HomeMy WebLinkAbout5 year plan.Task Assignments with due datesJoint Jefferson County/City of Port Townsend
Affordable and Homeless Housing Services Plan: 2025-2030
Index of Action Assignments — Organized by Lead/Responsible Party (with due dates and contacts)
Ad Hoc Rental Management Workgroup (Contact: Councilmember Neil Nelson)
4.B.4 — Connect renters with homeownership training programs | 2028–2029 (multi year establishment & promotion)
4.C.1 — Promote landlord training (incl. online certification) | June 2027
4.C.2 — Convene workgroup to explore non profit rental management & affordable rentals registry | December 2026
4.C.3 — Evaluate incentives for community based landlords (tax/rehab, etc.) | December 2027
Ad Hoc Workgroup(s) of Stakeholders (Contact: HFB Vice Chair Audrey Morford)
4.A.4 — Explore incubating a self organizing tenants’ rights organization | March 2026
4.B.2 — Design alternative housing model linking aging in place & workforce needs | January–June 2027
Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) (Contacts: Chair Greg Brotherton, County Admin. Josh Peters)
3.A.1 — Capture/communicate benefits of HRS/AH investments | Ongoing
5.A.4 — Streamline permitting for emergency/transitional/ELI housing | December 2026
5.B.1 — Explore creating Affordable Housing Advisory Committee | July 2026; Ongoing thereafter
5.B.3 — Coordinate advocacy for supportive state policy (e.g., vacancy fees, pre development funding) | Ongoing
By and For Organizations (discuss with HFB and CoC to identify specific lead party?)
2.C.3 — Pilot community defined equity of service standard; compensated participation | December 2027
City & County Planning Departments (Contacts: Emma Bolin and Jeremy Williammee)
5.A.4 — Streamline permitting for emergency/transitional/ELI housing | December 2026
5.B.4 — Recommend implementing County MFTE & expand PT MFTE | December 2026
Continuum of Care (CoC) (CoC lead working with HSPs, Contacts: Viola Ware, Holly Morgan)
3.B.1 — Train/compensate lived experts for outreach to underserved | July 2027; Ongoing
3.C.4 — Engage & compensate by and for orgs for advocacy | January 2028
4.A.1 — Publish/distribute tenants’ rights resources | January 2027; Ongoing
4.A.3 — Promote tenant training (including online certification) | 2028
5.A.3 — Explore targeted program for older adults experiencing homelessness | December 2028
5.A.5 — Include family sized units proportional to need in EH/TH/AH | December 2026
Continuum of Care Lead (Contacts: Viola Ware and Holly Morgan)
1.B.3 — Coordinate/leverage CHG & other funding for shared trainings (incl. train the trainer) | August 2026; Annually Ongoing
2.B.3 — Establish shared operational policies/standards of care | January 2028
3.B.1 — Train/compensate lived experts (with CoC) | July 2027; Ongoing
3.C.4 — Engage/compensate by and for orgs | January 2028
4.A.1 — Tenants’ rights info distribution (with CoC) | January 2027; Ongoing
4.A.2 — Connect/advocate for tenants with legal & conflict resolution services | January 2027; Ongoing
4.A.3 — Promote tenant training | 2028
5.A.2 — Develop supportive Emergency Housing plan (encampments; lived expert involvement) | January 2026–January 2027
5.A.3 — Targeted program for older adults (with CoC/HFB) | December 2028
5.A.5 — Family sized units proportional to need | December 2026
Coordinated Entry Advisory Board (CEAB) (Contacts: Viola Ware and Holly Morgan)
2.B.3 — Shared operational policies/standards of care | January 2028
2.C.3 — Equity of service standard pilot | December 2027
3.B.2 — Shared policies for fair/equal access; focus on transitions and high risk | January 2027; Ongoing
3.B.3 — Improve linkages across programs, AH providers, landlords | January 2027; Ongoing
3.B.4 — Explore client centered practices to reduce burden | July 2028
3.C.1 — Decentralized point of access service model incl. South/East County | January 2027; Ongoing
County & City Grant Administrators (Contacts: Amanda Christofferson, Renata Munfrada)
1.C.2 — Research funding to support Housing Service Provider worker retention & career mobility practices; work with Housing Fund Board to issue RFP | March 2027
Housing Fund Board (HFB) (Contact: Chair Heather Dudley-Nollette)
1.C.2 — Partner with Grant Administrators on RFP for strengthening HSP workforce | March 2027
2.A.1 — Evaluate HFB/CoC models | May 2026
2.A.2 — Develop restructuring/implementation plan (with provider input) | November 2026
2.A.3 — Complete HFB/CoC reorganization | May 2027
2.B.1 — Bi annual progress reviews on plan goals; ensure resources | June & December (every year)
2.C.2 — Implement compensation program for lived experts | July 2027
3.A.2 — Integrate evidence based prioritization criteria in local RFP | September 2026
5.A.3 — Targeted program for older adults (shared lead) | December 2028
5.A.5 — Family sized units proportional to need (shared lead) | December 2026
HFB — Community Conversations Committee (Contacts: Cmr. Heather Dudley-Nollette, Mayor Amy Howard)
3.C.3 — Create community conversations/forums (shared objectives, solutions) | 2025–2030 (regular cadence)
HFB — Data & Needs Assessment Committee (Contact: Viki Sonntag)
2.B.2 — Design/implement shared data system (drivers, performance, equity access) | Ongoing; Milestones: December 2026 & December 2027
2.C.1 — Bi annual listening sessions with impacted populations | Ongoing
3.A.3 — Monitor/evaluate functional model & system financial performance | December 2026; Annually Ongoing
4.A.4 — Incubate tenants’ rights organization (workgroup convening) | March 2026
4.B.1 — Develop global lease model toolkit | March 2027
4.B.3 — Recognize rights of people in informal housing; strategies to formalize/improve | 2028–2029
HFB — Finance Committee (Contact: Cmr. Greg Brotherton)
3.A.3 — Monitor/evaluate financial performance (coord. with Data Committee) | December 2026; Annually Ongoing
3.A.4 — Identify agency funding requirements; long term Homeless Response System sustainability plan | December 2027
3.A.5 — Facilitate capital project funding & compliance | Ongoing
HFB — HSP Workforce Committee (??)
1.A.1 — Form Peer Network Committee; host regular network events | June 2026 (first event); Ongoing
1.A.2 — Foster HRS community of practice (feedback circles; shared values) | 2028–2030
1.B.1 — Publish & maintain list of core competency trainings | May 2026; Ongoing
1.B.2 — Collaborate to offer/shared trainings; maximize investment | May 2026; Ongoing
1.B.3 — Coordinate CHG/other funds for trainings; train the trainer | August 2026; Annually Ongoing (shared with CoC Lead)
1.C.1 — Best practice supports for retention & mobility (incl. lived experience pathways) | January 2027
HFB — Shelter Coalition (Contacts: Julia Cochrane and Cmr. Greg Brotherton)
2.B.3 — Shared operational policies/standards of care | January 2028
3.B.4 — Reduce administrative/emotional burden (client centered practices) | July 2028
3.C.2 — Cross sector networking/resources for essential needs | June 2026; Ongoing
5.A.1 — Secure long term location for year round day center (safe service access) | January–June 2026
5.A.2 — Develop supportive EH plan for encampments (prioritize lived expert involvement) | January 2026–January 2027
Housing Solutions Network (Contact: Director Eric Jones)
4.A.1 — Tenants’ rights info distribution | January 2027; Ongoing
4.A.2 — Connect/advocate for tenants with legal & mediation/restorative services | January 2027; Ongoing
4.A.3 — Promote tenant training (incl. online certification) | 2028
4.B.2 — Aging in place/workforce housing model workgroup | January–June 2027
5.B.1 — Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (shared) | July 2026; Ongoing
5.B.2 — AH supply strategy study & recommendations | December 2026
Port Townsend City Council (Contact: Mayor Amy Howard)
3.A.1 — Capture/communicate HRS/AH investment benefits | Ongoing
5.A.4 — Streamline permitting (with Council & departments) | December 2026
5.B.1 — Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (shared) | July 2026; Ongoing