The July 14, 2015 meeting of the Alliance for the Homeless steering committee
was attended by approximately thirty people. Here’s a summary of the action
taken:
1. Articles of Incorporation for the Alliance were presented and
accepted.
2. Draft bylaws were presented, discussed, and adopted.
3. The following officer and other positions of responsibility were
filled:
a. President: Chuck Hindman
b. Vice-President: Kent Van Cleave
c. Secretary: Pam Elliott
d. Treasurer: Nancy Monacelli
e. Coordinator: Dan Clark
f. Operations Committee Chair: Lynda Swanson
g. Finance Committee Chair: Nancy Monacelli
h. Capital Improvements Committee Co-Chairs: Chuck Hindman & Kent
Van Cleave.
4. An offer by anonymous supporters to purchase the proposed property on
Pine Street and to lease it to the Alliance at $1/yr for five years with an
option to purchase at the same price paid was accepted, and a commitment was
made to assume responsibility for capital improvements and operation of the
property as a homeless housing facility and day center to be called Madison Park in
honor of the previous owners.
5. A preliminary capital budget was reviewed, a provisional operations
budget was adopted, and an application to the IRS for tax exempt status was
approved.
6. The Madison Park Five Year Plan was adopted.
7. A petition to the Walla Walla City Council was approved for
circulation calling for the adoption of an ordinance providing a five-year
exemption from building code requirements for existing buildings to be used for
indigent housing when such use is consistent with the health and safety of all
occupants, as authorized by state law, RCW 19.27.042.
Please see our link for the Madison Park Five Year Plan, and the Petition to the Walla Walla City Council to Adopt an Exemption to the Building Code for Indigent Housing. You will also find on this website a national report on best practices for homeless facilities, as well as an informative video on Portland’s Right to Dream Too Campground.
We hope you will join us as we work toward assuring the availability of housing for every member of our community.
