Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Leasing Agreement with Valeo Vocation for Operations at Franz Anderson Tiny Home Village
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a resolution authorizing a leasing agreement with Valeo Vocation for operations at Franz Anderson Tiny Home Village.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a resolution authorizing a leasing agreement with Valeo Vocation for operations at Franz Anderson Tiny Home Village.
Staff Contact:
Kim Kondrat, Homeless Response Manager, Community Planning & Economic Development, 360.742.6448
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Franz Anderson Tiny Home Village was established under Governor Inslee's Safety Initiative in 2022 in an effort to clear the State's Rights of Way of encampments by providing housing. Fifty tiny homes were constructed and were offered to residents of the Wheeler and Nickerson encampments in Olympia, off the I-5. Originally managed by OlyMAP from 2022-2025, management was transitioned to Valeo Vocation in July of 2025, with the addition of an optional workforce program available to residents. With the closure of Plum Street Village (another City of Olympia tiny home village), 19 of larger Plum Street tiny homes were moved to Franz Anderson village spring 2026, replacing some smaller units and expanding the number of residential units to 60. The footprint of available land for Franz Anderson was also expanded to the entire parcel.
Franz Anderson provides a low barrier option for persons experiencing homelessness and also increases pathways to unhoused individuals to employment with an effective case management system and code of conduct. This tiny home village is funded mostly by the Encampment Resolution Program through the Department of Commerce (formerly the Safety Initiative as mentioned above) thus only able to provide shelter to those specified by Departm...
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