MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for Microsoft Development Review Staffing
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Authorize the Mayor to sign the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Redmond and Microsoft for the funding of additional City personnel for the Microsoft Refresh project.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Director, Planning and Community Development, 425-556-2457
Jason Lynch, Assistant Director Development Services, 425-556-2483
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Microsoft is planning a multi-year campus refresh project that will include 18 new buildings, resulting in 6.7 million square feet of new workspace, $150 million in transportation infrastructure improvements, public spaces, sports fields and green space. When this project is complete, Microsoft's campus will have 131 buildings and will be able to accommodate up to 8,000 additional people.
With the City's current staffing levels, the Microsoft Refresh cannot be completed within Microsoft's requested construction time frame without impacting and reducing development services and inspections for all other Redmond customers. To address this issue, Microsoft has requested the City of Redmond to enter into an agreement where Microsoft will fund twenty-two (22) additional City of Redmond FTEs. The additional City personnel will be dedicated solely to facilitating the Microsoft Refresh. These additional staff will carry out all development permit application assignments associated with plan review, permitting and inspections for the Microsoft Refresh project. As structured, the MOU will begin during the third quarter of 2018 and be in effect for a four-year period with an option to extend if needed
By entering the MOU with Microsoft, Redmond will be able to fulfill its contractual obligation for completion of the project within the timeframe prescribed b...
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