2018/02/07 Council Agenda Packet

MEMORANDUM • TO: Planning Commissio " :75-FROM: Allan Giffen,Planning Director`% DATE: November 28,2017 SUBJECT: Background Materials—State process for siting opiate substitution facility Attached are a number of materials from the RCW and WAC,and materials provided by DSHS concerning the licensing of an opiate treatment facility. The purpose of providing you this information is to let the public know that there is a process mandated under state law that DSHS must follow when considering an application for siting a methadone clinic. The attached materials indicate that an opiate service provider must conduct a public outreach process' with the city council,and with business and neighborhood interests in the vicinity of a proposed clinic site to meet with neighbors,document concerns stated during the public meeting,and to develop a response to concerns raised during the public outreach process. This must all take place before submitting an application to the State. If another methadone clinic is proposed in Everett,the steps identified in the attached materials would have to take place and businesses,residents and neighbors will have the opportunity to participate in the processes outlined.