SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119275

• Record No: CB 119275
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 119275
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 6/18/2018
• Ordinance No: Ord 125601
• Title: AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 125493, which amended the 2018 Budget (Ordinance 125475); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels; and creating positions in the Human Services Department.
• Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Proposed Substitute, 3. Mayor's Letter, 4. Bridge Housing and Shelter Presentation, 5. Central Staff Bridge Housing Memo, 6. Signed Ordinance 125601, 7. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2018	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
6/22/2018	2	Mayor	returned
6/22/2018	2	Mayor	Signed
6/20/2018	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
6/18/2018	1	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
6/13/2018	1	Finance and Neighborhoods Committee	pass	Pass
6/11/2018	1	City Council	referred
6/6/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/1/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review
6/1/2018	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 125493, which amended the 2018 Budget (Ordinance 125475); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels; and creating positions in the Human Services Department.
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WHEREAS, Seattle is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis, and the number of residents experiencing homelessness in both sheltered and unsheltered living arrangements has grown dramatically; and
WHEREAS, there were 4,488 individuals living in the City of Seattle unsheltered according to the 2018 Point-in-Time Count, an increase of 647 individuals from the 2017 Point-in-Time Count; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Pathways Home, the City embraces the evidence-based Housing First philosophy, which recognizes the basic necessity of stable housing as a foundation for successful engagement in supportive services and other appropriate supports. This is a commitment critical to investing in what works and with a singular focus of moving people to stable housing, as well as shifting to a system able to nimbly respond and invest resources across interventions based on current need and best-practices; and
WHEREAS, people living unsheltered have different needs and are best assisted by different intervention types and shelter options; and
WHEREAS, various City departments have committed to participating in an Innovative Housing Strategies Subcabinet, which will develop a Bridge Housing Investment Strategy to increase the supply of interim or "bridge" shelter and housing for people currently living unsheltered; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The appropriations for the following items in the 2018 Budget are modified as follows:
Item
Fund
Department
Budget Summary Level
Amount
1.1
General Fund (00100)
Human Services Department
Addressing Homelessness (BO-HS-H3000)
$5,920,000
1.2
Finance and Administrative Service...