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City Manager Mark Ziegler told the council the city will formalize contracts with Olympic Health and Recovery Services, the organization providing the DCR, and with Thurston Mason Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization, the administrative entity that provides funding channels. \"Back in, oh, fall of 2022, one of the missions or goals of the homeless task force was to embed a designated crisis responder within the city of Shelton, particularly with the Shelton Police Department,\" Ziegler said. He said the first placement occurred in February 2023 through a grant with WCIA and that a gap in service existed after the previous DCR left; \"a new individual has been hired, is currently in place and working in the city of Shelton as we speak,\" he said.

Ziegler described the contracts as \"at no cost to the city\": the city will provide office space and access inside the police department and the DCR has their own vehicle; salaries and wages will be paid through the grant and Olympic Health and Recovery Services, he said. The council moved and seconded placement of the two contracts on the March 18 consent agenda; the motion carried.

No public comment was recorded on the item. The contracts, if adopted on March 18, will reestablish the formal relationship between the city, Olympic Health and Recovery Services and Thurston Mason for DCR coverage and funding mechanisms.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - March 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Shelton staff told the council on March 4 they will place two contracts on the March 18 consent agenda to formalize a designated crisis responder embedded with the Shelton Police Department.","taxTitle","Shelton, Mason County, Washington","taxId",56703,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6281611,"Shelton staff seeks council approval to place notice of intent for 2.5-acre annexation on March 18 agenda",90,343000,433000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603101-81129902fdcf65d031349ca60f930e5b&start=343&end=433","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603101-81129902fdcf65d031349ca60f930e5b/thumbnail_343000.jpg","/articles/6281611/Shelton/Mason-County/Washington/Shelton-staff-seeks-council-approval-to-place-notice-of-intent-for-25-acre-annexation-on-March-18-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281611-3705a4ccbac3ddab92144675f6f6d38c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191246&Signature=JNvJceYi0lUF4IkqO8dz1zhLfs334-La6KVearJYawqjWh8uzyJFR7SsHeQFW97lUFhWnt3596~7mkBezB1dacQMHIGaEnGP3pHDfi-yglMhhBAMU2yH6nizZPVqVcrGsXrztqeXNbR3MVxCSr41n9eiCA2Mjs8M3Pf-k07yZT06PZd4mTfL12F4jMWurUekXKdNRmzypYfmYgwb3LasLjSBswFVINP50XZWkYYaHBZ07CKn2Nb6FRU1-eKTg6lkrVMjh8hw1ALRcYr-A3EfzUylON0e41ITJYN~~Bnn0IXnjoB2ThThxDPf3atSZCCbakbOMOWmFEVMTXb4L1x81A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senior planner Jason Dose told the Shelton City Council on March 4 that a property owner has requested annexation of roughly 2.5 acres on Capitol Hill just north of the city limits along Chestnut Street.

Dose described the item as a notice of intent, part of the state's required legal process for annexations, and asked the council to place Resolution 1368-0225 on the March 18 action agenda. \"It's part of the required legal process set by the state. Notice of intent to annex,\" Dose said. He said the proposed annexation area would accept existing city indebtedness and be assigned neighborhood residential zoning consistent with the comprehensive plan.

Dose told the council there were no development applications pending at the time of the meeting but that the property owner may apply in the future for a short subdivision or similar division. The council moved and seconded the request to place Resolution 1368-0225 on the March 18 action agenda and approved that placement by voice vote.

The resolution cited during the meeting was described as being presented pursuant to RCW 35.14.120. The council did not take final action on annexation at the March 4 meeting; the item was scheduled for consideration at the March 18 meeting.","Senior planner presented a notice of intent to annex 2.5 acres north of Chestnut Street (HNM annexation). Council voted to place Resolution 1368-0225 on the March 18 action agenda; zoning proposed as neighborhood residential (single-family).",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6281612,"Shelton council approves settlement, bars police from enforcing landlord-tenant evictions without court order",162,671000,833000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603101-81129902fdcf65d031349ca60f930e5b&start=671&end=833","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603101-81129902fdcf65d031349ca60f930e5b/thumbnail_671000.jpg","/articles/6281612/Shelton/Mason-County/Washington/Shelton-council-approves-settlement-bars-police-from-enforcing-landlord-tenant-evictions-without-court-order","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281612-f9c4eceb1b8dd443b516ebb804950b59/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191246&Signature=ld0H8TN0fTd8RJia0JSSZ8v-zpp19GgE7-gxvvsVT9B4sGiHrhlxo2qoAUUCbkz9CP0Q6s8bC~saE7GAtMebB~B6WVauUYqqd0QXy3LveoZjtDHNGHnps~H6TDlPHilJ972xp7OoBNRGchODZjaUeC7jptjMkncBbtVjjNFeWdCi7Hsny3hoFvfeDIIbimJEGRWYQOVmZI8pj3Tcx11hQGElDzaZLvpZwlE0RCLj-kC6WJJaUDlkdGQKfytmDPGBJmnyuvviYkIuYbupHVHkbJEVpm5Yml3TTRaB7e8aopAK9FLm4OYdelMQV7UaIFcdzVl8q4c-j0JiZsCwcYM1cA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Shelton City Council on March 4 approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a settlement agreement in Ingalls v. City of Shelton, a civil-rights lawsuit filed in October 2024 by the Northwest Justice Project on behalf of a former transitional-housing tenant.

City Manager Mark Ziegler told the council the city's insurer, the Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA), assigned counsel and will cover the monetary settlement and the city’s legal costs. \"More so after this case was filed, we anticipate that our attorney fees will be about $3,000,\" Ziegler said. He described the settlement’s operative term as a consent condition that \"the city would not participate in any violations or enforcement of residential landlord tenant act without a court order.\"

The council moved and seconded approval of Resolution 1371-0225 and voted to adopt it during the meeting. Deputy Mayor Sherman presided while the mayor was absent. The city manager said the settlement and related fees are being handled through WCIA and that the agreement is intended to end the ongoing litigation so the city can move forward.

The lawsuit, as presented to the council, stems from a police response to a transitional housing unit in Shelton; the Northwest Justice Project sued alleging a violation of residential landlord-tenant law. The council packet materials and the city manager’s remarks identified WCIA as the insurer handling defense and settlement costs. Ziegler said some attorney bills remain outstanding but that the monetary settlement will be covered by WCIA.

The council did not receive public comment on the settlement at the meeting. The council approved the resolution by voice vote; the motion carried.

The settlement does not change statutory text; it records how the city will apply existing landlord-tenant enforcement practice in the future, specifically that the city will not enforce landlord-tenant matters without a court order. The council did not discuss additional operational directives or staffing changes tied to the agreement at the March 4 meeting.","The Shelton City Council approved Resolution 1371-0225 authorizing a settlement in Ingalls v. City of Shelton; the agreement, paid by the city's insurer, includes a consent term that the city will not participate in residential landlord-tenant enforcement without a court order.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6281606,"Local volunteer cleanup group removes tens of thousands of pounds of trash, warns of needles near Yacht Club",185,137000,322000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603101-81129902fdcf65d031349ca60f930e5b&start=137&end=322","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603101-81129902fdcf65d031349ca60f930e5b/thumbnail_137000.jpg","/articles/6281606/Shelton/Mason-County/Washington/Local-volunteer-cleanup-group-removes-tens-of-thousands-of-pounds-of-trash-warns-of-needles-near-Yacht-Club","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281606-c03ee5808e9b9bcf1875620e2a24047e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191246&Signature=J8y2OBE6tEWw5KfIXUNRHw9KxygdSgYeq9727c3aIEqxNwEiisjFa6nCT4xENxDlCoUatHAQ-gpc46hGZyS-9oTPbbwvklsR59U6rX1BBUUQ14lVYugTmRYjrOhGkpA7VmFM9bPON6qhL0Qw6u~vPyvneQ0r1cmdzQyLNaHmKGNIAXLBDw-5kK0meCsVJsZDhsFVKurL10ztVrvT6y8hUBzzt2XwZ3oQahyu4jFleTaCfo3voKTbEvjQQhnapF-22lJp0HFK1Q703fDEneAANYDfwDiT7CYmSfmdAgBbpD9kPJmuGqyDyPKT~exGA-M9bNdbqIU0ymOfx4ag4CZbxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the public-comment period on March 4, resident Dean Jewett described the Mason County Cleanup Crew’s volunteer work along the hill above the Yacht Club and reported that volunteers had removed about 25,000 pounds of trash.

\"So far, there's been about 25,000 pounds of garbage removed from the top of that hill,\" Jewett said. He said volunteers included business owners, recovery-cafe members and people experiencing homelessness. Jewett told the council volunteers had collected multiple containers of used syringes: \"My partner, he's got 3 containers of it. I've got 3 containers of them,\" he said, and described concern for children and others who use outdoor spaces.

Jewett said volunteers plan to next clean the Yacht Club property and adjacent land alongside the tracks near a day-care home, and that he had coordinated with the Yacht Club board president and staff at Recovery Cafe to provide trespass notices and offer services prior to cleanup. He said he had notified the police chief and city staff so they would be aware of the cleanup activity.

Jewett also said his view on a previously proposed mitigation site had changed: while he had strongly opposed a mitigation site several years earlier, he said he was no longer as opposed if it helped reduce downtown disorder. He asked that, if staffing improves, the city start more proactive patrols and offered to lead a volunteer patrol.

The remarks were given during the public-comment portion of the council meeting; no council action on the cleanup or needle-handling protocols was recorded at the March 4 meeting.","A public commenter described volunteer cleanup efforts along the Yacht Club hill, reporting about 25,000 pounds of garbage removed and multiple containers of used syringes; he said volunteers will next clean the Yacht Club and adjacent property and asked police to be aware.","actionData","errors"]

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