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Home My WebLink AboutESJ 2024-06-06 Agenda PacketTukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Equity and Social Justice Commission meeting will be held on June 6, 2024, at 5:30PM. Join the meeting video on your computer or mobile app: Click here to join the meeting Participate in the meeting by phone: 253-292-9750, Phone Conference ID: 986 969 249# For in -person, please join us at 5:30PM Tukwila City Hall, 6200 Southcenter Blvd, Tukwila, WA 98188 For assistance during the meeting, please call Jo Anderson, Equity and Social Justice Staff Liaison, at 206-658-7849 MEETING AGENDA Thursday, June 6, 2024 — 5:30PM Call to Order II Introduction (2 minutes) III Approval of Agenda (2 minutes) IV Approval of Minutes, May 2, 2024 (2 minutes) V Written Public Comments VI Business Items Icebreaker Activity for Commissioners to Continue to Get to Know One Another COMMISSION ACTION ITEM: Learn more about the Commissioners. • City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan & Housing — Nancy Eklund, Long Range Planning Supervisor and Neil Tabor, Senior Planner • COMMISSION ACTION ITEM: Commissioners will receive a presentation and engage in Q&A on the Comprehensive Plan, including housing related updates and future projects. • 2024 ESJC Workplan Tasks and Updates, including Board & Commission Equity Training Debrief and Upcoming June Events Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 2024 Priority Relationship -building in the community: Learn What is Happening in the Community Amplify ESJCs Community Presense Awareness, Forums, Trainings: Racial Restrictive Covenants Comprehensive Plan Elements In Partnership with EPIC, Enforce Equity Policies: Prioritize Local Hires Drill Into the Equity Toolkit Board & Commissions: Equitable Recruitment Equity Policy Accountability COMMISSION ACTION ITEM: Continue working on 2024 Priorities. VII Miscellaneous • EPIC Report VIII Adjournment Tukwila Comprehensive Plan & Housing Equity & Social Justice Committee June 6, 2024 Overview • Comprehensive Plan Update • Housing Related Updates & Future Projects • HB 1110 and HB 1293 • Multifamily Standards • Black Home Initiative • Future Housing Related Work • Discussion Comprehensive Plan Timeline Completed • Public Hearing of Draft Goals and Policies • Held on 3/14/2024 • Met with the City Council on initial intro to comprehensive plan review Upcoming • City Council review of Plan Elements on 7/15/24 and 8/19/24 • Public Hearing of Draft Plan before City Council on 9/23/24 In the Works • Incorporating Planning Commission and Public Comments • Finishing Element Background Reports and Implementation Strategies • Regulatory review of the update with county, regional, and state agencies Community Outreach Summary • Staff has conducted extensive engagement with the public including, but not limited to: • Open houses at various points of the process • Online engagement hub • Contracting with key community groups • Stakeholder interviews • Housing Preferences survey • Presentations to community groups • Tabling at community events Community Outreach Summary Concerns consistently raised included: • housing costs • housing that meets household needs (i.e., # of bedrooms) • safety • environmental pollution • climate change • tree retention and environmental protection • transit availability • job creation • parking availability • long-term financial stability. Middle Housing • HB 1110 requires jurisdictions such as Tukwila to allow a variety of types of Middle Housing on lots zoned predominantly for residential use. • The City must allow at least 6 of the following 9 Middle Housing Types, which include: • Stacked Flats • Duplexes • Triplexes • Fourplexes • Fiveplexes • Sixplexes • Townhomes • Courtyard Apartments • Cottage Homes Middle Housing (continued) • HB 1110 requirements also limit: • How middle housing products can be reviewed for design • Regulations applied beyond those required for single-family homes • Parking (please refer to attached parking map) • Development Fees • Must be adopted by Mid-2025 Residential Design • HB 1293 requires jurisdictions to adopt clear and objective design standards • These requirements currently conflict with numerous design manuals and other subjective standards in the City's Zoning Code • Must be adopted by Mid-2025 Upcoming Middle Housing & Design Work • Developing Middle Housing Standards and Regulations • Getting input from the community on draft standards and regulations • Creating and adopting standards that benefit the community, and provide more opportunities for homeownership, work for developers' bottom line, and comply with state requirements • More information on general considerations for regulatory reform can be found in the BHI Policy Brief: Local Regulatory Reform for Affordable Homeownership Black Home Initiative • https://www.blackhomeinitiative.org/the-work • (Video on bottom of page) • Please see the Executive Summary of the Washington State Covenant Homeownership Program Study for more information the implementation of HB 1474 Future Housing Related Projects • Multifamily Zoning Standards • Code Streamlining • Parking Standards • STEP Housing (emergency Shelters, Transitional housing, Emergency housing, and Permanent supportive housing) Discussion & Feedback Reach us at: 2044CompPlan@TukwilaWA.gov Nancy Eklund, AICP Long Range Planning Supervisor Nancy.Eklund@TukwilaWA.gov (206) 433-7141 Neil Tabor, AICP Senior Planner Neil.Tabor@TukwilaWA.gov (206) 431-3659 i Local Regulatory Reform for Affordable Hnmtiwntrship Policy Brief for Local Elected Officials Rising housing costs increasingly put homeownership out of reach for low- and moderate -income households. Fortunately, city leaders can support simple reforms to help increase affordable homeownership options in their communities. Each strategy below can help, but combined they will be even more effective. Seven strategies to create more affordable ownership housing in your city: 2 3 4 Reduce Minimum Lot Sizes Middle Housing Code Audit Embrace Unit Lot Subdivision Invest in Permit Desk Staffing 6 7 Adjust Parking Requirements Go Easy on Impact Fees Allow Clusters Duplex Cottages Townhomes Middle housing: modern starter homes Housing costs are high for two key reasons: 1) there aren't enough homes, so the price of those on the market becomes inflated, and 2) the homes that are built tend to be oriented towards the wealthiest customers. It's hard for a city to address #1 on its own because scarcity is a statewide problem. But cities do get to influence #2 by choosing what types of homes to allow and encourage in their city limits: high - cost housing aimed at wealthy households, or more economical housing aimed at the working and middle class. Around the country cities are looking to middle housing — buildings like townhouses, cottages, duplexes, and small -lot houses — to create modern starter homes for a new generation of first-time home buyers. These types of homes have been illegal in most neighborhoods for decades, as housing costs have spiraled upwards. Middle housing spreads costs out over multiple units, creating more affordable ownership and rental options in a variety of formats that can be well -suited to parents with kids, single adults, couples, or multi -generational families. Why support homeownership? Homeownership offers a few unique advantages to middle and working-class households that are not available through the rental market. Stability. A mortgage payment is a consistent cost that a household can plan around. While rents can be more affordable in the short-term, they rise unpredictably with inflation and changes in the housing market. Wealth building. The opportunity to invest housing payments into a long-term investment is the most feasible way for many working and middle-class households to build wealth. Household wealth creates a safety net that can blunt the impact of emergencies and provide the foundation for retirement. Anti -displacement. Too often, when communities invest in urban amenities like high -capacity transit or parks, vulnerable populations that would benefit the most are displaced by rising rents. Homeownership enables community members to remain in place and enjoy the benefits of improvements they helped to bring about. Black Home Initiative Seven strategies to create more affordable ownership housing 1 3 4 Reduce Minimum Lot Sizes One zoning rule that can significantly increase the cost of owning a home is minimum lot size. Since land makes up a big part of the cost of any home, requiring a large amount of land with the purchase can only inflate that cost. Reducing the required minimum lot size in low -intensity (i.e. single-family) zones creates flexibility for lower cost homes. Middle Housing Code Audit There are often unseen barriers that make it difficult or impossible to build middle housing, even if it is technically allowed under your city's zoning. Talk with local builders and planning staff about barriers your code creates like extra fees, complex public works standards, burdensome permitting requirements, or other potential barriers that could stymie middle housing construction in your city. Embrace Unit -Lot Subdivision "Unit lot subdivision" allows a household to buy one of several homes that share a "parent lot". This lot must be developed under normal development regulations like setbacks and minimum lot size, but these rules don't apply to the subsidiary "unit lots". Because unit lot subdivision helps reduce the land costs for each home, it is an excellent tool to support affordable homeownership. It works well for townhouses and cottages and offers an alternative to condominiums, which have become less popular with builders due to lawsuit risk. Zoning is just the tip of the regulatory iceberg. Unit Lots A 6 C Parent lot Invest in Permit Desk Staffing Before building a home a developer must get planning, public works, fire, and utilities permits. This process is essential to ensure the project is safe, but it can be slow, and it often prioritizes single -unit projects at the expense of more affordable multi -unit projects. Cities should make sure permit desks are well staffed to avoid expensive delays, consider lower permitting fees for more affordable projects, and review processes for undue preference given to higher -cost housing types. Black Home Initiative 5 6 7 Adjust Parking Requirements There isn't anything wrong with wanting it to be easy to park. But parking is expensive, so it helps home buyers to have the choice between convenient parking and a more affordable mortgage. When a city requires a set number of parking spaces with new housing it sends a message that parking is as important as the housing itself, while making it difficult to accommodate other amenities like trees or open space. With two parking spaces per unit this triplex has almost no room left for open space. Go Easy on Impact Fees Impact fees seek to make new development pay for the costs of expanded infrastructure and services. When impact fees are overused they have the effect of encouraging construction of high-priced homes, because the developer is more likely to be able to pay the fee and still make a profit. Cities should identify the types of housing that best help achieve housing goals and waive or reduce fees for those types. This can be a win -win, since affordable ownership housing, especially infill housing like townhouses, often helps reduce infrastructure costs in the long-term. It doesn't make sense to penalize the types of housing we most want to be built. Allow Clusters On lots where four or more units are allowed, allowing multiple buildings will enable use of the residential (rather than the commercial) building code, which tends support more affordable construction. Allowing multiple buildings also makes it easier to add homes on a lot without tearing down an existing house. Clusters of buildings should generally not have open space requirements more stringent than the same number of units in a single building. "Detached duplex" with a new home built in the original home's backyard. About Black Home Initiative Black Home Initiative (BHI) is a multi -year, regional effort from Civic Commons that targets the racial inequities at the core of the housing ecosystem to increase home -ownership among BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) households. BHI's initial emphasis is to create opportunity for 1,500 new low- and moderate -income Black households to own a home in South Seattle, South King County, and North Pierce County within the next five years. The initiative convenes cross -sector partners who collaboratively act on local priorities ranging from homebuyer preparation to construction financing to policy reform. By centering those most affected by the work, BHI is creating a foundation for long-term systems change. The ultimate impact we seek is racial equity for everyone and an increase in intergenerational household wealth. Affiliate Organization Tacoma - Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium www.tpcahc.org info@tpcahc.org 253-627-0949 PO Box 8070, Tacoma, WA 98419 Scan this code to explore BHI resources Black Home Initiative Powered by Civic Commons MAKERS architecture • planning • urban design Black Home Initiative EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A IANCESING N F 11A WASHINGTON STATE COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM STUDY March 22, 2024 STUDY PRESENTED BY: NFHA NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE /FHCW FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF WA NORTHWEST FAIR leo HOUSING ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In spring 2023, the Washington State Legislature passed the Covenant Homeownership Act (House Bill 1474, codified at Chapter 43.181 RCW) with bipartisan support. The Covenant Homeownership Act acknowledges the State government's role as both an active and passive participant in generations of discriminatory policies and practices that created barriers to credit and homeownership for historically marginalized communities in Washington and that these discriminatory actions continue to impact these communities today. The Covenant Homeownership Act requires the Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) to complete or commission a study to inform the development of a new special purpose credit program (SPCP) that will remedy racial disparities in homeownership and access to credit left by the State's long history of discrimination. This study fulfills the requirements of the Covenant Homeownership Act to document historical discrimination in housing and its impacts on current homeownership opportunities in Washington, to analyze the effectiveness of current programs and policies, and to recommend an approach to remedy lingering inequities. The Covenant Homeownership Act creates a new source of funding for homebuyer assistance and mandates that the SPCP provide loans for down payment and closing cost assistance to program participants. The Act also mandates that program participants meet the following eligibility requirements: • A household income at or below 100 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), • A first-time homebuyer, and • A Washington resident who: (i) was a resident of Washington before the enactment of the Federal Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968, and was, or would have been, excluded from homeownership in Washington by a racially restrictive covenant on or before that date; or (ii) is a descendant of a resident described in (i). Special Purpose Credit Programs Congress authorized SPCPs in a 1976 amendment to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (ECOA) as a tool to counteract centuries of unfair laws and policies that deprived millions of consumers of the right and opportunity to access fair mortgages and credit. 1SPCPs are targeted lending programs designed specifically to help an economically disadvantaged group of people who, under customary standards of creditworthiness, probably would not receive credit or would receive it on less favorable terms than are ordinarily available to other consumers applying for a similar type and amount of credit. Congress ensured that these programs serving an economically disadvantaged group may consider race or ethnicity without violating ECOA's prohibition on discrimination in order to "increase access to the credit market by persons 1. "SPCP Toolkit for Mortgage Lenders;' SPCP Toolkit, accessed March 19, 2024, https://spcptoolkit.com/. WASHINGTON COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM STUDY - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II 1 previously foreclosed from it." 2 In their design and implementation, SPCPs remediate the present- day impacts of historic and/or ongoing discrimination in the credit market. This study provides the basis for developing Washington's Covenant Homeownership Program as an SPCP. The study uses a mixed methods approach involving analyses of historical records, legislation, census data, home lending records, housing market trends, zoning policies, a community survey, and stakeholder interviews. Over a Century of Housing Discrimination in Washington Chapter 1 provides a historical overview of how discriminatory federal, state, and local policies systematically denied communities of color and other marginalized groups in Washington equal access to housing and credit opportunities for over a century. Key findings include: • Washington residents of color and other marginalized groups faced widespread discriminatory barriers to equal housing opportunities from the 19th century onward, implemented through state and local governmental policies and practices. • These discriminatory actions included land seizures, forced removal, over 50,000 racially restrictive covenants barring people of color and other marginalized groups from purchasing homes and living in specific neighborhoods, exclusionary zoning practices, and racist practices in the state -licensed real estate industry. State courts reinforced many of these practices. • As a direct result, people of color and other marginalized groups in Washington were prevented from buying homes, accessing credit, and building wealth. These groups experienced widespread segregation and confinement to areas deemed least desirable by public officials and private actors. Residential segregation patterns established at this time persist to varying degrees today. Impacts of Discrimination Continue Today Chapter 2 documents the ongoing, lingering impacts of this history of discrimination. The chapter analyzes present-day data on homeownership, wealth, housing cost burden, homelessness, access to mortgage lending, and appraisal disparities. Findings include: • In Washington today, there are significant disparities between the White homeownership rate and the homeownership rates of Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHPI), and two Asian subgroups (Koreans and Asian Indians). 3 215 U.S.C. § 1691(c)(1); Senate Report 94-589, 1976 U.S.C.C.A.N. at 409. For purposes of this study, we utilize the following language to refer to racial and ethnic groups: Black, Latino, Asian, Native American, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, and White. However, when a dataset, case, historical document, or quotation uses alternate terminology, we often retain the original source's terminology to ensure that we convey the information shared accurately. For example, when including U.S. Census data for "American Indian/Alaska Natives," we use the WASHINGTON COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM STUDY - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II 2 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Washington Homeownership Rates by Race or Ethnicity 68.50% 63.40% White Asian 54% AIAN 47.30% Latino 37.40% 1 36% 1 Black NHPI Figure 1 -Washington Homeownership Rates by Race and Ethnicity. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 American Community Survey. • Because the racial homeownership rates are significantly lower for Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, and two Asian subgroups (Koreans and Asian Indians), for the purposes of this study, renters from these racial and ethnic groups are considered "impacted residents" who should be assisted by the Covenant Homeownership Program. • Racial wealth disparities have grown, limiting the ability of impacted households to access affordable home mortgages or qualify for lending. In Washington, White households have a net worth of $286,200 per household, while households of color have an estimated net worth one -quarter of that, or $67,600. • The lack of access to credit and unfair treatment in the appraisal and lending processes continues to disadvantage impacted residents. For example, Blacks and Latinos in Washington are denied mortgage loans at a rate of 11.9 and 12 percent, respectively, compared to a 6.6 percent denial rate for Whites and 7.9 percent for Asians. Race -Neutral Approaches Are Not Effective Chapter 3 evaluates different policy approaches for expanding ownership opportunities to impacted residents. Key findings from this analysis conclude that a race -neutral approach is unlikely to be effective or efficient in addressing past discrimination and ongoing disparities. The chapter establishes the following: acronym "AIAN" to reflect the exact grouping of data that is being shared. The study also includes many unedited quotes that use discriminatory language, not to condone the use of this derogatory language but to present quotes in the context of how they were spoken or written. WASHINGTON COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM STUDY - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II 3 • Existing homeownership programs in Washington primarily aid non -impacted residents rather than directly remedying past harm through a targeted approach. • Modeling of five potential policy scenarios-(1) a no assistance scenario, (2) a baseline scenario that assumes $10,000 in down payment assistance (DPA) is available from existing sources, (3) a DPA scenario that adds $50,000 for income -eligible first-time buyers in low-cost counties and $120,000 in high -cost counties, (4) an interest -rate reduction scenario, and (5) a credit -counseling scenario -shows that additional DPA assistance is the most effective scenario to aid impacted residents. • Modeling also shows that a specially designed race -conscious SPCP focused on impacted residents could substantially remedy the wealth and credit access gaps left by historical discrimination with significantly less funding than a race -neutral program. With the $75-$100 million per year in anticipated fee revenue a under the Covenant Homeownership Act, a race -conscious approach to DPA would reach four times the number of Black, Latino, Native American, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, Korean and Asian Indian beneficiaries than a race -neutral approach. With an estimated $6 billion cost to reach all impacted residents through a race -neutral approach, it would take decades to serve them all based on the expected annual fee revenue for the program. A Race -Conscious Approach is Needed Based on these findings, Chapter 4 recommends implementing a race -conscious SPCP to remedy the ongoing harms of discrimination by the State. It models several options for structuring a DPA program that could be incorporated into an SPCP. These include both fixed down payment assistance models, which provide the same amount regardless of where someone lives in the state and customized down payment assistance models, in which the amount each household receives varies based on housing prices in their county and their income. The modeling finds that: • While a program that provided a fixed down payment assistance amount between $25,000 and $100,000 could serve a relatively large number of households - between 1,000 and 4,000 households with $100 million - the number of impacted residents with incomes between 80-100% AMI who would be able to purchase a home with these levels of assistance is relatively small. This suggests that these assistance levels are not large enough to be effective in an SPCP. • A customized DPA program, on the other hand, could enable all eligible renters with incomes between 80-100% AMI to purchase a home in their county. A customized approach, which varies the amount of DPA based on the eligible homebuyer's income and location, is effective and efficient in reaching impacted residents and allows for a reasonable degree of housing choice. • Additionally, a large number of impacted residents in the 100-140% AMI range have a substantial need for down payment assistance in excess of the level of assistance typically available from existing DPA programs in Washington (about $10,000-15,000). ° The current revenue forecast for FY 2025 as of the publication date is $61.8 million. WASHINGTON COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM STUDY- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II 4 Assisting this group of residents would cost far less, on average, than it would cost to assist households with lower incomes. The chapter also identifies administrative challenges WSHFC may need to consider and identifies additional policies and programs that would complement a DPA program by addressing other housing challenges that limit homeownership opportunities in the state, such as policies that expand the supply of lower -cost homes for purchase. Program Recommendations Recommendations for a new SPCP, consistent with the restrictions in the Covenant Homeownership Act, include: • Implement the SPCP as outlined in RCW 43.181.040 for economically disadvantaged households with Black, Latino, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander, Korean, or Asian Indian borrowers. • Provide customized amounts of down payment assistance that enable households with incomes between 80-100% AMI to afford a modest -cost home in their county. Consider one of two models that effectively balance program cost and housing choice. • Provide down payment assistance as a zero -interest loan. The recommendations also encourage the consideration of new state legislation to allow for different types of assistance and eligibility criteria: • Consider expanding eligibility for the SPCP to impacted residents with incomes up to 140% AMI, as the analysis identifies a large number of households within racial and ethnic groups impacted by the discrimination documented in Chapters 1 and 2, with incomes between 100-140% AMI, who need assistance to afford a modest -cost home and who could be served cost-effectively. • To avoid trapping households in their homes and encourage wealth building, consider allowing them to re -use some or all of their assistance to apply to the purchase of a subsequent home and/or alternative repayment options. • Given the widespread discrimination documented in Chapters 1 and 2, commission an additional study to consider the scope and feasibility of an SPCP that would support other economically disadvantaged households adversely impacted by the State's unlawful discrimination who are not eligible under the current legislation (for example, residents who do not meet the Act's pre-1968 residency requirement and residents who experienced adverse impacts from the State's discrimination but are not in an impacted group). Evaluating the Program Chapter 5 discusses potential approaches for evaluating a Covenant Homeownership Program in Washington. It presents a logic model outlining the program's inputs, activities, outputs, and short- WASHINGTON COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM STUDY - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II 5 and long-term outcomes. It then describes how different types of evaluations, such as output evaluation, outcomes evaluation, impact evaluation, and qualitative evaluation, could be used to evaluate different aspects of the program and answer specific research questions. Key areas of focus for future evaluation include the number of homeowners assisted, their demographics and locations of homes purchased, the amount of wealth built over time, and changes in homeownership rates by race. Chapter 5 also proposes two potential targets for the program that could be used to monitor the continued need for the program. The first suggested target is based on application volume, and the second target is based on the size of the reduction in racial disparities in homeownership. Conclusion This study completes the important first step in implementing the Covenant Homeownership Act to address the lasting impact of housing discrimination in Washington. By documenting the history of housing and lending discrimination against marginalized communities in Washington, outlining the significant role of the State in this discrimination, defining the impacts of that discrimination, and identifying approaches to remedy these impacts, the study provides an evidence -based framework for a remedial SPCP under the Act. Building on this framework, the Covenant Homeownership Program will bring critical assistance to members of historically marginalized groups and help them begin to build wealth through homeownership. 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RCW Restrictions on Minimum Parking Requirements No required parking ADUs ® Middle housing Limitations on how much parking can be required Affordable housing Senior & market -rate housing Transit stops • RapidRide stop o Bus stop Link station Sounder station Transit routes - RapidRide A - RapidRide F 124 128 150 156 DART 906 Link Light Rail Sounder City limits 0 0.5 1 Miles Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 MEETING MINUTES Thursday, May 2, 2024 — 5:30PM ATTENDEES: Maryan Abdow Aaron Draganov Joe Duffie Kathy Hougardy Fane Katoa Trish Kinlow I Call to Order II Introduction (2 minutes) III Approval of Agenda (2 minutes) IV Approval of Minutes, April 4, 2024 (2 minutes) V Business Items • Get to know your fellow Commissioners. Jovita McConnell Kristen Schwabe -Fry Lina Stinson -Ali Jo Anderson Commissioners shared something about themselves. The new Commissioners shared their interest in the work of ESJC. • City of Tukwila 2025-2026 Budget Process — Tony Cullerton, Deputy Finance Director and Joel Bush, Chief Technology Officer Tony provided an overview of the process timeline and strategies as well as demonstrated the online tools for collecting feedback from the public. The strategy of contracted with community leaders to reach culturally and linguistically diverse communities was highlighted. Commissioners highly recommended closing the loop with the community by communicating what feedback was incorporated into the Mayor's budget proposal and ultimately approved by the Council. Commissioners discussed the need for the City to support training and education in the trades. • 2024 ESJC Workplan Tasks and Updates Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 Jo invited the Commissioners to support Juneteenth and World Refugee Day events and provided an update on the May 18 Board & Commission Equity Training. Commissioners discussed the need for nametags, a banner, print materials, and giveaway items. On behalf of ESJC, Kathy will meet with Nancy Eklund and Neil Tabor to provide input into their Comprehensive Plan presentation at the June meeting. 2024 Priority Relationship -building in the community: Learn What is Happening in the Community Amplify ESJCs Community Presense Awareness, Forums, Trainings: Racial Restrictive Covenants Comprehensive Plan Elements In Partnership with EPIC, Enforce Equity Policies: Prioritize Local Hires Drill Into the Equity Toolkit Board & Commissions: Equitable Recruitment Equity Policy Accountability VI Miscellaneous • EPIC Report: Jo provided an update on the work of a cross departmental project team that is operationalizing and providing feedback on the racial equity toolkit. The focus area is language access and project team members have interviewed colleagues and currently scheduling meetings with community leaders. VII Adjournment Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 COUNCIL AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE FIN Finance & Governance Committee 2nd and 4th Mondays 5:30 PM PCD Planning & Community Development 15t and 3rd Mondays 5:30 PM Committee TIS Transportation & Infrastructure 15t and 3rd Mondays 5:30 PM Services Committee CSS Community Services & Safety 2nd and 4th Mondays 5:30 PM Committee REG Regular Council Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:00 PM C.O. W. Committee of the Whole 2nd and 4th Mondays 7:00 PM * Note — the Council traditionally does not hold meetings in the last half of December. The City of Tukwila offers hybrid format for its Council and Committee meetings. Those wishing to join the meetings electronically may access them with the information below. Those wishing to attend in person should visit: • Regular Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings: Tukwila City Hall Council Chambers — 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Planning & Community Development and Community Services & Safety committee meetings: Hazelnut Conference Room — 6200 Southcenter Boulevard (knock on door to the east) • Finance & Safety and Transportation and Infrastructure Services committee meetings: Duwamish Conference Room — 6300 Southcenter Boulevard (second floor, down the hall on the right) Tukwila Equity and Social Justice Commission City of Tukwila — City Hall 6200 Southcenter Boulevard, Tukwila, WA 98188 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR & COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETINGS To listen to the meeting, dial: 1-253-292-9750, ACCESS CODE 670077847# To view the meeting, Join Microsoft Teams Meeting Those wishing to provide public comments may verbally address the City Council both onsite at Tukwila City Hall or via phone or Microsoft Teams for up to 5 minutes for items both on and not on the meeting agenda. 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