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AN ORDINANCE relating to the best starts for kids youth and family homelessness prevention initiative implementation plan.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
A. Ordinance 18088 submitted to the voters of King County a proposition known as the "best starts for kids levy," authorizing a regular property tax levy in excess of the levy limitation for six consecutive years, commencing in 2016, at a rate not to exceed fourteen cents per one thousand dollars of assessed value in the first year and with an increase of up to three percent in the five succeeding years, for the purpose of funding prevention and early intervention strategies to improve the health and well-being of children, youth and their communities.
B. The levy included nineteen million dollars to plan, provide and administer a youth and family homelessness prevention initiative.
C. Ordinance 18088 also directed the executive to submit to the metropolitan King County council for review and approval an implementation plan relating to the youth and family homelessness prevention initiative by March 1, 2016, which, to the maximum extent possible, shall be developed in collaboration with the oversight and advisory board.
D. The oversight and advisory board, referred to in this statement of facts as the children and youth advisory board, under the guidance of the department of community and human services, provided input on the development of the implementation plan, which is Attachment A to this ordinance. Before that input, the executive convened a planning group of citizens and stakeholders, several of whom are members of the children and youth advisory board, to help shape the plan.
E. The growing homelessness crisis shows the need for this youth and family homelessness prevention initiative. During the 2016 annual One Night Count of people who are experiencing homelessness, which was held on January 29, 2016, four thousand five hundred five people were unsheltered.
F. Executive Constantine...

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