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Home My WebLink About832RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, adopting the 1978 Community Development Program and Hous- ing Assistance Plan under the Housing and Com- munity Development Act of 1974. WHEREAS the United States Congress in 1974 enacted public law 93-383, commonly called the "Housing and Development Act of 1974", and hereinafter called "the Act", and WHEREAS the primary objective of the Act is "the devel- opment of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing and suitable living environment and expanding economic opportuni- ties, principally for persons of low and moderate income", and WHEREAS the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized by the Act to make grants to units of general local government to help finance community development programs approved in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and WHEREAS the City of Kent is a unit of general local gov- ernment which is entitled to grant monies for some of its proposed programs in the areas of housing assistance and community develop- ment, and WHEREAS the City of Kent has provided its citizens with adequate information relative to the funds available and programs fundable under the Act, and has provided citizens with an adequate opportunity to participate in the development of grant applications, and has held numerous public hearings to obtain the view of citi- zens on community development and on housing needs, and WHEREAS it has been determined that the City of Kent is entitled to certain monies commonly referred to as "POPULATION money" and may be entitled to other monies commonly referred to as "NEEDS and INTERJURISDICTIONAL money", and WHEREAS at a regular public meeting of the Kent City Council on December 5, 1977, the 1978 Community Development Program and Housing Assistance Plan was finalized for submission to King County, NOW, THEREFORE Section 1. That the 1978 Housing and Community Program and Housing Assistance Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A and Ex- hibit B and incorporated herein by referenced be and the same are hereby adopted. PASSED at the Regular Meeting of the Kent City Council this 5th day of December, 1977. ATTEST: I hereby certify that No. ;?'~. , passed by the this is a true copy of Resolution Cit~-C' ~c~n~il of the City of Kent, Washington, the c:..-day of ~C-f 1977 o ------~~------------------ - 2 - EXHIBIT A THE 1978 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY· DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDING CATEGORY P.RLORITY PROJECT POPULATION NEEDS 1. NORTH PARK STORM DRAINAGE: DESIGN 2. SENIOR CITIZEN PARKING LOT: ACQUISITION & CONSTRUCTION 3. HOUSING REPAIR SERVICES 4. HOUSING REPAIR SERVICES 5. PEDESTRIAN ~'lALKWAYS PHASE III 6. PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS PHASE III 7. PLANNING ADMINISTRATION TOTAL Note: Population funds are to be used only as indicated above. $42,000 -o- $70,500 $20,576 $ 8,000 $15,000 $20,000 $ 9,417 $86,993 $98,500 ' I'-' EXHIBIT A THE 1978 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDING CATEGORY P.RLORITY PROJECT POPULATION NEEDS 1. NORTH PARK STORM DRAINAGE: DESIGN 2. SENIOR CITIZEN PARKING LOT: ACQUISITION & CONSTRUCTION 3. HOUSING REPAIR SERVICES 4. HOUSING REPAIR SERVICES 5. PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS PHASE III 6. PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS PHASE III 7. PLANNING ADMINISTRATION TOTAL Note: Population funds are to be used only as indicated above.· $42,000 -o- $70,500 $20,576 $ 8,000 $15,000 $20,000 $ 9,417 $86,993 $98,500 ,• EXHIBIT A THE 1978 HOUSING AND C0Mf1UN I TY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDING CATEGORY ffil_ORITY PROJECT POPULATION NEEDS 1. NORTH PARK STORM DRAINAGE: DESIGN 2. SENIOR CITIZEN PARKING LOT: ACQUISITION & CONSTRUCTION 3. HOUSING REPAIR SERVICES 4. HOUSING REPAIR SERVICES 5. PEDESTRIAN ~vALKWAYS PHASE III 6. PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS PHASE III 7. PLANNING ADMINISTRATION TOTAL Note: Population·funds are to be used only as indicated above. $42,000 -o- $70,500 $20,576 $ 8,000 $15,000 $20,000 $ 9,417 $86,993 $98,500 . . ' . EXHIBIT B CITY OF KENT 1978 HOUSU~G ASSISTANCE PLAN (1-1 I A I pI) One of the necessary elements of Kent•s Housing and Community Development Program is a housing assistance plan. The Planning Department has reviewed the current housing needs* in Kent and recommends the following Housing Assistance Plan for 1977: 1. Goals for Persons and/or Units to be Assisted a) First priority is for new construction of elderly assisted housing units and leasing of existing units foi families. b) Second priority is for substantial rehabilitation of housing units for the elderly. c) Third priority is for new construction of family existing housing units. 2. Locations for New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation Projects. After reviewing the criteria for suitable locations of new construction and substantial rehabilitation of assisted units (e.g., accessible to public transportation, needed services and facilities, and employment centers; have adequate utility services, etc.) the Planning Department found as ·they did for the 1977 H.A.P., that the most suitable area is that generally around the CBD core (see map) . The East Hill area was identi- fied as only marginally suitable for family units and unac- ceptable for elderly housing. West Hill was considered unac- ceptable due to the unavailability of public transportation and the lack of needed services and facilities. The marginal area (East Hill), was excluded because it was felt that assisted units should not be located in areas which do not have all or most of the needed services. As the H.A.P. is revised every year, these areas can be annually reexamined and included at such time as the area is sufficiently serviced. 3. Background data a) City of Kent Housing Assistance Needs -(See Chart #1) These needs were arrived at by analyzing census data and using the following County guidelines. (1) Owner occupied units -Assistance needed if: the unit is valued at less than $10,000; and the occupants• yearly income is less than 80% of the area-wide median income ( $ 9 , 3 3 8) . (2) Renter occupied units -Assistance needed if: gross rent exceeds 25% of the occupants• income; and the occupants• yearly income is less than 80% of the area-wide median income. b) Survey of Kent Housing Stock-(See Chart #2) *Housing needs are defined as: Substantial rehabilitation, rent subsidy and new construction. KENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT -1- CHART #1 CITY OF KENT HOUSING ASSISTANCE NEEDS (ESTIMATE) (BY CENSUS TRACTS) CENSUS #OWNER-OCC. u~ITS #ELDERLY O~~ER-OCC. UNITS #NON-ELDERLY OWNER-OCC. #RENTER-OCC. UNITS #ELDERLY RENTER-OCC. UNITS #NON-ELDERLY RENTER-OCC TRACT WITHIN CITY IN NEED WITHIN CITY IN NEED UNITS WITHIN CITY IN NEED WITHIN CITY IN NEED WITHIN CITY IN NEED UNITS WITHIN CITY IN NEEr D 283 1 0 1 0 0 0 ~)90 2 1 1 37 17 20 - 291 5 1 4 0 0 0 292 3 1 2 162 31 131 294 0 0 0 58 4 54 N 295 0 0 0 42 4 38 297 21 5 16 127 29 98 - --fgg 0 0 0 57 18 39 ToTALS 32 8 24 483 103 380 ... KENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT . '· . ... ' j • ~" I'-CHART #2 I, - SURVEY OF KENT HOUSING STOCK KING COUNTY RATING SYSTEM (ESTIMATE) Total Single- Family units in Census Tract City of Kent # of 1* # of 2* # of 3* # of 4* 283 28 16 9 1 2 290 203 137 58 .7 1 291 880 660 203 17 0 292 899 555 292 47 5 294 196 176 20 0 0 295 49 30 13 .3 3 297 963 627 296 38 2 298 618 439 157 19 3 TOTAL: 3,836 2,640 1,048 132 16 *RATINGS FOR CONDITION OF HOUSING STOCK The buildings will be classified as follows: (1) Sound: Provid1ng safe and adequate housing, well maintained, ~tructurally sound without visible deterioration or observable defects. {2) Basically sound: Structurally sound, providing apparently adequate housing having slight or minor defects resulting from lack of ordi- nary maintenance. Defects can be corrected easily or minor hazards on premises readily removed, but prolonged neglect can lead to deterioration, structural unsoundness and inadequate housing. Examples of minor defects are blistered or peeling paint, lack of paint, broken gutters or downspouts, cracks in wall covering, con- crete or mortar, weathered window frames and sills, premises lit- tered or overgrown with weeds. {3) Deteriorated: Does not provide apparently adequate housing, having major defects contributing to structural unsoundness or lacking adequate ~eather protection, requiring replacement and repair beyond ordinary maintenance. Examples would be decayed, insecure footings, breaks, openings or missing materials of wall and roo covering, badly weathered or loose rotted siding, sagging eaves on roof line, deflection in vertical walls, loose crumbled mortar, unsafe porches and steps. (4) Dilapidated: Not providing safe and adequate shelter, having several critical deficiencies, to the extent that correction would require substantial overhaul and rebuilding -possible rehabilita- tion would be infeasible. This would include structures of inadequate or makeshift materials, or inadequate conversion of a structure not designed for housing. Housing classed under No. 3 would warrant further and complete investi- gation with greater than 50 per cent probability that code notice would be given; and Class 4 houses would warrant departmental action without further investigation if complete inspection is not immediately possi- ble, according to the code. In most cases, it was specified, the inspector would make a personal call where he felt there are repairs needed, and discuss them in a friendly manner with the homeowner. KENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT -3- ~-- 1ST 5 RAILROA l =i: AVE 5 BRIDGES!~ AVE --i-(/)lo "' ~~A~L--~A~V~E~---i-3~----i~---- '.J : .J I' I I (J SE sr ® I L.-- ,. --____. I '-- i I ~~ .. ,.., I AVE I 5E I~ ,en ~~ ,, .... :t _.. ........ .._ 64111 AVE S ' 0\ I ~~ N WASHINGTON AVE I / ,/ .\·--·-··-I· N 0 "' 'i: N 5TH AVE -i -·-·· .... ·-:r ~ \4TH AVE N AVE ~\ , .. ·, 1::·· .. 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