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A MOTION approving updated policies and procedures for allocating funds available to King County by chapter 43.185C RCW and authorizing the department of community and human services, in coordination with the committee to end homelessness in King County, to proceed with the implementation of the policies and procedures.
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WHEREAS, homelessness is recognized as a critical issue in King County and other places in the nation, and
WHEREAS, the regional one-night count of homeless persons estimates that approximately seven thousand nine hundred King County residents experience homelessness on any given night, and
WHEREAS, approximately twenty-four thousand King County residents will experience at least one episode of homelessness during the coming year, and
WHEREAS, King County finds it unacceptable that such a high number of our citizens cannot find safe, decent, affordable and permanent housing, and
WHEREAS, the Committee to End Homelessness in King County (CEHKC), a regional committee comprised of representatives of King County, the city of Seattle and other cities, foundations, the faith community, the business community, nonprofit organizations and homeless individuals, has completed A Roof Over Every Bed in King County: Our Community's Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness, which seeks to end homelessness by working together to improve the use of existing housing and service resources, as well as generating necessary additional resources, and
WHEREAS, the Washington state legislature called for the creation of ten year plans to end homelessness in communities across the state through passage of Chapter 484, Laws of 2005 (E2SHB 2163), also known as the Homeless Housing and Assistance Act, and authorized the collection of document recording fee surcharge revenue in support of such plans, and
WHEREAS, the Washington state legislature supplemented local revenues in support of ten year plans to end homelessness through the passage of E2SHB ...

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