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Council committee recommends $4.9M to stand up 500 shelter units, attaches public-safety and equity amendments
Summary
The Seattle committee recommended passage of a budget amendment to provide $4.9 million to create at least 500 new shelter units, adopted nine amendments requiring safety plans, reporting, recovery shelters and prioritization for local residents, and sent the bill to full Council April 14.
The Seattle City Council Finance, Native Communities and Tribal Governments Committee voted 3–0 on April 7 to recommend passage of council bill CB121185, a midyear budget amendment that allocates $4.9 million to support capital and operating costs for at least 500 new shelter units as part of a larger $17.5 million executive package.
The committee adopted nine amendments that add oversight, reporting and programmatic priorities to the executive proposal. The consent and individual amendments require the mayor’s office to deliver an implementation report due Sept. 14, 2026, mandate a public-safety plan and a neighborhood outreach process before shelter openings, prioritize at least one recovery-oriented shelter, require prioritization for people already living in the neighborhood where a shelter opens, and ask human services to prioritize providers with experience serving disproportionately impacted populations.
Council members and executive staff described the bill as a rapid-action step to expand shelter capacity while…
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