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City staff recommend using regional Continuum of Care plan as Spokane Valley updates five-year homeless strategy
Summary
Staff briefed council on the Department of Commerce and HUD-aligned five-year homeless and housing plan; recording-fee revenue is about $350,000 annually and the city must adopt a plan by year-end. Staff recommended leveraging the regional Continuum of Care plan and asked council for input on priorities.
City staff presented an update on Spokane Valleys five-year homeless and housing plan during the July 22 meeting, telling council the city must adopt a plan in the current planning cycle and that staff recommend leveraging the regional Continuum of Care (CoC) plan rather than writing an independent local plan.
Lori Manns, city service administrator, and Eric Robinson, homeless and housing coordinator, summarized the planning requirements from the Washington State Department of Commerce and HUD, reviewed outreach conducted by the regional CoC and described the…
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