1976/01/28 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

ze I January 28,1976 • GRoll was ipson voted called no,and Councilman Manch who was excused,ith all Councilmen voting yes except amen La g and motion Carried came in at is time. PUBLICouncilman chh 11.R/NG Bill ll761-241 Pete roar o Planning t explained that the Housing ieg Assistance Program.. anot the anon fondingb . mission of plans for development. Mr.Grodt introduced M r.Earl • chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Housing an Revelop- Ment.Mx.Rice that Housing Assistance Plan is the eegulred part o • the City's explained plication fCommunity Development 1Block Gran Ponds. This f Dart oft application represents v the comrun Itcontains housing as- parts: istance to lower familiesinity.fo four 1. A survey of housingeconditions. 2. An estimate of the housing assistance needs of lower income persons the community. • 3. Goals for providing housing ssistance. 4. Recommended locations for assisted housing. eexplained that the definition of households requiring assistance includes: all't a households with income less than Section B limitswhonr. 256 _ re of their income smlivin in• housing u valued a than SJA,,000eand(built before w1940),o living nice lackingnits s allplumbingfacilities,or in over-crowded conditionsu(i.e.,greater than 1.25 persons.per room). Rice further explained that the primary resourcefor Providing housing assistance to lower income families is through the FederaSection thxouus- ing Assit ofe Payments Program. This assistance may f ew unite the the rental existing apartments,the construction n , substantial rehabilitation r housing. Jot.Garner,representing t Snohomish County Apartment Owners Associa- tion, alked against City of Everett:requesting a construction. • Garner said that this woulddefinitelyhavebig impact e theapartment owners ttln the propertye(intthis time who have many cases their-life invested savings). h t rnermsaidtt in hat B u citizens would beyforcedto move t oftheirunits into • thesenror new units so they couldreceivethe federal subsidizing. HousingBuzz Authority,stated that the new con- , nf,Director of isv much needed, n e needed, in considering idering young families. He said y apartment owners will-not rent to young families who are on welfare. • Dune E and Iva weir,low income citizens of the city, v ' for the new well-as the rehabili8 vinnoff existing They s at it isoalmost impossibletofind. nit t rentinthe City • of Everett.that publiby Councilman M seconded by Councilman Winch to conclude the c hearing o Council Bill 761-24 • Roll was celled with voting Y except Councilmenand Gipson who voted o. - ..