2016/05/11 Council Agenda Packet

SECTION ONE PROPOSED PROJECT Like many cities of similar size,the City of Everett has a homeless population. After extensive work by the City and community leaders through the City's Streets Initiative,the City has determined that a low-barrier supportive housing facility for some of Everett's homeless population would benefit the entire City. The City owns vacant property located at , which may be developable for the construction and operation of a low-barrier supportive housing facility. In general,the City envisions the Project proceeding as follows: 1. RFQ PROCESS: SELECTION OF PREFERRED PROJECT DEVELOPERIOPERATOR Selection of preferred Project Developer/Operator means the City will exclusively negotiate with that Project Developer/Operator with respect to the Project and the City property. 2. ACQUISTION OF FUNDING: CITY AND PROJECT DEVELOPER/OPERATOR COOPERATE TO SECURE GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT 3. CONTRACT PREPARATION AND EXECUTION Land Transfer Agreement. The City anticipates that the City will transfer the land to the selected developer/operator, by deed or ground lease or other mechanism. This transaction will include the design of the structure to be built or specific design parameters, so that the City and Project Developer/Operator clearly understand what will be built. The City anticipates that the exact mechanisms for accomplishing the land transfer will be negotiated and will be adjusted as necessary to meet project goals. However, if the land is transferred to the Project Developer/Operator in fee, the City will require that the land be subject to covenants perpetually binding the property to be exclusively used for low-barrier supportive housing and activities in support of low-barrier supportive housing, and the City will require that any deed of trust or other lien be expressly subordinated to those covenants. Facility Operation Agreement. The City anticipates that the City and Project Developer/Operator will negotiate and execute an agreement for the operation of the Project Facility. This agreement will include the scope of services to be provided,the population to be served, and related matters. In addition,the City anticipates that the operation agreement will include a certain number of guaranteed beds in the facility for persons designated by the City. Obviously, the details of such an agreement will require considerable dedication to work out, but the goal will be to negotiate an agreement that allows the City to get the needed services from the Project,while at the same time preserving the Project's long-term financial feasibility for the Project Developer/Operator. 4. CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT FACILITY 5. OPERATION OF PROJECT FACILITY 52