2022, 07-19 Study Session MINUTES
City of Spokane Valley
City Council Study Session Meeting
Tuesday, July 19,2022
Mayor Haley called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. The meeting was held in person by Council and staff in
Council Chambers,and also remotely via Zoom meeting.
Attendance:
Councilmembers Staff
Pam Haley, Mayor John Hohman, City Manager
Rod Higgins,Deputy Mayor Erik Lamb,Deputy City Manager
Tim Hattenburg, Councilmember Chelsie Taylor, Finance Director
Laura Padden, Councilmember Tony Beattie, Deputy City Attorney
Brandi Peetz, Councilmember John Bottelli,Parks,Rec&Facilities Dir.
Ben Wick, Councilmember Dave Ellis,Police Chief
Arne Woodard, Councilmember Bill Helbig, Community&Public Works Dir.
Cary Driskell, City Attorney
Jenny Nickerson, Building Official
• Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called roll; all Councilmembers were present.
APPROVAL OF AMENDED AGENDA It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and
unanimously agreed to approve the amended agenda.
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Resolution 22-014 WEDFA Revenue Bonds—Susan Nielsen
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins and seconded to approve Resolution 22-014, approving the action
of the WEDFA and the issuance ofnon-recourse revenue bonds to finance an economic developmentfacility
for use by Mutual Materials. Ms. Nielsen gave a brief re-cap of the purpose of this Resolution, including
that the City will not have any financial liability or exposure,and this action is simply a statement of support
for the state to issue the bonds to support Mutual Material's project in Spokane Valley.Mayor Haley invited
public comment. City Clerk Bainbridge explained that she received one written comment via e-mail, from
an individual seeking clarity on this subject, and Ms. Bainbridge said she would also send the e-mail to
Councilmembers. There were no other public comments. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous.
Opposed' none. Motion carried.
2. Motion Consideration: Department of Ecology Grant Termination—Bill Helbig
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins and seconded to authorize staff to terminate the Water Quality
Financial Assistance Agreement with the Department of Ecology for the Sprague Avenue Stormwater
Project. Director Helbig gave an overview of the purpose of the grant termination request, including
mention that at the July 5 Council meeting,Council reached consensus for a future motion consideration to
terminate the Agreement with Ecology. Mayor Haley invited public comment. No comments were offered.
Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried.
3. Motion Consideration: Potential Grant Opportunity—WSDOT Railroad Crossing Grant Program—Bill
Helbig
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins and seconded to authorize the City Manager or designee to apply
for $5,000,000 to the Washington State Department of Transportation Railroad Crossing Grant Program
for the Pines Road/BNSF Grade Separation Project.Director Helbig gave a synopsis of this issue and noted
that this funding is very narrow on what it can be used for,and that it is intended to provide matching funds
for projects which eliminate at-grade highway-rail crossings. Mayor Haley invited public comment. City
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Clerk Bainbridge mentioned she received an e-mail from a person who was seeking clarity on this issue,
which e-mail is a part of the e-mail mentioned under agenda item #l. Mayor Haley invited other public
comments.
Mr. John Harding, Spokane Valley: spoke of his concerns about the Pines project; said he knows we are
already a long ways into this project;he mentioned the intersection on Grant and Pines leading into another
intersection where the train goes through at a speed of about 15 mph, and questioned why fix one
intersection and not address the other;said he doesn't see how this would be an improvement. In response,
City Manager Hohman said that the BNSF crossing has about 64 daily trains resulting in about four hours
of down time; that the UP has two to three trains a day which is significantly different; he also mentioned
that this project has capacity for added tracks because the original desire was to locate the two rail
companies in the same corridor which he said is still the ultimate goal but it is challenging working with
both train companies; said we want to build in that capacity so it can be accommodated in the future.There
were no further public comments. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion
carried.
4. Motion Consideration: Opioid Distributor Settlement Agreement—Tony Beattie
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins and seconded to authorize the City Manager's completion and
execution of Exhibit F, the Subdivision Settlement Participation Form within the Distributors Washington
Settlement Agreement. Mr. Beattie went through his PowerPoint presentation briefly discussing the
litigating suits against Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, and others by cities and counties; said a law firm
represents a majority of the jurisdictions requested signatures on the Washington MOU, which we also
participated in in late April; he mentioned an interlocal agreement which will be coming to Council in the
future,is currently being negotiated;he said there is an allocation formula which uses historical federal data
showing how the specific counties,cities and towns have made opioid epidemic-related expenditures in the
past;said those allocation amounts are uncertain but it is anticipated a formula similar to what was presented
in the One Washington MOU will be used for those allocations. Mayor Haley invited public comment; no
comments were offered. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed.` none. Motion carried.
4a. Motion Consideration: Commerce Right-of-Way Funding Proposal Erik Lamb,John Hohman
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins and seconded that the Mayor sign and send the letter in
substantially the form as drafted on behalf of Council, regarding Spokane's proposal for the Commerce
right-of-way funding. It was clarified that the letter mentioned is our letter on Spokane Valley letterhead,
dated July 20, 2022, to Mr. Tedd Kelleher at the Department of Commerce. Deputy City Manager Lamb
explained that the Department of Commerce gave the region a thirty-day window to submit an application
for the$34 million,and that the deadline for submissions is July 21; said there have been many discussions
with partners Spokane County and Spokane City; and our Housing and Homeless Coordinator Eric Robison
has been involved in large group discussions; said the proposal you find in the materials was developed by
the City of Spokane; said meetings are on-going and frequent substantial changes are being made. Mr.
Lamb brought Council's attention to the July 20 letter with the four logos at the top, addressed to Mr.Tedd
Kelleher, with the City of Spokane's proposed plan, and also the attached 11 x 17 budget and supporting
documentation.Mr. Lamb further explained that the Department of Commerce's aim is to move people off
that Department of Transportation site and into housing. Mr. Lamb noted that the funds can only be used
to house people in Camp Hope; said the thirty-day application period is exceedingly short for locating over
600 individuals; and said that the City of Spokane is seeking our support on the proposal. Mr. Lamb also
said that the Department of Commerce appears to be taking an ala-cart approach to this as they will fully
look at and vent each component; said if all components were implemented the cost would be $43 million,
but the Department of Commerce wants to see any possibility; added that we couldn't commit to the
timeline identified to using funding for any particular shelter; that if Commerce wants future discussion,
we are in the process of developing our own plan and once adopted, we are willing to talk to Commerce
about funding for components.
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Mr. Lamb brought attention to the July 19, 2022, letter from Spokane County where it states that based on
the information provided by the City of Spokane the proposal would create an annual need of at least $14
million for operational costs and by seeking additional housing without an identified sustainable operational
funding source, the State has created what amounts to an unfunded mandate and that the County strongly
recommends and requests that Commerce contract directly with any providers to avoid creating additional
fiscal responsibility for local jurisdictions; and that they acknowledge that the City of Spokane will serve
as the fiscal agent for all funds awarded to a public entity for right-of-way purposes in Spokane. Regarding
the letter with the four logos on top,Mr.Lamb asked if Council wants us to be signatory and have our logo
on this letter.
City Manager Hohman said he acknowledges all the work the City of Spokane did on this proposal within
a very challenging timeframe; said this is an open process but with unrealistic timeframes;that we hope to
talk about some of Council's concerns, and he asked how does Council want to proceed, and is Council
comfortable signing onto this letter. After brief discussion about the contents of the letter, and about how
the Department of Commerce needs to have accountability with all those funds, Councilmembers agreed
not to sign the letter with the four logos on top, but that they support Mayor Haley signing our draft letter
instead.Mayor Haley invited public comments.
Mr. John Harding, Spokane Valley: said this is what happens when government has a crisis and it almost
never works; said society is about to collapse and these people are the result of many times their own
problem and lack of support;that throwing money won't solve it; said he supports the position to do what
we can for our people; the City of Spokane has a problem of its own; said he hopes we can find a solution
but it sounds like there has been nothing effective so far.
Ms. Nicole Ortega, Spokane Valley; said there is an average of 76 open beds in homeless shelters across
Spokane yet the question is how to fit those 600 people in those 76 beds; she stated some statistics about
the percentages of people who are there due to eviction, criminal history, loss of income, family conflict,
and that almost all need their ID's restored; said some said they would go to a shelter depending on who is
running it; said we have homeless people here too but the attitude is those are Spokane people and we don't
need to help them.
Ms.Barb Howard, Spokane Valley: said people are out smoking pot and drinking at 10 a.m.; said she hasn't
heard about treatment or trying to get jobs; and asked what will stop someone else doing it again after this
gets straightened out; who will have accountability where the money is being spent; and how to move
people if they don't want to move.
Councilmember Padden extended congratulations to the City of Spokane for their work on this plan; said
she appreciates Commerce's willingness to release funds but there ae too many concerns with the
framework and timing; and said she prefers we go ahead with our own housing plan and discuss the issue
with Commerce later. Councilmember Wick said he too doesn't want to sign onto the regional letter and
feels it would put 300 people at the Trent facility; said he agrees Camp Hope is not a good situation but
doesn't see a `mega' facility as a good solution; he also expressed concern with the ongoing expense with
resources limited;mentioned the 2,000 `couch surfing' homeless students and maybe those are the ones we
should try to get services to; said he supports our own letter. Councilmember Woodard said the State asked
us to come up with a housing plan and we did; and throwing money at it isn't the answer. Councilmember
Peetz said she agrees with a lot of the comments made and she too has concerns with ongoing costs and
accountability;and agrees we should sign our own letter,and expressed appreciation to the City of Spokane
and Spokane County for their work. Mayor Haley mentioned the 76 beds currently available; said she
doesn't know if the shelter is an answer but putting 250 people into one building won't be safe and she also
wants to sign our own letter. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried.
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NON-ACTION ITEMS:
5. Recreation Programs Update—Kendall May,John Bottelli
Director Bottelli introduced Ms. Kendall May,who then went through the PowerPoint presentation giving
an update on some of the recreation programs. Council thanked Ms.May for her informative presentation.
6. Fire Department Update—Fire Chief Soto
Fire Chief Soto was unavailable.
7. Council Goals&Priorities for Lodging Tax Advisory Committee—Chelsie Taylor
Finance Director Taylor went over the background material contained in her Request for Council Action,
and asked if there were any objections to open the process up to for-profits entities and marketing special
events and festivals; and she then went over the individual council goals. There was Council consensus to
include for-profits in this grant process. Councilmember Wick spoke about the TPA (Tourism Promotion
Area)which he said did a iot of destination marketing,but that won't be here for 2023,and that he is hopeful
they get re-established,so maybe we need to start thinking about goals for LTAC and don't put more toward
capital but develop more destination marketing to be ready for next year. Deputy Mayor Higgins said he
feels the goals accomplish what Councilmember Wick mentioned without having to change the framework.
After further discussion, there was consensus to modify goal#2 to state we aren't putting all emphasis on
capital and to put in some marketing language.Mr.Hohman said there will be a vacuum with Visit Spokane
and the Sports Commission not being a part of the regional TPA; and that staff can modify the goals to
include this as something we want to see, although we don't yet know what the hoteliers will do regarding
the TPA. There was Council agreement that staff modify the language to include destination marketing.
8.Nuisance Update—Camping—Cary Driskell, Erik Lamb,Bill Helbig, Jenny Nickerson
Mr. Lamb said that tonight's discussion is in regard to proposed changes to the nuisance provisions as
during the June 28,2022 meeting,which was originally scheduled as an ordinance second reading,Council
requested additional discussion mostly relating to camping; he stressed that tonight is an admin report and
staff can bring this back for the ordinance second reading at Council's direction. City Attorney Driskell
mentioned that during the discussion, staff will be showing slides representative of some of the properties
staff has dealt with over the last few years;he noted the issue of concerns with camping on private property
and that we are addressing some of the worse nuisance properties and much of that issue is why this was
brought forward to Council. Mr. Driskell went over the most recent changes including 7.05.040, camping
on private property,said he changed the verbiage from 48 hours,to`periodic' short-term use;he mentioned
fees associated with obtaining a temporary use permit applied to RV use; and that instead of charging the
typical use permit fee of$520, that the hourly charge of$63 could be considered as that is the hourly cost
currently contained in the City's Fee Schedule,and if there was an emergency,that cost could be suspended.
There was lengthy discussion on these issues including comment from Councilmember Padden that the
focus should be on health and safety and that there needs to be something that triggers code enforcement
or a restriction; that Councilmember Woodard said he supports what is in place and we can always pull
back if something is not working because left unaddressed, skunks and other vermin could invade junk
vehicles and that council's have been dealing with these types of issues for 12 years.Mr.Driskell mentioned
there have been RV owners/users dumping wastewater directly into the ground so there is a health and
safety issue. Mr. Hohman added that we get numerous complaints from neighbors about other neighbors
living in their RV which is one reason Council wanted to address this; and that staff needs to know what to
tell people when they call in a complaint;said the question is do we enforce this or not;that staff is looking
for guidance. Building Official Nickerson gave some information on data,and that the nature of complaints
include lack of proper connection,lack of sanitary facilities,parking in an area where a dwelling would not
be permitted; noise violations, barking dogs at all hours; said code enforcement will investigate all
complaints and if there is no violation because our code doesn't address those issues, staff is left without a
recourse to take action.Mayor Haley said Council brought this issue forward because we couldn't say don't
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use the toilets, etc. in the RV's or that an RV should not be plugged in with extension cords; said Council
is trying to make it possible for a relative to visit but still make some rules of what you can't do in an RV.
Mr. Lamb said that staff had to work hard to come up with creative solutions based on Council discussion;
said we want to make sure we are going after those nuisance properties and not normal activities so staff is
trying to craft language for those exceptions;that the number of vehicles wasn't the primary discussion for
tonight, as tonight's discussion was focused on complaints from citizens and previous Council discussion;
and reminded Council that changes are at the direction of Council; adding that a lot of these proposals deal
with aesthetics. There was further brief discussion about the temporary use permit, and Mr. Driskell said
the purpose is to be able to track the permitting. Some Councilmembers felt the cost of the temporary use
permit should be less than $63.00, and $25.00 was suggested, with all Councilmembers except
Councilmembers Padden and Peetz in agreement. City Attorney Driskell asked if Councilmembers were
agreeable to bringing this back next week for an ordinance second reading. Mr. Hohman said that second
reading next week will also allow for additional public comment. There was Council consensus to continue
next week with the ordinance second reading.
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10. Advance Agenda—Mayor Haley
There were no suggested changes to the Advance Agenda.
11. Council Comments—Mayor Haley
Mayor Haley mentioned the STA is currently accepting grant applications and that people can access
information on the STA website.
12. City Manager Comments—John Hallman
City Manager Hohman referenced a letter addressed to the State Transportation Committee Chair Senator
Liias and House Transportation Committee Chair Representative Fey, expressing our thanks to them for
their support in the Move Ahead Washington Railroad Crossing Grant Program and he extended thanks to
our Lobbyist Briahna Murray for her help in drafting this letter; said the original intent was for money to
go to the Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB), which was then re-directed to the
Department of Transportation local programs; said it needed a lot of clarity and it worked out well, with
Senator Padden working hard on this as well. Councilmembers had no objection to Mayor Haley signing
and sending the letter.Mr. Hohman said there was a press release today from the Police Department about
a SWAT take-down on two units of Hometown Suites, and that he was invited to observe that and said he
was impressed with the planning and execution from our Police Department and supporting members of
the Sheriffs Office;said it is an amazing process and includes coordinating with emergency medical teams
and having ambulances nearby; said they arrested over 55 people, some of whom were employees of the
hotel; said the process will continue through Code Enforcement to make sure progress is being made; said
the businesses on the front of Hometown Suites suffered dramatically so there is a need to clean the area
and keep it clean.
It was moved by Councilrnerrrber• Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting
adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
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Pam Haley,Mayor
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Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date: July 19, 2022 Department Director Approval: ❑
Check all that apply: ❑ consent D old business ❑ new business ❑ public hearing
❑ information ® admin. report ❑ pending legislation ❑ executive session
AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Department of CommercefWashington State Department of
Transportation Funding for Camp Hope - Update
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: NA
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: Administrative Report on June 28, 2022; Administrative
Report on proposal for use of first 30% tranche on July 12, 2022
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Commerce has put out an RFP (request for proposal) to address "Camp
Hope," a large homeless camp located on WSDOT property at 2nd Avenue and Ray Street in the
City of Spokane . The amount of $24.3 million has been set aside from several sources to be
used specifically for the purpose of re-locating and housing individuals from this camp. The camp
currently houses over 600 individuals.
According to the RFP: "The Department is offering priority counties the opportunity to submit a
unified (one per county) multijurisdictional proposal (including the county and cities in which the
priority sites have been identified) to use the initial offer funding." If a multijurisdictional proposal
is not submitted, or if the proposal is deemed insufficient, the Department of Commerce has
indicated they will next entertain proposals from area service providers. The proposal, and signed
partner Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) are due July 21 st.
The RFP states that no more than 50% of the units may be temporary (e.g., shelters and
transitional housing). Additionally, a majority of proposed beds should be available no later than
August 2022. Representatives from the Department of Commerce have indicated they are willing
to allow up to one year for the proposed permanent housing solutions to become fully available.
A regional group consisting of staff and elected officials from the City of Spokane, Spokane.
County, City of Spokane Valley, and Spokane Housing Authority has been meeting to develop a
regional proposal. The City of Spokane has taken the lead status on developing the proposal and
on July 12, 2022, City Council gave consensus to support the proposal for use of the initial 30%
of the funding towards assessment, purchase of a motel in the City of Spokane, purchase and
installation of 30 two-person pods in Spokane's Trent shelter site, and operational costs for
transportation services. The first 30% would provide approximately 100-110 permanent
supportive housing units, with an additional 60 shelter units through the pods at the Trent shelter.
The City of Spokane, in collaboration with the regional group, has been developing a proposal for
use of the remaining 70% of Commerce funds to address Camp Hope and is now seeking input
and buy-in from Spokane County, the City of Spokane Valley, and the Spokane Housing Authority
(SHA).
Due to the short time period, the proposal was still being developed at the time of this RCA and
will be provided to City Council Tuesday, July 19, for consideration.
As outlined in previous RCAs, staff are aware that people from Spokane Valley are living in Camp
Hope and if Camp Hope is broken up, they will likely return to Spokane Valley. Consequently, it
is important for City Council to carefully consider the proposals being presented to allow the City
to address and direct those coming to Spokane Valley to the appropriate shelter or housing that
is ultimately funded from the Commerce grant.
Staff have looked at whether Commerce funds could be utilized to purchase and stand up a
Spokane Valley shelter. Any shelter would be subject to the City's adopted code which would
allow a maximum of 20 shelter beds. However, due to the very short timeline, staff do not believe
that a site could be identified and appropriate due diligence conducted in a manner which would
meet Council's expectations. Thus, at this time, staff are not recommending use of the funds
towards a Spokane Valley shelter. Staff continue to work on a draft action plan on homelessness
and will bring that forward as soon as it is completed.
OPTIONS: Discussion.
RECOMMENDED ACTION OR MOTION: Discussion.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None at this time.
STAFF CONTACT: John Hohman, City Manager; Erik Lamb, Deputy City Manager; Eric
Robison, Housing and Homeless Coordinator
ATTACHMENTS: Commerce Rights of Way RFP
City of Spokane Proposal for use of initial 30% tranche
City of Spokane Valley Letter of support of initial 30% tranche
Spokane County Letter of support of initial 30% tranche
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Rights of Way Initiative Process and Requirements
Goal
Quickly move people out of prioritized state rights of way and into better living situations.
Process
The state has identified five priority counties in which it will focus initial initiative efforts, and will create a list
of priority rights of way in each county. The state's goal is to address as many prioritized rights of way as
possible with available resources.
initial process and use of funds
In the interest of promptly beginning the process of moving people to safer living situations, while providing
more time for additional planning and feedback to build on the work to date, Commerce and state agencies
may enter into MOUs and associated contracts and spend up to 30% of the funds for outreach and shelter or
housing prior to the next stage of planning and stakeholder feedback. Conditions for the initial funding include:
1. The funded organizations must have a recent history of housing or providing outreach to people
experiencing homelessness in alignment with these guidelines.
2. The county and city associated with the housing or shelter and outreach do not raise concerns that
would dissuade the Department from proceeding with prompt procurement of the housing or
shelter and outreach.
3. Housing or shelter and outreach must comply with the habitability, access and other requirements
described below.
Process for longer term use of funds
The Department is offering priority counties the opportunity to submit a unified (one per county)
multijurisdictional proposal (including the county and cities in which priority sites have been identified) to use
the initial offer of funding.
Proposals should:
1. Aim to quickly set-aside existing or create as many beds as possible given available funding to
house or shelter people living in state rights of way, with the goal of having the majority of proposed
beds available no later than August 2022.
2. Offer housing or shelter that is:
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a. Safer than living in a right of way;
b. A meaningful improvement over living in a right of way;and •
c. Better addresses an individual's assessed needs.
3. Provide shelter or housing options that accommodate single people, couples, families, and pets.
4. Include the provision of outreach to assess the needs of people living in identified rights of way and
make good-faith offers of shelter or housing to them.
5. Include providing services that actively help people living on rights-of-way move to permanent
housing situations.
6. Describe how people moved into shelter or housing will be supported by staff who have
successfully operated housing aligned with the Housing Accessibility requirements described
below.
7. Describe how costs are aligned with market rates and similar efforts in the area, and include details
on the number of beds or units funded, the expected number of people housed in those beds or
units, operating costs per bed or unit, and services costs per bed or unit.
8. Detail the number of staff, staff costs, and other costs associated with outreach and services.
9. Ensure no more than 50% of units dedicated to people living in rights of way are intended in the long
term to be temporary living situations (e.g., shelters and transitional housing).
Collection of feedback regarding county and statewide efforts
As part of the proposal development process, applicants must actively engage and collect feedback from local
homeless and affordable housing providers, homeless outreach providers, and homeless and affordable
housing advocates regarding:
a. The proposed use of funding in the county
b. Types of housing and habitability standards governing the funded shelter and housing
c. The roles, policies, and procedures governing outreach and law enforcement engagements with
people at prioritized sites
d. Changes the state should make regarding the overall state initiative
e. Other issues of concern identified by participants
Feedback provided must be summarized and submitted as part of the proposal, and copies of written
feedback must be forwarded to the Department.
If local governments from the five priority jurisdictions associated with priority sites are not able to assemble a
viable proposal by July 21, 2022, or if before then it is clear a viable proposal is not forthcoming, Commerce
may choose to pursue direct contracts with individual local governments, a subset of local governments
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working together, or non-profit organizations with experience engaging and housing people experiencing
homelessness.
Funding will be guided by memorandums of understanding signed by state agencies, local governments, and
non-profit organizations who are parties to each regional plan. The MOUs will define the specific
responsibilities of each signatory, including the provision of outreach, housing, funding, law enforcement if
needed, and a plan to maintain prioritized sites after people have moved. State funding will be awarded to one
or more organizations in each county in alignment with the signed MOUs.
Funding allocations may be adjusted to favor local governments or non-profit organizations who are able to
quickly implement outreach and housing at scale to move people out of rights of ways starting immediately,
with a focus on the majority of funded beds being available in the summer of 2022.
Available Funding (estimates)
Types of funding available:
Flexible Proviso Funds - Proviso funding intended to be ongoing for services, operations, outreach, acquisition,
capital improvements, and other flexible uses (ongoing multi-year awards available).
Home Security Funds — Funds from a dedicated recording fee for services, rapid re-housing (i.e., temporary
rent assistance), housing acquisition, hotel vouchers, and project-based vouchers. County governments have
right of first refusal. One-time funding, but awards can be stretched over up to three years.
Rapid Capital Acquisition Funds - One-time capital funds for enhanced emergency shelters, permanent
supportive housing, transitional housing, permanent housing, or shelter; and renovation costs associated with
the previous allowable uses. Acquired facilities must be used for at least 40 years as low income housing.
Estimated funding available to each county is determined using a formula that includes base funding ($15
million per county), and distributes the balance of funding ($129 million) proportional to the number of people
experiencing homelessness in each county as per the July 2021 Snapshot of Homelessness in Washington
State.
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' une 2022 to June 20
King $46,927,584 - --
Pierce $30,255,489
Snohomish $22,910,681
Spokane $24,304,192
Thurston $19,602,054
TOTAL $144,000,000
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The amounts and types of funding provided to each county will be adjusted to best match rapid
implementation of this initiative.
Allowable Housing Types and Related Costs
Acquisition, renovation, leasing, operating, maintenance, tenant leasing, and associated services costs for:
• Apartments and houses
• Permanent supportive housing, homeless shelters, and transitional housing
• Hotels and motels
• Dormitories
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• Temporary shelter sites including tiny homes, tents, authorized encampments, or similar living
situations. This designation requires use approval, as required by the local jurisdiction. This could
be conditional or temporary use permits, or a zoning letter stating approval.
Funding can be used for outreach, assessment, transportation, and other costs associated with moving people
into set-aside housing.
Funded units/beds and outreach can be used to assist people experiencing homelessness who are not living
on prioritized rights of way if the Department determines the beds are no longer needed to transition people
who live on state rights of way. The State is committed to finding and implementing an appropriate balance
between the need to hold funded units for people living on rights of way and ensuring that bed utilization is
maximized to bring people inside who are living unsheltered on non-state land.
Housing Safety and Habitability Requirements
All funded living situations must protect occupants from the elements and not pose a threat to health or
safety.
Accommodations must be made for people who use wheelchairs or mobility devices, as needed, and
reasonable accommodations must be made for other disabilities.
All funded living situations must provide:
• Access to hygiene facilities, including toilets, handwashing and garbage containers, all of which are
serviced frequently
• Access to storage for the belongings
• Cleaning services to support hygienic living situations
• Access to habitable temperatures
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• Reasonable proximity to the right of way from which the person was moved, and reasonable access
to transportation to local services
Funded living situations should also provide:
• Access to personal hygiene products
• Access to food and beverages and food that is in accordance with the participant's religious and
cultural beliefs and personal practices
• Access to laundry facilities
• Access to electricity
Housing Accessibility
• Housing and shelter beds funded by this initiative must have realistic and clear expectations. Rules
and policies must be narrowly focused on maintaining a safe environment for participants and the
community and avoiding exits to homelessness. Housing and shelters must have flexible intake
processes and require minimal documentation.
• At a minimum, people must not be screened out based on the following criteria:
• Having little or no income
• Having poor credit or financial history
• Having poor or lack of rental history or evictions
• Having involvement with criminal justice system
• Having active or a history of alcohol and/or substance use
• Having been impacted or affected by crime
• The type or extent of disability-related services or supports that are needed
• Lacking identification or proof of U.S. Residency Status
• Other behaviors that are perceived as indicating a lack of "housing readiness," including resistance
to receiving services
• If a program serves households with children, the age of a minor child cannot be used as a basis for
denying any household's admission to the program
• Housing can be oriented to moving people to more permanent housing, but housing may not have
strict stay limits. Participants must not be exited to homelessness solely due to the number of days
residing in housing.
Participants must not be terminated from the program for the following reasons:
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• Failure to participate in supportive services or treatment programs
• Failure to make progress on a housing stability plan
• Alcohol and/or substance use in and of itself is not considered a reason for termination
• If a participant is terminated from the housing due to violating rules focused on maintaining a safe
environment, there must be a process in place for the participant to re-enroll in the housing at a
later date wEYen the behavior has resolved.
Housing and shelter must comply with local, state, and federal nondiscrimination requirements, including not
discriminating based on religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Reporting
Funding recipients are required to report to the Department every 60 days:
1. Number of people on the rights of way engaged by the recipient
2. Age, gender, race, and ethnicity of people engaged
3. Type and duration of engagement with individuals living on rights of way
4. Types of housing or shelter options that were offered
5. The number of individuals who accepted offered housing or shelter
6. The types of assistance provided to move individuals into offered housing
7. Services and benefits in which an individual was successfully enrolled
8. Housing outcomes of individuals who were placed into housing six months and one year after
placement
9. Number of people arrested or fined in association with a prioritized site
Commerce will publish a report on the race and ethnicity of those engaged and housed, comparing it to other
subgroups to identify disparities.
Contacting the Department of Commerce
Proposals in responses to this solicitation should be sent to Tedd Kelleher, tedd.kelleher@commerce.wa.gov.
Questions and comments can be asked via email or by calling Tedd Kelleher at (360) 725-2930.
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July 11, 2022
RE: Department of Commerce Right of Way (ROW) Funding, 30%tranche
TO: Mr.Tedd Kelleher
Senior Managing Director
Housing Assistance Unit, Community Services and Housing Division
Washington State Department of Commerce
Dear Mr Kelleher,
We have activated a multi-jurisdiction and agency response that includes Spokane County, City of
Spokane, City of Spokane Valley, the Spokane Housing Authority as the lead agencies to develop a
regional proposal for State Commerce.This proposal includes a robust partnership of service providers
to assist in getting actions done in the short and longer term.
In coordination with other agencies,we would declare a homelessness emergency as a companion to
the housing emergency declaration by Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward already in place and would
expand that to other jurisdictions as they determine.
30% of the allocated $24,000,000 is$7,200,000 that is recommended as below.
Initial 30% ($7,200,000)Action Steps Bed Spaces Cost Estimates
and Date _
Propose a multi-agency coordinated response to provide onsite Required $500,000 (est.)
assessments and case management at the WADOT site to include precursor August
a multi-discipline and integrated medical care approach to this to identify
vulnerable population that develops the best housing, supportive best
housing, or shelter solution based on an individual's needs.This housing
assessment plan includes follow-up for a year after transition to solution
ensure ongoing needs are met and individuals have the support
needed not to return to street homelessness. Agreements are in
progress with:
• The United Way
• Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP)
• Providence
• Compassionate Addiction Treatment (CAT)
• CHAS Street Medicine
• Revive
• Jewels Helping Hands
Commit to purchase and rehab a motel on Sunset Highway to 100-110 $6,000,000 (est.)
create 88 affordable housing units for 100-110 people within 90 Rapid capital
days of funding.This property was to be a Permanent Supportive acquisition
Housing (PSH) acquisition and can accelerate the occupation and August
defer the improvements to convert to PSH incrementally over the
next 2-3 years by sets of rooms. (CCEW)
Provision for approximately 30 2-person living pods as transitional 60 $600,000 (est.)
space in the new-large capacity Trent shelter to help people on the transitional September
journey back to permanent housing. Expand shelter infrastructure 2-person
for more permanent restroom, shower, laundry, and ADA pods
accessibility for sustained use (Trent Shelter, Guardians/TSA)
Establish transportation partnership with STA and shelter Cyclical $120,000
operators for 3x day loop to include WADOT site, shelters and transit
service providers. First year cost.
30% FUNDING $7,220,000
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July 13, 2022
Mr. Tedd Kelleher
Senior Managing Director
Housing Assistance Unit, Community Services and Housing Division
Washington State Department of Commerce
RE: Department of Commerce Right of Way (ROW)Funding, 30% tranche
Dear Mr. Kelleher,
On behalf of the City of Spokane Valley City Council,please accept this letter of support for the
initial 30%request of ROW funding as outlined in the document provided by the City of
Spokane on July 11, 2022 and signed by Mayor Woodward, Council President Beggs,
Councilmember Kinnear, and Councilmember Zappone,
Spokane Valley has been a strategic partner and stakeholder with the City of Spokane, Spokane
County, and the Spokane Housing Authority to develop a regional proposal for the State
Commerce ROW funding. The City of Spokane Valley acknowledges that the City of Spokane
will serve as the fiscal agent for any funds awarded for ROW purposes outlined in the initial
30%request on behalf of the regional stakeholders.
To date,the above-mentioned entities have been working collaboratively seeking solutions for
those who find themselves inhabiting ROW locations throughout the region. This issue is one of
the most significant challenges facing the region and the City of Spokane Valley is committed to
participate in current and upcoming conversations on.potential solutions that will hopefully bring
better outcomes for both individuals and the region as a whole.
Sincerely,
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Josh Kerns, 1 s` District I Mary L. Kuncy, 2nd District I Al French, 3`'d District
July 12, 2022
Mr. Tedd Kelleher
Senior Managing Director
Housing Assistance Unit,Community Services and Housing Division
Washington State Department of Commerce
Re: Department of Commerce Right of Way (ROW)Funding, 30% tranche
Dear Mr. Kelleher,
Please accept this letter of support for the initial 30%request of ROW funding as outlined in the
document provided by the City of Spokane on July 11, 2022 and signed by Mayor Woodward,
Council President Beggs, Council Member Kinnear, and Council Member Zappone.
Spokane County has been a strategic partner and stakeholder with the City of Spokane, City of
Spokane Valley, and the Spokane Housing Authority to develop a regional proposal for the State
Commerce ROW funding. Spokane County acknowledges that the City of Spokane will serve
as the fiscal agent for all funds awarded for ROW purposes in Spokane County.
To date, the above-mentioned entities have been working collaboratively seeking solutions for
those who find themselves inhabiting ROW locations. We are striving to bring better outcomes
for both individuals and the community as a whole.
Sincerely,
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Enclosure: City of Spokane funding plan for 30% tranche letter(1)
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July 20, 2022
Mr. Tedd Kelleher
Senior Managing Director
Housing Assistance Unit, Community Services and Housing Division
Washington State Department of Commerce
Mr. Kelleher,
Spokane has taken several steps over the past two years to significantly advance its regional network of
services available to adults and youth experiencing homelessness.That has included added capacity,
resources to meet specific needs, and increasing our network of public and private partners that are
working together to help people take the next steps in their individual journeys.
The opportunity to deploy state Department of Commerce funding to further those efforts for a
significant number of men and women currently camping on Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) property near Second Avenue and Freya Street along Interstate 90 will
accelerate our progress and make a significant impact for Spokane's homelessness community.
Spokane's plan shares the State's goals of a safer, meaningfully improved experience that better
addresses individual needs.
The proposal that follows outlines strategies and actions to move individuals from that property by:
• Creating more than 550 beds within 30-90 days to immediately house individuals indoors with
onsite wrap-around services including temporary, transitional, and permanent housing options
• Purchasing and rehabilitating existing buildings for affordable housing alternatives
• Enhancing assessment tools to know individuals by name and need, which is seen as the most
critical precursor step to building trust and matching an individual with the best housing solution
• Establishing dedicated transportation to move people to housing options and assist with getting
individuals to appointments necessary to advance them in their journeys
• Leveraging the significant advancements in regional collaboration and lessons learned through
the pandemic to rapidly advance our suite of resources for immediate impact
• Underscoring the importance of getting more affordable housing built over the next three years
• Leveraging locally generated funds from City of Spokane exceeding $5 million to support these
efforts
Specific strategies and actions are outlined in greater detail on the following pages. You will see from
our proposal and the letters of support that Spokane stands together ready to continue making a
meaningful difference in the lives of individuals in our community who are currently living largely
unsheltered on State property without connection to supportive services.
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We appreciate the opportunity to partner with State Departments of Commerce for the benefit of our
community.
Sincerely,
Nadine Woodward Breean Beggs Mary Kuney Pam Haley
Mayor City Council President Commission Chair Mayor
City of Spokane City of Spokane Spokane County City of Spokane Valley
Attachments:
- Strategy document
- Budget spreadsheet
- Letters of support
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Strategy Statement
Move individuals into safer and more desirable housed environments with ready service connectivity
through immediate:
• Enhanced and scaled use of existing resources and repurpose of new resources shaped to make
them more desirable to current residents of WSDOT encampment in Spokane
• Further development of a progression of services that provides better supports along the path
to permanent housing
• Continued evolution of regional partnerships to drive meaningful outcomes using a by-name-
and-need strategy
Collaboration Statement
Spokane used the sudden onset of the global pandemic to solidify, build, and expand regional
partnerships that became instrumental in the community's responses broadly to public health
considerations and specifically to homelessness illness prevention and supports.The community
collaborative submitting this proposal is built on lessons learned and the collective shared experiences in
addressing this critical need and top community priority.
Outcome Statement
Make every good-faith effort to quickly, efficiently, and persuade the estimated 600 individuals
currently camping on WSDOT property to move into what they can perceive as meaningfully improved
living situations that includes access to individualized services and resources.
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Spokane Regional ROW Initiative Action Plan Summary
We have activated a multi-jurisdiction and agency response that includes the City of Spokane as the lead
agency with feedback from and collaboration with Spokane County, City of Spokane Valley and the
Spokane Housing Authority to develop a regional proposal for State Commerce.This proposal includes
partnership with over 20 service, shelter, and housing providers on projects prioritized based on the
ability to deliver improved and desirable near-term capacity, long-term housing, and ongoing support to
reduce the return to living on the street and increasing the variety of good choices for shelter and
housing for those in the WSDOT encampment.
In coordination with other agencies, we would declare a homelessness emergency as a companion to
the housing emergency declaration by Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward currently in place and would
expand that to other jurisdictions as they determine a need to execute the plan.As a region that
experiences harsh winter conditions with standing snow and temperatures that drop well below
freezing for extended stretches, all jurisdictions and authorities believe we need to have significant
movement towards closure of this DOT camp by October 2022.The plans detailed below are meant to
get to that goal within 90 days,which directly supports Governor Inslee's announced intention. We look
forward to all State agencies support to get us to that goal by that timeframe.
Spokane's First 30% Request
The initial 30% proposal sent July 13, 2022 highlighted the actions below to move forward immediately:
1. Implement thorough onsite by-name assessment, case management and coordinated entry, and
specialty clinical assessment (medical, behavioral health, substance misuse)to align every
individual to the most appropriate housing option and services needed to ensure long-term
success.Without this assessment, we believe the entire effort has a high risk of failure.
2. Acquire a motel with SS units that can be used to house up to 120 people in 90 days. Permanent
Supportive Housing (PSH) improvements would be staggered by sets of rooms over the next 2-3
years to gain immediate housing capacity and minimizes impact to individuals. This allows
immediate use while not losing site of the goal of the needed supportive housing.
3. Integrate 60 (increased from 36) semi-private pods for 120 (increased from 72) people in an
existing facility with expanded restroom, shower, laundry and kitchen facilities.This approach
provides more attractive options to the ROW population based on assessments done.This is a
key measure with other housing options to gain higher acceptance to get several hundred
people to shelter and transitional spaces instead of unsafe camping with winter 3-4 months out.
Spokane's Full Regional ROW Proposal
These initial planning items have evolved in review and discussions with the providers and regional
agencies.They are included on the full recommendation list below with recommended changes and
highlighted in't ' 1' 0. to indicate which ones were on that initial memorandum.
This plan has three categories to indicate the level of regional collaboration and the confirmation and
commitment of the various organizations and costs to prioritize the action items.
Category Regional Support Category Description
1 All regional jurisdictions support full category approval
2 Multiple agency support or new recommended by multiple agencies
3 Individual agency support or new and in initial review items
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The Spokane Regional Governance group has met several times to discuss, prioritize and categorize the
many options that have been staffed over the past four weeks. The culmination of that work has been
grouped into the three categories outlined in the table above.
Category 1 represents regional consensus of what will work for our community. The Governance
Leadership, comprised of senior elected officials from Spokane County, City of Spokane, and the City of
Spokane Valley along with the Executive Director of the Spokane Housing Authority all support Category
1 programs be approved, understanding each needs to go through a discovery, discussion, and
contracting life-cycle. Much thought as a region has been put into the collection of programs and
strategies this list represents and we look forward to any further discussion required to ensure
Commerce understands and supports the integrated approach and linkage of this plan.There is strong
support for the Category 2 and 3 programs as well, but not by all jurisdictions.
Category 1 programs meet the stated State Commerce goal that half of the housing solutions are of the
permanent nature.These 13 housing programs and six related supportive services deliver high value for
the region and State, and can provide housing to the full number of current ROW campers if they can
see the improvement over their current circumstance.
Housing Type Contributions - Category 1
678 Housed - over 500 within 90 days
in Total Permanent Housed
''„ El Transitional Beds
348 (Temporary Beds
' State Investment:
$23,901,000
All jurisdictions and agencies understand the long-term nature of these solutions and are committed to
supporting the plan and package. It is critically important that the ongoing investment for these
initiatives be understood and budgeted for by the State. In most cases, our estimate is that up to 50%of
the program dollars would need to continue to be available for the expected life of those programs or
housing assets. Without that commitment, whole programs or housing structures would be lost and
those significant gains could lead to another large return to street and Right of Way homelessness. We
understand that future budget processes can be a challenge and would ask for the State's commitment
to this ongoing funding to ensure we continue to move forward for the next decade.
This compressed planning timeframe has led to the identification of several opportunities that may be
developed with additional time and effort.Those are listed in Categories 2 and 3 for State Commerce
visibility to demonstrate that Spokane is prepared to further leverage and grow initial successes from
the Category 1 core with additional investment and prevent a reoccurrence of a large right-of-way camp
elsewhere in the region.
Including the Category 2 investment maximizes the number of WSDOT encampment residents that
would likely choose to voluntarily relocate because it includes the indoor and outdoor options that they
have unanimously endorsed as preferrable housing to the ROW. This investment also allows us to
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jointly create, for the first time in decades, at total of 872 housing opportunities within a 12-plus month
period that exceeds our regional March 2022 unsheltered Point in Time (PIT) Count of 823.The Category
2 investment in housing adds 51 temporary and 125 transitional bed investment to the Spokane region.
Housing Type Contributions - Category 1&2
872 Housed - exceeds 2022 unsheltered PIT Count
. 1 ®Total Permanent Housed
22% 366 ®Transitional Beds
42% r Temporary Beds
315
36% State Investment:
$29,977,000
Category 3 additional investment adds needed affordable permanent housing units and permanent
supportive housing for a total of 1,575 total individuals housed over the next 18 to 36 months. Spokane
County has identified three affordable housing projects that have remaining gap funding of about$6.75
million. Combined total cost of the three projects would be about$78 million and bring about 375
affordable housing units to the region. Acquisition of another mixed-use motel and RV park can increase
permanent supportive units and transitional units in one property with shared services. Funding this
category allows for the expected need growth related to economic conditions and the overall housing
market that continue to challenge vulnerable and lower economic populations.
Housing Type Contributions - All Categories
1575 Housed with longer term affordable housing
d Total Permanent Housed
335 Transitional Beds
21% € Temporary Beds
1049
67%
State Investment:
$42,883,000
We look forward to the ongoing dialog and request time to make a presentation after initial State
Commerce review, if needed and desired,to better highlight the initiatives and collaborative energy that
has been applied over the past weeks.The State has asked for a creative set of solutions that can be
activated quickly, and the Spokane region has answered that call with 25 near-term and creative
solutions to address the crisis at our area's WSDOT ROW camp with a collection of resources to house
more than 650 individuals at the core of the proposal and more than 1,500 with add-on investment to
provide lasting solutions to our community.
Spokane Region Commitment - Right Of Way Initiative Program List by Category
Regional Housing/
Support Solution Total Total ROW
Category Strategy and Action Project/Owner Timeline Type Housed Initiative Cost
Provide intensive onsite assessment services to engage the
ROW population, build a relationship of trust, assess
vulnerabilities, and match best housing or shelter solution. This
element is seen as REQUIRED for successful migration.The total
1 requested amount in the initial 30%submission has grown by United Way of $500,000
on 30% $300,000 upon receiving ail partner estimates.The multi-step Spokane will
initial model includes data tracking, by-name lists, clinical assessment, serve as the
memo ID and documentation assistance, transportation, and coordinator of
(and immediate and short-term alignment with housing and shelter multiple Related S300,000
expanded) options that are available. providers August Services Tot$800,000
Establish 60 private pod/pallet indoor options with expanded
bathrooms,showers, laundry, ADA access, kitchen and services
1 capabilities at shelter to provide progression and leverage
on 30% existing operations.This request increased from initial Trent Center- $500,000
initial commitment of 36 to support more ROW population for these The Guardians
memo units.The increase of$500,000 is based on assessment and Foundation (City
(and feedback from population to be served and doubling the pod of Spokane $500,000
expanded) size at this location. Operations costs are in Cat 2 below. contractor) September Transitional 120 Tot$1,000,000
Purchase and rehab Quality Inn motel for housing. Commit to
rehab the motel on Sunset Highway for 100-120 people within
1 90 days of funding. Higher year 1 and 2 operating cost are
on 30% anticipated until full PSH rehab makes units more self-sufficient. $6,500,000
initial PSH rehab will be accomplished strategically in stages to
memo minimize disruption to housed individuals. Additional
(with $1,800,000 for initial rehabilitation after acquisition and $5,500,000
other $5,500,000 for operations cost prior to conversion to PSH. After September $1,800,000
costs) PSH conversion operations costs come down dramatically. Catholic Charities -October Permanent 120 Tot: 13,800,000
Initial 30%memorandum submitted July 13, 2022 with adjusted costs as part of total request
COLOR LEGEND CATEGORY REGIONAL SUPPORT CATEGORY DESCRIPTION NOTES
30%submitted-part of total list 1 All regional jurisdictions support entire category approval Permanent housing number for homes,
Multiple agency support or new recommended by multiple agencies apartments,tiny homes,etc.)at 1.5 people
Individual agency support or new and in initial review per unit unless a lower number is known.
Spokane Region Commitment - Right Of Way Initiative Program List by Category
Regional Housing/
Support Solution Total Total ROW
Category Strategy and Action Project/Owner Timeline Type Housed Initiative Cost
Organize the shelter into smaller community pods and
individualized spaces based on feedback from the population
served and learning from other shelters. Addition of
improvements will make the location more desired, based on
ROW population feedback, with built-in progression capability $0
to transitional housing. ROW population usage to be monitored Trent Center-The (Other tax
monthly.Seek annual operational funding for staffing of semi- Guardians sources
private pods to the new shelter opening in August 2022. Foundation (City funding
Dedicate 120 shelter beds of 150-person capacity in community of Spokane primary
1 pods sections through existing City of Spokane budget. contractor) August _ Shelter 120 shelter)
Fund Housing Navigator and Landlord incentive program for an Housing Start in
1 initial 25 scattered site rental units growing to 50 in six months. Navigators August Permanent 75 $1,772,000
Cover fees,tax exemption, and/or loan backstop for 2-4 units as
a developer incentive to compete 10 pilot project 2-4 unit
1 residential plexes in< 12 months. City of Spokane ` Jun-23 Permanent 45 $150,000
Expand The Way Out Center Continuous Stay Shelter Capacity
for ROW individual resettlement. Upon contract and funding
approval, operator,The Salvation Army, intends to have the
additional capacity ready to receive ROW referred individuals
within 30 days.This is an expansion to an existing program that The Salvation
1 the neighborhood supports. Army September Transitional 42 $1,888,000
Establish an RV Park rental assistance pilot project for the first City of Spokane or
25 working RVs that pays a declining percentage of space fees one of several
for one year, with a small fund to assist in emergency repairs potential
1 using automotive school organizations. designees August Permanent 38 $250,000
Offer family reunification services to activate individual support
systems. Local area service providers work with individuals City of Spokane or
living in the ROW, and their families, to create a "best one of several
1 practices" action plan for reunification, potential designee August Permanent 25 $100,000
COLOR LEGEND CATEGORY REGIONAL SUPPORT CATEGORY DESCRIPTION NOTES
30%submitted-part of total list 1. All regional jurisdictions support entire category approval Permanent housing number for homes,
Multiple agency support or new recommended by multiple agencies apartments,tiny homes,etc.)at 1.5 people
Individual agency support or new and in initial review per unit unless a lower number is known.
Spokane Region Commitment- Right Of Way Initiative Program List by Category
Regional Housing/
Support Solution Total Total ROW
Category Strategy and Action Project/Owner Timeline Type Housed Initiative Cost
Add PSH units at VOA Hope House. Requested funding would Volunteers of
1 add 10 units within 30-60 days, and 15 in 120-180 days. America (VOA) August Permanent 25 $1,800,000
Increase rapid diversion funds to establish additional immediate United Way of
1 diversion program options. Spokane August Permanent 20 $150,000
1 Add beds to existing shelter partner in east Spokane. Truth Ministries August Shelter 20 $261,000
xpand Family Promise to migrate estimated WSDOT number
(20) pregnant women and partners into supportive shelter
environment.This cost reflects dedication of new units for this
1 number that can be completed and ready in August. Family Promise August Transitional 20 $470,000
Volunteers of
1 Dedicate eight shelter respite beds at the VOA Hope House. America (VOA) September Transitional 8 $320,000
Establish ongoing services as point of transition from onsite
assessments and ensure consistency of case management for Related
1 the ROW population. Trent Center September Services $700,000
Establish transportation partnership with STA and shelter STA, Guardians
operators for 3x day loop to include DOT site, shelters and Dedicated Related
1 service providers. transportation August Services $120,000
Use the regional HMIS to track and monitor progress of
individuals rehoused away from the State ROW. Each service Related
1 providers listed within this proposal will use the system. City of Spokane August Services $120,000
Community Court, Subject to Related
1 Add two dedicated Case Managers to Community Court SNAP hiring Services $140,000
Related
1 Add one Case Manager for existing shelters Truth Ministries September Services $60,000
TOTAL ROW INITIATIVE CATEGORY 1 FUNDING RECOMMENDATION 678 $23,901,000
COLOR LEGEND CATEGORY I REGIONAL SUPPORT CATEGORY DESCRIPTION NOTES
30%submitted-part of total list 1 All regional jurisdictions support entire category approval Permanent housing number for homes,
Multiple agency support or new recommended by multiple agencies apartments,tiny homes,etc.)at 1.5 people
Individual agency support or new and in initial review per unit unless a lower number is known.
Spokane Region Commitment- Right Of Way Initiative Program List by Category
Regional Housing/
Support Solution Total Total ROW
Category Strategy and Action Project/Owner Timeline Type Housed Initiative Cost
Invest in operations support cost only to support staffing to
manage the pod population inside of the Trent shelter.
Estimate if for 120-person pod population at average annual Trent Center-
support cost of$25,000 per individual for a total of$3 million The Guardians
for 60 private pod/pallet unit indoor options to provide Foundation (City
progression and leverage existing operations. Allocation of Spokane
2 increased based on doubling the pod size at this location. contractor) September Transitional $3,000,000
Establish secure and curated pallet shelter villages for 125
residents. Empire Health Foundation submitted a proposal to
dedicate 3 acres the organization owns on the Sunset Highway.
Some regional partners have concerns about the location,
operator, and impact of Spokane's unique weather on the four-
season viability of pallet structures and the location near other
potential housing interventions. Empire Health Foundation
plans to eventually transform this land into permanently
affordable multifamily units.The village concept would include Empire Health 90-120
2 up to 75 units. Foundation. days Transitional 125 $2,275,000
HOC, Cannon,
Truth,Women's
Extend expanded shelter beds made operational over past two Hearth,
years due to system growth.This is approximately 204 beds Volunteers of
2 with 25% dedicated to ROW occupants America (VOA) December Shelter 51 $500,000
Complete capital investment in eight permanent supportive Permanent
units at Family Promise that can be opportunities for ROW Supportive
2 population members progressing from their shelter. Family Promise November Housing 18 $301,000
TOTAL ROW INITIATIVE CATEGORY 1&2 FUNDING RECOMMENDATION 872 $29,977,000
COLOR LEGEND CATEGORY REGIONAL SUPPORT CATEGORY DESCRIPTION NOTES
30%submitted-part of total list 1 All regional jurisdictions support entire category approval Permanent housing number for homes,
Multiple agency support or new recommended by multiple agencies apartments,tiny homes,etc.)at 1.5 people
Individual agency support or new and in initial review per unit unless a lower number is known.
Spokane Region Commitment - Right Of Way Initiative Program List by Category
Regional Housing/
Support Solution Total Total ROW
Category Strategy and Action Project/Owner Timeline Type Housed Initiative Cost
Bridge the funding gap in two affordable housing projects
identified by Spokane County that have a remaining need of
about$5.0 million. Combined total cost of the three projects
would be about$75 million and bring about 400 affordable
housing units to the region.The goal would be move people
currently in transitional housing to the new affordable housing
units.That would free up transitional/supportive housing for
those currently at Camp Hope/ROW.While this is a longer-term
solution, additional affordable housing units were referenced as 18-36
3 a need in the Commerce Secretary's recent op-ed. Not identified months Permanent 600 $5,000,000
Acquire Park Lane mixed motel/RV lot on East Sprague.This
option just emerged as a potential option based on a referral
from a real estate broker. Real estate discussions not started,
3 and service provider and other plans not yet developed. Not identified _ Permanent 103 $7,850,000
Offer as a shelter-only participant pilot incentive to get
voluntary move to shelter if not housing ready or no permanent
housing available. Non-monetary incentive tied to weekly stay Related
3 and active involvement in case management. August Services $56,000
TOTAL ROW INITIATIVE ALL CATEGORIES FUNDING RECOMMENDATION 1,575 $42,833,000
COLOR LEGEND CATEGORY REGIONAL SUPPORT CATEGORY DESCRIPTION NOTES
30%submitted-part of total list 1 All regional jurisdictions support entire category approval Permanent housing number for homes,
Multiple agency support or new recommended by multiple agencies apartments,tiny homes,etc.)at 1.5 people
Individual agency support or new and in initial review per unit unless a lower number is known.
Other projects under consideration
The Spokane region has identified other projects worth pursuing for long-term housing and increasing
the choices of shelters across participating jurisdictions.These projects could mature within one year
but require several more weeks of research and discovery to present.This list is being provided for
review and comment as we continue to examine these and other alternatives for funding consideration.
This list includes a first new shelter in Spokane Valley continuing to support the best practice of smaller
facilities in multiple locations.
Additional projects for future Project/ Housing/ Total Estimated
consideration Owner Timeline Solution Housed Cost
The City of Spokane Valley is currently in
the midst of developing its own
comprehensive homeless plan and
program that will be adopted by City
Council. In advance of adoption,the
City has been in conversation with
numerous service and housing providers
about implementation opportunities so
that the City may act quickly once the
homeless plan is adopted. The City
welcomes discussing potential funding
opportunities for implementation of
appropriate parts of its homeless plan Spokane
once it is adopted by the City. Valley 6+ months Shelter 20 Unknown
Continue to look for regional solutions
for tiny homes, RVs and innovative
housing solutions to address the
ongoing and growing need. Regional Unknown Various Unknown Unknown
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LE '�� i OFFICE OF COUNTY
sr� n '„Ilrtrl l- -
ia. 11iir<<il?:�'p;- COMMISSIONERS
July 19, 2022
Mr. Tedd Kelleher
Senior Managing Director
Housing Assistance Unit, Community Services and Housing Division
Washington State Department of Commerce
RE.• Department of Commerce Right-of-Way Funding, Spokane regional proposal
Dear Mr. Kelleher,
Spokane County provides this letter regarding our role as a regional partner in the Spokane proposal to
use Department of Commerce("Commerce")Right-of-Way Funding("ROW funding")to house people
currently living at an encampment on State Department of Transportation(DOT) land near 2nd Avenue
and Freya in the City of Spokane. We would like to thank and commend the Spokane Mayor, the
Spokane City Council,the City of Spokane Valley, and the Spokane Housing Authority for their efforts in
crafting this proposal given the significant timing challenges under the ROW notice of funding
opportunity(NOFO). The County does have concerns and questions identified below on some of the cost
estimates, implementation,and ongoing cost feasibility. Further,we believe that many of these issues
were the result of the challenges imposed by Commerce as part of the ROW funding requirements.
Affordable Housing:
With regards to the Commerce ROW NOFO,the County believes it is unrealistic for the State to expect
that the Spokane region can identify the number and types of housing unit solutions desired in the
timeframe identified. Based on recent assessments,the County understands there are more than 600
people living in the camp on State DOT ROW land,yet the State desires the region to identify and
develop permanent units for half of those people within 12 months, and to identify other temporary
housing for the remaining people all within a 30-day application window. Homelessness and the need for
temporary,transitional, and permanent affordable housing units is an ongoing issue that the region has
been grappling with for several years, so it is disheartening to see that the State seems to think this issue
may be addressed in the span of less than one month.
Consistent with the Commerce ROW NOFO focus areas,the County has identified two affordable
housing projects that have remaining gap funding of about$5 million. Combined total cost of the two
projects would be about$75 million and bring about 400 affordable housing units to the region.
The goal for the County is to move people currently in transitional housing to the new affordable housing
units. That would free up transitional/supportive housing for those currently camping on State DOT
ROWs. While this is a longer-term solution, additional affordable housing units were referenced in the
Commerce Director's recent op-ed in the Spokesman-Review. As the Spokane 30% approval request
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focused on short-term solutions,adding long-term solutions to the final 70% list is an important
stewardship component of the County.
Enforcement:
The County has heard from informal interviews of ROW residents that incentives alone will not be
enough to motivate individuals to move to alternate locations. In as such,the County believes that
enforcement must be a component for this initiative's success. The State DOT ROW location in Spokane
is facing both a public health emergency and public safety crisis. Without firm, clear, and compassionate
enforcement new people will move to the campsite as others move off the site and ultimately,we will not
accomplish the desired outcomes of Commerce's NOFO.
Sustainable Funding:
While regional partners have been discussing this proposal,the County has not verified estimates or
operating plans from providers and thereby is concerned about the viability of implementation and
ongoing operations at the amounts identified. Had Commerce allowed an appropriate timeline to develop
and vet housing options, the County and other regional partners would have had an opportunity to
adequately understand the fiscal impacts.
Based on the information provided by the City of Spokane,the proposal would create a need annually for
at least$14 million additional dollars in ongoing operational costs. By seeking additional housing
without an identified sustainable operational funding source,the State is creating what amounts to an
unfunded mandate for local jurisdictions. To that end,the County strongly recommends and requests that
Commerce contract directly with any providers to avoid creating additional fiscal responsibility for local
jurisdictions.
Current local and formulaic funds are allocated to other high priority vulnerable population programing.
New initiatives need new ongoing funding sources.The Department of Commerce is providing one-time
funding for an ongoing problem, and it is important that the State recognize and commit to ongoing
operating funds for these new investments.
As with the first request for ROW funding consideration,the County acknowledges that the City of
Spokane will serve as the fiscal agent for all funds awarded to a public entity for ROW purposes in
Spokane.
Again, we would like to thank the Spokane Mayor and her staff for stepping forward to come up with a
proposal under very difficult conditions.
Sincerely,
MARY L. KUNEY, Chair AL FRENCH, Vice Chair JOSH KERNS, Commissioner
Spokane
��Valley 10210 E Sprague Avenue • Spokane Valley WA 99206
Phone: (509)720-5000 ♦ Fax: (509)720-5075 ♦ www.spokanevalley.org
Email: cityhall@spokanevalley.org
July 20, 2022
Mr. Tedd Kelleher
Senior Managing Director
Housing Assistance Unit, Community Services and Housing Division
Washington State Department of Commerce
RE: Department of Commerce Right-of-Way (ROW) Funding, Spokane regional proposal
Dear Mr. Kelleher,
The City of Spokane Valley ("City") provides this letter regarding the Spokane proposal to use
Department of Commerce ("Commerce") Right-of-Way Funding ("ROW funding") to house
people currently living at an encampment near 2nd avenue and Freya in the City of Spokane
(commonly known as"Camp Hope"). We would like to thank and commend the City of Spokane,
Spokane County, and the Spokane Housing Authority for their efforts in crafting this proposal
given the significant timing challenges under the ROW funding notice of funding opportunity
("NOFO") and the significant number of housing units required. The City does have concerns and
questions identified below on some of the cost estimates, implementation, and ongoing cost
feasibility. Further,we believe that many of these issues were the result of the challenges imposed
by Commerce as part of the ROW funding requirements.
Spokane Valley has been a strategic partner and stakeholder with the City of Spokane, Spokane
County, and the Spokane Housing Authority as Spokane has developed the proposal for the State
Commerce ROW funding. The City acknowledges that the City of Spokane would be the fiscal
agent for all disbursements and expenditures under Spokane's proposal, and the City would not
receive or distribute any of the funding.
For the proposal, the City does have concerns about the proposed new shelter to be operated by
Spokane on Trent Avenue. While the City appreciates that Spokane is looking at a variety of
housing types within the shelter, including two-person pods, the City is very concerned about the
size of the shelter and an overconcentration of people in one location. As identified in its proposal,
Spokane has identified that 240 people will be housed at the Trent shelter(120 housed in temporary
shelter housing and 120 in transitional housing). This is a significant number of people in one
location. The number of people will present challenges to Spokane to manage public health and
safety issues within the shelter as well as preventing impacts spilling into surrounding
neighborhoods. This will be an especially acute issue for the City because the Trent shelter is
located blocks away from Spokane Valley.
With regard to the ROW funding NOFO, the City believes it is unrealistic for the State to think
that the Spokane region can identify the number and types of housing unit solutions desired in the
timeframe identified. Based on recent assessments, the City understands there may be upwards of
600 people living at Camp Hope. Yet the State desires the region to identify and develop
permanent units for half of those people within 12 months, and to identify other temporary housing
for the remaining people in a matter of months, all within a 30-day application window.
Homelessness and the need for temporary,transitional, and permanent housing units is an ongoing
issue that the region has been grappling with for a number of years, so it is disheartening to see
that the State seems to think this issue may be addressed in a matter of days and months. The City
is also disappointed that the Commerce ROW funding may only be used to address people living
on State ROW and not to provide assistance to other homeless in the region, including youth and
families. For example, according to the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction, there were over 2,100 students identified as homeless in Spokane Valley school
districts in the 2021-2022 school year.
The application process and timeframe highlights one of the primary concerns Spokane Valley has
with the use of the ROW funding. Spokane has expended incredible effort to identify providers
for the necessary housing units, but those discussions and options have often occurred over the
matter of just a few days. While regional partners have been discussing this proposal,the City has
not seen any estimates or operations plans from providers and so is concerned about the viability
of implementation and ongoing operations at the amounts identified. Had Commerce allowed an
appropriate ongoing process to develop and vet housing options, the City and other regional
partners would have had an opportunity to adequately understand the fiscal and operational
impacts.
A more deliberate approach by the State also would have allowed more consideration about the
availability and challenges associated with existing housing opportunities. The City understands
that currently there are temporary housing opportunities that exist in the region that people at Camp
Hope refuse to utilize. Thus,what assurances are there that people from Camp Hope will use new
housing opportunities,especially if those will be provided by many of the same providers currently
providing housing. Again, an ongoing process would have allowed the regional partners to
identify what it is about existing housing that Camp Hope occupants will not utilize and to identify
other possible solutions to allow use of those existing housing opportunities. Further, the City
understands that there are already significant funding challenges for various regional partners and
providers with funding ongoing operational costs for existing housing opportunities. Based on the
information provided by Spokane,the proposal would create a need for approximately$11 million
or more in ongoing annual operational costs. By seeking additional housing without an identified
sustainable operational funding source,the State is creating what amounts to an unfunded mandate
for local jurisdictions. To that end, the City strongly recommends and requests that Commerce
contract directly with any providers to avoid creating additional fiscal responsibility for local
jurisdictions.
Finally,the City wants to highlight that it is currently in the process of developing its own homeless
plan and program. The City recognizes that homelessness is an issue without borders and that it
directly impacts our citizens. We also recognize that much is needed to provide appropriate
services for someone experiencing homelessness, from the initial outreach to temporary and
transitional housing, to ultimately permanent affordable housing. While work is in progress, the
City hopes that its plan will be adopted by City Council within the next several months. We would
welcome the opportunity to discuss potential funding opportunities with Commerce for
implementation of appropriate components of the plan once it is adopted and we have included a
note to that effect in the proposal.
Again, we would like to thank Spokane for stepping forward to come up with a proposal under
very difficult conditions.
Sincerely,
Mayor Pam Haley
Encl. City of Spokane ROW Funding Proposal
CPC '?
The Spokane Commitment Ordered by Category and Total Housed,with the initial 30%entries at the top
Regional Housing/ ROW relatea I otal Lost
Total Cost Factor
Support Solution Permanent Permanent Transitional Temporary Total per bed Total ROW Flexible Rapid Capital
ongoing Annual Other Tax ROW+Other
Category Strategy and Action Project/Owner Need Timeline Type units Housed beds Beds Housed (annual) Initiative Cost Proviso Acquisition Home Security Operation Cost Private Source sources
Contracts for service providers and support.
Agreements in progress:
•The United Way
Provide Intensive onsite assessment services •Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners
to engage the ROW population,build a (SNAP)
relationship of trust,assess vulnerabilities, •Providence Clinic
and match best housing or shelter solution. •Frontier Behavioral Health
This element is seen as REQUIRED for •Spokane Regional Health District(SRHD)
successful migration.The total requested •Compassionate Addictive Treatment
1 amount in the initial 30%submission has (CAT)
on 30% grown by$300,000 upon receiving all partner •CHAS Medical Street Outreach
Initial estimates.The multi-step model includes data •Revive Counseling and Re-entry
memo tracking,by-name lists,clinical assessment,ID •Jewels Helping Hands
(and and documentation assistance,transportation,United Way •Wear Law Office
expanded and immediate and short-term alignment with coordinator of Includes mobile capability and full year Related
housing and shelter options that are available.multiple providers follow-up support at any housing location. August Services $800,000 $800,000 $0
Establish 60 private pod/pallet Indoor options
with expanded bathrooms,showers,laundry, $400,000 for restroom/shower
ADA access,kitchen and services capabilities improvements and ADA access needs,
at shelter to provide progression and leverage $300,000 for the pod structures and
1 existing operations.This request increased enhanced semi-private cubicle areas similar
on 30% front Initial commitment of 36 to support to Olympia shelter model,and$300,000 for
initial more ROW population for these units.The laundry and kitchen/office Improvements.
memo increase Is based upon assessment and Trent Center-The Operations support cost only related to 120
(and feedback from population anticipated to be Guardians person pod populations average annual
expanded served.Allocation Increased based on Foundation(City of support cost of$258=$3,000,000 moved to
doubling the pod size at this location. Spokane contractor) Category 2. September Transitional 120 120 $A,7.33 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $0
Purchase and rehab Quality Inn motel for
housing.Commit to rehab the motel on Sunset
Highway for 100-120 people within 90 days of
funding.Higher year 1 and 2 operating cost
are anticipated until full PSH rehab makes Initial funding included as part of initial 30%
units more self-sufficient.PSH rehab will be request covers acquisition and initial
1 accomplished strategically in stages to minimum Improvements to provides
on 30% minimize disruption to housed Individuals. Immediate housing In rooms.Additional
initial Additional$1,800,000 for initial rehabilitation funding would be sought in years 2 and 3 to
memo after acquisition and$5,500,000 for further Improve rooms.for Permanent
(with operations cost prior to conversion to PSH. Supportive Housing(PSH).Improvements
other After PSH conversion operations costs come would be accomplished on a rolling basis to September-
costs) down dramatically. Catholic Charities minimize disruptions. October Permanent 88 120 120 $115,000 $13,600,000 $5,500,000 $6,500,000 $1,800,000 $5,500,000
Organize the shelter into smaller community
pods and individualized spaces based on
feedback from the population served and
learning from other shelters.Addition of
improvements will make the location more The 120 beds listed are part of the exiting
desired,based on ROW population feedback, semi-private and congregate shelter space.
with built-in progression capability to Operational cost additions above current
transitional housing.ROW population usage to City of Spokane funding for shelter are
be monitored monthly.Seek annual moved to the pod initiative line above as
operational funding for staffing of semi- specifically what is asked for State
private pods to the new shelter opening in Trent Center-The Commernce.The operational cost of the
August 2022.Dedicate 120 shelter beds of 150-Guardians Trent shelter 150 capacity plus surge is fully
person capacity in community pods sections Foundation(City of funded by other tax sources even with 80%
1 through existing City of Spokane budget. Spokane contractor) of the beds dedicated to ROW use. August Sh eltcr 120 120 $0 $0 $0 $1,000,000 $5,800,000 $6,800,000
Provides 1:1 housing navigation services
with pre-identified and incentivized
landlord relationships.This Includes fair
Fund Housing Navigator and Landlord market to true market rent coverage,
incentive program for an Initial 25 scattered damage mitigation,and one-time
site rental units that grows to 50 within six incentives for landlords to accept low- Start in
1 months. Housing Navigators barrier and non-sober residents. August Permanent 50 75 75 $23,627 $1,772,000 $1,772,000 $0
Cover fees,tax exemption,and/or loan Amount listed is for difference between
backstop for 2-4 units as a developer Incentive current funding and needed funding to
to compete 10 pilot project 2-4 unit residential activate in under 12 months with at least
1 plexes in<12 months. City of Spokane 50%affordable units. Jun-23 Permanent 30 45 45 $3,333 $150,000 $150,000. $0 $150,000
increase capacity to receive direct referrals
from the Freya DOT property to The Way
Out Center.The operator proposed to
increase established successful capacity
from to to 102 bed capacity.Within the
Way Out Center this increases Phase 3
Expand The Way Out Center Continuous Stay (Housing ready guests)from 30 to 60;and
Shelter Capacity for ROW individual Phase 2(guests ready to move forward
resettlement.Upon contract and funding from homelessness)from 30 to 42.Expect
approval,operator,The Salvation Army, to accommodate 660 new guests within a
intends to have the additional capacity ready 12-month period.Initial plan is to use the
to receive ROW referred individuals within 30 entire upstairs portion of TWOC for Phase
days.This Is an expansion to an existing 3,and then move all Phase 2 patrons to the
1 program that the neighborhood supports. Salvation Army lower level. September Transitional 42 42 $44,952 $1,888,000 $1,388,000 $500,000 $1,388,000
Establish an RV Park rental assistance pilot Several potential
project for the first 25 working RVs that pays a partners; Covers cost of program to provide.
declining percentage of space fees for one administered by City individuals with working RVs a place to
year,with a small fund to assist In emergency of Spokane or safely and sanitarily live,dispose of waste,
1 repairs using automotive school organizations.designee and access electricity. August Permanent 25 38 38 $6579 $250,000 $ 250,000 $250,000
Offer family reunification services to activate Several potential No individual will be sent to stay with any
individual support systems.Local area service partners; member of their family without prior
providers work with the resident of Camp administered by City permission.Impact for ROW population Is
Hope,and their families,to create a"best of Spokane or difficult to estimate until assessment,but
1 practices"action plan for reunification. designee at least a 4%application rate is estimated. August Permanent 25 25 25 $4,000 $100,000 $100,000
Scattered site model with minimum
criminal history landlord requirements.
Add PSH units at VOA Hope House.Requested Includes onsite behavioral health,
funding would add 10 units within 30-60 days, Volunteers of substance use,and case management
1 and 151n 120-180 days. America(VOA) within existing program structure. August Permanent 25 25 25 $72,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000
Increase rapid diversion funds to establish Impact for ROW population difficult to
additional Immediate diversion program estimate until assessment,but at least a 3%
1 options. United Way application rate Is estimated. August Permanent 20 70 20 $7,500 $150,000 $150,000
Add beds to existing shelter partner In east
1 Spokane Truth Ministries Add 20 beds dedicated to ROW population August Shelter 20 20 $13,oso $261,000 $261,000 $250,000
Expand Family Promise to migrate estimated
WSDOT number(20)pregnant women and Family Promise has a 61 day cycle to
partners into supportive shelter environment. transition people from homelessness and
This cost reflects dedication of new units for into a new housing environment.This
this number that can be completed and ready means over 120 people can be assisted
1 for occupation in August Family Promise during the year. August Transitional 20 20 $23,500 $470,000 $360,000 $110,000 $360,000
Prioritized for women at camp with
Dedicate eight shelter respinte beds at the Volunteers of significant medical/health that require
1 VOA Hope House. America(VOA) respite medical bed capability. September Transitional 8 8 $40,000 $320,000 $320,000 $320,000
Establish ongoing services as point of
transition from onsite assessments and ensure Shelter services hub for ongoing wrap-
consistency of case management for the ROW around services and follow-up with ROW Related
1 population. Trent Center population. September Services $700,000 $700,000 $700,000
Establish transportation partnership with STA
and shelter operators for 3x day loop to STA,Guardians
include DOT site,shelters and service Dedicated Contract use of STA vans and drivers for Related
1 providers. transportation one year. August Services $120,000 $120,000 $120,000
HMIS costs are allocated in the assessment
and case management costs where
Use the regional HMIS to track and monitor resources needed by providers.This cost
progress of Individuals rehoused away from covers the additional systems access,
the state ROW.Each service providers listed training,and support by the HMIS Related
1 within this proposal will use the system. City of Spokane administrator. August Services $120,000 $120,000 $120,000
This allocation provides additional staffing
to better meet the needs of those already
accessing this community resource and
additional demand.It is important to note
that criminal justice involvement is not a
Add two dedicated Case Managers to Community Court, prerequisite to access the weekly collection Subject to Related
1 Community Court SNAP of services available through the court. hiring Services $140,000 $140,000 $140,000
The resource will leverage relationships and
trust built by Truth Ministries and provide
additional services assistance to a staff and
organization that desires further training Related
1 Add one Case Manager for existing shelters Truth Ministries and support. September Services $60,000 $60,000 $60,000
Invest In operations support cost only to
support staffing to manage the pod population
inside of the Trent shelter.Estimate if for 120-
person pod population at average annual Increased from Initial commitment of 36 to
support cost of$25,000 per Individual fora support more ROW population for these
total of$3 million for 60 private pod/pallet unit units upon assessment and based upon 120
indoor options to provide progression and Trent Center-The feedback from population anticipated to be number
leverage existing operations.Allocation Guardians served.This would bean annual operating in pod
increased based on doubling the pod size at Foundation(City of cost tht the City of Spokane does NOT line
2 this location. Spokane contractor) currently have budgeted. September Transitional above $25,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
Mayor Nadine Woodward has been
Establish a pilot village concept of transitional working with the Spokane City Council to
or permanent housing.Empire Health reduce the dense concentration of
Foundation submitted a proposal for using resources in a single neighborhood and has
pallet structures as the housing method on 3 concerns about recreating a dense
acres the organization owns on the Sunset concentration of resources In another
Highway.Using that approach as a basis for single neighborhood given Its proximity to
discussing the village concept,questions the motel conversion project.For the
remain about the location,operator,and village concept to be successful,
Impact of Spokane's unique weather on the infrastructure would be required for onsite
four-season viability of pallet structures.The sewer and water service with preference
location proposed by Empire Health given to Implementation that supports
Foundation Is within close proximity to the more durable units with kitchens and
motel being proposed for acquisition and Empire Health bathrooms in the Individual structures.July
retrofit for Permanent Supportive Housing. Foundation. 11 Empire Health memo and email
Location and operator are critical to the Condron Homes and estimated initial costs at$1,500,000 and
success of the village approach.The village others had Initial ongoing at$775,000.No provider
2 concept would include up to 75 units. discussions too. information has been Identified. 90-120 days Transitional 125 125 $18,200 $2,275,000 $775,000 $1,500,000 $775,000
Extend expanded shelter beds made HOC,Cannon,Truth,
operational over past two years due to system Women's Hearth, Continue beds 25%allocation to ROW
growth.This is approximately 204 beds with Volunteers of Initiative population.Budget funding for
2 25%dedicated to ROW occupants America(VOA) these beds runs out December 2022 December Shelter 51 51 $9.804 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000
Complete capital investment in eight
permanent supportive units at Family Promise Permanent
that can be opportunities for ROW population Provides needed permanent supportive Supportive
2 members progressing from their shelter. Family Promise housing for families. November Housing 8 18 18 $16,722 $301,000 $301,000
The goal would be move people currently in
Bridge the funding gap in two affordable transitional housing to the new affordable
housing projects Identified by Spokane County housing units.That would free up
that have a remaining need of about$5.0 transitional/supportive housing for those
million.Combined total cost of the three currently at Camp Hope/ROW.While this is
projects would be about$75 million and bring a longer-term solution,additional
about 400 affordable housing units to the affordable housing units were referenced in 18-36
3 region. Not identified the Commerce Secretary's recent op-ed. months Permanent 400 600 600 $8,333 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - $71,250,000 $76,250,000
Acquire Park Lane mixed motel/RV lot on East 2.6 acre facility also has roam for
Sprague.This option just emerged as a expansion.Prupose would be to develop as
potential option based on a referral from a a campus model with RV use,transitional,
real estate broker.Real estate discussions not and permanent supportive units with
started,and service provider and other plans shared services.This opportunity in early
3 not yet developed, Not identified review. Permanent 55 83 20 102 $76,214 $7,850,000 $1,500,000 $5,600,000 $750,000 $1,500,000
Offer as a shelter-only participant pilot Provide a$25 non-currency incentive on
Incentive to get voluntary move to shelter if shelter occupation as part of regular
not housing ready or no permanent housing attendendance at case management
available.Non-monetary incentive tied to meetings.Weekly for every 7-day stay.
weekly stay and active involvement in case Continue for four weeks to get people used Related
3 management. to new shelter environment and services. August Services $56,000 $56,000
Additional projects for future consideration
The City of Spokane Valley Is currently in
the midst of developing its own
comprehensive homeless plan and program
that will be adopted by City Council.In
advance of adoption,the City has been in
conversation with numerous service and
housing providers about implementation
opportunities so that the City may act
quickly once the homeless plan Is adopted.
The City welcomes discussing potential
Acquire and establish additional shelter space funding opportunities for Implementation
In the city of Spokane Valley.Building and of appropriate parts of its homeless plan
operator not yet identified. Spokane Valley once It Is adopted by the City. 6+months Shelter 20 20
Purpose is to build better connections to Subject to
Expand behavioral health team integrated the estimated 100-200 individuals in crisis hiring,
with assessment providing outpatient care, to get into better shelter and housing and estimated
and available through the ongoing navigation Provider In involved In outpatient programs to prevent mid to late Related
center and street outreach. discussion return to street living. 2023 services • $625,000
Average
$27,166 $1,000,000 $78,700,000 $85,050,000
Total now related
Permanent Permanent Transitional Temporary Total Total ROW Rapid Capital ongoing Annual State Commerce Difference from
30%submitted-part of total list above Regional Support Category Description Units Housed Beds Beds Housed Initiative Cost Flexible Proviso Acquisition Home Security Operation Cost ROW allocation Total ROW Cost
Regional Support Category 1 totals 1 All region support-request entire category as package 263 348 190 140 678 $23,901,000 $ 9,599,000 $ 8,260,000 $ 6,042,000 $ 11,008,000 $24,304,192 I$ 403,192
Regional Support Category 2 totals 2 Multiple agency support or new recommended by multiple agencies 271 366 315 191 872 $29,977,000 $ 13,874,000 $ 10,061,000 $ 6,042,000 $ 15,283,000 $ (5,672,808)
Regional Support Category 3 totals 3 Individual agency support or new and in initial review 726 1049 335 191 1575 $42,883,000 $ 15,430,000 $ 20,661,000 $ 6,792,000 $ 16,783,000 $ (18,578,808)
Funding Categories 1&2 get the region new housing and shelter spaces that
exceed the unsheltered March 2022 Paint in Time Count of 823 Housing Type Contributions-Category 1 Housing Type Contributions-Category 1&2 Housing Type Contributions-All Categories
678 Housed-over 500 within 90 days 872 Housed-exceeds 2022 unsheltered PIT Count 1538 Housed with longer term affordable housing
140 191 191
21% dotal Permanent Housed 22% •Total Permanent Housed 12% ■Total Permanent Housed
•Transitional Beds 366 ■Transitional Beds 335 ■Transitional Beds
348 42%
51% ®Temporary Beds Temporary Beds 21% •Temporary Beds
190 1049
28% 315 67%
36%