Title
Approval of a Resolution Expressing Support of a Thurston County Home Fund and the Olympia City Council's Intent to Partner with Thurston County Should the County Take Action to Create a Home Fund Pursuant to RCW 82.14.530
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to Committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Resolution expressing the Olympia City Council's support of a Thurston County Home Fund and Council's intent to partner with Thurston County Should They Take Action to Create a Home Fund Pursuant to RCW 82.14.530
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a resolution to support Thurston County's adoption of a Home Fund pursuant to RCW 82.14.530 and to partner with the County in use of Home Fund dollars through the Regional Housing Council (RHC).
Staff Contact:
Jay Burney, City Manager, 360.753.8740
Presenter(s):
Jay Burney, City Manager, 360.753.8740
Background and Analysis:
Thurston County and the City of Olympia have found and declared a public health emergency relating to human health and environmental conditions caused by increasing homelessness within their respective jurisdictions.
Conditions necessitating a public health emergency continue to exist in the City of Olympia and within Thurston County, including widespread unsanctioned camping, threats of communicable diseases from unsanitary conditions, environmental degradation from human waste and garbage, drug use, and improper use of public and private property throughout our community and Thurston County.
Thurston County's adoption of a Home Fund would allow the City to partner with the County to coordinate use of the jurisdictions' respective Home Fund revenues through the Regional Housing Council to provide housing and housing-related services to homeless persons residing within Thurston County and the City of Olympia.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The adoption of a Home Fund by Thurston County, as provided in RCW 82.14.530 would bring cr...
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