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11/09/2016 AGENDA
F ILE CITY COUNCIL 345 6th Street, Suite 600, Bremerton, WA 98337 Phone (360) 473-5280 NOVEMBER 9, 2016 CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION 5:00 PM in COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM 603 The Study Session is open to the public, but there will be no opportunities for input or participation; and the content of these items is subject to change. If approved by the Council, the items will be placed on the November 16, 2016 City Council Meeting Agenda. A. NO PRESENTATION PLANNED — The following items are budgeted items or subjects that have been raised with the appropriate Council Committee Members: 1. Confirm Reappointments of David Hedger and Patrick Watson to the Bremerton Parks & Recreation Commission 2. Revocation of Tower Lease Agreement No. 4022 with Iglesia Pentecostal Visperadel fin 3. Acceptance of Interagency Agreement IAA17527 (Interpreter Grant) between the State of Washington Administrative Office of the Courts and the Bremerton Municipal Court 4. Acceptance of 2017 Office of Public Defense Grant 5. Interlocal Agreement with Kitsap County Administrative Services for Court Security Services 6. Professional Services Agreement with Murray, Smith, &Associates (MSA) for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Sewer Interceptor Upgrades Project 7. Ordinance to amend Chapter 2.18 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Audit Committee and City Auditor" 8. Professional Services Agreement with ARC Document Solutions (to digitally convert and index large plan sheets) 9. Professional Services Agreement with BERK Consulting, Inc. (for annexation fiscal analysis and public outreach communication) 10. Amendment No. 2 to the Golf Course Management Agreement B. BRIEFINGS & FULL PRESENTATIONS 1. Proposed Application for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Grant for Funding Year 2017 —Andrea Spencer, Director of Community Development Information only 2. Proposed Public Hearing on Ordinance to amend Chapter 20.52 of the Bremerton Municipal Code (BMC) entitled "Sign Standards" 3. Resolution to make a Declaration of Substantial Need for purposes of Setting the Limit Factor for the General Property Tax Levy and EMS Levy for 2017 4. Ordinance to establish the Amount to be Collected in 2017 by Taxation on the Assessed Valuation of Taxable Property within the City Limits of Bremerton; and Setting the Property Levy Rate 5. Resolution to re-establish and amend City Rates and Fees for 2017 6. Ordinance to amend and re-establish 2017 Assessments, Rates, Fees, and Charges for Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, and other related services Continued on back... C. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS o Public Works Committee Briefing (11/01/16 Meeting) — Chair Greg Wheeler o Public Safety & Parks Committee Briefing (11/09/16 Meeting) — Chair Leslie Daugs o Other General Council Business D. ADJOURNMENT OF STUDY SESSION 111 Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) accommodations provided upon request. Those requiring special accommodations please contact the City Clerk at(360) 473-5323 at least 24 hours prior to the Meeting. AGENDA BILL �� CITY OF BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL -e„), Pulled SUBJECT: Revocation of Tower Lease Study Session Date: Agreement No. 4022 with Iglesia COUNCIL MEETING Date: November 4-67-2016 Pentecostal Visperadel fin Department: Finance/City Clerk Presenter: Shannon Corin Phone: (360)473-5323 SUMMARY: Administration is seeking revocation of Tower Lease Agreement No. 4022 with Iglesia Pentecostal Visperadel fin. The lease was assigned due to the sale of the company Seattle Streaming Radio to Iglesia Pentecostal Visperadel fin. The proper notification, paperwork and fees were paid for the assignment in accordance with the lease agreement. Since then, the City did not receive payment on the lease agreement from Iglesia Pentecostal. The City has attempted to collect the arrears several times. A notice and duty to cure was sent certified April 25, 2016. The statement for October was returned undeliverable. A second notice was sent by email to the contact person on file and by certified mail to the Registered Agent of the company giving the leasee until October 28, 2016 to cure the violations or the City will take steps to revoke the contract. On October 26, 2016 the City received $6,628 from the Leasee. The City Clerk's Office has contacted the Leasee with the attached schedule showing the amount still owing with late fees giving them until November 4, 2016 to respond with a payment plan. If the Leasee does not respond, per the lease agreement, the City Council must find the leasee in default and has the authority to revoke the lease. ATTACHMENTS: Notices to Leasee, Assignment, Tower Lease Agreement FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): Current revenue loss is $7,486.79. STUDY SESSION AGENDA: El No Presentation ❑Full Presentation STUDY SESSION ACTION: ❑Consent Agenda ❑General Business ❑Public Hearing RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to revoke Tower Lease Agreement No. 4022 with Iglesia Pentecostal Visperadel fin for failure to pay compensation due to the City and failure to notify the City of a change of address. COUNCIL ACTION: I Approve _ Deny —I Table _Continue No Action Form Updated 01/07/15 Lori Smith From: Lori Smith on behalf of City Council Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 12:56 PM To: City Council Subject: FW: November 9 - City Council Study Session (Item 2 Pulled) Attachments: NOVEMBER 9, 2016 - STUDY SESSION.pdf Attn: Council Members Item 2 has been pulled. From: City Clerk Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 11:03 AM To: City Council<Citv.Council@ci.bremerton.wa.us> Cc: Milenka Hawkins-Bates<Milenka.Hawkins-Bates@ci.bremerton.wa.us>; Bob Young (bobyoung@fifonetworks.com) <bobyoung@fifonetworks.com>;Amanda Harvey<Amanda.Harvey@ci.bremerton.wa.us>; Cathy Johnson <Cathy.Johnson@ci.bremerton.wa.us> Subject: PLEASE PULL--SS 11/9/16 Agenda Bill Item to Revoke Tower Lease Lori/Christine, We have received full payment, including late fees/interest and November's payment,for the tower lease.There is no amount currently owing on it. Please pull this from the Study Session. Administration will be keeping an eye on this lease and will bring it back if we need to in the future. Best Regards, fi ? / 74 City Clerk City of Bremerton 345 6th Street, Suite 600 Bremerton, WA 98337 (360)473-5323 INFORMATION ONLY ITEM CITY OF BREMERTON B1 CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: Application for.US EPA Study Session Date: November 9, 2016 Brownfields Grant— Funding Year 2017 Presenter: Andrea L. Spencer _ Phone: 360-473-5283 SUMMARY: The City published a request for qualifications (RFQ) in October to find a partner consultant to assist the City in successfully obtaining US EPA Brownfields assessment grants and area-wide planning grants. The funding would be used citywide. The total funding that the City may receive if we are successful in obtaining these grants could be as high as $500,000. There is no local match for this funding. We have reviewed the RFQ response and selected Stantec, a firm that has proposed a no cost option for the City. The firm will, at no cost to the City, develop a 2017 US EPA grant funding application. If the City is successful in obtaining funding as a result of the consultant's submittal, and the City Council accepts the grant funds, the City will formally contract with the Stantec to administer the grant work program. This is a method that has been successfully carried out in other communities, and we have followed Federal procurement guidelines in this process. DCD went through a similar process one year ago, and the selected contractor prepared a professional and comprehensive application for funding. The nationwide competition for these funds was significant this year and the City missed receiving an award by a very narrow margin. The City had the opportunity to conference with the EPA Grant selection team for a post-submittal review of our application. The review team provided the City with ideas and comments that will enhance our application for future funding years. EPA staff strongly recommended we submit again for 2017 funding year, because their team unanimously agreed that our 2016 application was a very strong contender. There is no contract that the City Council has to authorize at this time, as the contract with the consulting firm to prepare the grant submittals this year is at no-cost. This no-presentation item is to confirm that the City Council is interested in the City proceeding to seek 2017 EPA Brownfields funding. If the city is successful in obtaining the grant funding, staff will bring forward to Council a grant acceptance with EPA, as well as the professional services contract with Stantec in order to carry out the work funded by the EPA grant. We expect that we will be notified of grant receipt in Spring 2017. 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O oE 2 to anm cQC % U 2 Q u ,C ., r a nmE EN iso .c2Eo al .> O. o L m no-) Q L N O o N ? of _ L .� F- N 0 U W co 0 Stantec Stantec Consulting Services Inc. 11130 NE 33rd Place,Suite 200 I Bellevue,WA 98004 October 24, 2016 Andrea Spencer,Director of Community Development City of Bremerton 345 6th Street,Suite 600 Bremerton,WA 98337-1873 Reference: Request for Qualifications-U.S.EPA Brownfield Grant Application and Implementation Assistance Dear Andrea: We believe in shaping our communities through design.Great places don't just happen-they are born of thoughtful vision and intelligent design.Our team is excited to do just that,to work with the City of Bremerton on this exciting opportunity to secure and effectively utilize EPA Brownfield Grant funding. We're active members of the communities we serve.That's why at Stantec,we always design with community in mind.For decades,Stantec has strengthened communities across the country.We translate emerging market potential into achievable visions with strong community buy-in that lead to full-scale implementation.We provide nationally-recognized expertise combined with local understanding and experience in the community to ensure you receive maximum benefit from these grants. Our team provides niche local design,land use planning,and public involvement expertise.We believe we are the best team to serve your needs on this project for many reasons,most critically: • We have unmatched brownfields grant expertise.In the past five years alone,our US West Grants Team(based in Bellevue)has assisted with more than 38 successful EPA Brownfield Grants totaling$8.3 million.Nationally, we've implemented over 100 EPA and state brownfield grants including back-to-back National Brownfield Renewal Economic Impact Award recipients(2012 and 2013).In Washington,we've assisted our clients in securing and implementing 4 of the last 5 assessment grants awarded(Kent,Everett,Vancouver and Spokane). • We have an unmatched understanding of the City's needs.Having prepared the FY2016 EPA Brownfield Grant application on behalf of the City,we understand your needs,wants,and desires for using grant funds to support community revitalization efforts.We understand your target areas and goals for reuse/redevelopment of derelict properties in these areas.In addition,Stantec Project Manager Bill Webb has completed dozens of City projects over the past 20 years and is intimately familiar with the community.Lisa Grueter of BERK assisted Bill with redevelopment planning for the award-winning Gorst Watershed Project and personally led efforts on the last two comprehensive planning updates for Kitsap County, in addition to assisting Bremerton with the 2016 update. Simply put,our existing knowledge of ongoing planning and economic development efforts throughout the City and County means we'll have zero start-up time to get the project rolling. • We absorb the risk.We believe in taking the cost risk away from you.We know that your dollars are limited,and we so strongly believe that the City is a prime candidate for this funding,that we are submitting a$o fee proposal for grant application services. Although Stantec can provide most of the professional services required for this project in-house,we have teamed with BERK and GreenWorks Inc.Our partners provide niche landscape design,greenspace,and land use planning as well as significant local community outreach expertise,along with a wealth of regional experience. We look forward to partnering with the City on this transformational project! Should you have any questions regarding this submittal,please contact us at your convenience. S onsulting Services Inc. AIL Bill Webb,LG,PMP I Project Manager Chris Gdak I Brownfield Grant Specialist 11130 NE 33rd Place,#200 I Bellevue WA 98004 11130 NE 33rd Place,#200 I Bellevue WA 98004 Direct: (425)289-7349 I Mobile: (360)265-2371 Mobile: (425)698-7398 Email: bill.webb@stantec.com Email: chris.gdak@stantec.com Design with community in mind A .,_, ., , 14 1.4 4 i, 7 0 , .„, ii.Ti , , •i.( con Pc rcon , Ho 1.4 ct c:e. •t =1 CA 4u Wr .1-0 ... , , , , g 4 ,-0 cz ,,...,..i.t„ Pt N io c:4 'Yr . = 04 ,c7; r; EPt : E -rV CA ai) 0 . 9 •iml (le •mot E Cii) Imo 73 14 ›.-1 di = .10o ' wmilis-7 • = .— {i z LF: CIII) im) i V/ it. o rt a z - o 0 I iif; °vr � w O ' cd _ a) H . •- O CC CCI O yr cc ct N ct cn ' cn .'-4 N • ' F + H U N cc ct N ° p vi UCil ° U .0 (1,) o ? � Cli - C14 o6 \ s') v O _ o U rs, Ci' ° " cd �M dfiU N� , : Ct v) 0 $: , E-1 ‘• 00 -c-d ›., cd d >1 0 0 4J cd ridO Pov) .r..4 U ,� ct . .� l � i •4 U .E >,c,.., Pill 44 0 44 P-1 A 0 © It p " c O .4 O •- `p L) •— O U O ,--1v) >., s-, r--' O �., o ct c) a) i 4'..:1 r:1-1 —F.) u cA O cA 4— O p U N O 0 -42 .2 ..,i 4 U CZ c iv ,-c: ct a t,11.4 >1 'i .2 — Z 1) ›-, ci (SO g c4-4 '' (4 CLi z , r.-- 11 0 ,1, 0 ie p_, cli o 2, E."'4 w W � ,� CA > C1. � O CA __ O E O PINE A A L) cz U -7 ,• 0 o S•; t.c% ;.0OMO '. 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This request was made by The Salvation Army with the support of the Bremerton Police Department, Bremerton Fire Department, Kitsap Community Resources, Kitsap County Human Services Department and the Kitsap Connect Program. 2017 CITY OF BREMERTON BUDGET REQUEST There is also a 2017 budget item for $30,000.00 to pay for a security guard contractor to be on duty at The Salvation Army because we house The Kitsap Connect Program. Kitsap Connect is a demonstration project funded fully by the Kitsap 1/10th Mental Health Tax ($500K+) for 18 months to work with (50) fifty clients who are the prevalent users of the EMS services costing their respective communities an enormous amount of money to support. The majority of the 50 clients are chronically homeless, have tremendous mental health and chemical dependency barriers and can be dangerous. 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Box 886 • Bremerton, WA 98337-0204 fi, (360) 373-5550 FAX (360) 373-2134 • www.bremerton.salvationarmynw.org ADVISORY Our mission: to save souls,grow saints and serve suffering humanity in Bremerton,Kitsap County and beyond as God enables BOARD Chair Ken Hegtvedt October 31, 2016 Vice Chair Eric Roberts Mr. Eric Younger Bremerton City Council District 7 Jim Adrian Jim Aho The City of Bremerton John Becker 345 6th Street - Suite 600 Tina Bright Teresa Bryant Bremerton, WA 98337 Shelley Comfort Sheila Collins RE: Winter Emergency Homeless Shelter 2016-2017 Henson Henson Janice Krieger The Salvation Army- Bremerton, Corps. Mike Maloney Ron Muhleman Dear Mr. Younger, Robin O'Grady g Carl Olsen Wendie Pond Thank you for taking the time to meet with Major Scott Ramsey and myself on October Jeff Reynolds 19, 2016 to request your support in our efforts in opening the Winter Emergency Chasity Richardson Homeless Shelter at The Salvation Army in December 2016. Rick Shaver Doug Smith Per the specifics you requested in consideration of our request for financial support Jerry Soriano from the City of Bremerton to open the shelter one month early, please find enclosed Gena Wales Greg Wheeler our report that provides the information you requested. Kurt Wiest The quantifiable data from the winter shelter last year (pages 2-3), the changes we have put in place in an effort to have the shelter be a positive asset to our community (page 4-5) and key data points defining how our partnership with the Kitsap Connect demonstration project will be a valuable resource to those accessing the program (pages 6-7). If there are any other facts or supportive documents you require, we will do whatever we can to provide them to you. The Salvation Army is on the November 9, 2016 agenda for the Public Safety and Parks Committee to present our request for the council's consideration for financial support to open the shelter one month early on December 1, 2016. Thank you again for taking the time to discuss our winter shelter. Most Sincerely, Ms. Sheryl A. Mercy Social Services Director The Salvation Army =,1 832 6th Street ' P.O. Box 886 Ms. Sheryl A. Piercy Bremerton, WA 99337 Social Services Director 360-373-5550 360-917-0675 - Fax: 360-373-2134 sheryl.piercy@usw.salvationarmy.org WILLIAM BOOTH ANDRE COX JAMES KNAGGS BILL DICKINSON MAJORS SCOTT&CHERILEE RAMSEY United Founder General Territorial Commander Divisional Commander Corps Officers Way United Way of IOtaap County r 1 r • 1 WINTER EMERGENCY 1 • SHELTER 1 \ yy 1 J .,•M Gt 3 )i'F e 14. 11 ill- 3,..T.:.......:,,,,;:,,..,- 2016-2017 • ,,.„,,,,, ,,.4 4: 4 .i _:,,,,,,,,,...r.;:t.,,,,,..,..,..,,,,,,, ........,...„, .,,:„.... 1 .-,..,: s,,,---t,, .....,....-1..„..- , { �� •1: 1 ;ar. • 9 . 1:.,,,,}T�.Tr', w T14X131 it'l ; ' P. SALVAR1114)/ k i6 ____, .,. .u..,4, ,. .... :;,.,,,,- .. _.‘..t. . .,.. . .• .. .. .. . .___:„..:;,.., ,.... . ,.. ;,,... .. ‘ • . . .. ..,...,,,,.......... ,.._ _ 1 . •' Giving Hope Today •4-- 832 6th Street 1/ (4d. Bremerton WA. o ,,,-, 0, 98337 v. _�-- :' '' `.: , ,: , 360-373-5550 , ill ,-, , lw . . ' ... I , / I 'The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those I who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little' Franklin D. Roosevelt I I I r hirt01 The Salvation Army Winter Shelter 1 WHY WE OPENED THE SHELTER: 1 The Salvation Army opened the winter shelter in January of 2016 because so many people 1 were sleeping outside and without access to resources that would be able to stabilize their situation. This dire fact was especially true for the Unsheltered/Literally homeless households 1 since traditionally these people do not or cannot access the Emergency Shelters that are 1 already provided in Kitsap County. 1 • Kitsap County has a total (130) one hundred and thirty Emergency Shelter Beds available and our emergency shelter was able to provide forty(40) more beds to this need in our community. ' • The Kitsap Point in Time Count of Homeless Persons reported one hundred and six (106) unsheltered/literally homeless people in 2015 with a rise in by 49% in 2016 to having (217) two hundred and seventeen people counted'. • The need for a low-barrier emergency homeless shelter is one of the gaps and thereby ' priorities in the Kitsap County `Heading Home: Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan. Updated in 2016'. 2 • The reality is that The City of Bremerton gets the largest percentage of the homeless and without a place for people to go at night, their presence affects our neighborhoods and businesses in an adverse manner. The Salvation Army had many homeless camped 1 out around the building and there was nowhere to send them if we had them removed from the property. The Salvation Army of Bremerton decided to take on the responsibility 1 of sheltering the homeless because it was needed for the community. From November 1, 2015 to January 25, 2016, The Salvation Army was the Severe Weather Shelter designated location for the Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management when a state of emergency was declared because of bad weather conditions. The severe weather shelter program will be operating Nov 1st—Mar 31st in Kitsap County. The Severe Weather Shelters will activate if it is expected to be 32 degrees or lower for four or more hours; if one inch of snow is expected; or if one inch of rain is expected between noon and 6 a.m. the next day. The determination is made by the Dept. of Emergency Management and is run by volunteers. The Salvation Army has been granted the financial support from the Kitsap County HHGP grant program to open the shelter January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 and again December 2017. We will provide forty (40) Emergency Shelter beds to the homeless and their pets. The need is already great and we would like to open our Winter Shelter starting December 1, 2016. The winter shelter will be modeled as a Harm Reduction/ low-barrier drop-in emergency homeless shelter that allowed for singles, couples, families and their pets. 1 Homelessness in Kitsap County 2-2016 http://www.kitsapgov,com/hs/housing/Documents/Reports%20&%20Data/Homelessness%20in%20Kitsap%20- %20Feb%202016.pdf.Attachment#A. 2 Heading Home:Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan. http://www.kitsapgov.com/hs/housing/Documents/Housing%20&%20Homelessness%200verview/2016%20Home less%20Housing%20PIan%20FINAL.pdf 11 Page (014Y DEMOGRAPHICS FROM LAST YEARS SHELTER: Based on the obviously desperate need for people to have a safe place to sleep, we opened full time providing a winter homeless shelter that was open January 25 to March 31, 2016. The Salvation Army provided 264 people with emergency shelter during the sixty-four days Gender we were open from January 25th to March 30, 2016 which equaled 2485 bed nights. We are ; 264 Unique Individuals, a pet friendly shelter and had five(5)dogs also Bremerton Salvation Army Winter Shelter stay and their owners who would not have 1/25/16 3/31/16 sought shelter if they would be forced to abandon their animals. • 71% (188) of the shelter guests were men and 25% (75) of the shelter guests were women. • Eighteen (18) of the shelter guests • were considered most vulnerable and at risk because they were elderly, children or they relied on a wheelchair for mobility and trusted others for their Male Female personal care. Number of Nights Stayed at Shelter 264 Unique Invidivuals for a total of 2,485 bed nights Bremerton Salvation Army Winter Shelter 1/25/16- 3/31/16 More than 30 nights 17 21 to 30 nights 24 P 11 to 20 nights IONOMMIMMON11111111111111111111111W 37 Z 6 to 10 nights MINEMENNEMENOMINEIMINIMU 36 4or5nights 26 z z 2or3nights 65 1 night 59 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Number of Individuals The most number of people stayed with us for two to three nights and the lowest number of people stayed more than thirty (30) nights. Sixty-Five (65) people stayed at the shelter for two to three nights and seventeen (17) stayed for more than thirty(30) nights. 21Page P 1 1 0 Age Distribution ' 264 Unique Individuals, Bremerton Salvation Army Winter Shelter 1/25/16- 3/31/16 0 80 72 70 1 60 59 54 / 50 / 40 ,�* i / 31 30 '4' 26 20 6 ; 10 6 10 0 III - <18 18-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-54 55-61 62+ 1 1 Ten (10) of the shelter guests were over 62 years old, twenty six (26) were 55-61 years old with I the largest number of guests (72) being ages 31-40 years old. We had six (6) children under 18 stay at the shelter with their parents. I The shelter saw a wide range of need �...., ;�........ in the people who stayed with us: 1 One young woman that stayed forty-four(44) days • Four(4) people in with us at the winter shelter had been homeless for wheelchairs. Three (3) of the over a year, was estranged from her family and people in wheelchairs struggled with a heroin addiction. Towards the end required the assistance to of her time at the shelter, she discovered she was move in and out of their wheelchairs. pregnant. She had been trying to stay off drugs • Five (5) people going to without success but finding out she was going to radiation/chemo treatment for have a baby changed her resolve. She said that the cancer. shelter saved her life and she felt strong enough to • Thirteen (13) EMS/Hospital change for the sake of her unborn child. She was drop-offs to the winter shelter accepted into a specialized treatment program for from various local agencies (hospital/policervarious to pregnant women, reunited with her family and is no department/DOC). longer homeless. She has been clean and sober and • Two (2) of the people in her baby boy is due mid-December 2016. wheelchairs required EMS services to move them to and from their cots at night. • Three (3) pregnant women. 31 Page r VI SP�pkt4 LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE NEXT WINTER SHELTER The Salvation Army has implemented several positive changes in an effort to make sure that the winter shelter is not a burden to the local emergency services, does not adversely affect the neighborhood, and is a safe place for the guests and employees. The following has been put in place since last year's winter shelter: • The Salvation Army learned i - 1 that professional security is ` necessary for the safety of 1111 the guests, staff and the neighborhood. This also lessons the reliance on law enforcement. • The Salvation Army has ' , ;, contracted with The Stephen Group Security Firm to provide a part time security U x guard five days a week (10:00 AM to 2:00 PM) at Figure 1. The winter shelter The Salvation Army provides a place to sleep. $25.00 an hour to be present Everyone has to be up and out by 7AM so that Breakfast can be set up and support the work of the and served by 8 AM.Blankets and a pillow are provided and when we run Kitsap Connect Program. out of cots,people sleep on the floor between the cots. • We have installed a motion activated internal alarm system and a full video surveillance system that is connected with local law enforcement. • Last year, the winter shelter was provided with a budget of$12,000.00 graciously provided by a grant from the Kitsap County's Department of Housing and Homeless Services and was mostly staffed by volunteers and two part time employees. This year, the winter shelter has been awarded $75,000.00 from the HHGP grant program to provide services January to March 2017 and December of 2017. This will allow the shelter to always have two employees at the shelter whenever it is open, for a total of seven employee positions. • For the first month, The Winter Shelter will have a professional security guard present with the goal of accessing future funding to continue being able to have security on site. The Salvation Army is actively working to secure funding from other sources with the goal of having security guard services on site during shelter hours and during the business day. • The Kitsap Connect Demonstration Project has their office and staff at The Salvation Army providing intense case management support to high needs clients. The project provides five full time positions that include a registered public health nurse, a certified chemical dependency counselor, a housing case specialist and a certified mental health professional. The goal is to work with fifty(50) clients from Bremerton and Central Kitsap who have been an ongoing financial burden to local EMS services, law enforcement and the city and county court systems. • The Salvation Army has partnered with the West Sound Free Clinic to provide health care services once a month to the community. We are currently working with the West Sound Free Clinic to be on-site more days per month to support the guests at the winter shelter. 41 - voli II 1"old P II • The Salvation Army has worked closely with the Bremerton Police Department to legally II trespass clients participating in criminal activities and those and the criminals who prey II on the vulnerable and homeless clients who access our many services. To date, we have trespassed sixteen (16) people from our property and services making our facility II safer for everyone. II o The Salvation Army has been working in collaboration with Monica's Social Club and the Bremerton Police Department so that the same people are trespassed in II order to keep them from loitering and engaging in illegal activities in the alley II between 6th Street and Martin Luther King Way. ' • The Salvation Army is here to serve the needy, and not harbor or enable criminals, so we work in partnership with law enforcement to share any information we can to identify 0 individuals that have warrants and who are being sought by local and county law 1 enforcement. II THE SALVATION ARMY'S HOMELESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS 1 ' `,'' The Salvation Army is known for our work with the homeless ', ' and we have been in Bremerton for almost one hundred 1 ‘,..„„s l ' '�F 1' (100) years. The new building and remodel of the old facility `` , finished in March of 2016 at a total cost of 5.5 million dollars. The building was not designed to be a permanent shelter -,, ', , _- " and has only opened in the last two years because of the .,„, "rvii, � very limited shelter options in Kitsap County for those who iq 4;4 If' ti ' V,. have barriers that would limit their ability to access other T� shelters. I -f The Social Services program has provided the basic needs -Jr,/ ' to the homeless through an HHGP grant for the past five `�.,," years which provides goods and services to help stabilize I y' ,.. ,; ' the crisis of being homeless. In the last twelve (12) months , .. t we have provided: . • 1031 Nomadic Provision Bags of Food to those living in a place " not meant for habitation that does not have access to refrigeration 1 or electricity. These bags provide shelf-stable food and basic 1 supplies such as hand/feet warmers, gloves, and sanitation/first- aid supplies. Figure 2:People sleeping outside The • 163 Back packs, 99 sleeping bags, 39 tarps and 46 tents. 1 Salvation Army on a rainy morning. For • 1986 bus tokens, 207 ORCA/Monthly Bus passes and 60 1 personal safety reasons,many stay up all Washington State ID Cards. night and try to sleep during the day. • 125 vouchers for gasoline for those living in their vehicles or 1 Having the homeless living outside is a needing gasoline to access local resources. 1 challenge for The City of Bremerton and • 216 nights at a motel for homeless clients. emergency shelter is needed to help remedy • showers and 423 loads of laundry. this crisis. The homeless support services offered are meant to provide t the most basic needs with the goal to provide immediate help to encourage stabilization and not a long term support system. Kitsap Connect is a long term support system that has the / potential to reduce homelessness and help change the lives of the homeless that live on the 1 streets in Bremerton. 1 51 . v - l�pt^kh�� flif THE SALVATION ARMY AND THE KITSAP CONNECT `CONNECTION' The Salvation Army has partnered • _ rid with The Kitsap Public Health .. District, Kitsap Mental Health and Kitsap Community Resources' Ertl k Housing Solutions has partnered on • a pilot program called Kitsap Connect. This demonstration project f _ was fully funded ($500K+) by an 18- month grant through the 1/10th of 1% Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Tax in Kitsap County. "i` / This program provides a full time Figure 3: 88%of the clients The Salvation Army has referred to chemical dependency counselor, full the Kitsap Connect pilot are homeless and 84%of the clients time mental health counselor, a full are considered Chronically Homeless. time public health nurse and a full time housing case manager. This pilot project started officially August 1, 2016, being fully staffed by September 2016 with the end date of December 31, 2017. Kitsap Connect demonstration project is very similar to the program in King County that started July 2016 called `Familiar Faces' where a case management team works with clients that are high utilizers of the communities emergency management services (EMS)3. The Familiar Faces initiative is systems coordination for individuals who are high utilizers of the jail and those who also have a mental health and/or substance use condition4. REFERRALS BY THE SALVATION ARMY TO KITSAP CONNECT The Salvation Army has referred nineteen (19) clients to the Kitsap Connect Demonstration Project since August 2016. Since many of our communities most needy already access and rely on programs offered to clients, including the meals program, food bank, clothing bank, Hygiene Center(showers and laundry services for the homeless) and the social services program, it was an obvious location to house the Kitsap Connect staff and give them complete immersion with the people that would best benefit from the program. Some statistics based on the (19) nineteen clients referred to Kitsap Connect by The Salvation Army: • Only two (2) of the clients were housed and seventeen (17) of the clients referred were homeless and/or living in a place not meant for habitation. • The two (2) of the clients who were housed both have Section 8 vouchers through the Bremerton Housing Authority but were at risk of losing their housing because their many mental and physical health barriers that were hindering their ability be successful. • 88% of the clients referred by The Salvation Army to the pilot were homeless and lived outside. http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/mental-health-substance-abuse/diversion- reentry-services/Familiar-Faces-ICMT.aspx. 4 http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/health-human-services-transformation/familiar-faces.aspx 61 g _ • 84% of the clients referred as considered 'Chronically Homeless' as defined by HUD's 5CHRONICALLY HOMELESS DEFINITION' which is: A person who is "chronically homeless" is an unaccompanied homeless. Individual with a disabling condition. Who ' has either been continuously homeless for a year or more, -OR has had at least four(4) episodes of homelessness in the past three (3) years. o The 2 (two) clients referred who are housed are at risk of losing their housing because of their physical, mental and cognitive challenges and are at risk of becoming homeless without intervention and support by The Kitsap Connect team. • 94% of the clients have mental health barriers. • 84% of the clients referred have chemical dependency challenges. ' • 61% of the clients referred have substantial physical health challenges. • 100% of the clients referred are from Kitsap County. Attachment B. WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE? The City of Bremerton has taken the brunt of the homeless crisis because the majority of the social services agencies reside in Bremerton and because it is the biggest city in Kitsap County. On Pacific Ave, we want a thriving business district and one block away on Park Avenue, is the ' `social services capital of the county'.6 The homeless sleeping in front of stores and around the businesses downtown is bad for the long term goals of Bremerton and instead of the division between business and the social services agencies that call Bremerton their home. There are solutions that could help that have been proven successful in other states also dealing with the homeless crisis: Low-Barrier Emergency Shelter Beds: We need to have low-barrier emergency shelters to r move people off the streets and inside. If there is no place to go to sleep out of the weather, people will sleep wherever they can and this becomes a burden for the whole community. If Bremerton doesn't want the homeless sleeping in front of their businesses, then there needs to be a place for them to go. Criminal Vagrants prey on the most vulnerable homeless and by 1 giving people a place to sleep, they are less likely to be victimized. Housing First Programs: The best solution is to have Housing First programs, built away from the downtown core with a transportation system to get the people to their respective social services agency and then back home again. (Attachment C:Housing First Support Documents provided by the Housing First Committee with The Kitsap Continuum of Care). Intensive Support Case Management: Because of the many barriers the homeless face, it takes a specialized support team to help stabilize their situation. Those who are chronically homeless become a burden to the EMS budgets and also a burden to law enforcement. The ' Kitsap Connect Demonstration Project is set up to provide support services to those who need r the most help with the goal of easing the cost burden to the City of Bremerton and Central Kitsap. P P P ' 5 https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/DefiningChronicHomeless.pdf. 6 4-27-15: Kitsap Sun Article. http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/homelessness-rises-in-bremerton-kitsap-ep- 1052521125-354771771.html. P P r THE SALVATION ARMY AND THE KITSAP CONNECT `CONNECTION' The Salvation Army has partnered • • w' fag with The Kitsap Public Health 2 iia . fir*"^ , 's; District, Kitsap Mental Health and ` Kitsap Community Resources' A 'Wit sf. ° ' Housing Solutions has partnered on ~ q9/I a pilot program called Kitsap . Connect. This demonstration project was fully funded ($500K+) by an 18- r month grant through the 1/10th of 1% Mental Health and Chemical ;74 Dependency Tax in Kitsap County. / This program provides a full time Figure 3: 88%of the clients The Salvation Army has referred to chemical dependency counselor, full the Kitsap Connect pilot are homeless and 84%of the clients time mental health counselor, a full are considered Chronically Homeless. time public health nurse and a full time housing case manager. This pilot project started officially August 1, 2016, being fully staffed by September 2016 with the end date of December 31, 2017. Kitsap Connect demonstration project is very similar to the program in King County that started July 2016 called `Familiar Faces' where a case management team works with clients that are high utilizers of the communities emergency management services (EMS)3. The Familiar Faces initiative is systems coordination for individuals who are high utilizers of the jail and those who also have a mental health and/or substance use condition4. REFERRALS BY THE SALVATION ARMY TO KITSAP CONNECT The Salvation Army has referred nineteen (19) clients to the Kitsap Connect Demonstration Project since August 2016. Since many of our communities most needy already access and rely on programs offered to clients, including the meals program, food bank, clothing bank, Hygiene Center (showers and laundry services for the homeless) and the social services program, it was an obvious location to house the Kitsap Connect staff and give them complete immersion with the people that would best benefit from the program. Some statistics based on the (19) nineteen clients referred to Kitsap Connect by The Salvation Army: • Only two (2) of the clients were housed and seventeen (17) of the clients referred were homeless and/or living in a place not meant for habitation. • The two (2) of the clients who were housed both have Section 8 vouchers through the Bremerton Housing Authority but were at risk of losing their housing because their many mental and physical health barriers that were hindering their ability be successful. • 88% of the clients referred by The Salvation Army to the pilot were homeless and lived outside. 3 http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/mental-health-substance-abuse/diversion- reentry-services/Familiar-Faces-ICMT.aspx. °http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/health-human-services-transformation/familiar-faces.aspx 6I , q t' Spy,'R 7.1 Aga 10 ...01.111464idaraillige0111111101110~. ANO**,,, isi ."Ar THE SALVATION ARMY WE BELIEVE IN SECOND CHANCES CONCLUSION The homeless are the most vulnerable citizens in our community and there are not enough emergency shelters in Kitsap County to address the growing need. It is a civic and moral burden for every community when there are people sleeping outside businesses and in alley ways. The people who are homeless in Kitsap County need access to Emergency Shelter to prevent the financial burden from resting on the shoulders of our EMS and law enforcement agencies. Emergency shelter is expensive and only a temporary solution to this complex problem facing Kitsap County, and our shelter will give more options to the homeless and give EMS and law enforcement an option when they work with the homeless who have nowhere to go. Another key piece is our alliance with The Bremerton Police Department and the concerted efforts to rid Bremerton of the criminal vagrants that live and prey on the vulnerable. The shelter provides a safe place from the criminal element and a place out of the weather. October 2016 has had a record rainfall and more bad weather is coming! The Salvation Army is equipped to manage the massive efforts necessary to safely operate a temporary emergency shelter and has a taken on this responsibility. By giving people access to shelter, we will have less people sleeping outside and that is good for business! With the addition of The Kitsap Connect pilot program residing at our facility and our new Hygiene Center, we have many of the services needed to support Kitsap County's goal of making homelessness rare, brief and one time!' In order to do this, The Salvation Army requests the financial support of The City of Bremerton to open the shelter early starting in December 2016. 7 Heading Home:Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan. http://www.kitsapgov.com/hs/houing/Documents/Housing%20&%20Homelessness%200verview/2016%20Home less%20Housing%20Plan%20FINAL.pdf 81Page ATTACHMENT A Homelessness in Kitsap County Updated: February 2016 Households Experiencing Homelessness Rising 88%Affordable Housing Gap The Housing Solutions Center reports 941 literally For every 100 very low-income households who need homeless households during 2015 that were seeking affordable housing,there are only 12 units available;for housing assistance,592 households at imminent risk of low-income households,there are only 32 units available. losing housing, and 848 that were unstably housed and The total number of very low-income renter households is seeking assistance. 2015 Total=2,381 households. 6,095 ($22,600/year);there are 5,500 low-income (Housing Solutions Center of Kitsap County) households($37,800/year). (2015 Washington Affordable Housing Needs Assessment) Housing Solutions Center Clients-Households 1000 100 800 Unstably so 600 Housed - GAP eo 400Imminently =IIiiIiiiIiii Losing 200 — = �0 Housing o 32 0 ®Unsheltered _. 12 O,� O,' 6", 1� 0. ci,' & 6"h O, & 6"h Homeless ° 'Y 'L ', t. 'y 'L ', t 'y '1. ',, t< Percent of Median Family Income • Especially Unsheltered/literally Homeless Households Housing Instability for 13,875 Renter Households Households living without shelter in places not meant for Many households are paying more than 30%(cost human habitation (outside,abandon buildings,cars) has burdened) or 50%(severely cost burdened) of their increased 100%(doubled) between 2015 and 2016 in the income on housing,creating housing instability and annual Point In Time Count(census of people experiencing loss of housing during household crises. homelessness). (2015 Washington Affordable Housing Needs Assessment) Kitsap Point in Time Count of Homeless Persons: ''OCQ 4,545 All Individuals,by Year ''S°° 4,110 4.145 i i.U°O 250 .i,xor, 1I V 3,000 200 '.sou s :4' 150 = :.mo 100 z 1,5°0 ,.000 SSS 50 liji. , _ 1 , _1 I 2007.i2008 2009o-.304=. 30-S0°.• 50-S0'6 so 1°C e1o.r, i_ j 2 2 _..� '2014(20152016 p,,,,...of:medl:wt dl 1 r ne- ■Unsheltered 104 150 164 j 103 931'2602.2643 77 1 106 1 217 20%of Affordable Housing Units Disappearing Rental Rates•Increasing as Vacancy Rates Decline - Between 2015—2017,867 units of approximately 4,272 The average unit rent increased 16%since the beginning , affordable housing units currently available are projected of 2014,while vacancy rates fell to 3.44%. to be lost due to expiring restrictions on rental rates and (Apartment Insights Washington) existing subsidy programs ending. (2015 Washington Affordable Housing Needs Assessment) Rent/Unit and Vacancy Rates 1100 15.00% 1000 10.00% Kitsap County Department of Human Services di ��' ' Housing& Homelessness Program 900 ■ a 5.00% dd ' si 345 6th Street,Suite 400 800 milli 0.00% Bremerton, WA 98337 otic otic otic otic oti°oti° oti° oti° otic'otic'otic'otic' a o- o- ati o- o- ati o- o- o- ati ati W4sNINOto Kirsten Jewell, Coordinator ti 'ti 1, lx ti ' 's e< ti 1, 3 Ix 360-337-7286 was Avg Rent/Unit Vacancy Rate kjewell@co.kitsap.wa,us What We Are Doing to Help People Experiencing Homelessness • Kitsap has a single point of entry for any individuals or households who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability,called the Housing Solutions Center, 360-473-2035. • Over 50 organizations participate in the Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition,a network of housing and social service providers assisting people experiencing homelessness and housing instability. • Kitsap has a variety of subsidized housing options, including: o 130 emergency shelter beds(up to 90 days) o 102 Transitional Housing units (up to 24 months) o 273 Permanent Supportive Housing units (for people who need on-going case management) o 2719 Permanent Subsidized Housing units(for low-income households) o 1877 Housing Choice and Veterans Assistance Housing Vouchers (providing rental subsidies) • Each year, Kitsap organizations receive funding for homeless programs, including(2014 amounts): o Federal Funding: $673,107 o Federal Veteran Funding: $1.3M o State Funding: $499,688 o Local Funding: $1.1M • In 2015 Kitsap organizations provided housing and homeless services for more than 2,800 households; affordable housing subsidies providing an additional 4,500 low-income households with stable housing. What You Can Do to Help People often ask how they can help people experiencing homelessness. A brochure,called How to Help People Living Homeless, is available at: www.kitsapgov.com/hs/housing/housing grant.htm. It lists a variety of ideas, including: Donate items to homeless service programs • Hygiene kits: package up bags or purses with shampoo,toothpaste,tooth brushes, deodorant, etc. • Socks: white tube socks and/or wool socks • Diapers, baby formula, baby food, new car seats • Hats,gloves,scarves • Tents,sleeping bags,tarps • Bus tokens, gas cards, phone cards • Welcome baskets for people moving from shelter to permanent housing(towels, cleaning supplies, etc.) Volunteer • Volunteer at the Project Connect Services Fair:January 27,2016,Sheridan Community Center, Bremerton • Serve a meal at one of the local Community Meal Sites(hosted by many churches) • Help at a Severe Weather Shelter(through Dept.of Emergency Management) • Volunteer at a"Weekend Food Backpack" program for kids through schools • Volunteer your time at one of the homeless service organizations • Organize a community effort to gather: hygiene kits,socks,diapers,or food Educate yourself and others • Invite a speaker to your civic group, community group,or church • Gather a group of friends and start a discussion group or volunteer together • Attend Community Stakeholder Meetings about homelessness • Read the Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan 2016 Update • Access the Kitsap County Housing& Homelessness Program—Data and Reports page to keep up with recent statistics about homelessness: www.kitsapgov.com/hs/housing/ReportsAndData.htm For more information about contacting Homeless Service Providers and What You Can Do,go to: KitsapContinuumofCareCoalition.orq IP 1 1 Veteran Homelessness in Kitsap County 1 Updated: February 2016 1 Housing Solutions Center Served 271 Veteran Households in 2015 / The HSC, Kitsap's coordinated entry program for all people needing housing assistance,served an average of 23 veteran households, comprising 40 individuals each month of 2015. 52%were single men. 30%were literally 1 homeless(unsheltered) and 15%were imminently losing housing. 33%were chronically homeless- homeless for 1 more than a year. On the other end of the spectrum, nearly 20%were homeless for less than a week. Veterans Served by the HSC in 2015 Veterans Served by the HSC in 2015 Households& Individuals Prior Housing Status 60 Stably Literally 1 40 Housed Homeless 20 26% 30% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unstably Housed/At-Risk 1110P- Imminently Households Served Household Members Served 29% Losing Housing 15% 1 ' Veterans Served by the HSC in 2015 - Veterans Served by the HSC in Family Composition 2015 - Lengh of Time Homeless Single p/ Family Woman Unknown 1 week or Woman less w/Child 13% 1 week-1 ' IIIII199'° Couple month fyear8% 1 more 011 1-3 1 Man WO Single Man more months w/Child 33% _ 13% 3 months-1 year 14% / Veterans Surveyed in the Homeless Point in Time Count Each year people experiencing homelessness are surveyed to determine how many are unsheltered at a specific I point in time(the fourth Thursday in January). In 2015, nine unsheltered veterans were counted of the 59 total I homeless veterans. The number of counted unsheltered veterans has been increasing since 2012. I I Kitsap Point in Time Count of Homeless Persons: Veterans 11�° 4 1 1 2 3 1 4 i 5 --I 6 7 Unsheltered 13 6 12 I 4 I _ 6 9 28 I LA Emergency Shelter ' 6 j 7 5 1 4 6 - 4 i I I.Transitional Housing 33 23..... ............ 0 I 33 I 35 38 55 i■Doubled Up 25 i 16 9 i 0 i 15 8 ! 10 What We Are Doing to Help Homeless Veterans Homes for All Who Served(HA WS)Initiative HAWS is lead through a collaborative effort of federal,state, and local veteran housing and services providers,with the goal of ending veteran homelessness in Kitsap. The Homes for All Who Served initiative found 45 unsheltered veterans through a survey outreach project in September 2015 to develop a "By Name List"or"Master List". The Master List will enable housing providers to connect with these veterans (as much as possible)to offer them appropriate housing and services. Next steps for the HAWS initiative: • Outreach to veterans on the Master List to offer housing and services. • Improve the accuracy of the veterans counted in the annual Point In Time Count—January 28, 2016. This count is the basis for award of additional HUD Veterans Assistance Supportive Housing(VASH)vouchers administered through the Housing Authorities. • Refine and distribute the compiled list of veteran services available in Kitsap. • Complete development of Plan to End Veteran Homelessness in Kitsap. • Enroll additional landlords in commitment of units for homeless veterans. • Continue to align and increase resources to better serve homeless veterans. 011 • Target Date for achieving"Functional Zero"—Ending Veteran Homelessness:Veterans Day 2016. Veterans Housing Options Group(VHOG) A result of the HAWS initiative,each Monday from 1pm—2pm at Kitsap Community Resources,federal,state, and local veteran housing and service providers hold a Veterans Housing Options Group—an open house for any veterans who need housing assistance. No appointment necessary. The VHOG has helped an average of 15 veterans per week get connected services with since its inception in October 2015. Supportive Services for Veteran Families(SSVF) The SSVF program provides short-term rental assistance and flexible funding to overcome barriers to housing for veteran households. Between May—September 2015, it assisted 18 veteran households secure permanent stable • housing. The program is managed by the Metropolitan Development Council and Catholic Community Services. Stand Down for Veterans The September 26th Stand Down served a total of 208 veterans; 52 were homeless and approximately 109 met the • poverty threshold. The Stand Down is a services fair that connects veterans with many local social services and housing programs. It is sponsored by the Kitsap Area Veterans Alliance and the Kitsap County Veterans Program. The next Stand Down is scheduled for April 2016. • • What You Can Do to Help Homeless Veterans • • Refer any veterans experiencing homelessness or housing instability to the Housing Solutions Center: 360-473- • 2035 or to the Veterans Housing Options Group (information above). IP • If you are a landlord or property manager, commit housing units to veterans in need. For more information, contact the Landlord Liaison Program,360-473-2136. e, • Volunteer your group to prepare a dinner at the Kitsap County Department of Human Services Benedict House, an emergency shelter for men Housing and Homelessness Program l 345 6th Street,Suite 400 that hosts many veterans. 360-277-6136. 18 57 • Bremerton,WA 98337 • Donate mini-toiletries, outdoor gear,or tube poNGtoµ Kirsten Jewell, Coordinator socks to the Salvation Army,who provides them to 360-337-7286 unsheltered veterans, 360-373-5550. kjewell@co.kitsap.wa.us • More ideas: �. http://www.kitsapgov.com/hs/housing/housing_grant.htm ATTACHMENT B: The following is the demographics and housing status of the clients referred by The Salvation Army to the Kitsap Connect Program: ID# REASON FOR REFERRAL STATUS NEED FOR BASED ON EMS UTILIZATION 100% of all Referred Clients Are SHELTER Residents of The City of Bremerton or Central Kitsap. 1-J01 F Listed on the BPD 2014-2015 report Housed w/Section 8 voucher but doesn't NO for high use/high costs of the have the ability to self-manage and is courts/police services. abused by criminal vagrants. Severe Considerable time spent in jail. anti-social/anxiety issues/mental health challenges. 2-J10M High utilization of ER/911 and jail. Chronically homeless. Serious medical X conditions/terminal/requires hospice care. Cancerous tumor growing neck. 3-GO4F High utilization of 911 and jail. Chronically homeless. Chemical X dependency and mental health barriers. Recently assaulted/reported to police/sexually targeted and assaulted. Has severe anti-social/anxiety issues/mental health challenges. 4-J06M High utilization of EMS services. Chronically homeless.Alcohol abuse X challenges. Mental and physical health issues. Traumatic Brain Injury. 5-0O2M High utilization of EMS services. Chronically homeless.Lives in vehicle X 911/ER. with Type 1 Diabetes. Storage of insulin an issue because of the heat/cold changes from living outside. 6-T01 M Listed on the BPD 2014-2015 report Chronically Homeless w/chemical X for high use/high costs of the dependency and severe mental health courts/police services. challenges. Has severe anti- Considerable time spent in jail. social/anxiety issues/mental health challenges. 7-V03M Listed on the BPD 2014-2015 report Chronically homeless. RSO. Mental X for high use/high costs of the health barriers.Currently attending jail/courts/police services. college full time. Veteran. 8-DO7F Reported by BPD as a high utilizer Chronically homeless. Recent X of services/nuisance to community widower/many physical health challenges at large. and chemical dependency barriers. Uses a walker. 9-A08M Reported by BPD as a high utilizer Chronically homeless. Has severe anti- X of services/nuisance to community social/anxiety issues/mental health at large. Considered dangerous challenges. Chemical dependency because of violent/gang like issues. behaviors. 10-S10F Reported by BPD as a high utilizer Chronically homeless. Chemical X of services/nuisance to community dependency, mental health and physical at large. High utilizer for health barriers. EMS/911/BPD. 11-S13F Reported by BPD as a high utilizer Chronically homeless. Has a KMH Pact X of services/nuisance to community Team/unsuccessful with engagement. at large. Chemical/Mental health barriers. Sexually targeted and victimized on the streets. Has severe anti-social/anxiety issues/mental health challenges. 12-R14F Reported by BPD as a high utilizer Chronically homeless. Has severe anti- X of services. social/anxiety issues/mental health ATTACHMENT B—Pg. 1 challenges. Chemical dependency health 40 issues. 40 13-T15F Reported by BPD as a high utilizer Chronically homeless. RSO. Lives in X of services. vehicle. 11111, 14-B16M Reported by BPD as a high utilizer Chronically homeless. Severe alcohol X OP of services and courts systems. dependency barriers. Traumatic brain injury from being beat with a baseball bat. 15-S18M High utilizer for EMS/911/ER. Housed w/Section 8 Voucher.Chronic NO and severe health issues. Highly 00 _ educated/requires case management. 16-P17M High utilizer of EMS/ER services. Chronically homeless. Long criminal X 410 Long criminal history. history. Terminal/chronic health issues 40 and needs heart surgery. Chemical dependency barriers. r 17-R2OF. High utilizer of 911/ER services. Homeless. Special needs. Has X chronic/long term mental and physical health challenges. 18-T19M High utilizer for EMS/911/ER. Chronically homeless. Wheelchair/. X Chemical Dependency barriers. 19-K09M Reported by BPD as a high utilizer Chronically homeless. Chemical X of services. Dependency barriers. IMO IMO 1110 1110 1110 v 1110 v 1101 b 110 110 110 rr Ito � b ATTACHMENT B—Pg. 2 b IL m11HLrflVItilI C r• What is the Housing First i Have other communities Model? OUSI ` ® ' tried Housing First? H Housing First is a strategy to ad- • Yes. Increasingly,communities across dress homelessness that offers per- F I rs t the country are implementing Housing manent housing to those without First programs as an integral part of homes. It is based on the belief that their homelessness strategies. After helping people access affordable per- ' J7requently rigerous studies showing the effective- manent housing should be the first I ness of the Housing First model,it has step in ending homelessness. Hous- Asked been endorsed by the U.S.Interagency ing First recognizes that the most Council on Homelessness,the U.S. Con- acute need of chronically homeless Questions ference of Mayors,the U.S.Substance individuals with disabilities is hous- 'Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad- ing. After they are stably housed, ministration (SAMHSA),as well as the they are then offered the other ser- Washington State Department of Com- vices needed to maintain housing I merce. 1 stability and improve their level of health and functioning. The housing Is Housing First expensive? is not time-limited,is not contingent Around the country,communities that on compliance with support services, have created Housing First units have and is designed to have low require- „ I¢;. ' found that it actually less expensive to ments for maintaining housing. 1= house individuals in Housing First units Who will Housing that the cost of the emergency services used while living on the street. First units help? '7 For example,a study of a Housing First Housing First units are used to Aco program for homeless alcoholics in Se- offer housing to people who have attle found that the Housing First pro- been homeless for long periods of ,. gram was successful in both reducing time (often referred to as"chronic costs to taxpayers as well as reducing homelessness") and for whom other <, ,� �= substance use by participants. The pro- housing programs have not worked. m- .,, . gram saved taxpayers more than four These individuals frequently have ,,,. million dollars over the first year of long-term physical health, '� operation. mental health,and addition disorders,which have made i, - During the first six months, even after housing stability difficult. considering the cost of the housing and services,the study reported an average Over the course of 2015, xx people cost savings of 53%—nearly$2,500 experiencing chronic homelessness v --, ;' per month per person in health and so- in Kitsap were seeking assistance ,. cial services. with housing—unfortunately, many F' ``"� ' 1144 P ' Other studies of Housing First programs of them were turned away because , ,,' there were no Housing First units ,04, across the US have found similar sav- available. ings. r k m 1 1 ti‘..nivitim 1 L What is the Housing First f: ; Have other communities Model? ' tried Housing First? Housing First is a strategy to ad- . I Yes. Increasingly,communities across dress homelessness that offers per- F i rst the country are implementing Housing manent housing to those without First programs as an integral part of homes. It is based on the belief that J7req u en tl their homelessness strategies. After helping people access affordable per- y rigerous studies showing the effective- manent housing should be the first ness of the Housing First model, it has step in ending homelessness. Hous- 4sked been endorsed by the U.S. Interagency ing First recognizes that the most Council on Homelessness,the U.S.Con- acute need of chronically homeless Questions ference of Mayors,the U.S.Substance individuals with disabilities is hous- Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad- ing. After they are stably housed, ministration (SAMHSA), as well as the they are then offered the other ser- Washington State Department of Com- vices needed to maintain housing merce. stability and improve their level of health and functioning. The housing Is Housing First expensive? is not time-limited,is not contingent - Around the country,communities that on compliance with support services, have created Housing First units have and is designed to have low require- found that it actually less expensive to ments for maintaining housing. -I house individuals in Housing First units Who will Housing that the cost of the emergency services used while living on the street. First units help? 1 For example, a study of a Housing First Housing First units are used toI4 . "'"""" program for homeless alcoholics in Se- offer housing to people who have attle found that the Housing First pro- been homeless for long periods of °` gram was successful in both reducing time (often referred to as"chronic k`'- costs to taxpayers as well as reducing homelessness") and for whom other ' '--- �" substance use by participants. The pro- housing programs have not worked. gram saved taxpayers more than four These individuals frequently have .... million dollars over the first year of long-term physical health g p y operation. mental health, and addition .,�r i disorders,which have made I ,• . During the first six months, even after housing stability difficult. considering the cost of the housing and services,the study reported an average Over the course of 2015, \-X: people ex eriencin chronic homelessness `� ,4,-,, cost savings of 53%—nearly$2,500 p g ,.. `{ per month per person in health and so- in Kitsap were seeking assistance ,. cial services. with housing—unfortunately,many ,� of them were turned away because 1 A4:; Other studies of Housing First programs there were no Housing First units across the US have found similar sav- available. ings. 0 t Does Housing First work? i Why is having Housing r'' Housing First has been demonstrat- L,,, First units important in our fr, ed to be highly effective in helping a.` community? IV chronically homeless families and in- ir Because Kitsap does not have Housing fr dividuals move more quickly off the streets or out of the shelter system. First beds for singles,and an insuffi- Ir , cient number for families,the social Housing First is designed to prevent 1 and health care needs of chronically ir recurrence of homelessness through homeless individuals are met piece- IP crisis intervention,rapid access to meal through emergency responders, if housing,follow-up case management ':, emergency departments,law enforce- o+ and intensive support services. ment,and the court system. Our cur- Ir rent system results in: h Study after study affirms the econom- �. ,� Or,, ic,social and health value of Housing ". _ _ 0 High cost to taxpayers for emergie - First: IN, gency services OP 0 Housing First expands and 0 Low quality of physical and men- IP works to maintain housing stabil- tal health OP ity. 0 Immediate access to 0 People remaining homeless for it 0 Housing First decreases taxpay- housing with no longer periods of time— often iP er emergency services costs. housing readiness indefinitely 0 Housing First improves the conditions Are there any Housing health and mental health status of First units in Kitsap now? Ill participants. o Consumer choice and IP Housing First improves the self-determination Yes,two Housing First programs have 400 overall quality of life of the corn- been piloted in Kitsap County: ea o Recovery orientation munity,as chronically homeless Forward Bound, a program serving individuals move from the streets 0 Individualized and per- twelve homeless families,has been 0 into housing of their own where operated since ; - by West Sound son-driven supports cN- '' they become more healthy and Treatment Center through a grant 40 ! stable. 0 Social and community from the Gates Foundation. Ora Why does Housing First integration Home Safe a YWCA Kitsap County w program,is built on the success of its 'a work? ' ;-,--4- earlier Home Plus Program which was .. MON 'a The Housing First approach recogniz- iUL funded through the Gates Founda- 4/11 esthat asafe and stable home is the ilomisskcc tion. Home Safe currently provides priority need of the individual. Once : housing and support services for 4 .' this need is addressed,the housing ii, ilk w families who are survivors of domestic 0 provider can then leverage the rela- - violence. With the addition of Marrow es tionship to encourage participants to Manor units,by 2018 it will serve 12 'a engage in needed support services road cow families. which address their underlying needs. - - The focus on helping people stay housed increases For more information contact: es housing stability and decreases homelessness. , Os