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STATE OF WASHINGTON
Jefferson County
In the Matter of: A Forgiveness of Loan
Payable to Jefferson County by the
H~using Authority of Jefferson County
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RESOLUTION NO. 43-07
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners for Jefferson County, "Board,"
found (1) that unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the Jefferson
County; (2) that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in Jefferson
County available to persons oflow income and senior citizens with rents or mortgages they can
afford; and (3) that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwellings, apartments, mobile home
parks, or other living accommodations available for low-income persons and to senior citizens in
Jefferson County.
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that a scarcity of full-time and well-
paying jobs within the County has limited the economic opportunities for its residents and has
exacerbated the foregoing housing problem.
WHEREAS, it is written in the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, GOAL
HSG 1.0, that the County shall "Encourage and Support efforts to provide an adequate supply of
housing for County residents of all income groups; GOAL HSG 3.0 adds a goal to "Cooperate
with the appropriate agencies to create programs aimed at conserving and improving the
County's existing housing", and policy HSP 3.3 encourages the County to cooperate with the
Jefferson County Housing Authority,
WHEREAS, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7 of the Constitution of the State of
Washington expressly states that, "No county, city, town or other municipal corporation shall
hereafter give any money, or property, or loan its money, or credit to or in aid of any individual,
association, company or corporation, except for the necessary support of the poor and infirm, or
become directly or indirectly the owner of any stock in or bonds of any association, company or
corporation"
WHEREAS, the Board, with the assistance of the City of Port Townsend, co-
established a steering committee consisting of elected and appointed members of government
and the private sector, including the representatives and/or employees of School Boards,
Economic Development Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations with expertise in housing,
Western Washington University, Jefferson County's homebuilders, realtors and lenders, as well
as any and all members of the general public who wished to participate~
WHEREAS, this steering committee approved a Final Housing Action Plan,
completed in October 2006, and adopted by the City of Port Townsend at a regularly scheduled
and properly noticed meeting on October 2, 2006.
WHEREAS, the Housing Action Plan was unanimously adopted by the Planning
Commission of Jefferson County on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at a properly noticed and
regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting and unanimously adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners after a regularly scheduled and properly noticed public hearing on
October 9,2007.
Resolution No. 43-07re: Forgiveness of Loan to Housi g Authority
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WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of efferson County (HAJC), which was
established in 1970 to meet the need for safe, sanitary, d affordable housing in Jefferson
County, has expressly stated that this forgiveness shall elp them acquire a specific building for
the assistance of the poor and the infirm.
WHEREAS, an Interagency loan for $6 ,000, approved by the Board of County
Commissioners on December 18, 2000, is the $ubject 0 this forgiveness,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL D by the Board of County
Commissioners of Jefferson, Washington, that:
1. There is a need for concerted action to eet the housing and economic
development needs of County residents,
2. The Interagency Loan approved on Dece ber 11, 2000 by the Jefferson
County Board of County Commissioner for payment to the Housing
Authority of Jefferson County, expressl written in an Interlocal
Agreement dated December 18,.2000, is hereby forgiven for now and for
ever, and
3. This forgiveness stipulates that the Hous'ng Authority make ALL efforts to
RESERVE certain rights, inc1u<lling (1) t e right to future development upon the
real property where the Garden Court A artments is located, (2) the-right to
maintain a covenant of permanent affor bility, further defined as a minimum 99
year covenant with the right of renewal r served into perpetuity for County
residents earning less than the regional edian income.
This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon ad ption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
,2007.
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~lie Matthes, CMC
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