CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to funding for housing and community development programs; adopting the 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (“Plan”) and authorizing its submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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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 Mayor has proposed the 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (“Plan”), including the 2024 Annual Action Plan, and has requested that the City Council adopt the Plan and authorize its submission to HUD; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Annual Action Plan draft included in the 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan will be revised based on HUD’s notification to the City of the final 2024 federal grantee allocations and adopted by a separate ordinance in 2024, which will make necessary changes to the City’s 2024 adopted budget and authorize submission to HUD of the final 2024 Annual Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the anticipated 2024 grant revenues contained in the 2024 draft Annual Action Plan are placeholder amounts based on the 2023 final grant awards; and
WHEREAS, a draft version of the Plan was released for public view and comment in the summer of 2023 and a public hearing is expected on September 26, 2023, at the Public Safety & Human Services Committee; 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; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Seattle City Council adopts the 2024-2028 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 Plan, 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 2024 Annual Action Plan is subject to sufficient appropriations. 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. 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 the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2023, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2023.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2023.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development