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City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 City Council Information: 360.753.8244 Tuesday, July 12, 2016 5:00 PM Council Chambers Multi-Jurisdictional Work Session on Housing 1. ROLL CALL The following Commissioners and Councilmembers were in attendance: Thurston County Commissioners Bud Blake Sandra Romero Cathy Wolfe Tumwater City Council Pete Kmet Joan Cathey Ed Hildreth Nicole Hill Neil McClanahan Tom Olvia Debbie Sullivan Elieen Swarthout Lacey City Council Andy Ryder Cynthia Pratt Virgil Clarkson Jeff Gadman Lenny Greenstein Michael Steadman Present: 7 - Mayor Cheryl Selby, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones, Councilmember Jessica Bateman, Councilmember Jim Cooper, Councilmember Clark Gilman, Councilmember Julie Hankins and Councilmember Jeannine Roe 2. BUSINESS ITEM 2.A 16-0819 Multi-Jurisdictional Work Session on Housing Mayor Selby welcomed each jurisdiction to the meeting. She introduced Tumwater Mayor Pete Kmet who made opening remarks and acted as the meeting facilitator. Mayor Kmet noted the meeting is for information sharing only and jurisdictions will not City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes July 12, 2016 be making decisions. Contractor with Thurston County Aaron Rodriguez discussed his work to revise the Thurston County Ten-Year Homeless Housing Plan. Tumwater City Administrator John Doan, Olympia City Manager Steve Hall, Lacey Mayor Andy Ryder and Commissioner Bud Blake discussed the ongoing efforts and experiences in addressing issues of homelessness in their jurisdictions. Mike McCormick of Home Fund discussed how there are not enough resources to address homelessness in the community. Family Support Center Executive Director Shelly Slaughter reported the federal safety net for housing has been falling apart since the recession. She noted homelessness is significantly on the rise, with a 23% increase in Thurston County in the past year, highlighting many of the homeless are children. Ms. Slaughter said there are not enough affordable housing units being built to accommodate population growth. United Way Executive Director Paul Knox described a proposed levy which would support the development of affordable housing. He would like the three cities and the County to move forward and work together towards a levy for 2017. Meeting attendees asked clarifying questions and discussed the issues. Mayor Kmet and Mayor Selby thanked everyone for attending. The Study Session was completed. 3. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Selby adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2