2020/11/04 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• November 4, 2020 Motion carried. COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA: Commerce Grant on Sheltering Presented byJulie Willie, Community Development; Amy King, CEO of Pallet; and Mary Jane Brell Vujovic, Snohomish County Human Services Council Member Roberts asked about the management structure for the service provider under pallet shelters and sheltering capacity currently at the Carnegie Building. Mary Jane Brell Vujovic provided an overview of the sheltering being provided at the Carnegie building due to COVID. • Council Member Vogeli asked about the continuation of the resource center at the Carnegie building. Mary Jane stated this would be maintained after COVID. Council Member Murphy asked about the relocation of the Carnegie building sheltering and what other locations outside the city were considered. He stated that he was provided information that Everett hosted 80% of the sheltering capacity of the County when the City only has 15%of the population. He also asked about the expectation of the City to provide services. Mary Jane stated that the movement of the Carnegie services would be fully funded with the County's portion of the sheltering grant from the Department of Commerce. She also stated that County and City staff are looking for an appropriate future location. She stated that the pre- pandemic Everett shelter capacity was 348 out of 646 shelter beds in the county, or roughly 50%, and that a point- in- time County study showed that 45% of the people unsheltered in the County are living within the city of Everett. She said that during the pandemic there is an unmet sheltering need of about 35% in the County. • 350