2018-03-27 Community Development and Neighborhoods Minutes

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City of Tukwila City Council Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 27, 2018 5:30 p.m. Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Kate Kruller, Chair, Kathy Hougardy, Zak Idan Staff: David Cline, Jack Pace, Stacy Hansen, Minnie Dhaliwal, Jay Wittwer, Laurel Humphrey (by phone) Guest: Kathleen Hosfeld & Rand Redlin, Homestead Community Land Trust; Marty Kooistra, Housing Development Consortium CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kruller called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I.BUSINESS AGENDA There was consensus to consider the Riverton Cascade Development as the first order of business. Development Agreement with Homestead Community Land Trust for the Riverton Cascade A. Development Staff is seeking Committee direction on a development agreement with Homestead Community Land Trust for an affordable housing project of 18 compact single- family homes on the Riverton Park United Methodist Church property at the intersection of Military Road South and South 140 Street in the Cascade View neighborhood. Homestead th partners with qualifying homeowners who make 50-80% of area median income, and leases land to the homeowner while the homeowner pays for the home. The proposal is to build 18 compact single-family, 3-4 bedroom, energy efficient homes ranging from 1385-1500 square feet on a 1.43 acre lot, including 32 total onsite parking spaces and 10 shared spaces on the church property. The development agreement would flexibility in the lot size and parking requirements and this project could serve to inform a housing options program under which no projects were built and has since expired. Representatives from Homestead addressed the Committee about their organizational mission and methods. The project did not get Housing Trust Fund grant money, but a finished development agreement is expected to help secure future funding opportunities. Developments like these can also benefit the community by providing appropriately priced homes to those in the 50-80% range, freeing up homes at the lower end of the affordability range to families who need them. Councilmembers asked questions about how this project can or if it should specifically benefit Tukwila families. Some jurisdictions have legislation stating that displaced residents can have priority, but this can be tricky with regard to fair housing law. Another solution is to specifically target the local community through marketing. Ms. Hosfeld stated that there are 60 Tukwila families on their waiting list already. Councilmember Idan asked if Sharia compliant mortgages will be compatible with the development, and Ms. Hosfeld replied that there would be no prohibition on them.