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CITY OF RENTON
AGENDA - Committee of the Whole Meeting
4:30 PM - Monday, June 12, 2023
7th Floor Council Chambers/Videoconference
1. KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY UPDATE
a) Presentation
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Renton, June 2023AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Theory of Change
If we create a homeless response system
that centers the voices of people with lived
experience,
Then we will be able to meet needs and
eliminate inequities,
In order to end homelessness for all.
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Background
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●More Than 5,600 individuals, couples, and families moved to Permanent
Housing in 2022
●Over 1,000 people engaged throughout 2022: UUHP and Five-Year Plan
●Emergency Housing Vouchers: 100% utilization rate and nearly twice the
utilization rate of peer communities (over 1,400 households)
●Launching Re-procurement using our equitable procurement manual
●Ensured encampment resolutions are focused on housing
●Improved coordination and effectiveness of severe weather response
Progress to Date
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Five-Year Plan Process
●Summer -Fall 2022:Community Engagement Across King County
○Workshops with sub-regions, systems, and sub-populations
●Fall -Winter 2022:Content Development with Community Review
○South King City Staff weighed-in throughout process
●January 2023: First Release & Public Comment Period
○City Staff Feedback
○Provider Leadership Lunch and Learn & Feedback Sessions
●February -March 2023: Restructure
●May –June 2023: Plan unanimously approved by Implementation Board and
Governing Committee AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Scope & Scale
of the Issue
-How Many People are
Experiencing Homelessness?
-Who is Experiencing
Homelessness?
-Racial Disproportionality
-Sub-populations and identities
-Limitations on Data
-Our Work in Memoriam AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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Ways to Count Homelessness
Administrative
DatasetsStatistical
Projections Annually versus a
moment in time
Regardless of method, all numbers indicate that we do not have enough
temporary housing/sheltering options for people.AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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Who is Experiencing Homelessness?
South King County has 10 Service
Providers Offering Emergency Shelter
2 Emergency Shelters welcome drop -in
guests
Emergency Shelter
King County Sub-Region Beds % of Countywide
East 715 15.5%
North 143 3.1%
Seattle 3,009 65.3%
South 568 12.3%
Southeast 89 1.9%
Snoqualmie Valley 44 1.0%
Urban Unincorporated 41 0.9%
Total 4,609 100%AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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Who is Experiencing Homelessness?AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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Our Work in Memoriam
(Source: King County Medical Examiner’s Office)
Number of Deaths of People
Experiencing Homelessness
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Current &
Future State
-How the current homelessness
system is functioning
-Our ideal system state
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Current State
Service Provider Organizations
●Staffing
●Wages
●Data/Reporting
●Funding
●Training
●Increased Acuity
●Overdose Deaths AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Current State
Network of Homeless Services
●Data Sharing Between Providers
●Referral pathways
●Sub-regional gaps
●Sub-population gaps
●How our programs are fairing
●How the system operates AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Current State
System -to -System Connections
●Lack of collaboration and alignment
●Limited connective tissue between systems
●Data sharing and transparency
●Accountability and Role Clarity
●Coordination on funding sources AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Ideal System State
Every service
provider is able
to adequately
hire and retain
trained staff that
can carry out
best practices
when serving
clients.
All service providers are
coordinated through
data, every sub-region
has services, and all
disproportionately
impacted sub-
populations are served.
No missed opportunities
to intercept someone
before becoming
homeless.
Supportive transitions.AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
How We Get
There
-One, Overall Goal
-Metrics of Success
-Activities Sequenced & Within
Budget
-Funding Strategy Shift AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
One, Overall Goal:
“Bring Unsheltered People Inside as
Quickly as Possible to Prevent Death and
Further Harm”AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Metrics of Success
●Number of households accessing the homelessness response system
●Number of households entering the homelessness response system
●Number of households exiting the homelessness response system to
permanent housing
●Number of households returning to homelessness after 6, 12, and 24 months
from a permanent housing exit
●Number of temporary and permanent housing units in the system
●Throughput through temporary and permanent housing units in the system
Where possible, these measures will be broken down by:
●Household type: Single Adults, Families with Children and Youth and Young
Adults
●Race & Ethnicity
●Program Type AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Snapshot: Year One Priorities
Year 1 -Year 2
Key Actions Topic Areas Impact Status
Develop a real-time bed availability tool inclusive of
all types of shelter and emergency housing
Data
Resource Availability
Insight into real -time shelter vacancies will allow for greater
enrollments into the shelter system at any given time which will
improve our understanding of how many single adults, families
and youth may be accessing the system.
In -Motion
Partner with the behavioral health organizations to
support connections to behavioral health services.
Behavioral Health
Health Care
High-Acuity
System Connection
Enhanced Care
Establishing connections and providing smooth transitions for
individuals to behavioral health supports enhances the quality of care,
mitigates future needs for support, and increases the chances of
success in permanent housing; ultimately reducing rates of return
into homelessness and increasing throughput in homelessness
programs.
Partner with King County Behavioral Health and
Recovery Division and Public Health and Healthcare
for the Homeless Network to improve
communication, coordination, education, and
information sharing across our homelessness
response system for high acuity individuals.
Behavioral Health
Health Care
High-Acuity
System Connection
Partnerships across systems allows for efficient use of resources,
better understanding of system processes, and increased ability to
care for people quickly which can increase the chances of success
in permanent housing, increase throughput in our system, and
reduce returns to homelessness.
In -Motion AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Prioritization of Activities
Within Current Budget:
Table 1: Activities for Years 1-2 of plan
Table 2: Activities for Years 3 -5 of plan
Go First Strategies for New Funding:
Table 3: Activities that would require new funding AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Five Year Plan
The strategic roadmap to
transform the homelessness
response system
What does it mean to
implement and act on these
goals in South King County?
South King County
Sub-Regional
Implementation Plan
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Key Components of Sub-Regional Plans
Rooted in equity & social justice principles, there are six key components:
I.Overview/Introduction of Five -Year Plan
II.Engagement & Development Process
III.Sub-Regional Analytics
IV.Comprehensive Plan Alignment
V.Resources + Investments
VI.Key Actions & Timeline (30+ Activities to be tailored)AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Sub-Regional Implementation Plan: Approach
●From the Five-Year Plan, 30 activities will be tailored to each
sub-region
○Identified in collaboration with service providers,
community partners, and city human services staff
○Some activities require either region-wide
standardization or are KCRHA administrative tasks
●Action steps and timelines developed in partnership with
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Subject Matter
Working Groups
(Examples: Cities/Jurisdictions; Service
Providers; LGBTQIA2S+; Native &
Indigenous; Families w/Children)
230+ Individuals Identified Already
Will work on targeted initiative
areas to develop action steps
and timelines. AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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Sub-Regional Implementation Plan: Example
Activity: Deploy an effective communications strategy to ensure the Ombuds Office is well -
known and easily accessible, including the creation of centralized contact mechanisms (e.g.,
a hotline).
This activity will be developed to include action steps and timeline appropriate for South King
County.
Example Action Steps for South King County could look like:
1.Educate South King community on Ombuds office; identify stakeholders to convene;
develop strategy.
2.Deploy -January 2025
3.Review & enhance -January 2026 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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Sub-Regional Implementation Plan: Feedback
-What do you want to see in the Sub -Regional Implementation Plan?
-What should be built into the South King County Homelessness Response?
-What is missing from the South King County Homelessness Response?
-What level of guidance would you like to see in the plan?
-How would you as a council like to stay informed or involved?
-Which key stakeholders should we engage in the plan development process?
Any other suggestions?AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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Thank You
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