>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOININ
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
SELECT COMMITTEE ON 2023 HOUSIN
LEVY. TODAY IS MAY 3rd. THE TIM
IS 9:32 A.M. I AM TERESA
MOSQUEDA.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS SEVEN
PRESENT AND THREE ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR
JOINING US TODAY. WE WILL HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY FROM FOLKS
REMOTELY AND IN PERSON. EVEN
THOUGH INFECTION RATES ARE DOWN
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A LARGE
NUMBER OF CASES UNDERREPORTED.
APPRECIATE THE HYBRID MODEL WE
HAVE GOING HERE TODAY. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE ALL OF OUR
PRESENTERS JOIN US REMOTELY DU
TO THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS WE
ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
PROVIDE EQUITY IN HOW THE
PUBLIC COMMENT IS BEING SHARED
SO THERE IS NO VIDEO OF ANY OF
THE PRESENTERS. BUT WE
DEFINITELY APPRECIATE PEOPLE WH
DIAL IN AND PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT IN PERSON. WE DO HAVE A
AGENDA TODAY THAT INCLUDES A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION OF
ISSUES AND OPTIONS FOR THE 2023
HOUSING LEVY MEASURE. THIS WIL
BE PRESENTED BY TRACI RATZLIF
AND JENNIFER LABRECQUE FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. IF YOU
TAKE THIS MEETING IN COMBINATIO
WITH THE LAST MONTH WE HAD AND
THE LAST TWO MEETINGS, THIS IS
REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
CENTRAL STAFF TO DO THEIR
ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND EXECUTIVE TEAM HAVE
PRESENTED OVER THE COURSE OF TH
LAST MONTH. THUS, CENTRAL STAFF
WILL GIVE US THEIR OWN
INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND OPTIONS
THEY HAVE SEEN AS A CENTRAL
STAFF AS ANALYSTS OR IDEAS THAT
HAVE PERCOLATED FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS , COUNCIL COLLEAGUES,
AS YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO
THE PRESENTATION . YOU HAVE
IDENTIFIED SOME ISSUES YOU WOUL
LIKE TO LOOK INTO MORE AS WELL.
SO WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WAL
THROUGH THAT CENTRAL STAFF MEMO
AND BEGIN OUR DISCUSSION OF
ISSUES AND OPTIONS. IF THERE I
NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL GO RIGHT INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING. WE
HAVE FOLKS BOTH IN PERSON AND
REMOTE. ABOUT 10 PEOPLE ONLINE
AND TWO PEOPLE IN PERSON. WE
WILL START WITH THE TWO PEOPLE
IN PERSON. TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK
YOU WILL HEAR A LITTLE TIME
WHEN YOUR TIME IS WRAPPING UP.
THAT IS YOUR INDICATION TO
SUMMARIZE YOUR LAST COMMENT. W
WILL MAKE SURE TO KEEP OUR EYES
PEELED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND
TO COUNCIL AT SEATTLE.GOV . IF
YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH
YOUR FULL COMMENTS . WHETHER YO
ARE IN PERSON OR ONLINE, AT THE
END OF YOUR TWO MINUTES, THE
MICROPHONE WILL STOP WORKING. S
PLEASE DO WRAP UP THOSE COMMENT
SO YOU DON'T GET CUT OFF. FOR
FOLKS ON THE DIAL IN OPTION,
THANKS AGAIN FOR DIALING IN
TODAY. JUST A REMINDER THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A NOTE THA
SAYS YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. THA
IS YOUR INDICATION THAT YOU NEE
TO HIT STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF. MAKE SURE YOUR OWN
PHONE IS OFF OF NOON AS WELL AN
YOU WILL HEAR THAT SAME CHIME
WHEN YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO WRA
UP. PLEASE HANG UP AND CONTINUE
LISTENING IN . WITH THAT, I'M
GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT
THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT
QUEUED UP ON THE SCREEN. NICOLE
GRANT FROM IBEW LOCAL 4 TO 6.
AND CHARLIE LAMPKIN. GOOD
MORNING, NICOLE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. I USE SHE AND HER
PRONOUNS. I AM MEMBER OF LOCAL
46. REPRESENTING 6200
ELECTRICIANS IN OUR COMMUNITY
WE AS A UNION WANTED TO EXPRES
OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL
FOR THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY .
WE FELT LIKE WE WERE VERY WELL
STAKEHOLDER TO AND HAVE A LOT O
GRATITUDE TO THE COUNCIL AND
MAYOR'S OFFICE. OF THE REASON
THE UNION IS IN SUCH STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE HOUSING LEVY THI
YEAR AND THE PROPOSAL PUT
FORWARD IS BECAUSE OUR MEMBERS
HAVE FAMILY . AND WE ALSO HAVE
MEMBERS THAT ARE LOWER INCOME
THAT WANT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS
SAFE, AFFORDABLE, QUALITY
HOUSING. THERE ARE ALSO OVER
500 ELECTRICIANS THAT ARE
UNEMPLOYED IN KING COUNTY RIGHT
NOW. I THINK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT A RECESSION AND
THE RISK OF A RECESSION SINCE
THE COVID PANDEMIC . BUT THIS I
SOMETHING THAT IS REAL FOR A LO
OF FAMILIES THAT ARE TRYING TO
GET BY RIGHT NOW. THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM OUR
CITY TO SUPPORT WORKERS THAT
ARE IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND ALSO SUPPORT
WORKERS THAT BUILD THIS HOUSIN
THAT THEY CAN BE PROUD OF FOR
HAVING DONE SOMETHING FOR THEIR
COMMUNITY. IT'S A REALLY BIG
DEAL FOR US. ESPECIALLY RIGHT
NOW. TONS OF GRATITUDE TO THE
COUNCIL AND TO THE MAYOR.
COUNCILWOMAN MOSQUEDA, YOU
ESPECIALLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND BREANNA THOMAS. TONS OF
GRATITUDE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIAT
IT. WELCOME, CHARLIE LAMB.
>> THIS MIKE?
>> YES, THAT WORKS.
>> HI, COUNCIL, AND ALL THOSE
WATCHING ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
MY NAME IS CHARLIE. I AM THE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AT THE
KING COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL. WE
REPRESENT MORE THAN 150 UNIONS
AND 100,000 UNION WORKERS. I A
A PROUD MEMBER OF LOCAL EIGHT A
WELL. I'M GOING TO ECHO A LOT O
WHAT MY SISTER, NICOLE SAID.
THIS HOUSING LEVY IS SO
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CAN DO SO
MUCH GOOD FOR OUR CITY. IT
INVESTS IN THE AREA WHERE I
THINK WE ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT I
NEEDING THE MOST INVESTMENT
RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS IN HOUSING.
IT IS A LIMITATION FOR PEOPLE O
ALL INCOME LEVELS TO LIVE IN OU
CITY AND TO HAVE A GOOD QUALITY
OF LIFE ALL ACROSS OUR REGION.
THIS IS JUST A REAL SOLID
INVESTMENT HOUSING THAT WE
NEED. AT THE LABOR COUNCIL WE
ARE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WORK
THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE THIS
LEVY BIG AND HISTORIC AND TO
MAKE IT SO THAT IT TRULY CAN
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THIS
ISSUE. SO WE APPLAUD THE MAYOR.
WE APPLAUD CITY COUNCIL. THE
WORK YOU HAVE PUT INTO THIS. BU
IT GOES BEYOND JUST HOUSING.
THIS LEVY IS A REAL JOB CREATOR
. THE CONSTRUCTION THAT CAN BE
DONE UNION TO ALL OF THE ONGOIN
JOBS TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITIES.
THIS IS A REAL WIN FOR WORKERS
IN OUR REGION. AND WE'RE LOOKIN
FORWARD TO SEEING THIS LEVY ON
THE BALLOT THIS FALL. THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU, BOTH, VERY MUCH.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OU
CLERK TO CALL ON THE FOLKS WHO
ARE SIGNED UP ONLINE. WE HAVE
NINE PEOPLE AND YOU ARE ALL
PRESENT. SO WE WILL GET THROUGH
EVERYBODY HERE.
>> FIRST OFF, WE HAVE DENNIS.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT. MY NAME IS DENNIS. I
WORK IN PUBLIC HOUSING. PSH
PROVIDER . ON BEHALF OF THOSE
RESIDENTS, MY COLLEAGUES IN
PERMANENT HOUSING, I APPLAUD TH
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVEL PROPOSAL.
ENCOURAGED THE CITY COUNCIL TO
MOVE IT FORWARD. OVER THE NEXT
TWO YEARS, PLYMOUTH WILL BE
OPENING FIVE APARTMENT
BUILDINGS AND HOUSING 500
PEOPLE. WE ARE OPENING BLAKE
HOUSE LATER THIS MONTH , THE
CITY'S FIRST PERMANENT HOUSING
HIGH-RISE IN 50 YEARS. WITHOUT
THE HOUSING LEVY, MANY WOULD NO
HAVE A PLACE. IT IS ABOUT
MAKING THINGS BETTER FOR
NEIGHBORS. RESIDENTS FROM ALL
WALKS OF LIFE AND COMMUNITIES .
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE SHOULD NOT
HAVE TO WAIT YEARS OR DECADES T
FIND AN AFFORDABLE HOME. THAT
WILL NOT HAPPEN UNDER THIS LEVY
SO WE ARE THRILLED ABOUT IT. W
APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS BEING
CONSIDERED. WE SUPPORT THE
AMENDMENT THAT CAN BE USED FOR
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. WE ALSO
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT TO
FACILITATE INTEGRATION OF
HEALTH SERVICES WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE ALSO SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS TO REVIEW ANNUAL
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES
THAT CAN BE AVAILABLE TO BE
REDIRECTED TO OTHER PROGRAMS TO
ALLOW ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS TO
BE USED. THIS PROPOSAL --
PROGRAMS TO MEET THE CHALLENGE
IN OUR CITY. WE SUPPORT
ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE FUNDING FOR STAFF T
PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES EVERY
DAY. THIS PROPOSAL CAN HELP US
LIFT UP FRONT LINE WORKERS ,
ESPECIALLY WHEN COUPLED WITH
JUMPSTART FUNDING. WE ARE
GRATEFUL THEY ARE CONSIDERING
STEPPING UP FOR THE HOUSING
HAVEN SERVICES SECTOR. THESE AR
IMPORTANT STEPS TOWARD DIGNITY.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVIDE COMMENT.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE LOW AND ,
FOLLOWED BY CHRIS.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MOSQUED
AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE
TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED HOUSING
LEVY RENEWAL. THERE IS SO MUCH
TO BE EXCITED ABOUT, BUT TODAY
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANC
OF TWO ISSUES THAT PROPOSAL
ADDRESSES. FIRST IS MORE FUNDIN
FOR THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
UNITS IN THE CITY. STAFF SEE
DAILY HOW CRUCIAL APARTMENT
HOMES ARE TO INDIVIDUALS
ESCAPING HOMELESSNESS WHO ALSO
HAVE LONG HISTORIES OF
DISABLING CONDITIONS. WE NEED
MORE UNITS TO ADDRESS THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS THAT OUR
CITY CONTINUES TO FACE. SECOND,
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING I
A UNIQUE MODEL THAT WORKS TO
PREVENT FUTURE RETURNS TO
HOMELESSNESS AND BRINGS HELP
AND STABILITY TO TENANTS. IN
ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS,
INVESTMENTS IN OPERATIONS
PROVIDED WITHIN THE PROGRAMS AR
CRITICAL. THE PROPOSED LEVY PLA
BRINGS FORWARD THESE ADDITIONA
RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP THE
CITY ACHIEVE ITS GOAL. LASTLY
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANC
OF WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FOR
SERVICE PROVIDERS TASKED WITH
HELPING TO END HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS. TODAY IN OUR CITY TO
AFFORD A STUDIO APARTMENT AND
NOT BE RENT BURDENED , AN
INDIVIDUAL MUST EARN $81,680
PER YEAR. THIS MAY SOUND
ASTRONOMICAL, BUT IT IS ENTIREL
TRUE. WHILE WE HAVE MADE
SIGNIFICANT PROCESS TOWARD THE
GOALS OF ENSURING OUR WORKERS
CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY
THEY SERVE, WE STILL HAVE A LON
WAY TO GO TO WRITE THE HISTORIC
WAGE DEPRESSION IN HUMAN
SERVICES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY AND FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THIS LEVY PROPOSAL A
WRITTEN. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL OF YOUR WORK AND EFFORTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE HAVE CLIFF, FOLLOWED BY
CHAD .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME IS CLIFF. I'M THE MANAGER
FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN
SEATTLE. WE ARE ALSO MEMBERS O
BLACKCOMB INITIATIVE . SPEAKING
IN SUPPORT OF THE HOUSING LEVY
PROPOSAL. SEVERAL AMENDMENTS .
AS I TESTIFIED BEFORE, THIS LEV
IS MASSIVELY IMPACTFUL AND
GROUNDBREAKING TO THE WORK FOR
NOT JUST OURSELVES BUT MANY
OTHER HOUSING PROVIDERS IN THE
CITY IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VERY
PEOPLE THAT KEEP OUR CITY MOVIN
FORWARD EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF INVESTING 970 MILLIO
OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS AND
ALSO FOR HOME OWNERSHIP. WE
ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE NUMBER OF
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO MAKE THE
LEVY BETTER. FAMILY SIZE UNITS
TO ADDRESS THE HOMEOWNERSHIP
GAP. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
STAFF FOR AMENDMENT EIGHT. 21
MILLION LEVY . ADDITIONAL
PROGRAM OUTCOME. WE ALSO
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT TO
INTEGRATE INTEGRATION OF
CHILDCARE, HEALTH SERVICES,
AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE.
TRULY INNOVATIVE. WE ALSO
SUPPORT -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THAT CAN BE REDIRECTED TO OTHE
PROGRAMS AND TO ALLOW A PORTIO
TO BE USED . SMALL,
COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS.
SUPPORT MORE FAMILY-STYLE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND PLEASE MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS PROPOSAL
APPROVING THIS LEVY. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS.
>> WE HAVE DONALD KING.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND MEMBER
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
CHAD. SPEAKING IN STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY OF THE $97
MILLION. AFFORDABILITY RIGHT
NOW IS AT A CRISIS LEVEL IN
SEATTLE. WE CURRENTLY NEED
30,000 HOMES AFFORDABLE AT LESS
THAN 50% OF THE AREA MEDIAN
INCOME. THIS WILL ONLY GROW
OVER TIME UNLESS WE REALLY ACT
TO MEET THE MOMENT AND CREATE
MORE AFFORDABLE AND ABUNDANT
HOUSING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR THE HARD
WORK OF REALLY DIVING IN AND
DIGGING INTO THE DETAILS TO
FINE-TUNE THE PROPOSAL. I
APPRECIATE ISSUE A, WHICH
IDENTIFIES UP TO $21 MILLION
THAT COULD BE USED FOR
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM OUTCOMES. I'
ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF FOUR,
AIMING TO INTEGRATE CHILDCARE
AND HEALTH SERVICES AND OTHER
SERVICES WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. ESPECIALLY WITHOUT
USING HOUSING DOLLARS TO SUPPOR
THESE BROADER COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS . I AM ALS
SUPPORTIVE OF ISSUES SIX
THROUGH EIGHT, WHICH CLIFF JUS
MENTIONED IS NOT GOING TO GO
OVER THEM ALL, BUT VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF ALL THREE OF
THOSE. GIVEN THE STATE OF
HOUSING THAT THIS YEAR'S LEVY
IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IT WILL HELP TO MEET THE
INCREASED NEEDS OF OUR
NEIGHBORS. THIS IS REALLY A
CHANCE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL
IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY BY
CREATING MORE THAN 3000
AFFORDABLE HOMES AND PREVENTIN
THOUSANDS MORE FROM FALLING INT
HOMELESSNESS. SEND IT FORWARD
TO THE VOTERS SO WE CAN APPROV
IT IN NOVEMBER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
DONALD KING, FOLLOWED BY KATIE
RANDALL.
>> GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA BRENNAN AND SELECT
MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE. I
AM DONALD KING. I AM PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF THE INITIATIVE. WE
ARE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM OF KING
COUNTY SEATTLE . AND THE
BLACKCOMB INITIATIVE. ON BEHAL
OF OUR BLACK CHURCH MEMBERS, W
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE RENEWAL
AND EXPANSION OF THE SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVY. WE LOOK
PARTICULARLY AT THE ABILITY FO
THE LEVY TO EXPAND ITS DOLLARS
TOWARD $51 MILLION OF
HOMEOWNERSHIP WITH OVER 200
YEARS OF HISTORY IN THE BLACK
CHURCH TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
MISSION OF THE CHURCH . WE FEE
THAT CLOSING THE WEALTH GAP
BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE FAMILIE
THROUGH PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP IS A NEW MISSION
FOR THE CHURCH. AT THE SAME TIM
, OUR BLACK CHURCHES IN CENTRAL
SEATTLE ARE ALSO THREATENED AS
CONGREGATION. COMMUNITY MEMBER
ARE THREATENED WITH DISPLACEMEN
FROM SEATTLE. THIS LEVY WILL
CERTAINLY HELP STEM THAT OUTFLO
FROM THE CITY AND DISPLACEMENT
OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT WORK BEING DONE
BY OTHERS AS WELL . THE
NEHEMIAH INITIATIVE SEATTLE.
PROVIDING UP TO 360 AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
SEATTLE HAS BECOME LESS AND
LESS OF AN INTEGRATED
COMMUNITY. WE ARE LOOKING FOR
THE LEVY TO BEGIN TO RESOLVE
THAT AND SEE SEATTLE BE MORE
DIVERSE.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE KATIE
RANDALL, FOLLOWED BY JOHN GRANT
>> GOOD MORNING , COUNCILMEMBE
MOSQUEDA AND OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS KATI
RANDALL. I AM A PRODUCT
DEVELOPER AND SEATTLE HOMEOWNER
MERCY HOUSING NORTHWEST IS THE
LOCAL BUSINESS UNDER EMERGENCY
HOUSING, ONE OF THE LARGEST
NONPROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
THE COUNTRY. WE PROVIDE HOUSIN
OPPORTUNITIES TO HUNDREDS OF
FAMILIES AND SENIORS. I AM HER
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
PROPOSED RENEWAL OF THE HOUSING
LEVY AT 970 MILLION. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
YOUR WORK TO DELVE INTO THE
HOUSING LEVY RENEWAL DETAILS.
SEATTLE FACES AN EXACERBATING
HOUSING CRISIS. WE NEED 30,000
HOMES AFFORDABLE AT LESS THAN
50% THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME NOW.
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE LEVY HAS A
DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH HOUSIN
DEVELOPERS BEING ABLE TO CREAT
UNITSAFFORDABLE TO THOSE WITH
LOWER INCOME. I AM SUPPORTIVE
OF AMENDMENT FOUR TO FACILITATE
THE INTEGRATION OF CHILDCARE
HEALTH SERVICES, AFFORDABLE
COMMERCIAL SPACE , ET CETERA,
WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
APPRECIATE THE OFFICE OF HOUSIN
TO WORK WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS
TO FIND FUNDING SERVICES FOR
THOSE COMMUNITY SPACES. WE ARE
ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF AMENDMENT
EIGHT. FAMILY UNITS ARE A
CRITICAL NEED FOR SUPPORTING
CHILDREN WHO FACE HOUSING
INSTABILITY AND PROVIDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INTERGENERATIONAL LIVING THAT
SUPPORTS FAMILIES. THEY COST
MORE THAN A CONSTRUCTIVE STUDIO
A SINGLE THREE-BEDROOM
APARTMENT OFTEN HOUSES AS MANY
AS FIVE PEOPLE. THE HOUSING LEV
HAS BEEN FOUNDATIONAL FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR CITY
FOR OVER 40 YEARS. MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ARE
SUPPLEMENTAL, BUT THEY VERY
FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR. THE NEED IN
SEATTLE IS SO GREAT THAT EVEN I
JUMPSTART REVENUES INCREASE,
THERE IS STILL A NEED FOR 970
MILLION LEVEES. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY AND
YOUR CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF
THIS ISSUE.
>> WE HAVE JOHN GRANT AND JESS
SIMPSON UP NEXT.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
MY NAME IS JOHN GRANT. I AM A
STREET CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER.
I'M TESTIFYING TODAY IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE HOUSING LEVY
RENEWAL AT 970 MILLION. --
UTILIZED TO GREAT EFFECT TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS. TODAY
WOULD LIKE TO COLOR SUPPORT
SPECIFICALLY TO AMENDMENT FOUR.
ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO
CHILDCARE. AS YOU KNOW, THERE
ARE MANY LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
IN CHILDCARE DESERTS. TO BUILD
UP NEW EARLY LEARNING CENTERS,
SUCH AS THE TONY REALI
APARTMENTS. DEVELOPING MLK
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EARNESTL
LEARNING CENTER. THESE
OWNERSHIPS BETWEEN AVOIDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS AND EARLY
LEARNING GROUPS -- IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE FAMILIES. AND SURE
THEY CAN THRIVE . WE ALSO WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUED
TO ALLOW -- PREDEVELOPMENT
COSTS. THIS CAN HELP AS IT IS
MAJOR BARRIER FOR SMALLER
COMMUNITIES TO LAUNCH
INNOVATIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS GEARED TOWARD SERVING
MARGINAL COMMUNITIES. THE LACK
OF ADEQUATE PREDEVELOPMENT FUND
-- LACKS ACCESS TO FUNDING
STREAMS TO LAUNCH PROJECTS.
FINALLY, IN REGARDS TO AMENDMEN
14 ON VACANCY DATA, WE WOULD
URGE CAUTION ON REQUIRING
QUARTERLY REPORTING . WE
BELIEVE COLLECTING VACANCY DATA
FROM MARKET RATE HOUSING
PROVIDERS COULD BE USEFUL AS
THERE ARE ISSUES OF LECTURE
UNITS . HOWEVER, THAT DATA POIN
IS LESS USEFUL IN A NONPROFIT
HOUSING SETTING. HIGHLY SOUGHT
AFTER AND QUICKLY FILLED GIVEN
THE EXTREME SHORTAGE OF
AVAILABLE HUMANS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. JESSE
SIMPSON. YOU ARE UP NEXT.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
I AM JESSE SIMPSON. THANKS FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. I'M
HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED $970
MILLION HOUSING LEVY RENEWAL.I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL AND
STAFF FOR YOUR DILIGENT WORK T
FINE-TUNE THIS PROPOSAL. I WOUL
LIKE TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUES AND
OTHERS' COMMENTS ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF HOUSING LEVY'S TO
IMPROVE . I SUPPORT THE
AMENDMENT THREE ADDING PROGRAMS
PRESERVING EXISTING CITY FUNDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS .
REQUEST THAT THIS AMENDMENT BE
CAREFULLY CRAFTED TO GIVE
PROVIDERS LIKABILITY. THERE ARE
SOME INSTANCES WHERE
PRESERVATION OF SMALL, OLDER
BUILDINGS WITH REHABILITATION
NEEDS -- PROVIDERS ARE BETTER
ABLE TO SERVE MORE LOW INCOME
PEOPLE BY SELLING THE BUILDING
AND USING THE PROCEEDS TO
ACQUIRE NEW, AFFORDABLE HOMES.
WE NEED TO ENSURE PROVIDERS CAN
DO THIS DIFFICULT TASK. I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO RAISE CONCERNS
ABOUT AMENDMENT 14. MEMBERS
HAVE ALREADY WORKED HARD TO
ENSURE AFFORDABLE HOMES ARE SOL
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN FOR
HOUSING PROVIDERS. IT HAS BEEN
FOUNDATIONAL FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN OUR CITY FOR OVER 40
YEARS. SCHOOLS LIKE JUMPSTART
ARE HELPFUL FOR SUPPLEMENTING
THE LEVY. THEY VARY YEAR TO YEA
DEPENDING ON ECONOMIC CLIMATE,
DEVELOPMENT POSITIONS, AND JOB
MARKETS. THE NEEDS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCREASED
MORE THAN PROJECTED. THERE IS
STILL A CRITICAL NEED FOR $970
MILLION LEVY. I URGE YOU TO
RENEW AT 970 MILLION. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
CONSIDERATION.
>> MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS THE LAS
PUBLIC COMMENT PERSON WHO
SIGNED UP ONLINE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO DIALED IN
TODAY. THAT DOES CONCLUDE
EVERYBODY WHO HAS SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE APPRECIATE
THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE SHARED
WITH US TODAY. WE WILL CONTINUE
TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE
COMMENTS YOU HAVE MADE IN THE
DISCUSSIONS HERE TODAY. AND WE
ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DIAL I
ON WEDNESDAY , MAY 31st. WE WIL
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE
EVENING. LATE AFTERNOON, I
SHOULD SAY. WE ALSO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AGAIN IN THE MORNING AT
9:30. THE LARGE -- EXCUSE ME,
WHAT TIME DOES IT START TO MAKE
IT START 4:30 . THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR FOLKS TO DIAL IN AND HEAR
FROM EVERYBODY IS PROVIDED FOR
THAT AFTERNOON ON 4:30 ON MAY
31st. THAT WILL BE OUR LAST BI
PUBLIC HEARING. BUT YOU ALSO
HAVE THE CHANCE TO DIAL IN EVER
TIME WE MEET AT 9:30 IN THE
MORNING AS WELL. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM ONE. COUL
YOU PUT ITEM ON INTO THE RECORD
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.
DISCUSSION OF ISSUES AND OPTION
FOR 2023 HOUSING LEVY RENEWAL
MEASURE. FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CLERK. COLLEAGUES TODAY. WE HAV
WITH US TRACI RATZLIFF AND
JENNIFER LABRECQUE FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUC
FOR BEING HERE. WE ALSO HAVE
ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS HERE
WHO HAVE SHARED IDEAS WITH
CENTRAL STAFF. FEEL FREE AS WE
WALK THROUGH THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO TO ASK QUESTIONS. AND IF
AND WHEN WE GET TO THE ITEM ON
CENTRAL STAFF'S AGENDA, THAT
INCLUDES YOUR ITEM YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK TO. THERE WILL FO
SURE BE TIME, BUT WE WILL HAVE
CENTRAL STAFF WALK THROUGH THOS
CONCEPTS BEFORE GETTING TO THE
COUNCIL MEMBER WHO MIGHT BE
CONSIDERING THE POSSIBLE
AMENDMENT AND ENHANCEMENT TO TH
HOUSING LEVY. WE ARE THRILLED T
HAVE WITH US TRACI RATZLIFF AN
JENNIFER LABRECQUE FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
TO GET ALL OF THEIR QUESTIONS
ANSWERED AND TO REALLY FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSED 2023
LEVY THAT HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED
TO COUNCIL. BEFORE WE INTRODUCE
THE LEGISLATION OFFICIALLY, WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DO WHAT
WE DO EVERY TIME THERE IS A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND ALLOW
FOR CENTRAL STAFF TO WALK
THROUGH THAT, ANALYZE WHAT
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS MIGHT BE
NECESSARY, AND WHAT ADDITIONAL
STRATEGIES THE COUNCIL WOULD
LIKE TO INCLUDE PRIOR TO
INTRODUCTION , IF ANY. TODAY WE
WILL GO THROUGH THE MEMO THEY
PROVIDED. AS A RECAP ON APRIL
5th WE HAD THE KICKOFF
DISCUSSION. THAT INCLUDED
MEMBERS OF THE MAHER'S OFFICE.
ON APRIL 19th WE ALSO RECEIVED
AN OVERVIEW FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING THAT WENT A LITTLE BIT
DEEPER INTO THE MAHER'S PROPOSE
LEGISLATION. WE HAD THE CHANCE
TO HEAR THROUGHOUT THE LAST
MONTH ON ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAD
DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. TODAY WE WILL HAVE THE
INITIAL DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION AND DISCUSSION O
POSSIBLE COUNCIL PRIORITIES.
THIS IS REALLY JUST A DISCUSSIO
TODAY. THIS IS NOT GOING TO
PROBABLY LEAD TO ANSWERS TO
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. MORE OF
THOSE ANSWERS CAN GET LOOKED
INTO IF WE DON'T HAVE THOSE AT
THE TIP OF OUR TONGUE FROM
CENTRAL STAFF. THIS IS NOT
NECESSARILY WHERE WE HAVE TO
HAVE A DEBATE ON POLICY IDEAS.
BUT IF WE WANT TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION, THAT IS WELCOMED. I
HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH
ALL OF OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. MANY
OF YOU HAVE SHARED SOME OF THE
IDEAS YOU'RE LOOKING INTO.
YOU'VE SHARED SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. I GENUINELY
THANK YOU FOR THE OVERALL
SUPPORT THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE
EXPRESSED FOR THE HOUSING LEVY
AND FOR THE WORK THAT THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AN
COMMUNITY AT LARGE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO OFFER TO US AS WE GO
INTO CONSIDERING THE 2023 LEVY
FOR VOTER CONSIDERATION SHOULD
IT MOVE OUT OF THE COUNCIL
COMMITTEE AND OUT OF THE COUNCI
CHAMBERS PRIOR TO THE END OF
JUNE. VOTERS WILL GET THE CHANC
TO DECIDE. IT'S REALLY AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO THINK
ABOUT HOW SEATTLE CONTRIBUTES T
THE OVERALL 17,000 UNITS THAT
OUR COUNTY OVERALL NEEDS IN TH
NEXT 20 YEARS. THIS IS A HUGE
COMPONENT OF MAKING THAT A
POSSIBILITY . BUT WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THESE
QUESTIONS AND IDEAS THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY HAVE GET
ADDRESSED BEFORE IT MOVES OUT
OF OUR COMMITTEE. WITH THAT, I'
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CENTRA
STAFF. TRACI RATZLIFF. I SEE
YOU. AND JENNIFER LABRECQUE.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. WE
WILL HAND IT OVER TO CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. TODA
WE WILL COVER THREE THINGS IN
OUR PRESENTATION. ONE, WE WILL
PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TH
MAYOR'S PROPOSED HOUSING LEVY.
AND THEN PRESENT [
INDISCERNIBLE ] THIS SLIDE
SHOWS THE MAYOR IS 2023 PROPOSE
HOUSING LEVY. I WILL BE BRIEF.
THE TOTAL PROPOSED LEVY IS
APPROXIMATELY $970 MILLION. NE
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL --
IN ADDITION TO CREATING NEW
UNITS, THE PROPOSED LEVY WILL
PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
PROVIDE SERVICE SUPPORT AND
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION ,
INCLUDE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTIO
. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ARE NOT
HERE ON THE SLIDE. ONE IS THAT
OPERATING MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICES , OMS FOR SHORT . [
INDISCERNIBLE ] AT LEAST 60% O
THE COMBINED RENTAL PRODUCTION
WILL BE FOR HOUSEHOLDS AT OR
BELOW 30% , WHICH IS CONSISTENT
. ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED TO NOT
THAT THE SEATTLE AUTHORITY HAS
COMMITTED HOUSING LEVY PURPOSE
.
>> JENNIFER , YOUR MICROPHONE I
A LITTLE MUFFLED ON MY END. I
WONDER IF YOU COULD GET IT
CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH OR IF WE
NEED TO TRY TO --
>> I MOVED IT A LITTLE BIT
CLOSER.
>> IS IT JUST ME? OR IS IT
MUFFLED FOR OTHERS?
>> IT IS MUFFLED.
>> OKAY.
>> GIVE ME ONE MOMENT. MAY I
HAVE ONE MOMENT, PLEASE?
>> WE HAVE EMPTY CHAMBERS HERE
YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME OUT AS
WELL. WE HAVE MASKS AS WELL. U
TO YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS CAN HEAR YOU BECAUSE
IT KIND OF COMES IN AND OUT A
LITTLE BIT.
>> I WILL BE THERE IN A MOMENT.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. SORRY ABOUT
THAT, FOLKS. APPRECIATE THE
ONGOING EFFORT TO ENSURE WE HAV
GREATER COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC
HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS .
OBVIOUSLY NOT REQUIREMENTS
ANYMORE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TAK
A QUICK PAUSE AND WE WILL COME
RIGHT BACK TO THIS. TRACI, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD AS JENNIFER
TRANSITIONS TO A DIFFERENT
MICROPHONE?
>> I DON'T, BUT I WOULD BE HAPP
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, THIS IS INFORMATION YOU
HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
TIMES. A COUPLE DIFFERENT VENUE
FROM COMMITTEE TO OFFICES. HAPP
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS SLIDE AND
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED LEVY
MEASURE.
>> APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS FOR
FILIBUSTERING WITH ME. THE GOO
NEWS IS THAT YOU ARE COMING IN
CLEARER. WE CAN HEAR YOU REALLY
WELL. THANKS SO MUCH, TRACI.
BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO
QUESTIONS, JUST TO HELP GET THE
FULLER PICTURE OF WHERE WE WERE
IN TERMS OF OUR FULL ANALYSIS
AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED IN TERM
OF LOOKING INTO QUESTIONS, I'M
GOING TO LET JENNIFER CONTINUE.
OUT HERE . LET'S TRY THAT
MICROPHONE.
>> HOW DOES THIS SOUND?
>> SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
>> DO I NEED TO DO THIS SLIDE
OVER AGAIN OR WAS IT CLEAR
ENOUGH BEFORE?
>> LET'S DO IT. IS THAT OKAY?
>> OF COURSE.
>> JUST SO FOLKS KNOW, I DON'T
HAVE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME ON
THE SCREEN HERE, SO I WILL
GLANCE THERE.
>> I WILL LOOK FOR HANDS AS
WELL.
>> JUST TO REVIEW THE SLIDE
AGAIN, THIS SLIDE IS THE MAHER'
PROPOSED 2023 HOUSING LEVY. YO
HAVE HEARD THIS INFORMATION
BEFORE, INCLUDING JUST NOW. SO
WILL BE BRIEF. THE LEVY IS
APPROXIMATELY $970 MILLION AND
WILL CREATE 3158 NEW UNITS OF
HOUSING . THAT IS BOTH RENTAL
AND HOMEOWNERSHIP . IN ADDITION
TO CREATING NEW UNITS, THE
HOUSING LEVY WOULD PRESERVE THE
EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
PROVIDE OPERATING, MAINTENANCE,
AND SERVICES DOLLARS, SUPPORT
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION, AND PA
FOR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION,
EVICTION. PREVENTION AND
RESIDENT SERVICES. THERE IS ALS
A LINE ITEM FOR EXPENSES TO
ADMINISTER THE LEVY. A COUPLE O
THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT HERE. THE
CITY IS ENTERING INTO OPERATING
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES
CONTRACTS , OMS FOR SHORT. THA
WOULD BE FOR 20 YEARS. IF YOU
COMBINE -- I SHOULD SAY IT
ANOTHER WAY. AT LEAST 60% OF TH
COMBINED RENTAL PRODUCTION AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM ALONG WIT
OMS WILL BE FOR HOUSEHOLDS AT O
BELOW 60% AMI, WHICH IS
CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR LEVIES.
ADDITIONALLY --
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
THINK WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE
FEEDBACK. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . IS THER
SOMEBODY WHO CAN HELP ME MUTE
THAT?
>> APOLOGIES .
>> ADDITIONALLY , I WANTED TO
NOTE THAT THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY HAS COMMITTED 300
VOUCHERS, WHICH WILL BE USED TO
SUPPORT THE CREATION OF NEW
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR
PSH. FINALLY, THE ACQUISITION
AND OPPORTUNITY LOAN PROGRAM I
NOT A SEPARATE ALLOCATION OF
FUNDING. IT USES OMS THAT HAS
BEEN COLLECTED BUT NOT YET
EXPENDED. I WILL PAUSE HERE AND
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
ON THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL.
>> NOT SEEING ANY YET.
>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ALL
RIGHT. THIS SLIDE SHOWS BOTH
2023 PROPOSED LEVY FUNDING
ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE'S
PROPOSED USE OF JUMPSTART
FUNDING OVER THE SAME SEVEN-YEA
TIMEFRAME BETWEEN 2024 AND 2030
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RENTAL AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS OVER THAT
SEVEN-YEAR TIMEFRAME IS 5377. S
THAT IS THE TOTAL THAT IS
PROJECTED TO BE PRODUCED WITH
THOSE FUND SOURCES. THAT IS
INCLUSIVE OF BOTH AFFORDABLE
RENTAL AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. WHIL
THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER, I
IS STILL WELL BELOW THE NEED
PROJECTED RECENTLY BY THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
COUNCIL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
UNDER THE HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL
JUMPSTART FUNDING WILL BE NEEDE
TO ACHIEVE FULL IMPACT FOR SOM
PROGRAMS . I WILL SPEND THE NEX
COUPLE OF MINUTES WALKING
THROUGH HOW THAT IS INTENDED TO
WORK. AS YOU WILL RECALL, THE
2023 HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL
INCLUDES TWO NEW PROGRAMS. ONE
BEING WORKFORCE STABILIZATION
AND THE OTHER BEING RESIDENT
SERVICES. THE GOAL OF THE
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION PROGRAM
IS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
OPERATING MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICE DOLLARS GOING TO
EXISTING PSH PROJECTS WITH TH
INTENT THAT THIS ADDITIONAL
FUNDING WILL BE USED TO INCREAS
THE WAGES OF WORKERS AT PSH
BUILDINGS. TO ACHIEVE THIS,
$34 MILLION WOULD BE PAIRED WIT
170 MILLION OF JUMPSTART TO
SUPPORT WAGES AT 3900 EXISTING
PSH UNITS. THE RESIDENT
SERVICES PROGRAM WOULD FUND
SERVICES AT NON-PSH HOUSING TO
SUPPORT TENANT STABILITY. THAT
COULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE CASE
MANAGEMENT OR OTHER STAFF
SUPPORT TO HELP RESIDENTS ACCES
THE SERVICES THEY NEED. HERE,
ABOUT $10 MILLION OF LEVY FUNDS
WOULD BE COMBINED WITH ABOUT
$14 MILLION OF JUMPSTART
DOLLARS. FINALLY, LEVY AND
JUMPSTART WOULD BE PAIRED TO
SUPPORT NEW OMS CONTRACTS FOR
NEW PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROJECTS. UNIT OMS
AMOUNTS ARE BEING INCREASED FRO
$2500-$5400 UNDER THIS CURRENT
LEVY PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT THIS
INCREASED AMOUNT OF OMS FUNDIN
AND THE CONTINUED CREATION OF A
NEW PSH UNITS. UP TO $110
MILLION OF JUMPSTART FUNDING MA
BE NEEDED. THE FINAL AMOUNT OF
JUMPSTART MAY END UP BEING LOWE
DEPENDING UPON THE AVAILABILITY
OF OTHER FUNDS FOR OMS. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE
HIGHLIGHTS A FEW KEY COMPONENTS
OF THE LEVY ORDINANCE THAT HAS
BEEN TRANSMITTED FROM CITY
COUNCIL. IT AUTHORIZES THE LEVY
TO BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER 7t
ALEC, WHICH IS THE GENERAL
ELECTION. IT EXEMPTS CERTAIN
SENIORS AND THOSE VETERANS WIT
DISABILITIES AND OTHERS FROM
HAVING TO PAY FOR THE LEVY. IT
REQUIRES THE EXECUTIVE TO
SUBMIT AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FINANCIAL PLAN, AS WELL AS
REPORT ANNUALLY ON LEVY
PROGRESS. AND IT ESTABLISHES A
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE . THER
IS ALSO AN ATTACHMENT A, WHICH
DESCRIBES IN MORE DETAIL THE
PROGRAMS TO BE FUNDED WITH LEVY
REVENUES. NEXT SLIDE.
>> ACTUALLY --. I JUST WANTED
TO POINT OUT SOMETHING HERE ON
SLIDE FOUR. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT . ONE OF
THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS MENTIONED
THIS AS WELL. HIGHLIGHT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE JUMPSTART
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX MONEY
THAT IS COMPLEMENTING THE
HOUSING LEVY HERE TO REALLY GET
TO THE OVERALL GOALS FOR
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION ,
RESIDENT SERVICES, THE FAMILY
SIZED UNITS. I'M LOOKING AT
SLIDE FOUR. SORRY. AND WE CAN
CHAT ABOUT THIS AGAIN, BUT THE
LEVY COMBINATION WITH THIS
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS NEEDS TO
ALSO BE PAIRED WITH JUMPSTART
INVESTMENTS. I THINK WE WILL GE
TO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. BUT
MOSTLY WE THINK ABOUT SOLELY
THIS REVENUE STREAM. BUT WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THEY'VE
CONTEMPLATED THIS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH JUMPSTART
PAYROLL TAX TO GET THE LEVEL OF
SERVICES AND UNITS THEY ARE
PROPOSING. COULD YOU COMMENT ON
THAT A LITTLE BIT TOO?
>> YEAH. WHY DON'T WE GO BACK.
SLIDE THREE. SLIDE TWO. THIS
CHART SHOWS THE COMBINATION OF
LEVY AND JUMPSTART FUNDING TO B
ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF UNITS OVER THE
SEVEN-YEAR TIME PERIOD. THEN IF
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE , THIS
TALKS IN DETAIL ABOUT EXACTLY
WHAT YOU MENTIONED,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WHICH I
THAT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL DOE
ASSUME A BREEDING OF BOTH LEVY
AND JUMPSTART FUNDING TO BE ABL
TO FULLY IMPLEMENT SOME
PROGRAMS. THAT INCLUDES BOTH TH
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION PROGRAM
AND RESIDENT SERVICES. SO TO
REALLY BE ABLE TO INCREASE
FUNDING FOR THE 3900 EXISTING
PSH UNITS TO BE ABLE TO PROVID
THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING LARGELY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING
WORKER WAGES , THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL WOULD NEED BOTH LEVY
FUNDING AND JUMPSTART FUNDING T
BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT.
>> GREAT. SO THE LEVY AND
JUMPSTART AND FUNDING SOURCES
LIKE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY COULD COME FROM
THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TOGETHER WE ARE TRYING TO INVES
IN THE BROADER PICTURE OF
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
STABILIZING THE WORKFORCE,
SUPPORTING RESIDENTS, AND
MEETING THE RANGE OF HOUSING
NEEDS AND HOUSEHOLD SIZES AT AL
INCOME LEVELS. I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND I HAVE
HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR
JOINT INTEREST IN SEEING MORE
THREE AND FOUR-BEDROOMS. THAT I
PROBABLY SHARED BY PARTY FOR
MOST OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS, IF
NOT ALL. WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE
THAT LEVEL OF THREE-AND
FOUR-BEDROOM SOLELY BY
PARTNERING AND PRESERVING AND
PROTECTING THE FUNDING FOR
JUMPSTART. I JUST THINK THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO LIFT UP AND
APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE
COMPLEMENTED THE FULL ANALYSIS
OF THE HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL
WITH THE JUMPSTART FUNDING
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WAS
CONTEMPLATED. WE JUST NEED TO B
REALLY TRANSPARENT WITH MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL THAT THI
IS BRAIDED TOGETHER FUNDING THA
ALLOWS FOR US TO MEET HIGHER
GOALS . MORE POPULATION SERVED,
BETTER SERVICES, AND ENHANCED
WORKFORCE. COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOT OF THOS
JUMPSTART FUNDS. I WANTED TO
KNOW IF THE PRESENTATION WILL
ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT THE
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
AND FEE REVENUE, WHICH WAS 75
MILLION -- 75.7 MILLION IN 2021
75.1 MILLION IN 2022. SO, OVER
SEVEN YEARS , IF IT WERE 75
MILLION, IT KEPT GOING, IT WOUL
BE $525 MILLION. 75÷7. SO,
JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE COUL
TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH REVENUE
WILL APPLY TO THIS. ALSO WITH
THE STATE PREEMPTING SEATTLE ON
SOME LAND-USE ISSUES AND
PASSING HOUSE BILL 1110 -- IF W
EXTEND MHA TO THOSE NEW UP ZON
AREAS, MHA REVENUE COULD
POTENTIALLY INCREASE EVEN MORE
FOR THIS PURPOSE OF PRODUCING
LOW INCOME HOUSING.
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT NOW,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. OR WE
CAN WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO YOUR
PROPOSAL, WHICH I THINK IS WHER
YOU ARE SQUARELY GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THOSE POTENTIAL ESTIMATED
REVENUES, WHICH YOU HAVE DONE
YOUR ESTIMATE OF WHAT YOU THINK
MHA MIGHT CREATE OVER THE NEXT
SEVEN YEARS. IT IS DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT HAS BEEN MODELED. THA
FUND SOURCES TO BE PAIRED NOT
WITH THE LEVY BUT WITH THE
JUMPSTART. SO IT IS TO REMAIN
WITH THE JUMPSTART MIGHT BE
ANTICIPATED TO CREATE VERSUS
WHAT THE LEVY ACTUALLY IS
EXPECTED TO CREATE. I JUST WANT
US TO BE ABLE TO SEPARATE IN OU
MINDS THAT THE MHA GOES WITH TH
JUMPSTART IN TERMS OF WHAT
PRODUCTION MIGHT HAPPEN. YOU
HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT.
BUT LEVY IS INTENDED NOT TO BE
LEVERAGED WITH MHA BUT TO BE
LIMITED TO A VERY SPECIFIC
AMOUNT OF HOME FUNDING.
>> THANKS. WE WILL CHAT ABOUT
THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION. COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN MIGHT BE HIGHLIGHTING
FOR US IN THE NEAR FUTURE HERE.
>> OKAY. TRACI, CAN YOU GO TO
THE SLIDE FIVE , PLEASE? THERE
WE GO. SO, ALONG WITH THE
ORDINANCE THAT WAS TRANSMITTED
BY THE EXECUTIVE , THERE WAS
ALSO A COMPANION RESOLUTION.
THAT DID SEVERAL THINGS. IT DOE
REQUIRE OH TO DEVELOP AND
SUBMIT A LEVY AND FINANCIAL
PLAN AND A PLAN FOR A SHORT IN
THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024. THA
RESOLUTION REQUEST THAT THE AN
PLAN CONTAINS SOME SPECIFIC
POLICIES. THOSE INCLUDE
ENCOURAGING GEOGRAPHIC
ESTIMATION OF LEVY FUNDED UNITS
ACROSS THE CITY . HOUSING
INVESTMENTS . ENCOURAGING
HOUSING INVESTMENTS THAT SUPPOR
BROADER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
GOALS. AND CONTINUED PROGRESS
ON IMPLEMENTING THE WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION FUND . NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE. THE COMPANION
RESOLUTION ALSO DIRECTS THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AN
FINANCIAL SERVICES TO WORK WIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LABOR
PARTNERS TO UPDATE THE CITY'S
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT O
CWA BY ESTABLISHING CRITERIA
SPECIFIC TO O.H. FUNDED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH A FOCUS
ON PROJECTS ON CITY-OWNED
SITES. THE RESOLUTION
ANTICIPATES THAT CWAS WILL BE
APPLIED BETWEEN FOUR TO SIX
O.H. FUNDED CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS EARLY ON IN THE PERIOD
RESOLUTION STATES THAT A
NEUTRAL THIRD PARTY WILL COLLEC
AND ANALYZE BOTH ANNOTATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE DATA FOR CWA AND
NON-CWA PROJECTS TO INFORM
FUTURE POLICY UPDATES. I WILL
PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE
OR THE RESOLUTION.
>> I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING.
>> OKAY. I'M NOT GOING TO TURN
IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, TRACY.
>> LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA. BACK TO THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE ON THE RESOLUTION. YES.
THANK YOU. COULD YOU TALK ABOU
THE CWA A LITTLE BIT MORE?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DOES THAT
INCREASE THE COST OF EACH UNIT
OF HOUSING? AND IF SO, BY HOW
MUCH?
>> THE CWA IS ESSENTIALLY AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY, THE
DEVELOPER, AND THE CONTRACTOR .
AND IT DOES INCLUDE GOALS OR
TARGETS AROUND APPRENTICESHIP
UTILIZATION, PRIORITY HIGHER,
AND OTHER ITEMS. THERE WAS ONE
-- SO, IN SEVERAL YEARS AGO TH
CITY AND OFFICE OF HOUSING
CONDUCTED A PILOT PROJECT . THE
FIRST SITE , WHICH WAS
COMPLETED , I BELIEVE, IN 2022.
TRACI, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THI
ONE OR DO YOU WANT ME TO
CONTINUE?
>> YOU ARE DOING FINE. HAPPY TO
STEP IN IF YOU WOULD WANT ME TO
TALK ABOUT IT MORE.
>> THE SECOND -- AS I MENTIONED
THERE WAS ONE PILOT PROJECT THA
WAS DONE ON THE SECOND SITE. A
PART OF THAT, THERE WAS AN
ASSESSMENT THAT COMPARED THAT
PILOT PROJECT AGAINST THREE
OTHER PROJECTS THAT DID NOT HAV
A CWA ON IT. ONE OF THE KEY
THINGS I WANT TO MENTION IS THA
ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS WERE
COMPLETED DURING COVID. SO IT I
HARD TO DRAW ANY CONCLUSIVE
FINDINGS GIVEN THAT THERE WAS
ONE PROJECT AND THAT IT HAPPENE
DURING A REALLY UNIQUE TIME IN
HISTORY. SO THAT IS PART OF THE
INTENT FOR DOING FURTHER
STUDIES WITH THE NEUTRAL THIRD
PARTY. TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
CWAS TO INFORM POLICY. DID I
ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS?
>> I WILL ADD TO IT A LITTLE
BIT. AS THE SPONSOR OF THE
LANGUAGE THAT WE INCLUDED IN TH
MERCER MAKER SALE TO REQUIRE
THERE TO BE A PILOT STUDY ON
THE CASE SITE, WHICH YOU MIGHT
BE FAMILIAR WITH WITH ANY
CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE HAD WITH
THE BUILDING OR CONSTRUCTION
TRADES OR A MOTEL LABOR, THE
CONCEPT WAS TO MAKE SURE WE
COULD ADVANCE SIMILAR
STRATEGIES THAT KING COUNTY
USES. THEY HAVE COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENT LANGUAGE I
SOUND TRANSIT, COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE LANGUAGE IN BEHAVIOR
HEALTH LEVY THEY JUST PASSED.
IN BEST STARTS FOR KIDS. NOBODY
HAS EVER ASKED WHETHER OR NOT
THERE WERE FEWER BEDS THAT WOUL
BE CREATED IN THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH LEVY OR FEWER KIDS THAT
WOULD BE SERVED , OR LESS MILES
OF RAIL THAT WOULD BE LAID
BECAUSE WE ARE INVESTING IN GOO
LIVING WAGE JOBS WITH PUBLIC
SECTOR DOLLARS. SIMILAR TO
PLACES LIKE THE CITY OF DULUTH,
WHO IN MINNEAPOLIS HAS HAD
PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS AND
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS
HAS SEEN NOT ONLY AN INCREASE I
WORKFORCE STABILIT AND
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO GIVE
GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS, THERE IS
ALSO INCREASED PRODUCTION --
EXCUSE ME, INCREASED NUMBERS OF
WOMEN APPRENTICESHIP , PEOPLE O
COLOR APPRENTICESHIP ,
PARTICIPANTS ON THOSE SITES. AN
WE HAVE GREAT DATA AS WELL FROM
THE ANALYSIS FROM THE CASE SITE
STUDY. BUT I THINK IT IS A GOO
GOVERNANCE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE
THAT PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE GOING
INTO THE PUBLIC GOOD, MEANING
MAKING SURE WE ARE ALSO
INVESTING IN GOOD LIVING WAGE
JOBS AS WE BUILD MORE AFFORDABL
HOUSING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATIO
OF A RAMP-UP OF PILOTS THAT THE
CITY WILL BE LAUNCHING. BUILDIN
ON THE EXAMPLES OF THE CASE SIT
ALREADY WE HAVE THREE OTHER K
SITES IN THE MIX THAT WERE GOIN
TO BE PART OF OUR NEAR-TERM
HOUSING PROJECTS THAT WOULD USE
GOOD LIVING WAGE STANDARDS AS W
BUILD ADDITIONAL UNITS. I WILL
ALSO SAY THAT IN MY
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FEDERAL
DELEGATION WHEN I WENT BACK FOR
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
AND THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD
DIRECTLY WITH OUR DELEGATION,
WHO IS IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
IN CONGRESS -- WHEN I RAISED
WITH THEM AND THEIR STAFF THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL FUNDS TO GO TO HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT ARE INVESTING IN
PROJECTS THAT HAVE COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS, THEY
EXPRESSED A LOT OF INTEREST IN
SEEING WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL
DOLLARS AND THE SAME IS TRUE FO
THE STATE LEVEL. MANY STATE
LEGISLATORS IN THIS LAST SESSIO
AND THE SESSION BEFORE ARE
CONTINUING TO ADVANCE ADDITIONA
FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DOLLARS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TIED TO PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
THAT HAVE INCLUDED LANGUAGE
SIMILAR TO CWAS IN THE PAST. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS
CLEAR THAT IS NOT SOLELY THE
HOUSING LEVY THAT WILL ONLY BE
USED FOR THESE DOLLARS. IT WILL
BE IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPARE JUST
HOUSING LEVY DOLLARS TO THE
UNITS WHEN WE ARE OBVIOUSLY
ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT GRADING
FUNDING AND THE OVERALL
IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE WE AR
INVESTING IN WHATEVER
COMMUNITIES NEED OVERALL AS
HOUSING ECONOMIC STABILITY AS
WELL. HAPPY TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THOSE
ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND WHY
SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS SO
EXCITING AND IMPORTANT AND
ENCOURAGES US TO HAVE THOSE
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BUILDING
TRADES PARTNERS WHO WERE PART O
THE CASE SITE PILOT WHO HAVE
TRULY BEEN GOOD PARTNERS WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE FOR PROVIDING
PROOF OF CONCEPT. VICE CHAIR
HERBOLD, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WANT
TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE CITY
DOES HAVE A POLICY FOR OTHER
LEVIES THAT REQUIRES COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS WITH GOO
LABOR STANDARDS AND
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRACTICES AND
APPRENTICES. THE HOUSING LEVY
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CASE
SITE PILOT HAS LONG BEEN THE
EXCEPTION. BUT TYPICALLY OTHER
CAPITAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY THAT HAVE MORE THAN $5
MILLION OF INVESTMENT DO HAVE
TO FOLLOW A PRIORITY HIGHER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. VERY IMPORTANT
REMINDER. TRACI?
>> IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE
RESULTS OF THAT CASE SITE
EVALUATION, THE DOCUMENT AND TH
REPORT IS ACTUALLY IN YOUR LEVY
NOTEBOOK. I THINK WE PUT IT
UNDERNEATH THE BACKGROUND
MATERIALS. SO YOU CAN LOOK MORE
EXTENSIVELY AT THAT REPORT IF
YOU WOULD LIKE. I THINK JEN DID
A GOOD JOB OF SAYING THE RESULT
WERE SOMEWHAT MIXED IN THAT
PROJECT AND WITH THE
COMPARISON, BUT IT WAS AN
UNUSUAL TIME FOR US IN TERMS OF
COVID AND POTENTIAL MATERIAL AN
LABOR SHORTAGES. IT JUST DID NO
FEEL APPROPRIATE TO RELY ON THA
ONE SITE TO SAY, OH, WE
SHOULDN'T DO MORE. WE CAN DO
MORE. THIS EFFORT TO COLLECT
MORE QUANTITATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE DATA WILL HELP US
REALLY UNDERSTAND IN A MORE
NORMAL SITUATION KIND OF WHAT
THE IMPACTS ARE IN TERMS OF
ACHIEVING THE MANY GOALS THAT G
ALONG WITH A CWA.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD --
WE WILL MOVE ON UNLESS SHE JUMP
IN.
>> MY APOLOGIES. I'M SURE HIS
SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME. YOU
CAN TELL I'M TRY TO FIGURE OUT
HOW THINGS WORK. MOVING THROUG
SOME OF THOSE SLIDES DURING THE
COURSE OF THE CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE
ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO
ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIE
BY CENTRAL STAFF. IF YOU ARE
FOLLOWING ALONG IN YOUR MEMO, I
IS ON PAGE FOUR OF YOUR MEMO.
THE FIRST HAS TO DO WITH WHAT
HAS BEEN MENTIONED ALREADY BY A
NUMBER OF FOLKS. THE LEVY
INTEREST EARNINGS FROM THE
PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM. NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN
THE FINANCIAL OR PROTECTION
MODEL THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY TH
MAYOR. WE ESTIMATE ROUGHLY THA
ABOUT $21 MILLION MIGHT BE
GENERATED IN TERMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD OF
THE LEVY. WHERE DO THESE
EARNINGS COME FROM? THEY COME
FROM THE ACCRUAL OF THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM FUNDING THAT HAPPENS
BECAUSE THERE IS A LAG BETWEEN
WHEN THE OFFICE OF HOUSING MIX
OF FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO A
PROJECT AND WHEN THAT PROJECT
ACTUALLY BEGINS CONSTRUCTION AN
BEGINS TO DRAW DOWN THE FUNDING
SO THERE IS THAT LAG THAT BEGIN
FOR A FUND BALANCE TO BUILD.
THOSE MONIES SIT IN A CASH POOL
AND GENERATE INTEREST. SO THAT
IS THE THING THAT GETS US TO
THAT $21 MILLION. POTENTIALLY
OVER THE SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD. THE
PROPOSAL AS THE MAYOR HAS
SUBMITTED -- THE ORDINANCE
WOULD STIPULATE THAT GUIDELINES
FOR HOW THOSE INTEREST EARNINGS
GET SPENT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN
THE AMF PLAN. THAT WOULD BE
SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL AGAIN
IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024.
THE COUNCIL, IF THEY SO CHOOSE,
COULD ACTUALLY DECIDE TO DIRECT
NOW OR WHEN THAT PLAN IS
SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL, HOW
YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE THOSE
INTEREST EARNINGS UTILIZED. YO
CAN LEAVE IT UP TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO MAKE THEIR PROPOSAL
WHEN THEY SUBMIT THE PLAN TO
THE COUNCIL IN THE SECOND
QUARTER OF 2024. ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS ONE? IF NOT, I WILL
MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ITEM,
WHICH WAS DESCRIPTION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS DO NOT
COVER ALL OF THE PROPOSED
EXPENDITURE ACTIVITIES. THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL ASSUMES THAT
ABOUT $2 MILLION OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING COULD BE
USED FOR SUPPORTIVE COSTS OF
MAINTAINING LAND IN THE CITY'S
POSSESSION BUT NOT YET
DEVELOPED. SO THE COST THAT CA
GO ALONG WITH US HOLDING SOME O
THIS LAND CAN INCLUDE THINGS
LIKE SECURITY , UTILITIES, THOS
KINDS OF US FACES. IN ADDITION,
THE FUNDS COULD ALSO BE USED
FOR PREDEVELOPMENT COST. THOSE
RELATE TO DETERMINING
SUITABILITY THAT MIGHT BE
PUBLICLY OWNED AND TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD BE THE
POTENTIAL THERE. THE LEVY DOES
NOT SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THESE
TWO ACTIVITIES UNDER THE
DESCRIPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS. CENTRAL STAFF REALLY DOE
BELIEVE IF WE ARE OKAY WITH THE
USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR
THESE PURPOSES, WE SHOULD
INCLUDE EXPLICITLY IN THE
ORDINANCE JUST FOR LEGAL
CLARITY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT ITEM? IF NOT, WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ON TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS' INITIAL
PROPOSALS. I'M GOING TO PAUSE
AFTER EACH ONE OF THE ITEMS I
DESCRIBED TO GIVE THE SPONSOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD ANYTHING
FURTHER THEY WOULD LIKE TO. WIT
THAT, I WILL JUST GET STARTED.
THE FIRST SET OF PROPOSALS --.
>> SORRY, TRACI. I WANT FOLKS T
KNOW WE ARE STILL IN THE
EXPLORATORY TIME. YOU DON'T HAV
TO CONSIDER YOURSELF A SPONSOR
OF AN AMENDMENT. BUT IF AS THE
PERSON WHO RAISES FOR CENTRAL
STAFF WANTS TO ADD ANY
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT OR ADDITIONA
QUESTIONS, THIS IS THE TIME TO
DO SO. IDEALLY THIS FULL LIST
WILL NOT NECESSITATE A FULL
LIST OF CORRESPONDING AMENDMENT
IF WE CAN GET SOME OF THESE
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SO I JUST
WANTED TO ENCOURAE FOLKS TO
SHARE THEIR IDEAS AND QUESTIONS
THEY HAVE BUT ALSO ENCOURAGE US
IF WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS OR FEE
COMFORTABLE WITH MINOR TWEAKS
HERE OR THERE. THAT IS
SOMETHING I THINK WE CAN DO
PRE-INTRODUCTION AS WELL TO TRY
TO IDENTIFY ANY FRIENDLY
AMENDMENTS . OF COURSE I WOULD
LOVE TO INCLUDE THOSE
PRE-INTRODUCTION FOR OUR MAY
31st MEETING. THANK YOU. AND
ALSO IT IS OKAY AS WELL IF YOU
JUST WANT TO RAISE QUESTIONS
TODAY. WE HAPPEN TO GET TO THE
ANSWERS COLLECTIVELY BEFORE
PRE-INTRODUCTION. THAT'S GREAT
TOO. DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE T
PUT FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TODAY
AS A SPONSOR JUST BECAUSE IT IS
BEING DISCUSSED. THIS IS FOR TH
DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION
ASPECT OF THE PRE-INTRODUCTION
PERIOD FOR THE HOUSING LEVY.
>> OKAY. WITH THAT, THE FIRST
PROPOSAL FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WOULD REQUEST A REPORT
ON THE RESULTS OF THE 2021
REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR THE
RESIDENT SERVICES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE NON-PSH HOUSING
PROVIDERS. IN MY MEMO IT REFER
TO THE TWO MILLION-DOLLAR THAT
WAS ISSUED IN 2021 FOR THE
NON-PSH HOUSING PROVIDERS. THE
SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR
INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITIES
FUNDED WITH THAT 2021 ALLOCATIO
OF FUNDING. THIS INFORMATION
WOULD BE USED FOR THE OFFICE O
HOUSING TO DEVELOP THE POLICIES
FOR THE LEVY ANF PLAN THAT
WILL INCLUDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR THIS EFFORT. AGAIN, TO
REMIND YOU THERE IS ABOUT $10
MILLION TO BE PROPOSED IN LEVY
FUNDING OVER THE SEVEN YEARS FO
THIS SPECIFIC ACTIVITY. MOVING O
ON.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO PAUSE AT
THE END OF EACH ONE OR AT THE
END OF THE FULLEST?
>> I'M HAPPY TO DO IT HOWEVER.
>> LET'S PAUSE AT THE END OF
EACH ONE , IF YOU DON'T MIND.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DID YOU
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO
THAT MXP MAKE SURE. JUST A FEW
WORDS. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE,
FUNDING FOR RESIDENT SERVICES I
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE NOT
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING -
IT IS A REAL NEED. IT IS A NEED
THAT IS NOT GOING AWAY. WE'RE
HEARING ALSO FROM AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT THESE
FUNDS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO
HELP TENANTS RETAIN THEIR
HOUSING, PREVENT HOMELESSNESS,
AND STABILIZE AN UNDERPAID
WORKFORCE. REALLY APPRECIATE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMENDMEN
FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
AND DISCUSSION WITH THE HOUSING
OFFICE FOR HOW TO REALLY LEARN
MORE ABOUT HOW THE ORIGINAL $
MILLION PROVIDED FOR THIS NEED
PREVIOUSLY -- HOW THAT HAS BEE
USED TO MEET THE NEED.
>> THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER. I
WOULD ALSO JUST ADD TO THIS. I
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE WOR
YOU HAVE DONE ON THIS AMENDMENT
I AGREE THIS IS AN EXCITING
ADDITION TO THE HOUSING LEVY
PRE-INTRODUCTION. WE HAVE HEARD
FROM PROVIDERS THAT BUILDINGS
LOOK THE SAME ON THE OUTSIDE.
BUT OVER TIME THE NEED FOR THE
RESIDENCE ON THE INSIDE HAVE
CHANGED DRASTICALLY. I
APPRECIATE THE STATEMENT ON
LEGISLATIVE INTENT I HAD THE
CHANCE TO SPONSOR WITH YOU IN
2023 IS ADOPTED BUDGET
REQUESTING TO SUPPORT COUNCIL
ON HOW PROVIDERS HAVE SPENT
INITIAL FUNDING WE WERE ABLE TO
MAKE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT OUR
NON-PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSIN
RESIDENT SERVICES. IN THE
LONGER-TERM NEED FOR RESIDENT
SERVICES. I THINK THIS IS A
GREAT WAY FOR US TO MAKE SURE
IT IS SOMETHING TO INFORM FUTUR
ACTIONS . AS FOLKS PROBABLY
KNOW, WE GET LOST IN ALPHABET
SOUP ALL THE TIME, BUT THE ANF
PLAN IS REALLY OUR CHANCE TO
HAVE A POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT
CORRESPONDS WITH CONCEPTS IN TH
LEVY. BUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE
FINANCE PLAN GETS MORE INTO THE
DETAILS. SO THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THAT
DATA AND FORM THE ANF UPDATES .
I WOULD BE EXCITED TO WORK WIT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ON THIS
CONCEPT OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
AS WELL.
>> JUST TO ADD, THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING IS INTENDING TO DO A
DEEPER DIVE ON THE FEE AND TO
GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT THE NEEDS ARE CURRENTLY I
THE FUTURE. SO I THINK THIS IS
VERY CONSISTENTWITH WHAT THE
INTENT IS. MOVING ONTO THE NEX
PROPOSAL, IT WOULD BE TO
ESTABLISH A SPECIFIC OUTCOME I
THE LEVY FOR ACQUISITION OF
BUILDINGS. SUCH ACQUISITIONS
COULD INCLUDE EXISTING NATURALL
IT COULD INCLUDE EXISTING
AFFORDABLE BUILDINGS COMING TO
THE END OF AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS, WHETHER THEY ARE
OWNED BY NONPROFIT OR
FOR-PROFIT. COULD ALSO INCLUDE
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS
OWNED BY A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY.
>> IS THAT MIKE YOU?
>> GO AHEAD. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> ME STOPPING WILL BE YOUR
QUEUE, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS WE
DISCUSSED BEFORE, WE'RE HEARING
A LOT ABOUT SOARING
CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND HOW THAT
IS REALLY CUTTING INTO THE
NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS THAT WE CAN PRODUCE. THE
CONDITIONS OF BUILDING ARE
CHANGING DRASTICALLY . PRICES
INCREASING SO MUCH. I THINK IT
IS TIME WE BEGAN TO CONSIDER
HOW TO MORE FULLY EMBRACE THE
STRATEGY OF PURCHASING
AFFORDABLE HOMES AND BUILDINGS
FROM THE PRIVATE MARKET. I
REALLY FEEL THAT WE NEED TO
GRAPPLE WITH THE FACT THAT WE
MIGHT BE AT A POINT WHERE WE GE
MORE VALUE FOR OUR DOLLAR FROM
PURCHASING BUILDINGS THEN
BUILDING THEM. AND I WOULD LIK
TO EXPLORE WHETHER OR NOT IT
MAKES SENSE TO ADJUST THE
PROPORTION OF FUNDING AVAILABLE
TO DO SO. I ALSO THINK THAT A
FORMAL ACQUISITION PROGRAM COUL
REALLY HELP US MEET WHAT HAS
BEEN A LONG-STANDING GOAL OF
THIS LEVY OF INCREASING
GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT THE
CITY'S FUNDS TO BUILD. I SAY A
LONG-STANDING GOAL OF GEOGRAPHI
DISPERSION, THE LAST LEVY ALSO
INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION, WIT
THE GOAL OF ENSURING INVESTMENT
ARE BEING SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. I APPRECIATE THAT
ASPIRATIONAL LANGUAGE, BUT I AM
FEELING LIKE SOME SORT OF A
SPECIFIC ACQUISITION GOAL
MIGHT BE MORE CONCRETE IN
DRIVING US IN THIS DIRECTION.
I WANT TO ALSO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT FOCUS
ON ACQUISIION IN A PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SEEN REALLY
POSITIVE RESULTS IN MY DISTRICT
. SPECIFICALLY IN SOUTH PARK
WHERE OH HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON
FINDING LAND AND PRESERVE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOMES. I REALLY LIKE
THAT WE TAKE THIS APPROACH IN
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT BUT ARE
CONSISTENTLY YEAR AFTER YEAR
LACKING IN AFFORDABLE HOMES
EVEN AS DEVELOPMENT IS HAPPENIN
THAT IS DISPLACING THE
COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE LIVED IN
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS , COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. I WILL ECHO MY INTERES
IN WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS. I
APPRECIATE YOU FLAGGING THIS IN
THE BACKGROUND, ESPECIALLY FOR
COMMUNITIES IN THE AREAS . I
THINK THIS IS AN EXCITING AREA
OF OUR HOUSING INVESTMENTS. I
THINK IT WOULD COMPLEMENT SOME
OF THE WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. FO
CONTEXT FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT NOT
HAVE BEEN WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBERS HERE TODAY , WE
HAVE REMOVED THE CAP ON
ACQUISITIONS THAT OFFICE OF
HOUSING IS ABLE TO FUND. THIS
ENABLES OFFICE OF HOUSING TO BU
AND HOLD BUILDING AND LAND. WE
HAVE INVESTED FUNDS, AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACTA DOLLARS
COMBINED WITH STATE DOLLARS AND
JUMPSTART FUNDS TO SEIZE
OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE
BUILDINGS FOR CONVERTING INTO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO FAR WE
HAVE SEVEN BUILDINGS THAT WE
HAVE PURCHASED . THAT'S OVER 40
NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS. AND WE
HAVE UPDATED THE NOTICE OF
INTENT TO SELL POLICY.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
MYSELF HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN
THAT POLICY AND LANGUAGE AND
UPDATING THAT. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD DID SOME WORK ON THAT
PRIOR . AND WE INCLUDED LANGUAG
IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET IN THE
FORM OF A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT REQUESTING
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THAT POLICY
FINALLY, WE PASSED THE
JUMPSTART COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND. FILIN
FUNDS WITHIN JUMPSTART DEDICATE
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. REALLY
PUTTING AT THE FRONT OF THE LIN
THOSE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS LED BY COMMUNITIE
SERVING COMMUNITIES AT HIGH
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. SO THEY
HAVE BROUGHT BETTER ABILITY TO
ACCESS RESOURCES TO ACQUIRE LAN
AND BUILDINGS BY REMOVING THE
BARRIERS TO FUNDING AND
PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND CAPACITY BUILDING. I THINK
ALL OF THOSE FOUR EXAMPLES
REALLY COMPLEMENT THIS CONCEPT
YOU JUST OUTLINED IN MORE DETAI
IN THESE EFFORTS ACROSS ALL OF
OUR FUND SOURCES SHOULD BE
EXPANDED UPON SO THAT WE CAN
HAVE TIMELY AVAILABILITY OF
ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND WE CAN
LEVERAGE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES
TO FURTHER PROMOTE ACQUISITION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FOCUS
ON THOSE MOST AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT AND WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT AR
INTENDED TO SERVE THOSE
COMMUNITIES AND LED BY THOSE
COMMUNITIES. AND WE WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HERBOLD
ON HOW WE ACCOMPLISH THIS AS
WELL. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, THIS PROGRAM IS THE
ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW IT SORT OF
HAS AN ESTIMATE OF $30 MILLION
ARE YOU PROPOSING THAT THAT
PROGRAM INCREASE ? OR IS YOUR
MAIN INTEREST IN -- WHEN YOU
SAY SPECIFIC OUTCOME, ARE YOU
MOSTLY INTERESTED IN THAT WE
ACQUIRE MORE BUILDINGS THAN
BUILD NEW BUILDINGS? OR IS IT
THAT WHATEVER THE UNITS ARE AR
MORE GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED?
>> I AM PROPOSING THAT WITHIN
THE BROADER CATEGORY THAT WE
INCLUDE THE GOAL FOR SOME OF
THE HOUSING THAT IS PRODUCED
WITHIN A CATEGORY . IT MAY BE
UNDER ACQUISITION. IT MAY BE
UNDER RENTAL HOUSING PRODUCTION
AND IT MAY RESULT IN
POTENTIALLY BACKING OUT SOME OF
THE RENTAL HOUSING PRODUCTION
UNITS WITHIN THE GOAL BECAUSE
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO SEE IF WE
CAN PRODUCE MORE WITH THE SAME
AMOUNT, NOT TO INCREASE THE SIZ
OF THE LEVY. AS IT RELATES
SPECIFICALLY TO A GEOGRAPHIC
FOCUS, I WAS SIMPLY GIVING THAT
AS AN EXAMPLE THAT IF YOU HAVE
GOAL OF ACQUIRING HOUSING IN
PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS, IT
HELPS MAKE MORE LIKELY THAT YO
MAKE THAT GOAL BECAUSE YOU ARE
REALLY FOCUSED ON THE REAL
ESTATE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE
HAPPENING WITHIN A PARTICULAR
COMMUNITY THAT YOU ARE SEEKING
TO MITIGATE THE DISPLACEMENT
IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT .
>> GOT IT. AS YOU WILL SEE IN
MY COMMENTS ABOUT A COUPLE OF
MY PROPOSALS, I DO THINK IT IS
VERY COST EFFECTIVE TO PRESERVE
EXISTING RENTAL UNITS . MORE
COST-EFFECTIVE THAN BUILDING NE
ONES. I WILL JUST HAVE TO TALK
OFF-LINE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL
DOWNSIDES ON THIS. IT'S NOT
CLEAR TO ME RIGHT NOW. THANKS.
>> GREAT. THANKS. NUMBER THRE.
>> THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE TO ADD
A NEW PROGRAM FOR PRESERVING
CITY FUNDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS COMING TO THE END OF
AFFORDABLE REQUIREMENTS. THIS
PROGRAM WOULD INCLUDE SUCH
ELEMENTS AS TRACKING THOSE
PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW OUR CITY
FUNDED AND HAVE EXPIRING
AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
TALKING TO OWNERS IN ADVANCE OF
WHEN THOSE AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS ARE COMING TO AN
END. TRY TO FACILITATE
CONTINUATION OF THOSE UNITS . A
NUMBER OF THESE THINGS THE
HOUSING IS ACTUALLY ALREADY
PARTICIPATING IN.
>> GRADE. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> TRACI DID A GREAT JOB AS
USUAL DESCRIBING THE AMENDMENT.
SOME INFORMATION WE RECEIVED
FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING LAST
MEETING IS DURING THE COURSE O
THE NEXT SEVEN-YOUR LEVY, AN
ESTIMATED 20 BUILDINGS WITH 568
AFFORDABLE HOMES WOULD COME TO
THE END OF THEIR AFFORDABILITY
AGREEMENTS WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. WHAT HAPPENS IN THOSE
HOMES IS ULTIMATELY THE DECISIO
OF HOUSING PROVIDERS WHO OPERAT
THEM. BUT THE CITY HAS AN
INTEREST IN PRESERVING
AFFORDABILITY OF AS MANY AS
POSSIBLE AND ENSURING THOSE 56
HOUSEHOLDS ARE NOT PUSHED OUT
OF THEIR HOMES AND INTO HOMES
THEY CANNOT AFFORD. SO THE
AMENDMENT WOULD ASK THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING TO ESTABLISH A
PROGRAM THAT BUILDS OFF OF THE
PROGRAM THEY CURRENTLY HAVE.
SUPPORT FROM THE CITY WOULD
MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE
AFFORDABILITY OR TO SUPPORT
TENANTS TO PURCHASE THE
BUILDING. THE GOAL IS NOT TO
PRESERVE 100% OF THE BUILDINGS
IT IS REALLY ABOUT GOING
THROUGH AS PROPERTIES ARE
SCHEDULED TO COME UP OUT OF
THEIR AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS. IT IS INTENDED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY AND TH
OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL A
THE TENANTS AND OTHER
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS
ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO DECIDE
WHAT THE BEST FUTURE IS FOR THA
PARTICULAR BUILDING . I ALSO
WANT TO FLAG THAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING HAS IDENTIFIED THAT
AMONG THE 20 BUILDINGS I
MENTIONED THAT WILL BE LAPSING
DURING THE UPCOMING LEVY , HALF
OF THEM ARE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES
WITH MULTIPLE RESIDENTS LIVING
WITHIN THE HOMES . SORT OF A
GROUP HOME MODEL. THE OFFICE O
HOUSING IS EXPLORING THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN OPPORTUNITY T
PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR SMALLER
BUILDINGS LIKE THIS. THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
SIMILARLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR CONSIDERING THIS AMENDMENT
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING YOU AS WELL WITH TH
50-YEAR AFFORDABLE TERM COMING
UP AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
CITY HAVING A PLAN -- A UNIFORM
PLAN -- TO ENSURE WE HAVE A
STRATEGY TO CONTINUE
AFFORDABILITY . AS YOU SAID, IF
IT IS NOT EVERY BUILDING, AT
LEAST THERE IS A RUBRIC WE GO
THROUGH TO ANALYZE WHICH ONES W
CAN PROVIDE EITHER TECHNICAL
SUPPORT TO OR FINANCIAL SUPPOR
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE GOOD
STEWARDS OF OUR PUBLIC
INVESTMENTS AND ALSO SUPPORT
THOSE RESIDENTS. I LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THIS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH
YOU ON IT.
>> MOVING TO THE FOURTH ITEM,
THIS WOULD BE A PROPOSAL TO
MODIFY THE EXISTING LANGUAGE I
THE COMPANION RESOLUTION
REGARDING MIXED-USE LOW INCOME
HOUSING PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT
BROADER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
GOALS. IT WOULD BE MODIFIED TO
SPECIFICALLY MENTION CHILDCARE,
HEALTH SERVICES, AFFORDABLE
COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND OTHER
DESIRED COMMUNITY SPACES. OR
SERVICES, NOT SPACES. SERVICES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER , DO YOU WANT
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT?
>> NOT MUCH MORE TO SAY. I FEEL
BAD ABOUT THAT. I REALLY
APPRECIATE HOW MUCH WE HEARD
TESTIMONY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT. I KNOW COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS ARE
EXCITED TO KNOW HOW WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS
TO LEVERAGE CITY DOLLARS TO
FILL BROADER IMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT NEEDS WHILE ALSO
ADDRESSING THE DIRE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY
LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WORK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK
THAT THE VISION OR EXAMPLE OF
THINKING ABOUT THE HOUSING OR
THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER
AND THE VILLAGE THEY CREATED
WITH MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSING
CHILDCARE ON THE FIRST FLOORS ,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ABOVE.
INTERGENERATIONAL HOUSING .
SPACE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND
GATHERING. ALL OF THESE ARE
EXAMPLES OF HOW WE SUPPORT
ECONOMIC STABILITY AS WELL AS
HOUSING STABILITY. ARGUABLY AS
WE HAVE ALL TALKED ABOUT BEFORE
HOW WE IMPROVE GREATER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COHESION AND
A SENSE OF PLACE AS WELL AS A
PLACE TO GO HOME. I AM THRILLE
ABOUT THIS ITEM AND LOVE TO SE
THIS INCLUDED AS WELL.
>> THE FINAL PROPOSAL FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WOULD BE
TO ADD LANGUAGE REGARDING THE
LEVY AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE RACIAL
EQUITY GAP.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, WE
ALL KNOW THAT ONE OF THE
STRONGEST TOOLS TO ADDRESS THE
RACIAL WEALTH GAP IS
HOMEOWNERSHIP . THIS RACIAL
WEALTH GAP WAS CREATED IN THE
FIRST PLACE BY THE CITY'S PAST
POLICIES AND PRACTICES , SUCH A
REDLINING RESTRICTED RACIAL
COVENANTS . AND I REALLY AM
PROUD THAT THE CITY IS WORKING
TO DO MORE TO USE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS THESE
PAST PRACTICES. I BELIEVE WITH
SUPPORT OF OUR LOW INCOME
OWNERSHIP STAKEHOLDERS TO
PROVIDE THIS HOUSING WORK WITH
FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS. WE CAN D
MUCH MORE. THE JUMPSTART
FUNDING HAD SOME LANGUAGE
INCLUDED THAT SET ASIDE A
STEADY PERCENTAGE OF FUNDING
SPECIFICALLY FOR AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP . RESERVE THOSE
FUNDS FOR HOUSEHOLDS AT RISK OF
DISPLAYED FROM THEIR
COMMUNITIES. FOR HOUSEHOLDS WH
FACE BARRIERS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP
DUE TO THE CITY'S PESTIS, IN A
TORY LANGUAGE. THIS SIMPLY ADD
THAT SAME LANGUAGE TO THE LEVY'
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND ENSURES THESE
FUNDS ARE TARGETED TO ADDRESS
THE CITY'S PAST WRONGS AND
BENEFIT THE FOLKS WHO HAVE
SUFFERED FROM THEM. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.
FINALLY I WILL JUST CONTINUE
WITH MY APPRECIATION FOR THESE
ITEMS . I APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTNERSHIP IN MAKING SURE THAT
THE LEVY FUNDING IS CONSISTENT
WITH JUMPSTART POKEY FOCUS ON
INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES MOST A
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. WE TALKE
ABOUT THAT A MINUTE AGO. AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING SURE
THAT THE BROADER COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION AND OPPORTUNITY
AROUND WHERE WE CAN BRING FUNDS
AND WHERE WE HAVE RELIED ON
JUMPSTART REMAINS CENTRAL IN
OUR DISCUSSION HERE SO THAT
THOSE FUNDS DON'T GET LOST OR
SPENT TWICE. AND TO REALLY MAKE
SURE WE ARE HARMONIZING LANGUAG
ACROSS THE JUMPSTART POLICIES
AND THE HOUSING LEVIES MAKE A
TON OF SENSE HAS WE KNOW THAT
THE FUNDS ARE BEING CONTEMPLATE
IN THE FORMULA FOR HOW WE
ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THE GOALS
HERE. SO I THINK THIS IS GREAT
LANGUAGE TO ADD REGARDING
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE
PROPOSALS FROM CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THE FIRST WOULD REQUIRE ANNUAL
REVIEW OF EXPENDITURES DURING
THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. THIS
WOULD BE TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF
THE FUNDS THAT ARE DESIGNATED
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE
ACTUALLY NEEDED AND THAT THERE
ISN'T THE ABILITY TO REALLOCATE
IF SOME OF THE REVENUES ARE NOT
NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO FUND OTHER
LEVY PROGRAMS.
>> I WILL COMMENT ON MY OWN.
EXCUSE ME. I JUST HAVE ONE
SENTENCE HERE. THE AMENDMENT IS
INTENDED TO FORMALIZE A
PRACTICE THAT CENTRAL STUFF IS
ALREADY DOING THROUGHOUT OUR
BUDGET ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
WORK YOU HAVE DONE. WE WOULD
LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT HERE.
>> THE NEXT PROPOSAL WOULD BE T
EXPAND THE USE OF ADMINISTRATIV
FUNDS FOR PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS,
SPECIFICALLY FOR SMALL
COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS AS WE
DISCUSSED EARLIER THE LANGUAGE
IN THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL DOES
ALLOW ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS TO B
USED FOR PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS.
THIS IS SPECIFYING THAT IT COUL
BE PREDEVELOPMENT SPECIFICALLY
FOR SMALL, COMMUNITY-BASED
PROJECTS.
>> JUST TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT TO THIS, THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO THE LEVY THAT I
BELIEVE WILL HELP SMALLER
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
GET PROJECTS OFF THE GROUND
FASTER. AS FOLKS KNOW, THERE I
A COMMUNITY HOUSING ROUNDTABLE
WE HOLD QUARTERLY. FOR THE
LARGER AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO
ABSORB MANY OF THE UP FRONT
COSTS THAT PREDEVELOPMENT
ANALYSIS AND REPORTS REQUIRE.
BUT FOR SOME OF OUR SMALLER
DEVELOPERS, ESPECIALLY NEWER
DEVELOPERS COMING FROM COMMUNIT
OF COLOR -- EXCUSE ME, WHO ARE
COMING FROM WITHIN COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR WHO ARE STEPPING UP T
THE PLATE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO REFLECT THE NEEDS O
THEIR COMMUNITY. THINK OF THE
FILIPINO CENTER, FOR EXAMPLE.
THEY ARE NEWER TO CREATING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING . SHIFTING
THEIR FOCUS TO REALLY TRY TO
RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD US ALONG
WITH EL CENTRO AND AFRICA TOWN
AND A NUMBER OF OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS IS THAT THE
PROCESS FOR FINDING AND APPLYIN
FOR AND THEN SECURING
PREDEVELOPMENT FUNDING FROM A
THIRD PARTY TO THEN COME TO TH
CITY CAN ADD SIGNIFICANT TIME.
AND IT CAN DELAY THE PROCESS.
SOMETIMES IT CAN LEAD TO LOSING
THE PROPERTY OR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BUILD. SO THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD HELP ENABLE THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO USE ADMINISTRATIVE
FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE
PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR SMALLE
COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS TO
HELP REMOVE THAT BARRIER SO THA
WE CAN BUILD ON THE CONCEPTS
THAT ARE ALREADY CODIFIED
LIKELY COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND FROM
JUMPSTART. REALLY THIS IS AN
EFFORT TO HELP SUPPORT
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY
DRIVEN PROJECTS SO THAT MORE
SMALLER DEVELOPERS CAN HAVE
ACCESS TO THOSE PREDEVELOPMENT
FUNDS AT THE BEGINNING.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
REALLY LIKE THIS IDEA AND
SUPPORT IT TO USE
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR
PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS. I ALSO
SUPPORT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING
EARLIER ABOUT ACQUISITIONS
LOOKING TO HAVE SOME GOALS FOR
ACQUIRING EXISTING BUILDINGS SO
THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FASTER AND
INTEGRATE IT INTO MORE
NEIGHBORHOODS. I WAS WONDERING
IF THIS COULD BE DEFINED TO
INCLUDE PREACQUISITION COSTS AS
WELL BECAUSE THERE ARE SIMILAR
DUE DILIGENCE REPORTS THAT
NONPROFITS WOULD HAVE TO GET .
PRELIMINARY TITLE REPORTS. COS
ESTIMATE REPORTS. SO JUST
WANTED TO PUT THAT IDEA OUT
THERE. IF O.H. WANTED TO HELP
NONPROFIT TO THEIR INITIAL DUE
DILIGENCE , THOSE EXPENSES
PREACQUISITION. THAT WOULD ALSO
BE HELPFUL TO SOME OF THOSE
NONPROFITS, I WOULD THINK.
>> THE TERM HERE IS PRETTY
BROAD. PREDEVELOPMENT COST. IT
DOESN'T SAVE HER ONLY NEW
CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS, FOR
EXAMPLE. I THINK IT IS BROAD
ENOUGH TO INCORPORATE
ACQUISITION IN ADDITION TO NEW
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> WHAT IS THE OFFICE OF HOUSIN
THINKING ABOUT THIS? ARE THEY
FEELING AS THOUGH THEY NEED ALL
THE ADMINISTRATION COSTS TO
SUPPORT THE LEVY PROJECTS ? I
KNOW THERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS
THAT WE REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
ACCOUNTING OR BETTER TRACKING
OF INVENTORY , WHICH I ASSUME
WILL REQUIRE MORE
ADMINISTRATION. WHAT HAS BEEN
THEIR FEEDBACK?
>> WE HAVE KELLY LARSON FROM TH
OFFICE OF HOUSING AVAILABLE.
KELLY, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FO
YOU. I WANT TO SEE IF YOU WANT
TO SPEAK WITH YOURSELF OR IF WE
NEED TO GET A FORMAL RESPONSE
BACK IN WRITTEN FORM FROM YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
WE ARE REGULARLY TRACKING THESE
EXPENDITURES. WE DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN IF WE ARE NOT UTILIZING
THESE FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES TO PUT THEM TO WORK TO
BUILD AND SUPPORT NEW HOUSING.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD -- AS COUNCI
CENTRAL STAFF INDICATED, WE WOR
WITH THEM REGULARLY TO EXAMINE
EXPENDITURES. WE LOOK FORWARD T
TALKING MORE.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> DOES THAT MEAN THAT IN THE
PAST YOU HAVE USED ALL THE
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING FOR
ADMINISTRATION? DO YOU OFTEN
HAVE LEFT OVER?
>> WE HAVE UNDER SPENT AT TIMES
DUE TO STAFF VACANCIES OR OTHER
OPERATING CHANGES IN OUR
ENVIRONMENT. WE DEPLOY THOSE
FUNDS TO DEVELOP NEW HOUSING IF
THEY EXIST IN EXCESS.
>> OKAY.
>> THAT'S TRUE. WE HAVE WORKED
WITH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING IN
PREVIOUS YEARS. WHEN THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME EXCESS FUNDS TO FUND
JOINT COUNCIL AND MAYORAL
PRIORITIES, OR SOMETIMES JUST
THE COUNCIL PRIORITY. WE HAVE
WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH
THEM DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS
WHEN ACCESS AVAILABLE FUNDS HAV
BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
>> OKAY , THEN I WILL JUST TALK
OFF-LINE ABOUT HOW MUCH OF THAT
UNDER SPEND HAS TENDED TO BE I
THE PAST.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. GO AHEAD,
TRACI.
>> MOVING TO THE FINAL PROPOSAL
FROM TOWNSEND NUMBER MOSQUEDA.
THIS WOULD BE A PROPOSAL TO ADD
LANGUAGE TO SUPPORT THE FAMIL
SIZED UNITS AS WELL AS THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM. THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL DOES IN FACT
ASSUME DEVELOPMENT OF TWO AND
THREE-BEDROOM UNITS TO THROUGH
THE RENTAL PRODUCTION PROGRAM
AND TWO, THREE, AND FOUR-BEDROO
UNITS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
I ALLUDED TO THIS INTEREST
EARLIER IN MY COMMENTS TODAY AN
APPRECIATE THERE IS A LOT OF
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE RAISED
THIS OVER THE YEARS. WHEN WE
THINK ABOUT FAMILY SIZED UNITS
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE
EITHER ROOTS IN SEATTLE OR KEEP
YOUR ROOTS IN SEATTLE -- ONE O
THE MAIN ISSUES PUSHING FAMILIE
OUT OF THE SEATTLE AREA IS NOT
HAVING SIGNIFICANT OR SUFFICIEN
SPACE FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS TO
ALSO BE FAMILY SIZED UNITS. I
WANT US TO THINK BROADLY ABOUT
WHAT FAMILY MEANS. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT FAMILIES WHO INCLUDE
ELDERS OR EXTENDED FAMILY
MEMBERS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ENSURE THAT THREE AND
FOUR-BEDROOMS CAN ALLOW FOR
INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING AND
GROWING TOGETHER AND SUPPORT.
THAT'S REALLY HOW WE CREATE A
SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT
SYSTEMS THAT HELP KEEP PEOPLE
IN PLACE AND ALSO PROVIDE THEM
WITH THE STABILITY THEY NEED
NOT ONLY TO GO TO A JOB BUT TO
HAVE GREATER INDIVIDUAL FAMILY
AND POPULATION HEALTH. FOR ME,
THIS KIND OF GOES BACK TO THE
CONCEPT OF WHAT IS A HEALTHY
COMMUNITY. IT IS THE ABILITY T
HAVE ACCESS TO A HOUSE, FOR
SURE, BUT THE ABILITY TO HAVE A
SENSE OF BELONGING AND PLACE
ALSO OFTEN MEANS BEING ABLE TO
KEEP YOUR FAMILY GOING TO THE
SAME SCHOOL AND HAVING A SHORT
COMMUTE TO YOUR PLACE OF
EMPLOYMENT. BEING ABLE TO HAVE
YOUR PARENTS LIVE WITH YOU IF
THEY SO DESIRE AND IF YOU DESIR
TOWARD THE END OF THEIR LIFE AN
TO HAVE GREATER CARE OPTIONS
WITHIN YOUR HOME. THAT IS WHAT
THREE AND FOUR-BEDROOMS CAN
AFFORD. AND IT IS ALSO REALLY A
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT IT THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS
OFTEN THEY HAVE LARGER NUCLEAR
FAMILIES THAT HAVE LIVED UNDER
ONE HOUSE AND HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THRE
AND FOUR-BEDROOMS TO BE A
WELCOMING CITY TO ALL IS
CRITICAL. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADD LANGUAGE TO
SUPPORT OUR COMMITMENTS THAT AR
THERE IN THE HOUSING LEVY, BUT
REALLY RELIANT ON US TO PARTNE
THESE FUNDS WITH JUMPSTART.
JUMPSTART IS PLAYING A CRITICAL
ROLE, IF NOT A LARGER ROLE,
RIGHT, TRACI? IN HELPING BUILD
THESE FAMILY SIZED UNITS. WHAT
WE WANT TO DO IS LIFT THAT
PARTNERSHIP IN TERMS OF FUNDING
ALREADY EMBEDDED WITHIN
JUMPSTART'S PLAN. THAT PLAN WA
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE
COUNCIL AND CONTINUES TO BE
REINFORCED IN OUR EFFORTS TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE CONTINUING OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY,
MAINTAINING THAT SOCIAL CONTRAC
WHEN WE SAY WE WANT TO DO
SOMETHING. WE WANT TO DO IT. TO
THIS HOUSING LEVY -- RELATED TO
THIS HOUSING LEVY, WE ARE
INTENTIONALLY BRAIDING FUNDING
FOR THREE AND FOUR-BEDROOMS WIT
JUMPSTART FUNDS. TO REALLY
EXPLORE WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE AND
CREATE MORE FAMILY SIZED
AFFORDABLE UNITS AS WE BRAYED
FUNDS AND REALLY PRIORITIZE THE
ADVANCEMENT OF THOSE LARGER TWO
THREE, AND FOUR BEDROOMS. I
KNOW YOU CHATTED ABOUT THREE AN
FOUR BEDROOMS AT ONE POINT. DI
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> I DO SUPPORT THIS. I DON'T
KNOW -- I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
COMBINING OF FUNDS FROM
JUMPSTART AND HOUSING TO GET T
THIS GOAL, BUT I DO THINK WE DO
HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT
THAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO STAY IN
SEATTLE. SO AS THEIR FAMILIES
GROW, THEY SHOULD HAVE MORE
OPTIONS . AND WE WANT MORE
PEOPLE TO COME HERE THAT MIGHT
HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND THEN
EXISTING RENTAL POPULATIONS. S
I SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE THIS
GOAL.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. TRACI, IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WOULD WANT TO ADD?
>> NO. I THINK I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY. JUMPSTART IS GOING TO
BE SEPARATELY CREATING
HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS AND RENTAL
PRODUCTION UNITS THAT ARE
FAMILY SIZED. IN THIS CASE WE
ARE NOT IN THOSE TWO FRIENDS
GOING TO BE BRAIDING TOGETHER.
THOSE ARE GOING TO HAVE SEPARAT
UNIT GOALS AND SEPARATE
ACTIVITIES. SO I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT AS IT RELATES TO THE
RENTAL PRODUCTION, WE ARE
KEEPING THOSE FUNDS
INTENTIONALLY SEPARATE SO WE CA
PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR UNIT
PRODUCTION . SO JUST TO PROVIDE
THAT CLARITY. BUT THEY BOTH HAV
STRONG GOALS AS IT RELATES TO
DOING FAMILY SIZED UNITS. YOU'R
JUST PROPOSING TO ADD SOME
LANGUAGE THAT JUST AMPLIFIES
THAT PRIORITY FOR FAMILY SIZED
UNITS FOR THE LEVY. HAPPY TO
MOVE ALONG. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON'S PROPOSALS. THE FIRST
WOULD BE TO AUTHORIZE UP TO 10%
OR APPROXIMATELY $9 MILLION OF
THE RENTAL PRODUCTION PROGRAM T
BE USED FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING
SERVING HOUSEHOLD FROM 61 TO 80
OF AMI. THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL
CURRENTLY WOULD ALLOW THE RENTA
PRODUCTION PROGRAM ONLY TO BE
USED FOR UP TO 60% OF AMI.
>> GRID. COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO PROVID
SOME REMARKS JUST TO
CONTEXTUALIZE WHERE THIS IDEA I
COMING FROM OR WHERE I AM
THINKING ABOUT THIS. SO, WE
KNOW THAT SEATTLEITES ARE
CARRYING PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTE
IN WIDE MARGINS TO INCREASE
THEIR TAXES TO HELP PEOPLE THAT
ARE MORE VULNERABLE THAN THEY
ARE. AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT EVER
SINGLE PROPERTY TAX MEASURE THA
WE PASS DOES CONTRIBUTE TO
HOUSING ON AFFORDABILITY AND
THE ADDED COST OF PROPERTY TAXE
GETS PASSED DOWN TO BOTH HOMER'
AND RENTERS ALIKE . EVERY TIM
WE DO RENEW A LEVY, WE ALWAYS
-- I DON'T KNOW OF AN EXAMPLE
WHERE WE HAVEN'T -- INCREASED
THE SIZE TO AT LEAST MAINTAIN
EXISTING SERVICE AND ACCOUNT FO
INFLATIONARY COSTS. THEN WE AD
A LITTLE BIT MORE. OVER TIME
ALTHOUGH INDIVIDUALLY EACH OF
THOSE INCREASES MIGHT NOT SOUND
LIKE MUCH AS WE ARE DISCUSSING
THEM BEFORE WE PUT THEM TO THE
VOTERS, TOGETHER THEY DO MAKE
AN IMPACT. SOMETIMES IT IS
TALKED ABOUT. WELL, THIS YEARLY
INCREASE IS ABOUT AS MUCH AS A
LATTE ONCE A WEEK OVER THE
COURSE OF A YEAR. WELL, IF YOU
ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO HANG
ONTO YOUR HOUSING, THAT CAN BE
DIFFICULT. AND THEN COMBINED
WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS IN
ADDITION TO PROPERTY TAX
MEASURES AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, I
CAN BE DEVASTATING FOR PEOPLE
WHOSE INCOMES ARE NOT GROWING O
WHOSE ARE SHRINKING. WE JUST
TALKED ABOUT DISPLACEMENT. SO,
THAT IS ONE THING I'M THINKING
ABOUT. ANOTHER THING THAT IS
FEEDING INTO THIS IDEA IS THE
FACT THAT THIS HOUSING LEVY IS
TRIPLE THE TAX RATE OF THE
CURRENT ONE. SO THAT IS GOING
TO BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
WHAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING. SO ALL
OF THIS MEANS THAT WHEN THIS
MEASURE COMES TO ME I HAVE TO
REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE
GOING TO BE THE IMPACTS ACROSS
THE BOARD TO MY CONSTITUENTS ?
IT IS MY DUTY TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE BENEFITS OF THIS HOUSING
LEVY ARE SPREAD AS EQUITABLY AS
POSSIBLE TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE
AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT IS WHAT
THIS MEASURE IS ABOUT . MY
PROPOSAL. BECAUSE THERE IS
NOTHING IN THIS LEVY PROPOSAL
THAT HELPS PEOPLE THAT ARE
EARNING FROM 61 TO 80% REALLY.
THERE IS HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE
THAT TARGETS THAT AFFORDABILITY
LEVEL, BUT THERE ARE NOT RENTAL
UNITS. SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO
DO FOR OUR ARTISTS AND
BARTENDERS AND RETAIL WORKERS
AND EVEN THE KIDS OF HOMEOWNERS
WHO ARE PERHAPS GETTING THEIR
FIRST JOBS? THAT IS WHAT THE
INTENT OF THIS IDEA IS. AGAIN,
IT IS AN IDEA. WE HAD A
CONVERSATION WITH HDC. THERE IS
PRECEDENT FOR THIS. THIS IS
NOT A WHOLLY NEW IDEA. LET'S
SEE. I'M LOOKING UP FOR THE
2029 -- IN THE 2029 LEVY THER
WAS 10% OF RENTAL PRODUCTION
THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR
WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE RENTA
PRODUCTION TRANCHE OF THE WHOL
PROGRAM. AND IT WAS UP TO 10%.
SO THIS MIRRORS THAT IDEA. SO
THAT IS SORT OF WHERE I'M COMIN
FROM HERE. I UNDERSTAND THAT TH
HDC MEMBERSHIP CAREFULLY
CRAFTED THIS PROPOSAL SO THAT
EVERYBODY GOT -- RECEIVED
FUNDS THAT COULD MAKE THEIR
PROJECTS WORK OVER THE COURSE
OF SEVEN YEARS. I UNDERSTAND TH
WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.
HOWEVER, IT IS OUR JOB TO KICK
THE TIRES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AS
WELL. IF THERE ARE GAPS, THEN W
COULD SEEK TO FILL THEM BY
MOVING MONEY AROUND . OR
CHANGING THE ALLOCATIONS. SO
THAT IS WHERE THIS IS COMING
FROM. AND I WELCOME QUESTIONS
OR PUSHBACK. I JUST FEEL THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT. OUR WORKFORCE
HOUSING STOCK IS DWINDLING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK YOU
MEANT THE 2009 HOUSING LEVY.
>> RIGHT. THE 2009 LEVY ALLOWE
UP TO 10% OF THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION PRESERVATION PROGRAM
TO BE SPENT ON HOUSING SERVING
THOSE BETWEEN 61 AND 80% AMI.
THANK YOU, TRACI.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. AND I WAS
NODDING WHEN YOU WERE SAYING TH
UP TO 80%. YOU ARE CORRECT
ABOUT THE RENTAL PRODUCTION
PROGRAM GOING UP TO 80%. JUST
FOR CLARITY PURPOSES THERE.
>> OKAY.
>> MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ITEM. I
WOULD BE TO REQUEST HOUSING TO
EXPLORE EXTENDING THE LENGTH O
TIME THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE CAN
BE PROVIDED BY THE HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION PROGRAM. HISTORICALL
THIS PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED
ASSISTANCE TO BE PROVIDED FOR U
TO 12 MONTHS OVER A 36-MONTH
PERIOD.
>> RIGHT. I'M SORRY.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> LIKE I SAID, I BELIEVE IT IS
BETTER TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM
GOING HOMELESS BY KEEPING THEM
IN THEIR EXISTING HOMES. AND W
HAVE HEARD COMMENTERS. HE HAS
PROPOSED OR COMMUNICATED THE
IDEA OF PERMANENT RENTAL
ASSISTANCE. I AM NOT GOING
THERE. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE
SHOULD HELP PEOPLE STAY IN
WHERE THEY ARE. AND I RECOGNIZE
THAT THE PRIVATE HOUSING
PROVIDERS WERE NOT PART OF THIS
-- OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
MAYBE THIS WAS NOT FLESHED OUT
LOT, BUT WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY, I THINK, TO HEL
PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES. SO
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LONGER-TERM
THAN 12 MONTHS, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT IS. IT CANNOT BE
PERMANENT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THI
IS A SEVEN-YEAR LEVY. BUT WE
NEED TO PROVIDE TIME FOR THAT
HOUSEHOLD TO STABILIZE AND ALSO
PROVIDE THE HOUSING PROVIDER
WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY
WILL HAVE A TENANT FOR A
PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF TIME. SO I
THINK THAT LENGTHENING THIS
COULD SERVE BOTH PURPOSES . AND
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD
COST OR IF THIS WOULD REQUIRE
CHANGING OF THE ALLOCATION
AMONG PROGRAMS. IT IS JUST A
PRINCIPAL I AM ADVANCING.
>> GREAT. THANKS.
>> IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, I
THINK WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED,
THE CONVERSATION IN 2018 WAS
AROUND HOW WE MOVE IT FROM
THREE-MONTH SUPPORT TO THAN 12
MONTHS. SO I APPRECIATE THE
THINKING HERE . I HAVE IN THE
PAST SUPPORTED EXTENSIONS. I
LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT
AND GENERALLY SUPPORT THE
CONCEPT. NUMBER 11.
>> THE NEXT PROPOSAL WOULD BE T
INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL WOULD
ASSUME THAT $1.4 MILLION A YEAR
WOULD BE DESIGNATED FOR THIS
PROGRAM.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> DURING ONE OF OUR DISCUSSION
THERE WAS -- I SENT SOME NOT
NECESSARILY RESISTANCE BUT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING EXPLAINED WHY
IT IS DIFFICULT . I THINK IT WA
DURING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
THE INVENTORY OF VACANT UNITS.
THE POINT IS THAT IT WAS
EXPRESSED THAT IT IS DIFFICULT
TO NIMBLY GET PEOPLE INTO THOS
EMPTY UNITS. THAT GOT ME
THINKING. WE TALKED ABOUT
HOUSING IN THAT MEETING AND ALS
PREVIOUSLY, CHAIR MOSQUEDA IN
FINANCE AND HOUSING -- BUT THA
IT'S A VERY EFFICIENT WAY TO
GET PEOPLE WHO NEED HOUSING INT
RENTAL UNITS USING THE ZILLOW
PLATFORM . HOUSING CONNECTOR IS
FUNDED THROUGH THE KING COUNTY
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. BUT THE
DO NOT HAVE ANY CITY FUNDING.
AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY
SUCCESSFUL . WE HEARD THAT
OFTENTIMES THEY END UP
OPERATING AT A DEFICIT. SO I
WOULD LOVE TO FIND SOME WAY TO
SUPPORT THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THE
ARE ACTUALLY DOING A GOOD JOB O
FILLING EMPTY UNITS QUICKLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NOT WANTING TO CONTRADICT
YOU, BUT THE INFORMATION WE HAV
RECEIVED IS THAT THE HOUSING
CONNECTOR DOES GET CITY FUNDING
AROUND THE BALLPARK OF
$300-$500,000 A YEAR THAT FLOWS
THROUGH THE KING COUNTY REGIONA
HOMELESS AUTHORITY. WHEN HSD
MOVED ITS FUNDING OVER TO THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY, THAT MONEY
WENT TO THE REGIONAL AUTHORITY.
SO MAYBE THAT IS WHERE THAT
CONFUSION IS.
>> SURE. I SHOULD HAVE SAID,
ADMINISTERED BY.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> THE FINAL ITEM WOULD REQUIR
PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR THE
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION FUNDING
PROGRAM. THIS IS THE NEW PROGRA
THAT WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING TO OUR PSH PROVIDERS TO
HOPEFULLY HELP TO INCREASE WAGE
FOR THEIR STAFF. AND IT WOULD B
ASKED THAT THESE REPORTING AND
PERFORMANCE MEASURES BE INCLUDE
IN THE LEVY ADMINISTRATION AND
FINANCE PLAN. THE PROPOSED LEVY
ORDINANCE DOES INCLUDE LANGUAGE
REQUIRING THE LEVY TO PROVIDE
HOUSING TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL
REPORT. THAT IS TO INCLUDE
PROGRESS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
FOR EACH LEVY PROGRAM. SO THIS
PROPOSAL IS VERY CONSISTENT WIT
WHAT WOULD BE INTENDED.
>> COUNCILMEBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A NEW
PROGRAM. THE BIGGER CONVERSATIO
WE HAD DURING BUDGET WAS THAT
IT IS HARD TO FILL THESE
POSITIONS. IT IS HARD TO KEEP
WORKERS IN THESE POSITIONS. ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY PROGRESS ON
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IS
SLOWED DOWN AT ONE OF THE
BARRIERS IS THE FACT THAT THESE
WORKERS ARE HARD TO FIND .
KEEPING THEM IN THESE JOBS
BECAUSE OF THEIR PAY LEVELS IS
DIFFICULT. THAT IS WHY WE TALKE
ABOUT INCREASING THE ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
LAST YEAR. AND HERE WE ARE
AGAIN TALKING ABOUT THE NEED T
RAISE WAGES. BUT I THINK THE
ULTIMATE GOAL IS NOT JUST RAISE
WAGES, IT IS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN
THESE JOBS WHERE THERE IS LESS
TURNOVER. SO WE CAN GET THE JOB
OF HOUSING DONE. THAT RAISES
THE QUESTION FOR ME, HOW ARE
THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
NONPROFITS THAT ARE UTILIZING
THESE DOLLARS -- ARE THOSE
DOLLARS GETTING TO THE FRONT
LINE WORKERS ? OR IS IT GOING T
ADMINISTRATORS? WHAT IS THE
TURNOVER RATE? CAN WE SEE AN
IMPROVEMENT? SO THOSE ARE THE
QUESTIONS I HAD THAT I
MOTIVATING THIS REPORTING
REQUEST.
>> OKAY. THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. I WILL SIGNAL
APPRECIATION FOR CONTINUING TO
LIFT UP THE NEED FOR THESE
INVESTMENTS AND WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION FUNDS. I KNOW
THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
AND OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL AS
WELL ARE VERY INTERESTED IN
MAKING SURE THAT THE DOLLARS AR
GETTING TO THE WORKFORCE TOO.
I'M INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH
YOU AND CENTRAL STAFF TO SEE I
THERE IS A WAY TO CONTINUE TO
TRACK THIS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
MEETING WORKFORCE STABILIZATION
GOALS WHILE ALSO UNDERSTANDING
THAT FLEXIBILITY IS IMPORTANCE.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT
SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS WERE ON
OUR DIRECTIVE IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS. GENERALLY APPRECIATE
THAT THERE IS A FOCUS AND
INTEREST ON TRACKING AND
CONTINUING OUR COMMITMENT TO
INVESTING IN THE WORKFORCE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, THE EXECUTIV
HAS INDICATED THEY ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF ADDITIONAL
REPORTING AND MEASUREMENT
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A NEW PROGRA
THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
FUNDS ARE SPENT BEFORE FOR THEI
INTENDED PURPOSE AS WELL.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> I WILL JUST ADD -- I'M SURE
IF SOME OF OUR PROVIDERS WERE
HERE THEY WOULD ALSO SAY THAT
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING
TO PROVIDE THIS TRANSPARENCY.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO ON OUR END T
ENSURE IT IS NOT MORE OF A
REPORTING BARRIER OR BURDEN .
SOMETHING WE COULD PROBABLY
THINK THERE AS WELL. HOW DO WE
PROVIDE THE ANALYSIS VERSUS
HAVING MULTIPLE REPORTS . JUST
WANT TO FLAG THAT BECAUSE I
DON'T WANT THAT TO BE ANOTHER
WORRY FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE TO AD
THAT TO THEIR ALREADY
OVERBURDENED LIST. OKAY, LET'S
GO ON TO NUMBER 12. EXCUSE ME,
SLIDE 12. SPEED MESS .
>> YEAH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
PROPOSAL.
>> SLIDE 11, I THINK. THE
FOLLOWING TWO ARE FROM
COUNCILMAN PEDERSEN. THE FIRST
ONE WOULD BE TO EXPLORE A
DIFFERENT APPROACH FOR LOW
INCOME HOUSING THAT WOULD REDUC
RELIANCE ON PROPERTY TAXES.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE CHANGING THE
ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING REVENUE
SUCH AS THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM AND
APPROVING A NEW REVENUE SOURCE
TO SUPPORT LOW INCOME HOUSING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THANKS, TRACI , FOR WORKING ON
THIS. APPRECIATE THIS
PRESENTATION AND CONTINUE TO BE
A STEADFAST SUPPORTER OF
CREATING MORE LOW INCOME HOUSIN
IN SEATTLE . I SPENT TWO DECADE
OF MY CAREER FINANCINGS OF
CONSTRUCTION AND PRESERVATION O
30,000 LOW INCOME UNITS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. THAT SAID, JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
EXPLORING ALL OF OUR OPTIONS
HERE TO GET THE MOST PROGRESSIV
REVENUE SOURCES . THE SAME GRAN
TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT . IT IS JUS
THAT THE PROPERTY TAX -- IT I
100% PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS
BEING PROPOSED HERE. IT IS
TRICKLING OF THAT PORTION OF
PROPERTY TAXES. WHAT I HEAR
FROM CONSTITUENTS IS THEY ARE
FEELING THE CITY GOVERNMENT AN
COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAVE INITIATE
SEVERAL NEW OR INCREASED POVERT
TAXES LATELY . I THINK KING
COUNTY WAS JUST DEBATING THE
VETERANS AND HOUSING LEVY AT
THE COUNTY LEVEL AND WORRIED
ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES AS WELL.
HERE WE ARE JUMPING IN TO DO A
TRIPLING OF THIS. ALSO
CONCERNED ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY COMING UP
NEXT YEAR AS TRANSPORTATION
CHAIR EVEN THOUGH I WON'T BE
HERE FOR THAT . WE ARE DOING TH
CL TRANSPORTATION PLAN RIGHT
NOW. WE'RE TRYING TO REPAIR
BRIDGES. WE NEED FUNDING TO
ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. I
THAT IS GOING TO BE A PROPERTY
TAX, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOM
PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVES EARLY
WE KNOW THAT THE STATE
GOVERNMENT PASSED A CAPITAL
GAINS EXCISE TAX FOR EARNINGS
OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT. I THINK
IT IS OVER $250,000. AND IT IS
NONRETIREMENT. IT IS NOT REAL
ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. IT IS A
VERY NARROW UNIVERSE. A VERY
PROGRESSIVE SOURCE UPHELD BY TH
WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, ONE PERSON
LOCALLY WOULD GENERATE ABOUT
$25 MILLION. SO IF YOU DID A
REAL ESTATE -- EXCUSE ME, IF
YOU DID A CAPITAL GAINS EXCISE
TAX IN SEATTLE , IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT THE PROPERTY TAX REQUEST
HERE COULD DROP TO ALMOST ZERO
AND YOU COULD HAVE THE SAME
DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR LOAN HOUSING
THE OTHER THING WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT EARLIER IS THE MHA REVENU
. AS WE KNOW, REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPERS HAVE A CHOICE TO PAY
$75 MILLION IN 2021. SMALLER
$75 MILLION PORTION . 75.7 IN
'21. BUT I THINK WE'RE ONLY
ASSUMING ABOUT $23 MILLION A
YEAR IN THE MHA REVENUE, WHICH
THINK -- I THINK IF WE WERE
OPTIMISTIC WE WOULD BE EXPECTIN
ABOUT 75 MILLION EVERY YEAR
GOING FORWARD. THREE TIMES AS
MUCH AS WE ARE ASSUMING IN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING MODEL FOR
THIS. IF WE ASSUME THE MHA
REVENUE, ESPECIALLY WITH HOUSE
BILL 1110 BEING PASSED , AND WE
HOPE TO EXTEND MHA INTO THOSE
NEW ZONES AND THEN WE LOOK AT
SOMETHING LIKE A CAPITAL GAINS
EXCISE TAX, THE PROPERTY TAX
BURDEN COULD DROP TO ALMOST
NOTHING. SO THAT IS WHAT THIS I
FOR. JUST TO KEEP THAT ON THE
TABLE . SIGNAL MY INTEEST IN
HAVING THESE ADDITIONAL
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE SOURCES
REDUCE REGRESSIVE TAX BURDENS ,
WHICH COULD INCLUDE EVEN THIS
PROPOSAL HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I DO
APPRECIATE THAT YOUR CONSISTENT
IN YOUR CONCERN FOR IMPACTS ON
OUR CONSTITUENTS. THAT WAS YOUR
DISTRICT SPENDING PLAN S
DISCUSSION . AND I HAVE HEARD
THIS FROM YOU CONSISTENTLY
DURING THESE DELIBERATIONS AS
WELL. AND IT IS TRUE. I AM A
CITYWIDE COUNCILMEMBER. I JUST
WANT TO ECHO THAT PEOPLE ARE
CONCERNED. IT IS NOT AN
EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT MANY
PEOPLE WHO OWN HOMES ARE REALL
CONSIDERING LEAVING BECAUSE THE
CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP
THEM. IT IS REALLY TRUE. I'M NO
GOING TO COMMENT ON AN
ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FUNDING TO
PAY FOR HOUSING, BUT I DO WANT
TO JUST EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION
FOR YOUR KEEPING YOUR EYE ON
THAT. THANKS.
>> GRADE. NUMBER 14.
>> OKAY, SO THE FINAL PROPOSAL
FROM COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
WOULD BE TO REFINE COLLECTION O
VACANCY DATA AND USE OF VACANT
UNITS FOR CITY FUNDED HOUSING
UNITS. THEY CONCEDED ON CITY
FUNDING UNITS ON AN ANNUAL BASI
AS PART OF THE REPORTING THAT
PROVIDERS HAVE TO PROVIDE TO TH
OFFICE OF HOUSING. THIS PROPOSA
WOULD REQUEST THAT THAT VACANCY
DATA INFORMATION BE COLLECTED O
A QUARTERLY BASIS INSTEAD OF AN
ANNUAL BASIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
YES. AS WE KNOW, THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING IS PROVIDING GAP FUNDIN
FOR A LOT OF THESE LOW INCOME
HOUSING PROJECTS. TYPICALLY
THEY'RE GETTING THE BULK OF
THEIR MONEY ADMINISTERED
HROUGH THE WASHINGTON S
FINANCE COMMISSION. THAT IS
EQUITY THAT IS COMING IN IN
EXCHANGE FOR THOSE TAX CREDITS
GOING TO INVESTORS. THOSE
INVESTORS ARE KEEPING AN EYE O
THOSE PROJECTS FOR AT LEAST THE
FIRST 15 YEARS, IF NOT LONGER.
THEY REQUIRE VERY FREQUENT
RECORDING, INCLUDING RENT ROLLS
VACANCY DATA. IT IS NOT AN
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN TO SIMPL
HAVE THEM ALSO FORWARD A COPY
TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. WHAT
WE HAVE FOUND WITH THE ANNUAL
REPORTNG, IT IS COMPLETELY
INADEQUATE. WE STILL DON'T HAV
ALL THAT VACANCY INFORMATION I
HAND FOR THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL
REPORTING . AND WHEN WE HAVE
ASKED FOR THIS LAST YEAR AND TH
YEAR BEFORE, THE INFORMATION
TRICKLES IN. BY THE TIME WE GET
IT , WE CAN'T MAKE THE POLICY
DECISION. SO GOING FROM ANNUAL
TO QUARTERLY IS NECESSARY FOR
PROPER OVERSIGHT AND TO
MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THOSE VACAN
UNITS . ALSO, THE OTHER ISSUE
FOR ME IS MAKING SURE THAT KIN
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND OFFICE OF HOUSING AN
EVEN WITH HOUSING CONNECTOR
PARTNERSHIPS THAT THERE IS THE
ABILITY TO HELP OUT MORE PEOPL
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SO
IF SOMEBODY IS HOUSING READY IN
A TINY HOME VILLAGE OR IF
SOMEBODY IS IN AN ENHANCED
SHELTER, WE HAVE ENCAMPMENTS -
UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING
ONE OF MY DISTRICT THAT WAS
UNDER I-5 FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
AND THE CITY WAS STRUGGLING TO
FIND 15 UNITS OUT OF -- YET
THERE WERE 400 POTENTIALLY THAT
WERE VACANT IN THE O.H.
PORTFOLIO. SO JUST BECAUSE WE
ARE THE FUNDERS AND WE ARE
RENEWING THIS PROGRAM AND
POTENTIALLY TRIPLING THE AMOUNT
, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE
RIGHT TO ASK THOSE WHO ARE
GETTING THESE DOLLARS TO TAKE
AN ADDITIONAL PERSON IN ONE OF
THEIR PROJECTS . SO I THINK THA
FLEXIBILITY SHOULD BE COUPLED
WITH THE ADDITIONAL VACANCY
REPORTING. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS. I THINK WE CAN GO
ON.
>> OKAY. MOVING ON TO NEXT
STEPS. SO, THE SELECT COMMITTE
IS SCHEDULED TO MEET .
>> LET ME DOUBLE CHECK.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, DID YOU
HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT LAST
ONE?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I
WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THAT LAS
-- COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
PROPOSAL. I HAVE HEARD THEM SA
SEVERAL TIMES REAL-TIME LIST O
AVAILABLE UNITS . ANYTHING WE
CAN DO TO PROVIDE A RESOURCE
FOR OUTREACH PROVIDERS . TO HEL
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED GETTIN
THE HOUSING WE SHOULD DO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
PROPOSING THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> MOVING ON TO NEXT STEPS. THE
SELECT COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED T
MEET ON WEDNESDAY, THE 31st OF
MAY , AT 9:30 FOR PURPOSES OF
DISCUSSING WHAT WOULD LIKELY AT
THAT TIME BE INTRODUCED LEVY
PROPOSAL AND RELATED LEGISLATIO
AND ALSO DISCUSS COUNCILMEMBERS
ACTUAL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING
SCHEDULED FOR THAT AFTERNOON AT
4:00 P.M. NOT 4:30 P.M. THAT IS
A HYBRID IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS. THE COMMITTEE IS THEN
SCHEDULED TO MEET ON WEDNESDAY,
THE 7th OF JUNE, TO DISCUSS THE
LEVY PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND
AMENDMENTS. FINALLY, THE FINAL
MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY, THE 21st OF JUNE, AT
9:32. DISCUSS AND HOPEFULLY
VOTE ON THE LEVY PROPOSAL AND
RELATED LEGISLATION AND
CONSIDERATION OF FULL COUNCIL
AND THE WEEK AFTER.
>> GRADE. CAN I GET A
CLARIFICATION? 4:00 P.M. FOR TH
PUBLIC HEARING HERE. I SAID 4:3
EARLIER. WHAT IS THE EXACT TIME
THAT WE HAVE? AND CAN I CONFIR
THAT OUR COMMUNICATION THAT HAS
GONE OUT -- I THINK WE HAD
INFOGRAPHICS THAT SAID -- DOES
EVERYBODY HAVE 4:00 P.M. ON
THEIR CALENDARS? DO YOU WANT T
USE THE MICROPHONE, MADAME
CLERK? CAN YOU USE THE
MICROPHONE?
>> INITIALLY WE HAVE 4:00 P.M.
IT IS CURRENTLY AT 4:30 P.M.
>> SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.
>> 4:30. I WANT TO MAKE SURE W
UPDATE OUR INFOGRAPHICS. AND
WE WILL ASK COMMUNICATIONS , OU
INCREDIBLE TEAM, AND THE SKILL
OF JOSEPH AND JESSE TO HELP US
GET THAT INFO GRAPHIC FOR MAY
31st AVAILABLE FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO SEND OUT TO
THEIR CONSTITUENTS, PUT IN THEI
NEWSLETTERS, PUT ON THEIR SOCIA
MEDIA. WE WILL HAVE A 9:30
MEETING. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
4:30 PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL
MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION GETS
SENT OUT TO COUNCILMEMBERS SO
YOU CAN UPLOAD THAT AND PUT IT
IN YOUR NEWSLETTERS AS WELL. AS
I MENTIONED IT TO MANY OF YOU A
WE WERE HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOU
THE TIMELINE AND APPROACH TO
THIS, WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY ON MAY 31st TO
HEAR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE IN ADDITION TO ANY
AMENDMENTS THAT WE INCLUDE AND
CONCEPTS WE INCLUDE
PRE-INTRODUCTION. SOME OF THES
YOU HAVE HEARD ARE ABOUT LIFTIN
UP LANGUAGE, EMPHASIZING
LANGUAGE, CREATING LANGUAGE THA
DIRECTS OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
INCENTIVIZE OR PRIORITIZE. SOME
OF THOSE THINGS WE MIGHT BE ABL
TO DO IN A PRE-INTRODUCTION BIL
FOR OUR CONSIDERATION THAT WOUL
BE -- I WOULD FREEZE THEM AS
THINGS WE ALL GENERALLY CONSIDE
FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS. THINGS THA
NEED ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION OR
MIGHT WARRANT ADDITIONAL DEBATE
WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD
NOT NECESSARILY BE INCLUDED
PRE-INTRODUCTION. BUT
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD HAVE THE
CHANCE TO HAVE THOSE AMENDMENT
BE DISCUSSED ON THE 31st. WE
WOULD ALSO HAVE THOSE AMENDMENT
INTRODUCE LEGISLATION ON JUNE
7th. IF IT IS POSSIBLE FOR US T
GET THIS DISCUSSED AND VOTED O
AND MOVED OUT ON JUNE 7th,
FANTASTIC. THAT ALLOWS FOR US T
SEND IT TO THE FULL COUNCIL AN
FOR THOSE DELIBERATIONS TO GET
WRAPPED UP. I KNOW EVERYBODY HA
A REALLY PACKED AGENDA AND WE
HAVE PUT ALL OF OUR HOUSING AND
FINANCE ITEMS ON HOLD UNTIL WE
GET THROUGH THE HOUSING LEVY
WITH THE ABSENCE OF ONE UPDATED
REVENUE FORECAST DISCUSSION WE
WILL HAVE MID-MAY. IDEALLY IF W
CAN GET THIS OUT ON JUNE 7th,
FANTASTIC. WE ALSO HAVE TIME ON
YOUR CALENDARS FOR A WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 21st, MEETING. REGARDLESS,
WE WILL BE WRAPPING THIS UP BY
THE END OF NEXT MONTH WITH THE
INTENT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
PLENTY OF TIME FOR DISCUSSION
AND DELIBERATION BOTH ON MAY
31st IN THE MORNING AND ON JUNE
7th. HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND AS
MUCH COMMON GROUND AS POSSIBLE
WITH OUR PRE-INTRODUCTION
CONCEPTS AND MORE TO COME FOR
INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS UP FOR
DISCUSSION AS WELL. I WANTED T
THANK CENTRAL STAFF FOR THEIR
WORK ON THESE CONCEPTS OVER THE
NEXT TWO WEEKS. THE CHANCE WILL
BE UP TO COUNCILMEMBERS AND
CENTRAL STAFF TO WORK ON ANY
LANGUAGE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
WHETHER IT IS IN AN INTRODUCED
AMENDMENT AND CONCEPT IN
PRE-INTRODUCTION OR YOUR OWN
PROPOSED AMENDMENT. PLEASE DO
REACH OUT TO CENTRAL STAFF. OR
YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO OUR
CHIEF OF STAFF, AARON HOUSE, IN
MY OFFICE, WHO IS OUR LEAD ON
ALL THINGS HOUSING AS WELL. IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
PROCESS OR CONCEPT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO DISCUSS. OUR OFFICE WIL
BE REACHING OUT TO SCHEDULE
ANOTHER ROUND OF MEETINGS WITH
YOUR OFFICES ON MAY 18th ,
22nd, AND 23rd. WE WILL REACH
OUT SOMETIME SOON. TRACI,
JENNIFER, ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER?
COUNCILMEMBERS, ANYTHING ELSE
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER?
OKAY, I AM SEEING SHAKING OF TH
HEAD. THAT MEANS WE ARE TWO
MINUTES OVER TIME. APPRECIATE
YOUR GENEROUS TIME TODAY AND FO
THE ACTS OF DISCUSSION. I DID
WANT TO PLUG IN FOR OUR OTHER
COMMITTEE MEETING. FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING. THIS
IS ONE WE GENERALLY ENCOURAGE O
INVITE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS TO
ATTEND. IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY
MEETING OF THE WHOLE LIKE WE
HAVE HERE TODAY, BUT IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, WE
ENCOURAGE YOU TO LET US KNOW IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME. THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING ON MAY 17th AT 9:30 WIL
INCLUDE A PRESENTATION FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST DIRECTOR. THE CITY'S
BUDGET OFFICE WILL BE PROVIDIN
US WITH IT THE REVENUE
FORECAST AND IMPORTANTLY THE
CENTRAL STAFF TEAM IS DOING AN
ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING REVENU
FORECAST INFORMATION WE HAVE
AND WILL BE PROVIDING US WITH A
UPDATE ON THE GENERAL FUND
FINANCIAL PLAN FOR REVIEW. AND
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ANY
EXCEPTIONS BILLS. WHILE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE ARE NOT ALLOWE
TO VOTE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO
TUNE IN OR PARTICIPATE IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT REVENUE AN
OUR OVERALL PHYSICAL HEALTH
GIVEN THE UPDATED REVENUE
FORECAST IN THE LAST MEETING AN
PRE-WORK OR THE HOMEWORK WILL
BE TO READ THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO, WHICH WILL BE COMING OUT
PRIOR TO THAT MEETING AND IS
ALWAYS A DANCE. WE ENCOURAGE
EVERYBODY TO READ THROUGH THEM.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH. WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR
MEETING. AND WE WILL SEE YOU
AGAIN IN THE SELECT COMMITTEE O
THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY ON MAY
31st AT 9:30 IN THE MORNING FOR
OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COMMITTEE MEETING AND AT 4:30
FOR PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. TAKE
CARE, EVERYONE. BYE-BYE.