HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council Workshop - Regular Agenda - 07/19/2022 40 KENT CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
• AGENDA
KENT Tuesday, July 19, 2022
VV A 5 H I N G T O N
5:00 p.m.
Chambers
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Mayor Dana Ralph
Council President Bill Boyce
Councilmember Brenda Fincher Councilmember Zandria Michaud
Councilmember Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Toni Troutner
Councilmember Marli Larimer Councilmember Les Thomas
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Item Description Speaker Time
1 Kent School District Israel Vela 30 MIN.
2 South King Housing and Homelessness Merina Hanson 20 MIN.
Partnership Angela San
Filippo
3 Community Roots Housing Bill Ellis 40 MIN.
Jeremy Wilkening
Chris Pearsons
Donna Moodie
Unless otherwise noted, Council will hold workshops to discuss pending local and regional issues at 5
p.m on each regular council meeting day, except when a regular or special council meeting occurs at
or before 5:30 p.m.
Council Workshop Workshop Regular Meeting July 19, 2022
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DATE: July 19, 2022
TO: City Council Workshop
SUBJECT: Kent School District
SUMMARY: Superintendent of the Kent School District, Israel Vela present
information to the Council on topics related to the district.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Evolving Infrastructure - Connecting people and places through strategic investments in physical
and technological infrastructure.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
Sustainable Services - Providing quality services through responsible financial management,
economic growth, and partnerships.
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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DATE: July 19, 2022
TO: City Council Workshop
SUBJECT: South King Housing and Homelessness Partnership
SUMMARY: The South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SKHHP) was
established through an interlocal agreement to work together and share resources
to increase the available options for South King County residents to access
affordable housing and preserve the existing affordable housing stock. In
accordance with the Interlocal Agreement the work plan must be approved by the
legislative body of each member jurisdiction in addition to the SKHHP Executive
Board. Each SKHHP partner jurisdiction has the opportunity to review and provide
feedback on the work plan and budget prior to Executive Board adoption. Feedback
will be used to draft the final 2023 work plan and budget that will be brought back
for Council consideration and adoption later this year.
This following is a brief list of areas of ongoing focus that staff are actively engaged
in:
• Execute first funding round of SKHHP Housing Capital Fund
• Build funding support
o Establish SKHHP 501(c)(3)
o Continue relationship building with philanthropic organizations
• Coordinate with developers to better understand barriers to increasing
construction and preservation of affordable housing
• Inventory and assessment of existing housing policies
• Inventory and monitoring of affordable housing vulnerable to market
pressures
• Establish 3-5-year goals and objectives
Work Plan
The following five goals and corresponding action items implement the SKHHP
Interlocal Agreement and build upon previous year work plans.
In recognition that SKHHP currently has only one full time staff person and full
execution of SKHHP's work plan requires SKHHP to be operating at full staff
capacity, each action item is identified as critical, important, or desirable, which are
defined as follows:
• Critical - necessary to carry out the SKHHP Interlocal Agreement or fully
implement work that began in previous years
• Important - priority but not necessary
• Desirable - not as high priority, would be nice to get to
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This prioritization of action items allows for some flexibility based on staff capacity
as well as some level of adaptability based on emerging issues.
Goal 1. Define strategy, direction, and long-term goals to implement SKHHP
Interlocal Agreement
Goal 2. Build long-term sustainability for SKHHP Housing Capital Fund.
Goal 3. Work with partner jurisdictions to enhance and develop new local policies
and programs that protect existing affordable housing stock, provide housing
security, and accelerate access to affordable housing.
Goal 4. Represent South King County and its unique affordable housing needs at all
relevant decision tables and foster collaboration between partners.
Goal S. Further strengthen regional stakeholders' understanding of the spectrum of
affordable housing options, the range of related needs and opportunities, and the
housing system.
Budget
During the first couple years of operations, the SKHHP operating budget had cost
savings attributable to delays in hiring staff. Beginning in 2022, the cost savings
allowed SKHHP to institute annual incremental increases in City member
contributions with the intention that SKHHP will reach a balanced budget within the
next three years.
The proposed 2023 SKHHP operating budget includes:
• Two full time positions
o Executive Manager
o Program Coordinator
• Compensation for Advisory Board members
• Professional services associated with executing housing capital fund contracts
Next Steps
Input from SKHHP member jurisdictions will be brought forward along with the draft
2023 SKHHP Work Plan and budget for consideration of adoption at the August 19
Executive Board meeting. Following Executive Board adoption the final 2023 work
plan and budget will be brought to each member jurisdiction for adoption.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
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Sustainable Services - Providing quality services through responsible financial management,
economic growth, and partnerships.
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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DATE: July 19, 2022
TO: City Council Workshop
SUBJECT: Community Roots Housing
SUMMARY: Community Roots Housing staff, Chief Executive Officer Christopher
Persons, EVP of Community Development, Executive Director of the Capitol Hill Eco
District, Donna Moodie and Vice President of Real Estate Development, Jeremy
Wilkening, will talk about what a public development authority is; who Community
Roots Housing is and what their interests in South King County/Kent are.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Evolving Infrastructure - Connecting people and places through strategic investments in physical
and technological infrastructure.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
Sustainable Services - Providing quality services through responsible financial management,
economic growth, and partnerships.
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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