>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS JOINED US
TODAY.
THIS MORNING.
IT IS JUNE 15th, 2022.
THE TIME IS 9:33 A.M.
AND I AM TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR
OF THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
[ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
AND CLERK, I WANT TO THANK YOU
AS WELL AS THE TEAM FROM THE
CLERK'S OFFICE.
THE I. TEAM, SUPPORT TEAM,
SEATTLE CHANNEL, AND OUR
SECURITY FOLKS WHO HAVE
CONTINUED TO MAKE THIS A SAFE
PLACE FOR GATHERING HERE TODAY.
WE DO HAVE MANY FOLKS WHO ARE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY
ONLINE.
AND ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
GET THROUGH OUR FALL AGENDA.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THEM.
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO
THROUGH OUR ENTIRE AGENDA.
I'LL JUST OUTLINE IT FOR YOU,
SO THAT YOU HAVE A SENSE OF
WHAT IT IS.
IF THERE IS ANY OBJECTION,
WE'LL MAKE SURE TO TAKE THOSE.
TODAY, WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT
OF CARA VALLIER, AS APPOINTMENT
OF THE HOUSING COMMITTEE.
WE WILL HAVE THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING THAT PROPOSES
MODIFICATION TO HOUSING FUNDING
POLICY TO CREATE A NEW
JUMPSTART, ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION FUND.
WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE
JUMPSTART, COMMUNITY, SELF-
DIRECTED HOUSING FUND.
DON'T WORRY, WE'LL WORK ON THE
TITLE, FOLKS.
IT'S GOING TO GET EVEN BETTER
N. THAT LEGISLATION, THIS IS
FUNDING FROM JUMPSTART, WHICH
WILL HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
CITY HAS DIFFERENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA, FOR A SPECIFIC PART
OF FUNDS INTENDED FOR SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE CITY'S EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS ARE BEING MET
BY INVESTMENTS AND ORGANIZATION
PROJECTS THAT ARE WORKING TO
ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT AND
REDRESS THELONGSTANDING HARMS
OF POLICY.
AND THE LAST TWO ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA, INCLUDE THE ROYAL BRAM
PROPERTY.
THIS IS PROPERTY BY THE CITY,
GIVEN TO THE CITY BY THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
NEAR I-5. AND THE I-90
INTERCHANGE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO ALSO LASTLY
HAVE ON OUR AGENDA HERE TODAY.
THE H.S.D.
EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT.
WITH A FUNDING AGENCY, TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ACCEPT GRANTS TO
ENABLE H.S.D.
TO MOVE FORWARD ON SPECIFIC
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET
AUTHORITY.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION FOR
THOSE FOUR ITEMS, TODAY'S
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THOSE
ARE ADOPTED.
MADAM CHAIR.
DO WE EXPLAIN.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ WHO HAS A VIDEO TO SHARE
AS WE MOVE INTO THIS HYBRID
WORLD OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND
CONTINUE TO ENSURE EVERYONE'S
SAFETY.
SO MADAM CLERK, IF YOU COULD GO
AHEAD AND TEE THAT UP, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY.
THE CITY OF [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
GOOD WILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A POWERFUL
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, VIA
THE SEA SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN
THEY REGISTERED ONLINE AND USE
THE MEETING I.D.
AND PASS CODE THAT WAS E-MAILED
UPON REGISTRATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A CODE,
PLEASE CHECK SPAM AND JUNK MAIL
FOLDERS.
THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING
I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE, GENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE UNMUTED AND
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY,
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR CUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR-6. YOU WILL THEN HEAR A
PROMPT OF "YOU ARE UNMUTED."
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED
ON YOUR END, SO THAT YOU WILL
BE HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME AS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED.
AND THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE THEY HAVE CONCLUDED PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
SEATTLE VIEWING BROADCAST.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IN
F THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
IF IT IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S
ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS
NECESSARY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ANY DISRUPTIVE OR NOT FOCUSED
ON THOSE SPECIFIED OR COUNCIL
RULES MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER
BEING MUTED BY THE PRESIDING
OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR-
6. AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
OF, "YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED."
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> EXCELLENT.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I DO WANT TO JUST REMIND
FOLKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
AND TODAY, AND UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE, WE ARE ASKING ALL
PRESENTERS TO WORK ON THE
PUBLIC HOUSING AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE REMOTELY.
SO WE APPRECIATE THE LARGE
GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH US ON THE
LINE HERE REMOTELY TODAY.
DUE TO THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING
ACT, CHAMBER DOORS ARE OPEN TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMENT, THAT WE
ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE
TO DIAL IN TO PROVIDE THAT
PUBLIC COMMENT.
PUBLIC COMMENT VIRTUALLY, WILL
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE ABLE
TO PROVIDE THEIR REMARKS AND
ALSO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN CHAMBERS, TO ENSURE
EVERYONE'S PUBLIC HEALTH.
WITH THAT, THE FIRST PERSON
THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT, IS AGNES
NOVARRO.
GOOD MORNING, AGNES.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO BEGIN YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, AS SOON AS WE
GET YOU OFF MUTE, AND WE WILL
GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES.
GO AHEAD, MS. NOVARRO.
>> YES.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS AGNES NOVARRO.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF
SEATTLE.
CHAIR TERESA MOSQUEDA AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY ON THE JUMPSTART
COMMUNITY FOCUS ACQUISITION
FUND LEGISLATION.
THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF
SEATTLE IS A NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.
WE KNOW WHAT OUR COMMUNITY
NEEDS WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING.
OUR FIRST HOUSING COMPLEX WAS
AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
SENIORS.
WHICH WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR
GRAND OPENING.
IT TOOK US 10 YEARS TO BUILD IT
BECAUSE OF THE ROAD BLOCKS WE
HAD TO HURDLE.
IT TOOK SOMETIME TO FIND A
DEVELOPER THAT WOULD WORK WITH
US AND BELIEVED IN OUR VISION
OF BUILDING A MULTIGENERATIONAL
PROJECT.
WE DID NOT ONLY BUILD THE
HOUSING, BUT ALSO INNOVATION
LEARNING CENTER.
WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHAIR
MOSQUEDA, IT WILL MAKE IT
EASIER FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO
BUILD OUR SECOND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, THIS TIME FOR WORKING
FAMILIES WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CENTER.
WITH THE RISING COST OF HOUSING
AND RENTALS IN SEATTLE, OUR
PROJECT WILLPREVENT
DISPLACEMENT.
THROUGH JUMPSTART, WE WANT TO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, BECAUSE YOU FOUND A
WAY TO FUND THE LAND EXHIBITION
FOR OUR NEXT PROJECT.
THIS WILL ENABLE SMALL
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
BECAUSE IT REMOVES BARRIERS TO
LAND ACQUISITION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE 94 UNITS
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT
YOU'VE CREATED FOR ELDERS AND
THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND
EDUCATION FACILITIES ON THE
FIRST FLOOR.
THAT WAS WONDERFUL TO BE WITH
YOU LAST THURSDAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
AGAIN TODAY.
10 YEARS.
THIS IS HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET
THE FUNDING.
AND WE KNOW IT WAS DECADES
LONGER THAT YOU WERE WORKING ON
THE VISION.
SO THANKS FOR DIALING IN TODAY.
JUST CONFIRMING THAT, IS THE
LAST PERSON SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT'S THE LAST PERSON I SEE
ONLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
INTO THE ROOM.
AND I WILL CALL ONE PERSON AT A
TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S
NOLINEUP.
TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT
CONCERN BECAUSE THERE'S JUST
ONE PERSON HERE TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M ASKING FOLKS TO USE THAT
MICROPHONE AGAIN, THIS ONE
DOESN'T WORK.
ALEX TSIMERMAN, YOU ARE THE
ONLY ONE SIGNED UP IN THE ROOM.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> SO WHERE IS MY PACE?
>> PLEASE BEGIN THE YOUR TIME
HAS STARTED.
>> I CANNOT SEE MY FACE.
I CANNOT SEE MY SIGN.
I'M HERE.
I'M CONFUSED.
>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING,
MR. STSIMERMAN.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
MY NAME ALEX TSIMERMAN.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA 2
HOUSING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MY LOVELY
COUNSEL.
YOU DID VERY GOOD JOB FOR
HOUSING FOR POOR PEOPLE IN
EXACTLY CHAIR.
YOU DID SOMETHING.
BUT PROBABLY SOMETHING HAS NOT
HAPPENED FOR THE LAST FIVE OR
SIX YEARS UNDER YOUR
SUPERVISION.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
TOGETHER, YOU RAISE PRICES FOR
THE LAST YEAR.
AND THIS YEAR, ANOTHER 10%
ALMOST $200.
SO YOU DO VERY GOOD JOB.
YOU'RE SUPER.
YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST.
I TOLD YOU BEFORE.
YOU MOVE EVERYBODY OUT.
ALL POOR.
ALL.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHOSE LOW INCOME?
COLOR PEOPLE?
ALL FROM CITY.
CITY CONTROLLED BY MUSLIM
MAFIA, SOLID, $300,000.
AND YOUR MAFIA, DEMOCRATIC
MAFIA, WITH $150,000 SALARY.
SO WHAT DOING FOR POOR PEOPLE
LIKE ME.
I'M SENIOR CITIZEN, LOW INCOME.
I NEED TO LEAVE SEATTLE AFTER
35 YEARS?
AND ANOTHER 10,000 PEOPLE.
WHAT DID YOU DID FOR YOUR VERY
GOOD JOB?
SO RIGHT NOW, SEE HOW MANY
PEOPLE FOR ARIST CRAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT.
WHAT IS THIS COME, AMERICAN
ARISTOCRAT?
AMERICA?
NO?
ANOTHER CITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
STAND UP, PEOPLE.
BEFORE I CLOSE IT DOOR.
[ INAUDIBLE ] >> OKAY.
AT THIS TIME, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
THERE IS ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S
PUBLIC COMMENT.
MADAM CLERK, I THINK YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND READ ITEM NUMBER 1
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. APPOINTMENT
OF CARA VALLIER FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
AND FOR FOLKS ON THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL.
JUST LET US KNOW IF THERE IS
ANY CONCERN WITH HEARING THE
CLERK.
I CAN HEAR YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OTHER
PEOPLE CAN, TOO.
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE ITEM 1 IN FRONT OF US.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
APPOINT CARA VALLIER TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO THANK CARA AND ALSO
KELLI LARSEN FOR BEING HERE
TODAY.
CONGRATULATIONS, CARA, WITH THE
NEW ROLE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE HERE
PREVIOUSLY ON THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT, WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN TO MY LEFT.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE WORKING
WITH YOU ON HOUSING POLICY.
THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN
CREATING A SAFE AND HEALTHY
COMMUNITY THAN MAKING SURE
EVERYONE HAS HOUSING.
AND WITH THE RENEWAL ON THE
HORIZON.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE.
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO CONSIDER
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE HERE TODAY.
GOOD MORNING, KELLI.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
APPOINTMENT TODAY OF CARA
KADOSHIMA VALLIER.
APPOINTMENT OF THIS CRITICAL
RESOURCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AS THE O.H.
TEAM WORKS TO PRESERVE AND
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN
SEATTLE.
THIS IS ASKED TO PROVIDE
FEEDBACK ON THE ONGOING LEVY
PROGRAMS.
WE ASK FOLKS TO REVIEW OUR O.H.
AND HOUSING LEVY PROGRESS IN
MEETING OUR GOALS.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE
INTRODUCING CARA VALLIER AS OUR
NEWEST APPOINTEE.
CARA IS THE MAYORAL APPOINTEE.
WORKING ON ISSUES OF
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING AND
WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE THROUGH
THIS NEW ADMINISTRATION SO FAR
IS THIS YEAR.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT WORKING
RELATIONSHIP SO FAR.
AND WE SUPPORT THIS
APPOINTMENT.
>> WONDERFUL.
AND WELCOME, CARA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WE OF
COURSE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU
INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
ANY ISSUES THAT HIGHLIGHT TO
DRIVE YOU IN THIS POSITION AS
YOU CONSIDER YOUR ROLE ON THE
HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY.
A LITTLE ON MY BACKGROUND.
MY NAME IS CARA KADOSHIMA
VALLIER.
AND I AM THE PARENT OF TWO
FOURTH GENERATION SEATTLITES.
I ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, THEN UCLA FOR MY
MASTERS IN PUBLIC POLICY.
CUMULATIVELY NOW, I'VE REACHED
SEVEN YEARS AT THE CITY, BOTH
IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
AND IN THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT.
AS YOU MENTIONED.
AND NOW AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
SINCE MARCH.
I'VE WORKED IN AND SERVE ON
BOARDS OF ORGANIZATIONS DEALING
WITH HOUSING AND LAND USE
PERMITTING, ZONING, REGULATION
AND COMPLIANCE, IN GOVERNMENT,
PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT SECTORS,
INCLUDING HANDLING HEARTS
BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL,
ASSISTING IN PRESERVATION AND
NONPROFIT HOUSING OFFICE AT THE
LITTLE TOKYO SERVICE CENTER AND
SUPPORTING EQUITY AND ACCESS AT
THE LOS ANGELES LEAGUE OF
VOTERS.
MY POSITION NOW SINCE JOINING
MAYOR HARRELL'S TEAM.
I'VE MANAGED POLICY DEVELOPMENT
ON ISSUES RELATED TO HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS.
AND IT'S IN THAT ROLE THAT I'M
REPRESENTING HIS
ADMINISTRATION.
IN THIS POSITION.
PREVIOUS LEVY OVERSIGHT RULES
HAVE DONE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING,
HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE
ON THE HOUSING LEVY TO DO THAT
WORK.
THAT BOLSTERS THE FATE IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
PAST LEVY RESULTS HAVE
DEMONSTRATED WEIS USE
LEVERAGING, RESOURCES AND
ACQUIRING PROPERTY AND
MAXIMIZING OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
SECURE HOMEOWNERSHIP.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND FOR HAVING ME
HERE TODAY.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR. >>
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> I FULLY SUPPORT THE
HARRELL'S NOMINATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
APPOINTMENT PACKET ON THE
AGENDA, THE NOMINEE HAS AN
IMPRESSIVE RESUME THAT SHOULD
SERVE THE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION WELL.
MONITORING FOR LOW-INCOME
HOUSING IS VITAL, TO MAKE SURE
WE MAXIMIZE
TAXPAYERINVESTMENTS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING
TO PROVIDE AS MUCH AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
THE SEVEN-YEAR, ABOUT $40
MILLION PER YEAR.
AND UNDERSTANDING THE INTERFACE
BETWEEN THOSE FUNDS AND THE
ADDITIONAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
FROM THE MANDATORY POWSING
PROGRAM IS VITAL FOR SUCCESS.
ON A RELATED NOTE, VERY
PLEASED, MAYOR HARRELL EXPANDED
DEPUTY WASHINGTON'S ROLE TO
INCLUDE NOT JUST AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUT ALSO HOMELESSNESS.
BECAUSE THE PRIORITY SHOULD BE
TO GET THE MOST VULNERABLE
INSIDE.
SO I BELIEVE THE MAYOR'S
NOMINEE BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL TO
THE TABLE OF THE HOMELESS
POLICY.
THIS INCLUDES HAVING CREATED
THE TINY HOME IN DISTRICT 4.
THIS IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE.
ESPECIALLY AS THE MAYOR REMAINS
COMMITTEED TO TRYING TO MAKE
AVAILABLE AT LEAST 2,000 UNITS
OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING THIS
YEAR.
SOUNDS LIKE THE EXECUTIVE MAY
BE INTERESTED IN RENEWING AND
POTENTIALLY INCREASING THIS
PROPERTY TAX.
IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO
HAVE APPOINTEES WHO BRING THE
HOLISTIC VIEW OF HOUSING TO
PROVIDE THE STRONGEST OVERSIGHT
OF THIS EXISTING LEVY.
I APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION OF
ALL THE MEMBERS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO VOTING YES TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER HER BOLD, GO
AHEAD.
>> AND I, TOO.
>> WAIT A SECOND.
I'M GETTING A LITTLE
BACKGROUND.
IF THE I.T.
TEAM COULD MUTE THE LINE.
ERIC?
IF THE I.T.
TEAM COULD MUTE THE LINE.
OR IF WE HAVE A CO-HOST THAT
COULD MUTE?
JUST WANT TO GIVE A SECOND.
IF YOU COULD MUTE YOUR LINE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I.T.
IF YOU COULD MUTE YOUR LINE.
OKAY.
I SEE THEM MUTED.
MADAM VICE CHAIR.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST AGAIN, EXCITED THAT CARA
IS WILLING TO PLAY THIS ROLE ON
THOUING OVERSIGHT.
EXCITED ABOUT THIS CAPACITY.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, THIS A 13-
MEMBER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
AND BY DESIGN, THERE ARE TWO
INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT THE
CITY.
ONE THAT IS APPOINTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL AND ONE BY THE
MAYOR.
SO BY DESIGN, WE HAVE TWO CITY
EMPLOYEES ON THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT, IN
CASE ANYBODY IS WONDERING.
>> PERFECT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CARA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
VICE CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU FOR LIFTING THAT
UP.
I DON'T THINK I SAID IT AT THE
BEGINNING.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
CARA, I DO HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL
QUESTION FOR YOU.
I'M EXCITED THAT YOU BROUGHT UP
YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH LOS
ANGELES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF
CITIES THERE.
ANY LESSONS LEARNED OBVIOUSLY
FROM THE EXPERIENCE IN LOS
ANGELES TIED TO HOUSING THAT
YOU MIGHT BE BRINGING TO THIS
COMMITTEE, WE DO OFTEN LOOK UP
AND DOWN THE WEST COAST FOR
WAYS THAT WE CAN REPLICATE GOOD
POLICY.
AND ALSO, WE WILL LOOK FOR WAYS
THAT WE CAN MAYBE AVOID PITT
FALLS THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE
HAD, WHEN IT COMES TO ZONING
ISSUES.
ANY THOUGHTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO
BRING TODAY ABOUT HOW THAT PAST
EXPERIENCE MIGHT HELP INFORM
THE WORK YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF
US IN THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF?
>> SURE.
THAT'S A HUGE QUESTION.
AND I THINK IT RAISES MANY,
MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES.
BUT ONE OF MY MAIN TAKEAWAYS
WOULD BE THAT WHAT I HAVE BEEN
IMPRESSED WITH HERE ARE THE
RESULTS OF THE PREVIOUS LEVIES
AND ALL PROGRAM AREAS.
BUT ESPECIALLY IN ADDRESSING
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EQUITY AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
SOMETHING WHAT IS OUT OF REACH
FOR TOO MANY FOLKS.
BUT THAT THE LEVY HAS ALSO BEEN
FOCUSED ON PREVENTING
DISPLACEMENT.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I
THINK WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN
CALIFORNIA AND OBVIOUSLY
HAPPENING HERE, TOO, NEEDS
DILIGENCE ON ATTENTION.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
PART OF THIS EFFORT AND ALSO
SEEING THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE GET THEIR SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTISE TO REALLY
REFINE THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS.
>> EXCELLENT.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN
FOR THAT ANSWER.
AND IT DOES DOVETAIL NICELY
WITH OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE
AGENDA, WHICH ALSO, BUILD
HOUSING BUT HELPS TO PREVENT
DISPLACEMENT, BY REALLY
CENTERING BUILDING THROUGH THE
EYES OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
MOST AFFECTED BY DISPLACEMENT.
SO I LOVE THE TIE-IN THERE.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
SO COLLEAGUES, I'D LIKE TO
MOVE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF CARA VALLIER, AS
MEMBER OF THE HOUSING OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTION.
>> HEARING NONE, MADAM CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON
THE APPOINTMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
CONGRATULATIONS, CARA.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE
CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO THE
JUNE 21st SEATTLE MEETING FOR
CONFIRMATION.
OF COURSE YOU DON'T NEED TO BE
PRESENT TO WIN.
BUT WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING YOUR PRAISES THERE.
AND WE'LL HIGHLIGHT THE
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.
WONDERFUL.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S MOVE -- EXCELLENT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO SECOND ITEM.
MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
READ INTO THE RECORD ITEM
NUMBER 2.
>> BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> EXCELLENT.
THIS IS THE DRUM ROLL.
THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING
MOMENT
THAT WE COLLECTIVELY HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON.
BOTH WITHIN MY OFFICE IN THE
LAST YEAR.
AND DISCUSSION THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY HOUSING ROUND TABLE,
OF WHICH WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS
TODAY.
AND I WOULD SAY EVEN LONGER.
AGNES NOVARRO FROM THE
COMMUNITY CENTER.
10 YEARS IT TOOK THEM TO GET
THE FUNDING COMPILED FOR THE
CELEBRATION THAT WE HAD LAST
THURSDAY FOR THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY CENTER, COMMUNITY
VILLAGE, SERVING SENIORS.
IT TOOK OUR FRIENDS AT EL
CENTRO, AS YOU WILL HEAR FROM
MIGUEL, AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS OF
COMPILING THE FUNDING TO GET
THIS TO THE PLAZA.
AND THE TWO BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS
AROUND THE PLAZA.
TO GET THE FUNDING THAT WAS
NEEDED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S BEEN A YEAR-PLUS OF WORK
ON THIS POLICY SPECIFICALLY.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN
DECADES OF ADVOCACY AND
ORGANIZING AND LIVED EXPERIENCE
THAT HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS
MOMENT TO WANT TO UPDATE OUR
POLICIES.
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE
FOLLOWING ORDER.
WE'RE GOING TO FIRST WELCOME
MICHAEL TO SAY A FEW COMMENTS.
AND TRACY, WE WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE YOU WALK US THROUGH THE
POLICY PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US.
AND WE'LL HAVE A PANEL OF FOLKS
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
THIS POLICY MEANS.
AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER
LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE WITH US TODAY, MICHAEL,
KELLI LARSEN, OFFICE OF
HOUSING, TRACY RATLIFF.
MIGUEL FROM CENTRAL.
JAMIE LEE.
AND A TEAM FROM THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY CENTER.
AGNES NAVARRO, WHO YOU HEARD
FROM EARLIER.
AND VELMA VALERRIA.
OUR FRIENDS FROM THE TOWN
COMMUNITY CENTER ARE GOING TO
JOIN US TODAY, BUT WERE ON A
DELAYED FLIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE THIS AND IF
THEY'RE ABLE TO LAND BEFORE WE
FINISH THIS, WE WILL WELCOME
THEM.
BUT I WANTED TO NOTE THEIR
INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING THIS
MORNING.
WITH THAT, WHY DON'T I TURN IT
OVER TO DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
KELLI, ARE WE STARTING THE
SLIDE DECK NOW.
>> SHOULD WE DO THAT?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK
TRACY, DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOME
OPENING COMMENT.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
DO YOU WANT US TO START?
SORRY COUNCILMEMBERS.
THIS SATURDAY FIRST TIME I'VE
HAD TO DO THIS.
>> WE DID CONFIRM YOU
YESTERDAY, WE SO EXPECT.
NO, THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
USUALLY, I THINK I DO GO TO
CENTRAL FIRST.
SO TRACY, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US
BEFORE WE GET TO THE
PRESENTATION, YOU'RE WELCOME
TO.
>> I WILL JUST BRIEFLY TEE UP
THIS PROPOSAL.
THIS LEGISLATION DOES COME
FROM, AGAIN, A LOT OF THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE WITH YOUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
ACTUALLY, I THINK OVER MORE
THAN JUST A YEAR.
FEELS LIKE JUST A YEAR, BUT
IT'S BEEN LONGER, TRYING TO
ADDRESS THIS NEED FOR ACCESSING
FUNDING TO DO ACQUISITIONS OF
LAND AND/OR BUILDINGS IN AREAS
AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
WE DRAFTED THIS TO LOOK BACK.
AND TO COME BACK THAT WOULD
ADDRESS THIS ONGOING NEED FOR
ACCESSING FUNDING FOR THESE
ACQUISITIONS FOR SMALL SER
NEWER COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.
SO O.H.
HAS PROVIDED THE APPROPRIATE
SLIDE RESPONSE.
AND WITH IT, THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND I THINK I WILL HAVE THEM
WALK THROUGH.
AND IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OF
ME OR THEM, WE CAN ENTERTAIN
THOSE AFTER THEIR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND AS WE TEE THIS UP, I ALSO
WANT TO THANK ANN HOUSE, WHO
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US ON
THIS POLICY AS WELL.
TRACY RATLIFF HAS BEEN PART OF
THAT AS WELL AGAIN, THIS IS
ALSO FOR YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND THE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.
JUMPSTART FOR HOUSING FUNDING
POLICIES AS WE ALL KNOW, 62% OF
THE FUNDING DOES GO TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
HOWEVER AND FROM THE FOLKS FROM
I.T., IF YOU COULD TEE IT UP SO
THE PRESENTER FROM THE SLIDES
ARE SHOWING UP AT THE SAME
TIME.
HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
WAR THAT WE REALLY LISTENED TO
MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY WHO HAD
DESIGNED WITH US, THE SPEND
PLAN.
AND PART OF THE PRIORITIES FROM
THE COMMUNITY AND FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS WAS TO MAKE SURE
THERE WAS PERMANENT ACQUISITION
FUNDING ALONG WITH TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, SO THAT ORGANIZERS
WERIBLE TO SECURE LAND QUICKLY
AND THE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEMAND
FOR HOUSING QUICKLY.
AND MAKING SURE THERE WAS FULL
OWNERSHIP AND SELF-
DETERMINATION BECAME MORE AND
MORE OF THE EMPHASIS AS WE
HEARD FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THE LEGISLATION IS AS A RESULT
OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
WHO HAVE BEGUN TO ENTER INTO
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND MANY OF THOSE ARE WITH US
HERE TODAY.
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE
CONTEXT ABOUT WHERE THIS REALLY
CAME FROM.
AND THAT THIS IS, AS I
MENTIONED YESTERDAY, MUCH MORE
THAN JUST THE HOUSING.
THESE HOUSES CREATE SOCIAL
COHESION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR
ENGAGEMENT.
THEY HELP WITH THE SOCIAL
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, BY
MAKING SURE THEY HAVE COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPACES.
THEY CREATE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THEY HELP WITH
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATING MORE
SELF-DETERMINATION FOR YOUTH
AND ELDESHES WHO MIGHT BE
FACING ISOLATION, ESPECIALLY IN
THE WAKE OF COVID.
THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MELD
TOGETHER, NOT JUST FUND FOR
EXAMPLE HOUSING UNITS, AND NOT
JUST BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUT DOING SO THROUGH
THE VEIN AND THROUGH THE LENS
OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHOA STILL ARE MOST
DEFINITELY AFFECTED BY THE
IMPACTS OF HOUSING.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO WALK US
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
AND I MAY HAVE MORE COMMENTS
FROM SOME OF OUR GUESTS WHO ARE
HERE WITH US TODAY.
BUT WANT TO GET INTO THE MEAT
OF THE POLICY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
SO THIS PRESENTATION IS IN
RESPONSE TO CITY COUNCIL
LEGISLATION.
STATED HERE TO WORK WITH THE
CITY COUNCIL TO DEVELOP
PROPOSED HOUSING POLICIES TO
ADDRESS MANY OF THE THINGS THAT
YOU HAD JUST DISCUSSED.
WHICH IS REALLY AROUND POLICY
BARRIERS, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIP
REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL
COMMUNITY-BASED LENDERS AND
DEVELOPERS THAT MAY HAVE HAD
DIFFICULTIES ACCESSING THE
TRADITIONAL ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION LOAN PROGRAM.
>> FOR THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
FOLKS.
CAN WE TEE UP THE PRESENTATION
THAT IS BEING SHARED BY OFFICE
OF HOUSING?
>> I'M SORRY.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT, PLEASE?
>> CAN WE HAVE THE SCREEN THAT
IS SHOWING THE POWER POINT
PRESENTATION?
WE'RE ON SLIDE NUMBER 3. AND
THIS IS SORT OF THE BIG
TAKEAWAY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND
WHAT WE'RE ADDING.
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT
PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
BEING PROJECTED ON SEATTLE
CHANNEL.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
>> I THINK I SEE IT NOW.
>> THANKS.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>>> SO THE CURRENT PROGRAM THAT
WE HAVE, YOU HAVE THESE FOUR
CRITERIA HERE THAT ARE LISTED
UNDER CURRENT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE EXPERIENCE
DEVELOPING OPERATING BUILDINGS
OR PARTNERING WITH AN
ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THAT
EXPERIENCE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO
SECURE PERM NENT FINANCING AND
BE ON GOOD STANDING WITH O.H.
LOANS F. YOU ARE SOMEBODY NEW
TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AREA.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THIS
REALLY.
FOR THE MOST PART.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NEVER WORKED
WITH O.H.
AND SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE
JUST UNATTAINABLE TO YOU.
AND THAT THE CURRENT PROGRAM IS
REALLY DRIVEN BY THE NEED TO
HAVE OUR FUNDS COME BACK TO US
BECAUSE WE ARE USING LEVY
FUNDS.
WE'RE USING HOUSING LEVY FUNDS
THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR THE 20-
YEAR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT.
AND WE WERE USING THOSE FUNDS
TO FUND THIS ACQUISITION
PROGRAM.
THOSE PROJECTS, THEN, WOULD
COME BACK WITHIN THAT FIVE-YEAR
PERIOD.
AND HAVE -- AND THE MONEY THAT
WAS ORIGINALLY PAID FOR THIS
ACQUISITION PROGRAM WOULD THEN
GO BACK INTO THE O.M.S.
DOLLARS.
AND THAT'S WHY THIS SET OF
CRITERIA WERE REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THAT.
WHAT THE JUMPSTART PROGRAM
ALLOWS US TO DO IS TO BE MORE
FLEXIBLE ON THAT.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE NEW
CRITERIA FOR THE NEW PROGRAM.
ONE IS TO BE A COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION OR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
FUNDS ARE PRIORITIZED FOR
ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK DIRECTLY
WITH VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
HAVE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN
PLACE, WITHIN FIVE YEARS,
RIGHT?
YOU DON'T NEED TO SECURE
PERMANENT FINANCING BY HAVING A
SENSE OF PLAN.
ORGANIZATION HOUSING REVENUE TO
EXCEED $8 MILLION.
THAT IS STILL SOMETHING THAT
WE'RE EXPLORING.
AND DOCUMENTED, BUT WHAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT IS THE
DOCUMENTED BOARD INTEND TO OWN
AND OPERATE MULTIMONTH RENTAL
AND/OR AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
>> THE PROPOSAL REFLECTS OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE RACE AND
SOIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE, FOR
REDUCING BARRIERS FOR COMMUNITY-
BASED TO ENTER THE HOUSING
SECTOR, PARTICULARLY FOR
C.E.O.s WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY
BEEN EXCLUDED.
WE ARE LUCKY IN SEATTLE THAT
WEIGH HAVE SO MANY COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
DONE A LOT OF THINGS OVER TIME
AND REALLY SERVED THE
COMMUNITY.
BUT AT A CERTAIN POINT, THEY
MAY WANT TO ENTER THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPACE.
AND THEY'RE -- IT'S A VERY
CHALLENGING MARKET TO ENTER
INTO, BECAUSE PEOPLE START
LOOKING AT BALANCE SHEET OR
PAST EXPERIENCE AND EVEN THOUGH
THEY MAY BE LONGSTANDING
ORGANIZATION DECADES OLD AND
HAVE STRONG COMMITMENT IN THE
WORK THEY'VE DONE AND BEEN
SUCCESSFUL.
WHEN YOU ENTER THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SECTOR, THAT EXPERIENCE
ISN'T VALUED IN PERHAPS THE
SAME WAY I WOULD.
THE SECOND PROPOSAL HERE.
THE SECOND BULLET POINT IS THAT
IT SUPPORTS MORE COMMUNITY-
DRIVEN PROJECTS TO REALIZE AND
WITHIN COMMUNITIES, LIVING
WITHIN THE PAST AND HOUSING
DISCRIMINATION.
THE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS,
I THINK IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT
THE PARTNERS THAT HAVE BEEN
FUNDED AND THAT WE HOPE TO
PARTNER WITH.
REALLY ARE DOING THE HOUSING
AND WORK.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
THAT YOU TALK ABOUT.
AND IT'S THE BRINGING OF CHILD
CARE FACILITIES.
SMALL BUSINESSES, ALL OF THOSE
THINGS THAT WE WANT TO SEE IN
HOUSING AND OUR GREAT ELEMENTS
OF THE COMMUNITY.
BUT ALSO THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN
THESE COMMUNITIES MAY HAVE BEEN
RESTRICTED BY THE HOUSING
DISCRIMINATION THAT
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS PERPETUATED OVER
TIME.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>>> SO THE JUMPSTART
OPPORTUNITY, AS WE'VE SAID, YOU
KNOW.
THE CURRENT PROGRAM REALLY
COMES FROM A TEMPORARY FUND
SOURCE I'VE DESCRIBED EARLIER.
ASK THIS NEW PAYROLL EXPENSE
TAX CREATES A NEW AND PERMANENT
ACQUISITION SPACE FOR LOANS.
ALSO ALLOWS US TO HAVE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN
CAPACITY.
FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SO THEY
HAVE SOME OF THE THOUGHT AND
THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE
THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR
THEMSELVES.
OUTSIDE OF THE FINANCIAL
STRUCTURE THAT THEY'RE FORCED
TO ENTER INTO.
IT ALLOWS FOR DIFFERENT
ELIGIBILITY FOR DIFFERENT LOAN
SOURCES AND ALLOWS EQUITY
PRACTICES.
I WOULD SAY SOME OF THE LENDING
PRACTICES THAT EXIST OUT IN THE
WORLD ARE NOT NECESSARILY ALL
THAT EQUITABLE.
PHASE 1 OF THE CAPACITY AND
GRANT PROGRAM IS, WOULD ALLOW
US TO WORK WITH A THIRD-PARTY
INTERMEDIARY.
AND WE ARE PLANNING ON GIVING
OUT $250,000 GRANTS FOR
TRAINING AND PREDEVELOPMENT
EXPENSES THAT ARE TIED TO
PROJECTS.
AND THEN PHASE 2 IS ACQUISITION
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHERE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMPLETE
PHASE 1 WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO
APPLY FOR JUMPSTART A&P LOANS.
WHICH WILL BE COMPETITIVELY
AWARDED AND REVIEWED THROUGH
STANDARD O.H.
PROCEDURES.
AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
DOING THAT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
UP TO $500,000, ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPER FEE TO EARN.
TO SUPPORT THE INFRASTRUCTURE
DURING THIS TIME.
SO THE JUMPSTART A&P PROGRAM,
IF YOU LOOK AT THE JUMPSTART
LEGISLATION.
16% OF AVAILABLE JUMPSTART
REVENUE, FOR HOUSING AND
SERVICES, JUMPSTART REVENUE,
AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING SERVICES
TO SUPPORT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
WORK, INCLUDING ACQUISITION
PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT AND
FINANCING.
BASED ON THE CURRENT JUMPSTART
AMOUNT, WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT
TO BE $15 MILLION.
AND OF THAT $15 MILLION, $2
MILLION WOULD ANNUALLY BE SET
ASIDE TO ADMINISTER THE
CAPACITY AND GRANT PROGRAM.
AND THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS,
AS WE LOOK BACK AT WHO OUR
POTENTIAL PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS.
IT WOULD BE SOME OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LISTED
HERE.
AND THAT IS THE END OF THE
SLIDE DECK.
>> OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
WELL, WE DO HAVE SOME COMMUNITY
PARTNERS HERE WITH US TODAY.
KELLI, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANTED TO ADD FROM O.H.
WONDERFUL.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
HEAR DIRECTLY FOR SOME OF THE
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN CALLING
FOR THIS TYPE OF ACTION FOR THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
AND I WANT TO WELCOME MIGUEL
MAESTAS FROM EL CENTRO.
AND HE'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JAMIE
LEE AND THE TEAM AND VELMA,
AGNES AND RICK FROM FILIPINO
COMMUNITY CENTER.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, COMMENT A
LITTLE MORE.
I TEED UP A LITTLE MORE OF THE
WORK YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE
PLAZA.
BUT IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT
CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
MAYBE HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION
DECIDED TO GET INTO THIS WORLD.
AND THEN THE CHALLENGES YOU
EXPERIENCED WITH THE FUNDING.
I I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
THE TIME, THE LENGTH OF TIME IT
TOOK YOU TO GET THE PROJECTS
FOR THE FEW THAT THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT.
IF THIS JUMP-START COMMUNITY,
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND, HOW
DOES THAT TITLE SOUND?
JUMP-START SELF-DETERMINATION
FUND.
IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE.
HOW DO YOU THINK THAT MIGHT
HAVE HELPED YOU IN THE PAST OR
FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
AGAIN, HOW DO YOU WELCOME,
MIGUEL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
OTHERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS
MORNING AND TALK ABOUT AND
SUPPORT THE JUMPSTART FUND
LEGISLATION.
ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT EL
CENTRO DELARAZA, THE CENTER FOR
PEOPLE OF ALL RACES.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAZA
ROBERTO MAESTAS.
YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2003 WHEN,
YOU KNOW, WORD WAS COMING THAT
THE LIGHT RAIL WOULD BE COMING
TO BEACON HILL.
AND ACTUALLY, IT WASN'T
SUPPOSED TO COME TO BEACON HILL
INITIALLY.
BUT WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT
A STOP WOULD BE ON BEACON HILL,
OBVIOUSLY EL CENTRO, WE SAW, WE
BEGAN TO LEARN ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO A MIXED-USE,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO COME TO
PURCHASE THE LAND, DEVELOP THE
LAND.
AND WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD TO
LEARN AND DEVELOP OUR OWN
CAPACITY, TO DEVELOP PROPERTY
THAT ALREADY BELONGED TO EL
CENTRO DELARAZA AS QUICKLY AS
WE COULD.
WE KNEW THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO EXPAND OUR ABILITY TO CARRY
OUT OUR MIG, TO DO OUR PART AS
AN ORGANIZATON, TO RESPOND TO
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS
THAT WAS ALREADY TAKING HOLD IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE BEGAN TO ORGANIZE AND
PARTICIPATE IN NEIGHBORHOOD
MEETINGS IN THE PLANNING
MEETINGS FOR BEACON HILL.
AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT
COMMUNITY WAS ENGAGED AND
TALKING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF
DEVELOPMENT WE WANTED TO BRING
ON BEACON HILL.
OBVIOUSLY INCLUDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
SO IT TOOK -- THAT WAS A LONG
PROCESS THAT TOOK MANY, MANY
YEARS.
PROBABLY ABOUT SIX YEARS OF
JUST PARTICIPATING AND
LEARNING.
AND FINALLY, IN 2003, WHEN WE
OTHER THAN PRETTY CLEAR ABOUT
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, YOU KNOW,
AND BEGAN TO ENGAGE IN PARTNERS
AND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS AND
PLAZA ROBERTO MAESTAS,
OBVIOUSLY NAMED IN HONOR OF
ROBERTO MAESTAS, WAS NAMED IN
PART OF THOSE INITIAL
DISCUSSIONS AND VISIONS, BEFORE
HE PASSED AWAY, IN 2010.
AND WHAT CAME -- AND THEN
FINALLY BROKE GROUND IN 2016.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS AN
INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLY LONG
JOURNEY AND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF WORK FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO
GROW THE CAPACITY, TO HAVE --
TO PUT IN PLACE THE GOOD
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, THE DATA
TRACKING, IMPROVE OUR
TECHNOLOGY, SO THAT WE WOULD BE
ABLE TO BE COMPETITIVE FOR THE
FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
AND I ALSO WANT TO -- YOU KNOW,
SO IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT
OF WORK OVER A LONG PERIOD OF
TIME BEFORE REALLY THINKING
ABOUT THAT VISION TO ACTUALLY
BREAKING GROUND IN 2016.
AND I DO WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT OUR MODEL.
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, OUR MODEL OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS, AS
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
MENTIONED, IS A MIXED USE.
AND IT REALLY IS ABOUT BUILDING
COMMUNITY AND CREATING A SENSE
OF COMMUNITY.
AND NOT DOING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AS A STAND-ALONE, BUT
IN MAKING SURE THAT IT'S PART
OF OTHER ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT
COMMUNITY, LIKE CHILD CARE.
THE SMALL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PART OF THE
DEVELOPMENT.
THE COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL
SPACE THAT ARE PART OF THAT
DEVELOPMENT.
SO THAT NOT ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO LIVE THERE AND WORK
THERE AND HAVE THEIR SMALL
BUSINESSES THERE.
BUT THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
CITY SEE IT AS AN ASSET.
AND THAT EVERYONE SEES THAT
THERE IS SOMETHING THERE FOR
THEM.
OR SOMETHING THERE THAT
BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY.
LIKE RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS.
THE STATION COFFEE SHOP.
CULTURAL SPACE.
THE EVENT SPACE.
THE AMENITIES TO BRING
COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
AND SO BUILDING THOSE ASPECTS
ARE ALSO VERY CHALLENGING AS
WELL.
SO YOU ASKED WHAT THIS FUND OR
WHAT THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
HAVE MEANT.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY
VALUABLE TO US BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A PROCESS
WHERE WE WERE LEARNING AND
DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF FUNDS
DEDICATED TO THIS.
FORTUNATELY, WE DID, WE WERE
ABLE TO HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT WE
HAD SET ASIDE FROM THE
CONSTRUCTION, OR LEASING OUT
THE SPACE TO SOUND TRANSIT TO
DEVELOP THE LIGHT RAIL.
BUT YOU KNOW, THOSE FUNDS WERE
LIMITED AS WELL.
SO THIS -- WE'VE OFTEN TALKED
ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD
CAPACITY.
MANY, MANY ORGANIZATIONS
CHURCHES COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, HAVE COME TO EL
CENTRO TO ASK US ABOUT OUR
LESSONS LEARNED FOR WHAT WE
COULD SHARE, BECAUSE OF THEIR
DESIRE TO USE LAND THAT WE
HAVE, TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
WE ALWAYS SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE
AND SHARE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN.
BECAUSE WE REMEMBER HOW HARD
AND HOW LONG OF A PROCESS IT
WAS FOR US.
SO WE SHARE POLICIES.
WE SHARE CONTACTS.
AS PART OF JUST SUPPORTING
THAT.
BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, AND AS PART
OF THIS LEGISLATION, THERE'S
MANY GROUPS OUT THERE.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
THEIR OWN LAND AND WANT TO BE
PART OF THE RESPONSE TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRICES.
BUT THIS IS -- BUT IT IS A
CAPACITY ISSUE SO MANY TIMES.
AND THEN THE OTHER PART ABOUT
RAISING THE FUNDS FOR OTHER
ELEMENTS AS WELL IS EVEN MORE
DIFFICULT AT TIMES THAN RAISING
THE FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COMMERCIAL
SPACE.
THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPACE.
THE ENTITIES THAT DON'T HAVE
THAT FUNDING AND A HUGE LIFT
AND A HUGE PART OF DEVELOPING
CAPACITY, EL CENTRO, OUR
EXAMPLE, WE HAD TO DO THE
LARGEST CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN OUR
HISTORY TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR
THOSE COMMERCIAL ENTITIES AND
THOSE COMMUNITIES AND CULTURAL
EXPENSES AS WELL.
AND WE KNOW WE'LL NEVER DO A
DEVELOPMENT THAT JUST IS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT HAS TO HAVE THOSE OTHER
PARTS AND THOSE OTHER ELEMENTS
TO REALLY BUILD AND SUPPORT
COMMUNITY.
SO -- AND FINALLY, I'LL MENTION
THAT THE NEED -- IT WAS VERY
FORTUITOUS THAT WE HAD THE
LAND, BUT ACQUIRING NEW LAND TO
DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SMALL
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE JUST,
YOU KNOW, HAVE LIMITED CAPACITY
TO DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING.
SO THE SUPPORT FOR ACQUISITION
HERE IS INVALUABLE AND WILL
REALLY HELP ORGANIZATIONS
DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY.
SO I WILL CLOSE BY JUST SAYING
THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IT ALSO
STRENGTHENS ORGANIZATIONS.
AND IT HAS HELPED EL CENTRO BE
IN A PLACE WHERE WE KNOW, AS AN
ORGANIZATION, WE WILL BE
PROVIDING GROWING ASSETS AND
PROVIDING SUPPORT AND HOUSING
FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME BECAUSE THE
ORGANIZATION IS MUCH STRONGER,
MUCH MORE FINANCIALLY STABLE
AND HAS NOW ASSETS THAT CAN
CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIGUEL.
AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE
STORY ON BEHALF OF EL CENTRO.
I'M ALSO GLAD YOU INVOKED
ROBERTO'S NAME AND THE HELP
THAT HE HAD IN THE PLAZA.
BASED ON SOME OF THE EARLY
PLANNING THAT YOU ALL DID
TOGETHER.
AND THE EXPERIENCE OF EL CENTRO
IS NOT UNIQUE, RIGHT?
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
JAMIE LEE NEXT TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
WELCOME, JAMIE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR INVITING ME TO BE HERE
TODAY.
AS COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SAID,
I'M JAMIE LEE AND I'M WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
WE'RE IN THE CHINATOWN I.D.
I FEEL LIKE MIGUEL REALLY DID
HIT A LOT ON THINGS I'M GOING
TO TALK ABOUT.
SO POINT OF AGREEMENT THERE.
SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T
KNOW WHO WE ARE, AS MY FORMER
BOSS WOULD SAY, WE ARE A COUSIN
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR
ABOUT 47 YEARS.
AND WE ACTUALLY STARTED OUT IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AND MANAGEMENT.
WE CURRENTLY OWN AND/OR DEVELOP
SEVEN BUILDINGS IN THE
CHINATOWN I.D.
SIMILAR TO WHAT MIGUEL
DISCUSSED.
WE NOT ONLY CONSIDER THE
HOUSING.
BUT WE ALSO CONSIDER HOW OUR
RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO LIVE
WITHIN THE PROJECT.
AND I THINK THAT UNDERSCORES AT
THIS TIME IMPORTANCE OF THE
WORK YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR.
FROM ME, MIGUEL, OTHERS ON THE
CALL TODAY.
YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE
TWO PROJECTS UNDER WAY.
ONE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE SET TO
CLOSE THIS SUMMER.
BUT IT'S BEEN ABOUT 15 YEARS
SINCE WE HAD DEVELOPED A NEW
PROJECT.
OVER THE YEARS, THEY HAVE
ATTEMPTED TO ACQUIRE LAND IN
THE CHINATOWN I.D.
AND WITH LITTLE SUCCESS.
OUR PROJECTS NOW, AS WELL AS
THE ONE ACTUALLY, WE DID ABOUT
15 YEARS AGO NOW, WERE NOT
ACQUIRED ON THE OPEN MARKET.
THEY WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH
OTHER METHODS, WHETHER IT BE
THROUGH US BEING A PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OR
THROUGH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING
WITH GOVERNMENT TO ACTUALLY
ACQUIRE THIS LAND.
AND WE'VE PUT MULTIPLE OFFERS
ON PROPERTIES OVER THE YEARS,
BUT LOST OUT FOR A VARIETY OF
REASONS, FROM TIMING TO FUNDING
TO READINESS.
WE HOPE THAT THIS JUMPSTART
FUNDING WILL ALLOW US TO
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE PARCELS ARE
QUICKLY BEING BOUGHT OUT.
IT WOULD NOT ONLY BE
ADVANTAGEOUS THAT THIS BE FOR
SMALLER C.E.O.s, BUT WOULD BE
MORE FLEXIBLE WITH ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA.
AS WE ALL KNOW, FINANCING IS
DIFFICULT AND HIGHLY
SCRUTINIZED.
AND I ECHO WHAT MIGUEL SAID
ABOUT DEVELOPING THE GROUND
FLOOR COMMERCIAL AND REALLY
MAKING THAT AN IMPORTANT PIECE
OF THE PROJECT IN WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT A
LOT OF THIS FUNDING FUNDS, IN
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF
HOW WE WANT TO DEVELOP OUR
PROJECTS.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DEVELOP GREAT HOUSING AND GREAT
COMMERCIAL SPACE.
AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BRING IN
BUSINESSES THAT REALLY DO
REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO
NEED THOSE RESOURCES AS WELL.
SO WE REALLY HOPE THAT THIS
FUNDING HELPS BREAK DOWN THOSE
BARRIERS.
AND A LITTLE SMALLER, LESS
EXPERIENCED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
US, TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ON
OUR OWN, HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO
BE ABLE TO DEVELOP.
I THINK THIS PHASE 1 CAPACITY,
AS WELL AS THE PHASE 2
DEVELOPER FEE WILL ALLOW US TO
CONFIDENTLY DEVELOP OUR
CAPACITY WITHIN OUR
ORGANIZATION AND NOT BUILD IT
ON A DREAM AND HOPING THAT
FUNDING WILL COME THROUGH.
AND THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PAY
OUR STAFF BEYOND 12 TO 16
MONTHS.
YOU KNOW.
IT WILL REALLY HELP US TO SAY,
YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO THIS
PROJECT.
WE CAN REALLY BUILD OUR
CAPACITY.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN STICK
WITH, WHICH IS OFTEN A QUESTION
THAT WE HAVE.
AND SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF
DID AS WE DEVELOPED, AS WE
WORKED TOWARD STAFFING, TO
DEVELOP THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE
CURRENTLY WORKING ON.
AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT IS, I REALLY APPRECIATED
SEEING THAT IN THIS
LEGISLATION.
I THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE THINK ABOUT INTERNALLY.
HOW CAN WE BUILD OUR CAPACITY
TO NOT ONLY HAVE THE STAFF THAT
WE NEED.
BUT ALSO BUILD KIND OF THE
EXPERTISE AND WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY WITH THE STAFF THAT
WE HAVE.
AND THE ONE THAT WE WANT TO
BUILD SO THAT WE CAN HAVE FOLKS
WITHIN OUR STAFF THAT CAN DO
THIS WORK THAT LOOK LIKE US.
THAT ARE CAPABLE.
AND THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW,
MORE DEVELOPERS OF COLOR AND
FOLKS THAT HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE
COMING THROUGH.
I DO WANT TO IMPRESS UPON YOU,
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DEDICATED
ACQUISITION FUNDING THAT IS IN
HERE.
I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ALL
KNOW THAT LAND IS GETTING
SNATCHED UP QUICKLY WITHIN THE
CHINATOWN I.D.
IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF
RESOURCES WITHIN OUR
ORGANIZATION TO GET TO THE
OTHER END OF THE ACQUISITION
FUNDING.
AND IT IS OFTEN SUBJECT TO
FUNDING TIME LINES, WHICH
DOESN'T ALWAYS ALIGN FOR WHEN
LAND IS FOR SALE.
SO I THINK THAT THIS WOULD
REALLY HELP WITHIN THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, IT FEELS AS IF
ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES
IN REGARDS TO COMMUNITY CONTROL
OF LAND AND GETTING THAT FIRST
STEP.
AND I DO APPRECIATE THE SPACE
AFTER ACQUISITION TO DEVELOP A
DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
I THINK IT WAS FIVE YEARS AND
TO REALLY HELP US GIVE US THE
SPACE AND TIME TO EVEN COMPETE
WITH THE OPEN MARKET THIS YEAR
IN SEATTLE.
SO JUST TO CLOSE, I JUST WANT
TO SAY, WE GET TO LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL IN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING ON THIS
PROGRAM.
AND TO BEING A CRITICAL PARTNER
ON THIS WORK.
AND WELCOME TO HAVE US AT THE
TABLE ANY TIME YOU WILL BE
THERE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE YOU
UP ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT
THAT TABLE WITH YOU.
BECAUSE SO MANY GREAT IDEAS
HAVE BEEN GENERATED FROM THE
COMMUNITY DIRECTLY ON HOW WE
CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND YOU AND MIGUEL MENTIONED
THE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
MOVE QUICKLY FOR LAND THAT IS
AVAILABLE.
WE KNOW THAT THAT'S THE
EXPERIENCE AS WELL.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND I'M WONDERING IF I COULD
TURN IT OVER TO THE TEAM THAT
IS HERE WITH US FROM THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER.
TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR
PAST EXPERIENCE.
AND SOME ITEMS YOU HAVE ON THE
HORIZON AND HOW THIS MIGHT BE
HELPFUL.
OR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
AND JUST WANT TO WELCOME BOARD
MEMBER.
AND FORMER REPRESENTATIVE VELMA
VALORIA, AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER WHO CAME OFF OF MUTE
THAT DAY, AND EMPHASIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS POLICY MORE
THAN A YEAR AGO.
SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER TEAM
HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS VELMA VALORIA.
I'M A FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE.
AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND WANTED TO TESTIFY ON THE
COUNCIL BILL, 12034.
WE CALL THAT AFFORDABLE
JUMPSTART HOUSING FUNDING
PROGRAM.
IT'S A NEW ONE.
IT'S STITLE A LITTLE LONG.
BUT ANYWAY.
SAYING THEY'RE A SMALL
ORGANIZATION.
WE ARE A VERY MINI, MINI
ORGANIZATION.
SO I'VE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE
HAVE HAD.
AS YOU KNOW, ARGNES SAID, THAT
WE DID HAVE OUR OPENING OF OUR
FILIPINO COMMUNITY VILLAGE.
WE ARE NOW READY TO WORK WITH
THE AFFORD -- TO WORK ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
FAMILIES.
LET ME TELL YOU OUR EXPERIENCE.
WE HAVE A LAND OWNER THAT WAS
READY TO SELL HIS PIECE OF
LAND.
THAT LAND OWNER OFFERED US THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST REFUSAL
TO BUY THE PROPERTY.
AS WE APPLIED FOR FUNDING FROM
THE CITY FOR LAND ACQUISITION,
WE FOUND THAT THEIR REQUIREMENT
WAS TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE
PREVIOUSLY BUILT HOUSING
PROJECTS.
YOU KNOW, THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE THREE
HOUSING PROJECTS.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN
RECENTLY BUILT.
AND WE DID NOT HAVE THE $2.3
MILLION TO BUY THE LAND.
WHAT WAS REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL
WAS COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
JUMPSTART ACQUISITION FOR LAND
FUNDING.
AND SO WE -- WITH THIS
ORDINANCE, I THINK WE WILL BE
THE FIRST ONE TO USE IT.
AND WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR, WE
WOULD HAVE FUNDING TO BUY THAT
PIECE OF PROPERTY.
WE HAVE ALREADY PUT OUR
PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF THE LAND
OWNER.
AND WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT COMES THROUGH.
SO THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
WILL ACTUALLY ALLOW US TO BUY
THAT PIECE OF LAND.
AND NOW ALLOW US TO CONCENTRATE
ON MAKING SURE THAT WE DO BUILD
THAT CAPACITY AND THAT WE DO
HAVE THAT TIME TO WORK WITH OUR
DEVELOPER TO MAKE OUR PLANS A
REALITY.
SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR INNOVATION IN CREATING
THAT JUMPSTART PROGRAM, AS WELL
AS OUR NEED TO FILL -- TO
FULFILL OUR NEED FOR THIS
HOUSING PROJECT.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO HAVE THIS PIECE OF
ORDINANCE PASSED IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BOARD MEMBER POLATEEN OR BOARD
MEMBER AGNES NOVARRO.
GO AHEAD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HI.
I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT AGNES
NOVARRO AND VELMA VOLARIO JUST
SAID.
WELL, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN
TERESA MOSQUEDA AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS RICK VALENTAR.
I'M A BOARD MEMBER IN SEATTLE.
AND ALSO FOR ASIAN PACIFIC [
INAUDIBLE ] THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY IS IN DIRE NEED FOR
AN AFFORDABLE LOW-COST HOUSING
FOR WORKING FAMILIES.
WE ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM THE
INCREASING HOMELESSNESS AND
DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN THE AREA.
SO WE'RE IN FULL SUPPORT OF
THIS ORDINANCE THAT YOU ARE
WORKING ON.
THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE, FOR MAKING THIS
HAPPEN.
THIS WOULD MAKE SURE THAT BIPOC
ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE
TO PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING AN
AFFORDABLE LOW-COST HOUSING FOR
WORKING FAMILIES.
RECENTLY, WE WERE ABLE TO
SUCCESSFULLY BUILD AS THE OTHER
FAMILY SAID, OFFICIALLY OPEN
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
SENIORS.
THE FILIPINO VILLAGE 1. WHICH
IS, BY THE WAY, NOW 100%
OCCUPIED.
THIS SHOW THAT OUR ORGANIZATION
COULD BUILD EFFICIENTLY.
AND HAVE SENIOR HOUSING IN THE
COMMUNITY.
AND ADDITIONAL LAND LIKE VELMA
SAID WAS OFFERED TO US TO BE
FOR SALE.
AND WITH THE CITY'S HEALTH,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THIS
SLOT TO BUILD AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR WORKING FAMILIES.
AND NOW REACHING OUR DREAM OF
BUILDING HOUSING FOR WORKING
FAMILIES.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR MAKING
THIS HAPPEN AND WE ON WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN
MAKING SURE THAT WE DO EXPAND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND MAKING SURE THAT
CBOs, LIKE THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY CAN REALLY
PARTICIPATE IN HELPING ADDRESS
THESE DIRE NEEDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU
LAST WEEK, BOARD MEMBER POLATAN
AT THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY
CELEBRATION AS WELL.
AND AGNES, ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
TERESA MOSQUEDA.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR ALL THE HELP THAT YOU'VE
GIVEN US.
AND THAT I WILL LET YOU -- I'M
TELLING EVERYONE THAT OUR
MISSION AND VISION ACTUALLY
INCLUDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
OUR COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE IN
THE RAINIER VALLEY, WHICH IS
MOSTLY AFFECTED BY THE RISING
COST OF HOUSING IN SEATTLE.
THE RENTS ARE ALSO RISING IN
SEATTLE.
WHICH THIS WILL DEFINITELY
PREVENT DISPLACEMENTS OF OUR
PEOPLE.
AND THIS WILL BE ALSO A MIXED
USE.
IT'S NOT ONLY FOR HOUSING.
BUT IT IS ALSO FOR -- IT'S A
MULTIGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
YOU KNOW, FOR OUR PLAN IS TO
BUILD ANOTHER, COMMON SPACE OR
COMMUNITY SPACE, A CHILD
DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND SOME
COMMERCIAL STACE SPACES, WHICH
WE CAN OFFER CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES AND
SERVICES.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL PASS,
BECAUSE THIS WILL REALLY HELP
US BUILD OUR NEXT PROJECT.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND COLLEAGUES, I AM GOING TO
TURN IT TO YOU FOR ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
BOTH FOR THE PANEL AND FOR
CENTRAL STAFF OR HOUSING.
I WANT TO THANK THE AFRICA TOWN
COMMUNITY CENTER, WHO COULD NOT
BE WITH US TODAY BECAUSE OF
FLIGHT DELAY.
BUT WANT TO LIFT UP THE WORDS
FROM THE FOLKS AT AFRICA
COMMUNITY HOUSING AND
DEVELOPMENT.
BREE NICHOLERO SENT US A
MESSAGE THAT SAYS, I ALSO SHARE
YOUR EXCITEMENTAROUND THE JUMP
START.
A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN,
WHICH WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNITY-LED
COMMUNITY HOUSING AND ICA
DEVELOPMENT, WHO ARE WORKING TO
GROW OUR DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO.
AS WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
MAJOR DONORS OR OTHER RESOURCES
THAT MAINSTREAM ORGANIZATIONS
LEVERAGE, TO INITIATE THEIR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK.
THIS PROGRAM WOULD PROVIDE A
VITAL INVESTMENT IN OUR ABILITY
TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, FAMILY-
SIZED TOWNHOMES AND ROW HOUSES
WITH AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES,
PRICED AT 50% OF THE AREA
MEDIAN INCOME, THAT MEET
ISLAMIC FINANCE REQUIREMENTS.
OUR GOAL IS TO INVEST IN URBAN
INFILL MODEL DESIGN AS A
LIMITED EQUITY HOMEOWNERSHIP
COOPERATIVE, THAT WE CAN USE
THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR
SUPPORT AND THEIR COMMENTS AS
WELL.
BEFORE WE TURN OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBERS AND I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER DIRECTOR.
FIRST IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE
PRESENTATION HERE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A
CHALLENGE WITH THIS WHOLE
TOPIC.
BECAUSE I'M FEELING A LITTLE
EMOTIONALLY TIED TO IT.
JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO CLOSE TO
IT.
I THINK WHAT YOU HEARD FROM ALL
THE ORGANIZATIONS HERE IS THAT
IT HAB A STRUGLE FOR THEM TO
ACCESS FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING.
BUT FROM THAT, YOU HEAR STRONG
RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION.
THERE IS AN INTENTIONALITY IN
WHICH THEY'VE MADE THESE
DECISIONS TO WHICH THEY ENTER
THE SPACE.
IN WHICH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND ELEMENTS.
AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR
THEM AS AN ORGANIZATION?
IT'S NOT THAT THEY ALL WANT TO
BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS.
THAT'S JUST PART OF THEIR
MISSION.
AND THAT'S HOW THEY LIVE OUT
THEIR MISSION.
SO I THINK THE INTENTIONALITY
AROUND THAT IS GREAT.
WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT THE
COUNCIL'S WORK ON THIS IS THAT
IT IS A PATH.
IT LEADS TO A PATH AND A
CONVERSATION AND SOME STRATEGIC
DECISIONS MADE WITHIN
ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THAT'S SOMETIMES A REAL
CHALLENGE TO ACTUALLY RESOURCE.
AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
AND WHAT THIS DOES IS HELPS SET
ORGANIZATIONS ON A PATH SO THAT
THEY CAN ACCESS OUR TRADITIONAL
FUNDS OF DOLLARS.
WHICH, HONESTLY, THE -- SOME OF
THE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES MAKE
IT REALLY CHALLENGING TO DO
THAT.
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
SO I WILL BE QUIET NOW AND BE
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> EXCELLENT.
WELL, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND HONESTLY, THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, UNDER YOUR STEWARDSHIP
AND UNDER THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR
AND TEAM THERE, REALLY HAVE
BEEN GREAT PARTNERS WITH US IN
DEVELOPING THE POLICY HERE AND
WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TEAM FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP.
AND GREEN, TRACY RAT CLIFF FOR
YOUR CREATIVE THOUGHTS AS WELL.
AS WE SOUGHT TO CHANGE THE
POLICY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO FIRST TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IS
NEXT.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND FOR
THE COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING FOR
THIS OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS.
AND YOUR PRESENCE HERE REALLY
DID, REALLY DID BRING HOME WHY
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT FROM
REPRESENTATIVE VALORIA'S
EXAMPLE ARE NOT HAVING ENOUGH
-- NOT HAVING THE REQUIRED
NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENTS ALREADY
COMPLETED TO ACCESS MONEY.
I MEAN, GETTING CASH IN THE
HANDS OF PEOPLE THAT NEED IT TO
SUPPORT COMMUNITY IS A GOAL OF
MINE WHEN IT COMES TO SMALL
BUSINESSES.
AND THIS IS WHAT THIS IS DOING.
AND IT SOUNDS -- IT SOUNDS LIKE
THIS IS EFFECTUATING A POLICY.
AND THIS IS WHERE I HAVE A
QUESTION.
THAT I'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN
ADVANCING.
WHICH IS THAT IT ALLOWS FOR
THESE FUNDS TO BE USED ON THE
GROUND FLOOR.
WHICH WILL PREVENT THE
DISPLACEMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
SMALL BUSINESSES.
BECAUSE OFTEN, MY UNDERSTANDING
HAS BEEN THAT THE CURRENT
POLICY THAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FUNDING CAN ONLY BE
USED FOR THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS
ABOVE.
UNLESS THERE IS A COMMUNITY
BENEFIT SPACE, SUCH AS IN PRIDE
PLACE.
FOR THE NONPROFIT THAT WAS
OPERATING ON THE GROUND FLOOR,
GEN PRIDE.
MY PURPOSE IS THAT THIS IS
GOING TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES
IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO ARE OFTEN
DISPLACED WHEN STORE FRONTS ARE
CONSOLIDATED, WHEN THEY'RE
ACQUIRED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
AND IT WILL ALSO HELP
BUSINESSES MOVE IN.
BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT SOME OF THE REPAIRS AND
THE PREPARATION FOR THE SPACE
WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT
THIS IS DOING.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON.
AND I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THE
CHANCE IF TRACY RATZCLIFF
WANTED TO ADD TO THAT.
WE, I THINK, IN 2018 AND 2019,
DID WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AT THE TIME TO TRY TO
PAIR MORE OF THE HOUSING FUNDS
WITH THE EQUITY INITIATIVE
FUNDS TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO BE
A BETTER MELDING OF THOSE
DOLLARS, WHICH IS, AS YOU
MENTIONED, A REAL EXPERIENCE
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE EITHER TRYING
TO BUILD HOUSING OR CREATE
COMMUNITY OR SMALL BUSINESS
SPACE ON THE FIRST OR SECOND
FLOOR.
SO THAT ALSO CAME UP ON THE
COMMUNITY HOUSING ROUNDTABLE.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD IN
RESPONSE?
>> I DID.
I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT
THIS.
THE HOUSING DOLLARS CAN ONLY BE
USED FOR THE HOUSING.
AND FOR SPACES RELATED TO THE
PROVISION OF HOUSING.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS
CORRECT.
IF THERE IS COMMUNITY SPACE IN
THE BOTTOM OF A HOUSING THAT IS
DIRECTLY TIED TO PROVIDING
SERVICES TO THE HOUSING
RESIDENTS.
THAT CAN BE USED AND FUNDED
WITH HOUSING DOLLARS.
BUT IF YOU HAVE A SEPARATE
SPACE THAT IS A, YOU KNOW, FOR-
PROFIT, SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP OR
SOME OTHER UNRELATED BUSINESS
OR BUSINESS THAT IS DIRECTLY
RELATED TO THE HOUSE PROVISION.
THEN HOUSING DOLLARS CAN'T BE
USED FOR THAT ACTIVITY.
AND THAT IS, IN FACT, WHERE
THINGS LIKE THE E.D.I.
AND PRIVATE FINANCING MOST
FREQUENTLY HAVE TO COME IN TO
HELP TO FUND THAT SPACE FOR
THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR THAT
HOUSING DOLLARS HAVE TO BE USED
FOR HOUSING.
AND SERVICES RELATED TO
PROVISION OF SERVICES.
BUT CANNOT BE USED FOR BUSINESS
SPACE, FOR EXAMPLE.
>> AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT.
I SEE HAND UP AS WELL.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
ELABORATION THAT YOU CAN
PROVIDE TO THE VISION THAT I
SHARE AS WELL THAT WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A
PAIRING OF POLICIES.
PAIRING OF FUNDING.
THOSE FUNDING SOURCES.
SO THAT THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
THAT WOMEN IN MINORITY-OWNED
BUSINESSES ALONG WITH CHILD
CARE ON THE FIRST AND SECOND
FLOORS, AND THAT HAVE HOUSING
ABOVE IT IS POSSIBLE.
I KNOW WE DID MAKE POLICY
CHANGES IN THE PAST.
AND IN FACT, JUMP STARTS
ECONOMIC RESIIENCE SECTION OF
THE SPEND PLAN DOES ALSO
SUPPORT THE CREATION OF
ADDITIONAL SMALL BUSINESSES FOR
PLACES LIKE THAT.
AND PLUS, THE WORK THAT WE DID
WITH M.H.A.
TO CREATE SMALLER BUSINESS
FRONTS AS WELL, WITH SOME OF
THE HOUSING FUNDING THAT WE'RE
RECEIVING THERE.
WE WANTED TO ENCOURAGE SMALLER
STORE FRONTAGE.
I'M THINKING OF A SERIES OF
PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT
BRAIDED TOGETHER CAN HELP FILL
OUT THAT VISION.
BUT DIRECTOR, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT?
>> WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY,
COUNSEL, IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON'S RESPONSE IS
THAT THIS IS ABOUT
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE
BEST FOR THEM AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES WHICH OFTEN INVOLVE
SMALL BUSINESS SPACES.
THE FUNDING OF THE SMALL
BUSINESSES.
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S AN INTENT
BEING WORKED ON NOW THAT TALKS
ABOUT BETTER COORDINATING.
HOW WE, AS AN OFFICE, WORK WITH
OTHER DEPARTMENTS, LIKE OPCD,
WHO HAVE THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
AND OFFICE.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT DOING
THAT?
BECAUSE EVEN WHEN THE COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATION HAS THE
CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERTAKE THIS PROJECT, I THINK
I CAN SAY THIS
WE AS A CITY DON'T NECESSARILY
MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM IN THAT
WE MAY WANT CHILD CARE.
WELL, YOU NEED TO GO SPEAK TO
THIS OTHER DEPARTMENT THAT DOES
THIS.
SO HOW DO WE ALLOW THE
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION TO
BE IN THE BEST SITUATION?
AND HOW CAN WE, THE CITY, BE
THE BEST PARTNER WITH THEM IN
DOING THIS WORK?
SO THE FUNDING PIECE GETS
FIGURED OUT ON THE SMALL
BUSINESS SIDE BETTER.
BUT I WOULD SAY THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE IS
PROBABLY MORE LOOKING TO THE
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THEIR
COMMUNITY.
AND HOW DO WE FIND SPACES FOR
THEM THAN MAYBE SOME OTHER
DEVELOPERS.
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT
THEY'RE ALL IN COMMUNITY
TOGETHER.
NOT TO PUT WORDS AND
EXPECTATIONS ON THE
COMMUNITIES.
ON THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF
SEATTLE.
BUT USING THEM AS AN EXAMPLE.
>> EXCELLENT.
AND I WILL ALSO SAY, THOUGH,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
YOU RAISE AN IMPORTANT POINT
ABOUT THE ULTIMATE VISION.
AND WHEN WE USED THESE FUNDS
FOR LAND ACQUISITION.
AND THEN THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION GETS THE CHANCE TO
ACTUALLY GRAB THAT LAND, THEN
THEY, AS DIRECTOR McGEMPIN
SAID, IF THEY ARE THROUGH THE
SMALL BUSINESSES.
THEN IT IS POSSIBLE.
RIGHT?
SO WHILE THE FUNDING BRAIDING
STILL NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
ACQUIRING THAT PROPERTY MAKES
IT ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE
SMALLER BUSINESSES TO ALSO MOVE
IN.
>> RIGHT.
THE FUND SUGGEST FREED UP FOR
GROUND FLOOR.
>> YES.
EXACTLY.
AND THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE
SLIDE.
I THINK THAT WAS OUR SLIDE OUT
OF OUR OFFICE IN 2019.
WE KNOW IT WAS DELAYED BY
COVID.
BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
TRACY, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD
BEFORE I GO TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN?
>> JUST TO BE CORRECT.
WE ARE GETTING ONE BY THE END
OF JUNE THAT TRIES TO ADDRESS
THE QUESTION.
ACTUALLY SOON.
BUT ACTUALLY, END OF OCTOBER,
THAT GETS AT THIS QUESTION
ABOUT COORDINATION OF THE
VARIOUS PARTIES AND THEIR FUND
SOURCES.
>> EXCITING.
OKAY, GREAT.
THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I DEFINITELY SUPPORT FUNDING
LOW-INCOME HOUSE.
AND THIS IS THE WEST WAY TO DO
IT BY EMPOWERING OUR LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK
THAT THESE HAVE ALREADY DONE
FOR SEATTLE AND CONTINUE TO DO.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE NUMBERS.
I THINK THIS QUESTION MIGHT BE
FOR TRACY BY CENTRAL STAFF.
SO THE -- HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT?
BIG PICTURE.
IT SAYS 13% OF AVAILABLE FUNDS
FOR CERTAIN HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
BUT -- SO COULD WE, I DON'T
KNOW IF THERE'S A DOLLAR AMOUNT
THERE OR COULD WE LOOK AT THE
2022 JUMP-START SPEND PLAN AND
ESTIMATE WHAT THAT IS.
>> YES.
IT'S ABOUT $15.7 MILLION IN
2022.
THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
THIS PROGRAM AND THEN, YOU
KNOW, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY
ABOUT 16% OF THE HOUSING
DOLLARS THAT ARE AVAILABLE
GOING FORWARD.
AND OBVIOUSLY THAT AMOUNT, THE
$15 MILLION COULD CHANGE,
DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF
PROCEEDS THAT COME IN.
BUT THIS YEAR, WE KNOW IT'S
ABOUT $15.7 MILLION.
>> THANK YOU.
AND IN TERMS OF PREVENTING
DISPLACEMENT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
DEFINED, FOR EXAMPLE, AS WITH,
IS IT ACQUIRING HOUSING WITH
REGULATORY AGREEMENTS THAT ARE
EXPIRING OR PROJECT-BASED
SECTION 8 HALF CONTRACTS THAT
ARE EXPIRING?
OR IF IT'S JUST IN A CERTAIN
ZIP CODE.
IT'S JUST ASSUMED TO HELP
PREVENT DISPLACEMENT.
>> SO I THINK, LOOKING AT THE
POLICIES AND DIRECTOR CHIN
MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS
BETTER.
I THINK THERE IS A PRIORITY
GIVEN TO THE ACQUISITION OF
OCCUPIED BUILDINGS.
THAT'S ONE THING THAT MIGHT
GIVE A NOD TO OR PRIORITIZE THE
EXISTING BUILDINGS.
I DON'T KNOW IF, KELLI, YOU
HAVE FURTHER CRITERIA, THAT
MIGHT SUPPORT THE IDEA OF
TRYING TO PRESERVE THOSE
EXISTING AFFORDABLE [ INAUDIBLE
] >> AND IF I MIGHT, AS WELL,
ADD TO THE COUNCILMEMBER'S
QUESTION.
I THINK IT'S ALSO A QUESTION OF
BELLY BUTTONS SERVED.
BELLY BUTTONS HOUSED.
SO IF YOU THINK OF INDIVIDUALS.
THAT'S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IN
HEALTHCARE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT?
AND SO IF IT'S -- IF YOU HAVE A
RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION AS
TRACY BRANDED, PRESERVATION OF
UNITS.
BUT ALSO THE FOLKS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING DISPLACEMENT, I
THINK IS SOMETHING THAT WE
WORKED ON A LOT THROUGH THE
COMMUNITYPREFERENCE AND
AFFIRMATIVE MARKET POLICIES.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE FOLKS
WHO ARE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE
FILIPINO CENTER, FILIPINO
VILLAGE.
THE ELIGIBLE FOLKS WHO CAME IN
ARE THE COMMUNITIES AT HIGH
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT FROM THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
JUST WANTED TO SORT OF BROADEN
THE QUESTIONS OUT A LITTLE BIT,
TO THINK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS.
THE BELLY BUTTONS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE HOUSED THERE.
AND THINK ABOUT DISPLACEMENT OF
THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO THE
EXISTING INDIVIDUALS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
IF OFFICE OF HOUSING WAS GOING
TO USE CRITERIA.
I KNOW A MAJOR CONCERN IS FOR
THESE HOUSING PROJECTS, WHERE
ALL OF THEM ARE EXTREMELY LOW
INCOME.
ALL THE RESIDENTS THERE.
BUT THERE'S THE REGULATORY
AGREEMENT IS EXPIRING.
OR CONTRACTED.
THE OWNERS CHOOSING NOT TO
RENEW THAT CONTRACT.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT 100% OF THE
RESIDENTS AT RISK.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF O.H.
WAS CONSIDERING THAT AS
CRITERIA.
>> ANY COMMENTS AND RESPONSE TO
THAT FROM THE TEAM OF OFFICE
HOUSING?
>> KELLI LARSEN WITH THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING.
I THINK WE DO LOOK BROADLY AT
THE DEFINITION OF DISPLACEMENT.
WE OFTEN ARE REFERRING TO THE
O.P.D.
WORK.
AND WE OVERLAY OUR VERY
FASTMENTS WITH THE WORK THAT
OPCD IS DOING.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY STAYING IN
TOUCH WITH THEM ON THAT.
AND WORKING TO DECIDE AND
ANALYZE INVESTMENTS AND WHAT
THEY MEAN IN TERMS OF
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT.
BUT I WOULD SAY FOR SURE THAT
WE WOULD BE CATEGORIZING
PROGRAMS AND HOUSING SUCH AS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
DESCRIBED AS AN ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT INVESTMENT.
>> I AM ASSUMING THERE ARE A
LIST OF PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY THAT HAVE CONTRACTS AND
HAVE LOW-INCOME HOUSING FOR
REGULATORY AGREEMENTS.
AND NO ONE KNOWS THEY'RE
EXPIRING.
SO YOU CAN EVEN POINT THESE
ORGANIZATIONS TO THOSE
ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES.
SO THAT THEY DON'T CONVERT TO
MARKET RATE HOUSING ASK THE
RENTS SHOOT UP QUICKLY AND
DISPLACE PEOPLE.
DOES OFFICE OF HOUSING HAVE A
LIST OF PROJECTS THAT ARE AT
RISK OF CONVERTING FROM LOW-
INCOME HOUSING TO MARKET RATE?
>> KELLI, I'LL ANSWER THAT.
TRADITIONALLY, WE HAVE KEPT A
LIST OF BOTH PROJECTS COMING
UP.
AND THE SECTION 8 CONTRACTS.
SOMETIMES, PROJECTS COMING UP
ARE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT THEY ALSO HAVE CONTINUED
REGULATORY AGREEMENTS, RIGHT?
FOR CONTINUED USE AGREEMENTS
FOR I THINK 40 YEARS ON THAT.
I WOULD SAY OFTENTIMES, IF I'M
USING MY OLD HAT, AS SOMEBODY
WHO WAS WORKING IN THIS SPACE
BEFORE, I WOULD ALWAYS TRY TO
KEEP MY SECTION 8. BUT I'M
ALWAYS LOOKING AT THOSE OTHER
NEW DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO MORE
FULLY EMBRACE THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT LENS THAT I WOULD
WEAR.
RIGHT?
SO I NEVER WOULD WANT TO LOSE
SECTION 8 IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY
HARD TO GET BACK.
AND AT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING,
WE HAVE IN OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT
TEAM.
BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT MANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO GO AFTER AND
GO TOSKIPTA AND SAY,ED WOULD
YOU BE INTERESTED IN BUYING
THIS PROPERTY?
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO ENTER
WITH OUR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
>> AND TO LOOK FOR THESE
ACQUISITION OUT.
I CAN'T RESIST PUTTING A PLUG
FOR THE LEGISLATION THAT THE
COUNCIL PASSED, TO IDENTIFY
NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THOSE WOULD BE GOOD
OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE.
HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE
DEVELOPER FEE.
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, YOU
KNOW, ACQUIRING AS MANY UNITS
AS POSSIBLE WITH THE RESOURCES
THAT WE HAVE.
AND I UNDERSTOOD, I THOUGHT THE
HOUSING LEVY PROGRAM, THERE'S A
DEVELOPER FEE SCHEDULE ON THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING WEBSITE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IT LIMITS
DEVELOPER FEES TO 2.5% OF TOTAL
DEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR PROJECTS
COSTING OVER $12 MILLION.
>> SO IS THIS, THE PROPOSAL TO
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $500,000
FOR THOSE DEVELOPER FEES.
IS THAT -- DO WE NEED TO CHANGE
THAT POLICY FOR THE DEVELOPER
FEE SCHEDULE?
OR IS THIS COMING FROM A
DIFFERENT AUTHORIZATION?
THIS WOULD COME FROM A
DIFFERENT AUTHORIZATION?
I GUESS THAT'S FOR CENTRAL
STAFF OR O.H.
>> YES.
THIS IS UNIQUE TO THIS SPECIFIC
PROGRAM FOR JUMPSTART O.H.P.
IT'S A VERY NARROW SCOPE FOR
THIS STAGE.
AND WE ARE TESTING AND CAN SEE
HOW IT WILL CHANGE OVER TIME.
BUT FOR NOW, IT'S HOW THEY
WOULD COMPETE THAT WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO $500,000 OF
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPER FEE.
WHICH WOULD BE PROJECT
DEFINITION AND NEGOTIATION
PHASE.
>> ONE LAST.
>> SO THAT WON'T APPLY TO EVERY
SINGLE INVESTMENT AT THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING.
ONLY THESE SPECIFIC PROJECTS
WILL BE ELIGIBLE.
>> AND ALSO, THE HOUSING
FUNDING POLICIES,
COUNCILMEMBER, DON'T INCLUDE
THAT DEVELOPER FEE CAP THAT
MIGHT BE HOW O.H.
IMPLEMENTS THEIR LOAN PROGRAM.
BUT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY SOMETHING
IN THE HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES
THAT WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE,
JUST F.Y.I.
>> SO IN THIS CASE, FOR THIS
PROGRAM, WOULD THERE BE -- IT'S
LABELED AS AN ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
AND THEN THERE'S THE DEVELOPER
FEE.
SO IS THERE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT
OCCURRING?
ARE ALL THE UNITS ACQUIRED, ARE
THEY REQUIRED TO BE RENOVATED
SO THAT THERE'S DEVELOPMENT,
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITY OCCURRING FOR THE FEE?
OR IS THE FEE JUST A PAYMENT
THAT GOES TO THE ORGANIZATION
WHILE THEY'RE JUST ACQUIRING A
BUILDING?
>> I GUESS I'M JUST THINKING OF
DEVELOPER FEE AS A TERM IN THE
REAL ESTATE FINANCE WORLD.
IT'S FOR BUILDING OR
RENOVATING, TYPICALLY.
>> KELLI, DO YOU WANT ME --
I'LL GO FIRST.
I SEE KELLI NODDING.
IF WE THINK ABOUT THIS IN A
LINEAR.
THEY RECEIVE THE CAPACITY
BUILDING GRANT.
AND USED THAT MONEY TO HELP
BUILD CAPACITY.
THAT COULD BE EDUCATION,
TRAINING, BOARD DEVELOPMENT.
ALL OF THAT.
WHEN YOU ACQUIRE.
YOU MIGHT BE ACQUIRING LAND AND
YOU MIGHT BE ACQUIRING A
PROJECT.
BUT YOU HAVE FIVE YEARS TO USE
THIS TIME.
>> WE WANT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR WHATEVER IT IS, THAT IS
BEING BOUGHT IN FIVE YEARS.
SO IF YOU ARE ACQUIRING LAND.
YOU HAVE TO INCUR YOUR OWN
EXPENSES DURING THAT FIVE-YEAR
PLAN.
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
HIRE THE RIGHT SET OF
DEVELOPMENT TEAM MEMBERS TO DO
THE WORK.
WHETHER IT'S ARCHITECT.
ENGINEER.
YOU ABOUT YOU AS AN
ORGANIZATION NEED TO DO THOSE
FUNDS IN ORDER TO DO THE WORK
DURING THAT FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
IF YOU ARE BUYING A BUILDING
AND PRESERVING IT.
I WOULD SAY VERY RARELY DO YOU
ACTUALLY HAVE A BUILDING THAT
IS PRISTINE AND GREAT AND
LOVELY, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO GO NOT DO ANYTHING
WITH.
YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO
HAVE A FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
AND THAT FIVE YEARS TO DO THE
WORK NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO
ACQUIRE AND PURCHASE THAT AS
WELL.
KELLI, IF I'M INCORRECT IN
THAT, PLEASE CORRECT ME.
>> SO KELLI IS NODDING, FOR
FOLKS WHO CAN'T SEE THE FULL
SCREEN.
OKAY.
EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
AND I THINK INITIALLY, SOME OF
THESE UNDERSCORE THE ISSUES
WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE.
WE WANT TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR
THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO REALLY
ACQUIRE THE LAND TO INITIATE
THE PROJECTS AND NOT BEING HELD
UP AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO BRAID THE FUNDING SOURCES
WITH THE FRONT END.
AND HOW QUICKLY THOSE
PROPERTIES DISAPPEAR OFF THE
MARKET IS VERY PROBLEMATIC FOR
MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN EITHER
DO PRESERVATION, BUILDING THE
BUILDINGS OR AS COUNCILMEMBERS
MIGHT SAY, BUILDING ON TOP OF
HISTORIC HOUSES.
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
QUICKNESS IN WHICH THIS WILL
HOPEFULLY BRING OPPORTUNITIES
INTO THE FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING
TO DEVELOP NEW HOUSING AND HELP
PREVENT DISPLACEMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THANKS
FOR YOUR PATIENCE TO WRAP US
UP.
>> SURE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
CONVERSATION.
WAS HOPING IT WOULD ANSWER MY
QUESTION BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE
BALLPARK THERE.
BUT NOT QUITE.
I DO, I WANT TO BE SPECIFIC
ABOUT THE KIND OF DISPLACEMENT
I'M ASKING ABOUT, RATHER THAN
DEFAULTING TO SORT OF THE
BROADER DEFINITION OF
DISPLACEMENT THAT IS DESIGNED
TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE IN AN
AREA CAN EITHER STAY OR RETURN.
I WANT TO REALLY FOCUS ON THOSE
BUILDINGS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WAS TALKING ABOUT.
I HAVE COMMUNITY GROUPS IN MY
DISTRICT WHO ARE REALLY
INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING
BUILDINGS THAT ARE AT RISK OF
BEING PURCHASED IN THE
SPECULATIVE MARKET.
AND ARE INTERESTED IN RESOURCES
TO HELP THEM DO SO.
THEY'RE NOT ESTABLISHED,
NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS.
BUT THEY'RE -- THEY HAVE BEEN
WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO
REALIZE THIS VISION FOR SOUTH
PARK.
AND SO WHAT IS STILL NOT CLEAR
TO ME IS WHETHER OR NOT THIS
PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO HELP
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THIS BUILD
HOUSING.
OR IF IT'S INSTEAD, FOCUSED ON
ACQUISITION OF LAND, AS WELL
AS, OF COURSE, THE CAPACITY
BUILDING PIECE.
OR IS IT BOTH?
DO WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE TALKING
ABOUT, MOSTLY ABOUT LAND TODAY?
IN THE PROJECTS THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT IN THE PANEL?
OR IS THIS FUND FLEXIBLE ENOUGH
TO ALLOW FOR THESE COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PURCHASE
SPECIFIC BUILDINGS IN THE
GEOGRAPHIC AREA THAT IS
IDENTIFIED AS BEING AT HIGH
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
AND IF SO, JUST WANTING TO
UNDERSTAND.
IS THE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP
THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE
QUICKLY TO SEIZE THE
OPPORTUNITIES THEY SEE?
INSOFAR AS LIKE, IS THIS GOING
TO BE LIKE A ROLLING
APPLICATION PROCESS?
HOW WILL THESE ORGANIZATIONS BE
BEST POISED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY?
THANK YOU.
>> ANYBODY LIKE TO TAKE THAT
FROM SIMPLE STACK OR OFFICE OF
HOUSING?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I WOULD SAY, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, YOU ASKED THE QUESTION
OF HOW FLEXIBLE?
IT'S PRETTY FLEXIBLE AT THIS
POINT.
RIGHT?
BECAUSE WE ARE JUST KIND OF
HERE LAYING OUT A FRAMEWORK,
FROM WHAT WE'VE HEARD.
AND I THINK YOU SHOULD EXPECT
CHANGES IF THE PROGRAM OVER
TIME AS THAT GETS IMPLEMENTED
AND DEVELOPED.
SO THIS IS JUST SETTING THE
FRAMEWORK FOR IT.
SO IS IT FLEXIBLE IS THIS YES.
AND IN THE CASE OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, I THINK, THAT
ARE LOOKING AT SEIZING
OPPORTUNITIES TO BUY BUILDINGS.
THEY NEED SOME CAPACITY
BUILDING, IN SOME SENSE TO HELP
DEVELOP WHAT IT IS THAT THEY
WANT TO DO.
SO AS I SAID EARLIER.
I THINK I MENTIONED THE TERM,
INTENTIONALITY.
AND IT'S A PATH TO HAVING A
CONVERSATION WITH THEMSELVES,
AS TO WHAT IS THE BEST SHAPE
AND FORM IN WHICH TO DO THAT.
WHICH I THINK IS REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU END UP WORKING
WITH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, WE
EXPECT YOU TO WORK WITH US FOR
85 YEARS.
AND BEING AROUND FOR THAT LONG.
I HATE TO SAY IT.
SO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA HAD
THESE NICE WORDS OF THE
COMMUNITY SELF-PRESERVATION
FUND.
I MADE THE INTERNAL JOKE.
IT'S LIKE THE BAD MARRIAGE
FUND.
BECAUSE YOU ARE FORMING THIS
WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
AND IT HAS TO BE WITH
INTENTIONALITY.
THE ACQUIRING OF PROJECTS
QUICKLY.
SO YOU HAVE TO GO SLOW BENCH
OBSERVE YOU CAN GO FAST IS WHAT
A MENTOR TOLD ME.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TON WHAT
YOU'RE DOING.
IF OPPORTUNITIES POP UP.
WE ARE OKAY WITH ACQUIRING
THOSE.
AT THIS POINT, WHERE WE HAVEN'T
GOTTEN THE PROGRAM SET UP QUITE
AND WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE.
WE NEED TO SEIZE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK YOU ASKED THE QUESTION
OF WHETHER IT'S ROLLING FUNDS.
THE LOAN PROGRAM, WE ENVISION
BEING A ROLLING FUND, AS MUCH
AS OUR CURRENT ACQUISITION FUND
IS BUT I THINK THAT THE
CAPACITY BUILDING WILL PROBABLY
BE THROUGH A NOTIFICATION OF
FUNDING AVAILABILITY THAT IS
ISSUED LATER ON.
OKAY.
WHO WANTS TO ACCESS THESE FUNDS
AND BE WILLING TO DO IT, WITH
THIS POT OF MONEY AT THIS TIME?
BUT REAL ESTATE DOESN'T FALL ON
THIS NICE SCHEDULE OF WAITING
AROUND FOR THE CITY TO ISSUE
OUR NOFAs.
SO THE A&P.
THE ACQUISITION FUNDS WILL HAVE
TO BE ROLLING.
THAT'S OUR CURRENT ENVISIONING
OF IT.
>> OKAY.
SO JUST TO RESTATE WHAT I
THOUGHT YOU HEARD YOU SAY.
OR WHAT I THOUGHT -- WHAT I
THOUGHT YOU MEANT, WHEN I HEARD
YOU SAY, THAT YES, THE FUND IS
FLEXIBLE.
YOU ARE SAYING IT IS FLEXIBLE
TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH ACQUISITION
OF PROPERTY AS WELL AS
ACQUISITION OF BUILDINGS.
>> WE ARE ACQUIRING, PERIOD.
JUST AQUIRING.
YEAH.
>> YES.
>> I THINK YOU SAY YES.
>> YES.
YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BECAUSE IT'S ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION.
>> YEAH.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, AND TO
ALSO DO A TRAILER TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
QUESTION AS WELL.
I THINK WE, TOO, ARE INTERESTED
IN THE BUILDING CONCEPT AS
WELL, BECAUSE THERE ARE BELLY
BUTTONS AND FAMILIES IN THOSE
UNITS.
AND ONE OF THE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS THAT WAS PART OF THE
COMMUNITY ROUND TABLE WAS THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION.
I KNOW YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME WORKING WITH THEM.
THEY ALSO CAME OFF OF MUTE AND
VELMA, AND ANYBODY ON THE LINE
THAT DAY, I KNOW MIGUEL, YOU
CAME OFF OF MUTE THAT DAY.
FOLKS FROM AFRICATOWN CAME OFF
OF MUTE TO SAY, WE NEED THIS
FUND, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
GREATER FLEXIBILITY.
AND WE NEED TO REMOVE THESE
GREATER REQUIREMENTS FOR YOU TO
HAVE X NUMBER OF YEARS OR X
NUMBER OF EXPERIENCE OR
BUILDINGS SO I THINK THAT THEY
VERY MUCH ARE INTERESTED IN
THIS CONCEPT AS WELL.
BUT I WILL, AGAIN, UNDERSCORE
WHAT I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN
LIFTING UP HERE.
THAT THIS IS ONE AVENUE OF
FUNDING.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP
LIFTING THIS UP.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE LEVY
RENEWAL POLICIES.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE NOTICE
OF INTENT TO SELL CHANGES, SO
THAT THERE IS A POT OF FUNDING
FOR MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURES THAT
COME ON THE MARKET.
I THINK WE'LL CONTINUE TO
INFUSE THIS CONCEPT THAT YOU
HAVE ALL BROUGHT UP TO DATE.
AND ALL OF THESE FUNDING
SOURCES.
SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
MORE FUNDING OVERALL.
BECAUSE IT CAN'T JUST BE DONE
THROUGH THIS FUND ALONE.
AND COMMUNITY COLLEAGUES, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D
LIKE TO ADD TO ANY OF THE
QUESTIONS TODAY.
OR THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN
RAISED BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS
OUT?
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS VELMA, FROM THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD, THE WHOLE
ISSUE OF CAPACITY BUILDING IS
REALLY GOING TO HELP US.
BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO DETERMINE
THE DISCUSSION WAS, IT'S GOING
TO DETERMINE WHETHER, LIKE YOU
SAID, WHETHER WE WILL HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO BUILD THE CHILD
CARE CENTER OR -- OR-AND THE
SMALL BUSINESS UNITS THAT WILL
BE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE
ARE ALSO LOOKING AT.
AND I WANTED TO JUST LET YOU
KNOW THAT THIS CAPACITY
BUILDING FUND AND THE WHOLE
PACKAGE, YOU KNOW, WILL REALLY
BE HELPFUL TO ALL OF US.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
PARTICIPATION IN THIS TOPIC
HERE TODAY.
AND AGAIN, THANKS TO THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING FOR YOUR WORK.
AND THINKING THROUGH THE POLICY
CHANGES WITH US.
ALONG WITH COMMUNITY AND HOUSE
AND TRACY'S STAFF.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE FOUR I
THINK ARE THE THINGS THIS
ESSENTIAL LEGISLATION WOULD DO.
IT PROVIDES SPECIFIC
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, TAILORED
TO THESE SMALL THAT ARE
FIGHTING DISPLACEMENT, HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN EXCLUDED FOR
POLICY AND FUNDING AND
PROVIDING THEM AN AVENUE.
IT PROVIDES A PERMANENT FUNDING
SOURCE, AS OPPOSED TO A
REVOLVING FUND THAT HAS TO BE
PAID BACK FAIRLY QUICKLY.
AND PROVIDES LONGER TERM.
WORK OVER FIVE YEARS TO MAKE
SURE THERE IS TRULY A
PARTNERSHIP WITH O.H.
THE PERMANENT NEED ALLOWS FOR
MORE FLEXIBLE TIME LINES SO
THAT ORGANIZATIONS CAN SECURE
THE LAND AND WORK ON DEVELOPING
IT THROUGH THAT COMMUNITY
VISION, WITHOUT HAVING TO
PARTNER, NECESSARILY WITH AN
OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION THAT IS
NOT PART OF THEIR VISION.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE GREAT
APPEARANCE.
EL CENTRO AND FILIPINO
COMMUNITY CENTER AND SKIPTA AND
AFRICATOWN.
AND THERE ARE MANY WHO HAVE
JOINTLY BEEN AT THE RIBBON
CUTTING CELEBRATING.
BUT HAVING MORE DETERMINATION
IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT IS
GOOD.
AND SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
WORK TO ENSURE OUR PUBLIC
POLICIES PROMOTE.
AND WORKING TO THIS BUILDING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
ACQUIRING SKILLS.
HELPING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ELEMENT OF THE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION BECOME MORE CORE
TO WHAT THEY DO TO CREATE THAT
SKILL SET AMONG COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS IS A REALLY GOOD
THING, ESPECIALLY AS MORE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE
SEEKING TO PROVIDE HOUSING TO
THEIR COMMUNITY THAT THEY
EITHER PROVIDE MEALS TO RIGHT
NOW.
CHILD CARE, EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS.
ET CETERA.
THEY WANT TO ALSO BE IN THE
PLACE WHERE THEY CAN OFFER
HOUSING.
THIS IS REALLY EXCITING, THAT
SO MUCH ADVOCACY HAS GONE INTO
ELEVATING THIS ISSUE.
AND NOW WE HAVE LEADERS WITHIN
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING THAT CAN
HELP US REALIZE THIS DECISION
AND ELECTED WHO I AM HOPEFUL
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
SO THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK TODAY AND HIGHLIGHTING
THAT.
WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME ON
THIS.
BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT
INTO THESE DETAILS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO, IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION.
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE
POTENTIAL VOTE ON THIS TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
ITEM 120343.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND
SUPPORT THE ORGANZATIONS WHO
ARE HERE TODAY AND THE NEED TO
DO THIS.
YOUR COMMENTS AT THE END WERE
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME, IN
TERMS OF RESTATING THE VALUES
AND THE VISIONS OF THIS.
I THINK THIS WAS A LOT FOR US
TO DIGEST SO QUICKLY.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WITH IT
FOR ALMOST A YEAR.
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT
I HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS
FORTUNATELY, MY STAFF AND I
WERE ABLE TO JUMP ON THIS AND
ASK QUESTIONS.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWERS
WE RECEIVED TODAY.
I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME
STUFF THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT NEEDS
TO BE WORKED OUT.
BUT WITH IT BEING $50 MILLION
IS A DOABLE AMOUNT.
AND APPRECIATE YOU STATING A
VISION.
SO I WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE.
I JUST -- IT DOES FEEL RUSHED,
BUT I THINK I'M READY.
>> OKAY.
WELL, THANK YOU.
AND I KNOW OUR STAFF HAVE HAD
CHANCE TO CONNECT DIRECTLY TOO.
BUT APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS,
YOU KNOW, VERY MUCH IN LINE
WITH THE VISION OF THE
JUMPSTART SPEND PLAN ORDINANCE
THAT WE DISCUSSED.
SO IT'S ALREADY DEDICATED
FUNDING.
I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG
TIME AND OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
TRACY AS WELL.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT WE ARE KIND OF BRINGING
TOGETHER MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS
TO CONSOLIDATE THE PROPOSAL IN
FRONT OF US TODAY, TO REALLY
FULFILL THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CREATE THAT FLEXIBILITY.
BUT I'M THANKFUL FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
AND HAPPY TO, OF COURSE, SPEND
ADDITIONAL TIME ANSWERING ANY
QUESTIONS.
BU REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT.
>> OKAY.
HEARING NONE.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120343.
[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> MADAM CHAIR.
THAT IS FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT.
COMMUNITY, YOU'RE IN LINE TO
SEE UNANIMOUS VOTE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
WE MAY BE CALLING YOU AGAIN TO
HEAR MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE
PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE, WORKED ON
OR PROJECTS IN THE PLANE.
SO WE CAN FLUSH THIS OUT.
BUT MY EXCITEMENT MADE ME
FORGOAT TO NOTE THAT THE MOTION
CARRIED.
MOTION CARRIED AND WILL BE SENT
TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR
FINAL VOTE.
I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 20, 30
MINUTES LEFT HERE.
AND I'M GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN
GET THROUGH THE NEXT TWO AGENDA
ITEMS.
I'M WONDERING IF MADAM CLERK,
IF YOU COULD READ INTO THE
RECORD.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3. AND AS
WE DO SO, I MAY COLLEAGUES HERE
TO CONFIRM IF THEY HAVE
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO GO TO
NOON TODAY.
AND IF NOT, THAT'S OKAY.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3.
COUNCIL BILL ORDINANCE RELATED
TO FINANCE AND BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE WITH US,
JARED GREEN FROM [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> WALKING US THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION BEFORE WE GET TO
OUR DESK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I JUST RECENTLY HAD MY AUDIO
COME BACK ON.
SO I THINK SOME OF THE OTHER
ATTENDEES MIGHT HAVE HAD THAT
AS WELL.
I SEE HEADS NODDING.
SO I THINK WE'RE ALL READY TO
GO.
I'M CALVIN CHOW WITH CENTRAL
STAFF.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE
EXECUTIVE STAFF, I'LL JUST SAY
BRIEFLY THAT THIS LEASE IS
REALLY A SIMPLE LEASE.
MAKES USE OF THE SPACE BELOW
THE I-90.
FIELD OPERATIONS.
THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS OR
RIGHT OF WAY
IMPROVEMENTSOCCURRING AT THE
PROPERTY.
SO THIS IS REALLY IN SUPPORT OF
BASIC OPERATIONS.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
THE EXECUTIVE.
THEY HAVE A VERY THOROUGH
PRESENTATION TO YOU.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
AND BEFORE YOU DO.
JUST BECAUSE OF THE AUDIO
ISSUE, IT SOUNDS LIKE SEATTLE
CHANNEL CUT OUT FOR THE VIEWING
AUDIENCE.
WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER 3 COUNCIL
BILL 120340.
AND I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE INDICATED
THEY ARE ABLE TO STAY UNTIL
NOON TODAY.
SO WE WILL GET THROUGH THESE
NEXT ITEMS AS PLANNED.
SO PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE,
DIRECTOR.
>> WHO IS GOING FIRST?
CHERYL, ARE YOU UP FIRST?
>> YES.
>> GERARD.
EXCUSE ME.
MR. GREEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
JUST A SEC.
>> GERARD, IF YOU LIKE, I HAVE
THE PRESENTATION OPEN AND CAN
PUT IT UP AS WELL.
OH, YOU'VE GOT IT.
>> GOT IT.
YES.
SO THANK YOU.
SO GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND -- >> MR. GREEN?
>> COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW,
WE CAN SEE YOUR DESK TOP.
BUT THE PRESENTATION WAS NOT
UP.
WHICH IS VERY WELL ORGANIZED, I
MUST SAY.
>> GERARD I HAVE THE
PRESENTATION AVAILABLE F. YOU'D
LIKE TO, I CAN RUN THE
PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
>> THERE YOU GO.
CAN YOU SEE THAT?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD.
>> SO GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT A YARD SPACE THAT IS
BECOMING MORE AND MORE VALUABLE
AND KIND OF CRITICAL TO, AS
CALVIN SAID, OUR OPERATIONS
HERE AT S-DOT.
AND SO HERE'S A LITTLE BIT.
THIS SLIDE TALKS A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE HISTORY.
WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS YARD
SPACE ROUGHLY SINCE 2017.
AT THE TIME THIS PROPERTY KIND
OF BECAME AVAILABLE.
WE WERE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH
F.A.S.
TO LOCATE A YARD SPACE BECAUSE
WE HAD BEEN RECENTLY TOLD BY
OUR SOUND TRANSIT PARTNERS AT
F.A.S., THAT WE WOULD NEED TO
VACATE A SPACE THAT WE HAD BEEN
LEASING FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
SO WE WERE ALREADY KIND OF
LOOKING FOR A SPACE.
AND DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIND
A SPACE THAT WAS LOGISTICALLY
LOCATED CLOSE TO THE DOWNTOWN
CORE.
AND CLOSE TO OUR LARGEST
FACILITY WHICH IS CHARLES
STREET.
SO IT ACTUALLY REALLY WORKED
OUT, BETTER THAN WE THOUGHT AT
THE TIME.
AND SO THAT'S SECOND BULLET.
WSDOT AND SDOT WERE TALKING
ABOUT A WAY TO ACTIVELY USE THE
SPACE.
AND THEY SAID DOES SDOT HAVE A
PROJECT FOR THIS SPACE.
AND THE CHALLENGE IS IT IS A
LONG ENOUGH SPACE TO MOVE LARGE
EQUIPMENT.
THIS HAD THOSE DIMENSIONS THAT
WE NEEDED, EVEN THOUGH WE
NEEDED TO, YOU KNOW, PUT UP A
FENCE AND MAKE THE SPACE
SOMEWHAT MORE SECURE, REALIZING
THAT WE WOULD HAVE VALUABLE
EQUIPMENT AND SOME OFFICIALS
STORED THERE.
AND SO YEAH, THIS SLIDE JUST
REITERATES THE USE OF THE YARD
SPACE.
IT ALSO HOUSES OUR SNOW AND ICE
FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
AND A LOT OF SIGNAGE AND
OVERFLOW SIGNAGE.
THAT OUR OPERATIONS PAVING
CREW, ASPHALT AND CONCRETE ALSO
UTILIZE.
>> THIS IS JUST KIND OF LIKE AN
AERIAL OF THE SPACE.
THE ACTUAL SPACE IS IN BLUE,
DESIGNATED IN BLUE.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT
TRIANGLE.
AND WE HAVE, IT'S FULLY-FENCED
NOW.
AND WE DID DO SOME MINOR
DEVELOPMENT.
MAINLY, WE ADDED SOME AGGREAT.
CRUSHED ROCK AND COMPACTED IT.
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
ANYTHING WE ADDED WAS PERVIOUS.
SO WE DIDN'T TRIGGER ANY
DRAINAGE NEEDS.
AND ALSO, JUST MAKES THE YARD A
LOT MORE USABLE DURING THE
WINTER RAINY MONTHS.
WE DON'T HAVE EQUIPMENT AND
PEOPLE GETTING STUCK.
BECAUSE IT DOES GET PRETTY
SATURATED IN THAT AREA.
AND THEN OVER TO THE RIGHT AND
DESIGNATED IN RED, THAT'S OUR
CURRENT SPACE THAT NOT ONLY
SDOT BUT ALSO F.A.S.
AND YEAH.
MAINLY AND N.S.P.U.
SHOWED THAT YARD SPACE THAT WE
LEASE FROM.
F.A.S.
OR WDOT THROUGH F.A.S.
AND NOW, I'M GOING IT TURN IT
OVER TO KAREN GRUEN WF.A.S.
REAL ESTATE SERVICES TO FINISH
OUT THE POWER POINT.
AND IF THERE IS TIME, WE'LL
BOTH BE AVAILABLE FOR
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, GERARD.
AND GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
F.A.S.'S RULE HERE IS TO ACT AS
THE LEASING AGENT FOR SDOT.
AND THE LEASE AGREEMENT JUST
BRIEFLY IS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
THIS MORNING, ALLOWS SDOT TO
USE THE SPACE, AS GERARD SAID,
FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES.
THE SQUARE FOOT IS
CONSIDERABLE.
IT'S A LARGE SPACE, 63,544
SQUARE FEET.
WE'VE NEGOTIATED AN INITIAL
TERM OF THE LEASE FOR SIX
YEARS.
THAT RUNS FROM APRIL 1, 2017,
WHEN SDOT FIRST STARTED
OCCUPYING THE SPACE TO MARCH
31st, 2023.
AND WE'VE ALSO NEGOTIATED TWO
FIVE-YEAR EXTENDINGS.
THOSE WOULD BE AT SDOT'S
OPTION.
THE AGREEMENT CALLS FOR
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO WAIVE RENT
FROM THAT INITIAL DATE OF APRIL
1, 2017 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st,
2020.
AND THE RENTAL AMOUNT IS
ROUGHLY
$4,000.
AND THERE'S AN OPTION TO
INCREASEANNUALLY BY 2%.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE
THE TERMS DEPICTED IN A GRID
FORM.
THAT SHOWS THE ANNUAL EXPENSE
TO SDOT FOR THE LEASE.
AND THEN NOTE THAT THAT WAIVER
OF RENT FROM APRIL 1st THROUGH
THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 2020.
THAT'S IN RECOGNITION FOR THE
CITY'S INVESTMENT IN CLEANING
UP THE PROPERTY WHEN SDOT FIRST
STARTED USING IT.
NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE HERE BEFORE
THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THE
DIRECTOR OF F.A.S.
HAS THE SIGNING AUTHORITY FOR A
LEASE OFTHIS NATURE.
WITH THIS SIZE OF PROPERTY,
OVER 18,000 SQUARE FEET OF YARD
SPACE.
AND WITH THIS DURATION FOR THE
TERM OF SIX YEARS, WE REQUIRE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
DIRECTOR TO BE ABLE TO SIGN
THIS LEASE ON BEHALF OF SDOT.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH
SDOT ON THIS AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE
HAS FOR US.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER
TO OUR COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF
THERE IS ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
OKAY.
I'M SEEING NONE FROM THE CHAIR
TRANSPORTATION.
APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS FOR SOMETIME.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OVER
HERE?
SEEING NONE.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO
ADD?
>> NO.
NOTHING FROM ME.
>> OKAY.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
TO US.
AND I THINK WITHOUT ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COUNCIL
BILL 120340.
>> IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
HASHING NONG, I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL.
[ ROLL BEING CALLED WRECK [
>> IF I'M CORRECT, THAT'S FIVE
IN SUPPORT.
OF THE LEGISLATION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT IT BE
PASSED TO THE JUNE
COUNCILMEMBER MEETING.
THANKS SO MUCH CAL AND THE TEAM
AT F.A.S.
FOR YOUR PRESENTATION HERE
TODAY.
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR LAST
AGENDA ITEM.
MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR.
COUNCIL BILL 12388.
FOR BRIEF BEING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4 IS ALSO AN
ITEM THAT DOVETAILS WITH OUR
VICE CHAIR COMMITTEE.
DOES HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER HUMAN
SERVICES.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
JOINT INTEREST AS WELL.
THIS AUTHORIZES THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT
SIX GRANTS FROM THE STATE AND
FEDERAL AGENCIES, TOTALING $3
MILLION 226,000.
AND APPROPRIATES THE BUDGET
AUTHORITY THAT IS TIED TO THE
GRANT AGREEMENT.
I WANT TO THANK ACTING DIRECTOR
TANYA KIM AND JOSEPH KASPERSKI
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR JOINING US TO
WALK THROUGH THE GRANTS.
AND THE GRANTS THAT WILL BE
SUPPORTED BY THESE NONCITY
FUNDS.
AND WELCOME, DRICTDOR KIM AND
JOSEPH.
>> THANK YOU.
SO KEVIN IS GOING TO PULL UP
OUR PRESENTATION.
TANYA KIM, ACTING DIRECTOR.
>> AND JOSEPH KASPERSKI.
>> YOU HAD IT SO CLOSE.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PRESENT
THE TIMELY LEGISLATION THAT
ALLOWS H SD, TO AS YOU SAID,
ACCEPT GRANTS FROM NONCITY
SOURCES
I THINK SO THIS WILL BE
RELATIVELY
BRIEF.
THIS IS A BUSY DAY THANK YOU.
ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT AND
FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION ARE
GROWING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
PROVIDE SPECIFIC SUPPORTS FOR
SEATTLE KING COUNTY RESIDENTS.
AGE 60 AND OLDER, WHO ARE
ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND ARE
EXPLOITED BY SOMEONE THEY
TRUST.
AND YOU'LL SKI A CONNECTION FOR
SOME OF OUR FUNDING FOR THIS
BODY OF WORK.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MEDICS,
FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE AND COUNTY
PROSECUTING TO PROTECT COUNCIL
FOR VULNERABLE ADULTS.
GOING TO GROUND US IN THE WORK
THAT WE DO THAT THESE TYPES OF
FUNDS PROVIDE FOR US.
SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR INCREASING AWARENESS OF
ELDER ABUSE ISSUES IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND WORKING TENSURE
THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE TREATED
WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY.
WITH THAT, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS
ORDINANCE FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC.
HIGHLIGHT THE SCOPE OF GRANT
FUNDING THIS LEGISLATION WILL
PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY.
AND AFFECT LEGISLATION.
RIGHT NOW, JOE IS GOING TO WALK
US THROUGH IN A LITTLE MORE
DETAIL.
SO?
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KIM.
H.S.D.
HAS BEEN AWARDED IN ADDITION TO
THOSE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE
FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET.
THIS IS BEING REQUESTED FOR
H.S.D.
TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND
CONDITIONED PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS
AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV
A.I.D.S.
THE SPECIFIC AREAS ARE
ILLUSTRATED ON THE FOLLOWING
SLIDES.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> WE HAVE RECEIVED SIX GRANTS
FOCUSING ON FIVE AREAS.
FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
A.I.D.S.
EXPAND ACCESS FOR COVID
RESPONSE PLANS FOR OLDER
ADULTS.
CONTINUED SENIOR CARE
MANAGEMENT AND ELDER ABUSE
INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.
AND LASTLY SUPPORT CRIME
VICTIMS ASSISTANCE AND VICTIM
SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR
ADULTS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH ELDER
ABUSE DAY, AS MENTIONED EARLIER
BY DIRECTOR KIM.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SHOWN HERE ARE THE SPECIFIC
VARIANTS FOR THE CITY AND FOR
THIS REQUEST.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE
$3.2 MILLION IN FUNDING WE
RECEIVED FOR HOUSING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES WITH PERSONS WITH
HIV A.I.D.S.
THIS GRANT IS A THREE-YEAR
GRANT THAT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING
TO THREE BIPOC-LED AGENCIES TO
FOCUS ON STABLE HOUSING AND
POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.
ADDITIONALLY, AS WELL AS
ADVANCING EQUITY, WHICH MAY
SERVE AS NATIONAL MODEL IN THIS
AREA.
EXCUSE ME.
THE REMAINING GRANTS ARE
SPECIFIC TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE
COMMUNITY AND CONTINUES FUNDING
FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS SENIOR
NUTRITION, SOCIAL ISOLATION AND
OTHER SUPPORT WITH THAT, I'D
LIKE TO CONCLUDE OUR
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>
COLLEAGUES.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> YES.
JUST WANT TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE
STAFFING CAPACITY TO COMPLETE
THE WORK REQUIRED FOR THESE
GRANTS.
WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK A
LITTLE TO THAT.
ALSO AM INTERESTED IN THE CRIME
VICTIM SERVICES FUND.
IF YOU COULD SAY JUST A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE VICTIM'S
SERVICES FUND WILL BE USED.
HOW PEOPLE WILL ACCESS IT. WHAT
IT WILL PAY FOR.
AND ALSO, WHAT SPECIFIC FUNDS
WILL IT PAY FOR.
AND FOR WHAT POPULATION?
THANK YOU.
AND
>> AND DIRECTOR, I'LL TAKE
THIS.
CURRENTLY, H.S.D.
DOES HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFFING
FOR THESE PROGRAMS MOST OF
THESE ARE ONGOING PROGRAMS AND
HAVE CONTRACTED OUT SO I AM NOT
ANTICIPATING ANY STAFFING
CHALLENGES WITH THE EXECUTION
OF THESE PROGRAMS.
AS FAR AS THE SECOND QUESTION,
I DIDN'T QUITE FULLY HERE.
>> THE VICTIMS SERVICES FUND?
>> JUST WANTING TO KNOW A
LITTLE BIT.
>> HOW YOU ANTICIPATE IT WILL
WORK.
HOW PEOPLE WILL ACCESS IT.
WHAT IT WILL PAY FOR.
>> IT WILL BE EXECUTED WITH OUR
CURRENT STAFF ON BOARD.
CREATING, PROVIDING EXPANDED
COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT SERVICES
TO THE ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF
THE FUNDING.
AND IT WAS GOING TO BE
BASICALLY EXISTED BY OUR
MANAGERS.
>> MORE ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS IS
WHAT I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET
AT.
>> IT'S RELATED TO, I COULD SEE
THAT IT'S RELATED TO OUR ELDER
ABUSE PROGRAM.
>> WE CAN GET YOU FOLLOW-UP
INFORMATION ON THE SPECIFICS.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS, IN TERMS
OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH
COMMERCE.
WHICH IS ADDING TO THE A.D.S.
ELDER ABUSE TEAM.
AS MENTIONED, THE FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
THE VICTIM SERVICES FUND WILL
BE AVAILABLE TO THE A.D.S.,
ELDER ABUSE CASE MANAGERS.
BUT WE CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AS WELL.
>> FOLKS AT H.S.D., WHO ARE
WORKING WITH VICTIMS OF ELDER
ABUSE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS
THOSE FUNDS.
AND WILL BE HELPFUL FOR THOSE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE BEYOND
WHAT WE JUST SHARED.
THERE ARE FUNDS FOR PROVIDING
THE COGNITIVE CAPACITY
ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO FILL, TO
IDENTIFY WHAT THE GAPS ARE AND
BUILD OUT THE ABILITY FOR A
KING COUNTY MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TEAM TO COLLECTIVELY RESPOND TO
THE VICTIM'S SITUATION AND
NEEDS.
BUT IF THERE IS MORE SPECIFICS
FROM THE TEAM, I CAN CIRCLE
BACK WITH THE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
I WOULD DEFINITELY APPRECIATE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE.
>> THIS ONE ONE FUNDING FOR
SENIOR NUTRITION.
$100,000.
35,000 FOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
VOUCHER APPLICATION ACCESS.
$50,000 FOR TRANSIT SUBSIDY
PROGRAM.
$150,000 FOR ELDER ABUSE CASE
MANAGEMENT.
IT'S 620,000 OR H.S.D., A.D.S.,
TO MANAGE THESE CONTRACTS AND
THE DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM.
THIS IS ALSO PROVIDING FUNDING
TO ADDRESS SOCIAL ISOLATION.
WHICH IS BROKEN DOWN INTO
COUNCKING AND PILOT PROJECT
WITH DELAYS MEM OSHIE
LOSS.
AND $80,000 FOR
INTERDISCIPLINARY EVIDENCE-
BASED PROGRAM.
WHICH IS FOR OLDER ADULTS' ABLE
TO AGE IN PLACE.
>> AND I KNOW THAT FOOD IS KIND
OF TOP OF MIND FOR A LOT OF
FOLK FUNDING FOR FOOD.
SO JUST UNDERSCORING THAT IT'S
SENIOR NUTRITION AND SENIOR
FARMER MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM
VOUCHERS.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KIM.
AND IS THAT FUNDING, THIS 5
SKEIN,000.
IS THIS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE
RECENT RESPONSE REGARDING FOOD
FUNDING AND INQUIRING WHAT
OTHER RESOURCES WE'RE EXPECTED
TO GET FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS?
>> OH.
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I WILL NEED TO.
>> WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER ON
FRIDAY.
>> I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK.
AND SO DEFINITELY CAN DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
SUPER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
I, TOO, HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON
THE SAME LINES.
I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE
CHAIR OR WITH YOU LATER AFTER
CONVERSATION ON FRIDAY.
I SEE AMY GORE IS ON THE LINE
AS WELL.
PART OF MY QUESTIONS THAT I'VE
BEEN HAVING OVER THE LAST SIX
TO EIGHT MONTHS THAT I'M
PASSING IS WHEN OTHER
JURISDICTIONAL FUNDING COMES
IN.
EITHER THROUGH THE COUNTY FROM
DOLLARS.
STATE FROM STATE LEGISLATIVE
BUDGET THAT WAS VERY MUCH AN
INVESTMENT IN HUMAN SERVICES AS
WELL.
OR FROM ADDITIONAL FEDERAL
DOLLARS IF THOSE DOLLARS CAN
HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE FUNDING
THAT WE PROVIDED IN OUR 2022
BUDGET.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
TO SAY THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE
LES DOLLARS.
BUT IF THEY'RE ABLE TO SUPPLANT
EXISTING GENERAL FUND USED.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE SPECIFIC
BUDGET SITUATION WE'RE FACING.
AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL INTERESTED
IN UTILIZING EVERY DOLLAR
AVAILABLE THAT MIGHT BE
NONGENERAL FUND RELATED.
SO PERHAPS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU LATER THIS WEEK.
AND THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT HOW
THAT COULD OFFSET SOME OF THE
EXISTING REVENUE SOURCES.
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?
I SEE A NODDING.
>> NO.
I'M JUST TAKING NOTES TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
>> HAPPY TO DO THINGS THIS
WEEK.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
YOU KNOW THIS AREA MUCH BETTER
THAN I. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT
FOR EXAMPLE, IN HOUSING, THE
CITY BUDGET ALLOCATED $5.1
MILLION FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE.
EXCUSE ME.
IN OUR BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR,
WE ALLOCATED ABOUT $5.1 FOR
FOOD ASSISTANCE.
LARGELY BECAUSE THE STATE
LEGISLATURE HADN'T HAD A CHANCE
TO CONVENE.
THEY DID.
SO AS WE THINK ABOUT WHERE OUR
CITY DOLLARS ARE GOING.
IF THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO
REDIRECT SOME OF THOSE THAT
WOULD BE GOOD.
BUT JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE
UNDERSCORE THAT IT HAS TO BE
KEEPING THE PROGRAMS WHOLE AND
HELPING TO PROVIDE ANY LIFT OF
EXISTING HOLDS ON ANY DOLLARS.
OKAY.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU.
FOR THE PRESENTATION DIRECTOR
KIM AND AIM JOSEPH AS WELL.
>> I MOVE TO PASS COUNTY BILL
120338.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD
TO GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE
SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATIONS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
DEPARTMENT.
MADAM CLERK.
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> MADAM CHAIR.
THAT IS FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE BILL BE PASSED WILL BE
SENT TO THE FULL SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR A VOTE.
I WAS REMISED TO SAY ALL OF THE
ITEMS WOULD BE ON THE JUNE 21st
MEETING.
I ACTUALLY AM EXCUSED ON JUNE
21st FOR OUR FULL COUNCIL
MEETING I'LL BE AT THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
MEETING.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT CAN ALL GO
TO THE JUNE 28th MEETING.
AGAIN, JUNE 28th, WILL BE WHEN
THIS ITEM IS TAKEN UP.
AND BEFORE WE CONCLUDE OUR
MEETING HERE TODAY.
MADAM CLERK, I'M WONDERING IF
WE HAVE ANY GUIDANCE FROM THE
CLERK'S OFFICE ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT WE NEED TO CORRECT FOR THE
RECORD, THAT ITEMS 1, 2, AND 3,
WILL ALSO BE HEARD ON THE JUNE
28th MEETING.
OKAY.
AND ANYBODY FROM THE CLERK'S
OFFICE, FEEL FREE TO COME OFF
MUTE AND LET US KNOW.
OTHERWISE, I WILL JUST MAKE A
STATEMENT.
ALL OF THE ITEMS FROM TODAY'S
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR TODAY.
THE DATE OF JUNE 15th.
ALL OF THE ITEMS WILL BE
INCLUDED ON THE JUNE 28th
MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
LEGISLATION PASSED WITH A
RECOMMENDATION TODAY WILL BE
SENT TO THE JUNE 28th, SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL FULL MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
LEGISLATION TODAY IS GOING TO
BE HEARD ON THE JUNE 28th FULL
COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING,
COLLEAGUES WILL BE IN JULY.
I, HOWEVER, AM GOING TO NOT BE
HERE BECAUSE IT IS MY BIRTHDAY
ON THE 4th OF JULY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO CANCEL THE
JULY 6th MEETING.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE
ANYTHING PRESSING.
AND FOLKS MIGHT BE ON HOLIDAY
STILL.
SO WE'RE GOING TO CANCEL THE
JULY 6th MEETING.
AND WE'LL HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING
ON JULY 20th.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU
ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEMS TO COME.
WITH THAT, HAVE A GREAT REST OF
JUNE.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN ABOUT A
MONTH.
TAKE CARE, EVERYONE.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.