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Home My WebLink AboutExh.10_Addedum_Pope_Comment_Letter.pdfMay29,2018MattHerrera,SeniorPlannerCityofRenton1055SGradyWay,Renton,WA98057Warmly,JanetPopeExecutiveDirectorCompassHousingAllianceRECEwDJUN02018CflYOFRETONPLANN;NGD!VLONALLIANCERe:ThepermitapplicationfromConsejoCounseling&ReferralServices,Inc.forthesiteat723SW10thStreetinRentonMatt,AsExecutiveDirectorofCompassHousingAlliance,IwouldliketoenthusiasticallysharewithyouthisLetterofEndorsementandSupportasourcontributiontothesuccessofConsejoCounseling&ReferralServicesapplicationforanewsiteinRenton.WebelievethatConsejowillbeavaluableadditiontothiscommunity,andthattheirbusinesspracticeswillhaveapositiveimpactontheneighborhood.Consejo’sclientsandstaffwillbeentirelycontainedandprovidetheirservicesontheirsite.Inaddition,theywouldcontributetothelocaleconomybyfrequentinglocalbusinessesandservicesduringregularbusinesshours.Weareadamantsupportersofthisorganizationandhighlyrecommendyourapprovaloftheirapplication.Ibelieveyouareaware,CompassHousingAlliancehasneatly100yearsofexperienceinaffordablehousingdevelopmentandservicesforhomelessandlow-incomeindividualsandfamilies.Weoperate23locationsthroughoutthePugetSoundRegionandserveover16,000individualsperyear.OneofourprizedpropertiesisourRentonVeteran’sCenterwhere,since2011,weproudlyserveonaverage120vetsmonthlywithour59units.Ninetyfour-percentourresidentsinthelastyearoftransitionalhousinghaveleftourprogramtolivepermanenthousing,andwhat’sevenmoreexcitingisayearlater,93%ofthemremainedhoused.Wecouldnothavedonethiswithoutthesupportofthecommunity.InourtimeinRentonwehavealwaysvaluedthesupportandwarmembraceofourneighborsandbusinesses.WewouldconsidertheopportunitytocallConsejoServicesoneofourneighbors,atremendousbenefitfortheentirecommunity.CompassHousingAllianceI77S.WashingtonSt.,Seattle,Washington98104Ip:206.474.1000f:206.474.1001www.compasshousingalliance.orgEXHIBIT 10 AddendumAdmitted during HEX meeting, 7.24.18