>>> THIS IS THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON 2023 HOUSING LEVY.
THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING,
GETTING OUR FIRST OF THREE
MONTHS DEDICATED TO THE HOUSING
LEVY DISCUSSION. THE TIME IS
9:35 A.M. I AM TERESA MOSQUEDA,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL TH
ROLL? EIGHT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> SHE WILL BE ONLINE SOON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> EXCUSED.
>> I AM HERE.
>> EXCUSE ME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS SIX
PRESENT, TWO ABSENT.
>> I THINK EIGHT ARE PRESENT.
>> I DID NOT HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> SO SEVEN PRESENT AND TWO
EXCUSED? WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND ONE OTHER EXCUSED.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FROM
YOUR FOR JOINING US TODAY AS W
CONSIDER THE 2023 HOUSING LEV
DISCUSSION. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONSIDER
PACKAGE ON THE AGENDA THAT IS
GOING TO LEAD TO OUR EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOMETHING I
FRONT OF VOTERS. WE KICKOFF TH
FIRST MEETING OF SELECTED
HOUSING COMMITTEE. THIS PACKAG
HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT FOR OVE
YEAR. I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS
WHO HAVE HAD DEEP STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT. WE ARE NOW TAKING
THE BATON FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AS THEY HAVE TRANSMITTE
OR WORKING ON TRANSMITTING THE
HOUSING LEVY TO THE SEATTLE CIT
COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. WE
WILL DELIBERATE THIS SELECT ,
THIS COMMITTEE WILL DELIBERATE
ON THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US
AND THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THE
CHANCE TO CONSIDER ANY CHANGES
THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU
FOR PUTTING THIS PACKAGE IN
FRONT OF VOTERS WITH A FINAL
VOTE OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCI
BY THE END OF JUNE. I WANT TO
THANK THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE . OUR TEAM
LED BY ERIN HOUSE, I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THE ENGAGEMENT
THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE. WE
KNOW THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
WE WILL HAVE A ROBUST
CONVERSATION WITH MEMBERS OF TH
COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE I
THE PACKAGE, WHAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE. I AM VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THE STRONG SUPPORT THAT I
HAVE HEARD FROM MEMBERS OF THE
LABOR COMMUNITY, THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, AND ORGANIZATIONS WH
ARE VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT
WAYS IN WHICH THE HOUSING LEVY
IS ALREADY DELIVERED SINCE 2016
AND THE INCREDIBLE NEED WE STIL
HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD
UPON THE HOUSING LEVY
FOUNDATION. SEATTLE, AS FOLKS
MIGHT KNOW, WAS THE FIRST CITY
IN THE COUNTRY TO PRODUCE THE
SORT OF THING THROUGH AN
APPROVED HOUSING LEVY. IT
STANDS OUT AS THE MOST ROBUST I
THE COUNTRY. OVER THE LAST 40
YEARS, WE HAVE HAD AMAZING
SUCCESS TO OUR HOUSING LEVY
INVESTMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO GET 16,000 PEOPLE ESTIMATED
TO NOW BE LIVING IN HOUSING
SUPPORTED HOMES AT ANY GIVEN
TIME. THROUGH THE HOUSING LEVY
WE HAVE INVESTED IN FORCE TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND
CREATED HOUSING STABILITY FOR
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. WE ARE
PROVIDING SOLID FOUNDATION FOR
MAKING SURE THAT THEIR FAMILIES
THESE INDIVIDUALS, THESE WORKER
HAVE THE STABILITY AND THE
HEALTH THAT THEY NEED TO
PARTICIPATE IN OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY, TO BE CREATIVE ENGAGES
IN OUR CREATIVE ECONOMY, AND
CREATING PATHWAYS OUT OF
GENERATIONAL POVERTY. WE ARE
VERY EXCITED AS WELL THROUGHOUT
THE COURSE OF THE APRIL MEETING
. WE WILL HAVE TWO MEETINGS IN
APRIL FOCUS ON WHAT WE ARE DONE
AND WHERE WE ARE HEADING. WE
WILL HAVE A CHANCE LOOK AT HOW
THESE INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN
MEASURED AND TRACKED. WE WILL B
ABLE TO SEE THE PROOF OF CONCEP
IN THE LAST HOUSING LEVY. I
WANT ALSO NOTE THAT WHILE WE
WILL BE CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS
OF THE PREVIOUS HOUSING LEVY,
THIS IS UPON US BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT THIS IS STILL NOT ENOUGH T
RESPOND TO THE GROWING
POPULATION, THE INFLUX OF FOLKS
WHO CONTINUE TO WANT TO LIVE IN
THE SEATTLE AREA , AND ALSO THE
NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS
>> Reporter: UNITY THAT HAS
EXISTED HERE FOR GENERATIONS AN
FOLKS WHO ARE COMING. SINCE THE
2016 LEVY WAS PASSED, WE HAVE
SEEN A GROWTH IN TERMS OF THE
NEED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ACROSS OUR CITY AND REGION , AN
ESPECIALLY DURING THE COVID
PANDEMIC, WE SAW THE ECONOMIC
SHUT DOWN RESULT IN MORE FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOUSING STABILITY.
WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
INCREASED COST OF BUILDING. WE
NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
INCREASED COST OF THE WORKFORCE
. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
FRONT-LINE WORKERS WHO ARE
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ,
THAT THEY ALSO RECEIVE A GOOD
LIVING WAGE JOB AS THEY SEEK TO
INVEST AND BUILD THE MOST
PRESSING NEED IN OUR CITY, WHIC
IS HOUSING. IN THIS MOMENT, WE
KNOW THAT MAINTAINING THE STATU
QUO INVESTMENT WOULD TAKE US
BACKWARDS. I'M VERY EXCITED THA
THE HOUSING LEVY IS IN FRONT OF
US, THAT IT TAKES A STEP
FORWARD. I BELIEVE AT FIRST
BLUSH THE CONVERSATION THAT I
HAVE HEARD , THE CONVERSATION
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THAT
THIS IS SAID TO REALLY INVEST I
THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF OU
ENTIRE COMMUNITY AS WE CREATE
ADDITIONAL HOUSING. THANK YOU
TO EVERYBODY WHO IS
PARTICIPATING WITH US VIRTUALLY
WATCHING ONLINE. WE ARE VERY
THRILLED THAT WE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC NOW. THEN WE WILL
TURN IT OVER TO OUR HOUSING LEV
COMMUNITY FOR A CHANCE TO GET
MORE INFORMATION FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE , THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AS WELL. MADAM CLERK, I WOULD
LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM
EVERYBODY WHO IS ONLINE. I WILL
ASK YOU TO GO AHEAD AND READ
THE FIRST THREE NAMES INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS WHO
ARE ONLINE, WE WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND
YOU WILL HEAR A 10 SECOND SHINE
WHEN IT IS READY TO WRAP UP.
>> WE HAVE DENNIS, JOHN, AND
CATHERINE. DENNIS, IF YOU WOUL
LIKE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF .
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE SURE CAN.
>> MY NAME IS DENNIS AND I
SUPPORT THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEV
PROPOSAL ON BEHALF OF PLYMOUTH
HOUSING. PLYMOUTH PROVIDES
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO
MORE THAN 1200 CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS ADULTS IN SEATTLE. WE
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING
FIVE APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND
HOUSING 500 PEOPLE BY THE NEXT
YEAR. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE
FIRST PERMANENT SUPPORTING
HOUSING HIGH RISE IN OVER 50
YEARS. WITHOUT THIS, MANY WOULD
NOT HAVE PLACES TO CALL HOME.
THERE IS A STAGGERING HOUSING
NEED IN SEATTLE. THIS LEVY IS
NOT JUST ABOUT DOLLARS IN
PROJECTS. IT IS ABOUT MAKING
THINGS BETTER FOR OUR NEIGHBORS
ONE PLYMOUTH RESIDENT WAS
HOMELESS FOR 20 YEARS AND THEN
INVESTED TWO YEARS MANY PHONE
CALLS TO FINALLY RECEIVE
HOUSING. PEOPLE IN SEATTLE
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT YEARS O
EVEN DECADES TO FIND AN
AFFORDABLE HOME. WE URGE THE
COMMITTEE TO ADVANCE THIS
PROPOSAL. WE URGE YOU TO MEET
THE DIVERSE CHALLENGES IN OUR
CITY. WE SUPPORT ADDITIONAL
OPERATION FUNDING FOR STAFF AN
PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES EVERY
DAY. TODAY'S PRESENTATION SHOWS
THAT MANY PROVIDERS LIKE
PLYMOUTH ARE SHORTSTAFFED, AS
OUR OPERATING FUNDING SOURCES
ARE OFTEN INSUFFICIENT AND MAKE
IT CHALLENGING TO PAY
COMPETITIVE WAGES. THIS PROPOSA
COUPLED WITH FORCE INVESTMENTS
FROM JUMPSTART OUR A STEP
TOWARDS DIGNITY FOR HOUSING
WORKERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A
STRONG PROPOSAL THAT THIS
COMMITTEE SHOULD ADVANCE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JOHN GRANT?
FOLLOWED BY CLIFF. GOOD
MORNING, JOHN.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM THE
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER THE
LOW-INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE .
AM HERE TO SPEAK IN STRONG
SUPPORT TO THE RENEW THE
HOUSING LEVY AT $970 MILLION I
PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE 2009
HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTE
AS A REPRESENTATIVE. WE HAVE
USED THIS MONEY FOR A VARIETY
OF HOUSING PROJECTS. AS A RESUL
OF THESE INVESTMENTS, LEHIGH
HAS BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE
DOLLARS TO CREATE HUNDREDS OF
NEW UNITS OF HOUSING FOR OUR
MOST LOW INCOME RESIDENTS,
PARTICULARLY PEOPLE EXPERIENCIN
HOMELESSNESS. JUSTICE LAST
YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO HOUSE 281
HOMELESS PEOPLE. WE KNOW THAT W
HAVE A SHORTAGE OF 30,000 UNIT
FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. THIS
IS THE RIGHT LEVEL OF INVESTMEN
TO RESPOND TO SUCH AN URGENT
NEED. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
CRUCIAL RESOURCE AT THIS LEVEL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN. CLIFF
FOLLOWED BY PATIENTS. AND
MORNING.
>> AND MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? YES, WE CAN.
>> EXCELLENT. AND I AM A
MANAGER FOR HABITAT OF HUMANITY
AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE
HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL. THIS HAS
BEEN A GROUNDBREAKING TOOL FOR
PRODUCING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. W
ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL
TO INVEST $970 MILLION IN THE
NEXT SEVEN YEARS . JANET, ONE O
OUR SOUTH PARK HOMEOWNERS, CARE
FOR PEOPLE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
IN IS ONE OF THE NICEST PEOPLE
YOU WILL EVER MEET. SHE AND HER
DAUGHTER WILL NOW HAVE A CHANCE
TO HAVE A STABLE PLACE TO LIVE
BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENTS OF
THE HOUSING LEVY INTO OUR SOUTH
PARK PROJECTS. WE STILL NEED TO
INVEST MOVING FORWARD FOR PEOPL
LIKE JANET AND AURORA, A LOCAL
EDUCATOR, AS WELL AS OTHERS.
THANKS TO THIS, OVER 16,000
PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN AFFORDABLE
HOMES IN SEATTLE, INCLUDING OUR
NURSES, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS,
AND OTHER ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
ORGANIZATIONS ARE BUILDING OVER
300 PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
PROJECTS . IT IS PARTICULARLY
IMPERATIVE THAT WE INVEST IN
HOMEOWNERSHIP TO CLOSE THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP GAP IN SEATTLE
WHERE BIPOC FAMILIES ARE BEING
DENIED GENERATIONAL WEALTH
OPPORTUNITIES. THE HOUSING LEVY
PROPOSAL THAT SITS BEFORE YOU A
AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE WHAT
WORKS AND TO GO BOLDLY FORTH AN
CREATE A SAFE AND DECENT PLACE
FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE. PLEASE
SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL FOR
HOUSING AND FOR EVERYONE TO HAV
A SAFE AND DECENT PLACE TO LIVE
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CLIFF
FOLLOWED BY LINDSAY. SORRY,
PATIENTS -- PATIENCE FOLLOWED
BY LINDSAY.
>> I AM WITH THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM. I WAS A
MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISOR
COMMITTEE , WHICH WAS A GROUP O
STAKEHOLDERS THAT COULD NOT THA
THIS PROPOSAL. I AM THRILLED
TODAY TO SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPOR
OF THE PROPOSAL TO RENEW THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY AT $970
MILLION . I'M EXCITED TO SEE AL
OF YOU TAKE A SPOT IN THIS
MOVING FORWARD. THIS WILL
PREVENT THOUSANDS OF FOLKS FROM
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT
IS THE TASK OF OUR GENERATION.
THIS HAS BEEN A FOUNDATIONAL
TOOL AND HELPS PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR CITY.
IT IS A 40 YEAR TRADITION OF
INVESTING WITH A TRACK RECORD
THAT HAS CONSISTENTLY MET THE
GOALS THAT VOTERS PUT FORWARD I
EACH BALLOT. THIS IS A PROVEN,
EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. WE ASK THAT
YOU MOVE IT FORWARD. IN A CITY
OF RISING COSTS FOR RENT AND
HEALTHCARE, WE CANNOT PREVENT
HOMELESSNESS WITHOUT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE WILL TAKE ON THIS
RESPONSIBILITY OF MOVING THIS
IMPORTANT THING AND MOVE
FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LINDSAY
FOLLOWED BY CHAD.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE
LINDSAY ON THE LINE. YOU MAY
STILL BE MUTED. PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX.
>> THANK YOU. I REPRESENT UNIO
MEMBERS AT DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
SERVICES CENTER WHO WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS HOUSING LEVY.
WAS FORTUNATE TO SIT ON THE
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OU
TWO PRIMARY GOALS WERE TO BRIN
A PROPOSAL TO THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL THAT WOULD ENHANCE OUR
UNIT PRODUCTION AND STABILIZE
OUR WORKFORCE IN THIS SPACE. W
BELIEVE WE REALLY SUCCEEDED AN
ARE GLAD THE COUNCIL WILL BE
TAKING THIS PROPOSAL UP OVER TH
COMING FEW MONTHS AND THEN
RECOMMENDING IT TO SEATTLE
VOTERS. THE CHAIR REFERENCED
THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY AROUND
16,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN HOMES
IN SEATTLE FUNDED BY PASSED
HOUSING LEVY'S . OVER THE
DECADES, 16,000 HAS BEEN
MULTIPLIED BY THE MANY
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO
HAVE MOVED THROUGH THOSE UNITS.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADD ANOTHER
3000 UNITS SERVING SEATTLE AND
ANY POINT IN TIME , WHICH WILL
NOT ONLY HELP PEOPLE MOVE FROM
EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY,
BUT WILL ALSO PREVENT
HOMELESSNESS. THE SECOND
PRIORITY FOR US, AND YOU WILL
HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS TODAY, IS
STABILIZING THE WORKFORCE. WE
WANT TO BE CERTAIN WITH THIS
HOUSING LEVY THAT WE WILL NOT
BUILD UNITS THAT THEN CANNOT
OPEN AND SERVE CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS FOR LACK O
A WORKFORCE. WE BELIEVE THE
PROPOSAL WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU
TODAY WILL NOT ONLY STABILIZE
AND ADDRESS OUR RECRUITMENT
CHALLENGES, THE MAKE SURE WE
HAVE EXPERIENCED STAFF WHO CAN
HAVE A LONG WORKING
RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS AND
TRULY HELP THEM STABILIZE. OUR
UNION MEMBERS CAN BE AVAILABLE
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THEIR WORK AS THE COUNCIL DIGS
INTO THIS PROPOSAL WE COMMEND
IT TO YOU AND THINK IT IS THE
RIGHT PACKAGE FOR SEATTLE AT
THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. CHAD FOLLOWED BY
DOUGLAS. GOOD MORNING, CHAD.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM
WITH THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM SPEAKING ON ITEMS
ONE AND TWO CAK. I AM HERE TO
SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR TH
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY AT $970
MILLION PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR.
AS WE ALL KNOW, HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY IS AT A CRISIS
LEVEL IN SEATTLE WITH RENTAL AN
HOME PRICES SKYROCKETING ,
BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT
FOR WAY TOO MANY INDIVIDUALS AN
FAMILIES TO FIND HOUSING THAT
THEY CAN AFFORD. WE CURRENTLY
HAVE A VERY LARGE SHORTAGE OF
HOMES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE TO
LOW INCOME PEOPLE. THIS IS WHY
THIS IS CRITICAL. THE HOUSING
LEVY HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES,
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN
SEATTLE. SEATTLE VOTERS HAVE
CONSISTENTLY STEPPED UP IN
SUPPORTING THIS PROVEN AND
EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. GIVEN THE
STATE OF HOUSING HERE, THE
HOUSING LEVY IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT
WILL HELP TO MEET THE INCREASED
NEEDS THAT ARE GROWING FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS. THIS IS A CHANCE TO
MAKE A DEEP AND MEANINGFUL
IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY BY
CREATING MORE THAN 3000
AFFORDABLE HOMES AND PREVENTING
THOUSANDS OF OTHERS FROM FALLIN
INTO HOMELESSNESS. I URGE YOU T
RENEW THE HOUSING LEVY AS
PROPOSED SO WE CAN CREATE MORE
AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE, AND
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES AND GIVE
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THE CHANCE
TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE HOME HER
IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND ATTENTION TOWARDS THIS
CRITICAL ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
DOUGLAS, YOU ARE OUR LAST
SPEAKER. DOUGLAS? IF YOU ARE
TALKING, WE CANNOT HEAR YOU. YO
ARE UNMUTED ON THE LINE. MAYBE
JUST DOUBLE CHECK YOUR PERSONA
PHONE TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT ON
MUTE.
>> OKAY, GREAT. HELLO. MY NAME
IS DOUGLAS AND I'M A PRINCIPAL
AND MANAGING RATHER MEMBER AT A
ARCHITECT ENTITY. I AM ALSO
CO-CHAIR OF THE HCC LEVEE TASK
FORCE. I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE SUB- -- THE
PROPOSAL TO RENEW THE LEVY AT
$970 MILLION. RENTING OR BUYIN
IS OUT OF REACH FOR SO MANY
PEOPLE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A
SHORTAGE OF 30,000 HOMES,
AFFORDABLE AT LESS THAN 50% OF
AREA MEDIAN INCOME. THIS
SHORTAGE WILL ONLY GROW OVER
TIME IF WE DON'T RISE TO MEET
THE MOMENT. WE NEED TO GET THIS
HOUSING LEVY PASSED. THE HOUSIN
LEVY IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR
GETTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
OUR CITY. IT HAS CREATED OR
PRESERVED OVER 16,000 AFFORDABL
HOMES IN SEATTLE OVER NEARLY 40
YEARS. IT IS A PROVEN, EFFECTIV
SOLUTION WITH A RECORD OF
CONSISTENT VOTER SUPPORT. PLEAS
RENEW THE HOUSING LEVY AT $970
MILLION. THIS WILL GIVE
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FIND AN
AFFORDABLE HOME IN SEATTLE,
REALIZING OUR SHARED VISION FOR
AN AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE, AND
INCLUSIVE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE
NO ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. I THINK
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT ONLINE. THANK YOU ALL
FOR THE TESTIMONY TODAY. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE LINDSAY
LIFTING UP THE INVESTMENT NOT
ONLY IN WORKERS WHO ARE BUILDIN
THE BRICK-AND-MORTAR, BUT ALSO
FOR THOSE WHO ARE SERVING
CLIENTS , CUSTOMERS, RESIDENTS,
AND FAMILIES IN THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED
ACROSS OUR CITY. THEY ARE
EXCITED ABOUT THE LEVY PROSPECT
IN FRONT OF US. I WANT TO THANK
THE TEAM FOLKS WERE HERE TO WAL
US THROUGH THE PROPOSAL. MADAM
CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> CURRENT AND FUTURE HOUSING
NEEDS AND WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION NEEDS , FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> MADAM CHAIR?
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
>> I APOLOGIZE. I JUST WANT IT
NOTED THAT I AM PRESENT TODAY.
>> I APOLOGIZE. I KNOW YOU WERE
HERE EARLIER. I SHOULD HAVE
ANNOUNCED YOU, AS WELL. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE YOU NOTED FO
THE RECORD. WE HAVE OUR
PANELISTS IN FRONT OF US. THAN
YOU FOR BEING HERE VIRTUALLY. W
WILL GET STARTED WITH A PANEL
THAT INCLUDES OUR FRIENDS FROM
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. THIS IS
DIRECTOR MAIKO WINKLER-CHIN AN
STEPHANIE VELASCO. WE ALSO
HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR TIFFANY
WASHINGTON, AS WELL AS TRACI
RATZLIFF AND JENNIFER LABRECQUE
FROM UNTIL CITY STAFF. THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY AT
LARGE AND THIS COUNCIL TO GET
GROUNDED IN THE HOUSING NEEDS
ACROSS SEATTLE. WE WANT TO
UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE
WORKFORCE NEEDS THAT WAS
COMMENTED ON DURING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND WHAT THIS HOUSING
LEVY WILL DO TO MAINTAIN AND
EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF
A HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS. THIS HAS BEEN WORSENED
BY COVID. YOU WILL SEE A
REFERENCE TO THE KING COUNTY
PLANNING NUMBERS. THANKS TO OUR
FRIENDS WHO SERVE ON THAT
COUNCIL THERE. THEY SERVE
APPROXIMATELY 112,000 NEW HOME
BY 2024. A FUNDED STUDY BY THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SHOWED THAT
WE NEED BETWEEN $450 MILLION UP
TO $1.1 BILLION MORE IN FUNDIN
EVERY YEAR ACROSS OUR REGION T
MAKE SURE WE ARE INVESTING IN
MEANINGFUL HOUSING NEEDS TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND TO
ADDRESS HOUSING STABILITY.
THOSE WERE NUMBERS THAT CAME OU
BEFORE COVID. THE GREATEST
HOUSING NEED IS AT THE LOWEST
END OF THE INCOME SPECTRUM. WE
NEED TO DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND PERMANENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERVICES TO
ADDRESS HOUSING STABILITY AND T
ENSURE THAT MORE FOLKS CAN GET
INSIDE AND OUT OF THE ELEMENTS,
OUT OF THE STREETS, OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS TO ENSURE THAT OUR
ENTIRE COMMUNITY HAS IMPROVED
POPULATION HEALTH. THAT IS ALSO
GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR LOCA
ECONOMY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE TEAM THAT HAS PUT THIS
PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US. THANK
YOU FOR CENTERING THE WORKFORCE
WHO OPERATE PERMANENT SUPPORTIV
HOUSING AND PROVIDE THE LABOR T
BUILD A HOUSING. REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT. TOAY, OUR
PRESENTATION FROM THE
COLLEAGUES IS INTENDED TO GROUN
US. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER
GROUNDING CONVERSATION ON APRIL
19. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON
GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME.
>> MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING M
HERE. QUICKLY THIS MORNING,
BEFORE TRANSFERRING OVER TO THE
GREAT STAFF IN THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, I WANTED TO TAKE A
MOMENT AND TALK ABOUT, BUILD OF
WHAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, ABOUT
OUR HOUSING CRISIS. A FEW
MOMENTS, YOU WILL HEAR A LOT OF
DATA THAT CONFIRMS WHAT WE
ALREADY KNOW. OUR CITY IS IN A
HOUSING CRISIS. WE HAVE
NEIGHBORS SLEEPING ON STREETS,
FAMILIES FACING HOUSING
INSTABILITY, AND MANY MORE
SEATTLE RESIDENTS STRUGGLING TO
MAKE RENT EACH MONTH WHILE
TRYING TO AFFORD THE OTHER
NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD,
TRANSPORTATION, AND HEALTHCARE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE ONE SEATTLE
HOMELESS ACTION PLAN CALLS FOR
ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS TO WORK
TOGETHER, COORDINATE CITY
RESOURCES, AND USE DATA TO
PRIORITIZE OUR COLLECTIVE
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS OUR HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. WITHIN
THE FRAMEWORK OF STRATEGIES THA
YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THIS
HOUSING LEVY HELPS US BUILD HIG
QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT
WILL BE AFFORDABLE FOR AT LEAS
TWO GENERATIONS. IT ALSO HELPS
US PRESERVE, OPERATE, AND
MAINTAIN EXISTING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SO WE DON'T FALL BEHIND
ON MEETING THE GROWING NEEDS WE
SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS WE
KICK OFF THIS IMPORTANT NEXT
STEP IN BRINGING THE HOUSING
LEVY TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, I
WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT THE CALL
TO ACTION BY MAYOR HARRELL. WE
MUST GIVE THE VOTERS OF SEATTLE
THE AMBITIOUS AND ACHIEVABLE
PLAN THAT LIVES UP TO THE SCALE
OF THE HOUSING CRISIS AND DOES
MORE THAN EVER TO PREVENT
HOMELESSNESS. THE CHOICES WE
MAKE TODAY AND THE CHOICES YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE
CONSIDERING OVER THE COMING
WEEKS AND MONTHS IN THIS SELECT
COMMITTEE WILL IMPACT OUR CITY
FOR YEARS TO COME. THE HOUSING
LEVY IS ONE OF OUR MOST
IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR ADDRESSING
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY . WE NEED
TO MEET THIS MOMENT WITH BOLD
ACTION AND CONTINUED
COLLABORATION. I WANT TO HANDED
OFF NOW TO DIRECTOR
WINKLER-CHIN. MY OFFICE LOOKS
FORWARD TO THE IDEAS AND
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL COME OUT
OF IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON SAID,
OUR HOUSING LEVY IS ONE OF THE
MANY TOOLS WE HAVE TO ADDRESS
THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN OUR
CITY. THE HOUSING LEVY IS A
VOTER APPROVED PROPERTY TAX THA
IS COLLECTED . THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING USES THOSE FUNDS TO
INVEST IN THE PRODUCTION,
PRESERVATION, AND ONGOING
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE. THE HOUSING LEVY ALSO
FUNDS SOME DIRECT ASSISTANCE T
THOSE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDALS AND
FAMILIES WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF
LOSING THEIR HOMES. HOUSING LEV
DOLLARS WORK WITH PROCEEDS FRO
THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENSE
TAX, MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY -- WHICH YOU
REALLY MAY REMEMBER AS AND AJ
-- AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND PRIVAT
FUNDS OUTSIDE THE CITY. WHAT
MAKES THE HOUSING LEVY UNIQUE
IS THAT IT IS ONE OF OUR MOST
RELIABLE FUNDING SOURCES FOR
PRODUCING, PRESERVING, AND
OPERATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
SEATTLE. THERE IS A HUGE VALUE
IN THE PREDICTABILITY OF
RESOURCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT
CYCLE. THIS IS THE FOUNDATION
FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE IN
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING. IT HAS
BEEN FOR THE PASSED FOUR
DECADES. THANKS TO THE RESIDENT
WHO HAVE VOTED FIVE TIMES TO
APPROVE THE HOUSING LEVY AND
THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
THIS COUNCIL TO SHAPE FOUR
DECADES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE FULL WORK OF
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, DATA
ANALYSIS, AND INTERDEPENDENT
ORDINATION TO GET US TO THIS
POINT. YOU WILL SEE A SNIPPET
OF THAT WORK TODAY AND MORE ON
APRIL 19 WE WILL COME BACK TO
PRESENT ON THE PROPOSAL BY THE
MAYOR. TODAY, WE ARE FOCUSING O
BACKGROUND DATA THAT ILLUSTRATE
THE NEED FOR GREATER INVESTMENT
AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND
THE STATE AND THE NATION. WE
WILL SHARE YOU WITH THE NEED FO
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION,
PARTICULARLY THE IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTABLE HOUSING. THEN WE
WILL HAVE TIME FOR GENERAL
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE DIVE INTO
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 2016
HOUSING LEVY THROUGH THE END O
2022. OUR GOAL TODAY IS TO
DESCRIBE THE HOUSING LANDSCAPE
AND NEEDS OF THE MOMENT. IN OU
NEXT PRESENTATION ON THE 19th,
WE WILL DESCRIBE MAYOR HARRELL'
PROPOSAL FOR ADDRESSING THOSE
NEEDS THROUGH THE 2023 HOUSING
LEVY. FOR TODAY, WE WILL START
BROAD AND THEN GO MORE SPECIFIC
OUR FIRST FEW SLIDES HERE WILL
BE A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE
SEATTLE HOUSING MARKET. THEN I
WILL HANDED OFF TO STEPHANIE,
WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW THIS MARKE
IMPACTS LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES. WE KNOW THE CITY
HAS BEEN GROWING. IT IS CLEAR
JUST SEEING THE NUMBER OF
BUILDINGS AND IN SOME CASES
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE
SPROUTED UP OVER THE LAST 10 TO
15 YEARS. WITH THAT GROWTH, WE
HAVE SEEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
NEW JOBS CREATED. BUT FOR EVERY
2.6 JOBS THAT WERE CREATED
BETWEEN 2011 AND 2019, ONLY ONE
HOME WAS BUILT. WE ALSO KNOW
THAT A LARGE PORTION OF THAT NE
JOB GROWTH HAS BEEN IN
HIGHER-PAYING JOBS. WHAT THAT
MISMATCH , WOULD THAT HAS DONE
IS CREATED A MISMATCH OF JOBS
AND HOUSING GROWTH. WHAT HAS
THAT MEANT FOR AFFORDABILITY?
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> WE LOST OUR SLIDES.
>> HANGED ON.
>> OKAY.
>> I AM NOT SWITCHING ANY OF IT
I THINK WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
RECONNECT TO ZOOM.
>> OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE T
RECONNECT.
>> DO YOU WANT US TO TRY TO
SHARE ON OUR END?
>> YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AN
OPTION.
>> ONE SECOND. THAT ME JUST
CHECK WITH THE CLERK. WE WILL
WORK ON PULLING IT UP HERE.
WHILE WE DO THAT, ANYBODY WANT
TO FILIBUSTER? ANY QUESTIONS OU
OF THE GATE? ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON AND DIRECTOR
WINKLER-CHIN, I WILL USE THIS A
A QUICK SECOND TO SAY THANK YOU
AGAIN. IF YOU COULD PASS ON OU
APPRECIATION TO THE TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE KNOW THE
HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS WORK
FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THANK YOU
SO MUCH TO ALL OF THE WORK THAT
HAS GONE INTO THIS MOMENT.
>> OKAY, I THINK WE ARE HERE
WITH THE SLIDE DECK AND ON
SLIDE SEVEN.
>> IS THERE A WAY TO ZOOM IN?
>> WE ARE WORKING ON IT. OKAY.
OKAY, THERE WE GO.
>> GREAT.
>> AS I PREVIOUSLY SAID,
COUNCILMEMBERS, HOUSING
PRODUCTION HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH
THE INCREASE IN JOBS THAT OUR
CITY HAS EXPERIENCED. SIMPLY
PUT, HOUSING COSTS HAVE
INCREASED. AS YOU LOOK AT THESE
TWO BAR GRAPHS, YOU SEE THAT
MEDIAN RENT IN SEATTLE INCREASE
BY 45% BETWEEN 2010 AND 2021 AN
MEDIAN HOME VALUES HAVE
INCREASED BY 54% DURING THAT
SAME PERIOD. IF YOU ARE LOOKIN
AT THE TINY PRINT ON THIS SLIDE
WHICH I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ARE
TRYING TO SEE, IT SHOWS THAT
THIS DATA SOURCE, AND I KNOW
YOU ARE ALL LOOKING AT THIS, YO
WILL SEE THE INFORMATION FROM
THE SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE. YOU
MIGHT BE THINKING THAT THIS
DOES NOT SOUND BAD. IT ACTUALLY
SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD. WE WILL TAL
MORE ABOUT COST BURDEN LATER IN
THE PRESENTATION. I WANT TO REA
A QUOTE FROM THAT ARTICLE. THE
FACT THAT THE SHARE OF COST
BURDENED HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS
HASN'T INCREASED DOES NOT MEAN
THAT SEATTLE IS MORE AFFORDABLE
RATHER, IT IS AN INDICATOR OF
THE INCREASED WEALTH OF THE CIT
AND ITS EXCLUSIVITY. TYING
TOGETHER THESE LAST TWO SLIDES,
OVER THE PASSED 10 TO 15 YEARS,
WE HAVE SEEN A DIVIDE OPEN UP I
THE HOUSING MARKET IN SEATTLE
BETWEEN HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOWER
INCOMES AND THOSE WITH HIGHER
INCOMES. WHILE HOUSING COSTS
HAVE GONE UP FOR EVERYONE AND
EVERYTHING FROM GROCERIES TO
CHILDCARE TO GAS TO EVERYTHING,
THOSE INCREASES HAVE HAD AN
IMPACT THAT IS DISPROPORTIONATE
TO LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND
FAMILIES. TO DIG INTO THOSE
IMPACTS, I AM HANDING IT OFF TO
STEPHANIE.
>> THANKS, MAIKO. CAN YOU
ADVANCED TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE? THANK YOU. AS MAIKO
SAID, WE WILL BE FOCUSING TODAY
ON THE IMPACT OF INCREASED
HOUSING COSTS , SPECIFICALLY ON
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. BEFORE W
DO THAT -- COULD YOU GO TO THE
NEXT SLIDE HERE? YES, THAT IS
RIGHT. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE DO
THAT, WE NEED TO DEFINE WHAT W
MEAN BY LOW INCOME. YOU WILL BE
HEARING US TO READ REFER TO
A.M.I. A LOT DURING THIS
PRESENTATION, WHICH IS THE
MIDPOINT OF THE INCOME
DISTRIBUTION FOR OUR REGION. SO
HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS ARE
MAKING ABOVE THE MEDIAN INCOME
AND HALF ARE MAKING BELOW THAT.
THIS MEASURE IS DEFINED EACH
YEAR BY HUD AND IS A STANDARD
USE FOR RENT RESTRICTED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING , SO WHETHER
THAT IS HOUSING FUNDED BY
LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL FUNDS.
THIS IS THE SEATTLE
METROPOLITAN AREA AS DEFINED B
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT. HUD CHRIST
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS UNDER THI
DEFINITION . THEY ARE LOW INCOM
IF THEY MAKE LESS THAN 80% OF
THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND VER
LOW INCOME IF THEY ARE MAKING
LESS THAN 50% . THEN THEY
CATEGORIZE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
MAKING LESS THAN 30% OF THE
AREA MEDIAN INCOME AS EXTREMELY
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. USING
THESE DEFINITIONS, OVER ONE
THIRD OF SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS ARE
CONSIDERED TO BE LOW INCOME ,
36% OF ALL SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS.
IF WE CAN GO BACK ONE SLIDE,
HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO MAKE TO
ACTUALLY AFFORD RENT IN
SEATTLE? NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR
DEFINITIONS OF LOW INCOME, WE
WILL LOOK AT WHAT IT TAKES FOR
HOUSEHOLDS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD
TO LIVE IN SEATTLE. FIRST LOOK
AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SLIDE
THE DOLLAR BILL GRAPHIC HERE.
WE HAVE OUR DEFINITION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HOUSING IS
CONSIDERED AFFORDABLE IF NO MOR
THAN 30% OF THE HOUSEHOLD INCOM
GOES TOWARDS HOUSING COSTS THA
CAN BE RENT OR MORTGAGE PAYMENT
AND UTILITIES. THAT LEAVES 70%
OF THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME TO PAY
FOR THE OTHER NECESSITIES THAT
WE TALKED ABOUT, SO GROCERIES,
TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHCARE,
CHILDCARE, ALL OF THE NECESSARY
HOUSEHOLD COSTS AS. AS WE LOOK
AT THAT 30% OF MONTHLY INCOME
AS THE STANDARD FOR
AFFORDABILITY, WE THEN LOOK AT
THE TABLE ON THE LEFT. WE HAVE
THERE THE AVERAGE RENT FOR THE
UNIT SIZES THAT ARE DESCRIBED
HERE, SO A STUDIO, ONE-BEDROOM
TWO BEDROOMS, AND THREE CAK
BEDROOMS. YOU SEE THE HOUSEHOL
INCOME THAT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE
THOSE RENTS. IF YOU ARE RENTING
A STUDIO APARTMENT , IN ORDER
FOR THAT APARTMENT TO BE
AFFORDABLE, WE NEED TO BE MAKIN
AT LEAST $57,240 YEAR. THAT IS
THE INCOME THAT IS REQUIRED FOR
YOU TO PAY NO MORE THAN 30%
TOWARDS RENT AND 70% FOR ALL OF
YOUR OTHER NECESSITIES. CAN WE
GO FORWARD TWO SLIDES THIS TIME
THANK YOU. TO PUT THOSE
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES INTO CONTEXT,
THESE ARE TWO HYPOTHETICAL
SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS. ON THE LEFT
WE HAVE RICH AND REN÷E WORKED
AS A BARISTA AND A DISHWASHER
AND ARE EXPECTING A BABY.
ASSUMING THEY ARE BOTH ABLE TO
WORK A FULL WEEK EVERY WEEK,
THEIR TOTAL ANNUAL INCOME IS
AROUND $62,400. AT THIS LEVEL,
THIS WOULD PUT THEM AT AROUND
60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. WE
CAN SEE THAT THEIR AFFORDABLE
MONTHLY RENT HERE BASED ON THEI
INCOME IS $1560. IF WE FLIP
BACK TWO SLIDES , WE CAN LOOK
AT THOSE UPWARD TRENDS AND SEE
THAT FINDING A ONE BEDROOM
APARTMENT THAT THEY CAN ACTUALL
AFFORD IS GOING TO BE REALLY
CHALLENGING. WE KNOW THE AVERAG
RENT FOR A ONE-BEDROOM APARTMEN
IS AROUND $400 MORE THAN THEY
CAN AFFORD. THEY HAVE A COUPLE
OF CHOICES. THEY CAN EITHER
CHOOSE TO MOVE AWAY FROM
SEATTLE, WHICH COULD DOUBLE,
TRIPLE, OR FURTHER LENGTHEN
THEIR COMMUTE TO THEIR JOBS, NO
TO MENTION INCREASE THEIR
TRANSPORTATION COSTS. OR THEY
COULD CHOOSE TO PAY MORE THAN
THEY CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD ON
THEIR HOUSING. WE WILL TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOUSING
COSTS BURDEN IN A BIT. BEFORE
WE MOVE ON TO THE OTHER
HOUSEHOLD YEAR, I WANT TO NOTE
THAT IF RICHIE AND RENEE WERE
NOT A JOINT HOUSEHOLD , THEIR
INDIVIDUAL INCOMES WOULD PUT
THEM AT AROUND 30% OF AREA
MEDIAN INCOME. AS CHALLENGING A
IT IS FOR THE TWO OF THEM
TOGETHER TO FIND A ONE-BEDROOM
APPOINTMENT -- APARTMENT THEY
COULD AFFORD, ON THEIR OWN THEY
WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD EVE
THAT. IF YOU COULD JUST STAY
RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE JAMIE AND
CARL, WHO SHARE A TWO BEDROOM
APARTMENT WITH THEIR CHILD AND
AN ELDERLY PARENT. JAMIE WORKS
AS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER AND
CARL IS AN ART TEACHER.
TOGETHER, THEY MAKE $104,252,
WHICH PUTS THEM ABOVE 80% OF TH
AREA DEFINED MEDIAN INCOME.
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN
PURCHASING A HOME SO THEY CAN
LIVE WITH THE PREDICTABILITY
AND STABILITY OF HAVING A HOUSE
THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO MOVE
FROM EVERY TIME THE RENT IS
INCREASED. WE KNOW THAT IMPACT
THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD. BUT THEY
ARE NOT ABLE TO WITH THE INCOM
THAT THEY HAVE FIND A HOME THAT
THEY CAN AFFORD TO BUY. THESE
TWO HOUSEHOLDS ARE EXAMPLES OF
HOUSEHOLDS THAT WOULD QUALIFY
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDE
THROUGH HOUSING LEVY
INVESTMENTS. WITHOUT THESE
DIFFERENT OPTIONS, BOTH OF THES
HOUSEHOLDS WOULD HAVE TO MAKE
THE TOUGH DECISIONS I DESCRIBE
EARLIER, EITHER MOVING AWAY FRO
SEATTLE AND POTENTIALLY TAKING
ON A HIGHER TRANSPORTATION COST
TO BALANCE OUT MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING COSTS, OR THEY MAY END
UP PAYING MORE THAN THEY CAN
AFFORD FOR HOUSING, WHICH FORCE
THEM TO MAKE OTHER TOUGH
DECISIONS AND PUTS THEM AT RISK
OF HOUSING INSTABILITY. LET'S
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE
ARE GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT NOW
TO LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF THE
SEATTLE HOUSING MARKET ON
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED
BY HOUSEHOLDS LED BY PEOPLE OF
COLOR. THE QUICK SUMMARY BEFOR
WE LAUNCH INTO THE SECTION, AS
YOU CAN PROBABLY ANTICIPATE , I
THAT HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
HIGH HOUSING COSTS, WHICH PUTS
THEM AT RISK FOR HOUSING
INSTABILITY, DISPLACEMENT, AND
HOMELESSNESS. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. SUCCUMBING BACK TO COS
BURDEN AS A DEFINITION,
THINKING BACK TO THE TWO
FAMILIES, IF THEY CHOOSE TO
STAY IN SEATTLE AND PAY MORE
THAN THEY CAN AFFORD TO STAY,
THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED HOUSIN
COST BURDENED. WHEN I SAY COST
BURDEN, THAT IS WHEN AN
HOUSEHOLD PAYS MORE THAN 30% O
THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOME ON
HOUSING COSTS. SEVERE COST
BURDEN IS WHEN THEY PAY MORE
THAN 50% OF THEIR INCOME ON
HOUSING COSTS. IF WE ARE JUST
LOOKING AT VERY LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS IN SEATTLE, SO 50% O
THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW
WE KNOW THAT MORE THAN 60% OF
THOSE HOUSEHOLDS ARE COST
BURDENED. WE WILL SEE ON THE
NEXT SLIDE ANOTHER WAY TO SLICE
THAT. THANK YOU. SO LOOKING AT
IT ANOTHER WAY AND FOCUSING ON
RENTERS ONLY, WE SEE THAT THE
LOWER YOUR HOUSEHOLD INCOME, S
THE BARS TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE
OF THE SCREEN, THE MORE LIKELY
IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE SEVERELY
COST BURDENED. THAT IS THE GREE
PORTION OF THE BARS THERE.
RENTERS EXPERIENCING SEVERE
COST BURDEN ARE THE HOUSEHOLDS
AND MOST RISK OF EVICTION,
DISPLACEMENT, AND EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. ALMOST 60% OF
THESE EXTREMELY LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS , SO THE BAR ON THE
LEFT, AND THEN 32% OF VERY LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, THE SECOND
BAR FROM THE LEFT, THOSE RENTER
ARE PAYING MORE THAN 50% OF
THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING COSTS,
PUTTING THEM IN AN UNSTABLE
POSITION IN TERMS OF HOUSING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. BREAKING
THAT OUT BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
WE CAN SEE HERE ON THE RIGHT I
YOU LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY BLACK
OR AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS,
THEY ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
NATIVE AMERICAN, PACIFIC
ISLANDER, AND MULTIRACIAL
HOUSEHOLDS ARE JUST TO THE RIGH
OF THE BLACK AND AFRICAN
AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS. WE CAN SEE
THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING COST
BURDEN AND SEVERE COST BURDEN A
HIGHER RATES THAN WHITE,
HISPANIC, AND ASIAN HOUSEHOLDS.
WE KNOW THAT A DISPROPORTIONAT
LY HIGH PORTION OF THIS BURDEN
IS BEING BORN BY BLACK
HOUSEHOLDS AND NATIVE AMERICAN,
PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND
MULTIRACIAL HOUSEHOLDS. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THESE TRENDS G
THROUGH HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL.
YOU CAN SEE LOOKING AT THE
DEMOGRAPHICS OF HOMELESSNESS IN
THE WHOLE OF KING COUNTY A
SIMILAR PATTERN HERE. WE ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY SEEING
HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SO
THE ORANGE BARS THERE SHOW THE
PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL KING
COUNTY POPULATION THAT IS
REPRESENTED BY EACH OF THESE
RACIAL CATEGORIES. THE TEAL
BARS SHOW THE PERCENT OF
HOMELESS POPULATION IN KING
COUNTY THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY
EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES. IF TH
ORANGE BAR IS BELOW THE TEAL
BAR, THAT MEANS WE ARE SEEING A
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF THE
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNES
IN EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES.
AND THEN ONE MORE SLIDE HERE TO
ROUND OUT OUR LOOK AT HOUSING
FROM A RACIAL EQUITY STANDPOIN
IS LOOKING AT THE SPLIT OF
RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS. WHEN W
LOOK AT THIS ACROSS RACIAL AND
ETHNIC IDENTITIES, WE SEE AGAI
AS WE HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT THAT
BIPOC HOUSEHOLDS ARE
DISADVANTAGED IN BEING ABLE TO
ACHIEVE HOMEOWNERSHIP. ON THE
LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THAT ONLY 36%
OF HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR ARE ABL
TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS VERSUS 64%
AS RENTERS. WHEN YOU LOOK ON TH
RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN AT
WHITE HOUSEHOLDS, IT IS MORE OF
A 50/50 SPLIT. JUST OVER 50% O
WHITE HOUSEHOLDS ARE ABLE TO OW
THEIR OWN HOME, COMPARED TO ONL
36% OF BIPOC HOUSEHOLDS. AS WE
KNOW, IN OUR COUNTRY,
HOMEOWNERSHIP IS ONE OF THE
KEYS TO BUILDING GENERATIONAL
STABILITY AND WEALTH. THAT MEAN
HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR, ESPECIALL
BLACK HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIGENOU
POPULATIONS ARE NOT ABLE TO
ACCESS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. NO
THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT THIS
THROUGH AN EQUITY PERSPECTIVE,
I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
MAIKO.
ú>> THANKS, STEPHANIE. ARE NOW
HAVE US STEP BACK OUT AND LOOK
AT THE BIG PICTURE. HOW MUCH
HOUSING DO WE NEED TODAY AND
GOING FORWARD TO MEET THE NEEDS
DESCRIBED HERE? NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. IN 2021 , THE SEATTLE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND COMMUNIT
DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATED THAT
APPROXIMATELY 30,000 HOMES
AFFORDABLE TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH
INCOMES BETWEEN 0% AND 50% OF
AREA MEDIAN INCOME ARE NEEDED T
AFFORDABLY HOUSE WITHOUT
BURDENING THEM WITH COST THE
POPULATION OF RENTERS IN THAT
INCOME GROUP IN SEATTLE. SAY
THIS WAS A POINT IN TIME COUNT,
AND IF WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT IN 2021 THAT EVERY LOW
INCOME AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME
RENTER HOUSEHOLD LIVING IN
SEATTLE COULD CONTINUE TO DO SO
WITHOUT BEING COST BURDENED, WE
WOULD HAVE NEEDED AROUND 30,00
AFFORDABLE HOMES. NOTE THAT THI
NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
HOMES WE NEED TO HOUSE PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT
ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAD ALREADY MOVE
OUT OF SEATTLE BY 2021 BECAUSE
IT HAD BECOME TOO UNAFFORDABLE
FOR THEM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SHIFTING FROM THAT POINT IN
TIME SNAPSHOT IN 2021 , LET'S
LOOK NOW AT PROJECTED HOUSING
NEED GOING INTO THE FUTURE.
THESE FIGURES WERE UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPTED AT THE KING COUNTY
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
COUNCIL JUST TWO WEEKS AGO .
THEY SHOW THE NUMBER OF HOMES
SEATTLE NEEDS AT DIFFERENT
INCOME LEVELS BY 2024 -- SORRY
BY 2044 , NOT 2024 , WHICH IS
ABOUT 20 YEARS FROM NOW. I KNO
THAT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME
AWAY. I AM TELLING YOU, THAT
TIME HAPPENS FAST. I REMEMBER
1997 WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT
NUMBERS FROM THAT POINT. I WAS
YOUNG AND THOUGHT I HAD ALL THE
TIME IN THE WORLD. THAT TIME
EXPIRED IN 2017. JUST LOOKING
AHEAD, CONTRAST IT TO THE LAST
SLIDE, THESE NUMBERS DO ACCOUNT
FOR HOUSING THOSE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY UNHOUSED. I KNOW THAT
THESE NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT.
THESE ARE BIG NUMBERS. IT WILL
TAKE AN EFFORT THAT IS CONCERTE
IN INVESTMENT TO GET THERE. NEX
SLIDE. HOW DO WE MEET SEATTLE'
HOUSING NEEDS? HOW DO WE DO
THIS WORK? THIS SLIDE SHOWS
DIFFERENT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
LEVELS AND HOW WE CURRENTLY SEE
THOSE NEEDS BEING MET. THIS
REPORT SAID THAT THE PRIVATE
MARKET WILL NOT ADDRESS THE
HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE AT 50% OF
AMI OR BELOW. WE KNOW THAT. YO
CAN SEE THE CHECKMARK YEAR FOR
OVER 100% AMI, BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT THE PRIVATE MARKET WILL
COMFORTABLY DO THAT. IN SOME
CASES, THERE MAY BE NATURALLY
OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SUCH AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT
IS OLDER. THERE IS A LARGE
AMOUNT OF COMPETITION FOR THOSE
SMALL NUMBER OF HOUSES. THE
HOUSING LEVY AND OUR OTHER
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS FOCUS ON LO
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND FILL THE
GAP LEFT BY THE MARKET. IN THE
BOTTOM ROW, THE LAST ROW, YOU
CAN SEE HOW OTHER PROGRAMS AND
INCENTIVES CAN HELP FILL THE
GAPS LED BY THE MARKET. AS WE
LOOK AT THE VERY LOWEST INCOME
RANGE, IT IS REALLY OUR HOUSING
LEVY, JUMPSTART, AND OTHER
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS THAT ARE
MEETING THOSE NEEDS. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. BEFORE WE WRAP
UP THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATIO
ON HOUSING NEEDS, WE WILL MAKE
SLIGHT PIVOT TO TALK ABOUT
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION NEEDS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT
CAME UP THE MOST. THIS IS A
CRITICAL AREA OF NEED. IT HAS A
WHOLE RANGE OF IMPACTS. IT IS
FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BUILDINGS TO
THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUILDINGS
THEMSELVES TO THE RESIDENTS WHO
LIVE IN THESE BUILDINGS. THIS I
WHY WE WILL SPEND THE LAST PART
OF THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATIO
TALKING ABOUT THIS NEED. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. WHEN WE LOOK AT
THE PERCENTAGE OF UNFILLED
POSITIONS OR STAFF OPENINGS THA
ARE BEING REPORTED BY PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDERS IN
SEATTLE, THE DARK BLUE AND RED
LINES TOWARDS THE TOP, THOSE AR
FOR STAFF OPENINGS. THEN WE
HAVE THE RATES AT THE STATE AND
NATIONAL LEVELS FOR ALL
INDUSTRIES TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.
WE CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THERE I
A HUGE DIFFERENCE. WHAT THIS
SLIDE IS SHOWING IS THAT AS OF
2022, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE SEEING UP
TO 25% OF THEIR JOB OPENINGS
UNFILLED COMPARED TO NATIONAL
AVERAGES THAT ARE SITTING AROUN
5% TO 10%. THIS MAKES IT
DIFFICULT FOR PSH PROVIDERS TO
SAFELY AND SUSTAINABLY OPERATE
THE BUILDINGS AND HOMES THEY
ALREADY HAVE OPEN NOW, THAT
ALONE OPEN NEW BUILDINGS. AS
MUCH AS WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE BUILDING OF NEW, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT
HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
BUILDINGS AND THE PEOPLE WHO
LIVE AND WORK IN THEM ARE
PROPERLY SUPPORTED. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. ONE OF THE REASONS IT
IS SO DIFFICULT FOR PSH
PROVIDERS TO RECRUIT AND RETAI
A WORKFORCE IS ILLUSTRATED ON
THIS SLIDE. THE WORK THAT THES
FOLKS DO EVERY DAY, WORKING WIT
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CHALLENGING
NEEDS IS HARD WORK. THEY ARE
DOING LIFE-SAVING WORK DAY IN
AND DAY OUT. AND YET ALL THAT
THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR HERE WOUL
BE CONSIDERED LOW INCOME. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. ANOTHER WAY TO
LOOK AT THIS IS WE HAVE THE'S
SERIES OF BARS SHOWING ON THE
LEFT THE ANNUAL INCOME FROM A
PSH FRONT DESK STAFF PERSON. I
THE MIDDLE, IN ORANGE, THE
MEDIAN SEATTLE INCOME FOR A ONE
PERSON HOUSEHOLD. AND THEN ON
THE RIGHT, A GREEN COLOR, THE
ANNUAL INCOME NEEDED TO BE ABLE
TO AFFORD RENT OR PAY FOR A
ONE-BEDROOM AP IN PSH
LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY. FOR THOS
OF YOU WHO HEARD MAYOR
HARRELL'S REMARKS LAST WEEK, YO
MAY REMEMBER HIM TALKING ABOUT
ONE PARTICULAR WORKER, DEIRDRE,
WHO LIVES WITH HER FAMILY IN
LAKEWOOD, THE ONE SOUTH OF
TACOMA. SHE COMMUTES BY BUS TO
A JOB AT THE DESC BUILDING. I
ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY RECRUIT AN
RETAIN THE WORKFORCE FOR THESE
IMPORTANT JOBS, WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THESE WAGES. YOU WILL
HEAR MORE ON APRIL 19 ABOUT HOW
THE HOUSING LEVY PROPOSAL WOULD
SUPPORT WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION. TODAY, I WANTED
TO SHARE THESE FEW SLIDES TO
CONVEY A CRITICAL IT IS WE MAK
THOSE INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE
ALONG WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION. AS
SOMEBODY WHO HAS OPERATED
HOUSING FOR A LONG TIME,
BUILDING NEW BUILDINGS IS A
GREAT THING, BUT YOU REALLY NEE
THE RESOURCES TO OPERATE THOSE
BUILDINGS SAFELY FOR BOTH THE
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE THERE AND FO
THE GREATER COMMUNITY. WITH
THAT, I WILL PAUSE FOR COMMENT
OR QUESTIONS ON THE HOUSING
NEEDS AND WORKFORCE
STABILIZATION SECTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE APRIL 19 MEETING
WHERE WE WILL GET MORE INTO THE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS IN THE
2023 HOUSING LEVY THAT IS BEING
PROPOSED. COLLEAGUES, ARE THER
ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE THIS
POINT? COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. ON THE SLIDE --
THEY ARE NOT NUMBERED -- THIS
SLIDE THAT IS TITLED, WHAT DOES
LOW INCOME MEAN, IT SAYS THAT
ONE THIRD OF SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS
ARE LOW INCOME. IF WE WERE TO
ASK THIS QUESTION DIFFERENTLY
AND ASK INSTEAD WHAT FRACTION
OF SEATTLE RENTER HOUSEHOLDS
ARE LOW INCOME , WHAT WOULD TH
ANSWER BE IN THAT CASE? DO WE
KNOW?
>> WHAT FRACTION OF RENTER
HOUSEHOLDS ARE LOW INCOME?
>> THAT FRACTION IS A FRACTION
OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS AS I
UNDERSTAND IT , INCLUDING
HOMEOWNERS. IF WE WERE JUST A
LOOK AT WHAT FRACTION OF RENTE
HOUSEHOLDS ARE LOW INCOME, DO W
KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER WOULD BE?
>> WE CAN GO BACK MAYBE TWO
MORE SLIDES HERE. YEP, THAT IS
RIGHT. YES, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, YOU ARE CORRECT IN THA
THIS IS ONE THIRD OF ALL SEATTL
HOUSEHOLDS AS LOW INCOME. IF YO
GO ADVANCE A COUPLE OF SLIDES,
SURPASSED THE COST BURDEN AND
ONE MORE THERE -- JUST ONE
BACK, THANK YOU. THIS IS
LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT RENTER
HOUSEHOLDS. WE DON'T HAVE THE
PROPORTION . THIS IS SHOWING
OF THE HOUSEHOLDS, THE RENTER
HOUSEHOLDS AT 100% AREA MEDIAN
INCOME AND BELOW, THE NUMBER A
LEAST OF EACH OF THOSE AT THESE
VARIOUS LOW INCOME LEVELS.
>> BUT THIS IS AN ANALYSIS OF
THE LOW-INCOME RENTER
HOUSEHOLDS, RIGHT?
>> AT 100% OR BELOW. WE CAN COM
BACK TO YOU AND HAVE THAT
NUMBER, THE PROPORTION OF ALL
RENTER HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE LOW
INCOME.
>> NO, OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS THAT
ARE RENTERS THAT ARE LOW INCOME
SO TAKING OUT ALL OF THE
HOMEOWNERS AND JUST LOOKING AT
WHAT FRACTION , THAT WOULD BE
REALLY HELPFUL. THE LEVY IS
NOT ONLY FOCUSED ON RENTER
HOUSEHOLDS. IT IS ALSO, OF
COURSE, LOOKING AT
HOMEOWNERSHIP. FOR PURPOSES OF
OUR DISCUSSION AROUND THIS, I
IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW THE
TOTAL RESIDENCE IN THE CITY
RATHER THAN JUST ASKING WHAT
PORTION OF THAT POPULATION IS
LOW INCOME, LOOKING AT WHAT
PORTION OF RENTER HOUSEHOLDS AR
LOW INCOME. I REALLY APPRECIAT
THE INFORMATION AROUND THE FACT
THAT FOR EVERY 2.6 JOBS
CREATED, ONLY ONE HOUSING UNIT
WAS BUILT. HARKENING BACK TO
ANOTHER SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE
FROM 2017 , THEY NOTED THAT
OVER THE PREVIOUS DECADE , 92%
OF THE 31,000 MARKET RATE
APARTMENTS OPENED IN SEATTLE
DURING THAT DECADE WERE LUXURY
UNITS. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
FACT THAT FOR EVERY 2.6 JOBS
CREATED, ONLY ONE HOUSING UNIT
WAS BUILT AND 92% OF THEM OVE
THE PREVIOUS DECADE WERE LUXUR
HOUSING UNITS. IF WE COULD
UPDATE THAT INFORMATION AND
FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE
STILL LOOKING AT SUCH A HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF MARKET RATE
APARTMENTS BEING LUXURY UNITS,
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY,
REALLY HELPFUL, AS WELL. THE
ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO
EMPHASIZE IS THAT , AS I THINK
YOU HAVE CLEARLY SAID, THE MOS
NEED IS FOR THE MOST DEEPLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING . OF THE
NEARLY 71,000 HOMES NEEDED BY
2024 -- 2044, 62% ARE NEEDED
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO
LIVE IN SEATTLE IN LESS THAN
30% OF THE A.M.I. , $35,000 FOR
A FAMILY OF THREE. I WANTED TO
LIFT THAT UP AND APPRECIATE THA
EMPHASIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> ANY COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
QUESTION? ANY FOLLOW-UP NEEDED
AT THIS POINT? OR WILL YOU BE
ABLE TO GET BACK TO US?
>> WE WILL GET BACK WITH YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU TO THE EXECUTIVE FOR
PRESENTING THIS TODAY. I
CONTINUE TO BE A BIG SUPPORTER
OF CREATING MORE LOW INCOME
HOUSING. I SPENT TWO DECADES O
MY CAREER FINANCING THE
CONSTRUCTION AND PRESERVATION O
30,000 LOW-INCOME UNITS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY THAT SAID, I KNOW
THERE IS SOME STICKER SHOCK WIT
THE NEARLY $1 BILLION PRICE TAG
OF THE PROPOSAL BY THE MAYOR.
AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNIT
TO ASK QUESTIONS FOR MY
CONSTITUENTS. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE USING THE BEST
AVAILABLE DATA, ANALYZING IT IN
HELPFUL WAYS SO WE CAN BETTER
EXPLAIN TO CONSTITUENTS. THE
PROPOSAL IS TO HAVE 100% OF THI
FUNDED BY INCREASING PROPERTY
TAXES. HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL FROM THE
PRESENTATION TODAY. SLIDE 18 ,
WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE 30,000
HOMES NEEDED , JUST DELVING A
LITTLE BIT INTO THAT REPORT , I
THINK IT IS A 100 PAGE REPORT
THAT WAS PUBLISHED A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO. I THINK IT IS PAGE 4
OF THAT REPORT WHERE THIS
INFORMATION COMES FROM. I THINK
THAT DATA IS LOOKING AT CENSUS
DATA FROM 2013 THROUGH 2017 .
AS I UNDERSTAND IT , THE HOUSIN
LEVY UNITS THAT WOULD BE
PRODUCED , THEY WOULD BE BOTH
INCOME AND RENT RESTRICTED. IS
THAT CORRECT? OKAY. MY
INTERPRETATION OF THE 30,000
HOMES FROM THE BERK REPORT IS
THAT HALF OF THOSE OTHER REASON
THERE IS A NEED IS BECAUSE
PEOPLE HAVE HIGHER INCOMES ARE
RENTING LOWER INCOME UNITS OR
MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS. SO IT I
REALLY ABOUT 16,000 UNITS THAT
ARE NEEDED FOR THOSE AT 50%
A.M.I. IF IT IS THE CREATION
OF NEW UNITS FROM THE HOUSING
LEVY. THERE IS NO ALLOWANCE, N
WAY ANYBODY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO
RENT A HOUSING LEVY UNIT ,
RIGHT? BECAUSE THEIR INCOME
WOULD BE CHECKED. IF THEY ARE
HIGHER INCOME, HE CANNOT DOWN
RENT BASICALLY. GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I AM ASKING
FOR CONFIRMATION OF WHAT YOU
SAID.
>> YOU CAN GET BACK TO ME ON
THESE QUESTIONS, ON ANSWERS TO
THESE, AS WELL.
>> I GUESS AS A QUICK
CLARIFICATION OR POINTS OF
CONFIRMATION, YES, AMY HOUSING
LEVY FUNDED OR C.A.D. OF
SEATTLE FUNDED RENTAL UNIT ,
THERE IS AN INCOME RESTRICTED
ISSUE. SOME PEOPLE MAY CHOOSE
TO RENT IN HOUSING THAT IS MOR
AFFORDABLE. IF YOU LOOK AT THA
AFFORDABILITY LEVEL, IT WOULD
TARGET LOW INCOME LEVELS AND
WHAT THEY HAVE. THAT IS WHERE
THERE WAS A SLIDE THAT WE LOOKE
AT THAT SHOWS REALLY WHAT THE
PRIVATE MARKET DOES WELL. WE
KNOW COMFORTABLY, AND THIS IS
ALSO IN THE BOOK REPORT , IT IS
COMFORTABLY PROVIDING HOUSING A
100% OF INCOME OR ABOVE. THERE
IS SOME NATURALLY OCCURRING
HOUSING THAT IS SHOWING UP OUT
THERE ON THE PRIVATE MARKET.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE ARE
HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE DOWN RENTIN
WHAT IS ALREADY A PRETTY SMALL
SUPPLY OF HOUSING AFFORDABLE TO
THESE 50% A.M.I. HOUSEHOLDS OR
BELOW, IT MAKES IT VERY
DIFFICULT FOR THOSE HOUSEHOLDS
THAT ARE THE TARGET TO BE ABLE
TO FIND THAT. THAT IS WHAT THE
AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE AS
TALKED ABOUT IN THE BERK REPORT
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THOSE
HOUSEHOLDS TO COMPETE OR FIND
THAT AVAILABLE HOUSING. THAT IS
WHY THE HOUSING LEVY AND OTHER
CITY INVESTMENTS CREATING A
GREATER SUPPLY OF THOSE INCOME
RESTRICTED HOMES HELPS THOSE
HOUSEHOLDS BE ABLE TO FIND MORE
OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD
AND ACCESS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
MIGHT ASK TRACI TO SEE IF SHE
HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO
THAT. I KNOW THAT WHEN WE WERE
WORKING ON DIGESTING THE
McKENZIE REPORT PRE-COVID , AS
WE WERE LOOKING AT THE NEED FOR
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BEFORE THE CREATION OF
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, THERE WAS SOME REALL
GOOD DATA PRESENTED AS PART OF
THE McKENZIE REPORT THAT SHOWED
HOW THE DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS SO
IMMENSE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT
BUILT ENOUGH HOUSING ACROSS OUR
REGION. MANY FOLKS WHO ARE IN
NEED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
THIS AREA ARE GETTING PRICED OU
BECAUSE THE VARIOUS INCOME,
SLIGHTLY HIGHER INCOME PRESSURE
THAT ARE PUSHING FOLKS TO FIND
ANY AFFORDABLE OPTION ACROSS
THIS REGION. THINK TEACHERS.
THINK NURSES. THINK
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THEIR CAREERS.
THESE ARE FOLKS AND YOU WOULD
THINK WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD A
MORE MIDDLE INCOME RENTAL UNIT
BUT THE PRESSURE WAS SO IMMENSE
THAT WE WERE SEEING SO MANY
PEOPLE PUSHED OUT OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SEGMENT OF
THAT INCOME BAN. TRACI, I AM
WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU MAY WANT TO RAISE
REGARDING COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S QUESTION AS I TRY TO
THINK BACK ON THAT REPORT FROM
ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF
DATA SETS THAT SUPPORT THIS
VERY ISSUE ABOUT THE LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHAT THAT
THEN LEAVES FOR PEOPLE AT LOWER
INCOMES BECOMES AN ISSUE. I
CANNOT AFFIRM ENOUGH WHAT
STEPHANIE AND MAIKO HAVE SAID
ABOUT THE NEED FOR THOSE INCOME
AND RENT RESTRICTED UNITS THAT
THE CITY FUNDS BOTH WITH THE
HOUSING LEVY AS WELL AS WITH
JUMPSTART, WITH MHS. THAT IS
WHAT SECURES THOSE HOUSES AT
THOSE INCOME LEVELS SO THEY
DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE. AGAIN,
WHAT WOULD BE PUBLICLY FUNDED I
PART OF AFFORDABLE UNITS.
>> I HAVE THREE MORE QUESTIONS
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THIS SLIDE SAYS 30,000
HOMES. THE CITATION HE USES IS
THE BERK REPORT. I WAS DRILLIN
DOWN INTO THAT FOR MY
CONSTITUENTS. IT IS REALLY ABOU
THE LEVY THAT IS GOING TO BE
USED FOR INCOME AND RENT
RESTRICTED UNITS. IT WOULD BE
ABOUT HALF THIS NUMBER. IT IS
STILL A DAUNTING NUMBER. IF I
MAY JUST KEEP LOOKING INTO THI
A LITTLE BIT FURTHER HERE, SLID
19 , WHICH QUOTES A DIFFERENT
REPORT ABOUT THE NEED OF HOUSIN
, AS WAS SAID, THE 112,000
UNITS , THAT IS OVER A 25 YEAR
PERIODS. JUST FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE PUBLIC, I BELIEVE THAT I
4480 UNITS PER YEAR THAT WOUL
BE NEEDED. I THINK WHAT WE ARE
FOCUSING IN ON OUR THOSE LOWER
INCOME UNITS. LOOKING AT THAT
80% A.M.I. AND BELOW, TAKING TH
70,000 UNITS AND DIVIDING THAT
BY 25, THAT IS 2829 LOWER
INCOME UNITS PER YEAR THAT WOUL
BE NEEDED, I BELIEVE. I GUESS
WHAT WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE
THAT WE HAVE THE HOUSING LEVY
AND A LOT OF CITIES DON'T HAVE
THIS PROPERTY TAX TO CREATE
LOW-INCOME HOUSING , WE ALSO
HAVE THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM, WHICH
EITHER REQUIRES ON-SITE
PERFORMANCE OR PAYS INTO A FUND
THAT CREATES LOW-INCOME HOUSING
THAT WE HAVE THE PAYROLL
EMPLOYER TAX, JUMPSTART , WHICH
IS DEDICATED TO LOWER INCOME
HOUSING. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT
2829 UNITS PER YEAR , IS THERE
WAY TO LOOK AT ALL THE
LOW-INCOME HOUSING PRODUCTION
BEYOND JUST THE LEVY? I GUESS
THIS LEVY IS PROPOSED TO CREATE
3100 UNITS OR SO OVER SEVEN
YEARS? THAT IS LESS THAN 500
UNITS A YEAR. I THINK IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT , OKAY,
HERE IS THE NEED. IT IS 2800
UNITS A YEAR. HERE IS THE SUPPL
FROM THE LEVY. AND THEN FROM AL
THESE OTHER SOURCES. BREAKING
IT DOWN PER YEAR WOULD BE
HELPFUL. THE 25 YEAR NUMBER, I
IS HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE
ARE TRYING TO SOLVE FOR WITH TH
LEVY. IF I MAY , I MAY ASK A
COUPLE OF MORE QUESTIONS.
>> I WILL COME BACK TO YOU. I
JUST WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS AN
RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY. I AM
ALWAYS HAPPY TO GIVE PLENTY OF
TIME. WE WILL HAVE FOLKS BACK
FOR OUR COMMITTEE ON APRIL 19.
IS THERE ANY RESPONSE? OR DO YO
WANT TO RESPOND LATER?
>> WE WILL BRING BACK A RESPONS
NEXT TIME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> ON SLIDE 20, I THINK THAT I
THE NEXT SLIDE, I APPRECIATE
YOUR MENTIONING THAT THERE IS
OLDER HOUSING STOCK NATURALLY
OCCURRING THAT IS SERVING IN
THE PRIVATE MARKET BELOW 100%
A.M.I., AS THE CHECKMARK HERE
IS JUST ABOVE 100%. I HAD
THOUGHT WHERE IT SAYS GOVERNMEN
INCENTIVES, MHA , THE MHA WA
ALSO PROVIDING FOR THE 0% TO
50% UNITS. ISN'T THE MHA
REVENUE, WHICH I THINK WAS $75
MILLION LAST YEAR, I THOUGHT
THAT GOES INTO A NOTICE OF
FUNDING AVAILABILITY THAT GOES
TO NONPROFITS THAT THEN PRODUCE
UNDER 50% A.M.I.? WOULD IT BE
FAIR TO SAY CHECKMARK SHOULD
ALSO BE IN 0% TO 50% UNDER
GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES?
>> I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
FOR THE WAY THAT WE WERE LOOKIN
AT THIS SLIDE, THOSE MHA
INVESTMENTS WOULD BE INCLUDED
IN PUBLIC INVESTMENT. MAYBE IT
WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY HOUSING
LEVY, JUMPSTART, AND MHA
FUNDS. IT GOES UP TO A LITTLE
OVER THE 80% TO 100% FOR
GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES. AT THE
MFTE PROGRAM, YOU CAN ACCESS
SOME HIGHER UNITS THROUGH THAT
PROGRAM. FOR MHS, IF WE CAN PUT
A CHECKMARK HALFWAY BETWEEN
THOSE, 40% TO 60% . IN TERMS OF
THE 0% TO 30% A.M.I. LEVELS,
THAT IS REALLY ONLY ADDRESSED B
PUBLIC INVESTMENT, WHETHER IT I
THE HOUSING LEVY, JUMPSTART, OR
A COMBINATION .
>> IS IT FAIR TO SAY THIS SLIDE
IS REALLY ABOUT WHAT THE CITY
GOVERNMENT IS DOING? WHAT I AM
NOT SEEING HERE IS THE HUD
PROGRAMS IN MINISTERED BY THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, LIKE
PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 OR
AFFORDABLE VOUCHERS THAT WOULD
ALSO SERVE 0% TO 50% . I AM NOT
SEEING THIS ON THIS SLIDE.
>> THIS SHOWS PUBLIC INVESTMENT
THAT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS
DONE. IT DOES NOT SHOW SECTION
8. THAT IS TYPICALLY 40% TO 30%
AND LOWER.
>> OKAY. AND FINAL QUESTION,
ONE OF THE SLIDES MENTIONS THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING PORTFOLIO
BEING 15,000 , 17,000 UNITS.
DO WE KNOW WHAT THEIR VACANCY
RATE IS IN THOSE UNITS
CURRENTLY? PERHAPS WE CAN GET A
UPDATE ON THE VACANCY RATE AND
WHAT IS BEING DONE FROM AN
ASSET MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT TO
KEEP THAT VACANCY RATE AS LOW A
POSSIBLE SO WE ARE MAXIMIZING
THE NUMBER OF UNITS OCCUPIED?
>> WE CAN GET YOU AN UPDATE,
COUNCILMEMBER, BY THE NEXT
MEETING. ALL THE PROVIDERS HAVE
PROVIDED SOME DATA TO THE STATE
WEBSITE AS OF JANUARY 31. WE
CAN LOOK AT A CUT OF THAT. I
WOULD SAY THAT THE HOUSING
PROVIDERS DON'T GET TO MEET
THEIR MISSION, NOR DO THEY GET
TO PAY EXPENSES TIED TO THEIR
PROPERTIES AND EARN REVENUE
UNLESS THEIR UNITS ARE OCCUPIED
SO THEY ARE DOUBLY INCENTIVIZED
TO HAVE THAT HOUSING BEING
USED. THE VACANCY LOSS, WE DO
THE STANDARD OF 5%. SPEAKING
WITH SOME OF THE PRIVATE
INVESTORS AND WITH OTHER
HIGH-COST CITIES, WE HAVE A 5%
STANDARD. SOME OF THE OTHER
HIGH-COST CITIES HAVE A 6% OR
7% STANDARD. IN TALKING WITH
SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL LENDERS,
THEY ARE LOOKING AT MORE 7% NOW
WE HAVE AN INCENTIVE FOR 5%.
THAT IS THE STANDARD THAT WE
HOLD PEOPLE TO. THE VACANCY LOS
IS MORE AN INDICATOR OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING DURING THAT TIME.
WHEN THEY GO OVER 5%, IT IS
OFTENTIMES EITHER AN ISSUE OF
NOT HAVING THE WORKFORCE TO BE
ABLE TO TURN THE UNIT OVER, NOT
HAVING THE MATERIALS , OR HAVIN
SUCH A SMALL PROJECT . WE COULD
NOT GET PEOPLE TO COME IN TO DO
THE WORK. OR IT IS A PAPERWORK
ISSUE, RIGHT? ESPECIALLY FOR
THE HIGHER SUBSIDIZED UNITS, YO
NEED A HIGHER LEVEL OF
PAPERWORK. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD
THIS CONVERSATION,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WHETHER
IT IS A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR
BACKGROUND INFORMATION. IT WAS
HARD TO GET THIS DONE DURING TH
PANDEMIC BECAUSE BUSINESSES HAV
CLOSED. TRYING TO GET THAT, IT
IS NOT THAT THE UNITS ARE
SITTING VACANT AND THAT THERE
IS NOBODY NEEDING IT. THEY ARE
IN PROCESS. WE RAN INTO A LOT
OF HICCUPS DURING THAT TIME. WE
WILL GET YOU AN UPDATED NUMBER
WITH THE NEXT REPORT. WE JUST
HAVE TO CHECK IN WITH THE
MANAGEMENT STAFF.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM NOT
SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
I WILL GET TO COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON IN JUST A SECOND. ON THE
SERIES OF THE LAST QUESTIONS, I
WANTED TO REITERATE THAT I
APPRECIATE THAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING IS GOING TO GET BACK TO
US WITH ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.
THINK THAT LAST POINT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND ECHOES WHAT WE
HEARD FROM THE HOUSING CONNECTO
FOLKS. THIS WAS A PARTNERSHIP
WITH BUSINESS AND HOUSING
PROVIDERS WHO HAD COME TO OUR
COMMITTEE AT SOME POINT LAST
YEAR TO TRY TO ANSWER THIS
QUESTION ABOUT VACANCIES, AS
WELL. THEY REALLY UNDERSCORED
WHAT THE DIRECTOR , DIRECTOR
WINKLER-CHIN JUST NOTED, WHICH
IS THAT IT IS A POINT A GAME
TIME ANALYSIS AS MANYFOLKS ARE
TRANSITIONING INTO LONG-TERM
HOUSING, OUT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO SECURE HIGHER INCOME
OR IT IS AN INDICATOR THAT
FOLKS ARE TRYING TO TRANSITION
IN AND VERIFICATION IS
HAPPENING. OVER THE LAST THREE
YEARS, THAT VERIFICATION WAS A
LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED FOR
PEOPLE NEEDED CERTAIN FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION. AS THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING NOTED, WE HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO DO SOME ANALYSIS ON
WAYS TO IMPROVE AND EXPEDITE
THE TYPE OF IDENTIFICATION
NECESSARY SO THAT MORE PEOPLE
CAN GET INTO HOUSING FASTER.
THERE IS A NUMBER OF FACTORS
THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE W
LIFTED UP AS WELL AS WE LOOK AT
THOSE DATA POINTS. I AM EXCITED
THAT WE ARE HAVING A GOOD
CONVERSATION, A ROBUST
DISCUSSION, AND MORE TO COME ON
THAT TOPIC, AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD STAY
ON THIS SLIDE, I HAD A DIFFEREN
QUESTION, BUT I WANTED TO NOTE
THAT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE
PRIVATE MARKET, YOU DID
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS
NATURALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT IS ON THE MARKET THAT IS
NOT REALLY REPRESENTED BY A
CHECKMARK HERE. LAST WEEK, THER
WAS A PRESENTATION IN OUR
COMMITTEE , OR ON THE 22nd, THA
FEATURED SOME SMALL LANDLORDS
ADDRESSING THEIR PROPERTIES,
WHICH ARE 0 TO 20 UNITS ,
USUALLY MUCH SMALLER. I WANTED
TO NOTE THAT THIS REPORT DOES
REGISTER IF THIS IS A PROXY FOR
THOSE ACTUAL UNITS IN THE
MARKETPLACE. THERE WERE ABOUT
NUMBER OF PROPERTIES, 25,000 OR
SO PROPERTIES REGISTERED FROM 1
TO 20. SO JUST SOME CONTEXT. I
DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CHECKMARK
WOULD FALL ON THIS SLIDE HERE.
THERE ARE A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER
OF HOUSES THAT ARE NOT AT MARKE
RATE . I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
SOME OF OUR SMALL LANDLORDS ARE
PROVIDING SOME OF THOSE UNITS
THAT ARE AT AFFORDABILITY LEVEL
UNDER 100% A.M.I. MY ORIGINAL
QUESTION WAS ON PAGE 12. AS WE
GO FORWARD IN THE WEEKS TO COME
AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ACTUA
PROPOSAL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE COST OF RENT IS
STANDARD THROUGHOUT ALL THESE
PRESENTATIONS. ON PAGE 12, THE
AVERAGE RENT FOR ONE BEDROOM IS
AROUND $1900. ON PAGE 11, IT IS
$1700, BUT THAT IS ACROSS ALL
UNIT SIZES. IS THAT THE
ASSUMPTION THAT WE ARE GOING
WITH THAT THAT IS THE AVERAGE
RENT IN SEATTLE RIGHT NOW? WHA
IS THAT BASED ON?
>> IF WE GO BACK TO, MY
APOLOGIES, THESE VERSIONS OF
THE SLIDES ARE NOT NUMBERED. I
HAVE A SLIDE NINE , BUT IT MIGH
ACTUALLY BE --
>> YEAH, SLY NINE.
>> ON THE HEADER?
>> YEAH. IS HOW MUCH DO YOU
NEED TO MAKE TO MAKE RENT IN
SEATTLE. THE RENT ESTIMATES
HERE, WE DO HAVE THE CITATION
ON THIS OTHER VERSION HERE, THE
RENT ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON
APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITH FIVE O
MORE UNITS, EXCLUDING
DORMITORIES AND SOME OTHER
SPECIAL FORMS OF HOUSING. THIS
COMES FROM COSTAR. THAT IS WHY
WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT
TYPE OF BREAKDOWN.
>> STEPHANIE, WHAT IS COSTAR?
>> IT IS A REAL ESTATE MARKET
ANALYSIS TOOL THAT PROVIDES TH
BEST INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE,
SOME OF THE BEST DATA THAT WE
HAVE NOW ON AVERAGE RENT ACROSS
SEATTLE. WE USED TO HAVE
SOMETHING WHERE SCOTT WAS OUR
GO TO DATABASE FOR THAT
INFORMATION. COSTAR IS ONE OF
THE OTHER RESOURCES WE CAN USE
TO GET THAT INFORMATION. AND
THEN I THINK THERE WAS ANOTHER
SLIDE THAT YOU MENTIONED. THAT
DID HAVE AN AVERAGE
ONE-BEDROOM RATE. I THINK THAT
MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT YOU WERE
REFERRING TO THERE. THAT WAS
ALSO FROM COSTAR FOR AN AVERAG
ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT. AND THE
THE WAGE YOU WOULD NEED TO MAKE
TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT. WE
WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS ALL
CONSISTENT. THANK YOU FOR NOTIN
THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
$1787 THE COST USED AS A
BASELINE FOR THE SALARIES ON
PAGE 28?
>> PAGE 28. IS THIS THE ONE
THAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO HERE?
>> WHAT IS THE HEADER ON THAT
SLIDE?
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
WAGES THAT ONE HAS TO CASH
>> IS THIS THE RIGHT PARK?
>> IS THAT $45,000 , THAT IS
THE INCOME NEEDED TO AFFORD AN
APARTMENT AT $1700?
>> THERE IS ANOTHER SLIDE. WE
WILL ADVANCE A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER HERE . IT IS THE LAST
SLIDE BEFORE THE NEXT
PRESENTATION, THAT PERSON CANNO
AFFORD THE AVERAGE ONE-BEDROOM
APARTMENT IN SEATTLE.
>> PAGE 28.
>> YEAH. OKAY. I APPRECIATE
THAT. MAYBE THAT IS A GOOD
INTRODUCTION TO THE NEXT PART O
THE PRESENTATION AND WE CAN COM
BACK TO THE CONSISTENCY THERE.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
FUTURE SLIDES HAVE THE NUMBER
PREDOMINANTLY DISPLAYED SO WE
CAN ALL GO BACK AND FORTH ON
THESE IMPORTANT DATA POINTS.
OKAY, I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AN
TRANSITION US. WE WILL MAKE SUR
TO KEEP THIS QUESTION IN THE
HOPPER AS WE START TO GET INTO
THE NEXT SLIDE. IS THERE A
CHANCE FOR US TO TRANSITION AT
THIS POINT? DOES THAT SOUND
GOOD? OFFICE OF HOUSING? I AM
SEEING NODS.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, FO
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> FOR THIS, WE WILL CONTINUE
TO HAVE DIRECTOR MAIKO
WINKLER-CHIN AND STEPHANIE
VELASCO FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. TRACI RATZLIFF AND
JENNIFER LABRECQUE
>> AS I SAID IN THE LAST
PRESENTATION, AS WE LOOK BACK
ON THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT, NOT
JUST THE 2016 LEVY BUT GOING
BACK TO 1986, I WILL HIGHLIGH
THAT EVERY BUILDING [
INDISCERNIBLE ] OFTEN LONGER.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE
INVESTMENTS, WERE TALKING ABOUT
PLANTING SEED. THE SEATS HAVE
GROWN [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THAT
WE SEE IN SEATTLE TODAY. THIS
MAP IS FROM 1986 THROUGH
2022, INCLUDES RENTAL HOUSING
SHOWN IN ORANGE, OTHER CITY
INVESTMENTS SHOWN WITH BROWN ,
AND HOMEOWNER INVESTMENTS
ACROSS ALL SOURCES WITH GREEN.
EACH OF THESE POINTS REPRESENT
HOMES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE
ESTIMATE OVER 15,000 PEOPLE AR
LIVING IN LEVY FUNDED HOMES.
CONTINUOUS INVESTMENT IN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING -- OVER THE
YEARS THANKS TO THE
RELIABILITY, WE'VE GOTTEN
BETTER AT WHAT WE DO. THE
PARTNERS SEEK OUT CREATIVE
PARTNERSHIPS AND WE BECOME MOR
COLLABORATIVE BY STREAMLINING
THE DESIGN WE SEE PROCESSES AND
WORKING TO ADDRESS THE
CHALLENGES . ALL OF THAT WORK
IS PAYING OFF. WE ARE EXCEEDIN
THE GOALS FOR PRODUCING RENTAL
HOUSING. AS IT SAYS ON THE
SLIDE EVERY HOUSING LEVY [
INDISCERNIBLE ] WE ARE ON TRACK
TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS IS
AN EXCEPTIONAL TRACK RECORD AND
WE DO NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
WE WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE WE AR
LIVING TO THE COMMITMENT WE
MADE TO VOTERS IN 2016.
>> RENTAL PRODUCTION AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM -- THESE
ARE THE 2016 HOUSING LEVY
PROGRAM . WE WILL FOCUS ON PS
FOR A MOMENT. THIS HELPS
PEOPLE THAT OF EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS MOVE INTO PERMANEN
HOUSING BECAUSE THEY HAVE VERY
LOW OR NO INCOME , THEY ARE
PAYING VERY LITTLE TOWARD RENT.
THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM HELPS
TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT KEEP TH
BUILDINGS [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
BOTH RENTAL AND OPERATIONS AN
MAINTENANCE. THE EXAMPLE YOU
CAN SEE IS DESC HOBSON PLACE
THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANC
SIDE OF THE HOUSING LEVY
PROGRAMS WENT TO FURTHER
SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS AND
THOSE SUBSIDIES WERE
COMPLEMENTED WITH VOUCHERS FRO
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY . ALL OF
THESE DIFFERENT SUBSIDIES
LAYERED TO MAKE SURE THIS
BUILDING CAN RUN SAFELY AND
SUSTAINABLY AND PROVIDE
POSITIVE SERVICES TO THE
RESIDENTS. ONE OTHER NOTE ABOU
THIS . THIS PARTICULAR
BUILDING INCORPORATES A CLINIC
ON SITE. SO THROUGH OUR
PARTNERSHIP , IT'S THE FIRST
FULL-SCALE HEALTHCARE CLINIC
THAT SPECIFICALLY IS DESIGNED T
MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVIN
WITH DISABILITIES . THE KIND O
THEME IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE
PREDICT ABILITY OF THE LEVY AN
BECAUSE WE RELY ON IT, WE ARE
ABLE TO INVEST IN THESE
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SERVE THE
RESIDENTS WHO NEED THIS HELP.
SERVING THOSE IS THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY. SO WE ALLOCATING
60% OF THE COMBINED INVESTMENTS
FROM RENTAL HOUSING PLUS
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE . SO
30% AND BELOW. WE ARE
PRIORITIZING AND SUPPORTING
BUILDINGS LIKE THIS ONE THAT
HOUSE RESIDENTS WITH THE
GREATEST NEEDS.
>> THE PREVIOUS SLIDE SHOWING
WHERE FOLKS LIVE -- THERE WE
GO. I WANTED TO LOOK AT THIS
EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
AND AS WE HAVE A CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
UNITS, THIS HAS TO BE COUPLED
WITH THE CONVERSATION FOR
ADDITIONAL STAFFING. AS YOU
HEARD FROM THOSE THAT TESTIFIED
AND AS WE LOOK MORE INTO THE
VACANCY RATES, WE HAVE TO
RECOGNIZE THAT PART OF THE
REASON THERE ARE SOME VACANCIES
IS WE HAVE TO HAVE THE STAFF
FOR THOSE WHO NEED PERMANENT
HOUSING. WE CANNOT OPERATE TH
UNITS THAT ARE NEEDED UNLESS WE
DO BOTH INVESTMENTS IN BRICK
AND MORTAR AND INVESTMENTS IN
THE WORKFORCE. WE WANT MAKE
SURE WERE BUILDING MORE UNITS
AND ALSO INVESTING IN THE
WORKFORCE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING
THAT EMPHASIS AROUND THE NEED
FOR FUNDING TO SUPPORT
OPERATIONS AS WELL AS TO
SUPPORT THE WORKFORCE. THERE
ARE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF PROJECT
-- BUILDINGS GOING UNFILLED
BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES OF THE PARTNERS. TH
POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THE
SLIDE WHERE YOU ARE REFERENCIN
40 YEARS OF INVESTMENTS. AND
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT
THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
ALL OVER THE CITY. IT HAS BEEN
GEOGRAPHICALLY CONCENTRATED.
AND THE OUTCOME OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS WE ARE
NOT DOING AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO
MITIGATE THE RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT OF THOSE OUTSIDE
OF THE CENTRAL CITY. THAT WILL
BE A BIG PRIORITY FOR ME IN
THESE UPCOMING DISCUSSIONS. I
RECENTLY LOOKED AT AN
HISTORICAL REDLINING MAP FOR
WEST SEATTLE, AND IT LOOKS A
LOT LIKE TODAY'S MAP WHEN YOU
LOOK AT INCOME IN THE CITY
WITH THE BORDER BEING 35th
AVENUE SOUTHWEST, AND IT OCCUR
TO ME THAT WE OWE THE
RESIDENTS OF THAT COMMUNITY A
MORE DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS , WE
OWE THEM MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INVESTMENT THAN IT HAS
SEEN OVER THESE 40 YEARS OF
HOUSING LEVY PRODUCTION.
>> WE WILL TAKE THAT QUESTION,
THEN I WILL TRY TO GET THROUGH
THE REST OF SLIDES.
>> YOU HAD MENTIONED A GOOD
POINT ABOUT THE VACANCY RATE .
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WITH THE
17,000 UNITS IN THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING SUPPORT PORTFOLIO, THA
WOULD BE ABOUT 850 VACANT
UNITS. IT IS JUST A FRACTION
OF THE OVERALL PORTFOLIO. IT
WILL BE HELPFUL IF WHEN YOU
PROVIDE THE VACANCY INFORMATION
IF YOU CAN'T INDICATE WHICH ARE
SUPPORTIVE PERMANENT HOUSING I
WHICH ARE NOT SO WE CAN HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.
CAN SEE HOW THEY WOULD NEED MOR
ROBUST STAFFING. DO WE KNOW HO
MANY PSH UNITS WE CURRENTLY
HAVE ?
>> WE DO NOT HAVE THAT OFF THE
TOP OF OUR HEADS.
>> I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID
NOT MENTION THE NONPERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE STAFFING PROVIDERS
OVER THE LAST 3 TO 4 YEARS WHO
HAVE COME TO COUNSEL FOR THE
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR
STAFFING. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE
NOT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, WE CALL THEM THE
NONSUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDERS
BECAUSE THEY ARE SEEING AN
INCREASED NEED INSTABILITY,
WHICH WE HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY
TRYING TO INVEST IN ADDITIONAL
WAGE STABILITY. AS THE REPORT
NOTED, WE HAVE A SEVERE
SHORTAGE IN TRADITIONAL
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND
NONSUPPORTIVE HOUSING
PROVIDERS. I WOULD ADD THAT TO
THE REQUEST. IF THERE IS SOME
WAY YOU CAN HELP US SEE WHO
FALLS INTO EACH BUCKET, AND
THERE ARE STAFFING NEEDS IN
THOSE CATEGORIES. LET'S GET
THROUGH THE REST OF THESE SLIDE
AND SEE IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
>> LOOKING AT THIS SLIDE ,
THEY SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS
BY AND FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
THE EXAMPLES THAT YOU SEE HERE
YOU SEE THIS AND IT PROVIDES
95 AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR SENIORS
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ONE FOCUSIN
ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AN
HEALTH SCREENINGS . IT IS A
THEME FOR THESE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IS IT IS
NOT JUST HOUSING IN THE
RESIDENCE, BUT THE BROADER
COMMUNITY AS WELL. YOU CAN SE
MURALS TOWARD THE BOTTOM AND
THEY TO PICK IMPORTANT FIGURES
IN FILIPINO HISTORY. YOU WILL
SEE THEM AGAIN. [ INDISCERNIBLE
] LAST YEAR AND TODAY SERVIN
OVER 95% OF THE RESIDENTS . AS
WE SAW EARLIER , NATIVE
AMERICANS FACED
DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF
HOMELESSNESS AND THEIR [
INDISCERNIBLE ] CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC SERVICES AND THE
DESIGN OF THE BUILDING IS
DESIGNED TO REFLECT CULTURES
AND ART. SO AS WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THES
FUNDS AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL
TOOLS LIKE THE JUMPSTART
HOUSING COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND, IT'S
THE COMBINATION OF THESE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] CAN USE TO MAK
A SUSTAINED IMPACT IN SUPPORTIN
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED
AUDIO QUALITY ] HERE WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FO
HOMEOWNERSHIP. THIS IS MAYBE
JUST TO BRIEFLY RESPOND , THI
IS ONE OF THE PLACES THAT WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SURPLUS
CITY PROPERTIES THAT WE ARE
ABLE TO START TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN AND THE MORE
GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE AREAS OF
THE CITY THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS
HAVE ACCESS TO THE APPLICATION
THAT WE RECEIVE. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] IS A GOOD
EXAMPLE OF THAT. LAND WAS
PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT. TOWNHOMES ON THE
RIGHT AND IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH
IS NICOLE STANLEY. THE MAYOR
SPOKE ABOUT HER FAMILY. HE IS
THE FIRST IN HIS FAMILY TO OWN
HOME. AND BOTH OF THEM WORK IN
HOSPITALITY AND SERVICE
INDUSTRY. EVEN THOUGH THEY
SPENT MANY YEARS SAVING, THEY
WERE OUT DID ON HOMES BY OTHE
BUYERS WHO HAD MORE RESOURCES.
BECAUSE OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
AND THE HOUSING LEVY
INVESTMENTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO
PURCHASE A HOME AND HAVE THE
STABILITY OF THAT HOME AND
DON'T HAVE TO MOVE OUT WHEN
RENT IS INCREASED. THE OTHER
EXAMPLE IS VILLAGE GARDENS. 1
HOMES IN THE WESTSIDE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. WITHIN THAT
DEVELOPMENT, 10 OF THOSE WHO
ARE AFFORDABLE TO INCOME
QUALIFIED AND THE DEVELOPERS
WORKED WITH [ INDISCERNIBLE ] T
DO AFFIRMATIVE OUTREACH OR
MEMBERS WHO HAVE TIES TO IN T
MAKE SURE IF THERE THOSE THAT
WERE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING
THESE HOMES THAT THEY WERE THE
FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT THESE
OPPORTUNITIES. A COUPLE THINGS
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS A LOT
OF TIMES AS WE THINK ABOUT TH
NEXT TWO GENERATIONS OF HOUSIN
, A LOT OF HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE HOUSING
LEVY SUPPORTS ARE HIGHER DENSIT
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
TOWNHOMES OR CONDOS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] JUST LAST YEAR
FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS
THE LARGEST HABITAT DEVELOPMEN
IN THE WORLD. IT WILL BE 58
CONDOMINIUMS. NOT SINGLE-FAMIL
HOMES BUT THE HIGHER DENSITY
OPPORTUNITIES SO WE CAN CREATE
AS MANY HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE.
THESE HOMES BUILT WITH ENERGY
FEATURES THAT HELP THOSE HOMES
IMPROVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
THEY WILL KEEP FAMILIES WARM I
THE WINTER AND COOL IN SUMMER
AND MAKING SURE AS WE BUILT THE
THAT WE MAKE THEM WITH THE
FUTURE IN MIND. A COUPLE OTHER
THINGS TO NOTE IS AS WE MADE
THOSE INVESTMENTS, THESE HOMES
ARE RESALE RESTRICT DID. IT
MEANS AS THE ORIGINAL
HOMEOWNERS EITHER DECIDE TO
MOVE ON TO OTHER HOUSING ,
WHEN THEY SELL THOSE HOMES,
THEY ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE T
OTHER INCOME ELIGIBLE
HOUSEHOLDS. THAT IS THE POWER
OF PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY,
WHICH MEANS THAT THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO SERVE THE INCOME
ELIGIBLE HOMEBUYERS AND WILL D
SO INTO THE FUTURE . WE ARE
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES IS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] IN ADDITION TO
DEVELOPING NEW HOMES , WE
SUPPORT NEW HOME BUYERS AS THEY
WORK TO PURCHASE HOMES ON THE
PRIVATE MARKET. WE TALKED ABOU
LOW INCOME HOMEBUYERS. THIS
PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO EXISTIN
LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS SO THEY
ARE NOT DISPLACED. ONE EXAMPLE
IS THIS WOMAN AND HER
HUSBAND. THEY BOUGHT THIS 191
HOME IN SEATTLE CENTRAL AND
RAISED A FAMILY. AFTER HER
HUSBAND PASSED AWAY, SHE
WANTED TO STAY IN THE HOME THAT
SHE HAD BEEN IN, BUT ONE MORNIN
SHE WOKE UP AND THERE WAS NO
HOT WATER. A LEVY FUNDED GRANT
OF $10,000 COVER THE COST OF TH
REPAIRS ANY NEW WATER HEATER.
AND WITH CITY STAFF MANAGING
THAT, THEY DID NOT HAVE TO
OVERSEE THE PROJECT ON THEIR
OWN. THAT ONE EXAMPLE OF THESE
WAYS THAT HOUSING LEVY FUNDS
HELP OWNERS. A LOT OF THEM WHO
ARE HOUSEHOLDS WITH AT LEAST
ONE OF THE MEMBERS THAT IS
OVER 60 YEARS OLD, ALL OF THEM
AT LOW INCOME, THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO PREVENT THESE HOUSEHOLDS
FROM EXPERIENCING HOUSING
STABILITY BY KEEPING THEM IN
THEIR HOME NOW. ANOTHER WAY
YOU CAN STABILIZE HOMEOWNERS I
THROUGH THESE FORECLOSURE
PREVENTION LOANS. THE
ORGANIZATION WE WORK WITH MADE
TOTAL OF 13 LOANS. THIS IS
THE LAST PROGRAM WE WILL TALK
ABOUT. WE WORK WITH THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL AUTHORITY. I
SERVES FAMILIES THAT ARE AT
RISK OF EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR THAT ARE
ALREADY EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. THEY WORK WITH
THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEY
MAKE SURE THAT THE ASSISTANCE
IS REACHING THOSE MOST IN NEED
BY OFFERING [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WHEN NEEDED AND USING THE
COMMUNITIES OUTREACH THAT
THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TO
REACH THOSE WHO NEED IT THE
MOST. MORE THAN 95% OF
HOUSEHOLDS THAT RECEIVED
ASSISTANCE FROM 2016 LEVY FUND
WERE IN STABLE HOUSING AFTER ON
YEAR. THESE ARE GOING TO HELP
HOUSEHOLDS STAY OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS , OR, TO QUICKLY
GET INTO HOUSING AFTER
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THI
IS TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
QUESTION AND COMMENT EARLIER.
EVERY ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS
WORKS WITHIN A LARGER GROUP O
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING. WE HAVE
FUNDS FROM MHA AND AFFORDABL
UNITS PROVIDED THROUGH [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. THIS WHOLE
SUITE OF REPORTS GIVES A
BREAKDOWN AND SHOWS HOW THEY
ARE PRODUCING HOUSING . WE WIL
SHOW THAT MORE VISUALLY AND HOW
THOSE WORK TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE
ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS
>> GOING BACK TO SLIDE 28, IF
YOU COULD. A SUMMARY OF 2016
HOUSING LEVY PRODUCTION. THANK
YOU. WHERE WOULD WE FIND
INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBERS
OF UNITS OR NUMBERS OF BUILDING
THAT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
PRESERVED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, PACIFICALLY BY
ACQUISITION FROM PRIVATE OWNER
ON THE HOUSING MARKET?
>> ACQUISITION DOES NOT HAVE
SPECIFIC GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH
IT BECAUSE IT IS USIN FUNDS
THAT ARE NOT ALREADY COMMITTED
TO OTHER PROGRAMS. IT DOES NOT
HAVE A GOAL ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
BUT WE DO -- WE CAN CERTAINLY
SEND IT OVER WE HAVE BUILDING
THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED
THROUGH THE ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM. FOR EACH
ONE OF THESE WE HAVE THE NUMBER
AND THE INVESTMENT TOTALS. A
OF THE END OF 2022, IT WAS
1827 UNITS. THAT COULD EITHER
BE LAND ACQUIRED AND THERE'S
AN ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENT THA
HELPS TO GET TO THAT NUMBER O
HOMES THAT WERE ACQUIRED
THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
>> I'M MOST INTERESTED IN THE
NUMBER OF HOMES ACQUIRED FOR
THIS LINE OF INQUIRY . I
APPRECIATE THAT -- I BELIEVE,
THE PRESERVATION LINE OF
INVESTMENT INCLUDES BOTH
INVESTMENTS WE ARE MAKING IN
OUR CURRENT PORTFOLIO AS WELL A
NEW ACQUISITIONS. AND I'M MOS
INTERESTED IN ACQUISITIONS FRO
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS AND
APPRECIATE THERE IS NOT A GOA
IN PREVIOUS HOUSING LEVY'S. I'
INTERESTED IN WHETHER WE SHOULD
CREATE A GOAL FOR THIS NEW
HOUSING LEVY MOVING FORWARD ,
GIVEN THAT THE CONDITIONS OF
THE COST OF BUILDING, THE
AVAILABLE LAND FOR BUILDING
HAVE CHANGED SO DRASTICALLY
AND ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
CHANGE, I WANT TO THINK ABOUT
HOW WE CAN EMBRACE THE STRATEGY
OF PURCHASING AFFORDABLE HOMES
AND BUILDINGS FROM THE PRIVATE
HOUSING MARKET.
>> ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO M
-- STATEMENTS SUPPORT ABOUT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAID ABOU
ADDING A GOAL TO TRACK
PRESERVATION AND ACQUISITION
AND ENCOURAGED THE ACQUISITION
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] SINCE THE
HOUSING IS ALREADY BUILT, IT
CAN BE PROVIDED FASTER. AND TO
WELCOME THOSE OF LOWER INCOMES
INTO THOSE BUILDINGS. AND IN
TERMS OF REDUCING HOMELESSNESS
, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE NOTICE
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
DURING THE CRISIS IS THAT
THERE'S NOT A DIRECT CONNECTION
NECESSARILY BETWEEN PEOPLE
CURRENTLY IN TINY HOME VILLAGES
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN -
ON SHELTERED AND THE OFFICE O
HOUSING PORTFOLIO BECAUSE THAT
PORT OLIO IS MANAGED AND OWNED
BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN TERM
OF NONPROFIT WHO ARE GENERAL
MANAGERS OR IN CHARGE OF
OWNERSHIP ENTITIES. IF THERE'S
A WAY TO HAVE A REQUIREMENT THA
IF THE IS A VACANCY AT THESE
BUILDINGS THAT THEY ARE REQUIRE
TO TAKE PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS SO
THERE'S A GREATE NEXUS BETWEEN
REDUCING HOMELESSNESS AND WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO DO BY CREATING
THESE LOW-INCOME UNITS. WE
CANNOT NECESSARILY MAKE THEM
TAKE SOMEONE WHO IS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
HAVING GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR
OH TO WORK WITH THOSE PROVIDER
TO HAVE THEM HOUSE THOSE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WOULD
BE AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE CURREN
STRUCTURE WHERE THERE IS A
DISCONNECT.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OR RESPONSES? I WOULD LIKE TO
GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SAY
CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP. OKAY. I THINK
THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THE WAY IN
WHICH THE HOUSING LEVY POLICIES
AND RESOURCES COMPLEMENT
EXISTING HOUSING POLICIES AND
DIRECTIVES . THIS IS ONE OF
MANY EFFORTS TO BUILD ON
PREVIOUSLY -- LET'S SAY, NOT
USABLE OR EXCESS LAND THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE HAS. WHEN WE
DEPLOY THE HOUSING DISPOSITION
POLICIES THAT WE PASSED IN 2019
AND WE ALLOW FOR THERE TO BE
THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON PUBLIC LAND THAT WA
PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE CITY BU
IS NOW SURPLUS LAND, WE CAN
REDUCE THE COST OF HOUSING AND
INCREASE THE TOTAL COUNT. THIS
IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF US BEING
SMART STEWARDS OF PUBLIC
RESOURCES AND PUBLIC LAND TO
MAKE SURE WE REDUCE THE OVERALL
COST OF BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND THESE ARE GREAT
EXAMPLES OF FIRST-TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES I
WANTED TO LIFT THAT UP AS AN
EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE SEE THE
HOUSING POLICIES [
INDISCERNIBLE ] THAT THE CITY O
SEATTLE ADHERES TO AND THIS IS
A GREAT WAY FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT HOW IT COMPLEMENTS
EXISTING POLICIES AND
STRATEGIES FROM OUR CITY AND
IT COMPLEMENTS WHAT WE WILL
CONTINUE SEE IN TERMS OF
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS FROM
FEDERAL SUPPORT AND PRIVATE AS
WELL. BUT THE HOUSING LEVY IS
WHAT HURTS US IN THE ABILITY T
HAVE RESOURCES NECESSARY AND
LIKE THE LAND DISPOSITION
POLICY, IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE
THAT WE CAN LIFT UP TO CREATE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO SHOW
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE SITTING
THERE DERELICT. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? I DO NOT SEE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THE
QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD TODAY
AND THE FUTURE PRESENTATION FO
APRIL 19th. WE WILL HAVE THE
MEETING APRIL 19th. WE WILL
START AGAIN WITH PUBLIC COMMENT
AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR. WE
WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION THAT
WILL GET MORE INTO THE WORKFORC
COMPLEMENTS IN THE HOUSING
LEVY. WE KNOW WE HAVE TO INVES
IN THE WORKERS AND THOSE THAT
PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES WITHI
THE UNIT AND WE WILL HAVE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT . AND
AFTER THAT WE WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO HEAR MORE FROM CENTRA
STAFF AS THEY ANALYZE THE
PROPOSAL AND IN MAY WE WILL
HAVE A CHANCE FOR COUNSEL TO
DIVE INTO DETAILS OF THE
PROPOSAL AND ANYTHING ELSE WE
WILL INCLUDE AND INTRODUCE
LEGISLATION THAT COUNSEL WILL
MOVE FORWARD. I AM EXCITED
ABOUT ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
WE MAY HAVE TO COMPLEMENT
HOUSING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
CULTURAL HUBS AND PAIRING IT
WITH CHILD SERVICES, COMMUNITY
SPACE. WE HAVE GREAT EXAMPLES
OF HOW THE HOUSING LEVY HAS
INVESTED IN THOSE AND I'M
EXCITED TO THINK ABOUT BEYOND
UNIT COUNT NUMBERS HOW WE INVES
IN FAMILIES AND THE SENIORS
AND THAT WE CAN CREATE NOT
JUST A ROOM WITH THE DOOR BUT
HOW WE ARE CREATING GREATER
STABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CREAT
SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE AND
THRIVE THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. ARE
THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING?
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YO
ON THE 19th.
>> THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE
AG