Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown announces new comprehensive homelessness strategy
KREM 2 News
[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '3.679', 'text': 'Today, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown unveiled'}, {'start': '1.920', 'end': '5.520', 'text': 'a comprehensive homelessness strategy'}, {'start': '3.679', 'end': '7.520', 'text': 'designed to tackle the complex root'}, {'start': '5.520', 'end': '9.679', 'text': 'causes of homelessness and housing'}, {'start': '7.520', 'end': '11.679', 'text': "instability across the city. Gram's"}, {'start': '9.679', 'end': '14.160', 'text': 'Regan Gallow walks us through what the'}, {'start': '11.679', 'end': '15.839', 'text': "mayor's plan includes."}, {'start': '14.160', 'end': '18.240', 'text': 'Well, this new comprehensive plan'}, {'start': '15.839', 'end': '20.240', 'text': 'consists of a three ordinance approach'}, {'start': '18.240', 'end': '22.320', 'text': 'and those ordinance address homelessness'}, {'start': '20.240', 'end': '25.600', 'text': 'prevention, inclement weather, as well'}, {'start': '22.320', 'end': '27.840', 'text': 'as it streamlines citywide policy. Mayor'}, {'start': '25.600', 'end': '30.560', 'text': 'Brown and her team shared that this plan'}, {'start': '27.840', 'end': '33.680', 'text': 'has been in development for some time.'}, {'start': '30.560', 'end': '37.280', 'text': 'We have needed a plan for years and now'}, {'start': '33.680', 'end': '39.600', 'text': "we have one. It's called home starts"}, {'start': '37.280', 'end': '42.800', 'text': 'here. This new plan comes after'}, {'start': '39.600', 'end': '45.600', 'text': "Spokane's Proposition One was overturned"}, {'start': '42.800', 'end': '48.640', 'text': 'that prohibited camping within 1,000 ft'}, {'start': '45.600', 'end': '50.399', 'text': 'of sensitive locations. Now, the city'}, {'start': '48.640', 'end': '52.800', 'text': 'tells Creme 2 they decided to broaden'}, {'start': '50.399', 'end': '55.199', 'text': 'the plan to address those recent'}, {'start': '52.800', 'end': '58.000', 'text': 'changes. Over the past year, my'}, {'start': '55.199', 'end': '61.920', 'text': 'administration has been focused on'}, {'start': '58.000', 'end': '64.080', 'text': 'identifying root causes,'}, {'start': '61.920', 'end': '66.799', 'text': 'identifying the gaps in our current'}, {'start': '64.080', 'end': '68.880', 'text': 'system. Ordinance one aligns all city'}, {'start': '66.799', 'end': '70.880', 'text': 'departments on plans to help people with'}, {'start': '68.880', 'end': '73.680', 'text': 'housing insecurity and homeless'}, {'start': '70.880', 'end': '75.680', 'text': 'prevention. Ordinance two changes the'}, {'start': '73.680', 'end': '77.759', 'text': 'requirements for when the city activates'}, {'start': '75.680', 'end': '80.080', 'text': 'inclement weather sheltering and will'}, {'start': '77.759', 'end': '82.640', 'text': 'give the city more flexibility for'}, {'start': '80.080', 'end': '84.720', 'text': 'shelter sighting. Ordinance three,'}, {'start': '82.640', 'end': '87.040', 'text': 'engagement and enforcement, which is now'}, {'start': '84.720', 'end': '89.759', 'text': 'expanded citywide. And we are listening'}, {'start': '87.040', 'end': '92.960', 'text': 'to neighbors concerns about the impacts'}, {'start': '89.759', 'end': '95.840', 'text': 'of homelessness and announcing a'}, {'start': '92.960', 'end': '99.200', 'text': 'citywide ordinance that addresses'}, {'start': '95.840', 'end': '101.759', 'text': 'unauthorized camping and protects access'}, {'start': '99.200', 'end': '103.360', 'text': 'to public property. The ordinance also'}, {'start': '101.759', 'end': '105.680', 'text': 'sets clear guidelines for law'}, {'start': '103.360', 'end': '108.000', 'text': 'enforcement dealing with unauthorized'}, {'start': '105.680', 'end': '110.079', 'text': 'camping. Mayor Brown said the key goals'}, {'start': '108.000', 'end': '111.759', 'text': 'for these ordinances will be one,'}, {'start': '110.079', 'end': '114.000', 'text': 'reducing those who are housing cost'}, {'start': '111.759', 'end': '116.640', 'text': 'burden. Two, growing median household'}, {'start': '114.000', 'end': '119.119', 'text': 'incomes, three, adding new housing units'}, {'start': '116.640', 'end': '121.119', 'text': 'for all income levels. Four, growing'}, {'start': '119.119', 'end': '123.360', 'text': 'home ownership rates. And five,'}, {'start': '121.119', 'end': '125.280', 'text': "increasing access to health care. I'm"}, {'start': '123.360', 'end': '128.880', 'text': 'reporting in downtown Spokane, Rean'}, {'start': '125.280', 'end': '128.880', 'text': 'Gallo, Creme 2 News.'}]