SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 31705

• Record No: Res 31705
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/26/2016
• Title: A RESOLUTION related to addressing the needs of people living in the I-5 East Duwamish Greenbelt and in the adjoining neighborhoods; accepting the Seattle Human Services Department's East Duwamish Greenbelt Encampments Outreach Assessment; and approving the City's operations plan to physically improve and maintain the Greenbelt and provide a healthier and safer environment for all.
• Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
• Supporting documents: 1. Att A – Assessment of UGM’s East Duwamish Greenbelt Encampment Outreach, 2. Proposed Amendment, 3. Summary and Fiscal Note, 4. I-5 East Duwamish Greenbelt Presentation (9/14/16), 5. Central Staff Memo (09/14/16)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/29/2016	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
9/29/2016	2	Mayor	Signed
9/29/2016	2	Mayor	returned
9/28/2016	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/26/2016	1	City Council	adopted as amended	Pass
9/14/2016	1	Human Services and Public Health Committee	adopt	Pass
9/6/2016	1	City Council	referred
9/1/2016	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/19/2016	1	City Clerk	sent for review
8/18/2016	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION related to addressing the needs of people living in the I-5 East Duwamish Greenbelt and in the adjoining neighborhoods; accepting the Seattle Human Services Department's East Duwamish Greenbelt Encampments Outreach Assessment; and approving the City's operations plan to physically improve and maintain the Greenbelt and provide a healthier and safer environment for all.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle and King County declared a State of Emergency on November 2, 2015, and are committed to addressing the homelessness crisis in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the public health and public safety concerns for the needs of the people living in and near the I-5 East Duwamish Greenbelt ("Greenbelt"), for police, firefighters, and first responders to emergencies in and around the Greenbelt, and for those who use the I-5 freeway, as detailed in the February 17, 2016, "I-5 and East Duwamish Greenbelt Conditions Assessment" report; and
WHEREAS, on May 31, 2016, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 31671, with the Mayor concurring, which endorsed a public health and public safety model to address the needs of people living in the Greenbelt and in the adjoining neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, consistent with Resolution 31671, the City and its outreach professionals have since engaged in many weeks of intensive outreach to individuals living in the Greenbelt, as detailed in reports to the City Council on June 9, 2016; June 24, 2016; July 8, 2016; and August 18, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City and State acknowledge that a number of infrastructure and safety improvements for the Greenbelt are critically important, including brush removal and native plant restoration, trash and debris removal, restoration of an access road, and repair of freeway and stormwater infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Seattle's Human Services Department, the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Department of Transportation, Seat...