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A
A
I
am
an
assistant
director
in
community
development
with
the
city
of
bellevue
and
I
am
excited
to
host
tonight
for
bellevue's
neighborhood
forum
focused
on
affordable
housing,
and
I
know
that
this
is
a
pretty
significant
conversation
and
update
and
I'm
really
excited
for
the
ways
that
we
as
a
community
can
learn
about
what
the
city
is
doing
as
well
as
hear
directly
from
you
about
your
priorities
and
questions
that
you
have
for
us
about
what's
going
on
regarding
affordable
housing
and
the
city's
approach,
so
I
wanted
to
first
extend
my
my
welcome
to
you
and
excited
about
tonight
and
tonight's
event.
A
A
We
are
going
to
give
you
some
context
for
what
does
affordable
housing
mean
for
a
place
like
bellevue
we're
going
to
have
an
opportunity
for
you
to
use
what
we're
going
to
a
tool
that
we're
using
tonight
for
mentee
meter
to
hear
about
your
priorities
and
your
questions
that
you
have
about
affordable
housing
and
we're
going
to
cover
some
of
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
in
this
last
year,
two
years
on
major
initiatives
and
have
some
time
for
q
a
so.
A
A
But
it's
also
a
council
priority,
and
our
entire
city
council
has
put
this
on
their
vision
for
2021
through
2023,
to
take
the
plan
that
we
had
and
to
implement
it
and
to
put
a
lot
of
focus
on
low
and
middle
range,
affordable
housing,
and
they
really
have
been
drivers
of
the
vision
and
the
priority
for
affordable
housing
in
bellevue
as
a
whole.
And
I
know
a
number
of
council
members
are
here
with
us
tonight.
A
Listening
in
on
this
conversation-
and
I
just
want
to
thank
them
for
their
leadership
role-
that
they're
playing
to
drive
this
priority
forward
as
a
city
tonight
to
represent
city
council
and
to
speak
on
their
behalf,
I
want
to
introduce
to
you
mayor
lynn,
robinson,
to
say
a
few
opening
remarks.
Mayor
robinson.
B
Thank
you.
Can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
mike
yes,
okay,
great!
Well,
I
just
want
to
welcome
everybody
here
tonight
and
thank
you
for
taking
the
time.
Affordable.
Housing
is
just
so
critical
for
our
community
today
and
will
be
even
more
so
in
the
future.
It's
amazing
how
the
conversation
has
changed
since
I
first
got
on
the
council,
because
there
were
people
who
would
say
if
you
can't
afford
to
live
here.
B
B
Bellevue
is
a
great
place
to
live.
We
are
constantly
winning
awards
for
our
city
and
ranked
as
one
of
the
best
places
you
can
live
in
the
united
states.
We
have
great
neighborhoods,
outstanding
schools,
a
beautiful
environment,
a
thriving
economy
and
a
community
that's
very
welcoming
to
the
to
the
world,
but
we're
also
quickly
becoming
a
city.
B
That's
unaffordable
to
most
people
and
today
in
bellevue
the
average
rent
for
a
one
bedroom
apartment
is
2
241,
and
this
is
an
18
increase
from
last
year
and
the
average
home
value
today
is
1.2
million,
which
is
a
significant
increase
from
just
last
year.
So
addressing
the
need
for
more
housing,
especially
affordable
housing
is
a
top
priority
for
the
health
and
the
of
our
community,
and
it's
a
priority.
That's
embraced
by
all
your
city
leaders,
it's
going
to
require
a
multi-pronged
approach
and
one
that
involves
our
entire
community.
B
B
So
I
want
to
highlight
a
few
of
the
successful
elements
to
our
approach,
which
you're
going
to
be
hearing
about
more
detail
tonight.
So
you
know
we
are
intentional.
In
2017,
our
council
adopted
an
affordable
housing
strategy
that
outlined
five
specific
strategies
and
21
concrete
actions
that
would
increase
the
production
of
affordable
housing
in
bellevue.
We've
made
significant
progress,
converting
this
plan
into
action.
I'm
thankful
for
all
the
hard
work
that
has
been
going
on
behind
the
scenes
to
turn
this
strategy
into
tangible
results
for
our
community.
B
We
fund,
affordable
housing
projects.
Council
continues
to
fund
key
projects,
and
this
year
has
contributed
over
8
million
dollars
towards
affordable
housing
projects.
Since
the
affordable
housing
strategy
was
adopted,
we
have
increased
our
affordable
units
across
the
city
by
1
304
and
have
doubled
the
inventory
that
we
had
when
I
started
on
the
council
in
2014..
B
So
now
we
are
at
54
4
of
our
goal,
which
we
created
in
2017
of
creating
2500
new
housing
units
in
10
years.
I
have
to
admit
that
goal
is
woefully
low,
but
it
was
you
know
what
we
thought
we
could
achieve
at
that
time,
because,
honestly,
it
really
takes
a
budget
to
make
an
impact
with
affordable
housing,
and
we
didn't
have
a
budget.
B
We
didn't
know
where
we
were
going
to
find
the
money
to
do
the
work
we
needed
to
do
and
since
that
time
we
have
found
a
way
to
make
this
happen
and
we've
created
a
very
robust
budget.
So
we
are
on
target
to
meet
this
goal
and
we'll
probably
want
to
update
it
as
we
move
forward
and
we
adapt.
So
this
year
the
city
council
reviewed
a
multi-family
tax
exemption
which
we
put
in
place.
B
I
think
it
was
in
2017
and
that
provides
incentives
for
developers
to
create
affordable
housing
mixed
in
with
market
rate
housing.
But
after
we
put
it
in,
we
realized
that
the
developers
were
not
really
taking
advantage
of
it
because
it
didn't
fully
pencil.
So
this
year
we
part
partnered
with
real
estate
experts,
market,
real
estate
experts
and
affordable
housing
experts
and
came
up
with
an
update
to
the
code
that
will
further
incentivize
the
construction
of
affordable
housing
for
people
making
up
to
80
of
the
area's
median
income,
and
we
lead.
B
B
You
probably
know
that
we
partner
with
a
regional
coalition
for
housing
or
arch,
and
we
work
regionally
with
other
east
side
cities
to
build
affordable
housing.
We
partner
with
our
major
businesses
and
employers
like
microsoft
and
amazon,
and
we
partner
with
developers
non-profits
our
faith
communities
and
our
residents
to
explore
new
opportunities
to
advance,
affordable
housing
throughout
bellevue.
B
I'm
really
pleased
with
the
work
that
we've
done
with
our
large
employers
to
preserve
some
of
the
older,
affordable
housing
apartments
that
we
have
and
and
we've
partnered
with
the
king
county
housing
authority
they've
been
rehabbed
and
been
able
to
retain
the
people
who
live
there
in
you
know
very
healthy
environments.
B
These
have
all
been
and
continue
to
be
effective
tools
that
we're
using,
but
the
landscape
is
rapidly
changing
and
there
is
a
real
urgency
around
the
production
of
affordable
housing.
So
we
have
a
lot
more
work
to
do.
I'm
thankful
for
your
interest
in
tonight's
neighborhood
forum
and
I
look
forward
to
the
ways
that
we
can
continue
to
advance.
This
work
make
sure
bellevue
is
a
great
and
achievable
place
to
live
for
future
families
and
generations.
Thanks
so
much
for
being
here
tonight,.
A
I
really
appreciate
your
welcome
and
your
words
tonight
tonight
is
going
to
be
a
mix
of
presentation
and
hearing
from
you
as
you're
here,
one
of
the
tools
that
we're
going
to
use
to
do
that
is
called
mentee
meter
and
one
of
the
ways
that
why
we
use
this
tool
is,
it
allows
us
to
hear
from
you
and
see
the
answers
in
real
time
on
the
screen.
So
we
want
to
practice
that
tonight.
The
easiest
way
to
use
the
tool
is
to
use
your
smartphone.
A
A
A
A
So
please
find
mentee
meter
and
put
in
where
you
live.
I
see
we
had
about
28
responses.
So
far,
I'm
going
to
wait
till
that
number
goes
up
a
little
bit
so
that
we
can
practice
using
the
tool
and
be
able
to
use
that
if
you
can,
you
can
also
use
the
chat
to
put
in
your
neighborhood
if
working
on
the
menti
meter
tool
is
is
too
complicated.
A
Thank
you.
I
see
both
the
chat
answers
as
well
as
the
mentee
meter
answers.
That's
terrific.
It's
really
looking
like
we're
having
a
good
spread
of
representation
from
people
from
all
across
our
our
city,
which
is
wonderful.
A
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
is
first
hear
about
what
does
affordable
housing
mean
to
bellevue
and
to
help
provide
some
context
to
us.
We've
asked
matt
cummins
their
director
of
community
development
to
answer
that
question
so
mac.
Why
don't
you
join
us
and
tell
us
what's
going
on
with
affordable
housing
in
bellevue.
C
Hey
thanks
mike
hey
good
evening.
Everybody
super
excited
to
be
here
tonight.
Talking
about
this
topic
with
you
all,
I
thought
by
way
of
introduction,
it
would
be
good
just
to
introduce
myself
in
the
department,
so
I'm
sure
a
number
of
you
that
participate
in
the
neighborhood
outreach
events
know
mike
and
his
whole
team
that
are
providing
support
here
this
evening.
C
So
one
of
the
things
that's
absolutely
great
about
bellevue
right
now,
is
the
business
community
loves
being
here
and
is
investing
a
lot
of
money
in
the
community.
The
other
part
of
that,
however,
is
that
it's
putting
tremendous
pressure
on
our
housing
market,
and
I'm
sure
everyone
on
this
call
understands
that
the
mayor
threw
out
a
few
numbers.
I'm
going
to
go
into
a
little
bit
more
detail
here
in
a
minute
about
our
existing
programs,
but
probably
more
importantly,
our
strategy,
and
why
we're
aiming
for
the
strategies
that
we
are.
C
I
would
say
from
a
city
perspective.
There
are
a
number
of
reasons
why
that's
true
number
one,
I
think
planning
is
all
about
planning
for
people,
real
people
that
live
work
and
play
in
the
community
and
so
experiencing
the
kind
of
hyper
growth
that
we
are
where
housing
costs
are
increasing
in
the
way
they
are.
C
It's
logical
that
we
are
now
speaking
to
you
all
about
concerns
that
exist
out
in
the
community,
about
people
being
concerned
about
if
they
can
age
in
place
or
be
able
to
continue
to
live
in
the
community
as
they
look
at
retirement
and
getting
into
their
older
years
or
if
they've
raised
their
kids
there
realizing
that
their
children
may
not
be
able
to
afford
a
home
in
the
community
where
they
were
raised,
and
those
things
are
very
weigh
heavily
on
people
as
they're,
emotionally
connected
to
a
physical
place
that
they
love
so
much.
C
We
also
talk
quite
a
bit
about
the
role
of
the
workforce
and
having
people
be
able
to
afford
to
live
in
the
in
the
place
that
they
work.
Local
workforce
is
the
foundation
of
any
local
economy,
and
right
now
we
only
have
about
10
percent
of
our
residents
working
in
the
city.
C
So
one
of
the
main
topical
buckets
if
you
will
to
try
to
start
talking
about
affordable
housing
and
how
it
really
works,
is
understanding
the
relationship
of
jobs
and
job
growth
and
housing
and
housing
growth
and
right
now,
cities
in
an
unprecedented
growth
period
of
job
growth
and
we're,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
importing
an
entire
city's
worth
of
jobs
every
day
and
adding
smaller
number
of
housing
units.
C
So
one
of
the
things
I'm
always
struck
by
when
I
talk
to
bellevue
neighborhoods
is
the
the
sophistication
level
with
which
so
many
of
you
ask
questions
and
talk
to
us
about
things,
and
this
will
be
somewhat
self-evident
to
everyone.
But
if,
if
you
think
back
to
economics
101,
if
you
continue
to
increase
demand
for
any
product
without
increasing
supply,
pricing
will
go
up
and
the
impact
of
that
creates
the
strain
that
we're
seeing
right
now.
C
So,
though,
we're
planning
to
add
jobs,
we
are
planning
to
add
them
and
significant
amounts
of
housing
in
and
around
the
transit,
which
is
primarily
along
where
the
new
light
rail
line
is
going.
So
if
we
jump
to
the
next
slide,
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
current
housing
costs,
and
the
mayor
mentioned
a
few
statistics.
I
think
I'm
going
to
throw
a
few
more
at
everybody.
C
The
19
rise
in
home
price
in
a
single
year
is
a
phenomenal
amount.
That's
in
the
tune
of
100
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
when
you're
thinking
about
what
the
median
cost
is,
I
think
maybe
a
more
staggering
number
is
the
current
cost
of
a
home
in
bellevue.
Right
now
is
138
percent
higher
than
the
national
average.
So
I
just
mentioned
that
again
138
higher
than
the
national
average.
C
This
has
significant
strain
on
on
lots
of
things
within
the
community
in
terms
of
affordability
and
our
ability
to
continue
to
attract
and
retain
talent,
and
we
have
lots
of
good
people
that
want
to
live
here
and
work
here
and
simply
can't
find
a
housing
unit
that
they
can
afford
and-
and
we've
heard
the
comments,
I'm
sure
we'll
have
some
dialogue
about
this
later
families
making
upwards
hundred
fifty
two
hundred
thousand
a
year
and
having
difficulty
finding.
C
You
know
a
housing
unit,
we're
going
to
talk
tonight
about
the
whole
spectrum
of
housing,
and
there
were
some
questions
in
the
chat
earlier
about
quote:
unquote:
low
income,
housing
and
different
levels
of
affordability
and
how
that's
all
calculated
and
what
the
terms
mean.
Why
don't
we
go
ahead
and
jump
to
the
next
slide?
I
think
that's
a
good
place
to
start
here
when
we
talk
about
affordability.
C
So,
if
you
think
of
the
median
income,
no
more
than
30
percent
should
be
spent
of
your
gross
income
on
housing
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
how
cost
burden
residents
in
the
city
are
here
in
a
minute
to
give
a
sense
of
the
the
profound
nature
of
the
problem
that
we
are
now
looking
to
solve.
But
I
want
to
start
just
with
some
definition.
So
if
we
think
about
no
more
than
30
percent
of
your
income,
if
we
flip
to
the
next
slide,
we
can
start
talking
about
how
affordability
is
calculated.
C
We
use
a
term
called
area
median
income
and
that's
an
important
term
because
it's
not
an
average.
So
the
median
income
is
the
exact
midpoint
of
all
of
the
total
incomes
that
are
reported.
What
happens
is
we
use
the
census
and
the
federal
department
of
housing
and
urban
development
generates
a
median
income
for
metropolitan
statistical
areas?
C
Basically,
the
urbanized
areas
here,
king
county
down
a
little
bit
south
and
a
little
bit
north
and
and
out
of
that
number
we
talk
about
affordability
as
a
percentage
of
the
area
median
income,
so
every
major
metropolitan
statistical
area
in
the
country
is
given
their
immediate
income
and
they
adjust
accordingly,
and
then
we
talk
about
affordability
as
a
percentage
of
that
number.
So
we
have
a
few
statistics
here
on
what
a
one-person
household
or
a
a
four-person
household
is.
C
But
if
we
jump
to
the
next
slide,
we
get
a
little
bit
better
idea,
household
sizes,
so
there's
a
sliding
scale.
We
talk
about
percentage
of
affordability.
Generally
we
talk
about
30
and
below
30
to
50
percent
50
to
80
percent,
and
then
what
is
generally
called
workforce.
Housing
is
80
up
to
about
the
median
income,
the
terms
that
are
typically
used
in
federal
nomenclature,
talking
about
low
income,
very
low
income
and
extremely
low
income,
or
what
you
see
on
the
on
the
top
of
the
slide
here.
C
Thinking
about
that
50
to
80,
30
to
50
or
30
percent
or
less.
If
you
look
at
the
numbers
there,
if
you
think
of
a
family
of
four
qualifying
for
low
income
housing
at
92
000
a
year,
that's
probably
a
number
that
would
have
surprised
people
a
few
years
ago
that
we
would
be
in
a
place
that
a
family
of
four
at
92
000
qualifies
for
quote,
unquote
low
income.
C
I
think
that,
though,
thinking
about
affordability
is
not
about
using
terms
like
low
income,
it's
about
thinking
about
creating
housing
types
and
the
full
spectrum
of
opportunities
for
residents
in
the
community,
and
so
rather
than
use
words
like
low
income
or
very
low
income.
In
bellevue,
we
tend
to
talk
about
housing,
choice
and
the
opportunity
to
create
multiple
different
types
of
housing,
instead
of
only
very
expensive
single-family
housing.
So
I
want
to
put
up
the
next
slide
and
talk
just
a
little
bit
about
you
know
who
are
we
we
talking
about?
C
And
you
know,
we've
got
a
wide
range
of
different
profession
types,
so
you
know
not
to
sort
of
hone
in
on
anything
but
want
to
give
just
a
sense
of
you
know
who
and
qualifies
and
where-
and
there
are
stories
that
come
out
at
every
one
of
these
things
about
different
professions
and
different
folks.
C
C
The
problem
is
getting
worse
on
a
daily
basis.
We
only
have
about
2
400
units
that
are
regulated
by
regulated.
Our
programs
require
that
you
we
put
covenants
and
conditions
on
a
title
of
different
properties
when
you
get
some
of
the
the
tax
exemptions
or
you
get
bonuses
in
your
development
and
those
sorts
of
things
that
represents
only
about
four
percent
of
the
total
housing
units
in
the
city.
C
C
One
of
the
reasons
I
put
this
slide
up,
though,
is
to
speak
to
the
fact
that
most
of
our
programs
historically
have
been
in
the
50
to
80
percent.
Ami
income
ranges
roughly
two-thirds
of
that
2400
total
housing
units
that
are
afforded
dedicated
as
affordable
are
in
that
50
to
80
percent
number,
meaning
more
than
a
third
of
those
units
are
in
the
severely
cost
burdened
or
lower
ami
numbers,
and
that
represents
probably
the
the
biggest
need
and
also
the
most
sensitive
populations
that
are
in
the
most
need
of
stable
housing
in
the
community.
C
C
C
We
also
put
in
place-
probably
it
was
2018
or
so
multiple
millions
of
dollars
annually
in
the
city,
cip,
to
help
build
and
subsidize
the
construction
of
new,
affordable
housing.
So
to
mention,
on
top
of
the
mayor,
mentioning
the
8
million
that
we've
committed
just
this
year
alone.
C
That
number
is
probably
more
like
an
eight-figure
number
when
you
count
in
some
of
the
other
programs
that
we
have
already
committed
to
and
the
one-tenth
of
one
percent
sales
tax
that
isn't
that
six
to
nine
million
annually
the
affordable
housing
strategy
is
really
based
on
two
main
concepts.
One
is
to
look
at
anything
in
our
regulatory
powers
that
we
can
do
that
will
help
make
it
easier
to
build
housing,
enter
the
housing
market
and
so
forth,
and
then
to
look
at
leveraging
any
public
monetary
sources
to
help
preserve
or
create
housing.
C
And
so
we
do
that
really
in
five
big
ways
and
those
are
the
five
strategies
that
you
see
up
on
the
screen
and
then
happy
to
send
anybody
a
copy
or
a
link
to
the
document
that
wants
to
see
it.
But
within
those
five
strategies
there
are
a
number
of
implementation
tools
to
to
actually
do
those
things
and
make
them
happen.
C
A
big
thing
right
now
is
the
preservation
of
existing
affordable
housing
as
it's
starting
to
get
gobbled
up
by
developers
that
would
like
to
either
redevelop
or
change
the
property
in
some
way
and
take
away.
What
is
currently
affordable
housing,
so
we
are
looking
at
strategies
to
retain
that
and
then
add
new,
so
that
we
can
try
to
build
the
affordable
housing
stock
to
the
the
maximum
possible.
I'm
going
to
speak
in
a
minute
to
our
partnerships
with
other
agencies.
So
you
know
I'll
sort
of
leave
that
last
bullet
point
for
the
next
slide.
C
C
We
put
money
into
the
kitty
and
each
year
work
as
a
group
to
try
to
get
the
biggest
bang
for
the
buck
in
terms
of
creating
affordable
housing
on
the
east
side,
and
there
are
a
lot
of
reasons
that
we
do,
that
we
compete
locally
and
at
the
state
level
for
tax
credits
that
are
vital
to
being
able
to
produce,
affordable,
housing
and
so
being
a
part
of
a
coalition
that
helps
get
units
built
on
the
east
side
is
to
bellevue's
benefit,
as
we
want
to
be
competitive
to
getting
really
necessary
financial
tools.
C
If
we
jump
to
the
next
slide
questions
around,
who
else
we
partner
with
I,
I
would
say
as
a
city-
we're
interested
in
partnering
with
anybody
that
wants
to
help
work
on
and
or
build
affordable
housing?
We've
done
deals
and
helped
subsidize
a
number
of
different
projects,
especially
recently,
as
this
has
become
a
very
pressing
issue.
So
I
would
tell
anybody
who
sits
on
a
board
of
a
non-profit
or
works
with
a
non-profit.
C
Please
don't
be
shy.
Pick
up
the
phone
call
us
call
lindsay
masters
executive
director
of
arch.
We
are
happy
to
play
marriage
maker
and
and
try
to
do
everything
we
can
to
get
units
built.
So
I
think
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
stop
my
comments.
C
There
I'm
going
to
hand
it
off
in
a
minute
here
to
emil
king,
who
is
our
assistant
director
in
charge
of
planning
in
the
department
to
talk
about
some
of
the
very
specific
programs
I'll
leave
you
all
with
thinking
about
housing
and
thinking
about
its
role
in
city
planning,
for
us
as
a
very,
very
important
concept
about
the
fabric
and
the
soul
of
a
community.
And
it's
not
just
a
numbers
game.
It's
about
real
people
that
have
real
lives
and
wanting
to
be
that
complete
community
that
we
talk
about
here.
C
So
for
me,
having
a
chance
to
come
to
these
things
and
just
talk
to
you
all
about
what
you
want
for
your
community
and
the
pressing
issues
of
the
day
is
one
of
the
the
best
parts
of
my
job.
To
be
honest,
so
we're
here
to
listen
to
you
tonight
and
I'm
sure
there
will
be
a
bunch
of
questions
for
me
so
I'll,
be
here
for
q
a
later
and
I'll
hand
it
back
to
mike.
At
this
point,.
A
A
A
A
We've
had
about
47
submissions
on
the
mentee
and
more
are
being
added,
so
please
do
continue
to
drop
those
in
we're
going
to
be
saving
all
of
those
and
making
sure
that
city
staff
are
able
to
read
all
of
those
closely
and
get
a
pulse
from
the
community
around
your
priorities
from
what
I
can
tell
they
range
a
lot
from,
like
I
see
they're,
allowing
single-family
lots
to
subdivide
to
helping
people
to
age
in
place
to
being
wanting
their
have
a
more
diverse
set
of
options
for
affordable
housing
for
all
income
levels.
A
A
So
the
mentee
poll
is
going
to
remain
open
through
this
presentation,
so
you
can
always
go
there
and
add
more
comments
there
or
you
can
always
add
more
into
the
chat
as
well.
D
Thank
you
mike
good
evening,
everyone
and,
as
mike
introduced
me,
I'm
tara
johnson,
I'm
the
comprehensive
planning
manager,
our
group
overseas
and
our
team
oversees
a
number
of
long-range
planning
initiatives,
including
neighborhood
area
planning,
so
may
have
met
some
of
you
through
some
of
the
outreach
there
also
implement
also
implementation
of
the
affordable
housing
strategy
and,
of
course,
supporting
the
comprehensive
plan.
D
As
part
of
our
conversation
this
evening,
we
wanted
to
provide
all
of
you
with
a
little
bit
of
an
overview
and
background
on
some
of
the
affordable
housing
initiatives
that
we've
been
working
on
in
the
last
couple
years
and
for
the
rest
of
the
presentation.
Emil
and
myself
are
going
to
sort
of
tag,
team
and
so
I'll
start
off
and
then
hand
things
over
to
him.
D
So
we've
sort
of
focused
on
four
major
areas
over
the
last
couple
years.
The
c1
strategy,
which
some
of
you
may
have
heard
about,
emanates
from
direction
from
state
law.
So
it
was
passed
in
2019
and
requires
that
cities
provide
incentives
for
affordable
housing.
That's
going
to
be
built
on
primarily
on
non-profit
housing,
faith-owned
properties
and,
of
course,
public
surplus
properties.
D
Another
another
provision-
that's
come
out
as
the
state
legislature
relates
to
house
bill
1590,
which
allows
jurisdictions
to
use
about
a
tenth
of
one
percent
sales
tax
towards
construction
of
affordable
housing
and
various
aspects
of
affordable
housing.
So
the
city
of
bellevue's
enacted
this
provision
and
that
went
into
effect
earlier
this
year.
D
We,
the
mayor,
spoke
to
our
mfte
program,
update
and
we'll
talk
more
about
it
as
well.
This
evening
we
work
towards
expanding
that
program,
which
essentially
allows
a
tax
exemption
for
developers
that
are
putting
in
affordable
housing
as
part
of
multi-family
development,
and
then
I
think
both
mac
and
the
mayor
have
spoken
to
some
of
our
capital
investment
strategies
that
we
implemented
this
year.
We'll
talk
more
about
that
as
well
about
specific
projects
that
we've
invested
in
towards
affordable
housing.
D
You
could
go
to
the
next
slide,
so
I
wanted
to
start
off
going
into
a
little
bit
more
background
relating
to
first
the
c1
strategy.
D
And,
of
course,
as
I
mentioned
previously,
state
law
also
provides
that
direction
and
that
requirement
that
cities
have
to
provide
a
density
bonus
if
you
could
go
to
the
next
slide
so
given,
given
all
all
that
that's
occurred
and
the
direction
from
state
law,
staff
and
city
council
work
towards
adopting
policy
within
our
comprehensive
plan,
specifically
our
housing
element,
so
to
support
future
work
relating
to
providing
incentives
on
suitable
land,
so
land
that's
owned
by
nonprofits,
the
faith-based
community,
as
well
as
public
surplus
and
those
those
are,
what
we're
calling
eligible
properties
they'd
have
to
be
they'd
have
to
develop,
affordable
housing.
D
D
If
you
could
go
to
the
next
slide,
so,
given
that
city
council
adopted
changes
to
our
comprehensive
plan
at
the
end
of
last
year,
we
are
staff
is
currently
working
towards
amending
our
code.
That
would
allow
for
these
incentives-
and
specifically
it's
currently
still
in
process
the
draft
code.
That's
moving
forward,
allows
for
a
50
density
bonus
above
current
zoning.
D
It
also
makes
some
changes
to
other
land
use
regulations
which
would
make
development
of
affordable
housing
easier,
so
essentially
provide
some
flexibility
in
the
types
of
structures
that
are
allowed
in
single
family
zones
would
allow
for
duplexes
and
triplexes
up
to
a
certain
percentage
within
a
development
also
allows
for
additional
height
in
multi-family
areas
and
then
additional
flexibility
to
allow
for
neighborhood
compatibility
as
well.
D
Currently
the
status
of
the
c1
code
changes.
We
just
had
a
public
hearing
with
a
planning
commission
yesterday
and
so
now
the
next
step
in
the
process
is
moving.
It
forward
through
the
council
review
process,
if
you
could
go
to
the
next
slide.
Thank
you,
another
initiative
that
that
has
been
ongoing
and
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
been
have
been
listening
into
and
and
keeping
tabs
on
are
the
recent
action
by
the
city
relating
to
again
another
provision
from
the
state
legislature
under
house
bill
1590..
D
So
essentially,
the
state
legislature
allow
allow
cities
to
use
a
portion
of
their
sales
tax
towards
affordable
housing
and
then
associated
services,
and,
as
I
mentioned
previously,
city
council
authorized
this
in
at
the
end
of
last
year,
and
then
the
tax
of
course
went
into
effect
at
the
beginning
of
this
year.
D
We're
estimating
that,
through
this
tax,
based
on
previous
based
on
revenue
projections,
we
could
we
could
raise
about
9
million
per
year
towards
affordable
housing
creation
and,
of
course,
associated
services,
and
this
also
aligns
with
one
of
our
affordable
housing
strategies,
strategy
e,
which
calls
for
prioritizing
state
county
and
local
funding
towards
affordable
housing.
D
You
could
go
to
the
next
slide,
so
a
little
bit
of
detail
on
how
our
5090
funding
can
be
utilized.
So,
of
course
it
primary
intent
is
to
incentivize
and
create
additional,
affordable
housing,
so
can
be
used
towards
funding,
affordable
housing
development,
also,
land
acquisition
towards
affordable
housing,
also
operating
funds
for
services
that
may
be
incorporated
as
part
of
the
those
affordable
housing
projects,
and
there
is
a
stipulation
that
and
a
cap
that
not
no
more
than
40
percent
can
be
sent
can
be
spent
on
behavioral
services.
D
You
could
go
to
the
next
slide
so
since
january,
since
the
end
of
last
year,
and
once
the
tax
went
into
effect
earlier
this
year,
staff
has
been
staff
and
city
council
have
been
working
very
closely
in
trying
to
develop
a
work
program
around
deployment
of
house
bill,
5090
funds
earlier
this
year
in
august
of
this
year,
city
council
awarded
about
a
million
and
a
half
towards
services,
and
there
were
19
different
agencies
that
received
funding.
D
E
E
The
multi-family
tax
exemption,
commonly
known
as
mfte,
is
a
12-year
property
tax
exemption
to
provide
affordable
housing
and
market
rate
multi-family
apartment
buildings.
Mft
is
allowed
by
state
law
for
cities
to
enact
locally
the
city
of
bellevue
enacted
mfte,
initially
in
2015,
and
has
made
two
adjustments
most
recently
in
july
of
this
year
by
the
city
council.
E
E
E
A
goal
of
mfte
is
is
to
maximize
usage
of
the
system
while
meeting
the
city
policy
objectives.
When
we
updated
the
mfte
system
with
council,
we
expanded
the
geographic
eligibility
city-wide
without
actually
changing
any
underlying
zoning.
We
also
simplified
the
program
to
focus
on
80
ami
incomes.
As
you
remember,
this
is
about
92
000
income
for
a
family
of
four
and
64
000
for
a
single
person.
E
We
also
have
provisions
that
can
require
deeper
affordability
when
you
use
the
mfde
along
with
some
of
our
land
use
incentives
in
the
project,
we
also
allowed
alternative
pathways
for
some
of
the
projects
to
provide
family-sized
units
which
are
a
requirement
of
mfde.
We
think
this
will
increase
usage
as
well.
E
E
E
E
E
E
In
summary,
the
mft
program
is
a
key
piece
of
our
strategy
and
the
recent
adjustments
to
the
program
appear
to
be
very
successful
in
increasing
usage
by
the
development
community
next
slide.
Please
I'd
like
to
speak
for
a
few
minutes
about
the
city's
strategy
for
planning,
housing
and
affordable
housing
in
the
growth
corridor,
and
some
of
the
partnerships
that
we
have
in
those
areas
shown
on
the
screen
is
bellevue's
growth
corridor
framed
around
the
east
link
light
rail
investment.
E
The
three
main
points
I'd
like
to
relate
to
you
regarding
the
growth
corridor
is
that
the
city
is
committed
to
creating
livable
urban
neighborhoods,
with
housing
choices
within
the
growth
corridor.
Many
of
these
areas
were
historically
commercial
in
nature
and
are
now
having
new
urban
neighborhoods
be
built
there.
E
E
E
E
E
E
Supportive
housing
is
intended
for
individuals
coming
out
of
homelessness
and
need
supportive
services
typically
provided
on
site.
The
plymouth
housing
project
is
92
units
for
homeless
individuals,
with
a
preference
for
referrals
from
east
side
shelters,
including
congregations
for
the
homeless
and
sophia
way.
The
city
was
able
to
contribute
for
400
000
dollars
to
help
fill
a
3.1
million
funding
gap.
E
The
plymouth
housing
project
is
going
to
be
able
to
leverage
funds
from
the
state
county,
arts
and
the
city.
It's
going
to
support
east
side,
individuals
who
are
coming
out
of
homelessness,
and
it's
going
to
reinforce
the
continuum
of
housing
approach,
while
working
in
combination
with
the
east
side,
men's
shelter
and
workforce
housing
projects
at
escape
next
slide.
Please.
E
The
last
significant
investment
I
want
to
highlight
is
a
preservation
project.
The
bellevue
city
council
made
a
strong
commitment
to
preserve
existing
units
for
affordable
housing
in
the
southern
part
of
bel
red
earlier
this
year.
The
existing
36
unit,
illihi
apartment
complex,
is
in
good
condition,
but
was
being
put
up
for
a
redevelopment
opportunity.
E
E
This
partnership
between
the
king
county
housing
authority,
the
amazon
corporation
and
the
city
contribution
of
4
million
dollars
makes
an
immediate
positive
impact.
By
preserving
these
apartments,
no
residents
are
going
to
be
required
to
relocate
and
available
units
in
the
complex
are
going
to
be
prioritized
for
homeless
individuals
in
the
bellevue
school
district.
E
We
typically
visit
council
in
the
spring
and
fall
each
year
to
provide
an
update
on
the
strategy.
This
will
be
part
of
the
council's
normal
study
session,
which
is
held
virtually
at
this
point.
There's
a
limited
amount
of
time
for
oral
comments
at
the
meeting,
but
you're
welcome
to
sign
up
for
time
or
send
comments
into
the
city
council,
starting
in
2022.
The
city
will
be
working
on
its
periodic
update
to
the
comprehensive
plan.
E
A
Thank
you,
emil,
well,
we've
gotten
to
the
best
part,
or
at
least
one
of
my
favorite
parts
of
the
program,
and
that's
really
to
listen
to
your
questions
and
hear
what
is
most
on
your
mind.
So
we've
been
tracking
a
lot
of
the
questions
that
are
starting
to
show
up
in
the
chat.
So
if
you
have
additional
questions,
please
put
them
in
the
chat
and
we're
going
to
try
to
get
to
as
many
questions
as
we
have
time
for
in
the
next
25
minutes.
A
So
I'm
going
to
begin
with
some
questions
for
mac
on
some
of
the
general
context
that
have
come
in
one
is.
A
C
Yeah
thanks
mike,
let's
take
those
separately
so
question
number
one
in
terms
of,
I
think
the
question
was
in
counting
how
we're
counting
the
units
we're
actually
being
very
deliberate
now
about
pulling
out,
preserved
or,
let's
call
them
naturally
occurring
affordable
housing
units
versus
the
creation
of
new
ones.
A
C
C
We
also
have
a
different
set
of
incentives
in
the
city
and
and
most
developers
are
participating
in
both
programs.
The
city
uses
its
land
use
code
to
incentivize,
especially
in
the
multi-family
districts,
the
creation
of
affordable
housing
and
that's
an
in-perpetuity
program.
So
what
we're
seeing
right
now
from
a
really
boots
on
the
ground
standpoint?
Is
the
units
are
going
to
be
preserved
in
perpetuity?
But,
yes,
it
is
possible.
If
you
only
use
the
mfte
program
that
after
12
years
they
would
revert
to
market
rate.
A
Thank
you.
This
is
a
question
from
farida
hakeem.
A
She
says
she's
been
living
in
the
eastgate
area
bellevue
since
1986,
and
her
main
concern
is
around
the
school
children
who
are
without
homes
in
the
bellevue
school
district.
So
as
a
member
of
backpackmeals.org,
I
think
she's
giving
a
shameless
plug
there
she's
aware
of
the
number
of
kids
who
do
not
have
meals
on
the
weekends.
A
So
how
are
we
helping?
Families
live
near
the
schools
and
attend
them
if
they
can't
afford
the
rent-
and
maybe
that's
a
question
around
potential
partnerships
with
1590
funds.
C
Yeah,
why
don't
I
speak
to
the
1590
part
of
that?
I
think,
as
we
look
at
our
1590
is
the
just
the
name
of
the
house
bill.
It
allows
for
a
spectrum
of
potential
housing
for
individuals
or
households
making
under
60
percent
of
the
area,
median
income
and
also
very
specific
populations
of
people.
C
One
of
the
populations,
however,
is
those
that
are
homeless
and
homeless,
school
children
or
those
that
are
about
to
be
you
know,
homeless
or
homeless,
school
children,
so
it
the
council
has
talked
about
that
and
we
are
actively
we've
actually
put
an
rfp
on
the
street
for
six
million
dollars
worth
of
capital
funding,
and
we
have
talked
to
some
providers
that
may
be
interested
in
trying
to
do
that
kind
of
project.
A
E
Yeah
thanks
for
the
question
it
is
allowed
by
the
state,
enabling
it
was
not
something
that
we
did
in
this
series
of
updates
with
the
council.
E
What
we'll
be
doing
is
monitoring
the
system
that
we
have
in
place
and
the
city
does
have
the
ability
to
go
back
as
they
see
fit
to
modify
its
own
local
ordinance.
So
if
we
in
the
future
felt
that
we
wanted
to
expand
it
to
other
provisions,
then
we
would
do
so,
but
right
now
it
does
not
include
a
home
ownership
component.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
A
And
while
I
have
you
on
the
hook
here,
emil
you
mentioned
briefly
or
pointed
to
the
major
comprehensive
plan
update.
One
question
is
about
future
zoning
changes.
Are:
is
the
city
going
to
consider
zoning
changes
to
allow
multi-family
housing
an
area
today
that
can
only
build
single
family
and
and
when
does
that
question
come
up.
E
The
the
periodic
plan
update
we'll
be
doing
the
scoping
with
our
city
council
early
next
year,
so
we'll
be
setting
the
parameters
for
what
areas
we'll
be
looking
at.
We
don't
have
a
pre
preconceived
notion
of
the
specific
elements
that
would
be
in
play.
There's
a
public
scoping
that
would
help
drive
the
elements
that
we
want
to
look
at.
A
And
I
I
see
this
question
come
up
and
I
resonate
with
this
question,
and
this
question
is,
is
probably
a
larger
picture
question
this
is
the
I'm
not
downplaying
the
actions
taken,
but
there's
a
gap
that
I
fall
into.
A
C
It
to
you
yeah,
so
that
that's
a
a
really
astute
question
to
be
honest-
and
we
are
talking
about
that
right
now-
the
the
concept
that
you're
getting
at
for
individuals
that
make
more
than
what
typically
allows
them
to
get
into
a
quote-unquote,
affordable
housing,
but
not
making
enough
to
live
in
a
community
is
a
concept
that
amongst
planners,
is
referred
to
as
the
missing
middle
housing.
C
So
people
that
are
super
high
income
earners,
you
know,
afford
the
super
high
income
or
the
super
high
cost
housing
and
then
a
lot
of
times.
Governments
will
build
from
the
bottom
up
so
that
that
missing
middle
and
the
gap
from
workforce
housing
up
to,
if
you
can
afford
the
upper
echelon
of
housing,
that
missing
middle
is
something
that
we
are
starting
to
contemplate.
C
We
do
not
have
specific
programs
for
it,
but
it
is
something
that
we
are
talking
about
along
the
entire
spectrum
of
housing
needs
so
tonight
we're
reporting
on
the
affordable
housing
strategy-
that's
currently
in
place,
but
I
I
don't
want
to-
I
guess
I'll
say
it's
the
affirmative.
I
want
everybody
to
know.
We
are
thinking
about
the
missing
the
middle
as
we
move
forward
in
our
housing
discussions.
A
There's
a
a
question
about
accessory
dwelling
units,
so
I
think
I'll
I'll
toss
this
over
to
tara
is
the
city
considering
revising
codes
to
allow
for
detached
accessory
dwelling
units
for
lots
less
than
15
000
square
feet.
Another
very
specific
question.
But
what
is
the
city's
conversation
around
accessory
dwelling
units.
D
Thank
you
mike
thanks
for
that
question.
So
a
couple
things
the
city
actually
went
through
and
looked
at
our
current
adu
standards.
I
believe
that
was
earlier
this
year
made
some
changes
to
our
existing
edu
regulations.
D
There
was
a
restriction
called
a
three-year
rule
which
required
existing,
and
this
is
for
attached,
adus,
existing
structures
or
didn't
allow
for
new
edu's
with
a
new
construction,
and
there
was
a
three-year
waiting
period
for
adus
to
be
incorporated
within
within
a
single
family
home,
and
so
we
made
changes
to
that
provision
as
part
of
our
comp
just
a
little
bit
of
background.
D
Our
comprehensive
plan
has
specific
policies
speaking
to
detached
edus
and
directs
that
conversation
to
happen
on
a
neighborhood
by
neighborhood
basis
and
we've
started
our
great
neighborhoods
plan
and
program,
currently
we're
working
on
our
northwest
and
northeast
bellevue
sub-area
our
neighborhood
area
planning
updates.
Through
that
process.
We've
had
about
eight
to
nine
months
of
community
engagement
on
a
number
of
various
issues,
and
then
we've
also
had
conversations
specific
to
detached
adus,
and
so
that's
something
we're
exploring
through
the
great
neighborhoods
process.
A
Thank
you.
I
I
have
another
broader
question
and
I'm
not
sure
if
this
is
something
that
can
be
supported
either
through
like
the
c1
strategy
or
1590.
But
how
is
the
city
thinking
about
helping
aging
bellevue
residents
age
in
place?
Is
there
anything
more
or
different,
going
to
be
offered
by
the
city
to
support
senior
housing.
D
I
think
that
that's
probably
a
multi-tiered
question.
We
talked
about
some
partnerships
that
you
know
we're
exploring,
and
so,
of
course
we
collaborate
regionally
with
arch
and
so
there
and
contribute
to
the
housing
trust
funds
of
their
projects
that
focus
on
senior
housing.
That
would
be
one
avenue.
D
C1
does
provide
a
density,
bonus,
incentive
on
faith-based
and
non-profit
owned
property,
so
it'd
really
be
up
to
the
developer.
That's
interested
in
pursuing
that
density,
bonus
incentive.
They
wanted
to
accommodate
senior
housing
as
part
of
that
effort,
that's
certainly
something
that
that
could
could
occur
and
the
conversations
that
staff
has
had
with
some
of
the
faith-based
communities.
That's
certainly
something
that
they
that
they
look
at
and
definitely
have
that
mission
to
to
help
our
seniors.
D
So
I'd
say
those
two
aspects:
maybe
mac
can
speak
to
the
1590
piece
that
has
very
specific
targeted
populations
and
again
senior
housing
could
certainly
be
something
the
city
allocates
funding
towards,
but
I'll
let
mac
expand
on
that.
C
Yeah,
I
think
you
know,
as
we
think,
about
different
funding
sources
and
or
different
zoning
incentives
and
thinking
specifically
around
the
aging
and
place
concept
or
creating
housing
types
that
may
allow
someone
to
stay
in
the
community.
There's
multiple
ways
to
go
about
that,
so
our
planning
group
works
very
closely
with
the
development
services
team
that
works
on
the
different
regulations
that
help
create
those
housing
types
so
we're.
I
guess
I
would
say
we're
working
on
this
in
a
two-pronged
way.
C
One
is
to
think
about
the
role
of
senior
housing,
and
sometimes
those
come
in
as
upzoning
requests,
specifically
for
a
senior
housing
project
where
you
know
something
less
dense
was
at
the
time,
and
certainly
there
has
been
support
for
that.
Generally
speaking,
as
we
think
about
how
to
add
that
specific
housing
stock
and
then
from
a
funding
standpoint.
C
Yes,
there
is
the
capability
of
1590,
which
would
also
help
at
the
the
income
and
potentially
human
service
level
needs
for
some
portions
of
our
senior
community,
but
it
it
it
has
very
specific
funding
requirements
in
terms
of
the
populations
that
can
be
served.
So
it's
not
just
a
a
affordable
housing
fund
so.
A
What
is
the
conversation
on
today
about
preserving
neighborhood
character
in
older
neighborhoods
or
even
maintaining
some
of
the
smaller
rambler
type
housing
stock
in
the
city?
And
I
know
that
may
not
be
officially
affordable
housing,
but
it
definitely
is
a
housing
question
that
is
permeating.
So
I'm
wondering
if
we
can
sort
of
speak
to
some
of
that.
C
C
And
then
we
hear
from
a
lot
of
folks
that
say
well
that
changes
the
character
of
the
neighborhood
and
that's
not
really
what
we
want
to
be
as
a
neighborhood
and
the
issues
around
affordability
that
I
see
everyone
commenting
on
in
the
chat.
So
I
would
say
it
really
has
been
mixed
in
our
experience
in
the
different
neighborhoods.
C
But
so
it's
been
an
ongoing
discussion
and
issues
of
character
come
up,
especially
as
we
are
working
through
the
neighborhood
planning
process.
So
why
don't
I
just
kind
of
stop
there
with
just
some
some
broad
comments.
You
know
in
a
meal
if
you
can
speak
to
things
that
have
come
up
through
the
permitting
process
and
your
discussions
with.
E
Diaz
yeah,
it's
an
it's
a
a
very
I
guess
important
discussion
to
have
right
now
because,
as
we
see
the
the
demand
on
some
portions
of
the
city
to
actually
do
tear
downs
and
rebuilds
of
that
five
to
six
thousand
square
foot
size,
it's
creating
a
lot
of
kind
of
dialogue
in
those
neighborhoods
about
their
character.
E
So,
as
we
kind
of
look
at
these
first,
two
neighborhoods
that
we're
doing
the
neighborhood
area
planning
in
in
northeast
and
north
northwest
bellevue
we're
we're
definitely
tracking
how
that's
playing
out
over
the
the
years
in
those
portions
of
the
city.
It's
interesting.
If
you
look
back
in
in
certain
parts
of
the
city,
you've
had
more
remodels.
E
So
this
the
scale
of
the
development
would
be
a
remodel
and
not
an
overall
teardown
and
much
of
the
character
has
been
able
to
be
preserved.
So
it
is
evident
when
people
are
doing
full
teardowns
of
properties,
that
the
character
is
the
first
thing
that
we
hear
the
issues
about
including
the
scale.
So
it's
I
think,
a
topic
that
we
need
to
have
more
discussion
about,
there's
clearly
a
desire
in
some
areas
for
these
bigger
houses.
E
In
the
single-family
portions
of
the
city,
but
there's
also
a
strong
desire
for
how
we
can
remain
the
character
of
these
neighborhoods
that
the
bellevue
residents
value
so
much.
A
Thank
you,
emil.
Here's,
a
kind
of
a
data
question.
E
Yeah,
I
can
go
ahead
and
take
that
one
mike.
I
think
the
the
importance
of
dashboards
and
presenting
information
in
kind
of
a
streamlined,
easily
updated
way
for
the
public
is
really
important
and
we've
seen
a
number
of
dashboards
be
produced
on
a
series
of
topics
just
in
this
local
region.
So
we
are
thinking
about
what
information
we
can
put
up
to
really
dovetail
with
other
information
out
there.
That's
going
to
help
the
public
understand
progress
on
things.
A
A
A
C
We
are
scheduled
to
be
back
with
the
city
council
talking
about
the
next
set
of
work
that
we'll
be
undertaking
in
the
affordable
housing
program
on
october
11th,
and
I
am
certain
it
will
be
a
robust
conversation
with
the
council,
given
this
is
one
of
the
most
pressing
policy
issues
we're
all
taking
up
right
now.
So
I'd
encourage
everyone
to
listen
in
on
that.
Certainly,
if
you
have
thoughts,
you
can
get
them
over
to
our
staff.
C
A
C
I'll
take
that
mike
sorry,
I'm
just
not
sure
if
emil
was
going
to
jump
in
there
there's
so
many
people,
I'm
not
seeing
everybody
on
the
on
one
screen
at
one
time.
So
there's
a
couple
things:
we
do
there.
Absolutely,
yes,
we're
interested,
probably
in
both
things,
but
but
I
do
get
the
the
concept:
what
about
people
that
are
in
bellevue
that
are
either
being
displaced
or
somehow
find
themselves?
You
know
not
being
able
to
afford
to
live.
C
You
know
in
the
city
that
is
a
significant
component
of
our
preservation
strategy,
so
the
city's
actually
helped
fund
or
frankly
made
it
happen
so
that
we
could
preserve
existing
affordable
units
both
at
the
illihi
that
was
talked
about
earlier
and
also
at
highland
village,
and
that
was
done,
probably
2016.
or
17
time
frame.
So
we
do
partner
because
we're
not
an
owner
of
housing
and
some
cities
have
their
own
housing
authority,
but
we
do
not
so
we're
typically
a
funder.
C
We
help
fund
those
projects
so
that
they
can
be
retained,
which,
by
definition,
keeps
people
in
units
and
not
being
priced
out.
The
other
thing
we
do
is
try
to
keep
a
an
interest
list
of
local
individuals
so
that
we
can
try
to
hook
them
up
with
affordable
units,
whether
that's
through
arch
or
through
kcha.
C
So
there's
a
lot
of
things
we
can
do
there
and
then,
as
in
the
creation
of
new
units.
Of
course,
that's
when
we
look
at
the
the
funnel
you
know
of
the
list
and
there's
way
more
people
on
interest
lists
now
than
there
are
total
units,
which
is
not
surprising,
given
the
the
lack
of
housing
that
we
were
showing
earlier.
But
that's
how
that
process
really
works.
A
Thank
you
and
I
one
more
question
about
kind
of.
Is
there
flexibility
in
bellevue
to
use
foot
or
cities?
Do
you
have
flexibility
to
use
federal
funding,
to
develop
new
housing
projects
and
are
there
restrictions
different
if
federal
funds
are
pooled
or
utilized
for
specific
purposes
like
maintenance
or
voucher
programs
or
funding?
So
what
are?
What
are
the
restrictions
placed
on
the
city
to
use
federal
funds
to
support
programs
or
housing
projects.
C
Yeah,
that's
a
big
question,
so
the
answer
is,
we
could
probably
have
a
three
hour
session
about
the
different
capital
stack
funding,
that's
used
to
build
projects
and
then
to
for
operations
and
maintenance.
C
The
short
answer
is:
it
is
almost
always
like
nearly
100
of
the
time
that
there
are
multiple
sources
of
money
used
for
both
the
creation
or
preservation
of
the
affordable
housing
units
and
then
the
ongoing
o
m
monies
and
each
capital
stack
actually
has
a
different
set
of
requirements,
whether
that's
coming
from
the
the
state
government
or
some
some
kind
of
condition
the
city
puts
on
the
funding
award
and
then,
of
course,
the
federal
monies,
and
then
there
are
tax
credits
and
how
those
work.
C
So
the
long
and
short
of
it
is
yes,
there
are
a
lot
of
projects
that
use
federal
monies.
A
lot
of
people
think
well
that
might
be
like
a
section,
8
voucher.
It
could
be
cdbg
funds
or
home
funds.
It
could
be
some
type
of
award
for
housing,
there's
a
lot
of
emphasis
being
placed
on
the
creation
of
housing,
especially
near
transit.
C
Now,
and
so
that's
filtering
through
not
just
from
the
federal
government
but
from
a
lot
of
states
in
washington
is
certainly
one
of
those
states,
so
we
access
the
housing
trust
fund
in
conjunction
with
arch,
to
look
at
projects
so
yeah.
In
short,
yes,
those
are
all
funding
sources
that
are
potential
options
and
a
lot
of
times
we
work
with
the
developer
to
find
the
funding
source
that
we
know
we
can
get
access
to
and
also
will
suit
the
needs
of
the
project.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Well,
what
I'm
seeing
is
a
pretty
robust
conversation
in
the
chat
and
a
lot
of
conversation
that
deals
stretches
on
everything
from
adus
to
large,
mega
houses
in
neighborhoods
and
neighborhood
character.
Really
a
lot
of
great
comments
that
are
posted
in
here
as
well.
A
A
So
with
that,
I'm
going
to
ask
elizabeth
to
pull
up
the
next
slide,
and
I
want
to
give
really
ability
to
point
to
a
new
resource
that
has
been
created,
which
really
is
the
city's
website
on
housing,
affordability
and
so
the
website.
There
is
really
go
to
the
community
development
department
on
the
city
website
and
click
on
the
housing
link,
and
you
will
find
access
to
a
lot
of
great
information
about
current
projects,
as
well
as
definitions
of
what
we
mean
by
affordable
housing
and
the
status
of
things.
A
So
if
you
want
to
participate,
if
you
want
to
join
an
upcoming
council
meeting
on
the
topic
or
dive
in
deep
into
future
planning
and
make
sure
that
these
comments
help
shape
the
future
of
bellevue,
we
really
encourage
your
participation
in
all
of
these
upcoming
processes,
and
so
that
is
available
right
there
on
the
website.
A
So
thank
you
very
much
for
tonight
and
for
attending
and
thank
you
to
the
panel
for
sharing
updates
in
terms
of
the
community
developments
of
focus
on
affordable
housing.
So
thank
you
and
we
hope
you
have
a
good
night.