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SPOKANE VALLEY HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE
RegularMeeting Minutes| July 24, 2025| 2:00 pm
at Spokane Valley City Hall, 10210 E Sprague Ave, Room N212 and on Zoom
1 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 2:03 pm.
As Mayor Pam Haley, Task Force Chair, was not in attendance, Lisa Miller moved that John Parker act as Chair for
this meeting. Joseph Ghodsee seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
2 ATTENDANCE: In attendance were:
Task Force Voting MembersGuests(in person)
George Dahl, Spokane County GretchenBrown, FBH Outreach Team Lead
Lance Beck, Greater Spokane Valley Chamber ToddMyers, FBH Outreach Team
John Parker, Central Valley School District MistyJarvis, FBH Outreach Team
Kelly Keenan, Spokane Housing Authority
Joseph Ghodsee, Community Member Guests (online)
Allisa Corley, Community Member Jennifer Wilcox
Lisa Miller, Lex Law Group Phillip Ohnems, KHQ
Task Force Non-Voting MembersCity Staff
Gloria Mantz, City of Spokane Valley, City Services Eric Robison, Homeless & Housing Coordinator
Administrator
Arielle Anderson, City of Spokane, CHHS Dept Director
3GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY
There were no comments.
ACTION ITEMS
4Approval of May 2025Meeting Minutes
Lisa Miller moved to approve the minutes. Joseph Ghodsee seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS
5Five-Year Homeless Housing Plan Update
Eric Robison provided a background of the Spokane Valley’sadoption of the 2024-2025 Continuum of Care (CoC)
Regional 5-Year Planin late 2023. He spoke about the city’s participation in the CoC, deadlines for adoption,
ongoingcommunity feedback, and updated guidelines for the new plan from the Washington State Department
of Commerce. The group reviewed plan objectives and how those objectives differ from the previous five-year
period.
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Members discussed future funding uncertainties, low-barrier/high-barrier options, focus areas, timelines and
requirements, next steps, ongoing public outreach, performance management and performance metrics. There
was also discussed about improving information distribution in the community and challenges with having one
plan for multiple jurisdictions. The Task Force will review the draft plan and make a recommendation to Spokane
Valley City Councilin November 2025.
6Homeless Outreach Program Update
Eric reported that as the city’s contract with Frontier Behavioral Health (FBH) recently passed the one-year mark,
FBH staff would present an update. Gretchen Brown, Outreach Team Lead, spoke about outreach team
operations. FBH shared a July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 Year in Review document outlining outcome data.
The group discussed problems with placing homeless families into new housing because they owe back rent on
previous housing. Grethen spoke about how she negotiates with property owners to attempt to reduce the
amount owed.
At 3:01 pm Acting Chair John Parker stated that to give Gretchen time to finish her presentation, he would like to
extend the meeting another 15 minutes. Joseph made a motion to extend the meeting 15 minutes. Allisa
seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Members discussed pros and cons of declaring bankruptcy for debt due to unpaid rent. Gretchen reported on
case management, number of individuals served, caseloads, process after initial intake, challenge of finding care
for pets, and more.
7Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:16 pm.
Julie Meyers-Lehman, Executive Assistant
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