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City Council Workshop
• Workshop Regular Meeting
KENT Minutes
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April 5, 2022
Date: April 5, 2022
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: Chambers
I. CALL TO ORDER
Council President Boyce called the meeting to order.
Attendee Name _ Title Status Arrived
Bill Boyce Council President Present
Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present
Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present
Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present
Toni Troutner Councilmember Present
Les Thomas Councilmember Excused
Dana Ralph Mayor Present
II. PRESENTATIONS
1 Low Income Housing Institute - Tiny LIHI Staff 60 MIN.
Homes Kurt Hanson
Chief Padilla
The Low Income Housing Institute presentation was given by:
Tye Whitfield, Executive Director of King County Gathering Outreach
Josh Castle, Community Engagement Director with Low Income Housing
Institute
The Rev. Dr. Joyce Parry Moor, Rector of St. James Episcopal Church
La Tanya VH DuBois, Referral and Support Team, The Silent Task Force
Lady Jacqueline Boles, Behavior Trauma Center
Peter Ostrander, Minister of Community Engagement, St. James Episcopal
Church
Tracy Williams, Village Organizer & former village resident, LIHI
Theresa Hohman, Tiny House Programs Manager, LIHI
LIHI provided examples of affordable housing units.
Tiny House Villages:
• LIHI operates 16 tiny house villages (626 tiny houses) in Seattle, Skyway,
Tacoma, Olympia, and Bellingham.
• High quality, non-congregate, Covid-safe enhanced shelter.
• Each tiny house is 8 feet by 12 feet, is insulated, and has heat, electricity,
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and a locking door.
• Villages include hygiene and kitchen facilities, community spaces, and offices
for on-site staff.
• Villages serve populations not served by traditional shelters such as families,
couples, and people with pets.
Tiny Houses:
• Tiny houses are built by neighbors, volunteers, businesses, schools, faith
organizations, pre-apprenticeship programs, and others.
• Fully furnished - include a mattress, bedding, storage, heater, and a welcome
kit with other essential items.
• LIHI abides by all fire safety standards. Each tiny house includes CO2/smoke
detector, and fire extinguishers are distributed throughout village.
Tiny House Villages Management and Operations:
• Villages have 24/7 staffing:
o Village Operations Manager - manages site
o Case Manager - provides services and support to residents
o Village Organizers - provides security and operational support
• Residents required to agree to and abide by a Code of Conduct as a condition
of staying at the site.
• LIHI employs grievance procedures to address resident concerns.
Tiny House Village Supportive Services:
• Full-time Case Managers work on-site.
• Case Managers support residents in obtaining housing, employment, health
care, childcare, getting IDs, education, and more.
• Residents are required to work with the Case Manager as outlined in Code of
Conduct.
• Tiny houses villages serve as a steppingstone from homelessness to
permanent housing. Case Managers are crucial to this!
Tiny House Village Outcomes in King County
• Provided shelter for over 2,516 people since 2015.
• 745 people sheltered in 2021.
• 56% of village residents exiting found homes. 50% into permanent housing
and 6% into transitional housing. Tiny house villages have significantly
higher rate of exit to permanent housing than other shelter programs
• 114 day median length of stay in villages.
Population, Referral Process, Rules:
• Referrals - Local organizations and agencies providing referrals of individuals,
couples, families, and people with pets who are unsheltered in Kent.
• Client population - Serving unhoused folks in Kent who just need a step up.
Will serve populations such as refugee families, single mothers, transitional
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young adults, employed but currently unable to afford housing, and others
that can live in a community and are a good fit for the program.
• Code of Conduct - Residents agree to and abide by as condition of staying at
site. Requirement to work with case management, prohibition on drugs and
alcohol, no hoarding behavior, pet policy, quiet hours, chores.
Community Outreach and Engagement:
• Good neighbor - Village committed to being a good neighbor and asset to the
Kent community.
• Public community meeting in May for future site to present plan for village
and answer questions.
• Community Advisory Council - Forming council of close by neighbors, local
businesses, church congregants, other neighborhood stakeholders to provide
neighborhood oversight, input and support. Monthly meetings.
• Meetings by request - LIHI meets with any neighborhood group,
organization, or business by request to discuss plan for village.
• Staff follow up - LIHI staff respond promptly to questions, concerns, ideas, or
offers of support or donations from community and neighbors.
Castle reviewed a proposed site map and reviewed LIHI's timeline that
included action by the Council during today's meeting and indicated the site
set up and residents would move in during June or July.
Kurt Hanson, the City's Economic and Community Development Director
advised of the information that was discussed during the Council's retreat
earlier this year. Hanson advised of recent code amendments relating to
emergency housing and emergency shelters, and permanent supportive
housing. The details of Ordinance 4358 that was passed by the Council in
June of 2020 was reviewed.
Permanent supportive housing was the ultimate goal for housing the
homeless. It is allowed in every mixed-use and single-use family areas in the
City. Hanson reviewed the definition of emergency housing and emergency
shelters as adopted in the Code.
Tiny Homes are not regulated under the building and fire codes and are
temporary in nature.
Tiny homes would require a conditional use permit - Hanson detailed the
process after a conditional use permit is submitted and also went over the
requirements of operating a Tiny home village, including they can operate 90
days on, 90 days off, not to exceed six months in a calendar year.
Application for a conditional use permit comes in, staff makes a
recommendation to the Hearing Examiner who then makes the decision. The
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decision can be appealed.
Chief Padilla and Commander O'Reilly provided data relating to public safety
at tiny villages. The data only includes what was reported relating to tiny
villages.
Commander O'Reilly detailed police calls to tiny villages throughout the
region.
Castle advised LIHI has applied for a grant through King County for a South
King County village.
LIHI would cover utilities, insurance, legal liability.
28 houses - limit of 35 residents would be the maximum.
$800K operational costs
Set up costs $600K
Tiny homes 96 square feet, eaves bring them to 120 square feet
The tiny homes can house a couple or parent and child
Multiple tiny homes are utilized for families
Hanson provided examples of why a conditional use permit for a tiny home
would be denied, including taking into consideration public comment in
opposition.
Hanson advised a code amendment process would be required to remove the
90 days' off requirement.
Castle advised the goal is to move residents out within 6 months.
Mayor Ralph advised the City provides grants using Human Services dollars
for shelters via Catholic Community Services and also funds the Multifamily
Service Center for family shelters.
Castle advised there is no current funding from King County after 2024. The
tiny homes in Kent will only be for those unsheltered in Kent. The Silent Task
Force will ensure only Kent unsheltered will be referred for services.
Hanson indicated the current code allows for conditional use permits
throughout the entire City. If Council wants to pursue an exception to any of
those standards, that would require a code amendment. The Council would
make the decision to pursue site specific or zoning changes citywide.
Larimer did her own research and provided statistics on how much money it
takes to live in Kent and spoke in support of moving forward with a code
amendment with restrictions.
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Kaur spoke in support of moving forward with a code amendment with
restrictions and expressed concerns over housing large families.
Troutner confirmed the median stay is 114 days. 50% of those exiting the
village move into permanent housing and 6% move into transitional housing.
The remaining percent don't want to take advantage of the permanent
housing option.
Adam Long, Assistant City Attorney advised that the City does not have the
ability to dictate who can be admitted into the tiny home village.
Boyce clarified that the Council does not make decisions at Council
workshops. Workshops are only for the Council to hear about issues.
Meeting ended at 6:45 p.m.
KL�Leery A. Kavu)to-
City Clerk
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❖ Peter Ostrander - Minister of Community
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Josh Castle - Community Engagement Director,
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Tiny House Village Supportive Services
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• Case Managers support residents in obtaining r
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• Client population — Serving unhoused folks in Kent who just
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live in a community and are a good fit for the program.
• Code of Conduct — Residents agree to and abide by as
condition of staying at site. Requirement to work with case
management,prohibition on drugs and alcohol, no hoarding
behavior, pet policy, quiet hours, chores.
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• Good neighbor- Village committed to being a good neighbor
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• Public community meeting in May for future site to present \Iri
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• Community Advisory Council- Forming council of closeby
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neighborhood stakeholders to provide neighborhood
oversight, input and support. Monthly meetings.
• Meetings by request - LIHI meets with any neighborhood
group, organization, or business by request to discuss plan for
village.
• Staff follow up - LIHI staff respond promptly to questions,
concerns, ideas, or offers of support or donations from
community and neighbors.
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