>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. VICE CHAIR
RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THREE PRESENT AND TWO EXCUSE.
WE ALSO HAVE, I BELIEVE WE WILL
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER LIN JOINING
US AS WELL. WITH THAT, WE'RE
GOING TO GET INTO THE TWO ITEMS
WE HAVE AND THE AGENDA TODAY. I
PROMISED COLLEAGUES IF I WAS
SCHEDULING 9:30 AM MONDAY
MORNING THAT YOU WOULD ENDEAVOR
TO BE BRIEF. I KNOW WE HAVE A
HARD STOP NO LATER THAN 11:00.
WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT HERE
TODAY. IF YOU COULD BRING OVER
THE MOST RECENT PUBLIC COMMENT
SHEET WE WILL READ THE RULES
INTO THE RECORD . BEFORE WE DO
THAT WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA TODAY, I DISCUSSION ON
THE SHELTER EXPANSION ORDINANCE
AND A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON
THE 2026 EXPANSION FUNDING
ORDINANCE. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ABDUCTED. THING NO OBJECTION THE
ADOPTED. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 13
PUBLIC SPEAKERS IN PERSON. AND,
FOUR ONLINE. EVERYONE HAS TWO
MINUTES. THAT WILL BE LESS THAN
HALF AN HOUR. I WILL ASK THAT WE
MOVE EXPEDITIOUSLY. I WILL CALL
EVELYN'S NAME UP SO THAT
EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE IN THE LINE
THAT THEY CAN GO. IF EVERYONE
CAN LINE UP AND WE WILL TICKET
RIGHT THROUGH. WE ARE EXCITED TO
RECEIVE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS
THIS MORNING. WITH 13+ THOSE
ONLINE SIGNED UP EACH PERSON
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE WILL
START WITH IN PERSON SPEAKERS
FIRST. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS UP TO 60 MINUTES UNLESS IT IS
EXTENDED. SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. BEGINNING WITH
IN PERSON. YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME
WHEN YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS. THE
CHIME IS NOT THE END, THE CHIME
IS 10 SECONDS REMAINING. WILL
START WITH THE FOLKS HERE IN
CHAMBERS. I WANT TO READ YOUR
NAMES AND IF YOU WANT TO -- I
WILL CALL EVERYONE'S NAME UP SO
YOU KNOW WHERE IN THE LINE THEY
CAN GO. RICHARDSON. COREY
WILSON. HASSAN. SHARON LEE.
MARTIN. KAREN. LISA. ALAN.
ANITA. SAM. WITH THAT, CLERK,
ARE YOU READY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT? FANTASTIC. CAN YOU
SHARE THE TIMER SCREEN? MR. G.
>> APOLOGIES, I'M-ERROR WITH
THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT CODE.
WILL BE SENDING YOU EMAILS TO
THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS
WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
>> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. IF
YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, A NEW
CODE WILL BE SENT TO YOU RIGHT
NOW AND WE WILL MAKE SURE TO
WAIT UNTIL WE RECEIVE YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT. WITH THAT, WE
HAVE -- EVERYONE HAS TWO
MINUTES. WE HAVE LISA WITH HIS?
THINK YOU FOR BEING PROMPT.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> ANTHONY, IS THE MICROPHONE
ON?
>> OKAY. AND WEAKER YOU?
>> YES, WE CAN. THAT'S GOOD TO.
>> OKAY. IF YOU CAN HEAR ME WE
ARE GOOD. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I AM LISA. PRINCIPAL
AT. AND REAL ESTATE COMPANY
ACTIVE IN SEATTLE FOR ALMOST 50
YEARS. WE HAVE THE STARBUCKS
HEADQUARTERS IN SOTO AND THE
GARAGE AND MANAGE AND ARE IN
DEVELOPMENT ON OVER 1500
ATTAINABLE APARTMENT HOMES IN
SOUTH SEATTLE. CID AND EAST
LAKE. AM HERE AS CHAIR OF THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE STREETS TO
HOUSING INITIATIVE. AFTER 30
YEARS OF WORKING ON SOCIAL
SYSTEM CHANGE INITIATIVES,
CREATING THRIVING COMMUNITIES, I
KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER IN SEATTLE
TO MEET THE HOUSING AND MENTAL
HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND
ADDICTION NEEDS FOR UNSHELTERED
NEIGHBORS. HAVING BUILT TINY
HOMES WITH MY COLLEAGUES, AND
VISITED A NUMBER OF TINY HOME
VILLAGES, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
FUNDING FOR THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED SHELTER EXPANSION IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. AND ITS
UTILIZATION OF A MODEL OF
EVIDENCE-BASED , HIGH SUPPORT
PERSON CENTERED SHELTERING. THIS
SHELTER EXPANSION NEEDS
SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR THE
APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF STAFFING
FOR ONGOING CARE NECESSARY FOR
THOSE BEING HOUSED . IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS THEIR OFTEN COMPLEX
NEEDS , SAFELY AND WITHOUT
NEGATIVE IMPACT. IN ADDITION
THERE NEEDS TO BE AN APPROPRIATE
LEVEL OF FUNDING ALLOCATED TO
HIRE STAFF TO SUPPORT GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS. BY
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING
LABOR PROTOCOLS FOR RESIDENTS
AND EFFECTIVE MEDICATION
COOPERATION AND FEEDBACK LOOPS,
WAS SHELTER NEIGHBORHOODS.
FINALLY THE TRUE COST OF
OPERATING EACH SHELTER UNIT
NEEDS TO BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD. TO
BE SURE THAT FUNDING ALLOCATED
DOES NOT RUN OUT BEFORE UNIT
RESIDENTS HAVE MOVED INTO
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR
HAVE OBTAINED HOUSING ON THEIR
OWN. IF ADEQUATE FUNDING IS
ALLOCATED AND EMPLOYED
EFFECTIVELY -- CAN BE AN
EXCELLENT STEP TOWARDS A
COMBINED SET OF COMMUNITY
RESPONSES, HOUSING RESOURCES AND
SERVICES THAT CAN CHANGE LIVES
AND OUTCOMES FOR THOSE IN NEED
IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE
ANTONIA AND THEN MILES.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GET REAL CLOSE TO THE
MICROPHONE.
>> HOW IS THAT? MY NAME IS
ANTONIA, I WORK WITH THE LEAD
PROGRAM IN THE WEST PRECINCT.
AND I HAVE -- I WAS A CASE
MANAGER FOR A YEAR AND I AM A
LEAD CLINICAL SUPERVISOR FOR THE
LAST FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN
FRONT OF THE COUNCIL TODAY
REGARDING THESE SHELTER
EXPANSION PROPOSAL. I'M GOING
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SHELTER , THE
SUBJECT OF HOMELESSNESS IS
OVERWHELMING. SOME GO TO SPEAK
SPECIFICALLY TO THE CHALLENGES
WE FACE AS CARE COORDINATORS
WITH THE LEAD PROGRAM. WE HAVE
BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH PROVIDING
INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT,
WRITING OUR CLIENTS THROUGH A
COMPLEX SYSTEM. THIS IS MADE
INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING WHEN WE
CANNOT PROVIDE THE MOST
ESSENTIAL RESOURCE, SHELTER. I
CANNOT EXPRESS HOW IMPORTANT
SHELTER IS. A SAFE AND SECURE
PLACEMENT, STABILITY HAS TO BE
THE STARTING POINT. WE NEED TO
STOP EXPECTING IT BOTH WAYS.
EXPECTING THOSE EXPERIENCING
LONG-TERM HOMELESSNESS TO BE
PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY ,
REBUILDING THEIR LIVES,
ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND
TREATMENT AND THEIR LEGAL
OBLIGATIONS WITH THE WEIGHT OF
ANOTHER NIGHT SLEEPING ON THE
STREETS. THIS APPROACH HAS
REPEATEDLY FAILED. IT FAILS
INDIVIDUALS AND FAILS OUR CITY.
WHEN OUR CLIENTS ARE IN SURVIVAL
MODE, SLEEP DEPRIVED, OR AT RISK
OF HARM, THEIR GOALS , SERVICE
PLANS AND PERSONAL CARE SUFFERS
AND IS DELETE. AS A LEAD
SUPERVISOR I CANNOT -- I MAKE A
REFERRAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH,
SUBSTANCE USE AND PROVIDE LEGAL
ADVOCACY. BUT DUE TO
PRIORITIZATION AND LIMITED BEDS,
I CANNOT MAKE A SHELTER
REFERRAL. THIS IS WHY THIS
LEGISLATION IS SO CRITICAL.
THERE SHOULD BE A SPOT FOR
ANYONE IN NEED. PLEASE SUPPORT
THE EFFORT TO END HOMELESSNESS
IN OUR CITY AND STOP THE HARM IT
IS CAUSING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MILES
RICHARDSON FOLLOWED BY COREY.
MILES, GOOD MORNING.
>> MY NAME IS MILES RICHARDSON.
I AM WITH SHARE AND I STATED 10
CITY FOUR. WITHOUT SHELTER,
PEOPLE DIE. SHARE AND WE'LL
TOGETHER OPERATED NEARLY 500
SHELTER SPOTS ALL OVER SEATTLE.
WE HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR MORE
SHELTERS FOR A LONG TIME. AND
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT MORE FUNDING
FOR SHELTER. MORE SHELTERS IN
EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT, AND
EASIER WAYS TO GET LEASES FOR
PUBLIC SPACE FOR SHELTER.
HOMELESSNESS TOUCHES US ALL. IN
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. GIVEN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING, SUPPORT NOW,
AND FUTURE PROJECTS, SHARE WE'LL
AND DEVELOP A MORE SELF MANAGED
SHELTER -- CAN DEVELOP MORE SELF
MANAGED SHELTERS THIS YEAR. AND
WE WANT TO PITCH IN. WE ARE
SPONSORING EIGHT PHASE SHELTER
SUMMIT AT 1:00 NEXT WEDNESDAY.
APRIL 8. 1:00, APRIL 8. AND URGE
YOU TO SEND REPRESENTATION FROM
YOUR OFFICES. FAITH COMMUNITIES
AND MANY OTHER GOOD PEOPLE WANT
TO PITCH IN TOO. LET'S ALL WORK
TOGETHER. I WILL NOW PASS TO
SOME OTHER RESIDENTS OF SURE
WE'LL.
>> THANK YOU, MILES. UP NEXT IS
COREY FOLLOWED BY ARMIN .
>> MY NAME IS COREY WILSON AND I
STAY AT 53. WITH SHARE, THEY
OPERATE 500 OR MORE SHELTERS AND
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU MY STORY
AND HOW THE SHELTERS HAVE HELPED
ME. I DEAL WITH A LOT OF MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES , ANXIETY,
DEPRESSION. LONG STORY SHORT, I
DIDN'T BECOME HOMELESS. I WAS
ON THE BRINK OF SUICIDE. AND
TENT CITY THREE, I SAY SAVE MY
LIFE. I DO FEEL LIKE MORE OF
THEM COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE
COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT PROVIDES
STRUCTURE AND ALSO PROVIDES
COMMUNITY. I KNOW FOR ME IT IS
LIKE LITERALLY , LIKE I SAID,
SAVE MY LIFE. I WOULDN'T BE
DOING THIS TYPE OF THING RIGHT
NOW IF IT WEREN'T FOR TENT CITY
THREE. I AM NERVOUS AS HECK. BUT
LIKE I SAID, IT HAS BROUGHT A
LOT OF COMMUNITY, I DEALT WITH
THE SUICIDE AND CAME THERE AND
IT'S KIND OF GOTTEN BETTER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COREY. POWERFUL
WORDS. UP NEXT IS ARMING
FOLLOWED BY SHARON AND THEN
MARTIN.
>> THANK YOU, FOR HAVING US. MY
NAME IS ARMING, I STAY AT
BUNKHOUSE, PART OF SHARE WE'LL
IN DISTRICT 2. WITHOUT SHELTER,
PEOPLE DIE. MONTHS AGO I LOST MY
JOB AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER MY
HOME OF FIVE YEARS. AND FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN A DECADE I HAD NO
PLACE TO CALL MY OWN. IS A
PERSON IN RECOVERY FROM
ADDICTION, OPIOID ADDICTION,
HOMELESSNESS IS PARTICULARLY
PERILOUS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF
SAFE SHELTER FOR PEOPLE LIKE
MYSELF. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY
ONES. BECAUSE I FOUND IT SHARE,
THE DAY I LOST MY APARTMENT AND
AS A RESULT I'VE BEEN STAYING
CLEAN FOR ONE YEAR AS OF THE
18th OF THIS MONTH. SO MANY
OTHERS AREN'T SO FORTUNATE.
RECOVERY IS A DAUNTING TASK IN
AND OF ITSELF. BUT RECOVERY WILL
ON THE STREET OR OUTSIDE OF THE
RARE FEW SAFE SHELTERS LIKE
SHARE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. AS
MANY OF YOU KNOW WE ARE IN THE
MIDST OF AN OPIOID EPIDEMIC THAT
HAS RAVAGED OUR CITY. MY STORY
IS NOT UNIQUE. BUT MALCOLM IS,
UNFORTUNATELY, THE EXCEPTION TO
THE RULE. HOWEVER, WITH
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SHARE, I
TRULY BELIEVE MORE PEOPLE CAN BE
HELPED ON THE PATH OF RECOVERY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS SHARON.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M SHARON,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE. I WANT
TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ALL OF
YOUR PAST INITIATIVES BECAUSE
YOU CONSISTENTLY HAVE FUNDED NEW
TINY HOUSE VISIT IS -- VILLAGES
AS WELL AS RV SAFE PARKING. WE
ARE HAPPY TO SUPPORT TODAY BOTH
COUNCIL BILLS BEFORE YOU. I
THINK THE IMPACT HAS BEEN
TREMENDOUS IN TERMS OF WHAT THE
CITY HAS DONE. RIGHT NOW WE ARE
HOUSING -- ACTUALLY LAST YEAR WE
HOUSED 1145 PEOPLE IN TINY
HOUSES IN SEATTLE. AND BECAUSE
OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE REGION,
WE ALSO HAVE TINY HOUSES IN KING
COUNTY OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE AND
ALSO IN PIERCE COUNTY. SO TOTAL
DENNY IS HOUSING 106 -- IN TINY
HOUSES. IF WE DID NOT HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY, EVERYONE WOULD BE
LIVING UNSHELTERED. I WANT TO
SAY THAT THE FIRST BILL TO ALLOW
FAS TO SIGN LEASES IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. WE HAVE HAD A GREAT
WORKING RELATION WITH FAS. IF
YOU REMEMBER LAKE UNION VILLAGE,
THEY WERE ABLE TO SET UP
UTILITIES AND HYGIENE SERVICES
AND THEN WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY
WITH SPU AND CITY LIGHT SO THEY
WERE ABLE TO BRING IN THE POWER
POLE, THEY WERE ABLE TO CONNECT
US TO WATER AND SEWER. SO I
THINK THIS PARTNERSHIP IS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT TO QUICKLY STAND
UP MORE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES. AND
I WANT TO SAY ON THE SECOND
BILL, WE ALSO SUPPORT THIS
BECAUSE -- ACTUALLY WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
BUDGET OFFICE FOR DIGGING AROUND
FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING. AND I
KNOW THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
SET UP VILLAGES AS WELL AS
OPERATE THEM. AND WE HOPE THAT
YOU WILL FIND MORE FUNDS IN THE
-- WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
RESOURCES AND WE HOPE THAT YOU
WILL COMMIT FUNDS THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SHARON IS RIGHT,
THE FAS BILL IS FIRST. WE WERE
LOOKING AT THE PRINTED AGENDA.
WELDON, SHARON, WE ALWAYS
APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO
DETAIL. WITH THAT MARTA IS UP
NEXT AND THEN KERA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
HEAR FROM UNITY MEMBERS THIS
MORNING. NAME IS MARTA AND I AM
20 ENGAGEMENT MANAGER AT A
SHELTER , URBAN REST STOP IN FOR
THE HOUSING PROVIDER. WE BELIEVE
THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN
SEATTLE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN
LINE WITH THE DEEP NEED FOR OUR
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS. DOING THIS
WORK HAS SHOWN ME HOW MUCH
DIGNITY A PERSON FEELS WHEN
GIVEN THE AUTONOMY OVER THEIR
PERSONAL SPACE AFTER HAVING BEEN
UNHOUSED. RECLAMATION OF SELF IS
POSSIBLE WHEN THE ADEQUATE
SERVICES AND SHELTER RESOURCES
ARE MADE AVAILABLE. THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT A
SOLUTION . I ASK YOU SUPPORT THE
EXPANSION OF SHELTERS BY
IMPROVING THE $4.9 MILLION
BEFORE YOU AND ALLOWING THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTERED OF
DIRECTOR TO IDENTIFY AND SIGN
AGREEMENTS FOR PROPERTIES AT A
MINIMUM OF 65,000 SQUARE FEET.
TO ALLOW CITY STAFF TO MEET WITH
PROVIDERS WITH THE URGENCY
REQUIRED. TO BOTH OF THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION AND DEEP
SHELTER RESOURCES, SEATTLE WILL
BE ABLE TO TAKE A HUGE THAT INTO
A FUTURE WHERE CLIENTS ARE
SERVED WITH A SHELTER WILL BE
ABLE TO FIND A BED AND SERVICES
TO HELP THEM ON THE PATH. I
BELIEVE IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
ADDITIONALLY WE WOULD LIKE THE
COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE DEEP
SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAKE I
SUPPORT SHELTER POSSIBLE. ARE
FELLOW SHELTER PROVIDERS ARE
HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IS MOST
SUCCESSFUL WHEN A WRAPAROUND
APPROACH, INCLUDING CASE
MANAGEMENT AND BEHAVIOR HEALTH
SERVICES ARE INTEGRATED. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARTA. UP NEXT IS,
I THINK I GET IT WRONG, KERA
WILLIAMS AND THEN LISA AND THEN
ALAN.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
CAROL WILLIAMS. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 3 AND WORK AT THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE. I'M
HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TO
GIVE THE FINANCE AND
ADMINISTERED SERVICES DIRECTOR
LEASING AUTHORITY AND TO
ALLOCATE $4.9 MILLION TO EXPAND
SHELTER CAPACITY. THE SCALE OF
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS
INNER-CITY DEMANDS URGENT
ACTION. AS I WALKED TO CITY HALL
TODAY I WALKED RIGHT UNDERNEATH
I-5 , WHERE I SAW 10 OR MORE
PEOPLE LIVING IN TENTS IN A
PLACE THAT COULD NOT BE LOUDER,
LESS PRIVATE OR MORE DESTRUCTIVE
TO THEIR HEALTH. GIVING THE FAS
DIRECTOR LEASING AUTHORITY WILL
GIVE THE CITY GREATER
FLEXIBILITY TO EXECUTE LEASE
AGREEMENTS FOR SHELTER PROGRAMS.
THIS WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO
PREPARE SITES FOR SHELTER, MUCH
MORE QUICKLY THAN CURRENTLY
POSSIBLE. WORKING TO IDENTIFY
AND PREPARE LAND ADS MONTHS TO
THE TIMELINE TO OPENING NEW TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES. THIS CHANGE
COULD MAKE THE PROCESS GO FROM
SEVEN TO 12 MONTHS DOWN TO THREE
TO FOUR MONTHS. I SUPPORT THE
BUDGET LEGISLATION ALLOCATING
$4.9 MILLION TO SUPPORT SHELTER
ACCELERATION. THIS FUNDING WILL
BACK PROVEN SOLUTIONS TO BRING
PEOPLE INDOORS. WE ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION. IN
ADDITION, IN ORDER FOR THE
SHELTER ACCELERATION EFFORTS TO
WORK, WE NEED I SUPPORT SHELTER
MODELS. THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE
LIVING WITH HIGH ACUITY MENTAL
ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER. IT WILL REQUIRE MORE
FUNDING TO MEET THE OPERATIONAL
COST OF HIRING SKILLED CASE
MANAGERS PROVIDING INTEGRATED
BEAVER HEALTH SUPPORT, STAFFING
24/7, 355, AND ENSURING
THROUGHPUT TO HOUSING. WE NEED
TO GET THIS RIGHT AND WE NEED
DEEPER FUNDING TO DO SO. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO
ENDING HOMELESSNESS INNER-CITY.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS LISA
FOLLOWED BY ALAN FOR.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. AND COEXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF ACTION PDA. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S
EFFORT TO GREATLY INCREASE THE
AVAILABILITY OF DIGNIFIED,
NONCOMMISSIONED SHELTERS. WE
APPRECIATE THE URGENCY THE MAYOR
ENTERTAINED I BRING TO BEAR ON
THIS WHICH IS A DRAMATIC
DIFFERENCE FROM THE PAST. WE ARE
COMMITTING TO HELP IN ANY WAY WE
CAN. HOWEVER, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
THE RESOURCES THAT WILL BE
REQUIRED TO DO THIS WELL EXCEED
WHAT ARE CURRENTLY IN HAND. WE
PRIMARILY NEED LOW BARRIER I
SUPPORT STAFFING MODELS. AND, WE
NEED STRONG NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT
MITIGATION STRATEGIES. THESE
MODELS EXIST, BUT THEY REQUIRE
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESOURCES
THAN THE CUSTOMARY SEATTLE
SHELTER STAFFING APPROACH. DATA
ON OVER 4000 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS
ENCOUNTERED CITYWIDE LAST YEAR
SUGGESTS THE LARGE MAJORITY OF
THOSE LIVING UNSHELTERED IN
SEATTLE ARE DEALING WITH COMPLEX
BEHAVIOR HEALTH ISSUES, AND FACE
OTHER DIFFICULT BARRIERS. WE
NEED TO AVOID THE PATH THE
PORTLAND WENT DOWN OPENING
12,000 -- 1200 NEW SHELTER UNITS
BUT WITHOUT COMMITTING TO A LOW
BARRIER I SUPPORT PROGRAM MODEL.
AS A RESULT, 80% OF THOSE
OFFERED SHELTER UNITS DECLINED
TO COME INSIDE OR WEREN'T
WELCOME. HERE IN SEATTLE WE KNOW
HOW TO DO IT DIFFERENTLY. FROM
2020 TO 2025 IN THE JUST CARE
AND STATE RIGHT-OF-WAY
RESOLUTION PROGRAM, OVER 95% OF
THE CHRONICALLY UNSHELTERED
INDIVIDUALS OFFERED SHELTER
ACCEPTED. ENTERED CASE
MANAGEMENT. AND OVER 70% OF
THOSE PEOPLE MOVED ON INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING. IN JANUARY,
PORTLAND'S MAYOR ACTUALLY CAME
TO SEATTLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
INCREASE THEIR ENGAGEMENT, AND
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES AND TOOK THE
LESSONS OF LOW BARRIER I SUPPORT
PROGRAMS BACK TO PORTLAND TO
MAKE CHANGES. THANK YOU FOR THE
STRONG SUPPORT . THIS COUNCIL
HAS SHOWN FOR ADDRESSING
NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES THROUGH
EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS THAT
ACTUALLY ADDRESS HUMAN NEEDS.
THESE HELP THE SHELTER EXPANSION
EFFORTS EXCEED SUCCEED BY
ENSURING IT HAS THE RESOURCES
NEEDED TO ENSURE IT WORKS
EFFECTIVELY WITH THOSE WHO HAVE
HISTORICALLY NOT BEEN WELCOME IN
OUR SHELTERS AND WHO CAN
STABILIZE AND THRIVE WITH
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS ALAN FRANCIS. AND
THEN SAM AND THEN DENNIS. IF
ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
NOW IS THE TIME TO SIGN UP.
ALLEN, GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ALAN
FRANCIS. I'M HERE TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR'S SHELTER
EXPANSION. THE BIGGEST BARRIER
PEOPLE FACE WHEN THEY ARE LIVING
OUTSIDE, IT IS NOT LACK OF
WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT HELP,
IT'S A LACK OF AVAILABLE
SHELTER. WE NEED SHELTER OF ALL
KINDS. SHARE WILL TOGETHER WILL
OPERATE ALL OVER SEATTLE. WE
HAVE BEEN CALLING UP FOR MORE
SHELTER FOR A LONG TIME AND
ENERGY TO SUPPORT MORE FUNDING
FOR SHELTERS. MORE SHELTERS IN
EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT, AND
EASIER WAYS TO GET LEASES FOR
PUBLIC SPACE FOR SHELTER.
HOMELESSNESS TOUCHES US ALL AND
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. SHELTER
DELAY, THE SHELTER DENIED. EVERY
PROJECT MEANS ANOTHER MONTH OF
UNCERTAINTY. EVERY COLD NIGHT
FEELS LONGER. GIVEN ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, SUPPORT NOW AND FUTURE
PROJECTS, SHARE WILL COULD
DEVELOP MORE SELF MANAGE
SHELTER. THIS YEAR LET US PUT
OUR EXPERTISE TO USE AND PITCH
IN. YEARS AGO I WAS DISCHARGED
FROM THE HOSPITAL IN OLYMPIA
WITH NO PLACE TO GO. MY MENTAL
HEALTH BECAME TOO MUCH AND MY
FAMILY TO CARE FOR ME. I STEPPED
OFF THE BUS IN SEATTLE WITHOUT A
CLUE OF WHAT MY NEXT STEP IS
GOING TO BE. ONE SITE SCREENED
INTO SHARE, AND HAD STABLE
SHELTER, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT I NEEDED
TO WORK TOWARDS GETTING OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALAN. UP NEXT IS
TANITA FOLLOWED BY SAM, DENNIS
AND THEN WE MOVED TO THE ONLINE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM HERE WITH
SHARE AND WHEEL, AND THE WHEEL
WOMEN IN BLACK. WHO STOOD ,
AGAIN, JUST LAST WEEK, FOR
ANOTHER 21 PEOPLE WHO DIED
UNSHELTERED. WITHOUT SHELTER,
PEOPLE DIE. SHARE AND WHEEL DO
NEARLY 500 SHELTER BEDS AND
STILL HOMELESS WOMEN SHELTERS
HAVE TO TURN WOMEN AWAY AT
NIGHT. CERTAIN THAT SOME OF THEM
WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN. UNTIL WE
STAND FOR THEM. WE NEED ALL
KINDS OF SHELTER. WE NEED LOW
BARRIER HIGH SERVICE SHELTER. WE
ALSO NEED MORE OF THE SELF
MANAGED, COVERED IT SHELTERS
THAT SHARE DOES. I STAYED IN A
SHARE SELF MANAGE CONGREGANT
SHELTER WHILE I WAS HOMELESS IN
1995. AND THAT COMMUNITY HELPED
ME SURVIVE HOMELESSNESS. GET
INTO HOUSING. AND STAY STABLE IN
HOUSING SINCE FEBRUARY 1996. IT
IS STILL MY COMMUNITY. REMEMBER
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. AND ,
LET'S ALL PITCH IN. AND CREATE
THE BELOVED COMMUNITY HERE IN
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS SAM,
FOLLOWED BY DENNIS. WE WILL MOVE
ONLINE, JOAL, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS SAM.
I WORK FOR ADA, SEATTLE KING
COUNTY DIRECTOR. I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT THE PROPOSED SHELTER
EXPANSION. AND ADVOCATING WE
SPEND THE MONEY TO DO IT
CORRECTLY. PDA RUNS A PROGRAM
CALLED WHICH IS A HIGH SUPPORT
SHELTER MODEL THAT WORKS WITH
PEOPLE WHO HAVE UNADDRESSED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.
ESPECIALLY SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER. PDA CO-LEAD PROGRAM
HAS EXCELLENT OUTCOMES RELATED
TO INTAKE, STABILIZATION AND
MOVE ON TO PERMANENT HOUSING.
THIS IS BECAUSE THE MODEL IS
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR ITS
POPULATION. 24 SEVEN STAFFING,
ON-SITE SAFETY TEAMS, AND
PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS CLIENT
NEEDS. PDA AGREES WITH OTHER
LEBER AND HIGH SUPPORT SHELTER
PROVIDERS THAT THE ESTIMATED
COST PER UNIT PER YEAR OF THIS
TYPE OF MODEL EXCEEDS THE
ESTIMATED $28,000. AND YET, OVER
60% OF THE PEOPLE WHO TALK TO
OUTREACH PROGRAM LIVING IN
HOUSTON DISCLOSED UNADDRESSED
NEEDS RELATED TO BEHAVIOR HEALTH
OR PHYSICAL HEALTH NEEDS. THIS
IS A HUGE PORTION OF THE
UNHOUSED POPULATION WHO DESERVE
DIGNIFIED SHELTER WITH SUPPORT
THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS. THE
SHELTER EXPANSION IS A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FOR SEATTLE. IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE INVEST IN IT. EQUALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE INVEST IN IT
TO DO WHAT WE NEED IT TO DO
WHICH IS TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE
BEING UNHOUSED IN SEATTLE.
PLEASE ENSURE THE SHELTER
EXPANSION IS DESIGNED IN A WAY
THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR
PEOPLE AND SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASES THE CAPACITY OF HIGH
SUPPORT SHELTER PROGRAMS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SAM. UP NEXT IS
DENNIS , GOOD MORNING. ALWAYS
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DENNIS, I WORK AT THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION, CHAIRMAN
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THESE TWO
ORDINANCES ARE IMPORTANT FOR
STEPS TO EXPAND SHELTER VARSITY.
BOTH ORDINANCES YOU'RE
CONSIDERING STAND TO DELIVER
MORE UNITS OF SHELTER BUT DO NOT
FUND THE OUTREACH SERVICES,
SUPPORTS NEEDED TO GET PEOPLE
INTO HOUSING AND KEEP THEM
HOUSED . THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION MANAGES THE MUCH
ABILITY PREVENT DISTRICT WHERE
MORE THAN 155 DOWNTOWN
AMBASSADORS SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS
EVERY DAY. MANY OF THOSE
AMBASSADORS THEMSELVES
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND
TODAY THEY ENCOUNTER INDIVIDUALS
DAILY WHO ARE IN URGENT NEED OF
HOUSING AND SUPPORT. THAT
PERSPECTIVE INFORMS OUR WORK AND
URGENCY. IN SEATTLE MORE THAN
4000 PEOPLE ARE LIVING
UNSHELTERED WITH A SIGNIFICANT
CONCENTRATION IN THE DOWNTOWN
CORNER AND PIONEER SQUARE. A
CONFERENCE OF PLAN WITH THE
MAYOR'S TEAM AND EACH OF YOU.
THAT WOULD BEGIN IN PIONEER
SQUARE TO DEMONSTRATE A BETTER
ALIGNMENT AND REALLOCATION OF
RESOURCES CAN LEAD TO IMPROVED
OUTCOMES. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO
DO THE SAME AND EXPECT DIFFERENT
RESULTS. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY
AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP . TO
SCALE THIS WORK WE MUST RESOLVE
THE FEDERAL HUD CONTINUED OF
CARE RISK WHILE RELEASING THE
$11.1 MILLION IN WITHHELD CITY
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT
WITH SHELTER EXPANSION AND ALSO
TO MAKE IT MEANINGFUL BEFORE THE
WORLD CUP . THESE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO
STRENGTHEN STREET OUTREACH,
EXPAND SERVICES WITH ENHANCED
SHELTER, PROVIDE FINANCIAL
SUPPORT TO KEEP PEOPLE STABLY
HOUSED, AND ACTIVATE SUPPORT AND
OUTREACH POSITIONS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH PIAS AND LOCAL
STAKEHOLDERS AND ALSO TO DEPLOY
ANALYTICS TO MEASURE OUTCOMES
AND IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY. WE
WILL CONTINUE BUILDING TOWARD A
MORE -- THANKS.
>> THANK YOU , DENNIS. WE WILL
MOVE TO ONLINE PUBLIC,. ANY ONE
PERSON CAN SIGN UP UNTIL WE ARE
COMPLETELY PUBLIC COMMENT. IF
THAT IS OF INTEREST YOU PLEASE
DO SO. WE HAVE JOAL, DANIEL,
JEFF. WE ARE JUST TAKING A
MOMENT, I SEE JOAL IS PRESENT
WITH IS NOW. TAKE IT AWAY.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
JOEL, EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES FOR NEARLY 9 YEARS.
WORKED IN OUTREACH WORKER AND
NOW ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
OUTREACH. I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND
HOW LIFE-CHANGING A SHELTER
REFERRAL CAN BE FOR SOMEONE
LIVING OUTSIDE. IT IS OFTEN A
MONUMENTAL STEP FOR STABILITY.
ALLOWING PEOPLE VISIBLE SECURITY
NEEDED FOR THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR
PHYSICAL HEALTH, BE IN
TREATMENT, FIND A PLANET, OR
MOVE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. AS
AN OUTREACH WORKER I CAME ACROSS
PEOPLE WITH VASTLY DIFFERENT
NEEDS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.
WELL-TRAINED HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDERS WERE ABLE TO HELP
PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE FIND THE
RIGHT SHELTER MATCH FOR THE
NEEDS FOR THEM. THIS MATCHING
ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE A DIVERSE
SET OF SHELTERS WITH AVAILABLE
OPENINGS THAT OFFER SERVICES AND
STAFFING ON-SITE.
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACHES
LEAVE MANY VULNERABLE FOLKS
OUTSIDE. I AM THRILLED THAT THE
MAYOR IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE
SYSTEM. LAST YEAR THE OUTREACH
TEAM AND REACH CAME ACROSS
NEARLY 4000 PEOPLE LIVING
OUTSIDE. OF THOSE PEOPLE OVER
60% REQUESTED SUPPORT WITH
PHYSICAL HEALTH, BEHAVIOR
HEALTH. OUR TEAM IS READY AND
ABLE TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE
RIGHT SHELTER FOR THEM TO WORK
TOWARDS THEIR GOALS. PART OF MY
TEAM IT REACHES FOCUSING ON
PEOPLE. OVER AND OVER AGAIN
CLIENTS AND WORKING WITH NO
THERE IS NOT ANY AVAILABILITY
FOR SHELTER. HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO
HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORKERS THERE IS
NO CAPACITY FOR PEOPLE SERIOUS
MEDICAL NEEDS TO MOVE FROM A
HOSPITAL STAY TO ANYWHERE BUT
THE STREETS. I HAVE TO BREAK IT
TO FRONT LINE STAFF AND REACH
THERE IS NO CAPACITY TO SUPPORT
THEIR HIGH NEEDS CLIENTS. WE ARE
UNABLE TO GIVE THESE CLIENTS A
SAFE PLACE TO STAY WHILE THEY
WORK ON THE COMPLEX GOALS LIKE
HOUSING IN TREATMENT. I'M
HOPEFUL I WILL BE ABLE TO START
SAYING YES SOON. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, JOAL. UP NEXT IS,
FOLLOWED BY DANIEL. IT LOOKS
LIKE IS NOT PRESENT, DANIEL IS
NEXT FOLLOWED BY JEFF. THANK
YOU, IC DANIEL NOW. STAR 62
UNMUTE. THANK YOU TO MR. G AND
THE I.T. TEAM FORGETTING THAT
NEW CONFIRMATION CODE OUT THERE
IN TIME FOR EVERYONE TO GET IT.
DANIEL, PRESS STAR SIX. DANIEL,
I SEE YOU ARE HERE. STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE. ANTHONY IF YOU WANT TO
PROMOTE JEFF UP, IC DANIEL IS
OFF OF MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY,
DANIEL.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. MY NAME IS
DANIEL. I MADE CERTIFIED
ADDICTION NURSE AND LEAD OF
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES,
DRUG USER HEALTH FOCUS PROGRAM.
I WROTE A SPIEL AND I ALSO THINK
THAT MANY OF MY PARTNERS IN THIS
WORK AND SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE
ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE KEY
ISSUES. WE NEED MORE SHELTERS.
WE NEED A DIVERSITY OF DIFFERENT
TYPES OF SHELTERS INCLUDING LOW
BARRIER AND TYPES THAT HAVE
SERVICES EMBEDDED IN THEM. I
ALSO JUST ENCOURAGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO TAP INTO THE DEEP
WELLS OF KNOWLEDGE THAT ALREADY
EXIST IN OUR CITY, INCLUDING
INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THAT
REPRESENT THE UNHOUSED
COMMUNITY. AND ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE EXPERIENCED DOING THIS
WORK, SUCH AS REACH AND MANY
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
AND BEDDING BEHAVIOR HEALTH
SERVICES IN A CERTAIN MAJORITY
OF THE SHELTERS AVAILABLE WILL
HELP THIS PROJECT FIND MORE
SUCCESS. AND, I THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR TIME. AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK SUPPORTING OUR
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS.
>> THANK YOU, DANIEL. AND UP
NEXT WE HAVE JEFF. WE WILL COME
BACK TO. JEFF, I SEE YOU ARE
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. HERE
YOU ARE. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JEFF
PAUL. I'M A MEMBER OF THE
COALITION. I HAVE SEEN
SEATTLE'S RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS UP CLOSE AND
PERSONAL. FOR THE LAST FIVE
YEARS. AND WILL POSITIVE THINGS
HAVE NO DOUBT HAPPENED, A LOT
HAS BEEN TRULY DEVASTATING TO
WATCH. I'VE KNOWN MANY PEOPLE
LIVING OUTSIDE WITHOUT THE CITY
WOULD COME AND OFFER A SPOT IN
THE SHELTER, HELP THEM GET OUT
OF THE TRAUMATIC CYCLE OF
HOMELESSNESS, INSTEAD, UNIFIED
CARE TEAM HAS COME AND TOLD THEM
THEY HAD TO LEAVE BUT THERE WAS
NO SHELTER BEDS FOR THEM. I HAVE
WATCHED FOLKS GIVEN TO DESPAIR
AND CHOOSE THEIR AND THEIR LIVES
OTHER THAN GO THROUGH THE CYCLE
AGAIN. REST IN PEACE, TOM. I
MISS YOU, MAN. WE NEED MORE
SHELTER NOW. WE NEED MORE
HOUSING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ADDING THESE FUNDS, MAKING IT
EASIER TO BUILD SHELTER AND MAKE
EVEN MORE FUNDS IS NECESSARY TO
SAVE LIVES AND ENSURE THAT OUR
CITY CAN FINALLY GET OUT OF THIS
CRISIS. PASSES LEGISLATION AND
LET'S TAKE A STEP FORWARD
TOWARD A CITY THE LIVES OF TO
OUR VALUES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. WERE GOING
TO COME BACK ONE LAST CHECK FOR
VICTOR. CLERK IS CHECKING TO SEE
IF THERE ANY ADDITIONAL -- NOPE.
NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
PRESENT OR REMOTELY PRESENT.
WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM, SEEING AS WE
HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT EDITION
IS AGENDA ITEM. CLERK, PLEASE
READ THE SHORT TITLE OF THE
FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM ONE, COUNCIL BILL
121184, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
LEASES, EXPANDING THE DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES' AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE
LEASES WHEN THE LAND IS USED FOR
TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENT
PURPOSES, AMENDING SECTION
3.127.020 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE, AND RATIFYING
AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS. FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION, PRESENTERS ARE ALY
PENNUCCI, NICOLE
VALLESTERO-SOPER, DIRECTOR OF
POLICY AND INNOVATION,, AND
DALIT, MAYOR'S OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU. IS INTRODUCED
FOLKS IF YOU WANT TO START
SHARING SCREEN, COLLEAGUES, WE
ARE MOVING ON A QUICK TIMELINE.
AND, IF IT IS TOO QUICK, LET ME
KNOW. WE WILL SLOW DOWN. WITH
THIS, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND
TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS
PRESENTATION. FEEL FREE TO SHARE
SCREEN. AND SO THIS IS THE
SECOND TIME WE'VE HAD THE
PRESENTATION. WE HAD IT IN
COUNCIL BRIEFING BEFORE. THIS
DOES SATISFY THE FIRST OF TWO OF
MY IN FOR MORE RULES OF HAVING A
BUDGET OR ANY BILL IN MY
COMMITTEE TWICE BEFORE VOTING.
WITH OUR TIMELINE AS IT STANDS.
WE PLAN TO VOTE THIS LEGISLATION
OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE NEXT
TUESDAY. APRIL 7. AND SO THAT
MEANS AMENDMENTS -- THE DEADLINE
FOR IDEAS IS TOMORROW . AND THEN
THE DEADLINE FOR PENCILS DOWN IS
THURSDAY BY 5:00. I KNOW THE
FOLKS HAVE ALREADY BEEN WORKING
ON AMENDMENT'S. I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE BEING AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE. AND THANK YOU FOR THE
ENTIRE COMMITTEE TABLE FOR
PRESENTING AT COUNCIL BRIEFING.
HAS BUT THINGS A. WITH THAT I
WANTED TO OVER TO DIRECTOR ALY
PENNUCCI AND NICOLE FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND JENNIFER
LABRECQUE FROM STAFF. WITH THAT
I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO THE
TABLE. IF YOU WANT TO DO
INTRODUCTIONS. COLLEAGUES, WE
WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AS WE GO,
UNLESS WE START CHEWING THROUGH
A LOT OF TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW WE
HAVE A HARD STOP IN 54 MINUTES.
FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT AWAY,
NICOLE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER, AND THANK YOU TO
THE ENTIRE COUNCIL FOR QUICKLY
MOVING THROUGH THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT MEET THE
EMERGENCY THAT WE ALL KNOW
EXISTS IN OUR CITY. I ALSO WANT
TO EXTEND GRATITUDE TO ALL OF
THE PROVIDERS AND THE RESIDENTS
OF SHELTER THAT ARE HERE WITH US
TODAY. YOUR VOICES REALLY CENTER
IS AND WHY WE DO THIS WORK. AND,
ANOTHER JUST EXTENDED GRATITUDE
TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
MOVING THROUGH THIS VERY
QUICKLY. SO, I AM SPEAKING TO
SHELTER EXPANSION COUNCIL BILL
121184. MY NAME IS NICOLE
VALLESTERO-SOPER, AND I AM
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND
INNOVATION, WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. THIS BILL REALLY HELPS
US EXPEDITE EXPANDING THOUSAND
NEW SHELTER UNITS IN THE FIRST
YEAR OF 2026. IN ORDER TO HAVE
AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, TO
HAVE A SAFE PLACE INDOORS. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. AS WE KNOW,
SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE NAVIGATING
PERMITS, NEGOTIATING LEASE
TERMS, AND FINDING LAND SUITABLE
FOR STANDING UP NEW SHELTER
PROGRAMS. MANY SERVICE PROVIDERS
LACK BACKGROUND IN REAL ESTATE
AND WORKING WITH BROKERS. AND
TYPICAL MICRO SHELTER PROGRAMS
OFTEN EXCEED 18 SQUARE FEET
RANGING FROM 20,000 SQUARE FEET
, TO 55,000 SQUARE FEET. UP TO
NINE MONTHS OF DELAY CAN OCCUR
JUST IN SITE SELECTION,
PERMITTING AND NEGOTIATING LEASE
TERMS. SO THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION ALLOWS THE FINANCE
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES DIRECTOR
GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN SIGNING
LEASE AGREEMENTS RELATED TO
SHELTER PROGRAMS. INCREASES THE
SQUARE FOOTAGE LIMIT FROM 18,000
SQUARE FEET UP TO 55,000 SQUARE
FEET IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
LEGISLATION MOVED EARLIER THIS
YEAR. HE REMOVES COST PER SQUARE
FOOT CAP TO ALLOW FOR MARKET
COSTS. THE EXISTING LIMIT IS
TIED TO INFLATION AND WOULD
OTHERWISE BE CAPPED AT $9.50 PER
SQUARE FOOT. AND A LOT OF THE
COST WE ARE SEEING NOW GO UP TO
$12 PER SQUARE FOOT. IT ENABLES
THE CITY TO LEASE SITES AND DO
INITIAL PREP WORK FOR RAW LAND.
AND IT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO
SELECT AND PREPARE SITES QUICKLY
TO BE TURNED OVER TO SHELTER
OPERATORS AND SIGNIFICANTLY
EXPEDITE THE OPENING OF NEW
MICRO SHELTER PROGRAMS. AND THIS
GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE ACTIVE
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ACTIVE MICRO
SHELTERS. YOU CAN SEE THAT A
GOOD NUMBER OF THEM ALREADY
EXCEED THE 18,000 SQUARE-FOOT
LIMIT. AND, THIS GIVES YOU A
SENSE OF THE CURRENT PROCESS
THAT IT TAKES TO STAND UP
SHELTER. COULD YOU CLICK THE
ILLUSTRATION? SO, RIGHT NOW WHEN
YOU WANT A NEW SHELTER, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND COUNCIL
APPROVE THE BUDGET, AND THEN
THEY HAND OVER THAT BUDGET TO
HSD, THEY HAD SITE MASTER
SERVICES AGREEMENT AND THEN THE
ISSUE AN RFP TO SELECT
PROVIDERS. AND THEY SELECT THE
PROVIDERS. AND THEN, ONCE THE
PROVIDERS ARE SELECTED, HAVE TO
GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF
IDENTIFYING LAND EITHER THROUGH
PURCHASE OR LEASE OR DONATION.
AND THEN AT THAT POINT THEY HAVE
TO DO THE PREP WORK TO EITHER
GET PERMITS OR DO THE EARTHWORK
AND SET THAT LAND UP. AND THEN,
THEY GET TO ACTUALLY START
BUILDING. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT
NOW IS MOVING THE SITE
PROCUREMENT AND SELECTION
PROVIDER SELECTION IN TANDEM. IN
THE CITY SELECTS THE SITES, AND
PREPARES THE RAW LAND. AND SO
THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE MAKING SURE
THE UTILITY HOOKUPS ARE SET UP
AND THAT IT'S READY FOR
DEVELOPER TO GO AHEAD AND START
CONSTRUCTING TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES. THIS IS REALLY KEY TO
UNLOCKING A MUCH FASTER
TIMELINE. IT WOULD REDUCE THE
TIMELINE FROM NINE TO 12 MONTHS
DOWN TO THREE TO FIVE MONTHS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
QUESTIONS ON THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION?
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR ALY
PENNUCCI, YOU DON'T HAVE
OVERLAY ON THIS ONE? AND TESTED.
JENNIFER LABRECQUE, OVER TO YOU
WITH COUNCIL CONSIDERATIONS.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD. I THINK THAT IS AN ACCURATE
DESCRIPTION OF THE LEGISLATION
AND WOULD SAY IT DOES ADDRESS I
THINK SITE SELECTION, IT IS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE PRIMARY
CHALLENGES, ALTHOUGH NOT THE
ONLY CHALLENGE FOR SURE. IN
STANDING UP NEW SHELTERS THAT
HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN AN ISSUE.
AND SO THIS LEGISLATION TAKES
STEPS TO BRING THE SITE
SELECTION RESPONSIBILITY INTO
THE CITY RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL
PROVIDERS. AND SO IT IS
REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT IT
COULD HELP TO FACILITATE THE
CREATION OF MORE SHELTERS ON A
FASTER TIMELINE.
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN TAKE
BACK TO SLIDE 5 I WILL MAKE SOME
COMMENTS BUT I WANT TO SEE IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THE SIGNING
AUTHORITY BILL. FINANCE AND
ADMINISTERED SERVICES REPORTS TO
THIS COMMITTEE WHICH IS WHY THE
FAS BILL COMES TO THIS
COMMITTEE. IF YOU CAN TAKE BACK
TO SLIDE 5? I SEE ACTUALLY
TURNED 16 -- COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA HAS HER HAND.
>> THEY CAN FOR BEING HERE THIS
MORNING. CHAIR, WE ONLY TO ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FINANCE
PIECE BUT NOT THE ACTUAL SHELTER
PLAN?
>> YEAH, THIS BILL IS ABOUT THE
SIGNING AUTHORITY. WE WILL TAKE
UP THE BUDGET IN JUST A MOMENT.
>> OKAY. THAT I DON'T HAVE
QUESTION ABOUT THE SIGNING
AUTHORITY. I DO HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE SHELTERS AS PROPOSED
HERE. AND THE INFORMATION GIVEN
ABOUT THE ACTIVE MICRO SHELTERS.
>> OKAY.
>> SO YOU LET ME KNOW WHEN THAT
IS APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU.
>> FANTASTIC. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
THAT BILL IN JUST A MOMENT.
QUESTIONS? I JUST RAISE THIS
SLIDE, I THINK IT IS FIVE, SLIDE
5, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, CAN YOU
WALK THROUGH THOSE ONE MORE
TIME? WE WERE TAKEN THROUGH IT
SO QUICKLY. IT'S REALLY THIS IS
THE CRUX OF THE ISSUE AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS BROUGHT THIS FORWARD
AS A WAY WE CAN EXPEDIENT THE
ACQUISITION OF THE LAND SO WE
ARE NOT JUST KIND OF OUT THERE
TRYING TO LOOK AROUND. WE ARE
ACTUALLY MOVING THE NEEDLE ON
OPENING THE SHELTERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUDGET
CHAIR. SO AVERAGE SQUARE FOOT OF
ACTIVE MICRO SHELTERS. SO HERE
YOU CAN SEE , IN TERMS OF SOME
OF THE SHELTERS , SECOND CHANCE,
GEORGETOWN, HENDERSON, MAPLE
LEAF, NEW ROSIES, LIBBY HILL,
SOUTH END, AND A JUNCTION POINT,
THOSE ARE NINE SITES IN SEATTLE
RIGHT NOW THAT ALL EXCEED 18,000
SQUARE FEET. MOST SITES WE ARE
LOOKING AT THAT WOULD BE WITHIN
EXISTING CENSUS LIMITS ARE GOING
TO EXCEED 18,000 SQUARE FEET. SO
IF WE WANT TO -- IF WE FIND A
PIECE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OR A
PIECE OF LAND THAT IS OWNED I
ANOTHER PERMANENT ENTITY THAT WE
WOULD WANT TO LEASE, THIS WOULD
ALLOW US TO AVERAGE SIZE
SHELTERS ACROSS THE CITY BASED
ON LAND AVAILABILITY.
>> THANK YOU, THIS CHANGES
NOTHING ABOUT REGULATIONS OR
MEETING REQUIREMENTS OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT
THE RULES THAT WE PLACE ON OUR
OWN DEPARTMENT ERECTORS AS FAR
AS WHAT THEY ARE AND ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO DO ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
CORRECTLY?
>> THAT IS PRECISELY CORRECT.
THANK YOU.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO ALL OF THE
OTHER SIGHTING PROVISIONS THOSE
REMAIN CONSTANT AND THE STATUS
QUO IS OUT THERE STILL TODAY.
REALLY ALL WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
IS WHAT AUTHORITY WE ARE
DELEGATING TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DIRECTOR . COLLEAGUES,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
THE NICKELSVILLE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND NORTHLAKE SITES
WERE NOT INCLUDED ON HERE. BUT I
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THOSE ARE. AND
ALSO, IT SAYS THEY ARE A
DIFFERENT MODEL. HOUSE SO? I
THINK THESE STARTED OUT AS A
SIMILAR MODEL AND NOW ARE
OPERATING UNDER A DIFFERENT
MODEL. AND, I WOULD LIKE TO, FOR
THE RECORD, ASK ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I'M GOING TO PASS THIS
OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, JON GRANT.
>> I BELIEVE IN THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO THAT WAS SENT YOU,
THE FULL LIST OF ALL THE
DIFFERENT SITES AND SQUARE
FOOTAGE WAS LISTED. I DON'T
HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. BUT
YOU CAN MAKE REFERENCE TO IT. I
WOULD ESTIMATE IT'S AROUND 5000
TO 10,000 SQUARE FEET. FOR THOSE
SITES. IT WOULD REDUCE THE
AVERAGE TO MAYBE 21,000. SO NOT
A SUBSTANTIVE DIFFERENCE. THE
MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE
SITES AND SOME OF THE ONES
LISTED HERE IS, YOU KNOW,
NICKELSVILLE , IT IS A
SELF-MANAGEMENT MODEL VERSUS
LIKE A STAFFED MODEL. AND THAT
WAS THE BIG DISTINCTION.
>> THANK YOU. I REALLY WANTED
THE INFORMATION ALSO FOR THE
RECORD, THE PUBLIC DOES KNOW IS
READ THE MEMOS PROVIDED BY
CENTRAL STAFF. I ALSO WANT TO
NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THOSE
SITES WERE 7500 AND I BELIEVE
5000 RESPECTIVELY. I DO THINK
THAT AT THE TIME THOUGH SHELTERS
WERE PUT TOGETHER , OR RATHER
THE TINY HOME VILLAGES WERE PUT
TOGETHER, THIS PARTICULAR MODEL
WE WERE CONTEMPLATING NOW, IT IS
NOT IN EFFECT. BUT ALSO, I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW, FOR THE EXISTING
TINY HOMES VILLAGES THAT WE DO
HAVE, ARE THOSE MODELS GOING TO
CHANGE TO FIT THIS PARTICULAR
NOW NEW MODEL WITH THE
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, ET CETERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. SPEAKING TO THIS
SPECIFIC PIECE OF LEGISLATION,
THIS LEGISLATION WOULDN'T
CHANGE REQUIREMENTS AROUND HOW
ANY SITES ACT. IT JUST ALLOWS US
TO , ALLOWS THE FAS DIRECTOR TO
SIGN LEASES AND SET UP NEW
SHELTER MORE QUICKLY. IN TERMS
OF THE BROADER QUESTION THAT YOU
HAVE, SPEAKING TO THE SHELTER
PROGRAM, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
HIGH ACUITY SHELTERS THAT
CURRENTLY OPERATE IN THE CITY.
WE ARE BUILDING AND ALSO HEARING
THE NEED FOR IMPROVED SERVICES
AND STAFFING MODELS AND WORKING
WITH PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THAT
THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AS WE
STAND AT THE SHELTER TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THEIR FEEDBACK ON HOW WE
MORE ACCURATELY AND ADEQUATELY
PROVIDE SERVICES TO FOLKS WHO
HAVE A LOT OF MEANS AT THIS
MOMENT. SO IT WOULDN'T CHANGE
ANY EXISTING SITES . AND THIS
WOULDN'T LEGISLATE THAT. AND
NONE OF THE LEGISLATION WE PUT
FORWARD LEGISLATES THAT.
HOWEVER, IT IS THE INTENTION OF
THIS PROGRAM, ASSUMING ADEQUATE
BUDGET, TO DO THAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU, AND ASK IN THE
CONTEXT OF IF IT WOULD HAVE A
BUDGET IMPLICATION IF WE ARE
CHANGING EXISTING SITES TO
CONFORM WITH THIS MODEL. THAT IS
WHY IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS
CONVERSATION. I DO UNDERSTAND AN
ASPECT OF THIS SHELTER PROPOSAL
WILL GO THROUGH LAND-USE WHERE
WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING MORE
A DETAIL AND JEN COULD CONFIRM
FOR US ABOUT THE ACTUAL PROPOSAL
AND WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
CORRECT?
>> I'M NOT SURE -- I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE, THE ACTUAL
PROPOSAL IN TERMS OF WHAT THE
SHELTER EXPANSION WILL LOOK
LIKE? OR? I THINK THAT
CONVERSATION IS TAKING PLACE
OVER REALLY ALL THREE OF THESE
BILLS. I DO THINK TODAY WE GET
INTO THE BUDGET LEGISLATION,
THAT WE WILL BE HEARING MORE
DETAILS FROM THE EXECUTIVE ABOUT
WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE. ALTHOUGH,
I THINK IS JUST THE NATURE OF
WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THIS
LEGISLATION THAT MANY DETAILS
ARE STILL TO BE DETERMINED
INCLUDING THINGS LIKE PER-UNIT
PARTING COST, AND THE LEVEL OF
SERVICES TO BE OFFERED. I THINK
THE EXECUTIVE CAN OFFER AT A
HIGH LEVEL SOME OF THE
ASSUMPTIONS THEY ARE MAKING. FOR
EXAMPLE, WHEN THEY ARE PUTTING
TOGETHER BUDGETS AND COMING UP
WITH THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF
UNITS. BUT WE DON'T KNOW FOR
SURE. AND THAT IS THE NATURE OF
THE DECISION THAT IS BEFORE
COUNCIL RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU, JEN. I HAVE LOTS
MORE QUESTIONS. BUT IT SOUNDS
LIKE I WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO
ASK THOSE LATER. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> FANTASTIC. LAST QUESTION FOR
ME TODAY, THIS IS SIMPLY
REGARDING THE FAS DIRECTOR'S
ABILITY TO SIGN LEASES WHEN THE
LAND IS USED FOR TRANSITIONAL
AND CATCHMENT PURPOSES ONLY. SO,
THE LOWER LEVEL IS RESTRICTED
FOR THEIR ABILITY TO SIGN LEASES
IS STILL RETAINED FOR ALL OTHER
USES, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THIS IS A NARROW EXEMPTION
SIMPLY FOR TRANSITIONAL
CABINETS. SAID ANOTHER WAY, IF
THE CHARLES STREET GARAGE, IF WE
SUDDENLY NEEDED MORE ROOM TO FIX
OUR CITY'S MOTOR FLEET, THE FAS
DIRECTOR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
JUST SIGN IT WAS THAT 65,000
SQUARE FEET. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SINGLE
FOR THE QUESTIONS WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SECOND ITEM INTO
THE RECORD. AND YOU CAN READ THE
SHORT TITLE IF YOU'D LIKE.
>> CB121185 AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE CITY'S RESPONSE
TO HOMELESSNESS, AMENDING
ORDINANCE 127362, WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2026 BUDGET, INCLUDING THE
2026-2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, CIP, CHANGING
APPROPRIATIONS TO VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET CONTROL
LEVELS, AND FROM VARIOUS FUNDS
IN THE BUDGET;
>> WE WILL RUN THROUGH THE
ENTIRE PRESENTATION AND THEN
TAKE QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ON SLIDES TAKE NOTE. I
WILL ASK FOR SLIDE NUMBERS NEXT
TIME. WITH THAT, BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE TABLE. I DON'T KNOW
WHO'S KICKING IT OFF. NICOLE OR
DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI?
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US TODAY. I WILL WALK
THROUGH THE BUDGET BILL
ASSOCIATED, WE CAN GO TO THE
NEXT SLIDE. I'M GOING TO SORT
OF PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
ENTIRE BUDGET WE ARE LOOKING AT
IDENTIFIED TODAY FOR THIS WORK,
THIS YEAR AND THEN HIGHLIGHT
WHERE I AM TALKING SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT THE ITEMS IN THE BILL. BUT
WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE FULL
CONTEXT. THIS SLIDE SUMMARIZE
WHAT OUR CURRENT ESTIMATES ARE
FOR THE COSTS FOR THE FIRST 500
SHELTER BEDS. BUT, AS JEN JUST
DESCRIBED, THIS IS AN ESTIMATE
AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND MORE
SPECIFICS ARE DEVELOPED WE WILL
REFINE THE NUMBERS. WE ARE
ESTIMATING ABOUT $17.5 MILLION
TO STAND UP THESE FIRST SHELTER
BEDS AS WELL AS THE ONGOING
OPERATING COST OF ABOUT $17
MILLION PER YEAR. AGAIN, THIS IS
BASED ON A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS
AND ESTIMATES. IT WILL
ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON THE ACTUAL
COST OF EACH SITE DEVELOPMENT AS
WELL AS THE LEVEL AND TYPES OF
SERVICES NEEDED FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL SITE. BUT WE ARE
SUBMITTING THE COST PER UNIT IN
AN ONGOING WAY COULD BE ABOUT
$25,000-$45,000. THAT KIND OF
SET THE FRAMEWORK. MOVING ONTO
THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS ACTUALLY
THE TABLE IN THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU. THIS IS THE SPENDING
WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO
AUTHORIZE RIGHT NOW THAT ISN'T
ALREADY ASSUMED IN THE BUDGET. I
JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN, BECAUSE
OF THE WAY OUR BUDGET SYSTEM
WORKS, IT APPEARS LIKELY ARE
ASKING YOU TO PROVE A $.2
MILLION. BUT IT IS ACTUALLY $4.9
MILLION. IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO MOVE MONEY, AUTHORIZE THE
MOVEMENT OF MONEY FROM ONE POND
FUND INTO ANOTHER FUND AND ITS
WE CALL A DOUBLE. I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY
YOU WOULD BE AUTHORIZING $4.9
MILLION OF SPENDING IN TOTAL,
THAT IS WHAT IS IN THE BILL
BEFORE YOU. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT
SLIDE, THIS IS A SUMMARY OF
RESOURCES OF FUNDS WE'RE
LOOKING AT , THE TWO LINES IN
BLUE TASKS WITH THE* ARE
SUBJECT TO THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU. THE OTHER SOURCES
ARE MONEY THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
THE EXECUTIVE TO SPEND WITHOUT
NEEDING ADDITIONAL COUNCIL 40
AUTHORITY. I DO WANT TO FLAG
THAT THE UNDER SPEND LINE SHOULD
ACTUALLY BE 7.58, NOT 7.75. I
WILL UPDATE CENTRAL STEPHANOS
DETAILS. JUST A MINOR
MODIFICATION. THIS IS THE TOTAL
FUNDING WE HAVE CURRENTLY
IDENTIFIED FOR THOSE THIS YEAR.
SO THE FIRST TWO ITEMS I WILL
DESCRIBE OUR FEDERAL FUNDS,
COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. THE
FIRST IS $3.3 MILLION. FROM A
REVOLVING LOAN FUND. IN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING . THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING HAS BEEN UNABLE TO
AWARD THESE FUNDS AND IN 2025
WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DISSOLVED
AND REALLOCATED IN ORDER TO USE
THE $2.8 MILLION OF CD BG
FUNDING DESCRIBED IN THE NEXT
SECTION. THAT EXPIRES IN 2026.
THESE FUNDS MUST BE SPENT FIRST.
THESE KIND OF MOVE AS A PACKAGE
TOGETHER. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT
SECTION OF FUNDING. $1.6 MILLION
IN LEGISLATION. THIS IS FROM A
DOWNTOWN FUN. WE DID ASSESS THIS
AT COUNCIL BRIEFING. IT IS PART
OF A FUND ESTABLISHED IN 1985. I
NOTICED PART OF A FLOOR AREA
BONUS PROGRAM. SO FUNDS MUST BE
USED FOR THE PROVISION OF
DOWNTOWN HUMAN SERVICES. THAT IS
WHAT THEY WILL BE USED FOR IN
THIS CASE. ALSO USING $2.1
MILLION OF FUNDING THAT WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO A PROVISO THAT
COUNCIL PLACE FOR SUBSTANCE USE
TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES.
OF THIS AMOUNT ACCORDING TO THE
PROVISO, CAN BE USED FOR
PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT AND OTHER BEHAVIOR
HEALTH GROUPS. THE FUNDS WILL BE
USED TO HELP SUPPORT THE
SERVER-SIDE OF THE PROGRAM. AND
FINALLY SOME UNDER SPEND THAT
WAS ALLOCATED IN THE 2025 BUDGET
FOR HOMELESS SERVICES AT YEAR
END . THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
ALMOST AUTHORITY OR KCRHA HAD
ABOUT $20.5 MILLION IN
UNEXPENDED GENERAL FUND DOLLARS.
FROM THE 2025 BUDGET. UNEXPENDED
CAN MEAN A NUMBER OF THINGS.
SOME OF THOSE ARE OUTSTANDING
INVOICES THAT HAVE NOT IN BEEN
PAID FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
SOME HIS WORK THAT IS INTENDED
TO BE COMPLETED BUT WASN'T SPENT
. SO ABOUT $13 MILLION IS NEEDED
TO PAY FOR THOSE OUTSTANDING
INVOICES AND TO COMPLETE WORK
THAT IS INTENDED TO BE COMPLETED
AND IS STILL NEEDED. AND ABOUT 7
1/2 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE USED
FOR THE SHELTER EXPANSION
PROGRAM. THAT IS A SUMMARY OF
THE PROPOSED BUDGET. I KNOW
THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
BUDGETS I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE
NOW. EXPECT FANTASTIC. BEFORE WE
JUMP INTO THAT, I WILL
APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU
SOMEHOW GOT SLIDE NUMBERS IN
HERE HAPPY TO THE PRESENTATION.
THAT WAS FAST RESPONSE IN YOUR
BEHALF, DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON I'D LIKE TO
CHECK IN WITH JENNIFER LABRECQUE
TO SEE WHAT CONSIDERATIONS THERE
ARE. I REALIZED WE DIDN'T HAVE
TIME TO CHECK IN TO SEE IF YOU
HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION TODAY
OR WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH US FROM YOUR CONVERSATIONS
WITH OUR COLLEAGUES.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY MICROPHONE
ON. I DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL
PRESENTATION. THE MEMO CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO WAS DISTRIBUTED LATE
LAST WEEK. AND SO IT DOES
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW ACTUALLY OF
ALL THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
INCLUDING THE ONE THAT INCREASES
THE CENSUS COUNT THAT IS GOING
TO THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE,
BECAUSE THE MAYOR HAS
TRANSMITTED THESE AS A PACKAGE
WE ARE PROVIDING OUR ANALYSIS ON
ALL THREE TOGETHER. I WILL WALK
THROUGH VERY BRIEFLY JUST A
COUPLE OF THE POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MEMO. THE
FIRST POLICY CONSIDERATION IS
REALLY THAT COUNCIL IS BEING
ASKED TO APPROVE LEGISLATION TO
FUND AND FACILITATE THE CREATION
OF THE FIRST 500 NEW SHELTER
UNITS . BUT WITHOUT DETAIL ON
ACTUAL COST AND HOW THE CITY
WILL PAY FOR THOSE ONGOING
OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
THOSE UNITS. PERHAPS ANOTHER WAY
OF PUTTING THAT IS THAT COUNCIL
IS BEING ASKED TO PRE-COMMIT
RESOURCES TO THESE ONGOING
OBLIGATIONS WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT
KIND OF TRADE-OFFS IT WILL NEED
TO MAKE IN THE FUTURE TO PAY FOR
THEM. AND THAT IS JUST THE
NATURE OF THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. WE ALSO JUST
DISCUSSED, THERE ARE MANY
DETAILS THAT ARE STILL BEING
FIGURED OUT , INCLUDING THINGS
LIKE WHAT ARE THE SERVICES THAT
WILL BE OFFERED AND HOW MUCH
THEY WILL COST ? AND SO WHILE WE
DO HAVE ESTIMATES FROM THE
EXECUTIVE, WE DON'T AT THIS
POINT, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE
DETAILED OPERATING BUDGETS OF
WHAT WILL BE OFFERED AND HOW THE
SHELTER WILL BE RESOURCED TO BE
PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF IT
IS OKAY I WILL RUN THROUGH THE
COUPLE OTHER POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS IF WE HAVE TIME.
I THINK THE SECOND POLICY
CONSIDERATION IS JUST AROUND
TIMING. I DO THINK IT IS
REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT THE
LIGULA STATION -- LEGISLATION,
WOULD HELP FACILITATE THE FASTER
CREATION OF SHELTER UNITS IN
2026 AND BEYOND. I DON'T THINK
IT IS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION
TO ASSUME THAT PASSAGE OF THE
LEGISLATION WOULD NECESSARILY
RESULT IN 500 NEW UNITS BEFORE
JUNE 1, THE WORLD'S CUP, JUST
GIVEN THE CHALLENGES WITH
STANDING UP SHELTER NO MATTER
HOW MUCH DEDICATED TIME THERE IS
TO IT. THE THIRD POLICY
CONSIDERATION IS REALLY JUST
SHELTER ITSELF HAS VALUE, AS WE
HEARD TODAY, CAN PROVIDE A
SECURE PLACE FOR PEOPLE.
EXPENSING UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS AND A BETTER
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SERVICES.
IS ALSO INTENDED TO BE A
TEMPERATE SOLUTION. WITH THE END
GOAL OF A SHELTER RESIDENT
MOVING ON TO PERMANENT HOUSING.
AND THROUGHPUT FROM SHELTER TO
PERMANENT HOUSING IS A
CHALLENGE. AND IT WILL BE
EXACERBATED A CURRENT LACK OF
FUNDING FOR MORE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE KNOW THAT
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING CURRENTLY
HAS ONE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROJECT IN THE PIPELINE.
AND DOES NOT INTEND TO FUND
ANYMORE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF
A LARGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY
AROUND BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE
FUNDING FOR PERMANENT ,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. SO WE ARE
LOOKING AT INCREASING SHELTER IN
A TIME WHERE WE ARE BRINGING ON
LESS OF THE HOUSING WITH
SERVICES THAT MANY PEOPLE NEED
WHO ARE EXITING HOMELESSNESS. 08
DOES HAVE ANOTHER UNITS IN THE
PIPELINE FUNDED GENERALLY
BETWEEN THE AFFORDABLE 30% TO
60% AMI, BUT EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO
DON'T NEED SERVICES OFTEN THEIR
INCOME IS TOO LOW TO BE ABLE TO
AFFORD EVEN ONE OF THOSE
AFFORDABLE UNITS. SO COUNCIL CAN
ANTICIPATE FUTURE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THE NEED FOR HOUSING AND
PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE
TRANSITION OUT OF SHELTER AND
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. I WILL
STOP THERE.
>> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. I DO SEE
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM
TODAY A TWO PAGE POWERPOINT.
LOOKING OVER SOME OF THE
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT IDEAS TO
WALK THROUGH THAT WITH THIS?
>> LET'S DO IT. I THINK I NEED
TO SWAP.
>> ACTUALLY, I WILL TAKE A PAUSE
AND CHECK IN WITH COLLEAGUES AND
THEN WE WILL MOVE TO AMENDMENTS.
THERE WE ARE. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER.
I'M GATHERING MY THOUGHTS,
THANK YOU. ON SLIDE ONE, THE
COST ESTIMATES, 500 SHELTER BEDS
AT THE COST OF $17 MILLION WHICH
IS 25,000 TO 40 5K PER YEAR PER
UNIT. I AM CALCULATING 2000 TO
3000 PER MONTH PER UNIT. WHAT IS
INCLUDED FOR THAT COST?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUE,
JON GRANT, TO CALCULATE THE
DETAILS.
>> THANK YOU, WE ARE ASSUMING
THAT THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
FULLY STAFFED WITH 24/7
STAFFING. THAT THERE ARE ON-SITE
CASE MANAGERS AND ON-SITE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS.
THIS CAN VARY FROM PROGRAM TO
PROGRAM. FOR SOME HIGH ACUITY
PROGRAMS, THE COST COULD BE MUCH
HIGHER, AROUND $45,000 PER UNIT.
BROTHER PROGRAMS THAT MAYBE HAVE
A LIGHTER TOUCH SERVICES AND
FEWER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
IT CAN BE THE LOWER AMOUNT.
ANOTHER THING THAT INFORMS THE
COST PER UNIT IS WHETHER IT'S
ON PRIVATELY OWNED LAND OR
PUBLICLY OWNED LAND. FOR
EXAMPLE, INTERBAY VILLAGE WHICH
IS A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE ON PORT
OF SEATTLE LAND, THE LEASE IS
SOMETHING LIKE $10 PER YEAR FOR
THAT SITE. SO, THAT DRAMATICALLY
REDUCES THE COST PER UNIT WHEN
IT IS ON PUBLIC LAND, BECAUSE
THERE IS NO -- IN MANY
SITUATIONS THERE ARE NO RENT
COSTS. SO IT DEPENDS ON EACH
SITE AND THE PROGRAM MODEL THAT
WILL TELL YOU THE COST PER UNIT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GRANT. SO ARE
YOU SAYING THE $2000 PER MONTH
COST COULD BE ON PUBLICLY OWNED
LAND ?
>> THE $25,000 PER UNIT I THINK
IT WOULD TAKE IT INTO ASSUMPTION
IT IS ON PUBLICLY OWNED LAND.
>> SO THE MORE EXPENSIVE END OF
THE RANGE IS PRIVATELY OWNED.
>> IT IS INFORMED BY MANY
FACTORS, INCLUDING THE COST OF
LAND, AND I WOULD SAY THE
SERVICE MODEL. SO LIKE, HOW MANY
FTES ARE AT THAT SITE OR HOW
MANY BEAVER HEALTH SPECIALISTS
ARE ON THAT SITE. THE BIGGEST
COST FOR THESE PROGRAMS IS THE
24/7 STAFFING.
>> FOR THE 500 SHELTER BEDS, YOU
HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MUCH SUPPORT
, STAFFING SUPPORT THEY WILL
NEED? ARE YOU EXPECTING THE
HUNDRED UNITS TO BE NEEDING THE
24/7 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CASE
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT?
>> YEAH, SO, JUST TO BE CLEAR,
THERE IS 24/7 STAFFING WHICH
DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN
BEHAVIOR HEALTH STAFFING.
TYPICALLY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
STAFF CAN BE LIKE FOUR TO FIVE
DAYS PER WEEK. IT JUST DEPENDS
ON THE PROGRAM MODEL. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE STAR CENTER WHICH
IS HIGH ACUITY PROGRAM, THAT
WOULD BE WAY OUTSIDE THE REALM
OF THIS BUDGET TO HAVE 500 STAR
CENTERS IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IS
GOING TO BE ARRANGED. SOME
SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE GOING TO
HAVE LATER TOUCH SERVICES OR
FEWER CASE MANAGERS. DEPENDING
ON THE ACUITY OF THE FOLKS THERE
TRYING TO SERVE. AND WE ARE
TRYING TO BE IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH PROVIDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS A GOOD SERVICE MATCH
WITH THE FUNDING LEVEL THAT WILL
WORK FOR THAT PROVIDER AND THE
SPECIALIZATION OF SERVICES THEY
PROVIDE AT THOSE SITES.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD, SAID
ANOTHER WAY, WE ARE NOT ASSUMING
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE SITES
AND SHELTERS WILL NEED THE
HIGHEST TOUCH. OF SHELTER
SERVICE. THAT WOULD BE ASSUMING
BED IS AT THE $45,000. HOWEVER,
SHOULD THE FIRST COUPLE OF SITES
WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE , YOU
KNOW, CONTRACTS IN PLACE AND ALL
OF THAT NEED THAT LEVEL OF
SERVICE, THIS BUDGET WILL NOT
STRETCH TO HIS MANY UNITS.
>> AND 24/7 MEANS SEVEN DAYS PER
WEEK AND 24 HOURS BUT YOU ARE
SINGING SOME OF THESE IT COULD
BE LESS THAN THAT.
>> NO. EVERY SITE IS ASSUMING
THEY ARE AT A BASE LEVEL OF 24/7
STAFF.
>> AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
SITES YOU'RE GOING TO STAND UP
FOR THESE 500 SHELTER BEDS?
BECAUSE THESE ARE 500 UNITS. AND
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ACTUAL
SITES YOU WILL HAVE FOR THOSE
BECAUSE YOU ARE STILL FIGURING
THAT PIECE OUT?
>> I WOULD SAY THAT'S ACCURATE.
>> AND THEN, SO, WITH THE
SERVICE, WITH THE ONES THAT HAVE
THAT SERVICE COMPONENT FOR THE
HIGHER ACUITY, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
FOLKS THEN ARE IN , HOPEFULLY
RECOVERY, THEY GO THROUGH
TREATMENT, BECAUSE IT'S
SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE TREATMENT AS
WELL, AND THEN THEY GET INTO THE
RECOVERY STAGE, BUT THERE ARE
OTHER FOLKS THERE WHO MAY NOT BE
THE SAME STAGE, SO DO YOU SWITCH
THEM TO A DIFFERENT PLACE? I
MEAN, LIKE WHAT HAPPENS? I
DON'T PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH,
BUT I AM THINKING AHEAD TO FOLKS
THAT MAY, HOPEFULLY WHAT WE WANT
IS FOR FOLKS TO GET TREATMENT
AND BE IN RECOVERY AND THEN WHAT
HAPPENS TO THOSE FOLKS?
>> YEAH, I KNOW THAT, NOT AT
THIS HEARING BUT IN THE FUTURE
HEARING THERE'S GOING TO BE A
NUMBER PROVIDERS TO HELP PROVIDE
TEXTURE TO THE SERVICES WE
PROVIDE. WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING
FROM PROVIDERS IS THAT THERE IS
A FOCUS ON CASE MANAGERS
PROVIDING HOUSING NAVIGATION
SERVICES. SO WHEN FOLKS, I
THINK, ARE STABILIZING IN
SHELTER AND COULD BE GOOD
CANDIDATES TO GET INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING I THINK THAT WOULD BE TO
GRADUATE THOSE FOLKS AND GET
THEM INTO HOUSING AS A NEXT
STEP.
>> THANK YOU , MR. GRANT, BUT WE
KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
PERMANENT HOUSING OR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING EITHER. SO,
EITHER OF THOSE TYPES OF
HOUSING, SO PRESUMABLY THEN,
THEY WOULD BE HERE UNTIL A PLACE
WOULD BE IDENTIFIED , A
PERMANENT PLACE. AND WE DON'T
KNOW HOW LONG THAT WOULD LAST,
IS THAT FAIR TO SAY?
>> I'M NOT SURE WITH THAT
HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION HOW TO
ANSWER.
>> WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
PERMANENT HOUSING FOR PEOPLE,
THAT IS WHY WE ARE STANDING UP
THESE TINY HOUSE VIGILS
VILLAGES, CORRECT?
>> I WILL SPEAK TO THIS. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AND
THEN EL PASO BACK TO MY
COLLEAGUE TO ADD ANYTHING HE
NEEDS TOO. WE ARE SEEKING TO DO
IN THIS MOMENT IS MEET THE
EMERGENCY IN THE MOMENT THAT WE
ARE IN. PROVIDING AS MANY PEOPLE
AS POSSIBLE WITH THE OPTION TO
BE SHELTERED. WE UNDERSTAND AND
KNOW THAT THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS A REAL
CRISIS DUE TO A LACK OF FEDERAL
DOLLARS THAT WE ARE ALSO FACING.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL
TO IDENTIFY OTHER POTENTIAL
SOLUTIONS TO BRING PEOPLE INTO
LONG-TERM STABLE HOUSING THAT
MIGHT NOT JUST BE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE WOULD
HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT THOSE SPECIFIC MODELS
WOULD BE. I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
JON GRANT.
>> YEAH, I THINK THE FOCUS OF
THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS FOLKS
WHO ARE UNSHELTERED AND GET THEM
INTO A SHELTER PROGRAM AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND THEN
WHEN WE CAN MATCH THEM TO
HOUSING PROGRAM TO MEET THEIR
NEEDS, AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
>> I AM SORRY, AGAIN, THOUGH, IF
WE HAD PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND OR PERMANENT HOUSING
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T NEED THE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
THE GOAL WOULD BE TO GET PEOPLE
INTO THAT TYPE OF HOUSING, NOT
TEMPORARY HOUSING. SO, A BIG
PIECE OF THAT IS THAT WE DON'T
CURRENTLY HAVE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS TO
HOUSE PEOPLE OR PERMANENT
HOUSING TO HOUSE PEOPLE THE
DON'T NEED THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE PIECE THE CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU, THAT WAS THE
QUESTION I WAS ASKING FOR ABOUT
EARLIER. HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION
IF THAT IS OKAY.
>> MAY WE COME BACK TO YOU, WE
HAVE TWO OTHER FOLKS UNTIL THE
HARD STUFF. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WE CAN COME
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
WELCOME DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI,
YOUR COLLEAGUES OF GOT ME INTO
THE HABIT. ALSO MR. GRANT AND
DIRECTOR NICOLE VALLESTERO-SOPER
AND OUR OWN JENNIFER LABRECQUE.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO
CAME OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
GROUPS I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
ON A REGULAR BASIS, NO
PARTICULAR ORDER. PDA, GREAT TO
HEAR ABOUT SHARE WILL AND LEAD.
MY TEAM WILL BE POTENTIALLY
THERE. I CAN'T BE THERE. NEXT
WEEK. OBVIOUSLY WORKING WITH
LEHI ON REGULAR BASIS, I REALLY
WANT TO THINK THE ESSAY FOR
THEIR WORK . AND TIED TO THAT,
WITH HER PROGRAM AS WELL. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE ALL
THESE PIECES IN PLACE . AND IS
AS SAID, THE POWER OF COMMUNITY,
LET'S PITCH IN. THERE A LOT OF
PEOPLE PITCHING IN. SORRY,
OBVIOUSLY I MENTIONED TO THE
MAYOR DIRECTLY THAT I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF RAMPING UP THIS
SHELTER EFFORT. FOR A HOST OF
REASONS. MANY OF WHICH I WILL
START TO GO INTO. THE KEY HERE
TOO IS, AND I'M GOING TO SAY
FIRST, THIS IS US DOING OUR JOB
BETTER SO THEN WE CAN ALSO HELP
KCRHA DO ITS JOB BETTER. WE HAVE
TO SET UP THE REGIONAL FOR
SUCCESS. YOU HEAR LITTLE IT'S
OF WHY THAT REGIONAL APPROACH IS
SO IMPORTANT. AND, TIED TO THIS,
WE SHOULD BE PUTTING PRESSURE,
ENGAGING WITH THE COUNTY, TO DO
A SIMILAR EFFORT. I THINK THERE
IS SOME SUPPORT IN THAT. NOTHING
CONCRETE, AND DEFINITELY NOTHING
LIKE WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE
CITY. AT THE BOTTOM LINE, WE DO
NEED TO ENSURE THAT REGIONAL
APPROACH IS STRONG AND WHAT WE
DO CONTRIBUTES TO THE STRENGTH
OF THAT REGIONAL APPROACH. AND
AUGMENTS IT. IN A LOT OF WAYS.
AND WE SHOULD ALSO MORE BROADLY
BE CALLING THE COUNTY AND STATE
FOR THEIR WORK BECAUSE AS
MENTIONED IN ONE OF MY
AMENDMENTS THAT MAY COME UP
LATER IN THE MEETING, YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU HAD THE POINT IN TIME
COUNT, A TOUCH OVER A THIRD HAD
A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. 47%
HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER.
NEARLY HALF. THAT IS A PUBLIC
HEALTH CHALLENGE. THAT JUST
REITERATES, WE NEED THE COUNTY
IN THE STATE TO DO ITS JOB. IF
THE COUNTY AND STATE DID ITS
JOB, AND WE HAD A STRONGER
REGIONAL APPROACH, A LOT OF
THESE THINGS COULD START FALLING
IN PLACE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE
DOING IN THE CITY. I JUST WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. TO START OFF.
BECAUSE WE CAN'T LOSE THAT
PIECE. IT'S A BIT OF A FOOT
STOMP. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF TINY
VILLAGES. WE JUST STOOD UP
OLYMPIC HILLS IN LAKE CITY WHICH
CAME ABOUT FROM A BUDGET ACTION
WE TOOK . MY TEAM WAS REALLY
WORKING HARD ON THAT. AND I'M
IN SUPPORT OF THE TINY HOMES THE
VILLAGE AND RV COMBINATION OF
WHICH WE HAD IN DISTRICT 7 BUT
HAD TO SHUT DOWN. THAT EFFORT,
I'VE BEEN THERE MORE THAN ONCE,
WAS SUCCESSFUL. I STARTED SEEING
A LOT LESS RVS ON DICKERSON. AND
THOSE I DID SEE, MUCH BETTER
CONDITION. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN
BECAUSE I'VE SAID IT MANY
TIMES, ONCE YOU HAVE FIVE, YOU
HAVE A DRUG MARKET. ONCE YOU
HAVE A DRUG MARKET YOU HAVE
STOLEN GOOD MARKETS. THESE ARE
THINGS WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL IN
WHAT WE ARE DOING. AND TIED TO
THIS, ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY.
I HAVE TALKED TO VARIOUS SERVICE
PROVIDERS ABOUT THIS. AND SO I
KNOW THE GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT. I HAVE ALSO GOTTEN A
LOT OF PUSHBACK ON THAT. AND I
UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THE USUAL
CONCEPT, CONSTRUCT OF THE GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT CAN BE
PROBLEMATIC SOMETIMES. THAT IS
WHY WE AS A COUNCIL OF OUR
NEIGHBOR ENGAGEMENT,
NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT
MITIGATION PLAN. SO THIS YEAR
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT IS
DOING ITS STUDY. SO NEXT YEAR WE
CAN PUT THIS OUT AS BEST
PRACTICES. AND I THINK, I THINK
MY TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'RE
DOING ON THAT BECAUSE THAT GOES
TO, HOW WE ENGAGE BETTER WITH
OUR COMMUNITIES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS? WHICH, IN THE
LONG TERM, HELPS US. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE VILLAGE WAS RUN
WELL. WERE THERE INSTANCES? THE
FOLLOWING TO BE STOOD UP. I
THINK, IN MY DISTRICT, IT WAS
RUN WELL. NOT FAR FROM WHERE I
LIVE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGAGEMENT MITIGATION PLAN, ALSO
KNOWN AS GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT, ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
IN TERMS OF LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
AND ALSO TIED TO THIS IS OUR
SHIP, THE SEATTLE HOUSING
INVESTMENT PLAN. WITH THE CHANGE
IN ADMINISTRATION WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THIS GOES OVER WELL.
THE FIRST PART WAS ONLY LOOKING
AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE GOT
THE REPORT. -- A TOOL IN TERMS
OF WHAT WE WERE DOING IS A CITY
IN TERMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS YEAR DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS WE SAID, IT WAS SO
SUCCESSFUL WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE MORE. LOOK AT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUT ALSO ON ONE HAND
LOOK AT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND ON THE OTHER SIDE
SOCIAL HOUSING. AND HOW IT
IMPACTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HOW
CAN WE BE SMART STRATEGY -WISE?
HOW CAN WE MAKE SMART DECISIONS
LEADING TO BUILD NEW OR
RENOVATING OR MAINTAIN? ALL
THESE KINDS OF THINGS. I THINK
THAT WOULD HELP LONG-TERM IN
TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE DOING TO
DEAL WITH THE EMERGENCY IN TERMS
OF THE SHELTER INITIATIVE. AND
SO I THINK -- SO VERY IMPORTANT.
AND AGAIN, ALL HANDS ON DECK
EFFORT. AGAIN, EVERYBODY THAT IS
HERE, TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY
SOLUTIONS INITIATIVE, I THINK
THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
ACCOUNTABILITY. WE'VE GOT
NUMBERS HERE. EVERYONE CAN READ
DANNY FROM THIS WEEKEND. I HAVE
BEEN TALKING , FOR THE PUBLIC, I
HAVE BEEN TALKING TO PROVIDED
DEPARTMENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS
THING WE CAN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT
THE COUNTY HAPPEN HERE. SO WHAT
ARE YOU DOING IN TERMS OF THESE
CONTRACTS? IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT WE DO NOT HAVE HAPPENED
HAPPENED AT THE COUNTY IS
HIGHLIGHTED BY THE ARTICLE OVER
THE WEEKEND. IT'S ABOUT GOOD
GOVERNANCE. I THINK WE HAVE A
STRONG TEAM. MY TEAM WILL
ENGAGE. WE HAVE A BUDGET
DIRECTOR WHO IS ON IT. BUT THAT
NEEDS TO BE SAID, THOUGH. I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THAT. AND, IN THE
END, IN ADDITION, I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS EFFORT. ALSO
BECAUSE IT HELPS ADDRESS THE
SCENE BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HOUSING. BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE MORE WE
WORK THAT SCENE WHERE THOSE
PIECES COME TOGETHER TO MAKE
SURE IT'S WORKING WELL, I THINK
WE WILL BE IN A BETTER PLACE AND
I JUST WANT TO END, SHE IS NOT
HERE ANYMORE, I BY SAYING, IT'S
IMPORTANT THE POWER OF COMMUNITY
AND LET'S ALL PITCH IN. SO
CHAIR, THAT WAS A STATEMENT, NO
QUESTIONS UNLESS YOU HAVE A
RESPONSE. THAT IS MY QUESTION,
DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO
THAT? OTHERWISE, THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> YOU HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES
IN A COUPLE MINUTES. SEEING NONE
AT THIS TIME, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. REALLY QUICK,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND
THE PRESENTATION. REALLY QUICK,
CAN YOU ALL DEFINE WHAT UNDER
SPEND IS WORKING COUNTY FOR THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY?
>> UNDER SPEND IS A COMMON
PRACTICE NOT TO STOP ASSURING
SCREEN SO WE CAN SEE, TAKE IT
BACK TO THE POWERPOINT. I
MIGHT'VE MESSED THAT UP WHEN WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT IT BUT IF YOU
GO BACK TO THE UNDER SPEND THE
SLIDE, BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT POINT. THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI FOR THE
CLARIFICATION YOU PROVIDED .
>> UNDER SPEND IS IN ANY GIVEN
BUDGET YEAR A DEPARTMENT OR
CONTRACTOR IS ALLOCATED A
CERTAIN BUDGET AMOUNT. SO IT IS,
THEY ASSUMED THEY WOULD SPEND
LET'S SAY $100 MILLION BECAUSE
I DO THAT MATH FASTER IN MY
HEAD. AND, AT YEAR END WHEN THE
BOOKS CLOSE AT THE END OF THE
YEAR, AND ALL THE INVOICES THAT
HAVE BEEN FILED IN PEOPLE'S
PAYCHECKS ARE OUT THE DOOR AND
ALL THAT THING, SOME MONEY WILL
BE LEFT UNSPENT. IN GENERAL,
THAT MONEY IN THE GENERAL FUND ,
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF NO OTHER
ACTION WAS TAKEN, IT WOULD
LAPSE. IT WOULD LAPSE TO THE
GENERAL FUND. IT WOULD BE MONEY
AVAILABLE TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR
SOMETHING ELSE. HOWEVER THERE
ARE COUPLE OF PROCESSES THAT
HAPPEN. SOMETIMES THERE IS WORK
THAT OCCURRED IN THE PREVIOUS
YEAR WITH INVOICE WAS NOT
SUBMITTED IN TIME TO BE PAID
BEFORE THE YEAR ENDED. SO A GOOD
CHUNK OF THAT IS RELATED TO WORK
THAT HAPPENED IN 2025, INVOICES
WERE NOT PAID BEFORE THE YEAR
CLOSED AND SO IT ALLOWS US TO
PAY . SOMETIMES THERE IS MONEY
ADDED TO A BUDGET, LET'S SAY A
COUNCIL PRIORITY FOR SPECIFIC
THING, SOMETIMES IT'S ADDED IN
A MIDYEAR BUDGET OR ANNUAL
PROCESS FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
LIKE PICKING NINE MONTHS TO SET
UP A SITE. OR FOR EXAMPLE, A
TRICKY POLICY CONSIDERATION.
MONEY WAS BUDGETED BUT WASN'T A
SPENT. IT WAS A ONE-TIME MONEY,
THERE ISN'T MONEY IN THE
CURRENT YEAR BUDGET TO COMPLETE
THAT WORK. SO THAT IS WHAT WE
CALL CARRYING FORWARD. AND/OR IF
IT WAS CARRIED FORWARD IN A
CONTRACT. LIKE THE CONTRACT IS
PARTLY DONE BUT NOT COMPLETED.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
JUST BECAUSE, WE HAD PASSED SOME
BUDGET STUFF IN 2024 AND I KNOW
SERVICE PROVIDER WAS HAVING A
HARD TIME FINDING A LOCATION FOR
A DAY SHELTER FOR YOUTH. AND SO
THEY ARE STILL IN THAT PROCESS
WITH KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMES
AUTHORITY. WE STILL WANT THAT
STOOD UP. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE, LIKE, THOSE FUNDS, EVEN
THOUGH IT'S CONSIDERED UNDER
SPEND OR WHATEVER THOSE
DEFINITIONS ARE, THAT THAT MONEY
WOULD BE NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS
$7.7 MILLION.
>> I CHECK AND FOLLOW UP ON THAT
VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION. I WILL
SAY, THERE IS ALSO SOMETIMES
MONEY THAT IS IN THE ANNUAL
BUDGET THAT IS ALLOCATED. SO MY
OFFICE WILL LOOK AT IT AND SAY,
ACTUALLY, YOU HAVE ENOUGH BUDGET
IN 2026 TO COVER THAT COST. SO
WE DON'T NEED TO CARRIED
FORWARD FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I AM
LOOKING AT EVERY DOLLAR REQUEST
CAREFULLY AND DOING OUR BEST TO
KEEP EVERYTHING MOVING FORWARD
AS INTENDED.
>> AWESOME. I WILL FOLLOW-UP
OFF-LINE. THE DAY SHELTER FOR
THE YOUTH IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT AND THEY ARE JUST HAD
TO FIND A LOCATION. SO ANYWAY,
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, I
APPRECIATED. WE WILL FOLLOW-UP
OFF-LINE. THANK YOU.
>> IF THAT MONEY WAS PART OF THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING,
PROCESS, WHICH YOU ARE VERY
SMART, JUST REMINDED ME OF THAT,
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CARRYING
FORWARD.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> FANTASTIC. NICE WORK. BEFORE
WE GO BACK TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, I WANT TO CHECK IN,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO SHARE? COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, DO YOU MIND IF I SHARE
MY COMMENTS AND THEN GIVE YOU
THE LAST WORD?
>> SURE.
>> FANTASTIC, JUST ANOTHER
REMINDER, WE HAVEN'T EVEN
GOTTEN INTO A MINUTES. I'M
GOING TO BE EVEN MORE BRIEF.
THIS IS A NICE REMINDER THAT
AMENDMENT CONCEPTS ARE DUE
TOMORROW AND AMENDMENTS, PENCILS
DOWN THIS COMING THURSDAY. I
HAVE ASKED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT STRUCTURAL DEFICITS,
ONGOING COSTS. WE CAN CONTINUE
TO FOLLOW UP WITH THIS. A COUPLE
THINGS, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
EXPEDIENCY OF SETTING UP
SHELTER, ASSIGNING AUTHORITY,
THIS FUNDING IS ALL-IMPORTANT.
IT COMES DOWN TO PERMITTING.
WHICH IS NOT IN ANY OF THESE
BILLS. WE KNOW THAT EVERETT
WASHINGTON WAS ABLE TO SET UP AN
ENTIRE SHELTER IN 48 HOURS. I
BRING THAT UP, EVERETT IS THE
SEVENTH LARGEST CITY IN
WASHINGTON. SEVENTH LARGEST CITY
IN WASHINGTON, ON MAY 29 IT WAS
BALLARD UNTIL WAS ANNEXED.
HUNDRED 19 YEARS AND ONE DAY
AGO. I SAY THAT BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE
DOING HERE, IF WE DON'T HAVE
THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND MAKING
SURE THOSE PLANS ARE PERMITTED
AND WERE GIVING CERTIFICATE OF
OFF THE CAN SEE QUICKLY. AT MY
TOWNHALL WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL
TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEIR NEEDS
WERE. AND HAVEN'T HEARD THE
NECESSARILY ADDRESSED HERE.
THEIR NEEDS ARE TO MAKE SURE
THEIR WHEELCHAIR CAN GET INTO
THE UNIT, TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN
GET THEIR MEDICINE. THAT THEY
CAN HAVE THEIR POSSESSIONS,
THEIR PARTNERS AND PETS. AND,
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY
DIRECT. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT
IS WHAT THE SHELTER IS SETTING
UP. I DON'T KNOW THAT TODAY.
THAT IS SOMETHING I WILL
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU
ABOUT. HOW ARE WE PROVIDING
ACCESS TO PEOPLE THAT IS
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS AVAILABLE
TODAY BECAUSE, WE HAVE GOTTEN
FOLKS OUTSIDE THAT ARE THE MOST
STRAIGHTFORWARD TO HOUSE AND
SHELTER, THE FOLKS MANY OUT
THERE HAVE MORE COMPLEX ISSUES
LIKE WHAT WE HEARD ABOUT IN
PUBLIC,. I REMEMBER TWO YEARS
AGO A MEMBER OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS AND MYSELF SET UP
A POD PILOT WHERE IT WAS A MIX
OF PEOPLE WHO HAD
STRAIGHTFORWARD ISSUES AND VERY
COMPLEX ISSUES. THERE WERE OVER
50 PEOPLE INVOLVED . WHEN WE HAD
ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST NEEDS
SHELTER, WE GOT 37 FOLKS
DIRECTLY INTO THAT TYPE OF
SHELTER. BUT WE HAD THREE MORE
PEOPLE WHO UNFORTUNATELY NEEDED
TO TO TINY HOMES THE DIDN'T
HAVE THAT TYPE OF 24/7 CASE
MANAGEMENT, I UNDERSTAND THEY
ALL HAVE 24 SEVEN STAFFING, WHEN
TALKING ABOUT HIS CASE
MANAGEMENT. SO WE GOT THE 37
PEOPLE INTO THE HIGH NEEDS
SHELTER, THEY WERE ALL
SUCCESSFUL. THE FOLKS THAT WERE
STRAIGHTFORWARD THAT WENT TO THE
TINY HOMES THAT DID NOT HAVE 24
SEVEN CASE MANAGEMENT, MOST OF
THEM WERE SUCCESSFUL EXCEPT FOR
THE THREE FOLKS THAT REALLY
NEEDED THE HIGHER NEEDS. WHAT I
CAN TELL YOU IS I WATCHED THE
EBBS AND FLOWS A HOMELESS IS IN
MY DISTRICT LAST SUMMER, IT WAS
EBBING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
DURING THE FALL IT STAGNATED AND
GOT BETTER. IT HAS NOT GOTTEN
BETTER. WE STAGNATED OVER THE
WINTER AND AT A TIME AND
THERE'S USUALLY A REDUCTION.
TODAY THINGS ARE WORSE THAN THEY
WERE TWO MONTHS AGO IN BALLARD
AND IT'S NOT THE FOLKS WITH
STRAIGHTFORWARD ISSUES. IT'S NOT
THE FOLKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
GET INTO TINY HOMES THE DON'T
HAVE THE 24 SEVEN CASE
MANAGEMENT. IT'S NOT STAFFING,
CASE MANAGEMENT. THE FOLKS THAT
NEED THAT 24/7 MEDICALLY
ASSISTED TREATMENT ACCESS. AND
SO, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO
KEEP MUCH MORE AIRTIME BUT I'M
LETTING EVERYONE KNOW, WHERE WE
ARE AT IN DISTRICT 6 AND WHAT WE
NEED, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN FROM
2023, WE GOT A LOT OF THOSE
FOLKS WHO HAD STRAIGHTFORWARD
ISSUES OUT AND INTO SHELTER. AND
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A RESURGENCE OF
THAT POPULATION IN THE SAME WAY.
WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE
POPULATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
REALLY COMPLEX NEEDS THAT NEED A
HIGHER LEVEL SHELTER JUST A TINY
HOME. WITH THAT, JENNIFER
LABRECQUE SET ME UP WITH A GREAT
QUESTION EARLIER FOR YOU,
DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI. TALKING
ABOUT USUALLY IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS WE EXPLORE THE
TRADE-OFFS BEFORE US WITH THE
DOLLARS WE ARE SPENDING COMPARED
TO OVER OTHER CITY NEEDS. RIGHT
NOW WE ARE TAKING THIS A LOT OF
CYCLE. THAT IS OKAY. AND USUALLY
WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE
THE TRADE-OFFS. CAN HELP US
UNDERSTAND, IF WE WERE TO
APPROVE THIS FUNDING, HOW WOULD
WE EXPLORE THESE TRADE-OFFS
MOVING FORWARD THROUGHOUT THIS
YEAR AND IN THE FALL BUDGET
PROCESS?
>> SURE. I WOULD SAY, YOU
USUALLY CAN EXPLORE THE
TRADE-OFFS DURING THE ANNUAL
BUDGET PROCESS. USUALLY CANNOT
EXPLORE THE TRADE-OFFS WHEN
THERE IS A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WHICH IS ACTUALLY NOT THAT
UNUSUAL THAT WE DO TRY TO KEEP
IT TO A MINIMUM. AND SO I THINK,
WHAT WE ARE SAYING HERE IS, THIS
IS, THE MAYOR COMING OUT EARLY
EXPRESSING ONE OF HER KEY
PRIORITIES SHE BEGINS TO WORK
TOWARDS BUILDING A BUDGET
PROPOSAL TO TRANSMIT TO YOU THIS
FALL. AND SO FOR THE ONGOING
COSTS, THAT IS WHERE WE WILL SEE
THE TRADE-OFFS THAT THE MAYOR
CONSIDERED IN BUILDING THE
BUDGET AND THE CHOICES THAT SHE
MADE IN PROPOSING A BUDGET TO
YOU ON HOW TO COVER THESE
ONGOING COSTS. AND THEN YOU CAN
DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT YOU AGREE
OR DISAGREE. AS YOU KNOW, WE
EMBARKED ON THE BUDGET PROCESS,
WE ARE COLLECTING IDEAS FROM
DEPARTMENTS, MY TEAM IS LOOKING
ACROSS THE CITY FOR OPTIONS. TO
IDENTIFY. THIS IS REALLY THE
MAYOR SING TO YOU VERY
TRANSPARENTLY, THIS IS A
PRIORITY FOR HER IN HER NEXT
BUDGET AND IDENTIFYING THE
ONGOING COSTS ALONG WITH THE
ONGOING COSTS OF MANY, MANY
THINGS THAT DO NOT HAVE
SUSTAINABLE FUND SOURCES
INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL
JUST AND HEREBY SAYING WE NEED
TO HAVE MORE DIGNIFIED, AS I
HEARD IN PUBLIC, AND, MORE
DIGNIFIED SHELTERS SUPPORTING
THE NEEDS WITH THE SUPPORTS THAT
MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENTS.
THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLEX ISSUES
OUT THERE. EVERYONE IS A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENT. AND I WILL ALSO
SAY, ONCE IN SHELTER, WE DON'T
NECESSARILY NEED TO SEND
EVERYONE TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING OR ALL THE TIME TO A
PORTABLE HOUSING. THAT IS WHERE
THIS IS A ONE STEP IN A PROCESS
TO A BETTER LIFE. AND FOR ME,
WHEN WE ARE HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION , FROM EARLIER, A
HIGHER COST UNIT THAT HAS MORE
SERVICES, COMPARED TO MORE UNITS
AT A LOWER COST, AT THIS POINT,
I'M GOING TO GO FOR A HIGHER
COST UNIT HAS MORE SERVICES
BECAUSE IF WE CAN USE THAT ONE
SHELTER MORE APPROPRIATELY AND
MORE EFFICIENTLY TO GET THOSE
PEOPLE INTO HOUSING, THAT HIRE
SERVICES SHELTER BED WILL SERVE
THE PEOPLE , AT LEAST IN
DISTRICT 6, MORE THAN A LOW
NEEDS TINY HOME. NICOLE, OVER TO
YOU AND THEN I'M GOING TO KEEP
MOVING US ON.
>> A QUICK RESPONSE TO THAT. WE
ARE LOOKING AT A MIX OF
SHELTERS. SO IT IS TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND LEASING APARTMENTS
AS PART OF THIS MIX AS WELL.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS ARE
AWARE OF THAT. SPOT FANTASTIC. I
DID NOT KEEP MY PROMISE TO
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE TO GET US
OUT BY 11:00. MY APOLOGIES, DO
YOU WANT ANY LAST WORDS BEFORE I
PASS IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA AND WE GO THROUGH THE
AMENDMENTS? NOT TODAY. AND
BECAUSE WE HAVE GOT JUST A
HIGH-LEVEL AMENDMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, DO YOU
MIND IF WE JUST --
>> ACTUALLY I LIKE ASK A
QUESTION. THANK YOU.
>> ON SLIDE 3 ON THE CDBG COVID
FUNDS, THESE FUNDS MUST HAVE A
NEXUS WITH COVID PREVENTION, YOU
HAVE ON SLIDE 4. AND JUST
CURIOUS, I'M SURPRISED TO SEE
THAT THESE FUNDS ARE LEGALLY --
I MEAN, I ASSUME YOU'VE ALREADY
CLEARED THAT THEY CAN BE USED
FOR THIS PURPOSE. I JUST HAD
QUESTIONS BECAUSE I REMEMBER
BACK DURING THE COVID DAYS THE
STRICT RULES AROUND USE OF
FUNDING , THE FEDERAL FUNDING.
>> YEAH, I WILL SAY THAT IN
GENERAL THE CDG BE FUNDS IN
GENERAL CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
DEPLOY. BUT WE ARE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL AS
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS
IN CLOSE COURT NATION WITH OUR
FEDERAL PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE,
BEFORE WE MAKE ANY EXPENDITURES,
THE WE ARE CERTAIN THAT IT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF
EACH SPECIFIC BUCKET.
>> SO WE DON'T RISK LOSING
THOSE FUNDS AND THEN NOT HAVING
THE MONEY. THAT IS WHY I ASKED.
THANK YOU. THAT IS OUTSTANDING,
MAKING SURE WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE
SURE WE CAN USE THE MONEY FOR
THE PURPOSE. WITHOUT THE FEDS
TRYING TO QUIET BACK.
>> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING
THAT. ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
KCRHA, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
TEMPORARY SHELTER RESPONSE. HOW
DOES THAT WEAVE INTO THIS TINY
HOUSE AND MASTER LEASING SHELTER
PLAN?
>> I'M GOING TO ASK JOHN, HE
ANSWERED A SIMILAR QUESTION IN
BRIEFING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
AND, WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS THAT
RIGHT NOW, DIFFERENT TASKS CALL
FOR DIFFERENT CONVENTIONS. THE
CITY OF SEATTLE HAS TREMENDOUS
RESOURCES AND ASSETS IN THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS , STRENGTHS, FOR
EXAMPLE, WITH FAS AND DOING
RESEARCH ON REAL ESTATE,
STRENGTHS WITH STI IN EXPLAINING
PERMITTING. STRENGTHS WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT CONNECTING
UTILITIES TO THESE LOCATIONS.
SO, OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO STAND
THESE UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AND TRYING TO TASK OF THAT TO
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY, IT WOULD BE
A MISMATCH IN TERMS OF WHAT
THEIR STRENGTHS ARE. IN THIS
INITIAL PUSH, AS WE STAND UP
SHELTER, WE ARE DEPLOYING THESE
MANY DIFFERENT ASSETS AND EXPERT
LEVELS OF EXPERTISE AT THE
DEPARTMENT LEVEL WITH THE CITY
SO WE CAN QUICKLY STAND THESE
UP.
>> SO, WHAT WILL KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR IF THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO WORKING ON THIS,
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE
EXPERTISE IS WHAT I'M HEARING
IS SAFER THIS. AND THEN WE WILL
USE SOME OF THAT MONEY --
BECAUSE I SEE THEY WERE TASKED
WITH THIS TEMPORARY SHELTER
RESPONSE. SO MOVING FORWARD, CAN
WE EXPECT TO SEE EITHER THIS
WORK TRANSFERRED TO THEM, BUT IF
YOU ARE SAYING THEY DON'T
REALLY HAVE EXPERTISE, WILL SOME
OF THAT MONEY GO TO THIS WORK?
I'M JUST TRY TO UNDERSTAND HOW
IT ALL FITS TOGETHER. AND I JUST
WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE
PUBLIC ON WHAT WE ARE DOING
HERE.
>> YEAH, I THINK WE WILL BE
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
KCRHA IN THE LONG-TERM. WE ARE
LOOKING TO LEVERAGE THE SPECIFIC
EXPERTISE OF THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS LIKE AROUND REAL
ESTATE AND PERMITTING. NOT SO
MUCH IN THE PROVISION OF SHELTER
PER SE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE
DISTINCTION.
>> THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE ABOUT ALL HOW KCRHA
FITS INTO THIS APPROACH. AND
LASTLY, CHAIR, I'M JUST GOING
TO SAY, I DON'T TO FIND ANYONE
THAT DOESN'T SUPPORT
SHELTERING OF OUR UNHOUSED
POPULATIONS IN THE CITY. AND
ALSO THE TREATMENT TO MAKE SURE
FOLKS ARE SUCCESSFUL. SO, I
DON'T TO LEAVE THE IMPRESSION
THAT BECAUSE I'M ASKING ALL
THESE HARD QUESTIONS THAT I
DON'T SUPPORT SHELTERING OF
PEOPLE. OF COURSE I VERY MUCH
DO. AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHATEVER EFFORTS WE TAKE
ARE SUCCESSFUL. TO THE FOLKS
THAT NEED THE SHELTER. AND TO
OUR CITY AT LARGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON THE UNDERLYING
BILL? I'M GOING TO FOLLOW-UP
WITH MY QUESTIONS WITH YOU
OFF-LINE. I DO WANT TO WALK US
THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS ,
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS BRIEFLY. I
WILL SAY, AT THIS TIME,
JENNIFER, IF YOU LIKE TO READ
THE TOP LINE IN, AND FOLKS -- I
GUESS IT'S JUST COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA WHO IS PRESENT. IF YOU
WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT
YOURS. FEEL FREE TO.
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE LET ME KNOW
HE DID NOT NEED TO SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HIS TODAY. BUT WITH THAT,
I WILL TURN OVER TO YOU,
JENNIFER. AND THEN I WILL LET
EVERYONE HAVE A CLOSING
STATEMENT AND WE WILL CLOSE AT
THE MEETING.
>> THE AMENDMENTS , POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS ARE ALL COUNCIL
121185. THAT IS THE BUDGET BILL
THAT ALLOCATES THE $4.9 MILLION.
AND THESE SHOULD ALL READ AS
ESSENTIALLY STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THIS IS A
BUDGET BILL SO AGAIN THESE ARE
STATEMENTS OF INTENT AND
COUNCIL. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE,
WHICH IS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
CATTLE, CONFIRM COUNCIL'S
PRIORITY TO MAINTAIN EXISTING
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND
COMMIT TO COLLABORATING WITH
EXECUTIVE ON MAINTAINING PSH
CREATING NEW SHELTER AND
ADDRESSING THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET
GAP. AMENDMENT TO, I
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE IS A
SPONSOR, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
SHOULD SUBMIT A REPORT TO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 ON
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRST 500
SHELTER UNITS AND A PLAN FOR HOW
THE EXECUTIVE PLANS TO ACHIEVE
4000 NEW UNITS OVERALL.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE, COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA, IS A SPONSOR, AT
LEAST ONE OF THE NEW SHELTERS
SHOULD BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PEOPLE
IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS AND OFFER A CLEAN AND
SOBER ENVIRONMENT. AMENDMENT
NUMBER FOUR, POTENTIAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER FOUR, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA IS THE SPONSOR, PRIORITY
FOR SHELTER UNITS SHOULD BE
GIVEN TO PEOPLE EXPENSING
UNSHELTERED HOSTESS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND DISTRICT,
COUNCIL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE
SHELTER IS LOCATED. AMENDMENT
NUMBER FIVE, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA IS A SPONSOR, THE
EXECUTIVE SHOULD ESTABLISH AND
ENFORCE ZONES AROUND EACH
SHELTER IN WHICH NO UNSANCTIONED
INCONTINENCE ARE ALLOWED. NEXT
TWO MINUTES. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
IS A SPONSOR. NUMBER SIX,
DEVELOPMENT ENABLEMENT A PUBLIC
SAFETY PLAN TO KEEP THE AREA
SURROUNDING ANY NEW SHELTER
SAFE, CLEAN AND FREE OF
UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS. LAST
ONE AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN,
AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AT
LEAST ONE THIRD OF THE NEWLY
CREATED SHELTER UNITS SHOULD BE
RESERVED FOR PEOPLE EXPENSING
HOMELESSNESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IN WHICH THE NEW SHELTERS
LOCATED TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. ON THE
RECOVERY AMENDMENT THREE, THAT
IS BECAUSE HAVE CONCERNS AND I
HAVE HEARD FROM FOLKS THAT ARE
IN TREATMENT AND THEN RECOVER
AND IT'S NOT HELPFUL FOR THEM
TO BE IN SHELTERS WITH OTHER
FOLKS THAT ARE NOT YET IN THE
RECOVERY PHASE . AND SO HAVING A
SHELTER WHERE IT SUPPORTS THE
FOLKS THAT ARE IN RECOVERY BE
ABLE TO STAY IN RECOVERY, IT
TAKES A LONG TIME, AS EVERYONE
KNOWS, THAT IS THE INTEREST
HERE, TO MAKE SURE WE ARE REALLY
SUPPORTING FOLKS IN RECOVERY.
AND IF IT'S NOT HELPFUL FOR
THEM TO BE IN A SHELTER WITH
OTHER FOLKS THAT AREN'T THERE
YET, THAT THIS IS REALLY A WAY
TO SUPPORT FOLKS IN THAT SPACE.
AND THEN, AMENDMENTS FOUR AND
FIVE REALLY FOLLOW THE SAN JOSE
MODEL WHO HAVE ALSO DONE THIS
SIMILAR TYPE OF SHELTERING
MODEL. IN MAKING SURE THAT THE
ZONES AROUND THE SHELTER, WE
DON'T HAVE THE SANCTIONED
ENCAMPMENTS OR UNKEMPT --
UNSANCTIONED RATHER, BECAUSE WE
HAVE THE SANCTIONED TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE, AND ENSURING THE FOLKS
THAT ARE UNHOUSED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND DISTRICT HAVE A
PRIORITIZATION FOR THAT SHELTER.
THAT IS PRETTY SELF EXPIRATORY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, OTHER ANY INITIAL
QUESTIONS IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE
COMMITTEE YOU COULD SUBMIT A
AMENDMENT. I MOVE THAT FORWARD
SHOULD OF YOUR DESIRE. THE
DEADLINE IS TOMORROW. I WILL
ASK, SINCE YOU PROMPTED ME,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AND WE CAN
DIG INTO THIS OFF-LINE, I KNOW
THE FEDERAL FUNDING AROUND
SHELTER AND HOUSING HAS SHIFTED
DRASTICALLY, WHERE WE HAVE HAD A
LOT OF FUNDING PREVIOUSLY GOING
INTO LOW TO NO BARRIER TREATMENT
HOUSING SHELTER, AND THAT HAS
TAKEN -- IT HAS CHANGED GEARS,
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO BE
MORE FOCUSED ON THE CLEAN AND
SOBER TYPE OF HOUSING AND
RECOVERY. WE DON'T NEED TO TALK
ABOUT IT TODAY, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA IS RIGHT, WE HAVE TO BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE CLEAN AND SOBER
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO RECOVER. I
WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HER
POINT WELL TAKEN IN CONTEXT OF
THE FEDERAL SHIFT IN FUNDING.
AGAIN, WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE IT
UP RIGHT NOW, JUST PURPOSE FOR
APRIL 7 BECAUSE IT WILL BE A
BUSY COMMITTEE. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, UNLESS THERE'S
ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, WE WILL BE
CONCLUDING. I'M GOING TO GIVE
US THE PREVIEW FOR APRIL 7. WE
WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE
CENTENNIAL AND THAT IS THE
AGREEMENT AND PROCESS IN WHICH
WE CREATE AGREEMENTS AT THE
STATE LEVEL BETWEEN FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES AND THE STATE
GOVERNMENT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A PREP PRESENTATION FROM
FRANCESCA BEFORE WE HAVE THE
GENTLEMAN COME DOWN FROM OLYMPIA
TO WALK US THROUGH THE TRAINING.
WE HAVE A PRETTY IMPORTANT
PRESENTATION IN THE MORNING OR
FIRST UP OFF THE BAT. THEN WE
HAVE THIS LEGISLATION, THE FAS
LEGISLATION. AND I BELIEVE YOU
WILL HAVE GRANTS FOR FEE FOR
APPROPRIATIONS , WE HAVE A LOT
GOING ON. AND SO WE WILL HAVE IS
A MINUTES AS WELL. I ASK THAT,
TO THE BEST DEGREE POSSIBLE,
PLEASE GET PREPARED OFF-LINE AND
BEFORE THE SEVENTH BECAUSE WE
ARE GOING TO USE EVERY MINUTE OF
COMMITTEE TO THE GREATEST
ABILITY WE HAVE GOT. IT LOOKS
LIKE, SEATTLE CHANNEL ALMOST CUT
THIS COMMITTEE OFF. THAT MEANS
WE HAVE TO GET OFF THE AIR. THE
AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL
KNOWS WENT TO THE MICROPHONE.
THIS CONCLUDES THE COMMITTEE
MEETING. THIS COMMITTEE WILL
MEET NEXT ON TUESDAY, APRIL 7.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, WE
ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING. I APOLOGIES FOR NOT
KEEPING