• Additional information about the siting of a permanent men's shelter and supportive housing in Bellevue is available here, including:

    Council Meeting May 2016
    • Related policy issues
    • Due diligence reports
    • Meeting materials
    • Questions and Answer documents
    • Public outreach efforts (including news releases)
    • Media reports

    Key documents regarding the shelter siting process:

    Related Policy Issues

    Enforcement ordinances on parking, public camping and illegal waste dumping

    Homelessness overview Permanent safe injection site ban in Bellevue Shelter use designation in Land Use Code (more details on the Citywide Shelter LUCA page.) May 21, 2018 Council Study Session Video May 21, 2018 May 21, 2018 Council Agenda Packet

     

    May 7, 2018 Council Study Session Video May 7, 2018 Council Agenda Packet

     

    April 23, 2018 Council Extended Study Session Video  April 23, 2018 Police Analysis April 23, 2018 Council Agenda Packet

     

    March 5, 2018 Council Extended Study Session Video March 5, 2018 Council Agenda Packet 

     

    Jan. 22, 2018 Council Extended Study Session, Public Hearing Video Jan. 22, 2018 Council Agenda Packet

     

    Sept. 25, 2017 Council Extended Study Session Video Sept. 25, 2017 Council Agenda Memo

     

    Aug. 7, 2017 Council Regular Session Video Aug. 7, 2017 News Release: Council bans safe injection sites in Bellevue Aug. 7, 2017 Council Agenda Packet

    Due Diligence Reports

    Meeting Materials

    Public Outreach

    The City of Bellevue has reached out to the community about the Permanent Men’s Shelter and Supportive Housing project through news releases, fliers and A-boards posted in businesses, community centers and libraries, Neighborhood News e-newsletter, social media, and articles in the It’s Your City newsletter.

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    News Releases

    It’s Your City

    Articles about the Eastside Men’s Shelter and homelessness on the Eastside have been published in the following issues of the “It’s Your City” newsletter mailed to every home in Bellevue:

    Neighborhood News

    Articles for the Eastside Men’s Shelter can be found in the following issues:

    Outreach to surrounding businesses and residential

    In August 2016, outreach staff distributed information packets and fliers to 114 surrounding businesses north and south of Interstate 90, and libraries and faith communities in Eastgate. Additionally, outreach was done to the nearby residential communities of Sunset Ridge, Harmony, Seasons at Madrona and Sunset Community Association as well as Bellevue College, the Eastgate park and ride, and Public Health - Seattle and King County.

    Stakeholder briefings

    The city provided stakeholder briefings for interested parties who wanted more information about this project. City staff and staff from Congregations for the Homeless met with residents and business owners to provide information about the project, identify specific concerns and provide answers to questions of local concern.

    Stakeholder briefings have been provided to:

    • Sunset Community Association Board
    • Harmony at Madrona
    • Eastgate Residents
    • Seasons At Madrona Park HOA
    • Sunset Ridge
    • Intellectual Ventures
    • Urban Renaissance
    • Eastgate Public Health Seattle
    • King County Metro
    • Bellevue College
    • Eastside Christian School
    • Planning Commission
    • Human Services Commission
    • Youth Link Board Retreat

    If you have questions, comments or would like to request a stakeholder briefing, please contact Mike McCormick Huentelman, mmhuent@bellevuewa.govor 425-452-4089.

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