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EXHIBIT 3:Chapter 6 Capital Facilities and Utilities Element; II.Capital Facilities Policies;Capital Facilities Summaries 7. Public and Assisted Housing Authority of Snohomish County(HASCO), Housing The City of Everett prepares a Consolidated Plan as a Hope,Senior Services of Snohomish County, Friends of requirement of obtaining federal Community Youth and Compass Health. In addition to public Development Block Grant and HOME Investment housing units,assistance is provided in many forms, Partnership funds. The plan describes the needs of Section 8 housing vouchers administered through the low-and moderate-income Everett residents and the housing authorities, housing for low-income seniors and ways in which funds will be used to address those needs the mentally ill, homeless shelters for adults,families and the three basic goals of HUD programs which are to and teens and transitional housing. The City's provide decent housing,create a suitable living Community Housing Improvement Program(CHIP) is environment,and expand economic opportunities. administered by the City for housing rehabilitation, Everett's plan is coordinated with Snohomish County's providing assistance to both homeowners and Consolidated Plan. The plans must be updated every landlords. It is entirely funded by the federal five years;a new plan is currently being prepared. government and private lending participation. Public Housing issues for the city are addressed through this plan. The Everett Housing Authority is a primary provider of housing and rental assistance for extremely low-and The City has built public housing financed through very low-income households in Everett. The Housing general obligation debt. However,the City does not Authority is the owner of public housing units and other operate such housing. The City works in partnership assisted units, provides rental housing assistance with the Everett Housing Authority and non-profit through the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments housing service providers by applying federally funded Program,and develops,purchases and rehabilitates programs to these service providers Owners include multi-family housing units. the Everett Housing Authority(EHA), Housing Assisted Housing Units in the City of Everett consist of the following: Type of Housing Number of Units EHA Public Housing 901 Workforce Housing Units 2,762 Section 8 Certificates&Vouchers 2,885 Other Dedicated Subsidized Units 726 Transitional Units 92 Shelter Units 334 Total of All Assisted Housing 7,700 Everett Safe Streets Supportive Housing Supportive Housing includes office space designed for social service providers and case managers to meet with Through a Request for Qualifications(RFQ)in May residents.The project is also designed with several on- 2016,the City of Everett selected the non-profit site amenities including outdoor gardening areas, developer,Catholic Housing Services to develop low- outdoor gathering space for residents to interact,a barrier housing on a preferred site selected in space for service animals to play and get exercise,and a partnership with the City as part of the Safe Streets multi-purpose community room with computers Initiative implementation.The project is currently dedicated to resident use.The building as proposed, designed to be a newly constructed 7o-unit apartment will meet the specific needs of individuals exiting building targeted to serve homeless individuals, homelessness. including chronically homeless who suffer from mental illness and substance use.Everett Safe Streets 3