Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Grant Application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Pursue Funding for Affordable Homeownership
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing a Grant Application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to pursue funding for affordable homeownership.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing a Grant Application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to pursue funding for affordable homeownership.
Staff Contact:
Darian Lightfoot, Director of Housing and Homeless Response, City Manager's Office, 360-753-8033
Presenter(s):
None. Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Over the past several years, the City of Olympia has conducted several studies and strategic plans to help identify housing issues and approaches to address those issues. Through this work the City has remained resolute in our commitment to reducing barriers to affordable housing.
The City adopted a Housing Action Plan identifying 71 actions intended to meet the community's affordable housing needs. Within two years, we've completed 19 of these actions and we are actively making progress on another 20. Olympia adopted development incentives to encourage production of housing, established a dedicated funding source to assist in the costs to develop housing, and provided funding to ensure residents' homes are safe and healthy for them to live in. The Housing and Homeless Response team has launched new programs and expanded existing ones, built relationships with housing developers, and implemented tenant protections. With the expansion of the Office of Community Vitality, the City has expanded the number of staff doing housing related work and have made conscious and purposeful efforts to collaborate across departments with planning, climate, and economic development staff to increase ...
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