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Spokane staff brief council on five‑year interlocal agreement to coordinate homelessness work with county and Spokane Valley

3275700 · May 13, 2025
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Summary

City staff described a proposed five‑year interlocal agreement with Spokane County and Spokane Valley to align homelessness work to the Continuum of Care five‑year plan, added a coordinated public reporting obligation, and the council approved a technical amendment to the consent item.

Dawn Kinder, a city staff member, briefed the Spokane City Council on an interlocal agreement (ILA) among the City of Spokane, Spokane County and the City of Spokane Valley intended to coordinate homelessness services and align with the Continuum of Care's five‑year plan.

"The city, the county, and the valley, do better when coordinating and collaborating on efforts aligning, our resources, and that's in the public's best interest to cooperate in those efforts," Kinder said during the briefing.

Kinder summarized the ILA's alignment with the Continuum of Care (CoC) five‑year plan and listed the plan's objectives as included in the agreement: promote an equitable, accountable and…

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