HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-019 Establishment of residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan, affordable housing assessment
RESOLUTION NO. 05-019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN UNDER SECTION 104(D) OF THE HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, TO FACILITATE
OBTAINING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS TO
CONDUCT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR PORT
TOWNSEND AND EAST JEFFERSON COUNTY
WHEREAS, the city of Port Townsend and Jefferson County have agreed to
jointly apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to conduct an
affordable housing needs assessment for Port Townsend and Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Community Trade and
Economic Development has approved a grant of $40,000 for the affordable housing
needs assessment; and
WHEREAS, to qualify for the CDBG grant, the City must adopt a Residential
Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed planning project to conduct an affordable housing
needs assessment is not anticipated to create the displacement or relocation of any
affordable housing units; and
WHEREAS, this Residential Anti-displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan
is designed to be consistent with a similar plan adopted by Jefferson County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Port Townsend to adopt a Residential Anti-displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan
(see attached Exhibit "A").
ADOPTED by the City Council ofthe City of Port Townsend at a regular
meeting thereof, held this sixteenth day of May, 2005.
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Catharine Robinson, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
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John P. Watts, City Attorney
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Exhibit A
City of Port Townsend
Residential, Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan
Under Section I 04(D) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, As Amended
The city of Port Townsend will replace or have the local Community Action Agency replace all occupied
and vacant occupiable low to moderate income dwelling units demolished or converted to a use other than
as low-income housing as a direct result of activities assisted with funds provided under the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, as described in 24 CFR 570.488.
I. A description of the proposed assisted activity.
2. The general location on a map and approximate number of dwelling units by size (number of
bedrooms) that will be demolished or converted to a use other than as low-income dwelling units as a
direct result of the assisted activity.
3. A time schedule for the commencement and completion ofthe demolition or conversion.
4. The general location on a map and approximate number of dwelling units by size (number of
bedrooms) that will be provided as replacement dwelling units.
5. The source of funding and a time schedule for the provision of replacement dwelling units.
6. The basis for concluding that each replacement dwelling units will remain a low-income
dwelling unit for at least ten (10) years from the date of initial occupancy.
7. Information demonstrating that any proposed replacement of dwelling units with smaller
dwelling units (e.g. a two-bedroom unit with two one-bedroom units) is consistent with the housing needs
of low-income households in the jurisdiction.
The city of Port Townsend will provide relocation assistance, as described in 570.488, to each low-
income household displaced by the demolition of housing or by the conversion of a low-income dwelling
to another use as a direct result of assisted activities.
Consistent with the goals and objectives of activities assisted under the Act, the City of Port Townsend
will take the following steps to minimize the displacement of persons from their homes only when such
displacement occurs as a direct result of assisted activities.
The steps the city of Port Townsend may take may include the following:
1. Use CDBG funds to provide seed money grants or loans, long-term mortgage loans at
favorable rates, or capital grants to tenant groups of multi-family buildings to help them convert to
cooperatives.
2. Establish temporary relocation facilities in order to house families whose displacement will be
of short duration, so they can move back to their neighborhoods after rehabilitation or new construction.
3. Establish a program of grants or deferred loans for rehabilitation or repairs to property owners
who agree to limit rent increases for five to ten years.
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4. Consider the adoption of tax assessment policies to reduce the impact of rapidly increasing
assessments on low-income owner-occupants or tenants in revitalizing areas, such as:
a. deferred neighborhood-wide reassessments if area has not yet been extensively
upgraded; or,
b. deferred tax payment plans or exemptions.
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