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Affordable Housing & Homeless Housing Task Force
Regular Meeting – Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
Jefferson County Commissioners’ Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
MEMBERS:
Amanda Funaro Fred Kimball Barbara Morey
Terry Smith Whitney Friddle Sarah Martinez
Sarah Rogers Peggy Webster Jeff Monroe
Lori Fleming Kathy Morgan Ben Casserd
Frank Hoffman David Rymph Brian Nash
Michelle Sandoval Greg Brotherton Joe Nole
Barbara Carr Greer Gates Kristina Stimson
Jim Novelli
Alternates: Amy Howard (for Michelle Sandoval), Cherish Cronmiller (for Kathy
Morgan), Jean Camfield (for Greer Gates), Julia Cochrane (for Barbara Morey), Andy
Pernsteiner (for Joe Nole), Pat Teal (for Sarah Martinez), Beulah Kingsolver (for Sarah Rogers),
and Kelli Parcher (for Barbara Carr).
CALL TO ORDER: County Commissioner Greg Brotherton called the Special Meeting to
order via video conference in the presence of City Councilmember Amy Howard and Members:
Lori Fleming, Amanda Funaro, Greer Gates, Fred Kimball, Frank Hoffman, Sarah Martinez,
Barbara Morey, Kathy Morgan, Joe Nole, Sarah Rogers, Kristina Stimson, and Terry Smith.
Alternates present: Julia Cochrane, Cherish Cronmiller, Pat Teal, and Kelli Parcher. Also present
at the meeting: Facilitator Lizanne Coker.
REVIEW and APPROVAL of MINUTES: Approval of the meeting minutes were moved to a
future meeting.
DISCUSSION re: GOALS for 2021:
Below is a list of the goals discussed:
• Members discussed creating a housing inventory and suggested updating a land inventory
for possible building sites
• Creating a Mission Statement
• Creating a bridge to the Housing Committees in the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson
County- so as not to duplicate efforts
• Look for affordable housing stock and rate its condition
• Revisit RV parks within the County
• Examine Eviction Mediation in partnership with the Housing Solutions Network
• Examine City and County Codes: Review zoning and building codes to incentivize the
building of more housing units
• Support the renewal of a new Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City of Port
Townsend and Jefferson County
• Inventory of existing housing units to be preserved: Examine housing in the County that
is in danger of failing, understanding failing septic issues, look at USDA housing units
within the County
• Creation of a new Homeless Shelter: One that can serve families
• Create a County-wide Needs Statement
• Jefferson County Fairgrounds; homeless encampment needs
UPDATE re: Current Request for Proposals (RFP): Facilitator Coker noted there were six
proposals submitted and the Review Panel will be reviewing them.
FUTURE MEETINGS and AGENDA ITEMS: Future Agenda items to include discussion of
the 7th and Hendricks Street Project and creating a Housing Task Force Mission Statement.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS: There were no comments
received.
ADJOURNMENT: Commission Brotherton adjourned the meeting at 3:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by: Lizanne Coker, Facilitator