Draft Housing Action Plan briefing was scheduled for June 9 council meeting

What the records say

The June 9, 2026 City Council agenda listed a staff briefing on the draft Housing Action Plan (HAP) as item 6.1.1 under the City Manager Report & Presentations, with materials on pages 6–7 of the packet ¹. According to the briefing memo, the HAP updates the city's 2018 Housing Strategy Plan, work began in early 2025, and the first full draft was released for public feedback on May 20, 2026 ¹. The draft is organized around six goals: create more housing types, support transit-oriented development, foster affordable housing development, affordable housing for all, community voice in housing, and track housing impacts ¹. Key strategies mentioned in the memo include potential social housing on publicly owned land, new funding approaches for affordable housing, promoting middle housing and ADUs, supporting renters and first-time homebuyers, aging in place, and protecting naturally occurring affordable housing ¹.

• The City Council was scheduled to receive a staff briefing on the draft Housing Action Plan at its June 9, 2026 meeting, listed as agenda item 6.1.1 under the City Manager Report & Presentations.
• The draft HAP updates the 2018 Housing Strategy Plan; the first full draft was released for public feedback on May 20, 2026, and staff presented it to the Planning Commission the same day, receiving no direct feedback.
• Staff planned to wrap up community engagement through the summer, with a final draft anticipated for adoption via council resolution in December.
• The same agenda separately included a staff briefing on the 2025 Safe Streets and Sidewalks Levy report and local street paving showcase (item 6.1.2); the records do not link the two briefings beyond appearing on the same agenda.

Why it matters

The plan is intended to guide what kinds of housing get built in Bothell and where, which affects rents, home prices, and neighborhood character. The June 9 item was an informational briefing — no vote was listed on the agenda — so residents following housing policy have a window to weigh in before the final draft is anticipated for adoption via council resolution in December ¹.

What changed / what's next

• No change was documented; the record shows a draft plan was scheduled for briefing, not adoption ¹.
• The available records are pre-meeting only and do not establish what was presented or decided on June 9. The packet includes a staff briefing memo summarizing the draft's goals and strategies but not the full draft plan text, so residents would need later records to see the complete plan and whether the council advanced it ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.