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City Council Workshop
Workshop Regular Meeting
Minutes
February 4, 2020
Date: February 4, 2020
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: Chambers
I. CALL TO ORDER
Council President Troutner called the meeting to order.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Toni Troutner Council President Present
Bill Boyce Councilmember Present
Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present
Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present
Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present
Les Thomas Councilmember Present
Dana Ralph Mayor Present
II. PRESENTATIONS
1 Human Services Strategic Plan Goals Merina Hanson 30 MIN.
Human Services Manager, Merina Hanson presented the Human Services
Strategic Plan 2020-2025.
The plan is anticipated to be complete during the first quarter of 2020. The
purpose of the Plan is to provide a roadmap that identifies the City’s strategic
human services priorities over the next five years.
Hanson reviewed the Plan development process that the City went through
and will continue to go through as we work towards implementation. We will
drill down to evaluation and measurement and eventually we will cycle back
through again. The plan addresses immediate needs and long-term
challenges and is intended to be a flexible, living document that allows the
City to respond to shifting community needs over time.
Research and Data. The City did not conduct a comprehensive community
“needs” assessment, although the consultant we hired as part of our
Consolidated Plan development did help out some in that regard. Updated
data is so much more accessible now that we didn’t feel a needs assessment
was where we should direct limited resources. Staff did conduct extensive
background research on demographics, reviewed local and national reports,
and focused on best practices. Our work included analysis of research from
experts in the field, community’s experiences, and strategy development
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with the Commission.
Community Engagement and Outreach
The hallmark of the planning process was a concerted effort to talk with as
many people as we could, focusing on our low-income residents and their
needs so we did target our outreach there, as well as to our non-profit
agencies and community groups who serve them. We also felt it was critical
to hear directly from our local policy makers because you have direct contact
with your constituents so that was a priority as well.
Human services investments help to ensure that the services people need are
in place - when they need them. These investments strengthen community
resilience. While we can’t predict the level of need exactly or when it might
arise generally we use the low and very low-income numbers to identify
potential need.
Hanson advised staff was able to reach over 700 community members. The
feedback received validated their research. The City also had the benefit of
statistically valid information from the Recreation Plan and data from the
Marketing and Community Engagement qualitative survey.
Roles of the City
These are the primary roles the City has in the human services realm. This
plan is really two pronged at its heart, so in addition to setting the stage for
our funding priorities we are also using the plan to help drive our work plans.
Our goal is to be more proactive and strategic while aligning with regional
priorities when appropriate.
High Level Themes
Some high-level issues emerged from the community feedback. We
conducted our own analysis of the survey data and feedback we received,
but in order to make sure we weren’t missing anything and to avoid any blind
spots, we also had the consultant we are working with on the Consolidated
Plan review all of our feedback. We were on the same page and he indicated
that our top high-level trends are very similar to neighboring cities.
Everyone wants to feel valued and connected. That access to opportunity
piece is really critical and again we heard that both from residents and our
non-profits.
Diversity - respecting individual differences
Equity - creating equal access to opportunity
Inclusion - experiencing a sense of belonging and feeling valued
Human Services Vision
All residents experience Kent as a thriving, sustainable and inclusive
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community.
Human Services Mission
Create a healthy, thriving, and inclusive community for all Kent residents by
ensuring access to opportunity and high-quality services that respect each
person’s unique experiences.
Guiding Principles
· Maintain a safety net of services for Kent’s most vulnerable residents, while
remaining flexible enough to respond to emerging needs.
· Focus on data driven, upstream investments that target root causes and reduce
the demand for costlier interventions later.
· Honor and respect the rich diversity within the City of Kent and strive to ensure
our services are accessible and culturally relevant.
· Recognize, respect, and build on the strengths of individuals, families, and our
community.
· Strive to move people along the continuum to stability, promoting maximum
independence.
· Value and promote collaboration and coordination at every level, including
amongst City divisions, local governments, non-profit agencies, private funders,
and our residents.
These guiding principles come into play in our funding allocation process.
These principles also help us make difficult decis ions about who to fund when
we have competing applications for similar services.
Values
· Person-centered over service-centered. Strive to build services, policies, and
processes grounded in what individuals and families need, as opposed to what
we perceive the needs and solutions to be.
· Strength-based over deficit-based. Build on what works with a lens on
promoting the strengths and resilience of individuals, families, and communities
rather than solely focusing on what is going wrong what the challenges are.
· Innovation over tradition. Prioritize being flexible and adaptable in order to be
able to meet the needs of fast-pace of change in our community.
· Integrated over fragmented. Prioritize services that are integrated and
coordinated and facilitate access and flow through, resulting in improved client
and system-level outcomes.
· Prevention over crisis. Where possible, continue to prioritize intervention and
prevention measures, rather than waiting for issues to become costlier crises
before we intervene.
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· Sustainability over deficit. Maximize value for taxpayers and develop financially-
sustainable models that leverage additional resources wherever possible
Equity
Woven throughout the plan is a focus on using an equity lens in our work. It
is still all too easy to predict advantage or disadvantage based on race,
ethnicity, identity, or ability. We have to make sure our strategies are having
the impact we seek for the communities who need it most.
· Promote fair and just access for community services, and build partnerships that
engage in a strong commitment to equity.
· Prioritize creating an environment where diversity thrives, inclusion and
belonging is the norm, and equity is the ultimate outcome.
· Invest in and work with nonprofit organizations led by and/or serving
communities of color to ensure City resources reach the populations most
impacted.
Community challenges and Opportunities
Our strategic plan does address each of the community challenges and
opportunities in more detail. Housing, homeless and mental health were
heard in every community engagement venue - including interviews, focus
groups, and across stakeholders.
Human Services Coordinator, Lori Guilfoyle was the lead staff on developing
the strategic plan and she presented information on the priorities and goals.
Priorities. The previous Master Plan had seven priorities. We started out
with seven priorities and we have them condensed down to four. Each
priority area has specific goals and strategies, and the strategies are where
we focus investments - the funding allocated and where we focus on policy
development, and planning.
A Good Start
Goal 1 - Children are healthy and ready to start school
Goal 2 - Youth are healthy, successful in school, and have positive
attachment to community.
The strategies span from prevention to intervention needs of youth and
addressing high risk behaviors as well as early intervention in mental health
and substance abuse.
Guilfoyle reviewed the Investment Strategies and Policy and Planning
Strategies.
Healthy Aging
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Goal 1 - Older adults thrive in the community as they age.
Guilfoyle reviewed the Investment Strategies and Policy and Planning
Strategies that strengthen community options that allow older adults to age
well and safely in the community - including home repair, home care,
transportation options, and support services.
· Expand access to educational and social events, classes, activities.
· Ensure counseling, case management, and referral services are available in the
community.
· Expand caregiver support programs and programs that prevent elder abuse,
isolation, and exploitation.
· Increase access to programs designed to improve the health status of older
adults in diverse populations.
Individual and Community Well-Being
Goal 1- Community members feel safe, welcomed and included in social, civic
and economic life.
Investment Strategies include expanding access to culturally appropriate
services and programs.
· Strengthen community connections that create protective environments and
build support systems and social networks.
· Increase access to social engagement opportunities to decrease isolation.
Policy and Planning Strategies include increasing education and awareness
about inclusion and equity.
· Support access to and availability of resources, services and programs that
advance equity.
· Foster partnerships with community organizations.
We want all of our community members to feel safe, welcomed and included.
This includes the need for culturally appropriate services, advancing equity
and strengthening community connections to build resilience.
Goal 2 - Individuals and families have access to basic safety net services.
Investment Strategies include preventing food insecurity, and increase
availability and access to healthy, fresh food.
· Ensure families in crisis have access to emergency financial assistance for
eviction prevention, motel vouchers, utility assistance, transportation, and
medical prescriptions.
Policy and Planning Strategies include monitoring and taking advantage of
opportunities to influence local and state policy that directly affect Kent
residents.
· Improve community education to ensure vulnerable residents access poverty
reduction strategies.
Goal 3 - Residents have opportunities to improve their economic condition,
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build assets, and improve their long-term security.
Investment Strategies include increasing support for individualized
employment support services, internships, and apprenticeships that enable
residents to enter or progress in the job market.
· Expand opportunities for entrepreneurship and small business development.
· Increase access to financial literacy and provide programs to build assets.
· Support services that promote pathways to home ownership.
· Increase access to affordable, quality, legal assistance for low-income residents.
Policy and Planning Strategies include developing strong regional
partnerships to close the gaps in capacity, encourage collaboration across
jurisdictional boundaries, and help overcome residents’ barriers to
opportunity.
We want residents to be able to increase their economic security over the
long-term.
This Goal focuses on a range from employment supports, to small business
development to financial literacy, legal aid and home ownership programs.
Goal 4 - Residents can access resources to achieve quality physical and
mental well-being.
Investment Strategies include ensuring access to services that promote
physical, behavioral and oral health.
· Support programs that address the unmet needs of vulnerable populations
struggling with mental health or substance use disorders.
· Support services that promote safe and healthy relationship skills and disrupt
pathways toward intimate partner violence.
Policy and Planning Strategies include expanding access to a continuum of
high quality behavioral health services that includes prevention, intervention,
treatment, and recovery support services.
· Increase awareness of the harms of domestic violence and of services available
to survivors.
This priority area also includes strategies related to health - including
physical health, behavioral health, treatment, protection from domestic
violence, and sexual assault.
Stable Housing
Goal 1 - Individuals have access to homelessness prevention and housing
assistance services that are tailored to their unique needs and strengths to
help them achieve and maintain stable housing.
Investment Strategies:
· Ensure residents have flexible prevention services suited to their needs.
· Ensure all individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness are connected to
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the Coordinated Entry System.
· Increase access to programs that improve transitions of young people from
foster care and the juvenile justice system.
· Ensure consistent access to specialized outreach workers and case management,
and promote more comprehensive wraparound services.
· Develop persistent, coordinated, and creative outreach efforts to engage
chronically homeless individuals to link them to services.
· Policy and Planning Strategies:
· Expand regional efforts that seek to address root causes of homelessness.
· Ensure regional access to a continuum of housing options including rapid
rehousing, shelter, and permanent supportive housing.
Goal 2 - Create an engaged and informed community regarding
homelessness and homelessness solutions.
· Acknowledge the strength of our community to make change by leveraging their
passion, energy, assets, and skills to help non-profits and other organizations
achieve their mission of ending homelessness.
·
Policy and Planning Strategies:
· Engage and increase communication with residents on issues regarding
homelessness and Kent’s current efforts to address homelessness in the City,
including the work of other City departments and law enforcement, as well as
our combined efforts at the regional level.
· Increase coordination with the faith community and community groups focused
on providing grassroots homelessness services.
· Identify and promote volunteer opportunities with local civic groups, community
organizations and service providers that complement the goals of the City,
streamline resources to where they are most needed, and reduce duplication of
services.
· Educate residents on programs that exist to prevent people from experiencing
homelessness.
Next Steps include building the priorities and goals into the upcoming
application cycle.
Staff is very aware of the City’s financial constraints and are working on a
deeper funding analysis of the current per capita investment. Staff is diving
into that “opportunity” piece and building a strong case for what increasing
funding could accomplish.
The sustained focus on human services at the regional level has really taken
a toll on our staffing capacity and we know we can’t continue at the pace we
are currently moving.
The last piece of our planning process is refining and finalizing our
Implementation Plan.
Staff will incorporate Priorities and Goals into the upcoming 2020 application
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cycle and funding allocation process.
Complete a funding analysis of the current per capita investment with
recommendations to come in 2021-2022 budget development process.
Refine and Finalize Implementation Plan:
· List short-term goals that will be accomplished within the next two years.
· List longer term goals (two to five years and beyond).
· Finalize performance measures and how progress will be measured.
2020 Funding Application Cycle
Kent is part of the Human Services Funding Collaborative. The HSFC is made
up of 16 cities. We share a common application process and we collaborate
on a year-round ongoing basis on this project. The application will go live on
March 3rd. We then hold a series of funders workshops where we will walk
through the application process and answer questions. Technical assistance is
also available throughout the process.
Hanson reviewed the 2020 timeline.
Internally we are working with our Commission and staff on some focused
training on reviewing and allocating funds with an equity lens. Our timeline is
here for your information.
Applications are reviewed by staff for completeness and accuracy once the
application cycle closes. The Human Services Commission makes the final
decision on completeness and we conduct a preliminary review at this time.
Commissioners and staff then review applications in tandem through most of
May. Commissioners will make final funding recommendations at the June
Human Services Commission meeting. Recommendations are then forwarded
to the Mayor in July as part of the budget. The City Council affirms the
recommendations when they approve the budget (typically in November). In
the history of funding human services in Kent, the City Council has never
altered the Commission’s funding recommendations.
Mayor Ralph and Councilmembers expressed their appreciation of the work of
staff.
2 Amendment to ShoWare Center Sales,
Marketing and Operations Management
Services Agreement
Kurt Hanson
Tim Higgins
Pat Fitzpatrick
60 MIN.
Economic and Community Development Director, Kurt Hanson presented
information on the Amendment to the accesso ShoWare Center Sales,
Marketing and Operations Management Service Agreement.
SMG was selected through a request for proposal process. SMG has
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substantial experience and expertise with similar facilities to the accesso
ShoWare Center.
The scope on the original agreement included services for sales, marketing,
operations, maintenance and administration.
The original terms included an annual payment of $145,624 with a $52,930
incentive fee.
The new Amendment extends the term through 2024 with the option to
renew for two additional five-year terms.
Annual base fee will be $145,624 with a new incentive fee structure.
New Capital Loan of $500,000
New incentive fee = 20% of operating revenues that exceed an annual
benchmark of $2.15 million
Once total incentive fees paid = $920,000, eligible fees will be capped at
$100,000.
accesso ShoWare Center General Manager, Tim Higgins provided additional
information.
SMG is a division of ASM Global, managing over 300 venues. It is the largest
venue management company in the world.
Higgins provided details on the significant experience of the staff that
manages the center.
Higgins provided details on the items that have been purchased using the
original $500,000 loan.
Higgins reviewed the number and types of events from 2009 - 2020
The Thunderbirds are the main tenant with a 30-year lease. They have 34
scheduled home games and have contracted with the city to exclusively sell
building sponsorship.
Higgins reviewed the events scheduled between January 2020 - June 30,
2020 - 97 events in 182 days. Higgins also reviewed other venues
throughout the region that are competitive with the accesso ShoWare Center.
Higgins provided details on “Savor,” the food and beverage provider.
Higgins reviewed the revenues and expenses, food and beverage revenue
and indirect expenses. Higgins also reviewed the results of the 2012
Economic Impact Study.
Higgins reviewed capital projects done in 2019 and those scheduled for 2020,
including the concession stand rebranding.
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Higgins reviewed how he markets the accesso ShoWare Center.
Councilmembers suggested having another economic impact study done.
Troutner conveyed that the Thunderbirds contract generates a lot of revenue
including revenue to surrounding businesses.
Councilmembers expressed their appreciation of Kurt and Tim and for taking
the time to meet with them and educate them on the operations of the
accesso ShoWare Center and the benefits to downtown Kent businesses.
Meeting ended at 6:27 p.m.
Kimberley A. Komoto
City Clerk
Human Services
Strategic Plan
2020-2025
Preliminary DRAFT
Vision:
All residents experience Kent as a thriving, sustainable, and inclusive
community.
Purpose of the Plan
The Human Services Strategic Plan provides a roadmap that
identifies the City’s strategic human services priorities over the next five years. We are working to:
•Identify and address the root cause of crisis and instability;
•Invest in community priorities;
•Identify new or expanded partnerships to leverage resources and services to the community;
•Align city investments with the priorities; and
•Plan for the future needs of Kent residents.
Immediate needs, long term challenges, flexible, living document
Plan Development
Data Collection
and Research
Community
Engagement
Priorities and
Goals
StrategiesCity Roles
Implementation
Evaluation and
Measurement
Healthy, Thriving,
Inclusive
Community
Research and Data
•Conducted extensive background research on demographics
•Reviewed planning documents, research and literature; nearly 100 unique, external sources
General:
ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates
CHAS –HUD Data Sets
King County Demographics Investigating Recent Growth Trends
King County Equity and Social Justice Info-graphs and reports
Determinants of Equity
Veterans Human Services Levy Implementation Plan,
Best Starts for Kids Implementation Plan
Multi-Service Center Community Needs Assessment
El Centro de la Raza Community Assessment
Opportunity Insights
Homelessness:
All Home Dashboard and relevant plans
HealthCare for the Homeless Network Annual Report 2017
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Early Learning and Child Care:
WA Department of Early Learning 2018 Child Care Market Rate Survey Report,
Early Learning Facilities Development Proposal
Youth:
Healthy Youth Survey, 2018, Public Health of Seattle-King County,
Kent School District data
Aging:
Area Agency on Aging Seattle King County
Services to Older Refugees Report
Housing:
King County Housing Authority housing data
Regional Affordable Housing Task Force report
King County Refugee Housing Summit, 2017
Health:
King County Community Health Needs Assessment 2018/2019
Strategies to Impact the Social Determinants of Health
Immigrant & Refugees:
Advancing Equity & Opportunity for King County Immigrants and Refugees
ORIA Program and Policy Updates 2019
Workforce/Economic Security:
Kent Valley Supply Chain Management Sector Analysis
Building Shared Prosperity in America’s Cities
Governor Inslee’s Poverty Reduction Workgroup Progress Report
Legal Aid:
Expanding Access to Justice, Strengthening Federal Programs
Non Profit System:
Financial Health of the United States Nonprofit Sector, 2019
Community and Civic Engagement:
Welcoming Refugees Community Engagement toolkit
NLC Cities of Opportunity: Healthy People, Thriving Communities
Community Engagement Matters, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Make connections with people before you need them.
Community Engagement and Outreach
Where are the people you
are trying to reach?
That is where you need to
be.
Outreach was targeted primarily to low-income residents, the non-profit agencies and
community groups who serve them, and local policy makers.
Community Engagement and Outreach
Also utilized data from the Recreation Plan and
Marketing and Community Engagement Survey
Roles of the City
•Community Planning
•Funder
•Partnership and Community Engagement
•Direct Service Provider
This plan sets the stage for designing a work plan that best leverages our core competencies, determining which decision-making tables we need to be at, and in what areas we will lead versus support.
High Level Themes
•Equity
(promote fair and just access to community services, build partnerships that
engage and empower community groups and stakeholders in advancing access,
and demonstrate clear commitment to equity)
•Resilience and Community Well-Being
(well-being includes people's physical, mental, and social health, and the
opportunities they have to create meaningful futures. It considers basic needs like
food, housing, education, employment, and income. It also includes social and
emotional needs like sense of purpose, safely, belonging and social connection,
and life satisfaction)
•Opportunity
(consider adding a resource for emerging or innovative programming, fund
creative ways to bridge gaps in access and services so that all Kent residents have
the opportunity to achieve self-sufficiency)
Human Services Vision
Human Services Mission
Create a healthy, thriving, and inclusive
community for all Kent residents by
ensuring access to opportunity and high
quality services that respect each
person’s unique experiences.
Guiding Principles
•Maintain a safety net of services for Kent’s most vulnerable residents, while
remaining flexible enough to respond to emerging needs.
•Focus on data driven,upstream investments that target root causes and
reduce the demand for costlier interventions later.
•Honor and respect the rich diversity within the City of Kent and strive to ensure
our services are accessible and culturally relevant.
•Recognize, respect, and build on the strengths of individuals, families, and our
community.
•Strive to move people along the continuum to stability, promoting maximum
independence.
•Value and promote collaboration and coordination at every level, including
amongst City divisions, local governments, non-profit agencies, private funders,
and our residents.
•Person -centered over service-centered. Strive to build services, policies, and processes
grounded in what individuals and families need, as opposed to what we perceive the needs
and solutions to be.
•Strength-based over deficit-based. Build on what works with a lens on promoting the
strengths and resilience of individuals, families, and communities rather than solely focusing
on what is going wrong what the challenges are.
•Innovation over tradition. Prioritize being flexible and adaptable in order to be able to meet
the needs of fast-pace of change in our community.
•Integrated over fragmented. Prioritize services that are integrated and coordinated and
facilitate access and flow through, resulting in improved client and system-level outcomes.
•Prevention over crisis. Where possible, continue to prioritize intervention and prevention
measures, rather than waiting for issues to become costlier crises before we intervene.
•Sustainability over deficit. Maximize value for taxpayers and develop financially-sustainable
models that leverage additional resources wherever possible.
Values
Equity
•Promote fair and just access for community services, and build partnerships that
engage in a strong commitment to equity.
•Prioritize creating an environment where diversity thrives, inclusion and belonging
is the norm, and equity is the ultimate outcome.
•Invest in and work with nonprofit organizations led by and/or serving communities
of color to ensure City resources reach the populations most impacted.
Community Challenges and
Opportunities
•Early Childhood
Development/Family Support
•Youth
•Aging
•New Americans
•Immigration
•Economic Well-Being
•Poverty
•Social Determinants of Health
•Health
•Housing
•Homelessness
•Transportation
•Nonprofit Infrastructure
PRIORITIES AND GOALS
Priorities
A Good Start
Healthy Aging
Individual and Community Well-Being
Stable Housing
A Good Start
Goal 1 –Children are healthy and ready to start school.
Investment Strategies
•Expand affordable, culturally appropriate early learning, child care and
preschool programs and activities.
•Support early intervention services that can impact a child’s developmental
path and improve outcomes for children, families, and communities.
Policy and Planning Strategy
•Monitor and take advantage of opportunities to influence local and state
policy that directly affect Kent residents.
A Good Start
Goal 2 –Youth are healthy, successful in school, and have positive attachment to community.
Investment Strategies
•Support strength-based, high quality, culturally responsive, and engaging services and programs that meet youth and families where they are and address the needs of the whole family.
•Promote and expand access to safe and supportive environments that ensure youth have healthy activities to engage in and provide education in personal safety and positive interpersonal relationships.
•Support prevention and early intervention services and programs for youth struggling with mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.
•Ensure unaccompanied youth, youth involved in the juvenile justice system, youth experiencing homelessness and children experiencing exploitation have access to safety, effective resources and programs to build skills to support their positive development and ability to fully participate in community life.
Policy and Planning Strategies
•Build on and expand existing partnerships, programs and services for young people, and coordinate public and private programs to better serve our young people.
•Monitor and take advantage of opportunities to influence local and state policy that directly affect Kent residents.
Healthy Aging
Goal 1 -Older adults thrive in the community as they age.
Investment Strategies
•Strengthen community options that allow older adults to age well and safely in the
community –including home repair,
home care, transportation options, and support services.
•Expand access to educational and social events, classes, activities.
•Ensure counseling, case management, and referral services are available in the
community.
•Expand caregiver support programs and programs that prevent elder abuse,
isolation, and exploitation.
•Increase access to programs designed to improve the health status of older adults
in diverse populations.
Policy and Planning Strategy
•Monitor and take advantage of opportunities to influence local and state policy
that directly affect Kent residents.
Individual and Community Well-Being
Goal 1-Community members feel safe, welcomed and included
in social, civic and economic life.
Investment Strategies
•Expand access to culturally appropriate services and programs.
•Expand access to civic engagement opportunities in the community.
•Strengthen community connections that create protective environments and build
support systems and social networks.
•Increase access to social engagement opportunities to decrease isolation.
Policy and Planning Strategies
•Increase education and awareness about inclusion and equity.
•Support access to and availability of resources, services and programs that
advance equity.
•Foster partnerships with community organizations.
Individual and Community Well-Being
Goal 2 –Individuals and families have access to basic safety net services.
Investment Strategies
•Prevent food insecurity, and increase availability and access to healthy, fresh food.
•Ensure families in crisis have access to emergency financial assistance for eviction prevention, motel vouchers, utility assistance, transportation, and medical prescriptions.
Policy and Planning Strategy
•Monitor and take advantage of opportunities to influence local and state policy that directly affect Kent residents.
•Improve community education to ensure vulnerable residents access poverty reduction strategies available to them; including Orca cards, food stamps, SNAP, Earned Income Tax Credit, property tax exemptions for older adults, etc.
By measuring well being among individuals and
communities, we can expand the definition of
health beyond health care and absence of
disease and look to how people are thriving in
every aspect of life.
Individual and Community Well-Being
Goal 3 –Residents have opportunities to improve their economic
condition, build assets, and improve their long-term security.
Investment Strategies
•Increase support for individualized employment support services, internships, and
apprenticeships that enable residents to enter or progress in the job market.
•Expand opportunities for entrepreneurship and small business development.
•Increase access to financial literacy and provide programs to build assets.
•Support services that promote pathways to home ownership.
•Increase access to affordable, quality, legal assistance for low-income residents.
Policy and Planning Strategies
•Develop strong regional partnerships to close the gaps in capacity, encourage
collaboration across jurisdictional boundaries, and help overcome residents’
barriers to opportunity.
•Create pathways to improve employment and income.
Individual and Community Well-Being
Goal 4 –Residents can access resources to achieve quality
physical and mental well-being.
Investment Strategies
•Ensure access to services that promote physical, behavioral and oral health.
•Support programs that address the unmet needs of vulnerable populations
struggling with mental health or substance use disorders.
•Support services that promote safe and healthy relationship skills and disrupt
pathways toward intimate partner violence.
Policy and Planning Strategies
•Expand access to a continuum of high quality behavioral health services that
includes prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support services.
•Increase awareness of the harms of domestic violence and of services available to
survivors.
Stable Housing
Goal 1 -Individuals have access to homelessness prevention and housing
assistance services that are tailored to their unique needs and strengths to
help them achieve and maintain stable housing.
Investment Strategies:
•Ensure residents have flexible prevention services suited to their needs.
•Ensure all individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness are connected to the
Coordinated Entry System.
•Increase access to programs that improve transitions of young people from foster care and
the juvenile justice system.
•Ensure consistent access to specialized outreach workers and case management, and
promote more comprehensive wraparound services.
•Develop persistent, coordinated, and creative outreach efforts to engage chronically
homeless individuals to link them to services.
Policy and Planning Strategies:
•Expand regional efforts that seek to address root causes of homelessness.
•Ensure regional access to a continuum of housing options including rapid rehousing, shelter,
and permanent supportive housing.
Goal 2 –Create an engaged and informed community
regarding homelessness and homelessness solutions.
Acknowledge the strength of our community to make change by leveraging
their passion, energy, assets, and skills to help non-profits and other
organizations achieve their mission of ending homelessness.
Policy and Planning Strategies:
•Engage and increase communication with residents on issues regarding homelessness and
Kent’s current efforts to address homelessness in the City, including the work of other City
departments and law enforcement, as well as our combined efforts at the regional level.
•Increase coordination with the faith community and community groups focused on providing
grassroots homelessness services.
•Identify and promote volunteer opportunities with local civic groups, community
organizations and service providers that complement the goals of the City, streamline
resources to where they are most needed, and reduce duplication of services.
•Educate residents on programs that exist to prevent people from experiencing homelessness.
Stable Housing
Incorporate Priorities and Goals into the upcoming 2020 application cycle and
funding allocation process.
Complete a funding analysis of the current per capita investment with
recommendations to come in 2021-2022 budget development process.
Analyze staffing levels and determine role at local, subregional, and regional
tables.
Analyze investments across divisions and departments to better understand
our collective impact.
Refine and Finalize Implementation Plan:
–List short-term goals that will be accomplished within the next two years.
–List longer term goals (two to five years and beyond).
–Finalize performance measures and how progress will be measured.
Next Steps
2020 FUNDING APPLICATION CYCLE
Human Services Funding Collaborative (HSFC):
•16 cities in North, East, and South King County participate in Share1App
•Share1App is the online grants management portal for the HSFC
•HSFC coordinates the funding application process
•Cities independently provide funding through the competitive process
Timeline:
•Application Period –March 3rd through April 7th
•Funder Workshops will be held March 4th, March 6th, and March 10th
•Technical Assistance will be available throughout the process
2020 Funding Application Cycle
City of Kent Human Services Commission
•Equity and application review training (January through March)
•Conflict of Interest review and disclosure
Timeline:
•April 7th -28th –Staff review for completeness and eligibility for funding
•April 28th –Commissioners begin reading and rating assigned applications
•May 21st –Commission half-day review session
•June TBD –Commission full-day session
•June 18th –Commissioners vote on final funding recommendations
Contract Negotiations
•November/December –staff negotiate scopes of work, develop and
execute contracts for funding in 2021-2022
2020 Funding Application Cycle
First Amendment to the ShoWare
Center Sales, Marketing, and
Operational Management Services
Agreement
SMG was selected through an RFP process
SMG has substantial experience and expertise
w/similar facilities to ShoWare Center
Sales and Marketing Services
Operating Services
Maintenance Requirements
Administrative Services
Original contract annual payment of $145,624
w/Incentive fee of $52,930
Amendment extends term through 2024
w/Allowance for two additional five-year terms
Annual base fee will be $145,624
w/New incentive fee structure
New Capital Loan of $500,000
$420,000 outstanding balance on prior loan
New incentive fee = 20% of operating revenues
that exceed an annual benchmark of $2.15
million.
Once total incentive fees paid = $920,000,
eligible fees will be capped at $100,000.
•Tim Higgins, General Manager, accesso ShoWare Center
Original $500,000 Loan
$420,000 Balance
Digital Menu Boards for the concession stands $57,676
LED Sport Lighting -$134,881
Carving Station $35,000
Point of Sale System $135,000
LED Lighting –Exterior parking Lot $20,798
Pizza Oven $11,995
Audio Visual Equipment for control Room $104,587
Seattle Thunderbirds
•Main Tenant with a 30 year lease.
•34 Scheduled home games
•Contracted with the city to exclusively sell building sponsorship.
Sports Teams
•Tacoma Stars Soccer –12 home games with a year to year agreement.
•Seattle University BB –4 to 5 games per season year to year
agreement
•Extreme Football league –2 games per year –with a possible
championship game.
Competitive Market
Accesso ShoWare Center 6,000 SnoQualmie Casino 1,700
Angel of the Winds Arena 10,000 Tacoma Dome 22,500
Christian Faith Center 5,000 White River Amp 20,000
EQC 2,200 Washington State Fair 11,000
Showbox Market 1,800 Gorge 22,000
Showbox Sodo 2,500 Marymoor Park 5,000
Paramount Theater 2,800 Woodland Park Zoo 3,700
(Key) Arena 15,500 Tulalip Amp 2,500
McCaw Hall 3,000 Chateau St Michelle 4,300
WAMU Theater 7,000 –20,000 Benaroya Hall 2,500
Centurylink Field T-Mobile Park
Savor…
•Within SMGs current agreement –SMG is responsible for providing
exclusive food and beverage concessions and catering services in the
accesso ShoWare Center.
•Concession and Catering services shall include the purchase,
preparation, and serving of food, beverages and other related food
items.
•Monthly conference calls with Savor RVP and other regional accts to
discuss best practices.
•Buying Program through SYSCO –offering significant savings in food
purchase.
•Carry’s Liquor License
•Training and oversight of all Food and Beverage Staff
Graph Showing revenue vs expenses
Food and Beverage Revenue
Indirect Expenses
Community Events
•Kent International Festival –May 30
•Khalsa Day Festival –May 9
•Chief for a day -Aug 9
•City of Kent Public Works Day –May 29
•Labor Council Trades exhibition -April 30
•MLK BB Tournament
•3-3 BB Tournament
•SERVUS International -Feb 26
•FIRST Robotics –Jan 26
•Kent HS Tech Expo
•You Me We Sponsored by Parks Department
Graduations•Kent Schools –4
•Federal Way -4
•Highline SD –4
•Mercer HS
•Fife
•Highline College
•Green River College
•Renton Schools –3
•Renton Tech
•Central Washington University
•Kennedy High
•Bonney Lake
•Mount Si
Economic Impact Study 2012
•Accesso ShoWare Center visitors in 2011 spent an estimated $12.1M
at dinning and shopping businesses in and around Kent while
attending Center events ( not including center concessions).
•Spending on Dinning Alone outside of accesso ShoWare Center is
estimated at $9.7M
•Indirect and induced benefits are estimated to bring the total
spending impact to $23.9 Million.
Capital Projects 2019
•Carpet and Laminate Flooring –Suite level $137,000
•Club Tables $35,000
•Dehumidifier Repair $54,000
•Trash/Recycle Cans $24,000
•Utility Cart $15,000
•LED Lighting Retrofit $37,550
•Rubber Mating $11,000
•Kitchen Doors $8,000
•Club Chairs and Folding Tables $18,800
•Ice Deck $18,000
•Acrylic Shield For Ice Rink $44,000
•Roof Repair $18,000
•Concession Refrigerator Floor repair $16,000
Capital Projects 2020
•Building Extension $100,000
•Refrigerator/Freezer $50,000
•Transformer for Show Power $45,000
•WIFI $120,000
•Scoreboard/Marquee $750,000
•Concession Stand Rebranding $135,000
Marketing
•IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association)
•PollStar
•BillBoard
•SMG Booking Calls Every 2-3 weeks
•SMG -Agent /Promoter Meetings –Nashville and LA
•IAVM –International Association for Venue Managers