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Chapter 08.07C
Section 08.07C.051
 

Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.07C HEART

Section 08.07C.051 Funding Process and Timeline

 

  1. An annual notice of funding availability for construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition shall be published no later than May 1st unless temporarily extended or delayed by City Council resolution. The application shall remain open no less than sixty (60) days.
  1. An annual notice of funding availability for housing-related or behavioral health services shall be published no later than June 1st unless temporarily extended or delayed by City Council resolution. The application shall remain open no less than sixty (60) days.
  1. The Community, Housing, and Human Services Department and Purchasing and Contracts Department shall establish multilevel application review and evaluation procedures consistent with the City’s approved procurement policies and procedures and state law. All evaluation criteria shall be enumerated in the notice of funding availability.
  1. The Community, Housing, and Human Services Department shall provide at least one technical assistance workshop in person or virtually to potential applicants and interested parties before issuing a notice of funding availability. The Community, Housing, and Human Services Department may also provide individual technical assistance meetings to potential applicants upon the availability of Community, Housing, and Human Services Department staff.
  1. Any project or service recommended to the City Council for award under this chapter shall be evaluated, at minimum, for conceptual soundness, financial feasibility, project readiness, its impact in addressing housing disparities, its impact on historically excluded communities, and the historic performance of the applicant, provided that nothing shall prohibit award recommendations to new applicants working closely or in partnership with an experienced housing development or management organization. Recommendations to the City Council for awards shall include, at a minimum, copies of the Notice of Funding Availability (or similar notices), copies of applications of parties recommended for awards, scoring materials, and staff reports related to the awards. All such materials may be redacted consistent with the Washington Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) prior to submission to the City Council.
  1. The Community, Housing, and Human Services Department shall provide biannual updates to the City Council on the status of HEART-funded projects and programs, including but not limited to the estimated date of construction completion, the number of units constructed, and the number of persons served by projects and programs.
  1. The Community, Housing and Human Services Department shall provide a biennial updated report to the City Council on racial disparities in housing, program delivery, data of people served (disaggregated by race/ ethnicity and identified groups in Section 08.07C.030), program improvements, and ongoing policy obstacles to achieving the goal of HEART.

 

Date Passed: Monday, October 20, 2025

Effective Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

ORD C36732 Section 6