CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION designating the Mount Baker McClellan Street Redevelopment Opportunity Zone pursuant to RCW 70.105D.150(1) and making findings in support of such designation.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda report found that Seattle is experiencing "a housing affordability crisis unlike any Seattle has experienced since the Second World War" and affordable housing is one of the most significant challenges facing Seattle; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor set out an ambitious goal to create 50,000 new units of housing over the next 10 years, comprised of 30,000 market rate units and 20,000 affordable units; and
WHEREAS, Mount Baker Housing Association (MBHA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit housing provider and developer with plans to build affordable and market rate housing consistent with the City's goals for more housing choices and transit-oriented development in the Mount Baker urban village; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature has provided new tools to encourage and fund the development of brownfield properties under the state's cleanup law, the Model Toxics Control Act, chapter 70.105D RCW; and
WHEREAS, one of the new tools provided by the Legislature under RCW 70.105D.150(1) authorizes local governments to designate geographic areas within their jurisdiction as Redevelopment Opportunity Zones (ROZ) if the zone meets applicable criteria; and
WHEREAS, a designated ROZ authorizes property owners within the ROZ to apply for and receive grant monies from the Washington State Department of Ecology's ("Ecology") State Toxics Fund for investigation and cleanup of brownfield properties (contaminated, underutilized properties); and
WHEREAS, Ecology has set aside and requested funding to provide to MBHA to implement environmental cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield properties within the ROZ; and
WHEREAS, MBHA requests that The City of Seattle designate a Mount Baker McCl...
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