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Equitable Development & Anti-displacement Work
King County has formed a community planning workgroup to support the development of the new King County Equitable Development Initiative (KC EDI)!
For background, in 2021 a coalition of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) led organizations urged King County Council to create a countywide equitable development initiative, modeled off the success of the City of Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative.
An equitable development initiative considers past policy decisions, historic inequities, and current conditions to improve access to opportunities to the most affected communities and allocate resources and investments, such as capacity building and capital funds, to communities at risk from displacement.
In March, the King County Council passed Motion 16062 requesting Executive Constantine to establish a countywide equitable development initiative and provide the Council with the framework, implementation plan, recommendations, and clear next steps with funding options. The community planning workgroup was formed and the initial planning is underway with a framework expected in November 2022.
In August 2023, King County staff in partnership with the community planning workgroup submitted an implementation plan to the King County Council.
Who
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Applicant's name |
Organization Affiliation |
Geographic Representation |
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Aaron Garcia |
White Center Community Development Association |
D8, unincorporated |
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Bishop Steven Sawyer |
POCAAN |
D8, D2, D5 |
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Cynthia Ramos Orozco |
Comunidad Latina de Vashon |
D8, unincorporated, rural |
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Debbie Lacy |
Eastside For All |
D1, D6 |
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Eliana Horn |
Interdependent Law PLLC |
D2 |
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Faisal Mohamed |
Individual |
D5 |
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Fidelie Nawej |
Mother Africa |
D9, D7 |
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Fin'es Scott |
Individual |
D2, unincorporated |
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Hoda Abdullahi |
Living Well Kent |
D5 |
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Jill Kong |
Global to Local |
D5 |
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Lindsay Goes Behind |
Chief Seattle Club |
D8 |
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Maria Guadalupe Ramirez |
Duwamish Valley Affordable Housing Coalition |
D8, unincorporated |
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Ndidi Opara |
Individual |
D3 |
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Rebecca Berry |
Skyway Coalition |
D5, D2, unincorporated |
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Stephanie Ung |
Khmer Community of Seattle King County |
D5, D8, unincorporated |
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Yordanos Teferi |
Multicultural Community Coalition |
D5, D2 |
Requirements
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Complete |
Phase 1 KC EDI Implementation Plan: In collaboration with County staff, develop: an equitable development framework consistent with equitable community-driven development principles; and recommendations and next steps for county and community structure, capacity, and related resources necessary to support an equitable development initiative at King County. |
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Due June 30, 2023 |
Phase 2 KC EDI Implementation Plan: In collaboration with County staff: Develop objectives and strategies for preventing residential, economic, and cultural displacement and creating and preserving community stability. Incorporate data of current and predicted future displacement risk and metrics for monitoring and evaluating equitable outcomes. Identify potential partners and funding options and outline a process for outreach and collaboration with community-based organizations and other jurisdictions. Propose next steps, including a timeline, that would be needed to implement the initiative, including legislation; and Recommend the duties and responsibilities of a permanent advisory board to implement the initiative. |
Anti-displacement Work Update
Anti-displacement Strategies Implementation
King County launches the Community Preference requirements for projects in Skyway-West Hill and North Highline that are awarded funding from the Housing Finance Program. (Add link to the policy document. Do we want the one-pager as a secondary page?)
Anti-displacement Strategies Report
As the region grows and housing costs rise, Skyway-West Hill and North Highline residents shared concerns about ongoing displacement and housing affordability. In response to the feedback King County staff heard during the 2018-2019 Skyway-West Hill and North Highline Subarea Land Use planning processes, King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) and Department of Local Services (DLS) partnered with community members for over a year to develop the Skyway-West Hill and North Highline Anti-displacement Strategies Report
The report recommends the following 10 anti-displacement strategies:
- Community Preference
- Property Tax Exemption
- Priority Hire
- Inclusionary Housing
- Tenant Relocation Assistance
- Down Payment Assistance
- Affordable Rental Housing Development
- Community Land Trusts
- Manufactured Home Community Preservation
- Redevelopment Assistance
The report provides analysis on each strategy.
Read the executive summary (12 pages)
Read the full report (150 pages)
What was the community’s role in the report?
Building off the community’s feedback, King County worked in close collaboration with the community to identify the strongest solutions to prevent displacement and increase housing affordability in Skyway-West Hill and North Highline. The key findings from the report were shared with the community through a series of educational workshops to explain what each strategy does and does not do, how it might be applied, potential equity impacts, and important considerations. The final report and recommendations were informed by conversation and dialogue with the community to identify key risks, community-supported mitigation of those risks, and areas of concern that may need addressing beyond the scope of the strategies included in the report. In addition, we identified community partners who want to engage with us around the implementation of these strategies over the next few years.