Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Sale of City Owned Real Property Located at 3900 Boulevard Road SE to South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity for Affordable Low-Income Housing
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Olympia, Washington, authorizing the sale of city owned real property located at 3900 Boulevard Road se to South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity for affordable low-income housing.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the resolution allowing the City Manager to enter into an agreement to sell the city owned property at 3900 Boulevard to South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity for the development of a minimum of 100 affordable housing units.
Staff Contact:
Mike Reid, Economic Development Director, Office of Community Vitality, 360.753.8591
Mark Barber, City Attorney, 360.753.8223
Presenter(s):
Mike Reid, Economic Development Director
Carly Colgan, Habitat for Humanity, Chief Executive Officer
Background and Analysis:
On January 5, 2022, the City issued a Solicitation of Interest to explore development interest in the 10-acre parcel of City-owned property at 3900 Boulevard Rd. Responses were due on February 17, 2022.
The solicitation of Interest identified a project vision and submittal requirements aimed at determining the development history, capacity, and experience of interested parties. Staff will be presenting an overview of the responses.
The City received 12 responses and reviewed them with Council on March 22, 2022.
On April 15, 2022 the City announced that they had selected South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity as the successful respondent and preferred development partner.
Habitat for Humanity's proposal was selected for their strong commitment to provide affordable homeownership opportunities and their alignment with the City's Housing Action Plan.
Habitat for Humanity has initiated their...
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