Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 7. Public and Assisted Housing The City of Everett prepares a Consolidated Plan as a requirement of obtaining federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership funds. The plan describes the needs of low- and moderate -income Everett residents and the ways in which funds will be used to address those needs and the three basic goals of HUD programs which are to provide decent housing, create a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities. Everett's plan is coordinated with Snohomish County's Consolidated Plan. The plans must be updated every five years; a new plan is currently being prepared. Public Housing issues for the city are addressed through this plan. The City has built public housing financed through general obligation debt. However, the City does not operate such housing. The City works in partnership with the Everett Housing Authority and non-profit housing service providers by applying federally funded programs to these service providers Owners include the Everett Housing Authority (EHA), Housing Authority of Snohomish County (HASCO), Housing Hope, Senior Services of Snohomish County, Friends of Youth and Compass Health. In addition to public housing units, assistance is provided in many forms, Section 8 housing vouchers administered through the housing authorities, housing for low-income seniors and the mentally ill, homeless shelters for adults, families and teens and transitional housing. The City's Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) is administered by the City for housing rehabilitation, providing assistance to both homeowners and landlords. It is entirely funded by the federal government and private lending participation. The Everett Housing Authority is a primary provider of housing and rental assistance for extremely low- and very low-income households in Everett. The Housing Authority is the owner of public housing units and other assisted units, provides rental housing assistance through the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program, and develops, purchases and rehabilitates multi -family housing units. 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 8. Solid Waste/Recycling In the city and the planning area, private companies, franchised by the State of Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) provide solid waste collection and hauling. Since 1974, garbage disposal has been the responsibility of Snohomish County, which operates several transfer CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 32