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• EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET <br /> PROJECT TITLE: <br /> Consent COUNCIL BILL# <br /> Washington Families Fund x Action Originating Department Planning <br /> Memorandum of Understanding First Reading Contact Person Dave Koenig <br /> Second Reading Phone Number 425-257-8736 <br /> Third Reading FOR AGENDA OF March 18, 2009 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Initialed by: <br /> Department Head <br /> CAA . <br /> Council President 41V <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s) Approval <br /> Memorandum of Planning and Community <br /> Understanding Development, Legal <br /> Council approval of this agenda item authorizes a budget revision in the additional amount requested. <br /> Expenditure Required $ -0- Account Number(s): <br /> Amount Budgeted $ -0- <br /> Additional Required $ -0- <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> The City of Everett participated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (The Foundation),nonprofits, <br /> and other local governments on the Sound Families Initiative to assist 1,500 homeless families with housing <br /> and social service needs. This effort is complete. An outgrowth of those efforts was the establishment of the <br /> Washington Families Fund. The Washington Families Fund funds collaborative efforts between the public <br /> and private sectors to assist homeless families with services. The second phase of The Foundation efforts is <br /> to help homeless families by expanding the purpose of the Washington Families Fund to test and implement <br /> a new county and state level system response that will help end family homelessness in the future. While at <br /> the same time continuing to serve families who are experiencing homelessness right now, the Foundation <br /> will be funding `Pilot Communities"who are King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties. The counties will be <br /> responsible to implement and test the promising practices for ending family homelessness at the county level. <br /> Everett will collaborate with these efforts along with the Everett Housing Authority. The attached <br /> Washington Families Fund Memorandum of Understanding provides a statement of support and interest in <br /> collaborating in this effort. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): <br /> Authorize the Mayor to sign the Washington Families Fund Memorandum of Understanding <br /> J <br />