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Council previews housing and family-education investments; committee appointments and introductions planned
Summary
Council members discussed upcoming Housing and Human Services Committee business including a presentation from Housing Connector, a KCRHA CEO introduction, appointments from the Housing Committee scheduled for full council, and previewed the Families Education Preschool (FEP) levy priorities.
Council members used the April 28 briefing to preview planned committee work on housing and early-childhood investments and to note pending appointments to advisory bodies.
Council member Moore said eight appointments from the Housing and Human Services Committee will appear on the full council agenda the next day. Moore said the committee’s May 14 meeting will likely feature a presentation from Shokim Kilmendi, founder and CEO of Housing Connector, which operates a rental assistance model that partners with nonprofit and some for‑profit landlords and provides case management to keep people housed.
Moore also said the King County Regional Housing Authority (KCRHA) would formally introduce new CEO Kelly Kinison and might present on its extreme weather response program this past winter.
Council member Rivera previewed the Families Education Preschool (FEP) levy the mayor announced, saying the levy would double childcare investments, strengthen preschool programs and expand a “pathway to trades” program to include accredited trade schools outside the Seattle Colleges system when needed. Rivera said the levy would come to the select FEP committee on Thursday for additional briefing.
Council president Nelson discussed meetings with the social housing Public Development Authority (PDA) and said the council should help ensure the PDA is set up for success if alternatives related to housing production move forward. Nelson described meeting Roberto Jimenez, CEO of the social housing PDA.
Why this matters: Committee briefings and appointments set the agenda for near-term council decisions affecting rental assistance, homelessness response and a proposed levy that would fund early-childhood and workforce pathways.
Discussion vs. decisions: The transcript records previews of committee hearings and appointments; two of three Labor Standards Advisory Commission appointments were confirmed in committee and one remains pending because of a term-date paperwork issue. No full-council votes on the levy or major housing legislation were recorded in the briefing.
Ending: Council members said they expect additional committee hearings and introductions in the coming weeks, including a May 14 Housing and Human Services Committee meeting and a select FEP committee meeting to further review the levy.
