Kenmore Sound

City Hall · Occurred · Outcome pending · Feb 24, 2025

Kenmore City Council was scheduled to consider $72,900 ARCH housing contribution and 24.7% dues increase

In materials published ahead of the Feb. 24, 2025 meeting, the City Council was scheduled to consider ARCH's 2025-2026 budget, a $72,900 Housing Trust Fund contribution, and a 24.7% ARCH dues increase 1.

What the records say

An agenda for the Feb. 24, 2025 Kenmore City Council meeting listed a proposal to approve ARCH's 2025-2026 Budget and Work Program and the recommended Fall 2024 ARCH Housing Trust Fund projects 1. ARCH stands for A Regional Coalition for Housing 1. The same item called for Kenmore to contribute $72,900 to the Housing Trust Fund, with $15,200 going to the Aventine Project in Bellevue and $57,700 going to the Larus Project in Kenmore 1. The Larus Project is a proposed 175-unit affordable senior rental development at 7520 NE Bothell Way, near the Kenmore Park & Ride and a future Sound Transit BRT station; it was recommended for $3.4 million in Housing Trust Fund funds, of which Kenmore's share is $57,700 1. The agenda bill also states Kenmore's ARCH membership contribution would be $88,579 for 2025, a 24.7% increase from 2024, and $91,517 for 2026 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome. The packet included an ARCH budget and work program memo, a memo on the Fall 2024 Housing Trust Fund projects, and a presentation to the ARCH Executive Board 1.

  • The Feb. 24, 2025 City Council agenda listed approval of ARCH's 2025-2026 Budget and Work Program and recommended Fall 2024 ARCH Housing Trust Fund projects 1.
  • Kenmore's proposed Housing Trust Fund contribution was $72,900, split between $15,200 for the Aventine Project in Bellevue and $57,700 for the Larus Project in Kenmore 1.
  • The Larus Project is a proposed 175-unit affordable senior rental development at 7520 NE Bothell Way, recommended for $3.4 million in Housing Trust Fund funds, with Kenmore's share at $57,700 1.
  • Kenmore's ARCH membership contribution was proposed at $88,579 for 2025, a 24.7% increase from 2024, and $91,517 for 2026 1.
  • The packet included an ARCH budget memo, a Housing Trust Fund projects memo, and a presentation to the ARCH Executive Board 1.

Why it matters

The proposal would direct city money to affordable housing projects, including $57,700 toward the Larus senior housing project in Kenmore 1. The item also asked the City Council to approve ARCH's 2025-2026 budget and work program, under which Kenmore's annual ARCH dues would rise 24.7% to $88,579 in 2025 1. Because this is a pre-meeting record, the practical effect depends on what the City Council decided, which the available records do not establish.

What changed / what's next

  • The record placed ARCH's 2025-2026 budget and work program, Fall 2024 Housing Trust Fund projects, and Kenmore's $72,900 contribution on the Feb. 24, 2025 City Council agenda 1.
  • The agenda bill proposed a 24.7% increase in Kenmore's ARCH dues, to $88,579 for 2025 1.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.
  • Later meeting records that would show the outcome are not included in this packet 1.