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Covington approves $213,240 allocation to South King housing consortium for four affordable housing projects
Summary
Council authorized releasing $213,240 of Covington’s contribution to the South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SCIP) housing capital fund to support four projects across South King County, following a presentation from SCIP staff.
Covington’s City Council on Feb. 11 authorized the allocation of $213,240 from the city’s contribution to the South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SCIP) housing capital fund to support SCIP executive board recommendations for four projects across South King County.
The allocation was moved and seconded; Councilmember Jennifer spoke in support and Councilmember Christina spoke to the board’s selection process. The motion passed by voice vote.
Dorsal Plants, SCIP program coordinator, presented the SCIP executive board’s recommendation and described the consortium’s annual pooled funding approach, which combines jurisdictional contributions under Substitute House Bill 1406, House Bill 1590 and any city general funds that participating jurisdictions elect to contribute. "SCIP is your subregional affordable housing consortium made up of 11 South King County cities," Plants said. "This is a meaningful opportunity to pull funds together with neighboring cities to collaboratively make an impact on the subregion’s affordable housing shortage."
Plants summarized the four projects recommended by the SCIP executive board: Mercy Housing Northwest — Burien Family Housing (new construction, 91 units, recommended SCIP award $2,000,000 total), TWG Pandian at Star Lake (mixed-use, 251 units, recommended SCIP award $770,000 total), Multi-Service Center White River Apartments (20-unit rehabilitation, recommended $775,000 total), and Habitat for Humanity Burien Miller Creek (40-unit homeownership, recommended $550,000 total). Plants stressed these are the total SCIP awards and that jurisdictional contributions are combined across the consortium.
Plants said SCIP requested Covington’s concurrence to allocate $213,240 from the city’s housing capital fund contribution to finance the SCIP-recommended awards. "Use of these pooled funds requires approval from each participating city council even though you have already contributed these funds to SCIP," Plants said.
Councilmembers praised SCIP’s selection process and the visibility provided to participating cities about where contributions are invested. "This is the exact level of visibility that we were hoping for and planning for many years ago," Councilmember Jennifer said. Councilmember Christina described visiting project sites and said the selection process is "very strenuous" and thoughtful.
The council approved the allocation by voice vote; the transcript records no named roll-call tally. SCIP staff and the executive board will proceed with allocations per the interlocal agreement and the funding round recommendations.
