2020/10/14 Council Agenda Packet

EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY The Docket Application request has no anticipated impact to this environmental element This proposal is limited to an evaluation of impacts related to a comprehensive plan amendment request and concurrent rezone (with removal of the HO). There are other nearby playfields and parks for neighborhood/community use Nearby Sequoia High School contains a large maintained athletic/playfield and basketball hoops and Doyle Park contains play structures and open space. Jackson Elementary School is 0 3 miles southwest of the Subject Site and includes public access to a playfield, playground equipment and a large grass playfield. Future development of the property could include open space areas for residents. The revised 2020 application proposes that site amenities available to the neighborhood community include a public pocket park with picnic table and benches; accessible public pedestrian path and stair/ramp system providing safe connection along the north property line between Norton and Grand Avenues; four on -street public parking spaces along the east side of Norton (which preserve existing mature street trees); and a pedestrian entrance to the site aligned with Clinton Place, which achieves a landscaped pedestrian `avenue' and view corridor towards the east. 1. Proposed measures to ensure the proposal is compatible with existing and projected land uses and plans, if any: Compatibility of the proposal request is measured by consistency with the existing adjacent school uses, adopted Comprehensive Plan, zoning code, Capital Facilities Plans and future environmental review. The proposed amendment request is consistent with the Everett School District's determination that the site is no longer a resource for school -use, and better serves the District and the community in support of homeless students and their families with the long-term ground lease to Housing Hope. The District had previously reviewed options for site use in their 2011 Pioperty Management Plan, which involved extensive community outreach and participation The site was included in the District's Property Matrix and shown for future sale or exchange with the City of Everett. The City has indicated to the Applicant that it was not interested in purchasing the site. The Everett School Board approved a 75-year ground lease in support of Housing Hope developing supportive housing on the site. The ability to process a comprehensive plan amendment/rezone provides the opportunities foi future development options that would assist m meeting the needs of homeless students. Both the District and Housing Hope have seen the increase in numbers in homeless students (1,266 in 2018) and their families. Homeless students move more often, and it has been estimated that with each move 4-6 months of learning is lost. Statewide, homeless students graduated at a rate of 55.5% compared to 84 7 percent for all students. Based on this recognized need, discussions began on how both parties could address this increasing need While the site had been identified as a future sale through a public process, providing housing on the site is consistent with the District's commitment and mission to students and their families The requested comprehensive plan amendment and concurrent rezone of a portion of the Subject Site to a Residential Environmental Checklist — Comprehensive Plan Amendment/Concurrent Rezone 30 BRENT PLANNING SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR HOUSING HOPE AUGUST 2020 REV'D