Title
Homeless Services System and Affordable Housing Options Briefing
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to Committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive a report on current needs, resources and gaps in the homeless services system and affordable housing options.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a report on the current needs, resources, and gaps in the homeless services system and affordable housing options?
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Director, Community Planning and Development (360) 753-8227
Anna Schlecht, Program Manager, Community Planning and Development (360)753-8183
Presenter(s):
Keith Stahley, Community Planning and Development Director
Anna Schlecht, Program Manager
Background and Analysis:
The Council's Ad Hoc Committee adopted its initial work plan at its first meeting, held March 10, 2017. That work plan called for a number of staff reports on 1) available resources; 2) needs data; and, 3) a gap analysis of the Homeless Services System and Affordable Housing Options as they exist today. Efforts on all three goals are underway via a number of current initiatives as identified below.
1) Downtown Strategy - Homeless Action Plan On a parallel track, the Olympia Downtown Strategy final report included a Homeless Chapter that identified two primary action steps:
a) Downtown Homeless Action Plan: "Convene a broad group, including social services providers, business owners, housed and homeless downtown residents, Downtown business patrons, agency/City/County representatives and other relevant stakeholders to develop an action plan leading to a more coordinated response to homelessness and street dependency and the impacts to Downtown."
b) Regional Dialogue: "Initiate a discussion with regional policy makers about future social service siting, funding and support needs throughout the region."
2) Ten-Year Homeless Housing Plan The County has facilitated the update of the Thurston County 10-Year Homeless Housing...
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