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Approved 01.22.2026
SPOKANE VALLEY HOMELESS HOUSING TASK FORCE
Meeting Minutes| November 20, 2025| 2:00pm
at Spokane Valley City Hall, 10210 E Sprague Ave, Room N212 and on Zoom
Mayor Pam Haley, Task Force Chair, was not in attendance. Her alternate, Councilmember Rod Higgins, served as Chair
for this meeting.
1 CALL TO ORDER: ActingCommittee Chair,Councilmember Rod Higgins,called the meeting to order at 2:03 pm
2 ATTENDANCE: In attendance were:
Task Force Voting MembersGuests (in person)
Councilmember Rod Higgins, City of Spokane Valley ToddMyers, FBH Outreach Team
George Dahl, Spokane County MistyJarvis, FBH Outreach Team
Lance Beck, Greater Spokane Valley Chamber Debra Whitacre, Volunteers of America
Kelly Keenan, Spokane Housing Authority
Allisha Corley Guests (online)
Lisa Miller, Lex Law Group Chris McKinney, Spokane County
Dave Noble
Task Force Non-Voting MembersCity Staff
Gloria Mantz, City of Spokane Valley, City Services Administrator Eric Robison, Homeless & Housing Coordinator
Julie Meyers-Lehman, Executive Assistant
3GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY-
There were no comments.
ACTION ITEMS
4Approval of September 2025Meeting Minutes
Lance Beck made amotion to approve the minutes as presented; Joseph Ghodsee seconded. Motionpassed
unanimously.
5Five-Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness: Task Force Recommendation
Eric Robison provided an overview of the existing Regional 5-Year Plan developed by the Continuum of Care (CoC) and
adopted by the City Council in 2023. The city must adopt an updated Plan by Dec. 31, 2025, to continue administering
local recording fee funding. He shared information about the plan development process, community feedback
received by the CoC, the plan metrics and system performance metrics set by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). The uncertainty of future funding levels and changes to HUD’s scoring criteria were discussed.
Joseph Ghodsee made a motion to recommend that the City Council adopt the CoC 5-Year to Prevent and End
Homelessness. Allisha Corley seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
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INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS
6Spokane Housing Authority Housing Program Education
Kelly Keenan reported on the work of the Spokane Housing Authority (SHA), including:
Vision and mission statements
Strategic priorities
SHA programs and housing
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program
Voucher holder demographics
Spokane County HCV waiting list
Planned projects and projects underway to increase housing supply
As the scheduled Task Force meeting date of the fourth Thursday of the month falls on Dec. 25, the group reached
consensus to not meet in December and resume regular meetings in January 2026.
9ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:54 pm.
Julie Meyers-Lehman, Executive Assistant
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