Speaker 0: Thank you. Any questions or comments? All in favor of the appointments listed in agenda items two through seven. Please vote i. I opposed vote no. The appointments are confirmed unanimously. Please read item number eight.
Speaker 4: Agenda item number eight Council Bill 118361 relating to funding for housing and community development programs. Adopting the City of Seattle 2015 Annual Action Plan to the 2014 2017 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development and authorizing its submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Authorizing acceptance of grant funds from that department for programs and activities included in the annual Action Plan. Modifying appropriations to various departments and budget control levels in the 2015 adopted budget. And ratifying and confirming prior acts all by a three force vote of the City Council. Re referred to the full Council on April 13th, 2015.
Speaker 0: This item was heard previously in Council member Clark's committee. It relates to our Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development and is our submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in our report on how our block grant funds are going to be used. The first item we'll take up is amendment number one to Council Bill 118361. This adds a small business technical assistance project to the annual action plan. It provides $210,000 in community development block grant funding and then reduces the microenterprise lending project by $210,000, leaving a total of $165,000 that will be utilized for the technical assistance program. And I would move amendment number one.
Speaker 2: Second.
Speaker 0: It's moved in. Second, and any questions? Councilmember Harrell.
Speaker 3: I just want to make a point that I made this morning. I'm supporting the bill. But again, that discussion we had this morning about small businesses and in particular immigrant refugee businesses or minority owned businesses, that part of what we're doing, we are recognizing that there's a need for technical assistance. I continue to believe that lending and access to capital will be a huge charge of ours. So I would want us to look at latter part of this year during the budget process and next year, whether it's access to capital, which seems which should probably drive a lot of our decision making. That continues to be a concern. We hear it over and over. I'm sure there's a need for technical assistance as well, but I think we need to really put a little pressure on the department to to better understand what's happening out there at these small businesses and what, in fact, their needs are. Since we did identify a need, one of the issues was that we didn't get enough money out of the door. Let's find out what's happening there. But certainly I support this legislation.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Any other comments? All in favor of amendment number one vote. I oppose vote no. Amendment number one is approved. Amendment number two replaces current language regarding additional researchers resources on page 16 of the proposed annual action plan. With more detailed information, it provides more specificity as to the sources and types of leveraged funds that will be available to projects supported by the Consolidated Plan. I move amendment number 2/2, moved in second and any questions or comments all in favor of amendment number two vote i. I oppose vote. Now the amendment is adopted. I now move adoption of Council Bill 118361 as amended.
Speaker 2: You know, second.
Speaker 0: Second, any further comments or questions? Please call the role on the passage of the amended bill. Rasmussen All right.
Speaker 1: So I want to make sure.
Speaker 2: I.
Speaker 1: Got in.
Speaker 2: I.
Speaker 1: Harrill.
Speaker 3: I'm.
Speaker 1: A Ryan and president Burgess high seven in and and opposed.
Speaker 0: The bill passes and the chair will sign it. The report of the Education and Governance Committee, please read Item nine.
AN ORDINANCE relating to funding for housing and community development programs; adopting the City of Seattle 2015 Annual Action Plan to the 2014 - 2017 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development and authorizing its submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; authorizing acceptance of grant funds from that department for programs and activities included in the Annual Action Plan; modifying appropriations to various departments and budget control levels in the 2015 Adopted Budget; and ratifying and confirming prior acts, all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.