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KENT CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
5:00 p.m.
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Mayor Dana Ralph
Council President Toni Troutner
Councilmember Bill Boyce Councilmember Marli Larimer
Councilmember Brenda Fincher Councilmember Zandria Michaud
Councilmember Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Les Thomas
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Item Description Speaker Time
1 2022 South King Housing and Homeless Merina Hanson 45 MIN.
Partners Work Plan and Budget Update Angela San
Filippo
2 Finance 2020 Year End Report Paula Painter 45 MIN.
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or before 5:30 p.m.
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DATE: May 18, 2021
TO: City Council Workshop
SUBJECT: 2022 South King Housing and Homeless Partners Work
Plan and Budget Update
SUMMARY: The South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SKHHP) was
established through an interlocal agreement to work together and share resources
to increase the available options for South King County residents to access
affordable housing and preserve the existing affordable housing stock. In
accordance with the Interlocal Agreement, the work plan must be approved by the
legislative body of each member jurisdiction in addition to the SKHHP Executive
Board. Each SKHHP partner jurisdiction has the opportunity to review and provide
feedback on the work plan and budget prior to Executive Board adoption. The
feedback for the 2022 work plan will be used to draft the 2022 work plan and
budget that will be brought back for your consideration and adoption later this year
(Summer/early Fall).
The following is an overview of the work plan's progress. The May 18 City Council
workshop will be an opportunity to provide feedback on SKHHP's mission,
objectives, and 2022 work plan priorities. Attributable to the timing of hiring staff,
the first SKHHP work plan covered two years (2020-2021). Consistent with the
SKHHP Interlocal Agreement, subsequent work plans will be annual.
SKHHP's mission is for South King County jurisdictions to work together and share
resources to create a coordinated and comprehensive approach to increasing
housing stability and producing and preserving quality affordable housing in South
King County. The overall objectives to pursue this mission are:
Share technical information and resources to promote sound housing policy
Coordinate public resources to attract greater private and public investment into
affordable housing in South King County
Provide a unified voice for South King County
Over the past year and a half, progress towards meeting these objectives include
onboarding SKHHP's first two staff members, developing a mechanism for partner
cities to pool sales tax credit revenues for affordable housing, award of Microsoft
Philanthropy grant funds to augment staff capacity, and pursue a 501(c)(3) branch,
and support for a South King County subregional housing framework. SKHHP staff
also conducted extensive outreach, and informational sessions with housing and
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homeless service organizations and service providers throughout South King County
to both provide background information on SKHHP and to obtain feedback and input
into the creation of a SKHHP Advisory Board.
Ongoing areas of focus for 2021 include establishing the SKHHP Advisory Board,
developing an administrative plan and structure for the SKHHP Housing Capital
Fund, and building funding support through advocacy and philanthropic and private
corporations through establishing a 501(c)(3) branch and developing marketing and
advocacy materials.
1. Priorities for the 2022 SKHHP work plan will be informed by each SKHHP
partner jurisdiction, Executive Board members, and the SKHHP staff workgroup.
The following priorities were identified in an initial discussion with the SKHHP staff
workgroup and will be built upon through briefings with individual SKHHP partner
Councils and further discussion with the SKHHP staff workgroup and Executive
Board. Budget - the following priority budget areas were identified in initial
discussions with the staff workgroup, and budget scenarios will be developed for
review and discussion based on these priority areas.
a. Work towards adoption of a balanced budget that includes full-time Executive
Manager and full-time Program Coordinator.
b. Develop a compensation structure for Advisory Board members.
2. 2022 Work Plan - build upon the 2020-2021 work plan to identify the highest
priorities for 2022. The following priorities were identified in an initial discussion
with the staff workgroup and will be built upon through briefings with individual
jurisdiction's Councils and further discussion with the staff workgroup and Executive
Board.
a. Preservation of affordable housing in South King County
b. Educational opportunities with partner organizations and area experts to
better understand connections to homelessness services, outreach, and best
practices
c. Educational opportunities strategically tied to SKHHP work plan
d. Engage in strategic planning to set 3-5 year goals and objectives
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DATE: May 18, 2021
TO: City Council Workshop
SUBJECT: Finance 2020 Year End Report
SUMMARY:
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