Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Commerce for Infrastructure Improvements and Operating Expenses for a Tiny House Village on Franz Anderson Road
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve of a Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Commerce for infrastructure improvements and operating expenses for a tiny house village on Franz Anderson Road.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve of a Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Commerce for infrastructure improvements and operating expenses for a tiny house village on Franz Anderson Road.
Staff Contact:
Darian Lightfoot, Housing Programs Manager, 360.280.8951
Presenter(s):
Darian Lightfoot, Housing Programs Manager
Background and Analysis:
The state of Washington has identified priority rights of way in five priority counties, including Thurston, to address encampments. Local governments associated with the prioritized sites were offered the opportunity to submit a unified, multijurisdictional proposal to address closures of the encampments, including short term and long term solutions.
This City of Olympia's portion of the proposal includes making the Franz-Anderson site usable as a tiny home village, and the acquisition or construction and setup costs for at least 50 tiny house units. The costs incurred shall be connected to a plan for occupancy of units no later than October 30, 2022. The site subject to improvements funded by this contract must be used for affordable housing for at least 20 years.
Three years of operations and service costs associated with at least 50 units dedicated to people living in state rights of way are also included in this contract. Funded units will be reserved for people being transitioned from state rights of way but can be...
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