Title
Approval of a Resolution Ratifying Applications for the Washington State Department of Commerce Transit Oriented Development Grant and Housing Action Plan Implementation Grant and Approving Acceptance of the Grants if Awarded
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution ratifying applications for the Washington State Department of Commerce Transit Oriented Development Grant and Housing Action Plan Implementation Grant and approving acceptance of the Grants if awarded.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution ratifying applications for the Washington State Department of Commerce Transit Oriented Development Grant and Housing Action Plan Implementation Grant and approving acceptance of the Grants if awarded.
Staff Contact:
Amy Buckler, Strategic Projects Manager, 360.280.8947
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item
Background and Analysis:
The Washington Department of Commerce recently announced two grant applications that would enable the City to implement its Housing Action Plan (HAP). City staff submitted the grant applications on October 7, 2021. The Department of Commerce anticipates announcing the grant recipients by the end of October.
Because the window of time is short between when Commerce will announce the grant recipients and when they anticipate signed contracts, it is necessary for the City Council to pre-authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the documents necessary to accept the funding if the City is awarded one or both grants.
The grants are as follows:
1) The Transit Oriented Development Implementation (TODI) grant is for up to $250,000 to complete a subarea plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Capital Mall Triangle subarea -which are identified actions in the HAP. The subarea is one of three transit-oriented urban centers envisioned in Olympia's Comprehensive Plan. Our Plan envisions this area with si...
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