Grays Harbor County Homeless Housing Task Force

What is the Homeless Housing Task Force?

RCW 43.185C.160 requires each county to establish a homeless housing task force to develop a five-year homeless housing plan addressing short-term and long-term housing for homeless persons. If the county had not voted recently to create the task force, the state would have taken the lead on this effort.

1. Pursuant to RCW 43.185C.160, the Task Force:
   1. Monitors and makes recommendations for modifications to the County five-year homeless housing plan which addresses short-term and long-term housing for homeless or at risk of homelessness persons;
   2. Establishes guidelines consistent with statewide homeless housing plans;
   3. Identifies next steps toward implementation of housing goals for the County;
   4. Plans and sets goals for expenditure of available funding;
   5. Provides information to the community members; and
   6. Provides updates to the County Board of Health and to the County Board of Commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners approved and signed Resolution No. 2023-094 establishing the Homeless Housing Task Force September 12, 2023. Applications for the Task Force were due October 19, 2023.

Following receipt and review of applications a subcommittee of the Board of Health evaluated the applications and created the opportunity to schedule interviews with all applicants. They recommended appointees to the Board of Commissioners February 20, 2024. The resolution naming membership of the Task Force, Resolution 2024-025 was approved and signed February 20th, 2024.

Meeting Information

Meetings are usually held in the Harbor Room of the Pearsall Building in Aberdeen and also include an online component - Zoom links are provided in each meeting agenda.

The public is invited to attend the Homeless Housing Task Force meetings and opportunities for public comment are provided for both in-person and online participants.

May 17, 2024 - Homeless Housing Task Force Special Meeting

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Grays Harbor County Public Health Department (map)

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88241934590?pwd=OXRPQmxyZjNENVJLUVQ3aTNscjFvQT09

Passcode: HHTF

Meeting ID: 882 4193 4590

Dial by Phone: +1 253 215 8782

Agenda to come

April 19, 2024 - Homeless Housing Task Force Meeting

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Grays Harbor County Public Health Department (map)

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89007794393?pwd=T1Z1OVRuKzFJM2EyUXBscVFEMWp5Zz09

Meeting ID: 890 0779 4393

Passcode: HHTF

Dial by Phone: +1 253 215 8782

Agenda:

1. Introductions

2. Discussion and Approval of the Homeless Housing Task Force By Laws - Georgia Stearns, Senior Deputy Prosecutor

3. Election - Georgia Stearns

a. Chair

b. Vice Chair

4. Designate Secretary - Georgia Stearns

5. Overview of HHTF – short and long-term projects/goals - Cassie Lentz, Healthy Places Manager

6. Snapshot of Homelessness in Grays Harbor County - Cassie Lentz

7. Available funds and governing laws/guidelines-Cassie Lentz

8. Current investments and outcomes - Cassie Lentz

9. Overview of the 2019-2024 Plan to Address Unmet Housing Needs - Cassie Lentz

10. Questions and next steps

11. Next meetings – Mike McNickle, Public Health Director

a. May

b. June

c. July

12. Public Comment

13. Adjournment