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HSD Director Tanya Kim, homelessness division director Chris Clayson and Unified Care Team outreach manager Christina Corpi described a model that pairs expanded Unified Care Team (UCT) outreach staff with contracted partners to deploy seven district‑level multidisciplinary outreach teams citywide. The model assigns regional coordinators and two HSD outreach staff per district and supplements UCT’s shelter‑focused work with specialized street‑based care coordination, vehicle outreach and behavioral‑health outreach providers. HSD also procured population‑specific outreach deployed citywide for communities that have been disproportionately affected by homelessness.

Agencies and intended deployments announced in committee: Evergreen Treatment Services Reach Program (street‑based care coordination for districts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6); The Salvation Army (street‑based care coordination for districts 3 and 7 and vehicle outreach for districts 3 and 7); University Heights Center (vehicle outreach for districts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6); Downtown Emergency Services Center (behavioral and mental health outreach citywide); Seattle Indian Center (American Indian/Alaska Native population‑specific outreach citywide); Urban League and We Deliver Care (Black/African American population‑specific outreach citywide); Mary’s Place (families with children citywide); and YouthCare (youth and young adults citywide).

HSD said district outreach teams will coordinate through weekly huddles, maintain care‑coordination lists, report into HMIS and track three broad categories of performance: quantity (services delivered and referrals), quality (timely engagement, percent of weekly huddles attended) and impact (encampment resolutions, enrollment in shelter, permanent housing, treatment). HSD emphasized a 72‑hour response target for referrals and said agencies have been given HMIS training; most contracts are operational and district huddles have begun.

Public comment at the start of the committee meeting included three speakers from We Heart Seattle — founder Andrea Suarez, case manager Patrick Burnett and program director Tim Emerson — who described daily outreach work removing needles and trash, reversing overdoses and transporting people to detox and recovery housing. Suarez told the committee We Heart Seattle applied for the RFQ, “we scored a 65 out of a hundred,” and said the group filed an appeal before receiving full scoring details; she asked the committee and mayor’s office to reconsider the RFQ process and hear directly from applicants. HSD staff said they have been in contact with We Heart Seattle, have conducted a site visit and have connected the group to other programming while explaining that nine finalists were selected through the RFQ.

Council members asked about data sharing, tracking individuals seen across encampments, the connection between outreach referrals and broader diversion and shelter resources, and how residents should report unsheltered encampments. HSD recommended the Find It, Fix It app as the best way for constituents to report needs for now and said regional coordinators and UCT will triage referrals and progress through district huddles. Several council members asked HSD to provide ongoing vacancy and performance reporting; HSD said the model is new and that it will establish baseline metrics during 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Housing and Human Services Committee 2/26/25","oneSentenceSummary","Human Services Department described a seven‑district outreach model and listed awarded providers for street‑based, vehicle, behavioral health and population‑specific outreach; We Heart Seattle speakers said they applied, scored 65 and asked for reconsideration.","taxTitle","Seattle, King County, Washington","taxId",2543,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6305932,"Committee backs short extension of Seattle MFTE program and 12‑year renewal option for expiring properties",212,1340000,1552000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2442844-60505cbc121b7e4dd599db1f6ae518b5&start=1340&end=1552","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2442844-60505cbc121b7e4dd599db1f6ae518b5/thumbnail_1340000.jpg","/articles/6305932/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Committee-backs-short-extension-of-Seattle-MFTE-program-and-12year-renewal-option-for-expiring-properties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305932-ec7024e54e0c6565f8774395ca67cb9b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775495663&Signature=SVm59R2Eq~JMedKfH4UbltpLhSFTZbZXm0T3HvbDl9CxnUDCysJ8KfUvcW3asgGVFV77deWCvFx-iBVrAexFZpMDrlpzZCXTW572MSOo1SKhA3KVcjAI6zWyKjgIKkfIquSVnooM2lbuZ-6KhzCvgopjrbnyT~vT7ERJV9xUSBMCDUISD8q9p6lNXeL4OKvlvGBwxid7NJVACV8j~~8mxk2ePB4qkQsYVocQDT3nMSDo0u9Bo6Go4IzK-Kb0ZOzJk5TlxypYsOUori6ztN~4l1mVMLWwCZy04AE--yyL3qV4rUzwMp9mZVDfliGWoVcnirm0kzNn0l4vAu4ssXOV~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seattle City Council Housing and Human Services Committee voted Feb. 26 to recommend passage of Council Bill 1200943, legislation to amend the multifamily tax exemption (MFTE) program, extend the program sunset date and allow certain buildings with MFTE expiring in 2025 to receive an additional 12‑year tax exemption.

The committee voted 4–0 to forward the bill to the March 4 full City Council meeting. Chair Kathy Moore moved the passage recommendation; the motion was seconded and approved on a roll call of Council President Nelson (aye), Council Member Rink (yes), Council Member Saka (aye) and Chair Moore (aye).

Office of Housing Director Michael Winkler Chin, accompanied by Kelly Larson and Tracy Ratliff, presented the proposed changes, described in the legislation as “P 6.7.” The presentation summarized three main components: (1) moving the MFTE program sunset date from March 31, 2025, to Sept. 10, 2025; (2) allowing properties with MFTE expiring in 2025 to opt into an additional 12‑year exemption (for a total of 24 years) under lower rent limits; and (3) aligning local rules with state law enacted in February 2024 (Senate Bill 6175) to streamline office‑to‑residential conversions.

Winkler Chin said the MFTE program provides a 12‑year property tax exemption in exchange for setting aside 20–25% of units for income‑qualified renters and that program P6 has been reauthorized multiple times since 1998. The office identified 18 buildings with a total of 405 restricted MFTE units that would be eligible to seek the 12‑year extension under the proposed policy. The presentation noted those buildings are generally about 12 years old and that the extension would require owners who elect the extension to reduce rents to the P6.7 extension rent limits beginning Jan. 1, 2026; tenants whose incomes exceed 1.5 times the new income limit may retain existing rents until turnover.

The presenters said administrative simplifications have already been implemented, including allowing third‑party income verification, discontinuing requests for certain proprietary payment records, allowing graduate students to be eligible, and accepting digital signatures. The office also noted it will continue work toward a broader P7 reauthorization and pointed committee members to a University of Washington report posted on the Office of Housing website as a major analytical input.

Council members asked for timing and process details. Council Member Saka pressed for a firm timeline and said the council needs legislation in early summer to allow meaningful committee review before the proposed Sept. 10 sunset. Office staff said they aim for a June transmission and July committee consideration to allow time before the extension deadline. Council President Nelson and other members emphasized balancing stronger affordability requirements with maintaining developer participation and urged continued outreach to the development community and renters.

The committee recommendation to pass Council Bill 1200943 will be transmitted to the March 4 City Council meeting.","The committee voted 4–0 to recommend passage of Council Bill 1200943, extending the Multifamily Tax Exemption program sunset to Sept. 10, 2025, and authorizing 12‑year extensions for certain properties whose MFTE terms expire in 2025.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6305937,"Committee confirms appointments to Human Rights, LGBTQ and Disability commissions",91,1234000,1325000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2442844-60505cbc121b7e4dd599db1f6ae518b5&start=1234&end=1325","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2442844-60505cbc121b7e4dd599db1f6ae518b5/thumbnail_1234000.jpg","/articles/6305937/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Committee-confirms-appointments-to-Human-Rights-LGBTQ-and-Disability-commissions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305937-e142a9f237c9dcaa118029535069be1e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775495663&Signature=ILvXTRJCcIzZpa3ToBRRkuO12gsBJrelc-J5X~m8CxrnB7HUVldEni3P~rG42r3VWapo391CoioZ3js1JbZfqMYaoMCNmqsr7qpCzZtgTIaFqes1ZE6~eGY-m2i1A1j6rtHcfct8sqMudsEizK5SnUV-G8iGUeA1JqjHlxQYYa0Cpx8Npenw2SfT4Bw-JKVGRAiNtDjSJsgP0Ixqbv5GMng-o8SkMb7pUjlS~CgSXb91MnhirgT~vh41y5ZY3P7-KutwIP6Fmci9RShECV841fUwAJrGzFrMSCXEWCG44MH67NBWcF1tbdQ26OA1oDb8sEM~FVvMYm0FbbSMPdUCSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seattle City Council Housing and Human Services Committee on Feb. 26 recommended confirmation of appointments to the Seattle Human Rights Commission, the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and the Seattle Disability Commission.

Chair Kathy Moore moved the three recommendation votes during the committee’s meeting; each motion was seconded and passed unanimously by the four members present. The committee’s recommendations will be forwarded to the full City Council for final action at the March 4 meeting.

The Human Rights Commission nominees were Trevor Dunston, Gwen McAuliffe, Kyle Tibbs and Diane Ortega Chance for terms ending Jan. 22, 2026. Moore described the commission as an advisory body to the mayor, City Council and the Office for Civil Rights and summarized nominees’ backgrounds in sociology, public service, nonprofit and public health advocacy.

The committee next recommended confirmation of five nominees to the LGBTQ Commission. The nominees listed were Jessa Gabrielle Davis, Maha Roy and Teresa Smith for terms expiring April 30, 2025, and Chris Curia and Landon Laboski for terms expiring Oct. 31, 2026. The committee noted that two of the short-term appointments will apply for reappointment when those brief terms expire in April.

Finally the committee recommended confirmation of Bianca Gallegos, Jessica Jensen and Caitlin Skilton to the Seattle Disability Commission for terms ending Oct. 31, 2026. Moore summarized each nominee’s relevant experience, including organizing, educational and disability advocacy backgrounds.

Each of the three motions was approved on a roll call vote of Council President Nelson (aye), Council Member Rink (yes), Council Member Saka (aye) and Chair Moore (aye). The committee’s recommendations will be transmitted to the March 4 City Council meeting for final confirmation votes.

The meeting minutes show no substantive debate recorded on these confirmations; Moore thanked the nominees for their willingness to serve.

For more information: the committee packet lists the agenda item IDs for each set of appointments (03/1981–03/1984; 03/1985–03/1989; 03/1991–03/1993) and indicates the appointments are for advisory commissions to city departments.","The Housing and Human Services Committee unanimously recommended confirmation of 12 appointments to three city advisory commissions; recommendations will be forwarded to the March 4 full City Council meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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HSD unveils district outreach model and names contractors after homelessness outreach RFQ; community group presses appeal

Committee backs short extension of Seattle MFTE program and 12‑year renewal option for expiring properties

Committee confirms appointments to Human Rights, LGBTQ and Disability commissions