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RESOLUTION NO. 926
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING GENERAL LOCAL PROGRAM POLICIES FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE 1985 KING COUNTY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CONSORTIUM.
WHEREAS, the development of local HUD Community Development Block
Grant Program (CDBG) Policies are requisite to participation in the CDBG
program, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila desires to continue participation in the
Block Grant Consortium, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has, in public meetings, considered com-
munity needs in relation to eligible CDBG funded activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, DO RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby adopted 1985 City of Tukwila CDBG Program
Policies as follows:
See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this reference thereto incor-
porated herein.
Section 2. The Mayor is authorized to submit said program policies
to the King County Department of Planning and Community Development.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
regular meeting thereof this day of
"Exhibit A"
CITY OF TUKWILA
1985 CDBG Program Policies
BACKGROUND
The City of Tukwila was born on a hill which the Indians called Tukwila "a
place where hazelnuts grow Incorporated in 1908 on 418 acres of land adjacent
to what is now known as Interurban Ave.., the City slowly increased its population
to 1,000, then declined to 800 by 1950, with no increase in size. Then an
ambitious annexation program (10 annexations from September, 1957, to August, 1959)
added 1,739 acres, expanding the City to essentially its present boundaries. Since
1959, only 307 acres have been annexed, bringing the City to its present size of
2,464 acres.
Paralleling the major annexations of the late 1950's, the population also
quadrupled from 800 in 1950 to 3,160 in 1978, and to 3,585 in 1982. Tukwila's
growth has closely paralleled that of other adjacent South King County communities-
Kent, Renton, and Auburn.
The location of a major regional shopping center Southcenter surrounded by
several large industrial parks, have created more population pressures and the
Council of Governments recently projected a population of 3,938 and employment of
40,811 people for the City by the year 2000.
Thirty percent of the residential population is housed in single family detached
dwelling units, while 70 percent reside in multi family structures.
According to HUD approved County estimates, Tukwila has a low and moderate
income population of 1,476 persons.
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
The City of Tukwila residential population is fairly compact, and there are no
concentrations of low /moderate income persons in any particular neighborhood.
"Exhibit A"
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The King County CDBG office has only identified Block Group Number 5 of Census
Tract Number 262 as having a majority (52.47 of persons meeting the low /moderate
income definition. The 1984 CDBG Foster Park drainage project is located in this
area.
Because Tukwila does not have major concentrations of low /moderate income
persons in any given neighborhood (except as noted above), it will again be the
strategy of the City to undertake projects and services that will benefit the low/
modeterate income population at large.
The City has unmet needs in the following general areas of CDBG eligible
activities:
(1) Planning activities;
(2) Parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities;
(3) Public services;
(4) Rehabilitation of infrastructure;
(5) Removal of architectural barriers;
(6) Housing rehabilitation;
(7) Economic development.
POLICIES
The City of Tukwila will establish project activities on an annual basis.
However, the development of the specific project activities will be initiated
within the following policy guidelines:
(1) Priority will be given to projects that serve the largest number of
citizens.
(2) The majority of the project beneficiaries should be low /moderate
income persons.
(3) Preference will be given to capital improvement projects.