Title
Community Investment Partnership and Housing Action Team Regional Affordable Housing Funding Process
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive the information. Discussion only.No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to discuss what information the Community Investment Partnership is using in developing funding options for affordable housing, what the needs are and what gaps are envisioned by the CIP.
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Director Community Planning and Development Department 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
Keith Stahley, Director Community Planning and Development Department
Bud Blake, Thurston County Commissioner
Faith Trimble, Chair Community Investment Partnership Member Representing the United Way of Thurston County
Background and Analysis:
The Community Investment Partnership was formed in February of 2014 and is in its third year of administering the County's Request for Proposals (RFP) process. The county's 2017 Consolidated RFP Application included $5,203,400 in annual funding for a wide range of housing and social service needs. A summary of the funds and amount requested is included as an attachment.
The Thurston County Regional Health and Human Services Council and the United Way of Thurston County merged to create the Community Investment Partnership (CIP). The CIP members agree to work together and join resources to address common needs in meeting basic health and human service needs in the Thurston County Region.
MAJOR PRINCIPLES IN THIS PARTNERSHIP INCLUDE:
* Pooling and coordinating health and human services resources can be more effective in meeting basic needs; and
* There is a benefit to developing common approaches, common strategies and common performance measures; and
* Effectiveness increases with use of Research Based and Promising Practices.
* Combined resources will be released in a single Request for Proposals asking the community to respond wi...
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