>>> MARCH 2nd MEETING WILL COME
TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE, IT IS
2:00 P.M., WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS
EXCUSED.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MR. CHAIR THERE ARE FOUR
MEMBERS PRESENT, ONE EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU, AND AS THE CLERK
DID MENTION DURING THE ROLL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ HAS
BEEN EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
CHAIRS REPORT.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DEFER
ON MAKING CHAIR'S REPORT AT THE
FRONT END.
BUT I WILL MAKE SOME COMMENTS
BEFORE BOTH OF OUR
PRESENTATIONS.
JUST PREVIEW THE AGENDA FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING
AN UPDATE FROM THE JUST CARE
PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE IT'S THE THIRD TIME,
JUST CARE HAS PRESENTED TO MY
COMMITTEE.
THEY PRESENTED TWICE OVER THE
COURSE OF 2021 TO MY
PREDECESSOR COMMITTEE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A PROGRAM
UPDATE AND TALK ABOUT SOME
POTENTIAL STRATEGIES TO REFER A
SHUT DOWN OF THE PROGRAM WHICH
IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO EXPIRE
IN JUNE.
WE WILL THEN HEAR A
PRESENTATION FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
GIVEN AN OVERVIEW TO THE
COMMITTEE AND SCOPE AND SCALE
OF SERVICES AND OPERATION.
IT'LL INCLUDE AN APPEARANCE
FROM NEWLY SELECTED PERMANENT
CHIEF LIBRARIAN TOM FEY.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
PRESENTATION AND THE ABILITY TO
CONGRATULATE OUR NEW CHIEF
LIBRARIAN IN THE COMMITTEE.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO ON TO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO MODERATE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD RIGHT NOW TO
INDICATE THAT WE'LL GO INTO
2:33 AND GIVE IT 30 MINUTES
JUST TO BE SAFE AT THE FRONT OF
THE AGENDA HERE.
BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE
ABOUT 12 PUBLIC COMMENTERS AND
WANT TO GIVE THEM EACH TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
AND THAT SHOULD BE PLENTY OF
WIGGLE ROOM IF THINGS RUN OVER.
AS HAS BEEN OUR CUSTOM, I WILL
HAVE THE CLERK CALL ON EACH
SPEAKER BY NAME.
AS I SAID, THEY WILL SPEAK FOR
20 MINUTES.
TO THE SPEAKERS OUT THERE.
WHEN YOU DO GET READY TO SPEAK,
THERE WILL BE A MESSAGE THAT
YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED AND THAT
WILL BE YOUR CUE TO SPEAK AND
YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TIME.
WITH THAT, WHY DON'T WE OPEN
THE PUBLIC SPEAKING PERIOD AND
WE'LL GO TILL 2:33.
WE'LL JUST SAY 2:30.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS YOURS TO
CALL MR. CLERK.
>> MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE 12 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
BUT NONE ARE CURRENTLY LISTED
AS PRESENT.
>> OKAY, WELL.
>> I GOT A TEXT INDICATING THAT
THERE IS A LOG IN ERROR IN THE
E-MAIL THAT THEY RECEIVED.
>> DO WE HAVE, THAT DOES SEEM
STRANGE WE WOULD HAVE 12 PUBLIC
COMMENTERS NONE OF WHICH WOULD
BE PRESENT.
>> WHY DON'T WE, GIVE US A
SECOND TO CHECK THAT OUT.
>> I WILL GIVE A BRIEF MOMENT
FOR IT TO ADDRESS THAT.
THERE'S NOT REALLY MUCH WE CAN
DO FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT DO YOU WANT TO JUST RECESS
THE MINUTE FOR TWO MINUTES
WHILE YOU TAKE A LOOK OR.
>> THAT WOULD BE YOUR
PREROGATIVE.
>> YEAH, WELL I GUESS I'M
ASKING HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT'LL TAKE?
>> HOLD ON.
CHECKING.
I'M LOOKING AT THE BACK IN NOW.
SO HOLD ON FOR JUST A SECOND.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
>> EXCUSE ME COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS, YOU CAN ACTUALLY REORDER
THE AGENDA IF YOU WOULD LIKE
AND HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT COME IN
AFTER.
BUT AGAIN IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
>> YEAH, UNDERSTOOD.
I THINK THAT PACING WOULD BE A
LITTLE STRANGE FOR HOW WE
TYPICALLY, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
NECESSARILY THAT'S LIKE,
COMMENTING ON THE MEETING.
I THINK TYPICALLY IT'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO
COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND
EXPRESS THEIR INPUT.
TO INFORM THE ISSUE AND THE
MEETING LOOKING FORWARD AND I
THINK IT WOULD BE SORT OF A
STRANGE DEPARTURE TO DO IT
AFTER.
>> IT WOULD APPEAR WE HAVE THE
WRONG INFORMATION IN THE FORUM.
SO I'M NOT SURE WE CAN, WE CAN
UPDATE THE FORUMS SO PEOPLE
WILL HAVE TO SIGN BACK IN FOR
THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
SO, OR WE CAN SEND E-MAILS OUT
WITH THE UPDATES BUT IT WILL
TAKE SOME TIME FOR THEM TO GET
IN.
GET IN THE MEETING.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE CAN DO
HERE.
HANG ON WHILE WE UPDATE THE
FORMS AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
>> CHIEF LIBRARIAN FEY, WHO I
JUST SAID IT WILL BE A WHILE SO
THEY CAN LEAVE THE MEETING.
IF THEY'RE STILL PRESENT.
BUT THEY'RE ON MUTE.
HOW LONG WILL THE LIBRARY
PRESENTATION TAKE IF YOU'RE
STILL WITH US?
>> IT WOULD BE ABOUT 20 MINUTES
OR SO.
I CAN RUN THROUGH IT PRETTY
QUICKLY.
>> YEAH, MY SUSPICION IS THE
BULK OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS
WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THE JUST
CARE CONVERSATION.
SO HERE'S WHAT I SAY WE SHOULD
DO TO KEEP THE FLOW OF THE
MEETING AND NOT WASTE TIME.
WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND DO
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
PRESENTATION NOW FOR THE NEXT
20 MINUTES.
LET IT SORT OUT GETTING THE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS TAKEN CARE
OF.
WE WILL RESUME FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND THEN THE PDA PRESENTATION
ON JUST CARE.
SO, WITH THAT, WOULD THE CLERK.
WELL LINDA, HOW SHOULD I MOVE
TO REORDER THE AGENDA?
>> JUST A SIMPLE, IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION WE WOULD LIKE TO
REORDER THE AGENDA TODAY TO
BRING FORWARD THE LIBRARY
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
SO, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT
INDULGENCE OF THE COMMITTEE IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO REORDER
THE AGENDA AND PUT AGENDA ITEM
TWO.
THE PRESENTATION FROM THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO THE
FRONT OF THE AGENDA AND TO THEN
PUT PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER AGENDA
ITEM TWO.
AND WE WOULD THEN CONSIDER
AGENDA ITEM ONE.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THAT
WOULD BE THE REORDERING OF THE
AGENDA.
SEEING NO OBJECTION FROM
COLLEAGUES.
THE AGENDA WILL BE SO
REORDERED.
SO WITH THAT, MR. CLERK WOULD
YOU READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY'S OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE DO HAVE JOINING US SOME
FOLKS FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY INCLUDING AUSPICIOUSLY
OUR NEW LIBRARIAN MR. TOM FEY.
TOM JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO OFFICIALLY CONGRATULATE YOU.
THIS IS GREAT NEWS.
REALLY THRILLED WE'RE HOSTING
YOUR FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
SINCE YOUR ELECTION THIS
MORNING.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
IF YOU WOULD INTRODUCE YOUR
COLLEAGUES FROM THE LIBRARY.
AND IF YOU WOULD, THEN GO AHEAD
AND BEGIN YOUR INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS AND PRESENTATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR LEWIS.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT IS A BIG DAY AS WE ARE ABLE
TO MOVE FORWARD NOW WITH THIS
PARTICULAR POSITION BEING
DETERMINED.
SO AGAIN THANK YOU ALL, ALSO
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE COUNCIL
SUPPORTING THIS LAST YEAR
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND ALL
THE BUDGET CRISIS WE'RE FACING
FOR THIS LAST YEAR.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
WITH ME TODAY, AND I BELIEVE
RICK SH ERAERIDAN IS HERE.
RICK IS OVER OUR STRATEGIC
ADVANCEMENT.
REALLY FOCUSES ON GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS AND OUR MARKETING AND
COMMUNICATIONINGS.
I'MS. SO I'M READY AND JACOB I
BELIEVE YOU'RE ADVANCING THE
SLIDES.
SO IF YOU WOULD ADVANCE THE
SLIDE FOR ME.
WE HAVE 26 LIBRARY, WE HAVE
ABOUT 605 FTEs.
WE HAVE A FIVE MEMBER
GOVERNMENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AND FOR 2022 OUR BUDGET IS
APPROXIMATELY 110 MILLION
ACROSS ALL OF OUR VARIOUS FUND
SOURCES.
JACOB, NEXT PLEASE.
AND SOME BASIC DATA FROM 2019.
WE'RE STILL USING THAT AS WE
BEGIN TO NORMALIZE HERE IN
2022.
BUT WE HAVE 10.9 MILLION ONLINE
VISITS AND WE CIRCULATE ABOUT
12.6 MILLION ITEMS A YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE QUITE A
BIT OF ATTENDEES WHEN WE'RE
ABLE TO DO PROGRAMS.
NEARLY 300,000.
AS A REMINDER BECAUSE THE
COUNCIL WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN
ADVANCING OUR LEVEE IT DID PASS
WITH LEVEE APPROVAL.
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AND THE BOARD HAS ALL FISCAL
OVER SIGHT FOR THE LIBRARY
SYSTEM.
THEY HAVE BROAD
RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND THAT POWER IS VESTED TO
THEM THROUGH THE WASHINGTON
STATE LAW.
WE RECENTLY GOT A NEW
PRESIDENT.
JAY RICH IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT,
RON CHU SERVES ON OUR BOARD.
CHRISTIE ENGLAND IS GOING TO
HAVE HER TIME EXPIRE IN APRIL.
SO WE WILL AT SOME POINT BE
BACK IN FRONT OF THIS COMMITTEE
TO HOPEFULLY GET A NEW BOARD
MEMBER.
AND THEN HARRISTON IS THE
NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
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THIS BUDGET OVERVIEW GIVES YOU
A BASIC IDEA OF HOW THE BUDGET
IS SPENT.
WE ARE A PEOPLE BUSINESS.
PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE.
AND SO 67% OF OUR COST
ASPERSONNEL.
11% IS BOOKS AND MATERIAL.
10% IS GOING TO BE OUR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT, MAJOR MAINTENANCE
PROJECTS.
THEN WE HAVE OUR TYPICAL
FACILITIES, RENT, ETC.
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THE LIBRARY STAFF PROCESSES A
LOT OF MATERIAL.
WE ARE A LARGE SYSTEM WITH
MILLIONS OF BOOKS.
WE PROCESS ABOUT 250,000
PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC ITEMS
ANNUALLY.
AND WE HAVE JUST ABOUT ANY TIME
6.8 MILLION PHYSICAL ITEMS OUT.
WE HAVE 5.2 MILLION HOLDS
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE
YEAR.
THIS REQUIRES A LOT OF TRUCKS
AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIAL
THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE WITH ANH.
THE SYSTEM WE HAVE IS BEING
REPLACED THIS YEAR TOWARD THE
END OF THE YEAR WHICH WILL
ALLOW US TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
AND IT WILL ACTUALLY BE OFF
SITE FROM THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
SO IT WILL ALLOW US TRUCKING
BETTER THROUGHOUT THE REST OF
SEATTLE.
AND OUR FACILITIES AS MENTIONED
27 LOCATIONS AND YOU CAN SEE
THE BUILDING HERE WE CALL THE
MOCK.
WHICH IS OUR MAINTENANCE
OPERATION CENTER.
THAT'S WHERE OUR AUTOMATED
MATERIAL WILL BE RUNNING AS
WELL AS ALL OF OUR OTHER
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE
HAVE SEVEN CARNEGIE ERA
LIBRARIES THAT ARE MORE THAN
100 YEARS OLD.
AND MAINTAINING COMES WITH A
COST.
THEY'RE DEARLY LOVED HISTORICAL
ASSETS BUT THEY COME WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF MAINTAINING
THEM.
THEY STARTED AS LIBRARIES FOR
ALL.
THAT MEASURE NOW IS MORE THAN
24 YEARS OLD.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE
MOREINFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AS WE
START TO REMODEL THEM FOR THE
GENERATION OF TODAY.
WE HAVE SECURITY, IT, HR, ALL
THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE
TO RUN THE LIBRARY.
WE DO HAVE STAFFING CONSTRAINTS
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN A SEVEN
DAY A WEEK OPERATION.
WE DO HAVE MINIMUM STAFFING
REQUIREMENTS WITH OUR CON TRACK
CONTRACTURE
CONTRACTURAL OBLIGATIONS.
AND WE'RE SEEING MORE OF OUR
STAFF HAS TO LIVE OUTSIDE OF
THE SEATTLE AREA WHICH IMPACTS
US DURING A VARIETY OF
SITUATIONS SUCH AS INCLEMENT
WEATHER.
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SECURITY OBVIOUSLY MAKING US
SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT
DOES TAKE SECURITY.
LIKE OTHERS IN THE CITY
EXPERIENCE ISSUES FROM TIME TO
TIME.
WE HAVE 18 SECURITY OFFICERS
FOR 27 LOCATIONS.
SO NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE AN
OFFICER PRESENT IN EVERY
LOCATION.
SO WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF
ROTATIONS.
AND VISITS FOR OUR SECURITY.
WE DO HAVE AN INCREASING NUMBER
OF SERIOUS SAFETY AND SECURITY
INCIDENTS AND SO THAT IS,
SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO
MONITOR AND COME UP WITH NEW
TECHNIQUES AND APPROACHES FOR
DEESCALATION.
BUT AS I LIKE TO SAY, 99% OF
OUR TRANSACTIONS GO VERY WELL.
AND WE DO HAVE A FEW THAT
OBVIOUSLY DO NOT.
SO THAT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON
STAFF, THAT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT
ON PATRONS WHEN THAT DOES
OCCUR.
SOME OF THE AREAS WE KNOW WE'VE
HAD PROBABLY MORE INCIDENTS
THAN OTHERS ARE LISTS HERE ON
THE RIGHT.
CENTRAL BALLARD, CAPITOL HILL.
WE HAVE SECURITY THERE TO HELP
US WITH INCIDENTS AS THEY
OCCUR.
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AND THEN THE BRANCH ALL OF THEM
HAVE SECURITIES, WIFI,
REFERENCE SERVICES.
AND WHEN WE'RE READY TO HAVE
PROGRAMS IN PERSON.
WE'RE HOPING TO GET BACK TO
THOSE NOW THAT THE MANDATE IS
GOING AWAY.
WE HAVE CLOSE TO 900,000 ITEMS.
WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF NONPROFIT
GROUPS USE OUR MEETING SPACE AS
WELL AS INDIVIDUALS AND OUR
BRANCHES NEARLY 3.7 MILLION
VISITS IN 2019.
AND OF COURSE 2.5 MILLION IN
WIFI SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE
LIBRARY SYSTEM.
FOLKS KNOW THAT THEY CAN
CONNECT TO US ANY TIME.
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CENTRAL LIBRARY OF COURSE IS
THE LARGEST LOCATION.
IT IS 375,000 SQUARE FOOT
BUILDING.
HAS A MILLION ITEMS IN IT
ALONG.
WE USUALLY HAVE SOME WHERE 1.2
TO 1.5 1.5 MILLION VISITS A
YEAR.
IT'S A LOCATION.
PEOPLE COME TO VISIT.
THE CENTRAL LIBRARY IS SEEN
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND
ACROSS THE WORLD.
WE HAVE THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
WHICH REALLY CAPTURES THE
HISTORY OF THE MIDWEST AND
SEATTLE SPECIFICALLY.
WE HAVE OUR LIBRARY EQUAL
ACCESS PROGRAM WHICH MAKES
SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE
OF ALL ABILITIES.
THAT MIGHT HAVE SIGHT, HEARING
OR OTHER CHALLENGES.
OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR MEETING
ROOMS AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN IN OUR FRIEND SHOP WHICH
IS A GREAT DESTINATION IN AND
OF ITSELF TO BUY ALL OF YOUR
MAYBE HOLIDAY OR GIFT GIFTS
THAT YOU MIGHT NEED.
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AND OUR MOBILE SERVICES.
THIS IS OFTEN ONE THAT PEOPLE
DON'T THINK ABOUT UNLESS THEY
SEE THE BOOK MOBILE OUT.
THAT WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE
VEHICLES THAT ALSO DELIVER TO A
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS.
WE HAVE CHILDREN SERVICES GOING
TO PRESCHOOLS AND CHILD CARE
CENTERS AND THAT'S 1,400 BOOK
MOBILE VISITS PER YEAR.
THESE WE REALIGN TO BE, TO
ALIGN WITH THE FREE OR LOW COST
NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY AND
REALLY ALIGNED IT WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND STATE CHILD CARE
SUBSIDIES GROUPS.
SO MAKE SURE THOSE MOST IN NEED
ARE RECEIVING THE SERVICES
FIRST AND FOREMOST.
WE DO A LOT OF SERVICES.
BOOKS BY MAIL.
WE ALSO DELIVER TO ASSISTED
LIVING, CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AS WELL.
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW STOPS.
NEARLY 140 STOPS PER MONTH WITH
ALL OF OUR ALTERNATIVE MOBILE
SERVICES.
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IN OUR HOUSE SERVICES,
WEPROVIDE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
TYPES OF SERVICE.
WE HAVE OF COURSE WELCOMING
SPACES FOR ALL SEVEN DAYS A
WEEK.
WE HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT
WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE AGAIN.
BRINGING THEM INTO THE LIBRARY
AS STAFF AND NOT ON CONTRACT.
THAT WILL BE HAPPENING HERE IN
THE NEXT MONTH.
THAT WILL BE COMMUNITY RESOURCE
SPECIALISTS FOR BOTH ADULTS AND
AS WELL AS YOUTH.
PARDON ME.
WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO
TECHNOLOGY, WIFI, DEVICE
CHARGING WHICH HA BEEN
CRITICAL.
WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE IT
INCREASED CHARGING CAPABILITIES
IN EVERY LIBRARY AND ESPECIALLY
DURING PANDEMIC AS MORE FOLKS
HAVE NEEDED THOSE SERVICES.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF CLASSES
AND INSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE YOUR NEXT JOB WHICH
ALLOWS FOLKS TO FIND AND GET
ASSISTANCE IN FINDING THE NEXT
JOB AND IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
WE HAVE STAFF OUTREACH
ENGAGEMENT, ENCAMPMENTS, THE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES IN OTHER
CENTERS.
WE HAVE HOUSE CATALOG
DISTRIBUTION AS WELL.
WE ACTUALLY PROVIDE HOT SPOT
INTERNET IN A NUMBER OF
VILLAGES IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WHO
WERE FORMALLY INCARCERATED AND
FREE BUS PASSES.
WE ALSO HAVE RESPONSES.
WE HAVE A SNOW BRANCH PLAN
THAT'S A TIERED SYSTEM TO
ENSURE THE BRANCHES ARE OPEN
THROUGHOUT THE CITY UNLESS IT'S
THE MOST EXTREME SITUATIONS.
WE ALSO HAVE SMOKE OPEN PLANS.
THE SAME FOR HEAT CLOSURE PLANS
SO THAT WE ARE PREPARED.
WE KNOW THE HEAT AND SMOKE
SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A CONSTANT
THAN AN OCCASIONAL AS WE'VE
EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS.
WE ALSO HAVE A VERY LARGE E
ELECTRONIC PRESENT OR VIRTUAL
PRESENCE.
OUR WEBSITE AND DIGITAL
SERVICES.
WE SEE 3.1 MILLION WHICH IS NOW
MOVING UP EVEN HIGHER AS FAR AS
E BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS
CIRCULATING.
WE HAVE 4.4 MILLION
DOWNLOADABLE CHECK OUTS AND WE
HAVE OVER 600,000 ITEMS IN THE
E COLLECTION.
IN RESPONSE TO 20 TO COVID IN
2020.
THE LIBRARY INCREASED OPTIONS.
WE HAD STAYING HOME LAUNCHED ON
OUR WEBSITE.
MAKING SURE FOLKS HAD EASY
ACCESS TO OUR DIGITAL
RESOURCES.
WE MOVED TO A DIGITAL CARD SO
FOLKS COULD TAKE CARE OF
EVERYTHING WITHOUT COMING INTO
THE BUILDING.
ESPECIALLY ELECTRONIC SERVICES
EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC WHEN WE
SHUT DOWN.
WE ALSO MOVED OUR STORY TIME
AND OUR FURLING TALES TO A
NUMBER VIRTUAL
ARENA.
WE MOVED WITHIN ABOUT 45
MINUTES TO EVERY STUDENT IN THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
HAVE ACCESS TO THAT CARD AND
THOSE DIGITAL SERVICES.
WE ALSO HAD VIRTUAL TUTORING
AND WE ALSO INCREASED THE
AVAILABILITY OF OUR HOT SPOTS
FOR THOSE WHO NEEDED IT.
FAMILIES WHO NEEDED IT DURING
THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL SESSIONS.
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AND AS MOST KNOW, WE'RE ALSO
FOCUSED ON OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT AND ARE COMMITTED TO
INCLUSIVETY AND ACCESSIBILITY
IN ALL THAT WE DO.
WE'RE FOCUSED ON LISTENING TO
THE COMMUNITY.
BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
AND WE ALWAYS SEEK TO AND HOPE
TO ADVANCE AND BECOME BETTER AT
COCURATING AND DEVELOPING WITH
THE PUBLIC AND REALLY
ADDRESSING THEIR NEEDS.
WE MEET WITH PARTNERS AS YOU
CAN IMAGINE.
WE WORK WITH HUNDREDS OF
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AS WELL.
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PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTION AND
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE A
HALLMARK OF LIBRARIES IN NORMAL
YEARS WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE
BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL WE
HAVE NEARLY 10,000 CLASSES AND
EVENTS.
AND NEARLY 300,000 PEOPLE
ATTENDING.
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS
FROM OUR PATRONS IS THE MUSEUM
PASS PROGRAM.
AS YOU KNOW, THAT HAS BEEN SOME
WHAT CURTAILED DURING THE
PANDEMIC BUT IS COMING BACK AND
WE'RE PARTLY COMING BACK TO
THAT.
THAT ALLOWS FOLKS TO GET A FREE
ACCESS TO A NUMBER OF MUSEUMS
AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE
CITY THAT THEY MAY NOT NORMALLY
BE ABLE TO AFFORD OR BE ABLE TO
GET TO.
AND
>>> THEY ALSO FUND SOME STAFF
FOR THE LIBRARY AS WELL.
FOR THE MOBILE SERVICES
LIBRARIAN TO OUR GLOBAL READING
LIBRARIAN.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO
NOTE.
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AND WE HOPE TO GET A LITTLE BIT
OF REPRIEVE.
WE KNOW HEALTH AND SAFETY AS
WE'RE COMING ON TO THE PANDEMIC
AND PROGRAMS BROUGHT INTO THE
CITY.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT LONG TERM
FINANCIAL ASSISTING FACILITY
WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR ALL OF US
AS WE LOOK AT FUTURE BUDGETS.
THEN OF COURSE AS WE MENTION
THE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
OUR BUILDINGS NOW EVEN THE
CENTRAL LIBRARY IS MOVING ON TO
BEING NEARLY 20 YEARS OLD WHICH
MEANS HIGHER COST FOR
REPLACEMENT, REPAIRS
ANDSIGNIFICANT THINGS LIKE
ROOFS NEEDING TO BE COMPLETELY
CHANGED OUT.
WE KNOW THAT WE'LL CONTINUE
EXPERIENCED CLIMATE IMPACTS.
THAT CAN BE EVERYTHING FROM
HEAT TO SMOKE.
THOSE CONDITIONS ARE DIFFICULT.
ESPECIALLY IN BUILDINGS THAT
DON'T HAVE AIR-CONDITIONING.
WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO DO
THAT AND WE APPRECIATE THE
COUNCIL'S SUPPORT IN MOVING TO
HAVE TWO LIBRARIES IN THE 2022
BUDGET RECEIVE AIR-CONDITIONING
WHICH IS THE NORTHEAST AND
SOUTHWEST BRANCHES.
APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT.
THAT WILL BRING ON LARGER
FACILITIES THAT AGAIN CAN BE
THERE IN THOSE CONDITIONS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE THE OTHER
CONCERN I MOST RECENTLY
MENTIONED THAT THERE'S
OBVIOUSLY A SIGNIFICANT
RELIANCE ON OUR FOUNDATION FOR
PROGRAM FUNDING.
WHICH WHILE IT SEEMS LIKE
THAT'S GREAT IT ALSO MEANS
THAT, WE ARE RELYING ON DAY-TO-
DAY PROGRAMMING, BUDGET FROM
THEM AND NOT ABLE TO DO MAYBE
AS MUCH AS THE INNOVATIVE WORK
THAT A FOUNDATION OFTEN
PROVIDES.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES.
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I WOULD OPEN UP FOR ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
CHIEFLIBRARIAN FAY.
SORRY COLLEAGUES I SHOULD HAVE
FLAGGED AT THE BEGINNING THAT I
WANTED YOU TO HOLD COMMENTS
UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE
PRESENTATION.
BUT AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN IT
UP TO FOLKS.
FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T SEE.
>> WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THE
LIBRARY IN BAD WEATHER.
WHAT THE PROCESS LOOKS LIKE FOR
COORDINATION SO THAT EMERGENCY
SHELTERS AND LIBRARIES HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
NETWORK LOOKS LIKE FOR THOSE
URGENT SITUATIONS.
>> WE'RE ACTUALLY PART OF THOSE
DISCUSSIONS WITH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SO WE'RE INVOLVED IN
THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE DEVELOPED SOME OF
OUR INTERNAL PLANS FOR EACH OF
OUR VARIOUS CONDITIONS.
SO WE KNOW THAT, IN THE HEAT,
AND USUALLY THAT ALSO INCLUDES
SMOKE OR MIGHT INCLUDE SMOKE.
WE KNOW THAT OUR AIR-
CONDITIONED BUILDINGS WILL GET
TOO HOT.
PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO BE IN AND STAFF WON'T BE
EITHER.
SO WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED OVER
TIME IS LET'S PROACTIVELY
PREEMPTIVELY I GUESS CLOSE
THOSE THAT WE KNOW DON'T HAVE
AIR-CONDITIONING AND MOVE THAT
STAFF OVER TO BUILDINGS THAT DO
HAVE AIR-CONDITIONING.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AS
MUCH PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT OVER
FOR AIR-CONDITIONED SPACES OR
SMOKE FREE.
NEARLY SMOKE FREE SPACES AS
POSSIBLE.
THAT'S ONE LEVEL OF WORK THAT
WE DO AROUND THAT.
AND THAT'S COORDINATED AND WE
LET THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TEAM KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WHICH BUILDINGS WILL BE OPEN.
WHAT HOURS WILL BE OPEN, ETC.
AND IN THE COLD, IT IS A COUPLE
OF TIERED SYSTEMS.
WE HAVE A TIER THAT'S THE WORSE
CASE, WORSE CASE AS FAR AS OPEN
BUILDINGS.
THERE ARE CONDITIONS IN WHICH
WE JUST CAN'T GET ANYTHING
OPEN.
WHEN TRANSPORTATION HAS NEARLY
SHUT DOWN OR COMPLETELY SHUT
DOWN.
BUT, WE HAVE TWO TIERS FOR
THOSE BRANCHES WE CAN OPEN.
AND THAT WOULD BE THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY IS KIND OF ALWAYS IN
THAT PACKAGE.
AS WELL AS SIX OTHER LOCATIONS
AND WE HAVE ANOTHER TIER THAT
HAS 12 TO 14 LOCATIONS THAT CAN
BE OPEN.
ALL OF THAT IS PLANNED ON
BASICALLY WHERE OUR STAFF LIVE
AND WHERE WE THINK WE CAN GET
THEM.
IT'S ALSO PLANNED ON BUS ROUTS,
AND ALSO PLOWED ROADS.
SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH
ON THAT.
WE HAVE KIND OF A MAPPING
SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE CREATED TO
LET US SEE ALL OF THAT, TO MAKE
SURE THAT IS STILL THE CASE.
BUT THAT ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY
HAVE AS MANY ASSETS AS POSSIBLE
OPEN.
DEPENDING UPON CONDITION.
>> IF I CAN JUST ADD,
THEEMERGENCY CENTER, THEY FOLD
US INTO THEIR PLANNING
OPERATIONS.
NOTIFICATIONS, PLANNING,
ONGOING OPERATIONS DURING EVERY
EVENT.
SO WHETHER IT'S SNOW, SMOKE,
WIND, WE'RE ALWAYS PART OF THE
CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND PLAN
WITH THEM AS PART OF THE
RESPONSE.
>>.
>> DO YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> NO THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK THAT LAST COMMENT
RELEVANTLY HELPS.
MY CONCERN WAS THAT, IT SOUNDED
LIKE PERHAPS SOME CLOSURES WERE
HAPPENING AND THEN THE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS UNIT WAS
BEING INFORMED OF THAT.
SO IT MIGHT, MY REQUEST IS IF
THOSE DECISIONS ABOUT CLOSURES
COULD BE MADE WITH THE
EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE A BETTER
ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THE NEEDS
ARE.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM THAT
LAST SEASON THOSE DECISIONS ARE
BEING MADE TOGETHER VERSUS JUST
INFORMING THE EMERGENCY
OPERATION CENTER.
CORRECT.
>> USUALLY WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS
LET THEM KNOW BY A SPECIFIC
TIME.
WE GIVE THEM A PACKAGE, IF WE
GET SICK CALLS IN ON WHY PEOPLE
CAN'T GET IN.
THEN WE'RE ABLE TO TELL THEM.
THIS IS NOW THE PACKAGE.
IT IS GOING TO BE OPEN TODAY.
SO THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A
LITTLE BIT OF SHUFFLING.
DEPENDING UPON CONDITIONS.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> MY CAMERAS FOR BEING OFF
CAMERA.
JUST TO FOLLOW UP THAT QUESTION
AND THEN WE HAVE A QUESTION ON
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
COMPONENT OF YOUR STAFFING.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
EXTREME WATER EVENTS, I'M JUST,
WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY
WAS THAT THERE IS SORT OF A
THRESHOLD NUMBER OF CENTERS YOU
TRY TO ASSURE ARE OPEN.
AND IT SOUNDED LIKE, THERE WAS
A GOAL TO KEEP A CERTAIN NUMBER
OF BRANCHES OPEN.
AND WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF I
HEARD THAT CORRECTLY.
I WANT TO ALSO, REALLY THANK
YOU FOR THE FACT THAT EARLY IN
THE PANDEMIC.
WHEN SO MANY BUSINESSES AND
OTHER PUBLIC PLACES WERE
ENTIRELY CLOSED DOWN.
THE LIBRARY REALLY RESPONDED
WELL FOR THE NEED.
AND YOU MADE RESTROOMS
AVAILABLE FOR THE 24 HOUR TIME.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
IN THE INSTANCES WHERE PERHAPS
YOU DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT
STAFFING TO SHELTER, SORRY TO
STAFF THE LIBRARY AND THE
LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE LIBRARY.
DOES YOUR PLAN CONSIDER THE
POSSIBILITY OF OPENING AS A
SHELTER ONLY NOT USING YOUR
STAFF.
BUT USING STAFF WHO ARE ABLE TO
SERVE FOLKS STAYING IN A
SHELTER WHEN WE, LIKE WE DO AT
CITY HALL.
WE OPEN UP CITY HALL AS A
SHELTER AND WE PROVIDE THE
STAFFING EITHER THROUGH ONE OF
OUR PARTNER NONPROFITS OR AS WE
HAD INCREASINGLY, WE'VE HAD
CITY STAFF WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED
FOR AN ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT
PROVIDE THAT STAFFING.
DOES YOUR PLAN CONSIDER THE
POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING FOR
THAT.
>> THE ANSWER TO THAT
PARTICULAR QUESTION IS NO IN
THE SENSE OF IF WE ARE, IF
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUILDING
OPEN THERE'S AN EXPECTATION OF
THE PUBLIC THAT LIBRARY
SERVICES WOULD BE OFFERED FROM
THAT BUILDING.
S THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR
STAFF ARE SKILLED TO DO.
AND WE WOULDN'T CONSIDER THAT
DURING THE COURSE OF OUR
OPERATIONS TRYING TO MAINTAIN
FULL SERVICES WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE OBVIOUSLY AND SKILLED
LIBRARIANS.
ETC.
TO MAINTAIN BUILDING
OPERATIONS.
THE OTHER QUESTION I BELIEVE
YOU ASKED IS IF WE TRIED TO
MAINTAIN THAT TIER OF LIBRARIES
BEING OPENED, A CERTAIN NUMBER
AND YES, WE DO.
THERE ARE TIMES AND CONDITIONS
IN WHICH WE BELIEVE THE
CONDITIONS ARE SO BAD THAT WE
CAN'T GET PEOPLE IN OR WE'VE
ALREADY HEARD ENOUGH OF THE
CALLS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO OPEN
BUILDINGS.
SO AT THAT POINT I WILL MAKE
THAT CALL IF NEED BE THAT WE
WOULD CLOSE OPERATIONS FOR THE
ENTIRE DAY.
THAT'S USUALLY PRETTY EXTREME
SITUATIONS IN WHICH THERE'S
EITHER EXTREME ICE CONDITIONS.
CONSIDERABLE ACCUMULATION SNOW
AND OR OUR TEAMS CANNOT COME IN
TO CLEAR THE PARKING LOTS OR
SIDEWALKS TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR
THE PUBLIC TO GET IN.
WE DO APPRECIATE THAT SEVERAL
FOLKS, OR SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS I
SHOULD SAY HELPED US IN THIS
LAST SESSION WHICH AGAIN IS
THAT COORDINATION WITH
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
SDOT AND SPU WERE ABLE TO HELP
US WITH SOME OF OUR PARKING LOT
CLEARING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE
THE EQUIPMENT FOR WHEN IT'S A
LARGE SCALE OR LARGE
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW.
SO WE DO TRY TO DO THAT AND
MOST TIMES I WOULD SAY, WE ARE
OPEN MORE THAN SOME OF OUR
COLLEAGUES IN THE REGION WHO
ARE OUT IN MAYBE RURAL KING
COUNTY AND HAVE A HARD TIME
OPENING THEIR SYSTEM.
BUT WE TRY TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE OPEN AS MUCH AS IS
POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON
YOUR ANSWER TO MY FIRST
QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF I DID NOT DO A
GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING THE
QUESTION OR IF YOU DID
UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION AND THE
ANSWER IS JUST NOT ONE I WAS
HOPING TO HEAR.
BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT A
SITUATION IN WHICH YOU HAVE
DETERMINED THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE
THE STAFFING TO STAFF THE
LIBRARY.
AND YOU WOULD OTHERWISE CLOSE.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER HAVING IT
OPEN FOR PURPOSES OF THE CITY
ADDRESSING AN EXTREME WEATHER
IF IT WAS STAFFED BY SOMEBODY
OTHER THAN YOU.
JUST LIKE, THE CITY DOES FOR
CITY HALL.
CITY HALL WASN'T OPEN, BUT TO
THE PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF
WHICH, CITY HALL IS USED TO
USING THE PUBLIC IS USED TO
USING CITY HALL.
BUT WE HAD HAVE HAD EXTREME
WEATHER AND SHELTERS THERE.
JUST LIKE SOME OF OUR PARKS
FACILITIES WHEN THEY HAVEN'T
BEEN OPEN DURING THE PANDEMIC
NORMALLY TO THE PUBLIC FOR ITS
NORMAL USE.
THERE IS ALLOWANCE FOR SOME USE
TO ADDRESS THESE EXTREME
CONDITIONS.
>> IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE I
WOULD SAY MANY OF OUR BUILDINGS
WOULD NOT LEND THEMSELVES
TOTHAT.
JUST TO THE SHEER SIZE.
MOST OF THEM ARE SMALL AND
DON'T HAVE OPEN SPACES THAT
WOULD REALLY ACCOMMODATE THAT.
I KNOW THAT, SHELTER THAT,
SHELTER SPACE THAT IS DOWN AT
CITY HALL IS FAIRLY LARGE AND
WIDE OPEN.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE
CONSIDERED TO THIS POINT.
>> I WASN'T SPEAKING OF
OVERNIGHT USE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT, COMING FROM
THE COLD DURING THE DAY.
INTO THE LIBRARY AS IF THEY
WERE LIBRARY PATRONS BUT WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
SPACE WOULD BE USED A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENTLY IN THAT CASE.
I'M SORRY FOR CONFUSING, AN
APPLES AND ORANGES COMPARISON
TO A SHELTER FOR PATRONS WHO
ARE UNSHELTERED USE YOUR SPACE
DURING YOUR REGULAR BUSINESS
HOURS.
DURING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.
>> AND I THINK I WOULD COME
BACK TO THE FIRST ANSWER ON
THAT AND THAT THE CONCERN WOULD
BE IF IT WAS ALSO QUOTE OPEN IN
THAT SENSE, IF WE'RE SAYING
IT'S JUST GOING TO BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE AND NOT BE
CONSIDERED OPEN FOR THE LIBRARY
WHICH IS HOW PEOPLE WOULD SEE
IT IF PEOPLE ARE GOING IN AND
OUT OF IT.
THAT WOULD BE MORE PROBLEMATIC
FOR US AS THEY WOULD HAVE
EXPECTATIONS OF LIBRARY
SERVICES.
THAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE
OFFERED AND AS I POINTED OUT IN
SOME OF OUR OTHER CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE STAFF TRAINED, HIGHLY
TRAINED IN A LOT OF
DEESCALATION.
AND SECURITY STAFF THAT WE HAVE
TOO.
IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET IN.
THEN WE ALSO DON'T HAVE THOSE
SUPPORTS IN PLACE.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
OKAY.
THANKS.
AND JUST REAL QUICKLY.
MY OTHER STAFFING QUESTION,
RELATES TO THE FACT THAT IN MID-
JANUARY WE WERE ALL NOTIFIED
THAT MANY LIBRARY BRANCHES
WOULD BEGIN OPERATING AT
REDUCED HOURS DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC IMPACT ON STAFFING
LEVELS.
AND JUST WONDERING WHETHER OR
NOT WE HAVE SORT OF AN UPDATE.
I KNOW WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE
LAST WEEK THAT THE LIBRARY
WOULD BE BACK TO PREPANDEMIC
HOURS.
I KNOW BRANCHES ARE RETURNING
TO SCHEDULE IF WE HAVE ANY MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT RESTORING
FULL OPERATING HOURS.
>> YES, WE ARE HAPPY TO BE ABLE
TO NOTE THAT WE WILL BE MOVING
BACK TO OUR REGULAR HOURS ABOUT
MARCH 30th IS WHAT WE'RE
SHOOTING FOR AT THIS POINT.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED THAT WE'RE
GOING TO INCREMENTALLY BRING
BACK DAYS TO THE SPIRAL IN THE
CENTRAL LIBRARY.
WHICH IS ANOTHER AREA WHICH
WE'VE BEEN LACKING SOME
STAFFING AS WE COME BACK TO
SPEED.
WE HOPE TO LATER THIS SPRING,
THEN ALSO MOVE TOWARD THE
ADDITIONAL LEVEE HOURS AS
WELL.
IF THIS ALL STAYS SMOOTH AS FAR
AS COVID WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT
FINALLY GETTING TO THAT STAGE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBERHERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR
THE PRESENTERS?
SEEING NONE.
MR. CHIEF LIBRARIAN.
APPRECIATE YOU DROPPING BY
TODAY.
I KNOW THERE'LL BE A LOT OF
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
REGARDING THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
AND FOR ALL OF THE BUSINESS
ITEMS BEING PRESENTED ON TODAY
THAT WE DEPEND ON THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR AS A COUNCIL
AND COMMUNITY.
AND WE HOPE TO BE A PARTNER
WITH YOU AS YOU TAKE ON THIS
NEW ROLE AND EVERYBODY ON YOUR
TEAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR THAT
THOROUGH PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE
QUESTIONS.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
NOW IT.
JUST CHECKING IN REALLY
QUICKLY.
HAVE WE SORTED OUT THE ISSUES.
>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE.
>> IF THAT'S THE CASE I WILL
OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
WE WILL GO UNTIL LET'S SAY
3:05.
AND THEN POTENTIALLY REEXTEND.
SO I WILL SET THE PUBLIC
COMMENT TIME AT TWO MINUTES.
JUST TO REITERATE THE
INSTRUCTIONS FROM EARLIER.
WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, YOU
SHOULD UNMUTE,S , THAT IS YOUR
CUE TO BEGIN TALKING.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER AS CALLED BY THE CLERK
AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE COMMENT
PERIOD HAS EXPIRED.
SO MR. CLERK WILL YOU
PLEASERECOGNIZE THE FIRST
PUBLICCOMMENTER.
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CHRIS
WOODWARD.
CHRIS YOU ARE UNMUTED AND MAY
BEGIN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS CHRIS WOODWARD I'M
THE BUSINESS DEVELOPER
FORPIONEER SQUARE LOCATED IN
DISTRICT SEVEN.
I'M CALLING TODAY TO VOICE MY
SUPPORT FOR THE PUBLIC
DEFENDERSASSOCIATION JUST CARE
PROGRAM.
THE JUST CARE'S PROGRAM IMPACT
ON PIONEER SQUARE IS DECISIVE
IN TERMS OF STRATEGY, PROCESS
AND IMPACT.
THE JUST CARE TEAM VIGOROUSLY
AND EFFECTIVELY ASSESSES,
HOUSES AND PROVIDES CASE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO
UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS
SUPPORTING HOUR AND NEIGHBORING
DISTRICTS ONGOING RECOVERY.
THE JUST CARE TEAM ACTIVELY
ENGAGES A GROUP OF DIVERSE
STAKE HOLDERS.
CREATING A SENSE OF INVOLVEMENT
BETWEEN THE PROGRAM AND
NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE RESPONDING
TO ONGOING CHALLENGING AND
IMPACTFUL ISSUES IN PIONEER
SQUARE.
EVIDENCE OF THE JUST CARE TEAM
SUCCESS IN PROVIDING HOUSING
AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO
UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN
PIONEER SQUARE CLEAR AND OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SPACES SUCH
AS PIONEER PARK, HOCKSVILLE
SQUARE AND ALONG THIRD AVENUE.
PIONEER SQUARE NEEDS EFFECTIVE
SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED IN THE
SHORT AND MIDTERM TO ADDRESS
THE UNIQUE CHANNELS OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD FACES IN RESPONSE
TO THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
ISSUE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR
THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE JUST
CARE TEAM.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LISA NITSA.
LISA, YOU MAY BEGIN.
>> THANK YOU.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW BECAUSE
YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
OURPIONEER SAFETY AND SECURITY
GROUP.
JUST CARES WORK IN PIONEER
SQUARE HAS BEEN LITERALLY
TRANSFORMATIVE.
IT'S TAKEN AN AREA THAT IS
DEEPLY CONCERNING FOR ALL IN AN
ACCESS POINT OF VIEW
ANDTRANSFORMED AS OPEN SPACES,
SIDEWALKS, ALLEY WAYS TO PLACE
WHERE IS PEDESTRIANS, VISITOR,
EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS CAN
BEGIN TO USE THEM AND FEEL
SAFE.
IT'S PROVIDED RELIEF FOR
RESTAURANTS, GALLERIES ENABLING
THEM TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET
BY CLEARING PROLIFERATION OF
WASTE ON SIDEWALKS AND
DOORWAYS.
TO ENABLE MAJOR EMPLOYERS
INCLUDING WAREHOUSES TO PLAN TO
BRING BACK THEIR EMPLOYEES.
IT'S DONE IT WORK BY
INTERACTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THE NEIGHBORHOODS KEY STAKE
HOLDERS THROUGH CONSTANT
COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY OR
ACTIVE RESPONSIVENESS.
ALSO BY USA CLEAN TEAM, SPD,
SEATTLE PARKS AND OTHERS.
THE HEART OF ITS WORK IS
IDENTIFYING ASSESSING THE NEEDS
OF AND FINDING TEMPORARY
SHELTER FOR THE UNHOUSED IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD NAVIGATING THROUGH
THEIR NEXT STEP.
THIS IS A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO
SAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF
MONEY BY CHANGING THE OUTCOME
OF THE PAY SERVE RATHER THAN
INTERVENING THEN REPEATING THE
SAME INTERVENTIONS OVER AND
OVER AGAIN WITHOUT MAKING
THINGS BETTER FOR THOSE BEING
SERVED OR THE OTHER STAKE
HOLDERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
JUST CARES WORK LEADS TO DRIVE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND CHANGING
LIVES OF THOSE LIVING UNHOUSED.
IT SHOULD HAVE TEAMS WORKING IN
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE.
IT IS THE ONLY SERVICE PROVIDER
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CALL ON
FOR TWO YEARS.
THAT ALWAYS COMING THROUGH FOR
ALL INVOLVED.
PLEASE INCREASE ITS FUNDING.
RATHER THAN CUTTING IT.
ALL OF SEATTLE GET BACK ON ITS
FEET.
>> THANK YOU LISA.
OUR NEXT CALLER IS SCUARDO
SALINAS.
YOU'RE UNMUTED.
YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN READY.
>> MY NAME IS EDUARDO STEVENS.
MY LIFE BEFORE EQUITY LIFE CARE
I STAYED AT THE MISSION BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC.
THEN WHEN THE PANDEMIC CAME, I
WAS LIVING IN A TENT.
IF EQUITY JUST CARE WOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN THERE, I WOULD NEVER
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET
PERMANENT HOUSING AND TO CALL
MY OWN HOME.
I WASN'T, I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
RETIREMENT SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFITS IF IT WASN'T FOR JUST
CARE.
>> THANK YOU ESCUARDO.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE
GIBSON.
YOU'RE UNMUTED AND MAY BEGIN
WHEN READY.
>> ANA IT SAYS YOU'RE STILL ON
MUTE.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX TO TAKE YOURSELF OFF MUTE.
>> OKAY.
YES, YES.
HI.
MY NAME IS ANA GIBSON.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE JUST CARE
PROGRAM.
I WAS BEFORE I WAS A RECIPIENT
OF THIS PROGRAM I WAS HOMELESS
LIVING IN A TENT OFF EIGHTH AND
JACKSON IN DOWNTOWN IN SEATTLE
WASHINGTON.
I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE A PARTICULAR MEMBER OF THIS
PROGRAM.
MY LIFE HAS REALLY SHAPED UP.
THEY'VE HELPED ME AND SHOWN ME
WAYS I CAN INCREASE.
THEY HELP ME BY GIVING ME
AVOUCHER FOR HOUSING SO I CAN
BE BACK IN THE WORK FORCE
AGAIN.
THEY REDID MY IDENTIFICATION SO
BEFORE I WAS A RESIDENT IN
SEATTLE WASHINGTON I LIVED IN
OKLAHOMA AND I HAD A HARD TIME
GETTING MY IDENTIFICATION WHILE
I WAS HOMELESS.
THEY HELP MED GET ALL OF THAT
ON THE ROAD SO I COULD GET BACK
INTO THE WORK FORCE AGAIN.
AND THEY JUST HELPED ME SO MANY
WAYS FROM COUNSELING TO
REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY.
AND I JUST, I'M SO GRATEFUL TO
BE FROZEN IN MY LIFE.
WITHOUT THESE NICE PEOPLE I
WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK
ON MY FEET.
THEY REALLY GAVE ME A MEMBER OF
SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY IN AN
INDIVIDUAL WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE
STILL ON THE STREET STRUGGLING
LIKE I WAS.
BUT BECAUSE OF THIS CARE
PROGRAM.
I'M BACK ON THE STREET AND
ABOUT TO GET MY OWN PLACE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
AND PLEASE KEEP JUST CARE
AROUND BECAUSE IT REALLY HELPS
PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ANA.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LOU HAN.
BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I HAVE TO SAY I'M REALLY
THRILLED ABOUT JUST CARES AND I
HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THAT.
SEVERAL TEAM MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING
MANY PEOPLE THAT WERE AFFLICTED
HERE AT THIRD AND PIKE.
THIRD AND UNION, THIRD AND
PINE, AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS THAT
THEY'VE REALLY HELPED AND
SUPPORTED BUT LISTENING TO THE
PREVIOUS TWO SPEAKERS HERE,
REALLY SPEAKS VOLUMES TO WHAT
THE CITY IS DOING AND I THANK
YOU ALL FOR REALLY SUPPORTING
JUST CARES AND THEIR APPROACH
THAT'S BEING TAKEN HERE.
I PRAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
DO THIS.
SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET MORE
AND MORE PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS
AND INTO SOME HOUSING AND THE
WRAP AROUND SERVICES THAT THEY
INDIVIDUALLY NEED TO HELP
THEMREALLY INTEGRATE THEMSELVES
AND HAVE A NEW HOPE.
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU LOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID
HAYNES.
DAVID YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
WELCOME AND BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY.
>> THANK YOU.
SHOULD THE HOMELESS ADVOCATES
TELL THE FORSAKEN HOMELESS TO
COME DOWNTOWN TO PUT UP A SENT
BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY
THEY'LL BE PRIORITIZED.
BECAUSE JUST CARES HAS TAKEN UP
THE HOMELESS ALLOCATION.
NO OFFENSE TO THE HOMELESS
COMMUNITY BUT THEY ONLY CARE
ABOUT THEIR FRONT STEP.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT
THE CENTRAL LIBRARY HAS NOT
DONE ANYTHING TO MITIGATE THE
PERSONAL SPACE OF PEOPLE HAVE
TO GO IN THERE TO BE THERE FOR
TWO HOURS AND NOT BE BOTHERED
BY THE FLAWED DESIGN.
ALL THESE PEOPLE BOTHERING YOU.
THEY'RE WALKING THROUGH THE
MAIN HALLWAY AND THAT'S WHERE
THEY WANT YOU TO SIT AND READ
YOUR NEWSPAPER.
EARLIER TODAY I HAD TO GET
WATER BECAUSE ALL THE WATER IS
SO SPECKED AT THE PIONEER
BUILDINGS.
WHEN I WENT TO THE LIBRARY THE
ONE RIGHT BY THE FBI OFFICE AND
UP THE UNIVERSITY.
THERE'S SOME DUDE THAT GOT
SPOOKED BECAUSE I WAS WALKING
FASTER THAN HIM.
HE WENT AND GRABBED THE GUN AND
HE HAD A SCREWDRIVER IN HIS
BACK POCKET.
HE'S CONDUCTING A CIVIL WAR OF
UNDER WORLD CRIMINALS THAT HAVE
BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THE JAIL.
AND IT'S UPSETTING TO ME THAT I
COMPLAIN ON JUST CARE BECAUSE
THERE'S CERTAIN CRIMINALS WHO
ARE UNDER MINING AND COMMITTING
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND
THEY'RE DESTROYING OTHER
PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT ARE YELLING
OUT AND SCREAMING EVERY NIGHT
AT FIRST AND CHERRY AND PIONEER
SQUARE AND ELSEWHERE.
AND THEY'RE THE ROOT CAUSE OF
OUR WHOLE PROBLEM.
WHO HAVE A LOW LEVEL DOLLAR
AMOUNT WHO ARE BEING EXEMPTED
FROM JAIL BEING CONSIDERED A
MISDEMEANOR VIOLATER.
AND THEY'RE NOT BEING
PRIORITIZED WITHIN THE FIVE
PRONG RESPONSE OF SOLVING THE
HOMELESS CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU DAVID.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NOT
PRESENT.
ANITA REED, IF YOU'RE WILLING
CHECK YOUR E-MAIL AND YOU
SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER CALL IN
NUMBER.
AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU
STILL JOIN US FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER WHO IS PRESENT
IS ALYSSON McCLEAN.
ALYSSON YOU'RE OFF MUTE AND MAY
BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL CHAIR AND
MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ALYSSON MCCLAIN AND
I'M COMMENTS ON FUNDING JUST
CARE.
I KNEW IN AN INTELLECTUAL LEVEL
HAS
OF JUST CARES.
I SAW IT CLOSE UP BECAUSE AN
ENCAMPMENT OF ABOUT SEVEN TENTS
FORMED OUTSIDE OF OUR BUILDING.
WE REGULARLY HEARD FIGHTS, OPEN
DRUG SELLING AND DRUG USE AND
PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR MINDS ON
DRUGS.
WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TWICE TO PUT OUT FIRES NEXT TO
OUR BUILDING.
ONE HOMELESS MAN HURT HIS HANDS
TRYING TO HELP PUT A FIRE OUT.
MY FELLOW RESIDENT JEFF COHEN
AND I LEARNED ABOUT JUST CARE.
AFTER SEEING HOW INEFFECTIVE
SWEEPS WERE, THIS PROGRAM WAS A
BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
I'M GRATEFUL THAT JUST CARE
USES PEER NAVIGATORS AND TAKES
THE TIME NECESSARY TO EARN THE
TRUST OF AN ALREADY TRAUMATIZED
POPULATION.
I FEEL THAT IN SEATTLE WE ARE
AT A TIPPING POINT IN OUR
RECOVERY AS OUR CITY EMERGES
FROM COVID.
I HAVE SEEN THAT JUST CARE
OFFERS A MEANINGFUL ALTERNATIVE
AND ONE THAT IS EFFECTIVE AND
HUMANE.
IN MY OPINION, THE EXPENSE OF
JUST CARES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
A NORMAL COST OF BUSINESS IF
THE CITY IS SERIOUS ABOUT
ACHIEVING EQUITY.
THANK YOU TO URBAN VILLAGES AND
HENRY WATSON AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU ALYSSON.
WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS THAT ARE
NOT PRESENT.
JOHN GRANT AND ODOM.
YOU'RE NOT LISTED AS PRESENT.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR E-MAIL YOU
SHOULD HAVE A NEW CALL IN
NUMBER.
JEFFREY YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, YOU WILL
NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX AND THEN
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PRESENT.
I'LL COME BACK TO JEFFREY.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTER IS
HENRY WATSON.
HENRY YOU'RE OFF MUTE AND YOU
CAN BEGIN WHEN READY.
SK>> HI MY NAME IS HENRY
WATSON, I WORK FOR URBAN
VILLAGES.
THE JUST CARE ORGANIZATION WAS
BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ON
PIONEER PARK.
WE ASSIST WITH SEVEN AT THE
PRESENT TIMES AT 123 JACKSON.
FROM THE TIME WE REACHED OUT TO
THEIR TEAM, THEY'RE EFFECTIVE,
HARD WORKING AND COMMUNICATIVE
AND FIND LASTING SOLUTIONS FOR
PEOPLE ON OUR BLOCK.
I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THEIR
PROCESS IN UNDERSTANDING EACH
INDIVIDUAL SITUATION AND AS A
STAKE HOLDER IN PIONEER SQUARE
I CAN UNDOUBTEDLY SAY THAT JUST
CARE HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE ON
THE INDIVIDUALS ON OUR BLOCK
AND WILL WORK TO CONTINUE THEIR
FUNDING.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR FINAL COMMENTER IS
JEFFREY COHEN.
JEFFREY ARE YOU ABLE TO JOIN US?
JEFFREY PRESS STAR SIX TO
PRESENT.
MR. CHAIR, I DON'T BELIEVE WE
HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTERS.
>> THANK YOU MR. CLERK.
WE CAN PROCEED THEN TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE.
JUST CARE, A COMMUNITY LED
ALTERNATIVE.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH MR.
CLERK.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE JOINED
HERE BY THIS VERY LARGE TABLE
OF FOLKS WHO HAVE MADE JUST
CARE POSSIBLE.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF REMARKS.
I THINK I JUST WANT TO GET INTO
THE PRESENTATION GIVEN THAT
WE'VE KIND OF KICKED THIS BACK
A LITTLE BIT TO RESPECT THE
TIME OF THE PRESENTERS.
BUT I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT
HOW GREAT IT'S BEEN TO WORK
WITH JUST CARE ON SOME OF THE
HARDEST AND CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES WE'VE SEEN IN THE
DOWNTOWN CORE OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC.
I THINK IT REALLY GOES TO
THECORE OF WHAT WE SEE IN THE
CITY AND WHAT PEOPLE EXPECT.
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE HUMAN NEED
AND INCREDIBLE SUFFERING AND
WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN
SENDING A RESPONSE INSTEAD OF
LETTING THESE PUBLIC PROBLEMS
FESTER IN PUBLIC USE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
ADAPTIVITY, AND THEIR
CONSTITUENT PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS IN REALLY
COBBLING TOGETHER WHAT HAS BEEN
AN INDISPENSABLE PROGRAM.
AND THEIR ABILITY TO DO THEIR
PART.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE LISA
DUGGARD WHO HERE FROM THE
ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH HER
GROUP OF FOLKS WHO WORK WITH
HER AT JUST CARES.
ABLE TO RECOGNIZE FROM THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE
ALSO JOINED BY DIRECTOR TANYA
KIM FROM THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS JOIN AT THE
VIRTUAL TABLE AND WE'LL GO
AHEAD.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO LISA
DUGGARD TO KICK THAT OFF AND WE
WILL GET GOING WITH THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS AND TO JACOB WHO
IS SHARING THE DECK.
I AM GOING TO JUST MAKE A
COUPLE OF OPENING COMMENTS AND
THEN WE'LL INTRODUCE PAMELA.
AND SO I DO HOPE THAT OUR
PARTNERS FROM DSA WILL BE ABLE
TO CHIME IN AT THE END OF THE
FORMAL PRESENTATION AS WELL.
JUST CARE IS AN ALLIANCE OF
MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS IN
ADDITION TO THE THREE ACTIVE
PARTNERS WHO'S LOGOS YOU SEE ON
THAT OPENING SLIDE.
THE APPROACH WAS COCREATED BY
COUNCIL NC SEATTLE CLUB WHICH
HAVE MOVED ON TO DO OTHER WORK
BUT CONTINUE TO BE ORIGINATORS
OF THE PARTNERS OF THIS WORK.
AND WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE COME INTO
BEING WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL
SUPPORT OF KING COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND THE STRONG SUPPORT
OF THIS COUNCIL IN 2021.
THIS WOULD HAVE ENDED WITHOUT
INITIATIVE.
AND WE'VE HAD REALLY FANTASTIC
SUPPORT FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
SINCE THAT TIME.
JUST CARE CAME INTO BEING
BECAUSE AS ONE OF THE FOLKS AND
PUBLIC COMMENT OBSERVED IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE
EARLY MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC,
NOT ONLY WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO
HAD BEEN IN CON TKPWRA CON
TKPWREU CONGREGATE SHELTERS
FOUND THEMSELVES OUT ON THE
STREETS AND REALLY AS MANY
OTHER PEOPLE FOUND STEADY
STREAMS OF RELIEF, FUNDING AND
SUPPORT ATTACHED TO THE FACT
THAT THEY HAD HAD FORMAL JOBS
OR FILED TAX RETURNS, HAD
DEPENDENT CHILDREN FOR WHICH
THEY FILED TAX RETURNS.
MANY OTHER PEOPLE WERE NOT
RECIPIENTS OF THE OFFICIAL
RELEASE STRATEGIES THAT OUR
COUNTRY USED TO SUPPORT PEOPLE
THROUGH THE COVID PANDEMIC AND
ECONOMIC SHUT DOWN.
AND WERE FORCED INTO THE ELICIT
COMMITTEE AND AS WELL DEALING
WITH THE DESPAIR AND SORT OF
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT THE
FUTURE HELD AS SO MANY PEOPLE
HAVE EXPERIENCED THROUGHOUT
THIS COUNTRY.
LEFT REALLY TO ALLEVIATE THOSE
ANXIETIES WITH DRUG USE.
AND SO, IT WAS A MISERABLE AND
VERY CRITICAL SITUATION FOR
MANY COMMUNITIES AROUND THE
CITY.
AND SEVERAL OF OUR
ORGANIZATIONSARE BASED IN
PIONEER SQUARE RIGHT AT THE
BORDER WITH THE DISTRICT.
AND COULD SEE THESE ARE LONG-
STANDING ISSUES WITH THE LEVEL
OF ACUITY WAS ESCALATING TO A
DEGREE THAT IT OBVIOUSLY NEEDED
A RESPONSE.
THERE WERE COVID RELIEF FUNDS
FLOWING INTO OUR REGION.
BUT NONE BEING DIRECTED TOWARD
THOSE LIVING UNSHELTERED.
SO THERE WAS KIND OF A
COALITION OF THE WILLING OF
THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE
OTHERS THAT KICK ED THIS OFF
WITH US.
AND WE DECIDED THAT OTHER
CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
TURN TO USE HOTEL ROOMS FOR
PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN CHRONICALLY
SHELTERED.
THAT'S THE BACKGROUND.
I'M GOING TO, CALL ON MY
COLLEAGUES TO DO QUICK
INTRODUCTIONS JUST EXPLAINING
THEIR ROLE IN THIS PARTNERSHIP
AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION.
STEPHANIE, ARE YOU, ARE YOU
WITH US AND ABLE TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF?
>> I AM.
I AM.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
STEPHANIE WHEELER SMITH AND I
AM THE CO-OWNER FOR WDC.
WE DELIVER CARE.
AND WE HAVE A SAFETY TEAM
COMPONENT THAT IS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH PDA AND JUST
CARE AND WE HAVE FORGED AN
AMAZING RELATIONSHIP AND ARE
EXCITED TO BE A PART OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANKS STEPHANIE.
KAREN.
>> MY NAME IS KAREN, I'M WITH
THE OUTREACH PROGRAM.
I ALONG WITH MY COWORKER
MICHAEL WILL PROCEED THE TEAM
THAT WORKING PARTNERSHIP WITH
PDA AT THE SITES DESIGNATED.
>> THANK YOU KAREN.
KIRBY.
>> MY NAME IS KIRBY, I USE THEY
THEM PRONOUNS AND I'M PART OF
THE SEAL TEAM WITH REACH.
>> AND WHITNEY.
>> MY NAME IS WHITNEY WALKER,
MY PRONOUNCES ARE SHE HER.
AND I'VE BEEN SUPPORTING THE
COALITION SINCE ITS INITIATIVE
IN A ROLE OF DATA PROGRAM.
>> AND VICTOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONEMY
NAME IS VICTOR.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE
PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION.
THE MAIN CLUB THAT WE PROVIDE
SERVICES AT OUR HOTEL IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE FOCUSING ON
CHINA TOWN DISTRICT.
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND PIONEER
SQUARE.
AND I'LL BE BRINGING PART OF
THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU.
>> DR. ZEN.
>> HELLO, SHE/HER PRONOUNCES,
MY NAME IS DR. ZEN, I PROVIDE
CARE FOR PARTICIPANTS>> AND
TIERRA.
>> HELLO, I'M TIERRA WOODBANE
AND I OVERSEE THE TEAM THAT
WORKS TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, BUSINESSES AND CITY
SERVICES FOR THE JUST CARE
WORK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY LET ME GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
>> THE JUST CARE MODEL IS
UNIQUE BECAUSE WE RESPOND WITH
OUR PARTNERS.
WE TAKE TIME TO UNDERSTAND
THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND WE
PARTNER TOGETHER TO COME UP
WITH SOLUTIONS.
WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH MANY
HEALTH PROVIDERS WHO ALL HAVE
THE GOAL OF RESPONSE.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WE
COLLABORATE WITH IS HOST
SEATTLE.
>> I WANTED TO ADD THAT WE ALSO
COLLABORATED REALLY CLOSELY
WITH NEIGHBORHOODS AND
BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC
OFFICIALS.
>> NEXT SLIDE.
>> THE JUST CARE TEAM FOCUSES
ON TWOFOLD POPULATION.
THE FIRST WOULD BE AT A
APPROACH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AT
THE SITE OR PASSES THROUGH THE
SITE.
GETTING TO KNOW WHO'S THERE AND
GETTING TO KNOW THE DYNAMIC OF
THE STATE.
WORKING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS
TO MAKE THE RIGHT REFERRALS TO
LONG TERM ASSESSMENT CASE
MANAGEMENT.
WHETHER THAT'S OUTREACH OR
OTHER PROGRAMS AND OTHER
PARTNERS.
THEY ALSO FOCUS ON THAT LONG
TERM SUPPORT INSIDE OF THE
HOTELS FOR THE FOLKS THAT FIT
THOSE AND HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS
WITH THE DOWNTOWN POPULATION.
THEY'RE OFTEN VERY COMPLICATED
LIKE ALL THE FIELDS MENTIONED
HERE BUT THEY'RE ALSO
COMPLICATED WITH THEIR
COMORBIDITY AND COVID.
WHERE A LOT OF RESOURCES HAVE
BEEN LOCALIZED DOWNTOWN.
ALOT OF THEM CLOSED THEIR
DOORS BUT THAT'S THE AREA THAT
FOLKS KNOW.
THEY KNOW WHERE TO GO TO GET
THOSE RESOURCES IN THOSE AREAS
WHICH HAS LED TO A HUGE
ACCUMULATION OF PEOPLE IN THAT
AREA.
PLUS WITH OTHER AREAS BEING FAR
AWAY AND INACCESSIBLE EITHER
THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
OR JUST IN GENERAL INASSESSABLE
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN
THAT COUNTY.
SATISFY NOT JUST THEIR
SHELTERING NEED BUT FOOD
ACCESS, COMMUNITY, LEGAL ACCESS
IF THEY NEED TO GO TO COURT
THAT ARE JUST EASIER TO GET TO
IN THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR.
SO THEY ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY A
LOT OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD
DYNAMICS AS YOU KNOW.
LIKE THE LITTLE SAIGON,
WATERFRONT, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT
SPACES THAT ARE DIFFERENTLY
IMPACTED BY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS BUSINESS
NEEDS AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN IN THOSE
SPACES.
>> AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> ONE PART OF OUR CARE TEAM IS
OUR FIELD TEAM.
IT'S MADE OF OUR OUTREACH
PROFESSIONALS AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE LEADERS WHO MEET
CLIENTS WHERE THEY ARE AT AND
FOCUS ON TRAUMA CARE.
>> FOR THE MODEL WE PROVIDE AT
THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE HOTEL WE
REALLY FOCUS ON ADDRESSING
SOCIAL HEALTH.
WE STILL HIRE HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE USE AND PROVIDE 24/7
CARE AS WELL.
>> TO MEET THE MEETING COMPLEX
NEEDS OF OUR PARTICIPANTS WE
UTILIZE OUR DIRECT SERVICE
PROVIDER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CARE.
AND CARE FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO
ISOLATE AFTER TESTING POSITIVE
FOR COVID-19.
WE REDUCED THE OVERUSE OF THE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
FORNONEMERGENCY ILLNESSES.
AND WE INCREASED ACCESS TO CARE
IN LIEU OF THAT.
ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS IN JUST
CARE ARE ENROLLED OR
REACTIVATED IN APPLE HEALTH
WHICH IS THE WASHINGTON
MEDICAID PLANS AND WE ALSO
COORDINATE WITH THE LONGER TERM
CARE BY HELPING FOLKS ACCESS
PRIMARY HOME.
SO THAT AFTER THEIR TIME WITH
US IS OVER, THAT YOU STILL HAVE
ACCESS TO THAT LONGER TERM
CARE.
WE COORDINATE CARE WITH
SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS AND
SUPPORT AN ACCESS TO MEDICATION
TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS WHEN APPROPRIATE.
AND THEN WE ALSO PROVIDE HARM
REDUCTION EDUCATION TO ALL OF
OUR PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING
OVERDOSE PREVENTION.
AND ESSENTIAL SERVICE OF
PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE DURING OUR
OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND TO
CURRENTLY TO PREVENT DEATHS
DURING THIS CURRENT RISE OF
STREET BASED HIGHLY POTENT
OPIOID FENTANYL.
>> JUSTINE.
>> WDC'S ROLE HAS GROWN AND
MORPHED TO SAFETY FOR THE STAFF
AND COMMUNITY IT HELPS.
WE'RE SCHEDULED FOR ON CALL
HEALTH SUPPORT.
WE'RE ALSO SCHEDULED FOR
NIGHTTIME SHIFTS AND ROVING
SHIFTS THAT PROVIDE SAFETY AT
EACH SITE.
WE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR
CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT AND
CULTURE OF SAFETY.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY INSTANCES OF
NEEDING TO CALL THE POLICE.
WE HAVE KEPT THE COMMUNITY SAFE
AND WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.
WE VIEW OUR PARTICIPANTS AS
HUMAN BEINGS AND WE VALUE THEM
ON THE COMMUNITY AS IMPORTANT
PARTS OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE
WORLD.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD PARTNERSHIP
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT JUST
CARE.
>> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE JUST
CARE SHELTERING PROGRAMS HAVE
COMPLEX NEEDS AND SO THE
PARTNERSHIP ITSELF IS COMPLEX.
YOU HEARD ABOUT MOST OF THE
OTHER ASPECTS.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
MANY NOT ALL OF THE
PARTICIPANTS IN JUST CARE HAVE
PENDING OR OLD COURT
INVOLVEMENT AND AS COURTS SHUT
DOWN IN 2020 BUT AS THEY HAVE
COME BACK ONLINE WE'RE SEEING,
OLD CASES SORT OF CROP UP SO
THAT THEY INTERRUPT PEOPLE'S
PATH TO STABILIZATION AND
RECOVERY AND WE COORDINATE WITH
THE SUPPORT OF THE SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE KING
COUNTY'S PROSECUTORS OFFICE
THEIR RESOLUTION OF THOSE CASES
ADDRESS WARRANTS AND MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THESE
OUTSTANDING IMPEDIMENTS TO
STABILIZATION.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
DOCTOR, YOU'RE ON MUTE.
>> THE JUST CARE APPROACH USES
A HOUSING FIRST COMPLEX TRAUMA
INFORMED PERSONS CENTER AND
HARM REDUCTION MODEL.
WE FIND SUCCESS SPECIFICALLY IN
THE BUILDING OF THE
RELATIONSHIPPING IS WHAT'S
NEEDED IN ORDER TO HELP PEOPLE.
BY MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE
AND WHAT THEIR GOALS ARE IN
ORDER TO CREATE INDIVIDUALIZED
PLAN THAT WILL WORK FOR THEM.
>> TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ON THE
EXPERTISE.
WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING OUTREACH
FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS IN ALL
AREAS OF SEATTLE SO REALLY
GOING TO THAT STREET BASED
REPUTATION.
WORKING LONG TERM.
WHETHER IT'S TO HELP MOVE THEM
INTO PLACEMENT.
WHETHER IT'S NOT THE RIGHT
PLACEMENTED FOR THEM AND
HELPING THEM FIND THE RIGHT
PLACEMENT.
IT'S REALLY GOING BACK TO THAT
JUST LIVED EXPERIENCE BY NAME.
WORKING WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY
THE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND FINDS
THE RIGHT FIT THEN WORKING WITH
PEOPLE IN A LONG TERM KIND OF
CAPACITY.
TO ALLOW THAT TIME TO CREATE
THAT RELATIONSHIP AND GIVE THEM
THE SPACE TO CREATE MORE
INFORMATION MAYBE ON THE FIRST
TIME THEY DON'T TELL US
ANYTHING AND REALLY RECOGNIZING
THAT FOLKS NEED SOME TIME TO
GIVE US ALL THE ANSWERS TO
THEIR STORY.
>> REGARDING THE COMMUNITY
RESPONSE, THIS REALLY IS A
COMMUNITY EFFORT.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
COORDINATE WITH NOT ONLY OTHER
SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO
MIGHT BE WORKING WITH THE FOLKS
WHO WE COME IN CONTACT WITH.
BUT THE COMMUNITY.
SO OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING
IN THE AREA, RESIDENTS,
NEIGHBORS, BUSINESSES WHO ARE
NEAR THE FOLKS WE'RE WORKING
WITH.
SOME OF THE FOLKS WE WORK WITH
HAVE BEEN, ARE COMMONLY
ENCOUNTERED IN FRONT OF
BUSINESSES OR SIDEWALKS OR
PUBLIC SPACES IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO STAY IN COMMUNICATION
WITH THE FOLKS WHO ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE SPACES
AND THOSE BUSINESSES.
SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT
WE'RE DOING.
THAT THEY DON'T INTERFERE IN A
WAY THAT DISRUPT IT IS WORK
THEY'RE DOING AND THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE
MOST APPROPRIATE RESPONSE.
>> OUR FOURTH APPROACH
ISCOMPASSION.
WE TAKE THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW
OUR CLIENTS FOR WEEKS.
WHAT THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS ARE
AND TOGETHER WE COME UP WITH A
PLAN THAT MAKES OUR CLIENTS
FEEL HEARD AND AT THE CENTER OF
THIS PROJECT.
>> NEXT SLIDE.
>> THE JUST CARE PROCESS IS
BESSUM
SUMMARIZED.
WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL LIVING AT
THE ENCAMPMENTS AND THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
FOLLOWING THIS PERIOD OF TRUST
BUILDING, THE TEAM COMPLETES AN
ASSESSMENT ON EACH INDIVIDUAL
TO SUPPORT RESOURCE ALLOCATION
AND INFORMED SYSTEM DESIGN.
NEXT, WE PREPARE EACH
INDIVIDUAL OF THE ENCAMPMENT
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MOVING
DAY.
AND FINALLY THE REVITALIZATION
OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH
STABILIZATION AND LODGING AND
THE REACTIVATION OF THE SPACE
BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> THE FIRST STEP IS
COMMITMENT, WE STAY ENGAGED
WITH THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES.
SO CONSISTENTLY PARTICIPATE IN
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
PUBLIC SAFETY.
ABOUT ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.
ABOUT COMMUNITY CONCERN OR
BUSINESSES WHO MIGHT HAVE
CONCERN.
THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED SITES SO
THESE ARE SITES THAT JUST CARE
HAS WORKED AT.
AND THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED SITES
WE'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT
LATER.
IT IS, WE COMMIT TO
PARTICIPANTS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST.
AND WE HAVE WORKED AT AND
ADDRESSED 14 KIND OF 14
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN
UNDER TWO YEARS.
WE HAVE SERVED OVER 500
PARTICIPANTS DURING THAT TIME.
68% OF WHO IDENTIFY AS BY FAR.
JUST CARE COMES OUT TO
COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE ENGAGED WITH
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE CID, PIONEER SQUARE, AND
DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR.
WE ATTEND COMMUNITY MEETINGS
WHERE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS ARE
BROUGHT UP.
RESPONSE TO STAKE HOLDERS.
ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS
CONCERNS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL.
DO INTENTIONAL OUTREACH TO
CENTERS WHO MAY NOT HAVE A
VOICE IN LARGER ORGANIZED
MEETINGS AND WE ALSO RESPOND TO
COMMUNICATE WITH THE MEDIA AS
NEEDED.
>> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> OUR NEXT STEP IS BUILD
TRUST.
THIS STEP TAKES OUR FIELDS TEAM
WEEK.
WE'RE OUT EVERY MORNING HANDING
OUT FOOD, SUPPLIES AND CLOTHES.
WE GET TO LEARN WHO'S LIVING
THERE.
SOMETIMES THE CLIENT DOESN'T
WANT TO SHOW UP BUT WE TEACH
THEM THAT WE'LL CONSISTENTLY BE
AT THE SITE.
>> NEXT SLIDE.
>> AFTER AN OFTEN WEEKS LONG
PERIOD OF TRUST BUILDING.
THE JUST CARE FIELD TEAM
TRANSITIONS INTO THE ASSESSMENT
STEP OF THE JUST CARE PROCESS.
THIS STEP AIMS TO ADDRESS THE
PROBLEM THAT CARE PROVIDERS
NEED TO SOLVE.
OF HOW TO EBG TA E QUIT EQUI
THE THE,TABLY.
THE SEAL TEAM ACCESSING
INFORMATION TO GAUGE THEIR
SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT.
THIS INCLUDES ACCESSING AN
INDIVIDUAL'S SERVICE
ENGAGEMENT.
BEHAVIOR HEALTH SYSTEM
INVOLVEMENT AND CRIMINAL LEGAL
HISTORY.
THESE FINDINGS ARE ALL COMPILED
ON A SITE SPECIFIC BY NAME
LIST.
A BY NAME LIST IS A TOOL THAT
SUPPORTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION
AND TEAM COORDINATION.
AND IT IS USED IN THE JUST CARE
PROCESS AND ALSO BY REACH AT
OTHER ENCAMPMENTS AND IN
HOUSING CASE CONFERENCES.
A BY NAME LIST ALLOWS US TO EBG
TO
EQUITABLY UNDERSTAND AND ACCESS
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING
OUTSIDE AND TAILOR PROGRAM
DESIGN.
IT ALSO CREATES A SPACE FOR
INFORMATION SHARING.
TO PROBLEM SOLVE, BETTER INFORM
THE ENCAMPMENT TIME LINE T
LODGING OUTCOMES.
A WAY TO CENTER CLIENT VOICE
WHILE HOLDING OURSELVES AND THE
SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR
NEEDS.
WITH THE COMPILED INFORMATION,
THE FIELD TEAM CAN BETTER
UNDERSTAND ELIGIBILITY, NEED,
DESIRES, AND RELATIVE
VULNERABILITY.
ALL CRITICAL COMPONENTS
OFINTENTIONAL AND EQUITABLE
RESOURCE MATCHING IN ORDER TO
CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO LODGING
PROVIDED BY JUST CARE.
AND THE SHELTERS COORDINATED BY
THE HOPE TEAM.
AND ALSO TO ADDRESS
OTHERREQUESTS AND SUPPORT NEEDS
LIKE HARM RESOURCES.
BECAUSE OF THE ASSESSMENT
PROCESS, JUST CARE IS ALSO ABLE
TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE
ANALYSIS WITH MORE CONFIDENCE
ON THE EXPERIENCE AND ACUTETY
OFINDIVIDUALS LIVING DOWNTOWN
BECAUSE THIS INFORMATION IS
GATHERED AFTER ONLY A PERIOD OF
TRUST BUILDING.
>> WENDY, CAN I JUST AND ASK A
QUESTION REAL QUICK BEFORE WE
PIVOT TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE SLIDE.
I THINK IT'S REALLY INSTRUCTIVE
FOR OUR DISCUSSION.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THESE EQUITY AND HOPE ICONS ON
THE BOTTOM HERE.
IN TERMS OF WHAT THOSE
SYMBOLIZE AND WHAT THOSE
PLACEMENTS ARE.
>> YES, OF COURSE.
EQUITY AND COLEAD ARE TWO OF
THE LODGING RESOURCES AVAILABLE
THROUGH JUST CARE.
WHEN WE ARE, WHEN THE FIELD
TEAM IS WORKING TO DETERMINE
THE BEST LODGING RESOURCE MATCH
FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.
THESE ARE THE RESOURCES THAT
ARE CONSIDERED.
THESE ICONS HERE REPRESENT TWO
OF THE AVAILABILITY SHELTER
MODELS.
THROUGH PROVIDED THROUGH JUST
CARE.
>> WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER
QUESTION.
>> THAT'S FINE FOR NOW.
WHAT WE'LL, ACTUALLY LET ME ASK
JUST A BRIEF FOLLOW UP.
DOES HOPE INDICATE THE HOPE
TEAM RESOURCES SO WILL THAT BE
MORE LIKE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
PLACEMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE?
>> YES IT DOES.
>> GREAT.
THANKS.
>> WHITNEY.
SO TO KIND OF TAKE THAT
QUESTION INTO CONSIDERATION.
THAT IS LIKE A REALLY HELPFUL
PART OF THE BY NAME LIST.
WE KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS NOT
GOING TO GO TO THE HOTEL.
THAT'S WHY THE BY NAME IS THE
BEST FOR TRIAGE BECAUSE WE KNOW
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES.
WE'RE PUT IN THE POSITION TO GO
TO PRIORITIZE.
AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING WHAT
WOULD BE THE BEST FIT FOR WE
DONE HAVE ENOUGH OF.
LIKE TINY HOME VILLAGES.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS BUT WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF.
ALSO IDENTIFYING THE RESOURCES
THAT WOULD BE THE BEST BUT IN
GENERALLY DO NOT EXIST.
DOING SIMILAR BINDING LISTS IN
OTHER AREAS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE TYPES OF SUPPORT
REQUESTED.
THE INTERSECTION OF PHYSICAL
HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THERE
AREN'T SHELTERS THAT WOULD FIT
SOMEBODY WITH THAT.
THERE AREN'T SHELTERS THAT HAVE
ADA ASSESSABLE.
IF SOMEONE HAS A HUGE PHYSICAL
HEALTH NEED BARRIER THAT
RESOURCE DOES NOT EXIST FOR
THEM.
SO USING THE BINDING IN A
SYSTEMIC WAY, THAT'S A SYSTEMIC
FAILURE THAT CONTINUES TO KEEP
THEM IN THE SYSTEM OF
HOMELESSNESS IS AN ISSUE THAT'S
WHY WE USE THE BY NAME ISSUE.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME
OF THE NUMBERS.
HERE 1/3 OF THE ENCAMPMENT
EXPERIENCE FIVE YEARS OF
HOMELESSNESS.
THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT POINT.
BECAUSE IT CHANGES.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT LESS
THAN A YEAR OF HOMELESSNESS.
THE BARRIERS THAT THEY'VE
ENCOUNTERED AND THE TRAUMA
THEY'VE ENCOUNTERED IS
DIFFERENT THAN SOMEONE WHO HAS
GOTTEN FIVE YEARS.
IS GOING TO GIVE AN INDICATION
OF THE THE DYNAMICS.
THE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN THERE
HOMELESS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE TO HIT ON
EVERY SINGLE KIND OF THE MARK
OF THE SYSTEM THAT THEY MAY
NEED.
HONEST AND OPEN ABOUT THEIR
WANTS AND DESIRE FOR SUBSTANCE
USE SUPPORT.
AND THAT'S REALLY BASED ON THE
TIME BASE RELATIONSHIP BASED
APPROACH.
WHERE DO WE GET THAT KIND OF
HONEST TO BEGIN WITH.
AS MANY OF YOU SAW.
RAISES A TERRIBLE USE BUT ONE
OF THOSE MARKS IS THAT WHEN
PEOPLE ASK ABOUT OH WHAT IS
YOUR SUBSTANCE USE?
PEOPLE INTERPRET IT AS I'M
GOING TO BE FURTHER STIGMATIZED
FOR THIS BEHAVIOR AND I'M GOING
TO ANSWER DISHONESTLY.
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE GET XED OUT
BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE
THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO MEET
THEIR NEEDS THE WAY THEY WANT
AND NEED.
I THINK IT'S SIGNIFICANT THAT
OVER 1/4 OF THE POPULATION ARE
SAYING I DO WANT THIS HELP.
TONYA, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> I DO, THANKS.
TANYA KIM WITH HSD.
WANTED TO CLARIFY SINCE THE
HOPE TEAM IS A PART OF HSD THAT
WE CODO HAVE ADA ASSESSABLE
RESOURCES I JUST WANTED TO
OFFER THAT CLARIFICATION.
WHETHER IT'S READY AVAILABLE.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE HOPE TEAM
THAT WANTED TO OFFER SOME
CLARIFICATION THERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT'S AVAILABLE.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS READILY
AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE.
>> I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT SLIDE THEN.
MOVING TO DAVE.
>> PREPARE FOR MOVING DAY.
THIS IS ABOUT WHEN OUR DAYS GET
LONGER.
WE'RE PLAYING TETRIS WITH OUR
CLIENT SPECIFIC NEEDS AND
LIMITED RESOURCES.
WE'RE ASSIGNING HOTEL ROOMS AND
COLLABORATING WITH HOTEL.
COLLABORATING WITH TEAMS LIKE
HOPE IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE.
OUR FIELD TEAM GOES OUT DAYS
BEFORE TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE NEW
PLAN AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING
AND TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL
THE SUPPLIES NECESSARY TO MOVE.
THE MORNING OF THE MOVE
THEY'REBRIGHT AND EARLY AND
GOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY UNTIL
THE PERSON IS INSIDE AND
THERE'S A PLAN.
AND OUR JOB IS NOT DONE THAT
DAY.
WE DO COMMUNICATE WITH FOLKS AT
OTHER SITES.
>> ALSO WE INCLUDE
THESURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS
AND BUSINESSES.
HELP COORDINATE SITE ACTIVATION
WHEN OUR WORK IS COMPLETE.
WE STAY IN CONTACT SO THAT WE
CAN DISCUSS A CONTACT FOR WHEN
WE EXPECT THAT TO BE COMPLETE.
JUST KEEP FOLKS AWARE.
KEEP ATTENDING PUBLIC MEETINGS
SO PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE MAKING
PROGRESS.
THE OUTREACH TEAM CONSISTENTLY
VISITS BUSINESS, SURROUNDING
BUSINESSES AND THE, WE GO INTO
THE SMALL BUSINESSES JUST TO
KEEP PEOPLE AWARE OF HEY THIS
IS THE WORK WE'RE DOING TODAY.
AND THIS IS THE TIME LINE WE
EXPECT.
AND ASK FOLKS WHO DON'T TAKE
ACTION THAT WOULD INTERFERE
WITH THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
AND JUST SO FOLKS ARE AWARE
THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO
HAPPEN AND THERE IS GOING TO BE
ARESOLUTION TO SOME OF THEIR
CONCERNS.
WE ALSO COORDINATE WITH DSA AND
PARKS AND RECREATION FOR DEBRIS
REMOVAL AFTERWARD.
SO THAT IS, ALSO REALLY
IMPORTANT.
>> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> SO, LOOKING ON THE LEFT, YOU
WILL SEE THAT, THE OBJECTIVE OF
THIS APPROACH IS TO FIND A PLAN
FOR EVERYBODY OR AS CLOSE TO
EVERYBODY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN
GET.
AND OVER THE SPACE OF TIME FROM
OCTOBER 2020 TO MARCH 2021.
YOU SEE THE DISTRIBUTION OF
DESTINATIONS THAT PEOPLE, THAT
PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO TAKE UP BY
AND LARGE MOST PEOPLE MOVED
INTO A JUST CARE HOTEL.
THERE WERE A TINY NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO WERE OFFERED AND
DECLINED AND THEY WERE SPECIFIC
OFTEN POWER DYNAMICS THERE.
INVOLVING EXPLOITIVE
SITUATIONS.
THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE FOR WHOM
THE RESOURCES WE HAVE TO OFFER
NOT CONSISTENT WITH THEIR NEEDS
AND WHERE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO
FIND A MATCH.
BUT AS WAS JUST NOTED.
THROUGHOUT THAT PERIOD, WHEN
NECESSARY AND WHEN HOPE
RESOURCES WERE AVAILABLE.
THE HOPE TEAM WAS FANTASTIC AT
SUPPLEMENTING WHAT WE COULD
OFFER THROUGH THE JUST CARE
SHELTERS.
SO, AND YOU SEE A DISTRIBUTION
OF THOSE WHO RECEIVED HELP
THROUGH THE PROJECT THAT
OVERWHELMINGLY THE RECIPIENTS
OF PLACEMENT RESOURCES WERE BY
PLAQUE.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WE SEE
THE PARK STORY.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE WHO
LEFT CITY HALL PARK, REFLECTING
THAT ALMOST EVERYONE HAD A PLAN
TO MOVE INSIDE.
THAT THEY ACCEPTED AND THAT
PLAN WAS COMPLETED WHEN EACH OF
THOSE PEOPLE HAD A PLAN.
IT WAS ONLY THAT PLAN THAT WE
HAD FINALIZING THE TIME LINE
AND LOOKING FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL
FOR PEOPLE THAT CHOSE TO LEAVE
BEHIND THEM.
WE COULD MOVE ON.
I THINK WE CAN MOVE TO SLIDES
DOWN.
THESE ARE JUST, PHOTOGRAPHS OF
PEOPLE INSIDE AND WHAT THE
SPACE LOOKS AFTERWARD.
WE JUST HAVE FIVE QUICK SLIDES
SHOWING SOME EXAMPLES OF THIS
WORK.
TIERRA.
>> YEAH, SO HERE ARE A COUPLE
OF PHOTOS OF THE WORK BEFORE
AND AFTER.
THIS ONE IS ON AN EXTENSION AND
MAIN.
YOU CAN ADVANCE PLEASE.
AND THEN PIONEER PARK WHICH WE
WORKED ON IN OCTOBER.
NEXT PLEASE.
FIFTH AND KING WHERE WE WORKED
ON OCTOBER 2021.
AND KING STREET STATION.
AND THAT WAS, IN FEBRUARY.
FOURTH AND PIKE.
FEBRUARY AS WELL.
THEN I WILL CALL KIRBY JUST TO
ADD SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE
WORK AT THOSE SITES AND
OBSERVATION.
>> YEAH I JUST WANTED TO
MENTION THAT THE KING STREET
WAS A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF
HOW WE COLLABORATED AND
ADJUSTED.
WE HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL OF
IMMIGRANT CLIENTS THERE SO WE
HAD TO RESPOND TO THEIR
SPECIFIC NEEDS AND OUR FOURTH
SITE WHICH WAS OUR LAST BIG
PROJECT.
WE HAVE A BIG PARTNERSHIP WITH
MED CLEAN TEAM.
SAW WHAT WE WERE DOING AND
JUMPED IN TO COLLABORATE.
>> THANKS KIRBY.
I SHOULD JUST MENTION THAT LAST
SITE FOURTH AND PIKE IN THE
LAST SLIDE WAS OUR LAST SITE TO
MAKE PLACEMENTS FROM.
I KNOW IT'S NOT GRAMMATICAL BUT
WE ITEMIZED NEW PLACEMENTS
BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE
MONTHS OF FUNDING LEFT AND WE
WILL HAVE TO FIND AN EXIT
PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE ON
IN A SECURE WAY.
AND IF WE BRING PEOPLE ON FROM
NOW FORWARD, IT WILL LITERALLY
NOT BE POSSIBLE TO DO THAT.
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE EQUITY
TEAM'S IMPACT, VICTOR.
>> SO TO PROVIDE SOME CONTENT.
WE HAVE EQUITY JUST CARE.
JUST TO ALONG WITH THE WORK WE
DO THAT REALLY REFLECTS THIS
EQUITY TO THE NUMBER OF LGBTQ.
WITH OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED
AT A DOWNTOWN SEATTLE HOTEL
THAT I REFERENCED EARLIER.
OUR HOTEL HAS THE MOST NUMBER
OF CLIENTS.
THE UNIT OF EQUITY IS WE SET
CLIENTS WITH THE MOST HIGHEST
OF TEAM MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE USE IS THE ISSUES
WITH CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH.
IMPLEMENTATION IN NOVEMBER 2020
AS OF TODAY WE HAVE STEPPED
OVER 147 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS.
AND TO ME I JUST WANT US TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON
IMPACT WE HAVE MADE IN SUCH A
SHOT OF TIME.
THE CLIENTS THAT ARE WITH US,
AS OF TODAY WE HAVE 71
CURRENTLY CLIENTS AT OUR HOTEL.
AS OF TODAY 67 CLIENTS HAVE
BEEN ASSISTED WITH HOUSING
SUPPORT.
THE JUST CARE PROGRAM IS PART
OF THEIR TRANSITION.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE'VE
ASSISTED 67.
AS OF TODAY 50 CLIENTS HAVE
TRANSITIONED AND HAVE MOVED ON
TO PERMANENT HOUSING.
OVER ALL IT'S GOING TO BE 63.
I THINK THE UNIQUE THING ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM IS THE 24/7 CARE
THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE TEAM.
BEHAVIOR PROFESSIONAL,
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONALS
AND PRACTITIONER NURSES.
IT'S A VERY SKILLED TEAM.
AND COINCIDENTALLY ALL OF US IN
THIS PROGRAM WE'RE A POC.
SOME OF US HAVE LIFE
EXPERIENCE.
WE ALSO HAVE FROM THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY THAT ALLOWS US TO
HAVE THE CLEARANCE TO HELP THE
CLIENTS WE SERVE THAT REALLY
FOCUS ON THAT RELATIONSHIP.
IN BUILDING THE TRUST AND
DEALING WITH EQUITY.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO NOTE,
WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN.
WE'RE REALLY GLAD WE CAN
PARTNER WITH WBC WHEN THERE'S A
NEED FOR ESCALATION SERVICE.
NORMAL APPROACH IS TO USE A
COMMUNITY DEVOTION APPROACH.
VERSUS LAW ENFORCE.
BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS AS
WE TALK ARE LGBTQ WHICH ALREADY
HAVE NOT VERY POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
AS WELL AS THEY ALREADY HAVE
SOME TRAUMA.
I'M REALITILY GLAD THAT WE HAVE
A PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS
ORGANIZATION.
>> THE FACT THAT WDC HAS
PROVIDED THIS NONPOLICE PLAN,
SPD HAS DONE A GREAT LEVEL OF
SUPPORT.
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO COORDINATE
SO THAT WE'RE NOT STEPPING ON
EACH OTHER'S OPERATIONS AND
WORK HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL.
AND THE MORE SPD PERSONNEL HAVE
BECOME AWARE OF THE ABILITY OF
THIS TEAM TO WORK ON MANY
SITUATIONS WITHIN THE PAST THEY
WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED TO
RESPONDS TO.
THE MORE SUPPORT WE'VE SEEN AND
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
PARTNERSHIP.
DR. ZEN.
>> THANK YOU.
SO WE FIND THE PEOPLE THAT WE
SERVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF
HOMELESSNESS, COMPLEX, MEDICAL
AND BEHAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEED.
HAS SERVED 159 CLIENTS WITH
LEGAL SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT.
AS WELL.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE 106 COACTIVE
PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE LOCATEED
IN FOUR LODGING SITES IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND THEY ALL SITES INCLUDE
HIGHLY INTENSIVE CASE
MANAGEMENT AND YOU CAN SEE IN
THE SLIDE, 60 HOURS OF CASE
MANAGEMENT.
90 PLUS SERVICE ENCOUNTERS BY
THE RESPONDERS.
THIS ALSO INCORPORATES A REALLY
INTEGRAL PART OF SAFETY,
SUPPORT THROUGH DEESCALATION.
THROUGH ONE OF OUR PARTNERS THE
WDC SAFETY TEAM.
WHEN WE HAVE CURRENTLY 23
PARTICIPANTS CONNECTED WITH
EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS IN
ORDER TO SUPPORT THEM WITH
THEIR TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
>> NEXT SLIDE.
JUST TO REITERATE THAT AS
IMPACTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL AS
THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS PROVEN TO
BE AND WE'VE MADE MANY
MODIFICATIONS AND WE APPROACH
AS NEEDED OVER THE NEXT 18
MONTHS.
THERE'S GAPS THAT WE
COLLECTIVELY TRY TO RAISE UP
AND THAT WE OURSELVES CANNOT
SOLVE FOR THERE ARE SOME
INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE WHO ARE
NOT, EITHER GOING TO BE CIVILLY
COMMITTED OR IF THEY ARE,
THEY'RE GOING TO COME RIGHT
BACK OUT ON THE BACK END OF
THAT PROCESS WITHOUT ANY REAL
PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING THESE
NEEDS.
MENTAL ILLNESS IS DEFINITELY A
GAP.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE, A SMALL
NUMBER WHO CANNOT BE SAFELY
ALTHOUGH WE'VE TRIED AND TRY TO
GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE
NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
SORT OF COMMUNITY LIVING.
MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE THOUGH
REMAIN IN TOUCH WITH THE TEAM.
AND HAVE BEEN PLACED AGAIN IN
THE FUTURE OR OUR COMMUNITY
SUPPORTERS, EVEN IF THEY LEAVE.
AGAIN THIS IS A SMALL NUMBER OF
PEOPLE.
TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO CARE,
FOLKS ARE NOT GOING TO STAY
WITH US FOREVER AND THAT'S NOT
THE MODEL.
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO CARE
INVOLVES ENCOUNTERING AND
TRYING TO RESOLVE SOME
ELIGIBILITY BARRIERS TO BENEFIT
PARTICULARLY FOR THE IMMIGRANT
POPULATION.
TEN U.S. FUNDING THIS PROGRAM
HAS BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT
ASSURANCE OF CONTINUED SUPPORT
FOR MOST OF ITS EXISTENCE.
AND HAS ALSO HAD TO MOVE
LOCATIONS NUMEROUS TYPES AS
HOTELS WENT BACK TO COMMERCIAL
TRAFFIC.
IN ADDITION ALL THE OTHER
FUNCTIONS THE TEAMS HAD TO BE
LIKE A MOVING COMPANY.
IT WOULD BE YOU KNOW WE WOULD
BE ABLE TO ELEVATE AND
INTENSIFY OUR IMPACT IF WE JUST
KNEW WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING
THIS WORK FOR A LONGER PERIOD
OF TIME AND KNEW WHERE WE WOULD
BE DOING THE WORK.
BUT COVID IMPACT HAS HIT OUR
TEAM ONE OF OUR QT MEMBERS IS
ILL AND NOT WITH US TODAY FOR
THAT REASON.
AND LIKE ALMOST EVERYBODY
DURING THE OMICRON SURGE, WE
FACED STAFFING IMPACTS THAT
MADE IT TOUGH TO CONTINUE THE
WORK.
AND HAVE NEEDED TO WORK ON,
WORK FORCE INCENTIVES TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN RECRUIT AND RETAIN
STAFF.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO
THAT.
CONFLICTING INITIATIVES AND
APPROACHES.
THIS JUST FLAGS THAT, THIS
APPROACH REQUIRES ESSENTIALLY
LIKE SIGHT CONTROL THAT WHAT
PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD IS
CONSISTENT AND THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO FOLLOW THROUGH.
AND WHEN VARIOUS ENTITIES ARE
KIND OF BARING DOWN ON THE SAME
SITE WITH THE DIFFERENT PLAN OF
ACTION IT CAN GET CONFUSING AND
CAN IMPEDE TRUST DEVELOPMENT SO
HOPEFULLY GOING FORWARD THERE
WILL BE A REALLY SOLID
ALIGNMENT OF APPROACH AMONG THE
VARIOUS ENTITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY TO
RESPOND TO UNSHELT ERLD
SHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.
WE'RE DONE, WE JUST HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL QUOTE FROM VICTOR.
>> I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
WHAT I HAVE TO WAKE UP TO.
WHEN I MEET SOMEONE, THEY'RE
ALWAYS THERE.
I CARE ABOUT MYSELF MORE THAN I
DID BEFORE I CAME HERE.
MY ANXIETY IS SO HIGH BECAUSE
OF MY DAD DYING, MY MOM DYING.
ME BEING 11 YEARS OLD.
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE MY GUARD
HAS BEEN ALWAYS DOWN.
IT'S A MIRACLE.
TO BE TRUTHFUL, IT IS THE ONLY
PROGRAM I DID NOT GET KICKED
OUT.
IF I WERE NOT BE HERE, THERE
WOULD BE A LOT MORE PEOPLE BE
SOUND DEAD, A LOT MORE PEOPLE
OVERDOSED.
THEY GET ME STRONGER WHEN I GET
INTO ANOTHER PLACE I WON'T BE
UP FROM THIS AGAIN.
I FEEL READY.
AND THIS ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF
CLIENTS THAT WE HAVE SERVED
THAT HAVE MADE AN IMPACT.
I REALLY URGE THE CITY COUNCIL
TO THINK ABOUT A WAY TO
MAINTAIN THIS PROGRAM.
A MODEL OF CARE THAT HAS PROVEN
TO BE EFFECTIVE.
TO TREAT OUR UNSHELTERED
CLIENTS WHO CAN BE A BROTHER, A
SISTER, A FAMILY MEMBER, WHO
NEED THE CARE THAT THEY NEED
WITH RESPECT, DIGNITY AND
COMPASSION.
THANK YOU.
.
>> VICTOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THOSE CLOSING WORDS.
AND THANK YOU LISA AND THE
OTHER PRESENTERS FOR THAT COME
COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION.
I CANNOT AGREE MORE WITH THAT
SENTIMENT AND REALLY THINK IT'S
A GOOD TRANSITION TO START
MOVING TOWARD HOW WE MAY
ACCOMPLISH THAT.
BEFORE WE DO SO, I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE BRYAN CANDID TO GIVE
SOME REMARKS FROM THE
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT.
I DO SO BECAUSE I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE ONE OF THE THINGS I
LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT WORKING WITH
JUST CARE AND THIS PROGRAM.
IS THE COALITION BUILDING IN
THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE JUST
CARE IS ACTIVE.
TO NOT BE SILOED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OTHER RESOURCES.
TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS.
AND TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS
THAT OTHER APPROACHES ARE
EFFECTIVE THAT YOU KNOW THAT
THEY CAN GET EVERYBODY'S NEEDS
MET IN A WAY THAT CENTERS WHAT
ALL OF US WANT TO SEE.
AND YOU KNOW THE DSA HAS BEEN
ANINTEGRAL PART OF THIS WORK
AND THE MID-HAS BEEN AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THIS WORK.
I'M THRILLED TO HAVE BRYAN HERE
TO SPEAK TO THAT BEFORE WE
PIVOT TO THE NEXT PART OF THE
DISCUSSION.
AND BRYAN, NOW WOULD BE THE
TIME AND THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE AND TALK ABOUT OUR
EXPERIENCES.
AND OUR SUPPORT FOR JUST CARE.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO FOLLOW THAT
PRESENTATION.
I'VE OUR TEAM HAS WORKED WITH
THEM OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS
AND THEY DO INCREDIBLE WORK.
AND I DO WANT TO SAY STARTING
FROM MY EXPERIENCE WORKING ON
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN
DOWNTOWN OVER THE LAST TEN
YEARS.
WE KNOW THAT SUITES DON'T WORK.
OVER THE YEARS I'VE SEEN PEOPLE
DISPLACED.
I'VE SEEN PEOPLE LOOK CONTACT
WITH THEIR CASEWORKERS AND
THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND I'VE
SEEN PEOPLE LOSE VITAL PERSONAL
POSSESSIONS LIKE IDS AND
MEDICATIONS.
WHAT DOES WORK IS THE JUST CARE
PROGRAM.
IN ALL THE TIME, WORKING IN
PUBLIC REALM WORK ESPECIALLY IN
DOWNTOWN.
JUST CARE IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE
PROGRAM I'VE SEEN IN TERMS OF
ENCAMPMENTS.
MOVING PEOPLE INDOORS INTO
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND TO
HELPING TO STABILIZE
INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO
ADJUST THE COURSE OF THEIR
LIFE.
SEVERAL OF OUR MID-TEAMS HAVE
WORKED WITH JUST CARE.
OUR OUTREACH TEAM HAS ASSISTED
AT SOME LOCATIONS IN MAKING
CONNECTIONS WITH CLIENTS.
OUR STAFF HAS ALSO WORKED
ITSELF TO LOCATIONS TO HELP
CONNECT JUST CARE WITH
PROPERTIES ANDBUSINESSES THAT
ARE LOCATED WITH ENCAMPMENTS.
THAT HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF
THE WORK WE DO.
JUST UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT
ON LOCAL BUSINESSES, ON LOCAL
PROPERTIES AND MAKING THAT
EXTRA STEP TO SOMETIMES INVOLVE
THEM AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE
AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THEN JUST CARE IS ALSO
PARTNERED WITH OUR CLEAN TEAM
TO ASSIST WITH TRASH REMOVAL AS
PEOPLE ARE MOVING INTO HOUSING.
AND JUST ONE OTHER THING I
WOULD LIKE TO MENTION, SOME OF
THE FRUSTRATION THAT WE'VE SEEN
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, IS
JUST THE LIMITS OF FUNDING AS
WELL AS THE IMPACTS OF A
PROGRAM THAT HAS TO BE RUN WITH
SHORT TERM CONTRACTS.
WITH FUNDING I'VE SEEN JUST
CARE BE ABLE TO MOVE REALLY
QUICKLY AND OPERATE ITS SCALE.
ONCE THEY HIT THE LIMITS OF
THEIR FUNDING THEY'RE OFTEN
JUST STUCK IN A HOLDING
PATTERN.
I'M GRATEFUL THEY'VE HAD THEIR
CONTRACTS REMOVED SEVERAL TIMES
BUT SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION
THEY'RE IN RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE SEEN WITH LOOMING END
BASE.
THEY OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES IN
POSITION TO NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE
ON MORE CLIENTS.
JUST LOOKING AT THAT POSSIBLE
FORCED EXIT AT THE END OF A
CONTRACT.
IF ANYTHING I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO REITERATE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A PROGRAM AS
EFFECTIVE AS JUST CARE IN THEIR
ABILITY TO MOVE PEOPLE IN
QUICKLY AND TO DO SO AT SCALE.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THEIR
WORK AND PARTNERSHIP.
I HOPE THIS PROGRAM CAN BE
FUNDED AND FOR THE LONG TERM.
SO THANK YOU.
>> RYAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THOSE STRONG STATEMENTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
PREFACING YOUR REMARKS ABOUT
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
TRADITIONAL SWEEPS AND THE WORK
THAT IS BEING DONE BY THIS
GROUP HERE AND THE CONTRAST AND
EFFECTIVENESS.
BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THE EXACT
SAME RESULT THAT YOU'RE
SPEAKING TO.
AND YOU KNOW, I MEAN WHEN
PEOPLE SEE IT AND INTERACT WITH
IT IT CONVERTS THEM TO THIS WAY
OF DOING BUSINESS AND THIS WAY
OF HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS.
SO, WITH THAT, I DO HAVE A MEMO
FROM CENTRAL STAFF THAT I THINK
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED.
HAVE REVIEWED IT'S BEEN
PUBLICLY POSTED AND WE HAVE
JEFF SIMILARS FROM CENTRAL
STAFF.
BRYAN YOUR REMARKS ARE AN
EXCELLENT PIVOT TO THE THING WE
ALL AGREE ON AND HOW CAN
WEFIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.
WHICH IS CAN WE GIVE THIS
PROGRAM THE SUPPORT AND THE
RESOURCE NECESSARY TO AVOID
FUNDING CLIPS.
TO AVOID DELAYS IN SERVICE.
TO GUARANTEE CONTINUITY OF
SERVICE.
AND WHAT WOULD THAT CAUSE FOR
THE CITY TO TAKE THAT ON.
THEN I WANT TO CAUTION AT THE
BEGINNING.
JEFF WILL WALK THROUGH SOME
WORK.
THAT WE DID JUST TO KIND OF GET
AN IDEA OF WHAT IT WOULD COST
TO SCOPE IT.
YOU KNOW THESE, NUMBERS ARE
GOING TO BE PRELIMINARY.
WE YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALSO HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD
GO ON.
NO FUNDING SOURCE HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED JUST FOR MEMBERS OF
THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
JUST BEFORE WE HAVE THOSE
DISCUSSIONS WE DO NEED TO JUST
COME TOGETHER AND SCOPE WHAT
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BEING
HONEST IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS
AND THE POTENTIAL HIT THAT IT
WOULD HAVE TO OUR BUDGET.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE THAT
CONTEXT IN THE BEGINNING.
JEFF WILL GO THROUGH THIS
ANALYSIS AND BREAK IT DOWN.
AND WE CAN HAVE A BIT OF A
CONVERSATION WHERE WE OPEN IT
UP TO COLLEAGUES FOR QUESTIONS.
AND WE CAN ALSO DO QUESTIONS
FROM THE DSA AND STAFF AT THAT
TIME.
JEFF, WHY DON'T I TURN IT OVER
TO YOU.
>> FOR THE RECORD.
COUNCIL, CENTRAL STAFF.
THE CHAIR AT CENTRAL STAFF TO
PREPARE DIFFERENT NUMBERS IN
ADVANCE OF THE COMMITTEE
MEETING.
I WILL JUST TALK TO WHAT THE
THREE ARE AND THE DATA POINTS.
THE FIRST WAS WHAT WOULD BE THE
COST FOR 150 ROOMS AT COST.
AND WHAT WOULD BE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT ASSUMING THERE
WOULDN'T BE A ONE TIME
ASSESSABLE.
AND THE FUNDING TO MAINTAIN
JUST CARE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
GOING FORWARD.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I
WORK WITH ANGELA WHO IS ALSO ON
THE LINE.
WE UTILIZED INFORMATION FROM
THE HEALTH AND FUNDING, SALES
TAX ACQUISITIONS THAT THE
COUNTY HAS BEEN PROVIDING.
WE'VE ACQUIRED OTHER TYPES OF
BUSINESS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF
UNITS AND THE CONFIGURATION.
SOME HAVE KITCHENS SOME DON'T.
YOU CAN SEE 12 TO $30 MILLION
IF WE JUST USE WHAT WOULD BE
THE AVERAGE COST AND WE DID
SIMPLE MATH.
IT COSTS $32 MILLION TO ACQUIRE
150 HOTEL SHELTER BEDS.
THE ASSOCIATED DEBT SERVICE
THEN RECALLED THIS WOULD ASSUME
A 20 YEAR BOND ISSUANCE.
ABOUT A 3% TYPE OF ISSUANCE.
4% INTEREST RATE.
THE ANNUAL DEPTH SERVICE WE'RE
ESTIMATING.
USING THOSE NUMBERS I JUST
GAVE.
THE 21 MILLION AND 31 MILLION.
THE DEBT WOULD BE $1.6 MILLION.
THAT WOULD BE FOR 100 BEDS.
FOR 150 BEDS IT WOULD BE $2.4
MILLION.
SO IF YOU'RE KEEPING TRACK AT
HOME.
WE WILL GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE
IN A MINUTE.
THEN THE LAST DATA POINT WAS
OPERATIONAL FUNDING AND I WANT
TO THANK EVERYBODY FROM THE
JUST CARE TEAMS FOR EVERYONE
WHO ASSIST IN THIS.
MAKING SURE WE HAVE ALL THE
RIGHT NUMBERS AND COMPARE
AGAINST RAISING CONTRACTS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT OPERATIONS
100 BEDS WOULD COST $4.9
MILLION.
7.3 MILLION FOR 150 BEDS.
SO NOW IF YOU'RE KEEPING TRACK
AT HOME THE BOTTOM LINE WOULD
BE, THE THAT FOR 150 BEDS.
WHICH IS COMPARABLE TO WHAT
JUST CARE CURRENTLY OPERATES AS
ITS MAIN BASE WOULD BE ABOUT
$10 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDING
AND ON AND ONGOING BASIS.
WITH THAT I WILL YIELD BACK TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH JEFF.
I DO WANT TO NOTE REAL QUICK
TOO.
JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY
KNOW HOW THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION IN OLYMPIA IS GOING TO
END.
WE COULD BE HOPEFUL ABOUT HOW
THAT'S GOING TO GO.
BUT FOR THIS EXERCISE AS JEFF
INDICATED I DID SORT OF ASSUME
WHAT IF WE HAD TO BUY SOME KIND
OF HOTELING ASSET ON OUR OWN
END WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF THE
STATE DOES COME THROUGH WITH
THE LEVEL OF ACQUISITION
SUPPORT WE'RE ANTICIPATING.
THAT COULD BE A POTENTIAL
SOURCE OF RESOURCING THAT WOULD
AVOID THE ENTIRE POTENTIAL NEED
FOR THIS WHOLE BONDING
EXERCISE.
BUT I DID JUST WANT TO FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC THAT'S VIEWING
RIGHT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DID A LITTLE DILIGENCE
ON THAT OPERATION ASSUMING A
RESPONSIBLE WORSE CASE SCENARIO
OF EXTERNAL SUPPORT.
WHICH YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF
WHAT WE GOT BACK.
STILL MAKES IT AN ATTAINABLE
GOAL TO KEEP THIS GOING.
SO, WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO
TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES.
IT'S BEEN A LONG PRESENTATION.
I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.
GIVEN THE STAKE OF WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT IT'S WORTH IT TO
REALLY DIG IN HERE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION IN
TERMS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO
ARE PRESENT?
>> OKAY, MY COLLEAGUES ARE NOT
JUMPING UP AND DOWN TO ASK
QUESTIONS INITIALLY.
SO I THINK I'LL JUMP IN A
LITTLE BIT AND ASK A FEW
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS IN TERMS
OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE
COVERED OVER THE COURSE OF THE
DISCUSSION.
CAN WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
ASSUMING THE PROGRAM WERE TO GO
AWAY IN JUNE.
WHAT THE IMPACT OF YOUR WIND
DOWN WOULD BE IN TERMS OF
PEOPLE CURRENTLY ON YOUR CASE
LOAD.
AND KIND OF THE EXIT PLANNING
THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN THAT
KIND OF A CIRCUMSTANCE.
>> I CAN START.
WE ARE OF COURSE WORKING ON
THAT AS A CONTINGENCY PLAN
BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
IRRESPONSIBLE NOT TO.
AS SOME OF OUR PARTNERS IN
PUBLIC POLICY POSITIONS HAVE
POINTED OUT, WHETHER THE
PROGRAM CONTINUES OR NOT.
WE SHOULD THE WAY FORWARD IS
THE SAME.
WE SHOULD TRY TO FIND PERMANENT
HOUSING PLACEMENT FOR EVERYBODY
THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH RIGHT
NOW.
BECAUSE IF THE PROGRAM DOES
CONTINUE THAT WILL MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SPACE
TO BEGIN TO PLACE MORE PEOPLE.
SO IT IS STILL THE RIGHT, IT'S
THE RIGHT THING TO DO EITHER
WAY.
ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR FOLKS HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR EMERGENCY
HOUSING VOUCHERS THROUGH THE
RENALLAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY.
WE REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A
GREAT COPLANNING PARTNERSHIP
WITH RHS AROUND BOTH OF THOSE
VOUCHERS AND ALSO WHAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN FOR EXIT PLANNING FOR
OUR CURRENT PARTICIPANTS.
WE'RE MEETING ON FRIDAY TO DO
SOME SCENARIO PLANNING.
BUT SO THOSE VOUCHERS COME WITH
CHALLENGES FOR OUR POPULATION
IN FINDING UNITS THAT WILL
ACCEPT THEM.
WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM
WORKING TO RESOLVE THOSE.
BUT THAT STILL LEAVES 2/3 OF
OUR FOLKS WHO WILL NEED TO FIND
HOUSING STRATEGIES THROUGH
COORDINATED ENTRY WHICH HAS
HISTORICALLY NOT PRIORITIZED
THIS POPULATION.
I KNOW HALF OF US COULD GO ON
FOR HOURS ABOUT THAT BUT I WILL
NOT.
AND JUST KNOW WITHOUT A
DIFFERENT APPROACH TO
COORDINATED ENTRY THIS
POPULATION WILL NOT FIND ITSELF
WAY INTO PERMANENT HOUSING
THROUGH THAT CHANNEL.
RHS HAS PUT THAT TOPIC ON THE
TABLE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT.
THAT'S A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
CHANGE THAT'S OVERDUE.
AND THEN, SORT OF, OTHER
STRATEGIES TO FIND HOUSING
OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO BE MORE AD HOC.
QUITE A FOR MORE PEOPLE HAVE,
ABOUT A COUPLE DOZEN PEOPLE.
MAYBE THREE DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE
FOUND HOUSING BY BECOMING
EMPLOYED AND SUPPORTING
THEMSELVES IN THIS VERY
DIFFICULT TO FIND HOUSING IN
THIS REGION.
AND SOME OF THEM HAVE DONE
THAT.
WE HAVE TURNED ALL POWER TO
THAT PROJECT AND IF THE
PROJECT, IF JUST CARE DOES
SUSTAIN THAT MEANS THAT, WE'LL
HAVE A LOT OF OPEN CAPACITY TO
TAKE ON MORE FOLKS.
ANYBODY WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> SO LISA JUST AS A FOLLOW UP.
IF INSTEAD THERE WAS A GENERAL
FUNDESQUE SUPPORT LIKE SO
INSTEAD OF ONE TIME FEDERAL
DOLLARS LIKE AN ONGOING SUPPORT
OF GENERAL FUND THAT CAN BE
MORE BROADLY USED AND MORE
EFFECTIVELY USED.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW THAT MIGHT PROBLEMATICALLY
IMPACT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
JUST CARE MOVING FORWARD IN
TERMS OF YOUR ABILITY TO DO
THIS WORK.
AND WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE
POTENTIALLY FROM A PROGRAM THAT
WAS SUPPORTED IN THAT WAY.
>> YES, I WANT TO JUST, THE
PARTNER I FORGOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ABOUT THE EXIT PLANNING AND
CONTINGENCY PLANNING IS
KINGCOUNTY.
THE HEALTH AND RECOVERY
DIVISION AND DCHS WHO ARE
LOOKING AT MOBILIZING THEIR
HOUSING DIVISION WITH PEOPLE
WHO WOULD POTENTIALLY MATCH UP
WITH HOUSING AND HEALTH.
IN TERMS OF PROBLEMATIC IMPACT
AND STABILIZATION OF FUNDING.
I CAN JUST NOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT
IT'S ASTONISHING THAT THE TEAM
HAS BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE
IMPACT THAT IT HAS GIVEN THE
ADVERSE CONDITIONS THAT IT HAS
BEEN WORKING IN BOTH HAVING TO
RELOCATE THE SITE OF THE
SHELTERING FACILITIES MULTIPLE
TIMES.
AS WELL AS TRYING TO RECRUIT
AND RETAIN STAFF WHEN WE HAVE
NO IDEA WHETHER OR NOT THE
PROGRAM IS GOING TO CONTINUE.
I THINK EVERYBODY WATCHING
KNOWS THAT, WORK FORCE
CHALLENGES IN EVERY SECTOR AND
THOSE ARE REALLY COMPLICATED
WHEN YOU CAN'T TELL PEOPLE WHAT
THEIR JOB WILL LOOK LIKE IN
THREE MONTHS.
AND, SO THERE'SNO DOUBT THAT
IT WILL STABILIZE RECRUITMENT
AND STAFF RETENTION.
AND IT WILL ALLOW US TO BE
MOREMETHODICAL OF SORT OF TIME
LINE AND SEQUENCING.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF
NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS WHO HAVE
IDENTIFIED COMPLETELY
APPROPRIATE YOU KNOW SITES AND
GROUPS OF PEOPLE, OTHER SOCIAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO HAVE
IDENTIFIED FOLKS THAT WE REALLY
SHOULD WORK WITH AND BEING ABLE
TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER ABOUT WHAT
FOLKS CAN EXPECT RATHER THAN WE
WOULD LOVE TO, WE DON'T KNOW IF
WE CAN.
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE CAN.
WE'LL CERTAINLY BUILD
LEGITIMACY AND CONFIDENCE.
AND AT SOME POINT, WE WILL YOU
KNOW, HAVE A BETTER IDEA ABOUT
HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF
THE DOWNTOWN AND ADJACENT
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE REALLY YOU
KNOW BEST MATCHED TO JUST CARE
WHILE OTHER APPROACHES COME
ONLINE LED BY DHS.
FIGURING OUT THE DIVISION OF
LABOR THERE AND WHO ARE THE
FOLKS WHO WE ARE THE RIGHT
MATCH TO IS SOMETHING THAT WE
LOOK FORWARD TO DOING.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHEN JUST CARE
HAS BEEN THE ONLY OPTION,
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WE'VE
TAKEN A FEW PEOPLE THAT DON'T
NEED THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WE
PROVIDE.
SO GIVING THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE
WILL BE PARAMOUNT.
>> I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT KIND OF A WORLD IN THE
FUTURE.
THAT'S PROBABLY JUST THE MOST
HONEST WAY I CAN SAY IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, DID YOU
HAVE A QUESTION.
>> YES.
LEWIS, I JUST WANT TO TURN TO
THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO AND THE
STATEMENT IN THIS MEMO.
GIVEN THE BUDGET CHALLENGES.
THE CITY IS ANTICIPATING IN
2023.
DUE TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES OUTPACING THE
GENERAL FUND REVENUE.
INCREASING FUND LEVEL
EXPENDITURES TO COVER SERVICE
AND CAPITAL COST WILL
EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM.
UNLESS A DEDICATED SOURCE OF
FUNDS IS IDENTIFIED.
SO WHAT I AM SEEING HERE IS
THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
IDENTIFYING A ONGOING,
NONGENERAL FUND SOURCE FUND FOR
YOU KNOW UP TO $10 MILLION A
YEAR.
I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE THINK ABOUT
HOW WE ARE
>>> DESIGNED TO GET OUR GENERAL
FUND BACK ON TRACK AND REBUILD
THE COFFERS OF THE CITY IN A
WAY THAT REDUCES HAVING A
BUDGETING PROCESS OF AUSTERITY
DUE TO COVID ERA DECLINE AND
SOME OF THE DECLINING IMPACTS
THAT WE'VE SEEN REGARDING
CHRONICLE HOMELESSNESS AND
CRIME THAT HAVE EXACERBATING
THAT.
THAT HAS BEEN A PIVOT TOO FOR
THE PANEL AND MAYBE THIS IS FOR
YOU AGAIN LISA, BUT FEEL FREE
TO DELEGATE TO SOMEBODY ELSE
WHO IS ON THE PANEL.
AND YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE
RESPECTFUL OF PEOPLE'S TIME.
SO I, I BELIEVE IF WE MAY
INDULGE JUST TEN MORE MINUTES
IF PEOPLE ARE OKAY WITH THAT.
THE WAY JUST CARE CAME ABOUT
HAS BEEN THIS EVOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIPS KIND OF FUSING
TOGETHER IN ORDER TO TACKLE
COMMON ISSUES AS A UNITED
FRONT.
AND I FEEL THERE ARE SOME OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY WHERE
WE HAVE SEEN ORGANIZING.
I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES HAS
TOUNFORTUNATELY LEAVE THE
MEETING TO GO TO ANOTHER
MEETING.
BUT HAS DONE GREAT ORGANIZING
IN MOUNT BAKER WHO HAS POSED
GREAT PARTNERS FOR A JUST CARE
EXPANSION PROGRAM.
I KNOW THE BIA WHO HAS TONS OF
RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE
UNIVERSITY ITSELF WOULD BE
ANOTHER PLACE FOR THOSE TYPE
OFPARTNERSHIPS.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT THAT TODAY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
SURVIVAL OF THIS PROGRAM.
BUT I WANTED TO PLANT A FLAG
AND GET YOUR RESPONSE GOING
FORWARD.
IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO
EXPLORE WAYS THAT WE CAN LOOK
TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND
REPLICATE THE ROLE THIS PROGRAM
IS SERVING IN OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE SIMILAR
PARTNERS AND SIMILAR
INSTITUTIONS.
THAT COULD ESSENTIALLY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF SHELTERING
PROGRAMS RESOURCE THE WAY JUST
CARES.
>> OUR GOAL IN STARTING DOWN
THIS ROAD WAS TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT THIS CAN WORK.
AND HAVING EXPERIENCED THAT,
YOU KNOW THAT MODEL.
THAT LESSON IS AVAILABLE FOR
EXPANSION AND REPLICATIONS.
I WILL SAY, TO YOUR EARLIER
QUESTION ABOUT STABLE FUNDING
YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE THE
OPERATIONAL IMPACT.
IF THERE IS A PLAN FOR PEOPLE
THAT WE ENGAGE AND SUPPORT FOR
SIX TO NINE MONTHS TO MOVE ON
TO APPROPRIATE HOUSING.
AND ALMOST EVERYBODY COMING IN
THE DOOR WOULD HAVE BEEN AN
APPROPRIATE CANDIDATE FOR
HOUSING.
BUT AFTER NINE MONTHS THAT'S
NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.
AND PEOPLE HAVE GONE ON TO
THEIR OWN DIRECTION.
WE CAN USE THESE SAME ROOMS
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
SO 150 ROOMS CAN SUPPORT
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OVER A
SEVERAL YEAR PERIOD.
AND THAT BEGINS TO BE A REAL
YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A REAL IMPACT
ON THE CITY WIDE POPULATION.
THAT FITS THE SUITE OF SERVICES
THAT WE'RE PROVIDING HERE.
SO I THINK ULTIMATELY YES, THE
POPULATION THAT WE COULD WORK
WITH, APPROPRIATELY IS LARGER
THAN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE
HAVE SERVED SO FAR.
BUT IT'S NOT INFINITE.
SO YES OVER A SEVERAL YEAR
PERIOD I THINK IT CAN HAVE A
CITY WIDE IMPACT.
>> I WOULD HOPE IF WE PUT
SOMETHING TOGETHER IN THE
SPRING TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM WE
MIGHT PUT IN SOME KIND OF STATE
OF LEGISLATIVE INTEND OR
SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT TO YOU
KNOW MONITOR OPPORTUNITIES TO
LOOK TOWARD THE EXPANSION OF
THISPROGRAM.
TO GO TO OTHER NOTES IN THE
CITY AND PROVIDE THIS ESSENTIAL
SERVICE.
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION AND
THEN I'LL GIVE IT TO COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA MOSTLY TO CLOSE
OUT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I
WILL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
AT THAT POINT.
THIS IS FOR DIRECTOR KIM, WHO I
KNOW IS HERE.
WHO'S BEEN VERY PATIENT THANK
YOU FOR SPENDING YOUR AFTERNOON
WITH US DIRECTOR KIM.
BECAUSE I DO THINK ONE THING WE
NEED TO ADDRESS TOO.
IN TERMS OF THE SEQUENCING,
OBVIOUSLY THE FUNDING QUESTION.
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
SPOKE TO.
AND THAT WE'VE ALL SPOKEN TO.
THIS SORT OF A FIRST CIRCLE
THAT NEEDS TO BE SQUARED.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION IF WE DO WANT TO
CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM OUT WHERE
THIS PROGRAM WOULD LIVE.
THE CURRENT CONTRACT AS WE
UNDERSTAND IT WHILE WE'RE
SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM WITH
MONEY TRANSMITTED THROUGH HSD
TO THE COUNTY.
KING COUNTY HOLDS THE CONTRACT.
IT IS SOMETHING WE WERE NOT
QUITE ABLE TO MIGRATE TO THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY.
WITH MY RECOLLECTION WANTING TO
FIND A WAY TO SEND IT.
IT WASN'T QUITE PRACTICA SINCE
THE ASSISTANCE BEYOND JUNE WAS
NOT CLEAR.
I GUESS THAT MY QUESTION FOR
DIRECTOR KIM IN HER
PROFESSIONAL OPINION WOULD BE
THE PERSON WHO WOULD EITHER BE
WORKING WITH RHA IF WE MOVE
THIS TO RHA OR PUTTING THIS
INTO ONE OF THE DHS GROUPS
INITIALLY IF THERE'S
ANYTHOUGHTS ABOUT WHERE WE
úWOULD WANT THIS PROGRAM TO BE
IF WE WERE TO FUND IT.
I REALIZE IT'S THE CART BEFORE
THE HORSE BECAUSE WE NEED TO
FIND THE MONEY FIRST.
BUT IF WE DO, IT WOULD JUST BE
GOOD TO CUE UP THE CONVERSATION
FOR SOMETIME IN APRIL WHERE WE
COULD HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AS
WELL.
OBVIOUSLY WITH COUNTY AND HRA
OFFICIALS IN THE ROOM TO HASH
IT OUT.
BUT JUST SOME OF YOUR INITIAL
REACTIONS DIRECTOR KIM AS THE
PROFESSIONAL IN THIS AREA.
>> THANKS.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE
WITH SUCH A GREAT PANEL.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SIT
IN.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT JUST WARRANTS FURTHER
CONVERSATION.
I WAS BROUGHT IN TO, THIS VERY
RECENTLY AND I HAVEN'T HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THE
EXECUTIVE OR WITH RHA.
BUT I THINK YOU'RE ON TO
SOMETHING THAT MORE
CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE HAD.
I'M A MISSION DRIVEN PERSON.
AND SO, AND ALSO I LOOK TO THE
RHA FOR THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP
AROUND OUR REGION STRATEGY.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHY WE'RE
SUPPORTING THEM TO SUCCEED.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
SO I'M THERE.
WHEN WE'RE READY TO HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS I'M HAPPY TO HAVE
THOSE.
>> OKAY WE'LL TRY TO CUE THAT
UP IN OUR WORK PLAN PROBABLY
FOR MAYBE AN APRIL COMMITTEE
MEETING.
PRESUMING WE HAVE SOME GOOD
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WAYS TO
MAYBE BAKE THIS INTO THE
MAYOR'SPROGRAM.
BUT TOUGH FINANCIAL
CONVERSATIONS.
GOOD SEGWAY TO OUR BUDGET CHAIR
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA WHO HAD
A QUESTION.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
PANEL FOR THIS PRESENTATION
TODAY.
AND REMIND THE VIEWING PUBLIC
AND I KNOW FOLKS IN THIS PANEL
ARE AWARE THAT THE COUNTY HAS
TRIED TO MAKE SURE NOT TO TREAT
HOMELESSNESS AS A BUSINESS AS
USUAL ON THE BUDGET.
THE LAST PIECE, AT THE END OF
2022 WE STARTED BY BUILDING
BACK THE JUST CARE MODEL.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND LEWIS FOR THEIR
SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM AND
CONTINUING TO BRING IT UP.
WE BUILT IT BACK FOR THE NEXT
TWO YEAR PERIOD.
THE TAKE AWAY MESSAGE THAT
WE'RE GETTING IS WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT IN THAT
SITUATION WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO
REBUILD JUST CARES EVERY SIX
MONTHS WHEN IT'S TRULY A PROVEN
PROGRAM THAT HELPS CREATE
STABILITY AND AS ALL OF THE
PANELISTS FROM COMMUNITY TO
BUSINESS LEADERS HAVE NOTED IS
EFFECTIVE AT MAKING SURE THAT
FOLKS GET INTO HOUSING.
SO APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'VE
DONE.
AND AGAIN, I THINK THAT, TO
CLARIFY FOR ANYBODY WHO IS OUT
THERE IS WONDERING HOW
COUNCIL'S APPROACH IS.
COUNCIL REBUILT THIS PROGRAM IN
THE 2022 BUDGET.
AND 115 MILLION FROM COUNCIL'S
GENERAL FUND IS GOING INTO THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
WHICH IS 70% OF THE
HOMELESSNESSBUDGET.
WHEN 68% OF THE FUNDING IS
COMING FROM THE CITY AND THE
HOUSE CHAIR, THE VICE CHASE OF
FINANCE HAS NOTED.
WE'RE ALL GEARING UP GOING INTO
INVESTMENT NEEDS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A BUDGET
CRUNCH BUT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT'S PREDATED ME AS BUDGET
CHAIR.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PREDATED
COVID.
SOMETHING THAT PREDATED THE
LAST SEVERAL CHAIRS AS WELL.
WE'VE HAD A POPULATION THAT'S
GROWN BY 21% IN THE LAST TEN
YEARS AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN
ABSENT THE JUMP START PROGRAM
ON PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX, WE
HAVEN'T SEEN CORRESPONDING
INVESTMENT OR CHANGES THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO THINK
OF HERE, I CONTINUE TO FLAG THE
NEEDS AND HOMELESSNESS SERVICES
INCLUDING JUST CARE SO WE CAN
STABILIZE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
AND STABLE FOR THE HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU IN
FIGHTING FOR THE COST OF
LIVINGINCREASE, THE AWI
APPLICATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN
APPROVED FOR FIVE YEARS WHO
COUNCIL FOUGHT TO GET THAT AND
YOU HAVE BEEN VERY HOPEFUL.
I THINK THOSE TWO THINGS GO
HAND AND GLOVE STABILITY FOR
FIGHTING FOR SERVICES AND
STABILIZING THE PROVIDERS.
I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
ONE IS RELATED TO THE
INITIATIVE SUPPORTIVE.
THE TEAM AT THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY WHEN
ASKING ABOUT SUPPORT FOR THE
JUST CARES PROGRAM.
PRETTY IMMEDIATELY HEARD BACK
THAT THERE IS SPACE FOR THAT
CONVERSATION.
WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE
COST OF HOW TO GET US THROUGH
AT LEAST 2022.
AND AN OPENNESS TO HAVING A
DIALOGUE THERE
ESPECIALLYPERHAPS GIVEN $10
MILLION THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC
OPPORTUNITY THERE.
THAT'S SOME WHERE BEING JUST
CARES WOULD BE IDEAL.
WONDERING HOW THOSE
CONVERSATIONS HAVE GONE AND
LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
OPPORTUNITY WITH THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY THROUGH
2022.
THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS A
LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WERE HAD
THROUGHOUT LAST YEAR A PLEDGE
FROM OUR COULDN'T MAYOR TO
CREATE 2,000 NEW UNITS FOR
SERVICES, EXCUSE ME HOMELESS
SHELTER AND I THINK THAT'S VERY
HELPFUL.
BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SO THAT
THERE'S AN EXIT FROM SHELTERS
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY AT
CAPACITY.
SO WE KNOW WE NEED TO BUILD
ADDITIONAL HOUSE.
CAN YOU TELL US WHERE YOU ALL
HAVE BEEN PLUGGED IN.
EXCUSE ME 2,000 NEW UNITS CAN
YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
PLUGED IN ON THAT HOW THAT
CONVERSATION IS GOING IDEALLY
WE WOULD BE AT 203 NEW UNITS,
GIVING THAT IT'S MARCH 1st,
WITH DHS TAKING CONTRACTS OVER,
LOTS OF IMPLEMENTATION GOING ON
RIGHT NOW, LOTS OF FUNDS BEING
DISCUSSED AT THE STATE LEVEL,
HOW DO YOU SEE IMPLEMENTATION
COMING TOGETHER AND ANY SUPPORT
WE CAN BRING..
>> FIRST I WANT TO SAY WE
WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT THE
LEADERSHIP OF THIS COUNCIL AND
MAKING SURE THIS IMPACT IS
POSSIBLE.
SO THIS WOULD BE A HISTORICAL
REFLECTION AT THIS POINT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
LEADERSHIP.
I THINK THE THING ABOUT THE
2000 UNIT CONTRACT IS IT ALWAYS
TO MY UNDERSTANDING HAS BEEN A
BLENDED CONCEPT.
INCORPORATING HAS BEEN NEW NOT,
HE NOTES THAT THERE ARE ALREADY
PLANS IN THE PINE LINE TO HAVE
THE IMPACT THAT I KNOW
EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE.
AND SO SOME OF IT HAS TO BE,
WHAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS WE
USE THE TERM TEMPORARY LODGING
OR BRIDGE HOUSING.
AND THAT IS THE RESOURCE THAT
ALLOWS FOR A VERY NIMBLE
MOVEMENT AND THEN AS WE
DESCRIBED IN THE PRESENTATION.
SORT OF A DEEPER DIVE INTO WHAT
IS HAPPENING IN 70s LIFE.
SO THAT A GOOD HOUSING
PLACEMENT CAN BE DESIGNED AND
IDENTIFIED.
AND SO, BRIDGE HOUSING REALLY
HAS, TEMPORARY LODGING HAS A
REALLY VALUABLE PLACE IN
THATPORTFOLIO OF THE 2,000
UNITS THAT HOPEFULLY WILL COME
ONLINE.
AND WE ARE, SORRY MY DOG
FEELING STRONGLY ABOUT THIS
TOO.
WE'RE SOME WHERE BETWEEN 150
AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE 240
ROOMS.
SO THAT'S A, AN IMPORTANT BUT
MINOR SLICE OF THE 2000 UNIT
POLL.
SO IF WE CAN HANG ON TO THIS.
AND OTHERS ARE AUGMENTING IN
OTHER WAYS WE CAN REALLY HAVE
THE IMPACT OF THAT 2,000 UNIT
PLEDGE IS INTENDED TO DELIVER.
BUT GOING BACKWARD.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON THE
STREET.
SO IN TERMS OF RHA, I JUST
CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE
THOUGHT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'RE
STARTING TO SEE EMERGE THERE.
AS I SAID WE'RE MEETING ON
FRIDAY TO TALK ABOUT SUPPORT
FOR HOUSING OF PEOPLE WORKING
WITH UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT
IF THOSE PEOPLE WERE NOT, DID
NOT HAVE A SOLID EXIT PLAN.
BUT THAT THAT HAS NOT COME
ALONG WITH THE IDEA THAT IF THE
PROGRAM WERE TO CONTINUE IT
WOULD EXPAND ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE
IMPACT ON THE STREET.
SO HOPEFUL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
I GIVEN THE LATE HOUR I DON'T
HAVE ANY ADDITION QUESTIONS
I'LL ASK HERE.
BUT I DO JUST WANT TO SIGNAL A
COUPLE NEXT STEPS.
I THINK WE STILL HAVE JEFF AND
TRACY WITH US ON THE LINE HERE
FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
SO IN TERMS OF THE NEXT STEP.
YOU KNOW I DO WANT TO HAVE
ANOTHER HEARING, AND I GUESS
ACTUALLY FOR JACOB.
COMMITTEE COURT AS WELL.
I DO WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER
HEARING ON THIS IN TERMS OF
MOVING FORWARD IDEALLY FIRST
HEARING IN APRIL IF THAT CAN BE
ACCOMMODATED BY STAKE HOLDERS.
BUT WE CAN WORK ON THAT.
AND IN THE INTERIM, I KNOW THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IS PROBABLY
LISTENING TOO.
LET'S TRY TO HAVE A MEETING
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT HOW WE
MIGHT INCORPORATE PLANNING
AROUND JUST CARE INTO OUR
BROADER PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING
AND HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH
PLANNING.
TO THE INTERACTION WITH
DIRECTOR KIM EARLIER.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE IF THIS
CONTINUES, YOU KNOW THAT IT
SHOULD PENDING THEIR APPROVAL
AND INTEREST THAT IT SHOULD
CONTINUE IN THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
I'M GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF
MAKING SURE WE'RE INTEGRATING
MOST OF OUR HOMELESS ACCESS.
IF THIS WERE TO CONTINUE I JUST
WANT TO FLAG I WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE A DISCUSSION ON WHAT THAT
MIGHT LOOK LIKE JUST TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE INTEGRATING
ALL OF OUR RESOURCES IN ONE
PLACE.
DRHS I THINK WOULD BE THE MOST
APPROPRIATE IN THE CURRENT
LANDSCAPE.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION WITH THEM IF
THEY'RE INTERESTED SOMETIME IN
MARCH AS WELL.
AND MAYBE WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER
HEARING IN APRIL WHERE WE
DISCUSS OUR PROGRESS ON HOW TO
SQUARE A LOT OF THESE CIRCLES.
SO THAT IS A GOOD PLACE TO
LEAVE IT FOR NOW.
ONE THING I DO JUST WANT TO SAY
TO EVERYONE HERE WHO IS DOING
THIS WORK ON THE FIELD EVERY
DAY.
THAT BY FAR, THIS WORK WITH YOU
AND THE WORK WITH JUST CARE IS
THE BEST THING I'VE DONE IN MY
TWO YEARS AND TWO OR SO MONTHS
ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS BY FAR THE BEST THING
I'VE DONE.
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PRIVILEGE
TO WATCH YOU GUYS WORK AND DO
THIS AND EVOLVE AND MAKE A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON AN ISSUE
THAT YOU THINK IS RETRACTABLE
AND PROVE THAT THERE'S WAYS
THAT WE CAN BRING COMPASSION
AND HUMANITARIAN SPIRIT TO
RESOLVING THESE ISSUES IN A
HUMANELY POSITIVE WAY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.
AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
CONTINUE TO KEEP WORKING
TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
AND WITH THAT, THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.