CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to low-income housing; accompanying an ordinance requesting the 2023 Housing Levy Renewal and providing further direction regarding reporting and implementation of the programs to be funded by such levy and other housing funds.
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WHEREAS, since 1981 Seattle voters have approved six ballot measures to provide affordable housing for low-income residents; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Housing (OH) strives to affirmatively further fair housing for the City of Seattle, increase and preserve the supply of affordable homes, and ensure access to safe, healthy housing for residents living with very low incomes and residents experiencing homelessness; and
WHEREAS, all of the prior housing levy measures have met or exceeded established production goals for units developed and households assisted; and
WHEREAS, the Market Rate Housing Needs and Supply Analysis conducted by the Office of Planning and Community Development in partnership with BERK Consulting in 2021 found that Seattle lacked approximately 29,710 safe, sanitary, and appropriate rental homes affordable to households earning 50 percent or less of area median income (AMI); and
WHEREAS, the King County Growth Management Planning Council projects that Seattle will need approximately 70,726 more housing units, including roughly 15,024 units of permanent supportive housing (PSH), to meet the needs of residents with incomes at or below 80 percent of AMI by 2044; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to meet the need for affordable housing, the Mayor proposes an approximately $970 million, seven-year low-income housing levy ("2023 Housing Levy"); and
WHEREAS, social equity has been one of the core values guiding The City of Seattle's ("City") Comprehensive Plan since its adoption in 1994, and the displacement of longtime residents and community anchors undermines the City's commitment to equity; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that housing instability and ...
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