HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDN 2017-11-13 Item 2E - Agreement - Mary's Place Development Agreement for Temporary Family ShelterCity of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Community Development and Neighborhoods
FROM: Jack Pace, DCD Director
BY: Nora Gierloff, Deputy DCD Director
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: November 6, 2017
SUBJECT: Update on Mary's Place Development Agreement
ISSUE
Mary's Place has decided not to pursue a development agreement with the City to operate a
temporary family shelter.
BACKGROUND
In late 2016 the City was approached by Mary's Place, a local non-profit, and the Desimone
Trust, owners of the vacant former Barnaby's restaurant, to consider the site for a temporary
use as a family shelter. Staff has had ongoing meetings with Mary's Place and their consultants
over the past year to work through the challenges of the building and site.
• DCD staff started meeting with Mary's Place representatives in October of 2016 to
discuss the issues around establishing a shelter.
• DCD held a pre -app on the proposal on 12/8/16.
• Most of the site is within the Shoreline Jurisdiction and a majority of the building is non-
conforming due to its location within the Shoreline Buffer.
• Staff, the Mayor, and City Administrator toured a Mary's Place shelter in Seattle in
December 2016.
• A development agreement (DA) for Mary's Place was placed on the 2017 CDN
workplan.
• Staff worked with Mary's Place to develop a draft DA emphasizing the following points:
o No drop-in day use of the services;
o Priority for families with a last address in Tukwila;
o Shelter would be a time limited temporary use;
o The building is within the Shoreline Buffer and therefore non -conforming so
improvements are limited per Shoreline Regulations;
o A Shoreline Substantial Development permit would be required; and
o Ongoing outreach to the neighborhood and larger community is required.
• Mary's Place applied for a tenant improvement permit for the Barnaby's site on 7/7/17.
• The draft DA went to CDN on 7/10/17 and the Committee approved sending it forward.
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• On 7/11/17 Mary's Place asked that the DA be pulled from the Council agenda pending
reconsideration of the day use issue.
• Staff and Administration have held ongoing discussions with Mary's Place, but concerns
about sheltering the day use families drawn to Tukwila for services have not been
adequately addressed. While Mary's Place said that they would put procedures in place
to find shelter beds for any non-resident families they haven't established the same
network of churches and volunteers in South King County as they have available in
Seattle.
• A second correction letter for the building permit D17-0184 was sent on 10/25/17 listing
further corrections required for consistency with code requirements.
• Mary's Place has not submitted a Shoreline Permit which has an approximately 3 -month
processing time due to mandatory comment and appeal periods before construction can
begin.
• The non -conforming rights to use the portion of the building within the Shoreline Buffer
will expire on February 23, 2018.
DISCUSSION
On October 26`h Mary's Place notified the Mayor and City Council that they are no longer
pursuing the shelter project, see Attachment A. In discussions with the City they have said that
the cost of the improvements required to a temporary location were not cost-effective for the
number of residents served and the length of time they would occupy the building.
The building they proposed to use has been vacant for long stretches of time and is requiring a
greater number of improvements than it appears they had anticipated. The water service may
not be adequate for the showers and laundry facilities they would add combined with the
commercial kitchen use. In addition, under building code occupancy standards it can only house
60 people overnight when they had originally hoped for up to 90 residents. The Shoreline
permit represents an additional unknown for cost and schedule as Tukwila's determination
would be sent to the Department of Ecology for final review and approval.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
RECOMMENDATION
Information Only.
ATTACHMENT
A. 10/26/17 Letter from Mary's Place to Mayor Ekberg
B. Proposed Site Plan
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JJ McKay, Chair
The Fresh Toast
Dan McGrady, Vice Chair
PEMCO
Suzanne Fletcher Juneau, Vice Chair
Inform Logistics
Megan Murphy, Secretary
Vulcan Inc.
Lynne Cobb, Treasurer
Rasmussen Equip Co.
Carie Fowler Antonelli
HD Fowler Company
John Atzbach
Atzbach Antiques
Martha Belmont
Urban Dwell Properties
Brian Cartin
Seattle Children's Hospital
Kris Richey Curtis
KINZER Partners
Deanna Dawson
Sound Cites Association
Jasmine Donovan
Dick's Drive -In Restaurants
Jan Drago
Former City and County
Councilmember
Jennifer Harnish
Harnish Group, Inc.
Mark Hatcher
US Bankruptcy Court
Cindy Keyser
U.S. Trust
Jessica Clawson
McCullough, Hill, Leary, PS
Jeni Oppenheimer
Partner Solutions
Doug Prince
Foster Pepper PLLC
Kara Murphy Richards
Judge Pro Tern
Katrina Strand
Community Volunteer
Marka Waechter
Seattle Hospitality Group
October 26, 2017
Mayor Allan Ekberg
City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188
Dear Mayor Ekberg,
As you know, Mary's Place is the leading provider in family homelessness in our
community. We operate eight emergency family shelters in King County, four of which
are open 24 hours, for a total of 680 beds each night. Our goal is to ensure that No
Child Sleeps Outside in our community, which is why we have worked tirelessly to
expand our services over the last year. With over 1,900 family members sleeping
outside every night in King County, we have worked with corporations, faith
communities, King County, and local cities to open more shelters, offer more beds, and
work to bring every family member inside to safety, shelter, and hope. Our model of
offering housing, employment, and education resources in a 24-hour setting has
helped hundreds of families move directly from shelter to housing. All of our beds are
full each night, and we know that there are many more families who are still
unsheltered and in need of our services.
We are grateful for the conversations we have had with the City of Tukwila over the
last nine months about addressing the current need of unsheltered families in your
community. With 11% of the students in the Tukwila School District currently
experiencing homelessness, we recognize the real need for access to safe shelter and
services in your community.
Mary's Place prides itself on being cost-effective and offering the maximum amount of
resources to all families in need at our 24-hour locations. The City of Tukwila's
decision to not allow unsheltered families access to services at the Mary's Place
Family Center goes against our core value of being cost efficient and a good steward
of our donor's investment in a solution. The model proposed by the City of Tukwila
would not be fiscally prudent and would leave children in King County unsheltered and
unsafe. As we are unable to come to an agreement, Mary's Place will no longer be
pursuing the Tukwila site as a potential family shelter location.
Thank you again for the conversation about offering our serv'ces in your e muni
Marta Hartman
Executive Director
Mary's Place
www.marysplaceseattle.orq
cc: Tukwila City Council
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