Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Lease Agreement with Intercity Transit for a Portion of the Transit Center Located at 222 State Avenue NE for Use by the Crisis Response Unit and Familiar Faces
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Intercity Transit for space at the Transit Center located at 222 State Avenue for use by the Crisis Response Unit and Familiar Faces.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Intercity Transit for space at the Transit Center located at 222 State Avenue for use by the Crisis Response Unit and Familiar Faces.
Staff Contact:
Rich Allen, Interim Chief, Olympia Police Department, 360.753.8147
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Intercity Transit (IT) and the Crisis Response Unit (CRU) routinely coordinate responses to community members in crisis at the Olympia Transit Center (OTC). Providing a secure, private and centrally located space for the CRU and Familiar Faces staff to work out of would be mutually beneficial for the CRU team, Familiar Faces team and IT staff. The CRU and Familiar Faces teams will have access to a secure and private office space at OTC to meet with clients and community members.
Currently, the CRU and Familiar Faces teams do not have appropriate spaces to meet with clients in the community, and often work out of their vehicles. The office space at OTC would ensure a central location for CRU and Familiar Faces to connect with community members and to assist IT staff with individuals in crisis at that location. The CRU and Familiar Faces team would have access to additional shared space with IT staff and storage usage for commonly distributed resources.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
IT continues to struggle with intermittent crisis issues taking place at the Olympia OTC. Many of these crises would benefit from a CRU response. With the CRU team occupying office space at the OTC, IT staff will be able to reach out more directly and quickly to assist community members in crisis at their location. The presence of the CRU team would bring peace of mind to IT staff that struggle to de-escalate certain situations at the OTC and provide the CRU and Familiar Faces teams with secure, private and centrally located office space to work from.
Options:
1. Approve a Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Intercity Transit for space at the Transit Center located at 222 State Avenue for use by the Crisis Response Unit and Familiar Faces.
2. Do not Approve a Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Intercity Transit for space at the Transit Center located at 222 State Avenue for use by the Crisis Response Unit and Familiar Faces.
3. Do not approve the Resolution and provide staff with alternate direction. This will require additional staff time to reconstruct and/or renegotiate terms of the agreement while delaying a legal agreement for CRU and Familiar Faces to occupy the space at the Transit Center.
Financial Impact:
During the term of the lease, the City would be responsible for paying separately metered electricity and in-suite janitorial services including carpet cleaning and floor sealing, restroom supplies and light bulbs. The Olympia Police Department has sufficient funding in its budget to cover such expenses.
Attachments:
Resolution
Lease