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RESOLUTION NO. 1069
CITY OF TUKWILA
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING GENERAL LOCAL PROGRAM POLICIES FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE 1989 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 community
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 1989 City of Tukwila CDBG Program
Policies as follows:
See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this reference thereto incorpor-
ated 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 21st day of March 1988.
Approved as to Form:
lice of th'e City At orney
Filed with the City Clerk: 3- a-/-F?
Passed by the City Council: 3 AI- 7$'
(42 /RES.CDBG89)
Mabel Harris, Council President
Attest /Authenticated:
Maxine Anderson, City Clerk
BACKGROUND
City of Tukwila
1988 CDBG PROGRAM POLICIES
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 not known as Interurban Avenue, the City slowly increased its popula-
tion 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 residents 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 4,800 in 1985. Tukwila's
growth has closely paralleled that of other adjacent South King County commu-
nities Kent, Renton and Auburn.
The location of a major regional shopping center, Southcenter, surrounded by
several large industrial parks, has created more development pressures, and the
Puget Sound Council of Governments recently projected an employment population
of 40,811 people for the City by the year 2000. 1986 residential population is
established at 4,722.
Forty percent of the residential population is housed in single family detached
dwelling units, while 60 percent reside in multi- family structures.
According to HUD approved County estimates, Tukwila has a low and moderate
income population of approximately 1,500 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.
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 was the 1986 Upper Foster Park Project and the 1987
Athletic Park site development.
Because Tukwila does not have major concentrations of low /moderate income per-
sons 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 acti-
vities:
POLICIES
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.
The City of Tukwila will establish project activities on an annual basis. The
development of each specific project activity 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.
4. The City may allocate a portion of the funds to King County
for housing rehabilitation programs.
(70 /DM.CDBG89) (03/09/88)