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II 1I T ° E° TII N <br />The City of Tukwila's 2014 Housing Element Background Report assesses the City's past housing efforts, analyzes <br />current and future trends, and explores opportunities to preserve existing and develop new housing for all residents. <br />This background report examines the success of the City in meeting its housing goals. These goals were originally <br />formulated and recommended to the City by the Tukwila Tomorrow committee, and established in the 1995 <br />Comprehensive Plan. The 1995 goals were reviewed and amended in 2004 during the last Comprehensive Plan <br />update. This report also provides data analysis that will inform new or amended goals and policies regarding housing <br />development in Tukwila over the next twenty years. Finally, this Background Report establishes a quantifiable and <br />reproducible baseline from which to evaluate the City's future success at meeting its obligation to the region's <br />housing needs. <br />Tukwila's obligations toward regional housing are described in the King County Countywide Planning Policies <br />(amended December 2012) and the statewide Growth Management Act (GMA) Housing Goal. The GMA's housing <br />goal includes to: 1) Encourage the availability of affordable housing to all economic segments of the population of <br />this state; 2) Promote a variety of residential densities and housing types; 3) Encourage preservation of existing <br />neighborhoods. <br />The State, County, and City goals and policies address quantitative and qualitative aspects of housing. Quantitatively, <br />the City must provide the regulatory capacity for 4,800 housing units to be built between 2006 and 2031. In 2012, <br />Countywide Planning Policies eliminated the requirement for each City to have a specific number of affordable units, <br />recognizing that housing markets don't follow jurisdictional boundaries and that all jurisdictions need to meet the <br />housing needs of all economic and demographic groups. However, the need to plan for and promote a range of <br />affordable, accessible, and healthy housing choices remains. <br />Qualitatively, the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan is guided by four main objectives: <br />1. To improve and sustain residential neighborhood quality and livability, <br />2. To redevelop and reinvigorate Tukwila International Boulevard, <br />3. To redevelop and reinvigorate the industrial uses along East Marginal Way, <br />4. To develop a thriving Urban Center as a true regional concentration of employment, housing, shopping, and <br />recreational opportunities. <br />The City's 2012 Strategic Plan includes five goals that describe Tukwila's desired future, including two that relate <br />directly to housing. Goal one is "a community of inviting neighborhoods and vibrant business districts" and goal two, <br />"a solid foundation for all Tukwila residents," which includes as an objective, "Encourage maintenance, <br />improvements, and diversity in the City's housing stock ". <br />This report is the City's second assessment of success at implementing its 20 year goals and policies. The background <br />work for the Comprehensive Plan update done in 2004 used primarily 2000 Census data. The 2010 U.S. Census data <br />provides information on this decade of change. This census information along with information from the King County <br />4 <br />