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City Council Community Affairs and Parks Committee
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKS COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
December 12, 2016 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall
Councilmembers: De'Sean Quinn, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Thomas McLeod
Staff: David Cline, Stacy Hansen, Jack Pace, Laurel Humphrey
Guests: Joy Scott, Housing Development Consortium Seattle - King County; Judith
White, Legislative Action Team serving the Manufactured /Mobile Home
Community in Advocacy
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENT
II. BUSINESSAGENDA
A. Source of Income Discrimination Legislation
In response to a previous Committee request, Staff is seeking further direction to develop a
draft "source of income discrimination" (SOID) ordinance for Committee and Council review in
2017. In a competitive housing market like ours, families and individuals receiving housing
subsidies can be subjectto discrimination. SOID legislation is a mechanism to prevent landlords
from denying tenancy to renters based upon subsidized sources of income such as Section 8
vouchers. Some cities have chosen to focus only on Section 8 while others expand the definition
of income to include additional sources such as Social Security and veterans housing vouchers
(VASH). Agencies in Washington State that have enacted SOID legislation are King County,
Renton, Redmond, Kirkland, Tumwater, Bellevue, Seattle, and Vancouver, and the Kent City
Council has just initiated the process. Committee members spoke in favor of such a law in
Tukwila and requested that staff return in 2017 with a more detailed proposal that addresses
multiple sources of income. The Committee also requested additional information in 2017
regarding legislation that would require earlier notice to tenants of significant rent increases.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL TO DEVELOP DRAFT ORDINANCE.
B. 2016 Community Affairs and Parks Work Plan
Committee members reviewed the work done in CAP this year. Chair Quinn thanked his fellow
committee members for the hard work on challenging issues, and acknowledged that staff
made adjustments along the way to response to emerging issues and requests. He recognized
that Tukwila needs to continue or increase efforts to respond quickly to regional and local
challenges. Committee members and guests also discussed the issue of protecting housing for
manufactured /mobile home tenants. Ms. White stated that there are two bills before the
legislature concerning added protections. City staff and Council will continue to monitor the
issue. DISCUSSION ONLY.
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III. MISCELLANEOUS
Adjourned 6.22 p.m.
e* Committee Chair Approval
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