Sorry to inform you Laurie that the RFA vote does not provide the additional CARES unit.
The RFA proponents have not been forthcoming with the fact that both the BLS and CARES additional staff are Olympia actions ALREADY underway. Those additional services for CARES (Kudos to the Olympia City Council for a great idea) are going to be there for you with or without an RFA.
Here are the facts in the RFA's own materials! See for yourself.
(hoping my technology skills are adequate to show these screenshots from the RFA and City documents.)
The RFA recognizes that the program will be in place BEFORE the RFA exists: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c9kazTHt9hG0hq2DgUQFSH4rgsuaIzqz/view?usp=share_link
Revenues are from recoveries and will actually turn a positive revenue over expenses: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LGMr8og5adH36R8558CoGphXmSpu0J4d/view?usp=share_link
The Olympia Council made sure it is funded this year: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l_iT4IyO4eJzqkTebl0V06d2l_e9-qK1/view?usp=share_link
Here is the study that lays it all out presented to the OLYMPIA city council in September of 2022.
https://olympia.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11209634&GUID=12751836-7454-4AEC-A5E8-F3C01C46FF20
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