MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
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Approval of the Affordable Housing and 2020 Work Program and Budget for A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH)
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve the ARCH 2020 work program and budget. Staff recommends this action as it meets the City's housing goals as well as the City Council's 2019 Community Strategic Plan and conforms to the recommendations of the ARCH Executive Board, of which Redmond is a member.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Director 425-556-2457
Carol Helland, Deputy Director 425-556-2107
Beverly Mesa-Zendt, AICP, Long Range Planning
and Human Services Manager 425-556-2423
Sarah Stiteler, AICP, Senior Planner 425-556-2469
Planning and Community Development
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Each year, the City of Redmond reviews the ARCH annual budget and work program. Pursuant to the ARCH Interlocal Agreement of 1993 as amended in 2010, the work program and budget are required to be approved by each of the 16 member councils that are a party to the Interlocal Agreement. ARCH's budget and staffing levels have remained relatively consistent for the past 20 years. This year's budget includes additional funding needed to provide appropriate oversight and monitoring of the ARCH housing portfolio in Redmond and the other partner jurisdictions.
Organizational Review and Findings
In late 2018 through June 2019, ARCH engaged a consultant to evaluate organizational capacity to administer the growing number of affordable housing programs in member jurisdictions and to monitor units for compliance with long-term affordability covenants. The work also involved a comprehensive review of policies and procedures within ARCH's Homeownership Program since its inception and an audit of all homeownership units, due to issues that became widely publicized by the press last fall.
The comprehensive study by Street Level Advisors...
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