Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Lease Agreement with Catholic Community Services for Quince Street Tiny Home Village
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Catholic Community Services for Quince Street Tiny Home Village.
Report
Issue:
Whether to Approve Resolution Authorizing a Lease Agreement with Catholic Community Services for Quince Street Tiny Home Village.
Staff Contact:
Kim Kondrat, Homeless Response Manager, Community Planning & Economic Development, 360.742.6448
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Quince Street Tiny Home Village was established when the setdown of the former "mitigation site" (established 2018) was removed from the downtown core in 2021. The residents of the former mitigation site were transferred to the site with an improvement of the tiny homes with added heat, electrical lighting and USB ports, access to laundry, shower trailers and case management. This 100-unit tiny home village is the largest in the County and has been crucial in the Homeless Response System of Thurston County, accepting residents from Coordinated Entry and the Encampment Resolution Program as well as City departments (i.e. Community Court and Homeless Response). Continued support is encouraged to continue the forward progress of our homeless response system to provide opportunities for unhoused citizens to stabilize physically and psychologically and get out of survival mode to pursue possible pathways out of homelessness. This decreases calls to First Responder by providing shelter/housing.
Climate Analysis:
There will be no significant impact to greenhouse gas emissions.
Equity Analysis:
BIPOC, LGBTQ+ community and mentally disabled individuals tend to make up the unhoused population disproportionately. These populations are prioritized with the Housing Equity and Asse...
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