Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Funding 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 a Resolution authorizing a Funding Agreement between the City of Olympia and Catholic Community Services for Quince Street Tiny Home Village.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing a Funding Agreement between the City of Olympia and Catholic Community Services for Quince Street Tiny Home Village.
Staff Contact:
Kim Kondrat, Homeless Response Coordinator, 360.742.6448
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
In January 2019, the City of Olympia opened the Mitigation Site at Franklin Street and Olympia Avenue to provide tent sites for individuals experiencing homelessness. The Mitigation Site was established to improve safety and access to services for unsheltered individuals and couples, and to reduce the impact of scattered encampments to downtown residents and businesses.
In April 2020, the City contracted with Catholic Community Services (CCS) to operate and manage the site. Over time, many site and service improvements have been added, including construction of tiny home units to replace tents, hygiene units with plumbed restroom facilities, and data entry of participants into Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to track outcomes.
In October 2021, the City used American Rescue Act funds to purchase the former Quality Inn property located at 1215 Quince Street. Site preparation and infrastructure was mostly completed in August 2022 and allowed for people to transition to the new site from downtown. Moving the site included expanding the number of residents served from 80 to100. This expansion allowed the Homeless Response team to close an encampment located along Ensign Road and transition many of the residents from there to more stable and sa...
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