CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program ("CHHIP"), a public corporation chartered by The City of Seattle; authorizing the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations to enter into agreements with King County, the cities of Bellevue, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Redmond, Renton, SeaTac, Shoreline, and Tukwila to permit CHHIP to exercise its chartered authority in such jurisdictions; authorizing the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations, after receiving authorization by resolution, to enter into future agreements with other cities located in King County consenting to a request from CHHIP to exercise its chartered authority in such city; and extending the City's powers, authorities and rights regarding public corporations and authorities beyond the city limits for the projects within CHHIP's chartered authority.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle chartered the Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program ("CHHIP") in 1976 and its current purpose is to assist homeowners, property owners, residential tenants, and residents of the Capitol Hill community and other such areas as approved by the CHHIP Board of Directors in preserving, improving, and restoring the quality of their homes, property, and neighborhood, and to provide additional housing, cultural, social, and economic opportunities and facilities; and
WHEREAS, CHHIP has a long history of successfully fulfilling its purpose both inside and outside its Capitol Hill boundaries; and
WHEREAS, for example, in 2009 The City of Seattle entered into an agreement with King County to authorize CHHIP to partner with Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association to secure tax credits equity necessary for the SOPI Village affordable housing project in unincorporated King County; and
WHEREAS, an important component of CHHIP's mission is to facilitate and provide safe and ...
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