HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 0959 - 1986 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
RESOLUTION NO. 959
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING GENERAL LOCAL PROGRAM POLICIES FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE 1986 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 1986 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 17th day of June 1985
"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 4,700 in 1985 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 an employment population of 40,811 people
for the City by the year 2000 1985 residential population is estimated at 4,700
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
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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