>>> WELL GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY OF
YOU FAMILIAR FACES, SOME NEW
FACES IN THE AUDIENCE.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LUNCH &
LEARN TODAY, THIS IS SEATTLE'S
VERSION OF A WORK SESSION.
A LITTLE MORE OF AN INFORMAL
CONVERSATION THAT ALLOWS US TO
DIVING DEEP TO A TOPIC.
TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
COMMUNITY ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
AND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES, AN IDEA THAT CAME
FROM MANY OF THE ORGANIZATION
SHE WILL HEAR FROM TODAY, AND
SO MANY MORE THAT WERE NOT ABLE
TO JOIN US AT THE TABLE GIVEN
WE ONLY HAVE AN HOUR FOR THIS
CONVERSATION.
A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR
ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED IN THIS WORK FOR SO LONG
. WE CELEBRATED ON MONDAY, ONE
COMPONENT, WHICH WAS THE
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
ELEMENT. WE KNOW THIS IS ONE
KEY INGREDIENT TO A MUCH BIGGER
CAKE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BAKE
TOGETHER, THAT NOT ONLY
REQUIRES US TO DEVELOP MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT HOW DO
WE PROTECT TENANTS?
HOW DO WE ENSURE TENANTS
RIGHTS?
HOW DO WE PROTECT FROM
DISPLACEMENT?
AND HOW DO WE DO, WHAT WE
STARTED TO DO LAST YEAR, WAS
PUT MORE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH
NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS WHO WANT
TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
THEIR COMMUNITY AND ARE
ORIENTED TOWARDS ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES, AT THE
FRONT OF THE LINE TO GET FUNDS
FROM THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE
, SO WE CAN HAVE TRUE SITE
CONTROL, AND BASICALLY SELF-
DIRECTION OVER THE TYPE OF
HOUSING WE WANT TO CREATE.
AND IS COUNCILWOMAN DEBORA
JUAREZ AND I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT
IT IS NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL UNITS
WE ARE CREATING, WE ARE CREATING
HOMES AROUND SENIOR CENTERS,
ART CENTERS AND PUBLIC CLASSES
AND GREEN SPACE, THESE ARE
THINGS WE WANT TO DO SO SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESSES AND OUR
FAMILIES.
SO FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HE CAN LIVE IN THE CITY
THEY WORK IN. THIS IS THE
VISION WE ARE ALL INTERESTED IN
AND NOT JUST ONE PUBLIC POLICY
THAT NEEDS TO PASS, I WOULD SAY
PROBABLY ABOUT A DOZEN OR SO.
TODAY WE WILL TALK ABOUT A HALF-
DOZEN, AND WE HAVE SOME
INCREDIBLE FRIENDS THAT WILL
LEAD US THROUGH THIS WORK. WE
WILL MAKE SOME MORE COFFEE, I
KNOW IT IS NOON, BUT WE RAN OUT
OF COFFEE.
WE HAVE SOME BAGELS, WE HOPE
FOLKS ENJOY A LITTLE SNACK.
IF YOU BROUGHT A SNACK, PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO EAT. THIS IS JUST
THE START OF THE CONVERSATION.
LET'S INVITE UP OUR FRIENDS
WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION HERE
TODAY AND REALLY LEAD US
THROUGH THE DISCUSSION.
JULIA IF YOU WILL JOIN US UP
HERE, SHE IS WITH PUGET SOUND
SAGE, YEAH, GIVE IT UP.
[ APPLAUSE ] WE WILL BRING YOU
ALL UP, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND
SITTING ON THE SIDE SO
EVERYBODY CAN SEE YOU, IF
THAT'S OKAY.
I KNOW YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TURN
YOUR HEAD A LITTLE BIT FOR THE
SLIDES, JULIA, IS THAT OKAY?
JULIA IS WITH PUGET SOUND SAGE,
SHE WILL LEAD US THROUGH A
CONVERSATION ON ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT FRAMEWORK AND ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT 101.
PATRICE THOMAS, REGNIER BEACH
ACTION COALITION. WE WILL TALK
ABOUT REGNIER BEACH AND THE
JOBS AND ECONOMIC TIE-IN THERE.
LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR EVELYN
ALLEN, FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY
IMPACT ALLIANCE AND CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING AND
COMMUNITY ORIENTED DRIVEN
DEVELOPMENT IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
OUR FRIEND PATIENTS -- SHE IS
FROM THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM, WE WILL TALK ABOUT
THE ROLE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION STRATEGIES.
WE WILL ALSO HEAR -- HI,
WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER MIKE
O'BRIEN . SO YOU ARE GOOD
THERE, YOU ARE GOOD.
AND WHERE WERE WE?
HELP ME WITH THE NAME -- OO-CHE?
PLEASE COME AND JOIN US FROM
HOMESITE. WE WILL TALK ABOUT
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES,
SOMETHING WE ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT HERE. MAKING SURE FOLKS
HAVE THAT FIRST HOMEBUYING
OPPORTUNITY, COMING OUT OF
GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND CREATE
HOME-EQUITY.
NOT JUST HOME-EQUITY IN TERMS
OF THE POCKETBOOK, BUT EQUITY
IN TERMS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE.
ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST OUR
FRIEND SOCHI FROM WASHINGTON --
GIVE IT UP. SHE IS RUNNING FROM
US, SHE WILL BE RIGHT UP HERE.
SHE WILL TALK ABOUT EVICTION
REFORM IN ANOTHER TENANT ISSUES
AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO
HEAR AN UPDATE OF ACTIVITIES
FROM THE STATE LEVEL.
THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT
LEGISLATION THAT IS HAPPENING.
FOLKS THAT HAVE NOT YET COME TO
THE TABLE BEFORE, WELCOME,
FIRST OF ALL.
THE GREEN BUTTON ON THE STEM
HERE ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE SURE
YOUR MIKE IS ON, AND THERE IS A
LITTLE GRAY BUTTON THAT TURNS
IT ON.
SO, JULIA -- AARON DO WE HAVE
EXTRA HANDOUTS AS WELL FOR
JULIA'S PRESENTATION?
GREAT.
WE WILL WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD, COUNCILMEMBER
MIKE O'BRIEN , AND
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US . AND
OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRUCE
HARRELL IS WORKING ON DENSITY
BILLS AS WELL.
WITH THAT, THANKS AGAIN TO THIS
INCREDIBLE AUDIENCE.
YOU GUYS ARE SO LIVELY, I
APPRECIATE IT.
WE OPENED THE DOOR SO WE GET
SOME LIGHT IN HERE.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WALK
AROUND, GRAB FOOD, AND A SNACK.
WE WILL GET A SIGN-UP SHEET SO
FOLKS CAN STAY CONNECTED TO US
WHEN WE DO THE NEXT ITERATION
OF THIS CONVERSATION, WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALL
INVOLVED.
JULIA, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING
US A LITTLE BIT OF A 101 ON
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES, WHAT
WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY
DISPLACEMENT, AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE GIVEN FOLKS EIGHT
MINUTES SO THAT GIVES US TIME
TO HAVE CONVERSATION TOO.
>> MY NAME IS JULIA -- I AM
WITH SON SAGE.
WE WORK ON INTERSECTING ISSUES
OF EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT,
CLIMATE JUSTICE, AND WORKERS
RIGHTS THROUGH A RACIAL JUSTICE
LENS. USING COALITION
ORGANIZING, STRATEGIC RESEARCH,
AND POLICY ADVOCACY. WE
ORGANIZE A COALITION OF OVER 20
ORGANIATIONS IN THE VALLEY
CALLED SOUTH CORE, WHO HAVE
BEEN ADVOCATING FOR ENTER
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND BEYOND, FOR
THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE
EQUITABLE ADVISORY BOARD, ALONG
WITH SOME FINE FOLKS AROUND THE
TABLE, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING OUT ANTI-DISTRESS
SETTLED -- I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO
GIVE A PRESENTATION TODAY, A
PRIMER ON DISPLACEMENT IN
SEATTLE.
AND I'D LIKE TO START BY
TECHNOLOGIES WE ARE ON THE
UNSEEDED LANDS OF THE -- PEOPLES
, AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE THAT
THOSE OF US WHO ARE NOT
ORIGINALLY FROM HERE CAN WORK
AND LIVE IN THIS SPECIAL PLACE.
MANY OF US ARE ONLY HERE BY
CONQUEST, EXCLUSION, AND
ISOLATION THROUGH GENOCIDE OF
NATIVE PEOPLE, AND RECOGNIZE ANY
CONVERSATION WE HAVE ABOUT
DISPLACEMENT MUST ALSO CENTER
AND BE ACCOUNTABLE TO
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
SOMETHING WE RECOGNIZE HAS BEEN
MISSING FROM OUR WORK AND ARE
WORKING TO RECTIFY.
WE CENTER OUR WORK ON THE
DISPLACEMENT CRISIS RATHER THAN
THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, MORE
BROADLY, FOR A COUPLE OF KEY
REASONS.
THE FIRST REASON IS BECAUSE OUR
COMMUNITY AND LABOR PARTNERS
ASKED US TO. THEIR MEMBERS ARE
EXPERIENCING DISPLACEMENT RIGHT
NOW AT THIS VERY MOMENT.
THE SECOND REASON IS TO ADDRESS
THE PUBLIC ARM OF PUBLIC POLICY
AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS WHERE
MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
ARE ALLOWED TO LIVE IN OUR CITY.
POWER OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES HAVE
A SYSTEMS LEVEL.
AND THIRD, USING AN ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT FRAMEWORK
RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND COMMUNITY
COHESION, THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT
AND SUSTAINED IN THE FACE OF
HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF
OPPRESSION.
WE KNOW THE DISPLACEMENT
THREATENS THE RESILIENCE OF OUR
COMMUNITIES.
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
ARE INCLUSIVE OF NETWORKS IN
ADDITION TO HOUSING.
NEXT SLIDE?
SO DISPLACEMENT HAPPENS IN TWO
DISTINCT WAYS, THE FIRST IS
DIRECT DISPLACEMENT OF CURRENT
TENANTS, WHETHER COMMERCIAL OR
HOME RENTER, HOUSING RENTERS.
IT OCCURS WHEN RESIDENTS CAN NO
LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE IN THEIR
HOMES DUE TO RISING COSTS, OR
RESIDENTS ARE FORCED OUT DUE TO
CAUSES LIKE UNLIMITED DOMAIN,
OR EVICTIONS TO MAKE WAY FOR
NEW DEVELOPMENT.
INDIRECT DISPLACEMENT IS MORE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL SCALE,
WHICH OCCURS WHEN NEW
DEVELOPMENT IDENTIFICATION
TRIGGERS RISING MARKET RENTS
THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
CAUSING LOWER EXISTING INCOME
FAMILIES TO RELOCATE BECAUSE
THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO
PAY, AND CAN RESULT FROM PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE INVESTMENTS,
SPECULATIVE REAL ESTATE
ENVIRONMENTS PAIRED WITH NEW
DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY, OR AN
INFLUX OF RESIDENTS WHO CAN PAY
MORE.
DISPLACEMENT IS NOTORIOUSLY
TRICKY TO MEASURE, WE DON'T
HAVE THE RIGHT DATA TO TELL
WHEN DISPLACEMENT IS HAPPENING
AT THE CENSUS LEVEL, BUT WE
KNOW IT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE IT
IS OUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND
COMMUNITY.
IS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS FOR
THE UPDATE, OF THE SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE
ADVOCATED FOR DISPLACEMENT RISK
ANALYSIS THAT WOULD HELP US
PINPOINT THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH
THE GREATEST DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES, AND IDENTIFY
STRATEGIES TO HELP COMMUNITIES
STAY IN PLACE.
THESE MAPS, PARTICULARLY THE
ONE ON THE LEFT, DISPLAY THE
HISTORY OF RESTRICTIVE
COVENANTS, WHICH PAIRED WITH
THE CURRENT PLANNING AND
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES PUT
GEOGRAPHIES WHERE LOW INCOME
PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
CAN LIVE AT HIGHER RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT.
THE SECOND MAP SHE IS ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY DEFINED BY HIGHER
PERFORMING SCHOOLS,
TRANSPORTATION, AND ACCESS TO
JOBS. IT CAN HELP US IDENTIFY
SPECIFIC MITIGATION STRATEGIES
THAT COULD ALLOW FOR A FUTURE
WHERE NEW INVESTMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T NECESSARILY
LEAD TO DISPLACEMENT.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF IMPACTS
OF DISPLACEMENT, THEY ARE ALL
UP ON THE SCREEN, AND THERE IS
SIGNIFICANT HEALTH IMPACTS,
BOTH ON THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL,
AND THE COMMUNITY LEVEL.
DISPLACEMENT DIRECTLY LEADS TO
THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOUSE
LISTENERS, WE KNOW THERE IS A
CLIMATE IMPACT OF DISPLACEMENT.
THEY ARE FORCED TO DRIVE BACK
TO THEIR JOBS AND SCHOOLS
UNDERMINING THE GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION STRATEGIES.
SOMETHING WE ARE LEARNING MORE
ABOUT IS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN DISPLACEMENT AND
COMMUNITY COHESION.
DISPLACEMENT BREAKS UP SOCIAL
NETWORKS AND UNDERMINE CIVIC
POWER AS COMMUNITIES ARE SPLIT
APART AND STREWN ACROSS THE
REGION.
THERE IS AN EDUCATION IMPACT AS
CHILDREN CYCLE IN AND OUT OF
THE CLASSROOM, AND A TIME
IMPACT FOR FAMILIES.
I THINK FIRST SAGE AND MANY OF
US AROUND THE TABLE IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TO DIVORCE THE
IMPACTS OF DISPLACEMENT FROM
THE RACIALIZED AND GENDERED
IMPACTS. AS I SAID BEFORE WE
úCAN'T TALK ABOUT DISPLACEMENT
WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE
ORIGINAL DISPLACEMENT OF NATIVE
PEOPLE FROM THE LAND WE ARE ON
TODAY.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN RACE
AND INCOME PUTS COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR AT HIGHER VULNERABILITY
TO DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES.
THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP PUTS
BLACK HOUSEHOLDS AND WOMEN OF
COLOR AT GREATER RISK FOR
HOUSING AND SECURITY, WHICH ALL
KIND OF SHOWS UP IN OUR WHO IS
MOST AT RISK FOR DISPLACEMENT,
AND HE WAS EXPERIENCING
HOUSELESSNESS . THERE IS NOT
ONE SILVER BULLET FOR
DISPLACEMENT, WE NEED EVERY
STRATEGY UNDER THE SUN FOR THE
SAME TIME.
WE SEE SOLUTIONS FOR
DISPLACEMENT BOTH COME IN
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, AND
REGULATORY SOLUTIONS.
SO, ON THE REGULATORY SIDE, WE
HAVE TENANT PROTECTIONS AND
POLICIES LIKE RENT
STABILIZATION.
GROUPS AT THIS TABLE WHO HAVE
BEEN LEADING EFFORTS TO
STRENGTHEN THOSE PROTECTIONS
AND UNDO STATE PREEMPTION'S FOR
STRATEGIES.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON
THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS
AROUND THE CAPITAL STRATEGIES
REGARDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
ASSETS INCLUDING STEWARDSHIP OF
LAND.
WE SEE THIS IS THE MOST
POWERFUL ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGY BECAUSE IT CHALLENGES
THE VERY NATURE OF PROPERTY
RIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO
EXCLUDE AND MANIPULATE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR,
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
TENANTS, AND OTHERS AT RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT.
THE THEORY ACROSS THE COUNTRY
IS THAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE DOWN
LAND COSTS, WE HAVE TO TAKE
ROUGHLY 30% OF LAND OUT OF THE
SPECULATIVE MARKET AND PUT IN
COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP AND
STEWARDSHIP, LED BY COMMUNITIES
MOST IMPACTED.
AND WE SEE THIS IS GOING TO
TAKE A MASSIVE RESTRUCTURING OF
HOW, AND WHAT, WE FINANCE, AND
RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO
SECURE LAND AND BUILD CAPACITY
FOR FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES TO
LEAD THIS EFFORT.
THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE IS A STRATEGY THAT
THE CITY HAS RIGHT NOW TO
SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRIVEN
DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY
STEWARDSHIP OF LAND.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE $5 MILLION A
YEAR WHICH IS GREAT, BUT WE
NEED MUCH MORE THAN THAT IF WE
úARE GOING TO TAKE THIS STRATEG
TO SCALE.
THE OTHER STRATEGIES THAT WE
HAVE, OR THAT WE NEED TO HAVE
THAT WE DON'T HAVE, ARE AROUND
PRESERVING THE EXISTING
AFFORDABLE UNITS, AND
COMMERCIAL SPACE.
WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT
CONSTRUCTING NEW, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN CONJUNCTION WITH
CREATING GOOD JOBS, NOT JUST
HOUSING ON ITS OWN.
BUT WITH GOOD JOBS, AFFORDABLE
COMMERCIAL SPACE, CHILDCARE,
AND COMMUNITY SPACE, AND REALLY
DEVELOP AND BUILD THE POWER OF
COMMUNITIES TO NEGOTIATE
DIRECTLY WITH DEVELOPERS
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS
AGREEMENT MODEL.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU
TODAY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR
ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE PUTTING
THIS INTO ACTION.
>> THANK YOU JULIA FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SALLY BAGSHAW FOR JOINING US .
STANDING ROOM ONLY, BE STILL MY
HEART.
THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
WE WILL HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL
THE END, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE
GET THROUGH EVERYONE.
WE WILL KEEP THE 8 MINUTE TIMER
SO FOLKS HAVE A SENSE OF WHERE
THEY ARE AT ON THE TIMEFRAME
THERE.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT PRESENTER
AND RESTART THE CLOCK, WITH
PATRICE THOMAS.
FROM RAYNOR BEACH ACTION
COALITION .
>> THANK YOU.
SO I DON'T HAVE A POWERPOINT
SLIDE, BUT I WOULD INVITE US TO
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AND THE
DISTRICT LANDING PAGE.
SO WHEN WE GET A CHANCE I WILL,
IF POSSIBLE -- DO WE HAVE THE
LANDING PAGE OF THE WEBSITE?
WWW.RBCOALITION.ORG YOU CAN
SQUIRREL AROUND THERE BUT WE
INVITE YOU TO GO TO THE ACTION
AREAS AND TAKE A LOOK AT -- CAN
YOU ALL HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YEAH .
>> TAKE A LOOK AT THE LANDING
PAGE, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN
COME IN, IMMERSE YOURSELF, AND
LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT ONE OF
OUR PROJECTS THAT IS FOUND AND
IS ONE OF THE FIRST
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR THE
EDI.
RAYNOR BEACH ACTION COALITION
IS A PLACE SPACED NONPROFIT.
THIS ORGANIZATION WAS BIRTHED
OUT OF THE MERGER OF TWO
ORGANIZATIONS, ONE KNOWN AS THE
RAYNOR BEACH POWER COALITION,
AND THE OTHER WAS A GROUP OF
RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP TO
UPDATE THE RAYNOR BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
ONCE THE UPDATE PROCESS WAS
COMPLETE, THEY SAID IT'S TAKE
THIS PLAN AND CREATE AN ACTION
PLAN, AND TAKE THIS FORWARD.
YOU HAD RAYNOR BEACH MOVING
FORWARD AND RAYNOR BEACH POWER
COALITION SAT DOWN AND DECIDED
IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THOSE
INVOLVED AND YOU NOW HAVE
RAYNOR BEACH ACTION COALITION.
WE WORK ON FOUR PILLARS
ESSENTIALLY, THE FIRST FOR
GROWING FOOD, THAT'S WHERE YOU
FIND ONE OF THE GREATEST
PRIORITIES. SECOND YOU HAVE
LIFELONG LEARNING, THAT IS
WHERE YOU FIND PRIORITIES HOUSED
. WE HAVE A PLACE FOR EVERYONE
THAT IS WHERE ALL THE ECONOMIC
PRIORITIES LIE, FROM
TRANSPORTATION TO HOUSING YOU
NAME IT THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM.
LASTLY YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
SAFE PLACE AND THAT IS WHERE
SAFETY EFFORTS ARE HOUSED.
THE DEPTH OF WORTH IS EXPANSIVE
AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THE ROOT
OF OUR MISSION IS TO REMAIN IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF AND
MAKING THAT PLACE AN AGENT ON
BEHALF OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
RAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD .
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO LIFT
UP THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING
WITH FOLKS YOU SEE AT THIS
TABLE TOWARD CHANGING PRACTICE
AND POLICY.
BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW MANY OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE WITH THE SAME
PRIORITIES AND ISSUES AND THERE
IS GREATER IMPACT WITH MORE
HANDS ON THE PIE.
AND SO I GUESS FAST FORWARDING
TO THE -- CENTER. AS MENTIONED
OUR GREATER PRIORITY IS THE
FOOD INNOVATION DISTRICT.
ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE ASSETS IN
THE REALM OF FOOD, FOUND WITHIN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NATURALLY.
AND PROBLEMATICALLY, WHAT
BETTER WAY THAN TO BRING FOLKS
TOGETHER THAN AROUND FOOD. MORE
IMPORTANTLY THERE HAVE BEEN MANY
, MUCH RESEARCH DONE AND
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH OR
PROJECTS HELD HIM PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CITY, TO REALLY
IDENTIFY THAT THE FOODS THAT
ARE IS THE FASTEST GROWING
SECTOR WHEN IT COMES TO JOBS
CREATION NATIONALLY, AND WHY
NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT?
FOR US IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT
HIGHLIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES WITH
LOW ACCESS INTO THE FOOD SECT
THERE BUT ABOUT LOOKING AT THE
FULL FOOD SYSTEM SPECTRUM AND
BEING ABLE TO ELEVATE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS
SO WE CAN LOWER THE
UNEMPLOYMENT CAPTAIN RAYNOR
BEACH AND ALSO PROVIDE
RESIDENTS WITH MORE OPPORTUNITY
TO STAY IN A THRIVING PLACE.
THE FOOD INNOVATION CENTER IS
PART OF THE FOOD INNOVATION
DISTRICT VISION, WILL HELP WITH
HOUSELESSNESS OPPORTUNITIES, TO
ACCESS JOBS IN THE FOOD SYSTEM,
TO ANCHOR OUR COMMUNITY SPACE
AND OUR THEORY AROUND
COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH OTHER PROJECTS
SUCH AS THE AFRICA TOWN, LITTLE
SAIGON DISTRICT.
OUR FELLOW OPPORTUNITY CENTER,
McC, AND THE LIKE TO PUSH
FORWARD THE PRACTICE AND POLICY
CHANGES WE NEED TO SEE HAPPEN
IN ORDER TO HAVE COMMUNITY
DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT IN A WAY
THAT HAS STAYING POWER.
IT IS ONE THING TO HAVE THE
CHECK, AND THE LAND, AND THE
PARTNERS TO BUILD THE PROJECT.
IT'S ANOTHER THING TO CREATE A
SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO IT
AND ALLOWS THOSE WHO COME
BEHIND YOU.
WE ARE REALLY PROUD TO BE PART
OF THIS WORK THAT WE ARE DOING,
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT.
AT PRESENT WE ARE PROUD TO SAY
BEEN TO SECURING THE SITE, AND
TO REALLY DRIVE FORWARD THE
VISION THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS
LIFTED UP.
AND SO, AGAIN -- WHENEVER YOU
DO HAVE TIME, DEFINITELY CHECK
ON OUR WEBSITE, WE WILL HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO GET
ENGAGED AND KEEP UP WITH THE
PROJECT ITSELF.
WHAT I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY
AS WE ARE IN PARTNERSHIP AS
STEWARDS WITH THE EDI, WE
INVITE YOU TO KEEP UP WITH OUR
PURSE TO SECURE SUSTAINABLE
FUNDS.
WE KNOW $5 MILLION IS GREAT BUT
IT IS JUST NOT ENOUGH.
A SIMPLE PROJECT ITSELF CAN
COST UPWARDS OF $20 MILLION,
AND THAT COULD BE JUST FOR THE
HOUSING PIECE, WE ARE NOT
TALKING THE COMMUNITY PORTION,
RIGHT?
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY
DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT IT IS ABOUT
CITY LOAD CAPACITY, BUT ALSO
ABOUT SEEDING THE PROCESS.
NOT ONLY FOR US TO SEE PROJECTS
THROUGH TO COMPLETION, BUT TO
PAVE THE PATH FOR THOSE WE ARE
CREATING A PIPELINE FOR.
SO I WILL CALL IT DONE, THERE.
AND PASS IT ON TO MISS ELEANOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S GIVE IT UP, YEAH.
[ APPLAUSE ] JULIA'S, A HUGE
ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO YOU FOR
GETTING US KICK IT OFF.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE DID
THAT.
[ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
OUR THIRD PRESENTER WILL BE
EVELYN ALLEN, THANKS AGAIN FOR
BEING HERE .
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, THANK YOU
FOR HAVING ME. AS MENTIONED MY
NAME IS EVELYN THOMAS ALLEN AND
I AM THE CONVENER FOR THE BLACK
COMMUNITY IMPACT ALLIANCE, AND
ALSO A HOUSING DEVELOPER WITH
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES.
SO FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS THE
BCI A PLANNING AND ADVISORY
STRATEGY COMMUNITY WHICH IS A
COMMUNITY OF BLACK LED
BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EACH
WITH ITS OWN NETWORK, HAS
FUNCTIONED AS A POWER BASE TO
ADVOCATE FOR INVESTMENTS,
ASSETS, AND RESOURCES FOR BLACK
FAMILIES AND THE BLACK
COMMUNITY.
OUR MAIN GOALS ARE TO CREATE
WEALTH, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY
OF LIFE FOR BLACK FAMILIES.
IN DOING THAT WE'VE JOINED WITH
OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE
ARE A PART OF THE CENTRAL AREA
COLLABORATIVE, THEY SUPPORT OUR
MISSION BY BUILDING ECONOMIC
VIABILITY FOR BUSINESSES WITH
FOCUS ON BLACK BUSINESSES.
ALSO, WE WORK TO BRING BLACK
BUSINESSES BACK TO THE CENTRAL
AREA.
WE ARE ALSO A PART OF THE
RACIAL AND SOCIAL EQUITY TASK
FORCE, THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY
ADVOCATED TO ESTABLISH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE'S EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
AND THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
FUND. WHICH IS A FUND TO INVEST
IN PROJECTS THAT ARE SELF-
DETERMINED BY AT NECK
DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.
OUR PROJECT IS AT STATION 6, IT
IS THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT THAT WE HAVE PLACED
UNDER AND GOTTEN FUNDS FOR FROM
THE EDI FUND, AND THIS WILL
ALSO HELP US TO MITIGATE THE
LOSS OF BLACK BUSINESSES WITHIN
THE CENTRAL AREA.
AFRICAN TOWN COMMUNITY LAND
TRUST, MIDTOWN COMMON PLAZA
PROJECT, HAS ALSO RECEIVED EDI
FUNDS, AND WILL BECOME
BENEFICIARIES OF THE COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE POLICIES I HOPE.
WE FIRST LEARNED ABOUT HISTORIC
RESIDENT PREFERENCES FROM OUR
CITY SISTER -- SISTER CITY IN
PORTLAND.
WE THANK MARY DURKIN SENT
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA
FOR THEIR WORK IN HELPING
SUPPORT THAT POLICY . NEXT
SLIDE.
SO THE BCI A PRESENTED A
PROPOSAL FOR STATION 6 INTO A
BUSINESS INNOVATION HUB
HONORABLY NAMED THE WILLIAM
GROSS CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN
2014.
WE STUCK WITH IT FOR FIVE YEARS
NOW. AS YOU SEE IN THE BACK
THERE WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE
POSSIBILITY OF HAVING HOUSING
ON THAT SIDE AS WELL THAT IS
THE GRAY SPACE IN THE BACK OF
THE BUILDING.
THE PROPOSAL HAS GONE TO
ANOTHER CITY INTERNAL PROCESS
THAT IS GETTING US CLOSER TO
THE ANSWERS OF WHAT WE NEED IN
ORDER TO HAVE THAT PROJECT
TRANSFERRED TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS OF A BUILDING
LOCATED ON 14th AND YES LETTER
IT IS A $2.1 MILLION PROJECT.
AT PRESENT IT IS 34 UNITS OF SRO
, BETTER KNOWN AS STUDIO
APARTMENTS.
WE ARE PLANNING ON RETAINING
THAT BUILDING FOR MAYBE ANOTHER
TWO YEARS AND THEN THAT
BUILDING WILL BE TORN DOWN AND
WE WILL BUILD FAMILY HOUSING
THERE.
WILL BE ONE, TWO, AND THREE
BEDROOMS.
AND DEVELOPED WITH THE
EXPECTATION THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO USE THAT COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE POLICY AT THAT SITE
ALSO.
MOST EXCITEDLY, THIS IS THE
LIBERTY TAKE BUILDING, THE BCIA
WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINATING
PARTNERS IN THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH CAPITOL
HILL HOUSING, THAT WILL RETURN
OWNERSHIP OF THAT BUILDING TO
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
THE BCIA PARTICIPATED IN THE
CONSULTANT LED PROCESS TO
CREATE THE BUSINESS PLAN THAT
WILL HAVE AFRICATOWN LAND
TRUSTS READY AS WE ORGANIZE TO
ON THE LIBERTY BANK BUILDING AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THE RIBBON-CUTTING FOR THAT IS
SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND.
>> HOORAY!
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> IS GOING TO BE THIS
SATURDAY, THE 23rd, AT 11:00.
WE ARE WAITING TO SEE HOW
SUCCESSFUL WE WERE WITH OUR
AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING, IN ORDER
TO SEE ABOUT RETURNING BLACK
RESIDENTS TO THEIR HISTORIC
BLACK COMMUNITY.
THIS PROJECT IS ONE THAT WE ARE
-- IT IS ELIZABETH THOMAS
HOLMES LOCATED IN RAINIER
BEACH.
FAMILY UNITS, ONE, TWO, THREE
BEDROOMS AGAIN AND COMMERCIAL.
WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP THE
COMMUNITIES IN THE RAINIER
BEACH AREA MAINTAIN A SPACE IN
THE HISTORIC COMMUNITY.
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE ZONE -- [
APPLAUSE ] -- THAT WILL HELP
OUR DEVELOPMENT MOVE FORWARD.
SO THE BCIA IS ABOUT ACTION,
WE ARE ABOUT SEEING THE NEEDLES
MOVE IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION
FOR BLACK FAMILIES AND THE
BLACK COMMUNITY, AND WE DO THAT
UNAPOLOGETICALLY WITH THE FOCUS
THAT WE INTEND TO STAY AT FOR
QUITE A WHILE.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE DO HAVE A FEW MORE
MINUTES, A FEW OF THE
PRESENTERS HAVE USED THE TERM
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE, A NEW
REFERENCE AS WELL.
YOU MIND DOING A QUICK
DEFINITION FOR WHAT WE MEAN BY
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE AND HOW
THE PROGRAM MIGHT WORK?
>> I CANNOT SAY TO YOU THE EXACT
DEFINITION AS MIGHT BE STATED,
BUT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS
A PREFERENCE POLICY THAT SAYS,
THAT HISTORIC RESIDENTS OF A
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY ETHNIC
COMMUNITIES, THAT HAVE
EXPERIENCE DISPLACEMENT DUE TO
GENTRIFICATION HAVE FIRST
PRIORITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TO BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR
HISTORIC COMMUNITY IF THEY SO
CHOOSE.
NOW WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK
IN OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE
KNOW THAT, WHEN I SAY MY
COMMUNITY, I UNDERSTAND THE
BLACK COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
DISPERSED QUITE WIDELY, SO WE
STAY IN TOUCH WITH FEDERAL WAY,
WE STAY IN TOUCH WITH TACOMA,
WE BRING OUR COMMUNITY BACK
TOGETHER DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE
YEAR, SO WE KNOW THAT THEY WANT
TO COME BACK IF THERE IS A WAY
THAT THEY COULD AFFORD IT.
AND SO WE ARE HOPING THAT THAT
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE POLICY
WOULD ALLOW US TO REBUILD THE
HISTORIC LACK COMMUNITY IN THE
CENTRAL AREA, CENTRAL DISTRICT,
GENTRIFICATION STARTED FOR US
IN 1980.
AND AT THE TIME I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY -- I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
GENTRIFICATION MEANT OR WHAT
WAS HAPPENING WITH MY COMMUNITY
UNTIL MUCH LATER, WHEN A LOT OF
IMPACTS HAD ALREADY BEEN -- OR
DISPLACEMENT HAD ALREADY
HAPPENED.
SO NOW WE ARE HOLDING ON
TIGHTLY TO THE 18% THAT THEY
SAY OF BLACK PEOPLE WHO ARE
STILL IN THE CENTRAL AREA.
WE THINK IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE
BIT MORE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE
IT EVEN HIGHER.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME.
[ APPLAUSE ] IT'S GREAT TO SEE
YOU AGAIN, SO YOU JUST
YESTERDAY, FEEL LIKE I SEE YOU
AT EVERY COMMUNITY HEARING, AND
I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE
FROM THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM.
THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS.
>> I AM SO EXCITED TO FOLLOW
SOMEONE WHO IS EXCITED ABOUT
NHA.
WAS SUCH A BOLD STEP BY THE
CITY TO REALLY CONFRONT THE
HOUSING CRISIS, AND BEGIN TO
BUILD A CITY THAT IS INCLUSIVE,
AFFORDABLE, AND EQUITABLE FOR
EVERYONE.
AND MHA HARNESSES THE CONCEPT
OF WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT ALL
-- AND MAKE SURE WE ARE GROWING
AFFORDABILITY AS WELL, AND
ALLOWING PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN ASSET
RICH NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE
NEAR TRANSIT, NEAR GOOD JOBS,
NEAR GREAT SCHOOLS, AND REALLY
SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN
POSSIBLE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO
ARE LOW AND -- INCOME.
SO, TODAY, THE QUESTION IS,
WHAT IS NEXT?
BECAUSE THAT WAS A FLOOR THAT
WAS SET, AND WE NEED TO BE
BEGINNING TO BUILD UP FROM THIS
FLOOR AND BUILD UP FROM THIS
FOUNDATION AS WELL.
ALL AROUND THE CITY WE DO SEE
THAT WE ARE GROWING, WE HAVE
MANY MORE NEIGHBORS WHO KEEP
COMING.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
FOR THE PAST DECADE WE HAVE
HEARD A TOTAL OF 20% INCREASE
AS SEATTLE ALONE, AND NOT JUST
AS A REGION.
AND WITH THIS POPULATION
GROWTH, REALLY WHERE ARE PEOPLE
GOING TO BE HOUSE?
WHERE ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO LIVE THROUGHOUT THE
CITY?
WE NEED TO BE CREATING THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES TO WELCOME OUR
NEIGHBORS.
SO I DID NOT INTRODUCE MYSELF,
MY NAME IS PATIENCE MALAGA I AM
WITH THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM.
HTC IS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ASSOCIATION WITH THE MEMBERSHIP
OF 180 MEMBERS.
WHO ARE WORKING ACROSS THE
COUNTY, TOWARDS THE VISION OF
ENSURING THAT ALL PEOPLE LIVE
WITH DIGNITY, IN SAFE, HEALTHY,
AND AFFORDABLE HOMES.
BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF
OPPORTUNITY, THIS IS WHY WE
HAVE TAPPED INTO THIS, THIS
TAKES US TOWARDS ACHIEVING OUR
VISION.
I'M EXCITED TO LOOK AT THE
AUDIENCE AND SEE A GOOD NUMBER
OF HTC MEMBERS WHO ARE IN THIS
ROOM, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING HERE AND REALLY BEING A
PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND
MOVING FORWARD.
AS WE THINK OF NEXT STEPS, WE
ARE SEEING THAT THE ECONOMIC
GROWTH THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED
AS A CITY HAS BEEN A TYPE THAT
HAS NOT LIVED IN ALL WALKS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT WHO IS BEEN
AFFECT DID, IT IS REALLY PEOPLE
WHO ARE LOW INCOME,
TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED
POPULATIONS, PEOPLE OF COLOR
WHO HAVE REALLY FELT THAT
BURDEN.
AND THE REGIONAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TASK FORCE DID AN
AMAZING JOB SINCE 2017 WORKING
ON THEIR ACTION PLAN, AND THEY
SHOWED US THAT TODAY WE NEED
156,000 ADDITIONAL HOMES FOR US
TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEED.
AND WE WILL NEED BY 2040,
244,000 ADDITIONAL HOMES FOR US
TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT NEED.
WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE
BROADER NEED, THE BIGGEST GAP
IS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE 0-30%
MEDIUM INCOME.
WHEN WE ARE THINKING OF WHAT IS
A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY, OR
COMPREHENSIVE SET OF POLICIES
THAT CAN GET US THERE, THAT IS
WHERE WE NEED TO BE ASKING THE
QUESTIONS.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
CARRYING THE BURDEN, AND YET
THEY ARE REALLY KEY IN BUILDING
THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE DOING WORK WITHOUT
BEING PAID ENOUGH.
ECONOMY POLICIES HAVE NOT KEPT
UP, WAGES HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH
THE HOUSING COSTS.'S WE NEED TO
LOOK AT HOW WE ARE HOUSING
PEOPLE, AND SPEAKING OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I WILL GO
THROUGH ABOUT 6 STRATEGIES WE
ARE LOOKING AT, OR SIX ELEMENTS
WE ARE LOOKING AT AS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY TO
BE EXPLORING AS WE GO FORWARD.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, IS AN ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT TOOL ON ITS OWN.
AND ALSO, WITH THAT, INCREASING
HOUSING OPTIONS ACROSS THE SPEC
FROM IS A PART OF THAT
STRATEGY.
SO IT IS KEY THAT WE LOOK AT
OUR FUNDING SOURCES AND INCREASE
FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
WE HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH RESOURCES
THAT ARE COMMENSURATE WITH THE
NEED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE,
AS A REGION, 44,000 HOMES
WITHIN FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS
WHAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY
THE COMMISSION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TASK FORCE, WE DO NEED
TO INCREASE THE RESOURCES FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE
HOUSING.
SO THAT IS ONE START, AND THIS
HAS TO BE BOTH RENTAL AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS
WELL, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
THERE ARE COMMUNITIES LOOKING
AT THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY,
WITH THE RACIAL SEGREGATION,
WITH THE DIFFERENT POLICIES
THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED
HISTORICALLY THAT KEPT
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, BREAD
COMMUNITIES OUT OF THE SYSTEM,
AND KEPT THEM AWAY FROM BEING
ABLE TO BUILD WEALTH THROUGH
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
SO IT IS KEY WE ARE LOOKING AT
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND
INCREASING THEM AS WELL.
NUMBER TWO, EXPANDING HOUSING
DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
WE ALL KNOW THAT WITH M HA WE
ONLY INCREASED TO 6% OF THE
TOTAL OF 65% LAND THAT IS OWNED
SINGLE-FAMILY.
AND WE ARE NOT HERE TO SAY
CHANGE EVERYTHING, BECAUSE I
KNOW WE HAVE SEEN HOW THAT
PLAYS OUT.
BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE ARE STRATEGIC, LOOKING
AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR OUR
REPORT THAT WAS RELEASED BY THE
PLANNING COMMISSION LAST YEAR,
AND FINDING WAYS WE CAN GENTLY
BE INCREASING HOUSING OPTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY.
ANOTHER ASPECT WITHIN THE
PRODUCTION IS FINDING WAYS WE
ARE INCREASING HOUSING OPTIONS
THAT ARE FAMILY SIZED.
I KNOW THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
HAS BEEN BUILDING IN THEIR PLAN
TO REALLY SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF
HOUSING THAT IS FAMILY SIZED,
BUT THE REPORTS MOST RECENTLY
SHOW WE ARE NOT PRODUCING
ENOUGH OF THAT.
AND THE POINT OF COMING HERE IS
DIVERSE, POPULATIONS THAT COME
FROM -- REALLY ARE FAMILY SIZES
ARE DIFFERENT.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE ARE
HOUSING THOSE FAMILIES IN
MEETING THE NEED ACROSS THE
SPEC FROM.
WE ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING THE
CITIES TO SUPPORT FINDING WAYS
OF INCREASING RESOURCES FOR
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND WAYS
WE ARE SUPPORTING SHARED EQUITY
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS AS WELL.
WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT INCLUDE
THE HOMESTEAD, THAT INCLUDE --
WE ARE DOING WORK AND IN
COMMUNITIES, AND COUPLING THAT
WITH EDUCATION AND REALLY
HELPING FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND
AND NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM IS
REALLY KEY.
THE SECOND MARKET IS ON
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP, HOW CAN WE
HELP AND BRING THESE
COMMUNITIES THAT TRADITIONALLY
HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED?
I ALWAYS SAY THAT HOUSING
ISSUES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO
DIGEST. YOU GET INTO A SPACE
WHERE PEOPLE THROW ACRONYMS ALL
THE TIME, IT IS M HA AND NO ONE
HAS AN IDEA WHAT MHA IS.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WE HAVE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT
COMMUNITIES -- OKAY, I DO A
GOOD JOB AT TALKING.
YES.
SO, IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP, FINDING WAYS THAT WE
ARE BRINGING UNFOLDING IN
COMMUNITIES AS A PART OF THE
CONVERSATION AND LOOKING AT
PRESERVATION STRATEGIES AS
WELL.
LOOKING AT PDAS AT THE REGIONAL
LEVEL AND CREATING
COLLABORATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
TOWN.
IN MY LAST 10 SECONDS I WILL
TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PRESERVATION, WHICH SOME OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE ALREADY DOING.
OUR MEMBERS ARE DOING ALL THE
THINGS WE MENTIONED, BUT WE ARE
EXPANDING AS WELL.
WE HAVE THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY THAT BEGAN THE
ACQUISITION PLAN AND WORKING
TOWARDS A TOTAL OF 500 UNITS,
IN ADDITION TO THE 1500
INVENTORY THAT IS COMING UP
ONLINE AS WELL.
WE ARE ALSO IN SUPPORT OF
EXPANDING THE EDI FUNDING, WE
THINK THAT IS KEY IN TERMS OF
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
DISADVANTAGE.
WE ALSO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL
AVAILABILITY AND WE WANT TO SEE
MORE SMALL BUSINESSES BEING
ABLE TO STAY IN PLACE.
WE ALSO SUPPORT EXPANSION ON
TENANTS PROTECTIONS, WHICH I
KNOW SOMEONE WILL SPEAK A LOT
MORE ON, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH PATIENTS.
OKAY HOW DO I SAY YOUR NAME
AGAIN?
OO-CHE?
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY
FROM HOMESITE.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU EVERYONE
I AM OO-CHE I WORK IN THE REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ARM AT HOME
SIDE.
YES, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
THANK YOU.
SO WE ARE A COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A HUD
CERTIFIED COUNSELING AGENCY
PROVIDING ONE OF THE MOST
COMPREHENSIVE HOMEBUYER
COUNSELING PROGRAMS IN
WASHINGTON STATE, AND THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
MORTGAGE LOAN PRODUCTS,
INCLUDING DOWN PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE LOANS THAT HELP
FAMILIES BUY AND PRESERVE THEIR
HOMES.
WE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED OUR
MORTGAGE LENDING STATEWIDE, TO
COMPLEMENT OUR HOMEBUYING
EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, WE
ALSO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE FOR-
SALE HOUSING, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, AND FOR
PEOPLE OF OF LOW INCOME AND OF
COLOR COMMUNITIES.
AS THE CDC INITIATIVE PROGRAMS
HAVE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND REVITALIZATION
AND SOUTH E SEATTLE, OUR
COMMUNITY OF FOCUS FOR MORE
THAN 28 YEARS.
THE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
HAVE INCLUDED FACDE
IMPROVEMENTS, JOB-TRAINING
PROGRAMS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
AND CONVENING COMMUNITY LED
COALITIONS TO ENSURE THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD VISION AND
PRIORITIES AREN'T IMPLEMENTED
AS NEW DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH
COMES TO SOUTHEAST SEATTLE.
WE HAVE SUPPORTED THROUGH
CAPACITY BUILDING AND FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FORMATION AND GROWTH
OF COMMUNITY-BASED
ASSOCIATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUPS, AND BUSINESS
ASSOCIATIONS.
OUR PLAYSPACE STRATEGIES
INCLUDE THE COALITION AND CITY
BUILDING AND RESIDENT --
EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS AND GROWTH
BENEFIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AT FELLOWS SQUARE, WHICH IS OUR
BIG PROJECT, THE PROJECT THAT
WE ARE HOPING WILL REALLY MOVE
THE NEEDLE IN OUR COMMUNITY,
IT'S SELF AND EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
AND IS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR
PLAYSPACE STRATEGY.
SINCE 2016, WE HAVE BEEN
ACTIVELY WORKING ON MAKING THIS
DEVELOPMENT A REALITY, TO MAKE
SURE THAT FELLOWS SQUARE SPOKE
TO WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE
SOUTH END COMMUNITIES.
THE COMMUNITIES OUTLINED IN THE
2009 FELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
WAS A ROADMAP, IT INCLUDED A
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TOWNCENTER
THAT SUPPORTS THE ECONOMICALLY
AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES.
MAINTAIN A COMMERCIAL CENTER
THAT SERVES AS A VERY DIVERSE
COMMUNITY A SHARED COMMUNITY
CENTER, A PLACE WHERE ETHNIC
COMMUNITIES CAN PROVIDE SERVICES
FOR THEIR PEOPLE AND CELEBRATE
WITH OTHERS.
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS AN EMPLOYMENT
CENTER FOR RESIDENTS, A PLACE
WITH FAMILY WAGE JOBS, WITH
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING AND
EDUCATION FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS.
AS A STARTING POINT, WE WITH
THE ASSISTANCE OF SOUTHEAST CL
COMMUNITY COALITIONS AND
DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS, COMMUNITY
ADVISORY WORKGROUPS, I'M SURE A
LOT OF YOU, SOME OF YOU HAVE
COME TO SEVERAL OF OUR MEETINGS
OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST TWO
YEARS AND REACHED OUT TO, AND
ENGAGED IN COLLABORATED WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, RESIDENT
GROUPS, PROVIDING INPUT
REGARDING OTHELLO SQUARE'S
DESIGN AND COMPONENTS.
WE DID THIS BECAUSE THE
SOUTHEAST CL COMMUNITY LACKS
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
RETAIL SPACES, AFFORDABLE
RETAIL SPACES FOR BUSINESS
OWNERS, BUSINESS AND EDUCATION
SERVICES, AND POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION.
MOST OF THE EDUCATION AND
SOCIAL SERVICES SERVING OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD ARE SEVERAL MILES
NORTH OF THE CENTER OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. DESPITE LOW
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IT IS THE FURTHEST
FROM ANY POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
IF YOUR FELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE ABLE TO DEVELOP INTO
GREATER BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT,
AND EDUCATION SERVICES NEAR A
CENTRAL SOUND TRANSIT STOP, OF
BLOCK AWAY FROM THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION, IT COULD PROVIDE THE
BACKBONE FOR NEW JOBS AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH.
THIS COMMUNITY LED PROJECT
CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION
OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND
CULTURAL DISPLACEMENT, AND
INCREASES ACCESS TO ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR MULTICULTURAL
CONTAINER THESE -- COMMUNITIES
IN SOUTHEAST SEATTLE.
AFTER A DECADE OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVISM, THIS
EMBODIES PLAYSPACE DRIVEN
STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC
MOBILITY, PREVENT DISPLACEMENT,
BUILD ON CULTURAL ASSETS BY
CREATING A STABILIZING ANCHOR
FOR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. AS A
MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY
COALITION, A CORRELATION --
BASED IN SOUTHEAST SEATTLE, WHO
WILL BE AT OTHELLO SQUARE,
ELOQUENTLY PUT IT, OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE FACING THE
URGENT THREAT OF BEING FORCED
TO MOVE FROM THE VERY
NEIGHBORHOODS -- EXCUSE ME,
THAT WE HELP TO BUILD, SHAPE
AND ENRICH. HOMESIGHT'S
RESPONSES TO CHANGE THE
HOMEBUILDING MODEL IN REGARDS
TO COMMUNITY ON THE INDIVIDUAL.
NO LONGER IS THE HOMEOWNERSHIP
PAT THE ONLY PATH. WE
UNDERSTAND BEGINS WITH QUALITY
EDUCATION FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD
SUPPORTED BY PHYSICAL HEALTH,
FAMILY WELL-BEING, AND ACCESS TO
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT.
HOW CAN WE ASSIST IN IT MORE
HOLISTICALLY?
THIS IS WHAT WAS BEHIND THE
IMPETUS BEHIND THE OTHELLO
SQUARE PROJECT . TO ADDRESS
DISPLACEMENT BY CREATING ACCESS
TO NEEDED COMMUNITY HEALTH,
CHILDCARE, SERVICES, AND JOB
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO
SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE FOR JOBS
HAT PAY A LIVING WAGE,
AS PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, SAFE HOMES,
ALL ACCESSIBLE BY TRANSIT.
OTHELLO SQUARE IS OUR
COMMUNITIES OPPORTUNITY TO PUT
A PERMANENT STAKE IN THE
GROUND.
WITH A PROJECT THAT PRESERVES
AND SUPPORTS OUR CULTURAL
DIVERSITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD
CHARACTE, IT HELPS TO CLOSE
THE OPPORTUNITY GAP AND CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNIT
OWNERSHIP AND WEALTH BUILDING.
THIS PROJECTS VISION IS TO
EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY TO
RESPOND TO THE PRESSURES OF
EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH IN
SEATTLE, WHICH IS WHY OTHELLO
SQUARE'S PROGRAMMING IS AS
HOLISTIC AS POSSIBLE.
IT INCLUDES 68 AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS RANGING IN
SIZES FROM ONE-BEDROOM, TWO-
BEDROOM, THREE-BEDROOM, THE
MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY
COALITION, AND THE CULTURAL
INNOVATION CENTER.
370 UNITS OF WORKFORCE RENTAL
HOUSING TO FILL AND ADDRESS
THAT 60% -120% OF THE AREA
MEDIAN INCOME OF FOLKS, THE
WORKFORCE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO
STAY HERE EITHER.
AFFORDABLE RETAIL SPACE,
BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
CENTER, TO HELP THOSE BUDDING
ENTREPRENEURS. COMMUNITY HEALTH
CARE SERVICES, AFFORDABLE
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
THE CHILDREN'S -- WILL BE
EXPANDING TO OTHELLO SQUARE.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
DIVIDED BY TINY TOTS WHICH HAS
BEEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 50
YEARS.
SECONDARY EDUCATION, AS
EVIDENCED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL
THAT WILL BE STARTING
CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY SPRING.
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, STEM
EDUCATION AS WELL FOR MIDDLE TO
HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND THEY
ARE EXPANDING THEIR PROGRAMS TO
INVOLVE ADULT LEARNERS AS WELL.
OTHELLO SQUARE ALONG WITH THE
OTHER EDI PROJECTS, IS WORKING
TO CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW
AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE IN
DIVERSE DRIVING COMMUNITIES, BY
CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
MINIMIZING DISPLACEMENT, I
CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH.
LAMENTING STRATEGIES THAT WOULD
REDUCE RACIAL INEQUITIES,
SUPPORTING COMMERCIAL HUBS AND
IMMIGRANTS OF COLOR BUSINESSES.
SO, THE DEVELOPMENT -- HOW MUCH
TIME DO I HAVE?
>> YOU ARE OUT OF TIME .
>> THOUGH, THANK YOU EVERYONE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THAT WAS GREAT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
THAT WAS A PERFECT PLACE TO END.
WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER, THANK
YOU SOCHI FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
AS WE ARE TRANSITIONING, I WANT
TO UNDERSCORE AN HOUR DOES NOT
DO THIS JUSTICE, THIS IS THE
BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION
AS WE THINK ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT.
WE RECOGNIZE THE TIME
IMITATIONS ARE NOT EQUITABLE
TO THE CONVERSATION.
SOCHI WELCOME, THANK YOU .
>> MY NAME IS SO SHE MINUS --
SOCHI, WE ARE A GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZATION AND WORK ON A
VARIETY OF ISSUES.
WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING WE
WORK ON TENANT PROTECTIONS
PRIMARILY.
ALSO I AM THE COCHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION AND
WE DID A REPORT ON CONVICTIONS.
I WILL JUMP AROUND A LITTLE BIT
TALKING ABOUT EVICTIONS AND
OTHER ISSUES IN THE TENANT
PROTECTION ARENA AND WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR PREVENTING
DISPLACEMENT.
SO, RIGHT NOW, AND HOPEFULLY
THIS STATE WILL PASS A BILL
THAT WILL CHANGE ALL OF THIS,
CROSS OUR FINGERS.
BUT RIGHT NOW IN WASHINGTON,
YOU CAN BE EVICTED FOR BEING A
DAY LATE, DOLLAR SHORT, AND
THERE IS VERY LITTLE GRACE.
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHY YOU ARE
EVICTED, THIS RIGHT HERE IS A
PICTURE OF A COMPLAINT, AN
EVICTION WHERE SOMEONE WAS A
BIG FOR $15.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A THREE DAY
PAY OR VACATE YOU ARE GIVEN, IF
YOU DON'T PAY WITHIN THAT
TIMEFRAME, YOU ARE PRETTY MUCH
GOING TO BE KICKED OUT.
AND SO WE ARE WORKING TO --
BECAUSE THIS WAS SUCH A HUGE
PROBLEM, WE HAVE ORGANIZED AND
JOINED WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE'VE PUSHED
SOME STATE LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD EXTEND THE PAY OR VACATE.
WE REQUIRE JUDGES TO USE SOME
DISCRETION SO THEY CAN CONSIDER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHY
SOMEONE FELL BEHIND, ALLOW THEM
TO ORDER PAYMENT PLANS, JUST TO
KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED.
BECAUSE IF YOU GET EVICTED, YOU
ARE LIKELY TO LEAVE THE CITY.
WE FOUND THAT AROUND 40 PERCENT
OF PEOPLE END UP LEAVING
SEATTLE AFTER BEING EVICTED AND
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM
BECOME HOMELESS WHEN YOU GET
EVICTED.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
PERFORM OUR EVICTION PROCESS,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT OTHER
CITIES LIKE NEW YORK CITY AND
BOSTON THAT HAVE A MUCH MORE
FORGIVING PROCESS, PEOPLE ARE
MUCH MORE LIKELY TO STAY
HOUSED.
BUT THE OTHER THING IS THAT THE
COST OF LIVING IS ALSO A HUGE,
HUGE PROBLEM.
I WILL SCROLL DOWN AND FIND A
SLIDE, WHERE IS IT?
OKAY SO RIGHT HERE -- THIS IS
NOT WORKING, OKAY.
WELL -- IF I CAN FIND IT.
THANKS, I WAS GOING TO -- YEAH,
I'M NOT SURE WHAT PAGE THIS IS.
NO, WELL I WILL JUST TELL FOLKS
AND YOU CAN LISTEN.
SO BASICALLY OVER THE PAST FIVE
YEARS THE MEDIAN INCOME IN THE
COUNTY HAS INCREASED ABOUT 20%.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF --
THERE IS A LOT OF LOW INCOME
HOUSING PROPERTIES WHERE THE
RENT IS BASED OFF OF THE AREA
MEDIAN INCOME.
SO LET'S SAY THAT YOU ARE A
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, RIGHT?
YOUR INCOME IS NOT GOING TO
INCREASE 20% OVER FIVE YEARS.
WE HAVE HAD MEMBERS WHO,
BECAUSE THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME
HAS GONE UP SO FAST, THEY GOT A
NOTICE FOR A $600 RENT
INCREASE, AND THIS IS IN LOW
INCOME HOUSING.
AND IT IS JUST AS BAD IN THE
FOR-PROFIT SIDE, PROBABLY WORSE.
SO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS
THAT WE ARE PUSHING OUR
PROTECTIONS AROUND RENT
INCREASES.
SO, RIGHT NOW THERE IS A BAN ON
ANY ATTEMPT TO REGULATE RENT,
BUT I THINK WE ARE CONFIDENT
THAT WE CAN EITHER GET RID OF
THAT BAND OR CREATE A STATEWIDE
RENT STABILIZATION.
I THINK WE ARE OPEN TO EITHER,
AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE TOO.
MAYBE NOT THE LANDLORDS, BUT
THAT IS FINE.
AND SO, REALLY THE THING IS, IS
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOUSING,
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS THAT YOU HAVE
, BUT WE HAVE A VERY
UNREGULATED HOUSING MARKET.
SO, FOR US, WE REALLY ARE
PUSHING A LOT OF TENANT
PROTECTIONS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN
STAY HOUSED, AND NOT ONLY STAY
HOUSED, BUT STAYING HOUSED IN A
SAFE PLACE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER
THINGS I WILL TOUCH ON THAT ARE
NOT BEING ADDRESSED YET BY THE
STATE, AND MAYBE THE CITY WOULD
WANT TO ADDRESS -- IT'S REALLY
DIFFICULT TO GET YOUR SECURITY
DEPOSIT BACK, AND IT IS REALLY
HARD TO MOVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE
THAT MONEY FROM YOUR SECURITY
DEPOSIT.
AN EXAMPLE IS, THERE WAS A
WOMAN WHO WAS -- HER EX-PARTNER
BROKE INTO HER HOUSE, AND
ALMOST KILLED HER MOTHER.
AND AS SHE LEFT THE APARTMENT,
SHE GOT A BILL FROM THE LANDLORD
FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS
BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY
THE PERPETRATOR.
THERE WAS EVEN A LINE SAYING, A
CLEANUP OF BODILY FLUIDS.
AND THAT COST, THAT DEBT TO THE
LANDLORD, PREVENTED HER FROM
FINDING ANOTHER PLACE.
BECAUSE YOU GO TO THE TENANT
SCREENING PROCESS AND NO
LANDLORD IS GOING TO RENT TO
YOU IF YOU HAVE DEBT TO ANOTHER
LANDLORD.
AND A LOT OF FOLKS IF YOU'VE
EVER HAD ISSUES WITH THE
MISTAKE ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT,
YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO TRY
TO FIX THOSE ISSUES, AND IT
LEAVES PEOPLE IN LIMBO, AND IT
MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO
MOVE.
AND YOU END UP HAVING TO MOVE
FURTHER AND FURTHER OUTSIDE THE
CITY WHERE THINGS ARE EITHER
CHEAPER OR EASIER TO ACCESS
HOUSING.
SO WE ARE REALLY PUSHING FOR
JUST PROTECTIONS IN GENERAL
THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE STAY
HOUSED AND NOT BE SO
FINANCIALLY STRAPPED.
AND I THINK THAT, JUST ONE
OTHER THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON
IS THAT A LOT OF THESE ISSUES,
WHILE THEY IMPACT A LOT OF
PEOPLE, PROBABLY MOST OF THE
CITY AT THIS POINT, THEY ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND
SINGLE WOMEN.
SO ONE THING THAT WE FOUND, I
THINK THAT WAS SHOCKING, WHEN
WE WERE DOING THIS EVICTION
REPORT, THERE IS ACTUALLY MORE
MEN THAN WOMEN WHO SHOWED UP IN
THE FILINGS IN SEATTLE.
AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS AGAINST
ALL NATIONAL RESEARCH, AND WE
THOUGHT WHY IS THAT?
WE WENT AND LOOKED AT THE
CENSUS DATA AND WE FOUND THE
NUMBER OF SINGLE FEMALE-HEADED
HOUSEHOLDS IN SEATTLE HAS BEEN
GOING DOWN OVER THE PAST COUPLE
OF YEARS.
SO ESSENTIALLY WOMEN WERE JUST
NOT SHOWING UP IN THE EVICTION
FILINGS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT
AFFORD TO BE IN SEATTLE IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
AND SO, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT I
THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF
LAWMAKERS BUT THAT THE LOCAL
AND STATE LEVEL THAT ARE
WORKING TO ADDRESS THESE
ISSUES, AND I THINK THAT IF WE
DO CREATE STRONGER TENANT
PROTECTIONS, WE ARE GOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE
TO STAY HOUSED.
>> SOCHI, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE A HUGE
REPORT THAT IF ERIC CAN HELP US
, AND APOLOGIES FOR THE
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, IS
AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS TO GRAB.
WE WILL PUT IT UP ONLINE AS
WELL.
THE LOSING HOMES -- THANK YOU
FOR REPRESENTING THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION, IF WE DON'T GET IT
UP THERE WE WILL MAKE SURE --
>> IT'S ONLINE .
>> OH, GREAT YOU CAN FIND
ONLINE.
>> WE HAVE IT ONLINE, BUT YOU
HAVE IT ONLINE AS WELL.
>> BEFORE WE GO INTO QUESTIONS,
CAN YOU HELP ME WITH A HUGE
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THIS
INCREDIBLE PANEL?
[ APPLAUSE ] AND I KNOW SOME
FOLKS MAY HAVE A 1:00
IMMEDIATELY, BUT I ENCOURAGE
FOLKS TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS IF
YOU HAVE THEM OF THE TABLE
PICO.
I KNOW THEY ARE SAYING BYE-BYE
ON THE WAY OUT .
>> I WANT TO MAKE A PLUG ABOUT
NEXT WEEK'S CIVIL LIBERTIES AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING.
SOME OF THE ISSUES YOU RAISED
FROM THE LOSING HOMES REPORT
WILL BE TALKED ABOUT IN THAT
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS SOME
OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING SOME OF
THOSE ISSUES.
AS YOU MENTIONED MANY OF THEM
ARE BEING HOPEFULLY ADDRESSED
IN STATE LEGISLATURE, BUT THERE
ARE DEFINITELY SOME OUTLIERS
THAT I THINK WE NEED TO WORK ON
HERE AT THE COUNCIL .
>> GREAT, I WILL DO A LITTLE
PLUG TOO, THIS ENTIRE TABLE
PLUS A NUMBER OF FOLKS IN THE
AUDIENCE HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN
THINKING THROUGH SOME OF THE
NEXT STEPS AS IT GOES TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
PLANS.
BASICALLY THE DOCUMENT TO GUIDE
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO DO
ADDITIONAL COLLABORATION AND
WORK WITH THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOLKS,
SO MORE OF THE MONEY CAN BE
BRAIDED.
I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THAT, AND ONE OF THE POINTS YOU
MADE EARLIER WAS, IT'S NOT
ENOUGH TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE
LAND, I THINK YOU SAID THAT.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT WE HAVE
ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS
TO ENSURE WE ARE BUILDING
POWER, ACCESS, AND
SUSTAINABILITY FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES WE
WILL TAKE ON IN THIS COMMITTEE.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT FOLKS DID
NOT GET A CHANCE TO SAY BEFORE
WE --
>> WE WILL BE SENDING AN ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
DOCUMENT THAT WILL HAVE ALL THE
THINGS I COVERED, AND ALSO ON
MARCH 26 THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM IS
HOSTING A HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT IN TUKWILA.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE YOU THERE
. WE WILL START AT 11:00 -2:00
AND YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO JOIN
US .
>> WHAT IS THE DATE AGAIN?
>> MARCH 26 .
>> ARCH 26, COMING UP SOON.
SO SHE DID YOU HAVE LAST
COMMENTS ON THE SLIDE YOU
WANTED TO POINT US TO?
>> KNOW, WHEN WE MADE THIS
GRAPH I THOUGHT IT WAS GUT
WRENCHING TO SEE HOW, JUST HOW
FAST, AND HOW HIGH INCOME HAS
GONE UP.
THERE ARE SO MANY RIPPLE
EFFECTS TO THAT.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD --
>> IS REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSIVE
TO SEE, AND ALSO SHOCKING,
BECAUSE WE SEE IT ON A DAILY
BASIS WITH A NUMBER OF FOLKS
GETTING PUSHED TO THE STREET
AND OUT OF OUR CITY.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT SEATTLE
IS THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN
TERMS OF COST OF LIVING
COMPARED TO THE 200 OTHER
CITIES LOOK THAT ACROSS THE
NATION.
AND WE ARE FEELING THE IMPACT
OF THAT INCOME INEQUALITY AND
LACK OF ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON A DAILY BASIS.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO WRAP
UP.
DOLORES, MY NEIGHBOR I CANNOT
CALL ON YOU, THIS IS MY
NEIGHBOR DOLORES, VERY BRIEFLY
BEFORE WE WRAP UP.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE ON.
>> MY NAME IS DOLORES -- I HAVE
BEEN A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE FOR
40 YEARS IN THE LOVELY
COMMUNITY OF QUEEN ANNE.
I'VE BEEN ILLEGALLY DISPLACED
TWICE, THERE HAVE BEEN
MISGIVINGS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT OUR
COMMUNITIES, ALSO THINK ABOUT
OLDER ADULTS, BECAUSE THIS
COULD BE A HUGE PROBLEM AMONG
THE TASK FORCE.
TO LOOK AT THE OLDER ADULTS WHO
ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES .
>> THANK YOU DOLORES.
[ APPLAUSE ] NOW YOU KNOW WHY
YOU KNOW I COULDN'T LET HER NOT
SAY SOMETHING, A VERY
IMPRESSIVE ADVOCATE AS WELL.
AND SALLY HAS ALSO BROUGHT THE
ISSUE UP AS WELL.
I KNOW THIS WAS TOO SHORT, BUT
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND
WILLINGNESS TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON
GETTING SO MANY INCREDIBLE
FOLKS TO TURN OUT IN THE
AUDIENCE, A HUGE AMOUNT OF
APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT
YOU'VE DONE TO GET US TO THIS
POINT PICO.
WE ARE WORKING ON POLICIES WE
NEED TO WORK ON TO ADDRESS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DISPLACEMENT
AND TRUE COMMUNITY DRIVEN
DEVELOPMENT.
THANKS AGAIN FOR JOINING US,
AND FOR ALL YOUR FRIENDS YOU
CAN FIND THIS ON SEATTLE
CHANNEL, THIS WILL BE A THERE.
THANKS EVERYONE.
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