HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2019-05-06 Item 2B - Proclamation - Affordable Housing Week - May 12-18Office of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, all people should have access to safe, healthy, and affordable 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 2019 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, I, Allan Ekberg, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby proclaim
May 12 — 18, 2019
Affordable Housing Week
in the City of Tukwila to raise public awareness of this serious issue.
Presented this sixth day of May, 2019.
Allan Ekberg, Mayo,