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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
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Item No. 5.A.
For Meeting of: December 4, 2018
ITEM TITLE: Council Healthy Communities & Neighborhood Building Committee
report
SUBMITTED BY: Joan Davenport, Community Development Director
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
At the November 8, 2018 meeting of the Healthy Communities & Neighborhood Building
Committee, the committee voted to request that the full Council:
• authorize a letter to the Board of County Commissioners to set up a capital development
fund with the increase in 2163 dollars that was approved by the legislature in the 2018
session.
Attached is the draft letter to the Yakima County Board of County Commissioners.
ITEM BUDGETED:
NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Neighborhood and Community Building
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Upload Date
d BOCC draft letter 11/26;2018
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Backup Material
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December 4, 2018
BoCC
Dear Commissioners,
As you know, during the 2018 legislative session, legislators increased the filing fee for real
estate documents from $40 to $62. Commonly referred to as the "2163 dollars", this funding is
designated to provide resources for the provision of services for the homeless; funding that is
under the local legislative purview of the Board of Yakima County Commissioners.
In addressing this pressing need in our community, a number of providers have received funding
for a variety of services. The City of Yakima appreciates the collaboration commissioners have
fostered between the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments, the City, local service
providers and individuals in need of services.
We know that when the legislature increased the filing fee, thereby increasing the "2163 dollars"
available in the County, there was consideration of simply increasing awards to providers or
perhaps running a separate RFP for the newly available funding.
It is the position of the Yakima City Council that the increase in this funding, the difference
between $40 and $62, should be set aside and a separate Capital Facility Development Fund
established so that providers could propose solutions consistent with the 5 -Year Plan to Reduce
Homelessness in Yakima County, such as a permanent low barrier shelter, with the knowledge
that funding for such projects could be available.
Sincerely,
Kathy Coffey
Mayor