Preparing for Affordable Housing Needs

How do we prepare for the projected growth spectrum?

David Stalheim – Long Range Planning Manager, City of Everett

Kristen Cane – Director of Development & Policy, Housing Authority of Snohomish County

Rep. June Robinson – State Representative, 38th Legislative District

Mark Smith – Executive Director, Housing Consortium of Everett & Snohomish County

What does “affordable” or “homeless” mean?• Affordable – Paying no more than 30% of income for housing &

utilities

• Cost Burdened – Paying more than 30% of income for housing & utilities

• Severely Cost Burdened – Paying more than 50% of income for housing & utilities

• Homeless – A person lacking a permanent residence• Unsheltered Homeless – Sleeping outside, tent, car

• Sheltered Homeless - Emergency shelter, transitional housing, couch-surfing

Who’s struggling?

13,650

4,830

860

2,090

8,945

7,530

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Extremely Low

Very Low

Low

Moderate

Middle

Renter Affordability

Severely Cost Burdened Cost Burdened Affordable

6,370

5,890

5,860

1,460

2,995

7,190

9,340

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Extremely Low

Very Low

Low

Moderate

Middle

Owner Affordability

Severely Cost Burdened Cost Burdened Affordable

Our Aging Population

30,000 20,000 10,000 0,000 10,000 20,000 30,000

Under 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years

20 to 24 years

25 to 29 years

30 to 34 years

35 to 39 years

40 to 44 years

45 to 49 years

50 to 54 years

55 to 59 years

60 to 64 years

65 to 69 years

70 to 74 years

75 to 79 years

80 to 84 years

85 years and over

Male (2000) Male (2010) Female (2000) Female (2010)

What about future housing needs?

• 238,281 more people in Snohomish County by 2035

• 95,348 more housing units• 22,000 very low-income units (50% AMI and below)

• Very low-income households who are severely cost-burdenedExisting Needs + Future Needs =• 46,230 + 22,000 = 68,230 housing units

Who provides housing? How?

Key Ingredients for Affordable Housing

1. Affordable housing developers

2. Public funding

3. Local policies that allow for more density

Affordable Housing Developers

• Not For Profit vs. For Profit• Use Tax Credit and Tax-exempt Bond programs, and PHAs

• Nonprofits include Mercy Housing, Housing Hope, LIHI and YWCA

• Public Housing Authorities• HA of Snohomish County and Everett HA

• $58 million federal resources annually

• 5,756 Section 8 vouchers

• 1,904 rent subsidized housing units

• 2,095 affordable housing units

Public Funding

Rental Subsidy Capital Funding

Tenant-Based Project-Based

Federal • Housing Choice Vouchers• Veterans Affairs Supportive

Housing• Family Unification Program• Non-elderly Disabled II• Shelter Plus Care

• Project-Based Vouchers• Project-Based Section 8• Public Housing• Section 811• Section 202• USDA Rural Development• Continuum of Care

• Low Income Housing Tax Credits• Tax-exempt Bond Financing• Public Housing• Housing Trust Fund• HOME• Community Development Block

Grant

State • Operating & Maintenance • Housing Trust Fund

Local HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance

• Operating & Maintenance • Affordable Housing Trust Fund• Mental Health Sales Tax

Local Policies and Tools

• Just to name a few…• Accessory dwelling units• Density bonuses• Fee waivers and reductions• Inclusionary zoning• Multifamily tax exemption• Surplus land• Transit-Oriented Development

• www.housingallies.org/guide/index

What can we do?

Some Advocacy• Contact your city, county, state and federal elected

officials• Request a meeting• Send emails• Ask them to make affordable housing funding and legislation a

priority

• Join the Housing Consortium email list• Email mark@housingsnohomish.org

• Participate in the election process• There are no restrictions on you as a private citizen

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Some Do’s & Don’ts for Nonprofits

• 501(c)(3) nonprofits can educate their legislators without restriction on issues that are important to them

• 501(c)(3) nonprofits can legally lobby their legislators on specific legislation, and legally support / oppose ballot measures:• Insubstantial Part test

• 501(h) Expenditure test

• 501(c)(3) nonprofits cannot participate in partisan elections

Some Goethe?"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back-- Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now."

Often attributed to Goethe but provenance actually unknown

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