A MOTION requesting the executive provide an assessment report that makes recommendations on roles and responsibilities of the county and the King County Regional Homelessness Authority in responding to the regional homelessness crisis, and a motion accepting the assessment report.
I want to thank the applicants for the conversation and the interviews today and would I'm expect to now see you on Tuesday in full council. And with that, we will advance our agenda to motion 2021 to 98 and request that the executive provide an assessment report that makes recommendations on roles and responsibilities of the county, city of Seattle and the King County Regional Homelessness Authority and other cities in King County responding to the regional homelessness crisis. We had a briefing on this at our last meeting, so I invite April Sanders from council staff to give a brief overview of the legislation and then brief the amendments. I'm Sanders. You have. Good morning, April. Standards Council Policy Staff. The material for item six began on page 17 of your packet. Since I brief this item two weeks ago, I'll bypass that background and dove into itself. But the proposed motion would request the executive transmit an assessment report to the county on or before March 31st of next year , as well as an accompanying motion that provides a vision for and makes recommendations on roles and responsibilities of various jurisdictions in responding to the homelessness crisis. Those jurisdictions that are listed in motion and cities include King County, the city of Seattle, the King County Region, Homelessness Authority, and cities represented by this entity association. The Assessment Report would provide these recommendations for the near term, their immediate term and the long term. Additionally, the report would do the following, but identify investment and funding for the Just Care program and describe how investment and programs will align with those administered by other entities. It would describe how the issues will coordinate on capital investments. Would identify which, if any, of the recommendations from challenge Seattle's Chronic Homelessness Across Crossroads report should be implemented, and it would describe which entity should take on which role and responsibility in those recommendations. The proposed motion states that the executive should consult with the City of Seattle, the Regional Homelessness Authority and the Sound City Association in the development of the report. That's the end of my brief interim, and I'm happy to dove right into amendments. If you like. Similar questions, I would invite you to proceed to amendments three. So Amendment one, which is on page 26 of your packet, would remove the city of Seattle and other cities in King County as entities for which the executive should recommend roles and responsibilities in responding to the homelessness crisis. It would also change the duty of the assessment report and accompanying motion from March 31st to June 30th of 2022. And there is also an accompanying title amendment. If this amendment carries. Thank you. Questions of Ms.. Sanders. Could you help me understand why they should be excluded as part of what we evaluate? Sure if it's a reason of why I would defer to the sponsor. But it would leave the County and Regional Homelessness Authority as the entities for which the executive should provide recommendations. But I'll defer to the sponsor as to the rationale. Mr. Chair. Please. Thank you. And April, thanks for your great work on this council member. Lambert In answer to your question, in working with the executive on the scope of the work they suggested and it made sense to me that we are doing a report here, probably should try and figure out or tell them the other jurisdictions what they were or should be doing. And that made some sense that we should focus on our our role at the county. And so we worked with DHS and the executive on the amendments. And I'm authorized to say that they are supportive of them and the underlying motion as amended. And Councilmember de Bhaskar. We'd like to make a motion. Sure. Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate members consideration of this. As I said before, it's not a big policy motion. It's just asking for a report and check in and working with the executive if they thought it would be helpful as we transition this big job over to the regional almost, but still understanding that we as a government are going to play an important role, like through our health, through housing initiative, our behavioral health services, our hoteling programs, etc.. And the notion here is to kind of see after two and a half years or so, kind of where we stand and help us give us some visibility on where we're going. So with that background, I would just respectfully request colleagues support and move adoption of the Motion and Amendment One. We have the motion 2020 129 before us with Amendment One before us. Discussion on Amendment One. All those in favor of Amendment One, please signify by saying I by those opposed. Nay, the ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. Discussion on the motion is amended. I apologize, Mr. Chair, there is also a title amendment t one on page 28 of your packet, which just removes those entities from the title. Councilmember Dombroski the title amendment t one is before us. So you know our debate on the title amendment. All those in favor please signify by saying i. I opposed nay. The title amendment is adopted. The motion as amended is before us. I see no further discussion. All those. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. Chair. Councilmember Banducci. Councilmember Dombrowski. Council member. Done by. Councilmember was I. Councilmember member. Councilmember Article. I. Councilmember one right there. I was a member by. I thought. I. Council members online. Are. Mr. Chair. Hi. Mr. Chair. The bonus nine eyes are on us. Thank you. By your vote, we have given a do pass recommendation to motion 2021 to 8289 as amended, and we'll send it to council in regular course of business. And I'm concerned. Rather close of business on consent. And that takes us to item seven, a briefing on the best search for kids implementation plan, which has been duly