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Finance, Native Communities and Tribal Governments Committee — April 7, 2026
The committee advanced two key homelessness response bills (CB 121184 and CB 121185) to the full City Council on 3-0 votes, received a briefing on the state and city tribal relations framework, and deferred action on a grants acceptance ordinance (CB 121187). Nine amendments to the shelter budget bill passed unanimously, addressing public safety reporting, shelter acuity workgroups, disproportionately impacted populations, and family shelters. Public comment featured strong support from business and nonprofit stakeholders alongside criticism that the plan is flawed and undercounts the unsheltered population.
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WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:32
A.M. I AM CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. COUNCIL MEMBERS
KETTLE AND SAKA ARE EXCUSED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL? COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
PRESENT.
VICE CHAIR RIVERA. CHAIR
STRAUSS.
PRESENT.
THREE PRESENT: THREE PRESENT.
THANK YOU. THREE PRESENT, TWO
EXCUSE. WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA TODAY. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND
THE AGENDA TO HAVE THE BRIEFING
ON STATE AND TRIBAL -- STATE AND
CITY TRIBAL RELATIONS FRAMEWORK
THE FIRST ON THE AGENDA,
FOLLOWED BY THE TWO BILLS
RELATED TO SHELTER PROPOSAL, AND
FINALLY, THE GRANTS ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED AS AMENDED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE ADDENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
RIGHT INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED
UP . CHECKING THE ONLINE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGISTRANTS, WE HAVE
FOUR. ANTHONY, HOW MANY DO WE
HAVE THERE? SEVEN. WE HAVE UNDER
20. EVERYONE HAS UP TO TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK. AS YOU HEARD,
WE HAVE A VERY PACKED AGENDA AND
A HARD STOP. ANY TIME YOU GET
BACK ISN'T HURT BY BEING ABLE
TO PASS THE BILLS OR AMEND THEM.
WITH THAT, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS UP TO 60 MINUTES. SPEAKERS
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. IN PERSON
FIRST, AND THEN REMOTE. SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT. AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SAYS, PLEASE BE NICE.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. I
WILL CALL EVERYONE IN ORDER.
WITH THAT, WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BARB
ALL OF YOUR. FOR THE PAST FIVE
YEARS IN EXHAUSTING HEAT AND
FREEZING COLD AT THE HOPE
FACTORY, I BUILT HUNDREDS OF
TINY HOMES AND OVERSAW
OPERATIONS. IN THE PAST SIX
MONTHS, AS A CONSULTANT, I HAVE
SPOKEN TO THE PRINCIPLES OF ALL
THE MAJOR PROVIDERS SERVING OUR
NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. I HAVE TALKED TO
SEVERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS,
INCLUDING THEN CANDIDATE KATIE
WILSON. AFTER STUDYING THE
CURRENT PLAN BEFORE YOU, I CAN
TELL YOU WITH 100% CERTAINTY
THAT THIS PLAN IS SERIOUSLY
FLAWED. I APPLAUD MAYOR WILSON
FOR HER DOGGED DETERMINATION TO
GET SOMETHING DONE. LAST YEAR
OVER 400 PEOPLE DIED IN THE
STREETS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT A
LONG-TERM SOLUTION, NOT JUST A
BAND-AID FOR WILL COME AND GO IN
JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS. WITH
TWO SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCHES AND A
CALCULATOR, I FOUND OUT THAT
SEATTLE'S UNSHELTERED HOMELESS
POPULATION IS NOT THE 4500 AS
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SUGGESTS,
BUT OVER 7000. HOW CAN ANY PLAN
THAT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE STREETS
BE EFFECTIVE? THERE IS A PLAN
THAT SERVICES 7000 PEOPLE WITH
ONLY 1299 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING. IT SHOWS THE LONG-TERM
OPERATIONAL COSTS, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS LAND USE COMMITTEE,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, IT
INCORPORATES SEVERAL PROJECTS,
TWO OF WHICH DRAWN GRANTS
PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
ABOUT. THE PLAN FEATURES A
CRITICAL WAY TO COMMUNICATE
BETWEEN OUR NEIGHBORS ON THE
STREETS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
THE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO MAKE
THEM ALL ACCOUNTABLE. THIS PLAN
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES
HOMELESSNESS IN THE FIRST TERM
OF THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION .
MANY OF YOU ON CITY COUNCIL HAVE
ALREADY SEEN THE PLAN. I WILL BE
HAPPY TO REVIEW WITH MAYOR
WILSON AND HER STAFF. WITH DUE
RESPECT, MY ASK OF YOU TODAY IS
TO TABLE THIS BILL FOR JUST TWO
SHORT WEEKS. GIVE US TIME TO
LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS. I
WILL BE HERE AFTER THIS MEETING
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. UP NEXT. IF FOLKS
WANT TO LINE UP JUST SO WE CAN
KEEP TICKING, THAT'S AWESOME.
WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING. I AM THE CHIEF
TRANSFORMATION OFFICER AT
THERAPEUTIC HEALTH SERVICES. I
AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THERAPEUTIC
HEALTH SERVICES TO LAND OUR
ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL
BILLS 121185 AND 121184.
THERAPEUTIC SELF HEALTH SERVICES
HAS PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND TINY HOME VILLAGES
OPERATED BY THE LOW-INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE SINCE 2021.
WORKING FROM A TINY HOME IN
THEIR ASSIGNED VILLAGES, OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS
WORK ALONGSIDE STAFF PROVIDING
DE-ESCALATION AND CRISIS
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THE CODE OF
CONDUCT. AS A VISIBLE AND
ACCESSIBLE PART OF THE VILLAGE
COMMUNITY, ALSO LOWER BARRIERS
FOR MANY VILLAGE RESIDENTS WHO
HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO PURSUE
MENTAL HEALTH AT COUNSELING AND
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT, INCLUDING OPIOID
TREATMENT. AS PROVIDERS OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT 10
BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATIONS,
ACROSS KING AND SNOHOMISH
COUNTIES, THERAPEUTIC HEALTH
SERVICES KNOWS FIRSTHAND HOW
HELPING THE MOST BURNABLE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES IMPROVES THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF COUNCIL BILLS
121185 AND 121184.
THANK YOU. NEXT IS MARGARET.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RIVERA AND
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. I AM FROM LAKE
CITY AND DISTRICT 5. I SUPPORT
THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TO
ADD FUNDING REMOVE RED TAPE TO
CREATE MORE SHELTERS, MANY MORE,
WITH STRONG SERVICES IN EVERY
DISTRICT. I HAVE SEEN WHAT HAS
BEEN ACCOMPLISHED JUST FOUR
BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE W
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