HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-22 RESOLUTION NO._0
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, approving to join House America,
WHEREAS, the City is, committed to ensuring that all residents have a safe and
affordable place to live; and
WHEREAS; homelessness continues to impact a number of our residents, and a lack
of housing remains a barrier to the health, safety, well-being, employment, and education for
these individuals and families; and
WHEREAS, more than 580,000 people on a given night were experiencing
homelessness in America when the:COVID-19 pandemic began and had to endure the COVID-
19 pandemic without the safety and protection of a stable home, while the homelessness crisis
has been further impacted and/or exacerbated during and due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the most effective approach to solving homelessness is the Housing First
approach, which entails identifying and assisting households experiencing homelessness to
obtain permanent housing quickly---without treatment or sobriety pre-conditions and with few
to no barriers--through housing counseling and navigation assistance, tailored levels of rental
assistance, and/or wrap-around supportive services, as needed; and
WHEREAS,The American Rescue Plan Act provides,communities with significant new
resources to address homelessness, including 70,0100 emergency housing vouchers and $5
billion in grants through the I.-IO�ME Investment Partnerships program, and $350 billion in State
and Local Recovery Funds through the Department of the Treasury; and
WHEREAS, I-louse America is a partnership between the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HU'D), the United States, Interagency Council on
Homelessness (']USICf I), states and communities all with a goal to respond with urgency to
address the crisis of homelessness; and
Through flottse America, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge calls on state and local
leaders to set and achieve ambitious, goals for re-housing households currently experiencing,
homelessness and developing new supportive and affordable housing units-,
WHEREAS, the City is committed to working with HUD and USICH to use American
Rescue Plan resources and other federal, state, and local resources to make progress towards
ending homelessness,;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Port
Angeles Washington do, hereby announce and proclaim to all citizens that, as of February 1,
2022, the City proudly Joins (louse America and pledges to respond with urgency to
homelessness in our community by setting and achieving ambitious re-housing and housing
creation goals. In Port Angeles, our goals include:
• The City will work with House America to evaluate existing measurable metrics
as identified in the strategic plan and explore other ways to measure the success
of the community housing program such as:
* Number and Percentage increase in overall housing units
* Number of unhoused people moving to housing
cl Established land use plan and policies to meet housing needs for all
demographics over next 20 of years
* Number of affordable units built
* Percentage of family income spent on housing and utilities
• Plan for sufficient urban services to support future housing in a variety of
a]lowable densities,
• Develop strategies to cornbat homelessness and housing insecurity amongst
residents.
• Develop and implement tools to support, a range of housing, types including
affordable housing options,
• Collaborate with Clallarn County and other entities to increase the availability
and affordability of public assisted housing, rental units, and other affordable
housing units as well as in.assembling packages of publicly owned land, which
could be used for low and moderate income housing and for shelter or
transitional housing,
• To use the 2019 Housing Action Plan as a guide and implementation tool for
future City actions in support of providing available State supported financing
options, municipal code revisions,that promote innovative housing products and
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# designs,incentive zoning, and renovation/rehabilitation of existing,ofthe City's
housing,stock.
0 Promote housing renovation and rehabilitation.
* Facilitate demonstration projects that will Provide catalytic mixed uses with
affo rdable units and facilitate ways to streamline affordable housing projects
such as developing design prototypes for accessory dwelling units.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular Tnecting of said
Council held on the I" day of February, 2022.
Kate Dexter, Mayor
ATTEST:
By:
Kari Martinez-Bail qk4f.Itye'Cl erk
APPROVED A'S TO FORM:
By.
William E. Bloor, "it' Attamey
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