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Everett's Housing Element <br /> The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires the city to adopt a Housing Element. The city's housing goal is to meet the <br /> housing needs of present and future residents for housing that is decent, safe, accessible, attractive and affordable. Objectives <br /> and policies address the following housing subjects: <br /> • Housing types and opportunities • Subsidized housing— low income and special needs <br /> • Housing preservation and neighborhood character populations <br /> • Housing affordability • Countywide fair share housing issues <br /> • Jobs/housing balance • Housing production targets <br /> • Residential infill development • Residential energy efficiency <br /> • Home ownership • Neighborhood stabilization and foreclosure <br /> • Multiple family housing— location and compatibility prevention <br /> • Resistance to natural disasters <br /> The city also has a Consolidated Plan, required as a condition of receiving federal Community Development Block Grant and <br /> HOME Partnership funds. This plan addresses housing and community development needs for low-income persons. <br /> Community Streets Initiative iforp07: <br /> In 2014, the city convened a Community Streets Initiative Task <br /> Force to foster a vibrant and healthy community by better ,.40, <br /> understanding the street level social issues, such as poverty and . <br /> homelessness, in Everett's commercial core areas. The task force <br /> issued its final report and recommendations in November 2014. 1 <br /> The following are the priority recommendations around housing: <br /> • Expand use of"Housing First" Model to provide "low The City continues to work with partners across the city and Snohomish County to <br /> explore innovative approaches to social issues and implement the Safe Streets vision of a <br /> barrier" or "supportive housing" for chronically homeless safe city for all through outreach,enforcement,diversion,housing and <br /> individuals, after which they can begin to get treatment. community engagement. <br /> • Explore efforts to develop low cost and non-traditional housing options—with attached services — such as <br /> shared housing, shipping container housing and subsidized micro-housing. <br /> • Replicate the housing levy model implemented in Seattle and Bellingham [and Vancouver] to accomplish a coordinated <br /> set of housing projects addressing community priorities. <br /> Chapter 6,Housing 2 August 29,2018 <br />