HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1200 - Residential Utility Connection Assistance ProgramCITY OF TUKWILA
WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 1200
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON ESTABLISHING A
RESIDENTIAL UTILITY CONNECTION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM AND PROVIDING FOR GUIDELINES AND
POLICIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SAME.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila recognizes the collective benefits to Public health,
safety, and welfare which arise from the provision of utility services for City residents; and
WHEREAS, the Tukwila Municipal Code requires the timely connection to such utilities
following construction as further recognition of the overall public benefits to be derived thereof;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila also recognizes that many residents have limited
financial resources and that the requirements to connect to such utilities may cause undue
personal hardship for such residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila receives annual funding through the King County
Community Development Block Grant Consortium which may be utilized, in part, to help
mitigate the hardships imposed on low income residents by such utility connections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to ensure equitable and consistent administration
and allocation of such funds to achieve a better community and environment; now therefore;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Purnose To establish a Utility Connection Program to assist low income
property owners with the financing and installation of private utility connections which are
required as a result of public infrastructure improvements.
Section 2. Eligible Activities The following construction activities shall be eligible for
funding assistance under the Utility Connection Program:
a) Side sewer installation and septic system abandonment.
b) Standard water service and meter installation.
c) Overhead electrical conversion to underground.
d) Required excavation and surface restoration associated with the construction of
eligible activities.
Section 3. Program Funding
a) Source /Approval Funding for the Utility Connection Program shall be allocated
annually by City Council on an individual project basis from the funds received
through entitlement from the King County Community Development Block Grant
Consortium; from any funds recovered through liens made to fund previous
improvements under this program; and/or, any other revenue source designated
by City Council.
b) Project Applications Project funding requests shall be prepared and submitted to
City Council for approval along with other Community Development Block Grant
Fund proposals each fall. Funding requests shall be based on estimates developed
by City Staff for the type of project and the expected level of program
participation. Project funding shall be limited to the approved estimates; provided
that City Council may amend the annual budget to increase project funding in
those cases where program expenditures exceed estimates.
c) Expenditure of Project Funds Funds from the Utility Connection Program shall
be administered by City Staff and paid directly to the contractors performing the
work following final inspections and approvals. Whenever possible, funding
shall cover one hundred percent (100 of the property owners costs to construct
all eligible activities. In the event that funding is inadequate to cover all eligible
project costs, the available Block Grant Funds shall be allocated to all eligible
property owners proportionally, as a percentage of total individual costs. In those
instances where Block Grant funding is inadequate, City Council may approve
supplemental funding to cover all or some of the funding deficiency.
Supplemental funding shall be allocated under such terms and conditions as the
City Council may require at the time that supplemental funding is granted.
Section 4. Proara.m Eligibility Program eligibility shall be restricted to low income
property owners within the City of Tukwila who reside in the properties for which the
application is submitted. Income eligibility shall be determined and verified in accordance with
the most current guidelines of the King County Community Development Block Grant
Consortium for the year in which the project was approved.
Section 5. Renavment of Funds All funds provided to property owners through
construction of eligible activities for the Utility Connection Program shall be recorded as non-
interest bearing liens against the subject properties. Such liens shall be payable in full upon
transfer of property ownership. All funds collected through the liens process shall be returned to
the source from which they were allocated. Any funds allocated through the Block Grant
Program must be returned to the King County Community Development Block Grant
Consortium to be re- allocated for use by the City of Tukwila. Documentation of all liens, deeds
of trust, or other instruments necessary to carry out this program shall be approved by the City
Attorney and filed with the City Clerk's Office.
Section 6. Program Administration The Mayor shall be responsible for developing and
administering the Utility Connection Program and shall have the authority to develop any
regulations and procedures necessary to carry out the administration of this program.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a regular meeting thereof this 3rd day of february 1992
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Jane E. Cantu, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF TIC CITY ATTORNEY:
Filed with the City Clerk: 0
Passed by the City Counci1z 9
Resolution Number f.2`t7
Ekberg, Council Preside