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Res 06-471 RESOLUTION NO. Of:,-'-f7/ A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE GOALS OF "A ROOF OVER EVERY BED IN KING COUNTY: OUR COMMUNITY'S TEN- YEAR PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS" AND STATING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY TO - WORK WITfI OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES IN THE IMPLEMENT A nON OF THIS PLAN. WHEREAS, it is estimated that there are over 8,000 people who experience homelessness in King County on any given night; and WHEREAS, in 2004, eleven percent of homeless households reported South King County as their last permanent address; and WHEREAS, additional attention is needed to restruoture our region's existing homelessness services system from managing homelessness to preventing and ending homelessness; and WHEREAS, the community, including local govenunents, the United Way of King COWIty, the faith community, the business community, and non-profit organizations have worked over the last several years to develop a plan outlining new efforts to address homelessness; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Endorsement. The City Council endorses the goals of "A Roof Over Every Bed in King County: Our Conununity's Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness" and concurs with the Plan's "conunitment to ensure that there is an appropriate, affordable roof over Res. # 06-<(11 ' Page I . the bed of everyone living in King County - whether young or old, living alone or with families, sick or well." Section 2. Implementation of Plan. The ,City pledges to work with other governmental officials, the United Way of King County, faith and civic groups, conununities of color, philanthropies, the business community, non-profit housing and service providers, and others to implement this plan over the next ten years. Section 3. Interest Statement. The City CounciL approves the guiding principles provided in the attached Interest Statement regarding the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessnessin King County. Section 4. Additional Resources. The City recogmzes that additional resources will be required in order to meet the ambitious goals included in the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness and that local govenunent resources are not adequate to achieve these goals. Therefore, the City of Federal Way will support efforts to increase funding at the federal and state levels to pursue the goals of the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness. Section 5. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution should be held to be invaLid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution. Section 6. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed. Section 7. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by the Federal Way City CounciL Res_ # 06. 'f? (, Page 2 e e RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, W AS HfNGTON , this 7th day of March 2006. CITY OF FEDERAL WAY ~~ MAYOR, M . PARK ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~.1!c~/.<?u/~ CITY ATTORNEY, PATRlCIA A. RICHARDSON FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 7(d/D0 ,..:> .. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: '3/ -, I eX;> RESOLUTION NO. OG. 1-./ 71 Res. # o6-47{ Page 3 {% I~~dd(.l 11 -;r5 /:1~ C' () (; V?/ TEN-YEAR PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS IN KING COUNTY INTEREST STATEMENT BACKGROUND Eight organizations, coalitions, and local governments came together in 2002 to form the Committee to End Homelessness in King County, an effort to develop and implement a plan to end homelessness in King County. In 2003, planning to end homelcssness became a national initiative of the federal government and has sincc become a requirement for continued receipt of over $35 million in annual grant assistance to jurisdictions within King County from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A Governing Board charged with building political will countywide and overseeing plan implementation has been formed and includes a scat for suburban elected officials. The Governing Board will be assisted by a Consumer Advisory Council made up of homeless or formerly homeless individuals and an Interagency Council comprising representatives of multiple systems that serve or are impacted by homelessness. These corn.rnittees will work to set priorities, develop detailed action plans, and coordinate implementation activities. PLAN OBJECTIVES The Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness provides a strategy for the corrununity to seek long- term and sustainable solutions to the issue, rather than continuing to manage costly episodes of homelessness as they occur. Six principal actions are identified in the plan as fundamental to ending homelessness: A. Prevent Homelessness B. Coordinate Leadership and Initiatives to End Homelessness Countywide C. Build and Sustain the Political Will and Community Support to End Homelessness D. Secure 9,500 Units of Housing for Homeless Persons Countywide E. Deliver Flexible Culturally Competent Services to Support Stability and Independence F. Measure Success and Report Outcomes GUlI)ING PRINCIPLES The City of Federal Way supports collaborative efforts that prevent individuals from becoming homeless and for those that do experience homelessness, efforts to provide opportunities for permanent housing with appropriate support services designed to assist the individual in becoming as self-sufficient as possible. Such efforts include, but are not limited to the following: . Cont:inue to Support a Broad Continuum of Services. A regional safety net of programs addressing the full spectrum of community needs must be maintained and enhanced. Homelcssness is effectively prevented through continued investment in areas such as domestic violence advocacy, mental health treatment, early intervention with at-risk youth, employment counseling and emergency financial assistance. . Recognize Homelessness as a Regional Issue. All sub-regions should actively partner to improve the regional response to addressing those factors leading to homclessness that have county-wide impacts. [- [ 7 -06 CEH [nterest Statement . Align Existing Funding Resources. As a first step, funds within the system currently programmed to manage homelcssness should be aligned toward efforts to prevent and end homelessness. If necessary, additional or new funding sources may then be sought to support practices that prove effective in further preventing or ending homelessness. . Acknowledge Differences in Sub-Regional Needs. Each sub-region ofthe county should lead efforts to identify factors leading to homelessness that arc particularly prevalent in that sub-region. . Acknowledge Differences in Sub-Regional Strategies to End Homelessness. As sub- regional needs differ, so to will strategies to address those needs. County-wide initiatives and funding resources should accommodate sub-regional variation in the programmatic response to preventing and ending homelessness. . Enhance LocaUy Available Services. Individuals and families at risk ofhomelessness or who become homeless should be able to access either prevention support or permanent housing with support services that address the root causes of their housing crisis within the community in which they live. Funding originating from federal, state and county sources should be distributed equitably across aU county sub-regions to support local responses to homelessness from public, private and non-profit organizations, including faith communities. . Continue to Support Existing Conduits for Affordable Housing Production. Continue to work with housing providers and funders to maintain and develop affordable housing options for residents throughout King County.. . Coordinate efforts with the King County Healthy Families and Communities Task Force. Homeless housing and support services were categorized as Regional Services by the Task Force on Regional Human Services in its report to the King County Regional Policy CounciL Therefore, activities ofthe Committee to End Homelessness and the King County Healthy Families and Communities Task Force should be coordinated as they relate to the development oflong-term stable funding for regional human services. . Establish Performance Measures and Uphold Accountability. Performance measures should be designed to track the region's progress in ending homelessness. These measures should be regularly reported to the community and be used to ensure accOuntability and positive outcomes within the service system. 1-17 -06 CEH Interest Statement . , .