One Community Plan update
At a glance
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- What: an overview of the city's One Community Plan (adopted 2020) on homelessness and housing, presented by the housing director, with council asked what success and data should look like.
- Where it stands: briefing and discussion only on October 13, 2026; no action. Council members asked for dashboards, more data (youth, families, race, shelter versus housing) and a conversation about the next phase of the plan.
- Next: a fuller report with outcomes data in early 2027; the homelessness emergency declaration returns for renewal on November 10, 2026.
Key points
- Staff resources: roughly 10 to 11 full-time housing and homelessness staff, with dedicated funding and council support named as the essentials.
- Data: 7,530 people in the regional data system over the past year, 557 shelter beds, about 287 days average time in the system, and 49 percent of exits going to housing in the latest quarter; about 500 people housed and 14 encampments closed since 2018.
- The remaining large encampment (the jungle): a by-name list of about 287, 37 housed in about six weeks, and ongoing assessments.
- Affordability: 1,880 affordable units completed or in the pipeline; live-aboard vehicle cases have fallen sharply.
- Council themes: prevention, state funding and a possible public bank, limits on city capacity, balancing compassion with accountability, and clean and safe public spaces. See also 2027 City legislative agenda.
Sources
- Council study session video, October 13, 2026.
- https://legistar.granicus.com/olympia/meetings/2026/10/7132_A_City_Council_26-10-13_Meeting_Agenda.pdf
Discussion time
About 124 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 - City Council | 124 |
Log
- 2026-10-13 - City Council - Housing director overview of the plan; councilmembers discussed success measures, capacity and the next phase; no action.