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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.20.23-APPROVED_SKHHP-EB-Minutes Page 4 of 6 SKHHP Executive Meeting January 20, 2023 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Nancy Backus called the virtual meeting to order at 1:05 PM. a. ROLL CALL/ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM Executive Board members present: Executive Board members present: Nancy Backus, City of Auburn; Kristina Soltys, City of Covington; Traci Buxton, City of Des Moines; Brian Davis, City of Federal Way; Dana Ralph, City of Kent; Eric Zimmerman, City of Normandy Park; Ryan McIrvin, City of Renton; Sunaree Marshall, King County; Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson, City of Tukwila. II. REVIEW AGENDA/AGENDA MODIFICATIONS No agenda modifications. III. ELECTION OF CHAIR & VICE-CHAIR Claire Goodwin reviewed the SKHHP Officer Election process as laid out in Resolution 2022-02 Rules of Procedure. The floor was opened for nominations for the position of SKHHP Executive Board Chair. Dana Ralph made motion nominating Nancy Backus for the position of Board Chair, seconded by Brian Davis. Motion passed unanimously (9-0) Claire Goodwin opened the floor for nomination for the position of Board Vice Chair. Traci Buxton made motion nominating Dana Ralph for the position of Board Vice-Chair, seconded by Brian Davis. Motion passed unanimously (9-0) IV. APPROVAL OF December 16, 2022 MINUTES Dana Ralph moved to approve the December 16, 2022, minutes as presented, seconded by Ryan McIrvin. Motion passed unanimously (9-0) V. OLD BUSINESS a. Affordable Housing Inventory Update Claire Goodwin reviewed the initial development of the Affordable Housing Inventory. She introduced Kevin Gifford, Senior Consultant at Berk Consulting, and project manager for the Affordable Housing Inventory. Kevin Gifford reviewed the goals of the project which include being able to quantify local affordable housing in our area and compare it to our housing goals. It will also identify natural occurring affordable housing, which is often unregulated and untracked. Finally, to guide strategy around the preservation of affordable housing in South King County. For the income restricted inventory, King County Department of Community & Human Services maintains a county wide database for properties requiring income verification. The County has agreed to share portions of this data covering the SKHHP service area in an Page 5 of 6 ongoing relationship. To supplement this information, Berk is undertaking an incentive based Affordable Housing Inventory. At time of permit, the partner jurisdiction will input the information into the system that will create a unified reporting structure across South King County. The Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) Inventory is an effort to track privately owned and non-subsided properties that are below a set Area Median Income (AMI) level. A wide range of data sources is necessary to collect this information and relies on third-party vendor information. While beneficial, the information is very narrowly focused, but gives a representative sample of affordable housing in the area. Once gathered, this information will be compared with information from the King County Assessor’s Office. All data will be collated into a few databases which tie into an interactive map and dashboard. This system will have the ability to run automated reports along several different defined conditions. This will empower SKHHP partner cities to run quick reports on housing as needed. The dashboard should be ready for SKHHP staff to begin testing within the next few weeks. After testing and feedback in February, Berk anticipates handing over the technical aspects and maintenance of the Affordable Housing Inventory to City of Auburn GIS staff by March 2023. Sunaree Marshall asked about the plan to develop a strategy to use the Affordable Housing Inventory, citing concerns about unintentionally losing affordability by identifying the unit as affordable. Kevin Gifford agreed that this was a delicate question, and there are some technical ways to resolve it. This could include using a general scoring system which requires a more detailed analysis of the information to get specific unit information. Most of the data is publicly available for anyone with financial means. Traci Buxton asked about the ability for partner cities to use this to update and complete their Housing Action Plans. Kevin Gifford stated that by the time Berk hands off the database to SKHHP the information would be available and appropriate for such a use. Dana Ralph stated the inventory was very timely to help address assumptions being made regarding the current state of housing in South King County. VI. NEW BUSINESS a. Appointment of New Advisory Board Members Dorsol Plants updated the Executive Board on the recruitment process for the slate of Advisory Board candidates. Each candidate completed an application and then an interview with SKHHP staff and members of the Advisory Board. Recruitment was focused on knowledge and perspectives missing from the current body. The slate of candidates included: Verity Credit Union represented by Tina Narron, the Housing Development Consortium represented by Patience Malaba, and South King County Resident Cathy Sisk Page 6 of 6 Dana Ralph moved to approve the slate of SKHHP Advisory Board candidates, seconded by Ryan McIrvin. Motion passed unanimously (9-0) VII. EDUCATIONAL ITEM a. 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE REVIEW Claire Goodwin provided an overview of the development of the 2023 Legislative Priorities. SKHHP staff will provide an update at each Executive Board meeting during the legislative session. Dorsol Plants reviewed the SKHHP Legislative Priorities and active legislation around our priorities. With over 1,000 active pieces of legislation, there are several bills addressing housing that do not tie directly into the SKHHP Legislative Priorities. SKHHP staff is available to do further research or information gathering around active legislation. Claire Goodwin confirmed with the Executive Board their support that she resend the SKHHP Legislative Priorities to the SKC state delegation. She also brought forward to the Executive Board that Sound Communities has asked SKHHP to consider supporting HB 1111 “Housing Benefit Districts.” Dana Ralph stated that Kent is supporting HB 1111 as a tool for local government to use without removing local autonomy. Traci Buxton asked if other SKHHP partners are supporting HB 1111. Renton and Kent are supportive, Auburn has not taken a position at the moment, and Federal Way chose to take no action. Brian Davis asked if this was a request to make a decision in the moment, or to bring it back to the partners’ City Councils. Discussion was held around the challenge of responding to a time sensitive request while respecting the need for partners to review action with their legislative bodies prior to the Executive Board meeting. Discussion was further had on SKHHP’s role being more about creating a shared awareness of legislative bills that individual jurisdictions can further explore, rather than trying to be nimble and taking a position as a body. A desire was expressed to further understand how the SKHHP Executive Board may be able to respond when time is limited. SKHHP staff were directed to review the SKHHP bylaws on what the Executive Board can and cannot do with regards to taking a position on legislative bills without prior consulting of partners’ legislative bodies. VIII. UPDATES/ANNOUNCEMENTS Next meeting is February 17, 2023 IX. ADJOURN Nancy Backus adjourned the meeting at 2:40 pm