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Home My WebLink AboutCommittee of the Whole - 25 Nov 2019 - Agenda - Pdf CITY OF RENTON AGENDA Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:00 PM - Monday, November 25, 2019 Conferencing Center, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way 1. Affordable and Senior Housing Update a) Presentation 2. Emerging Issues City of Renton, Washington Affordable Housing November 2019AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 2 Methodology Live telephone and SMS-to-Web survey of all registered voters in Renton, Washington. Conducted November 12th –19th, 2019. 409 total interviews; Margin of Error +4.85% at the 95% confidence interval. •350 interviews by live phone •59 interviews from SMS-to-Web Phone interviews conducted by trained, professional interviewers, on both landlines and cell phones. Please note that due to rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 3 Right Direction/Wrong Track Right Direction 63% Wrong Track 17% (Don't Know) 20% 2019 Q3. Do you feel things are generally going in the right direction or off on the wrong track in Renton? Right Direction 66% Wrong Track 15% (Don't Know/ Refused) 19% 2018 AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 4 Most Important Problem 20% 15% 11% 7% 7% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3% 8% 10% Crime/Safety Homelessness Traffic Cost of Housing/Rent Infrastructure Growth Drugs Education/Schools Taxes/Spending Downtown needs revitalization Cost of living Jobs and the economy Government/Politicians None/ Nothing/ No Problems Other Don't know/ Nothing Q4. What's the most important problem facing Renton today? +7 +4 -5 -1 +1 -4 +1 -1 -2 -1 AGENDA ITEM #1. a) Perceptions of Local Government & City ServicesAGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 6 12% 11% 5% 6% 7% 5% 66% 65% 53% 57% 37% 35% 1% 1% 10% 10% 19% 21% 21% 21% 24% 21% 28% 28% 1% 2% 7% 6% 9% 12% +55 +53 +27 +36 +6 +1 Overall quality of life in Renton 2019 2018 The job the City of Renton government is doing 2019 2018 The job the City of Renton government is doing using tax dollars responsibly 2019 2018 Excellent Good (No Opinion/ Never Heard) Only Fair Poor +2 -9 +5 Favorable Ratings of City of Renton Q5 –7: I’d like you to rate the job the City of Renton is doing, on a variety of issues. Using a scale of excellent, good, only fair, or poor, please rate each of the following. If you aren’t sure one way or the other, please just say so. Net Rating Net Change AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 7 Issues in the City of Renton Q8 –13: I’m going to read you a list of issues in the City of Renton. After each one, please rate how important that item is to you, using a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 means not at all important, and 7 means extremely important. 36% 29% 37% 33% 31% 28% 47% 48% 31% 34% 33% 35% 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.6 Maintaining existing park and recreation facilities in Renton Improving maintenance of roads in Renton Creating more affordable housing in Renton Creating more affordable rental housing in Renton Creating housing for those experiencing homelessness in Renton Hiring more police officers in Renton 7 - Extremely important 5-6 Mean AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 8 22% 24% 29% 23% 30% 29% 27% 30% 4% 3% 5% 5% 14% 15% 13% 15% 30% 29% 27% 27% 51% 53% 56% 53% 44% 44% 40% 42% +7 +9 +16 +11 Initial Support Support after cost information Support after additional information Support after tax concerns Strongly Support Somewhat Support (Don't Know) Somewhat Oppose Strongly Oppose Support for Housing Bond Q14 -15, Q29-30: In general, do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose this proposal? Total Support Total Oppose Net Support AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 9 22% 23% 19% 24% 24% 23% 29% 31% 25% 23% 24% 21% 30% 32% 26% 29% 32% 25% 27% 29% 24% 30% 35% 24% 4% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 5% 4% 6% 5% 5% 5% 14% 12% 17% 15% 14% 16% 13% 11% 15% 15% 12% 18% 30% 28% 34% 29% 26% 33% 27% 24% 30% 27% 24% 31% 51% 55% 46% 53% 56% 48% 56% 60% 49% 53% 58% 45% 44% 40% 50% 44% 41% 49% 40% 36% 45% 42% 37% 49% +7 +15 -4 +9 +16 -1 +16 +25 +3 +11 +22 -4 Initial Support Initial Support (<55) Initial Support (55+) Support after cost information Support after cost information (<55) Support after cost information (55+) Support after additional information Support after additional information (<55) Support after additional information (55+) Support after tax concerns Support after tax concerns (<55) Support after tax concerns (55+) Strongly Support Somewhat Support (Don't Know) Somewhat Oppose Strongly Oppose Support for Housing Bond by Age Total Support Total Oppose Net Support AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 10 Initial Support for a Housing Bond Support Oppose Net Support Overall 51%44%+7 Male (47%)49%48%+1 Female (53%)54%41%+13 <55 (59%)55%40%+15 55+ (41%)46%50%-4 98055 (19%)58%37%+20 98056 (28%)51%43%+8 98057 (12%)68%26%+41 98058 (21%)50%46%+3 98059 (19%)36%63%-27 Non-College (43%)53%43%+10 College + (57%)50%45%+5 Q14 Strongly 22% Strongly 30% Somewhat 30%Somewhat 14% Support 51%Oppose 44% (Don't know) 4% Support Oppose (Don't know) Some people in Renton have been discussing a proposal to fund affordable housing. The proposal would fund affordable housing and other housing needs of lower income households in Renton. It would raise $35 million over ten years through a property tax increase of $21 per $100,000 of assessed value. In general, do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose this proposal?AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 11 Initial Support for a Housing Bond by Age Q14 Strongly 23%Strongly 28% Somewhat 32%Somewhat 12% Support 55% Oppose 40% (Don't know) 5% Support Oppose (Don't know) Some people in Renton have been discussing a proposal to fund affordable housing. The proposal would fund affordable housing and other housing needs of lower income households in Renton. It would raise $35 million over ten years through a property tax increase of $21 per $100,000 of assessed value. In general, do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose this proposal? Strongly 19% Strongly 34% Somewhat 26% Somewhat 17% Support 46% Oppose 50% (Don't know) 4% Support Oppose (Don't know) Over 55Under 55 AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 12 Which groups need affordable housing Q16 –23 44% 43% 30% 31% 39% 19% 21% 17% 36% 35% 39% 35% 24% 40% 36% 35% 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 Veterans Senior citizens Low- and moderate-income people who would be able to stay in their homes if housing repair and weatherization services were made available People earning the least, that is, households that earn thirty percent or less of the median household income People who are experiencing homelessness People earning up to eighty percent of the median household income, also known as workforce housing People who want to buy a home but can’t afford a down payment People who rent their homes 7 - Extremely high need 5-6 Mean AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 13 Staff Recommendations Given the Survey Data We recommend Council direct staff to do background and research work necessary to develop a qualifying 10-year housing levy that could potentially be put before Renton voters in 2020 While current statute would require the “qualifying levy” to go before voters in Spring 2020, staff suggests that a November 2020 ballot timing would maximize the chances for a robust turnout and a successful result (NOTE: November 2020 depends on State Legislative action –a bill to enable that is being very positively received thus far.) Staff would also work to determine the best mix and type and size of affordable housing initiative to put before the voters, with an early reliance on EMC data showing that housing for seniors and veterans received particularly strong support and emphasis among citizens surveyed.AGENDA ITEM #1. a) 19-7514 City of Renton| 14 Key Considerations to Bear in Mind The SHB 1406 enabling legislation for funding affordable housing ensures that cities can receive a .0073 percent state sales tax credit at a minimum –but the size of the state sales tax credit doubles to .0146 percent with a qualifying levy For Renton, that is a $4.7 million increase over 20 years of state sales tax credit receipts – and a qualifying levy of $35 million could mean a nearly $40 million additional investment in affordable housing that would make a substantial difference in the lives of our citizens As we previously shared, recent affordable housing ballot measures have been very successful at the ballot: •Bellingham, 2012 and 2018 renewal –56% approval •Vancouver –57% approval •Olympia –62% approval •Ellensburg –60% approval AGENDA ITEM #1. a) Ian Stewart Ian@emcresearch.com 206.204.8032 Joshua Emeneger Joshua@emcresearch.com 206.204.8035 Kevin White KWhite@emcresearch.com 206.204.8033 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)