HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommittee of the Whole Packet for 06/25/2018
AGENDA
Committee of the Whole Meeting
5:30 PM - Monday, June 25, 2018
Conferencing Center, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
1. Washington State Patrol Forensics
a) Toxicology Lab Presentation
b) Forensic Lab Presentation
2. Economic Development / Downtown Revitalization Update
3. Sunset Multi-service & Career Development Center Grant
a) AB - 2112 Community & Economic Development Department recommends approval of a
$400,000 grant to the Renton Housing Authority to help renovate the former Renton
Highlands Library for the Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center, subject to
an acceptable agreement established between the City and the Renton Housing
Authority.
b) Memo
c) Letter of Intent
d) School District Letter of Support
e) Letter of Support from Neighborhood House
f) Presentation
Washington State Patrol
Toxicology Laboratory
Dr. Brianna Peterson
Laboratory Manager AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Toxicology Lab Services
Medical Examiners and Coroners –Death Investigations
Law Enforcement Agencies
DUI/DRE Investigations
Drug Facilitated Sexual Assaults
Drug Investigations
Liquor and Cannabis Board AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
9,000
11,000
13,000
15,000
17,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
Number of case submissions per year
(all case types)AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
# WA State DUI/DRE cases
4000
4500
5000
5500
6000
# Death Investigation cases
Caseload increases
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
18 20
51
82
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
Turnaround time (days)
21
26 27 28
38
44 49
60
67 75
78
76
82
84
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Jan
2017
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
2018
Feb
2017-2018 Monthly Turnaround (days)AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
2018 Supplemental Budget
•Tox Lab given 6 FTE’s to reduce backlog –funding thru June 30, 2019
•4 Forensic Scientists (FS)
•1 FS5 Supervisor,
•1 Property and Evidence Custodian AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Washington State Patrol Forensic
Laboratory Services Bureau
Beverly Himick, Ph.D.
Acting Seattle Crime Laboratory Manager
Renton City Council Meeting, June 25, 2018
Providing quality forensic science services to local, state, and federal law
enforcement agencies throughout Washington with humility
AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
WSP Statewide Laboratory System
Multi-service lab
Limited-service lab AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
2018 Received
2018 Completed
2017 Received
2017 Completed
Key Forensic Disciplines
WSP Crime Laboratory Division Received/Completed
Case Requests To Date in May 2017 and 2018
AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2018 TAT (days)
2017 TAT (days)
Key Forensic Disciplines
WSP Crime Laboratory Division
TAT of Case Requests in May 2017 and 2018
AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
2018 Pending
2017 Pending
Key Forensic Disciplines
WSP Crime Laboratory Division Pending (Backlogged)
Case Requests in May 2017 and 2018
AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
1012 833 660 465
970
3570
4649
118
86
102
76
106
181
270
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017NUMBER OF REQUESTSYEAR
Count of Request Average of Request Age
WSP Pending DNA Cases (all categories)
Over 7 Years
AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
WSP CLD Current Areas of Focus
Provide and deliver results-orientated, statewide public safety services in a timely manner
Current backlogged cases and TAT addressed through the evaluation of multiple options, to include solutions on:
Resources
Fill existing vacancies
Hire additional scientists
Establish recruiting and retention incentives
General Laboratory and Operational Needs
Instruments, supplies and consumables
Increase costs of consumables and supplies
We appreciate your support!AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
AB - 2112
City Council Regular Meeting - 09 Apr 2018
SUBJECT/TITLE: Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Finance Committee
DEPARTMENT: Community & Economic Development
STAFF CONTACT: Mark Santos-Johnson, Community Development Project Manager
EXT.: 6584
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
$400,000
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
The Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center is an integral part of the Sunset Area Transformation
Plan and a critical community improvement to more effectively respond to the human service needs of
residents in the neighborhood and surrounding community. The Renton Housing Authority purchased the
6,500-square foot former Renton Highlands Library from the City on March 16, 2018, and is working with
Neighborhood House to secure capital funds to repurpose and renovate the facility for the center. RHA has
committed $885,000 to the project for acquisition of the facility and the project was awarded $400,000 as part
of the 2017-2018 Washington State capital grant budget. The City can greatly assist RHA and Neighborhood
House in leveraging the balance of the $3 million capital acquisition and renovation campaign by providing a
$400,000 grant to help renovate the former Renton Highlands Library for use as the Sunset Multi-Service &
Career Development Center. Once completed, the center will serve as an anchor facility for education,
training, health, and social services for public housing and other low-income residents who live in the Sunset
Area and surrounding community. The goal is to raise the remaining funds, finalize the design, and complete
the renovations in order to start providing services at the Sunset Multi-Service and Career Development
Center in 2019.
EXHIBITS:
A. Issue Paper
B. Capital Case Statement - Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
C. Preliminary Design Concept - Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council approve a $400,000 grant to the Renton Housing Authority to help renovate the
former Renton Highlands Library for the Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center, subject to an
acceptable agreement established between the City and the Renton Housing Authority.
AGENDA ITEM #3. a)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE:March 23, 2018
TO:Ed Prince, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
VIA:Denis Law, Mayor
FROM:C. E. “Chip” Vincent, CED Administrator
STAFF CONTACT:Mark Santos-Johnson, Community Development Project
Manager
SUBJECT:Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
ISSUE:
Should City Council provide a $400,000 grant to the Renton Housing Authority to help
renovate the former Renton Highlands Library for the Sunset Multi-Service & Career
Development Center?
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council approve a $400,000 grant to the Renton Housing Authority to
help renovate the former Renton Highlands Library for the Sunset Multi-Service & Career
Development Center, subject to an acceptable agreement to be approved by Council
established between the City and Renton Housing Authority.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
In 2015-16, the City worked with the King County Housing Authority, Renton Housing
Authority (RHA), Neighborhood House, Renton School District, and two dozen other
partners to create the Sunset Area Transformation Plan and apply twice for a U.S.
Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods
Implementation (CNI) grant. Although the project was not selected either year for a CNI
grant, the City, RHA, Neighborhood House, Renton School District, and many of our other
partners are working to implement as many elements of the Sunset Area Transformation
Plan as possible with other available resources.
In order to more effectively respond to the human service needs of residents1, the Sunset
Area Transformation Plan includes the creation of a Sunset Multi-Service & Career
1 More than 21% of Sunset Area residents live at or below the poverty level. Sixty percent of the
housing units are occupied by renters (compared with 43% for Renton overall). Twelve percent of
AGENDA ITEM #3. a)
Ed Prince, Council President
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March 23, 2018
Development Center in the former 6,500-square foot Renton Highlands Library located at
2902 NE 12th Street in the center of the Sunset Area neighborhood. The plan is to
repurpose and renovate the facility and work with a variety of local and regional service
providers to deliver a broad array of place-based services at the center.
As part of the Sunset Area Transformation Plan, the City agreed to sell the former Renton
Highlands Library property to RHA for the appraised fair market value of $885,000, with
$85,000 paid by RHA at closing and the balance of the $800,000 paid by RHA over five
years in annual installments of $160,000, plus accrued interest at 1.7%. The City’s sale of
the former Renton Highlands Library to RHA closed on March 16, 2018.
The City’s original plan was to use all of the proceeds from the sale of the former Renton
Highlands Library for the construction of the new Sunset Neighborhood Park. However,
the City has been very successful in securing additional funding for the new park from King
County, Washington state, and the federal government. As a result, only $245,000 of the
$885,000 in total proceeds from the sale of the former Renton Highlands Library are
currently committed/needed to complete the Sunset Neighborhood Park. A total of
$640,000 in sale proceeds is available for other potential uses.
In fall 2016, RHA and Neighborhood House starting raising capital funds to renovate the
former Renton Highlands Library to use for the Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development
Center (see attached Capital Case Statement and Preliminary Design Concept). The current
acquisition and renovation budget for the facility is $3 million. In addition to the $885,000
committed by RHA to purchase the property, the project was awarded $400,000 as part of
the 2017-2018 capital grant budget adopted by the Washington State legislature. The
project has secured a total of $1,285,000, or 43% of the total capital campaign goal.
RHA and Neighborhood House are actively pursuing other private and public capital
sources. The goal is to raise the remaining funds, finalize the design, and complete the
renovations in order to start providing services at the Sunset Multi-Service & Career
Development Center in 2019. To help RHA and Neighborhood House reach their $3 million
capital campaign goal and to help leverage the remaining funds for the acquisition and
renovation project, staff recommends that the City provide a $400,000 grant to RHA from
the proceeds of the sale of the former Renton Highlands Library. The $400,000 grant will
come from the remaining $640,000 to be received by the City over the next five years from
the sale of the former Renton Highlands Library to RHA. The City and RHA will establish an
acceptable agreement to be approved by Council for the $400,000 grant.
Once completed, the Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center will serve as an
anchor facility for education, training, health, and social services for public housing and
the population has less than a 9th grade education (almost three times the rate for Renton overall).
The majority of residents are people of color and nearly 26% of the residents are Hispanic.
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Ed Prince, Council President
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March 23, 2018
other low-income residents who live in the Sunset Area and surrounding community. To
date, the following partners are working together to provide services on-site at the center:
Renton Housing Authority
Neighborhood House
HealthPoint
St. Vincent de Paul and Centro Rendu
Renton Area Youth Services
We anticipate that additional service providers will participate in the project as we move
forward with the design, renovation, and implementation of the Sunset Multi-Service &
Career Development Center. The centralized space will serve as a catalyst for community-
based, multi-agency collaboration.
The Sunset Multi-Service and Career Development Center will provide place-based services
for economically disadvantaged adults and children to combat poverty. Community-based
services help low-income individuals and families to become more self-sufficient and
secure economic upward mobility. Numerous studies have documented the benefits from
providing support for low-income families to reduce poverty and provide long-term
positive effects on families and children. In addition, Neighborhood House has been
successfully providing place-based services for more than 100 years and currently does so
in eight King County communities. Based on their experience, the removal of barriers like
transportation for place-based services, as well as the familiarity of staff who come from
the local communities, helps achieve critical outcomes related to employment, youth and
child development, and other areas.
CONCLUSION:
The Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center is an integral part of the Sunset
Area Transformation Plan and a critical community improvement to more effectively
respond to the human service needs of residents in the neighborhood. The Renton
Housing Authority purchased the 6,500-square foot former Renton Highlands Library from
the City on March 16, 2018, and is working with Neighborhood House to secure capital
funds to repurpose and renovate the facility for the center. The City can greatly assist RHA
and Neighborhood House in leveraging the balance of the $3 million capital acquisition and
renovation campaign by providing a $400,000 grant to help renovate the former Renton
Highlands Library for use as the Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center.
cc: Jay Covington, CAO
Jason Seth, City Clerk
Jan Hawn, ASD Administrator
Kelly Beymer, Community Services Administrator
Cliff Long, Economic Development Director
Guy Williams, Human Services Manager
Attachments:
AGENDA ITEM #3. a)
Ed Prince, Council President
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March 23, 2018
Capital Campaign Case Statement – Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
Preliminary Design Concept – Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. a)
Help transform a former library into the Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center; a place
that will provide critical social services in the heart of Renton’s Sunset community.
Vital services
The Center will bring services vital educational, health, and
human services within walking distance of homes.
These services will help community members learn skills to
grow stronger and be self-sufficient.
YOUR SUPPORT
By contributing to the campaign, you will be offering pathways
to hope & a better life for hundreds of low-income Renton
families and individuals every year.
Working with partners for a better community
The Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center is about community & collaboration.
Guided by resident input and extensive data, the City of Renton, the Renton Housing Authority,
Neighborhood House, Renton School District, Renton Technical College and other partners joined
together to create the Sunset Area Transformation Plan.
The Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center Campaign
A DYNAMIC BUILDING
The Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center will include meeting
rooms, classroom spaces, offices and parking.
Space will be flexible so it can accommodate programs and classes offered by
a variety of organizations.
Teens, adults & seniors will use the future
Center.
This plan includes strategies to address the housing,
neighborhood and service needs of Sunset Area
residents.
Having a centrally located neighborhood service center
like the Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development
Center, is a key element of this plan.
Partners as of Fall 2017
Renton Housing Authority
City of Renton
Neighborhood House
St. Vincent de Paul & Centro Rendu
Renton Area Youth and Family Services
HealthPoint
This multipurpose facility will be a hub for
community members from all backgrounds.
AGENDA ITEM #3. a)
Build community
Help residents grow their confidence and independence, share the richness of their cultures & build a
greater sense of community.
Learn more about or to contribute to the campaign
Mark Okazaki, Executive Director, Neighborhood House
206-461-8430 x 2092 • marko@nhwa.org
Neighborhood House is acting as the central point of contact for this capital
campaign on behalf of the Renton/Sunset community and our community partners.
Donations will be directed to the Renton Regional Non-Profit Housing Corporation
(91-1858846), a non-profit organization created to support the mission of the
Renton Housing Authority.
Offices will
house staff
providing
services to
the
community.
Classrooms
will provide
flexible space
for adult
education,
workshops,
childcare &
more.
Counseling &
meeting rooms
will be used for
one-on-one
services like case
management,
senior assistance,
employment
services & more.
CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW CENTER
The campaign will raise $3 million to transform the 6,500 square-foot former
Renton Highlands Library into the Sunset Multi-Service & Career
Development Center.
Early Contributors
Lead gifts to the
campaign have raised
$1,285,000, which
brings us to 43% of
our $3 million goal.
Major contributors:
Renton Housing
Authority
This center will provide
learning, friendship and
opportunity in the heart of
the Sunset community,
serving more than 1,000
teens, adults and seniors
each year.
AGENDA ITEM #3. a)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: June 21, 2018
TO: Ed Prince, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
VIA: Denis Law, Mayor
FROM: C. E. “Chip” Vincent, CED Administrator
STAFF CONTACT: Mark Santos-Johnson, Community Development Project
Manager
SUBJECT: Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center – Letter
of Intent for $400,000 City Capital Grant to the Renton
Housing Authority
ISSUE:
Should City Council provide a $400,000 capital grant to the Renton Housing Authority to help
renovate the former Renton Highlands Library for the Sunset Multi-Service & Career
Development Center?
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council approve a $400,000 capital grant to the Renton Housing Authority to
help renovate the former Renton Highlands Library for the Sunset Multi-Service & Career
Development Center, subject to an acceptable agreement to be approved by Council
established between the City and the Renton Housing Authority. Furthermore, staff
recommends that the Council authorize the Mayor to enter into and execute the Letter of
Intent with the Renton Housing Authority for the $400,000 City capital grant.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY REGARDING LETTER OF INTENT:
In response to the issues that were discussed at the May 7, 2018, Finance Committee meeting,
CED staff worked with the City Attorney’s office and the Renton Housing Authority (RHA) to
create the attached Letter of Intent for the proposed City of Renton Capital Grant to RHA for
the Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center (Center).
The Letter of Intent provides additional background information regarding: (i) the Sunset Area
community’s need for additional human services; (ii) the plans and efforts since early-2015 to
use the former Renton Highlands Library for the Center; (iii) the sale in March 2018 of the
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Ed Prince, Council President
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June 21, 2018
former library to RHA and the related City property loan to RHA; (iv) the demolition of the final
Sunset Terrace public housing buildings by the City and the status of the City demolition loan to
RHA; and (v) the current capital needs and funding for the renovation of the Center.
In addition, the Letter of Intent outlines RHA’s agreement to enter into an agreement as a
condition of the City’s award of the $400,000 in capital funds for the Center. The agreement
will address the terms and conditions outlined in the Letter of Intent, including:
a. RHA’s agreement to pay the City $400,000 of the remaining balance of the loan for the
former library at least 30 days in advance of when RHA needs the City to provide the
$400,000 capital grant for the Center.
b. As noted in the original promissory note for the acquisition of the former library, RHA
agrees to make annual payments of $160,000, plus applicable accrued interest, on the
anniversary date of the closing of the sale of the property each year until the balance of
the loan is repaid.
c. RHA agrees to pay the City the remaining balance of the demolition loan in the amount
of $325,957, plus accrued interest by December 31, 2019, or upon sale of the underlying
property secured by the demolition loan – whichever comes first.
d. RHA agrees to use the property for the Center for a period of at least ten years,
commencing from the opening of the Center after renovations.
e. RHA agrees to provide services at the Center to respond to needs of residents in the
Sunset Area and surrounding neighborhoods, including, for example, child and/or adult
learning, tutoring, and mentoring; employment counseling and services and job training;
integrated health services, including behavioral health counseling and services and
health education and health care services; case management; and/or legal assistance.
However, the actual services to be provided will be determined based on the regional
and community partners who participate in the Center, the community’s evolving
needs, and the available seed and/or operating funds for various services over the ten
year period.
CONCLUSION:
The Center is an integral part of the Sunset Area Transformation Plan and a critical community
improvement to more effectively respond to the human service needs of residents in the
neighborhood. CED staff have been working closely with RHA, Neighborhood House, the
Renton School District, and other regional and community organizations to help make the
Center a reality since early-2015. (Please see the attached letters of support from the Renton
School District and Neighborhood House for the proposed $400,000 City capital grant for the
Center.) The City can greatly assist RHA and Neighborhood House in leveraging the balance of
the $3 million capital acquisition and renovation campaign by providing a $400,000 capital
grant to help renovate the former Renton Highlands Library for use as the Center.
AGENDA ITEM #3. b)
Ed Prince, Council President
Page 3 of 3
June 21, 2018
cc: Robert Harrison, CAO
Jason Seth, City Clerk
Jan Hawn, ASD Administrator
Kelly Beymer, Community Services Administrator
Cliff Long, Economic Development Director
Guy Williams, Human Services Manager
Attachments:
• Letter of Intent – City of Renton Capital Grant to Renton Housing Authority for Sunset Multi-Service &
Career Development Center
• Letter of support from the Renton School District
• Letter of support from Neighborhood House
AGENDA ITEM #3. b)
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Letter of Intent
City of Renton Capital Grant to Renton Housing Authority
for Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
To whom it may concern
Re: Letter of Intent between City of Renton and Renton Housing Authority
This letter of intent is between the City of Renton (“City”) and the Renton Housing
Authority (“RHA”), and involves a City capital grant to help pay for renovations of the
planned Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center (the “Center”) to be located on
a piece of property generally known as the "former Renton Highlands Library" parcel (the
“Property”), located at 2902 NE 12th Street, Renton, Washington, and more particularly
described in Attachment A, Legal Description, and graphically shown on Attachment B; and
WHEREAS the Sunset Area is an ethnically diverse, low-income neighborhood in the
Renton Highlands that has been a high-priority redevelopment and community
revitalization area for the City since 2000; and
WHEREAS the Renton City Council adopted the Sunset Area Community Revitalization
Investment Strategy in 2009 which included supporting the Sunset Terrace Redevelopment
as the City’s highest priority community revitalization investment strategy; and
WHEREAS the City, RHA, and Renton School District came together with other regional and
community partners to create the Sunset Area Community Revitalization and Sunset
Terrace Redevelopment plan in 2011; and
WHEREAS the Property is part of the Sunset Area Community Revitalization and the Sunset
Terrace Redevelopment plan; and
WHEREAS in 2014 the City and RHA completed a Community Needs Assessment for
Human Services and Housing for Renton, along with an addendum specific to the Sunset
Area, (the “Needs Assessment); and
WHEREAS the Needs Assessment identified significant unmet human service needs in the
Sunset Area, including economic opportunity, basic needs, and health and wellness; and
WHEREAS the City, RHA, and other regional and community partners created the Sunset
Area Transformation Plan in 2015 to respond to the Sunset Area community’s needs and
apply for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Choice
Neighborhoods Implementation (“CNI”) grant in 2015 and 2016; and
WHEREAS the proposed use of the Property for the Center was envisioned as an integral
part of the Sunset Area Transformation Plan to better respond to the human services and
career development needs of residents in the Sunset Area; and
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WHEREAS, although the Sunset Area Transformation Plan was not selected for a HUD CNI
grant, the City, RHA, and other regional and community partners are currently working to
implement as many elements of the Sunset Area Transformation Plan as possible with
other available resources; and
WHEREAS, the Property was sold by the City to RHA for the fair market value of $885,000,
on March 16, 2018, (the “Closing”) for the planned purpose of creating the Center; and
WHEREAS, RHA paid $85,000 to City at Closing and executed a promissory note to the City
for the balance of $800,000 with an interest rate of 1.70% annual percentage rate, to be
paid off by RHA at $160,000 per year plus applicable accrued interest on the anniversary
date of Closing for five years (the “Property Loan”); and
WHEREAS, RHA and the City entered into an Interlocal Agreement on November 22, 2016,
for payment of demolition costs of properties owned by RHA, by which RHA agreed to
reimburse the City pursuant to the terms of a promissory note; and
WHERAS, RHA has reimbursed a portion of the demolition costs to the City the amount of
$135,621; and
WHEREAS, RHA has executed a promissory note on March 27, 2018, promising to pay the
City the balance of the demolition costs in the amount of $325,957, with an interest rate of
1.7% per annum (“Demolition Loan”); and
WHEREAS, Neighborhood House (a 112-year old non-profit organization that partners
with diverse individuals and families in King County to build community and achieve their
goals for health, education, and self-sufficiency) has been working with the City and RHA
for more than five years to help provide additional services in the Sunset Area; and
WHEREAS, the City, RHA and Neighborhood House have been working since 2015 with
multiple regional and community organizations on a plan to acquire, renovate, and use the
Property to provide services at the Center; and
WHEREAS, RHA, Neighborhood House, HealthPoint, St. Vincent de Paul Society and Centro
Rendu, and Renton Area Youth and Family Services (RAYS) currently plan to provide
services at the Center (“Current Partners”) and additional service providers are expected to
be added in the future; and
WHEREAS, current services envisioned for the Center include: child and/or adult learning,
tutoring, and mentoring; employment counseling and services and job training; integrated
health services, including behavioral health counseling and services and health education
and health care services; case management; and legal assistance, and
WHEREAS, the Current Partners worked with Schemata Workshop to create a design and
renovation plan to effectively use the Property for the Center; and
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WHEREAS, Schemata Workshop and J.H. Brawner & Company, RHA’s development
consultant, created a total acquisition and renovation budget for the Center of $3 million,
including $885,000 for acquisition, approximately $1.8 million for renovation, and
approximately $350,000 for architectural, engineering, and construction services and legal,
reports, and other soft costs; and
WHEREAS, Neighborhood House was the “People Implementation Entity” for the HUD CNI
grant applications for the Sunset Area Transformation Plan and has been leading a capital
campaign to raise funds for the Center’s renovation; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington provided a $412,000 capital grant for the Center in
early 2018 and the project has a pending $600,000 capital grant request under
consideration by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and
WHEREAS, additional public and private capital funds are needed to effectively renovate
the Property so that the Center can be used to provide needed human services for the
community; and
WHEREAS, the Current Partners are working to secure the remaining necessary capital
funds to renovate and use the Property for the Center with a goal of beginning to provide
services at the Center by late-2019; and
WHEREAS this transaction is necessary for RHA to be able to effectively move forward with
the renovations of the Center in a timely manner;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises contained herein, the parties
agree as follows:
1. City and RHA agree that it is their intention to enter into an agreement this year to
consummate a $400,000 (four hundred thousand dollars) capital grant from the City
to RHA to help with the renovations of the Center. The agreement will be approved
by the Renton City Council and the Renton Housing Authority Board of
Commissioners and will generally include the following items:
a. RHA agrees to pay the City $400,000 (four hundred thousand dollars) of the
remaining balance of the Property Loan at least 30 (thirty) days in advance of
when RHA needs the City to provide the $400,000 (four hundred thousand
dollars) capital grant for the Center.
b. The City agrees to return the original Property Loan promissory note to RHA
and RHA agrees to provide the City with a revised Property Loan promissory
note with the same terms and conditions, but adjusted to reflect the
remaining balance of the Property Loan at that time.
c. As noted in the original promissory note, RHA agrees to make annual
payments of $160,000 (one hundred sixty thousand dollars), plus applicable
AGENDA ITEM #3. c)
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accrued interest, on the anniversary date of the Closing each year until the
balance of the Property Loan is repaid, with the last payment adjusted to
reflect the final applicable principal and accrued interest.
d. RHA agrees to pay the City the remaining balance of the Demolition Loan in
the amount of $325,957 (three hundred twenty-five thousand nine hundred
fifty-seven dollars) plus accrued interest by December 31, 2019, or upon sale
of the underlying property secured by the Demolition Loan – whichever
comes first.
e. The City agrees to return the original Demolition Loan promissory note to
RHA and RHA agrees to provide the City with a revised Demolition Loan
promissory note with the same amount and interest rate but with a due date
of no later than December 31, 2019.
f. RHA agrees to use the Property for the Center for a period of at least 10 (ten)
years, commencing from the opening of the Center after renovations.
g. RHA agrees to provide services at the Center to respond to needs of residents
in the Sunset Area and surrounding neighborhoods, including, for example
child and/or adult learning, tutoring, and mentoring; employment counseling
and services and job training; integrated health services, including
behavioral health counseling and services and health education and health
care services; case management; and/or legal assistance. However, the
actual services to be provided will be determined based on the regional and
community partners who participate in the Center, the community’s evolving
needs, and the available seed and/or operating funds for various services
over the 10 (ten) year period.
h. Additional items that are mutually acceptable to the City and RHA.
AGENDA ITEM #3. c)
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Signed this ___ of June, 2018
RHA: City:
Renton Housing Authority City of Renton
By By
Mark Gropper Denis Law
Executive Director Mayor
ATTEST:
By______________________________________
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
AGENDA ITEM #3. c)
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Letter of Intent
City of Renton Capital Grant to Renton Housing Authority
for Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
Attachment A, Legal Description
Lot 1, City of Renton Short Plat No. LUA-16-00090, recorded under recording no.
20170519900004, in King County, Washington.
Tax Parcel Number(s): 722780-2040.
AGENDA ITEM #3. c)
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Office of the Superintendent
May 16, 2018
Ed Prince, Council President
Renton City Council
1055 S. Grady Way, 7th Floor
Renton, WA 98057
Dear Council President Prince,
I am writing to express the very strong support of the Renton School District for the approval of a $400,000 grant to
the Renton Housing Authority for the renovation of the previous Highlands Library for the Sunset Multi-Service
and Career Development Center.
The Renton School District partnered in the creation of the Sunset Area Transformation Plan and was hopeful that
the work would lead to more support, services, and opportunities for Renton students and families. While the
project was not selected to receive a HUD Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant, we are optimistic for new
ways to address the needs of those living in the Sunset area.
Currently, the District is working in collaboration with a cross-sector of stakeholders in the Renton Innovation Zone
(which encompasses the service area of our four elementary Schools of Improvement and includes the Sunset area)
to address the needs of students and families. While the Renton School District is investing substantial fiscal and
personnel resources in educational improvement through professional teaching development, development of
stronger school/family partnerships, and a strong focus on use of data to improve outcomes, we know that schools
cannot make the needed improvements alone.
The Renton Innovation Zone (RIZ) Partnership Steering Committee, continues to identify meeting residents’ basic
needs as a high priority in moving the needle for families and kids. The Sunset Multi-Service and Career
Development Center will combat the poverty that so many of our families in the Sunset area experience. We
strongly urge your support in awarding the $400,000 grant to RHA.
If you have any questions regarding our support of these efforts, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Damien Pattenaude
Superintendent
Cc: Mayor Denis Law
Chip Vincent, Community Development Administrator
Mark Santos-Johnson, Community Development Project Manager
AGENDA ITEM #3. d)
June 14,2018
Ed Prince,Council President
Renton City Council
1055 S.Grady Way,7”‘Floor
Renton,WA 98057
Neighborhood House
Strong Families.Strong Communities.Since 1906.
Dear Council President Prince,
1 am writing to express Neighborhood House’s profound support for the award of a $400,000
grant to the Renton Housing Authority towards the completion of the Sunset Multi-Service and Career
Development Center.Neighborhood House is a non-profit organization that partners with diverse
individuals and families to build community and achieve their goals for health,education,and self-
sufficiency.Founded as a settlement house by the National Council of Jewish Women in 1906,
Neighborhood House incorporated as an independent,non-sectarian non-profit organization in 1956.For
110 years,our programs have grown to respond to changing community needs.Today,Neighborhood
House serves diverse immigrants,refugees,and other low-income individuals throughout Seattle and
South King County,addressing a wide range of needs through our Early Childhood Education,Youth
Development,Employment &Adult Education,Family &Social Services,Housing Stability,Community
Health,and Aging &Disability Services divisions.
Neighborhood House has been working in close collaboration with the City of Renton and the
Renton Housing Authority on the Sunset Area Transformation Plan,and has beenactively involved in the
fundraising effort for the Sunset Multi-Service and Career Development Center.The goal of the Multi-
Service and Career Development Center is to provide place-based services to help lift Sunset residents out
of poverty.The initial array of services that are planned to be offered re?ect what the community
members requested during the Sunset Neighborhood Needs Assessment conducted in 2014.Current
services envisioned for the Center include:child and/or adult learning,tutoring,and mentoring;
employment counseling and services and job training;integrated health services,including behavioral
health counseling and services,health education and health care services;case management;and legal
assistance.Residents will be able to walk to the Center to access services,attend classes,participate in
programs,receive support,and participate in learning and play groups.
Neighborhood House has successfully partnered with the Seattle and King County Housing
Authorities to provide similar services at facilities in a number of public housing communities in Seattle
and South King County.Neighborhood House provides services to over 12,000 youth,adult,and senior
residents.We anticipate that the Sunset Multi-Service and Career Development Center will play a similar
role in shaping and enriching the community through collaborative efforts.We strongly encourage you to
award the Renton Housing Authority the $400,000 grant to support this project.
If you have any questions or concerns,please feel free to contact me by phone at (206)461-8430 X 2092
or email at marko@nhwa.org.
Sincerely,
Mark Okazaki
Executive Director
Cc:Mayor Denis Law
Chip Vincent,Community &Economic Development Department Administrator
Mark Santos-Johnson,Community Development Project Manager 9
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PHONE (206)461-8430 |FAX (206)923-6776
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AGENDA ITEM #3. e)
$400,000 Capital Grant to Renton Housing Authority
(“RHA”) to help with renovations of the facility
Committee of the Whole –June 25, 2018
Sunset Multi-Service & Career
Development Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Ethnically diverse, low-income neighborhood in
the Renton Highlands
•Area includes many “temporary” housing units built for WWII
•High-priority redevelopment & community
revitalization area for the City since 2000
•City adopted Sunset Area Community
Revitalization Investment Strategy in 2009
•Highest priority –support the Renton Housing Authority’s Sunset
Terrace public housing redevelopment project
•RHA partnered with the City to complete the
Sunset Area Planned Action EIS in 2011
Sunset Area
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
Former Renton Highlands
Library
•Located at 2902 NE 12th Street –near
the center of the Sunset Area
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Built & operated by City as a library from 1973
to 2010
•Operated by King County Library System as a
library from 2010 to March 2016 when new
library opened
•Property is part of the Sunset Area Community
Revitalization & Sunset Terrace
Redevelopment Plan
Former Renton Highlands
Library
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•City & RHA completed a Community Needs
Assessment for Human Services & Housing for
Renton & the Sunset Area in 2014
•The assessment identified significant unmet
human service needs in the Sunset Area,
including economic opportunity, basic needs,
& health and wellness
Sunset Area Human
Service Needs
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•City, RHA, Renton School District,
Neighborhood House, & many other partners
created the Sunset Area Transformation Plan
(“Plan”) in 2015
•The Plan responded to housing, critical
community improvements, & education and
human service needs in the Sunset Area
•Renton used the Plan to apply for a HUD Choice
Neighborhoods Implementation (“CNI”) grant in
2015 & 2016
Sunset Area Transformation
Plan “(Plan”)AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Unfortunately, the Plan did not receive a HUD
CNI grant in either 2015 or 2016
•Nonetheless, the City, RHA, Renton School
District, Neighborhood House, & other partners
are working to move forward with as much of
the Plan as possible with other resources
Current Status of Sunset
Area Transformation Plan
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Sunset Neighborhood Park
•Sunset Multi-Service & Career Development Center
•Sunset Court Apartments (50 units of new
affordable housing)
•Sunset Crest Townhomes (12 new units for
affordable homeownership)
•RHA affordable housing modernization project
•Renton Innovation Zone Partnership
Current Sunset Area
Transformation Plan
Projects
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Use of the former library for the Center was
envisioned as an integral part of the Plan
•Goal to better respond to the human services
& career development needs of residents in
the Sunset Area & surrounding neighborhoods
•City executed a letter of intent in 2015, 2016,
& 2017 to sell the former library to RHA for
the Center
Sunset Multi-Service &
Career Development
Center (“Center”)AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•The City sold the former library to RHA for the
fair market value of $885,000 in March 2018
•RHA paid $85,000 to City at closing & executed
promissory note to the City for the balance of
$800,000 with an interest rate of 1.7% APR
•RHA obligated to pay City $160,000 per year
plus accrued interest for five years for balance
Sale of Former Library to
RHA for Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•City, RHA, & Neighborhood House have been
working since 2015 with multiple partners on a
plan to acquire, renovate, & use the former
library to provide services at the Center
•Current partners include RHA, Neighborhood
House, HealthPoint, St. Vincent de Paul Society
& Centro Rendu, & Renton Area Youth & Family
Services (RAYS) (collectively “Current Partners”)
•Open to additional interested partners
Service Provider Partners
for Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Current Partners envision providing the
following services at the Center:
•Child and/or adult learning, tutoring &
mentoring
•Employment counseling and services &
job training
•Health services, behavioral counseling &
case management
•Other (based on needs & resources)
Potential Services to be
Provided at Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Current Partners
worked with
Schemata Workshop
to create a design
and renovation plan
to effectively use
the former library
for the Center
Renovation Plans for Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Acquisition $885,000
•Construction $1,785,764
•Construction & contractor costs, contingencies, & WSST
•Soft Costs $348,772
•Architectural & engineering, permits, reports, legal, etc.
•TOTAL $3,019,536
Acquisition & Renovation
Budget for Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Neighborhood House, as the People
Implementation Entity for the CNI grant &
Plan, has been working with RHA & the City
since late-2016 to lead a capital campaign for
the Center
•RHA is using it’s affiliated non-profit entity,
the Renton Regional Non-Profit Housing
Corporation, to apply for some grants
Capital Campaign for
Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•RHA (acquisition funding commitment) $885,000
•State of WA capital grant (committed) $412,000
•Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (committed) $600,000
•City of Renton (pending) $400,000
•Funding Gap (other public & private sources) $722,536
•TOTAL $3,019,536
* 63% of funding secured!
Acquisition & Renovation
Funding for Center*AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•Goal is to secure the balance of capital funds
ASAP to proceed with design work, complete
renovations, & open (if possible) in 2019
•Working to establish a MOU with Current
Partners to help cover operational costs
(service coordinator, utilities & maintenance),
plus raise other seed & operating funds for
Center
Current Plans & Timeline
for Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•In response to issues discussed at the 5/7/2018
Finance Committee meeting, staff worked with
the City Attorney’s office & RHA to create LOI
for the $400,000 capital grant
•LOI provides additional background
information & outlines RHA’s agreement to
enter into an agreement as a condition of the
City’s award of the $400,000 capital grant for
the Center
Letter of Intent (“LOI”) for
$400,000 Capital Grant
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•RHA agrees to pay the City $400,000 of the loan
for the former library acquisition at least 30 days
in advance of when RHA needs the capital grant
•RHA agrees to make annual payments to the City
of $160,000 per year, plus interest, until the
balance of the loan is repaid
•RHA agrees to pay the City the remaining balance,
$325,957, plus interest, for the 2017 Sunset
Terrace demolition loan by the earlier of
12/31/2019, or the sale of the property
LOI Provisions
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•RHA agrees to use the former library for a
period of at least 10 years when the Center
opens after renovations
•RHA agrees to provide services at the Center
to respond to needs of residents in the Sunset
Area & surrounding neighborhoods
•Actual services will be determined based on
the partners, needs, & available funding over
the 10 year period
LOI Provisions –Continued
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
•The Center is an integral part of the Sunset Area
Transformation Plan & a critical community
improvement to more effectively respond to the
human service needs of residents in the Sunset
Area & surrounding neighborhoods
•The City, RHA, Renton School District,
Neighborhood House & other partners have been
working since 2015 to create the Center
•The City’s $400,000 capital grant will help leverage
the balance of the capital funds for the Center
Conclusion
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
Recommendation
•Staff recommends:
•Award a $400,000 capital grant to RHA to
help renovate the former library for the
Center, subject to an acceptable agreement
to be approved by Council established
between the City & RHA
•Authorize Mayor to enter into & execute the
Letter of Intent with RHA for the $400,000
City capital grant AGENDA ITEM #3. f)
Questions
Future Sunset Area
Multi-Service & Career
Development Center
AGENDA ITEM #3. f)