Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of 1211 Quince Street SE, Real Estate Owned by Chandra Holdings, Inc.
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing the purchase of 1211 Quince Street SE, real estate owned by Chandra Holdings, Inc.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a resolution authorizing the purchase of real estate owned by Chandra Holdings, Inc.
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Assistant City Manager, 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia will acquire this 1.41-acre property formerly known as the Quality Inn located at 1211 Quince Street SE. The purchase and sale agreement requires the remaining building on the property to be razed and the site cleared prior to closing. Staff anticipates using the property for a variety of temporary and permanent shelter and housing facilities to address Olympia's growing population of unsheltered individuals.
The most recent Point-In-Time Census found a total of 639 people living unsheltered in Thurston County and a total of 1,145 homeless individuals. This is an increase of 150 individuals from the 995 counted in 2020 and an increase in the unsheltered population of 98 individuals from 2020. People are taking shelter in vacant lots, along highways, in wetlands and most visibly along our streets.
Thurston County, like all communities across the country, struggled to meet the shelter needs of unhoused people in our community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shelter capacity was decreased due to social distancing requirements associated with Covid-19 while the number of people experiencing homelessness increased.
The City of Olympia is committed to increasing shelter capacity and to building supportive housing to address the housing needs of Olympia's most vulnerable individuals and mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 on our unsheltere...
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