>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON AT
THE JUNE 10th, 2026 MEETING, OF
THE HOUSING, ARTS, & CIVIL
RIGHTS COUNCIL . IT IS 2:05 P.M.
I AM DIONNE FOSTER, CHAIR OF THE
HOUSING, ARTS, AND CIVIL RIGHTS
COMMITTEE.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE THREE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. AND NOTE THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ HAS BEEN
EXCUSED FROM THIS MEETING.
CLERK, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
CALL THE ROLL ONE MORE TIME IN A
SECOND BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE HAVE
GOT COUNCIL MEMBER LIN JOINING
US.
>> COUNSEL PRESENT
HOLLINGSWORTH? ALL RIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR EDDIE LIN?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR FOSTER?
>> PRESENT.
>> THERE ARE FOUR PRESENT.
>> AND KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ HAS BEEN EXCUSED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA HAS
BEEN ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW OPEN
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS OR ITEMS
RELATED TO THE AGENDA OR IN THE
PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. HOW
MANY ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> THREE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND
NONE REMOTE.
>> FANTASTIC. WITH FEWER THAN
30, THERE WILL BE TWO MINUTES
PER SPEAKER. AS WE HAVE FOLKS
COME UP TO THE MIKE, JUST MAKE
SURE YOU ADJUST THE MIC SO WE
CAN HEAR YOU WELL. EACH SPEAKER
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. CLERK,
CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC
COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> PUBLIC COMMENT IS UP TO 60
MINUTES. BEGIN WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS AND MOVE TO ONLINE
SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT.
DO ALLOW US TO ALLOW ON THE
NEXT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW
OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE
FIRST SPEAKER IS RON HORNING
FOLLOWED BY ALICIA RAMIREZ.
>> OKAY. GOOD MORNING OR GOOD
AFTERNOON. I AM HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THE SOCIAL HOUSING BOARD
ASKING FOR CHANGES TO THEIR
POWERS. UNDER SMC 3.110.050,
WHICH I BELIEVE IS IN THIS, IT
IS NOT WRITTEN THIS WAY. IT IS
KIND OF DECEIVING. ON CUE IN
THERE, THERE IS AN IMMINENT
DOMAIN PORTION WHERE THEY CAN GO
TO THE CITY , THE MAYOR, OR THE
COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR TO ASK TO
TAKE PEOPLE'S HOMES, THEIR
BUSINESSES, ALONG ANYWHERE WHERE
THERE IS A --
URBAN RENEWAL OR COMMUNITY
PLANNING. CURRENTLY, THERE IS
COMMUNITY PLANNING GOING ON FROM
80th TO 145th. I FALL INSIDE
THAT. AND I DON'T THINK
IMMINENT DOMAIN SHOULD BE PART
OF THEIR PREVIEW. IT'S A WAY
BIGGER ISSUE THAN THEIR SOCIAL
HOUSING SHOULD BE. I'M ASKING
THE COMMITTEE NOT TO FORWARD
THIS. UNTIL THAT'S TAKEN OUT OF
IT. SHOULD BE GONE THROUGH
LAND-USE. IT'S A BIGGER ISSUE
THAN FOR THIS CURRENT COMMITTEE,
I GUESS. SO THE COUNSEL'S HERE,
THEY CAN EXPLAIN HOW IT'LL
WORK. SOMETHING HANGING OVER ALL
PROPERTY OWNERS. ALL HOMEOWNERS.
IT WILL BE HANGING OVER THEIR
HEADS FOR AS LONG AS THEY OWN
PROPERTY IN SEATTLE. I THINK IT
IS A WAY BIGGER ISSUE AND SHOULD
NOT BE FORWARDED. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALICIA FOLLOWED BY MARTA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FOSTER
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS ALICIA , HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY. SEATTLE KING AND
COUNTIES. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS
HABITAT STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE
HOUSING LEVY AND FINANCIAL PLAN.
AND WE URGE YOUR SWIFT SUPPORT
OF CB. OUR TEAM IS OFTEN ASKED
WHERE WE BUILT THE MOST AND WHY.
THE ANSWER IS CLEAR. IT'S THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THANKS TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING STRUCTURES WE
HAVE BUILT HERE. THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TRIPOD IN THE SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVY IS A FORMULA THAT
ALLOWS HABITAT AND SO MANY
OTHERS TO BUILD WITHIN CITY
LIMITS. THOUGHTS WERE ROUGHLY
TWO THIRDS OF OUR PIPELINE
SERVING OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE
IS HERE IN SEATTLE. THE INCREASE
IN PER-UNIT FUNDING CAPS IS
PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL AND
HABITAT USES THESE FUNDS AS
SUBSIDY WITH OTHER FINANCING
WHEN THAT SUBSIDY GOES FURTHER.
IT EXPANDS WHERE WE CAN REACH.
IT MEANS WE CAN SERVE NOT JUST
THE BUS DRIVER BUT THE WHOLE BUS
WRITING THAT TO WORK. WE ALSO
WANT TO NOTE WHILE THIS IS NOT A
BUDGET COMMITTEE , THAT HIGHER
PER-UNIT SUBSIDIES ONLY GO SO
FAR. TO REACH MORE FAMILIES WE
MORE FUNDING ALONGSIDE THOSE ARE
SUBSIDY LEVELS AND WE HOPE THAT
COMMITMENT CARRIES FORWARD TO
THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE
APPRECIATE THE DICTATION OF CITY
STAFF AND LEADERSHIP AND URGE
THE COMMITTEE TO PASS THIS PLAN
SWIFTLY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK IN SEATTLE
AND WITH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
TO DELIVER ON HABITAT'S VISION,
WHICH IS A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE
HAS A PLACE TO CALL HOME. THANK
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. OUR FINAL SPEAKER
IS MARTA.
>> THANK YOU, HOUSING, ARTS, &
CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. MY NAME
IS MARTA AND I AM THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER FOR THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE AND
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK TO THE
ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2023
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY
ADMINISTERED EVENT FINANCIAL
PLAN FOR THE PROGRAM YEARS 2026
THROUGH 2028. WE UNDERSTAND THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS DEDICATED
MANY STUFF HOURS TO PROPOSED
POLICY CHANGES BUT LEHIGH WOULD
LIKE TO CALL TO THE COMMITTEE'S
ATTENTION SOME POINTS OF
CONCERN. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS
THAT RENT ASSISTANCE
STABILIZATION FUNDS ANDROGEN
OPERATION FUNDS ARE NOT BEING
COVERED -- ARE NOT BEING COVERED
IN THE CURRENT CHANGES PROPOSED
BY THE LEVY. HOUSING PROVIDERS
IN SEATTLE ARE IN CRISIS AND
THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE FACT
THAT LONG-STANDING PORTABLE
HOUSING NONPROFITS HAVE OR ARE
CONSIDERING SELLING PART OF
THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PORTFOLIOS AND TO STAVE OFF
MARKET SHIFT. THESE RESOURCES
ARE NEEDED TO LIFT UP THE
NONPROFIT SUPPORTED BY THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING. HISTORICALLY
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS HOSTED
TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS A YEAR TO
REVIEW THE HOUSING LEVY
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
PLAN AND GAIN INPUT INTO
COMMITTEE PARTNERS AND
INTERESTED PARTIES. TODAY WE ASK
THAT THE HOUSING COMMITTEE
DIRECT OFFICE OF HOUSING TO HOST
TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS PRIOR TO
ACCEPTING THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THERE
SHOULD BE NOTICEABLE CHANGES TO
THE 26-2028 PLAN EQUAL TO THE
LEVEL OF CRISIS BEING
EXPERIENCED BY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS ACROSS THE
CITY. WE BELIEVED PROTECTING THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS TO BE
PRIORITIZED WITH A DEEPER
URGENCY BEFORE WE REACH A STAGE
WHERE NONPROFITS ARE HAVING TO
MAKE REALLY DIRE DECISIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE. CB 12121A.
RELATED TO HOUSING, ADOPTING THE
2023 SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY A
MINISTRY OF AND FINANCIAL PLAN
FOR PROGRAM YEARS 2026 TO 2028.
ADOPTING HOUSING FUND POLICIES
FOR CURRENT YEARS 23 SIX THROUGH
2028 FOR THE 2023 SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVY AND OTHER FUND
SOURCES. AUTHORIZING ACTIONS
REGARDING PAST AND FUTURE
HOUSING LOANS AND CONTRACTS
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING SEARCH
AND ACTS. DISCUSSION?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE
WELCOMING UP TO THE TABLE KELLY
LARSON AND NATHAN ANTONIO WITH
THE SEATTLE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
AND BEFORE I INVITE YOU TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND LET US
KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY TECH
SUPPORT, BEFORE I INVITE YOU TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES I WILL JUST
SHARE BRIEFLY TODAY WE ARE
HEARING FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING ON POTENTIAL UPDATES TO
THE HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES
ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCIAL PLAN.
THESE DIRECT GUIDANCE ON HOW
ONLY TO MINISTERS THEIR HOUSING
FUNDING AND CRUISING HOUSING
LEVY AND OTHERS -- OTHER
SOURCES. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION TO THE TEAM AND
APPRECIATE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS
WHO ARE COMING IN TODAY TO BOTH
SHARE SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION
AND ALSO SHARE REQUESTS. I WILL
GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AS
WE HAVE DISCUSSED. WE KNOW THAT
THE RISING COST OF HOUSING
CONTINUES TO PUSH MORE FAMILIES
OUT OF OUR CITY FORCING PEOPLE
TO COMMUTE FOR THEIR JOBS AND
MAKING IT HARDER FOR EMPLOYERS.
WE KNOW THAT SEATTLE HAS ALSO
LED THE NATION IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRODUCTION AND OUR
OFFICE OF HOUSING CONTINUES TO
FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PARTNER
WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR
RENTAL UNITS AS WELL AS
HOMEOWNERSHIP. AND MAKING
OPPORTUNITIES FAMILIES CAN
AFFORD. IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE
MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO HEALTH --
HELP FAMILY SIZE UNITS WHICH WE
KNEW WE NEED MORE OF IN OUR
CITY. ALSO UNDERTAKEN STEPS TO
STABILIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS AS WE HEARD OVER
PUBLIC COMMENTERS SPEAK TO TODAY
FOR PACING A DEBT CRISIS NOT
JUST HERE IN SEATTLE BUT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. WE ARE SEEING SOME
SIMILAR CHALLENGES FROM
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS
EATING OPERATIONAL DOLLARS. I
WANT TO CLARIFY FOR FOLKS, ONE,
THIS IS A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION TODAY SO WE ARE NOT
VOTING WHAT IS COMING BEFORE US.
AS IS TYPICAL, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE HEAR THIS IN COMMITTEE
AND GIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE FIRST.
THIS LEGISLATION BUILDS ON
CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN 2024
AND IS FOCUSED ON CODIFYING
EXISTING PROCESSES AND
PROCEDURES FOR THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO ADMINISTER THEIR
FUNDING. SO WE WILL HEAR FROM OH
TODAY. AND THE LAST PORTION,
JUST FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AWARENESS, BECAUSE OF FIFA WORLD
CUP, WE WILL BE INVITING FOLKS
TO JOIN OUR MEETING ON THE 24th
VIRTUALLY TO HELP STRAIN ON
TRAFFIC AND FOLKS INTO DOWNTOWN.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING
RUNS SMOOTHLY. COLLEAGUES, IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR IF YOU
HAVE ENGAGEMENT OR YOU ARE
DESIRING AMENDMENTS, AS ALWAYS I
WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH YOU
ABOUT THOSE. WE ASK YOU ENGAGE
WITH CENTRAL STAFF BY MONDAY
JUNE 15th AT 5:00 P.M. ON THOSE
CONCEPTS AND IDEAS IF YOU ARE
SEEKING TO REQUEST AMENDMENTS.
OKAY. WITH THAT I WILL INVITE
OUR PRESENTERS TO PLEASE FIRST
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND THEN
SLIDE DECK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR FOSTER AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. M KELLY
LARSON IN THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
>> AND I AM NATHAN ANTONIO.
POLICY PLANNING AND DATA
ANALYST.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO , TODAY, WE ARE
HERE TO DISCUSS THE HOUSING LEVY
A MINISTRY TO FINANCIAL PLAN AND
THE HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES. WE
ARE GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE
PROCESS THAT WE WORK THROUGH TO
DRAFT THESE UPDATES AND SHARE
THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED
UPDATES. THE HOUSING LEVY
ADMINISTERED EVENT FINANCIAL
PLAN OR THE ANF PLAN PROVIDES
REQUIREMENTS FOR 2023 SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVY PROGRAMS. NO OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES ARE DISCUSSED IN
THE PLAN. THE ANF PLAN AND ITS
REQUIREMENTS WERE CREATED IN THE
HOUSING LEVY ORDINANCE AND THE
PLAN WAS COMPLETED AND ADOPTED
IN 2024. THE ANF PLAN IS A
SHORTER DOCUMENT AROUND 12
PAGES. PROPOSING MINIMAL CHANGES
. TIDY UP LANGUAGE AND DEEP
FORMATTING TO MEET ACCESSIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS. THE HOUSING
FUNDING POLICIES IS WHAT WE ARE
HERE TO PRIMARILY DISCUSS TODAY.
THESE CONTAIN POLICIES REGARDING
THE USE OF ALL CITY FUNDS
MANAGED BY THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
AND ACROSS ALL PROGRAM ACTIVITY
AREAS. THESE POLICIES ARE
GENERALLY UPDATED EVERY TWO
YEARS WITH MORE MAJOR REVISIONS
OCCURRING EVERY SEVEN YEARS,
COINCIDING WITH THE HOUSING LEVY
WE AUTHORIZATIONS. THE HOUSING
FUNDING POLICY DOCUMENT IS MUCH
LONGER. ALMOST 90 PAGES.
ORGANIZED 11 CHAPTERS WITH MANY
SUBSECTIONS. EVEN WITH 90 PAGES,
THESE POLICIES DO NOT DESCRIBE
EVERY PRACTICE OF THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. WE STRIVE FOR BALANCE
HERE TO SHOW POLICY DETAILS THAT
ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR
UNDERSTANDING HOW OH FUNDS ARE
PRIORITIZED AND ADMINISTERED. WE
ARE CONTINUOUSLY REVIEWING THESE
POLICIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND
RECOMMENDING UPDATES AND REVIEW
THIS UPDATE PROCESS TO BE
SOMEWHAT ROUTINE. THIS ROUND
FOCUSES ON TECHNICAL UPDATES,
CLEAR PROCEDURES, AND STRONGER
CONSISTENCY. NONE OF THESE
CHANGES SHIFT OUR CORE
PRIORITIES ARE DESIRED OUTCOMES.
>> A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON
PROCESS HERE. SO AS KELLY
MENTIONED, IN 2024 WE COMPLETED
A SUBSTANTIAL REVISION OF THE
LEVY PLAN . THAT MAJOR UPDATE
INCLUDED NUMEROUS COMMUNITY
MEETINGS WITH HOUSING OPERATORS
TO HEAR CONCERNS, PROPOSE POLICY
CHANGES, AND FINALIZE WORK. I
WOULD AT DURING THAT TIME. WE
WERE ALWAYS COLLECTING IDEAS AND
FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR POLICIES.
EVEN AS WE COMPLETED THE MAJOR
REVISIONS IN 2024, WE HAD A
RUNNING LIST OF ITEMS TO BRING
BACK FOR UPDATES. MANY OF THESE
DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS OVER THE LAST
YEAR EXIST OUTSIDE OF THESE
COUNSEL GROUP POLICIES. LIKE
KELLY MENTIONED, WE STRIVE TO
BALANCE THE DETAIL AND HOUSING
MANAGED. EXCUSE ME. BUT WE
ALWAYS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH
PARTNERS TO DISCUSS AND DEVELOP
THOSE GUIDELINES. LATE IN 2025,
WE STARTED CONSIDERING PRECISELY
WHAT TO PUT FORWARD IN THE
UPDATES TO THESE ACTUAL
DOCUMENTS THIS YEAR. SO WE HAD
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THOSE
CHANGES MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND HOW
TO IMPLEMENT THEM. AND SINCE
MAJOR WORK WAS COMPLETED IN
2024, WE FULLY ANTICIPATED
RELATIVELY LIMITED, FAIRLY
MINOR, TECHNICAL UPDATES THIS
TIME AROUND. BEGINNING OF 2026
WE BEGAN WORKING ON IS
COLLABORATING ACROSS TEAMS TO
RESOLVE CHANGES AND THEN TO
BEGIN DRAFTING ACTUAL LANGUAGE.
IN MARCH AND APRIL WE COMPLETED
A FIRST DRAFT AND SOCIALIZE
THOSE CHANGES WITH THE HOUSING
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. LISTING
FEEDBACK. SO THEN WE COMPLETED
THAT PROCESS IN MAY AND
PROCEEDED TO TRANSMIT THE
DOCUMENTS TO COUNSEL, SO HERE WE
ARE TODAY. SO I WILL GO ON TO
KIND OF SUMMARIZE THE SPECIFIC
CHANGES HERE. THEY CAN BE
CATEGORIZED INTO THREE
HIGH-LEVEL CATEGORIES. FIRST
THERE IS TECHNICAL UPDATES AND
FIXES. THESE ENCOMPASS THE MOST
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES THAT HAVE
IMPACT ON FUNDING PROJECTS.
NEXT, THERE IS PROCEDURE
CLARIFICATION. THIS CATEGORY
GENERALLY COVERS POLICY UPDATES
THAT ARE CATCHING UP TO CURRENT
PRACTICE. AND THEN, FINALLY,
THERE ARE OTHER EDITS WHICH
COVERS A LOT OF COMPLIANCE WITH
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. OH IS
WORKING ON POLICY UPDATES ALL
YEAR ROUND, AS I MENTIONED. WE
ARE ALWAYS COLLECTING IDEAS FROM
STAFF AND PARTNERS. IDENTIFYING
OUTDATED POLICIES. RECOMMENDING
CHANGES. AND WORKING TOWARDS
BROADER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I
WILL GO INTO SOME DETAIL NOW ON
SPECIFIC CHANGES. YES. SO
TECHNICAL UPDATES AND FIXES,
WHICH IS A MENTIONED IS THE MOST
SUBSTANTIAL CATEGORY HERE .
FIRST AMONG THOSE, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE SPEND PLAN AND
FINANCIAL MODELING DONE FOR THE
SEVEN YEAR 2023 HOUSING, WE ARE
PROPOSING AN INCREASE PER UNIT
LIMITS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIES. SO THIS
IS THE KIND OF FUNDING THAT O.H.
REPORTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO BUILD
NEW, PERMANENTLY HOMES. THESE
CAPS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS
DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF
BEDROOMS IN FUNDED UNITS. AND WE
ARE RAISING THEM ALL BY $30,000
PER UNIT WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT
HAD BEEN MODELED OUT WHEN WE
PROPOSE THE HOUSING LEVY.
INCREASES TO THESE PER UNIT
FUNDING LIMITS ARE PLANNED FOR
EVERY TWO YEARS. HIGHER
SUBSIDIES IS NEEDED TO ACCOUNT
FOR INFLATION, AS WELL AS
INCREASED COST DEVELOPMENT,
INCLUDING FINANCING, LABOR, AND
MATERIALS. THESE ARE DESCRIBED
IN CHAPTER 4, SECTION 2D, FOR
ANYONE FOLLOWING ALONG AT HOME.
JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR
YOU. SO WITH AUTHORIZATION OF
THE 2023 ORIGINAL PER-UNIT CAPS
FOR HOMEOWNER DEVELOPMENT ARE
$100,000 PER UNIT PER STUDIO.
$120,000 PER UNIT FOR A
ONE-BEDROOM. 140 . $170 FOR A
THREE. AND $180,000 FOR UNITS
WITH FOUR OR MORE BEDROOMS.
AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL
LEVELS WE ARE PROPOSING TO RAISE
THEM BY $30,000 EACH. MOVING ON.
WE ARE ALSO CLARIFYING THE
LANGUAGE DESCRIBING HOUSING LEVY
OPERATING MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICES OR OMS SUBSIDIES PREFER
THE PER-UNIT CAPS ARE APPLIED IN
CHAPTER 3, SECTION 1C. MADE IT
SOUND AS IF THE PER-UNIT CAPS
WERE SET OR WERE PAINTED THE
FIRST YEAR PROJECT OPERATIONS.
THE PER-UNIT CAPS WEREN'T
ACTUALLY DESIGNED TO INCREASE
EACH YEAR FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF
THE LEVY. SO WE JUST TRIED TO
MAKE THAT CLEAR IN WRITING. SO
FOR REFERENCE, THEY WERE
ORIGINALLY $500,415 PER UNIT PER
YEAR. THEY GO UP 4% EVERY YEAR
FOR THE PLANT. IN 2026, THEY ARE
6000 PER YEAR. ALSO, IN CHAPTER
3, SECTION 1B, THE LONGEST
CHAPTER, WE STATED THAT O.H.
PRACTICE VERY RARELY ALLOWING
FOR 15% WENT TO BE CHARGED TO
RESIDENTS'S OF UNITS THERE'S
THE MASS SUBSIDIES. WILL
SUBSIDIES ARE INTENDED TO
SUPPORT UNITS AND HOUSED
RESIDENTS WITH INCOMES AT OR
BELOW 30% AMI, THAT IS GENERALLY
ALMOST UNIVERSALLY THE CASE.
HOWEVER, DUE TO PROJECT
UNDERWRITING, ABOUT HALF OF THE
UNITS ARE REGULATED AT 50% AMI.
SO VERY RARE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE
A RESIDENT WANTED 50% REGULATED
UNITS ACTUALLY HAS AN EFFECTIVE
INCOME OVER 30% AMI, WHEN THIS
HAPPENS IT IS USUALLY BECAUSE
THEY GET SOME SORT OF
EXTRAORDINARY BENEFIT. OFTEN
TIMES FROM THE VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE ALLOWED
PROVIDERS TO CHARGE UP TO 50%
AMI. THIS PRACTICE HAS BEEN
BENEFICIAL TO PROJECTS BECAUSE
THEY VERY RARELY RECEIVE
OFFICIAL SUBSIDIES OR COVER
EVER-INCREASING OPERATING COSTS.
SINCE THEY ARE CHARGING
EXTREMELY LOW RENTS, PRETTY MUCH
ALWAYS HAVE SOME KIND OF GAP
BETWEEN INCOME AND EXPENSE. AT
THE SAME TIME, CHARGING 50%
AMI-LEVEL RENTS TO THESE FOLKS
CAUSES RELATIVELY LEVEL BECAUSE
THEIR INCOMES ARE ACTUALLY A LOT
HIGHER. THIS POLICY CHANGE
SIMPLY MAKES IT CLEARER FOR
HOUSING OPERATORS WHEN O.H. CAN
AND CANNOT CONSIDER. AND THEN
FINALLY IN THIS CATEGORY, WE
CLARIFIED AND SPECIFIED THE
LANGUAGE AROUND RESIDENT IN UNIT
AMI RESTRICTIONS FOR DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS IN THE GENERAL OMS
BUCKET TO BE MORE SPECIFIC TO
FUND SOURCE. TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE
MORE, MANY OMS PROGRAMS ,
FUNDING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES
AND EACH ONE COMES UP WITH THEIR
OWN AND VARYING. SO THESE
CHANGES SIMPLY CLARIFY THOSE
DIFFERENCES. WE MADE CHANGES TO
THE SECTIONS THAT ARE ENTITLED
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. AGAIN, IN
THE LMS CHAPTER IN THE SECTIONS
ON THE OLE MISS SUBSIDY PROGRAM.
RESIDENT SERVICES PROGRAM. AND
THE OPERATING STABILIZATION
PROGRAM.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
THESE ARE PROCEDURE
CLARIFICATION. SO, IN MANY CASES
LANGUAGE IN THE HOUSING FUNDING
POLICIES OR HFP DID NOT
REPRESENT CURRENT REALITY SO WE
MADE CHANGES TO ALIGN WITH
CURRENT PRACTICE. ELIGIBLE USES
IN CLEAR TERMS. POLICIES TO
BETTER REFLECT BETTER O.H. WORK.
SO JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR
YOU. THE HFP HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
MANY YEARS AS STAFF HAVE COME
AND GONE AND PROGRAMS HAVE COME
AND GONE. SO WE HAVE TO UPDATE
IT PERIODICALLY SIMPLY TO
ACCOMMODATE HOW O.H. PROGRAMS
HAVE GROWN AND EVOLVED. AGAIN IN
THE OMS CHAPTER, WE MADE SOME
CHANGES TO IDENTIFY THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVIEW,
CONTRACT RENEWAL, AND INVOICING
PROCESSES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE ALSO UPDATED THE ELIGIBLE USE
OF FUNDS SECTIONS IN THE OMS
CHAPTER 2 ALIGN WITH THE
CONTRACT LANGUAGE. ALSO
CLARIFIED THE LONG-STANDING
ALLOWANCE FOR ADMINISTERED COSTS
OF UP TO PROGRAM. THESE CHANGES
HELP O.H. STAFF DO THEIR JOB
BETTER WITH GREATER CERTAINTY.
WE ALSO CHANGED LANGUAGE AROUND
OPERATING STABILIZATION GRANTS.
WE ALSO KNOW THIS IS URGENT
OPERATING STABILIZATION. THIS IS
ALSO IN CHAPTER 3, SUBSECTION 4.
WITH A COUPLE YEARS OF
ADMINISTERING THESE FUNDS, WE
ADDED MORE SPECIFIC WHICH RUN
ELIGIBLE COSTS SUCH AS INSURANCE
INSECURITY, CLARIFY THE
TERMINOLOGY AROUND THE PROGRAM,
AND UPDATED INTRODUCTORY
LANGUAGE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
THE PANDEMIC. SIMILARLY, WE MADE
SOME CHANGES TO PARTS OF THE
RENTAL HOUSING CHAPTER TWO
BETTER DETAIL ACTUAL PRACTICES
AROUND PREVAILING WAGE AND NOFA,
THAT IS THE NOTICE OF FUNDING
AVAILABLE, PROCESS. WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A SEPARATE DOCUMENT OUTSIDE
OF THE HFP THAT GOES INTO A LOT
MORE DETAIL OR PRACTICES WITH
PREVAILING WAGE. SO IN THE
POLICY WE SIMPLY POINTED OUT
FOLKS NEED TO GO TO THE WEBSITE
TO REALLY GET FULL INFORMATION
ABOUT THAT. AND THEN LIKEWISE,
IN THE NOFA REVIEW PROCESS,
ABOUT 90% OR MORE WAS JUST
WORDING CLEAN UP. BUT WE DID ADD
BY WAY OF NOTE THAT WE , PLACE
VALUE, NOT JUST ON NUMBER OF
UNITS TO BE PRODUCED AS WE ARE
DOING EVALUATIONS, BUT ALSO ON
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THOSE
UNITS CAN HOUSE, WHICH IS KIND
OF A NOD TO OUR SHARED DESIRE TO
GET MORE UNITS WITH MORE
BEDROOMS. AND THEN I WILL MOVE
ONTO THE LAST CATEGORY OF
CHANGES HERE. THIS IS MINOR
EDITS AND CLEANUP. SO JUST --
THIS LAST CATEGORY, PRIMARILY
CLEANING UP LANGUAGE BUT ALSO
SPECIFYING ALIGNING LANGUAGE AND
GENERALLY MODERNIZING THE
DOCUMENT. WE ALSO MADE
TERMINOLOGY CHANGES IN THE OLE
MISS CHAPTER. AGAIN, THAT'S
CHAPTER 3. TO MAKE IT CLEAR
WHICH SPECIFIC PROGRAMS ARE
BEING REFERRED TO. TO EXPLAIN A
LITTLE MORE, WE OPERATE MULTIPLE
PROGRAMS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF
OMS AND IT IS EASY TO GET THEM
MIXED UP. YOU KNOW? BACK IN THE
DAY, THE ONLY OMS PROGRAM WITH
THE OMS SUBSIDY PROGRAM. THAT'S
AN OPERATING SUBSIDY PROGRAM.
BUT THAT WE HAD THREE OTHER
PROGRAMS WE BUCKET UNDER THAT
GENERAL OMS CATEGORY. WE TWEAKED
SOME OF THE WORDS PARTICULARLY
ON THE OMS SUBSIDY PROGRAMS TO
MAKE THAT REALLY CLEAR. THAT'S
ESPECIALLY GOOD BECAUSE AT THE
TERMINOLOGY WE HAVE BEEN USING
IN THE ANF PLAN THE WHOLE TIME.
THE HFP ALSO CONTAINS A
DEFINITION SECTION. THAT'S THE
VERY END OF THE DOCUMENT. I
BELIEVE CHAPTER 11. THAT
INCLUDES A DEFINITION FOR MEDIAN
INCOME. OVER TIME, THAT
DEFINITION, WHICH ALSO MEANS
AMI, HAD COME TO DIFFER FROM THE
DEFINITION THAT IS IN THE LAND
USE CODE. SO SIMPLY PULL THE
DEFINITION FROM THE LAND USE
CODE INTO POLICIES. CONSISTENT
EVERYWHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
THAT. AND THEN THERE WERE ALSO
SOME REFERENCES TO POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES THAT WERE EITHER OUT
OF PLACE OR OBSOLETE. GOOD
EXAMPLE THERE. IN THE RENTAL
HOUSING CHAPTER, THAT'S CHAPTER
2, THERE WAS A SUBSECTION THAT
STATED COULD USE PROPERTIES WE
HAVE INVESTED IN AS SECURITY FOR
OTHER FINANCING FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AS LONG AS
THEY RECEIVED WRITTEN APPROVAL
FROM O.H. SO WE REMOVED THAT
SUBSECTION. TALKING WITH
COLLEAGUES, NO ONE COULD RECALL
AN INSTANCE WHERE WE ACTUALLY
DID THAT NOR CAN ANYONE THINK OF
A SITUATION WHERE WE WOULD
NECESSARILY WANT TO. AND THEN WE
ALSO MADE A WHOLE RAFT OF
CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE HFP TO
MAKE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
THESE CHANGES WERE REALLY QUITE
EXTENSIVE. SO EVERY FOOTNOTE,
USE OF COLUMNS, EVERY EMBEDDED
TABLE HAD TO BE REMOVED AND
REPLACED SOMEHOW. ALSO, THE
SECTION HEADINGS. SOMETHING THAT
SIMPLE NEEDED A LOT OF WORK.
SCREEN READERS. AND THEN FINALLY
THERE'S A LOT OF TYPICAL STUFF.
MISPLACED COMMAS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. EVERY TIME YOU MAKE
CHANGES, WE MORE LITTLE MISTAKES
LIKE THAT.
THAT CONCLUDES WHAT WE HAVE
PREPARED IN THE SLIDES HERE.
AGAIN, MOST OF THESE CHANGES ARE
RELATIVELY MINOR. BUT AS WE
MENTIONED, WE ARE ALWAYS
CONTINUING TO COLLECT AND
TRACKED OTHER POTENTIAL UPDATES.
MANY OF WHICH ARE ALMOST
CERTAINLY GOING TO BE GREATER
SCOPE FOR ENGAGEMENT. WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO RETURNING IN
2028 MORE FOR YOU. THANK YOU,
AGAIN, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION . HAPPY
TO DISCUSS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL AS
ALWAYS TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES TO
SEE WHAT QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE
FOR OUR PRESENTERS TODAY. IS A
WAY FOR PEOPLE'S HANDS TO GET
RAISED, I WILL EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK YOU
ALL DID. THE TECHNICAL CHANGES
AS WELL AS THE VERIFICATIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THIS
PROPOSED UPDATE. COLLEAGUES, DO
WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR OUR
PRESENTERS FROM O.H.? COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN?
>> HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD TO
SEE MY OLD COLLEAGUES. EXCITED
TO HEAR ABOUT THE CHANGE FROM
JUST UNITS TO RESIDENTS.
WONDERING HOW SOME OF OUR OTHER
FUNDING PARTNERS MIGHT ALSO BE
MAKING THAT CHANGE OR NOT. LIKE
HOW DO WE SORT OF SOCIALIZED
THROUGHOUT THE HOUSING INDUSTRY
AND HOW DO WE START TO, WITH OUR
HOUSING EAGLES, WHICH WE ARE
FOCUSED ON UNITS, AT SOME POINT
DO WE TRANSITION THAT TO PEOPLE?
>> WE -- THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER. HAVE
SPOKEN WITH KING COUNTY. LAST
YEAR HAS STARTED TO ALSO -- I
WOULD SAY MAKE A SHIFT BUT AT
THIS CONSIDERATION TO THEIR
CALCULATIONS AROUND PER UNIT,
PER BEDROOM, INVESTMENTS, WHICH
IS A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT. SO
LOOKING AT HOW MUCH YOU ARE
INVESTING AND MAKING SURE YOU
ARE ADDRESSING THOSE
LARGER-SIZED HOMES IS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT. AT LEAST KING COUNTY
IS LOOKING AT THIS. THIS HAS
BEEN PART OF THE MISSION AS WELL
BECAUSE IT HAS IMPACTED SOME
PROJECTS WHERE WE HAVE UNIT
THRESHOLDS AND WHEN WE CONVERT
SINGLE UNIT. SOMETIMES THAT CAN
CHANGE THE NUMBER OF UNITS THERE
IS A PARTICULAR PROJECT EXAMPLE
LAST YEAR WHEN THIS CAME INTO
PLAY AND IT BECAME POINT OF KIND
OF INTENSE CONVERSATION BECAUSE
WE REALLY WANT TO BE SUPPORTING
FAMILY-SIZED HOUSING IN THE
LARGER DEVELOPMENT AND MAKING
SURE WE'RE NOT EXCLUDING THOSE
TYPES OF PROJECTS WITH,
UNINTENTIONALLY, WITH THRESHOLDS
THAT WE SET. THESE ARE
CONTINUING. WE ARE GOING TO BE
TALKING MORE ABOUT THIS WITH OUR
PARTNER FUNDERS. BUT WE ARE
DEFINITELY TAKING THIS ON IN THE
WORK WE ARE DOING TO MAKE THIS
SHIFT OVER THE YEARS AS WE HEAD
INTO 2030 AND THE NEXT HOUSING
LEVY.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS GREAT TO
HEAR. ANYTHING. AND IT IS NOT
NECESSARILY IN THESE POLICIES
PER SE. BUT ANY SORT OF OVERVIEW
YOU CAN GIVE IN TERMS OF THE
STATE OF WHERE WE ARE AT IN
TERMS OF WE ARE HEARING HOUSING
PROVIDERS WHO ARE SORT OF
STRUGGLING WITH OPERATIONAL
COSTS AND SORT OF THE TENSION
WITH, YOU KNOW, NEW PRODUCTION
VERSUS PRESERVATION AND
MAINTENANCE AND ALSO JUST
KEEPING OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS. MAKING SURE THAT THEY
HAVE ROBUST BALANCE SHEETS SO
THAT THEY CAN PRODUCE NEW
HOUSING. WE KNOW LENDERS AND
INVESTORS, IF THEIR BALANCE
SHEETS ARE NOT DOING GREAT,
EITHER THE INTEREST RATES ARE
GOING TO BE HIGHER OR THE
INVESTORS JUST WON'T INVEST.
ANYTHING YOU CAN SHARE IN TERMS
OF, I KNOW THIS IS AN ONGOING
QUESTION, BUT ANY LATEST AND
GREATEST?
>> WE WILL BE SUBMITTING A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
RESPONSE AT THE END OF THIS
MONTH THAT SPEAKS TO THIS TO
SOME EXTENT. BUT WE ARE ALWAYS
STRIVING TO BALANCE OUR
INVESTMENTS. AND WE BELIEVE WE
NEED TO HOUSING. WE SEE HOW
GREAT THE NEED IS. WE NEED NEW
HOUSING AND THERE ARE
EXTRAORDINARY NEEDS WITHIN THE
EXISTING SECTOR AND OUR
INVESTMENTS IN THE PORTFOLIO. WE
ARE TRYING TO BALANCE HOW WE
ADMINISTER OUR FUNDS TO ADDRESS
THE CHALLENGES IN MULTIPLE WAYS.
IT'S DIFFICULT. OUR BUDGET HAS
GROWN. AND COSTS HAVE INCREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY. SO THE DOLLARS DO
NOT SPREAD AS FAR AS THEY USE
TO. IT'S CHALLENGING TO STRIKE
THE RIGHT BALANCE. WE DO THE
BEST THAT WE CAN TO LISTEN TO
PROVIDERS. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
DATA MORE AND MORE. WE ARE
ASKING FOR BETTER QUALITY DATA
SO WE CAN BETTER ASSESS THE
STATE OF OUR PORTFOLIO AND MAKE
SMART DECISIONS WITH OUR
INVESTMENTS. WE HAVE NOT YET
FORMALLY ANNOUNCED OUR 2026
NOFA, BUT WE ARE SIGNALING IT
WILL HAVE A SIMILAR
THREE-CATEGORY STRUCTURE
POTENTIALLY. WE DON'T KNOW FOR
SURE YET BUT THAT HAS BEEN THE
STATE OF INTENT FOR SOME TIME
THAT WE WOULD STRIVE FOR THAT.
CERTAINLY YOU ARE WANTING TO
BALANCE NEW PRODUCTION
INVESTMENTS AND PRESERVATION
INVESTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. ONE LAST QUESTION.
I WAS RAISING THIS QUESTION
EARLIER. WE HAD A PRESENTATION
ON EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
JUST KIND OF AN ONGOING CONCERN
I HAD IN TERMS OF OUR
SEGREGATION ACROSS THE CITY IN
TERMS OF OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES
AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF
CONCENTRATED POVERTY. AND SO I
PUT IT ON THE RADAR FOR
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING. JUST WANT TO PUT
IT ON YOUR RADAR AS WELL. I
THINK I'LL JUST BE INTERESTED
TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S THINGS
WE CAN DO BETTER IN TERMS OF OUR
HOUSING INVESTMENTS TO BE -- TO
COORDINATE WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, IN TERMS OF THEIR SORT
OF LONG-RANGE. I KNOW WE DO SOME
OF THIS IN TERMS OF THEIR
LONG-RANGE AND PLANNING. BUT
SPECIFICALLY THINKING ABOUT MORE
INTEGRATED SCHOOLS AND
ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC
SEGREGATION IN OUR SCHOOLS.
THROUGH SOME OF OUR HOUSING
INVESTMENTS OR OUR LONG-RANGE
SORT OF PLAN. YOU KNOW? IF THERE
WAS ANY DATA ABOUT SORT OF THE,
YOU KNOW, PROS OR CONS OF ONE WE
HAVE CONCENTRATED POVERTY IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, WHETHER THAT'S
OUTCOMES FOR OUR RESIDENTS OR,
YOU KNOW, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
FOR THE STUDENTS. JUST DON'T
REALLY NEED A RESPONSE BUT WANT
TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AS WE
START TO LOOK AT OUR NEXT NOFA
AND ONGOING LONG-TERM .
>> I WILL BRIEFLY RESPOND THEN.
WE DO HAVE TEAM MEMBERS WORKING
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION
HAPPENING ON THE DATA FRONT
THERE. THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT
THE TYPE OF HOUSING THAT
PRODUCES THE MOST STUDENTS IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS OVER
HOUSING. SO THEY ARE USING A
HIGHER PER CAPITA OF STUDENTS
FROM THE TYPE OF HOUSING WE
INVEST IN AND SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND OTHERS. SO THIS
REALLY DOES MATTER. WE STRUGGLE.
WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT OUR
MAPS AND WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS. ABOUT WHERE WE
PLACE OUR INVESTMENTS. WHERE WE
HAVE A LOT OF INVESTMENTS. WE
ARE STRIVING TO SEE NEW PARTS OF
THE CITY WHERE WE DO NOT
HISTORICALLY HAVE A LOT OF
INVESTMENTS. WE HAVE ACTUALLY
TALKED ABOUT THIS AS WELL WITH
OUR PARTNERS AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
HOUSING. THIS IS IMPORTANT. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS YET, BUT
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. WE ARE
TRYING TO DO A BETTER JOB WITH
GEOGRAPHIC INVESTMENTS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE
FANTASTIC QUESTIONS, COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN. COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR FOSTER. AT
THE TOP I WANT TO STATE WHAT AN
INCREDIBLE THING IT IS WE HAVE
HOUSING LEVY. WE HAVE JUMPSTART.
AND TO MHA TO GO BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND AS THE
CHAIR STATED AT THE BEGINNING OF
THIS MEETING, THE REGION'S
LEADING THE COUNTRY IN
AFFORDABLE UNIT PRODUCTION.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE
CELEBRATED. AND I SAY THAT
CELEBRATION ALSO WITH FULL
RECOGNITION OF THE CHALLENGES
THAT ARE FACING OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SECTOR THAT WE OFTEN
UNPACK IN THIS COMMITTEE. AND
ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGES IN THIS
DISCUSSION IS HOW SMALL
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
ARE ABLE TO ACCESS FUNDING
THROUGH OFFICE OF HOUSING. AND,
SPEAKING BROADLY, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE CITIES
AND GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL ARE
ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO
OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS AND FOLKS
WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SECURE
PUBLIC FUNDING TO ADVANCE
PROJECTS. AND, AS WE KNOW IN THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORLD, OFTEN
TIME THE CITY IS FIRST-DOLLAR
IN. OFTEN IS A PREDECESSOR STEP
TO BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK THROUGH
THE COUNTY OR THROUGH
PHILANTHROPY. I KNOW IN MY
OFFICE'S CONVERSATIONS WITH A
NUMBER OF SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS,
THEY ARE BEING DIRECTED TO DO A
NUMBER OF THINGS IN ORDER TO
KIND OF HAVE A CHANCE FROM BEING
TOLD TO PARTNER WITH THE
DEVELOPER. AND WHEN THEY DO,
THEY ARE TOLD TO PICK A
DIFFERENT ONE. BEING ASKED A
NUMBER OF REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS
OF HOW WE CAN TRY TO BE SHOVEL
READY. LEAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
FUNDING TO RECEIVE O.H. DOLLARS.
AT THE SAME TIME BEING TOLD BY
PRIVATE INVESTORS THEY WON'T
GET INVOLVED UNTIL FIRST. THAT
TAKES TIME. WE KNOW IN TIME IN
THIS WORLD COST KEN RICE.
PROPERTY TAXES CAN PILE UP. THE
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CONTINUES TO SOAR. I WORRY ABOUT
THE HARM TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS,
TOO, AS THEY ARE STUCK IN A
PROJECT AND HAVING TO INCUR COST
TO KEEP SOMETHING ALIVE WITHOUT
FUNDING GOING TOWARD BUILDING
HOUSING. SO I UP WITH THAT KIND
OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS ISSUE AS A
PLAN BEFORE US BECAUSE I
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEFORE US.
VERY TECHNICAL CHANGES. I DO
THINK THE TOPIC OF HOUSING
FUNDING POLICIES DOES INVITE US
TO TALK ABOUT HOW OUR INTERNAL
POLICIES ARE GETTING AT SOME OF
THOSE MORE SYSTEMIC PIECES.
BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN AGREE WE
WANT PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE WANT A SYSTEM THAT INITIALLY
MEETING THE NEEDS. I'M
WONDERING HOW MUCH THE POLICIES
BEFORE US IN A TECHNICAL WAY
COULD ADDRESS WERE START
REMEDYING SOME OF THE THINGS I
TOUCHED ON THERE. AND, BROADLY,
HOW WE MIGHT GO ABOUT ADDRESSING
SOMEBODY'S STRUCTURAL CHANGES
MOVING BEYOND JUST THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE US. THAT WAS
MEATY. I KNOW. THANK YOU FOR
INDULGING, CHAIR. ANYTHING YOU
COULD SPEAK TO ON THAT?
>> WE
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
SUCCESSES AND THERE HAVE BEEN
VERY SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES,
ORGANIZATIONS, THAT HAVE BUILT
HOUSING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE AND
NOW HAVE BECOME SOME OF OUR MORE
STANDARD DEVELOPERS THAT ARE
COMING THROUGH AND APPLYING FOR
FUNDING. WE DID LAUNCH THE
COMMUNITY SELF DETERMINATION
BOND WITH THE JUMPSTART
RESOURCES THAT CAME THROUGH,
WHICH WAS INTENDED TO ALLOW A
SEPARATE PATH FOR NEWER
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO
PURSUE OFFICE OF HOUSING FUNDING
BY PARTICIPATING IN A
CAPACITY-BUILDING TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM THAT
WOULD THEN PREPARE THEM TO TAKE
ON A BIGGER PROJECT AND BE ABLE
TO COMPETE FOR OFFICE OF HOUSING
FUNDING WITHOUT A PARTNER,
BECAUSE OUR TYPICAL POLICY IS
YOU MUST HAVE A PARTNERSHIP.
THREE PROJECTS TO COMMIT TO
OFFICE OF HOUSING FUNDING. THE
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND ALLOWS A
DIFFERENT PATH, BUT IT DOES
REQUIRE TIME TO GO THROUGH
UPDATING BYLAWS, WORKING IN YOUR
CAPACITY, MAKING SURE YOU'RE
READY TO TAKE ON SUCH A
SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL
OBLIGATION, AND WORK THROUGH
THAT WHOLE PROCESS. IT'S US.
IT'S THE BANKS. THE OTHER
PUBLIC FUNDERS. IT'S A VERY
SERIOUS PROCESS. THEN OPERATED
FOR 50 YEARS. SO WE TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE
CHANGED OUR POLICIES OF THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS. IT'S STILL
DIFFICULT FOR SOME SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS TO ENTER. SO WE
NEED TO KEEP DOING BETTER. WE
ARE LEARNING STILL FROM THESE
INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND. IT WILL
BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
RESPONSE. THAT DOVETAILS REALLY
NICELY INTO MY NEXT QUESTION
ABOUT SELF-DETERMINATION FUND.
JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF
CLARIFICATION, WAS O.H. ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE FULL AMOUNT OF
ELIGIBLE IN 2025? AND ALSO, JUST
AS A REFRESHER, WHAT IS SUMMER
2026?
>> I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO ON
THE PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED THE
2025 NOFA. ALSO ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS ADMINISTERS
THE TWO MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT
AND CAPACITY BUILDING FUND. SO
THAT DID OCCUR IN 2025. IN 2026,
I BELIEVE AROUND $20 MILLION. WE
CAN ALSO UPDATE YOU WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? OKAY. I THOUGHT I SAW
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S HAND. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK COMING
INTO TODAY. I KNOW WE ARE
FOCUSED ON HOUSING FUNDING
POLICIES. EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU
JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE? I
THINK WE STARTED TO GET IN THIS
TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR COMMENTS
ABOUT THE POLICY SORT OF GOVERNS
THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE OF OMS
DOLLARS. IF SO, TO WHAT EXTENT
THE HFP COVERS THAT?
>> YES.
>> NATHAN, YOU MAY NEED TO HELP
ME HERE. THE PER-UNIT LIMITS ON
ALL MESSAGE EXIST IN THE HOUSING
LEVY. SO I BELIEVE THOSE ARE IN
THE HOUSING PLAN. WE DO NOT HAVE
FORMAL CAPS FOR JUMPSTART OMS.
JUMPSTART OMS IS MEANT TO BE A
GAP FILLER THAT COMES IN AT THE
VERY END WHEN ALL OF YOUR FUND
SOURCES HAVE BEEN COMPETED FOR
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE TRYING
TO BRING EVERY POSSIBLE THING TO
THAT PROJECT TO MAKE IT WORK. SO
JUMPSTART IS FLEXIBLE AND THE
PER-UNIT CONTRIBUTIONS VERY,
ALTHOUGH IN RECENT YEARS THEY
HAVE BECOME QUITE HIGH AS ALL
OTHER FUND SOURCES HAVE BECOME
SUBSCRIBED AND ARE STARTING TO
ATTRACT. SO RECENT PROJECTS,
INCLUDING DESC. VERY EXCITING.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. JUMPSTART
OMS. COVERING NEARLY ALL OF THE
ANNUAL BUDGET THERE. SO IS A
HIGHER PER-UNIT COST THEN WE ARE
ACCUSTOMED TO.
>> I WAS WAITING TO SEE, NATHAN,
IF YOU HAD TO JUMP IN BUT YOU
DID IT . I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
AND IS HELPFUL. YOU TALKED ABOUT
OTHER SOURCES RETRACTING.
ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT ENSURING STABILIZATION AND
STABILIZATION FOR OUR PSH
PROVIDERS. I THINK THAT'S
HELPFUL CONTEXT. THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT NEED THERE. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. OKAY. WE
ARE GOING TO WRAP UP THIS
PORTION. THANK YOU. THIS WAS ON
TODAY'S BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING YOU BACK IN COMMITTEE FOR
FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION AND VOTE
SOON. AND, WITH THAT, WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO. CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM TWO
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO. RESOLUTION
32209. SOLUTION FOR CHARTER
AMENDMENTS. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLERK.
GOING TO INVITE UP TO THE TABLE
JEN FROM CENTRAL STAFF. AND,
JEN, BEFORE I ASK YOU TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF I WILL SHARE
A FEW WORDS. THIS IS THE SECOND
TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS ITEM IN
COMMITTEE. I'M SO FORWARD TO
BRINGING RESOLUTION TODAY.
CHANGES TO THE CHARTER
RECOMMENDED BY THE SEATTLE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER. WE
KNOW THE CHANGES WE ARE
CONSIDERING TODAY WILL HELP
ENSURE THE DEVELOPER DELIVERS ON
THE PROMISE OF PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SEATTLE.
AND WE MAY HAVE ALREADY ALL SEEN
THAT THE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER RECENTLY ANNOUNCED
THEIR PLAN -- ACTUALLY ANNOUNCED
THEIR FIRST ACQUISITION OF A
PROPERTY WITH 150 APARTMENT
UNITS. AND , SINCE THEN, SS HD
HAS RECEIVED APPLICATIONS TO
LIVE IN THE BUILDING WITH THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE
APPLICANTS EARNING 30% OR LESS
AREA MEDIAN INCOME. THAT 30% OR
LESS OF AMI IS A SUBSET OF OUR
POPULATION THAT WE NEED MORE
HOUSING FOR IN PARTICULAR.
ANYTHING BELOW 50% AND BELOW IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. I BELIEVE
THIS FLOOD OF APPLICATIONS
REALLY DEMONSTRATES BOTH THE
RESIDENTS AND SOCIAL HOUSING AS
WELL AS A DIRE NEED FOR MORE
AFFORDABLE UNITS IN OUR CITY.
THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE GOING TO
CONSIDER TODAY STEM FROM NEEDS
OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
IDENTIFIED TO ENSURE THAT THEY
CAN LEVERAGE THEIR EXISTING
BUILDINGS WITH BUILDINGS THEY
ARE GOING TO BE ACQUIRING IN THE
FUTURE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT. IT
IS A COMMON PRACTICE AMONG
HOUSING PROVIDERS AND IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL AS A DEVELOPER
LOOKS TO BUILD AND ACQUIRE NEW
UNITS. WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM
JEN ON SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL
CHANGES THAT ARE ALSO DESIGNED
TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPER GETS OFF
TO THE STRONGEST START. OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL WEEKS AND AFTER
HEARING THE NEED FOR SOME
CHANGES, OUR OFFICE HAS WORKED
REALLY CLOSELY WITH HOUSING
DEVELOPER TO IDENTIFY CHANGES IN
THE CHARTER THAT ARE GOING TO BE
SUCCESSFUL THAT ALIGNED WITH THE
VALUES AND THE GOALS THAT VOTERS
OVERWHELMINGLY DEVELOPED --
VOTED FOR INITIATIVE 135. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
DEVELOPER FOR WORKING WITH US.
SO THESE AMENDMENTS WERE
CONSIDERED AT THE SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING BOARD AT THEIR MAY 5th
MEETING AND THEY VOTED TO
RECOMMEND THE CHANGES THAT ARE
BEFORE US. THE BOARD HAS ALSO
MADE A SMALL TECHNICAL EDITOR
THAT EDITS PASSED AT THE MAY
28th BOARD MEETING. WITH THAT, I
WILL HAND IT OVER TO JEN WHO
WILL WALK US THROUGH SOME SLIDES
THAT TACKLE EACH OF THE
INDIVIDUAL PROPOSED CHANGES.
WELCOME, JEN.
>> JENNIFER, CITY COUNCIL STAFF.
GIVE ME ONE MOMENT TO SHARE THIS
PRESENTATION. THERE WE GO.
THAT'S A LITTLE STRANGE. ALL
RIGHT. WE WILL PROCEED AS IS.
THANK YOU. SO I HAD PROVIDED THE
SAME PRESENTATION PREVIOUSLY SO
BE FAIRLY BRIEF IN MY COMMENTS
HERE. JUST A REMINDER BEFORE THE
ANTICIPATED VOTE. AGAIN, THIS
PRESENTATION IS ON RESOLUTION
32209, WHICH CONTAINS CHANGES TO
THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CHARTER -- DEVELOPER
CHARTER. SOME BACKGROUND.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, IN FEBRUARY
OF 2023, VOTERS PASSED
INITIATIVE 135, WHICH CREATED
THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER. I-135 CONTAINED A
CHARTER AS EXHIBIT-A. UNDER THAT
CHARTER, CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL
IS NEEDED TO REVISE THE CHARTER.
THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
BOARD VOTED ON BOTH MAY 5th --
SORRY. THIS HAS AN ERROR IN IT.
ON BOTH MEH 5th AND MAY 21st,
2026, TO RECOMMEND ALL OF THE
PROPOSED CHANGES THAT ARE FOUND
IN THE ATTACHMENT TO THIS
RESOLUTION. AND SO I WILL STOP
THERE. I AM REALIZING I DIDN'T
UPDATE THE SLIDE. SO THIS UPDATE
A BULLET POINT AT THIS POINT SAY
THAT THE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER BOARD HAS MET TWICE
AND VOTED TWICE. ON MAY 5th AND
MAY 21st. AND, AT THIS POINT,
THE -- THE PROPOSED CHARTER WITH
THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT IS
ATTACHED TO THIS RESOLUTION
MATCHES EXACTLY WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE MADE
BY THE BOARD DURING THIS TWO
BOARD MEETINGS. I AM NOW JUST
GOING TO BRIEFLY REVIEW WHAT THE
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CHARTER
WERE. ONE. THE CHANGES ALLOWED
THE DEVELOPER TO PERFORM SUCH AS
A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR
CORPORATION, WHICH CAN BE USED
TO PURCHASE OR DEVELOP
PROPERTIES, AND ESSENTIALLY
PROTECT SSHD'S ASSETS AGAINST
OTHER TYPES OF SETBACKS. THIS IS
A FAIRLY COMMON PRACTICE IN REAL
ESTATE. WHAT IS KEY IS THE
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
WOULD RETAIN CONTROL OF HOUSING
BY OWNING -- BY BOTH OWNING AND
CONTROLLING THE SINGLE PURPOSE
ENTITY. IT WOULD ALLOW RENTAL
RATES TO BE BASED ON MORE THAN
JUST THE COST OF THE BUILDING
OPERATIONS, WHICH IS WHAT THE
CURRENT LANGUAGE WOULD IMPLY.
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
WANTS THIS FOR CROSS
SUBSIDIZATION OF BUILDINGS ARE
TO BE ABLE TO USE BUILDING
REVENUE TO PAY BACK A BOND THAT
IN THE FUTURE. IT WOULD
FACILITATE THAT SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER PROPERTIES
COULD BE USED AS COLLATERAL FOR
DEBT . UNDER THE CURRENT
LANGUAGE IN THE CHARTER THAT WAS
PART OF I-135. PERPETUITY BY THE
DEVELOPER. FELT THAT WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO FORECLOSE IF NEEDED.
AND THAT WAS PROHIBITING THE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER FROM
BEING ABLE TO ACCESS
CONVENTIONAL FINANCING. SO THIS
CHANGE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO TAKE
ON DEBT AS IS TYPICAL IN REAL
ESTATE. IT ALLOWS THE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER TO CREATE A
CONDOMINIUM STRUCTURE. THE
CHARTER IS VERY CLEAR. IN SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER WILL ALWAYS
OWN AND CONTROL ANY HOUSING
PORTION OF A BUILDING THAT THEY
WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SELL. THEN
SELL A PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
THAT WOULD BE USED FOR COMMUNITY
OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. HOWEVER,
THERE IS ALSO LANGUAGE THAT WILL
CONTROL THE SALES PRICE FOR ANY,
FOR THAT CONDO-IZED COMMERCIAL
PORTION. THE PROPOSED CHANGES
ALSO ESTABLISH THE PROCESS BY
WHICH THE SEVEN SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER POSITIONS THAT
ARE CURRENTLY APPOINTED BY THE
RENTER'S COMMISSION WILL BE
APPOINTED BY THE CONSTITUENCY
ONCE THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER BEGINS OPERATIONS OF A
SOCIAL HOUSING BUILDING. SO,
AGAIN, UNDER THE CHARTER, WE
CURRENTLY HAVE SEVEN POSITIONS
APPOINTED BY THE RENTER'S
COMMISSION. AS BUILDINGS BECOME
OPERATIONAL, THERE WILL BE WHAT
IS CALLED A CONSTITUENCY. THAT
CONSTITUENCY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR APPOINTING THOSE SEVEN
POSITIONS TO THE BOARD. THIS
PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT MORE
DETAIL ABOUT HOW THAT WILL
HAPPEN. IT ILLUMINATES THE
REQUIREMENT THAT THE CONTINGENCY
SELECT AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
BECAUSE IN FACT THE AUDITOR MUST
BE THE STATE AUDITOR. SAID THIS
WAS NOT A NECESSARY PROVISION.
HAS A NEW SECTION RELATED TO
DEFINITIONS AND IT MAKES OTHER
CHANGES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CLARITY. SO, IN TERMS OF
TIMELINE, THIS WAS ALREADY
DISCUSSED AT THE MAY 13th
COMMITTEE AS AN INFORMATION
ITEM. IT HAS NOW BEEN INTRODUCED
AND REFERRED TO THIS COMMITTEE
AND WE ARE HERE TODAY FOR A
VOTE. AND I DISCUSSED THIS AT
OUR LAST MEETING BUT WE WILL
JUST REMIND FOLKS THAT WE ARE
DOING THIS BECAUSE THE CHANGES
IN THE PROPOSED CHARTER MATCH
EXACTLY WITH WHAT THE BOARD HAS
RECOMMENDED. IT IS AN OPTION FOR
COUNCIL TO DO THIS BY OUR
RESOLUTION, WHICH IS TO BE
CHOSEN BY THE SPONSOR AND
BECAUSE OF THAT AMENDMENTS WERE
NOT POSSIBLE. I WILL STOP THERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JEN. AND
LET ME ALSO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION TO YOU FOR ALL THE
WORK YOU DID WITH OUR OFFICE. I
THE DEVELOPER EARLIER. THESE
REALLY IMPORTANT CHANGES OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENCE
THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THIS. AND,
COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE RETURNING
TO FOR QUESTIONS. I WILL
REITERATE SOMETHING I SAID AT
THE BEGINNING AND JEN DID A
GREAT JOB CLARIFYING IN HER
OVERVIEW . THE CHANGE RUN THE
AUDITOR COMPONENT. IT IS NOT
REMOVING ANY ABILITY TO BE
AUDITED. THE EXISTING OTHER
ORDINANCES ON OUR PUBLIC
DEVELOPERS REQUIRE THAT THE
STATE AUDITOR IS THE AUDITOR OF
CHOICE. THERE ACTUALLY IS NO
CHOICE. SO THAT IS WHY THE
CHANGES BEING MADE. IT IS A
TECHNICAL CHANGE JUST REFLECT
THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR COVERING
THAT. COLLEAGUES, I WILL TURN TO
YOU FOR QUESTIONS. AGAIN, I KNOW
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE
HAD THIS IN THE COMMITTEE. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER LIN?
>> QUICK QUESTION. ON PAGE 3 IN
THE REDLINE UNDER "POWERS," IT
SPELLS OUT. IT LOOKS LIKE
PREVIOUSLY SAID ALL POWER
AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC
CORPORATIONS, STATE AND LOCAL
LAW. AND THEN IT SAYS NOW THERE
IS SOME PRECLUDING. MY
INTERPRETATION OF THAT IS ALL
THOSE POWERS, THE PUBLIC
DEVELOPER ALREADY HAD, IT'S
JUST SORT OF CLARIFYING PERHAPS
FOR THE PUBLIC WHAT SOME OF
THOSE POWERS ARE THAT IT ALREADY
HAD. THAT BE YOUR -- WITH THAT
BE CORRECT?
>> THAT IS ALSO MY
INTERPRETATION. YES. JUST
CLARIFYING EXISTING AUTHORITY
THAT THEY ALREADY HAD AND THAT
THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE
HEARD A PUBLIC COMMENT ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE POWER OF
EMINENT DOMAIN. I DON'T THINK
THIS GIVES THE POWER OF EMINENT
DOMAIN, BUT CURRENTLY UNDER OUR
MUNICIPAL CODE, IT TALKS ABOUT
THEY COULD ASK, BASICALLY, THE
CITY TO TRANSFER SOME PROPERTY
AND WHETHER IT IS REQUIRED TO
PURCHASE OR EMINENT DOMAIN.
AGAIN, THEIR ABILITY TO ASK US
TO TAKE ACTION, THAT IS A POWER
THAT THEY ALREADY HAD. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> YOU KNOW, I AM NOT FAMILIAR
WITH THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
AROUND EMINENT DOMAIN. I DO NOT
WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT AT THIS
POINT IN TIME.
>> BUT THE POWERS THAT PDAS
HAVE. AGAIN, WE THINK THEY
ALREADY HAD THOSE POWERS. WE ARE
JUST SORT OF POINTING TO THE
CODE SECTIONS THAT PDA'S EXIST
UNDER OUR CODE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION,
COUNCIL MEMBER LIN. COLLEAGUES
FROM ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON
THIS ITEM BEFORE WE PROCEED TO A
VOTE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HEY, THANK YOU THERE, CHAIR
FOSTER. JUST A QUICK
APPRECIATION FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS. I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. I KNOW WE HEARD IT IS
HE COMMITTEE AND ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU ARE DOING WITH SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER. UNDERSTAND
JUST TO CLARIFY. I KNOW I HAD A
MEETING WITH CENTRAL STAFF TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER STUFF THAT
I WANT TO WORK ON AND
COLLABORATE WITH YOUR OFFICE BUT
I KNOW TODAY THIS IS AN UP OR
DOWN VOTE. SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THIS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK
GETTING US TO THIS POINT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. EVERY TIME I
RETURN FOR QUESTIONS, I WILL DO
ONE FINAL ONE JUST TO SEE,
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE
WE PROCEED TO A VOTE? OKAY.
FANTASTIC. I WILL JUST MAKE ONE
FINAL COMMENT IS THE SPONSOR OF
THIS RESOLUTION. I'M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THESE CHANGES. I
THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY .
RESETTING FOR SUCCESS WITH THESE
TECHNICAL CHANGES AS WELL AS
WITH THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION
WE'VE APPROACHED THIS WORK
WITH. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONDO-IZATION
. CREATE FANTASTIC PUBLIC SPACES
ARE HAVE GROUND-FLOOR
COMMERCIALS WERE THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THAT OPENS
UP. I THINK THAT IS ALIGNED WITH
WHAT WE ARE MOVING ACROSS A
TOWARDS OUR CITY AS WE THINK
ABOUT THE NEED FOR AFFORDABILITY
TO COEXIST. SO REALLY THRILLED
TO BE BRINGING THESE FORWARD AND
I WILL BE MOVING THIS FORWARD
FOR A VOTE TODAY. SO I MOVED
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32209. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
ASK THREE TIMES. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLL TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32209?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR EDDIE LIN?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR VOTES
IN FAVOR.
>> FANTASTIC. RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED . SENT TO THE JUNE 16th,
2026, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY?
ALL RIGHT. THIS CONCLUDES A JUNE
10th, 2026, MEETING OF THE
HOUSING, ARTS, & CIVIL RIGHTS
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT SCHEDULED
MEETING IS JUNE 24th. AGAIN,
YOUR REMINDER THAT WE WILL BE
VIRTUAL