HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 06/04/1991 (4) MARIE JENSEN
CITY CLERK
CITY OF
PLANNING COMMITTEE
AGENDA
JUNE 4) 1991
THE PZANNING CQMM7TTEE MEETING FOR JUNE 4, ;7991 IS. SCHEDULED FOR
4 45 t?M A11' T IL BE HELD lm THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS E IST ROOM OFKENT
CITi'HALL AT 2201FOi7RTH AVENUE S.
Committee Members
Jon Johnson, Chair
Christi Houser
Leona Orr
AGENDA
1. Budget 1992 INFORMATION
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220 4th AVE.SO., /KENT,WASHINGTON 98032-58951 TELEPHONE (208)859-3315/FAX#859-6572
CITY OF
CITY OF KENT
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
(206) 859-3390
97RC.Tk- MEMORANDUM
June 4, 1991
MEMO TO: THE COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE; JON JOHNSON, CHAIR,
CHRISTI HOUSER AND LEONA ORR
FROM: JAMES P. HARRIS, PLANNING DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR 1992
As requested of all departments, the Planning Department has
carefully reviewed the proposed 1992 budget and come up with
suggested cuts that equal 10 percent. This has been a very
difficult undertaking. We have found a number of budgeted items
"parked" in our budget that are not administered by the Planning
Department. We have subtracted these items out of our budget to
come up with a net figure from which to cut the 10 percent. These
items include the Seattle-King County Health contract and Puget
Sound Air Pollution Control Agency contract; contracts the City is
obligated to fund.
I think it is important to counter the negatives associated with
the proposed 10 percent cuts with more positive news. Thus, I am
enclosing a list of Planning Department accomplishments over the
past year.
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Enclosures
1992 DEPARTMENT BUDGET CUT PRESENTATION
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
TOTAL POSSIBLE CUTS PROPOSAL
GENERAL CUM OTHER CUM
FUND % FUNDS %
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET $2, 084, 341
*NOTE: THE TOTAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUDGET IS $2 , 084,294 . THERE ARE PARKED
ITEMS IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE' DO NOT CONTROL NOR ADMINISTER SUCH AS CRIME
VICTIM SERVICES CONTRACT, SEATTLE KING COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES, PUGET SOUND
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, KING COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACT, AND KING COUNTY
ALCOHOL SERVICES. ALSO, THE HEALTH & SAFETY BUDGET IS ADMINISTERED IN OUR
DEPARTMENT, BUT THE FUNDING LEVEL IS NOT CONTROLLED BY THIS DEPARTMENT BUT
BASED ON RESOLUTION NO. 1205 WHICH MANDATES AN ALLOCATION OF 1 PERCENT OF THE
CURRENT YEAR'S GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET TO THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR HUMAN
SERVICES FUNDING. THE PROJECTED AMOUNT FOR 1992 IS $311,49 . THEREFORE,
THESE CONTRACTUAL ITEMS ARE SUBTRACTED FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT' S TOTAL
BUDGET AS FOLLOWS:
Less: (11, 500) Crime Victim Services
( 7, 500) Other Professional
Services/Seattle King
County Health Services
(16,496) Puget Sound Air
Pollution Control
(416, 069) King County Health
Services Contract
( 8, 886) King County Alcohol
Services
(311,497) Health & Safety Contracts
(771,948) Contractual Expenses
TOTAL ACTUAL PLANNING
DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET 11312,393
The Planning Department proposes the following reductions for 1992 .
CUTS BY PRIORITY
Savings
1. Eliminate Special Project $ 25, 000 2%
2 . Reduce Department Supplies 1, 351 -
3 . Reduce Department Services 49, 655 3%
4 . Reduce Printing & Graphics 2 , 308 1%
5. Reduce Travel, Training and Subsistence 962 -
6. Reduce Salaries, and Benefits 51,963 4%
Total Savings $131,239 10%
City Council Planning Committee
1992 Department Budget Cuts Presentation
GENERAL CUM OTHER CUM
FUND % FUNDS %
--------------------------------
PL06 GF REDUCE SALARIES AND -51,963 4%
BENEFITS.
THIS INCREASES AND
JUGGLES THE WORKLOAD IN
OUR DEPARTMENT.
PL02 REDUCE DEPARTMENT -11351 -
SUPPLIES.
THIS INCLUDES
REDUCTIONS FROM
PLANNING COMMISSION,
PLANNING ADMINISTRA-
TION, AND PLANNING
SERVICES BUDGETS IN AN
EFFORT TO REDUCE THE
DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET.
PL05 REDUCE TRAVEL, TRAINING -962 AND SUBSISTENCE.
THIS WILL REDUCE THE
TRAINING, TRAVEL, AND
SUBSISTENCE BUDGET.
PL04 REDUCE DEPARTMENT ' S -21 308 1%
PRINTING & GRAPHICS.
THIS REDUCES THE NUMBER
OF PHOTOCOPIES AND
REDUCES PRINTING AND
BINDING. THIS LIMITS
THE NUMBER OF BOOKLETS
AND ZONING CODES WHICH
WE SELL TO THE PUBLIC.
PLO1 ELIMINATE SPECIAL -25, 000 2%
PROJECT.
ELIMINATE THE MAIN
STREET PROJECT FOR
DOWNTOWN. AT A TIME
WHEN FINANCES ARE
SCARCE, THIS HAS A LOW
PRIORITY.
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City Council Planning Committee
1992 Department Budget Cuts Presentation
GENERAL CUM OTHER CUM
FUND % FUNDS %
--------------------------------
PL03 REDUCE DEPARTMENT -49, 655 3%
SERVICES.
THIS INCLUDES
REDUCTIONS FROM
HEARING EXAMINER,
PLANNING COMMISSION,
PLANNING ADMINISTRA-
TION, AND PLANNING
SERVICES BUDGETS IN
AN EFFORT TO REDUCE
THE DEPARTMENT'S
BUDGET. THESE
SERVICES ARE ITEMS
SUCH AS POSTAGE,
OTHER PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES , WORD
PROCESSING ETC.
TOTAL POSSIBLE CUTS -131, 239 10%
DEPARTMENT TARGET @ 10% -131, 239
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City of Kent, Washington
Fiscal Cut Analysis Sheet
Fund: General
Priority: 6
Department: Planning
Savings: $51, 963
Cut Proposal Title (Objective and Cost) :
The Planning Department will reduce the Salaries and Benefits
budget at a savings of $51, 963 , which is a cumulative
reduction of 4% of the total budget.
Cut Proposal Description:
By eliminating the part-time position at the Permit Center
counter, the Planning Administration Division budget saves
$9,977 including benefits. Also, eliminating a Planner for a
savings of $41,986 including benefits from the Planning
Services Division to be paid out of the dedicated funds from
the Growth Management Act.
Possible Conseauences or Impact:
The services level would drop a little for customers because
only one person would be handling the counter. To account for
breaks and lunches, the customers could pay their fees at the
City Hall counter (as it used to be done) .
Because the Department will not be able to hire a planner to
work on the Growth Management Act requirements but will be
utilizing a planner from within to do the work, an increase of
the workload of the other planners can be expected.
The long-term impact is the possibility of projects being
delayed or put. Without adequate staff on board, the ability
to adequately keep up with zoning violations or enforcement
issues will be impacted.
Other Fiscal Impact:
Since the cost of the Customer Service positions are shared
with three departments, the other two departments may not see
the same need to eliminate this part-time position.
Since the number one priority for 1992, before the 10% cut
exercise, was going to hire another full-time administrative
support person, the long-term impact on our existing support
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Planning Department
staff is an increased workload and a higher stress level.
Also, with the added workload of the Growth Management Program
this impacts the existing support staff and the planners.
Options and Alternatives:
1. Do not reduce these positions at all.
2 . Eliminate only the part-time Customer Service position
and keep the Planner so the workload, deadlines, target
dates, stress level, and backlog of work is not impacted.
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City of Kent, Oshington i
Fiscal Cut Analysis Sheet
Fund: General
Priority: 2
Department: Planning
Savings: $1,351
Cut Proposal Title (Objective and Cost) :
The Planning Department will reduce Supplies for a total
savings of $1, 351, which is a cumulative reduction of. 001% of
the total budget. These savings occur by reducing Supplies
from the Planning Commission budget by $150, the Planning
Administration Division budget by $881, and the Planning
Services Division budget by $320.
Cut Proposal Description:
Specifically, the cut in Planning Commission books/periodicals
saves $150.
The cut in Planning Administration Division Supplies saves
$881, which consists of a savings of $261 for Office
supplies, $70 for Books/maps/periodicals, $100 for Other
operating supplies, $100 for Other operating supplies-CS, and
$350 for Comm. equipment/repair parts supplies.
The cut in the Planning Services Supplies saves a total of
$320, which consists of a savings $220 for Office supplies-CS
and a savings of $100 for Books/maps/periodicals.
Possible Consequences or Impact:
Without adequate monies in the Planning Administration
Division budget to pay for the supplies to put together
project booklets and handouts that are distributed to the
public, the services level will be impacted. This leads to a
poor image to the City and not being responsive to the
public' s needs.
Other Fiscal Impact
By cutting the Planning Commission Books/periodicals budget by
$150, limits are placed on the Commissioners access to
background information.
The employees in the Department are impacted to some degree by
not be being able to receive necessary supplies to be
productive and efficient.
Options and Alternatives:
1. Do not cut supplies budget at all.
2. Perform an evaluation and lower the costs that are being
charged to each department by Central Services.
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City of Kent, Washington
Fiscal Cut Analysis Sheet
Fund: General
Priority: 5
Department: Planning
Savings: 962
Cut Proposal Title (Objective and Cost) :
The Planning Department will reduce the Training/education
budget by $962, which is a . 001% cumulative reduction of their
budget.
Cut Proposal Description:
Specifically, the savings is coming out of the Planning
Commission budget for Training/education for a total savings
of $962 .
Possible Consequences or Impact:
This cut does not appear to impact the services level to the
City.
The long-term impact of the cut does prevent all of the
Commissioners the opportunity to attend the APA conference.
Other Fiscal Impact:
By cutting the Planning Commission' s Training/education budget
by $962 , it leaves $488 to provide limited training and
education.
This reduction in Training/education limits the Commissioners '
ability to acquire new ideas, information, and potentially
decreases productivity.
Options and Alternatives:
1. Do not cut this budget.
2 . Reduce the budgeted $1,450 amount by one-half and send
only a few Commissioners to the APA conference.
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City of Kent, Washington
Fiscal Cut Analysis Sheet
Fund: General
Priority: 4
Department: Planning
Savings: $2 , 308
Cut Proposal Title (Objective and Cost):
The Planning Department will reduce the Printing/Binding
budget by $2, 308 , which is a 1% cumulative reduction of the
total budget.
Cut Proposal Description:
Specifically, the Planning Administration Division budget will
save a total of $1,520, which consists of $1, 000 for Photo
copying and $520 for Printing/binding.
The Planning Services Division budget will save a total of
$788 for Printing/binding.
Possible Consequences or Impact:
With a limited printing/binding budget, the Planning
Department will not be able to print extra copies of minutes,
booklets, and handouts that we usually give out free to
customers. If the customers ask for a copy, we will have the
customer make their own copy on our lobby copier and charge
them for each copy. This would lower our service level to the
public.
Also, if we have less printed booklets available to sell to
customers that we usually have, this will reduce the revenue
coming into the City.
Other Fiscal Impact:
If there is not an adequate supply of booklets, Zoning Code
books etc. to sell to the customers, this will cut down on the
amount of revenue coming in. 1
The long-term affect by lowering the service level will be
projecting that the City of Kent does not care.
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1992 Fiscal Cut Analysis Sheet
Planning Department
Options and Alternatives:
1. Do not cut this budget.
2 . Do not print extra copies of minutes, booklets, and
handouts that we usually give out free to customers.
Customers would 'have to make the copy at our lobby
copier, which we would have to charge them for each copy.
2 . Increase fees for the booklets we already sell to make up
for the loss of revenue.
3 . Begin charging the public for all printed booklets and
handouts that used to be free.
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City of Kent, Washington
Fiscal Cut Analysis Sheet
Fund: General
Priority: 1
Department: Planning
Savings:_$25, 000
Cut Proposal Title (Objective and Cosh :
The Planning Department will eliminate the Main Street special
project, which is a 2% cumulative budget reduction.
Cut Proposal Description:
Cut the Planning Administration Division budget under Other
Services and Charges, this project will save the City $25, 000.
Possible Conseauences or Impact: :
The Downtown interests fought to get the $25, 000 into the 1991
budget. They feel it is important to help accomplish some of
their goals for Downtown. Taking the funding away reduces
City participation in the Main Street project.
Other Fiscal Impact:
If there is to be a Main Street program, the private sector
will have to fund it. With the City' s budget shortfall
predicted for 1992 , this program competes with other vital
services type programs.
Options and Alternatives:
1. Only fund 40% (or $10, 000) of the project and charge the
project to some other source in the City' s General Fund
budget.
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City of Kent, Washington
Fiscal Cut Analysis Sheet
Fund: General
Priority: 3
Department: Planning
Savings: $49, 655
Cut Proposal Title (Objective and Cost) :
The Planning Department will reduce the Services budget by
$49, 655, which is a 31 cumulative reduction of the total
budget.
Cut Proposal Description:
Specifically, this cut is accomplished in several areas. The
Planning Administration Division is saving a total of $5, 744
for Services, which consists of a cut of $1, 514 for Word
Processing, $500 for Other Professional Services, $2, 000 for
CS Postage, $1, 500 for microfilming, and $230 for Advertising.
The Planning Services Division is saving a total of $40,459
for Services, which consists of a savings of $600 for Other
Services and Charges, $38, 360 for Other Professional Services,
and $1,499 for CS Telephone.
The Planning Commission budget is saving a total of $280 for
Services, which consists of a savings of $200 for Other
Services & Charges and $80 for Maintenance Equipment.
The Hearing Examiner budget is saving a total of $3 , 172 , which
consists of a savings of $112 for Word Processing and $3 , 060
for Other Professional Services.
Possible Consequences or Impact:
The cutting of Word Processing increases the workload for the
Planning Department's administrative support staff.
With the cut in Postage, there will. be a decrease in the
number of persons who receive mailings. For example, we are
only required to send the mailing to the owner of the property
within a 200-300 foot radius, to reduce the cost of postage
this may beed to be reduced to only sending the mailing to the
owner.
By eliminating the microfilming budget, more paper files
exist. Consequently, this potentially fills up our existing
file space.
1992 Fiscal Cut Analysis Sheet
Planning Department
Other Fiscal Impact:
By reducing the Professional Services budget, we impact the
workload to the Planning Department staff since this reduces
our ability to retain personnel for special projects and
programs.
Options and Alternatives:
1. None identified.
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1990-91
ENVIRONMENT AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT
—Shoreline Master Program update
- Tree Preservation Ordinance
- Park Dedication in Subdivision Ordinance
- Interim Wetlands Guidelines
- Improved development services:
. Improved coordination with Public Works
• More personalized permit consultations with applicants
- On-going Permit Review Committee
- Computerized zoning map and shoreline overlay
HUMAN AND HOUSING SERVICES
- Severe Weather Emergency Shelter Program
- Human Services Month; included hosting Chamber social to
promote community awareness of human services
- Training sessions for City departments on City's role in
Human Services
- Application workshop for Block Grant and General Fund
applicants
- Completion of Phase I of the Senior Housing project;
formulating decisions on ownership, management and
development of projects
- Acquisition of two grants (State and County) totalling over
500, 000 dollars to supplement Senior Housing Bonds
- Increased involvement with the South King Council of Human
Services, including Board membership
- Facilitation of a South King County subregional forum on
financing confidential shelter for abused women
RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT
- Enterprise Zone Committee recommendations
- Growth Management Committee recommendations
- Historic Preservation Committee recommendations
- Wetlands Management Grant/Department of Ecology
- Wetlands Education Grant/Department of Ecology
- Final Lagoon Plan
—Database and RFP foe land use inventory/capacity analysis
- Regional technical forums for growth management: urban
growth boundaries, resource lands, data collection
- Capital Improvement Program (CIP) coordination
- Technical Committee participation on King County's Soos
Creek Community Plan
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
- Successful summer painting program
- Needs survey
- Revision of CDBG program policies to address needs
identified in survey
- Public education and information workshops on Home Repair
Program
- Expansion of Kent Community Health Clinic
- Significant increase in number of home repairs with priority
to low-income, seniors and handicapped
- Special Populations Resource Center kitchen rehab
- Acquisition of Kent office foe nonprofit agency providing a
range of emergency services to Kent residents
CITY OF
CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE
May 21, 1991 4 : 45 PM
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Committee Members Present Other City Staff
Judy Woods Ed Chow
Jon Johnson, Chair Roger Lubovich
Christi Houser Tony McCarthy
Carol Morris
Planning Staff
Other Guests
Lin Ball
Sharon Clamp Tamara Brown
Jim Harris Roy Cooper
Margaret Porter Pat Dunham
Fred Satterstrom Marvin Eckfeldt
Alice Shobe Bill Poslittle
Janet Shull Linda Rasmussen
HUMAN SERVICES ROUNDTABLE UPDATE (L. Ball)
Senior Planner Lin Ball advised the Committee that Planning Department
staff is working on getting the community advocates on line that are
being funded through Proposition II money. The target date is July 1,
1991. Council President Judy Woods advised the Committee that the
Domestic Violence bill sponsored by the Human Services Roundtable was
signed by the Governor on May 20. Passage of this bill was a top
priority of the Roundtable during the past year.
DOMESTIC ABUSE WOMEN'S NETWORK (DAWN) SHELTER REQUEST FOR FUNDING
(J. Shull)
Planner Janet Shull introduced Linda Rasmussen from DAWN and Marvin
Eckfeldt, Chairman of the Human Services Commission. Ms. Shull
explained that DAWN is requesting $30,000 in funding to support the
DAWN shelter to be located in Kent. The Human Services Commission
received the formal request for funding at their April 25, 1991 meeting
and recommended approval of the request. Ms. Shull stated that DAWN
has received $206,747 in funds from King County and the State for
capital costs to acquire a five bedroom single family residence to
shelter women and children who may be victims of domestic violence in
South King County. Currently, there is no shelter in South King County
for victims of domestic violence. In all of King County, there are
only 38 beds available. Since the shelter will be located in the City
of Kent, one of the requirements of the Housing Opportunity Fund Grant
is that a significant match of funds come from the city in which the
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MAY 21, 1991
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shelter is to be located. Additional capital dollars needed is
approximately $56, 000, and DAWN is also pursuing other South King
County cities to raise the additional funds. Ms. Rasmussen related
that similar proposals for $15, 000 in capital funding have been
presented to Renton, Auburn, Sea Tac, and Tukwila. Federal Way has
advised that they do not have any 1991 funds available. Senior Planner
Lin Ball indicated that in discussing the Housing Opportunity Fund
Grant requirement with the* County, she learned there is not a specific
dollar amount required in the grant. She feels this gives the City
some flexibility in determining what funding amount will be feasible.
Linda Rasmussen stated that DAWN has not yet received a condition
letter from King County stating the conditions under which their funds
will be released.
Finance Director Tony McCarthy presented a fiscal note from the
Internal Budget Committee (IBC) stating that the DAWN funding request
should go through the regular budget process and should be prioritized
with other human services requests. He suggested that maybe an advance
of 1992 human services funds could be worked out. An alternative would
be to use the City's general fund or capital improvement fund.
City Council President Judy Woods stated that rarely is the City
approached with a project like this where, in this case, DAWN is so
close to having all the capital funds committed. Even though we are in
hard budget times, the City of Kent needs to make a match in order for
the project to go on line. Ms. Woods stressed the extraordinary need
for this shelter. She stated that her close work with this issue over
the past year has increased her awareness of the fact that there is not
a single safe bed available in the South King County area for victims
of domestic violence.
Linda Rasmussen stated one of the problems DAWN is having raising the
operating funds of $303, 000 is that many private foundations will not
forward any operating funds until a site is secured. This constitutes
an urgent need for capital dollars at this time. All of DAWN's
requests to local governments are for capital dollars for 1991. DAWN
is unable to submit proposals to one-quarter of their private sources
until they have a site. Their objective is to have the capital money
awarded by July 1991.
Councilmember Christi Houser MOVED and Council President Judy Woods
SECONDED to commit a minimum of $10, 000 to the DAWN Shelter. The funds
will come from the 1991 City budget with the source to be determined by
the Finance Department. Motion carried. CouncilmemberHouser
clarified that this action will be forwarded to the June 4, 1991 City
Council meeting.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY SHELTER
REQUEST (A. Shobe)
Planner Alice Shobe introduced Tamara Brown from Catholic Community
Services. Ms. Shobe provided a summary of the Severe Weather Emergency
Shelter Request. In January 1991 CCS was awarded $15, 418 to be used
for motel vouchers for homeless families and individuals on an as
needed basis according to' severe weather standards of 35 degrees or
below and taking into account wind chill factors. On February 5, 1991
the Planning Committee asked the Human Services Commission to evaluate
the program and make a funding recommendation to maintain it through
the remainder of 1991. Between January 15 and April 15, 1991 $8, 357
was spent. There were 45 days designated as cold weather nights and of
the 227 individuals served, there were 76 single men, 64 children, and
38 families. CCS is requesting an additional $2, 500 as a contingency
fund to assure that vouchers can be provided for severe weather nights
through the end of December 1991. This amount is based on projections
of increased motel costs, the number of clients served, and information
obtained from the weather bureau. The Human Services commission
reviewed the proposal on April 25, 1991 and recommended granting the
$2 , 500 request.
Finance Director Tony McCarthy presented a fiscal note from IBC stating
that since the need ' is based on the weather and the Human Services
Commission has already allocated its 1991 budget of 1% of the general
fund revenue, a prioritization with 1992 funds should be made. An
advance of those funds could be made for late 1991 expenditures.
Council President Judy Woods reminded the Committee that the request
for additional funding originated in the Planning Committee.
Marvin Eckfeldt, Chairman of the Human Services Commission, expressed
his belief that the forecast for the 1992 budget may not be as bleak as
anticipated and that the City may have additional funds at the end of
1991. The Human Services Commission is now being asked to decrease its
1992 allocations by 10 percent. Asking the Commission to prioritize
this request with 1992 applications makes the orderly handling of the
applications and the allocations of the funds very difficult; they have
$517, 000 in 1992 funding requests and only $280, 000 available. If the
$2 , 500 were to come from the 1992 one percent allocation, the process
would become more difficult.
Tamara Brown stated that according to the National Weather Service, the
weather the last three years during the month of December has been
exceptionally severe. The difference in sheltering in severe cold
weather opposed to spring or fall is that people die when it is
severely cold. There is no other agency in South King County that
serves single men or women. Many homeless single men in their mid-40' s
with health problems are out on the streets with no shelter at all.
Ms. Brown stated she lost a client last year at this . time from
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MAY 21, 1991
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hypothermia due to the fact that she could not shelter him. If single
men can be served with the Emergency Severe Weather Shelter funds, then
other shelter funds can be used to shelter families with children.
Thirty-three percent of the people sheltered in the Emergency Severe
Weather Shelter program were single men. Responding to Christie
Houser' s question if CCS has approached neighboring cities, Ms. Brown
stated they are approaching different cities for help and have received
some money from a private donor in Auburn for domestic violence
families. CCS is also working with DAWN to cover their shelter needs
when they cannot meet them. Ms. Brown stated they have also
experienced funding cuts this year which has affected their sheltering
capacity.
Councilmember Christi Houser MOVED and Council President Judy Woods
SECONDED to allocate $2 , 500 contingency funding to Catholic Community
Services to assure that vouchers can be provided for severe weather
sheltering through December 1991. The source of the funds. will be the
1991 general fund. Motion carried.
ADDED ITEMS
DES MOINES SHOPPING CENTER
Jon Johnson advised citizens Pat Dunham and Ray Cooper that he just
learned that the Declaration of Nonsignificance (DNS) on the Des Moines
Shopping Center was rescinded. Mr. Johnson stated the recision can be
appealed to the City Council and the Planning Committee could be in
violation of the Appearness and Fairness Doctrine if any public comment
was allowed at this meeting. Assistant City Attorney 'Carol Morris
stated due to the recision, there is currently no action that would
require public comment. Planning Director Jim Harris -stated the DNS
was rescinded after 5: 00 p.m. on Monday, May 20, and staff is in the
process of preparing a letter and official document notifying all
parties involved.
RESOLUTION NO. 1275 (J. Harris)
Planning Director Jim Harris stated discussion of this item will be
delayed due to the fact that the Public Works Committee has not yet
taken action on this resolution.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p:m.
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