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Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee Meeting Minutes <br /> Kittitas County, Washington <br /> Commissioners' Auditorium <br /> Special Meeting <br /> THURSDAY 9:00 AM OCTOBER 16TH, 2025 <br /> Board Members Present: <br /> Nancy Goodloe, Michael Karraker,Janine Brodine (Remote),Joan Neslund, Skylar Bisom-Rapp (Remote), <br /> Matthew Stalder, Cassidy Buechle-Curtis (Remote), Brett Wachsmith (Chair) <br /> Excused: Bradley Esparza <br /> Others: Emma Madland (Clerk), Kasey Knutson, Brittany Bouchouari (HopeSource-Remote), Lily Frey <br /> (City of Ellensburg), Chelsey Loeffers,John Raymond (HopeSource), Steve Lutton (Kittitas Valley <br /> Ministerial Association),Jessica Karraker <br /> 1. Meeting called to order at 9:00 AM <br /> 2. Introductions: Both committee members and guests in attendance introduced themselves. <br /> 3. Citizen Comments <br /> Jessica Karraker gave a public comment. She stated concern over the budget and how it could <br /> impact availability of future resources. She added that the committee should receive monthly <br /> reports and that HopeSource can amend the contract later if needed. <br /> 4. Cold Weather Shelter-A Brief History <br /> Kasey Knutson gave the committee background information to support the discussion.This <br /> included when the Cold Weather Shelter(CWS) was started,who operated it, the RCW and the <br /> plan for this year's start date.John Raymond added that HopeSource received funds in 2020 to <br /> support the CWS. Nancy Goodloe gave insight on why the churches were no longer able to <br /> operate it. <br /> 5. RFP Budget Submission and Kittitas County Budget Projection <br /> Chelsey Loeffers distributed budget projection sheets and shared context on how the county <br /> approaches funding.The budget projection sheets outlined the authorized funding amount in <br /> comparison to the requested funding amount. She shared that the City of Ellensburg is also <br /> contributing to the CWS costs.John Raymond gave additional context on how the HopeSource <br /> budget was created. <br /> 6. Discussion and Recommendation <br /> The committee discussed ways to reduce cost through a shorter CWS season and removing food <br /> distribution from the budget, or potentially only offering food on weekends when other <br /> resources are unavailable.There was discussion on ways volunteer labor could reduce the cost <br /> as well and how to best recruit and obtain volunteers.A Cost Plus model, based on the number <br /> 1 <br />