2017/05/03 Council Agenda Packet

EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET 2 PROJECT TITLE: City/YMCA of Snohomish May 3,2017 Briefing COUNCIL BILL# County Potential Partnership Proposed Action Originating Department Administration Consent Contact Person Paul Kaftanski Action Phone Number 425-258-7113 First Reading FOR AGENDA OF May 3,2017 Second Reading Third Reading Public Hearing Budget Advisory Initialed by: Department Head CAA Council President Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval 4730 Colby Avenue Administration Amount Budgeted -0- Expenditure Required Account Number(s): Budget Remaining -0- Additional Required -0- DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: The YMCA of Snohomish County(Y)is in the design process for the construction of its new Y facility located at 4730 Colby Avenue. During this process Y and City staff have discussed the possibility of entering into a partnership that could result in the creation of a neighborhood park on the Y's property. Additionally, Y representatives requested that the discussion include options that could result in expanding the neighborhood park potential partnership to include City investment in the aquatics element of the new Y facility. Based on this approach,three potential partnership scenarios have been created for further discussion. All include the creation of a neighborhood park. Two scenarios include City investment in an aquatics element. Staff will brief council regarding the status of current discussions,provide an overview of the City's current capital funding model for parks development, describe the three potential partnership scenarios and their relationship to capital funding for other park projects and identify several policy questions for council deliberation to guide staff in future discussions with Y representatives. 15