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HOUSING FUND BOARD
WORKSHOP re: Homeless System Performance Measures
Special Meeting — Friday, February 9, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
Fort Worden Commons
Commons Room A
210 Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA
Hybrid meeting: Virtual and In-Person
CALL TO ORDER: Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton called the Joint Jefferson
County/City of Port Townsend Housing Fund Board(HFB)to order. The following HFB members
participated in the meeting: City Councilmember Aislinn Palmer, Members Peggy Webster, Julia
Cochrane and Viki Sonntag.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Chair Brotherton called for public comments, and no comments were
received.
WORKSHOP re: Homeless System Performance Measures: Managing Director of the Data and
Performance Unit of the Washington Department of Commerce's Housing Division Emily Burgess was
present to provide an overview of and answer questions on the Homeless System Performance Measures
and how these measures can be used in service provider and city and county planning. These measures
are used to project numbers of housing beds and units in Commerce's HB 1220 HAPT tool as well as for
the 5-Year Homeless and Affordable Housing Plan and to allocate Consolidated Grant Funds.
Director Burgess answered questions from the Housing Fund Board members, housing providers, and
members of the public in attendance.
The meeting recessed at 10:44 a.m. and reconvened at 10:56 a.m. Director Burgess continued answering
questions from the Housing Fund Board members, housing providers, and members of the public in
attendance.
CLOSING REMARKS: Member Sonntag thanked Department of Commerce staff for attending the
meeting and she provided closing remarks.
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: After closing remarks provided by the Board, Chair Brotherton
adjourned the meeting at 11:34 a.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly
noticed.
Respectfully submitted by:
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Carolyn Gallaway, Clerk of thyBoard Date
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