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SPONSOR ❑Council ❑Mayor ❑HR ❑DCD ❑Finance ❑.Fire TS ❑P&R VA
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SPONSOR'S Following public comment provided at the November 13, 2017 Committee of the Whole,
SUMMARY the City Council requested a staff report on current practices regarding homeless
encampments. This is an opportunity to review the information and ask questions.
REVIEWED BY ❑ C.O.W. Mtg. ❑ CDN Comm ❑ Finance Comm. ❑ Public Safety Comm.
❑ Trans &Infrastructure ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm.
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ITEM INFORMATION
ITEM No.
5.C.
227
STAFF SPONSOR: KRAIG BOYD
ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 12/4/17
AGENDA ITEM TITLE
Homeless Encampment Response Procedures
12/4/17
❑ Motion
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❑ Resolution
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❑ Ordinance
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❑ Bid Award
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❑ Public Hearing
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❑ Other
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CATEGORY 0 Discussion
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SPONSOR ❑Council ❑Mayor ❑HR ❑DCD ❑Finance ❑.Fire TS ❑P&R VA
Police ❑PW ❑Court
SPONSOR'S Following public comment provided at the November 13, 2017 Committee of the Whole,
SUMMARY the City Council requested a staff report on current practices regarding homeless
encampments. This is an opportunity to review the information and ask questions.
REVIEWED BY ❑ C.O.W. Mtg. ❑ CDN Comm ❑ Finance Comm. ❑ Public Safety Comm.
❑ Trans &Infrastructure ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm.
DATE: COMMITTEE CHAIR:
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ATTACHMENTS
12/4/17
Powerpoint Presentation
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DEFINITION &
CLASSIFICATION
Tukwila recognized four types of homeless:
The indigent or those who fall on hard times;
Addiction issues
The severely mentally ill; and
The criminal element
LEGAL ISSUES AND PROCESS
Legal Precedent
Availability of Resources
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Photo by JMSuarez / CC BY 2.0
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT CLEAN-UP PROGRAM
Operational Guidelines
Notification
Assessment
Response/Enforcement
Clean-up
Monitor
ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE
- Tukwila Works
-TPD Patrol
- Site Visit
- Deployment of
Resources
- Notification to
Vacate
- SMH/HS Team
-TPD
- Community
Partners
- Debris
Removal
- Site
Reclamation
- Post NO
TRESPASSING
ONGOING MONITORING =Nor
SUCCESS STORY #1
TUKWILA HOMELESS RESIDENT
NEW APARTMENT
individual signing the papers and
seeing his apartment for the first
time.
Tukwila Homeless Resident
• Mr. Johnson was first contacted in November 2016.
He had been homeless and living on the street for
several years. Mr. Johnson also had an alcohol
problem. Mr. Johnson was offered homeless resources
such as transitional resources and alcohol and drug
rehab treatment but he refused. Mr. Johnson said that
he enjoyed living under the bridge where he had a lot
of freedom and nobody bothering him.
April 2017, Mr. Johnson agreed to get help via Sound
Mental Health.
November 66 2017, Mr. Johnson was approved for a
permanent housing in Burien,WA.
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BEFORE &AFTER
RV'SAND OTHERVEHICLES
TMC allows vehicles to be in one location for 72 hours.
Police cannot tow an RV if it is occupied.
Officers use same outreach procedure for vehicles as encampments.