>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING SEATTL
CITY COUNCIL SELECT COMMITTEE
ON 2023 HOUSING LEVY. THE DATE
IS MAY 31st AND THE TIME IS
9:33 A.M. I AM COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. MADAM CLERK, CALL TH
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. HERE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES . HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. PRESENT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. PRESENT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
PRESENT. SIX PRESENT AND THREE
ABSENT.
>> AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND OPEN A PUBLIC
COMMENT . WE DO SEEK TO HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING
OF EVERY COMMITTEE MEETING.
TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY WHERE WE
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THIS
EVENING STARTING AT 4:30 P.M.
THE TIME TO SIGN UP FOR REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL START IT
TO:30 P.M. IF YOU LIKE TO JOIN
US IN CHAMBERS YOU ARE WELCOME
TO DO SO. WE ENCOURAGE -- WE
ASK FOR MASKING AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING AS WE TRIED TO FOLLO
PUBLIC HEALTH BEST PRACTICES.
IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THERE IS
ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT IN THE ROOM OR ONLINE.
WILL PAUSE REAL QUICK TO CONFIR
THAT WITH IT.
>> THERE ARE NO ONLINE PUBLIC
COMMENT IS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. WE WIL
GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE. WITH OU
AGENDA FOR TODAY. COLLEAGUES, W
DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A
ROBUST DISCUSSION TODAY AND I
WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF CENTRA
STAFF FOR THEIR DELIBERATIVE
WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE WITH
EVERY OFFICE ON THE LEGISLATIV
FLOOR. AND WITH MANY OF YOUR
STAFF MEMBERS . THIS IS A
PROCESS THAT ALSO INVOLVED DEE
CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF
THE OFFICE OF THE HOUSING AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL. IN
ADDITION TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY , WHO WORK ON HOUSING
BOTH BUILDING HOUSING, CARING
FOR PEOPLE IN HOUSING AND
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE AFFORDABL
HOUSING PROVIDERS. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM YOU ALL. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY , VIA YOUR
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IN TERMS OF
WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND
IN FRONT OF US WE HAVE THE
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION WHICH HA
HAD SOME ADDITIONAL TWEAKS AND
ENHANCEMENTS, PRIOR TO
INTRODUCTION. SO WE COULD GET
AS MANY OF YOUR IDEAS
INCORPORATED AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
HAVING A LEGISLATION IN FRONT O
US. MADAM CLERK, I WILL ASK YO
TO READ ITEMS 1 AND 2 INTO THE
RECORD AND I WILL SHARE SOME
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS . BEFORE I
DO I WANTED TO NOTE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ IS EXCUSED FOR
TODAY .
>> NOTED.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. COUNCIL BILL
120584. AN ORDINANCE RELATING T
THE LOW INCOME HOUSING
REQUESTING THAT A SPECIAL
ELECTION BE HELD CONCURRENT TO
THE NOVEMBER 720 23 GENERAL
ELECTION. FOR A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION AN AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER TWO. RESOLUTION 32093. A
RESOLUTION RELATING TO LOW
INCOME HOUSING. FOR A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> EXCELLENT. COLLEAGUES, TODA
IS A MILESTONE IN OUR WORK
TOGETHER AS WE SEEK TO PUT
FORWARD AND CONSIDER A PACKAGE
FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF VOTERS
IN THIS FALL, 2023, NOVEMBER
BALLOT. OUR WORK TOGETHER AS A
COMMITTEE, INCORPORATES FEEDBAC
FROM THE COMMUNITY AND TOGETHER
WILL COMPILE THE 2023 HOUSING
LEVY . THIS IS OUR FOURTH SELEC
COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 2023
HOUSING LEVY. THIS IS THE THIRD
MEETING IN WHICH THE SELECT
COMMITTEE WILL BE DISCUSSING AN
CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED 2023
HOUSING LEVY . THE FIRST MEETIN
FOCUSED ON WITH THE NEED WAS
AND HOW OUR PREVIOUS LEVY
PERFORMED . WHICH IT
OUTPERFORMED, IT IS EXCEEDING
THE GOALS, WHICH IS A GREAT WAY
TO SHOW THAT WE ARE BEING SMAR
AND EFFICIENT STEWARDS OF THE
PUBLIC DOLLAR. TODAY WE WILL
CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS
RELATED TO THE LEGISLATION
SUBMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE TO
THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 29th .
BEFORE WE INTRODUCE IT TO THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ALL OF
YOU AND GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON
THE PROPOSAL AS WE RECEIVED IT.
THE EXECUTIVE PROVIDED A FULL
BRIEFING AND ANSWERED THE
COMMITTEE'S QUESTIONS , NUMBER
OF QUESTIONS WERE OFFERED IN TH
MOMENT , IN TERMS OF THE
PRESENTERS THAT WE HAD AND
CENTRAL STAFF FOLLOWED UP WITH
MORE DETAILED ANSWERS AFTER
THOSE MEETINGS . THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL WAS DISCUSSED AT THE
APRIL 19th SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING AND THERE WAS A PUBLIC
HEARING AS WELL IN APRIL. TODA
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND TAKE ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PACKAGES
AS INTRODUCED WHICH USE THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL AS THE BASE AN
INCLUDES ENHANCEMENTS FROM THE
COUNCIL, BECAUSE OF THE FEEDBAC
YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM COMMUNIT
MEMBERS. AT THE MAY 3rd SELECT
COMMITTEE MEETING, CENTRAL STAF
REVIEWED THE MAYOR'S 2023
HOUSING LEVY AND DISCUSSED
ISSUES , WHAT CENTRAL STAFF DOE
FOR MEMBERS OF THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, THEY IDENTIFY ISSUES FO
COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THEY COULD
CONSIDER ADDING OR TWEAKING, IF
WE LIKE, THEY OFFER OPTIONS AS
NONPARTISAN STAFF TO HELP US
IDENTIFY IF WE WOULD LIKE TO
CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL
PROPOSALS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS T
THE SAME AS WELL FOR CENTRAL
STAFF . WE FLAG ITEMS THAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN TERMS OF
ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO POLICY, O
ENHANCEMENTS AND WE WORK WITH
CENTRAL STAFF TO WORK THOSE INT
LEGISLATION. WHERE POSSIBLE, I
HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH MANY OF
YOU OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS
, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL
STAFF AND WE HAVE CREATED A
SUBSTITUTE BILL. THAT
INCORPORATES MANY OF THOSE IDEA
THAT CAME FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, I
AFFIRMS THE SIZE AND THE SCOPE
OF THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED HOUSING
LEVY AND REFLECTS THOSE
COUNCILMEMBER PRIORITIES BECAUS
OF THE FEEDBACK WE HAVE ALSO
RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A VERY LONG STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS THAT INVOLVED ALMOST A
YEAR, A LONG TIME WORTH OF
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I
WANT TO THANK THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO HAVE
PROVIDED FEEDBACK, AND ALL OF M
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE
PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THIS
PACKAGE . WE HAVE INCORPORATED
MANY OF HIS IDEAS IN PARTNERSHI
WITH CENTRAL STAFF. WE WILL GO
THROUGH THOSE AMENDMENTS WITH
YOU ALL RIGHT HERE. YOU WILL B
ABLE TO SEE YOUR NAMES
ASSOCIATED TO THOSE VARIOUS
AMENDMENTS. THIS 2023 HOUSING
LEVY WAS FORMALLY INTRODUCED I
YESTERDAY'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING. IT WAS PART OF OUR
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL LIST.
SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS IT HERE
TODAY AND ALSO IN THE FIRST
MEETING IN JUNE. WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 7th WILL BE OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING AFTER THIS,
AND MY HOPE IS THAT AFTER
DISCUSSION TODAY COLLEAGUES AND
ON JUNE 7th, WE WILL BE READY T
MOVE FORWARD WITH VOTING ON
THOSE AMENDMENTS TODAY IS REALL
JUST A DISCUSSION OF THE
PROPOSAL . AND ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMOS THAT COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
MAY WANT TO BRING FORWARD.
CENTRAL STAFF TODAY WILL PROVID
A REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL PLAN
FOR THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY. THEY
WILL IDENTIFY KEY PROVISIONS
THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE
HOUSING LEVY ORDINANCE, AND THE
COMPANION RESOLUTION AS
TRANSMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE
AND THEY WILL LIFT UP WHERE THE
COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
HAS ADDED OR LAYERED ON
ADDITIONAL POLICY IDEAS OR
DIRECTIVES. OUR CENTRAL STAFF
COLLEAGUES, TRACY AND JEN WILL
WALK US THROUGH THE SPECIFIC
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS THAT AR
INCLUDED IN THE INTRODUCED
LEGISLATION AND YOU WILL SEE
BOTH AMENDMENTS IN THE COMPANIO
RESOLUTION AND THE LEVY
ORDINANCE. IN ADDITION CENTRAL
STAFF WILL DESCRIBE THE
AMENDMENTS AND THEN I WILL ASK
THE COUNCILMEMBER, WHO IS
SPONSORING THE CONCEPT, EVEN IF
IT IS INCLUDED IN THE BASE
LEGISLATION TO FEEL FREE TO
COMMENT ON ANY ITEMS IF THEY
WOULD LIKE . AS WE PREPARED TO
DIVE INTO THE PRESENTATION, I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ASPECT
OF THE LEGISLATION AS
INTRODUCED. AFTER LEARNING ABOU
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AND HAVING HAD A CHANCE TO
DELIBERATE AND DISCUSS THE
PROPOSAL AS THE COMMITTEE AND
HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND THE BROADER
COMMUNITY, THE LEGISLATION AS
INTRODUCED AFFIRMS AND
MAINTAINS A BOLD INVESTMENT INT
THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF OU
COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM AREAS
INVESTMENT LEVELS INCLUDED FRO
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
DOLLARS TO EXPANDED AVAILABLE
PERMANENT HOUSING TO WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION EFFORTS, AND TO
HOMELESS PREVENTION INVESTMENTS
THAT HELP FAMILIES STAY IN
THEIR HOMES. ALL OF THESE
INVESTMENTS WERE IN THE BASE
LEGISLATION AND WE HAVE
REAFFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE BY
ADDING A FEW ADDITIONAL TWEAKS
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HELPIN
THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES ACHIEVE HOUSING
STABILITY IN THE 2023 HOUSING
LEVY.
IN THE LEGISLATION IS INTRODUCE
YESTERDAY, WE HAVE NOW INCLUDED
ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES TO ENSUR
THAT WE ARE MEETING THE MOMENT
. THE NEED THAT WE SEE IN
COMMUNITY, WHEN WE SEE THE
SHORTAGE OF HOUSING IN SEATTLE
BETWEEN 2011 AND 2019 , WE KNO
THAT WE HAVE NUMBERS TWO POINT
BACK TO FOR EVERY 2.6 JOBS
CREATED, ONLY ONE UNIT OF
HOUSING WAS BUILT . THIS IS LED
TO ESCALATING HOUSING COSTS WIT
ABOUT A 45% INCREASE IN RENTS
OVER THE LAST DECADE PLUS. OUR
HOUSING CRISIS IS HAVING A
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON LOW
INCOME AND BIPOC HOUSEHOLDS WH
ARE EXPERIENCING GREATER RATES
OF HOUSING INSTABILITY AND
HOMELESSNESS. THE KING COUNTY
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
COUNCIL PROJECTS THAT SEATTLE
NEEDS APPROXIMATELY 112,000 NE
HOMES BY THE YEAR 2044. AND TH
GREATEST HOW THIS THING NEED IS
AT THE LOWEST END OF THE INCOME
SPECTRUM. SEATTLE NEEDS ABOUT
30,000 NEW HOMES , NEW
AFFORDABLE HOMES TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE WHO HAVE ABOUT A 50%
MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW HAVE A
PLACE TO CALL HOME. I WANT TO
PUT A HUMAN FACE ON SOME OF
THOSE STATISTICS . I AM
REITERATING SOME OF THE PIECES
WE HAVE HEARD OVER THE LAST TWO
MONTHS TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS
PACKAGE IS SO MEANINGFUL AND
AIMS TO ADDRESS THE STATISTICS
WE HAVE HEARD. BUT LET'S PUT A
FACE TO SOME OF THOSE STATS . A
50% MEDIAN INCOME, THE ARE
RETAIL WORKERS, HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS,
ART TEACHERS , FOOD SERVICE
WORKERS, AND THEY ARE FOLKS WHO
ARE JUST STARTING THEIR CAREERS
IN THE BUILDING TRADE TO OUR
BEGINNING GET THEIR FEET
UNDERNEATH THEM AS THEY START
ON THEIR CAREER. THESE ARE OUR
NEIGHBORS. THESE ARE WORKERS WH
MAKE UP THE FABRIC OF THE CITY
AND OFTEN THIS IS THE WORKFORCE
THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS IS NOT HAVIN
ENOUGH WORKERS IN OUR REGION T
FILL URGENT FOR MY NEEDS. WHEN
WE CREATE MORE HOUSING, WE
CREATE MORE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY. WE CREATE MORE
OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSE
AND SECTORS TO HAVE WORKERS AND
TO MAKE SURE WORKERS CAN AFFORD
TO LIVE IN THIS AREA. AND GROW
THEIR FAMILY. THIS IS ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS
ARE NOT GETTING PRICED OUT.
MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS WHO HAV
EXPERIENCED HOUSING
DISCRIMINATION CURRENTLY AND IN
THE PAST ARE NOT ALSO
EXPERIENCING GREATER
DISPLACEMENT, OR FALLING INTO
HOMELESSNESS DUE TO LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS IN
SEATTLE. WE ALSO SEE TREMENDOU
NEED AMONG OUR MOST VULNERABLE
NEIGHBORS WHO OFTEN EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS AND DEAL WITH THE
SHADOW PANDEMIC. THESE WORKERS
ALSO ARE SOME OF THE WORKFORCE
THAT MAKE UP OUR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WORKFORCE .
IF WE DON'T INVEST IN THOSE
WORKERS, WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE
TO ACCOMPLISH THE HOUSING
STABILITY THAT I KNOW WE ALL SO
DESPERATELY WANT TO SEE
ACCOMPLISHED IN OUR REGION.
CURRENTLY, A PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FRONT DESK
STAFF PERSON CANNOT AFFORD THE
AVERAGE ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT I
SEATTLE. THIS NOT ONLY CREATES
WORKFORCE EQUITY ISSUE IT ALSO
CREATES CHALLENGES IN RECRUITIN
AND RETAINING THE STAFF NEEDED
TO STAND UP NEW PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BUILDINGS TO
HOUSE OUR MOST VULNERABLE, ARE
SENIORS, OUR KIDDOS AND THOSE
WHO NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS THE DATA AND THAT IS A
HUMAN FACE BEHIND WHO WE ARE
TRYING TO SERVE IN THIS MOMENT
TO EXPAND OUR INVESTMENTS AND T
MAKE SURE WE ARE INVESTING IN
DEEPLY AFFORDABLE AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS AND INSURE MORE O
OUR NEIGHBORS DO NOT FALL INTO
HOUSING INSTABILITY, DUE TO THE
RISING COST OF HOUSING IN
SEATTLE. WE CAN ACCOMPLISH
ADDRESSING THAT GOAL BY BUILDIN
MORE HOUSING OPTIONS. BY
BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
OPTIONS. THIS LEGISLATION AS
INTRODUCED YESTERDAY INCLUDES
THE COUNCILMEMBER PRIORITIES ,
BUILDS ON THE ROBUST PROPOSAL
THAT CAME FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, INCORPORATES THOSE IDEA
THAT WE HEARD FROM THE TECHNICA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE
BROADER COMMUNITY OVERALL WHO
WAS EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THE
COUNCIL CONSIDER THIS
LEGISLATION THIS SUMMER. I'M
EXCITED TO TURN IT OVER TO
CENTRAL STAFF TO ENSURE WE CAN
WALK THROUGH YOUR IDEAS THAT
GOT INCORPORATED AND ALSO ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE IN THE BASE LEGISLATION ,
AND WE WILL HEAR HOW THE
PROPOSAL AS INTRODUCED
STRENGTHENS OUR FOCUS ON SERVIN
COMMUNITIES AT MOST RISK FOR
DISPLACEMENT, CREATES GREATER
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
THAT ARE ROOTED IN AND SERVING
COMMUNITIES MOST AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT, AND INCORPORATES
THINGS LIKE SMALL BUSINESS
SUPPORT, CHILDCARE SPACE,
COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL SPACE AN
MORE. THIS RESOLUTION AND THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
FORMALIZED OUR COMMITMENT TO
EXPAND SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITION
INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE MADE I
A CITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS. I AM THRILLED THAT WE
HAVE THIS PACKAGE IN FRONT OF U
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE WITH
CENTRAL STAFF FOR YOUR STAFF'S
SUPPORT FOR GIVING IDEAS TO OUR
OFFICE SO WE CAN INCORPORATE
THOSE AND WHERE WE HAVE NOT
INCLUDED SOME OF THOSE
AMENDMENTS, YOU WILL GET A
CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, IF YOU
DECIDE YOU WANT TO BRING FORWAR
A SEPARATE AMENDMENT. I WANT TO
THANK AARON HOUSE WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING ON HOUSING AND LAND US
AND HOMELESS SERVICES IN OUR
OFFICE. GOING INTO FIVE YEARS
THIS IS REALLY A MOMENT OF
EXCITEMENT FOR OUR OFFICE AND
ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK AARON
FOR HER TREMENDOUS WORK ON THIS
WITH THAT, THANK YOU AGAIN TO
1014 AND TRACI RATZLIFF FOR
BEING WITH US AND LEADING US
THROUGH THE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US. ONE
RESOLUTION AND ONE ORDINANCE.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NO. WE
COVERED IT ALL. THAT WAS
ROBUST.'S GO-AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I AM TRACI
JOINED BY MY ABLE COLLEAGUE .
COUNCILMEMBER THANK YOU. YOU
WENT THROUGH A GOOD SUMMARY OF
WHAT WE WILL COVER TODAY. I
THINK WE WILL MOVE TO SLIDE TW
WHERE WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
PROPOSED FUNDING PLAN FOR THE
2023 PROPOSED HOUSING LEVY
MEASURE. JUST TO REMIND YOU,
EVERYTHING THAT WE WILL COVER
TODAY AND COMMITTEE IS INCLUDE
IN THE MEMO THAT WAS EMAILED T
YOUR OFFICES ON THURSDAY THE
25th OF MAY. THAT MEMO IS
ATTACHED TO TODAY'S AGENDA FOR
THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION AND FO
YOUR CONVENIENCE IF YOU WANT TO
REFER TO IT. LOOKING AT THE
OVERALL SPENDING PLAN PROPOSED
FOR THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY
MEASURE , IT IS A 970 MILLION,
SEVEN YOUR LEVY THAT WILL
ALLOCATE APPROXIMATELY $138
MILLION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS . TH
LEVY IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF OVER 3100 NEW
UNITS INCLUDING NEW RENTAL
UNITS AS WELL AS NEW
HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS. THIS 3100
DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OUTCOMES
NOR THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
AND RESIDENT SERVICE OUTCOMES
BECAUSE THOSE ARE PROGRAMMATIC
OUTCOMES NOT TIED TO ACTUALLY
CREATING NEW HOUSING THE 3158
UNIT IS REALLY ABOUT THE RENTA
PRODUCTION PROGRAM AND THE NEW
BEHIND UNITS THAT WOULD BE
PRODUCED WITH THE LEVY MEASURE
AS WE CAN SEE, THE LARGEST
ALLOCATION IS THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM AT $631 MILLION OVER
SEVEN YEARS OR APPROXIMATELY $9
MILLION A YEAR THAT WILL PRODUC
OVER 2800 NEW LOW INCOME RENTA
UNITS SERVING HOUSEHOLDS AT OR
BELOW 60% OF MEDIAN INCOME. THE
OPERATING MAINTENANCE ANSWER
SERVICES SUPPORT FUNDING WOULD
RECEIVE $88 MILLION OVER SEVEN
YEARS OR APPROXIMATELY $12.6
MILLION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THI
IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE 51
FOUR SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR
THE 510 4/100,000 PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS WE
EXPECT TO BE DEVELOPED WITH THE
PROGRAM. THE LEVY FUNDING WILL
BE MATCHED WITH VOUCHERS
PROVIDED BY THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AS WELL AS FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL SERVICE REPOR
AND AN ADDITIONAL $110 MILLION
OF JUMPSTART FUNDING THAT WILL
BE PROVIDED OVER SEVEN YEARS TO
MATCH THE OTHER FUNDING. THE
PRESERVATION FUNDING THAT IS
PART OF THEIR PROGRAM IS FUNDE
AT $76 MILLION OVER SEVEN YEARS
OR NEARLY $11 MILLION ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS . THIS WILL SUPPOR
THE REHABILITATION OF 635
EXISTING CITY FUNDED UNITS THA
ARE INSIDE IN NEED OF UPGRADES
THE NUMA HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM WOULD RECEIVE OVER $49
MILLION OVER SEVEN YEARS OR JUS
OVER $7 MILLION A YEAR TO
SUPPORT 277 HOUSEHOLDS PURCHASE
THEIR FIRST NEW HOMES THE NEW
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION PROGRAM
IS FUNDED AT $34 MILLION OVER
SEVEN YEARS OR NEARLY $4.9
MILLION A YEAR THAT WILL SUPPOR
STAFF AND SERVICES AT THE CITY'
EXISTING CURRENT PROJECTS. LEV
FUNDING WILL BE PAIRED WITH
JUMPSTART FUNDING OF $171
MILLION OVER SEVEN YEARS TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR
THE OVER 3900 PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS IN THE
CITY'S PORTFOLIO. THE
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
EVICTION PREVENTION AND RESIDEN
SERVICES PROGRAMS WOULD RECEIVE
$30 MILLION OVER SEVEN YEARS OR
AN ESTIMATED $1.42 MILLION PER
PROGRAM PER YEAR. THE JUMPSTART
FUNDING WILL PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL $14 MILLION OVER
SEVEN YEARS FOR APPROXIMATELY
TWO MEN DOLLARS A YEAR FOR THE
SPECIFIC RESIDENT SERVICES
PROGRAM. FINALLY THE LOAN
PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SHORT-TER
FUNDING , $30 MILLION IS NOT A
SEPARATE ALLOCATION. IT USES
FUNDING FROM THE OMS PROGRAM
THAT IS NOT NEEDED IN THE SHORT
TERM TO MAKE SHORT-TERM LOANS
THAT ARE REPAID AND THE FUNDS G
BACK TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING
SUPPORT OF THOSE PROGRAMS, WHE
WE FIND THAT OMS WE ARE FUNDIN
THE $88 MILLION FOR A 20 YEAR
COMMITMENT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS INFORMATION, COUNCIL
>> IT FEELS LIKE WE HAVE ONE
QUESTION. AND THEN I WILL COME
BACK TO A COMMENT. PLEASE GO
AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> A COUPLE OF THESE NUMBERS
ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE PROPOSAL
I HAVE SEEN BEFORE IN THE
PRESENTATION PRESENTED ON APRI
19th. THE RENTAL PRODUCTION AN
PRESERVATION PROGRAM, I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE $707 MILLION AND
THIS NUMBER IS DIFFERENT.
HOMEOWNERSHIP --
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE
CAN HEAR YOU. CAN YOU HEAR
OKAY?
>> BARELY.
>> SOME OF THESE AMOUNTS HAVE
CHANGED SINCE VERSIONS WE HAVE
SEEN BEFORE AND I AM JUST ASKIN
WHY ARE THEY DIFFERENT.
>> IF YOU ADD THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION PROGRAM FUNDING OF
$631 MILLION WITH THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION PRESERVATION PROGRAM
THAT GETS YOU TO THE $707
MILLION. WE SPLIT IT OUT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO
CENTRAL STAFF ARE HIGHLIGHTING
THE INVESTMENTS MADE POSSIBLE
WITH JUMPSTART FUNDING BEING
BRAIDED TOGETHER. THAT IS A
REALLY GOOD STORY TO TELL,
ESPECIALLY AS MANY OF US HAVE
TALKED ABOUT THE DESIRE TO SEE
ADDITIONAL THREE AND FOUR
BEDROOM UNITS , THAT IS MADE
POSSIBLE AT A HIGHER LEVEL
BECAUSE WE ARE BRAIDING FUNDING
WITH JUMPSTART. I KNOW THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO HIRE AND RETAIN
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
SUPPORT, THAT NUMBER IS ALSO
ABLE TO BE ELEVATED BECAUSE OF
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH JUMPSTART
OR THE BRAIDED FUNDING WITH
JUMPSTART. IN TERMS OF PARTNERS
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO
RIDE WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF TH
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY. AND
THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE T
OFFER HOUSING VOUCHERS. I
BELIEVE THEY INITIALLY WERE
OFFERING 300 VOUCHERS AND CAME
BACK AND SAID THEY COULD OFFER
400. OUR SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY IS OFTEN A PARTNER WH
DOES NOT GET A LOT OF FAME AND
CREDIT FOR THEIR WORK BUT AT TH
NATIONAL LEVEL , IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERYONE WAS NOTING HOW WELL
SEATTLE WAS DOING WITH OUR
HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM. AND I
IS THE MASTERMINDS AND THE
COMMUNITY CONNECTED PERSONNEL
AT SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY LE
BY ROD WHO IS HELPING TO PUT US
ON THE NATIONAL MAP FOR HOW WEL
WE ARE DOING WITH GETTING THOS
VOUCHERS OUT. THANKS TO THEM FO
THEIR PARTNERSHIP IN THIS
HOUSING LEVY AND FOR THE WORK
THAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS
AS A PARTNER TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. NOT DIRECTLY UNDER OU
DEPARTMENTS ANYTHING ELSE ON
THOSE ITEMS?
>> MOVING TO SLIDE NUMBER THREE
AND A SUMMARY OF THE LEVY
ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL 12584 AS
IT WAS TRANSMITTED BY THE
EXECUTIVE . THESE ARE THE KEY
PROVISIONS IN THAT ORDINANCE A
TRANSMITTAL. AUTHORIZES THE
SUBMITTAL TO THE VOTERS AT THE
ELECTION OF THE $970 MILLION .
IT EXEMPTS FROM THE TAX SENIOR
WITH VETERANS OR THOSE WHO
QUALIFY FOR THE PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER STATE
LAW. IT REQUIRES SUBMITTAL OF
THE LEVY ADMINISTRATION AND
FINANCIAL PLAN TO THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL EVERY TWO
YEARS AND DESCRIBES THE POLICIE
THAT ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THOS
PLANS. ESTABLISHES A 13 MEMBER
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND TH
OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THAT COMMITTEE. IT REQUIRES TH
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO SUBMIT AN
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOUSING
LEVY AND FINALLY IT DESCRIBES
THE PROGRAMS TO BE FUNDED BY TH
LEVY REVENUES AND THAT IS
INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT A. MOVIN
TO SLIDE 4. A SUMMARY OF THE
RESOLUTION 32093 AS TRANSMITTED
IT REQUIRES TO SUBMIT THE FIRS
LEVY TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN TH
SECOND QUARTER OF 2024. AND IT
ALSO REQUESTS THE SPECIFIC
POLICIES. LANGUAGE THAT WOULD
ENCOURAGE THE GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION OF LEVY FUNDED
UNITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
INCLUDE LANGUAGE TO COLLABORATE
WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS T
EXPLORE NEW HOUSING THAT COULD
SUPPORT BROADER COMMUNITY
DEVELOPING GOALS. ENCOURAGING
LANGUAGE THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE
THOSE TO WORK WITH HOUSING
PROVIDERS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE NEW WORKFORCE STABILIZATIO
PROGRAM AND INCLUDES PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY
REQUIREMENTS AND PROJECTS. ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PIECES O
LEGISLATION AS TRANSMITTED? IF
NOT WE WILL MOVE ON TO SLIDE
FIVE, TO DISCUSS THE LEVY
LEGISLATION AND CHANGES MADE TO
THE LEGISLATION AT INTRODUCTION
>> JUST REAL QUICK . THANKS
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK OUR TEA
AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ALL
OF THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO
THE LEGISLATION AS TRANSMITTED,
O MANY CONVERSATIONS WERE H
WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHETHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS OR WORKFORCE PERSONNE
WITHIN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN A
COMMUNITIES AT HIGHEST RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT AND ALSO MEMBERS O
OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHO HAVE
HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS AND PUT
FORWARD THE LEGISLATION AS
TRANSMITTED. A HUGE THANK YOU
TO THE MAYOR'S TEAM, AND THE
MAYOR HIMSELF, FOR THE
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT THEY
HAD INITIATED WITH OUR OFFICE
AND THE DEEP COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDER RING THEY ENGAGED
IN. THERE ARE RELATIVELY FEW,
IF ANY POLICY TWEAKS. IT IS
ENHANCEMENTS TO UNDERLYING
POLICIES. THERE IS A LOT OF
REALLY GREAT AND SOLID WORK
THAT WENT INTO THE FOUNDATION W
RECEIVED AND THE COMMENTS WE
WILL GO THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS
AND THE AMENDMENTS TODAY, YOU
WILL SEE WE ARE MAKING
ENHANCEMENTS AND UNDERSCORING
FIRST POLICY STRATEGIES BUT TH
REAL HARD WORK IN THE
DELIBERATIVE COMMUNITY PROCESS
WAS WELL-RUN BY THE MAYOR'S
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU FOR
TRANSMITTING THE LEGISLATION AN
WE ARE PROUD TO BE PARTNERS WIT
YOU IN THE LEGISLATION THAT WA
INTRODUCED AND THANKED OFFICE O
HOUSING FOR THE ONGOING FEEDBAC
ALONG WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE O
THESE AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE I
FRONT OF US. THAT WILL GIVE US
CHANCE TO BUILD ON AND ENHANCE
THE FOUNDATION WE RECEIVE I DI
NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD TO THE
OTHER SLIDES WITHOUT SAYING
THANKS TO ALL OF THAT HARD WORK
CENTRAL STAFF, YOU ARE PART OF
MANY OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS .
THANK YOU TO YOUR COLLABORATIVE
EFFORTS AS WELL TO GET US TO A
PLACE WHERE WE HAD LEGISLATION
TO CELEBRATE AS TRANSMITTED AND
I THINK THE FINAL TOUCH , AS WE
ALL KNEW WE WOULD DO , AS PART
OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR
FINAL PASSAGE HERE TODAY. THANK
YOU TO THE TEAM THAT TRANSMITTE
THIS.
>> ATTACHMENT B ORDINANCE
12584 INCLUDES A CATALOG OF TH
VERY ROBUST COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT THAT WENT THROUGH.
I SUGGEST YOU LOOK AT THE
DOCUMENT TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY
REALLY COVERED.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTL
BIT MORE?
>> ATTACHMENT B TO ORDINANCE 12
TO ORDINANCE 120584, IT
DOCUMENTS ALL OF THE MEETINGS O
THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO ENGAGE
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN
SOLICITING INFORMATION ABOUT ,
TO SUPPORT THE LEVY PROPOSAL
THEY BROUGHT FORWARD. THEY
INCLUDED THIS AS AN ATTACHMENT
TO THE ORDINANCE TO DOCUMENT.
VERY ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMEN
.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> MOVING TO THE ONE AMENDMENT
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN COUNCIL
BILL 12.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> MOVING TO THE ONE AMENDMENT
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN COUNCIL
BILL 12584. AMENDMENT TO
ATTACHMENT A AND IT AMENDED THE
LANGUAGE THAT DESCRIBES
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING TO
INCLUDE HOLDING COSTS AND
PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR LAND I
THE CITY'S POSSESSION THAT
WOULD PROVIDE LEGAL AUTHORITY T
EXPAND INITIATIVE FUNDING FOR
SUCH COST. THIS WAS AN ISSUE
THAT CENTRAL STAFF IDENTIFIED A
THE MAY 3rd COMMITTEE MEETING A
AN ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED. THE
CHANGES SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A ,
WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE CENTRA
STAFF MEMO SHOWS THAT SPECIFIC
AMENDMENT INCLUDED IN ATTACHMEN
A. IT ADDRESSES THE CONCERN WE
HAD ABOUT AUTHORITY TO EXPAND
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR THIS
PURPOSE. THAT IS THE ONE AND
ONLY AMENDMENT BEING PROPOSED T
THE COUNCIL BILL. OTHERWISE IT
IS REMAINING AS IT WAS
TRANSMITTED. IF THERE WERE NO
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSED
CHANGE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
CHANGES MADE WITH THE COMPANION
RESOLUTION AS INTRODUCED IN TH
OTHER AMENDMENT.
>> I WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAF
TO IDENTIFY THIS AS AN OPTION
AND YOUR ANALYSIS OF WHAT WOULD
BE POSSIBLE. THAT FREES US UP
FOR SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS TO
COME. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE REMIND ME HOW
MUCH OF AN OVERSPEND WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT ? IS THAT LISTED
SOMEPLACE? AND UNDER SPEND, I
MEAN.
>> THIS IS NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH UNDER SPEND OF THE
ADMINISTERED COSTS . YOU MIGHT
BE REFERENCING WHAT WILL COME U
IN TERMS OF ONE OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS INCLUDED IN THE
RESOLUTION THAT TALKS ABOUT
HAVING 0H PROVIDE DURING EACH
BUDGET WHAT THE PROPOSED
EXPENDITURES TO REVENUES WILL B
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING.
>> HOLD THAT QUESTION.
>> THE
CLARIFICATION. THE QUESTION
HELP TO CLARIFY. THIS IS A
TECHNICAL CHANGE THAT JUST
PROVIDES CLARIFICATION THAT THE
HOLDING COSTS AND PREDEVELOPMEN
COSTS FOR LAND THAT THE CITY IS
HOLDING IN ANTICIPATION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,
THAT CAN BE USED, CAN BE
SUPPORTED WITH ADMINISTER THE
FUNDS.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> IT IS A TECHNICAL, LEGAL
CHANGE.
>> OKAY. WE CAN GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU , TRACI AND GOOD
MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WIL
WALK YOU THROUGH 14 AMENDMENTS
THAT WERE INCORPORATED INTO
RESOLUTION 32093, PRIOR TO
INTRODUCTION. WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF ONE AMENDMENT,
WHICH I WILL NOTE WHEN WE GET T
IT. ALL OF THESE AMENDMENTS WER
PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED AT THE
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY
3rd. I WILL WALK THROUGH THE
AMENDMENTS ON EACH SLIDE AND
THEN STOP AT THE END OF EACH
SLIDE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. EACH SLIDE WILL SHOW
THE PRIME SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT IS AND THE COSPONSOR
IF THERE IS ONE. ALTHOUGH FOR
THE SAKE OF A SPEEDY AND SEE, I
WILL NOT MENTION THE SPONSOR FO
EACH AMENDMENT. STARTING WITH
THE AMENDMENTS . FOR THE FIRST
ONE LISTED HERE , YOU WILL
RECALL THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES
IDENTIFIED BY CENTRAL STAFF ON
MAY 3rd, WAS THAT THE
EXECUTIVE'S PROPOSAL DID NOT
INCLUDE ABOUT $25 MILLION OF
INTEREST EARNINGS THAT WOULD B
GENERATED BY THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM OR RPP PROGRAM FOR
SHORT. THIS AMENDMENT AUTHORIZE
THE USE OF SUCH INTEREST
EARNINGS OR PREDEVELOPMENT COST
INCURRED BY SMALL
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
IF THERE ARE MORE INTEREST
EARNINGS THAN ARE NEEDED FOR
THIS PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THOSE
EARNINGS COULD BE USED , THE
ADDITIONAL EARNINGS COULD BE
USED FOR THE RPP PROGRAM OR
OTHER LEVY PROGRAMS . THE OTHER
AMENDMENT LISTED HERE , REQUEST
THAT OH PROVIDE INFORMATION O
LEVY EXPENDITURES AS PART OF
THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. WITH
THE INTENT THAT IF THERE WERE
SURPLUS FUNDS THEY COULD BE
REDIRECTED TO OTHER LEVY
PROGRAMS . I WILL PAUSE HERE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> GREAT. I WILL SPEAK TO THIS
, VERY BRIEFLY. I AM THANKFUL
FOR CENTRAL STAFF'S WORK ON THI
AMENDMENT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT
THIS EDITION. I THINK THIS WILL
HELP SMALLER COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS GET THEIR PROJECT
OFF THE GROUND. WE OFTEN HEAR
ABOUT THE INITIAL COSTS BEING
PROHIBITIVE . HERE IS THE IDEA
THAT IS COMING DIRECTLY FROM
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR COMMUNIT
ROUNDTABLE THAT WE MEET WITH
QUARTERLY. THEY TALK ABOUT HOW
FOR LARGER AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS IT IS HARD TO ABSOR
THE PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS WITHIN
THEIR BUDGET. BUT FOR THE
SMALLER, NEW TO THE EFFORTS
DEVELOPERS, WHO ARE STEPPING
INTO THE ARENA OF BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO REFLECT
THE NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES,
THINK ABOUT FILIPINO COMMUNITY
CENTER, THINK ABOUT [
INDISCERNIBLE ] WHEN THEY
INITIATED THIS ABOUT SEVEN OR
EIGHT YEARS AGO. THEY ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF STILL FINDING
AND APPLYING FOR AND SECURING
PREDEVELOPMENT FUNDS FROM A
THIRD-PARTY AND OFTEN THAT CAN
TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
TIME . WHEN YOU ADD TIME TO THEO
PROCESS IT ADDS MONEY. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD ENABLE THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO USE
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS TO SUPPORT
PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR SMALLE
COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS AND
THIS BUILDS ON THE WORK THAT WE
INCLUDED TWO YEARS AGO NOW , I
JUMPSTART TO ENSURE THERE WAS
COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION
FIND, SIMILAR CONCEPT, THAT
HELPS SUPPORT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
IMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS AND
ALLOWS FOR SMALLER AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPERS WHO ARE
ROOTED IN COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOM
UPFRONT COSTS EARLY. QUESTIONS
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
>> IN THE PAST BEFORE THIS
PROGRAM, I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS
WOULD BE -- FUNDS ARE NEEDED T
HELP FOR THOSE PURPOSES BUT IN
THE PAST , WHAT HAVE THE
INTEREST EARNINGS BEEN USED FOR
>> IN THE PAST, IN THE 2016
LEVY, ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION OF
USING UP TO $250,000 EACH YEAR
FOR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND
THE REMAINING INTEREST EARNING
WOULD GO TOWARD THE RENTAL
PRESERVATION AND PRODUCTION
PROGRAM. I THINK THERE WERE TWO
OUT OF THE SEVEN YEARS THEY DID
CHOOSE TO MOVE THE $250,000 INT
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND FO
THE REMAINING YEARS THEY JUST
USED ALL OF THE INTEREST
EARNINGS FOR THE RRP PROGRAM. O
THE RPP PROGRAM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. I
THINK THIS AMENDMENT IS GETTING
YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE UNDER
SPEND AND TO BE MORE DIRECT IN
TERMS OF YOUR RESPONSE, AS IT
RELATES TO LEVY ADMINISTERED OF
FUNDING , UNDER SPEND FOR THE
2016 LEVY, AT THE END -- IN TH
LAST YEAR OF THE LEVY THEY HAVE
ABOUT $2.5 MILLION OF
ADMINISTERED OF FUNDING THAT HA
NOT BEEN EXPANDED . THEY ARE
HOLDING THAT IN THE EVENT THAT
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPEN
THAT IS NOT FAVORABLE IN TERMS
OF THE LEVY BALLOT MEASURE.
BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE SOME
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECOVERING U
COST, IF THAT UNFORTUNATE
SITUATION AROSE. IF THE MEASUR
GOES FORWARD, THEY HAVE PLANNE
USES FOR THOSE EXPENDITURES,
EITHER TO GO TO CAPITAL OR TO
SOME OTHER ADMINISTERED OF COST
THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
UNDERNEATH THE LEVY. TO ANSWER
THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THE
HISTORY HAS BEEN IS TERMS AS
UNDER SPEND , AND IS
HAS ACCRUED AT THIS POINT AND
HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT INTENTIONAL T
HOLD OFF IN THE EVENT OF
UNEXPECTED SITUATION AT THE
BALLOT BOX.
>> OKAY. LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> ON THIS SLIDE, ALL THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE LISTED
REQUEST THAT OH ADD LANGUAGE T
THE LEVY ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FINANCIAL PLAN , WHICH WILL BE
SUBMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE --
>> JENNIFER, IN THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE DID YOU COVER THAT SECON
BOX ?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT. I AM WITH YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. ALL THE
AMENDMENTS LISTED ON THE SLIDE
WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
PLAN WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED AS
TRACI MENTIONED BY THE EXECUTIV
TO COUNCIL BY MID-2024.
>> I WILL ASK YOU TO PAUSE AFTE
EACH OF THE ONES SO THE
COUNSELORS CAN SPEAK TO EACH OF
THE ITEMS IF THEY WANT TO.
>> THE FIRST AMENDMENT LISTED
REQUEST THAT 08 ESTABLISH
PRIORITIES THAT WILL INCLUDE ,
ALTHOUGH NOT BE LIMITED TO
PROJECT SPONSORS GROUNDED IN
BIPOC COMMUNITIES , AND THAT
WILL ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF
FAMILY SIZE UNITS. AND MY
APOLOGIES, THERE IS A CENTRAL
STAFF THAT ARE HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SHOULD B
THE ONLY SPONSOR LISTED.
>> I AM SURE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS SUPPORTIVE. THAT IS
NOT ONE OF THE ONES WE WERE
COSPONSORS ON.
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER .
>> OKAY. THAT WILL BE THE
PROCESS GOING FORWARD. WE WILL
PAUSE AFTER EACH ONE SO PEOPLE
CAN MAKE A COMMENT. I SPOKE A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS IN MY
COMMENTS A MINUTE AGO. VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO USE THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION
EFFORTS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS I
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
EXPERIENCED THE HIGHEST RATES O
DISPLACEMENT AND ALSO MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING THE
HOUSING SIZES NEEDED TO SERVE
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR DIVERSE
COMMUNITY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
HOUSING LEVY PRIORITIES WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ONE THING
THEY TALK ABOUT IS THE NEED FOR
MORE FAMILY SIZE UNITS. FOR
FOLKS WHO HERE IS TALK ABOUT
THAT, IT IS TWO AND THREE AND
FOUR BEDROOMS. WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT FAMILY, A NUCLEAR FAMILY
IS BIGGER THAN THE PARENTS AND
ANY DEPENDENTS. A FAMILY COULD
BE GRANDPARENTS, AS CAREGIVERS
IT COULD BE AUNTS AND UNCLES
LIVING UNDER ONE ROOF .
EXCESSIVE COMMUNITY FOR MANY
FOLKS AND MAKING SURE THERE IS
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MULTI
GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS CAN ALS
BE CREATING A SENSE OF
WELL-BEING AND CAREGIVER
OPPORTUNITIES AND ALLOWS FOR
MORE PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT SENSE
OF PLACE AS THEY HAVE A PLACE T
CALL HOME. IT'S EXCITING TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE WILL BE ABLE
TO BUILD MORE SUPPORT FOR THIS
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSING AND
ALSO HOW THIS CAN HELP SUPPORT
THE COMMITMENTS THAT THE CITY I
MADE THROUGH JUMPSTART TO ENSUR
THAT WE ARE BUILDING LARGER
FAMILY SIZE UNITS I MENTION
THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PRESENTATION. THIS AMENDMENT I
INTENDED TO BRAID FUNDING AND
ENCOURAGE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
JUMPSTART FUNDING AND REQUEST
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING EXPLORE
WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE THE CREATIO
OF THE LARGER SIZE, FAMILY SIZE
UNITS AND AT THE SAME TIME IT
DIRECTS OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
CREATE A CODIFIED GOAL OF
SUPPORTING PROJECTS ROOTED IN
AND SERVING COMMUNITIES MOST A
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT WHO ARE
OFTEN BIPOC COMMUNITIES AND
LOW-WAGE WORKERS AND HAVE
EXPERIENCED DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACTS OF PREVIOUS
DISCRIMINATORY LENDING POLICIES
AND HOUSING POLICIES THAT HAVE
RESULTED IN MORE PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING EVICTION BECAUSE
THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO
OWN THEIR OWN HOMES. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO HELP UNDO
SOME OF THOSE HISTORIC WRONGS
AND ALSO RESPOND TO THE MOMENT
BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FAMILY
SIZE UNITS. LET'S GO TO THE
NEXT ONE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> I'M SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THOSE ENCOURAGING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILY SIZE OF
UNITS IMPACT THE NUMBER OF UNIT
OR DO WE KNOW IF THAT WILL
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT
COULD BE PRODUCED OR IS PLANNE
TO BE PRODUCED BY THIS PROGRAM?
I APPRECIATE THE INTENT AND I'M
JUST WONDERING, IF THERE HAS
BEEN ANY ANALYSIS ABOUT THE EN
RESULT FOR THE NUMBER OF UNITS
OR NUMBER OF HOUSES.
>> TRACI DO YOU WANT TO TAKE
THAT ONE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK THE
LANGUAGE IS ENCOURAGE AND IT
ALSO INCLUDES LANGUAGE THAT
SAYS WE WILL LOOK AT THINGS LIK
USING CITY-OWNED LAND AND
PUBLICLY OWNED LAND THAT
PERHAPS WE GOT ANY DISCOUNT AS
WELL AS OTHER INCENTIVES OR WAY
TO TRY TO ADDRESS WHAT YOU
HAVE CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED AS A
HIGHER CAUSED WHEN HE GETS INTO
THE 4 PLUS BEDROOM UNIT SIZES
OF APARTMENTS. THE INCURSION I
WILL BE TO LOOK AT OTHER WAYS T
TRY TO BRING DOWN THE OVERALL
COST TO THOSE UNITS. I SHOULD
ALSO ADD THAT THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION PROGRAM MODELING
DONE FOR THE LEVY AND THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM BOTH
ENVISION CREATING THREE AND
FOUR BEDROOM UNITS. SOME ARE
ALREADY ENCOURAGED AND BUILT
INTO THE MODEL FOR THE LEVY IN
TERMS OF CREATING FAMILY SIZE
UNITS . THERE IS AN INTEREST I
DOING MORE. THE IDEA IS FOR THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO WORK WITH
DEVELOPERS TO TRY TO ECONOMIZE
OR FIND WAYS TO BRING DOWN THE
COST FOR MORE UNITS CAN BE DON
AND PRODUCTION GOALS CAN BE MET
FOR THE LEVY .
>> I THINK THE TRANSITIONS
NICELY TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> THE NEXT AMENDMENT LISTED ,
THE NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS BOTH
RELATE TO THE HOMEOWNERSHIP
PROGRAM. THE FIRST OF THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP AMENDMENTS ALSO
ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FAMILY SIZE UNITS . AND LIKE
THE LANGUAGE FOR RENTAL, ALSO
ENCOURAGES USE OF PUBLICLY
OWNED OR SO PLUS PROPERTY TO
REDUCE THE COST IMPACTS OF
CREATING FAMILY SIZE UNITS.
>> YOU TRAILED OFF A LITTLE AT
THE END BUT ONE OF THE IMPORTAN
POINT IS WHEN WE BUILD ON
CITY-OWNED OR PREVIOUSLY
CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, IT CAN
REDUCE THE OVERALL COST OF
CONSTRUCTION. FIVE 510% TO 15%
AS WE PUT THIS PRIORITY INTO
PLACE AND ENCOURAGE THE CREATIN
OF MORE FAMILY SIZE UNITS, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTIONS. A GREAT
EXAMPLE WAS ON A SEATTLE CIT
LIGHT OWNED PARCEL WERE HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY CREATED FIRST TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTIONS THAT HAD
THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM UNITS, O
A PREVIOUSY OWNED PARCEL FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT THAT WAS
SITTING DERELICT AND IT IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
REDUCE THE COST AND CREATE MOR
FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPTIONS. EXCITED ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO DIVERSIFY WHO CAN
PURCHASE THEIR FIRST TIME HOME
AND ALSO THE ABILITY FOR MORE
INTERGENERATIONAL HOUSING TO BE
PERMITTED AND BUILT ACROSS OUR
CITY.
>> 28th AND 80th. RIGHT THERE.
>> WE WERE CELEBRATING.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. LET'S GO
TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> THE NEXT ONE ESTABLISHES A
FOCUS IN THE HOMEOWNERSHIP
PROGRAM ON THOSE HOUSEHOLDS AT
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT OR WHO
HAVE TRADITIONALLY BASED
BARRIERS TO ACCESSING
HOMEOWNERSHIP IN THE PAST. THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE TO
HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW 80% A.M
I SAID THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THE
INCOME LIMITS BUT ESTABLISHES
THIS FOCUS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THIS I
ONE THAT YOU AND I ARE
SPONSORING TOGETHER, MADAM
CHAIR.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THE INTENT IS , AS WAS
DESCRIBED, TARGET HOMEOWNERSHIP
INVESTMENTS IN THE LEVY TOWARD
FOLKS WHO ARE AT HIGHEST RISK O
DISPLACEMENT. HAVE THOSE
IMPACTED BY PREVIOUS CITY
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES.
SIMILAR LANGUAGE OR MAYBE
EXACTLY THE SAME IS USED FOR
JUMPSTART HOMEOWNERSHIP
INVESTMENTS. THIS AMENDMENT IS
INTENDED TO EMPHASIZE HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HELP
HOUSEHOLDSBUILD FAMILY WEALTH.
THAT CITY POLICIES HAVE
HISTORICALLY LOCKED THEM OUT O
IN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND I
APPRECIATE BEING A COSPONSOR.
LOVE IT BUILDS UP THE PREVIOUS
LANGUAGE WE GOT INTO JUMPSTART
I AM NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
HANDS. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE
>> THE NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS
PROVIDE GREATER SPECIFICITY TO
LANGUAGE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN
THE VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION
TRANSMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE .
THE EXECUTIVE VERSION OF THE
RESOLUTION , DID STATE THAT THE
WEIGHT WOULD EXPLORE INTEGRATIN
BROADER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
GOALS INTO PROJECTS . THIS
AMENDMENT PROVIDES GREATER
SPECIFICITY BY LISTING EXAMPLES
OF BROADER COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUCH AS
CHILDCARE , HEALTH SERVICES, AN
AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE. IT
ALSO ENCOURAGES OH TO WORK
WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS LIK
THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNIN
OR THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. ON CREATING AND
FINANCING SUCH MIXED USE
PROJECTS.
>> EXCELLENT. I WILL LET
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DESCRIBE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND
THEN TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
>> CENTRAL STAFF COVERED IT
WELL. I UNDERSTAND THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS SOME
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AND I WANTE
TO STATE, BEFORE YOU TURN IT
OVER, THE LANGUAGE, IF IT IS
OFFERED TODAY OR IF WE ARE
WAITING TO DO IT FORMALLY LATER
I AM AWARE OF IT AND IT IS
DEFINITELY AMENDMENT LANGUAGE.
>> I THINK THIS IS THE PERFECT
TIME TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
AND WE CAN WORK WITH CENTRAL
STAFF FOR ANY TWEAKS THAT NEED
TO BE SUGGESTED TO THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL IS INTRODUCED
YESTERDAY. IT WILL BE NICE AND
CLEAN AND ALL THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS CAN SEE IT PRIOR TO THE
SEVENTH AND WE CAN TAKE A VOTE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. I
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND I
WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR
RAISING THIS NEED FOR ACCESS ,
FOR PROXIMITY TO SERVICES IN OH
FUNDED PROJECTS . THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I TALK ABOUT A
LOT AND SOMETHING I REALLY
FIRMLY AND COMMITTED TO. I THIN
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL
RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY WORKING
FAMILIES, HAVE THE SAME LEVEL O
ACCESS TO GOODS AND SERVICES,
HIGH QUALITY SERVICES THAT MEET
THEIR NEEDS. AND ARE IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY THAT THEY CAN GET TO.
WITHOUT HAVING TO GET INTO A
CAR FROM A HOME THAT THEY CAN
AFFORD. IF I CAN SPEND A COUPL
MINUTES TALKING ABOUT WHAT I A
PROPOSING, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WIT
A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS
INCLUDING THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTS OF
SEATTLE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO DRAFT AN AMENDMENT
TO OUR CURRENT PLAN THAT WOULD
BRING HIGH QUALITY CULTURALLY,
ECONOMICALLY RELEVANT SERVICES
WITHIN REACH OF NEIGHBORS ACROS
SEATTLE. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
FOLLOW THE 15 MINUTE CITY IDEA
OF PROXIMITY AND COMMUNITY
ABUNDANCE. AND SPECIFICALLY IT
CALLS FOR USE AS NECESSARY TO
MEET RESIDENTS EVERY DAY NEEDS,
SUCH AS COMMERCIAL OR NONPROFIT
GROCERIES, CHILDCARE, HEALTH
SERVICES, FRESH , HEALTHY FOOD
MATCHES, FOOD GOODS AND CULTURA
ANCHORS TO BE ALLOWED IN ALL
RESIDENTIAL ZONES IN ENCOURAGE
WITHIN A QUARTER-MILE OF ALL
RESIDENTS IN THE CITY. RATHER
THAN AMENDING THE CURRENT PLAN
WE DECIDED TO WORK WITH THEM T
INCORPORATE THIS SET OF CRITERI
AS PART OF THE SCOPING FOR THE
NEXT MAJOR UPDATE. YOU WILL SEE
THERE ARE MORE AMBITIOUS
ALTERNATIVES THAT THE DEPARTMEN
HAS PROPOSED AS A RESULT.
CITIES ARE DOING THIS ACROSS TH
GLOBE, CITIES ARE FOLLOWING
THIS IDEA TO INCORPORATE A
SIMILAR SET OF CRITERIA INTO
THEIR LAND-USE AND HOUSING
POLICIES. THIS SET OF SIX USES
, WERE DETERMINED AS EVERY DAY
NEEDS. BY THIS COHORT OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT I ELUDED TO
INCLUDING SOME THAT ARE FUNDED
BY OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE
PLANNING COMMISSION IS
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. THEY ARE
LOOKING AT THE SCOPING FOR NEXT
YEAR. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO START
INCORPORATING IT THROUGH ALL OF
OUR CITY POLICIES . I WOULD LIK
TO PROPOSE A CHANGE TO THIS
AMENDMENT TO INCORPORATE THOSE
SIX SERVICES AS A WAY TO CREATE
CONTINUITY AND MAKE SURE WE AR
CENTERING THE NEED AND THE
DESIRE FOR ALL FOLKS IN OUR
CITY, INCLUDING LOW INCOME AND
MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO EVERYDAY SERVICES.
WITHIN PROXIMITY OF A HOME THEY
CAN AFFORD. THAT IS A PROPOSAL
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO
INCLUDE IT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, ANYTHING ELSE?
>> A RECOGNITION THAT MY
INTEREST IN THIS AMENDMENT ,
WHEREAS IT IS BROADER THAN MY
DISTRICT, IT IS SORT OF DERIVE
FROM A PIECE OF CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY IN DISTRICT 1. YOU
HAVE HEARD THE CALL IT THE
DUMARS SITE. IT IS A CITY LIGH
SUBSTATION AND THE COMMUNITY IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS LONG BEEN
INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH
THE CITY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
THAT LAND. AND ISSUING AN RFP,
NOT JUST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BUT FOR SOME SORT OF
COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC USE ON
THE GROUND FLOOR. WE EVEN
WORKED THROUGH THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
LEGISLATION. AND ADDED THIS
LAND TO THE LEGISLATION.
SPECIFICALLY FOR PURPOSES OF
ENSURING THAT THERE IS GREATER
HEIGHT AND DENSITY OPPORTUNITIE
AT THIS LOCATION. THAT WAS DON
I THINK BACK IN 2017 , AND WE
ARE STILL REALLY HOPING THAT WE
CAN GET THAT RFP OUT THIS YEAR.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT EXAMPLE. I REALL
APPRECIATE THAT THIS
PARTNERSHIP IS WITH YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES GETTING
CRAFTED AND HAVING CENTRAL STAF
WORK ON THE LANGUAGE SO WE CAN
HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT IN
ADVANCE OF THE SEVENTH . IF MY
MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT,
DIDN'T WE INCLUDE SIMILAR
LANGUAGE TO THIS WHEN WE DID
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
WORK, YEARS AGO, WHERE WE TRIED
TO INCLUDE MORE ENHANCEMENTS AN
INCENTIVES FOR CHILDCARE, SMALL
BUSINESS AREAS, COMMUNITY SPACE
AREAS IN THOSE EFFORTS, AS
WELL? I AM SEEING COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD NOT. A LONG TIME EFFORT
AND I LOVE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES SAID, LET'S HARMONIZE
EVERYWHERE WE CAN, THE GOALS OF
INCLUDING OF NOT JUST UNITS BUT
CREATING A SENSE OF PLACE AND
COMMUNITY. I HAVE TO SAY IT.
THAT IS GOOD FOR SOCIAL
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH . WE GOT
IT IN. ONCE A MEETING. OKAY.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> I WILL NOW TALK ABOUT THE
FINAL AMENDMENT FOR THE SLIDE.
SIMILAR TO THE ONE ABOVE . THIS
TWEAKS LANGUAGE SUBMITTED BY TH
EXECUTIVE. THE EXECUTIVE
RESOLUTION ALREADY ENCOURAGED
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF CIT
FUNDED HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. THIS AMENDMENT AS A
FOCUS ON AREAS AT HIGH RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT AND AREAS THAT
CURRENTLY HAVE A LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THA
ARE CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED BY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> GREAT. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE
HISTORY OF THE LEVY AND
ADVOCACY AROUND GEOGRAPHIC
DISPERSION OF INVESTMENTS, I
JUST WANT TO NAME THE FACT THA
THE LAST LEVY RESOLUTION ALSO
INCLUDED THIS GOAL. BUT GIVEN
ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF
GOOD DELIVERABLES IN THE ANNUA
REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAS
LEVY , I THINK THE DISPERSION
GOALS HAVE NOT REALLY QUITE
MET OUR HOPES AND DREAMS. WE
SHOULD REALLY BE WORKING TO
MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS THAT
HAVE THE GREATEST RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT STAY NOT JUST IN
THE CITY BUT IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS . BY ENCOURAGING
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN ALL OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, WHEN WE HEAR
COMMUNITIES SAYING THAT THEY
WANT TO WELCOME AFFORDABLE
HOMES, THE CITY SHOULD BE A
PARTNER IN CITING THEM THERE.
REALLY, THIS AMENDMENT IS
INTENDED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL
THE TOOLS AT THE LEVIES COMMAN
INCLUDING NEW DEVELOPMENT,
ACQUIRING LAND OR BUILDINGS FRO
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET,
PRESERVING AFFORDABILITY IN
EXISTING BUILDINGS, THAT WE AR
SPREADING AFFORDABLE HOMES
ACROSS THE CITY. AND THROUGHOUT
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY ARE
NEEDED BUT NOT AVAILABLE. AND
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE DEVELOPMENT
IS OCCURRING AND IS PUSHING
OUT FAMILIES WHO HAVE LIVED
THERE FOR GENERATIONS. HOPEFULL
BY EXPANDING ON WHAT WE MEAN B
GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION IN THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, WE WILL
SEE SOME ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT AN
SUCCESS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN
YEARS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. OKAY. WE
ARE READY TO MOVE TO SLIDE 8.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE AMENDMENTS
LISTED ON THE SLIDE ARE AGAIN I
THE RESOLUTION. ALSO ARE
REQUESTING THAT OH MAKE CHANGE
TO THE LEVY ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FINANCIAL PLAN. THE FIRST
AMENDMENT REQUEST THAT OH
SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE USE OF
RESIDENT SERVICES FUNDING, THAT
WAS AWARDED IN 2021 TO 15
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE
NON-PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSIN
ORGANIZATIONS . AND ALSO TO
DEVELOP POLICIES TO GUIDE
FUTURE RESIDENT SERVICES
FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK YOU
COVERED THE AMENDMENT WELL. I
JUST WANT TO LIFT UP THE
REPORTING AS PROPOSED IN THIS
AMENDMENT , WOULD BE REQUIRED
ACROSS FUND SOURCES AND INCLUDE
ANNUALLY IN THE LEVY REPORT.
AND THE HOUSING INVESTMENT
REPORT. WE KNOW THE MAYOR
INTENDS TO FUND THIS NEED WITH
ADDITIONAL NON-LEVEE FUND
SOURCES AND I BELIEVE THE
OBJECTIVE IS TO FIND THIS NEED
, TO TOTAL AT LEAST $23 MILLION
OVER THE SEVEN YEAR TIME PERIOD
.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS. I WOULD ALSO BE REMINDED
OF A REALLY IMPORTANT QUOTE
THAT I HEARD IN OUR LAST
COMMUNITY HOUSING ROUNDTABLE.
WHERE FOLKS WERE TALKING ABOUT
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT
THEY OFFER IN THE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED INSIDE
THE BUILDING MAY LOOK THE SAM
ON THE OUTSIDE BUT THE NEEDS
INSIDE HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALL
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. I
APPRECIATE THIS BUILDS ON THE
WORK THAT WE DID IN LAST YEAR'
BUDGET.
>> OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
RESIDENT SERVICES AND THE
LONGER-TERM NEED FOR THE CITY T
REALLY STEP IN , IDEALLY TO
PROVIDE LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR
RESIDENT SERVICES. SO I
APPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO MAKE
SURE THIS IS USING THAT APPROAC
AND WILL HELP INFORM FUTURE
AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIO
AND FINANCE PLAN , AND THAT WIL
BE UP FOR DISCUSSION NEXT YEAR.
SO, REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS
HELPS TO ADDRESS THE CHANGING
NEEDS WITHIN THE BUILDING WHICH
WE HAVE ALL SEEN IN OUR GENERAL
COMMUNITY AS WELL. INCREASING
NEED ACROSS THE BOARD. LET'S G
ON TO THE NEXT ONE, NUMBER 2,
THE MIDDLE ROW ON THIS CHART
HERE.
>> OH IS REQUESTING TO DEVELO
REPORTING AND PERFORMANCE
MEASURES FOR WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION FUNDING , THAT
WOULD MONITOR HOW WELL THOSE
FUNDS ARE DOING, ESPECIALLY IN
TERMS OF THE INCREASING STAFF
TURNOVER AND VACANCIES AS THE
ORGANIZATION RECEIVING THE
FUNDING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
INCLUDING THIS IN THE
INTRODUCED VERSION. I JUST
DON'T THINK I NEED TO ADD
ANYTHING IN ADDITION, BUT I'M
WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH US AS WELL, I THIN
IT'S A GOOD ADDITION AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE PROVIDER
ORGANIZATIONS, I THINK WORKING
TO ENSURE THERE IS THIS LEVEL O
INFORMATION TO HELP FUTURE
INVESTMENTS AND FUTURE POLICIES
TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENCE WHIC
IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING
>> THE LAST AMENDMENT ON THIS
SLIDE REQUEST THAT OH EXPLORED
EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF TIME
RENTAL ASSISTANCE COULD BE
PROVIDED BY THE HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION PROGRAM . CURRENTLY
RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS LIMITED TO
12 MONTHS DURING THE 36 MONTH
PERIOD OF TIME. THEY WOULD MAKE
THIS CHANGE IN THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
COUNSEL NEXT YEAR.
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR INCLUDING THIS .
>> OKAY, GREAT. I WILL JUST ADD
THAT I THINK THIS IS A
CONTINUATION OF THE IMPORTANCE
THE COUNCIL HAS EXPRESSED OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE BEEN
HERE. I THINK I MENTIONED A FEW
MEETINGS AGO WHEN I FIRST CAME,
I BELIEVE THE TIMELINE WAS THRE
MONTHS AND WE HEARD ABOUT SO
MANY FAMILIES TO CYCLING BACK
INTO HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING
INSTABILITY, SO GRATEFUL THAT
GOD EXTENDED. BUT, AS YOUR
AMENDMENT NOTES, 12 MONTHS
CANNOT BE SUFFICIENT FOR MANY
FAMILIES WHO ARE STILL TRYING T
ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SECURITY AND W
ARE LOOKING TO EXTEND THAT TO
36 MONTHS, THAT SEEMS LIKE A
VERY IMPORTANT GOAL AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE FUTURE
PARTNERSHIP THAT WE COULD HAVE
ON THIS TYPE OF EFFORT.
>> OKAY, LET'S GO TO SLIDE 9.
>> ON THIS SLIDE, THIS SET OF
AMENDMENTS WOULD REQUEST OH TO
MAKE CHANGES IN THE HOUSING
POLICIES WHICH APPLY TO ALL OH
FUNDING INCLUDING THE LEVY AND
ALSO JUMPSTART MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FEES AND
ALSO FEDERAL FUNDS. IT IS
ANTICIPATED THAT THE EXECUTIVE
WOULD TRANSMIT HOUSING POLICIES
AT THE SAME TIME THAT THEY
TRANSMIT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FINANCIAL PLAN NEXT YEAR. THE
FIRST AMENDMENT LISTED HERE
REQUESTS OR ENCOURAGES HOUSING
PROVIDERS , REQUESTING THAT OH
ENCOURAGE HOUSING PROVIDER
PARTICIPATION IN THE HOUSING
CONNECTOR PROGRAM. THIS IS THE
ONE AMENDMENT THAT WAS NOT
DISCUSSED AT THE MAY 3
COMMITTEE MEETING. WHILE A
NUMBER OF PROJECTS ALREADY
PARTICIPATE IN HOUSING
CONNECTOR, THE INTENT HERE IS T
FURTHER INCREASE THAT LEVEL OF
PARTICIPATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF APPRECIATION O
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FLOOR FO
THE HOUSING CONNECTOR PROGRAM.
AND THE HOUSING CONNECTOR
PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO CONNECT PEOPLE WIT
AVAILABLE HOUSING IN THE PRIVAT
MARKET. AND TO WORK ALSO WITHIN
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PORTFOLIO TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PLACING PEOPLE INTO HOUSING AS
QUICKLY AND AS EFFICIENTLY AS
POSSIBLE, MAKING SURE IT MEETS
THEIR NEEDS. SO, THE HOUSING
CONNECTOR PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH
THE ABILITY TO SEE A DATABASE,
CASEWORKERS CAN SEE THIS
DATABASE AND PROVIDERS CAN MATC
THEIR CLAIMS WITH AVAILABLE
UNITS. IT'S ALSO AN INCENTIVE
PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES VARIOUS
SUPPORT INCLUDING CASE
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND
GUARANTEED RENT TO ENCOURAGE
HOUSING PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPAT
AND IN RETURN, IT REMOVES
BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HOUSING
LIKE CREDIT CHECKS. THIS IS AT
THE REQUEST -- EXCUSE ME, THIS
ALSO REQUESTS CITY FUNDED
PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
HOUSING CONNECTOR PROGRAM SO WE
ARE BUILDING THIS LIST OF
AVAILABLE UNITS AND WE ALSO NEE
TO REDUCE OTHER BARRIERS THAT
ARE PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM
GETTING PLACED INTO HOUSING
UNITS QUICKLY. THERE IS A LOT
OF MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT
THE CITY MIGHT REQUIRE FOR
RENTERS, THERE IS NO CITY
REQUIREMENT THAT A RENTER HAVE
A GOVERNMENT ISSUED FORM OF
IDENTIFICATION AND I KNOW THAT
IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE
WORKING ON TRYING TO CLARIFY.
ANY FORM OF IDENTIFICATION IS
SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE GREAT T
SEE MORE ABSORBED BY VARIOUS
RENTERS , OR EXCUSE ME,
LANDLORDS. BUT, HOW WE ADDRESS
THOSE BARRIERS MIGHT BE HUGE
FOR CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE WITH
SMALL LANDLORDS AND RENTERS AND
THE HOUSING PROVIDER. BUT TO
THE DEGREE THAT WE CAN HELP HER
MOVE ANY BARRIERS , AND DOING
AND SO WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH
TRUSTED ORGANIZTION AND PARTNER
LIKE THE HOUSING CONNECTOR MAKE
A LOT OF SENSE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS
AMENDMENT. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY,
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> THE NEXT AMENDMENT LISTED
HERE REQUEST THAT OH COLLECT
HOUSING VACANCY DATA, AND SHAR
THAT DATA WITH THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
LOOKING TOWARDS MINIMIZING
VACANCIES, OH HAS ALSO ASKED T
REPORT TO COUNSEL IF THEY
IDENTIFY ANY TRENDS OR ISSUES
ESPECIALLY FOLLOWING THE COVID
PANDEMIC, AND THAT WOULD WARRAN
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR OTHER
TYPES OF POLICY CHANGES.
>> EXCELLENT, AND THIS IS A
PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK
TO THIS FIRST?
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
START BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR
COLLABORATING WITH THE OFFICE
TO INCLUDE THIS REVISION. THIS
REVISION TO THE RESOLUTION
PERTAINS TO RESIDENTIAL UNIT
VACANCY RATES AND IT ENCOURAGES
ENHANCED DATA AS WELL AS
ONGOING OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE
CITY OF HOUSING AND THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY TO THE EXTENT
RESIDENTIAL UNITS BECOME
AVAILABLE, AND HENCE DATA AND
ONGOING COOPERATION CAN HELP
PEOPLE GET INTO ALL TYPES OF
CITY FUNDED HOUSING FASTER.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THIS AS WELL. I WILL ADD, OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE
IMPACTS OF COVID HAVE
COMPLICATED SOME OF OUR EFFORTS
TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
GETTING PEOPLE INTO UNITS AND
TURNING THOSE AROUND QUICKLY,
INCLUDING MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICE STAFFING CHALLENGES .
THERE'S ALSO LONG-STANDING
BARRIERS LIKE THE ONE I JUST
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE,
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS,
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
REQUIREMENTS. I WAS JUST TALKIN
TO MARY'S PLACE ON FRIDAY LAST
WEEK AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOU
THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE COMING WHO DON'T HAVE BIRTH
CERTIFICATES AND THINGS LIKE
THAT AS IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
IN THE PROCESS AND THE MONEY
THAT IT TAKES TO GET SOME OF
THOSE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR
VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS TIED TO IT
SO, WE KNOW THERE'S MULTIPLE
WAYS IN WHICH THE LENGTH OF TIM
TO PLACE SOMEONE CAN BE EXTENDE
AND OUR WORKFORCE STABILIZATION
AS RESIDENT SERVICE INVESTMENTS
NEED TO BE UTILIZED AS FAST AS
POSSIBLE SO WITH THIS AMENDMENT
WE ARE REALLY ELEVATING OUR
DESIRE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ADDRESSING SOME OF THE STAFFING
AND MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES THAT
HAVE IMPACTED VACANCIES AND THI
AMENDMENT ASKS THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO REVIEW THE DATA AT
LEAST ANNUALLY AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE IDENTIFYING WAYS
THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THIS AND
IDENTIFYING TRENDS SO THAT THOS
VACANCIES CAN CONTINUE TO BE
ADDRESSED WITH FUTURE POLICIES
LIKE SOME OF THOSE I MENTIONED
WHETHER IT IS AROUND
IDENTIFICATION, INCOME
VERIFICATION, OR ANYTHING ELSE
SO, EXCITED TO HAVE THIS JOINT
EFFORT HERE AND PARTNERSHIP WIT
MY COLLEAGUE AND I KNOW THERE
MAY BE ADDITIONAL POLICY WORK
OR FUNDING NEEDED AT SOME POINT
TO ADDRESS HOW WE EXPEDITE THIS
EFFORT BUT, OVERALL, I THINK I
IS A MULTIFACETED ISSUE AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT
INFORMATION MORE FREQUENTLY.
OKAY, LET'S GO ONTO THE NEXT
ONE.
>> THE NEXT AMENDMENT REQUESTS
THAT OH ESTABLISH A FORMAL
PROGRAM TO PRESERVE CITY FUNDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
THAT ARE REACHING THE END OF
THEIR AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS, SO EXPIRING
PROJECTS , AND TO TRY TO
PRESERVE THOSE PROJECTS WHEN AN
WHERE FEASIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU, SO WE KNOW THAT
DURING THE COURSE OF THE NEXT
SEVEN YEAR LEVEE, THERE ARE AN
ESTIMATED 20 BILLION -- 20
BUILDINGS , WITH 568 AFFORDABL
HOMES THAT WILL COME TO THE END
OF THEIR AFFORDABILITY
AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY AND
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. WHAT
HAPPENS TO THOSE HOMES IS
ULTIMATELY THE DECISION OF THE
HOUSING PROVIDERS WHO OPERATE
THEM . HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT
ARE MISSION FOCUSED ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING , BUT I THIN
IT'S REALLY CLEAR THAT THOSE
DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY AND
PROMOTING THE CITY'S INTEREST
IN PRESERVING THE PORTABILITY O
AS MANY OF THOSE BUILDINGS AS
POSSIBLE, AND ENSURING THAT THE
HOUSEHOLDS IN THOSE BUILDINGS
ARE NOT PUSHED OUT INTO HOMES
THEY CAN'T AFFORD , OR INTO
HOMELESSNESS. SO, THE GOAL HER
IS TO REQUEST THEY DEVELOP A
DELIBERATE PROGRAM SO THAT EVER
PATHWAY THAT WOULD KEEP TENANTS
AFFORDABLY HOUSED IS EXPLORED
COLLABORATIVELY AMONG THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING, THE PROVIDER
AND THE TENANTS. I JUST WANT T
REPEAT FOR THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPERATORS, I
IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS NEW
PRESERVING AFFORD ABILITY
PROGRAM WILL LIKELY NOT RESULT
IN 100% OF AFFORDABLE HOMES
BEING PRESERVED. AND WE
UNDERSTAND AND REQUEST OH
DEVELOPED THIS PROGRAM THAT EAC
BUILDING AND THE FINANCIAL
FEASIBILITY AROUND MAINTAINING
THE BUILDING MUST BE EVALUATED
INDIVIDUALLY. SO, AGAIN, THE
GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE
INTENTIONALITY TO THE PORTFOLI
OF THESE BUILDINGS AND HOMES
THAT ARE NEARING THE END OF
THEIR AFFORDABILITY AGREEMENTS,
TO PROVIDE A SET MENU OF
SERVICE OPTIONS TO HELP BOTH
BUILDING OPERATORS AND TENANTS
AND TO FORMERLY CONSIDERED
WHETHER TO SET ASIDE FUNDING T
HELP WITH THE DIFFERENT
MAINTENANCE ON THESE BUILDINGS
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT
SOMETIMES WHEN THE
AFFORDABILITY SUNSET IS LOOMIN
, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THIS
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT
ACTUALLY GAVE THE BUILDING
OPERATORS CONSIDERATION OF THE
BURDEN AND THE CHALLENGE OF
ADDRESSING THIS DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE , AND THAT SOMETIME
WILL LEAD THE OPERATOR TO MAKE
THE DECISION TO SELL THE
BUILDING AND SOMETIMES THOSE
BUILDINGS GO TO THE MARKET OR
ARE REDEVELOPED INTO MARKET RAT
HOUSING . SO, WE JUST WANT TO
REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
LIMITING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THI
SORT OF FINANCIAL CALCULATION
WHEN IT IS POSSIBLE.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> I APPRECIATE THE SPIRIT OF
THIS AMENDMENT AND ALSO YOUR
COMMENTS ABOUT COLLABORATING
WITH THE PROVIDER BECAUSE I WAS
TALKING TO CHRIS PERSONS ABOUT
THAT, EVEN BEFORE THIS AMENDMEN
WAS PROPOSED, AND THE EXISTING
REQUIREMENT FOR MAINTAINING TH
AFFORDABILITY DO DEPRIVE THEM
OF SOME FLEXIBILITY, THAT
SOMETIMES THEY NEED WHEN THEIR
PROPERTIES ARE IN GREAT NEED O
MAINTENANCE . SO, SOMETIMES IT
DOES MAKE MORE SENSE TO SELL A
AGING PROPERTY THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE REQUIRE COSTLY
RENOVATIONS. SO, THAT HAS TO BE
A PART OF THE EQUATION AND WHA
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER IS BY
FORMAL PROGRAM , HOW FLEXIBLE I
IT? BECAUSE HE DOES SAY THAT
MORE FLEXIBILITY IS BETTER THA
LESS FLEXIBILITY, AND THE BEST
PEOPLE TO DECIDE THE FATE OF A
PROPERTY ARE BASICALLY OH AND
THE NONPROFIT HOUSING PROVIDER
BECAUSE THERE IS VALUE LOCKED
IN THESE BUILDINGS THAT COULD B
USED FOR BETTER HOUSING FOR
EXISTING TENANTS.
>> I WILL JUST RESTATE . IT IS
COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD THAT A
PROGRAM LIKE THIS WILL NOT
RESULT IN 100% OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BEING PRESERVED , AND
THAT EACH CASE MUST BE EVALUATE
INDIVIDUALLY.
>> I WILL ALSO SAY , THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, I
THINK THERE IS A LOT OF INTERES
IN THE OFFICE AS WELL ON THIS
CONCEPT, THIS IS A THEORY WE
VERY MUCH SUPPORTED, AND I THIN
TO UNDERSCORE BOTH OF YOUR
POINTS, IF THERE WAS A PROGRAM
THAT IS AVAILABLE, IF THE ENTIT
SO DESIRED TO CONTINUE IT AND
HELP WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND
FIGURE OUT A STRATEGY FOR FUTUR
FINANCING, THAT COULD MAYBE
ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE TO SELL
IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO. SO, I
THINK IT JUST GIVES MORE OPTION
FOR FIGURING OUT, WHAT IS THE
BEST PATH FORWARD FOR THOSE
ENTITIES? WE RECOGNIZE THERE'S
TIME LIMITS, BUT IF WE CAN HELP
ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE OTHER
FACTORS THAT THEY ARE
CONSIDERING, THAT MAY LEAD THEM
TO FEEL PRESSURED TO SELL ON TH
PRIVATE MARKET, THAT WILL
ULTIMATELY HAVE A PUBLIC BENEFI
AS WELL. SO CREATING AN
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM TO CREATE
DIFFERENT OPTIONS IS THE GOAL
HERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, AGAIN, PART OF
THIS AMENDMENT IS TO ALSO
FORMERLY CONSIDERED WHETHER OR
NOT TO SET ASIDE FUNDING , SO
THAT BUILDINGS DON'T GET TO THE
POINT WHERE THEY HAVE SO MUCH
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, AND
BUILDING OPERATORS NEED TO MAKE
THAT CHOICE. WE ARE DOING MORE
TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ON THE
FRONT END. THOSE DECISIONS
BECOME LESS NECESSARY.
>> I'M GOING TO TURN TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IN THE
HYBRID MEETING, I DID NOT SEE
YOUR HAND, I APOLOGIZE.
>> THAT'S OKAY, THANK YOU. I
WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE DO
IN FACT HAVE THE BEGINNINGS OF
PROGRAM TO HANDLE THIS
SITUATION, ONCE THE SOCIAL
HOUSING PDA IS SET UP, THIS IS
SORT OF LOW HANGING FRUIT FOR
THAT KIND OF ENTITY TO ENSURE
PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY AND
STARTING WITH EXISTING BUILDING
AND PRESERVING WHAT WE ALREAD
HAVE IS PRECISELY THE REASON
FOR THAT ENTITY. SO, THEY ARE
BRAND-NEW, BUT THIS IS A
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF
WORK THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO T
PURCHASE A BUILDING AND MAKE
SURE THE TENANTS DON'T GET
PUSHED OUT, AND THE BUILDING
DOESN'T FLIP BUT IS ABLE TO
STAY IN PERMANENT
AFFORDABILITY.
>> JUST TO PUT A FINE POINT TO
THIS, THIS IS WORTH IT , THIS I
JUST PUTTING MORE SPECIFICS INT
WHAT A FORMAL PROGRAM WOULD LOO
LIKE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING
MANY THINGS AND ARE IN FACT IN
THE MIDDLE OF DOING MORE WORK A
IT RELATES TO THE POTENTIAL OF
ANY OF THESE PROJECTS BEING ABL
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TENANT
PURCHASE. SO WE HAVE A
CONSULTANT AT THE REQUEST OF
THE COUNCIL TO LOOK AT A PROGRA
THAT MIGHT ALLOW FOR SOME OF
THESE PROJECTS WHICH ARE
ACTUALLY SINGLE-FAMILY GROUP
HOMES THAT MIGHT NEED TO MEET
ELIGIBILITY OR HAVE GOOD
CANDIDATES FOR SINGLE HOUSING
OWNERSHIP. SO THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING MORE WORK, EVEN AS WE
SPEAK, AND THERE IS NOTHING THA
MANDATES OH TO MAINTAIN EVERY
ONE OF THESE BUILDINGS AS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT IS IN FACT THE
DECISION THAT IS BEST LEFT TO
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND THE
PROVIDERS AS THEY ASSESSED THEI
OWN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL
SITUATIONS IN THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE. THERE IS FUNDING
UNDER THE PRESERVATION PROGRAM
THAT CAN BE USED TO PRESERVE
SOME OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT
WORK THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED TO
HELP .
>> LET'S GO ON, AND I WAS
REMISS FOR NOT MENTIONING THAT
ALL OF OUR COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
PRESENT, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AS YOU HEARD FROM EARLIER, AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IS ALSO
HERE. THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS
NOT HERE THIS WEEK , BUT I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE I NOTED THA
FOR THE RECORD, ALL OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN WITH U
THROUGHOUT THE MEETING. WE ARE
GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THI
SLIDE, I THINK WE ARE ON THE
LAST LINE ON SLIDE NINE. SO,
PLEASE GO AHEAD, JENNIFER.
>> OH HAS ALSO REQUESTED TO
ESTABLISH A GOAL FOR
ACQUISITIONS IN THE CITY OF
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES, THIS
WOULD BE A NEW GOAL, THERE HAS
NOT BEEN ONE SPECIFIC TO
ACQUISITIONS IN THE PAST. IT I
ALSO REQUESTED THAT PRIORITIES
FOR ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE,
ALTHOUGH NOT BE LIMITED TO
AREAS AT HIGH RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT , OR THOSE
CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I
THINK AFTER MY COMMENTS , WE
MIGHT HEAR AGAIN FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES THAT
THERE IS AN ALIGNMENT WITH TH
NEW SOCIAL HOUSING PROGRAM THA
THE VOTERS RECENTLY VOTED TO
SUPPORT . I DO WANT TO NAME
THAT I THINK THE HOUSING LEVY
SHOULD ALSO BE REALLY FOCUSED O
SOME OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIV
WAYS OF ADDING HOUSING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE
EXISTING SUPPLY . I REALLY HOPE
THAT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
WOULD HAVE TIME IN THE MONTH, O
MORE , SINCE WE BEGAN DISCUSSIN
THE HOUSING LEVY AND I SIGNALED
MY INTEREST IN ESTABLISHING A
GOAL . I HOPED THAT THE MONTH
PLUS MORE TIME WOULD ALLOW THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING IN THE MAYOR'
OFFICE TO UNDERTAKE SOME
ANALYSIS AND MODELING, AND
DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS
TO SET A NUMERIC GOAL FOR
ACQUIRING A CERTAIN NUMBER OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOMES BY
PURCHASING LAND , HOMES OR
BUILDINGS OFF OF THE
SPECULATIVE HOUSING MARKET. BUT
IT IS CLEAR THAT WE WILL NOT B
ABLE TO GET THAT GOAL IN TIME T
INCLUDE IT ALONGSIDE THE OTHER
NUMERIC GOALS FOR THE HOUSING
LEVY. SO, I HAVE ADJUSTED THIS
AMENDMENT TO INSTEAD DIRECT TH
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO ESTABLISH
GOAL FOR ACQUISITIONS ACROSS
FUNDING SOURCES, NOT JUST THE
HOUSING LEVY BUT ALSO MHA,
MANDATORY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROGRAM AND JUMPSTART TO
INCLUDE THAT GOAL IN THE CITY'S
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES, I
REALLY BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT
GIVEN INCREASING CONSTRUCTION
COSTS AND A LONG TIME FOR
DEVELOPMENT THAT ACQUISITION
WILL EMERGE AS A COST-EFFECTIV
TOOL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
CITY FUNDED HOMES . WE HAVE SEE
HOW FOCUSING STAFF TIME IN
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE THE
DESIRE TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY IS
INTENTIONAL AND FOCUSED , THAT
FOR INSTANCE IN DISTRICT 1 IN
SOUTH PARK, THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOCUSED THEIR STAFF TIM
LOOKING AT POSSIBLE BUILDINGS
AND LAND TO PURCHASE , AND SO
REALLY, THIS AMENDMENT IS
REALLY ASKING THAT THEY EXPLOR
THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF O
CONSULTANTS TO OPERATIONALIZE
FUTURE ACQUISITIONS. AGAIN, THI
IS AN AMENDMENT THAT IS
DIRECTED NOT TOWARDS GOALS IN
THIS PARTICULAR HOUSING LEVY BU
TO ESTABLISH A GOAL FOR
ACQUISITIONS ACROSS FUNDING
SOURCES AND TO INCLUDE THAT GOA
IN FUTURE OFFICE OF HOUSING
FUNDING POLICIES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> SO, WHO WOULD OWN THE
ACQUIRED PROPERTIES AND RUN THE
SERVICES THERE? SO, I UNDERSTAN
THAT YOU JUST SAID IT WOULD USE
FUNDING ACROSS DIFFERENT
SOURCES, ETC., BUT THE PROPERT
IS ACQUIRED, THEY WOULD USE IN
PART LEVY FUNDING PERHAPS AND
WOULD IT BE THE SOCIAL HOUSING
PDA, YOU REFERENCED
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WANTING T
SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. CAN
YOU CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT WHO WOULD ULTIMATELY OWN
AND THEN ADMINISTER THE HOUSING
THERE WOULD STILL BE, JUST LIK
WE DO CURRENTLY. THIS IS SIMPLY
, WHEN WE HAVE PROJECTS LIKE
THIS WHERE THERE IS EXISTING
LAND OR EXISTING BUILDING, THAT
WE ARE SEEKING TO USE CITY
RESOURCES TO BUY , THERE IS AN
RFP THAT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
ISSUES FOR INTERESTED
PURCHASERS WHO AGREE IN EXCHANG
FOR CITY FUNDS TO HELP BY THE
PROPERTIES THAT THEY ENTER INT
THESE AFFORDABILITY AGREEMENTS
SO IT'S NO DIFFERENT, THE
PROCESS IS NOT DIFFERENT THAN
BUILDING A NEW BUILDING, IT'S
JUST FOCUSED ON ACQUISITIONS OF
LAND, EXISTING BUILDINGS , OR
EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE
ALREADY SORT OF READY TO GO.
>> SO, WILL WE FIND LAND AND
EXISTING BUILDINGS AND LETTING
THE RFP -- YOU SHOOK YOUR HEAD
>> NOT NECESSARILY. IN SOME
CASES, IT WOULD BE THE
DEVELOPER THAT IS BUYING THE
LAND. THAT WE WILL BE MAKING
THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR IT.
>> LET ME ASK CENTRAL STAFF,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING
ELSE FROM THE TECHNICAL
PERSPECTIVE?
>> YEAH, I THINK THIS COULD
TAKE A COUPLE DIFFERENT PATHS
AND WE HAVE SOME RECENT EXAMPLE
OF BOTH. IT COULD BE THAT A
NONPROFIT PURCHASES AN EXISTING
BUILDING, ONE THAT IS READY TO
BE LEASED , AND IN THAT CASE, O
WOULD BE PROVIDING THE
ACQUISITION FUNDING TO THE
NONPROFIT TO BE ABLE TO PURCHAS
AND OWN AND OPERATE THAT
BUILDING IN THE LONG-TERM. AND
IN ANOTHER CASE, IN SOUTH PARK
THE CITY MIGHT PURCHASE LAND ON
WHICH A BUILDING COULD BE BUIL
AND MAKE THAT LAND AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS TO
SELECT THE DEVELOPER WHO AGAIN
WOULD DEVELOP AND OWN AND
OPERATE THAT PROPERTY OVER THE
LONG-TERM. THIS DOES NOT
ENVISION IN ANY WAY THE CITY
BEING A LONGTIME OWNER AND
OPERATOR OF AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT, IT WILL ALWAYS
BE THROUGH A NONPROFIT
DEVELOPER, I SHOULD SAY A
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER WHO WOULD
BUILD IT AND OWN AND OPERATE IT
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
THINK WE HAVE GONE TO THE END O
ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
INCLUDED IN THE INTRODUCED
LEGISLATION, THE SUBSTITUTE BIL
INCORPORATES ALL OF THESE IDEA
THAT CAME FROM THE VAST
MAJORITY OF COUNCILMEMBERS , VI
FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY AND
POLICY IDEAS THAT THEY HAD FRO
THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH RESIDENT
ACROSS SEATTLE . SO, THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THAT WORK. OUR
EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE THIS
PROCESS MADE POSSIBLE BY CENTRA
STAFF IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU
AND YOUR TEAM. SO, WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
GET THESE CONCEPTS INTO THE
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION FOR OUR
DISCUSSION TODAY AND I BELIEVE
THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE STILL BEING
CONSIDERED FOR POSSIBLE
DISCUSSION AND WILL BE IN FRON
OF US ON THE SEVENTH, IF THE
SPONSORS DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD
AT THAT POINT. WHILE THEY DID
NOT MAKE IT INTO THIS PROPOSAL,
WE STILL WANTED TO OFFER AIRTIM
TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS HERE TODA
TO TALK ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL
IDEAS THEY ARE THINKING OF AND
HAD BEEN SUBMITTED IN TIME FOR
THE PUBLICATION OF THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO AND THIS AGAIN IS
REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE THESE
DISCUSSIONS NOW SO THAT PEOPLE
CAN USE THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO
THINK THROUGH THE CONCEPTS BEIN
PROPOSED AND ALLOWS FOR US TO
THEN HAVE A MORE INFORMED
CONVERSATION AT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE WILL
ENDEAVOR TO VOTE ON THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL WHICH INCLUDES
ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS WE TALKED
ABOUT AND ANY ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS AND WE WOULD VOTE
THE BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE FOR
THE PURPOSES OF GETTING IT OUT
OF CITY COUNCIL BY EARLY TO MI
JUNE . SO IF THERE'S NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, WE WILL GO
TO THE STANDALONE AMENDMENTS
THAT THE CENTRAL STAFF HAVE
QUEUED UP.
>> THE FIRST AMENDMENT LISTED
HERE WOULD BE IN ATTACHMENT A
OF 102584 , AND IS
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. THIS
CHANGE WOULD ALLOW BUT NOT
REQUIRE OH TO USE UP TO $9
MILLION OF THE RENTAL
PRESERVATION AND PRODUCTION
FUNDING , TO CREATE RENTAL UNIT
FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES
BETWEEN 61% TO 80% AMI. THE
CURRENT LEVY PROPOSAL RESTRICTS
FUNDING FOR RENTAL HOUSING TO
HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW 60% AMI,
BUT IT IS GOOD TO NOTE THAT
BOTH 2002 AND 2009 LEVIES DID
ALLOW A PORTION OF FUNDS TO BE
USED FOR HOUSEHOLDS UP TO 80%
AMI . THE USEFULNESS OF THIS
AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPERS,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS
WILL DEPEND IN PART UPON THE
AMOUNT OF OTHER LEVERAGED FUNDS
THE PROJECTS HAVE, IF THEY NEE
HIGHER INCOME UNITS TO SUBSIDIZ
PROJECT COSTS AND WHETHER OR
NOT THE UNITS NEED TO AVERAGE
¤0% AMI AS IT IS REQUIRED BY TH
LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, YOU ARE THE SPONSOR OF
THIS SUGGESTED AMENDMENT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT SINCE I
WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE
SUBSTITUTE TODAY?
>> I WILL EMPHASIZE THAT THIS
ALLOWS, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE OR
CREATE ANY KIND OF INFLEXIBLE
USE OF FUNDING IN THIS LEVY BUT
IT IS SIMPLY MADE LANGUAGE THA
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING COULD
ENCOURAGE THIS USE. SO
BASICALLY, THE LAST TWO LEVIES
HAVE ALLOWED FOR THE USE OF
RENTAL PRODUCTION COMPONENT OF
THE HOUSING LEVY TO BE USED FO
THE PRODUCTION OF RENTAL UNITS
AT 60 AND UP AMI. AND THIS
WOULD SOMETHING CONTINUE THAT
ALLOWANCE FOR THE USE OF THIS
FUNDING BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG
GAP IN WHAT THE HOUSING LEVY I
PAYING FOR. SO, I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT HELPING BUILD THAT GAP
AND MARGINALLY, THIS IS NOT THA
MUCH MONEY. BUT, ANOTHER
ADVANTAGE, IF WE INCLUDE THIS
LANGUAGE, DEVELOPERS MIGHT BE
ABLE TO DRAW ON SOME OF THE 50
MILLION IN TRANSIT ORIENTED
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
MATCH FUNDING THAT WAS IN THE
STATE CAPITAL BUDGET PAST THIS
YEAR. SPECIFICALLY IN SECTION
1022 OF SENATE BILL 5200 , AND
THAT SECTION FUNDS A COMPETITIV
PROGRAM, IT PROVIDES MATCHING
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
HOUSING UNITS, AFFORDABLE UP TO
80 AMI. SO, THIS WOULD ALLOW
FOR THE LEVERAGING OF OTHER
FUNDS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR
WORKFORCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
START WHERE I THINK THERE IS
COMMON GROUND AND EXPAND WHERE
DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS , JUST FOR
THE PURPOSES OF DISCUSSION. I
THINK THERE IS A LOT OF COMMON
GROUND IN WANTING TO SEE HOW WE
CAN BUILD OUT A MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ACROSS THE INCOME
SPECTRUM, THAT'S WHY I THINK I'
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ON SOME
OF OUR PREVIOUS VOTES, WHY WE
WANT TO SEE DEVELOPMENT OF
AIRSPACE AND CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO LIVE
IN THE CITY AND BE CLOSER TO TH
PLACES THEY WORK OR RETIRE OR G
TO SCHOOL. I THINK THE ENTIRE
INCOME SPECTRUM, WE ARE LACKING
HOUSING ACROSS THE ENTIRE
SPECTRUM. I THINK THE REASON
COLLEAGUES , AND THIS IS FOR TH
PURPOSE OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING O
WHY I DIDN'T INCLUDED IN THE
INTRODUCED PROPOSAL HERE IS THA
THE HOUSING LEVY IN MY MIND
REALLY FOCUSES ON WHAT THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY
PROCESS HAS ELEVATED, AND THAT
IS ALL OF THOSE SIGNS AND EARLY
DISCUSSIONS THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE REALLY POINTED TOWARDS
NEEDING, AT THE LOWEST INCOME
LEVELS. FOR THE WORKFORCE, THA
IS AT 50% AMI AND BELOW. AGAIN,
THESE ARE FOLKS LIKE REESE DOE
AND EARLY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS,
ART TEACHERS, RESTAURANT
WORKERS, GROCERY STORE WORKERS,
MANY OF WHOM ARE EARNING 50% AM
AND BELOW. AND WE KNOW THIS IS
WHERE THERE IS THE GREATEST NEE
FOR CREATING ACCESS TO HOUSING
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ACCORDING TO THE KING COUNTY
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN, THEY
NOTED THAT WHAT WE NEED TO SEE
IS ABOUT 70,000 NEW AFFORDABLE
HOMES TO BE ABLE TO INVEST IN
FOLKS AT 80% AMI AND BELOW,
THAT IS CORRECT, BUT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THAT 70,000 NEW
AFFORDABLE HOMES, 71% OF THAT O
50,000 OF THOSE HOMES , THAT IS
WHERE THE BIGGEST NEED IS FOR
PEOPLE MAKING 50% AMI AND BELOW
SO, I THINK THAT MY INTEREST
HERE IS OF COURSE SUPPORTING AN
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE AND
INCENTIVIZE WHERE WE CAN TO
CREATE ADDITIONAL HOUSING ACROS
THE SPECTRUM BUT SPECIFIC TO
THE HOUSING LEVY, REALLY STAYIN
FOCUSED ON BUILDING AND PUSHING
FUNDING TOWARDS WHERE WE DON'T
SEE THAT INVESTMENT IN THE
PRIVATE MARKET AND THAT IS
RESULTING IN A SHORTAGE OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT IS
CREATING DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON
THE DWINDLING MORE AFFORDABLE
UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND
WHEN WE DON'T BUILD THE HOUSING
STOCK BETWEEN 0 TO 50, WE ARE
CAUSING MORE PRESSURE AND PEOPL
ARE FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.
SO, I APPRECIATE THAT THE
INTENT HERE IS TO CREATE MORE
HOUSING ACROSS THE INCOME
SPECTRUM, SPECIFIC TO THE
HOUSING LEVY, I'M GOING TO STAY
FOCUSED ON HOW WE CREATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 50% AND
BELOW AND PRIORITIZING CREATING
HOUSING FOR THE LOWEST WAGE
WORKERS AND AT THE LOWEST END O
THE INCOME SPECTRUM BECAUSE THA
IS WHERE THE DATA CONTINUES TO
SHOW THAT THE HOUSEHOLDS WHO AR
GETTING SQUEEZED THE MOST NEED
THE MOST ASSISTANCE FROM A
STIMULUS EFFORT , LIKE THE
HOUSING LEVY HERE. THAT IS MY
RATIONALE, I JUST WANTED TO MAK
SURE THAT I SHARED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN
WE MET FOR THIS AMENDMENT AS
WELL.
>> JUST TO FOLLOW-UP, I KNOW
THIS IS A VERY CALIBRATED
PACKAGE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO U
BUT IT WAS CREATED BY THE PEOPL
THAT WILL BE RECEIVING THIS
FUNDING, AND IT IS OUR DUTY TO
LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THERE
ARE GAPS THAT WE ARE GOING TO
BE ASKING OUR TAXPAYERS TO PAY
AND 60% OF THE RENTAL PRODUCTIO
IS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR HOUSING
AT 0% TO 30%, SO THAT MEANS
THAT LEAVES THE REMAINDER, 40%,
THERE IS NO ALLOCATED ,
DEFINITE ALLOCATION FOR 30 TO
50 , 30 TO 60, SO I RECOGNIZE
YOU ARE SAYING THE TERM
WORKFORCE ENCOMPASSES A BROAD
SWATH OF WORKERS IN SEATTLE AND
I'M JUST ASKING FOR A
RECOGNITION THAT THERE COULD BE
AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE USE OF
THIS FUNDING FROM 62 AND UP,
JUST BECAUSE THAT IS THE NEED.
>> THANK YOU, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU, YOU MAY HAVE
ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, BUT AS
IT RELATES TO TARGETING THE
PROPOSED HOUSING LEVY TO THE
HOUSEHOLDS MOST IN NEED, I JUS
WANT TO FLAG THAT THE LEVY AND
JUMPSTART ARE THE ONLY SOURCES
OF FUNDING FOR THIS 0 TO 30%,
BECAUSE THE CHANGES DO NOT FUN
THE PRODUCTION OF THE AMI SO
THAT REALLY MAKES THE NEED TO
TARGET THESE DOLLARS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
>> I'M SORRY, $95 MILLION , I
WAS TOLD BY CENTRAL STAFF IS
ALLOCATED TO , NOT WITHIN THIS
PACKAGE, BUT WE ARE FUNDING THE
NEED THROUGH OTHER SOURCES AND
OTHER INITIATIVES.
>> I DIDN'T SAY OTHERWISE. I
SAID AS FAR AS FUNDING SOURCES
GO , JUMPSTART AND THE HOUSING
LEVY ARE THE ONLY FUNDING
SOURCES THAT TARGET ITS FUNDIN
TO 0% TO 30% OF CITY DOLLARS,
BECAUSE THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM FUNDS AR
NOT USED FOR PRODUCTION .
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FUNDIN
SOURCES THAT ARE ALLOCATED
SPECIFICALLY FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
>> YES.
>> I WILL ASK CENTRAL STAFF IF
THEY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, TO SEND IT TO US,
BUT THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING
YOUR INTEREST IN THIS AMENDMENT
AND YOU HAVE ONE MORE . SO WHY
DON'T WE MOVE TO THAT ONE AND
YOU CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT YOUR
INTEREST IN THAT. THIS IS
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 THAT WAS
ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL THAT WAS IN
FRONT OF US TO TRY TO
INCORPORATE AS MANY AMENDMENTS
AS POSSIBLE. LET ME GO TO
CENTRAL STAFF FIRST.
>> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE IN
RESOLUTION 32093 , AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS ALSO TH
SPONSOR. IT REQUESTS THAT OH
EXPLORE THE NEED FOR HOUSING
SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE
RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION WHO
NEED TO LIVE IN A SUBSTANCE FRE
ENVIRONMENT. SEVERAL NONPROFIT
PROVIDERS IN SEATTLE DO YOU
PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF HOUSING
BUT, THE CURRENT SUPPLY MAY NOT
BE SUFFICIENT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON , PLEASE
DESCRIBE YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> YES, AGAIN, THIS IS MADE
LANGUAGE, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE
NEED TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WHO ARE
PURSUING RECOVERY WITH A
SUBSTANCE FREE ENVIRONMENT IF
THEY WANT THAT . BUT, WE DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH NEED THERE IS AN
THIS IS REQUESTING THAT OH
EXPLORE IT. I JUST WANT TO MAK
SURE THIS IS CLEAR THAT THIS I
NOT INTENDED TO UNDERMINE OUR
HOUSING FIRST MODEL, CERTAINLY
NOT , THIS IS A SEPARATE NEED
AND WE NEED TO DO BOTH, THIS IS
NOT EITHER OR, THIS IS BOTH. AN
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE
RECOVERY HAVE A PLACE TO GO FOR
THAT. AND IF THERE IS CONCERN
ABOUT THIS, I WOULD BE HAPPY T
JUST ASK TO EXPLORE THE NEED
AND CERTAINLY JUST DROP THE
SECOND PART OF THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING
THAT OUT THERE. AND I THINK IT
WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHA
THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO, WE CAN
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU
ABOUT THAT. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON? PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD .
>> THANK YOU, I JUST WANT TO
FLAG THAT IN MY ROLE ON THE
KING COUNTY GOVERNING BOARD, I
HAVE ASKED FOR INCLUSION OF
EXPLORING WHETHER OR NOT
RECOVERY HOUSING SHOULD BE PAR
OF THE CONTINUUM OF SPACES THAT
ARE NEEDED FOR LEAVING BEHIND
HOMELESSNESS, THE FIVE-YEAR PLA
WHICH THE COMMITTEE IS EXPECTE
TO VOTE ON TOMORROW , IN LIGHT
OF MY REQUEST , SAYS THAT KING
COUNTY RHA IS WORKING WITH THE
KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SERVICES T
EXPLORE POTENTIAL FUTURE
INVESTMENT IN THE AREA OF
RECOVERY HOUSING, SO JUST
LETTING YOU KNOW THAT IS ANOTHE
AREA WHERE OUR REGIONAL
PARTNERS NEED TO EXPAND
INVESTMENT.
>> THANK YOU, BOTH. APPRECIATE
THE COMMENT THAT THERE IS NOT
NONINTEREST FOR EXPLORING THIS
KEEP US UPDATED ON HOW THAT
DISCUSSION GOES AT RHA. OKAY,
THINK THAT WE ARE AT THE END O
OUR AMENDMENT DISCUSSIONS. THER
MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE HERE.
CENTRAL STAFF?
>> GOODNESS, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES? I APOLOGIZE AGAIN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> JUST A COMMENT AND A
QUESTION . REGARDING
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S PROPOSE
AMENDMENT HERE, I AM RECALLING
I WILL REMIND COLLEAGUES , I
DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS THE
LAST BUDGET CYCLE OR THE ONE
BEFORE THAT, BUT WE DID HAVE A
REQUEST FROM THE SEATTLE CLUB,
THEY WERE VERY INTERESTED IN
LOOKING FOR A PROPERTY THAT THE
COULD DEVELOP SPECIFICALLY FOR
THEIR CLIENTS WHO ARE IN
RECOVERY AND WHO CAN'T BE IN LO
BARRIER SHELTER OR HOUSING
BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO DEA
WITH ADDICTIONS AND THEY NEED T
BE IN A CLEAN SPACE. SO, I'M
INTERESTED , JUST IN HAVING THE
INFORMATION, I DO THINK IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US AS WE
ARE LOOKING THROUGH THIS PROGRA
AND ANY OTHER INVESTMENTS IN
HOUSING WE ARE WORKING ON TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF NEEDS
OUR COMMUNITY HAS . AND THEN
QUESTION, JUST ABOUT ALL OF
THESE AMENDMENTS, MANY OF THEM
ARE REQUESTING THAT THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING COLLECT DATA OR
PROVIDE SOME SORT OF REPORTING
ON DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT WE
ARE DISCUSSING HERE AND I'M
WONDERING IF WE HAVE ANY SENSE
OF THE IMPACT ON STAFFING THAT
THESE WILL HAVE. I DON'T KNOW I
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CENTRAL
STAFF CAN ADDRESS NOW BUT I
WOULD BE INTERESTED , JUST AS W
ARE THINKING ABOUT
IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL OF THIS ,
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW
HOW STAFFING IS IMPACTED BY
THIS.
>> THANK YOU, CENTRAL STAFF?
>> WE HAVE SHARED ALL OF THESE
AMENDMENTS WITH THE EXECUTIVE
AND THEY SEEM CAPABLE OF
AGREEING TO THE WORK THAT HAS
BEEN SET OUT IN THESE VARIOUS
AMENDMENTS. SO I BELIEVE THEY
ARE ON BOARD WITH THE ABILITY T
PROVIDE THE REQUIRED REPORT BAC
. MUCH OF WHICH WILL COME ALONG
WITH THE LEVY PLAN PROPOSALS
AND THE HOUSING FUNDING POLICIE
THAT WILL COME TO US IN THE
SECOND 1:45 THOUSAND 24.
>> I WOULD ADD, MUCH OF THE
REPORTING THAT IS REQUESTED IS
REALLY WORK THAT OH WAS ALREADY
ANTICIPATING DOING AROUND
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION,
VACANCIES, SO I DON'T THINK IT
IS IN THE BODY OF WORK FOR OH.
>> THANK YOU, BOTH.
>> WONDERFUL. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE
PROCESS OR THE AMENDMENTS?
OKAY, I WILL SAY SOME CLOSING
COMMENTS HERE ABOUT WHAT TO
EXPECT NEXT. ON JUNE 7, WE WIL
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS
AGAIN THE SUBSTITUTE BILL . IT
IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED WITH
ALL OF THOSE AMENDMENTS WE
WALKED THROUGH IN DETAIL TODAY.
WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONSIDER ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS
IF THE COLLEAGUES DECIDE TO MOV
FORWARD WITH THEM. COUNCILMEMBE
NELSON, ALSO ON AMENDMENT 2,
SEEING WHAT WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING OVER THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS HERE, AND IF THERE ARE
ANY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE NOT A PART OF THE SUBSTITUT
BILL, WE WILL CONSIDER THOSE ON
THE SEVENTH AS WELL AND THEN WE
WILL VOTE ON THE PACKAGE AS A
WHOLE. I WILL KNOCK ON WOOD
WITH THE HOPES OF GETTING THIS
HOUSING LEVY OUT OF OUR
COMMITTEE BY JUNE 7 AND IDEALLY
BE VOTED ON AT FULL COUNSEL.
HAVING ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS
PARTICIPATE IN THIS SELECT
COMMITTEE MAKES IT AN INFORMED
DISCUSSION THROUGHOUT THE LAST
THREE MONTHS AND WE WILL
HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO HAVE A
STREAMLINED CONVERSATION AT FUL
COUNSEL. I WANT TO THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR CREATIVE APPROAC
TO THESE AMENDMENTS TO WORKING
WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF T
WRAP IT UP AND SEND US ON OUR
WAY. BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT WE
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT ,
SO IF YOU ARE ABLE TO JOIN ME,
WILL BE HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBER
AT 4:30. YOU CAN START SIGNING
UP ONLINE, YOU ARE ALSO WELCOM
TO JOIN US IN THE CHAMBERS, WE
ENCOURAGE PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTICES, SOCIAL DISTANCING AN
MASKING , AND YOU CAN ALSO STAY
HOME IF YOU DON'T FEEL WELL. WE
WILL HAVE THE EVENING DEDICATED
TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
STARTING AT 4:30 P.M.
>> JUST TO GET US READY FOR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 DISCUSSION ,
WE NEED TO HAVE ANY NEW PROPOSE
AMENDMENTS OR MODIFIED
AMENDMENTS TO CENTRAL STAFF BY
NOON TOMORROW. THAT IS IN ORDER
FOR US TO REPAIR THE AGENDA
IMMATERIAL SO THE PUBLIC AND
COUNCILMEMBERS CAN BE FULLY
INFORMED AND READY FOR THAT ON
WEDNESDAY, 7 JUNE.
>> SO, INSTEAD OF THE NEXT WEEK
OR SO, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CHATTING WITH MY COLLEAGUES OVE
THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM
CENTRAL STUFF? ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
>> YES, JUST ONE, I DID REQUES
AN ABSENCE FROM THIS EVENING,
I HAVE A LONG-STANDING
COMMITMENT.
>> NO PROBLEM. FOR ALL OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, IT WILL BE
AVAILABLE ONLINE, SO NO PROBLEM
ON THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THAT,
THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS
JUNE 7 TO DISCUSS THE
MODIFICATION TO THE HOUSING LEV
RENEWAL LEGISLATION AND
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS. THE
COMBINATION BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATION AND THE RESOLUTION
MAKE UP THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY
FOR THE PURPOSES OF COUNSEL TO
DELIBERATE ON AND HAND OFF TO
THE VOTERS. THE NEXT MEETING
WILL BE ON JUNE 7 AT 9:30 A.M.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU
EVERYONE.