City of Redmond - File #: AM No. 22-174

• File #: AM No. 22-174
• Type: Consent Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/25/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 11/15/2022
• Final action: 11/15/2022
• Title: Approval of Middle Housing Grant in the Amount of $120,000 from the Washington State Department of Commerce, Consultant Contract with BDS Planning & Urban Design and a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Bothell, Kenmore, and Newcastle for Cost Sharing

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/15/2022	City Council	approved
11/1/2022	Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works	referred

TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development
Carol Helland
425-556-2107

DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development
Seraphie Allen
Deputy Director
Planning and Community Development
Jeff Churchill, AICP
Long Range Planning Manager
Planning and Community Development
Ian Lefcourte, AICP
Senior Planner


TITLE:
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Approval of Middle Housing Grant in the Amount of $120,000 from the Washington State Department of Commerce, Consultant Contract with BDS Planning & Urban Design and a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Bothell, Kenmore, and Newcastle for Cost Sharing


OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Staff recommends that the Council take three actions related to a Middle Housing grant in the amount of $120,000 from the Washington State Department of Commerce:
I. Accept the Middle Housing Grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce and authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with the State substantially as shown in Attachment A.
II. Authorize the Mayor to execute a consultant contract with BDS Planning & Urban Design, in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $120,000, substantially as shown in Attachment B.
III. Approve a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Bothell, Kenmore, and Newcastle Concerning the Sharing of Costs Related to Middle Housing Community-Based Organization Engagement, substantially as shown in Attachment C.

All three of the above are required for the City to conduct the consultant work necessary to fulfill the obligations of the Washington State Department of Commerce Middle Housing grant program. The goal of this grant program is to identify potential changes to regulations, policies, and programs, to maximize middle housing production and to remediate racial discrimination.

The City of Redmond solicited proposals from qualified firms with expertise in community engagement, racial ...