>>> OKAY. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
THE APRIL 1st LAND USE AND
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT'S 9:37 A.M.
I'M EDDIE LIN, CHAIR OF THE
LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE. WILL THE COMMITTEE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> VICE CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR LIN.
>> PRESENT. CHAIR, THERE ARE
FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THIS
WEDNESDAY MORNING MEETING TO
DISCUSS LAND USE. THANK YOU TO
OUR CITY CLERK, CENTRAL COUNSEL
STAFF AND DSI OFFICE TO PLEEP
FOR THIS MEETING. JUST TO GIVE
YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF HOW
WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED THIS
MORNING, WE'RE GOING TO START
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE HAVE
A NUMBER OF PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
SO WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A
MOMENT. THEN WE WILL PROCEED
WITH SOME APPOINTMENTS, AND THEN
-- WHICH WE PROBABLY WILL HAVE A
VOTE ON FOR APPOINTMENTS. THEN
WE WILL PROCEED TO A PUBLIC
HEARING ON A DIFFERENT MATTER
RELATED TO THE STADIUM REZONE,
POTENTIAL REPEAL ORDINANCE.
THERE WILL NOT BE A VOTE ON THAT
TODAY. AND THEN FINALLY, WE WILL
WRAP IT UP WITH THE PRESENTATION
ON SHELTERS. SO JUST WANT TO
GIVE PEOPLE A SENSE OF THE ORDER
OF BUSINESS. AND SO WITH THAT,
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA OR ITEMS WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
PLEASE HOLD COMMENTS REGARDING
ITEM 6 WHICH IS THE POTENTIAL
REPEAL LEGISLATION CB121171
UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING WHICH
WILL BE HELD AFTER THE DESIGN
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. CLERK,
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE 36
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP,
AND THERE ARE THREE REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> WONDERFUL. VERY EXCITING TO
HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COME HERE
TODAY TO COME SPEAK WITH US.
BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE THAN 30
SPEAKERS, UNDER OUR STANDARD
PROCEDURES, THAT DOES MEAN THAT
TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE
MINUTE. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
AND SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE
INSTRUCTION?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. IN-PERSON SPEAKERS
WILL BE CALLED FIRST, AFTER
WHICH WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT ON THEIR
TIME. SPEAKERS' MICS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN, AND WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
OUR LIST. CORRECTION. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS GOING TO BE
FOR 60 MINUTES. 6-0 MINUTES
TODAY. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS OPEN. WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH AMY KING, PLEASE,
FOLLOWED BY DENNIS SILLS.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS AMY
KING. IM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF
PALLET. WE ARE A LOCAL COMPANY
BASED IN EVERETT, WASHINGTON,
THAT MAKES SHELTER COMMUNITIES.
WOO HAVE OVER 150 SHELTER
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
CURRENTLY IN 133 U.S. CITIES AND
29 STATES. WE'RE ALSO IN
CANADA. I WANTED TO COME TODAY
AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE LAST
AGENDA ITEM, PUSHING FOR LARGER
SITES. PALLET HAS SITES OVER 200
PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT
ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL. YOU'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM ONE OF OUR
MOST SUCCESSFUL SERVICE
PROVIDERS LATER TODAY, MAGGIE,
FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIES IN
FLORIDA. OUR SITES HAVE GREATER
THAN 60% PLACEMENT RATE INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THIS IS A RAPID
COST-EFFICIENT WAY FOR US TO GET
SHELTER INCREASED IN THIS
COMMUNITY AND GET PEOPLE
CONNECTED WITH MEANINGFUL
SERVICES. THE KEY TO LARGE SITES
IS REALLY GOOD SERVICE PROVISION
WITH INTEGRATED CARE. I AM A
SEATTLE RESIDENT. I HAVE LIVED
HERE FOR DECADES. I KNOW THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS HERE. I KNOW
THE CLINICAL CARE AVAILABLE, AND
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP AND
WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION HERE AS WELL. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP DENNIS SILLS,
FOLLOWED BY JULIA BOBO.
>> CHAIRMAN LIN AND COUNCIL
MEMBER. MY NAME IS DENNIS SILS,
I WORK AT THE DSA. WE SUPPORT
THE MAYOR'S EFFORT TO EXPAND
SHELTER CAPACITY. WE SUPPORT
PROVEN MODELS AND PROVIDERS LIKE
THE PDA REACH, AS WELL AS
LEHIGH. THANK YOU TO THE
PRESENTERS TODAY FOR SHARING
THIS VISION. THESE PARTNERS
DELIVER RESULTS AND SHOULD BE
EMPOWERED TO SCALE. THESE NEW
SHELTER UNITS ARE NOT ENOUGH. WE
ALSO NEED OUTREACH SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS THAT HELP PEOPLE MOVE
INTO HOUSING AND STAY HOUSED.
WITHOUT THESE INVESTMENTS, THE
SYSTEM WILL NOT DELIVER LASTING
OUTCOMES. WE URGE COUNCIL TO
MAKE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT
ARE AVAILABLE LIKE THE $11.1
MILLION FOR SHELTER EXPANSION
THAT HAS BEEN PAUSED TO BRING
THESE EFFORTS TO SCALE AND TO DO
THEM WELL. WE'RE LEASING THESE
FUNDS, THAT WILL HELP SCALE
OUTREACH, STRENGTHEN SERVICES
AND ENHANCE SHELTER AND PROVIDE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT HELPS
PEOPLE STAY HOUSED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP JULIA, FOLLOWED BY
RUDA.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JULIA, I AM
A DISTRICT 7 RESIDENT LIVING
DOWNTOWN AT THIRD, PIKE AND
PINE. AS WE ALL KNOW, MY
NEIGHBORHOOD IS CONSIDERED ONE
OF SEATTLE'S MOST INTRACTABLE
HOT SPOTS. MY NEIGHBORS AND I
WITNESSED THE SUFFERING OF
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DAILY. BUT
BEHIND THE DRUG USING, DEALING
AND FENCING ARE DESPERATE PEOPLE
IN DIRE NEED. WHILE HOUSING IS
AMONGST THESE NEEDS, THE MOST
PREVALENT, URGENT AND CHRONIC
NEEDS ARE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. I APPLAUD THE CURRENT
SURGE TO STAND UP MORE TINY
HOMES AND SHELTER. THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY NEEDED. BUT WE NEED
TO ENSURE THIS HOUSING IS
COUPLED WITH ROBUST SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES AND LOW BARRIERS TO
ENTRY FOR THE PEOPLE WE ARE
TRYING TO SERVE. LOCAL OUTREACH
PROGRAMS SHOW THAT 95% OF PEOPLE
WILL COME INSIDE WHEN OFFERED
HELP THAT MAKES SENSE FOR THEIR
CIRCUMSTANCES. I ASK YOU TO
ENSURE TRULY WORKABLE SHELTER
EXPANSION PLAN THAT NOT ONLY
INCLUDES HOUSING BUT ROBUST
BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS ON THE STREET IN NEED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP RUDA, FOLLOWED BY
STEVE.
>> RUDA DWIGHT. THAT LOOKS LIKE
IT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> SORRY. JUST GETTING MY
GLASSES OUT.
>> TAKE YOUR TIME, RUDA. AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
>> OKAY. HOW MUCH UPZONING DO WE
NEED, AND WILL IT MAKE HOUSING
MORE AFFORDABLE? THE THEORY
BEHIND UPZONING ASSUMES IF MORE
LOTS ARE AVAILABLE, THEY CAN
BARTER FOR BETTER PRICES, LAND
BEING THE BIGGEST COST AND
SAVINGS WILL BE PASSED ON. THE
PROBLEM WITH THE THEORY IS NO
ONE CAN TELL YOU HOW UPZONING
WILL RESULT IN LOWER LAND COSTS.
THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT IT
LOWERS LAND COSTS OR MAKES
HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE. IN
VANCOUVER, B.C., THIRD MOST
UNAFFORDABLE CITY, IT INCREASED
LAND COSTS. NEW ECONOMIC STUDIES
SAY REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS
AREN'T WHAT MAKES HOUSING MORE
EXPENSIVE, IT'S LAND
SPECULATION AND INCOME
INEQUALITY. IF WE CAN'T PROVE
UPZONING MAKES HOUSING MORE
AFFORDABLE, WHY UPZONE SO MUCH?
IN ADDITION TO THE 330,000
HOMES, WE'RE ADDING MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AND TO
COMPLY WITH HB491, [ INAUDIBLE ]
MUST BE ADOPTED. DO WE
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO
OUR CITY? PLEASE PAUSE THE PLAN
AND EVALUATE WHAT THE TOTALITY
OF THESE UPZONES MEAN FOR
SEATTLE, WIDEN THE DEBATE,
CONSIDER NEW ECONOMIC
INFORMATION UNDERMINING THE
DEREGULATION THEORY AND SEEK [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP STEVE FOLLOWED BY BEN
MITCHELL.
>> I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE
THAT APRIL 1st IS A MEETING DATE
FOR THIS COMMITTEE. BUT I AM A
LITTLE SHOCKED AND SURPRISED.
YOU JUST HANDLED ALLOWING PEOPLE
TO USE FEDERAL PROGRAMS WHICH IS
A PERFECT RATIONAL THING TO DO,
AND NOW YOU'RE TAKING A LOOK AT
THE WATERFRONT. BUT I CAN'T
SPEAK ABOUT THAT AT THE MOMENT.
SO LET'S GO TO SOMETHING ELSE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT DESIGN REVIEW.
PEOPLE IN THIS CITY HAVE BEEN
PULLED OUT OF THE PROCESS. PART
OF THE COMPROMISES BROUGHT ABOUT
MUCH MORE INTENSIVE ZONING WAS
DESIGN REVIEW, IN OTHER WORDS
THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE GOING TO
BE BUILT SHOULD BE FITTING IN TO
THE AREA THAT THEY GO. BUT NOW
YOU HAVE TURNED THAT UPSIDE
DOWN. NOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD MUST
[ BELL RINGING ] BECAUSE QUITE
FRANKLY WE DON'T HAVE DESIGN
REVIEW IN THE SENSE OF LOOKING
AT THE REAL ISSUES OF THE
BUILDING WILL PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
>> NEXT UP BEN, FOLLOWED BY
OLIVER ROTHSCHILD.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
CHAIR, LIN, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, I'M BEN MITCHELL, A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2. I'M
HERE THIS MORNING TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF MAYOR WILSON'S
PROPOSAL TO CREATE HUNDREDS OF
NEW SHELTER UNITS RAPIDLY AND
EVENTUALLY THOUSANDS OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. AND I URGE
THE CITY COUNCIL TO WORK
CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO MAKE HER PROPOSAL A
REALITY. I ALSO ASK THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL MAKE SURE THAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN
INCLUDES RIGOROUS ACCOUNTABILITY
STANDARDS. WE SHOULD HAVE CLEAR
GOALS FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF
PEOPLE WHO EXIT SHELTER TO
STABLE HOUSING OR TREATMENT, AND
THE CITY SHOULD PUBLISH OUTCOME
DATA PUBLICLY. THIS ALSO MEANS
THAT OUR INVESTMENT MUST MATCH
THE SCALE OF THE GOALS. CHIEF
UNDERSTAFFED SHELTER WILL NOT
HELP THE PEOPLE WITH THE HIGHEST
NEEDS AND WILL NOT CLEAN UP
NEIGHBORHOODS AND NOT PRODUCE
LASTING RESULTS. SO, AGAIN,
PLEASE SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL BUT ALSO SET CLEAR
GOALS AND INVEST IN GOOD
IMPLEMENTATION, MONITOR PROGRESS
AND COURSE CORRECT WHEN
NECESSARY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP OLIVER, FOLLOWED BY
ALEX LOFTON.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
OLIVER ROTHSCHILD. I'M A
DISTRICT 2 RESIDENT. COUNCILMAN
LIN, I LIVE IN MOUNT BAKER RIGHT
OFF RANIER WITH THREE KIDDOS.
WHEN WE WALK AROUND OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, WE SEE FOLKS IN
CRISIS EVERYDAY, AND THEY ASK ME
WHY. AND I USUALLY TELL THEM
IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BUILT
ENOUGH HOUSING AND SHELTER. SO
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THIS
PACKAGE. PLEASE PASS IT. BUT I
ALSO HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO EVERY
YEAR, EVERY COMMUNITY MEETING WE
HAVE IN MOUNT BAKER WHICH YOU
COME TO SOMETIMES COME OUT
AGAINST NEW HOUSING AND SHELTER.
AND I DON'T THINK THEY'RE BAD
GUYS. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE
EVIL. I THINK WE HAVEN'T YET
PROVEN THAT THE CITY CAN DELIVER
FOR THEM. SO LIKE BEN WHO JUST
SPOKE, I HOPE YOU DELIVER THIS
PACKAGE WITH PROGRAMS THAT WORK,
PROGRAMS LIKE PDA AND WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY AND DATA MEASURE,
AND LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THESE
COMMUNITY IMPACTS WILL BE AND
HOW WE'RE FIXING THEM BECAUSE I
THINK THE COMBO OF RESULTS AND
TRANSPARENCY IS WHAT'S GOING TO
TURN MY NEIGHBORS INTO
SUPPORTERS OF INITIATIVES LIKE
THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP ALEX, FOLLOWED BY
AIDEN CARROLL.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR
HAVING ME. MY NAME IS ALEX
LOFTON. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT,
HOLLINGSWORTH'S DISTRICT. I'M
HERE TODAY REPRESENTING FOR
SEATTLE PROJECT, A NEW GROUP
HERE IN THE CITY THAT'S
SUPPORTING THE SHELTER AND
HOUSING COALITION LETTER THAT
WAS SIGNED BY OVER 200
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. THIS PARTICULAR
LEGISLATION IS PERSONAL TO ME.
MY GRANDMOTHER LEFT HER HOME TO
MY PARENTS. THAT HOME ENDED UP
BEING THE FIRST EXAMPLE ENTERED
OF GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN MY
FAMILY, AND THAT HOME SET THE
COURSE FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE. AND
THIS IS WHY I SPENT MY CAREER IN
HOUSING, ENDED UP BACK HERE IN
SEATTLE, BOUGHT MY HOME IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND IT'S WHY
I STARTED THIS GROUP CALLED
SUPPORT SEATTLE. WE ASK FOR MORE
HIGH SUPPORT SHELTER WITH MORE
BEHAVIORAL SERVICES, THROUGH-PUT
SHELTER TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT MITIGATION.
THESE ARE THE RIGHT INVESTMENTS.
AS WE MENTIONED, WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE TRACKING WHAT'S
WORKING AND KEEP INVESTING. SO I
REALLY HOPE WE INVEST IN THIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP AIDEN, FOLLOWED BY
NICOLE ALEXANDER.
>> HI. I'M A D6 RESIDENT AND
HERE WITH SERVICES NOT SWEEPS
COALITION, HERE TO SUPPORT THIS
SHELTER PROPOSAL BUT ALSO TO SAY
THAT WE NEED TO END WEEKEND AND
EXTREME WEATHER SWEEPS
IMMEDIATELY. AND SIMILAR SORTS
OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY
WE GOT A CALL FROM SOMEONE ON
UCT SAYING, HEY, CAN YOU COME
JUMP SOMEONE'S CAR? THE
LIABILITY FOR THE CITY'S
INSURANCE WON'T ALLOW T. WE'RE
ALWAYS BEING ASKED TO HELP
PEOPLE. LIKE, THE CITY NEEDS TO
LET ITS WORKERS DO THINGS LIKE
GIVE PEOPLE RIDES AND TOW PEOPLE
TO A PLACE THEY WANT TO GO IN AN
EMERGENCY. WE DON'T THINK THAT
LEHIGH SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
OPERATE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THEY'RE GOOD AT CREATING THEM,
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS
WHY [ BELL RINGING ] THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP NICOLE FOLLOWED BY
LINDSEY.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
NICOLE ALEXANDER, THE DIRECTOR
OF OUTREACH -- IS THAT BETTER?
OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
NICOLE, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
OUTREACH AND SPECIAL INITIATIVES
WITH COLEAD AND PDA. JUST A
FANCY WAY OF SAYING I'M THE
BOOTS ON THE GROUND THROUGHOUT
OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE BEEN FOR
MANY, MANY YEARS. WHAT I WANT TO
SAY IS THAT WORKING WITH OVER
THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS, WHAT
WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT FOLKS WANT
TO COME INSIDE. THERE ARE NOT
SERVICE-RESISTANT INDIVIDUALS,
THERE ARE RESISTANT SERVICES,
AND IT'S VERY, VERY HARD FOR US
TO BREAK THAT NARRATIVE AROUND
THOSE INDIVIDUALS. SPECIFICALLY
WITHIN THE SHELTERING SURGE
PROGRAM, WE NEED TO INVEST IN
HIGH-SUPPORT SHELTER UNITS.
SHELTERS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR
COMPLEX PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH NEEDS. THOSE FOLKS MAKE
UP 63% OF OUR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS RIGHT NOW. SHELTER
AND HOUSING INVESTMENTS CANNOT
COME AT EACH OTHER [ BELL
RINGING ] WE NEED TO INVEST IN
BOTH OF THEM. BOTTOM LINE WE
KNOW WHAT WORKS, AND WE KNOW
THAT SHELTER SURGE CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL AS LONG AS WE MEET
THE NEEDS WITH HIGH CAPACITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP LINDSEY, FOLLOWED BY
MANUELA.
>> CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? CAN YOU
HEAR ME NOW? GOOD MORNING,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
LINDSEY, AND I'M PROUD TO BE
STANDING WITH COLEAD TODAY.
BEFORE THIS ROLE, I WORKED IN
CASE IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN A
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ENVIRONMENT
HELPING BUILD PROGRAMS FROM THE
GROUND UP. I ALSO BRING PERSONAL
AND LIVED EXPERIENCE, SO I
UNDERSTAND THESE CHALLENGES FROM
BOTH SIDES. I'VE SEEN WHAT
WORKS, AND WE'VE ALL SEEN WHAT
DOESN'T. WHEN WE ASK -- WHEN WE
TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT REFUSING
SERVICES, WE NEED TO BE ASKING
WHY. MANY ARE RESPONDING TO PAST
EXPERIENCES THAT DIDN'T MEET
THEIR NEEDS, CREATED MORE
BARRIERS, MORE TRAUMA AND
INCREASED STRAIN ON STAFF AND
SYSTEM RESOURCES. SHORT-TERM
APPROACHES LEAD TO WORSE
OUTCOMES AND COST MORE OVER
TIME. WE NEED A START AT THE
FOUNDATION BUILDING LIFE SKILLS
THAT HELP PEOPLE KEEP THEIR
HOUSING. THAT'S WHERE COLEAD
STANDS APART. COPROVIDES CASE
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND AFTER
SERVICES MEETING PEOPLE WHERE
THEY ARE AND SUPPORTING THEM
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THAT
CONSISTENCY IS WHAT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE, AND IT'S WHAT WE
NEED TO EXPAND. HOUSING SOMEONE
ISN'T SUCCESS, STABILITY IS.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE FUNDING
MOVEMENT THROUGH A SYSTEM WHEN
-- [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP MANUELA, FOLLOWED BY
AT THATKEISHA KING.
>> MY NAME IS MANUELA, I'M THE
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE VITAL
FAMILIAR FACES PROGRAM AT REACH
AND ALSO A DISTRICT 2 RESIDENT.
OUR TEAM SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED
BY THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND HAVE
CHRONIC MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CONDITIONS. ONE OF THE
BIGGEST BARRIERS OUR CLIENTS
FACE IN MAINTAINING STABILITY IS
A LACK OF APPROPRIATE HOUSING
AND SHELTER. I'VE SEEN CLIENTS
EXITED FROM SHELTER TIME AND
TIME AGAIN DUE TO BEHAVIORS THAT
ARE NOT NECESSARILY HARMING
OTHERS BUT ARE OFFPUTTING OR
DIFFICULT TO MANAGE IN CLOSE
QUARTERS. OVER TIME, THESE
INDIVIDUALS DECLINE SHELTER BEDS
BECAUSE THEIR PAST EXPERIENCES
GIVE THEM INSIGHT THAT IT WON'T
WORK FOR THEM BEYOND A PLACE TO
SLEEP FOR THAT ONE NIGHT. YEARS
OF WORK AND EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY
AGENCIES SERVING THE UNHOUSED
COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE GIVE US
THAT SAME INSIGHT. SHELTER IS
OFTEN THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS
PERMANENT HOUSING, STABILITY,
TREATMENT AND MORE. SHELTER ONLY
WORKS WHEN IT IS DESIGNED TO
MEET THE UNIQUE AND COMPLEX
NEEDS OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND
HIGH-NEED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN
ORDER FOR SHELTER TO RESULT IN
DESIRED LONG-LASTING OUTCOMES
IT, NEEDS TO HAVE THE RESOURCES
AND FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE
EFFECTIVE HIGH-LEVEL SUPPORT AND
BE FUNDED REALISTICALLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP TAKE ISHA, FOLLOWED
BY DANIELLE.
>> I'M SORRY. OH, GREAT. GOOD
MORNING, MY NAME IS KEISHA KING,
HERE WITH COLEAD. AND I AM
SPEAKING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
SHELTER EXPANSION. OFTENTIMES WE
THINK A HUGE PART OF IT IS
GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS.
WHY THAT IS A PART OF IT,
ANOTHER PART IS KEEPING THEM OFF
THE STREETS AND KEEPING THEM
HOUSED. COMING IN IS NOT A
TWO-DAY PROCESS, NOR IS IT A
MONTH FOR SOME PEOPLE. DURING
THAT TIME, THEY ARE RELEARNING
EVERYTHING, THINGS WE OFTEN TAKE
FOR GRANTED, WHETHER IT'S
GETTING A NEW I.D., KEEPING THAT
I.D. AFTER BEING ON THE STREETS
FOR 10 YEARS, ESTABLISHING CARE
WITH A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN,
KEEPING A KEY, KEEPING A CELL
PHONE FOR LONGER THAN GO WEEKS,
THINGS THAT TO US MAY SEEM
NORMAL BUT TO PEOPLE COMING OFF
THE STREET, THEY ARE RELEARNING
THOSE THINGS. WITH OUR MODEL
HERE AT COLEAD, OUR CLIENTS HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CARE
TEAM THAT MEETS THEM WHERE
THEY'RE AT, WHETHER IT'S IN
THE STREETS WITH OUR OUTREACH
TEAM OUTREACHING THEM, OUR
LODGING TEAM, SHELTERING THEM OR
THE CARE TEAM WHERE I AM AT
HELPING THEM STABILIZE HOUSING.
WE'RE ABLE TO GO TO MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
APPOINTMENTS, LEGAL APPOINTMENTS
AND APPOINTMENTS THAT TAKE
HOURS. AND SO THAT IS WHY [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> TENILLE FOLLOWED BY GREGORY
GREER.
>> MY NAME IS DANIEL. I'M 34
YEARS OLD. BEFORE I MET COLEAD,
I WAS AT THE LOWEST POINT OF MY
LIFE. I WAS HOMELESS FOR TWO
YEARS. I MET COLEAD ON 45th AND
SEVEN. THEY WERE WALKING AROUND
OFFERING PEOPLE HOUSING. AND I
THOUGHT IT WAS A MIRACLE FROM
GOD AND A BLESSING THAT I'M
FINALLY GOING TO HAVE A PLACE
WHERE I COULD SLEEP AND NOT
WORRY ABOUT GETTING HIT BY A
CAR. I FELT SAFE WITH COLEAD.
THEY TREATED ME WITH RESPECT,
AND THEY LOOKED AT ME AS A HUMAN
BEING. AND I KNEW THAT IT WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO GET MY
LIFE BACK TOGETHER. COLEAD WAS
WITH ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
THEY SUPPORTED ME, GAVE ME
ADVICE THAT I NEEDED TO SUCCEED.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM BEING OUT
THERE THAT DAY, I WOULDN'T BE
HERE TODAY. I'D PROBABLY BE
OVERDOSED SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH
THE BRIDGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREGORY FOLLOWED BY LISA
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS GREG GREER.
MY NAME IS GREG GREER. I'M FROM
A PARTICIPANT IN A SHARE WHEEL
HOMELESS SHELTER, AND THE
SHELTERS ARE THERE FOR PEOPLE
WHO NEED THEM, AND FOR ME
PERSONALLY IN A TIME OF
TRANSITION WHEN I DIDN'T THINK
I HAD ANY OPTIONS, IT GAVE ME A
WAY OUT OF A DIFFICULT
SITUATION. AND I WILL ALSO SAY
ABOUT HOMELESS SHELTER EXPANSION
THAT HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT,
AND WITHOUT SHELTER, PEOPLE DIE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP LISA FOLLOWED BY
JESSICA YANG.
>> HI. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR LIN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'M LISA, PRINCIPAL AT KNITZA
STAGGEN, A REAL ESTATE COMPANY
ACTIVE IN SEATTLE FOR THE LAST
50 YEARS. I'M HERE AS CHAIR OF
THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
STREETS TO HOUSING INITIATIVE.
I'VE WORKED OVER 30 YEARS
GLOBALLY ON SOCIAL SYSTEM CHANGE
INITIATIVES, AND I KNOW WE CAN
BE DOING BETTER IN SEATTLE TO
MEET THE HOUSING, MENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
NEEDS OF OUR UNSHELTERED
NEIGHBORS. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
FUNDING FOR THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED SHELTER EXPANSION IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND BEYOND WITH
TINY HOME VILLAGES. I'M ALSO
HERE TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF PDA
AND REACH WHOSE SYSTEM CHANGED
MODELS OF PRAIS ARE DESIGNED
WITH INTENDED OUTCOMES IN MIND.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH LISA
DUGARD AND HER TEAM FOR OVER 10
YEARS IN SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS
ON ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR
UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS IN A
SYSTEMS CHANGE WAY, AND,
FRANKLY, THEY'RE HELPING TO
HOLD THE SKY UP FOR SEATTLE BY
TIRELESSLY AND OFTEN WITH LESS
FUNDING THAN NEEDED WORKING TO
DEPLOY HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS
AND HELP PEOPLE GET OFF THE
STREETS AND FIND STABILITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP JESSICA FOLLOWED BY
TAMMY GREEN.
>> HI LAND USE COMMITTEE. I'M
JESSICA, I'M SPEAKING FOR FOR
SEATTLE WHICH IS SEATTLEITES FOR
A BETTER CITY. I CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS. I
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL
FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE INSIDE AND
ACCESS SERVICES. IN MY TIME
WORKING IN HOMELESS SERVICE,
IT'S CLEAR SUPPORT AND -- I
CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY OF MY
CLIENTS WERE SENT OFF TO
SHORT-TERM TREATMENT PROGRAMS,
ONLY TO COME BACK TO OUR
TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM AFTER 90
DAYS BECAUSE THEY HAD NO
FOLLOWUP. THEY DON'T CALL IT
THE REVOLVING DOOR FOR NOTHING.
WE NEED A SHELTER THAT TRULY
MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE,
THAT SUPPORTS THEIR LIFE
CIRCUMSTANCES, WHETHER THEY HAVE
A PET OR WORK NIGHTS. AND THEY
NEED TO BE PRIORITIZED AND
FUNDED SO THEY CAN CONTINUE WARM
HANDOFFS AS PEOPLE MOVE TO THEIR
NEXT STEPS. WE NEED EFFICIENT
MECHANISMS THAT ENSURE WE'RE
ACTUALLY REACHING THE OUTCOMES
WE WANT TO ACHIEVE. I URGE THE
COMMITTEE NOT ONLY TO PASS THIS
PROPOSAL WHEN IT COMES TO VOTE
BUT TO ENSURES IT PROVIDES THE
KIND OF CONTINUITY CARE BY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE PROVEN
TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP TAMMY FOLLOWED BY
HOLLY WILLIS.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS
TAMMY GREEN. I WORK WITH REACH.
I WORK IN DISTRICT 1, AND I
TRULY BELIEVE THAT MY VOICE THIS
MORNING REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE
THAT I SEE EVERYDAY. I COULD
PROBABLY TELL YOU MORE THAN A
MILLION STORIES ABOUT THEIR
LIVES, ABOUT THEIR
CIRCUMSTANCES, HOW THEY GOT
THERE AND YET THERE IS ONE
COMMON DENOMINATOR, AND THAT I
DON'T KNOW ONE OF THEM THAT
WOULDN'T BE WILLING AND THINK
IT A WONDERFUL THING TO BE ABLE
TO GO INSIDE. TINY HOMES ARE A
HOT COMMODITY. I LITERALLY HAVE
A RUNNING LIST OF MANY, MANY,
MANY. I LOVE THE IDEA THAT WE'RE
GOING TO -- THAT WE ARE
PROPOSING TO HAVE. SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER, I SUPPORT THAT WITH
TINY HOME VILLAGES, ALSO
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT. THERE
IS A GREAT NEED FOR IT, AND I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL HEARING ME
AND HEARING OUR CLIENTS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP HAILEY FOLLOWED BY
NOAH WILLIAMS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS HOLLY
WILLIS. I'M THE POLICY MANAGE
AT THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY
COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS, AND I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. I'M HERE
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED SHELTER EXPANSION.
EVERYONE NEEDS A SAFE WARM AND
DRY PLACE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT THAT
MEETS THEIR NEEDS. WE JOIN OTHER
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS TO URGE
YOU TO ENSURE THAT THE NEW
PROPOSED SHELTER IS FUNDED IN A
WAY THAT ENSURES HIGH-QUALITY
SERVICES THAT HELP PEOPLE FIND
STABILITY AND THAT IT CAN
CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED IN THE
LONG TERM. WE CAN AND MUST WALK
AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME.
WHILE WE EXPAND HIGH-QUALITY
SHELTER WITH ROBUST SERVICES, WE
ALSO NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR
EXISTING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING CAN CONTINUE TO HOUSE
PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE
RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. EVEN AS
WE FACE MASSIVE SHIFTS AND
LOSSES IN FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
THROUGH THE [ BELL RINGING ]
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT UP NOAH FOLLOWED BY
ASHLEY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS NOAH WILLIAMS. I AM A
WEST SEATTLE RESIDENT. I'M A
TECH WORKER WITH STABLE
EMPLOYMENT, AND I'M HERE TODAY
BECAUSE I'M SICK OF WATCHING MY
NEIGHBORS SUFFER PREVENTABLY.
EVERYDAY I RIDE MY BIKE PAST THE
ENCAMPMENTS AND BREATHE THE
FUELS OF THE PAPER AND PLASTIC
THAT FORCED TO STAY WARM. LATE
AT NIGHT I RIDE THE BUSES THAT
MANY OF THEM ARE FORCED TO SLEEP
ON AS THEIR TENTS ARE DESTROYED
BY SLEEPS. WE NEED TO STOP THESE
DISRUPTIONS AND GIVE THEM
INTEGRATED SERVICES DOWN TO THE
DETAILS LIKE REFRIGERATION FOR
THEIR MEDICATIONS. THIS
LEGISLATION IS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. PLEASE PASS IT
AND CRITICALLY KEEP GOING.
ENABLE CITY WORKERS, AS OTHER
MEMBERS HAVE SUGGESTED, AND
LITCH TO THE VOICES OF MY
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE
COME UP TODAY AND THE ONES THAT
CAN'T BE HERE AS WELL. THANK
YOU.
>> NEXT UP ASHLEY FOLLOWED BY
ELENA.
>> HI. I'M ASHLEY. I'M HERE
ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF MORE
THAN 200 PLUS ORGANIZATIONS,
UNIONS AND NEIGHBORS WHO SIGNED
A LETTER URGING HEAVY INVESTMENT
IN HIGH-SUPPORT SHELTER AND
THROUGH-PUT HOUSING. OUR
CONTINGENT INCLUDES UNIONS SUCH
AS USCW 3,000, SEIU AND SWEEPS
COALITION AND THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION. THE
POLITICAL BREADTH OF THIS GROUP
SHOWS NOW THE ENERGY AND WILL
EXISTS IN THIS CITY TO DO BIG
THINGS AND TO DO THEM WELL. WHEN
IT COMES TO PEOPLE LIVING
OUTSIDE, WE KNOW THAT THE VAST
MAJORITY AREN'T SERVICE
RESISTANT AND WILL COME INSIDE
IF THE OFFERED HELP WORKS FOR
THEM. AND WHEN REACH SURVEYED
5,000 PEOPLE LIVING ON THE
STREETS LAST YEAR, 60% HAD
BEHAVIORAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH
NEEDS. THOSE 3,000 PEOPLE SHOULD
HAVE THE OPTION OF
NON-CONGREGATE, HIGH-SUPPORT
SHELTER. WE HAVE TO BUILD WHAT
WE KNOW WORKS BECAUSE WE'VE
BEEN FALLING SHORT FOR A LONG
TIME, AND IT DEMORALIZES THE
WHOLE CITY. IT MAKES US BELIEVE
THAT WE CAN'T DO BIG THINGS,
AND WE CAN. SO PLEASE ENSURE
THAT THE SHELTER SURGE MEETS THE
NEEDS OF OUR UNHOUSED PEOPLE AND
SIGNIFICANTLY FUND HIGH-SUPPORT
SHELTER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP ELENA FOLLOWED BY
TAN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ELENA, AND
I'M HERE REPRESENTING FRIENDS
OF LITTLE SAIGON IN DISTRICT 2.
I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU FOR
TWO THINGS. FIRST, TO INVEST IN
HIGH-SUPPORT SHELTER PROGRAMS
FOR SEATTLE'S MOST VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS AND, SECOND, TO
PRIORITIZE THE PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS OF LITTLE SAIGON FOR
GETTING INTO SHELTER EARLY. WE
APPLAUD THE MAYOR AROUND HER
HOUSING CRISIS AND SHELTER
EXPANSION PLAN. WE NEED DEEP
INVESTMENT IN SHELTER UNITS
CITYWIDE THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING COMPLEX
MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES THE EFFECTS OF WHICH
WE SEE EVERYDAY IN LITTLE
SAIGON. SIMPLY PROVIDING SHELTER
ISN'T ENOUGH. WE NEED SHELTER
AND SERVICES THAT WILL HELP
PEOPLE FIND LONG-TERM STABILITY,
PAST THIS SUMMER AND THE WORLD
CUP. OUR SECOND PRIORITY IS TO
HELP PEOPLE IN LITTLE SAIGON TO
GET PLACED IN THESE UNITS. THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN A
HIGH-NEED NEIGHBORHOOD. [ BELL
RINGING ]
>> I URGE YOU TO GO WHERE THE
NEEDS ARE GREATEST AND HELP THE
PEOPLE MOVE FROM LITTLE SAIGON
INTO SAFE, SUPPORTIVE SHELTERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP TAN FOLLOWED BY
MAMAR.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AND I'M AN
EMPLOYEE AT THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE. AS A
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, I HAVE
CHATTED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
ACROSS THIS CITY FROM AMAZON
WORKERS TO ADVOCACY GROUPS TO
STUDENTS ENGAGED IN SERVICE
LEARNING. ACROSS THE BOARD OUR
VOLUNTEERS SEE THE NEED FOR
SHELTER AND KNOW HOW MUCH MORE
EFFECTIVE ENHANCED SHELTERS ARE.
I'M ADVOCATING FOR MAYOR
WILSON'S LEGISLATION FOR
SHELTER EXPANSION, NOT ONLY
EXPANDING THE SHELTERS BUT
INVESTING INTO DEEP SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES MAKES THIS A HOLISTIC
APPROACH. WHILE THERE ARE MANY
HOUSING HEROS, THE TRUE HOUSING
HEROS ARE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES,
OUR CASE MANAGERS. I SEE
EVERYDAY HOW HARD OUR CASE
MANAGERS WORK TO CONNECT OUR
CLIENTS TO NECESSARY SUPPORTS
AND RESOURCES. AN INVESTMENT
INTO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, ALONG
WITH SHELTER EXPANSION, IS A
TRUE WRAP AROUND SOLUTION TO OUR
CRISIS. EVERYDAY I [ BELL
RINGING ] BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT
OUR CASE MANAGERS THROUGH
DONATIONS IN PROGRAMMING. I HOPE
YOU ALSO REVEL IN THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP MARMA FOLLOWED BY
MOLLY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THIS MORNING.
MY NAME IS MARTA, AND I'M A
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER AT
LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE. WE
BELIEVE THAT THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS IN SEATTLE NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED IN LINE WITH THE
VASTNESS OF THE NEEDS OF OUR
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS. WE NEED
HIGH-SUPPORT SHELTER THAT
PROVIDES WRAP AROUND SERVICES.
WE ASK THAT THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE APPROVE THE
LEGISLATION BEING DISCUSSED
TODAY THAT WILL ALLOW THE CENSUS
LIMIT FOR ENHANCED SHELTER TO BE
EXPANDED. WE HAVE ALSO ADVOCATED
FOR THE FUNDING NEEDED TO ENSURE
THESE LARGER SHELTER SITES WILL
RECEIVE THE NECESSARY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT AND
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES
NEEDED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. WE BELIEVE HAVING
DEEPLY SUPPORTED SHELTER WILL
RESULT IN DEEPLY SUPPORTED
PEOPLE. WE, ALONG WITH ALL THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS HERE TODAY, SEE WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE LIVES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP MOLLY FOLLOWED BY
MADIGAN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MOLLY, I'M
A DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT. I'M HERE
TO ADVOCATE FOR SHELTER
EXPANSION BY INCREASING THE
CITYWIDE LIMIT FOR TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENT FROM 100 TO 150
PEOPLE AND BY ALLOWING SELECT
SITES TO SERVE UP TO 250 PEOPLE.
EXPANDING CURRENT SHELTER SITES
WITH NECESSARY SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES IS THE FASTEST AND THE
MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO SAVE
LIVES. UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS
IS ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING
CHALLENGES FACING OUR CITY.
ALMOST 10,000 OF OUR NEIGHBORS
LIVE UNSHELTERED IN SEATTLE. IN
LINE WITH MAYOR WILSON'S
PROPOSAL TO ADD 1,000 UNITS OF
NEW SHELTER IN 2026, IT'S
IMPERATIVE THAT WE ACT QUICKLY.
NOT ONLY IS HOUSING A
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT BUT A
CRITICAL SOCIAL DETERMINATE OF
HEALTH THAT TOUCHES EVERY ASPECT
OF A PERSON'S WELL-BEING. WHEN
PEOPLE LOCK IN SAFE STABLE
HOUSING, EVERYTHING FROM THEIR
HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT,
RELATIONSHIPS AND SENSE OF
DIGNITY IS THREATENED. NOW MORE
THAN EVER WE NEED MORE
HIGH-SUPPORT SHELTER WITH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CASE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT ALLOW
OUR NEIGHBORS TO THRIVE. I URGE
YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
EMPATHY, URGENCY AND A STRONG
BELIEF THAT EVERYONE IN OUR CITY
DESERVES A PLACE TO CALL HOME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP MADIGAN FOLLOWED BY
MARGARET.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MADIGAN, AND
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. I'M HERE
TODAY TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION THAT WILL EXPAND THE
NUMBER OF SHELTER BEDS IN
SEATTLE. UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN SEATTLE,
AND THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. THE
SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE IS CLEAR
IN EVERY PART OF THE CITY, AND
IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO WITNESS
THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT MY
NEIGHBORS LIVE IN EVERYDAY DUE
TO A LACK OF SERVICES AND
SHELTER. THE LEGISLATION I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT WILL EXPAND THE
NUMBER OF SHELTER BEDS FROM 100
TO 150 FOR ALL SHELTERS IN
SEATTLE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS
COUNCIL BILL WOULD ALLOW FOR
SOME LARGER SHELTERS TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF 250 PEOPLE. WHILE IT IS
IMPORTANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF BEDS, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THESE SHELTERS DEPEND ON THE
ADDITION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
HIGH-SUPPORT SHELTERS ARE
ESSENTIAL IN ENSURING THAT THE
UNHOUSED POPULATION RECEIVES THE
HEALTHCARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT
THAT THEY DESERVE, HELPING THEM
GET INTO [ BELL RINGING ] THANK
YOU FOR USING YOUR POWER TO
PROTECT HOUSING AS A RIGHT FOR
EVERY RESIDENT OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP MARGARET FOLLOWED BY
FRANCIS.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M MARGARET
SHIELD, AND I LIVE IN LAKE CITY
IN D5. MY HOME IS ABOUT FOUR
BLOCKS FROM THE NEW OLYMPIC
HILLS TINY HOUSE VILLAGE. I HAVE
JUST ONE COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT
VILLAGE. IT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH,
OTHERWISE COLEAD PROVIDES AN
AMAZING SERVICE MODEL THAT GIVES
ME HOPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
MANY YEARS ABOUT GETTING THE
SERVICES WE NEED IN LAKE CITY TO
HELP UNHOUSED PEOPLE STABILIZE
AND REBUILD. BUT THE 44 TINY
HOMES ARE ALREADY FULL BECAUSE
PEOPLE WANT TO COME IN OFF THE
STREET. WE NEED MORE TINY HOUSES
TO MEET THE SCALE NEEDED IN D5.
I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH MY
NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE NEW TINY
HOMES. PEOPLE WHO ARE INITIALLY
CONCERNED BECOME SUPPORTIVE WHEN
THEY LEARN ABOUT THE SECURITY
AND THE SERVICES AND THE
STAFFING. I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT IT
THAT I VOLUNTEERED TO THE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
THE VILLAGE. I'M SURE YOU'LL
HEAR FROM OTHERS WHO DON'T WANT
SHELTER EXPANSION IN D5, BUT
THEY DO NOT REPRESENT ME OR MY
NEIGHBORS WHO WANT SOLUTIONS.
PROVIDING LOW-BARRIER SHELTER
WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND
ACCOUNTABILITY WORKS. SWEEPS
DESTABILIZE AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> NEXT UP FRANCIS FOLLOWED BY
KELLY.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS FRANCES
DINGER, A DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT.
I'M ALSO WITH THE ORGANIZATION
WELD. WE PROVIDE RE-ENTRY
SERVICES TO PEOPLE EXITING
INCARCERATION, AND I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT THE PROPOSED SHELTER
EXPANSION AND ENSURE THAT
SHELTER PLANNING INCLUDES PEOPLE
WHO ARE EXITING INCARCERATION OR
OTHERWISE LEGAL SYSTEM IMPACTED.
FOR MY NEIGHBORS WHO EXPRESS
CONCERN ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, I
WILL NOTE THAT THE DATA SHOWS
BEING UNHOUSED INCREASES RISK OF
RECIDIVISM BY NEARLY 50%.
PROVIDING HOUSING ISN'T JUST
THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS, IT KEEPS PEOPLE OUT
OF JAILS AND PRISONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP KELLY FOLLOWED BY
TIA.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS KELLY. I'M
A SOCIAL WORKER, AND I HAVE BEEN
A CASE MANAGER, OUTREACH CASE
MANAGER, THERAPIST FOR MANY
YEARS AND A D.A.C. AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, THAT
WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME, AND
THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS
BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND
HOW THE VARIETY OF SHELTERS DO
NOT MEET THE NEEDS, AND ONE OF
THE THINGS I WANT TO SAY IS THAT
IT IS NOT JUST HAVING MORE
SHELTER BUT ADEQUATE SHELTER
BECAUSE PEOPLE LIVE -- LIKE,
DESERVE TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY.
SO, YES, WE NEED CONGREGATE
SHELTERS, BUT I THINK AS PEOPLE
HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, LOW
BARRIER SHELTERS, PEOPLE COME IN
WITH PETS, WITH PARTNERS, I HAVE
SEEN THE BENEFIT OF HAVING YOUR,
LIKE, LOW ROOM OR VERY LOW,
LIKE, ONE ROOMMATE. IT MAKES A
HUGE DIFFERENCE TO BE ABLE TO
CLOSE A DOOR, HAVE PRIVACY, ALL
OF THAT PEOPLE DESERVE IN
SHERLT. LIKE, THE CONTINUUM OF
CARE THAT'S NEEDED, IT'S NOT
JUST ENDING IN SHELTER. IT NEEDS
TO BEGIN WITH PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS [ BELL RINGING ]
>> I HAVE DONE STUFF WITH STOP
THE SERVICES AND SERVICES NOT
SWEEPS BECAUSE WE NEED MONEY
FROM THE SWEEP TEAM TO PUT INTO
SHELTERS. WE SPEND MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS FOR THINGS THAT ARE
KILLING PEOPLE RIGHT NOW, AND WE
HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP TINA.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. I'M
TINA. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 7. AND
I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT ALL THE
WONDERFUL STUFF THAT PEOPLE HAVE
SAID. I'M GOING TO SAY TO YOU,
I THINK THE GOAL OUGHT TO BE
ELIMINATING THE NEED TO HAVE
THESE CONVERSATIONS AT ALL, AND
WHAT THE WOMAN TWO TIMES AGO
JUST SAID, SUPPORT IT, BUILD IT,
FUND IT, GET IT DONE. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP CARA, FOLLOWED BY
ELLIS.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND I
JUST AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF
THESE NEIGHBORS TO COME IN AND
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT. I SERVE
AS A PASTOR IN DISTRICT 1 IN
WEST SEATTLE, AS WELL AS A
VOLUNTEER AT WESTSIDE NEIGHBOR
SHELTER, THE ONLY EMERGENCY
SHELTER IN WEST SEATTLE. AND
LAST NIGHT I SHARED A MEAL WITH
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE SO FEARFUL
BECAUSE LAST NIGHT WAS THE LAST
NIGHT OF OVERNIGHT SHELTER IN
WEST SEATTLE. AND ALSO WE LOST
TWO NEIGHBORS THIS WEEK. AND
YESTERDAY I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
VISITING TWO IN ICU, AND I HAVE
COME TO KNOW THESE NEIGHBORS AS
REAL NEIGHBORS AND AS FRIENDS
AND EVEN AS FAMILY MEMBERS. AND
SO I PLEAD ON THEIR BEHALF,
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP ELIAS, FOLLOWED BY
MICHAEL THORNTON.
>> GOOD MORNING. I HELP OUT AT
THE WESTSIDE NEIGHBOR SHELTER,
AND THERE'S A SWEET GUY NAMED
ALAN. HE WAS ON THE STREETS, AND
HE DIED A YEAR AGO. HE DID NOT
DO DRUGS. HE DIED, HE WAS OUT
THERE FOR TOO LONG. AND THIS IS
JUST GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING. WE
NEED TO CHANGE IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ELIAS.
>> NEXT UP MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY
BRANDON.
>> HI. I'M MICHAEL THORNTON.
MOST OF YOU KNOW ME. I
PERSONALLY SEEN ALEXIS MEET
PEOPLE AT EVENTS. THANK YOU.
SEATTLE HAS FAILED AND STIFLED
THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
PROGRAM. 30 YEARS IN, PROGRAMS
ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO FIND
SITES. AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF
LACK OF SPACE. SEATTLE HAS 83.9
SQUARE MILES. THAT'S OVER
40,000 FOOTBALL FIELDS. SAYING
THERE'S NO ACCEPTABLE SITES
ISN'T CREDIBLE. THE ISSUE IS
BARRIERS. EVEN THOUGH THE CODE
ALLOWS FOR 4,000 UNITS, WE'RE
NOT USING IT. HERE'S THE ASK.
LOWER THE MINIMUM SITE SIZE,
ALLOW FOR PERMANENT PLACE
PROGRAMS FOR ENCAMPMENTS THAT
ARE ALREADY CLOSED TO COMPLIANT,
USE PRIVATE LAND THROUGH
INCENTIVES AND SHORT-TERM MASTER
LEASES FOR LANDLORDS WITH
BLIGHTED PROPERTIES, REOPEN THE
EMERGENCY SHELTER IN THIS
BUILDING, REMOVE THE BARRIERS
AND USE THE LAND WE ALREADY
HAVE, AS WELL AS EXPAND THE LAND
WE CAN USE FOR BUILD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP BRANDON FOLLOWED BY
JEFF PAUL.
>> MY NAME IS BRANDON MONESSEN.
I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR MAYOR
WILSON'S PLAN INCREASING
SHELTER IN EVERY COUNCIL
DISTRICT, INCLUDING MY DISTRICT,
DISTRICT 5. I EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS AS A YOUNG ADULT
AND CURRENTLY SERVE AS A SEATTLE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, AND I
WANT TO TOUCH ON A FEW IMPORTANT
ASPECTS OF SHELTER THAT I HOPE
ARE ADDRESSED IN THE SHELTER
EXPANSION PROCESS. WE NEED TO
REDUCE BARRIERS, DOGS, COUPLES,
AGE, GENDER, THE EASIEST WAY TO
GET FOLKS INSIDE IS TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR THEM TO BE ALLOWED
IN. INCREASE OVERALL CAP AND
PROVIDE MORE SERVICES PER
PERSON, MORE CASE MANAGERS. WE
ALSO NEED TO CREATE MORE
PATHWAYS FROM EMERGENCY SHELTER
TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. I'D
LIKE TO SEE OUTREACH TO FOSTER
CARE SYSTEMS IN SCHOOLS TO
IDENTIFY YOUNG ADULTS IN NEED OF
HOUSING. 34% OF UDUB STUDENTS
STATED EXPERIENCING HOUSING
INSECURITY IN THE LAST 12
MONTHS. I KNOW ALL OF YOU SEE
OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AS HUMANS
IN NEED OF A PLACE TO STAY, SO
DON'T LET BUREAUCRACY, RED TAPE
OR A COUPLE OF LOUD NEIGHBORS
GET IN THE WAY OF DOING THE
RIGHT THING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP JEFF, FOLLOWED BY
GEORGE SCALES.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
JEFF. I'M A DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT
HERE AND MY PERSONAL CAPACITY OF
THE SEATTLE SWEEPS COALITION.
YOU'VE HEARD SO MANY WONDERFUL
COMMENTS THIS MORNING ABOUT THE
DESPERATE NEED FOR SUPPORTIVE
SHELTER SERVICES. THIS IS WHAT
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE WANT. THIS
IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. WE
DON'T WANT CRUEL AND USELESS
SWEEPS THAT KILL PEOPLE, LIKE MY
FRIEND TOM AND JUST SHUFFLE
PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY. WE WANT
ACTUAL SOLUTIONS. THIS
LEGISLATION IS ONE STEP IN
MAKING THAT HAPPEN. IT ALLOWS
SUCCESSFUL SHELTERS TO DO MORE
TO ACTUALLY BRING PEOPLE INSIDE.
LET'S FUND IT, BUILD IT,
SUPPORT IT AND GET IT DONE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP GEORGE.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL.
>> I'M GEORGE SCALES.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN A PART
OF THE PROBLEM, THE HOMELESS
TEAM, OR THE HOMELESS COMMITTEE,
BUT THANKS TO THE COLEAD TEAM,
I'M NOW PART OF THE SOLUTION.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL NOW TRANSITION TO
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. GOING TO
START WITH DANIELLE MONTROSE.
>> DANIELLE, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> HELLO? OH, OKAY. SORRY. HI.
MY NAME IS DANIELLE MOE L
MONTROSE A COLEAD SUPPORT
SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR. I'M HERE
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE NEED FOR A
DEEP INVESTMENT IN HIGH-SUPPORT
SHELTER UNITS. I FIRSTHAND SEE
WHAT OUR PROGRAM DOES, AND WHAT
IT DOES IS IT MEETS PEOPLE WHERE
THEY ARE. IT SUPPORTS THEM WITH
THEIR PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTHCARE, ENROLLMENTS, RE[
INAUDIBLE ] HOUSING BY GETTING
SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, I.D.s,
QUASHING WARRANTS, ET CETERA.
AND BECAUSE OUR CASE MANAGERS
HAVE SMALLER CASELOADS, WE CAN
GIVE VERY INDIVIDUALIZED CARE,
AND WE ALSO REQUIRE THAT OUR
CLIENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE
PROCESS WHICH GIVES THEM
PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY. AND
I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND WHAT WRAP
AROUND SUPPORT DOES, WE HAVE AN
AMAZING AFTER CARE TEAM, AN
OUTREACH TEAM. PEOPLE DO NOT
FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, AND
THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN HOUSING
ONCE THEY GET INTO IT WHICH
MEANS WE'RE GOING TO SAVE MONEY
IN THE LONG RUN, SO THE MONEY
YOU INVEST TODAY IS GOING TO BE
THE MONEY YOU SAVE TOMORROW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WILL BE TONYA
FOLLOWED BY DAVID AND HILLARY.
TONYA, PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 WHEN
YOU'RE READY.
>> OKAY. THIS IS TANYA. I LIVE
IN DISTRICT 2, TWO BLOCKS FROM
WHERE [ INAUDIBLE ] SHOT IN
RANIER BEACH. [ INAUDIBLE ] TWO
BLOCKS -- ACTUALLY, WITHIN ONE
BLOCK FROM WHERE TWO TEENS WERE
SHOT YESTERDAY, HAVING MUTUAL
AID GROUP [ INAUDIBLE ] SO WE
SUPPORT A FOCUSED INVESTMENT IN
HIGH-SUPPORT SHELTER PROGRAM
UTILIZING AND EXPANDING AND
OPERATING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW [
INAUDIBLE ] CARRIED A
DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE
CHALLENGES, EVEN THOUGH THE
NAVIGATION CENTER IS NOW CLOSED,
INSTABILITY STILL REMAINS, AND
WHAT'S MISS SOMETHING A
CONSISTENT APPROACH THAT
ACTUALLY WORKS FOR BOTH PEOPLE
IN CRISIS AND THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M
REALLY STRESSED WE DON'T HAVE
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE. WE HAVE
PEOPLE-RESISTANT SERVICES, AND
THAT'S WHY SHELTER EXPANSION [
BELL RINGING ] SO WE NEED MORE
SHELTER. WE NEED TO SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOODS CARRYING THIS WORK
[ INAUDIBLE ] NOW WE NEED TO
FULLY COMMIT TO IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP DAVID HAYNES FOLLOWED
BY HILLARY SANTINI.
>> HI. THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES.
WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S
A WAY. SO TAKE THE ACTION AND
STOP THE DELAY. IT'S GOING TO
BE SUMMERTIME BEFORE YOU GET
AROUND TO FINALLY GETTING THE
SHELTERS. IF YOU REALLY CARE,
YOU COULD HAVE 1,000 UNITS OF
HOUSING WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE
WEEKS, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE
WILLING TO UTILIZE NOBLY ALREADY
THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU
THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO PULL THE
LEVERS ON. AND WHILE YOU'RE
BUILDING THE TINY VILLAGES THAT
NEED TO HAVE AN IMPROVEMENT ON
THE PROPER INTERPRETATION OF
DRUG TREATMENT AND BEHAVIORAL
CRISIS INSTEAD OF ISSUING
ALTERNATIVE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
NEVER DELVING INTO THEIR
PROBLEMS, YOU HAVE TO KNOW
THERE'S INNOCENTS USING [
INAUDIBLE ] INSIDE THE
PORT-A-POTTIES SPREADING THEIR
DISEASE AND BLOOD AND MRSA. SO
ANYWAY, YOU COULD USE A NOBLE
NATIONAL GUARD TO STAND UP
AUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS, GRADUATE
THE DRUG ADDICTS INTO THE TINY
BUILDINGS [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> UP NEXT, HILLARY SANTINI.
>> HELLO. I LIVE AND WORK IN
DISTRICT 3. WE NEED DECENT
INVESTMENT IN HIGH-SUPPORT
SHELTER UNITS, SHELTERS DESIGNED
FOR THOSE WITH COMPLEX PHYSICAL
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS WHO
MAKE UP AN ESTIMATED 53% OF THE
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS. WE NEED FULL
FUNDING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT
LEVEL STRATEGY [ INAUDIBLE ]
SAFETY AMBASSADORS, NON-VIOLENT
ESCALATION TEAM, DEDICATED STAFF
WHO CAN SUPPORT REALTIME
MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
FRAMEWORK. WE ALSO NEED PROPER
SITING, COMMUNITY IMPACT
ANALYSIS, DISBURSE PLACEMENT OF
SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGHOUT
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SUFFICIENT
FUNDING TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN NEED OF SERVICES, AS
WELL AS COMMUNITY IMPACT.
FINALLY, THE CHALLENGE IS NOT
UNIQUE TO SEATTLE, YET SEATTLE
IS UNFAIRLY BEARING THE BURDEN
OF MANY OF THESE SUPPORT
SERVICES FINANCIALLY. MUCH
GREATER SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON STATE
AND THE GOVERNMENT. PLEASE USE
YOUR POSITION TO ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH AN
EYE TO LONGEVITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY. PLEASE WORK AND
DEMAND MORE OF YOUR PARTNERS AT
THE COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL
LEVEL. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT SIGNUPS.
>> THANK YOU, ALL. THIS HAS BEEN
A VERY MOVING MORNING, AT LEAST
FOR ME, I SUSPECT FOR MY
COLLEAGUES AS WELL, REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY TAKING TIME
OUT OF YOUR DIFFERENT BUSY
SCHEDULES TO BE HERE AND TO
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND
EXPERIENCES WITH US. AS THERE
ARE NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED
SPEAKERS, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. AND WE'D
LIKE TO MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST
ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE THROUGH
45.
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH
FIVE, AMENDS 33 -- EXCUSE ME,
APPOINTMENTS 3463 THROUGH 3467,
APPOINTMENTS OF PHOEBE ERIN
BOGERT TATUM LAU FOR SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION TO TERMS
FEBRUARY 28, 2027,
REAPPOINTMENTS OF KATE CLARK.
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION TO
TERMS OF FEBRUARY 29th, 2028 FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD?
>> SURE, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER. MICHAEL JENKINS, I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, .
>> I'M PHO
>> I'M TATUM LAU OPEN DESIGN
COMMISSIONER AND GETTING
CONFIRMED TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. IF YOU
HAVE ANY PRESENTATION OR
THOUGHTS, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE
TO SHARE WITH US.
>> SURE IE.'S ALWAYS HAPPY TO
TALK ABOUT THE SEATTLE DESIGN
COMMISSION. JUST A FEW OPENING
COMMENTS BEFORE I GIVE JUST A
FEW COMMENTS ABOUT OUR
APPOINTMENTEES, THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 1968. WE'RE THE
SECOND OLDEST IN THE UNITED
STATES THAT'S SPECIFICALLY
DEVOTED TO THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC
FACILITIES. ALL OF OUR
COMMISSIONERS ARE ACTUALLY
APPOINTED BASED UPON OUR
PROFESSION. WE'RE REQUIRED TO
HAVE ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS,
PLANNERS AND PEOPLE WHO WORK IN
THE ACTECHTURE AND DESIGN
INDUSTRIES. ALL OF OUR PEOPLE
ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND
CONFIRMED BY THE COUNCIL. THE
FOCUS OF THE COMMISSION IS TO
LOOK AT THE DESIGN AND
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF
PUBLIC FACILITIES. CURRENTLY THE
BULK OF OUR WORK IS DEVOTED TO
THE DESIGN AND DESIGN
NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRATION OF
LIGHT RAIL FACILITIES. WE'RE
COMPLETING OUR 10th YEAR OF
LOOKING AT INFRASTRUCTURE TO
REPLACE THE STATE ROUTE 520
BRIDGES AND THE RELATED
INVESTMENTS IN THE PUBLIC REALM.
AND WE WORK ON A VARIETY OF
OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WELL.
JUST VERY BRIEFLY, BEFORE YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR
APPOINTMENTEES, PHOEBE BOGERT IS
OUR NOMINEE FOR CHAIR. PHOEBE IS
AT ARCHITECTURE BASED HERE IN
PORTLAND. WE'RE HAPPY SHE'S
STOOD UP TO BE OUR CHAIR. TATE
UM LAU COMES TO US FROM HER WORK
AS A SENIOR ASSOCIATE AT
AECUSTOM, AN INTERNATIONAL
PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
FIRM. HER WORK IS FOCUSED ON
SOCIAL VALUE AND EQUITY IN THE
UNITED STATES AND THE WEST
COAST, ADVISING CLIENTS AND
TECHNICAL TEAMS ON METHODS TO
EMBED AND EVALUATE EQUITY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. WE'RE
VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THEM
STANDING UP AND BEING A PART OF
THIS COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE
OTHER REAPPOINTMENTS THAT YOU
HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY. AND HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION OF ME OR
THE APPOINTEES. THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH FOR
BEING HERE ON A DAY WHERE YOU'RE
HERE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO
HAVE YOUR APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
WE USUALLY GET INTO A LOT OF
QUESTIONS. I USUALLY HAVE A LOT
OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO EXPAND
UPON YOUR BACKGROUND AND HOW YOU
ARE GOING TO HELP OUR
COMMISSION. WE HAVE A LOT GOING
ON TODAY. I THINK YOU'VE HEARD
THE HEAVINESS IN THE
CONVERSATION, SO I'M JUST GOING
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
VOLUNTEER SERVICE ON OUR
COMMISSION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
I DO JUST WANT TO OPEN IT UP IF
ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY BRIEF
STATEMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE, I'D JUST LIKE TO SORT
OF REENFORCE WHAT MY COLLEAGUE
SAID, REAPPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE,
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP AND
TO HELP OUR CITY.
>> NO COMMENTS, JUST
APPRECIATION AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO SERVING THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND IT'S BEEN A
PLEASURE AND EXCITED TO WRAP UP
THIS FINAL YEAR IN THIS
POSITION. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
3463 THROUGH 3467. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS. IF THERE ARE NO
FINAL COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> VICE CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR LIN.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE VOTES
IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
WILL BE SENT TO THE APRIL 26th,
2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE'LL
NOW MOVE ON TOT SIXTH ITEM OF
BUSINESS.
>> AGENDA ITEM 6, COUNCIL BILL
121171, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
LAND USE AND ZONING REPEALING
ORDINANCE 127191 WHICH ALLOWED
RESIDENTIAL USE WITHIN THE
TRANSITION AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT
UNDER CHAPTER 23.74 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU. THE LEGISLATION
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON WOULD REPEAL
ORDINANCE 127191 WHICH ALLOWED
IN THE STADIUM TRANSITION
OVERLAY DISTRICT. THIS IS IN
RESPONSE TO A GROWTH MANAGEMENT
HEARING BOARD'S DECISION
FINDING THAT THE ORDINANCE WAS
INCORRECTLY PASSED AT COUNCIL
AND CONTAINED PROCEDURAL ERRORS.
WE'RE GOING TO HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING TODAY. WE ARE NOT GOING
TO BE TAKING A VOTE, BUT AS --
SO AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM
NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING
ON COUNCIL BILL 121171,
REPEALING ORDINANCE 127 --
STORY, ON COUNCIL BILL 121171
REPEALING ORDINANCE 127191. HOW
MANY ARE SIGNED UP?
>> THERE ARE THREE IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS AND THREE REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PROVIDED
TWO MINUTES. CLERK, I WILL NOW
HAND THIS OVER TO YOU TO PRESENT
THE INSTRUCTIONS. THE SAME
PUBLIC COMMENT RULES APPLY TO
THIS HEARING. A 10-SECOND CHIME
WILL SOUND WHEN YOU NOTICE THAT
THE TIME STARTS TO WRAP UP FOR
COMMENTS. AS SPEAKERS' MICS
WILL BE MUTED AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME. PUBLIC COMMENT
RELATING TO COUNCIL BILL 121171
IS ONLY BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS
PUBLIC HEARING. SPEAKERS ARE
ASKED TO START BY STATING THEIR
NAME. FIRST SPEAKER IS DAN
FOLLOWED BY BILLY
HEATHERRINGTON.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR LIN,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
DAN, I'M WITH INTERNATIONAL
LONGSHORE WAREHOUSE UNION 119.
I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM
6. SINCE COUNCIL BILL 121171 WAS
PASSED LAST YEAR, THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT HEARING BOARD BROUGHT
NEW PERSPECTIVE INTO THE POLICY
CONVERSATION THAT COMPELS THE
CITY TO ACT. COUNCIL MEMBER
LIN'S BILL IS SIMPLY THE
NECESSARY STEP TO COMPLY WITH
GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARING
BOARD'S ORDER [ INAUDIBLE ]
ABOVE AND BEYOND THIS NECESSARY
PROCEDURAL STEP TO COMPLY WITH
STATE OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS. WE
KNOW THAT THE CHALLENGES
CONFRONTING WORKING FAMILIES
ACROSS THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL
REQUIRE ALL OF US TO WORK
TOGETHER MOVING FORWARD. WE CAN
AND SHOULD FIND WAYS TO WORK
TOGETHER TO CONFRONT HISTORIC
CHALLENGES THIS CITY WILL FACE,
THAT NO SINGLE POLITICIAN,
STAKEHOLDER OR CAN CONFRONT
ALONE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
COMPLETION OF A STUDY WORK BEING
CONDUCTED BY THE ES TAD AND
OPCD, AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL BILL
30297 TO HELP US BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURES FACING
OUR MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LANDS AS
MAJOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, SUCH
AS SOUND TRANSIT MOVE FORWARD.
WE ALSO NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE
IMPACTS AND ANY CHANGES TO
OPERATIONS AT SOUTH HOLGATE
STREETS, ONE OF THE FEW
EAST/WEST CROSSINGS IN SOTO THAT
WILL CREATE FREIGHT SYSTEMS.
EXPECT INCREASED CARGO ACTIVITY
AT TERMINAL 46 BY A SIGNED
M.O.W. YOU HAVE TO BE FULLY
VETTED. ALL OF THESE CHANGES
NEED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN
TOTAL, NOT IN SILOS. AS POLICY
CONVERSATION CONTINUES. I URGE
SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121171.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP BILLY HEATHERRINGTON.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR LIN AND
REST OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I'M BILLY. I WORK FOR LINE
LOCAL 242. AND DIDN'T REALLY
HAVE ANY COMMENTS PREPARED THIS
MORNING, BUT I DID WANT TO
REMIND WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON
THIS ORDINANCE LAST YEAR, WE HAD
OVER 30 ORGANIZATIONS THAT
REPRESENTED OVER 150,000 UNION
MEMBERS, 300 SMALL BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS AND HAD A LARGE
COALITION THAT WORKED ON THIS
ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE HOUSING,
HALF OF WHICH WOULD BE
AFFORDABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND TO ACTIVATE A
COMMUNITY THAT WELCOMES WELL
OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE TO BOTH OF
OUR STADIUMS DOWN THERE EACH AND
EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO WHILE I AM
AGAINST THE NUMBER SIX ON THE
AGENDA HERE TODAY, I KNOW THAT
THERE ARE -- THERE'S WORKING ON
-- WE'RE WORKING ON EITHER A
RESOLUTION OR SOME PATHWAY
FORWARD WHICH WOULD ALLOW THIS
IN THE FUTURE DOWN THERE, AND AS
FAR AS THE ORDINANCE GOES, THE
SUBSTANCE OF THE ORDINANCE WAS
DEEMED VALID AND THE PROCEDURAL
STUFF CAN BE CHANGED IT, CAN BE
WORKED ON BY THE CITY IN THE
FUTURE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE RACHEL SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC HEARING. RACHEL.
>> RACHEL, A MOMENT OF
CLARIFICATION. THIS IS A PUBLIC
HEARING RELATED TO SOTO HOUSING
REPEAL, NOT TO PREVIOUS ITEMS ON
THE LIST. IS YOUR COMMENT
RELATED TO THAT?
>> YES. IT IS RELATED TO THE
PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM. I CAN,
LIKE, FILL OUT A COMMENT PART IF
ANYBODY IS GOING TO READ IT.
>> THANK YOU, RACHEL. WE
ABSOLUTELY WILL READ IT, AND
ALSO WE HAVE STAFF WHO WOULD BE
HAPPY TO CHAT WITH YOU.
APOLOGIES FOR THAT. THANK YOU,
RACHEL.
>> THAT CONCLUDES IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
REMOTE, STARTING WITH JESSA.
>> JESS, GO AHEAD AND HIT STAR
6, PLEASE.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY MUST
TAKE THIS ACTION TODAY TO COMPLY
WITH THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT HERE
[ INAUDIBLE ] AND THE PROCEDURAL
ISSUES IDENTIFIED WITH ORDINANCE
121171 FROM 2025. WHILE IT'S
DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THE REPEAL
OF A POLICY THAT MANY IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD VIEWED [ INAUDIBLE
] WE RECOGNIZE THE CITY'S
OBLIGATION TO ADDRESS THOSE
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS. AT THE
SAME TIME, WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT THE UNDERLYING NEED THAT
MOTIVATED OUR SUPPORT OF THIS
ORDINANCE HAS NOT GONE AWAY.
PIONEER SQUARE AND THE
SURROUNDING DISTRICTS REMAIN
SOME OF THE MOST TRANSIT-RICH
AND INFRASTRUCTURE-READY PARTS
OF SEATTLE FOR RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT, YET WE CONTINUE TO
SEE FAR LESS RESIDENTIAL
PRESENCE THAN DESIRED.
INCREASING RESIDENTIAL DENSITY
IN AND AROUND PIONEER SQUARE IS
CRITICAL TO CREATING THE KIND OF
VIBRANT, SAFE AND ECONOMICALLY
RESILIENT NEIGHBORHOOD WE ARE
ALL WORKING TOWARD. MORE
RESIDENTS SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES, ACTIVATE OUR STREETS
IN MORE HOURS OF THE DAY AND
HELP BALANCE THE DISTRICT'S
ECONOMY. SO WHILE TODAY'S
ACTION ADDRESSES A PROCEDURAL
REQUIREMENT, WE HOPE IT IS NOT
THE END OF THIS IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION. THE ALLIANCE FOR
PIONEER SQUARE LOOKS FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THIS COMMITTEE,
CITY COUNCIL AND RELEVANT CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO EXPLORE PATHWAYS
THAT RESPONSIBLY ADD MORE
RESIDENTIAL PRESENCE IN THIS
AREA. OUR CITY DEFINITELY NEEDS
MORE [ INAUDIBLE ], AND WE
BELIEVE PIONEER SQUARE SHOULD BE
THAT SOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR WORK ON
THESE ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE DAVID
FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS DAVE, I LIVE IN DISTRICT
5. IN LIGHT OF THE ONGOING WORK
BY COUNCIL, I FIND IT IRONIC
THAT 121171 IS BEING CONSIDERED
IF NOT NECESSITATED. WE ARE
CONSISTENTLY INFORMED THAT WE
FACE A HOUSING CRISIS [
INAUDIBLE ] CONSTRUCTION OF MORE
HOUSING. IN PHASE ONE OF THE
PLAN, WE WENT UPPRECEDENTED
UPZONING. HOWEVER, THE EXTENT TO
WHICH THIS HOUSING WILL BE
AFFORDABLE REMAINS UNCERTAIN.
AND IN PHASE TWO OF THE COMP
PLAN, THE REGIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS WILL UPZONE
NEIGHBORHOODS, POTENTIALLY
LEADING TO THEIR ELIMINATION.
DESPITE THESE EFFORTS, WE NOW
HAVE THIS LEGISLATION, COUNCIL
BILL 121171 WHICH PROPOSES THE
REMOVAL OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
FROM THE STADIUM DISTRICT. HOW
CAN WE MOVE THIS OPPORTUNITY,
AGAIN, YOU'VE NECESSITATED WHEN
THE COMP PLAN IS [ INAUDIBLE ]
WORKING TO INCREASE IT. WHETHER
WE ARE EXPERIENCING A HOUSING
CRISIS OR NOT. I URGE YOU TO
MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY [ INAUDIBLE
] THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS
CONTRIBUTED TAXES JUST LIKE
LARGE BUSINESSES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP DAVID HAYNES.
>> HI. THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES.
THE FACT THAT THE PORT OF
SEATTLE WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO
CANCEL A BUNCH OF POTENTIAL
HOUSING DICTATES AND DEMANDS
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REMIND THE
PORT OF SEATTLE THAT WHEN THEY
USE THE EXCUSE THAT THEY CAN'T
HAVE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN
THEIR PATHWAY TO THE HIGHWAY
THAT THE PORT HAS TO HONOR THE
RESPECT AND THE SLOW SPEED THAT
THEY SPEED THROUGH WHEN PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO THE BASEBALL GAME,
LIKE 81 TIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO GO
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE FOR A BASEBALL
GAME, AND AT THE ENTRANCE IS THE
ROAD RAGE, INCONSIDERATE AND
DISRESPECTFUL PORT OF SEATTLE'S
TRUCKS WHO TOXIFY AND ROAD RAGE
FLOWING IN THEIR DIESEL PEDAL
AND RUIN THE QUALITY THAT
DEMANDED THAT PEOPLE NOT HAVE TO
LIVE DOWN THERE AND SUFFER THE
SUFFOCATING CONSEQUENCES OF
TOXIC AIR. AND I'M HERE TO TELL
YOU THAT THE McERS WILL NEVER
WIN A WORLD SERIES, AND THE HOME
FIELD ADVANTAGE OF THE PORT OF
SEATTLE ABUSES THE HELL OUT OF
THE PEOPLE THAT COME DOWN THERE.
AND WE NEED AN ORDINANCE THAT
SAYS THE TRAIN IS NOT ALLOWED TO
HONK ITS HORN THAT RULES THE
BULLPEN, THAT MESSES UP THE
MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN
THE STADIUM, NOTHING LIKE A 12th
FAN IN A RAGE YELLING AS LOUD AS
POSSIBLE, BUT YET WHEN THE PORT
CAME SPEEDING THROUGH THAT SAME
INTERSECTION, HONKING THEIR
HORN, GOING FASTER THAN
NECESSARY, IT REINS THE QUALITY
OF LIVING DOWN THERE. AND IT
DRIVES PEOPLE NUTS. AND YET WE
GOT A HOTEL ON THE OTHER SIEVD
THE STADIUM, BUT YOU ALL DON'T
WANT TO REALIZE THAT THE PORT
HAS DICTATED A BUNCH OF ABUSIVE
POLICIES THAT HAVE CHEATED
PEOPLE OUT OF A BASKETBALL ARENA
DOWN THERE AND IT'S RUINING THE
QUALITY. WE NEED A SPEED LIMIT
ENFORCEMENT OF 25 OR [ INAUDIBLE
]
>> THANK YOU.
>> HET E SMITH IS ALSO SIGNED UP
FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
HEATHER, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO
PLEASE CALL IN, WE CAN RETURN TO
PUBLIC COMMENT IN A MOMENT. NEXT
UP WE'RE GOING TO RETURN NEXT
TO IN-PERSON. STEVE, YOU'RE UP
NEXT.
>> WELL, MY GRANDFATHER ON MY
MOTHER'S SIDE WOULD PROBABLY BE
HAPPY IF I DIDN'T SPEAK TO
THIS. HE WAS A LONGSHOREMAN. AND
A KIND, GENERALLE PERSON AS
WELL. OUR PROBLEM IN HOUSING IS
NOT NUMBER OF HOUSES, IT'S DO
THEY RELATE TO THE INCOME OF THE
PEOPLE, THAT'S WHY WE SEE
PEOPLE WITHOUT HOUSING IN THIS
CITY. THIS WAS NOT A VERY BRIGHT
IDEA IN THE FIRST PLACE TO PUT
HOUSING BY INDUSTRIAL. THAT HAS
NEVER WORKED OUT VERY WELLFULLY
WHERE. IT USUALLY MEANS
TRANSITION FROM INDUSTRIAL. NOW,
WE HAVE WORKING CLASS JOBS, AND
SOME OF THEM ARE JOBS THAT EVEN
LEAD TO MIDDLE CLASS INCOMES
WHICH WILL NOT BE THERE IF WE
DESTROY THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE. AND
IF WE ADD HOUSING TO IT, WE WILL
DESTROY THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE.
NOW, THAT LOGIC DID NOT WORK
WHEN THIS WAS PASSED BY THE
COUNCIL. THE ONLY THING THAT
SEEMS TO BE PROTECTING THE
INDUSTRIAL RIGHT NOW IS THE
WATER TABLE WHICH IT'S GOING TO
BE HARD FOR YOU FOLKS TO CHANGE.
SO YOU'RE REALLY NOT TAKING A
LOT FROM YOUR DEVELOPER FRIENDS
BY REMOVING HOUSING. THIS IS
SOMETHING WHICH IS VERY, VERY
LOGICAL. AND MY HOPE IS THAT
BECAUSE IT'S LOGICAL, AND THEY
PROBABLY ARE NOT GOING TO FULLY
BENEFIT FROM IT ANYWAY, YOUR
GODS, THE DEVELOPERS, THAT MAYBE
YOU CAN DO THE RIGHT THING
WITHOUT ANY REAL PROBLEM AND
MAYBE EVEN FEEL A LITTLE GOOD
ABOUT IT AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE SOME INDUSTRY IS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT TO SEATTLE, AND
THE PORT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
TO SEATTLE. AND I HOPE THAT
YOU'LL CONSIDER THAT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
>> NEXT UP LINDSEY.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I WAS NOT INITIALLY
PLANNING ON TESTIFYING BUT HEARD
SOME COMMENTS HERE AND THOUGHT
I'D SHARE SOME THOUGHTS. I'M
LINDSEY, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHWEST
SEAPORT ALLIANCE, THE
SEATTLE-TACOMA PASSPORT
OVERSEEING MARINE CARGO IN BOTH
HARBORS. WE FULLY SUPPORT THE
ACTIONS OF BOTH COMMITTEES TO
REPEAL THE ORDINANCE. AS WE'VE
SHARED WITH THIS BODY MANY
TIMES, THE GLOBAL CARGO INDUSTRY
IS INCREDIBLY COMPETITIVE SPACE.
THAT'S WHY OUR ORGANIZATION WAS
FORMED 10 YEARS AGO, AND THAT'S
WHY WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE
CITY TO DETERMINE OUR COLLECTIVE
FUTURE AS A PORT CARGO CITY.
THIS IS NOT A PROCEDURAL ISSUE.
IT'S A SUBSTANTIVE ONE. THIS IS
NOT A HOUSING DEBATE. THIS IS
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR MARINE
-- MARITIME WORK FORCE. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING THESE
DISCUSSIONS IN THE WEEKS TO
COME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES SIGNUPS FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU ALL. THAT WAS OUR
LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER PRESENT
TO SPEAK AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL
BILL IS NOW CLOSED. WE ARE GOING
TO CALL A SHORT JUST A COUPLE
MINUTE RECESS HERE TO ALLOW OUR
PRESENTERS TO GET SITUATED AND
TO ALLOW THE PRESENTATION TO GET
SET UP. SO WE ARE IN A SHORT
RECESS. THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AIM 1st,
2026 LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE. IT IS
10:54 A.M. I'M THE LAND USE
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. WE'RE
GOING TO CALL THE ROLL ONE MORE
TIME. SO PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> VICE CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR LIN.
>> PRESENT
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. AND WE'LL NOW
PROCEED TO OUR NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS, AND I SEE WE HAVE
FOLKS READY. BUT, CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE AGENDA ITEM 7. SCWREANT
ITEM 7, PRESENTATIONS AND
DISCUSSIONS WITH SHELTER AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO
OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO OUR SHELTER
SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR JOINING US
TODAY. THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC FOR PROVIDING
COMMENT. THAT WAS VERY, VERY
MOVING AND KIND OF INTERESTING
TO HEAR SORT OF A COALITION OR
SUCH A -- THERE'S SO MUCH
SUPPORT FOR BOTH SHELTER AND
SERVICES. AND SO VERY EXCITED TO
HEAR YOUR PERSPECTIVES. TO MY
COLLEAGUES, I THINK WE'D LOVE
TO HEAR FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND OUR PROVIDERS FIRST AND KIND
OF HOLD OUR COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END IF
THAT'S OKAY. SO WITH THAT, I'D
LOVE TO PROCEED. THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
CHAIR LIN. AND GOOD MORNING,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M GOING TO
LET MY COLLEAGUE JON REALLY GO
DOWN THROUGH THE FULL PROPOSAL.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE
TIME TO OFFER KIND OF SOME
INITIAL HIGH-LEVEL OPENING
STATEMENT. MAYOR WILSON'S
SHELTER ACCELERATION PLAN IS
GROUNDED IN A SIMPLE BUT URGENT
PREMISE THAT WE MUST
DRAMATICALLY INCREASE ACCESS TO
SAFE, DIGNIFIED AND EFFECTIVE
SHELTER, AND WE MUST DO IT NOW.
THE PROPOSAL THAT WE'LL BE
DISCUSSING TODAY FOCUSES ON
INCREASING CENSUS LIMITS FOR
EXISTING AND FUTURE TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS, PARTICULARLY TINY
HOME VILLAGES SO WE CAN SERVE
MORE PEOPLE QUICKLY WITHIN
MODELS THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING.
TODAY MANY OF THESE SITES ARE
OPENING BELOW THEIR POTENTIAL
DUE TO OUTDATED OR OVERLY
RESTRICTIVE CAPS. BY RESPONSIBLY
INCREASING ALLOWABLE CAPACITY,
WE CAN BRING TOGETHER MORE
PEOPLE INSIDE FASTER WITHOUT THE
DELAYS THAT COME WITH SITING
ENTIRELY NEW LOCATIONS. THIS IS
A POLICY CHOICE GROUNDED IN WHAT
WE KNOW WHAT WORKS. TRADITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS IN SEATTLE HAS --
EXCUSE ME, TRADITIONAL TINY HOME
VILLAGES HAVE DEMONSTRATED
HIGHER OUTCOMES, EFFECTIVE CASE
MANAGEMENT AND MEANINGFUL
TRANSITIONS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING. THE PROPOSAL THAT WE
WILL BE DISCUSSING TODAY BUILDS
ON THAT SUCCESS BY PAIRING
INCREASED CAPACITY WITH CLEAR
OPERATIONAL STANDARDS, ENSURING
THAT PROVIDERS ARE EQUIPPED TO
MAINTAIN SAFETY, QUALITY AND
PERFORMANCE AS SITES GROW. EACH
ADDITIONAL PLACEMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED BY
ROBUST CASE MANAGEMENT,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONNECTIONS
AND HOUSING NAVIGATION. WE ARE
NOT SIMPLY EXPANDING NUMBERS, WE
ARE SCALING A PATHWAY TO
STABILITY. OUR OVERALL APPROACH
STRENGTHENS COORDINATION WITH
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND OUTREACH
SYSTEMS BY INCREASING AVAILABLE
PLACEMENTS WITH ENTRUSTED,
ACCESSIBLE SITES, WE IMPROVE OUR
ABILITY TO IMMEDIATE
ALTERNATIVES TO UNSHELTERED
LIVING AND ADDRESS UNSAFE
CONDITIONS IN PUBLIC SPACES IN A
MORE CONSISTENT AND HUMANE WAY.
IMPORTANTLY, WE WILL MAXIMIZE
EXISTING INVESTMENTS, LEVERAGING
INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDER
EXPERTISE AND COMMUNITY
RELATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY IN
PLACE WHILE ADVANCING A MORE
EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE
RESPONSE. WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT
THE STATUS QUO IS NOT MEETING
THE SCALE OF NEED. THE PROPOSAL
THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
DISCUSSING TODAY ALLOWS US TO
ACT QUICKLY, RESPONSIBLY AND
WITH PROVEN TOOLS TO BRING MORE
PEOPLE INSIDE AND MOVE THEM
TOWARD PERMANENT HOUSING. I WANT
TO PASS IT ON TO MY COLLEAGUES,
JON, JON GRANT AND ALISON
HOLCOMB WHO WILL WALK YOU
THROUGH SOME EXAMPLES THAT WE'VE
SEEN IN OTHER COMMUNITIES AND
REALLY DIVE INTO THE WHY THE
NEED TO EXPAND CENSUS. SO THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME FOR
THE OPENING STATEMENT AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEPUTY
MAYOR. JUST GOING TO INTERRUPT
FOR ONE SECOND. JOINED BY
COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. ALSO
JUST -- I KIND OF FORGOT TO
PROVIDE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT SETTING. THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS TRANSMITTED TO
COUNCIL A BILL THAT WOULD MODIFY
ON AN INTERIM BASIS DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS. JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY THAT THAT HASN'T BEEN
INTRODUCED YET, BUT WE ARE
HEARING ABOUT THESE PROPOSED
MODIFICATIONS. AND I DID JUST
WANT TO ALLOW OUR COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF KEETLE TO PROVIDE
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION
ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS THAT THESE
ARE INTERIM REGULATIONS, JUST SO
THAT WE CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND
THE NATURE OF THE INTERIM
PROPOSAL. KEETLE, CAN YOU JUST
SPEAK TO THAT FOR A MOMENT?
>> SURE. YEAH. IN ADDITION, WHAT
I'LL SAY, OF COURSE, A MEMO
FROM BOTH [ INAUDIBLE ] PRODUCED
THAT YOU CAN ALSO USE FOR
REFERENCE HERE. BUT INTERIM
REGULATIONS SHOULD BE PRETTY
FAMILIAR TO THE COUNCIL BY NOW.
WE HAVE SEEN A COUPLE IN RECENT
MONTHS, THE MOST RECENT EXAMPLE
IS THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON
THE TENSION FACILITY SITING AND
EXPANSION IN THE CITY AND ALSO,
OF COURSE, THE EXTENSIONS OF
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS WHICH THE
CITY IS NO LONGER DOING, BUT
MOST RECENTLY THAT HAPPENED IN
DECEMBER OF 2025. SO WHAT IS AN
INTERIM REGULATION? IT IS A
PATHWAY THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO
PUT IN PLACE TEMPORARY
REGULATIONS AND DEFER A LOT OF
THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED FOR
A PIECE OF LAND USE LEGISLATION
AND THOSE PROCEDURAL
REQUIREMENTS CAN INCLUDE THINGS
LIKE CEPA AND A REQUIRED PUBLIC
HEARING. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT
THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO DO
THOSE THINGS, BUT THE PUBLIC
HEARING CAN BE HELD AFTER THE
FACT, AND CEPA REVIEW CAN BE
DONE ON WHAT ARE CONSIDERED
REPERMANENT REGULATIONS WHICH
TAKE OUT THE INTERIM REGULATIONS
AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE BILL
THAT WAS TRANSMITTED BY THE
MAYOR HAS A WORK PLAN FOR
PUTTING PERMANENT REGULATIONS IN
FRONT OF THE COUNCIL THAT
CONTEMPLATES THAT THE COUNCIL
WILL BE CONSIDERING THOSE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS ABOUT THIS
TIME NEXT YEAR. IN THE MEANTIME,
SDCI WOULD DO CEPA REVIEW ON
THOSE PERMITTED REGULATIONS, AND
THE COUNCIL WOULD AGAIN CONSIDER
THE MERITS OF -- ON A PERMANENT
BASIS OF INCREASING THE CENSUS
FOR TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, KEETLE. I JUST
WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT
FOR WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
THAT THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE
INTERIM, THAT THERE WOULD BE
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
PUBLIC, EVEN IF THESE WERE
PASSED, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK, THAT THERE WOULD BE A
POSSIBILITY FOR THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO REVISE THE PROPOSAL
BASED ON ANY FEEDBACK OR ANY
LEARNINGS THAT YOU'RE ENGAGING
IN FROM AS WE CONDUCT ON THIS,
ENGAGE IN THIS NEW PROPOSAL. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND PLEASE
PROCEED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JON GRANT, I'M A
SENIOR POLICY ADVISER IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. SO AS YOU KNOW,
THE MAYOR KATIE WILSON, HAS SET
A GOAL OF OPENING UP ONCE NEW
UNITS OF SHELTER AND EMERGENCY
HOUSING IN 2026. WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE A VERY ACTIVE YEAR WITH
FIFA JUST AROUND THE CORNER, AND
WE JUST KNOW THAT TO ALLEVIATE
THE SUFFERING THAT IS CAUSED BY
HOMELESSNESS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY
HAVE TO ACCELERATE SHELTER
EXPANSION TO GET MORE PEOPLE
INSIDE. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES
INVOLVED WITH THIS LEGISLATION?
CURRENT LAND USE CODE LIMITS 100
PEOPLE PER SITE AT TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS THAT CAN INCLUDE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, TENT CITIES
AND RV SAFE LOTS, BUT FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE MAYOR'S INTENT
AND PROPOSAL, WE'RE REALLY
FOCUSING ON EXPANDING
MICROSHELTER SITES. THERE ARE
LIMITED PUBLICLY OWNED SITES
SUITABLE FOR MICROSHELTERS, AND
MOST ALREADY HAVE A MICROSHELTER
OR TINY HOUSE VILLAGE ON THEM.
MANY OF THESE SITES ACTUALLY
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
UNUSED LAND THAT'S OWNED BY THE
CITY OR ANOTHER PUBLIC PARTNER
THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE SITE. SO
AS A RESULT, PUBLIC LAND IS
SITTING UNUSED WHILE DEMAND FOR
SHELTER REMAINS HIGH. JUST AS
KEETLE WAS SUGGESTING
EXPLAINING, THIS IS INTERIM
LEGISLATION THAT WILL EXPIRE
AFTER 12 MONTHS. IT WILL
INCREASE THE CENSUS LIMIT FOR
TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS
CITYWIDE FROM 100 TO 150 PEOPLE
AND ALLOWS AT LEAST ONE SITE
LIMITED TO ONE COUNCIL -- IN
EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT UP TO 250
PEOPLE. THE INTENT OF THIS
INTERIM LEGISLATION IS TO NOT
ALLOW, YOU KNOW, PROCESS GET IN
THE WAY OF THE URGENCY AND
PREJUDICE THAT WE ARE FACING AS
A CITY IN DEALING WITH
HOMELESSNESS. SO THE EMERGENCY
PROVISION WITHIN THE LEGISLATION
ALLOWS SDCI TO START THE PROCESS
OF THE CEPA REVIEW CONCURRENTLY
AS THE COUNCIL POTENTIALLY PUT
THIS IS INTO EFFECT. IT ALLOWS
US TO ACT NOW AND DO THE PROCESS
AT THE SAME TIME, OTHERWISE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW HAS TO
HAPPEN FIRST, AND THEN, YOU
KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT
POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, IT
GETTING PUSHED OUT TO 2027
BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IF
THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO DO SO. SO
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THIS IS NOT NEW, OR THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT IS DONE
NATIONWIDE. THERE ARE PROVEN
LARGE-SCALE MODELS, AND WE HAVE
SPOKEN TO MANY OF THESE
PROVIDERS TO LEARN FROM THEM,
AND YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ONE
TODAY. WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS
THE COUNTRY IS THAT MICROSHELTER
PROGRAMS CAN SCALE TO 100 TO 220
UNITS PER SITE. AND, AGAIN, YOU
MIGHT HAVE ONE OR 1 1/2 PEOPLE
LIVING IN EACH UNIT. SO AT THE
LARGEST SITE, MORE THAN 300
PEOPLE ARE SERVED IN A SINGLE
LOCATION. THAT SITE THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT IS THE SECOND
EXAMPLE HERE, TAMPA HOPE IN
TAMPA, FLORIDA. IT HAS 215
MICROMODULAR UNITS THAT ARE
BUILT BY PALLET. AND THE SLIDE
HERE SAYS 75 TENTS, BUT WE SPOKE
TO THEM RECENTLY, AND THEY'VE
ACTUALLY EXPANDED TO 117 TENTS
-- OR, EXCUSE ME. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE I GET THAT RIGHT. 116 TENTS
LOCATED IT SITE SERVING OVER 340
PEOPLE NOW. THERE'S ALSO THE
JESUS CENTER WHICH IS LOCATED IN
CHICO, CALIFORNIA, WITH 177
SITES. WE SPOKE TO THEM, AND
THEY SAY THEY AVERAGE ABOUT 200
PEOPLE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AND
THAT SITE IS CALLED THE GENESIS
PALLET SHELTER. WE ALSO
CONTACTED THEARO SACKO VILLAGE
IN LOS ANGELES. THIS IS ABOUT
117 UNITS. THEY GAVE US THE
UPDATED NUMBER THERE. AND THEY
SERVE CURRENTLY 168 PEOPLE, BUT
THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HOST
UP TO 224 FOLKS IN THEIR
MICROMODULAR SHELTERS. AND THEN
AT THE WEST L.A. VETERANS
ASSOCIATION, IT'S 155 UNITS
WITH AN ESTIMATED 200 PEOPLE
BEING SERVED. AND THE THINGS
THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM TALKING
TO THESE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IS THAT THERE ARE SOME
COMMON THREADS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THESE PROGRAMS OPERATE WELL AND
SUCCESSFULLY. THOSE COMMON
THREADS ARE 24/7 STAFFING,
HAVING ONSITE CASE MANAGEMENT
AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE
FOLKS THAT NEED THEM. YOU KNOW,
HAVING A STRONG WELLNESS CHECK
ON FOLKS WHO MAY BE AT RISK,
HAVING CONTROLLED ENTRY SO
THERE'S DEFINED PERIMETER AND
SECURITY AT THE SITE SO THAT,
YOU KNOW, NOT JUST ANYONE CAN
ENTER THE SITE. SO WE WANTED TO
GIVE A HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE, AND
I REALLY WANT TO STRESS TO THE
COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC WHO IS
LISTENING TODAY HYPOTHETICAL. WE
WANTED TO REALLY, LIKE, GIVE A
PICTURE ABOUT WHAT WOULD IT LOOK
LIKE IF POTENTIALLY THIS
LEGISLATION WERE TO GO INTO
EFFECT. THIS IS CAMP SECOND
CHANCE. THIS IS LAND OWNED BY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
SPECIFICALLY THE FINANCE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. THIS IS IN SOUTHWEST
SEATTLE ON MIRES WAY. THE COST
OF RENTING THE LAND TO THE CITY
IS ZERO DOLLARS. AND I JUST WANT
TO POINT OUT THAT WHEN THE LAND
IS ZERO DOLLARS, THE COST PER
UNIT, OF COURSE, GOES DOWN
CONSIDERABLY. AND SO THAT'S WHY
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MICROMODULAR
SHELTERS, THE COST PER UNIT IS
TYPICALLY MORE EFFICIENT BECAUSE
WHEN WE CAN SITE IT ON PUBLIC
LAND, WE GET THOSE TYPES OF
EFFICIENCIES. CURRENTLY THERE'S
ABOUT 69 UNITS. UNDER THE
LEGISLATION, AN ESTIMATED 120
UNITS COULD BE ADDED TO GET TO A
TOTAL POPULATION OF 250. AND,
AGAIN, ABOUT 1.3 PEOPLE PER UNIT
IS THE CALCULATION WE'RE USING
THERE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE
COULD BE TWO PEOPLE LIVING IN A
SINGLE TINY HOUSE. AND SO THAT
POPULATION CAN GO UP AND DOWN.
BUT THE CAP WOULD BE 250. THIS
LAND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
MAP, THERE'S A LOT OF IT. IT
ACTUALLY SPANS A FEW PARCELS
HERE. IT'S 143,000 SQUARE FEET,
BUT ONLY ABOUT 40,000 TO 60,000
SQUARE FEET WHICH IS THAT YELLOW
CIRCLE JUST SOUTH OF THE
EXISTING VILLAGE IS WHAT WE
REQUIRE TO EXPAND IT TO GET TO
THAT ADDITIONAL 120 UNITS.
AGAIN, JUST A HYPOTHETICAL
EXAMPLE. SO WE KNOW THAT WITH
LARGE SITES WE WANT TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS
AND INTERESTS AROUND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THAT THIS IS A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, THE
PROVIDER, THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
OPERATIONAL SAFETY, THAT HAVE
THAT 24/7 STAFFING AND DEFINED
SITE BOUNDARIES AND SECURE
ENTRY. EVERY PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
IN THE PROGRAM WILL SIGN A CODE
OF CONDUCT THAT PROHIBITS THINGS
LIKE NO WEAPONS OR ANY KIND OF
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, AND SOME OF
OUR PROVIDERS HERE WILL GIVE A
LITTLE BIT MORE TEXTURE TO WHAT
THAT CAN LOOK LIKE. AND UNDER
THE CITY CODE, THERE'S ALREADY
A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
A TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENT
PROGRAM. THAT IS WHERE NEIGHBORS
CAN JOIN A MONTHLY MEETING, TALK
DIRECTLY WITH THE STAFF, PROVIDE
DIRECT INPUT, BOTH TO PROVIDE
NOT JUST ACCOUNTABILITY BUT ALSO
SUPPORT. THIS IS AN AVENUE FOR
FOLKS TO POTENTIALLY DO DONATION
DRIVES AND SUPPORT THE FOLKS
THAT ARE IN THESE VILLAGES, YOU
KNOW, PERHAPS WITH LIKE FOOD
DONATIONS AND CLOTHING DRIVES.
ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, EVERY
CONTRACT WILL HAVE A GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT OR A
NEIGHBORHOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM
THAT MAKES SURE WE ARE -- THAT
THESE PROGRAMS ARE BEING GOOD
NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITIES
THAT THEY'RE LOCATED. AND
PARTNERING WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TALK ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S CALLED SEP TED
OR CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND MAKE
SURE THERE'S GOOD LIGHTING,
SAFE ACCESS POINTS AND GOOD
VISIBILITY FOR THESE LOCATIONS.
AND EVERY SITE IS GOING TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND APPROVED BEFORE IT'S OPENED
BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE ALISON HOLCOMB TO TALK
ABOUT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU, JON. I'M
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY IN MAYOR WILSON'S
ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
EXCUSE ME, THIS MORNING. AS JON
WAS JUST DESCRIBING TO YOU,
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SAFETY
STRATEGIES THAT OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY PARTNERS, INCLUDING
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND
I'M GOING TO FOCUS SPECIFICALLY
ON SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN
ENGAGE IN TO SUPPORT SAFETY
AROUND NEW SHELTERS THAT ARE
OFFERED. STRONG SAFETY PLANNING,
JON'S TALKED ABOUT THIS A
LITTLE BIT. THIS IS ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN REALLY,
MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE
DESIGN CHANGES THAT ARE
IMPLEMENTED WHEN WE'RE LOOKING
AT LOCATIONS THAT MAY NOT HAVE
LIGHTING, LINES OF SIGHT, ET
CETERA, THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO
MAKING SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE
STAFFING THE SHELTERS, AS WELL
AS PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDERS HAVE
THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE SAFETY
QUICKLY IF THE NEED ARISES. YOU
SEE HERE REFERENCE TO DEEPER
COORDINATION BETWEEN UCT, OUR
UNIFIED CARE TEAM WHICH GOES AND
VISITS SITES ACROSS THE CITY,
ENCAMPMENTS THAT MAY BE ON
PUBLIC LANDS MAY BE CAUSING
OBSTRUCTION, SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, THAT TOO IS AROUND
MAINTAINING SAFETY IN A SPACE,
IN AN ENVIRONMENT, ENSURING THAT
THAT IS HAPPENING AT A VERY
COORDINATED AND NIMBLE LEVEL.
AND THEN STRONG COMMUNICATIONS
NEED TO BE ONGOING, NOT ONLY IN
PREPARATION FOR THE SHELTER, BUT
AS WE STAND THESE SHELTERS UP
AND BEGIN OPERATIONS, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE MAINTAINING THE
LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS THAT JON
MENTIONED WITH NEIGHBORING
BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORING
RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS
IN THE AREA SO THAT THEY'RE
ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SAFETY BY
PROVIDING INFORMATION TO SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS, LETTING THEM KNOW
HERE'S WHAT I SEE BECAUSE I'M
ON THE GROUND, I HAVE EYES ON, I
WANT TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT I'M SEEING ON THE DAY TO
DAY. NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. WHAT
I WANT TO FOCUS ON AS WELL IS
THE REALITY THAT THERE ARE
CERTAIN MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES WHO ARE TARGETING
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS,
SPECIFICALLY FOR ILLICIT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. THEY'RE
TARGETING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
AS CUSTOMERS FOR ILLICIT DRUG
TRADE, FOR EXAMPLE. THEY'RE
ALSO TARGETING VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS AS LABOR FOR HUMAN
TRAFFICKING RINGS, FOR ORGANIZED
RETAIL CRIME, FOR METAL
SCRAPPING. AND SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAS PRIORITIZED
DEVELOPMENT FOR A STRATEGY FOR
INVESTIGATING SPECIFICALLY THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN
THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY AND
LEVERAGING TARGETED ENFORCEMENT
AGAINST SUCH INDIVIDUALS TO
ENSURE THAT THESE SHELTERS HAVE
PROTECTION IN THE ENVIRONS
AROUND THEM, THAT WE ARE
ACTUALLY TARGETING THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT WE DO
HAVE PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP, WHO
NEED SHELTER, WHO NEED SERVICES.
AND AS TWO OF OUR SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT MEMBERS, ASSISTANT
CHIEF ROD BROWN AND NORTH
PRECINCT CAPTAIN, GEORGE
DAVIDSON HAVE MET, FOR EXAMPLE,
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ TO
TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
ACTIVITIES OCCURRING IN HER
DISTRICT. AND SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS ARE AVAILABLE TO TALK
WITH ANY OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY
ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE HEARING ABOUT
PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT LOOK
LIKE THAT KIND OF TARGETED
ACTIVITY AGAINST EITHER
ENCAMPMENTS OR SHELTERS IN YOUR
DISTRICTS.
>> THANK YOU. THE FINAL TWO
SLIDES IS IN REGARDS TO SITING
CRITERIA. WE HEARD SOME VERY
STRONG FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL
MEMBERS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A
PRIORITIZATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
AND GOOD NEIGHBOR CRITERIA WHEN
WE ARE SELECTING THESE SITES. SO
WE WANTED TO SHARE AGAIN THE
SITING CRITERIA THAT WE'RE
USING WITH A PUBLIC SAFETY LENS
THAT WE WANT TO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD
PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS,
LOOKING AT DATA LIKE PRIORITY 1
AND PRIORITY 2911 CALLS, EMT
CALLS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE
ADJACENCY TO PARKS, STADIUMS OR
RETAIL OR OTHER SENSITIVE AREAS,
THE SEPTED ANALYSIS THAT ALISON
WAS JUST DESCRIBING, FIRE AND
LIFE SAFETY AND THOSE OTHER GOOD
NEIGHBOR CONSIDERATIONS. SO WE
JUST WANTED TO KIND OF SHARE
THIS CONSIDERATION AROUND PUBLIC
PRIORITIZATION, AND THAT TELLS
YOU HOW WE MITIGATE THOSE
STRATEGIES SO WE CAN HAVE SAFE
AND SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS. AND
THEN THE FINAL SLIDE HERE JUST
GOES OVER KIND OF JUST THE
SITING AND ZONING CRITERIA, YOU
KNOW, IS IT NEAR AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA,
IS THERE ALREADY ELECTRICAL AND
SEWER SERVICE NEARBY, WHAT DO WE
NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT
THESE SITES ARE ADA ACCESSIBLE
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT MANY FOLKS
WHO ARE UNSHELTERED MAY REQUIRE,
YOU KNOW, A WHEELCHAIR OR OTHER
ADA CHANGES TO THE SITE. AND
THEN WHAT ARE OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS LIKE THE SOIL
CONDITION AND OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. SO THAT
CONCLUDES THE MAYOR'S PORTION
OF THE PRESENTATION. I'M GOING
TO TURN IT OVER NOW TO THE NEXT
PRESENTER, AND WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED AND REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL THE PROVIDERS WHO SHOWED UP
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THEIR
SERVICE MODEL. AND I JUST WANT
TO EMPHASIZE THAT NOT EVERY
OPERATOR WANTS TO OPERATE A
250-PERSON SITE, RIGHT? THERE
ARE GOING TO BE A FEW PROVIDERS
THAT HAVE THE INTEREST, SCOPE
AND CAPACITY TO OPERATE THE SITE
THAT WAY. SO SOME PROVIDERS MAY
NOT WANT TO DO THIS. SOME DO.
AND SO WE INVITED THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE TO PRESENT AND
TALK ABOUT WAYS THAT THEY MIGHT
APPROACH OPERATING A SITE AT
THIS LEVEL TO PUT SOME TEXTURE
ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD
POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE. SO I'LL
GO AHEAD AND SHARE THIS
PRESENTATION AND TURN IT OVER TO
SHARON LEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF LEHIGH.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M SHARON
LEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND I
WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR FULL
SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING TINY
HOUSING VILLAGES TO 150
INDIVIDUALS. RIGHT NOW OUR
LARGEST VILLAGE IS 74 TINY
HOUSES WHICH MEANS THAT ONCE YOU
HAVE COUPLES, AND YOU -- YOU
KNOW, YOU'RE SORT OF TRYING NOT
TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF COUPLES,
YOU'RE EASILY BUMPING UP
AGAINST THE 100. SO WE THINK 150
MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE A TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE IN EVERY COUNCIL
DISTRICT. SO WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
THE WHOLE PROCESS OF WORKING
WITH MANY OF YOU IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION. WE RIGHT NOW HAVE
11 TINY HOUSE VILLAGES IN
SEATTLE, FOUR IN KING COUNTY. WE
ARE REALLY PUSHING. WE WANT TO
THANK EXECUTIVE YESTERDAY FOR
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY TOO
FOR ADDING 500 SHELTER BEDS AND
HOUSING UNITS. SO RIGHT NOW FOUR
VILLAGES IN KING COUNTY, AND
THEN WE HAVE TWO LARGE ONES IN
TACOMA. AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY
INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THE USE
OF PUBLIC PROPERTY. SO FAR WE'VE
BEEN ON F.A.S. PROPERTY, SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT, SPU, ALSO SOUND
TRANSIT, PORT OF SEATTLE, AND
WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE
COUNTY FOR COUNTY, KING COUNTY
PROPERTY. SO THAT SHOULD HAPPEN
VERY SOON. AND THEN WE HAVE
THESE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
CHURCHES THAT HAVE BEEN
SPONSORING TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
SO WE FEEL THAT THE 150 IS
EASILY ACHIEVABLE, AND WE AGREE
WITH THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL THAT
MAYBE IN A RARE SITUATION, A
SPECIAL SITUATION THERE COULD BE
250. AND SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY
THAT THERE'S OTHER PRECEDENCE
AROUND THE COUNTRY WHERE THIS
CAN WORK. AND THEN ALSO IF YOU
HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE HOPE
FACTORY TO BUILD A TINY HOUSE,
WE WELCOME YOU TO COME AND
ACTUALLY -- IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO BUILD IT, PAINT IT OR HELP
FURNISH IT. I THINK THAT WE
INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY AND
VOLUNTEERS AND NEIGHBORS, AND SO
IT'S BEEN -- WE'VE BEEN VERY
THRILLED WITH THE LEVEL OF
COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE WITH TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES BECAUSE PEOPLE
WOULD RATHER SUPPORT A TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE AND MAKE SURE
THEIR SIDEWALKS, DOORWAYS AND
ALLEYWAYS ARE NOT HAVING, YOU
KNOW, VULNERABLE PEOPLE HAVING
TO SLEEP OUTSIDE. SO I WANTED TO
SAY THAT ONE KEY THING ABOUT
LIHI IS WE ALSO OWN AND MANAGE
3,600 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, INCLUDING PSH HOUSING.
SO WE PRIORITIZE THE PEOPLE FROM
TINY HOUSES INTO OUR HOUSING.
AND THEN THAT'S WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SERVICES,
AND WE HAVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND
BEHAVIOR HEALTH SO THAT WE CAN
MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S QUICKER
THROUGH-PUT. AND I KNOW THAT
IT'S, YOU KNOW, SORT OF BEEN
DEPRESSING ABOUT THE SITUATION
WITH PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, BUT I THINK IF WE CAN
INCREASE THROUGH-PUT, THEN WE
CAN FREE UP MORE SPACE, AND THEN
AS WE BUILD MORE TINY HOUSES, WE
CAN GET A LOT MORE PEOPLE OFF
THE STREETS. SO SO FAR LAST YEAR
WE HAD 1,600 MEN, WOMEN AND
CHILDREN LIVING IN -- SHELTERING
IN TINY HOUSES, SO IT'S A BIG
IMPACT. THAT MEANS 1,600 WOULD
NOT BE ON THE STREETS TODAY IF
IT WEREN'T FOR THE, YOU KNOW,
THE SUPPORT OF EVERYBODY TO GET
THEM HOUSED. I WANTED TO
INTRODUCE DONNA ANDERSON. SHE'S
THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER,
AND SHE'S IN CHARGE OF ALL THE
OPERATIONS AND SERVICES.
>> HI. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THERE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
IN THIS ROOM TODAY, NOT ONLY US
FROM LIVED EXPERIENCES BUT ALL
THE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO ARE
HERE WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. SO I
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE
ON THE GROUND AND DO THIS WORK
EVERYDAY AND TAKING OUR OPINIONS
AND OUR KNOWLEDGE INTO
CONSIDERATION. SO WHAT IT WOULD
LOOK LIKE TO EXPAND INTO BIGGER
VILLAGES IS REALLY -- IT'S KEY
STAFFING. YOU'VE HEARD THE TERM
HIGH SUPPORT FUNDED ALL DAY,
RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. SO
A VILLAGE WITH 150 CLIENTS MAY
LOOK LIKE TWO SHELTER OPERATIONS
MANAGERS, RIGHT? SO THERE'S
SOMEONE THERE MORNING AND
EVENING, TWO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
MANAGERS, ALONG WITH SIX CASE
MANAGERS, THREE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH WORKERS, A TOTAL OF 25
SHELTER MONITORS WHICH MEANS
THERE WOULD BE FIVE SHELTER
MONITORS PER SHIFT. SO THAT'S
24/7 WHERE THERE'S FIVE
ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO KEEP THE
GATE AND THE VILLAGE SAFE. AS
YOU GO UP TO THE 250, THE
STAFFING MODEL JUST INCREASES,
RIGHT? SO THREE SHELTER
OPERATIONS MANAGERS, 10 CASE
MANAGERS, FIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SPECIALISTS. THOSE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SPECIALISTS ARE NOT ONLY
ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH, BUT
THEY'RE ALSO ADDRESSING
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FOR OUR
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING WITH THAT. AND THEN
YOU WOULD BUMP UP THAT
OPERATIONAL STAFF TO EIGHT PER
SHIFT, AND THAT'S KEEPING THE
VILLAGE SAFE INSIDE, RIGHT
AROUND THE OUTSIDE PERIMETER AND
THE GATE SAFE AS WELL. AND THEN
THIS IS KIND OF WHAT IT WOULD
LOOK LIKE IN A GRID. YOU CAN SEE
THE STAFFING. AND, AGAIN, THIS
IS JUST PRELIMINARY STAFFING.
THIS COULD CHANGE, RIGHT, AS WE
GET ON TO THOSE BIGGER SITES.
SAME THING, JUST KIND OF A
STAFFING PLAN IN A DIFFERENT WAY
WHAT THAT 24/7 SHIFT LOOKS LIKE.
AND THEN FOR THE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES, SO OUR HOUSING CASE
MANAGERS, THEY DO A LOT OF
THINGS, RIGHT? YOU CAN SEE ON
THE SCREEN THEY'RE GETTING IDs,
THEY'RE GETTING BIRTH
CERTIFICATES, THEY'RE APPLYING
FOR S.N.A.P. BENEFITS, THEY'RE
WORKING MAYBE FAMILY
UNIFICATION, THEY'RE WORKING
WITH THE V.A., ABD, ORCA, ALL OF
THESE THINGS, SO IT'S NOT JUST
-- IT'S NOT JUST HOUSING.
THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS FOR
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO GET
HOUSED, AND MANY TIMES THAT
COMES WITH SIMPLY EVEN TRYING TO
FIND A BIRTH CERTIFICATE MAYBE
FROM ANOTHER STATE OR ANOTHER
COUNTRY TO GET ALL THOSE HOUSING
DOCUMENTS READY. AND THEN AS
WE'RE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT
HOUSING, WE'RE ALSO TALKING TO
THEM ABOUT TREATMENT AND HOW IT
LOOKS TO KEEP THEIR SPACE AND
HOW IT LOOKS, YOU KNOW, TO DO
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO
DO, RIGHT, BECAUSE SOME FOLKS
HAVEN'T BEEN INSIDE FOUR WALLS
FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. SO
IT'S NOT JUST AS EASY AS
GETTING AN I.D. AND A SOCIAL
SECURITY CARD, THERE'S LOTS OF
THINGS THAT THOSE CASE MANAGERS
DO OUTSIDE OF THAT. AND THEN AS
FAR AS THE CODE OF CONDUCT, KIND
OF STANDARD IS CASE MANAGEMENT
PARTICIPATION IS REQUIRED. NO
ALCOHOL OR ILLEGAL DRUGS OR
MARIJUANA IN THE PUBLIC SPACES
OF THE VILLAGE. SO WANT TO BE
SURE YOU GUYS HEARD THAT, IN THE
PUBLIC SPACES OF THE VILLAGE. WE
ALSO DO NOT ALLOW LOITERING,
TRESPASSING OR DISTURBING
NEIGHBORS, RIGHT? WE ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES HEAD ON WITH
NEIGHBORS THAT COME AND SAY THEY
MAY HAVE HAD A PROBLEM POSSIBLY
WITH ONE OF OUR SHELTER
PARTICIPANTS. AND THEN WE'LL
ADDRESS THAT WITH THE NEIGHBOR,
AND WE'LL ALSO FOLLOW UP WITH
THE PARTICIPANT. AND THEY MUST
COMPLY WITH ALL SHELTER
PROPERTY, CITY AND STATE
REGULATIONS AND POLICIES. THIS
SLIDE IS CURRENTLY CAN'T SECOND
CHANCE. JON MENTIONED IT
EARLIER. SO THIS IS WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE NOW WITH ALL THE
ORANGE DOTS BEING SECURITY
CAMERAS. YOU CAN SEE GATES,
ENTRANCES, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE
FIRE ACCESS IS, SO THAT IS JUST
KIND OF -- THAT'S OUR SAFETY
PLAN, RIGHT? IT SHOWS WHERE OUR
CAMERAS ARE SO STAFF CAN SEE.
AND IT ALSO SHOWS YOU'LL
NOTICED OUTLINED IN BLUE
THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT STAFF
OFFICES, SO BOTH OF THOSE
OFFICES ARE STAFFED 24/7. SO
THERE'S NOT JUST STAFF IN THE
FRONT, THERE'S STAFF IN THE
BACK THAT CAN SEE THAT BACK HALF
AS WELL. SO THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE OVER TO CHLOE GALE
WITH EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES. AND I'LL GET YOUR
PRESENTATION UP MOMENTARILY.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. AS WAY OF
INTRODUCTION, I'M CHLOE GALE,
CURRENTLY VP OF POLICY AND
ADVOCACY FOR EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES. WE ARE A LOCAL LEADER
IN OPIOID TREATMENT FOR OVER 50
YEARS, DAILY IN OUR CLINICS, AND
IN OUR TREATMENT EMOTION VAN, WE
SERVE APPROXIMATELY 1,200
PATIENTS A DAY. AND THEN OUR
REACH PROGRAM PROVIDES STREET
OUTREACH, INTENSIVE CASE
MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY JUSTICE,
DIVERSION WORK WITH OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS THROUGH THE
LEAD PROGRAM. AND THEN ONGOING
HOUSING SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY
FOR THOSE WHO ARE USING
SUBSTANCES IN THE COMMUNITY.
NEXT SLIDE. I WANTED TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT AS THIS PROJECT
WAS COMING FORWARD, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ASKED US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT DATA, FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING
OUTSIDE THAT WE ENCOUNTER, WE
HAVE 150 REACH STAFF WHO ARE
DAILY DOING STREET OUTREACH, AND
WHEN WE LOOKED INTO OUR DATA, WE
FOUND THAT CLOSE TO 4,000 PEOPLE
WERE CONNECTED WITH OUR STAFF
LAST YEAR. AND WHEN WE ASKED
THEM FOR WHAT SERVICES THEY
WANTED, OVER 60% REQUESTED
SUPPORT WITH MENTAL HEALTH,
MEDICAL AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS.
SO THIS HAS TOLD US THAT THE
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE LIVING
OUTSIDE WANT SUPPORT FOR THEIR
PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
I THINK -- YOU GOT TO HEAR TAMMY
GREEN EARLIER, ONE OF OUR
PROVIDERS AT SOTO WHO'S AN
EXPERT IN LIVED EXPERIENCE
AROUND WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH
SUBSTANCE USE. AND I THINK SHE
WOULD SAY THIS NUMBER COULD BE
POSSIBLY MUCH HIGHER IN TERMS OF
PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY ASKING
FOR SUPPORT. SO WHAT WE BELIEVE
IS THAT PEOPLE WANT HEALTH AND
RECOVERY CARE, BUT THEY CANNOT
MANAGE THOSE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
FROM THE STREET. AND OFTEN THEIR
UNMET NEEDS PREVENT THEM FROM
SUCCEEDING IN OUR SHELTER
SYSTEM. YOU'VE HEARD FROM MANY,
MANY PEOPLE, FOLKS ON THE
PROVIDERS, NEIGHBORS, PARTNERS,
BUSINESS LEADERS ALL ASKING FOR
SERVICE-RICH SHELTER PROGRAMS.
SO I'M GOING TO LEAD WITH A
COUPLE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR
ORGANIZATION. WE WANT TO BE A
CLOSE PARTNER IN BOTH DESIGNING
THE CARE AND SUPPORTING THE CARE
AS WE GO ALONG. SO THE FIRST IS
AROUND MATCHING EACH PERSON TO
THEIR SHELTER NEEDS. YOU GOT TO
MEET A COUPLE OF OUR FOLKS TODAY
AND ON MONDAY WHO ARE OUT ON THE
STREET EVERYDAY. THEY KEEP
HELPING PEOPLE BUILD TRUSTING
RELATIONSHIPS. GENERALLY WHAT WE
FIND WHEN WE WORK WITH PROJECTS
LIKE THE JUST CARE PROGRAM, THE
STATE RIGHT OF MODEL, THE LEERY
WAY IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS IS THAT
OVER 90% OF THE PEOPLE WE
ENCOUNTER ARE READY TO COME
INSIDE IF WE CAN GIVE THEM THE
RIGHT SPACE AND THE RIGHT ARRAY
OF SERVICES AND IF THEY HAVE THE
SENSE OF ONGOING, THIS
ENGAGEMENT IN SHELTER WILL MOVE
THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. SO
COUPLE WE SUPPORT CREATING A
LOCAL PRIORITY FOR SHELTER
OPTIONS. CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW A
LOT OF SHELTER REFERRALS ARE ON
FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
AND WE KNOW BECAUSE WE WORK
CLOSELY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES
THAT THEY ALSO WANT THEIR
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS INSIDE. I
THINK AS SHARON MENTIONED,
PEOPLE DON'T WANT THEIR
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS IN THEIR
DOOWAYS, THEY WANT THEM INSIDE
WHERE THEY CAN GET SERVICES. WE
WOULD DO THAT IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH WHAT PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT,
WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE AND ALSO
SERVICES THAT MATCH THEIR NEED
ON SITE. WE ALSO RECOMMEND
BRINGING A TRANSFER OPTION FOR
PEOPLE. CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW
SOMEONE GENERALLY HAS TO BECOME
HOMELESS AGAIN IN ORDER TO
ACCESS A DIFFERENT FACILITY AND
ALSO PEOPLE'S NEEDS CHANGE OVER
TIME. SO WE MAY FIND THEY'RE
GOING TO BE BETTER SERVED
SOMEWHERE. BECAUSE WE'RE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXPERTS, I JUST
WANT TO SAY THAT RECOVERY FOR
SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION IN
PARTICULAR IS NOT A LINEAR
PROCESS. MOST EVERYONE
FREQUENTLY AS THIS GO ON THAT
PATHWAY HAVE TO HAVE SEVERAL
DIFFERENT TRIES AND TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT WORKS FOR THEM. SO WE
WANT TO HAVE AN OPT-IN MODEL IN
TERMS OF OUR SHELTER ARRAY THAT
PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COME
INSIDE AND STAY INSIDE, AND OUR
PROVIDERS GET TO WORK WITH EACH
OTHER TO SUSTAIN THAT OVER TIME.
I LOST THIS SLIDE. OUR SECOND
RECOMMENDATION IS REALLY AROUND
MODELS OF OPIOID TREATMENT. SO
RIGHT NOW THE BEST MODEL FOR
OPIOID TREATMENT INCLUDES
MEDICATION. AND I WANTED TO NAME
TWO EXCELLENT BECAUSE THIS IS
WHAT WE DO, I WANTED TO NAME TWO
EXCELLENT MODELS THAT COULD WORK
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE NEW
SHELTER SITES. SO ONE IS OUR
OPIOID DISPENSARIES. THERE'S A
NEW STATEWIDE -- WE HAVE
TREATMENT IN MOTION VANS THAT
CAN DELIVER MEDICATION
DISPENSARIES RIGHT DOWNTOWN TO
PEOPLE IN ISOLATED AREAS, BUT WE
ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIX
SITE DISPENSARIES WHERE WE COULD
BRING MEDICATION AND TREATMENT
PROVIDERS DAILY IF THAT DESIGN
IS BUILT INTO THESE NEW SHELTER
OPTIONS. SO THAT'S ONE OPTION
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE. THE
SECOND IS A LONG-ACTING
INJECTABLE BUPHRENORPHINE MODEL.
IT'S DONE A BRILLIANT JOB OF
GETTING PEOPLE WITH CHAOTIC
LIVES ON TREATMENT AND
MEDICATION RIGHT AWAY. WHEN WE
SEE PEOPLE USING DRUGS OUTSIDE,
IT IS TYPICALLY NOT JUST ONE
DRUG. FENTANYL IS CERTAINLY THE
HIGHEST RISK FOR OVERDOSE DEATH
IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT MOST
PEOPLE ARE USING MULTIPLE
SUBSTANCES, AND YOU KNOW AS
SHELTER PROVIDERS THAT WE NEED
TO MANAGE ALL OF THOSE. WE
CAN'T JUST WORK WITH ONE, SO WE
ALSO HAVE TO WORK WITH THE
TRAUMA THAT THEY'RE COMING ON
BOARD WITH, MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS AND MEDICAL
CONDITIONS. IT IS HEARTBREAKING
FOR US WHEN WE KNOW WE HAVE A
PERFECT ARRAY OF SERVICES IN ONE
LOCATION, BUT BECAUSE THERE ARE
MEDICAL NEEDS WE CAN'T MEET,
THIS PERSON IS NOW GOING TO HAVE
TO STAY ON THE STREET UNTIL WE
CAN FIND A BETTER SITUATION.
FINALLY I'M JUST GOING TO NAME
WHOLE PERSON CARE, INTEGRATING
MODELS, AS I'VE JUST SAID,
AROUND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE
THINGS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND THAT
PEOPLE WITH COMPLICATED NEEDS
CAN ALSO CONTINUE TO GET
SUPPORT. AND I WANTED TO CALL
OUT A FEW OF OURS BECAUSE WE
LOVE PARTNERING WITH OUR MANY
DIFFERENT DIVERSE SHELTER
MODELS, AND I DO THINK HAVING
MULTIPLE TYPES OF PARTNERS IS
CRITICAL TO SUCCESS. I'M GOING
TO CALL OUT A FEW THINGS, I'VE
GOTTEN TO SPEAK WITH SHARON LEE
RECENTLY ABOUT, ONE OF THE
SPACES THAT HAS A LOT OF
PREGNANT WOMEN IN IT, AND
THEY'VE ACTUALLY INVOLVED THE
SERVICES OF A DOULA BECAUSE THEY
HAVE SO MANY YOUNG PREGNANT
WOMEN THERE THAT THEY NEEDED TO
BRING IN EXTRA SUPPORT. THE
SECOND IS THE COLEAD MODEL WHERE
SOMEONE HAS HAD SOME KIND OF
CRIMINAL LAW VIOLATION AS PART
OF THEIR PROCESS, AND THEY BRING
LEGAL SYSTEM ADVOCATES SO THAT
THE LEGAL BARRIERS ARE NOT
PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM GETTING
HOUSING AND SERVICES. AND
FINALLY CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB IS
NOT HERE, BUT I REALLY WANT TO
NAME THAT THEY HAVE CREATED
BEAUTIFUL SPACES TO CONNECT
PEOPLE TO THEIR NATIVE CULTURES
SO THEY CAN HEAL IN
COLLABORATION WITH THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS. WE CAN HELP DESCRIBE
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR FOLKS
OUTSIDE, AND WE WANT TO BRING
SERVICES TO CONTINUE THEIR PATH
TO RECOVERY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE
JOINING US FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA,
MAGGIE ROGERS WHO'S THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CATHOLIC
CHARITIES AND THE OPERATOR OF
TAMPA HOPE WHICH WAS IN OUR
PRESENTATION. MAGGIE, IF YOU
WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE
YOURSELF OFF MUTE, I WILL GO
AHEAD AND SHARE THE SLIDE, AND
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US TODAY.
>> WELL, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> WONDERFUL. LIKE YOU SAID,
I'M MAGGIE ROJ, THE CEO FOR
CATHOLIC CHARITIES, DIOCESE OF
ST. PAUL'S. WE HAVE FIVE
COUNTIES OF ABOUT 265 STAFF. WE
HAVE A BROAD ARRAY OF SERVICES,
ABOUT 2,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, FOUR PREGNANCY CENTERS,
FOUR MEDICAL CLINICS, RENT
PROGRAMS, NAME IT, WE'VE DONE
IT. WE HAVE SIX HOMELESS
SHELTERS DATING BACK TO JUST
OVER 20 YEARS AGO WHEN WE OPENED
OUR FIRST ONE IN THE 1990s FOR
THOSE WITH HIV-AIDS. AND WHAT
WE'VE REALLY BUILT IS A MODEL
WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND TO
A CRISIS QUICKLY. AND SO 20
YEARS AGO, WE OPENED OUR FIRST
SHELTER, LARGE SHELTER, PINELLAS
HOPE IN RESPONSE TO TENT
SLASHING. THAT HAS 156
APARTMENTS IN THE BACK. AND THEN
WE LOOK TO REPRESENTLY CASE THAT
AND ENDED UP WITH TAMPA HOPE. WE
CLOSED ON THAT PROPERTY IN
NOVEMBER OF '21, AND IN
DECEMBER OF '21, LESS THAN A
MONTH LATER, WE OPENED UP WITH
100 TENTS UP ON PLATFORMS, AND
THEN MOVED TO ANOTHER 125 AND
THEN WENT TO 200 SOMETHING. WE
ARE NOW AT 215 COTTAGES MADE BY
THE PALLET COMPANY, 116 TENTS.
WE HAVE 345 PEOPLE ON THE CAMPUS
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. AND THAT'S
BECAUSE SOME OF COTTAGES ARE
MADE FOR TWO PEOPLE, SOME ARE
NOT. AND I'LL PUSH THE CAMPUS
TO OVER 400 IN 2027, AND I'D
LIKE TO GET AS CLOSE TO 500 IF
POSSIBLE. AND THE ONLY REASON I
WOULD NOT DO THAT IS IF I RUN
OUT OF LAND. SINCE WE HAVE
OPENED, WE HAVE SERVED NEARLY
2,000 PEOPLE, AND 40% HAVE MOVED
TO PERMANENT HOUSING. AND,
REALLY, THE SUCCESS OF THE
PROGRAM IS THAT IT'S NOT
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DOING ALL OF
THE WORK. IT'S REALLY US
BRINGING IN ALL OF THE PARTNERS
THAT DO THEIR GREAT WORK,
ALLOWING THEM TO USE OUR
FACILITY AND DO WHAT THEY DO
BEST. AND SO INTAKE AT OUR
SHELTER IS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR
BIGGEST PARTNERS, IT'S OUR
POLICE ENTITIES. AND SO POLICE,
AS WELL AS OTHER OUTREACH TEAMS
IN THE COMMUNITY HELP US BRING
THE FOLKS INTO TO TAMPA HOPE. WE
DO NOT DO ANY -- THERE'S NO
BACKGROUND TEST, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S NO BACKGROUND CHECKS
GIVEN. WE DON'T DO DRUG TESTING
AT INTAKE. WE REALLY WANTED TO
BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY
THAT NEEDED US MOST, THAT MOST
AGENCIES DON'T SERVE. WHEN WE
WERE LOOKING TO OPEN THE MAYOR
SAID, YOU KNOW, HOW BIG DO YOU
THINK YOU COULD GO, AND I SAID,
WELL, I COULD PROBABLY BUY A FEW
HOUSES, I CAN BUY SOME SMALL
LAND AND I CAN REHOUSE, YOU
KNOW, MAYBE 25 OR 50 PEOPLE A
YEAR, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
NOTICE THAT ON THE STREETS. I
WANTED IT TO BE IMPACTFUL, SO
YOU REALLY NOTICE 500 PEOPLE,
400 PEOPLE NOT BEING DOWNTOWN,
YOU KNOW, CITY OF TAMPA. AND SO
SINCE THEN, YOU KNOW, NEARLY 800
PEOPLE HAVE MOVED TO HOUSING
SINCE WE'VE OPENED. AND,
REALLY, THE SERVICES THAT GO ON
SITE, SO IT'S NOT JUST THE BED
NIGHT. YES, THEY GET THREE MEALS
A DAY, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, YOU
KNOW, REST ROOMS. IT'S THE CASE
MANAGEMENT, THE MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELORS THAT WE HAVE ON
STAFF, OUR PARTNERS THAT COME TO
THE FACILITY TO PROVIDE THEIR
SERVICES AS WELL. AND IF YOU
BREAK IT DOWN, THE LARGER
SHELTER GOES, THEN COST PER
PERSON COMES DOWN. SO, YOU KNOW,
TAMPA HOPE IS UNDER $30 A NIGHT,
AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE
WRAP AROUND SERVICES. WHAT ELSE?
MY APOLOGIES. STAFF MEETINGS,
RUNNING BACK AND FORTH HERE.
CASE MANAGEMENT, IT FLUCTUATES
USUALLY BETWEEN 40 OR 50 PEOPLE
PER -- YOU KNOW, IS USUALLY
THEIR CASELOAD. I'M HOPING
THAT, YOU KNOW, AFTER THE NEW
YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING
IN MORE ELECTRIC. THE PROPERTY
WE PURCHASED DID NOT HAVE ANY
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE BACK, AND
SO WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND PUT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN AND MADE IT
ESSENTIALLY A SMALL TOWN. AND,
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PURCHASED THE
PROPERTY, I SENT NOTICES OUT TO
ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND SAID,
HEY, YOU KNOW, MAGGIE ROGERS IS
IN TOWN, I'M GOING TO BE
OPENING UP THIS SHELTER, I WANT
YOU TO KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
HERE'S AN OPEN HOUSE. NONE OF
THE NEIGHBORHOODS CAME. AND THEN
I OPENED AND PEOPLE ARE, LIKE,
OH, SHE'S REALLY GOING TO DO
THIS EMERGENCY SHELTER. AND THE
NEIGHBORS WERE UPSET. SENT
LETTERS. AND IT WAS REALLY ABOUT
CONTINUOUS CONVERSATION AND
DIALOGUE, HAVING ONGOING
COMMUNICATION WITH THE
NEIGHBORS. NOW THOSE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE
HAVING THEIR MEETINGS AT OUR
FACILITY, THEY'RE RAISING
DOLLARS FOR US, THEY'RE HAVING,
YOU KNOW, CLOTHING DRIVES OR,
YOU KNOW, BLANKET DRIVES,
TOILETRY DRIVES FOR US. BUT IT
WAS A CONSTANT COMMUNICATION AND
AWARENESS, YOU KNOW, THAT JUST
BECAUSE A PERSON IS WALKING ON
THE STREET DOES NOT MEAN THAT
THEY'RE HOMELESS, IT DOES NOT
MEAN THAT THEY'RE COMMITTING A
CRIME AND REALLY JUST HAVING
THOSE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH
PEOPLE. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT
IT. I WAS TRYING TO GET THAT ALL
OUT QUICKLY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAGGIE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLY HELPFUL, AND
IT'S REALLY AN INCREDIBLE
ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT YOU HAVE A
PROGRAM SERVING -- ON THE ROAD
TO SERVING UP TO 400 PEOPLE
SOON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
TURN IT TO TARA MOSS WITH
PURPOSE DIGNITY ACTION, AND I'LL
GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN.
>> GOOD ALMOST AFTERNOON, WE'RE
ALMOST THERE. LUNCHTIME SOON FOR
ALL HOPEFULLY. MY NAME IS TARA
MOSS, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT
PDA. I OVERSEE THE CO-LEAD
PROGRAM THAT CHLOE HAS ALREADY
REFERENCED. YOU TOOK SOME OF MY
TALKING POINTS. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE STILL GETTING THE SLIDES
UP. WE'RE GOING TO MOSTLY TALK
ABOUT THE COLEAD MODEL, BUT I
WANT TO GO TO OUR MISSION HERE,
AND I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED,
SO THANK YOU, BECAUSE IT REALLY
FOCUSES ON OUR GOAL TO FIND
INNOVATION AND TAKE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY
SERIOUSLY. AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THINGS SUCH
AS NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT AND
COORDINATION. SO PLANT SEEDS FOR
A WORLD ROOTED IN CARE AND
COMMUNITY CARE INSTEAD OF
PUNISHMENT AND NEGLECT. WE
IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY
STRATEGIES ROOTED IN SYSTEM
COORDINATION AND TRAUMA-INFORMED
EVIDENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK. AND
SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE
NAME HERE ARE JUST REALLY BAKED
INTO ALL THE WORK THAT WE TRY TO
DO, INCLUDING THE LEAD PROGRAM
AND THOSE LESSONS LEARNED HAVE
FED INTO THE COLEAD PROGRAM. ONE
THING THAT I JUST WANT TO POINT
OUT IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY
AND COORDINATION IS THAT WE
ALWAYS TRY TO CHECK OUR WORK,
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOUND
IS THAT WITH OUR COLEAD PROGRAM
THAT WE HAVE SEEN THAT 911 CALLS
GO DOWN BASED ON UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON STUDY, AND THAT'S
INTENTIONAL. OUR STAFFING TAKES
WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE DOING
INSIDE AND AROUND THE FACILITY
AND AREA VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT WE
ALSO HAVE A SAFETY TEAM TO HELP
DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS. THEN
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO COORDINATE
WITH OUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT WHAT'S
WORKING AND WHAT'S NOT. REALLY
APPRECIATED MARGARET COMING IN
AND TALKING THAT. IT'S ALSO
PROOF THAT WE ARE DOING OUTREACH
AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENT AND
COORDINATING CONVERSATION FOR
ALL OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM
MAKING SURE THE PROGRAMS WORK
FOR OUR HOUSED AND UNHOUSED
COMMUNITY ANYWHERE THAT WE ARE
DOING OUR WORK. SO MOVING ON TO
THE COLEAD PROGRAM. COLEAD PAIRS
TEMPORARY LODGING AND INTENSIVE
CASE MANAGEMENT FOR A SUSTAINED
WHOLE PERSON CARE-BASED RESPONSE
TO CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. OUR
PROGRAM HAS THREE PHASES THAT I
WILL TALK ABOUT. YOU CAN GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE. OUR THREE PHASES
ARE OUTREACH, LODGING AND AFTER
CARE. PLEASE FORGIVE ME AS I
ALSO SHOUT OUT AND APPRECIATE
ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS FROM ALL
THESE PHASES WHO CAME OUT TODAY
SO I MAY DROP SOME NAMES HERE.
SO FOR OUR OUTREACH PHASE WHICH
NICOLE CAME UP AND SPOKE ABOUT A
LITTLE BIT, BUT DANIEL ALSO
TALKED ABOUT -- AND HE KIND OF
TALKED ABOUT THE END POINT OF
THE OUTREACH GOAL WHICH IS, YOU
KNOW, NICOLE WOULD SAY PLEASE
DON'T SAY I'M COMING OUT
GIVING OUT HOUSING BECAUSE AS
WE'VE SEEN AND EVERYONE'S
TALKED ABOUT, THERE'S WAY MORE
DEMAND THAN WHAT WE HAVE AND ARE
ABLE TO PROVIDE. AND, CHLOE, YOU
ALREADY DID A GREAT JOB OF
TALKING WHO OUR COLEAD
POPULATION IS. WE'RE REALLY
TRYING TO WORK WITH THE FOLKS
WHO HONESTLY OTHER SERVICES HAVE
NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH AND
HAVE NOT BEEN A GOOD MATCH. SO
YOU'LL SEE SOME STRATEGIES THAT
WE USE, BUT I THINK THAT YOU
WOULD -- IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR
YOU TO REMEMBER IN EACH STRATEGY
THAT WE DO, WE'RE MORE
INTENSIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND
THAT THAT'S WHAT'S SUCCESSFUL
FOR A POPULATION THAT HASN'T
BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MORE
LOW-BARRIER OR LESS STAFFED
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. SO IN OUR
OUTREACH, WE'RE REALLY TRYING
TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE,
UNDERSTANDING BEST MATCH FOR
THESE SERVICES. WE'RE LOOKING
FOR THINGS LIKE CRIMINAL
HISTORY, SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL
HEALTH, WHAT ARE SOME SERVICES
THAT WE CAN COORDINATE AND
STABILIZE, BUT WE'RE ALSO
HAVING REALLY IMPORTANT
CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE
INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS DANIEL
AROUND EXPECT ALLEGATIONS AND
BEHAVIORS AND SAFETY MEASURES.
SO WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, THAT
THEY KNOW WHAT'S EXPECTED OF
THEM. AND AS YOU'VE SAID,
CHLOE, WE FOUND THAT WE CAN HAVE
UP TO A 90% ACCEPTANCE RATE
BECAUSE WE'RE TRANSPARENT,
WE'RE BEST MATCHING, AND WE'RE
PROVIDING SERVICES THAT REALLY
WORK FOR THEM, AND THEY DON'T
-- THEY AREN'T NERVOUS THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO FAIL OUT OF
WITHIN THE FIRST ONE OR TWO
DAYS. AND THE OTHER PIECE
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN NAMED BUT
HAS REALLY BEEN SUCCESSFUL, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LIHI AND LAKE
CITY IS THAT WE HAVE FOUND AND
LISTENED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AROUND THEIR ADVOCACY THAT THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE
GETTING SERVICES OUTSIDE ARE
GETTING SERVICES INSIDE THEIR
OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WE HAVE
REALLY FOUND SUCCESS IN DOING AT
LEAST 1/3 OF THE UNITS BEING
PRIORITIZED OR THE VILLAGE HOMES
BEING PRIORITIZED FOR THOSE
WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY. SO RIGHT
NOW WE ARE FULL WITH 1/3 OF
INDIVIDUALS FROM LAKE CITY
INSIDE LAKE CITY TINY HOMES. SO
I'M REALLY GOING TO FOCUS HERE
ON KIND OF THE SERVICE
PROVISION, AND AS I'VE TALKED
ABOUT, IT'S PRETTY INTENSIVE.
OUR GOAL IS TO BRING PEOPLE IN,
STABILIZE THEM, BUT IDEALLY AS I
THINK SHARON AND OTHERS WERE
TALKING ABOUT THROUGH-PUT, WE'RE
CONNECTING THEM TO ONGOING
LONG-TERM SERVICES, PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT ISN'T
DEPENDENT ON OUR SERVICE MODEL,
SO SUPER INTENSIVE. KESHA AND
LINDSEY -- YEAH, KEISHA AND
LINDSEY -- I GOTTA CALL MY STAFF
OUT OR I'M GOING TO GET IN
TROUBLE. KEY SHA IS NOT JUST
GETTING SOMEONE IDEA, AND NOT
JUST SETTING UP A MEDICAL
APPOINTMENT, THESE ARE
INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED SUPPORT,
SOMETIMES NEED ADVOCACY, NEED TO
BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY SO THAT
INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENTS
THERE. APPRECIATE CHLOE TALKING
THE LEGAL COORDINATION BECAUSE
THAT'S A KEY PIECE THAT WE'VE
LEARNED IS, YOU KNOW, RESOLVING
WARRANTS, WORKING WITH PEOPLE
THROUGH THEIR COURT CASES. WE
OFTEN FIND WHEN PEOPLE ARE
STABILIZED, AND WE CAN REALLY DO
THIS INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET
PEOPLE A LOT STABLE A LOT FASTER
THAN IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE. AND
THAT SETS THEM UP FOR SUCCESS
FOR THEIR NEXT POINT OF SERVICE.
I'M JUMPING AHEAD. NOT YET,
JON. GO BACK. THAT WAS MY FAULT.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT
PREVIEW AFTER KARA IN A SECOND.
BUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT LODGING.
BUT THAT INTENSIVE CASE MANAGER
DOES MAKE THEM VERY SUCCESSFUL
IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY'RE PLACED
INTO AFTER CARE, AND IDEALLY,
THIS IS JUST A SHORT-TERM SPOT
WITH A LOT OF SUCCESS. SO I JUST
REALLY WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT WE DO A LOT OF
CARE. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE
DIFFERENT SERVICES. WE'RE
CONNECTING THEM TO BENEFITS THAT
ARE LONG TERM. AGAIN, WE DON'T
WANT THEM TO BE DEPENDENT ON OUR
SERVICES, TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHEN
THEY MOVE ON. BUT I WILL ADD
THAT SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT
EVEN CHLOE NAMED, WE DO NEED TO
AUGMENT. THERE'S A LOT OF NEED
OUT THERE. SO WE'RE DEFINITELY
LOOK FORWARD TO ESPECIALLY
BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND OTHER
SERVICES THAT SOMETIMES CAN BE
AUGMENTED BY OTHER SERVICE
PROVIDERS OR THE CITY TO BRING
IN. BUT, AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING OUR
CASE MANAGERS TO DO AS MUCH AS
THEY CAN TO CONNECT TO THE
SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE HERE.
AND ALSO I JUST WANT TO
REITERATE THAT WE DO HOLD OUR
PARTICIPANTS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE
RULES. WE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE
IN TERMS OF ENGAGING IN CASE
MANAGEMENT AT MINIMUM THREE
TIMES A WEEK ON THE GOALS THEY
SET FOR THEMSELVES TO HELP HAVE
THEM BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE
PROGRAM AND FOR THEMSELVES AND
WHAT THEY WANT. AND THEN THE
LAST PIECE THAT I WILL NAME IN
TERMS OF -- NOW WE CAN MOVE TO
AFTER CARE -- IS THAT WE FOUND
THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND OTHER
PROVIDERS ARE REALLY STRETCHED
THIN IN TERMS OF THEIR STAFFING.
AND WE WERE HAVING EXPERIENCES
OF OUR PARTICIPANTS COMING BACK
AND ASKING FOR HELP OR ASKED TO
COME BACK TO COLEAD. SO WE DID
-- AGAIN, NOT LONG TERM, BUT WE
REALIZED OUR FOLKS NEED TO BE
STABILIZED A LITTLE BIT LONGER,
AND ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE
PIECES THAT WE OFFER FOR OUR
FOLKS SUCH AS CRIMINAL LEGAL
COORDINATION, OTHER SERVICE
PROVIDERS JUST DON'T HAVE THE
RESOURCES OR ABILITY TO DO SO.
SO WE DO HAVE AFTER CARE
PROGRAM, AND WE TRY TO DO THAT
FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT, AND IT'S
ALL OPTIONAL FOR UP TO A YEAR
IDEALLY TO, AGAIN, REALLY
STABILIZE INDIVIDUALS. SO WE'RE
ONLY BRINGING THEM FROM OUTSIDE
ONCE, STABILIZING THEM ONE TIME
AND GETTING THEM TO BE AS
SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE IN THEIR
NEXT HOME LONG TERM. SO I THINK
I WILL END IT THERE. I GUESS I
WILL JUST ADD, ESPECIALLY FOR
OUR MODEL WITH THE AMOUNT OF
INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT
IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE WELL
RESOURCED AND WELL STAFFED. SO
WE DO HAVE 24/7 STAFFING HERE,
AND THAT IS -- THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT IS IMPORTANT, AND WE CAN'T
REALLY ADJUST WITHOUT IMPACTING
THE OUTCOMES OF INDIVIDUALS
BECAUSE WE'LL LOSE FOLKS, AND
WE'LL LOSE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY HAVE A KEY MOMENT IN TIME
WHERE THEY CAN FEEL SAFE,
STABILIZED AND HAVE TRUST IN
THEIR JOURNEY OF RECOVERY AND BE
SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY
APPRECIATE THE IN-DEPTH
PRESENTATION, THE WEALTH OF
KNOWLEDGE, AS YOU MENTIONED.
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW IT'S ALREADY
11:46. I'M HOPING WE CAN GO A
BIT LONGER HERE. AND I ALSO
WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER FOSTER FOR YOUR HARD WORK
IN HELPING TO PREPARE FOR THIS
MEETING, AND I BELIEVE AT LEAST
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK YOU HAVE A
HARD CUTOFF AT NOON. SO,
COLLEAGUES, IF IT'S OKAY, I'D
LIKE TO ALLOW COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK TO START THE QUESTIONING
AND COMMENTS. YOU HAVE THREE
MINUTES? OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU
GO, COUNCIL MEMBER VICE CHAIR
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE VIEWING.
YOU MERIT HAVE CONNECTED THIS
MEETING TO YESTERDAY'S MEETING
WHERE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD THE
FUNDING THAT IS NEEDED TO BUILD
THESE PROGRAMS, BOTH THE SHELTER
AND THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. I
JUST WANT TO REMARK ABOUT HOW
FAR WE'VE COME BECAUSE THERE'S
ALWAYS MORE WORK TO DO, BUT THE
PLACE WHERE THIS CONVERSATION IS
TODAY IS REMARKABLY DIFFERENT
THAN IT WAS EVEN IN 2016 OR
2017. WHEN THE CONVERSATION OF
KCRHA WAS BEING SET UP OR THE
NAV TEAM OR ANY OF THE STATE OF
HOMELESSNESS, BUT I JUST RECALL
ON MY FIRST VOTES HERE AT
COUNCIL, IT WAS WHETHER WE DO 20
TINY HOME VILLAGE SITES OR 40
POSSIBLE, IF IT WAS POSSIBLE,
MAYBE ONE DAY. AND THERE WAS AN
ARGUMENT ABOUT DO WE DO FEWER
HIGH-INTENSITY SHELTER BEDS OR
MORE -- LIKE THE PLAN YOU SHARED
TODAY, THAT SAFETY PLAN IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR SERVING
MOST PEOPLE'S NEEDS AND FOR THE
FOLKS WHO REMAIN ON OUR STREET A
HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE IS
NEEDED, RIGHT? SO IT'S THE YES
AND BOTH END APPROACH. BUT WHERE
WE'VE COME FROM MY SHORT TERM
HERE AT CITY COUNCIL IS THE
PLACE OF HAVING AN ARGUMENT OF
ARE WE DOING TINY HOMES OR NOT,
AN ARGUMENT OF SHOULD WE INVEST
MORE MONEY INTO A HIGHER LEVEL
OF SERVICE OR SHOULD WE JUST
CREATE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
UNITS, WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY
SERVE A PERSON OR NOT. AND SO
THE PLACE THAT WE ARE TODAY, I
WANT TO THANK MAYOR WILSON AND
HER TEAM FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD WITH EXPAID YENS SI
BECAUSE THE PLACE THAT WE ARE IN
THIS CONVERSATION IS SO MUCH
BETTER THAN IT WAS EVEN JUST A
FEW YEARS AGO, AND THERE IS SO
MUCH MORE TO DO. AT MY TOWN HALL
LAST WEEK, I HEARD FROM A WOMAN
IN A WHEELCHAIR WHO'S UNABLE TO
ACCESS THE SERVICES THAT WE
PROVIDE BECAUSE OF HER
WHEELCHAIR. I'VE HEARD ABOUT
THIS WITH PETS, WITH PARTNERS,
WITH POSSESSIONS. AND I KNOW,
DIRECTOR HOLCOMB, I DO WALK
ABOUTS IN DISTRICT 6. I RAN INTO
DIRECTOR HOLCOMB ON ONE OF MY
WALK ABOUTS. I'M GRATEFUL FOR
THE WORDS YOU SHARE, IT
ACCURATELY DESCRIBES WHAT IS
OCCURRING IN DISTRICT 6 RIGHT
NOW. I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING
THAT SOUNDS TROUBLING, BUT IT'S
ACTUALLY A GOOD PLACE IN THE
LONG RUN. WE HAVE -- THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS IN BALLARD HAVE
BEEN KICKED OUT OF EXISTING
SERVICE PROVIDERS. THAT SOUNDS
REALLY BAD. AND IT IS. BUT IN
2019 WE COULDN'T EVEN GET THOSE
INDIVIDUALS IN TO SHELTER, MUCH
LESS TO BE KICKED OUT. WHAT THAT
SAYS TO ME IS WE HAVE DONE THE
GOOD AND IMPORTANT WORK FOR MANY
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE
NEED TO PROVIDE A HIGHER LEVEL
OF SERVICE FOR THOSE THAT ARE
REMAINING ON THE STREETS, THAT
PREDATORY FRAMEWORK THAT YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT IS A BARRIER
TO GETTING SOMEBODY OFF THE
STREETS BECAUSE THEIR NEEDS ARE
CURRENTLY BEING MET BY SOMEBODY
THAT IS PREYING ON THEM. IT
REQUIRES A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF
SERVICE, A MUCH HIGHER COST BED.
I ALREADY TALKED MORE THAN I
EXPECTED TO. MY APOLOGIES. I
SAID MUCH MORE YESTERDAY. LEAVE
IT THERE. LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK
WITH EXPAID YENSY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICE
CHAIR. COLLEAGUES, I DO JUST
WANT TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING,
YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE INVITED SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO THE TABLE TO HEAR
THEIR EXPERIENCE AND THEIR
KNOWLEDGE, AND SO I THINK WE'LL
PROBABLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
HOPEFULLY TO HEAR FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AGAIN. BUT I'M
HOPING WE CAN KIND OF FOCUS OR
QUESTIONS A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS
THE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
>> THAT DOVETAILS PERFECTLY
CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
AND EVERYONE WHO TURNED OUT TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. I AM SO
REASSURED TO SEE HOW MANY FOLKS
HAVE COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PROPOSAL. I KNOW I'VE VOICED
THIS DURING OUR LAST BRIEFING ON
THIS BUT JUST WANT TO AGAIN
VOICE MY APPRECIATION TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR MOVING WITH
URGENCY ON THIS ISSUE, OVERDUE
URGENCY. SO I WANT TO EXPRESSION
MY APPRECIATION FOR THAT. AND IN
THE SPIRIT OF URGENCY, WE HAVE A
LOT TO FIGURE OUT, AND I KNOW
WE'RE MOVING QUICKLY TO REALLY
TRY TO BRING FOLKS INSIDE AND TO
CRAFT A PLAN THAT'S REALLY
GOING TO WORK WELL. SO I WANT TO
START WITH THAT APPRECIATION AND
LIFT UP ONE KEY ISSUE WHICH I DO
WANT TO TURN TO OUR PROVIDERS AT
THE TABLE ON. JUST BRINGING IN
THE ELEMENT AND SPEAKING AS
CHAIR OVER OUR HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, WE HAD A DISCUSSION
JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
ACTUALLY, A ROUNDTABLE WITH SOME
OTHER PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS
TALKING ABOUT WAGE EQUITY. WE
HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR TODAY FROM
PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE
ABSOLUTE NEED TO ENSURE THAT
THESE -- THAT ALL OF THE NEW
SITES THEY ARE BRINGING ONLINE
HAVE ROBUST SERVICES AND WHAT
HAS BEEN -- WHAT WE HAVEN'T
TALKED ABOUT IS THE AMAZING
PEOPLE CARRYING OUT THIS WORK
TAKING CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS,
FRONT LINE STAFF, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH STAFF AND SO ON. AND SO
THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW SOME OF
THE CHALLENGES FOR STAFFING AT
OUR EXISTING PROVIDER AGENCIES,
I'M WONDERING FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE, CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THE KIND OF SUPPORT THAT'S
NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO STAFF FOR
THIS RAPID EXPANSION IN SCALING?
>> I MEAN, THIS IS MY FAVORITE
TOPIC. I'M LOOKING AT MY
COLLEAGUE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T
TALK OUT OF TURN A LITTLE BIT
HERE. SET ME UP. WAGE EQUITY IS
REALLY IMPORTANT
THESE ARE INDIVIDUAL STAFF
MEMBERS PROVIDING SERVICES
BEFORE VACCINE ALLEGATIONS WERE
EVEN AVAILABLE. WE'VE TRIED TO
KEEP VERY COMPETITIVE WAGES
SINCE THEN, AND IT HAS REALLY
PAID OFF IN TERMS OF THE
STABILIZATION OF MY STAFF. HI
ONE YEAR WHERE THERE WAS ZERO
STAFF WHO LEFT ON THEIR OWN
TERMS AND DIRECT SERVICES ROLES
ON THEIR OWN TERMS HAD TO LET
SOME PEOPLE GO, AS WE DO
SOMETIMES. BUT THAT REALLY SAYS
A LOT TO NOT ONLY STAFF MORALE
AND QUALITY OF SERVICES, BUT
THAT MEANS THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS
ARE TALKING TO THE SAME PEOPLE
AROUND THE SAME THINGS, AND THEY
KNOW THEIR JOURNEYS. SO IT
REALLY CREATES QUALITY CASE
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT, AND ALSO
STABILIZES OUR STAFF AS WELL IF
THEY ARE NOT EQUALLY WORRYING
ABOUT THEIR GAS MONEY AND COMING
TO WORK EVERYDAY AND CHILD CARE
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE WHO
ARE THE PRIMARY INCOME EARNER IN
THEIR FAMILY, AND THAT CREATES
PEACE OF MIND, BUT IT'S NOT
JUST IN TERMS OF WAGES, WE HAVE
FOUND THAT IT'S ROBUST
BENEFITS, ALSO STAFF SUPPORT AND
TRAININGS AND OTHER THINGS THAT
REALLY LOOK AT THE STAFF MEMBER
AS ALMOST HOLISTICALLY AS THE
PARTICIPANTS BUT EXPECT THEM TO
DO HIGH-QUALITY IMPORTANT WORK
AS WELL WHICH THEY ARE DOING.
>> HI. I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THAT. THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
AT OUR STAFF, WE ACTUALLY ARE
UNIONIZED, AND SO OUR STAFF IS
REPRESENTED BY OPEIU LOCAL 8. SO
WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH
OUR STAFF AROUND SAFETY ISSUES.
I THINK THERE'S BEEN BACK AND
FORTH AROUND GUEST POLICIES.
BEFORE WE USED TO HAVE GUESTS,
AND THEN DURING COVID WE DID NOT
ALLOW GUESTS. AND WE FOUND OUT
THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY
FEELING SAFER WHEN THEY DON'T
SEE THEIR GUESTS OR OTHER
PEOPLE'S GUESTS BECAUSE YOU
REALLY DON'T WANT UNWANTED
GUESTS, AND SO THAT'S BEEN A
POLICY. AND I THINK THE KEY
THING WOULD BE RELATIONSHIP IN
TERMS OF PEOPLE FEELING -- THE
STAFF FEELING SAFE AND THE
PARTICIPANTS FEELING SAFE REALLY
HAS TO DO WITH THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OR
POLICE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE,
YOU KNOW, SAME THING WITH OUR
NEIGHBORS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IS
THAT IS THERE QUICK RESPONSE
WHEN THERE'S A, YOU KNOW,
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OR PEOPLE
FEELING THREATENED BECAUSE THERE
ARE ISSUES AROUND, YOU KNOW,
VIOLENCE, THERE'S ISSUES AROUND
PEOPLE FEELING LIKE, WOW, THIS
JOB IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE TO WAIT TOO LONG
FOR THE POLICE OR IT CAN'T BE
RESOLVED OR THERE ISN'T ENOUGH
DE-ESCALATION, THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH STAFF ON SITE. SO THAT'S
WHY WE ENDED UP WITH --
DEPENDING ON THE VILLAGE, WE
ENDED UP WITH TWO PEOPLE, YOU
KNOW, WHO ARE HANDLING THE
SECURITY ISSUES, AND SO THAT'S
BEEN VERY HELPFUL. AND THEN
SECURITY CAMERAS, I GUESS
THERE'S PROS AND CONS AROUND
THAT. BUT WE FOUND OUT THAT
SECURITY CAMERAS HAVE REALLY
HELPED WITH CRITICAL AREAS LIKE
SOME OF THE COMMON AREAS, SOME
OF THE BACK, DIFFERENT -- YOU
KNOW, WHERE YOU REALLY DON'T
HAVE THE SIGHT LINE, THAT HAS
HELPED. AND SO WE FEEL THAT IF
WE HAVE ENOUGH FINANCING FOR
THE, YOU KNOW, REALLY GOOD CASE
MANAGEMENT, REALLY GOOD COVERAGE
THAT THAT MAKES THE WHOLE
DIFFERENCE. AND WE ALSO HIRE A
LOT OF PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE, AND THAT HAS ALSO
FACTORED IN TO HOW THE COMMUNITY
IS FEELING LIKE A COMMUNITY AND
LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD, I
ABSOLUTELY -- WORK FORCE COMES
DOWN TO WAGES AND BENEFITS,
NUMBER ONE, HAVING, YOU KNOW,
BEEN IN THIS SECTOR FOR A LONG
TIME. I JUST WANT TO NAME THAT
WE RELY ON ALL OF OUR PARTNERS
ACROSS THIS SECTOR, SO IT ALSO
IS CRITICAL THAT OUR ENTIRE
SECTOR FUNDS EACH OTHER
ADEQUATELY. WE'VE BENEFITED
SOMETIMES FROM HAVING BETTER
WAGES AND BENEFITS THAN OTHER
NEIGHBORS AND GOTTEN THEIR
EMPLOYEES, AND SOMETIMES OUR
EMPLOYEES MOVE ON ELSEWHERE. SO
WE NEED OUR COLLEAGUES TO ALSO
BE WELL FUNDED. AND SECONDLY,
I'LL SAY THAT IN TERMS OF --
OUR STAFF IS MISSION DRIVEN, AND
SO THEY COME TO OUR WORK WITH A
PURPOSE. AND I'VE BEEN THERE 30
YEARS, AND I'M GUESSING TAMMY
IN THE AUDIENCE HAS BEEN THERE
CLOSE TO 10 YEARS AND THEN
DECADES OF WORK BEFORE THAT. IT
IS NOT PARTICULARLY OUR CLIENTS
I THINK THAT GET PEOPLE DOWN, I
THINK IT IS THE WORK
ENVIRONMENT, THE CONDITIONS OF
WORK, AND IT IS PRETTY HOPELESS
TO GO OUTSIDE AND NOT HAVE
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN OFFER
SOMEBODY EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO
THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF
PROJECT THAT WILL INSPIRE AND
SUPPORT. AND I WILL SAY WE HAVE
EXCELLENT PARTNER WITH S.P.D.,
CARE TEAM, SO I DO THINK PUBLIC
SAFETY IS CRITICAL, BUT WE DO
RELY ON OUR SYSTEM STRUCTURES.
OUR TEAM SHOULD NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
THANK YOU, ALISON.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR
SPEAKING TO THAT. AND THIS IS
SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF HUMAN
SERVICES WE NEED THE INCREDIBLE
PEOPLE TO BE CARRYING OUT THE
WORK, AND IT RELIES ON THAT
CONNECTION IN SUPPORTING FOLKS
AT TIMES THEIR MOST VULNERABLE
MOMENTS. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
SPEAKING TO THAT ELEMENT. AND I
WOULD JUST BUILD ON THIS POINT
TO SAY I'M HOPEFUL, AND AS
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, I'M
WONDERING -- THIS IS JUST A
QUESTION FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
DORKS WE HAVE A SENSE OF
APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY FOLKS WE
WILL NEED TO HIRE IN SUM TOTAL
TO SUPPORT THE PLANNED
EXPANSION?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION,
COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I THINK
IT'S GOING TO BE DEPENDENT ON
THE NUMBER OF SITES THAT WE
OPEN. I THINK THE FEEDBACK THAT
WE ARE HEARING LOUDLY FROM THE
COMMUNITY, FROM PROVIDERS AND
FROM COUNCIL IS THAT A DEEPER,
MORE SERVICE-RICH ENVIRONMENT
AND THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS IS
WHAT WE ARE ASPIRING TO TO STAND
UP. SO WE ARE GOING TO GET SOME
ANALYSIS BACK FROM CBO AND TRY
TO GET YOU AN ANSWER TO THAT
QUESTION. BUT I THINK THAT MORE
SERVICE-RICH ENVIRONMENT WILL
REQUIRE HIGHER LEVELS OF
STAFFING, AND SO WE CAN FOLLOW
UP WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND IT
SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S ALSO SOME
GOOD LESSONS TO LEARN ABOUT
STAFF RETENTION AS WELL, BUT
I'M WONDERING AS WELL IF WE CAN
HAVE A CONTINUED CONVERSATION
AROUND HOW WE CAN DO A FOCUSED
RECRUITMENT EFFORT AS WELL GIVEN
THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED A WORK
FORCE. DO YOU SUPPORT THIS LEVEL
OF STAFFING AND SUPPORT AND MAKE
SURE WE CAN RETAIN FOLKS AND
COMPENSATE THEM FAIRLY FOR THIS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
CHAIR, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF
OUR PRESENTERS AND PUBLIC
COMMENTERS. I WANT TO DIRECT A
QUESTION TO MS. ROGERS. IS SHE
STILL WITH US FROM TAMPA HOPE?
DID WE LOSE HER?
>> SHE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN
ALL-DAY STAFF RETREAT, SO SHE
LEFT THAT TO JOIN US AND HAD TO
GO BACK TO THAT MEETING, I
BELIEVE.
>> OKAY. I WILL EMAIL HER
QUESTION. LET ME MOVE DOWN MY
LIST. I WANTED -- THE REASON I
WANTED TO ASK HER QUESTIONS IS I
WANTED TO SORT OF ASK ABOUT WHAT
THE LESSONS LEARNED ARE FROM
OPERATING A FACILITY THAT'S A
LARGER FACILITY AND A LARGER
POPULATION. AS WE KNOW, THEY'VE
GOT 300 OR MORE FOLKS, AND
THAT'S ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT
WE'RE CONSIDERING IS MOVING
FROM 100 TO 150 PEOPLE, AS WELL
AS ALLOWING UP TO 250 FOLKS. SO
MAYBE WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL
DIRECT MY QUESTION TO PDI AND TO
LIHI IN TERMS OF SHARING WITH US
WHAT YOU BELIEVE WOULD BE
CRITICAL FOR OPERATING A LARGER
LOCATION. AND I KNOW IN
PARTICULAR, AND I WANT TO
APPRECIATE WHAT PDA, WHAT YOU
SHARED IN TERMS OF UDUB STUDY
AND THE WORK YOU ALL HAVE DONE
TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING CARE
OF THE FOLKS AT YOUR FACILITY
AND REALLY ENGAGING DEEPLY WITH
THE NEIGHBORHOOD. CAN YOU SHARE
WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AT A
LARGER SCALE?
>> I WOULD SAY IN SOME WAYS
IT'S MORE OF WHAT WE'RE
ALREADY DOING, IN SOME WAYS IT
STAYS THE SAME. I SAY THAT
BECAUSE IF WE'RE IN A LARGER
SCALE AREA, AND WE HAVE A SAFETY
TEAM, AND WE HAVE STAFF WHO ARE
KIND OF OVERSEEING WHAT'S
HAPPENING OUTSIDE IN THE
COMMUNITY, WE'RE JUST DOING
THAT IN A LARGER SPACE. IN TERMS
OF STAFF MEMBERS, WE DO NEED AN
INCREASE IN STAFF MEMBERS BUT
NOT HUGELY BECAUSE WE'RE STILL
GOING TO BE IN ONE LOCATION, BUT
WE WANT TO KEEP OUR CASELOADS
LOW ENOUGH THAT STAFF MEMBERS
CAN STILL GO OUT AND DO THE
INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND
ENGAGEMENT. ONE OF THE THINGS I
THINK IS IMPORTANT IN
MAINTAINING THIS SITE IS IT'S
REALLY MAKING SURE WE'RE
STABILIZING PEOPLE, WE'RE
CONNECTING THEM TO SERVICES, AND
WE'RE GETTING THEM TO THE NEXT
PLACE. IF WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN A LARGE SITE, AND THEY'RE
JUST STUCK THERE, THAT IS A
>>> I KNOW THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT
WE ARE RAISING A LOT&I KNOW THAT
THERE IS A LOT OF BARRIERS TO
THAT, BUT THAT IS SUPER
IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF DOING THIS
WORK, BUT IT IS ALSO CONSTANT
COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION
FROM THE COMMUNITY AND
NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE IS ALWAYS
GOING TO BE THINGS THAT POP UP
AND WE NEED TO ADDRESS THEM
IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD FOUND THE
INDIVIDUALS AND SAID WE ALREADY
HAD THIS CONVERSATION, THIS
CAN'T HAPPEN HERE, THIS IS NEW
WAY OF LIVING, JUST A REMINDER.
IF THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN
ISSUE, WE WILL HAVE MORE THAN A
REMINDER IN TERMS OF THAT
CONVERSATION, QUICK ENGAGEMENT
AND AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY
IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE
SUPER IMPORTANT NO MATTER THE
SITE SIZE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> TO PIGGY BACK OFF WHAT TARA
SAID, SHE IS EXACTLY RIGHT T. IS
THE STAFFING BECAUSE WHAT WE
DON'T WANT IS TO NOT HAVE THE
FUNDING FOR THE APPROPRIATE
STAFFING, KIND OF WHAT TARA
TOUCHED ON, IS THEN HAVING
SOMEONE IN THE 150-PERSON SITE
WHO GETS FORGOTTEN, RIGHT? WE
WANT TO HAVE THIS STAFF THERE
THAT EVERYBODY IS STILL
ENGAGING, EVERYBODY IS TALKING
TO CLIENTS EVERY DAY AND
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO IS THERE AND
NOT THERE. WE ARE DOING THE
WELLNESS CHECKS ON OUR CLIENTS.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WOULD BE
STAFFING. WE NEED A BE SURE WE
ARE STAFFED PROPERLY, AND DO ALL
THE THINGS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
THE VILLAGE WHEN THINGS POP UP
OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE WE CAN TAKE
CARE OF THEM QUICKLY, IT COMES
DOWN TO FUNDING AND BEING ABLE
TO HAVE THE STAFFING.
>> I WANTED TO ADD ABOUT THE
PHYSICAL LAYOUT, I THINK IF YOU
HAD A LOT MORE, LETS SEE IF YOU
WERE DOING A COMMUNITY WITH
TOWNHOUSES, YOU WOULD TRY AND
MAYBE CLUSTER, YOU MAY HAVE A
LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD HERE, LITTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD THERE, AND YOU
DON'T WANT EVERYBODY GOING TO
THE SAME KITCHEN AT THE SAME
TIME, RIGHT? YOU DON'T WANT
EVERYBODY KNOWING TO THE SAME
SMOKING AREA AT THE SAME TIME.
YOU MAY DECENTRALIZE SOME
SERVICES. HAVE A SECOND KITCHEN,
HAVE A SECOND LAUNDRY ROOM OR
THIRD LAUNDRY ROOM, SO PEOPLE
DON'T FEEL LIKE-- THEY DON'T
FEEL THEY HAVE TO INTERACT LIKE
ONE SPACE, RIGHT? THERE ARE
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VILLAGE
PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN IDENTIFY
WITH, FEEL MORE CLOSE TO THIS
GROUP OF NEIGHBORS THAN ANOTHER
GROUP OF NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW,
NOT TO BRING UP ANYTHING
CONTROVERSIAL BUT WHEN WE HAD
TRUE HOPE VILLAGE, WE BASICALLY,
THAT HAPPENS TO BE ONE THAT HAS
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, WE
GROUPED THE FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN IN ONE PART OF THE
VILLAGE, AND THE SINGLES AND
COUPLES IN THE OTHERS. IF YOU GO
TO TRUE HOPE VILLAGE, ALL THE
TOYS AND EVERYTHING, AND THE
NOISE WHERE THE FAMILIES ARE,
RIGHT? THEN THE SINGLES, IT IS A
DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE
TALKING IN TERMS OF EXPANSION, I
THINK WE CAN LAY OUT, MAKE SURE
THERE IS CONNECT RATIO OF
HYGIENE FACILITIES, LIKE HOW
MANY PEOPLE CAN COOK AT ONE
TIME, OR WHERE FOOD CAN BE
PREPARED, OR WHERE PEOPLE CAN
SORT OF DEVELOP A SENSE OF
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. CHAIR, IF
I MAY ASK A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION,
I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR MORE,
LET ME SAY FIRST Y APPRECIATE
THE ATTENTION OF DETAIL ON THE
STAFFING AS WELL AS POTENTIAL
FOR HAVING NEIGHBORHOODS, I
WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SORT OF HEAR
MORE ABOUT WHETHER THERE IS A
BEST PRACTICE OR STANDARD IN
TERMS OF THE SIZE OF A LOCATION
IN ORDER TO INSURE WE COULD
PROVIDE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
MULTIPLE FACILITIES.
>> YEAH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A
STANDARD IN TERMS OF HOW MANY
PEOPLE DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO
USE, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE USING
TOILETS, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, SO
THERE IS A RATIO. SO, INSTEAD OF
DOING ONE GIGANTIC LAUNDROMAT OR
YOU WANT TO SPREAD IT AROUND,
RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU ABSOLUTELY
WANT TO SPREAD THE RESTROOMS AND
HYGIENE FACILITIES AROUND THE
VILLAGE. SO EVERYBODY HAS
ACCESS, YEAH.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW THERE IS
ANOTHER QUESTION FROM ANOTHER
COUNCIL MEMBER, SO I WILL WRAP
UP WITH ONE OVER TO THE FOLKS AT
REACH, SO, THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION, I REALLY
APPRECIATED WHAT YOU SHARED
AROUND THOSE THREE CRITICAL
ELEMENTS FOR INTEGRATION, AM I
CORRECT THAT THE ON SITE ACCESS
TO TREATMENT, THAT YOU
MENTIONED, IS THAT CURRENTLY
PART OF THE PLAN? OR IS THAT
SOMETHING YOU RECOMMENDING AS A
BEST PRACTICE?
>> UM, I BELIEVE IT IS PART OF
THE PLAN IS TO INTEGRATE
BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT Y. NAMED A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT MODALITIES
AND WE HAVE A TREATMENT IN
MOTION VAN RIGHT NOW, WHICH
WOULD BE GREAT AS ONE EXAMPLE OF
BEING ABLE TO HAVE A VEHICLE ON
THE CITY HELPED FUND THAT THE
LAST FEW YEARS. WE WANT TO
EXPAND THAT. EVEN, THERE IS A
NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR FIXED SITE
DISPENSARY WHERE WE COULD HAVE,
AND WE HAVE HAD FOLKS OFFER
THAT, LIKE COULD HAVE A FACILITY
THERE, AND THEN PROVIDERS COULD
JUST GO SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
DRIVE AND SET UP A WHOLE VAN.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WE WILL
LOOK AT WHAT MODEL SERVES EACH
POPULATION AND EACH PARTNERSHIP.
>> I WANT TO ADD THAT WE
ACTUALLY HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
A NUMBER OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PROVIDERS, AND, FOR INSTANCE, WE
HAVE THERAPEUTIC HEALTH
SERVICES, THEY WEREN'T HERE TO
TESTIFY BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY
PLANTED IN OUR-- THEY ARE IN A
TINY HOUSE AT OUR SITE, AND THEY
JUST PURCHASED AND COMPLETED A
VAN, AND THE VAN IS GOING TO BE
DEDICATED TO, ALSO, COMING TO
OUR TINY HOUSE VILLAGE SITES.
SO, AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO WORKED
WITH, YOU KNOW, EVERGREEN AS
WELL, AND WE ARE OPEN TO, AS WE
EXPAND MORE VILLAGES, WE EXPECT
THAT MORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND BUDGETING WILL BE
NEEDED.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK THAT IS
HELPFUL, AND I GUESS WHAT I WILL
SAY MORE IS COMMENT, YOU ALREADY
SPOKE TO THE TREATMENT MODALITY
AND THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE
HERE LOCALLY FOR THE
INJECTION-BASED TREATMENT AND I
THINK IT HAS BEEN REALLY
IMPORTANT AND INCREDIBLY
IMPACTFUL AND WE HAVE SEEN THE
REPORTS THAT HAVE COME OUT
AROUND HOW MUCH THAT HAS MADE
TREATMENT ACCESSIBLE TO FOLKS.
SO AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE
HIGH SUPPORT FACTOR, I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE A FOLLOW UP
AROUND THE INTEGRATION. I LOVED
HEARING ABOUT THE ON-SITE
AVAILABILITY AND THAT FEELS IT
COULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT, OF
COURSE WE KNOW EVERYBODY LIVING
OUTSIDE IS NOT WITH SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER THOSE STATISTICS,
50% OF THE FOLKS SURVEYED
REPORTING SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE A PARTNER IN INTEGRATING
THAT MODALITY INTO THIS
EXPANSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> I WILL BE QUICK, I AM LUCKY I
GET TO SIT ON BOTH COMMIT EASE
IN WHICH SOME LEGISLATION IS IN
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS'S
COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL MEMBER
LINN. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD
WAS THE BUDGETING PIECE, IT WAS
A ROUGH ESTIMATE BETWEEN-- IT
WILL COST BETWEEN $25,000 TO
$45,000 PER UNIT TO OPERATE FROM
THE PROVIDERS, WOULD THAT SEEM
ADEQUATE? I KNOW I HAVE TALKED
ADEQUATE FUNDING, MAKING SURE WE
ARE STAFFED WELL, WOULD THAT
SEEM LIKE A PRETTY DECENT
NUMBER? FOR YOUR PROGRAM MODEL.
>> I WILL SAY THAT THE RANGE,
THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF RANGE IN
TERMS OF THE VILLAGES. WE HAVE
ONE VILLAGE THAT IS FOR HOMELESS
WOMEN, ONLY, AND IT IS VERY
SMALL. BECAUSE IT IS VERY SMALL
IT HAS A LOT OF STAFFING BECAUSE
YOU NEED 24/7. THE RATIO, YOU
KNOW, MUCH ON THE HIGH SIDE.
OKAY? AND I THINK THE OTHER
FACTOR, WHICH IS WHY IT IS SO
IMPORTANT FOR THIS PACKAGE OF
LEGISLATION TO BE PASSED, IS
BECAUSE IF WE HAVE ACCESS TO
PUBLIC LAND, IT IS ZERO, RIGHT?
IF WE HAVE TO PAY MARKET RENT,
OR IN SOME CASES, YOU KNOW, WE
ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND SUFFICIENT
PUBLIC LAND, THEN THE RENTAL
COST OF THE LAND IS CONTRIBUTING
FACTOR TO THE OVERALL OPERATING
COST. THAT IS WHY I THINK WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
PUBLIC PARTNERS ARE PROVIDING US
AS MUCH LOW COST, OR FREE LAND
AS POSSIBLE. AND THEN, OF
COURSE, THE SERVICE, I THINK IN
THE EARLY DAYS THE VILLAGES WERE
NOT, LETS SAY FOCUSED AS MUCH ON
SERVICES, SO IT HAS BEEN A
STRUGGLE TO ADD SERVICES TO SOME
OF THE OLDER VILLAGES. AS AN
EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE, SORRY TO
SAY THIS, BUT SOME OF THE
VILLAGES IN KING COUNTY ARE
STILL BEGGING FOR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVES. SO THAT IS
SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO BE
ADDRESSING WITH KING COUNTY. IT
IS UNEVEN IN TERMS OF LEVEL OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SERVES
THAT ARE REALLY NEEDED FOR THE
POPULATION. SO, I THINK IF WE
CAN BRING EVERYBODY UP TO A, YOU
KNOW, BASE LEVEL, WOULD BE
GREAT, AND THEN, ALSO, TALK
ABOUT WHICH ONES ARE THE ONES
THAT, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OR
THE NEED, NEED ADDITIONAL
SERVICES.
>> UNDER STOOD. SO IT RANGES
DIFFERENTLY BETWEEN WHAT TYPE OF
LEVEL OF SERVICE, SO IT WOULD BE
DIFFERENT FOR LEAD, AS WELL.
>> YEAH. KIND OF TYING INTO OUR
HIGH INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
AND SERVICE MODEL THAT WE HAVE,
SO THAT RANGE THAT YOU ARE
SAYING IS CLOSE TO WHAT WE NEED,
OR CLOSE ENOUGH, BUT I WOULD SAY
THAT, ADDITIONALLY, THINGS LIKE
THE STAR CENTER ARE MUCH HIGHER
THAN THAT, AND WE NEED MORE STAR
CENTERS, WE NEED MORE RESOURCES,
BECAUSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
MENTAL HEALTH, WHAT NOT, THAT WE
REALLY NEED TO CONNECT FOLKS TO,
IT DOES COST SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT
IN TERMS OF THAT RANGE, YEAH.
>> UNDERSTOOD. AWESOME. IT COULD
COST MORE. THAT WOULD BE SUPER
HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND, TOO, FOR
ME, THE NUMBERS, JUST SO AS WE
ARE SCALING UP, WHEN MAKING
COMMITMENTS, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH WITH
THEM AND KEEP GOING AND SCALE
THEM UP TO INSURE THAT SERVICES
AREN'T GOING TO STOP BECAUSE
THERE IS A BUDGET ISSUE OR
WHATEVER THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW,
DOING IT RESPONSIBLY, BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT THE NEED IS HIGH AND
WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT YEAH,
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I KNOW
THERE ARE DIFFERENT RANGES, YES.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT, WE
ARE NOT A PROVIDER, BUT WE GET
TO VISIT ALL OF THEM, HONESTLY,
AND I WANTED TO CALL OUT SOME
REAL OPPORTUNITIES AND
INTENTIONAL DESIGN. I AM GOING
TO NAME THE BRIDGE SHELTER THAT
WE WERE VERY CONNECTED WITH AND
COUNCIL MEMBER SPOKE ABOUT
RECENTLY IN TERMS OF LEERY
WAYWORK, IT HAD TO CLOSE DUE TO
FUNDING BUT INTENTIONAL DESIGN
WAS THEY COULD TAKE PEOPLE ON
STIMULANT A LOT BECAUSE THE
PUBLIC SPACE A LOT OF
OBSERVATION ABOUT IT. THEY HAD
OVERDOSE PREVENTION FACILITIES
IN THE REST ROOM, SO FRONT DESK
STAFF WOULD BE ALERTED. I THINK
AS SHARON MENTIONED, A LOT OF
PLACES HAVE BEEN STOOD UP, AS
BEST WE CAN, WITH THE FUNDING
THAT WE HAVE, BUT THERE IS REAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR INTENTIONAL
DESIGN, FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE
SERIOUS CHALLENGES IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND HOW DO WE THINK
ABOUT INSURING THAT THEY GET
SOMEWHERE?
>> AWESOME. SUPER HELPFUL. THANK
YOU. I HEAR THERE IS OPPORTUNITY
WITH BETTER COORDINATION, THAT,
YOU KNOW, WE CAN HAVE A GREATER
IMPACT IS WHAT I AM HEARING.
AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR. THOSE ARE ALL THE
QUESTIONS I HAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS
GETTING LATE HERE, 12:14. SO I
DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
THAT I AM GOING TO POSE AT THIS
TIME, BUT INCREDIBLY DEEP
APPRECIATION TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, TO ALL OF OUR SERVICE
PROVIDERS, TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT
OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS. I WANT TO
GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO MAGGIE
RODGERS WHO JOINED US FROM A
VERY BUSY DAY IN HER WORK. JUST,
YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF COMMENTS,
ONE, JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO SAY
THAT, DON'T WANT THE PERFECT TO
BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD HERE.
YOU KNOW, IT IS HARD TRYING
SOMETHING NEW, BUT I THINK THE
BIGGEST DANGER IS NOT DOING
ANYTHING. I THINK THE BIGGEST
DANGER IS TO CONTINUE, SORT
ORPHON THE SLOW PACE THAT WE
HAVE BEEN GOING ON. I ALSO THINK
THAT THE PROPOSAL FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IS INTERIM
LEGISLATION, AND I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE BE TRANSPARENT
WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT LESSONS
LEARNED, AND THAT WE, YOU KNOW,
IMPROVE AS WE GO, THAT WE HAVE
ITERATIVE PROCESS, WE HAVE BEEN
DOING THIS, THANK YOU TO OUR
PROVIDERS WHO HAVE BEEN DOING
THIS MANY, MANY YEARS, I THINK
WE ASK OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
DO TOO MUCH WITH TOO LITTLE
RESOURCES. I THINK THAT IS ONE
THING THAT HAS BEEN CRYSTAL
CLEAR. I THINK IT IS ESSENTIAL
THAT WE RESOURCE THIS
APPROPRIATELY. BUT WE WILL GET
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION TO BE
SHARE WOULD THE PUBLIC AT FUTURE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. AGAIN, JUST
DEEP APPRECIATION FOR YOU ALL,
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC,
FOR MY COLLEAGUES, FOR ENGAGING.
LETS SEE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER,
I DO SEE A HAND. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. DIDN'T MEAN TO
INTERRUPT YOU. I JUST HAD THAT
HAND AFTER COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PFTS COMMENT. I APPRECIATED THE
QUESTION AROUND THE BUDGET AND
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING AS THE
CHAIR MENTIONED, SO, WANTED TO
SHARE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THE ANNUAL COST PER UNIT OF THE
HIGH SUPPORT SHELTER THAT IS
CURRENTLY RUN BY LEAD AND COLEAD
IS AT THE UPPER END OF THE RANGE
OF $45,919. SO THAT HAS THE
AFTER CARE MENTIONED AND THE
OTHER COMPONENTS. JUST WANTED TO
SHARE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER. AND JUST FINALLY, JUST
WANT TO, AGAIN, SHARE MY
APPRECIATION THAT THE WORK THAT
YOU ALL ARE DOING IS REALLY
SAVING LIVES, I MEAN, WE CANNOT
UNDERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF
THAT. AND IT IS, AGAIN, WHAT WE
ASK OF OUR PROVIDERS IS
INCREDIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE
ASK FOR PROVIDERS TO FIND SITES,
WHEN WE ASK THEM TO GO THROUGH
OUR RIGOROUS PERMITTING PROCESS,
AND/OR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM
THE PUBLIC, AND YOU ALL ARE
PROVIDING THE ESSENTIAL PUBLIC
SERVICE, SO IT IS INCUMBENT UPON
US TO LEAN IN AND TAKE MORE OF A
PROACTIVE ROLE. THAT IS WHAT I
REALLY APPRECIATE FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, IN DOING THAT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL, WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
OKAY, HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT
12:18. THANK YOU.