07-02-2019 Consolidated Plan
King County and Partner Cities
Consolidated plan 2020-2024
and
Analysis of Impediments to fair housing choice
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What is the consolidated Plan?
Five year plan to assess needs and set goals for:
Affordable Housing
Homelessness
Community and Economic Development
Sets priorities for about $9 million received annually from HUD for the following:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program
Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG)
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What is the consolidated plan?
King County and partner cities use the funding guided by the Consolidated Plan for programs like:
Construction of affordable housing for homeowners and renters
Housing Repair Program for low-income homeowners and renters
Investments in facilities, parks, sidewalks, and other infrastructure
Homelessness prevention and shelters
Training and assistance for small business owners
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What is Fair Housing?
The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 requires all local governments affirmatively further fair housing. The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice seeks to understand the barriers
to fair housing as identified by community and stakeholder input and data and policy analysis, and will guide funding and policy decisions to address discrimination and segregation
in King County.
Federal, state, and local laws make it illegal for housing providers to discriminate against certain groups. Factors that have a disproportionate impact on access to housing for these
groups can also be a barrier to fair housing choice.
All local governments have a duty to strive to ensure all people have fair access to housing.
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What are the protected classes?
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Fair Housing Analysis – Key Findings
Communities of color are more likely to be severely cost burdened.
Data source: 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS)
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Fair Housing Analysis – Key Findings
African Americans are half as likely as Whites to apply for a home loan, and twice as likely to be denied.
So far, about half of tests found evidence of discrimination against people seeking housing in cities across King County.
Data source: 2016 and 2017 Home Mortgage Disclosure Data, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Map Legend
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN KING COUNTY
affordable to households earning at or below 80% Area median income
Region
East
Seattle/Shoreline South
Affordable Housing Type Homeownership Property Rental Property
172
PROPERTIES
5,092
UNITS
1,698 (33%)
Seattle/Shoreline
1,539 (30%)
East
85 (49%)
Seattle/Shoreline
1,855 (36%)
South
51 (30%)
South
36 (21%)
East
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Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Goals
Invest in programs that provide education and enforcement of fair housing laws.
Engage underrepresented communities in ongoing efforts to understand barriers and increase access to opportunity.
Provide more housing for vulnerable populations.
Provide more housing choices for people with large families.
Support efforts to increase housing stability.
Preserve and increase affordable housing in communities at high risk of displacement.
Review zoning laws to increase density in urban areas.
Work with communities to engage in community revitalization efforts.
Support the Affordable Housing Committee’s efforts to promote fair housing.
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we asked community members
What do you think about the available housing to rent or buy in your community?
When was the last time you moved? Why did you move?
Are you able to live in the community of your choice?
Have you had trouble renting housing? If so, why?
What kind of features does your community need to thrive?
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We want to hear from you!
Ways to Provide Input
Take our short survey available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fairhsgconplan. This survey is available in Spanish, Vietnamese and Somali here: www.kingcounty.gov/hcdreports.
Input on the Consolidated Plan may be emailed directly to Valerie Kendall at valerie.kendall@kingcounty.gov.
Input on the Analysis of Impediments may be emailed directly to Isaac Horwith at isaac.horwith@kingcounty.gov.
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Timeline and next steps
June - August
September - December
Draft dates, public hearing info, we’ll be back to discuss plan and information gleaned from both Human Services Needs Assessment and Fair Housing Analysis
Approval timeline – need to approve prior to end of 2019. Expect to see us back with a draft in October?
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