Resolution 1420RESOLUTION NO. 1420
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DOCKETING TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION IN 2019.
WHEREAS, the city shall undertake comprehensive plan amendments only once per year; and
WHEREAS, all amendments requested by the city or private parties shall be reviewed
concurrently to ensure that the integrity of the comprehensive plan is preserved; and
WHEREAS, proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan are to be submitted no later than
December 31 st of every year to be docketed for consideration in the following year; and
WHEREAS, docketing amendments in no way commits the city council to adopt those
amendments in the following year; and
WHEREAS, after proposed amendments have been docketed, the city council shall consider
proposed amendments and may subsequently approve, approve with modifications, or
disapprove the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, the housing element of the comprehensive plan, on page 96, currently contains the
following language, which is referenced below as the Existing Language:
Implementation Action: Develop a strategy by 2019 for increasing
the supply of affordable housing and meeting diverse housing
needs.
WHEREAS, in response to significant public input regarding the housing strategy, the city
council would like to conduct further deliberations in 2019 regarding whether the Existing
Language should remain in the comprehensive plan, be amended by changing the year, or be
deleted from the comprehensive plan in its entirety; now therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The city council hereby dockets the following proposed comprehensive plan
amendments for consideration in 2019:
Proposed amendment #1: The Existing Language is deleted in its entirety as follows:
Proposed amendment #2: The Existing Language is amended to read as follows:
Implementation Action: Develop a strategy by 204-9202 1 for
increasing the supply of affordable housing and meeting diverse
housing needs.
Section 2. The administration is requested to take any necessary and appropriate steps to
ensure that the above proposed amendments are considered in 2019.
RESOLVED this 111i, day of December, 2018.
CITY OF EDMONDS
MAYOR, DAVE EARLING
ATTEST:
CL K, SC '' PASSEY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: December 7, 2018
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: December 11, 2018
RESOLUTION NO. 1420
1 The blank space here should be filled in pursuant to city council motion.