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1- 6 <br /> • <br /> EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT <br /> This Exclusive Negotiating Agreement(the"Agreement") dated and effective as <br /> • of June ,2016,is by and between the CITY OF EVERETT, a Washington municipal <br /> corporation(the"City") and , a <br /> ("Low Barrier Service Provider"). <br /> RECITALS <br /> A. As part of the City's Safe Streets initiative,the City intends to facilitate <br /> the construction of a supportive low-barrier housing facility to house chronically <br /> homeless individuals (the"Housing Facility"). The preferred location is on property <br /> currently owned by the City near Reservoir 3, located near the intersection of Pecks <br /> Drive and Evergreen Way(the"Property"),subject to completion of environmental <br /> review required by state and federal law. The Property is approximately shown in the <br /> attached Exhibit A. <br /> B. The Housing Facility is intended to include approximately 60 to 70 <br /> residential units, office space for on-site support services for the residents(for example, <br /> case management, chemical dependency counseling,mental health treatment, and <br /> medical care), and front-desk staff to provide 24 hour, seven-days-per-week secure <br /> access. A portion of the units will be reserved for individuals identified through the <br /> City's CHART(chronic utilizer alternative response team)program. <br /> C. On May 11, 2016,the City Council directed the City to issue a Request for <br /> Qualifications (the"RFQ"), for the purpose of selecting a provider with experience <br /> developing and operating such facilities and for purpose of entering into contract <br /> negotiations with the selected provider. <br /> D. The RFQ submittals were due no later than May 31,2016. Based on the <br /> submissions, City staff has recommended that City Council select Low Barrier Service <br /> Provider and that the City begin contract negotiations with Low Barrier Service Provider. <br /> - E. The purpose of the Agreement is to confirm Low Barrier Service <br /> Provider's selection and to create a framework for upcoming contract negotiations, which <br /> are anticipated to require no more than nine months,beginning on the effective date of <br /> this Agreement(the "Negotiation Period"). <br /> 192 <br />