2019-08-27 Community Development and Neighborhoods Minutes

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City of Tukwila City Council Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes August 27, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: De'Sean Quinn, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Verna Seal Staff: David Cline, Minnie Dhaliwal, Jack Pace, Derek Speck, Craig Zellerhoff, Rick Still, Warren Orr, Laurel Humphrey, Meredith Sampson Guest: Patience Malaba, Housing Development Consortium CALL TO ORDER: Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESS AGENDA Consensus existed to postpone item C, Board and Commission Appointment Process, until the next meeting. A. Lodging Tax Applications Staff is seeking Council approval of two applications from the City of Tukwila for lodging tax funds: $5,000 for the Seattle Sports Commission's 2020 Region Ready Conference and $10,000 for an International Food Truck Rally 2.0. Funds will be sued for sponsorship of these events and received approval of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA. B. Ordinance & Resolution: House Bill 1406 Staff is seeking Council approval of legislation that will authorize retention of a portion of sales tax revenue to be used toward local investments in affordable housing, pursuant to House Bill 1406 approved in the 2019 legislative session. HB 1406 provides local governments a mechanism to address affordable housing serving those at or below 60% of area median income, with revenue available for: acquiring, rehabilitating or constructing affordable housing, operations and maintenance of new or supportive housing, or rental assistance for tenants. To begin collecting the revenue, the City Council must pass a resolution of intent, adopt an ordinance, and notify the Department of Revenue. Tukwila's expected revenue without a qualifying tax is $162,046, and approximately $324,093 with a qualifying tax (i.e. affordable housing levy, sales and use tax for housing and related services, sales tax for chemical dependency and mental health). The legislation prepared by staff will allow the City to move forward with the process and does not presume any decisions about the use of the funds. Councilmember Seal noted that she serves on the South King Housing & Homelessness Partners Executive Board, and discussions there are focused on the member cities pooling their HB 1406 revenues toward collective solutions.