File #: 2004-0248    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/17/2004 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 6/1/2004
Enactment date: 6/14/2004 Enactment #: 14922
Title: AN ORDINANCE establishing the King County citizens' advisory commission on homeless encampments.
Sponsors: Carolyn Edmonds, Bob Ferguson, Larry Phillips, Dow Constantine, Dwight Pelz, Larry Gossett, Julia Patterson
Indexes: Commissions, Homelessness, Housing, Human Services, Tent City
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 14922.pdf, 2. 2004-0248 Staff Report for 06-01-04 COW.doc
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AN ORDINANCE establishing the King County citizens' advisory commission on homeless encampments.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Establishment - definition. The King County citizens' advisory commission on homeless encampments is hereby established. For the purposes of this ordinance, "the commission" means the King County citizens' advisory commission on homeless encampments.
SECTION 2. Purpose. The commission shall study, identify options and make recommendations to the executive and council on the following issues:
A. A needs assessment for homeless encampments, including an analysis of homeless shelters in King County and the date and time when demand for shelters have exceeded available space;
B. Policy and procedural guidelines for determining the location of future homeless encampments;
C. Options, including an analysis of the potential advantages and disadvantages, for locating homeless encampments on public land in King County; and
D. Options, including an analysis of the potential advantages and disadvantages, for locating homeless encampments on private land in King County.
SECTION 3. Membership - appointment process, requirements.
A. The commission shall consist of twenty-two members, including eighteen voting members and four advisory members. In accordance with K.C.C. 2.28.002, the members shall be appointed by the executive and confirmed by the council by motion.
B. The eighteen members shall consist of the following:
1. Thirteen members who are citizens, each representing one of the thirteen council districts. Of the thirteen citizen members, the executive shall select the appointee representing a council district from a list of names forwarded by the councilmember representing that district to the executive;
2. Two members from community-based organizations, which may include but are not necessarily limited to faith-based organizations, of which at least one member...

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