Everett Housing Authority 9/3/2024

INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF EVERETT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF EVERETT REGARDING MITIGATION OF PARK DISTRICT POLICE AND FIRE SERVICE IMPACTS This Interlocal Agreement Regarding Mitigation of Park District Police and Fire Service Impacts ("Mitigation Agreement") is dated as of last signature below and is between CITY OF EVERETT, a Washington municipal corporation (the "City")and the HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF EVERETT, a body corporate and politic of the State of Washington (the "EHA") (individually a "Party" and collectively the "Parties"). RECITALS A. The EHA controls property located in the Delta neighborhood of north Everett containing approximately 16 acres of land. This property is currently owned by EHA Park District LLC, a Washington limited liability company wholly owned by EHA. B. This property was first developed in the 1940s as public housing, known as Baker Heights, to support war efforts. Baker Heights was decommissioned in 2019, and the site has been vacant since that time. C. The EHA wishes to develop the property legally described in Exhibit A to this Mitigation Agreement with a planned development called the Park District (such development, the "Park District"; such legally described property, the "Property"). The Property will be conveyed to EHA before construction and portions of the Property may subsequently be conveyed to others, either in fee or via lease. D. The EHA has requested, and the City is approving, a development agreement for the Park District on the Property,which is being executed by the parties contemporaneously with this Mitigation Agreement (the "Development Agreement"). E. The City issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement on February 5, 2024 (the "FEIS") regarding the Park District pursuant to the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act ("SEPA") chapter 43.21C RCW and pursuant to chapter 19.43 EMC. F. With respect to police services,the FEIS states that, using a ratio of one police staff per 434 population, the Park District will create a new demand for approximately 8 full time equivalent (FTE) police staff (commissioned and civilian) at an average household size of 2.43 residents per dwelling unit. See FEIS, pages 1-22, 5-1. G. With respect to fire services,the FEIS states that the Park District will create a new demand for up to 15.6 FTE firefighters and associated equipment and firefighting apparatuses at an average household size of 2.43 residents per dwelling unit. See FEIS, page 5-3 to 5-4. H. In EMC 19.43.230,the City adopted "specific policies to achieve the environmental goals of the Everett community." The policy for police and fire is EMC 19.43.2306.4.a, which states the City's specific policy is to "encourage and approve development only where adequate public services, including fire and police protection, are available or will be made available to serve the proposal."