CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to funding for housing and community development programs; adopting the 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (“Plan”) and authorizing its submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); authorizing acceptance of grant funds from HUD for programs and activities included in the Plan; amending Ordinance 124496, which adopted the 2014 Annual Action Plan to the 2014-2017 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, to repurpose funds to the Office of Economic Development; amending Ordinance 125493, which amended the 2018 Budget (Ordinance 125475); and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has required each local jurisdiction seeking certain federal assistance to provide an annual action plan for its current Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, which guides the allocation of funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Annual Action Plan of The City of Seattle’s (“City”) 2014-2017 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, as adopted by Ordinance 124496, includes $128,403 of under-expended funds; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has proposed the 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (“Plan”), including the 2018 Annual Action Plan, and has requested that the City Council adopt the Plan and authorize its submission to HUD; and
WHEREAS, a draft version of the Plan was released for public view and comment in the fall of 2017 and again in the summer of 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Plan was developed with input from a number of publicly vetted needs assessments and policy documents, and the Plan has been available for public review and comment for 30 days prior to submittal to HUD; and
WHEREAS, the Plan summarizes Seattle’s affordable housing and community development needs and identifies the City’s strategies to partially address those needs using funds from HUD; and
WHEREAS, the grant awards that have been announced from HUD for the 2018 CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA programs differ from the authorization levels for these grants made in the 2018 Adopted Budget necessitating adjustments to those authorization levels; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Seattle City Council adopts the 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (“Plan”), attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director of Human Services (“Director”) or their designees are authorized to submit the adopted 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, together with any necessary supplementary material, to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the application by The City of Seattle (“City”) for financial assistance under certain HUD programs; to represent the City in seeking HUD approval of the Plan; to make and submit to HUD such modifications to the Plan as HUD may require, provided that no substantial policy changes are involved; and to sign and deliver on behalf of the City such assurances and certifications as may be necessary to obtain HUD approval. The Director or Director’s designee is further authorized to make such technical and conforming changes to the Plan as may be deemed reasonably necessary, and to amend the Plan, if necessary or appropriate under federal regulations, to reflect funding of specific activities, final appropriations in any Adopted Budget or amendments to an Adopted Budget, or changes in activities that are consistent with the policies and priorities established in the Plan. Any substantial amendment as defined by the Citizen Participation Plan of the Consolidated Plan shall require approval of the City Council by ordinance or resolution.
Section 3. The allocations set forth in the Plan do not constitute appropriations and are not final decisions to undertake any project or to award any subgrant or contract. The authority of the respective City departments and offices to implement the activities set forth in the 2018 Annual Action Plan is subject to sufficient appropriations in the City’s 2018 Adopted Budget, as amended by this ordinance or in any separate ordinance. Implementation of any specific project or program is also subject to a final determination by the appropriate office or department after completion of any necessary review under environmental and related laws. No part of the Plan is intended to confer any legal rights or entitlements on any persons, groups, or entities.
Section 4. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee is authorized to execute, deliver, and perform for and on behalf of the City such agreements as are reasonably necessary to accept financial assistance from HUD for the following grant programs up to the maximum amounts listed below:
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) |
$9,488,150 |
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HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) |
$3,298,415 |
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Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) |
$2,302,251 |
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Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) |
$796,553 |
A. CDBG funds, when received, shall be deposited into the General Fund (00100), Park and Recreation Fund (10200), Human Services Fund (16200), Low Income Housing Fund (16400), and Office of Housing Fund (16600).
B. HOME funds, when received, shall be deposited into the Low-Income Housing Fund (16400) and Office of Housing Fund (16600).
C. HOPWA and ESG funds, when received, shall be deposited into the Human Services Operating Fund (16200).
D. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee is further authorized to execute and deliver such other documents relating to the agreements as may be required.
Section 5. Contingent on receipt of the above-referenced grants, the appropriations for the following items in the 2018 Adopted Budget are increased for the funds shown, as follows:
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Item |
Fund Name and Number |
Department |
Budget Summary Level |
Amount |
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5.1 |
General Fund (00100) |
Office of Economic Development |
Business Services (BO-ED-X1D00) |
$160,220 |
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5.2 |
Human Services Fund (16200) |
Human Services Department |
Addressing Homelessness (BO-HS-H3000) |
$730,965 |
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5.3 |
Low Income Housing Fund (16400) |
Office of Housing |
Multifamily Housing (BO-HU-3000) |
$809,944 |
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Total |
$1,701,129 |
Section 6. Unspent funds appropriated in this ordinance shall carry forward to subsequent fiscal years until they are exhausted or abandoned by ordinance. In accordance with RCW 35.32A.060, the appropriations in Section 5 of this ordinance are made to meet actual necessary expenditures of the City for which insufficient appropriations have been made due to causes which could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of the making of the 2018 Budget.
Section 7. Execution of the agreements authorized in Section 4 of this ordinance, and other acts pursuant to the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance, are ratified and confirmed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by a 3/4 vote of all the members of the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2018, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2018.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2018.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2018.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development