HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-05-14 Proclamation - Affordable Housing WeekWHEREAS, all people should have access to safe, healthy, and alTordable homes within
communities of opportunity; and
WHEREAS, studies have found that each $ 100 increase in median rent results in a 15% increase in
homelessness in metro areas and a 39% increase in homelessness in nearby suburbs and rural areas;
and
WHEREAS, the combined cost burden of housing plus transportation can be substantially reduced by
locating affordable housing opportunities in proximity to transit; and
WHEREAS, the All Home community aims to make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time; and
WHEREAS, the Association of Washington Cities determined that Human Services, Homelessness,
and Affordable Housing were critical priorities for the 2016 Legislative Session; and
WHEREAS, communities throughout King County are participating in local Affordable Housing
Week efforts to inform the public of the critical need to preserve and/or increase affordable housing
in our communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila recommits itself to ensuring that our community thrives with
opportunity, and that all people in it live with dignity in safe, healthy, and affordable homes;
NOW THEREFORE, 1, Councilmember Kate Kruller, on behalf of Allan Ekberg, Mayor of
the City of Tukwila, do hereby proclaim May 14 — 21, 2017
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in the City of Tukwila to raise public awareness of this serious issue.
Presented this 15 Ib day of May, 2017.