>>> THANK YOU FOR MUCH FOR
JOINING THE HOUSING LEVY FOR TH
CITY COUNCIL. IT IS 9:30 A.M.
I'M TERESA MOSQUEDA. WE ARE
GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING
TOEORDER. IT IS WEDNESDAY, APRI
18.
>> MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> EXCUSED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MADAME CHAIR. SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL
BE SURE TO WELCOME THEM TO THE
SELECT HOUSING COMMITTEE AS
WELL. THIS IS OUR SECOND MEETIN
OF APRIL. IT'S DEDICATED TO
HEARING DIRECTLY FROM THE
EXECUTIVE TEAM THAT INCLUDES
FOLKS FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
THE HOUSING OFFICE, INCLUDING
DIRECTOR WINKLER-CHIN AND KELLY
LARSON. TRACI RATZLIFF. WE HAVE
DONE A LITTLE BIT OF LOOKING
BACK AT THE PREVIOUS LEVY AND
THEN WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNIT
TO REALLY IN MAY, START DIVING
INTO MORE OF THE DETAILS OF WHA
IS IN THE PROPOSAL FOR THE
UPCOMING LEVY AND WHAT COUNCIL
MEMBER QUESTIONS MIGHT BE. WE'L
TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE
NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT IN THE CHAMBERS HERE.
I'LL GIVE IT A FEW MORE MINUTES
WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP FO
PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. BUT I
DON'T SEE THEY ARE PRESENT. IF
YOU ARE SIGNED UP, PLEASE DO
DIAL BACK IN WITH THE NUMBER YO
REGISTERED WITH THE PUBLIC
COMMENT NUMBER THAT YOU USED
WHEN YOU SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT EARLIER TODAY. AGAIN,
DUE TO OUR ON GOING HYBRID
NATURE AND THE ON GOING
PANDEMIC, ALONG WITH COMPOUNDIN
COMPLICATIONS FROM THE FLU AND
OTHER DISEASES, WE ARE
CONTINUING TO DO A HYBRID MEET,
THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES
ONLINE AND ALSO FOLKS IN
CHAMBERS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE WELCOME TO THE TABLE OU
PRESENTERS AS WELL WHO WILL
ALWAYS BE WITH US REMOTELY TO
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE IN-PERSON. AND AGAIN TODAY,
INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE
HOUSING LEVY AS TRANSMITTED BY
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. THE SOLE ITEM, THE
HOUSING LEVY RENEWAL PACKAGE,
INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ORDINANC
AND THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION. AT
THIS POINT, I JUST WANT TO
CONFIRM, WE DON'T HAVE ANYMORE
IN CHAMBERS PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT AND THERE'S NO ONE WHO
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
ONLINE WHO IS PRESENT. WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INT
ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. MADAME
CLERK, COULD YOU READ ITEM
NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD IF
>> MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2023 HOUSIN
LEVY RENEWAL PACKAGE FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANKS TO FOLKS WHO HAVE BEE
WITH US OVER THE COURSE OF THE
MEETING WE ALREADY HAD HERE IN
APRIL. THIS IS THE SECOND
PRESENTATION ON THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED 2023 HOUSING LEVY. THE
FIRST OF THREE MONTHS DEDICATED
TO JUST TALKING ABOUT THE
HOUSING LEVY IN THE SELECT
COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES THE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WHOLE. SO
THANKS TO ALL OF MY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES FOR DIALINGIN THIS
MORNING. WELCOME BACK OUR
ESTEEMED TEAM FROM CENTRAL STAF
THAT INCLUDES TRACI RATZLIFF AN
JENNIFER. THANKS SO MAIKO
WINKLER-CHIN. AND THANKS AGAIN
FOR THE ROBUST COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU HAVE SHARED
WITH US IN THE PAST MEETING. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
FROM YOU IN THE UPCOMING
DELIBERATIONS. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM CENTRAL STAFF
BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP? I'M NOT
SEEING CENTRAL STAFF JUMP IN.
NOPE, OKAY, THAT'S AN
AFFIRMATIVE. NOTHING HERE. AND
AS A REMINDER, AT THE LAST
MEETING THAT WE HAD ON APRIL 5,
WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, SEATTLE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING COMMUNITY DIALED IN TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL.
AND WE HEARD ABOUT THE IMMENSE
NEED FOR INVESTMENTS IN WORK
FORCE HOUSING. TO CONTINUE TO
MAINTAIN, OPERATE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INVESTMENTS. THE APRIL
PRESENTATION HELPED US GET A
GROUNDING OF THE DATA WE HAVE
AND SOME REQUESTS WERE MADE THA
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING ARE WORKING ON AS WELL,
AND WILL BE PROVIDING A
FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION IN TODAY'
PRESENTATION AND ANYTHING ELSE
THAT IS NOT ANSWERED TODAY WE'L
SEEK TO MAKE SURE IT IS PROVIDE
IN THE UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS O
IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS. WE HEARD
FROM THE PRESENTATION LAST TIME
IS THERE'S A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF
HOUSING IN SEATTLE BETWEEN 2011
AND 2019, FOR EVERY 2.6 JOBS
CREATED, ONLY ONE UNIT OF
HOUSING WAS BUILT. THIS LED TO
ESCALATING HOUSING COSTS WITH A
45% INCREASE. A 45% INCREASE IN
RENTAL COSTS OVER THE LAST
DECADE PLUS. OUR HOUSING CRISIS
IS HAVING A DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT ON LOW INCOME AND BLACK,
INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR
HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HIGHER RATES OF HOUSING
INSTABILITY AND ALSO
HOMELESSNESS. THE KING COUNTY
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
COUNCIL PROJECTS THAT SEATTLE
NEEDS APPROXIMATELY 112,000 NEW
AFFORDABLE HOMES BY THE YEAR
2044. AND THE GREATEST HOUSING
NEED IS FOR THE LOWEST END OF
THE INCOME SPECTRUM. SEATTLE
NEEDS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 NEW
HOMES, NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES AND
HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES OVER 50
OF THE AREA MEDIAN OR BELOW. TO
PUT A HUMAN FACE ON THE NEED, A
HOUSEHOLD AT 50% INCOME, THESE
ARE RETAIL WORKERS. THESE ARE
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS. THESE
ARE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. THESE
ARE TEACHERS. THESE ARE NURSES
AND FOLKS IN THE HEALTHCARE
SECTOR. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO AR
JUST STARTING THEIR CAREERS IN
CONSTRUCTION. THESE ARE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMMUNITY
AND OUR ECONOMY RELIES ON TO
PROVIDE FOOD, CLEAN BUILDINGS,
CARE FOR SENIORS, AND OUR
FAMILIES AND MORE. IMPORTANTLY,
THESE COULD BE OUR NEIGHBORS.
THESE COULD BE THE WORKERS THAT
EMPLOYERS NEED IN ORDER TO GET
THEIR BUSINESSES UP AND RUNNING
AGAIN. THESE COULD BE THE
DIVERSE NEIGHBORS THAT WE NEED
IN OUR CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT W
HAVE A THRIVING SEATTLE. AND
FORTUNATELY, IF WE DON'T ADDRES
THIS GROWING NEED AND THE KNOWN
AMOUNT OF UNITS THAT ARE
PROJECTED TO BE NEEDED IN
SEATTLE, MORE PEOPLE WILL GET
PRICED OUT OF OUR CITY AND THE
REALITY IS, MORE PEOPLE WILL GE
PUSHED INTO HOMELESSNESS DUE TO
THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE OPTIONS
IN SEATTLE. WE SEE THIS
TREMENDOUS NEED EVERY DAY. WE
SEE THAT THERE'S
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON OUR
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILIT
AND HOMELESSNESS. AND WE SEE
THIS AND WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT
THIS ON GOING IN TERMS OF THE
NEED WITHIN THE WORK FORCE FOR
PERMANENT SUPPORT OF HOUSING
INVESTMENTS TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE
STABLELY HOUSED, GET FOLKS WHO
WERE PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS INTO
HOUSING, AND KEEP THEM SHELTERE
AND HOUSED. THE HOUSING LEVY IN
FRONT OF US IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US, OF COURSE, TO TALK ABOU
BUILDING, THE BRICK AND MORTAR,
THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS THAT
WILL BE CREATED. IT'S ALSO AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT FIRST
TIME OWNERSHIP OPTIONS, THE
SUPPORT OF HOUSING WORK FORCE T
KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED, AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE GOOD JOBS
IN THE SECTOR SO MORE PEOPLE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
BENEFIT FROM THOSE UNITS BECAUS
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL WORK FORCE
AND WORK FORCE INVESTMENTS, WE
WILL CONTINUE TO SEE PEOPLE
CYCLE IN AND OUT OF HOMELESSNES
OR HOUSING INSTABILITY. SO I
WANTED TO BACK UP FOR JUST A
SECOND AND PROVIDE A LITTLE MOR
CONTEXT TO WHO WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL POTENTIALL
BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM BUILDIN
ADDITIONAL HOUSING AND THE WHY
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO COUPLE
THESE INVESTMENTS WITH FUNDS FO
THE WORK FORCE. TO BUILD HOUSIN
AND ALSO TO WORK WITHIN THOSE
NEW HOUSING UNITS. WITH THAT, I
WANT TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO DIV
BACK INTO THE DATA. WE WILL LOO
AT BOTH THE DATA AND THE HUMAN
NEED THAT IS INCORPORATED IN TH
PRESENTATION, AND TO HEAR ABOUT
THE SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS FROM THE
PAST LEVY, THE HIGHER THAN
ANTICIPATED UNITS AND SERVICES
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO INVEST IN,
IN THIS LAST LEVY, THANKS TO
SEATTLE VOTERS. AND WE'LL HEAR
ABOUT THE ON GOING NEED FOR
DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
PERMANENT SUPPORT OF HOUSE, AND
THE WAYS IN WHICH WE TRIED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WORKERS ARE
CENTERED IN THIS HOUSING LEVY
BOTH IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION
AND IN TERMS OF WHO IS WORKING
WITHIN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS
WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD WHO
JOINED US AS VICE CHAIR, AND WE
WILL NOTE YOU ARE PRESENT. WE'L
TURN IT OVER TO OUR HOUSING
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE M
STAFF MEMBER HERE, KELLI LARSEN
WHO WILL BE DOING THIS
PRESENTATION WITH ME AS WELL
THIS MORNING. SO, AS COUNCIL
MEMBER SAID, I'M MAIKO
WINKLER-CHIN, AND WITH THE
SEATTLE OFFICE OF HOUSING. CAN
WE SEE THE SLIDE? IS THE SLIDE
UP? THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. SO,
TO START OUR PRESENTATION ON TH
2023 HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL. I'M
GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE SLIDES T
REFLECT ON WHAT NEARLY FOUR
DECADES OF HOUSING LEVY
INVESTMENTS HAVE DONE FOR OUR
HOME CITY. MORE THAN 16,000
RESIDENTS ARE ESTIMATED TO LIVE
IN A LEVY SUPPORTED HOMES AT AN
GIVEN TIME. TO GIVE YOU A SENSE
OF SCALE, THINKING ABOUT THE
MOMENT THAT WE'RE IN, THAT MANY
PEOPLE WOULD FILL ABOUT 93% OF
THE SEATS AT A GAME, AND IF WE
INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE
WHO WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO
úLEVY FUNDED HOMES THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IN THE PIPELINE,
EITHER UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR
PREPARING FOR CONSTRUCTION, THE
WE WOULD FILL EVERY SINGLE SEAT
AND THEN SOME AT CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA. SO THIS IS THE IMPACT OF
STEADY INVESTMENTS OVER THE
YEARS. WE HAVE NEW HOMES OPENIN
AND NEW FAMILIES MOVING IN EVER
SINGLE YEAR. AND AS WE CONTINUE
TO FUND NEW PROJECTS, WE'RE
BUILDING THAT PIPELINE OF FUTUR
HOMES IN OUR CITY. AS WE LOOK A
THE 2023 HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL,
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE'RE
BUILDING ON THE STRONG AND
TRUSTED TRACK RECORD OF PAST
LEVIES, GOING BACK TO 1986.
EVERY HOUSING LEVY SINCE 1986
HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ITS GOALS
BECAUSE STAFF WORKED HARD OVER
THE PAST FOUR DECADES TO SET
AMBITIOUS, BUT ACHIEVEABLE
GOALS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
HOUSING PROVIDERS WHO
CONTINUALLY WORKED TO IMPROVE
OUR PROCESSES TO BECOME MORE
EFFICIENT, CREATIVE, AND
COLLABORATIVE IN THE WAYS WE
DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO
THE PROPOSAL YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT
TODAY IS NOT ONLY INFORMED BY
MARKET CONDITIONS AND STAKE
HOLDER FEEDBACK WE'VE BEEN
EXAMINING, BUT IT'S ALSO
INFORMED BY 40 YEARINGS OF DOIN
THIS WORK AND DOING IT WELL. SO
WE HAVE ONE EXAMPLE HERE THAT I
PICTURED WITH JACKSON HEIGHTS
AND PATRICIA APARTMENTS LOCATED
AT THE INTERSECTION OF 23rd AND
JACKSON IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
COMMUNITY HOUSE, THE
ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES THES
BUILDINGS, HOPES PEOPLE WITH
MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH A FAMILY
ATMOSPHERE, IN ADDITION TO
CLINICAL TREATMENT. JACKSON
HEIGHTS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE TO USE THE
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE POLICY
IN THIS BUILDING ARE SET ASIDE
FOR RESIDENTS WITH LONG STANDIN
HIGHS TO THE CENTRAL DISTRICT T
PREVENT DISPLACEMENT OR ALLOW
PEOPLE TO MOVE BACK TO THE C.D.
THIS IS A POLICY I FEEL STRONGL
ABOUT AND WORKED ON BEFORE I WA
HERE, BACK WHEN I WAS THERE. AN
IT IS HEARTENING TO SEE HOW THI
POLICY IS COMING INTO PLAY. I'M
VERY CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THIS
CONTINUES TO WORK. THESE TWO
ADJACENT BUILDINGS PROVIDE WORK
HOUSE HOUSING AS WELL AS GROUND
FLOOR RETAIL, SO CAT FISH
CORNER, WHOSE OWNER YOU SEE
HERE, TERRELL JACKSON, HAS THE
NICE CORNER SPOT. AND I THINK
THIS PRESENTATION IS MY FAVORIT
SLIDE IN THIS PRESENTATION
BECAUSE IT'S A COMMUNITY
ANCHORING AND COMMUNITY BUILDIN
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. THE
RESIDENTS WHO GET TO LIVE IN
THAT BUILDING GET TO BENEFIT
FROM THE HOUSING, BUT SO DOES
THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD BY
HAVING THE TYPES OF COMMERCIAL
SPACE ACTIVITY THAT REALLY
BENEFITS THEM. FOR ME, THIS SOR
OF PROJECT IS REALLY EXCITING.
SO, THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN 13
MONTHS IN THE MAKING FROM
FEBRUARY 2022, WHICH IS BEFORE
GOT HERE, TO MARCH OF 2023. I'M
GOING TO WALK US THROUGH A VERY
QUICK SUMMARY OF THAT YEARLONG
PROCESS. YO U CAN REVIEW A MORE
DETAILED ENGAGEMENT COMPLETED I
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT
LINKED ON THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING'S LEVY WEBSITE. SO, FRO
FEBRUARY TO JULY, STAFF CONVENE
TEN MEETINGS WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING STAKE HOLDERS, THE
PURPOSE OF THIS ENGAGEMENT WAS
TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS
CURRENTLY FACED BY HOUSING
PROVIDERS. FOLLOWING THIS EARLY
ENGAGEMENT, THEY ANALYZED THE
FEEDBACK RECEIVED. THE INITIAL
HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL PUBLISHED
IN OCTOBER, THEN OH STAFF LOGGE
HUNDREDS MORE COMMENTS THROUGH
FOCUS GROUPS AS WELL AS MEETING
AND EVENTS WITH AGENCIES BOTH
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TO THE
CITY. IN TOTAL, STAFFING MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC REPRESENTING 49
ORGANIZATIONS WERE ENGAGED AND
38 FORMAL PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE
RECEIVED THROUGH IN-PERSON AND
VIRTUAL TESTIMONY AT HOUSING
LEVY TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS WRITTEN
COMMENTS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. S
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PROCESS FO
DEVELOPING AND REVISING THE
HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL. FROM
OCTOBER TO JANUARY, OH CONVENED
THREE MEETINGS OF THE TALK TO
PROVIDE FEEDBACK THROUGH A
COLLABORATIVE AND RESPONSIVE
PROPOSAL REVISION PROCESS. THE
TALK BROUGHT TOGETHER 20
TECHNICAL AND SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS IN THE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS FIELDS TO CONSIDER
DIFFERENT INVESTMENT AND PROGRA
OPTIONS FOR THE HOUSING LEVY
PROPOSAL. TALK MEETINGS WERE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND INCLUDE
PUBLIC COMMENT. CONCURRENT WITH
THE TALK PROCESS, WE HAD A
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FROM
OCTOBER TO JANUARY AND HOSTED A
SERIES OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL
OPEN HOUSES FOR COMMUNITY TO
LEARN ABOUT THE LEVY. IN THE
END, THIS IS NOT JUST MAYOR
HERBOLD'S PROPOSAL. THIS IS OUR
COMMUNITY'S PROPOSAL INFORMED B
PRIORITIES. SO THIS SLIDE
SUMMARIZES ALL THE CONDITIONS W
CONSIDERED WHEN DEVELOPING THIS
PROPOSAL. STARTING AT THE TOP
TWO BOXES. THE CRITICAL NEED FO
OPERATING MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICES WHICH WE CALL OMS FUND
ARE ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY
SITED NEEDS WE HEARD FROM
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS
THROUGH OUR YEAR. THESE FUNDS
ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT EXISTING
AND NEW HOUSING WHILE ADDING
SUPPORT FOR WORK FORCE
STAINABILITY AND PERMANENT
SUPPORT HOUSING. ON THAT SAME
LEVEL, WE HAVE THE GROWING NEED
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CITY
WIDE. GIVEN THE STAGGERING
NUMBERS WE PRESENTED A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO, WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO
INCREASE OUR HOUSING PRODUCTION
GOALS WITH THIS LEVY PROPOSAL.
GOING ONE STEP DOWN, THE ORANGE
BOX SAYS NEW PROGRAMMING AND
INNOVATION, WHICH ENCOMPASSES
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE,
IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL AIR
QUALITY, AND INVESTING IN WORK
FORCE STABILIZATION. THIS IS AL
PART OF THE CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT WE STRIVE FOR AT TH
OFFICE OF HOUSING. AND THERE IN
THE GREEN BOX, WE HAVE OTHER
PUBLIC FUNDS. THIS REFERS TO
AVAILABILITY OF OTHER FUNDING
SOURCES, AS WELL AS TAX CREDIT,
OTHER CITY RESOURCES, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE JUMP START PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX AND THE RESOURCES
GENERATED FROM THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABLE PROGRAMMING.
FINALLY, ACROSS THE BOTTOM,
UNDERLYING THE OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS, WE HAVE COST
DRIVES, INCLUDING LAND AND
CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND INTEREST
RATES, WHICH WE'RE FAMILIAR AND
SEEN IMPACTS. WE SET HOUSING
LEVY GOALS TO BE HONEST AND
ACCOUNTABLE WITH THE VOTERS AND
WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO DO MORE WIT
OUR HOUSING TEAM WORKING AS HAR
AS POSSIBLE TO MAXIMIZE THE MAN
FUNDS SOURCES WE HAVE TO SUPPOR
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND THE
OPERATIONS AND STRETCH OUR
DOLLARS FURTHER. THIS PROPOSAL
PRESENTS THE MINIMUM WE CAN
ACHIEVE AT THIS FUNDING LEVEL.
AS WE HAVE DONE WITH EVERY PAST
LEVY, WE'LL WORK HARD TO BUILD
AND OPERATE AS MUCH HOUSING AS
WE CAN. WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL TH
THINGS THAT PLAY INTO OUR
INVESTMENTS. WE CONTINUE TO
WORK, TO BRING MORE RESOURCES
AND COLLABORATION WITH OUR
FEDERAL PARTNERS, ENSURING EACH
HOME LIVES UP TO ITS POTENTIAL.
WE LOOK TO DECREASE CONSTRUCTIO
COSTS AND TO INNOVATE. THESE
INNOVATIONS ARE IMPROVEMENTS AN
COME FROM WHAT WE LEARN FROM OU
PARTNERS, SOME WHOM OWNED AND
OPERATED THEIR UNITS FOR
DECADES. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR
ENHANCED EFFICIENCY AND
PERMITTING AS WELL AS PROCESS
IMPROVEMENTS AND REGULATORY
REFORM, INCLUDING REDUCING
PERMITTING TIMES, BECAUSE IT
LOWERS COSTS. AS WE IMPROVE OUR
EFFICIENCY, WE ALSO WANT TO MAK
SURE WE'RE NOT COMPROMISING ON
THE QUALITY OF OUR HOMES OR THE
HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS. I'M
GOING TO WRAP UP THIS SECTION
WITH THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
DRIVING THIS PROPOSAL. THE
HOUSING LEVY SHOULD GROW TO
RESPOND TO INCREASED HOUSING
COSTS, THE GROWING NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITY, AND MEET THE DEMANDS
OF THIS MOMENT. THE HOUSING LEV
SHOULD CONTINUE TO DELIVER
DIVERSE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS WHILE PRIORITIZING
HOUSEHOLDS AT THE LOWEST INCOME
AND THE HIGHEST NEEDS. IN THE
HOUSING LEVY SHOULD CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT BUILDINGS AS WELL AS TH
PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD TO MAKE
THOSE BUILDINGS INTO SAFE,
HEALTHY HOMES. STAFF WORKED
TOGETHER TO DEVELOP THIS
PROPOSAL, CONDUCTING RESEARCH,
ANALYZING DATA, LEARNING FROM
PROVIDERS AND OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, AND I WANT TO
PERSONALLY THANK THE TEAM FOR
ALL THE WORK GOING FORWARD,
BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MUCH WORK
FOR THEM GOING FORWARD WITH
THIS. OH EXPRESSES OUR
GRATITUDE, AND FOR THOSE WHO
IMPLEMENT OUR WORKING COMMUNITY
FINALLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
ONCE AGAIN THAT THIS PROPOSAL
REPRESENTS INVESTMENTS IN PEOPL
AND HOMES. THOSE 16,000
RESIDENTS OF LEVY FUNDED HOMES
MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT 16,000
CHILDREN, SIBLING, PARENTS,
GRANDPARENTS, NEIGHBORS, AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THEY ARE THE
PEOPLE THAT GO TO SCHOOL WITH
YOUR KIDS, THEY ARE THE PEOPLE
THAT HELP YOUR FAMILIES FUNCTIO
IN THE DAY-TO-DAY. THEY ARE THE
PEOPLE WHO GET YOUR COFFEE, THE
TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS AND
ELDERS. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE
LIVING IN SAFE, STABLE HOUSING
THAT THEY CAN AFFORD, THANKS TO
THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY. OKAY.
NOW I'M GOING TO GIVE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE 2023 HOUSING
LEVY PROPOSAL. I'M GOING TO
START WITH A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY
OF PROPOSED PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS
AND HAND IT OVER TO KELLI, WHO
IS REALLY THE WIZARD BEHIND THE
CURTAIN HERE. TO DISCUSS THE
DETAILS OF EACH PROGRAM PROPOSA
AND THE ASUPLSS THAT WENT INTO
THE BUILDING OF THESE PROGRAMS
AND RELATED GOALS. SO, WE ARE
PROPOSING A $970 MILLION LEVY
OVER SEVEN YEARS. THIS RESULTS
IN A 45-CENT TAX RATE WITH
ANNUAL IMPACT OF $383 FOR THE
OWNER OF A MEDIAN VALUED HOME.
WE ARE INVESTING $707 MILLION I
RENTAL PRODUCTION AND
PRESERVATION. THIS IS OUR
LARGEST INVESTMENT AREA IN THE
MAJORITY OF THE WORK AT OH. WE
ARE PROPOSING $122 MILLION FOR
OPERATING MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICES TO SUPPORT THAT RENTAL
HOUSING. THIS IS THE NEXT
LARGEST PROGRAM AREA OF THE LEV
AT 13% OF TOTAL PROGRAM
INVESTMENTS. WE ARE INCREASING
OUR HOMEOWNERSHIP INVESTMENTS
SIGNIFICANTLY TO $51 MILLION.
MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE PRIOR
ALLOCATION. AND WE'RE PROPOSING
$30 MILLION TO FUND EVICTION
PREVENTION, HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION, AND HOUSING
STABILITY SERVICES. WE ALSO PLA
TO ADMINISTER THE ACQUISITION
LOAN PROGRAM WITH UP TO $30
MILLION BORROWED FROM FUTURE
YEARS OF THE OMS PROGRAM.
FINALLY, WE'RE PROPOSING $60
MILLION FOR ADMINISTRATION.
KELLI, I'M TURNING IT OVER TO
YOU AT THIS POINT.
>> IS KELLI FROZEN ON YOUR END?
OH, DIRECTOR, NOW I THINK YOU'R
ON MUTE.
>> IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE KELLI IS
FROZEN. SHE IS NOT BLINKING AT
ALL. HOLD ON A SECOND.
>> I JUST NOTICED THAT, TOO.
OKAY, GREAT. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
KICK IT OFF FOR HER IF YOU'D
LIKE. I CAN ALSO PAUSE TO SEE I
THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES. I THINK KELLI IS
JOINING BACK IN. I WILL SAY
THANK YOU FOR THE PAGE NUMBERS.
I CAN SEE THOSE CLEARLY AT THE
BOTTOM. WE'LL TAKE A QUESTION
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU. YEAH, JUST FOR
SOME OF THE SLIDES THAT WE'VE
ALREADY GONE THROUGH. ONE MOMEN
HERE. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
FOR ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN
DONE ON THIS PROPOSAL FOR GOING
OVER THAT HISTORY OF THE SINKIN
AND OUTREACH THAT HAS BEEN DONE
I THINK THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HA
BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG
TIME. IT'S RELATIVELY NEW FOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO JUST
RECENTLY GOT THE DETAILS. SO
APPRECIATE YOUR GRACE AND AS
WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS AND
SEEKING MORE INFORMATION, I KNO
MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS REMAIN
CONCERNED ABOUT THE STICKER
SHOCK WHEN SEEING A POTENTIAL
TRIPLING OF THIS PARTICULAR
PROPERTY TAX. THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CAN YOU GIV
US MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO
SERVED ON THAT? ARE THEY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT CURRENTLY
RECEIVE LEVY DOLLARS?
>> WE HAD A BIT OF CROSS SECTOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IT INCLUDED
ACADEMICS, NONPROFIT HOUSING
PROVIDERS, PARTNER FUNDERS, AND
PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY.
>> I BELIEVE YOU ALSO HAD
MEMBERS OF THE LABOR COMMUNITY
THERE?
>> CORRECT. THANK YOU.
>> AND FINANCING INSTITUTIONS O
BANKS.
>> AND I THINK WE SAW A SLIDE I
LAST PRESENTATION CATEGORIZED B
SECTOR, IF I'M NOT
MISREMEMBERING?
>> YES, WE HAPPEN TO SHARE THE
LIST.
>> WE'LL GRAB THAT AND WE'LL
CIRCULATE THAT AROUND. COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN, GO AHEAD.
>> THE REASON I ASK, WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN WITH OTHER GROUPS WHO
ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT A
PARTICULAR ISSUE AND THEY MAY B
RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THAT
SOURCE, THE GROUP TENDS TO MOVE
TOWARD A HIGHER PRICE TAG AND A
MORE FUNDING FROM THE SOURCE. I
WAS JUST TRYING TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE COSTS AND
SO THAT I CAN EXPLAIN WHY THE
NUMBERS ARE SO HIGH. WE KNOW TH
CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE GONE UP
I THINK ON SLIDE EIGHT, YOU WER
TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE
DRIVERS. IN TERMS OF BRINGING
COSTS DOWN, HAVING A GREATER
DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPE. I
VISITED VANCOUVER B.C. BACK IN
2019 TO LOOK AT THEIR EFFORTS T
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS, AND THEY D
A LOT OF MANUFACTURE AND MODULA
HOUSING. IT'S VERY HIGH QUALITY
CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE FROM
TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION. SO WA
THERE ANY THOUGHT OF DOING,
ALLOWING FOR SOME MANUFACTURED
AND MODULAR HOUSING THAT IS HIG
QUALITY LIKE THAT IN VANCOUVER
B.C.? BECAUSE THAT BRINGS THE
COST DOWN. IT CUTS THE COST IN
HALF, SO YOU COULD PRODUCE TWIC
AS MANY UNITS WITH THESE
DOLLARS, POTENTIALLY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, I CAN TALK A
LITTLE BIT TO THAT. WHEN WE DID
OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, SORRY, WE ARE SHIFTING
AND ADJUSTING AS WE DO THIS. IF
YOU DO REMEMBER, WE HAVE DONE
AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR
PILOT, WHERE WE LOOKED AT DOING
PANELLIZED, NOT QUITE MODULAR
HOUSING. THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
HAS DONE MODULAR HOMES BEFORE.
WE DID A HOMESITE PROJECT UP IN
THE COLUMBIA CITY AREA THAT WAS
MODULAR. WE'VE ALSO TALKED WITH
COLLEAGUES IN CALIFORNIA THAT
HAVE DONE SOME MODULAR HOUSING,
AND ALTHOUGH THIS WORKS GREAT,
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE
SEEN WITH SOME OF THE MODULAR
PROJECTS, NOT IN THIS STATE, BU
IN OTHER STATES IN TALKING WITH
DEVELOPERS OF THAT, IS ISSUES
AROUND LONG-TERM INSUREABILITY
OF THAT, AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST
PROJECTS THERE ENDED UP
INCREASING THEIR COST BY 70%,
BECAUSE THEY WERE HIT BY AN
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER. IT'S NOT
ANYTHING THAT WE DO -- WE ARE
CONSIDERING IT, WE JUST HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT IS RIGHT FOR
US. AND JUST TRYING TO GET ALL
THE FACTORS. IT'S NOT JUST THE
DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING AT THIS
MOMENT, IT'S HOW ARE YOU GOING
TO OPERATE IT FOR 55 YEARS?
THAT'S A CONSIDERATION FOR ME.
>> ONE ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP, AN
WE HAVE TWO OTHER HANDS.
>> I'M GOING THROUGH THE SLIDES
THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED
ALREADY. I THINK WE WERE UP
THROUGH SLIDE 12?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> SO ON SLIDE 11, AND THEN I'L
PAUSE AND WAIT FOR THE REST OF
THE SLIDES. ON SLIDE 11, I
BELIEVE THERE WAS AN IMPACT TO
THE MEDIAN OWNER VALUED HOME. S
THAT'S $383, AND CURRENTLY, IS
IT $114 APPROXIMATELY? IT'S
GOING FROM $114 TO $383. IT'S
MORE THAN TRIPLING IF I HAVE MY
MATH RIGHT. OKAY. SO IT'S
HELPFUL FOR ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT
PEOPLE ARE DOING NOW VERSUS WHA
THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO IN THE
FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN. COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> I, TOO, AM ONLY GOING TO ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT SLIDES ALREADY
PRESENTED. AND RETURNING TO THE
SLIDE THAT DIRECTOR WINKLER-CHI
IDENTIFIED AS HER FAVORITE
SLIDE, I'M A FAN OF THAT SLIDE
AS WELL. AND IT SPECIFICALLY IS
ADDRESSING JACKSON HEIGHTS AND
PATRICIA KAY APARTMENTS. WITH
CAT FISH CORNER ON THE GROUND
FLOOR, IT'S A GREAT EAMPLE OF
COLOCATING AFFORDABLE
RESIDENTIAL AND AFFORDABLE
COMMERCIAL SPACES AND I JUST
WANT TO FLAG THE FACT, DIRECTOR
WINKLER-CHIN IS WELL AWARE. FOR
OTHER FOLKS, THERE'S A GROUP OF
STAKE HOLDERS IN MY DISTRICT,
HIGHLAND PARK, SPECIFICALLY, WH
HAVE LONG ADVOCATED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH GROUND
FLOOR COMMERCIAL AFFORDABLE TO
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND
THERE'S A SPECIFIC PIECE OF
PROPERTY OWNED BY SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. IT'S NOT A
STRAIGHTFORWARD THING TO DO, AS
WE KNOW, AND AS YOU DIRECTOR
WINKLER-CHIN HAVE EXPERIENCED
YOURSELF AS A COMMUNITY ADVOCAT
BEFORE COMING TO YOUR CURRENT
LEADERSHIP ROLE AT THE CITY. BU
SINCE YOU HIGHLIGHTED THAT
PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT, I'M
WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK A
LITTLE BIT TO HOW THE LEVY MAY
CONTEMPLATE MORE OF THIS KIND O
COLOCATION? WHETHER OR NOT THE
LEVY ITSELF SPEAKS TO THAT AND
WHAT PLANS WE MIGHT HAVE FOR
DOING MORE OF IT.
>> SO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
QUESTION. I THINK YOU CALL IT
HIGHLAND PARK. I THINK I CALL I
DUMARS. THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS
EMBEDDED AND ONE OF THE FIRST
THINGS I DISCUSSED WHEN I CAME
INTO THIS ROLE. I DON'T THINK I
WOULD BE A SURPRISE FOR ANYBODY
THAT I THINK THAT THESE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
ARE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
LIKE BEST. I DO BELIEVE THAT AS
A CITY, WHEN WE MAKE INVESTMENT
WHEN WE HAVE THE LAND AND MAKE
AN INVESTMENT IN HOUSING, WE
SHOULD CONSIDER HOW THE GREATER
COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM THAT.
THAT SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE TO
ANYBODY WHO HEARS ME SAY THAT.
THINK WITH A LOT OF OUR
PROJECTS, WE DO ENVISION THAT
THEY ARE IN THESE PLACES BECAUS
THESE HIGH LEVELS OF
OPPORTUNITY, WHICH IS A LATER
SLIDE THAT WE'LL DISCUSS, REALL
DO ALLOW THE BENEFIT OF THESE
COLOCATION OF THINGS. IT IS
REALLY ANTICIPATED THAT A LOT O
THESE PROJECTS WILL DO THAT. AS
WE THINK ABOUT THE PLANNING
FORWARD, IT HAS BEEN
INCORPORATED IN THINKING, AS
WELL AS WHO GETS TO LIVE THERE,
RIGHT? I THINK THROUGHOUT THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PROCESS, KELLI WILL GET INTO
THIS IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL,
HOW THE SHIFTS HAPPENED THAT
ALLOWED FOR US TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT THESE PLACES SHOULD BE.
WHAT THESE COMMUNITY BENEFITS
SHOULD BE.
>> THANK YOU, A RECOGNITION,
DIRECTOR WINKLER-CHIN, I THINK
YOU VERY LIGHTLY TOUCHED ON THE
COMMUNITY PREFERENCES POLICIES
THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY
WORKING TO IMPLEMENT AND I JUST
TOOK A LITTLE WALK DOWN MEMORY
LANE. AND SEE THE RECORD OF HOW
THE CITY GOT MOVING IN THAT
DIRECTION. AND THAT WAS THE
RESULT OF RESOLUION 31754. AND
THAT WAS ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS
THAT ACCOMPANIED MHA UP ZONES,
SPECIFICALLY THE MHA UPZONES IN
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, AND THERE'S A SECTION
IN THAT RESOLUTION THAT YOU ARE
CRITICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
HAVING IT BE INCLUDED IN THE
RESOLUTION AND IT SPECIFICALLY
SPEAKS TO THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE
TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY AND WORK
WITH OH TO DEVELOP THESE KINDS
OF REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT
POLICIES TO MAKE SURE THAT AS
OUR CITY GROWS, AS NEW BUILDING
ARE BUILT, THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN HISTORICALLY DISPLACED FRO
COMMUNITIES AS A RESULT OF
DEVELOPMENT, CAN COME BACK TO
THOSE COMMUNITIES AND THERE ARE
AGAIN, THERE ARE SECTIONS IN
THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION THAT
CAME DIRECTLY FROM YOUR WORK IN
COMMUNITY AND I JUST WANTED TO
CALL THAT OUT TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M JUST
GOING TO ADD SOMETHING REAL
QUICK WHILE WE'RE ON THIS SLIDE
AND I'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON WHO HAS THEIR HAND UP.
THIS IS GREAT EXAMPLE AS WELL O
HOW WE CAN THINK ABOUT THE
HOUSING LEVY NOT JUST BEING AN
INVESTMENT IN CERTAIN NUMBERS O
UNITS, BUT REALLY OVERALL FOR
OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY. IN COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD'S DISTRICT AND AROUND
THE CORNER FROM WHERE I LIVE IN
DISTRICT ONE, WHEN I DID A WEST
SEATTLE CHAMBER TOUR LAST, I WA
WALKING UP AND DOWN CALIFORNIA
AVENUE AND I ASKED ONE OF THE
BUSINESS OWNERS THERE IF THERE
WAS ONE THING THAT YOU WOULD
WANT ME TO DO WHILE ON COUNCIL,
WHAT WOULD IT BE? THIS MAY
SURPRISE SOME FOLKS WHO REALLY
THINK ABOUT THERE BEING THIS
FALSE DIVISION BEING WHAT
BUSINESSES MIGHT WANT VERSUS
WHAT WE WANT TO DO FOR WORKING
FAMILIES. THE BUSINESS OWNER
SAID, LOOK AT THAT EMPTY PARKIN
LOT ACROSS THE STREET. AND IF
YOU IMAGINE THAT EMPTY PARKING
LOT BEING HOUSING, THAT MY
WORKERS COULD AFFORD AND
CHILDCARE WHERE THEY COULD HAVE
A PLACE FOR THEIR KIDDOS TO GO,
THEY WOULD NOT BE SO STRESSED
HAVING TO COMMUTE AN HOUR INTO
WORK AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY
WERE GOING TO MAKE IT HOME ON
TIME TO PICK UP THEIR KID FROM
DAYCARE. SO I THINK IT'S A GREA
EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN CREATE
SMALL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ON
THE FIRST FLOOR, LIKE THE
EXAMPLE HERE, FOR CAT FISH
CORNER. I THINK IT'S ALSO A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
BUILD ON SOME OF THE POLICIES
THAT WE INCLUDED IN THE MHA
LEGISLATION THAT WE PASSED A FE
YEARS AGO THAT INCENTIVIZED
CHILDCARE SPACES ON FIRST AND
SECOND FLOORS AS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS GETTING DEVELOPED
ALONG WITH MIXED INCOME HOUSING
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE ASKING
FOR AS WE COME, HOPEFULLY OUT O
THIS PANDEMIC AND TRY TO CREATE
MORE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND
ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL AS
ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR WORKERS.
UNIFORMLY, PEOPLE ARE ASKING FO
ADDITIONAL HOUSING WITHIN THE
CITY SO WORKERS CAN LIVE NEXT T
THEIR PLACE OF WORK. THAT COMES
DIRECTLY FROM EMPLOYERS, AND
BOTH FROM WORKING FAMILIES AS
WELL AS ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS. THEY NEED
PLACES FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO
GO TO HAVE ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE AND AS
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD POINTED
OUT, WITH THE EXAMPLE OF THE
SMALL RETAIL SPACE ON THE FIRST
AND SECOND FLOORS, WE CAN
LITERALLY BE CREATING A SENSE O
PLACE AND SPACE FOR NEW SMALL
BUSINESSES TO OPEN. SO, THIS IS
WHY I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT
FOR US TO THINK BROADLY ABOUT
WHERE THESE INVESTMENTS ARE
GOING. HOW THIS INVESTMENT IS
BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL FAMILY OR
INDIVIDUAL IN THE UNIT, AND HOW
IT IS REALLY A BOOM TO OUR LOCA
ECONOMY AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN
THIS TIME AS WE THINK ABOUT
RESETTING AND REINVESTING. I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. SO THIS IS
REGARDING THE PIE CHART ON THE
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE
FUNDED AND THEN I'LL HAVE OTHER
QUESTIONS LATER. THERE ARE $34
MILLION ALLOCATED FOR WORK FORC
STABILIZATION FOR NONPROFIT
STAFF, BUT IT LOOKS TO ME THAT
THERE IS NO FUNDING FOR WORK
FORCE RENTAL HOUSING PRODUCTION
FOR THEM OR FOR ARTISTS OR FILM
MAKERS OR CAT FISH CORNER
WORKERS. SO, I DO NOTICE THAT
THERE IS IN THE ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION, UP TO 80% AMI.
THAT'S NOT GUARANTEED. THAT'S I
THERE IS AVAILABILITY. MY
QUESTION IS, HAS THE EXECUTIVE
CONSIDERED AS WAS DONE IN THE
2002 AND THE 2009 LEVIES
ALLOWING A SMALL SLICE OF THAT
$707 MILLION TO BE USED FOR
PRODUCTION FOR PEOPLE EARNING U
TO 80% AMI? OR WOULD YOU
CONSIDER -- CAN YOU JUST EXPLAI
THE THINKING FOR -- YEAH, GO
AHEAD. I'LL LET YOU ANSWER THAT
>> WITH THE HOUSING LEVY. WE
HAVE MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES.
THE HOUSING LEVY, WE HAVE
HISTORICALLY USED IT TO TARGET
THOSE THAT ARE OF THE HIGHEST
NEED AND AT THE LOWEST INCOME.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE FUNDING
SOURCES. WE ALSO DO THAT BY
LOOKING AT THE DATA WHICH SHOWS
THAT WE HAVE A HIGH NEED FOR
HOUSING AT OR BELOW 30% OF AMI.
NOW, IF YOU REMEMBER HERE, I
SAID I'M GIVING A HIGH LEVEL
OVERVIEW AND THAT KELLI LARSEN
WILL GO MORE INTO THE DETAILS.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, TAKE
PAUSE ON THAT. I'LL LET KELLI
GIVE YOU SOME OF THE THINKING
AND THEN WE CAN PICK UP THAT
QUESTION. IF THAT IS OKAY WITH
YOU. WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH SEAT
HERE. OH, YOU'RE IN TWO
DIFFERENT SPOTS FOR A SECOND.
OKAY, HOLD ON.
>> GREAT, OKAY, WE ARE HEADED
BACK TO THE PRESENTATION AND
WE'LL PICK UP ON SLIDES 11 AND
12. AND WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL
PRESENTATION TABLE, KELLI
LARSEN. FOR THE RECORD, KELLI
LARSEN IS WITH US FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
>> I'M CURRENTLY SUBMITTING A
TICKET FOR A NEW LAPTOP, WHICH
DOES NOT PARTICIPATE WELL WITH
ZOOM. I AM KELLI LARSEN WITH TH
OFFICE OF HOUSING, DESPITE THE
NAME. I'M GOING TO GO INTO THE
TECHNICAL PORTION OF THE
PRESENTATION. JUMPING A FEW
SLIDES. SO I'M GOING TO WALK
THROUGH EACH PROGRAM AREA IN
DETAIL AND SHARE MORE OF OUR KE
ASSUMPTIONS HERE. WE USED
METHODOGY WE ARE CONFIDENT IN.
AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS ONE
POSSIBLE SCENARIO OF WHAT COULD
BE DEVELOPED. OUR MODELS ARE NO
FORECAST OF THE FUTURE. BUT THE
ARE BUILT SO WE CAN SET
REALISTIC AND AMBITIOUS GOALS
BASED ON THE FUNDS WE HAVE
AVAILABLE AND INFORM BY THOSE
VALUES AND PRINCIPLES YOU HEARD
FROM DIRECTOR WINKLER-CHIN. ALL
THE FIGURES AND PRODUCTION GOAL
SHARED IN THIS SECTION ARE
SEVEN-YEAR GOALS AND COVER THE
FULL LEVY PERIOD. I'LL START
HERE WITH THE NEW RENTAL
PRODUCTION PROGRAM. THESE ARE
THE NUMBERS THAT BUILD THE
WALLS, DOORS, WINDOWS, AND ROOF
OVERHEAD SO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
CAN LIVE AFFORDABLELY IN OUR
CITY. THIS IS THE MAJORITY
INVESTMENT OF THE HOUSING LEVY.
WE PROPOSE $707 MILLION TO
DEVELOP MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT
BUILDINGS AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTING HOUSING FOR PEOPLE
WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 30% OF
MEDIAN INCOME. 60% AMI. THIS
PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF 2,881 NEW RENTAL
HOMES, LIKE THE 100 SUPPORTIVE
HOMES YOU SEE IN THIS PHOTO OF
DES'S LAKE PROJECT NORTH STAR.
THE BUILDINGS DEVELOPED BY THIS
PROGRAM RANGE IN SIZE FROM 61 T
150 HOMES. IN TERMS OF INCOME
TARGETS AND RESTRICTIONS, WE
PROPOSE THE LEVY WILL REQUIRE A
LEAST 60% OF THE COMBINED RENTA
PRODUCTION TO SUPPORT HOUSEHOLD
AT 0 TO 30%. THIS IS THE SAME
GOAL SET BY THE 2016 LEVY, AND
IT APPROXIMATES THE PERCENTAGE
OF LOW INCOME HOMES NEEDED AT
THIS LEVEL, ACCORDING TO THE
KING COUNTY DATA WE SHARED AT
THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING. YOU
CAN SEE OTHER ASSUMPTIONS
DETAILED HERE. THE LEVY AND
TOTAL HER HOME COST THAT DRIVE
THIS MODEL. THE LEVY OF
CONTRIBUTION PER HOMES, 217,000
THE TOTAL FOR HOME COST IS
RANGING UP TO $539,000. THIS IS
AVERAGED ACROSS THE SEVEN-YEAR
PERIOD. YOU CAN ALSO SEE ON THE
RIGHT SIDE, THE COST TO BUILD
DIFFERENT SIZED HOMES. THE COST
OF LAND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
FIRST BOX, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE
ALLOCATION OF DIFFERENT AREA
MEDIAN INCOME HOMES, THE
DIFFERENT INCOMES, AND AT THE
BOTTOM, THE DIFFERENT BEDROOM
SIZES THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THIS
HOUSING LEVY. HISTORICALLY, THE
LEVY HAS BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR
SENIORS. YOU SEE A FOCUS ON 0 T
30% AND STUDIOS AND ONE
BEDROOMS. CONTINUING OWN THIS
FIRST PROGRAM CATEGORY, I'LL
FOCUS NOW ON THE PRESERVATION
ASSUMPTIONS. THE HOUSING LEVY
WILL SUPPORT REINVESTMENT IN 63
HOMES THAT EXIST THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. YOU CAN SEE HERE, YWCA'S
BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
THIS IS A LEVY FUNDED
PRESERVATION PROGRAM. THE WHERE
IS IN NEED OF SUBSTANTIAL
RENOVATION TO UPDATE THE HOMES
SO THEY ARE IN BETTER CONDITION
FOR RESIDENTS. THIS REINVESTMEN
PROGRAM REFERS TO REHABILITATIO
OF THE AGING BUILDINGS IN OUR
CITY FUNDED HOUSING PORTFOLIO.
THESE FOCUS ON SIGNIFICANT
UPDATES, INCLUDING ROOF
REPLACEMENT, UPGRADING MAJOR
BUILDING SYSTEMS LIKE PLUMBING,
ELECTRICAL, HVAC AND ELEVATORS.
UPDATING FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCY
OR FULLY RENOVATING HOMES, FOR
THE PROJECT, WHICH IS A HISTORI
BUILDING, REINVESTMENT WILL
INCLUDE UPGRADING BUILDING
SYSTEMS, MODIFYING FIRE
PROTECTION SYSTEMS, REPLACING
ALL OF THE WATER SYSTEMS IN THE
BUILDING TO MAKE IT MORE ENERGY
EFFICIENT AND UPGRADING THE
ELEVATORS. STRUCTURALLY, THE
PROJECT WILL ALSO NEED EXTENSIV
SEISMIC RETROFITS. THE COST
ASSUMPTIONS IN THIS CATEGORY AR
DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY ARE BASE
ON BUDGET SUBMISSIONS AND THE
COST PER HOME IS $279,000. NOW
I'M GOING TO DISCUSS WHAT WE TW
ADDITIONALLY CALLED THE
ACQUISITION. THIS PROGRAM
PROVIDES ACQUISITION LOANS FOR
LAND OR EXISTING BUILDINGS. WE
FUND THIS ACTIVITY BY CREATIVEL
PUTTING OUR OPERATING
MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES DOLLARS
TO WORK AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM
ON HAND. OH WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT UP TO $30 MILLION FOR
THESE SHORT-TERM LOANS. THIS IS
NOT TECHNICALLY A PROGRAM
INVESTMENT AREA BECAUSE IT DOES
NOT HAVE ITS OWN DEDICATED
FUNDING SOURCE AND THOUGHTFUL I
ISSUING THE SHORT-TERM LOANS TO
ENSURE THE FUNDS WILL COME BACK
TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING BECAUS
WE WILL NEED THESE FUNDS TO PAY
FOR OUR O MS CONTRACTS IN LATER
YEARS. SHORT-TERM ACQUISITIONS
CONVERT TO PERMANENT FINANCING
WITH RESOURCES FROM THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION PROGRAM AREA I
DESCRIBED A MINUTE AGO, AND THI
IS WHERE THE HOMES ARE COUNTED
TOWARD A PRODUCTION GOAL. WHEN
THEY ARE FULLY FUNDED AS INCOME
PERMANENT HOUSING. THIS PROGRAM
EXISTS THROUGH THE FLEXIBLE,
STRATEGIC, AND INNOVATIVE WORK
OF OFFICE OF HOUSING STAFF WHO
ARE SMART TO THINK ABOUT PUTTIN
THESE FUNDS TO USE AS QUICKLY A
THEY COULD AND SUPPORTING OUR
PARTNERS WHO ARE MAKING
IMPORTANT AND TIMELY INVESTMENT
IN COMMUNITY. I'LL PAUSE THERE,
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ON THESE
FIRST THREE, MAYBE.
>> THANKS FOR PAUSING. COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD, GO AHEAD.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. YES, I DO
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
ACQUISITION LOAN SLIDE. I
APPRECIATE THE CLEAR DISTINCTIO
BETWEEN RENTAL PRODUCTION AND
PRESERVATION AND ACQUISITION
LOANS, BECAUSE I OFTEN GET THE
CATEGORIES MIXED UP. THE RENTAL
PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM IS NOT REFERRING TO
PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOMES BY
PURCHASING FROM THE PRIVATE
MARKET, RATHER IT'S FUNDING
AVAILABLE FOR BUILDINGS THAT AR
ALREADY IN THE OH PORTFOLIO AND
HAVE AFFORDABLE AGREEMENTS WITH
OH. IT IS FUNDING TO KEEP THOSE
BUILDINGS OPERATING AND SAFE.
WHEREAS THE ACQUISITION LOANS I
AN AREA THAT I HAVE A PARTICULA
INTEREST IN THIS BUCKET OF
FUNDING, A LITTLE BIT OF LINE T
THE DISCUSSION EARLIER ABOUT TH
DUMAR SITE. MUCH BROADER THAN
THAT AS COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
SPOKE TO. I'M INTERESTED TO KNO
WHETHER OR NOT IT MIGHT BE TIME
TO CONSIDER NOT JUST OPERATING
IT AS A CREATIVE SITE
INVESTMENT, BUT TO CONCRETE SET
A GOAL FOR THE NUMBER OF UNITS
AND DEDICATE FUNDING TO GET TO
THIS SCHOOL. WE KNOW THAT THE
SOARING COSTS OF PROPERTY AND
LONG TIME LINES FOR CONSTRUCTIO
AND INCREASED COST FOR
CONSTRUCTION ARE HAVING AN
IMPACT ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS
THAT WE CAN EXPECT TO BRING
ONLINE AND ARE REQUIRING US TO
INCREASE INVESTMENT TO EVEN GET
A SIMILAR NUMBER OF NEW HOUSING
UNITS AS UNDER THE PREVIOUS
LEVY, ALTHOUGH THIS PARTICULAR
PROPOSAL GOES FURTHER. BUT
NEVERTHELESS, WE SAW FROM
EARLIER VERSIONS THAT TO JUST
BRING ONLINE A SIMILAR NUMBER O
UNITS AS UNDER THE PREVIOUS
HOUSING LEVY CYCLE. WE WOULD
HAVE TO AT LEAST AT THAT POINT,
LOOK AT AT LEAST DOUBLING OUR
INVESTMENT. I'M WONDERING
WHETHER OR NOT IT MAKES SENSE T
MORE FULLY EMBRACE A STRATEGY O
ACQUIRING EXISTING BUILDINGS AN
UNITS FROM THE PRIVATE MARKET,
PERHAPS EXISTING PROPERTY THAT
MIGHT NOT HAVE A BUILDING ON IT
BUT USING THAT AS A WAY TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNITS
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BRING ONLINE
AS AFFORDABLE UNITS AND MEETING
OUR TARGETS. SO, THE OTHER PIEC
OF THIS ON ACQUISITION, IT CAN
REALLY BE ALSO USED TO INCREASE
THE GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION OF OH
INVESTMENTS. WE KNOW FROM THE
PRIOR PRESENTATION, THE MAJORIT
OF ACQUISITIONS ARE IN A HANDFU
OF DISTRICTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS
AND I FEEL LIKE IF WE LEAN MORE
FULLY INTO ACQUIRING EXISTING
BUILDINGS AND EXISTING LAND, IT
MIGHT BE EASIER TO ADD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN DISTRICTS
THAT CURRENTLY HAVE LITTLE, LIK
DISTRICT ONE, SO THAT RESIDENTS
OF ALL NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALL
THOSE AT HIGH RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT, AGAIN, LIKE THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EAST OF 35th IN
DISTRICT ONE CAN STAY IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. WE CAN SEE, FOR
INSTANCE, OH REALLY WAS
COMMITTED TO THE IDEA OF WORKIN
TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
SOUTH PARK AND THAT FOCUS ON
THAT GEOGRAPHIC NEIGHBORHOOD DI
RESULT IN SOME SPECIFIC
INVESTMENTS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP I
SOUTH PARK. I FEEL LIKE IF WE
HAD A GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AND GOAL
FOR ACQUISITION, IT WOULD MORE
DRIVE AS A STRATEGY. THE KINDS
OF OUTCOMES THAT WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE, SO JUST AGAIN, WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ABOU
THAT GIVEN SORT OF THE CURRENT
PROPOSAL, THE CURRENT HOUSING
MARKET, WHETHER OR NOT WE
THOUGHT ABOUT HOW MANY BUILDING
AND HOW MANY UNITS WE EXPECT TO
BE ACQUIRED AND HAVE THEIR
AFFORDABILITY PRESERVED OVER TH
COURSE OF FOUR YEARS AND WHETHE
OR NOT ACQUISITION COULD BE AN
EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO INCREASE
GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION. THANK
YOU.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD. SO, THE
ACQUISITION LOAN AS I THINK
KELLI MENTIONED IS TO PURCHASE
EITHER LAND OR EXISTING
BUILDINGS. IT'S A SHORT-TERM
LOAN. BUT WE BUY IT AND AS WE G
THROUGH, ESPECIALLY WITH
OCCUPIED BUILDINGS, BUT IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OCCUPIED
BUILDINGS. WE USE THE SHORT-TER
ACQUISITION LOAN TO BASICALLY
ACQUIRE. THEN WE WILL USE PART
OF THAT LARGEST BUCKET, THE
PERMANENT, WHAT ARE WE CALLING
THAT? THE RENTAL PRODUCTION AND
PRESERVATION PLOT. THAT COMES I
AND BECOMES THE PERMANENT LOAN
FOR THAT PROPERTY. IF THAT MAKE
SENSE. SO WE ACQUIRE IT WITH TH
ACQUISITION LOAN AND THEN WE
WILL TAKE THE DUE DILIGENCE TIM
NEEDED, IF IT'S ALREADY
DEVELOPED BUILDING TO GO THROUG
AND LOOK AND FIGURE OUT REALLY
WORK WITH THE TEAM AND WORK WIT
THE BUYER, THE INVESTOR, TO
FIGURE OUT THE BEST FINANCING
AND TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE DO
WITH THE INCOME LEVELS, WHO
WE'RE TARGETING AND ALL THAT. S
THE RENTAL PRODUCTION DOLLARS D
GO IN AND BUY NEW BUILDINGS AND
OVER THE PAST, I HAVE A LIST
HERE, OF SOME OF THE BUILDINGS
THAT WE'VE PURCHASED THAT WERE
ALREADY BUILT THAT WE DID NOT
BUILD. WE HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> 14 BUILDINGS. 1,038 UNITS.
>> THANK YOU. YES. SO, WE DO
HAVE A SLIDE LATER ON THAT TALK
ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING. IF
THAT IS HELPFUL FOR YOU AS WELL
SO HOLD THAT QUESTION ONCE
AGAIN, PLEASE DO. I'M LOOKING
OVER AT KELLI, ARE WE SWITCHING
SEATS NOW?
>> I UNDERSTAND HOW THE
SHORT-TERM ACQUISITION LOAN
WORKS WITH THE RENTAL HOUSING
PROGRAM. MY QUESTION IS, CAN WE
IN THIS LEVY, NOT PUNT IT OVER
TO THE PLAN, BUT IN THIS LEVY,
LIKE WE HAVE FOR OTHER
CATEGORIES, CREATE GOALS FOR
NUMBERS OF BUILDINGS AND OR
UNITS THAT WE ACQUIRE AND THE
FUNDING ASSOCIATED SPECIFICALLY
WITH THE ACQUISITION PIECE
EITHER AS A SUBSET OF THE RENTA
HOUSING PRODUCTION LARGER
CATEGORY OR PULLING IT OUT? I
WOULD LIKE TO USE GOALS TO DRIV
THE OUTCOMES WE WANT TO SEE.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK FOR SOME
TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THAT COULD BE.
SO WE WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL ASK IF CENTRAL STAFF
HAS ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER, YOUR LAST
MEETING COMMENTS PROMPTED ME TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH CENTRA
STAFF ABOUT SPECIFIC GOALS AND
WONDERED IF TRACI, IF YOU WANT
TO GET BACK TO US, GREAT. IF YO
HAVE ANYTHING OFF THE TOP OF
YOUR HEAD RELATED TO THOSE
SPECIFIC DETAILS THAT COULD BE
INCLUDED IN THE HOUSING LEVY
VERSUS THE FINANCE PLAN, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. WE CAN ALSO
FOLLOW UP LATER.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD FOLLOW UP
LATER. I THINK DIRECTOR
WINKLER-CHIN WAS GETTING AT ONE
OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF THIS
ISSUE. IT MAY BE GOOD TO HAVE A
GOAL ABOUT THIS, BUT REMEMBER
THAT THE LEVY IS JUST ONE SOURC
OF FUNDING THAT ACTUALLY GETS
USED TO DO SOME OF THESE
ACQUISITIONS, WHICH AS WE FOUND
IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, HAS
BEEN VERY OPPORTUNISTIC. IT HAS
BEEN DRIVEN BY THE AVAILABILITY
OF FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS TO
ALLOW US TO DO THIS. WE HAD A
VERY ROBUST OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THOSE KINDS OF ACQUISITIONS OF
THOSE NEW BUILDINGS AND EXISTIN
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE RECENTLY
BEEN COMPLETED. WE MAY NOT AND
DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'LL HAVE THOS
NEXT OPPORTUNITIES TO DO. I
THINK THE COMBINATION OF WHAT W
HAVE MULTIPLE FUND SOURCES THAT
CAN COME IN TO BE BROUGHT TO
THIS ACTIVITY AND THE UNCERTAIN
WHEN THESE OPPORTUNITIES COME,
WHAT MIGHT MAKE IT HARD TO HAVE
AN ANNUAL GOL, BUT IT MIGHT
MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A SEVEN-YEAR
GOAL THAT WOULD ACTUALLY, IN MY
MIND, SWEEP OVER NOT JUST THE
LEVY, BUT INCORPORATE THESE
OTHER FUND SOURCES, BECAUSE I
KNOW FROM LOOKING AT THE
INVESTMENT REPORTS, WE HAVE USE
A MIX OF DIFFERENT FUND SOURCES
FOR THOSE ACQUISITIONS. I THINK
IT MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE
THAT IF THERE'S A DESIRE FOR TH
COUNCIL TO HAVE A GOAL AROUND
THIS, IT MIGHT BE THAT IS
ESTABLISHING THE HOUSING FUNDIN
POLICIES, THAT AGAIN, COVERS AL
FUND SOURCES VERSUS IT BEING A
GOAL TIED JUST TO THE LEVY.
AGAIN BECAUSE I THINK MULTIPLE
SOURCES HAVE BEEN USED FOR THOS
ACQUISITIONS. THOSE ARE MY
INITIAL THOUGHTS.
>> OKAY. GREAT. WE WILL GET
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COME.
THANKS FOR THAT REMINDER. I'M
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS
AT THIS POINT. MAYBE FOLKS WANT
TO FOLD IT INTO QUESTIONS COMIN
LATER. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND KEE
GOING.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. FOR
OPERATING MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICES SUPPORT OR O.M.S., WE
PROPOSE $122 MILLION. ALL O.M.S
FUNDS SUPPORT HOUSEHOLDS LIVING
AT 0 TO 30%. OF MEDIAN INCOME
AND LOWEST INCOME NEIGHBORS. IN
SUPPORT OF HOUSING, WE'RE
SUPPORTING FOLKS LIVING TO 10 T
20% PERCENT. IN ORDER TO ADDRES
THE NEEDS SUFFERING OUTDOORS
WITHOUT HOUSING OR THOSE
CURRENTLY SERVED BY HOMELESS
PROGRAMS, THIS IS CRITICAL FOR
SERVICES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM
STABILITY. THIS PROGRAM AREA
PAYS FOR THE STAFF THAT WORK 24
HOUR AS DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK,
IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. IT PAYS
TO KEEP THE WATER RUNNING AND
LIGHTS ON, ADDRESSES REGULAR
REPAIRS AND PAINT AND JANITORIA
WORK. GO TOWARD O.M.S. FOR NEWL
DEVELOPED HOMES. WITH OUR
PARTNERS, WE'LL SUPPORT 510 NEW
HOMES WITH TWENTY YEAR CONTRACT
REIMBURSING FOR STAFFING,
ELECTRICITY, AND WATER, ALL THE
IMPORTANT COMPONENTS THAT
TRANSFORM OUR BUILDINGS INTO
HOMES. THIS PROPOSAL INCREASES
THE PER HOME CONTRIBUTION FOR
O.M.S. FROM 2500 TO 5400 PER
HOME, PER YEAR, FOR A SLIGHTLY
DEEPER SUBSIDY. WE'RE EXCITED T
SHARE THIS PROPOSAL OFFERS NEW
PROGRAMMING WITH THIS WORK FORC
STABILIZATION AND O.M.S.
COMPONENT. FACING SERIOUS
CHALLENGES WITH WORK FORCE
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. THIS
WILL SUPPORT ANOTHER 646
EXISTING HOMES SO THE STAFF CAN
DO THEIR GOOD WORK. RESIDENTS
MAY HAVE RECEIVED QUALITY
SERVICES AND CONTINUITY OF CARE
AND SO PROVIDERS CAN OPERATE
BUILDINGS LONG-TERM BOTH SAFELY
AND SUSTAINABLELY. AS YOU SAW
FROM THE DATA SHARED AT THE LAS
COMMITTEE MEETING, IT'S CRUCIAL
WE STABILIZE OUR HOUSING BY
STABILIZING THE WAGES. BETTER
SUPPORT RESIDENTS PROGRAMS AND
BUILDINGS. AND FINAL NOTE,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING REQUIRES
OTHER FUND SOURCES INCLUDING
FEDERAL, STATE, AND COUNTY FUND
AND WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING
WITH OUR PARTNERS TO MAXIMIZE
THE OTHER O.M.S. FUNDS FOR THES
PROJECTS. WE PROPOSE $51 MILLIO
TO SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP,
DEVELOPMENT, AND STABILIZATION
PROGRAMS FOR LOW INCOME
HOMEOWNERS. CREATING NEW HIGH
QUALITY HOMES STAVES OFF
DISPLACEMENT OF LOWER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS FROM SEATTLE AND
CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR
STABILITY AND WEALTH CREATION
FOR HOUSEHOLDS WHO WOULD NOT
OTHERWISE ACCESS HOMEOWNERSHIP
HERE. THE TYPES OF HOMES
DEVELOPED INCLUDE TOWN HOMES AN
STACKED FLATS SUCH AS CONDOS OR
COOPERATIVES OR OTHER MISSING
MIDDLE HOUSING TYPES, LIKE THE
BEAUTIFUL SOUTH PARK COTTAGES
YOU SEE IN THIS PHOTO. O.H.
INVESTS IN FOR SALE HOMES AND I
GROWING THE STOCK OF HIGH
QUALITY HOMES, AFFORDABLE WITH
HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW MEDIAN.
AN ACTIVE MEMBER AND SUPPORTS
THIS REGIONAL EFFORT TO ASSIST
1500 BLACK, LOW AND MODERATE
INCOME HOME BUYERS IN SEATTLE,
KING, AND PIERCE COUNTIES. IN
TOTAL, THESE INVESTMENTS WILL
SUPPORT NEARLY 400 HOME BUYERS
AND HOMEOWNERS TO OBTAIN AND
MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING. THE
MAJORITY OF THESE INVESTMENTS,
90%, GO TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF
NEW PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE
HOMES. DEEPER INVESTMENTS IN
PROGRAMS WITH THIS PROPOSAL,
RAISING EXISTING CAPS TO ADDRESS
DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN THIS TIME
OF INCREASING COSTS.
APPROXIMATELY 5% OF FUNDS TO
SUPPORT DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE
FOR FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS AND
5% OF FUNDS SUPPORT HOME REPAIR
GRANTS AND FORECLOSURE
PREVENTION LOANS TO MAINTAIN
STABILITY FOR EXISTING
HOMEOWNERS.
>> LET ME PAUSE ON THIS SLIDE
REAL QUICK. I WAS AT THAT
CEREMONY, THAT RIBBON CUTTING
CEREMONY IN SOUTH PARK. COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD WAS THERE. WE HA
STATE LEGISLATORS THERE, AND WH
ELSE WAS THERE? THE REASON I
WANTED TO PAUSE HERE AND COUNCI
MEMBER HERBOLD WILL REMEMBER
THIS. YOU CAN SEE THE TREE IN
THIS PICTURE AND I THINK IT'S A
GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE CAN
BUILD NEW AND INCLUSIVE, DENSER
HOUSING, AND ALSO DO TREE
PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION. SO
THAT WAS A VERY LARGE TREE AND
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IT BEING
PLACE WHERE KIDDOS WOULD PLAY
AND ELDERS WOULD GATHER AND
GREAT EXAMPLE OF PRESERVING OLD
TREES AS WELL AS NEW TREES
PLANTED AROUND THE AREA. ALL
RIGHT, THAT'S MY PSA. HOUSING
AND TREES DO MIX AND ARE
ABSOLUTELY IN ALIGNMENT WITH TH
PLAN TO CREATE ADDITIONAL
HOUSING, DENSE HOUSING, AND TO
MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLD
GROWTH AS WELL AS PLANTING NEW
TREES. ALL RIGHT, WE CAN GO ON.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THIS
WAS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE A PAUSE
>> IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE
PAUSE?
>> I SAW NODS. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. JUST GOING BACK T
THE WORK FORCE STABILIZATION
SLIDE. I GUESS IT'S $34 MILLION
FOR WORK FORCE STABILIZATION AN
O.M.S. SUPPORT. SOME PORTION OF
THAT IS INTENDED SPECIFICALLY T
INCREASE WORKER WAGES IN P.S.A.
HOUSING, AND A PORTION OF IT
WILL GO TOWARD DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF THESE
BUILDINGS. $34MILLION WON'T GO
TOO FAR WHEN IT COMES TO
MAINTENANCE. WHY ARE THESE TWO
VERY DIFFERENT GOALS PROPOSED
FOR THE SAME BUCKET OF FUNDING?
AND IF WE HAVE A BALLPARK OF HO
MUCH OF THE POT IS INTENDED FOR
MAINTENANCE VERSUS WAGES AND
WHAT MECHANISMS WILL BE PUT INT
PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE BULK O
THE FUNDING GOES TO WORKER
WAGES? I BELIEVE THAT IS THE
POLICY OBJECTIVE FOR THIS
PARTICULAR BUCKET. AND AGAIN, A
BACKGROUND, ADDRESSING WORK
FORCE, STABILIZATION, IS A HIGH
PRIORITY FOR THIS COUNCIL,
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE MAYO
HAS INCLUDED FUNDS DEDICATED TO
THIS GOAL IN THE LEVY PACKAGE
THROUGH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. WE
RECENTLY HEARD FROM A UNIVERSIT
OF WASHINGTON LED TEAM OF
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
SCHOLARS PRESENTING THE RESULTS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF IN-DEPTH
RESEARCH THAT THE COUNCIL
FUNDED. INTO THE PAY PENALTY
EXPERIENCE BY KING COUNTY'S
NONPROFIT. HUMAN SERVICES
WORKERS, WHICH INCLUDE THOSE
WORKING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO, THE RESEARCH AGAIN WAS
FUNDED BY THE COUNCIL IN 2021
AND IT PUTS HARD DATA BEHIND TH
ALARMS THAT ARE MISSION CRITICA
NONPROFIT PARTNERS HAVE BEEN
SOUNDING SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN AND YOU KNOW, THE TRUTH
IS, IF WE DON'T INCREASE WORKER
WAGES, WE'RE INSURING THE
CRITICAL SERVICES WE ALSO
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR WILL NOT BE
AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO NEED
THEM. SIMPLY BECAUSE FEW PEOPLE
ARE WILLING TO APPLY FOR OR STA
IN THOSE JOBS. SO IT'S REALLY -
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LEVY
PACKAGE RECOGNIZES AND ADDRESSE
THAT FOR THAT PARTICULAR SEGMEN
OF THE WORKER, CARE GIVER
POPULATION. AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT IT'S NOT JUST
THE HOUSING LEVY THAT IS DOING
SO. THE COUNTY'S PROPOSAL FOR
THE CRISIS CARE CENTER LEVY, TH
VETERAN'S SENIORS AND HUMAN
SERVICES LEVY, THEY BOTH INCLUD
INVESTMENTS IN INCREASING WORKE
WAGES, AS DOES THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY'S DRAFT
PLAN. SO NO ONE JURISDICTION, N
ONE FUNDING SOURCE CAN DO IT
ALONE. I'M HAPPY TO SEE SO MUCH
MOVEMENT FORWARD IN OUR
DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES SO WE
CAN LIFT UP THE WAGES FOR THE
FULL SPECTRUM OF HUMAN SERVICES
PROVIDERS. BUT AGAIN, WOULD LOV
TO KNOW JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
GRANULAR DETAIL OF WHAT WE
EXPECT THIS $34 MILLION TO
ACCOMPLISH, SPECIFICALLY, AS IT
RELATES TO WORK FORCE
STABILIZATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD. I WANTED TO ADD AS A
COMPLIMENT TO YOU, AND ASK IN
THE ANSWER FROM O.H., IF YOU
COULD LIFT UP THE INVESTMENTS
FROM JUMP START, WHICH WILL
COMPLIMENT THE HOUSING LEVY AND
THE OTHER FUND SOURCES THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD JUST
NOTED SPECIFIC TO THE WORK FORC
HOUSING WORK FORCE, WHICH IS
ENVISIONED IN THE PROPOSED LEVY
TO BE MARRIED WITH THIS PACKAGE
SO WE HAVE GREATER STABILITY
ACROSS OUR HOUSING SYSTEMS.
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, GIVEN
THAT THE CONSTANT PRESSURE IS
THERE TO ROB FUNDING FROM JUMP
START, BUT THE WAYS IN WHICH IT
COMPLIMENTS THE HOUSING
STABILITY EFFORTS IN THE HOUSIN
LEVY IS IMPORTANT AS WELL. I'LL
TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING. I SEE ONE MORE HAND
>> GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THESE
QUESTIONS. SO YES, WE'VE WORKED
WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OUR
INTERNAL STAFF TEAM TO ANALYZE
OUR EXISTING PROJECTS AND
STAFFING NEEDS AND WE'RE
OFFERING THESE INVESTMENTS TO B
FEASIBLE FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO
IMPLEMENT AND TO MEANINGFULLY
LEAD TO STABILIZATION OF THE
WORK FORCE. COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS CORRECT. THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING, AND LOOK AT WHAT IS
AVAILABLE AND WE DO PUT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES
FROM JUMP START TOWARD THIS
EFFORT, WORK FORCE
STABILIZATION. WE ARE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT IT LATER IN THIS
PRESENTATION, SO I'LL WAIT TO
DESCRIBE THAT IN MORE DETAIL,
BUT YOU WILL SEE JUMP START
COMING IN TO THIS PROGRAM AREA
PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY AS WELL. I
TERMS OF THE MAJORITY OF FUNDS
GOING TO THE WORK FORCE, THAT I
THE PLAN WITH THIS POOL OF
FUNDS, BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE SOM
TIME TO INCREASE WORKER WAGES,
BECAUSE OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT
IMPLEMENT A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS
NOT NECESSARILY ALL SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, ARE WORKING WITH OTHER
FUNDERS AND DOING THEIR OWN FUN
RAISING TO BRING MORE REVENUE T
THE TABLE SO THEY CAN LIFT ALL
OF THEIR WORKERS TOGETHER,
PARTICULARLY THOSE FOLKS WHO
HAVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
THE GOAL IS FOR YEAR ONE TO BE
ABOUT 60% OF THE FUND FOCUSED O
WORKER WAGES AND OVER THE YEARS
OF IMPLEMENTATION, THE FIRST ON
TO FIVE, TO SEE THAT PERCENTAGE
INCREASE. UP TO 90% IS THE
EXPECTATION GOING DIRECTLY TO
FRONT LINE STAFF, DIRECT SERVIC
PROVIDERS, AND THEIR
SUPERVISORS. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE
WORKING TOWARD. THIS IS OUR NEW
PROGRAM. WE'RE GOING TO BE
LEARNING A LOT IN THE NEXT YEAR
OR TWO AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
COMING BACK TO SHARE WHAT WE
LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACTS IN OUR
FUTURE REPORTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIRWOMAN
MOSQUEDA. THE EARLIER QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE OPERATING,
MAINTENANCE, AND SERVICES, I
THINK WHAT WOULD BE REALLY
HELPFUL AND I KNOW IF YOU WERE
TO BREAK OUT EVERY LINE ITEM,
THERE WOULD BE DOZENS OF LINE
ITEMS AND TO LUMP O.M.S.
TOGETHER MADE SOME SENSE
INITIALLY. THOUGH I THINK THERE
ARE ENOUGH QUESTIONS WHERE WE
WANT TO SEE THE DIFFERENT PIECE
THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A POWE
POINT SLIDE THAT KEEPS OPERATIN
AND MAINTENANCE SEPARATE FROM
SERVICES, JUST SO WE -- AND
ALSO, I THINK LATER ON SLIDE 27
YOU'RE GOING TO START TALKING
ABOUT THE SOURCES OF
CONTRIBUTION OF JUMP START,
ETCETERA, BUT SEEING IT BROKEN
OUT WITH O.N.M. TOGETHER AND
SERVICES SEPARATE, JUST, BECAUS
IN THE SERVICES, THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WORK
FORCE STABILIZATION, I THINK. I
THAT RIGHT? BECAUSE THE O.N.M.
IS COVERING THE BASIC
OPERATIONS, BECAUSE THE TENANTS
WON'T HAVE ANY INCOME TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROJECT
EXPENSES?
>> WE HAVE SEEN SOME EVOLUTION
OVER THE YEARS. PARTICULARLY
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WHICH IS
EXCLUSIVE WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSIN
WITH THIS LEVY INVESTMENT AREA,
OPERATING ALSO REFERS TO THE
24/7 FRONT DESK STAFF THAT RUN
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THAT IS THE
MAJORITY OF THE PERSONNEL IN TH
BUILDING. SO WE HAVE BEEN
COUNTING THOSE FOLKS TOWARD
OPERATING COSTS WITH OUR FEDERA
DOLLARS, OUR CONTINUE OF CARE
FUNDS. THE PERSONNEL DOES
STRETCH ACROSS OPERATING AND
SERVICES. WE ARE WORKING TO
ALIGN WITH THIS TRANSITION TO
O.M.S. WITH OTHER O.M.S.
FUNDERS, WHERE WE ARE NOW ALL
REALLY COUNTY, STATE, AND C.O.C
TALKING ABOUT OPERATING SERVICE
TOGETHER TO MAKE SUPPORTING
HOUSING RUN EVERY DAY. SO, WE D
HAVE BREAKOUTS OPERATING IN
SERVICES, BUT THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT PERSONNEL COSTS IN
OPERATING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
>> OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> GREAT.
>> SO WE ARE PROPOSING $30
MILLION TO SUPPORT SHORT-TERM
RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND
STABILIZATION SERVICES FOR
HOUSEHOLDS UP TO 50% OF MEDIAN
INCOME. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO
SUPPORT 4500 HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE
AT RISK OF EVICTION OR AT RISK
OF HOMELESSNESS, SUPPORTING THE
TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING
LONG-TERM. THIS PROPOSAL OFFERS
A DEEPER INVESTMENT, OFFERING U
TO $6600, WHICH IS MODELED MORE
CLOSELY AROUND O.H.'S RECENT
EXPERIENCE ADMINISTERING
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE OVE
THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH COVID
RELIEF. THERE ARE THREE LIKELY
PROGRAM INVESTMENTS IN THIS
AREA. RESIDENT SERVICES AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO NOT
P.S.H., AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SERVICES HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO
SUPPORT HOUSEHOLDS AT RISK OF
LOSING HOUSING. HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION AND EVICTION
PREVENTION SERVICES. WE EXPECT
TO BE DIVIDING THIS THREE WAYS
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
MORE ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY
AS WE FURTHER DEFINE THIS
PROGRAM. FINALLY, APPROXIMATELY
$9 MILLION ANNUALLY WILL SUPPOR
THE ENGINE OF THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, WHICH IS OUR STAFF TEA
WHO ARE WORKING HARD EVERY DAY
TO SUPPORT PARTNER ORGANIZATION
AND SEATTLE RESIDENTS. MANY
ORGANIZATIONS EXPECT TO RUN 15
TO 25% FROM ADMIN COSTS. A LOWE
ADMIN PERCENTAGE THAN PRIOR
LEVIES. A COMMITTED AND
EFFICIENT TEAM PARTNERING WITH
PROVIDERS AND CONTRACTORS TO
MAKE THE MOST OF THESE
INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OVER TIME, WE CONTINUALLY
IMPROVED, BUILT MORE WITH LESS,
AND OUR OFFICE HAS OPERATED VER
LEAN. WILL CONTINUE TO DO ALL W
CAN TO ENSURE 90% OF OUR FUNDS
DIRECT DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITY
PROJECTS AND SERVICES. THIS
CONCLUDES OUR OVERVIEW OF THE
LEVY PROGRAM.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A FEW
QUESTIONS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON AND COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE 17?
I THINK -- YOU MENTIONED THAT
YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW
YOU'RE STILL GATHERING INPUT
ABOUT THAT $30 MILLION BUCKET,
BUT DO YOU HAVE A ROUGH IDEA OF
HOW THAT WILL BE ALLOCATED INTO
THESE THREE SUBGROUPS? THESE
THREE SUB PROGRAMS?
>> DIVIDED EQUALLY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WHEN YO
SAID HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AN
BASICALLY SUPPORTING PEOPLE
STAYING IN THEIR HOMES, HAVE YO
EVER CONSIDERED JUST PERMANENT
RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE TO
STAY IN THEIR HOMES? I AM REALL
INTERESTED IN PREVENTION AND
STABILIZATION IN GENERAL,
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT KEEPING
PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES IS MUCH
MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN
BUILDING NEW HOMES, AND SO I'M
INTERESTED IN THIS BUCKET, BUT
YEAH, I WOULD LIKE SOME
INFORMATION MORE ON THE
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION -- WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT PART
AND ALSO THE EVICTION
PREVENTION.
>> RIGHT, SO THE INTENTION WITH
THESE PROGRAMS IS TO REALLY
SUPPORT FOLKS WHO ARE RIGHT ON
THE EDGE OF LOSING THEIR HOME,
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT KEEPING UP
WITH THEIR RENT PAYMENTS THAT
HIT A CRISIS IN THEIR LIFE. WE
CAN STEP IN AND PROVIDE SOME
SERVICES, TO PROVIDE STABILITY
FOR THEM, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL, AN
ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. SOMETHIN
CAUSING INSTABILITY AND WE CAN
PROVIDE SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE T
STABILIZE, SO THEY ARE ABLE TO
GET BACK ON TRACK WITH THEIR
EMPLOYMENT AND TAKE OVER THEIR
RENT PAYMENTS ON THEIR OWN. THA
IS THE INTENTION WITH THESE
SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
WE REALLY BELIEVE IN LONG-TERM
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR FOLK
WHO ARE LOW INCOME AND THAT IS
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN THE
O.M.S. SLIDE. THOSE SUPPORTS AR
PROVIDING LONG-TERM AND DEEP
SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
LIVING WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES.
WE ARE ALSO ADVOCATING FOR MORE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT'S A BIG
PRIORITY FOR THE HOUSING
COALITION AS WELL, TO SEE MORE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE COME INTO OUR
COMMUNITY. WE HAD GREAT SUCCESS
WITH THE COVID RELIEF FUNDS THA
CAME. WE ADMINISTERED $70
MILLION, AND IT FLEW OUT THE
DOOR REAL FAST. WE WERE NOT ABL
TO SERVE EVERYBODY WHO NEEDED
SERVICE. SO THIS IS AN IMPORTAN
PART, BUT PRIMARILY FOR THIS
PROGRAM, IT REALLY IS TO SERVE
THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM O
FOLKS WHO ARE IN NEED OF
ONE-TIME, OR SOMEWHAT SHORT-TER
ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN
STABILITY.
>> ASSISTANCE BE IN THE FORM OF
PAYING RENT AS WELL?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THIS WILL GO
TOWARD RENT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND THEN I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD MY
PREVIOUS QUESTION ABOUT WORK
FORCE HOUSING NOW THAT WE'RE
DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION.
THERE WAS A TRANSITION, YOU
KNOW, TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEM, SO
I WAS --
>> THAT WAS THE QUESTION AROUND
80% UNITS.
>> I MEAN, WE CAN DO NEW THINGS
IN THIS LEVY. THE WORK FORCE
STABILIZATION BUCKET IS NEW. SO
AND THERE IS A HISTORY FOR WORK
FORCE HOUSING SUPPORT IN THE
HOUSING LEVY IN 2002 AND 2009.
>> WE HAVE DONE VERY SMALL
PERCENTAGES OF RESOURCES
COMMITTED THOSE TOWARD THOSE
HIGHER END UNITS. AS THESE
NUMBERS, THE DATA HAS BEEN
COMING IN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE
NEED, WE'RE SEEING THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT NEED IS AT THE
LOWEST END OF THE INCOME SCALE.
SO, 0 TO 30% HOUSING FACES THE
LARGEST GAP. IF WE REVISITED TH
SLIDE, 62% OF OUR NEED BETWEEN
AND 80% IS AT 0 TO 30. AND WE
ARE FOCUSING OUR FUNDS TO MATCH
THE NEED THAT WE'RE SEEING IN
THE DATA, BUT WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONVERSATION AROUND
INCOME TARGETING FOR HIGHER
INCOME UNITS. THERE IS INTEREST
TO EXPLORE THIS MORE. WE ARE
CONSIDERING THIS CONVERSATION
OVER THE NEXT YEAR AS WE'RE
GOING INTO HOUSING FUNDING
POLICY REVIEW.
>> AND MICHAEL IS READY TO TAKE
OVER IF WE ARE READY.
>> WE HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS
SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY, GREAT,
SO WE ARE ALL THE WAY THROUGH
SLIDES 18. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON, DID YOU GET THROUGH YOU
QUESTION?
>> I WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE
PREVIOUS -- THE ADDITIONAL
SLIDE, I BELIEVE IT'S ON PAGE
25. IT DOES TALK ABOUT, I THINK
IT'S GREAT YOU PUT IN THE
BREAKDOWN OF NEED AT INCOME
LEVEL, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE
THERE'S 22.6% OF RENTERS WHO AR
EARNING 51 TO 1 00% A.M.I.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS FOR
INCLUDING THAT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS AS IT
RELATES TO THE RENT ASSISTANCE
FUNDS. THIS IS A TOPIC THAT
COMES UP FREQUENTLY IN HOUSING
LEVY DISCUSSIONS. THERE'S A LOT
OF INTEREST IN PROVIDING MORE
EVICTION PREVENTION, RENTAL
ASSISTANCE. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER
THAT THE LEVY IS NOT THE ONLY
SOURCE OF FUNDS TO FUND THESE
PROGRAMS. THERE ARE OTHER
FUNDING OUTSIDE OF THE LEVY THA
IS ADMINISTERED BY, I THINK BY
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AND ALSO FUNDING THAT GOES OUT
DIRECTLY TO OUR NONPROFIT
PROVIDERS WHO ARE REALLY HELPFU
LINK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
NEED RENT ASSISTANCE AND
EVICTION PREVENTION. SO IT MIGH
BE AT SOME POINT HELPFUL TO GET
THE FULL PICTURE OF THE NUMBER
OF DOLLARS AND THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT NOT JUST THE LEVY
SUPPORTS, BUT OUR OTHER FUNDING
STREAMS IN THIS AREA. BUT I
ACTUALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
THE RESIDENT SERVICES PIECE
HERE. SO FROM WHAT I HEARD YOU
SAY ABOUT A THIRD OF THE $30
MILLION WILL FUND RESIDENT
SERVICES IN NONP.S.H.A. HOUSING
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AMOUNT
WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH
FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES. SO
WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A TOTAL
SEVEN-YEAR INVESTMENT OF, I
THINK $23 MILLION. AND THIS HAS
BEEN A REALLY BIG PRIORITY OF
MINE. A BIG PRIORITY OF CHAIR
MOSQUEDA. WE WORKED TOGETHER TO
INCLUDE A MILLION DOLLARS FOR
THIS PURPOSE IN THE 2022 BUDGET
WE KNOW THAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING HAS RECEIVED
APPLICATIONS TOTALING ABOUT $2.
MILLION IN REQUESTS FOR THAT $1
MILLION. IT'S CLEAR THAT THE
FUNDING IS SORELY NEEDED AND
EVEN AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN
INITIALLY PROVIDED. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT THIS EMERGING
NEED IS INCLUDED IN THE LEVEE
PROPOSAL SO IT CAN RECEIVE
STEADY AND ON GOING FUNDING, AN
ITS POSITION WITHIN HOMELESSNES
PREVENTION MAKES INTUITIVE
SENSE. WE KNOW THAT HOUSING
PROVIDERS ARE USING THE FUNDS T
HIRE STAFF THAT HELP ADDRESS TH
ISSUES THAT RESIDENTS FACE.
INCLUDING RENTERS, NEEDS TO HEL
BE CONNECTED TO INCOME EARNING
OPPORTUNITIES, BENEFITS, AND
OTHER SUPPORTS. JUST WONDERING
THAT GIVEN THAT THIS IS A
RELATIVELY NEW AREA OF
INVESTMENT, WOULD LOVE TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT HOW ORGANIZATIONS AR
USING THE FUNDING AND IF WE HAV
ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE
IMPACTS OR OUTCOMES OF THE
FUNDING AND THE ON GOING NEED
FOR IT AND WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE
LOOKING AT SOME PARTICULAR
APPROACH FOR REPORTING OUT ON
THIS RESIDENT SERVICES FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD. WE ARE REVIEWING THE
RESULTS THAT ARE OF OUR CURRENT
IMPLEMENTATION. WE USE FUNDS TO
SUPPORT RESIDENT SERVICES OVER
THE LAST TWO YEARS, YEAR AND A
HALF OR SO. AND WE ARE
CONTINUALLY REVIEWING THOSE
PROGRAM INVESTMENTS. WE WOULD
LIKE TO PURSUE A CONSULTANT
CONTRACT TO DO SOME MORE
EXAMINATION OF WHAT EACH PROGRA
IS PROVIDING AND WHAT ARE THE
SERVICES AND SCOPE OF CONTRACTS
THAT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING WILL
PURSUE NEXT YEAR. SO WE'RE
HOPING TO DO A LOT OF THAT WORK
THIS YEAR AND COME BACK WITH
MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL
BEFORE WE RELEASE FUNDS OR AS
WE'RE RELEASING FUNDS IN 2024.
YOU ARE CORRECT, THE PLAN IS FO
JUST LIKE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
WITH THE WORK FORCE
STABILIZATION FUND, THESE FUNDS
WOULD BE SUPPLEMENTED BY JUMP
START RESOURCES AND WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP?
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> OKAY, WE'RE SWITCHING CHAIRS
AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. SO, AT THIS
POINT, WE WANT TO RESPOND TO A
FEW QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED O
APRIL 5, DURING OUR APRIL 5
PRESENTATION AND SHARE ABOUT HO
O.H. FUNDS WOULD WORK TOGETHER
TO SUPPORT NEW HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS AND OPERATIONS. SO
THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WE WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE
USING ALL AVAILABLE CITY FUNDS
ALONGSIDE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
WE WILL NEED BY 2044, ACCORDING
TO KING COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMEN
PLANNING COUNCIL. IT IS CLEAR
FROM THESE PROJECTIONS THAT THE
CITY ALONE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH
THE NEED. THERE WAS A QUESTION
AS TO WHY IS THE LEVY GROWING?
IT'S GROWING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
TRY TO MEET THIS NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS SLIDE,
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD ASKED
LAST TIME ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE
IN INCOME LEVELS FOR RENTERS AN
HOMEOWNERS. THIS IS A BREAKDOWN
úOF INCOME LEVELS FOR RENTER AN
HOMEOWNER HOUSEHOLDS IN SEATTLE
SO FOR CONTEXT, 52% OF THE CITY
WIDE POPULATION ARE RENTERS AND
48 ARE HOMEOWNERS. AND I THINK
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, YOU JUST
REFERRED TO THIS.
>> CAN YOU -- ALL OF THE A.M.I.
CATEGORIES TYPICALLY GO 0 TO 30
30 TO 60, ETCETERA. AT A LATER
POINT, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
KNOWING FOR THE 50 TO 80%, HOW
MUCH OF THAT IS 60% AND UP?
THANKS.
>> HOW MUCH OF THE -- SO FOR
CLARIFICATION, HOW MUCH OF THE
51% TO 80% IS 60% AND UP? IS
THAT THE R QUESTION?
>>
>> YES.
>> WE WILL RESPOND TO THAT
LATER. THAT WILL TAKE A LITTLE
BIT OF MATH. OKAY. NOW WE ARE
GOING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO,
GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING. SO, 55
YEARS AGO, ANNIVERSARY JUST
PASSED LAST WEEK, APRIL 11,
PRESIDENT JOHNSON, LYNDON B.
JOHNSON, SIGNED THE FAIR HOUSIN
ACT. IT WAS A YEAR AFTER I WAS
BORN. SO, IT'S BEEN AWHILE. THE
CITY'S OBLIGATION FROM THE FAIR
HOUSING ACT IS TO OVERCOME
PATTERNS OF SEGREGATION AND
FOSTER INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES
FREE FROM BARRIERS THAT RESTRIC
ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY.
HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE DONE A LO
TO ACCESS OPPORTUNITY AND
MITIGATE RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
WE HAD THOSE SPECIAL OPPORTUNIT
AREAS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN
AROUND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING FO
15, 20 YEARS. SO WE'VE HAD
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY AREAS FOR
HOUSING AND WE AS A CITY HAVE
IDENTIFIED AREAS OF HIGH ACCESS
TO OPPORTUNITY AND HIGH AREAS O
DISPLACEMENT. AS YOU KNOW,
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE
IMPACTED BY HOUSING COST BURDEN
DISPLACEMENT, AND HOMELESSNESS.
EVERY OFFICE OF HOUSING PROGRAM
AND INVESTMENT AREA CONSISTENTL
SERVES A HIGHER PROPORTION OF
HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR COMPARED TO
THE GENERAL POPULATION OF
SEATTLE. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF
WORK TO DO IN TERMS OF ADVANCIN
HOUSING JUSTICE. SO IF WE GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS ANOTHER
-- SO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
REFLECTED ON MY PREVIOUS
FAVORITE SLIDE. THIS WAS
PROBABLY MY SECOND FAVORITE
SLIDE THAT WE HAVE. AND IT
HIGHLIGHTS THE GROWTH AND EQUIT
ANALYSIS FROM 2016 AND COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS IS MY
FAVORITE SLIDES, BECAUSE ACCESS
TO OPPORTUNITY AND DISPLACEMENT
RIGHT? ON DIFFERENT AXIS. WE
HAVE THAT OTHER VISUAL THAT GET
PULLED OUT A LOT. THESE MAPS
SHOW ALL INVESTMENTS MADE IN
2022. RENTAL AND HOMEOWNERSHIP.
WHILE THIS IS JUST A ONE-YEAR
SNAPSHOT, YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WE NEED TO LOO
AT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CHOICE
AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE CITY TO MEET WHAT I FEEL
IS THE CITY'S OBLIGATION
OUTLINED 55 YEARS AGO. AND AS W
CONSIDER WHAT THOSE AREAS ARE
AND WHERE THEY ARE, AND THINK
ABOUT STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS
THOSE, WE ALSO NEED TO THINK
ABOUT FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES WE
WILL HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH
OTHER MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS CITY WIDE. LOOKING
AHEAD TO SOUND TRANSIT THREE,
WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES THER
FOR T.O.D. PROJECTS? SO, FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY HAVE
FORGOTTEN, THE WEST SEATTLE
EXTENSION IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT EVER TO
BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE
T.O.D. TYPE PROJECTS THAT WE
THINK ABOUT IS BELL WEATHER
CEDAR CROSSING AT THE ROOSEVELT
LIGHT RAIL STATION. I THINK IT'
IN DISTRICT FOUR, AND THAT WAS
MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO A
COORDINATION WITH SOUND TRANSIT
THAT DEVELOPMENT BRINGS 250
AFFORDABLE HOMES, MANY WHICH AR
FAMILY SIZED AND CHILDCARE NEXT
TO THE LIGHT RAIL STATION,
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE
GROCERY STORE ACROSS THE STREET
WE'LL CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
LIKE CEDAR CROSSING AS WE ALL
JOINTLY PLAN AHEAD LOOKING AHEA
TO THE FUTURE. WE ARE ALSO
COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGING
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION THROUGH
POLICIES IN THE HOUSING LEVEE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
PLAN. AND THIS SLIDE IS HOW DO
O.H. FUNDS WORK TOGETHER? AS WE
MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, HOUSING
LEVY FUNDS WORK TOGETHER WITH
OTHER LOCAL FUNDS INCLUDING
PROCEEDS FROM JUMP START AND TH
MANDATORY HOUSING ABILITY
PROGRAM. INVEST IN ALL OF THESE
IMPORTANT AREAS, BUT WE NEED
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE
SOURCES WORKING TOGETHER TO MAK
A DENT IN OUR CITY'S GROWING
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS
YOU SAW ON SLIDE 20. AND I THIN
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, THIS KIN
OF TOUCHES ON PART OF YOUR
QUESTION ABOUT HOW WORK FORCE
HOUSING AND 80% OF HOUSING AND
ALL THESE FUND SOURCES WORK
TOGETHER TO HELP MEET OUR RANGE
OF HOUSING NEEDS ACROSS OUR
CITY. AND I'M --
>> IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE JUM
START AFFORDABILITY -- WHERE IS
THE WORK FORCE FOR THAT? I MEAN
HOW MUCH IS AVAILABLE FOR RENTA
WORK FORCE HOUSING?
>> SO HOW MUCH, THE DOLLAR
AMOUNTS FOR JUMP START AND
M.H.A., WE HAVE SOME ESTIMATES
THAT HAVE BEEN PREDICTED. WE'LL
HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU, BECAUS
WE DO THAT AS MODELING. THAT IS
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE
HOUSING LEVY WE TALKED ABOUT
BEFORE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT
PREDICTABILITY, RELIABILITY, WE
KNOW WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE
GOING TO BE ONCE THE HOUSING
LEVY IS PASSED. SO THE JUMP
START IS A LITTLE BIT MORE
FLEXIBLE IN WHAT WE CAN ACTUAL
PREDICT IT BEING. WE CAN GET YO
THOSE NUMBERS LATER. I DON'T
REMEMBER THEM OFF THE TOP OF MY
HEAD. I THINK KELLI AND I ARE
ABOUT TO DO A SEAT SWITCH. IF W
CAN DO THAT NOW. HERE WE GO.
>> YOU CAN SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON, IN THE PRIOR CHART,
RENTAL PRODUCTION FUNDED BY JUM
START AND M.H.A. IS LIMITED TO
TO 60% OF MEDIAN INCOME. WE ARE
MAKING INVESTMENTS THAT SUPPORT
HOUSEHOLDS UP TO 80% OF MEDIAN
INCOME. GREAT, SO YOU CAN SEE
HERE, BOTH THE HOUSING LEVY AND
JUMP START INVESTS A MAJORITY O
RENTAL HOUSING. YOU CAN SEE JUM
START IS DEDICATING OVER A THIR
OF OVERALL FUNDING TO OPERATING
AND SERVICES. THE HOUSING LEVY
BUILDS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, JUMP
START PROVIDES FUNDS TO
STABILIZE THE EXISTING WORK
FORCE AND SUPPORT NEW AND ON
GOING OPERATING MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICES. HOMEOWNERSHIP
INVESTMENTS ARE COMPARABLE
BETWEEN THE TWO FUND SOURCES AT
5 AND 6% AND PREVENTION IS
FUNDED BY THE HOUSING LEVY. I'L
SHARE MORE DETAIL HERE ON THE
FIRST TWO PROGRAM AREAS. [
CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS IS WHAT IS
POSSIBLE, IF FUNDS ARE NOT
ROBBED TO BACK FILL OTHER
SOURCES, AND THIS IS ALSO A
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, SO THIS
CONTINUES ALONG THE SAME LINES
THAT WE NEGOTIATED IN THE
BUDGET, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
AMOUNT THAT WAS CODIFIED IN 202
WAS GOING TO THESE SERVICES AND
HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED WAS
GOING INTO THE GENERAL FUND. BU
AS WE SEE PROJECTIONS FOR JUMP
START NOT COMING IN AT THE
HIGHER LEVELS THAT WERE
ANTICIPATED IN THE FALL LAST
YEAR. AND WE SEE THE GENERAL
REVENUES COMING IN HIGHER THAN
ANTICIPATED. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
US TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE IN
THE GENERAL FUND INVESTMENTS BY
USING GENERAL FUND REVENUES AS
ORIGINALLY PLANNED, BUT THEY
WERE JUST DOWN AT THE TIME. SO
WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW
THAT THE CODIFIED SPEND PLAN
THAT CORRELATES WITH JUMP START
ALLOWS FOR US TO MAKE THESE
INVESTMENTS. THAT'S WHY IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE WALLED
OFF, WE SILOED OFF THOSE
INVESTMENTS SO WE CONTINUE TO
MAKE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR
ITEMS THAT WERE HISTORICALLY
BACK BURNERRED, LIKE INVESTMENT
IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES.
ANOTHER CRITICAL EXAMPLE OF HOW
THESE FUNDS GET MARRIED WITH
OTHER INVESTMENTS. COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD NOTIFIED OTHER ONES OUT
THERE. LARGE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC
APPROVAL, AND PUBLIC EYES ON HO
THOSE ARE USED VERY SIMILAR TO
JUMP START. IMPORTANT FOR US TO
MAINTAIN OUR COMMITMENTS AND
INVESTMENTS IN THOSE CATEGORIES
AS DIRECTED IN THE SPEND PLAN.
>> YOU CAN CONTINUE.
>> GREAT. SO EARLIER I WALKED
THROUGH THE PRODUCTION
ALLEGATION FOR THE HOUSING LEVY
WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
THESE ARE PROJECTED HONEST MATE
JUMP START AND FUNDS COLLECTED
OVER THE COURSE OF THE 2023
HOUSING LEVY PERIOD. YOU CAN SE
SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
OVER 2,000 NEW AND AFFORDABLE
RENTAL HOMES AND THE
PRESENTATION OF AN ADDITIONAL
600 HOMES. JUMP START ALSO
SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND, WHICH
ACTS AS A CAPACITY BUILDING AND
LOAN FUND FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING
COMMUNITY BASE ORGANIZATIONS
AND BIPOCK ORGANIZATIONS. I WAL
THROUGH THESE HOUSING LEVY
INVESTMENTS ON THE LEFT, SO NOW
YOU CAN SEE THE JUMP START OMS
SPIN PLAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF
THE SLIDE ALONGSIDE OUR HOUSING
GOALS. BOTH FUNDS INVEST IN
OPERATING MAINTENANCE FOR NEW
HOUSING. JUMP START WILL PROVID
$11 MILLION FOR NEW AND EXISTIN
OMS CONTRACTS WHICH STARTED IN
2022. BOTH FUND SOURCES WORK
TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THE WORK
STABILIZATION OMS FUND OF
APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY 390
HOMES NOW IN OPERATION OR IN TH
NEAR FUTURE PIPELINE. JUMP
STARTS CONTRIBUTED $179 MILLION
OVER SEVEN YEARS FOR IN CRUCIAL
ACTIVITY. REFERRING TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD EARLIER,
NON-PH RESIDENT SERVICES WITH
$26 MILLION OVER SEVEN YEARS,
AND ONCE WE SETTLE ON A FINAL
SPEND PLAN FOR THE PREVENTION
PROGRAM AREA ANY INVESTMENTS
THAT ARE IS SHIFTED IN THE
PREVENTION AREA TO RESIDENT
SERVICES WILL BE OFFSET IN THIS
JUMP START SPEND PLAN, AND
DOLLARS FREED UP WILL GO TO NEW
PRODUCTION. FINALLY, JUMP START
WILL FUND THE EXPIRING OEM
CONTRACTS THAT ARE FACING FUND
CLIFFS WITH $10 MILLION OVER TH
SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. AND THIS
CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT. I SEE A HAND.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS THAT A
OLD HAND OR A NEW HAND?
>> ACTUALLY IT WAS AN OLD HAND,
BUT I HAVE A NEW QUESTION. ONE
OF THE THINGS I ASKED ABOUT THA
I DIDN'T SEE COVERED IN EITHER
THE FIRST OR THE SECOND
PRESENTATION RELATES TO
PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY I
THE OH PORTFOLIO. BUT THAT HAVE
LAPSING OR EXPIRING
AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS
BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF TIME
THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN THE OH
PORTFOLIO. I'D REALLY LIKE TO
KNOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS
AND/OR BUILDINGS THAT WILL COME
TO THE END OF THEIR
AFFORDABILITY AGREEMENTS WITH
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING OVER THE
COURSE OF THE NEXT LEVY. I ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING
TOGETHER TO CREATE AS DELIBERAT
STRATEGY FOR BUILDINGS WHO'S
AFFORDABILITY IS AT ITS END, AN
THAT THAT STRATEGY IS FOCUSED O
PRESERVING AFFORDABILITY IF
POSSIBLE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TH
OWNER. AND IF NOT, WITH THE
CURRENT OWNER WORKING TO
PRESERVE AFFORDABILITY WITH
OTHER PROVIDERS. I THINK AGAIN
GOAL WOULD BE A STRATEGY THAT
COUNTS AND TRACKS PROPERTIES
WHO'S AGREEMENTS ARE NEARING AN
END, REQUIRE AN OUTREACH FROM
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING IN THE
YEARS AHEAD OF LAPSING TO
EXPLORE WHETHER THE CITY CAN
SUPPORT THE PROVIDER TO EXTEND
AFFORDABILITY, THEN DEVELOP A
PACKAGE OF OPTIONS THAT COULD B
OFFERED TO LAPSING BUILDINGS
THAT COULD SUPPORT ONGOING
AFFORDABILITY RESIDENT
COMMUNICATION, ORGANIZING
RELOCATION, TRYING TO MAYBE LIN
UP THE EXPIRING AFFORDABILITY I
BUILDINGS WITH OUR NOTICE OF
INTENT TO SELL POLICY. AND
CONSIDERING DESIGNATING A POT O
FUNDING FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANC
AVAILABLE ONLY TO THOSE
BUILDINGS IF THEY AGREE TO
EXTEND AFFORDABILITY. WE KNOW O
A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF SOME
PROPERTIES IN MORE OF AN AD HOC
FASHION HAVING THIS EXPIRING
AFFORDABILITY AND PROPERTIES
BEING SOLD TO GET OUT FROM UNDE
THAT ONGOING OBLIGATION AND
REALLY, I THINK THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LONG TERM
AFFORDABILITY AND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY THAT
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEIZE AN
FOCUS ON IN THIS LEVY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU
ON THOSE QUESTIONS. WE DID SEE
THAT, AND THAT IS ONE OF OUR TO
DO LIST ITEMS. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, GREAT, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. NOW THAT
WE'RE AT THE END OF THE SLIDE
DECK I'VE GOT ABOUT FIVE
QUESTIONS THAT GO BACK TO THE
SLIDES THAT WE MOST RECENTLY
STARTED WITH --
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I HAD ASKED AT TH
LAST MEETING ABOUT THE VACANCY
RATE AND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
PORTFOLIO. THE LAST TIME THAT I
THINK A FULL SET OF DATA WAS
PROVIDED WHERE EVERYBODY HAD
REPLIED FROM THE HOUSING
PROVIDERS IT WAS AROUND 5%. NOT
INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT ARE
LEASING UP FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO
I'M STILL HOPING THAT WE CAN GE
FINAL ANSWERS ON WHAT THE
CURRENT VACANCY RATE MIGHT BE,
ASSUMING ALL THE HOUSING
PROVIDERS HAVE PROVIDED THAT
DATA. SO I CAN KEEP GOING WITH
THE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. LET'
SEE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I CA
RESPOND TO THAT. FROM THE DATA
THAT WE HAVE, THE STAFF HAVE
ANALYZED FOR THE 2022 ANNUALIZE
VACANCY RATE IS 3.5%, WHICH IS
LESS THAN THE 5% WHICH WE HAVE
HELD AS A STANDARD FOR MULTIPLE
YEARS, AND IS -- THAT 5%
STANDARD IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN
SOME OF THE OTHER MAJOR HIGH
CONTACT CITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN
IN CONTACT WITH.
>> SO IF I MAY GO INTO THAT A
LITTLE BIT FURTHER, MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT 4% VACANC
DOES NOT INCLUDE SEVERAL HOUSIN
PROVIDERS THAT THEY HAVE NOT YE
RESPONDED, AND I THINK THIS IS
PART OF THE ISSUE I'M POINTING
OUT IS WE DON'T HAVE REALTIME
DATA ON VACANCIES. IF THEY
HAVEN'T RESPONDED I'M WONDERING
IF THEIR VACANCY IS PERHAPS
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE, SO I
WOULDN'T QUOTE THAT 4% FIGURE,
GUESS, OR I'M NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH IT UNTIL EVERYBODY'S
REPLIED. AND I KNOW THAT CENTRA
STAFF DID PROVIDE VACANCY DATA
FOR OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND
NATIONWIDE, BUT IT WASN'T FOR
LOW INCOME HOUSING. AND THE DAT
THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOM
HOUSING NATIONALLY IS 2% IS THE
STANDARD, SO I GUESS I JUST WAN
TO KEEP THIS ISSUE GOING THAT
WHATEVER WE CAN DO FROM ASSET
MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT, IF WE CA
GET MORE FREQUENT ACCESS TO THI
DATA TO SEE WHAT SUPPORTS ARE
NEEDED FROM CERTAIN HOUSING
PROVIDERS TO GET THAT VACANCY
RATE DOWN, SO THAT WE'RE --
BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS OBVIOUSLY T
GET EVERYBODY INTO THOSE UNITS
SO THAT WE REDUCE HOMELESSNESS.
SO I JUST, I REALLY WANT TO
FOCUS ON THAT GOING FORWARD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, JUST TO BE
CLEAR FROM THE DATA THAT WE HAV
AT THIS POINT, IT IS 3.95. I'M
UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT THE 2%
STANDARD IS THAT YOU REFERRED
TO. THE SOURCE OF MY DATA AS TO
WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE IN OTHER
CITIES IS I ASK THEM. AND I ASK
THE CITIES OF, I THINK CHICAGO,
NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, SAN
FRANCISCO, MIAMI, BOSTON, AND
DENVER JUST WHAT THEIR STANDARD
IS, RIGHT? AND ACROSS THEIR
PORTFOLIOS. AND DEPENDING ON
WHERE WE ARE IN THE POINT OF
TIME AND WHAT IS THE DATA THAT
THEY ARE USING, AND WHETHER THE
ARE UNDER COMMUNITIES OF CARE,
IS THAT THE RIGHT COC? THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE. THOSE VACANC
RATES MAY FLUCTUATE BECAUSE IT'
A POINT -- IT IS NOT A POINT OF
TIME COUNT. IT'S ANNUALIZED
COUNT. AND IF YOU HAVE SECTION
WAIT LISTS, THE VACANCY RATES
OFTEN STRETCH OUT. IF YOU'RE
GOING CAN THROUGH A VERY
SPECIFIC PROTOCOL, YOUR VACANCY
TIMES CAN EXIST, UNDERSTAND.
>> JUST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
THE INFORMATION I'M GETTING IS
FROM MOODY'S ANALYTICS, THEY
SAY LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX
PROJECTS ACROSS THE NATION, IT'
A RANGE OF 2%, TO 2.6% FOR
VACANCIES. SO AGAIN, I'M FOCUSE
ON THE LOW INCOME HOUSING STOCK
OF THOSE CITIES. NOT JUST
GENERAL HOUSING STOCK.
>> UNDERSTOOD. YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO GO BACK TO MOODY'S
BECAUSE I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH THA
SOURCE.
>> I ALSO WANT TO ADD TO THIS.
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT
SOME OF OUR LOCAL PROVIDERS. I
THINK THIS QUESTION HAS COME UP
A FEW TIMES. THE TEAM THAT
PARTNERS WITH THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE TO DO THE HOUSING
CONNECTOR PROGRAM CONTINUES TO
COME UP WITH THE SAME NUMBERS O
VACANT UNITS, AND I THINK A
REALLY HELPFUL LOCAL EXPLANATIO
OF WHY. HELPING TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE, PERHAPS DON'T HAVE
A DRIVER'S LICENSE, CAN HAVE
ALTERNATE FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION THAT CAN BE USED
BY LANDLORDS AS WE'RE TRYING TO
GET PEOPLE HOUSED, AND HOUSED
QUICKLY. THIS CAME UP FROM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN AT THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITIES, I THINK DAILY
BRIEFING THAT THEY DO. AND THE
HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT ARE IN
THE ROOM, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY FROM WE
ARE IN AND OTHERS ARE
COLLECTIVELY TALKING ABOUT THE
BARRIERS TO GETTING PEOPLE
PLACED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ONE OF THE ITEMS IS INCREASED
EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT ACTUAL
IDENTIFICATION IS NEEDED. YOU
DON'T NEED A GOVERNMENT
SUBMITTED FORM OF IDENTIFICATIO
AS REQUIRED TO GET APPROVAL. YO
JUST NEED AN IDENTIFICATION
SOURCE. SO HELPING TO INCREASE
ACCESS TO IDENTIFICATION IS
SOMETHING THAT WE COULD WORK ON
BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF REASONS
THAT THERE'S BARRIERS, AND
ANOTHER REASONS THAT THERE'S
TURNOVER. SO I JUST WANTED TO
ADD THAT AS ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, AND WE
CAN DO SOME ADDITIONAL FOLLOW U
WITH THE CHAMBER AND THE
BUSINESSES WE ARE WORKING WITH,
WE ARE IN. AND A NUMBER OF OTHE
GROUPS WORKING TO SERVE FOLKS A
THE VERY LOWEST INCOME AS WELL
AS FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THAT AS
PHILANTHROPISTS AND COMING FROM
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO
PROVIDE SOME NOTES AND
QUALITATIVE DATA TO COMPLEMENT
ANY QUANTITATIVE DATA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. FOR ME,
IT'S 4%, OR 5%, WHICH IS 800
VACANT UNITS, I THINK WE ALL
WANT TO GET THAT NUMBER DOWN.
THE MORE FREQUENTLY WE HAVE THE
DATA, WE CAN HELP RESPOND AND
PROVIDE SUPPORT IF NEEDED. SO
I'VE GOT FOUR MORE QUESTIONS
HERE, I CAN JUST RUN THROUGH
THEM.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. REGARDING THE
SLIDE 23, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING
THAT HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT
MAP. REALLY PROUD TO HAVE THE
CEDAR CROSSING PROJECT IN MY
DISTRICT. THAT MAP IS SHOWING
THAT THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT HA
A HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. I
KNOW THAT LAND COSTS ARE HIGH I
URBAN CENTERS, AND NEAR LIGHT
RAIL STATIONS. AND SO I THINK
IT'S A REEL OPPORTUNITY THAT WE
HAVE BEGUN WITH THE SOUND
TRANSIT PROJECT ON ROOSEVELT AN
45th STREET, WHICH CURRENTLY IS
HOME TO OVER 35 PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN A
TINY HOME VILLAGE THERE. SO
HOPING THAT THAT SURROUND
TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES
THERE FOR THAT PROJECT. SLIDE
26, WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE RENTA
HOUSING PRODUCTION, THOSE
FIGURES, THE 707 MILLION, THAT'
OVER THE SEVEN YEAR PROPOSAL AS
I UNDERSTAND IT, SO WHAT I'M
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS THE $61
MILLION NUMBER FROM JUMPSTART
AND MHA. BECAUSE THE LATEST
ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR 2024 IS
$280 MILLION FOR JUMPSTART, AND
THAT'S IN 2024. AND I HAD
THOUGHT THE RENTAL HOUSING
PORTION FROM THAT WAS 60% OF
82%, WHICH IS BASICALLY 50%. SO
$140 MILLION FROM JUMP START
OVER SEVEN YEARS WOULD BE $980
MILLION. THEN MHA REVENUE IS
75.7 MILLION IN 2021, AND 75
MILLION IN 2022, DESPITE
HEADLINES, IT'S RELATIVELY
STEADY. YOU ADD THOSE TWO
NUMBERS TOGETHER, YOU'RE UP TO
$1.5 BILLION OVER SEVEN YEARS
WHEN YOU COMBINE MHA REVENUE AN
JUMPSTART REVENUE. BUT
OBVIOUSLY, A NUMBER LESS THAN
HALF OF THAT $1.5 BILLION THAT
I'M COMING UP WITH. SO I JUST
WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE
ASSUMPTIONS OF HOW YOU'RE
GETTING TO THIS $615 MILLION FO
JUMPSTART AND MHA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, YOU
JUST WENT WITH A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT NUMBERS. SO FIRST OF
ALL, THEY'RE CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATES. SECOND OF ALL, WE
WILL GET THAT TO YOU. BUT THE
62% THAT OH GETS IS NO THE ALL
GOING TO CAPITAL. THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT THAT IS GOIN
INTO OMS. THE OPERATIONS,
MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT, RIGHT
WE CAN GET YOU THOSE NUMBERS ON
A SPREADSHEET AROUND YOU CAN
COMPARE THEM WITH YOUR NUMBERS,
BUT WE ARE GETTING JUMPSTART,
AND MSA. THE ENTIRELY THAT WE
GET FROM JUMPSTART, DO NOT JUST
GO STRAIGHT INTO THIS CAPITAL
BUDGET.
>> OKAY. AND THEN IN TERMS WAS
NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE
PRODUCED, I SAW IN AN EARLIER
SLIDE THAT O.H. IS PREDICTING
ABOUT $217,000 PER UNIT OUT OF
THE $539,000 PER UNIT. IS THAT
THE SAME RATIO OF OUTPUT FOR
JUMPSTART AND MHA? BECAUSE I'M
THINKING YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO
GET MORE THAN THE 2041 HOMES.
BUT IS IT THE SAME 217,000 FOR
THOSE SOURCES OF FUNDS? MAYBE
NOT. BECAUSE WHAT YOU JUST SAID
DIRECTOR WINKLER-CHIN, MORE OF
IT IS GOING TO OMS.
>> CORRECT. THE MODELING IS A
LITTLE DIFFERENT BETWEEN
JUMPSTART, AND MHA AND LEVY AS
WELL, BECAUSE THE TYPES OF HOME
DEVELOPED ARE SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT. THE HOUSING SUPPORT
INVESTS IN SENIOR HOUSING. 0%
AMI HOMES, SMALLER BEDROOM
SIZES. JUMPSTART AND MHA WILL B
INVESTING IN MORE 30 TO 60%,
THOUGH IT IS DOING THE FULL
CONTINUUM AS WELL. AND DIFFEREN
TYPES OF FINANCING. SO WE'RE
MAXIMIZING OUR UTILIZATION OF
THE 9% TAX CREDITS IN THE
HOUSING LEVY MODEL. THEY'RE JUS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT MODELS WHICH
IS WHY YOU CAN SEE THERE'S
DIFFERENT PRODUCTION GOALS
ASSOCIATED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST HAVE -- CHAIR
MOSQUEDA, I JUST WANTED TO
RESPOND TO SOMETHING YOU
MENTIONED, HOUSING CONNECTOR.
THAT IS A REALLY SUCCESSFUL
COMMITTEE, WE HAD A PRESENTATIO
AND THEY WERE SO EFFECTIVE IN
WORKING WITH THEIR PRIVATE
PARTNER ZILLOW AND GETTING
PEOPLE INTO HOUSING, THAT THEY
ACTUALLY HAD, I THINK IT WAS A
HALF MILLION DEFICIT IN THEIR
FUNDING, BECAUSE DEMAND WAS SO
HIGH. THAT'S AN INNOVATIVE
PROGRAM, THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKIN
ABOUT RENTAL ASSISTANCE, I'D BE
INTERESTED IN EXPLORING FURTHER
>> WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THE
BACK AGAIN. I WANTED TO ASK A
FEW QUESTIONS HERE ABOUT OUR
WORKFORCE, AND REALLY LIFT UP
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT
THE IMPACTFUL ASPECTS OF THE
HOUSING LEVY, WE'VE TALKED A
LITTLE ABOUT THE WORKFORCE AND
MAINTAINING AND INCREASING
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BY
INVESTING IN THOSE WHO PROVIDE
THE SERVICE, WHETHER IT'S AS
FRONTLINE CARE, AND CASE LINE
MANAGER AS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOL
COMMENTED ON. BUT I ALSO WANTED
TO REALLY COMPLEMENT THE WORK
THAT HAD BEEN DONE PARTICULARLY
WITH THE BUILDING TRADES AND ML
LABOR. KING COUNTY, FOR EXAMPLE
THE LEVIES THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD NOTED EARLIER, HAVE
REALLY GREAT LABOR LANGUAGE IN
THEM AS WE THINK ABOUT THE VETS
AND HUMAN SERVICES LEVY. THE
LEVY ON YOUR BALLOT RIGHT NOW,
VOTE BY APRIL 5th FOR THE
COMMUNITIES OF CARE. THE
PROPOSITION THAT'S OUT THERE,
THAT HAS IMPORTANT LABOR
PROTECTIONS AS WELL THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS SENT A RESOLUTION I
SUPPORT OF. AND SOUND TRANSIT.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT STRONG LABOR
PROTECTIONS FOR BUILDING OUR
CONNECTED INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS
THE REGION AS WELL. I JUST THIN
IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE
CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT THE
WAYS IN WHICH THERE'S BROADER
IMPACTS OF OUR PROPOSAL THAT'S
IN FRONT OF US THAT CONTINUE TO
BUILD OUT AND SUPPORT WORKING
FAMILIES, AND OUR LOCAL
ECONOMIES. IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DESCRIB
IN THE COMPANION RESOLUTION
THAT'S COMING DOWN THAT WILL
ALSO COMFORT THE HOUSING LEVITY
PARTICULARLY IN INVESTMENTS FOR
OUR FOLKS THAT WERE SEEKING TO
IMPROVE ACCESS TO BIPOCK
COMMUNITIES. I THINK WE HAVE A
STRONG FOCUS IN THE HOUSING LEV
THAT'S COMPLEMENTED BY SOME OF
THE POLICY GOALS AND THE
COMPLEMENTARY RESOLUTION THAT'S
COMING DOWN. SO ANYTHING ELSE
THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT
FROM THAT, AND WE CAN ALSO DEFE
TO SOME STAFF WHEN WE GO THROUG
THE PROPOSAL IN MORE DETAIL
COMING UP IN MAY.
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE
ANYTHING FURTHER TO HIGHLIGHT
FROM THE RESOLUTION. BUT WE DID
COVER A LOT OF THAT. REFERENCE
TO THE RESIDENT SERVICES, THE
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION FUND AN
OUR OTHER LABOR PARTNERS THAT
DEVELOP OUR HOMES, AS YOU
MENTIONED JUST NOW,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. PALL
RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF, TRACI RATZLIFF,
I SEE YOU ON SCREEN. DO YOU HAV
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> IF YOU'RE FINISHED WITH
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, I JUST
WANTED TO GIVE FOLKS AN IDEA OF
WHAT'S COMING NEXT. IF YOU'RE
READY FOR THAT, I AM HAPPY TO
TALK THROUGH NEXT STEP ON THE
HOUSING HOUSING LEVY
CONSIDERATION BY COUNCIL.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, AS YOU KNOW,
WE'RE SCHEDULED TO MEET ON THE
3rd OF MAY. CENTRAL STAFF WILL
BRING FORTH IDENTIFIED ISSUES
AND OPTIONS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN
WANTING TO PURSUE IN TERMS OF
POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE MAYOR'
PROPOSAL. SO COUNCIL STAFF WILL
BE WORKING WITH YOU TO IDENTIFY
THOSE AND THEN WE WILL PLAN TO
COME BACK AT THAT MAY 3rd
MEETING TO BEGIN THE DISCUSSION
OF THOSE INTERESTS BY U.S.
COUNCILMEMBERS AND ANY OTHER
ISSUES THAT WE AS CENTRAL STAFF
MIGHT IDENTIFY AS POTENTIAL
ISSUES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. SHORT AND
SWEET, TRACI. ANYTHING ELSE,
DIRECTOR WINKLER-CHIN? 2
>> JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU VER
MUCHER VERY MUCH THE CITY
COUNCIL SILL TODAY AND CENTRAL
STAFF, AS WELL AS THE OH STAFF
AS WE'VE ROTATED CHAIRS MULTIPL
TIMES IN MY OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION, AND FOR DOING THE
MUSICAL CHAIRS. THAT WORKED
WELL, ACTUALLY. GOOD TO HEAR AN
SEE YOU BOTH. OKAY, COLLEAGUES,
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. LOOKING
AROUND, AND ONLINE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION A
WELL. GREAT QUESTIONS, AND I
THINK ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP HAS
BEEN COMMITTED TO, SO THANKS FO
THE WORK THAT YOU OFFICE OF
HOUSING WILL BE DOING ON
QUESTIONS, MAYBE IN
PARTICIPATION WITH CENTRAL STAF
AS WELL. BEFORE WE CONCLUDE
TODAY, A WHOPPING FIVE MINUTES
EARLY, I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY, PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL START AT 4:30 THIS
AFTERNOON. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
PROVIDE ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT,
THE LINK WILL GO LIVE TWO HOURS
PRIOR, SO THAT WOULD BE 2:30
THIS AFTERNOON, PLEASE DO SIGN
UP REMOTELY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY. WE WILL ALSO ACCEPT
YOUR PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN PERSON
AND WE'LL BE BACK IN THESE
CHAIRS THIS EVENING TO HEAR FRO
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROVID
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVY RENEWAL PACKAGE
THAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING
OVER THE COURSE OF THIS MONTH.
AND WE WILL TAKE THAT PUBLIC
COMMENT INTO CONSIDERATION AS W
THINK ABOUT ITS FINAL PASSAGE
FROM SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL BEFOR
THE END OF JUNE, TO BE
TRANSMITTED TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, TO THEN BE TRANSMITTED
TO YOUR BALLOTS BY THIS
NOVEMBER. AGAIN, OUR NEXT
MEETING OF THE SELECT HOUSING
COMMITTEE WILL BE TODAY AT 4:00
P.M. THE NEXT SELECT COMMITTEE
ON THE HOUSE LEVY WILL BE MAY
3rd AT 9:30 A.M. WE WILL HAVE A
SUMMARY OVER THE HOUSE OF
HOUSING OVER THE LAST TWO
MEETINGS. I BELIEVE AT THAT
POINT, CENTRAL STAFF WILL REALL
TAKE OVER WITH THE ANALYSIS AND
COMMENTS AND TSF FOR ANY
MODIFICATIONS THAT CENTRAL STAF
SEES, AND BUILDING ON THE
COMMENTS THAT YOU COLLEAGUES
HAVE SHARED SO FAR, THAT WILL
GET US INTO AT AT LEAST TWO TO
THREE MEETINGS ON POTENTIAL
MODIFICATIONS BEFORE WE CAN
CONSIDER FINAL PASSAGE IN MID
JUNE. EASY, PEASY. THANKS
COLLEAGUES. THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. WE'LL SEE YOU AT 4:3
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC
HEARING. TAKE CARE, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.