Record No: CB 119724    Version: Council Bill No: CB 119724
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 12/16/2019
Ordinance No: Ord 126021
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to services for people experiencing homelessness; authorizing the Mayor to execute an interlocal agreement with King County for the establishment of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
Attachments: 1. Att A - Interlocal Agreement for the Establishment of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, 2. Att A - Interlocal Agreement for the Establishment of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority version dated 12/6/19
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Proposed Substitute (added; 12/13/19), 3. Proposed Amendment (added; 12/13/19), 4. Central Staff Memo (added; 12/13/19), 5. Comparison Chart (added; 12/13/19), 6. Signed Ordinance 126021, 7. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to services for people experiencing homelessness; authorizing the Mayor to execute an interlocal agreement with King County for the establishment of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle ("City") and King County currently fund programs to provide services to homeless individuals and families, but homelessness and housing insecurity remain a chronic and serious problem; and
WHEREAS, the City and King County signed a memorandum of understanding on May 3, 2018, proposing a partnership to more effectively and consistently coordinate their provision of those services, and have received a consultant's report providing guidance on how such a joint effort could be structured; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are authorized to enter into interlocal cooperation agreements in accordance with chapter 39.34 RCW ("Interlocal Cooperation Act") to jointly provide services; and
WHEREAS, the City and King County have determined that a cooperative undertaking to coordinate services within an equitable operational framework, centering on people with lived experience of homelessness, will enable and facilitate joint planning, program funding, and establishing standards for and accountability of programs, thereby improving the delivery of services and enhancing outcomes for those receiving such services; and
WHEREAS, the City and King County have committed to assessing the needs and specific recommendations for homelessness solutions through a Regional Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City and King County desire to enter into an interlocal agreement for the purpose of facilitating the formation, administration, and operation of an independent governmental agency to be known as the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (the "Authority") as provided herein; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINE...

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