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RESOLUTION NO. 1011 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING GENERAL LOCAL PROGRAM POLICIES FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE 1987 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 1987 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 '7 day of 1986.
D�S'ODuffi si dent
Approv d as to Form Attest /Authenticated
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the City A ey
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Ander son, City Clerk
Filed with the City Clerk: �5- g6
Passed by the City Council: 7- 8l
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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF TUKWILA
1986 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 Avenue, 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. 1985 annexations added approximately 900 new resi-
dents to the City.
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 development pressures and
the Puget Sound Council of Governments recently projected an employment popu-
lation of 40,811 people for the City by the year 2000. 1986 residential popu-
lation is established at 4,722.
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 approximately 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 neigh-
borhood.
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 -85 CDBG Foster Park drainage project
is located in this area, as is the 1986 Upper Foster Park Project.
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 /moderate 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.