Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 26-133, approving allocation for Affordable Housing Behavioral Health-Capital Funding for five affordable housing projects
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DEPARTMENT: Human Services
ORIGINATOR: Debra May
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Lacey Harper 3/10/26
PURPOSE: Approval of Funding Awards and Issue Contracts for Affordable Housing Behavioral Health - Housing Capital
BACKGROUND: In 2021, the Washington State Legislature amended RCW 82.14.530 which authorizes counties to impose a sales tax for acquisition and construction of affordable housing, which may include emergency, transitional and supportive housing, and new units of affordable housing within an existing structure, or acquiring and constructing behavioral health-related facilities or land acquisition for these purpose or funding operations and maintenance cost of new units of affordable housing and facilities where housing related programs are provided, or newly constructed evaluation and treatment centers.
The Snohomish County Affordable Housing and Behavioral Health (AHBH) Housing Capital has two revenue sources, a sales tax credit back to the County authorized by chapter 388, Laws of 2019 and codified at RCW 82.14.540, and a .01 sales tax authorized by chapter 222 Laws of 2020 and codified at RCW 82.14.530.
Snohomish County Council passed Ordinance 21-098, imposing a one-tenth of one percent sales tax for affordable housing and behavioral health and adding a new chapter 4.126 to Snohomish County Code.
On November 25, 2024, by Amended Motion No. 24-417, the Snohomish County Council approved the 2024 Housing and Behavioral Health Capital Fund Investment Plan (Investment Plan) requiring Council approval to issue capital contracts.
On August 14, 2025, a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Affordable Housing Behavioral Health - Housing Capital (AHBH-CP) was published with an application deadline of September 15, 2025. Nine (9) applicati...
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