURES, YOU KNOW, WILL BE
MONITORED ON HOUSING PLACEMENT,
UTILIZATION RATES, ETC. JUST
CURIOUS. HOW ARE THESE CURRENTLY
BEING -- HOW ARE THESE THINGS
CURRENTLY BEING MEASURED? AND SO
QUESTION ONE AND QUESTION TWO.
WHO DOES THE MEASURING TODAY?
SELF-REPORTING BY PROVIDERS,
ETC. AND THEN JUST NOTING THAT
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE CITY AND
THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO DOES
SOMETHING CALLED PERFORMANCE
BASED CONTRACTING FOR HUMAN
SERVICES, WHERE PROVIDERS, WHERE
THEY BASICALLY TIE FUNDING TO
CERTAIN PROVIDERS WITH
MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, RATHER THAN
JUST FLAT REIMBURSEMENTS. HOW
ARE THEY CURRENTLY MEASURED?
>> THANK YOU, THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER. TO
ANSWER IT, THE SHORT ANSWER IS
THAT ALL -- CAN I SAY ALL THE
MAJORITY, I CAN SAY, OF
HOMELESSNESS SERVICE PROVIDERS
USE A DATA BASE THAT IS
FEDERALLY MANDATED BY HUD.
THAT'S CURRENTLY ADMINISTERED
BY THE KING COUNTY HOMELESS
AUTHORITY. SO ALL THESE SHELTER
PROGRAM PROVIDERS WOULD BE
PARTICIPATING IN THE SYSTEM,
WHICH MEANS AS SOMEBODY IS BEING
REFERRED INTO THE PROGRAM,
THEY'LL BE ENROLLED. AND THEN
EVERY ONE OF THESE CONTRACTS
THAT THE CITY WILL HOLD WILL
HAVE WHAT I WOULD SAY MIRRORED
PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO WHAT
THEY TRACK. THAT WOULD BE THE
EXIT RATE TO PERMANENT HOUSING
LIKE WE SAW ON THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDERS
FOR THE CURRENT MICRO SHELTERS.
IT IS GOING TO INCLUDE THE
LENGTH OF THE STATE THEY'RE IN
THE PROGRAM. IT IS GOING TO
INCLUDE THE RATE OF RETURN TO
HOMELESSNESS. IT IS GOING TO
INCLUDE THE UTILIZATION RATE,
WHICH IS HOW MANY SHELTER BEDS
ARE SITTING EMPTY AT ANY GIVEN
TIME. SO THOSE ARE THE STANDARD
PERFORMANCE METRICS THAT ARE
PRETTY COMMON IN MOST CONTRACTS
THAT WILL FOLLOW AND USE THOSE
REQUIREMENTS. THEN ON TOP OF
THOSE REQUIREMENTS, WE ARE
ADDING ANOTHER LEVEL OF DATA,
WHICH IS TRACKING THE ENROLLMENT
OF FOLKS INTO MEDICALLY ASSISTED
TREATMENT, OTHER BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH IS NOT
HISTORICALLY TRACKED, BUT WE
WILL MAKE THAT A REQUIREMENT FOR
PROVIDERS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING
IN THIS PROGRAM.
>> GOT IT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AGAIN, REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
PRESENTATION. NO OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES,
SO AGAIN, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, WE'LL
MOVE ON TO THE SIGNING OF
LETTERS AND PROCLAMATIONS, WHICH
TODAY, THERE ARE NONE. SO AT
THIS POINT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
OUR FIFTH AGENDA ITEM. PREVIEW
OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES. WE'LL
BEGIN OUR DISCUSSION OF THE
PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES. ORDER
OF DISCUSSION WILL START FROM, I
THINK TODAY'S ROLL CALL ORDER
IS COUNCILMEMBERS FIRST --
STARTING WITH KETTLE, FOLLOWED
BY COUNCILMEMBERS LIN, RINCK,
STRAUSS, FOSTER, AND THEN YOURS
TRULY. SO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
GO AHEAD. TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. COLLEAGUES, OUR NEXT
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
IS NOT TOMORROW, BUT A WEEK FROM
TOMORROW. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT
SOME PIECES RELATED TO FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND THEN
SEPARATELY ANOTHER BILL IN
COLLABORATION WITH COUNCILMEMBER
LIN. SO FOR THIS WEEK, FRIENDS
OF ATHLETIC FIELDS TODAY, MET
WITH THEM, TALKING ABOUT THE
ATHLETIC FIELDS, PARTICULARLY
THOSE IN DISTRICT SEVEN AND ALSO
DISTRICT SIX BECAUSE I HAVE
GREAT INTEREST IN MAGNOLIA FOR A
LOT OF VERY IMPORTANT REASONS.
TOMORROW, HORIZON HOUSE, YOU
KNOW, SOUND TRANSIT. WEDNESDAY,
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OFFICE HOURS
AT THE QUEEN ANNE COFFEE
COMPANY. THEY ARE LOOKING TO,
YOU KNOW, CREATE THESE
OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH
CONSTITUENTS RELATED TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS.
PHASE TWO THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT
NOW. I WANTED TO NOTE THURSDAY,
SEATTLE POLICE FOUNDATION AWARD
CEREMONY IS BEING HELD. AND THEN
ON FRIDAY, VERY -- LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE VISIT TO MOHI AND
THE ORION CENTER, GETTING A TOUR
OF THE ORION CENTER. SEPARATELY,
COUNCILMEMBER EDITION WHO WILL
BE MY PARTNER ON FRIDAY. NEXT
WEEK, MEETING WITH SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION. TUESDAY OF
NEXT WEEK, AND THEN NEXT DAY
HEARING EXAMINER, THURSDAY, YOU
KNOW, MEETING WITH VISIT
SEATTLE, THE SOUND FOUNDATION,
KIND OF GOING TO WHAT WE WERE
JUST TALKING ABOUT. ANOTHER
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AT THE
MAGNOLIA LIBRARY, SO I'M EVADING
DISTRICT SIX AGAIN. THERE IN
MAGNOLIA D6. THEN THE
HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION NEXT
WEEK ON FRIDAY. I REALLY
APPRECIATE SEEING THE STATE OF
DOWNTOWN AND A LOT OF IMPORTANT
POINTS. MAYOR WILSON WAS THERE
AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WAS
THERE. VERY GOOD TO GET THOSE
PIECES. LATER IN THE WEEK, THE
IRISH DELEGATION WAS HERE. SOME
GREAT MEETINGS WITH THEM IN
PARTICULAR ON THURSDAY WITH
MARITIME BLUE, WORKING THE
MARITIME PIECE BETWEEN OUR
SISTER CITY AND SEATTLE IS VERY
IMPORTANT. FRIDAY, GREAT
PROCLAMATION LUNCH. THAT IS
WHERE I RECEIVED MY SASH AS
GRAND MARSHAL OF THIS YEAR'S
PARADE, WHICH IS HELD ON
SATURDAY. THAT IS REALLY QUICKLY
IT. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT, WHICH
I BELIEVE SHOULD BE ALPHABETICAL
ORDER.
>> ROLL CALL ORDER IS
COUNCILMEMBER LIN WOULD BE NEXT.
>> YES.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. WE WILL
HAVE OUR LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING THIS WEEK. WE'LL HAVE A
COUPLE OF PIECES OF LEGISLATION
JUST FOR A BRIEFING. FEMA, WELL,
FEMA FLOODPLAINS ACTUALLY COULD
BE A BRIEFING AND A VOTE, AND
THEN THE STADIUM REPEAL
ORDINANCE WILL JUST BE A
BRIEFING. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE
OUR SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE COMP
PLAN ON THURSDAY. LOOKING
FORWARD TO HAVING THAT
INTRODUCED. WE'LL HAVE A
BRIEFING FROM THAT. THAT'S ALL
I'VE GOT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> I WILL BE KEEPING IT BRIEF
JUST TO START WITH THE COMMITTEE
THAT I CHAIR. HUMAN SERVICES
LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING. OUR MEETING
THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 20
HAS BEEN CANCELED. A NOTICE HAS
ALREADY GONE OUT THROUGH THE
CLERK'S OFFICE. OUR NEXT
MEETING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 3
INSTEAD. I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US
FOR THAT. WE HAVE THE REGIONAL
TRANSIT COMMITTEE HAPPENING ON
WEDNESDAY. AND WE ALSO WILL BE
HAVING BOARD OF HEALTH ON
THURSDAY. BOARD OF HEALTH WILL
BE RECEIVING A BRIEFING AND AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR TUBERCULOSIS
PROGRAM, AND RECOGNIZING WORLD
TUBERCULOSIS DAY. WE WILL GET AN
UPDATE ON THE HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS
UNDERRATED, BUT TREMENDOUSLY
IMPORTANT. IT'S AN IMPORTANT
SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY.
IF YOU EVER HAVE AN ITEM YOU
DON'T KNOW HOW TO DISPOSE OF, I
RECOMMEND YOU LOOK INTO KING
COUNTY'S LOCAL HAZARDOUS WASTE
PROGRAM, BECAUSE THEY ABSOLUTELY
HAVE THE GUIDANCE YOU NEED, SO
YOU DON'T JUST TOSS IT IN THE
TRASH. WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING
AT A RESOLUTION RELATED TO
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY'S
EFFORT TO ADDRESS UNPERMITTED
FOOD VENDING IN KING COUNTY IN
THE STATE LEGISLATIVE WRAPUP.
REALLY EXCITED FOR BOARD OF
HEALTH THIS WEEK, AND BE SURE TO
REPORT BACK ANY UPDATES. THOSE
ARE THE UPDATES WE HAVE FOR YOU
TODAY, PRO TEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30 BE A.M.
WITH THE AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT WORK. MY TEAM ALSO
SENT OUT A NOTIFICATION LAST
WEEK, AS WE INTEND TO HOLD A
SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE TRAVEL
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON MONDAY,
MARCH 30. YES, THIS IS A MONDAY,
9:30 A.M. MEETING. I'M SORRY,
BUT EVERYONE IS TAKING THE OPEN
SLOTS WITH THEIR SELECT
COMMITTEES. LOVE YOU ALL.
NOTHING SAYS LOVE LIKE ANOTHER
MEETING. AND WE WILL KEEP IT
SHORT THAT MONDAY MORNING, SO
THIS WILL BE BRIEF AND DISCUSS
THE LEGISLATION FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, WHICH WE JUST
HEARD. THE PLAN IS TO THEN VOTE
ON THESE ITEMS DURING THE
REGULARLY SCHEDULED APRIL 7
FINANCE, NATIVE, TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. I HAVE NO
LEGISLATION ON FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW. ON WEDNESDAY, I WILL
BE ATTENDING THE SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD RETREAT IN TACOMA, WHERE
THE BOARD AND SOUND TRANSIT
STAFF WILL BE DISCUSSING THE
ENTERPRISE INITIATIVE.
COLLEAGUES, I'D LOVE TO GIVE
YOU SOME UPDATES BEFORE I HEAD
DOWN THERE, AND I'LL TELL YOU
THE NORTH KING CAUCUS IS VERY
WELL ALIGNED. PROBABLY THE BEST
ALIGNED I'VE SEEN SINCE I'VE
BEEN ON THE BOARD. SO I'M JUST
VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SO NO
MATTER WHAT PROBLEMS COME OUR
WAY, WE KNOW WE CAN SOLVE THEM
WITH A GOOD TEAM. IN DISTRICT
SIX, I HOSTED OFFICE HOURS AND
DISTRICT OFFICE LAST WEEK. I'LL
BE DOING AGAIN SO THIS THURSDAY.
I'VE GOT A TOWN HALL COMING UP
NEXT WEEK, MARCH 25. SO NEXT
WEEK. I'M NOT HAVING IT IN
DISTRICT SEVEN, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, BUT I SOMETIMES DO HOST
MY OFFICE HOURS FROM CITY HALL,
WHICH IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. ALL
THAT SAID, THAT IS MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? NO?
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-- JUST A QUICK UPDATE FROM LAST
WEEK THAT COUNCILMEMBER LIN
DIDN'T MENTIONED, BUT BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND MYSELF
WERE AT THE RAINIER BEACH
COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE LATE
NIGHT TEEN PROGRAM ON FRIDAY.
THAT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC, ALONG
WITH SOME STAFF FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. SO I JUST WANT
TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS TO THE
PARKS TEAM WHO WAS THERE WITH
US. QUITE LATE INTO THE EVENING.
ALL OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT
WERE THERE THAT LET US CHAT WITH
THEM. OVER THE WEEKEND, I
ATTENDED THE UNITED NEGRO SEAT,
WHICH WAS REALLY FANTASTIC. A
GREAT EVENT. I KNOW THERE WERE
SOME OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS
THERE. I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, AS WELL AS THE MAYOR,
AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR, AND THAT
WAS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO
CONNECT WITH LOCAL LEADERS AND
SOME OF OUR -- SEE SOME OF OUR
BUSINESS LEADERS BE AWARDED AND
RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF
YOU IN CF. LOOKING INTO THIS
WEEK, I AM ALSO ON THE BOARD OF
HEALTH, SO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR THAT
UPDATE. AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE. KEY
MEETINGS FOR MY OFFICE. WE WILL
BE MEETING WITH STAFF FROM
SENATOR MURRAY'S OFFICE TO
ENSURE WE ARE ESTABLISHING
STRONG COLLABORATION WITH OUR
FEDERAL DELEGATION, AS WELL AS
MEETING WITH THE SEATTLE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT COALITION,
TO HEAR FROM THEIR NEEDS AROUND
DEVELOPMENT, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
AND MORE. LATER ON IN THE WEEK,
I'LL BE DOING A NEIGHBORHOOD
TOUR WITH LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE AS A
CITY WIDE COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT I
AM BOBBING AROUND THE CITY, AS
APPROPRIATE, SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO HAVING THAT. LASTLY, I HAVE A
MEETING WITH COMMON AREA
MAINTENANCE. FOLKS KNOW THIS IS
THE TEAM THAT IS OPERATING DOWN
IN BELLTOWN AND PURCHASE THE EL
REY LAST YEAR. A BIG SHOUT OUT
TO THEM. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO JOIN. I DON'T KNOW IF FOLKS
KNOW THIS, BUT WE HAVE A SEATTLE
CIVIC POET. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN OUR CIVIC
POET IN CONVERSATION OVER AT
COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE. AND WE
TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM
LIBRARIES TO SAFETY, TO
CONNECTION WITH THE ARTS, AND IT
WAS JUST A REALLY FANTASTIC
EVENT AND INTEGRATION. SO THANKS
TO THOSE FOLKS FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP IN WORKING TO NOT
JUST DO ARTS, BUT ALSO HOUSING
AND INVESTMENTS INTO DOWNTOWN.
THAT'S WHAT I GOT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I WILL
CLOSE US OUT HERE. COLLEAGUES, I
TOO WILL BE BRIEF ON THE STEPS
COMMITTEE FRONT THIS NEXT
THURSDAY AT 9:30 A.M. WILL BE
OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE STEPS
COMMITTEE. LOOKING FORWARD TO AN
EXCITING AGENDA. WE HAVE TWO
MAIN ITEMS. BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ITEMS, FIRST AND
FOREMOST, A LEVY PROGRAM UPDATE
AND PRESENTATION FROM SDOT ON
THE NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. ALSO
ON THE PEOPLE STREETS AND PUBLIC
SPACES, AND FINALLY, LOW
POLLUTION NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM.
THREE DISTINCT LEVY PROGRAM
UPDATES FROM OUR PARTNERS AT
SDOT. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT,
AND BLESS YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE
SOUND -- COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION ON SOUND TRANSIT
EXPANSION AND THE IMPACTS ON
SMALL BUSINESSES. YOU KNOW,
EXCITED TO WELCOME SOME DIRECTLY
IMPACTED SMALL BUSINESSES. OUR
GOVERNING PARTNERS AT SOUND
TRANSIT. SOME FOLKS FROM OUR
CITY ZONE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND OTHERS. TO TALK
ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION
AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT REALLY
POWER OUR ECONOMY AND SERVE AS
THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY HERE
IN SEATTLE. ALSO INVITING
PARTNERS FROM THE RAINIER VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMUNITY
ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATION. AND
AMONGST OTHER THINGS, GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY WE
MIGHT HAVE AS A REGION TO
ESTABLISH A NEW RAINIER VALLEY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TYPE FUND
TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR SMALL,
MANY FAMILY-OWNED LOCAL
BUSINESSES, WHERE THE RAINIER
FUND WAS ESTABLISHED ALMOST 25,
30 YEARS AGO IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY. THE BUSINESSES AT ISSUE
TODAY ARE IN WEST SEATTLE, SODO,
ALL THROUGH THE NORTH, BALLARD,
AND THE THINGS THOSE AREAS HAVE
IN COMMON. IT'S OUR MARITIME,
INDUSTRIAL LANDS, AND REALLY
SERVE AS THE ENGINE FOR OUR PORT
ECONOMY. SO WE'LL TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT ON THURSDAY. AND THE
COMMUNITY, I'LL JUST MENTION
TWO QUICK THINGS. ONE, EXCITED
TO JOIN A PUBLIC SAFETY
CONVERSATION. ORGANIZED AND
HOSTED BY SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND SPD CHIEF BARNES
LAST WEEK IN MY DISTRICT. IT WAS
AT THE SOUTHWEST TEAM LIFE
CENTER NEAR CHIEF HEALTH
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN
WEST SEATTLE. WAS JOINED BY
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT COMMANDER
CAPTAIN BAYER AND OTHERS WHO
PROVIDED IMPORTANT INFORMATION
AND LEARN DIRECTLY FROM
COMMUNITY ABOUT THE KIND OF
PUBLIC SAFETY THEY WANT TO SEE
IN THE DISTRICT. SO EXCITED TO
ATTEND THAT. LAST WEEK, I HELD
OFFICE HOURS FOR MY USUAL
PRACTICE. SO IT WAS GREAT TO
MEET DIRECTLY WITH SOME
CONSTITUENTS. AND ALSO WENT ON
THE SMALL BUSINESS WALKING TOUR,
WHERE I MET WITH SOME FOLKS FROM
THE COMMUNITY. BROUGHT IN
LEADERS FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT,
SPD, AND THE CITY OF OFFICE,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TOGETHER,
AGAIN, WITH SOME SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS IN WHAT'S CALLED
RESTAURANT ROW. IT'S A PRISTINE
AREA, THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING
SOME PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES,
INCLUDING REPEATED BREAK-INS
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. SO
GOOD TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY IN OUR
RESPONSIBLE -- CO-RESPONSIBLE
CITY PARTNERS TO FIND SOLUTIONS
THAT WORK. COLLEAGUES, THAT'S
ALL I HAVE. WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FEEDBACK
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER, IF
THERE ARE ANY? IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
WE ADJOURN? HEARING AND SEEING
NONE, NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 3:36 P.M.
THANK YOU.