CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION _________________
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A RESOLUTION modifying the Mayoral Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences of January 19, 2016.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code ("SMC") Section 10.02.010, the Mayor issued a Proclamation of Civil Emergency related to homelessness, and filed the proclamation with the City Clerk for presentation to the City Council, on November 2, 2015; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2015, the Mayor issued three Civil Emergency Orders related to homelessness; and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution 31630, ratifying and confirming the Mayoral Proclamation of a Civil Emergency and the three Civil Emergency Orders; and
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2016, the Mayor issued a Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences; and
WHEREAS, SMC Section 10.02.010.C states that the Seattle City Council shall either ratify and confirm, modify, or reject such a proclamation at the earliest practicable time; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the Mayor’s Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences, including the statements included therein that are required under Seattle Municipal Code 10.02.025;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT:
Section 1. The Mayor’s Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby modified as shown in Exhibit B, pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code 10.02.020.B. Such modifications as adopted in Exhibit B, shall be prospective from the date of this Resolution only, and shall not affect any actions taken prior to the modification of the order.
Section 2. The Council requests that the Mayor collect reports from communities on the perceived impacts and the city’s public policy response as well as potential assistance to neighborhoods and social service providers to address these potential impacts.
Section 3. The Council requests that the Mayor identify the plan for what occurs after the end of the City-sanctioned lot term.
Section 4. The Council requests that the Mayor add information to the bi-weekly report to the Council on actions taken pursuant to the Civil Emergency as requested in Section 5 of Resolution 31630. The bi-weekly report should include the information specified in Resolution 31630 and should identify the following:
A. The number of people residing in vehicles permitted to park in designated City-owned rights-of-way, including the number of adults, families, and children, and the disaggregated demographic data about these persons consistent with Resolution 31613;
B. The duration of stay of vehicles permitted to park in designated City-owned rights-of-way;
C. The number of people residing in vehicles parked in City-sanctioned safe lots, including the number of adults, families, and children, and the disaggregated demographic data about these persons consistent with Resolution 31613;
D. The duration of stay of vehicles parked in City-sanctioned safe lots;
E. The outcomes of outreach to homeless persons conducted as part of the Civil Emergency, including at least the number of persons assisted and dollars spent on each person for each service including, but not limited to: flexible funds, rapid rehousing and diversion, medical services, mental health and chemical dependency services, legal services, including Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) or other such programs and coordination with the Municipal Court, and employment services;
F. The barriers to permanent housing experienced by each household residing in the safe lot(s) including, but not limited to: institutional re-entry barriers, lack of income to afford permanent housing, or previous eviction(s);
G. The number of instances of providing services to make vehicle residences operational or move vehicles from unauthorized locations to designated City-owned rights-of-way and/or City-sanctioned safe lots; and
H. The number of vehicles impounded for being parked illegally after the vehicle owners, residing in the vehicles, are made aware of legal parking alternatives and have declined to move or have their vehicle moved to City-designated rights-of-way and/or City-sanctioned safe lots.
Adopted by the City Council the ____ day of ____________________, 2016, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this ________ day
of ______________________, 2016.
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President ___________ of the City Council
Filed by me this ____ day of ________________________, 2016.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Exhibit A - Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences
Exhibit B - Modified Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences