Title
Public Hearing on Amendment No. 2 to Development Agreement with MPH Holdings, LLC
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Conduct public hearing. After closing the public hearing, move to adopt the attached Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to a Development Agreement with MPH Holdings, LLC, for mixed-use development consistent with the recently-adopted Kaiser-Harrison Opportunity Area Plan.
Report
Issue:
Whether the City Council should hold a public hearing and approve an amendment to a development agreement with MPH Holdings, LLC?
Staff Contact:
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8206
Presenter(s):
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development
Background and Analysis:
This development agreement is requested by City staff in accordance with Chapter 18.53 of the Olympia Municipal Code. Staff from the Departments of Community Planning and Development and Public Works have worked with MPH Holdings, LLC, and the City Attorney's office to draft the proposed development agreement (attached).
The development agreement amendment is for two vacant tax parcels located at 4501 Harrison Avenue NW and 3620 7th Avenue NW, near the southeast corner of Kaiser Road NW and Harrison Avenue NW. The properties total 24.6 acres within the Kaiser-Harrison Opportunity Area, for which the City Council amended the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map in 2016 after an extensive public process.
The original development agreement (attached) between the City and M-Five Family Limited Partnership (now known as MPH Holdings, LLC) was entered into on July 10, 2007, and only applied to the property at 4501 Harrison Avenue NW. That agreement called for annexation of the property into the City of Olympia, and development of the "West Olympia Office Park" to include 22 office buildings and a circular road system with access from Harrison Avenue NW (f...
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