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Regular Board Meeting | May 21, 2019 I 1

Ground Lease Agreementwith Housing Hope Properties


Ground lease agreement

Strategic links4.1.a - Long-term planning in finances, staffing, technology, and facilities are

intentionally and systematically driven by student enrollment, learning measures

and strategic priorities.

5.1.a - Strategic partnerships (family, corporate, community) promote the health,

well-being and learning of all students.

ObjectiveApproval of ground lease agreement with Housing Hope Properties, a non-profit

organization that provides affordable housing and tailored services to reduce

homelessness and poverty for residents of Snohomish County and Camano Island.

Overview• Homeless students and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

• Ground lease agreement terms and conditions

• Comments by Fred Safstrom, CEO of Housing Hope



Rationale for agreementThis project is aimed directly at improving the graduation rates of homeless

students living in the district and served in district schools, with the alternative high

school as the first priority.

• At the close of last year, the district served 1,255 homeless students living

within its boundaries and attending district schools, a 146 percent increase over

2009-10. Everett also served 390 students attending other districts, who live

within Everett's boundaries, for a total of 1,645 served last year.

• This year, as of May 16, the district served 1,118 homeless students attending

district schools. Everett Public Schools' overall four-year graduation rate last

year was 95.7 percent.

• But homeless students graduated at a rate of 84.7 percent (compared to

Washington State’s rate of 55.5 percent).

The early childhood center is intended by the district to serve homeless students

with children, children of homeless students' families, and to operate in partnership

with the child care center at Sequoia High School.


Definition of homeless

Children and youth who lacka fixed,

• stationary, permanent, and not subject to change

regular,

• used on a predictable routine, or consistent basis

(nightly)

and adequate,

• sufficient for meeting both the physical and

psychological needs typically met in home

environments

night-time residence.


The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Children may be eligible if they are:• “Couch-surfing”, doubled-up, or sharing the housing of others due

to economic hardship, eviction or loss of housing, domestic

violence, etc.

• Living in motels, campgrounds, substandard housing

• Living in cars, abandoned buildings, or other inadequate

accommodations

• Sleeping and living in a public place not designed for that, or living

on the street

• Living in a shelter



Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (UHY)• Children and youth not in the physical custody of a parent or

guardian

• UHY do not need proof of guardianship

• Receive additional support through McKinney-Vento


Snohomish County by district


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33%


In Washington State: The four-year graduation rate for homeless students in the Class of 2018 was 80.8 percent; for all students, it was 55.5 percent.

In Everett Public Schools: The four-year graduation rate for homeless students in the Class of 2018 was 84.7 percent.



McKinney-Vento is intended to provide

school stabilityStudents in homeless situations have the right to attend one of two

schools:

• Local attendance area school

o The school in the area they are

currently living, or;

• School of origin

o The school they attended when they

were last permanently housed; or

o The school in which the student was

last enrolled

They also have the right to:

• Transportation to the school of origin

• Immediate enrollment even without required documentation



TransportationDuring the 2018-19 school

year, EPS has provided

transportation for 1,401

homeless students (1,141

EPS students and 260

out-of- district students)

and 131 foster care students.

So far this year, the district

has shared transportation

with 29 other school districts

and 150 other schools.


“I am thankful for my bed and hous.”

“I am thankful for this because

I know what it’s like to sleep on

concrete in a van sometimes in

the rain and snow. I know what

it’s like to move here to there

to noware. It’s not good. You

can barely even aford food let

alon a place to sleep. The

moment you sleep in a bed it

feels like you are sleeping on a

cloud!”

– 4th grade student



Terms and conditions of agreementThe school district would lease to Housing Hope Properties for 75 years

approximately 2.96 acres of land located at 36th Street and Norton

Avenue in Everett for 75 years that is:

• Currently a grass field near Sequoia High School that has been

vacant and underutilized for years

• On the site of the original eight classroom Jackson Grade School,

built in 1902 and demolished in the 1950’s

In return, Housing Hope Properties would construct an affordable

housing apartment on the property owned by the school district,

anticipated to be:

• Two stories high

• 34 low-to-moderate income residential units including seven three-

bedroom units, twenty two-bedroom units, and seven one- bedroom

units

• May include up to 10,000 square feet of space to be used as an early

childhood center



Terms and conditions of agreementHousing Hope Properties would be responsible for creating a plan to

prioritize serving homeless students’ households with students in the

Everett Public Schools.

Priority for residency in the apartments would be as follows:

1. Households with McKinney-Vento student(s) enrolled at

Sequoia HS

2. Households with McKinney-Vento student(s) enrolled in other

Everett Public Schools schools

3. Households with McKinney-Vento student(s) enrolled in other

school districts

4. Households with students meeting low income and other

requirements to which the development is subject

For those households with student(s) currently enrolled in Everett Public

Schools and meeting the above requirements, preference would be

given for students that have a two-year attendance history in the district.



Terms and conditions of agreementHousing Hope Properties has until June 30, 2023 to:

• Obtain all permits necessary to build and operate facility

• Obtain sufficient funds or financing commitments

• Obtain final approval of feasibility by Housing Hope’s board of directors

• Procure title commitment and survey

• Obtain a comprehensive plan amendment and/or rezone

• Waive any or all of the remaining contingencies

Everett Public Schools has the right to approve site and building plans.

Upon closing, Housing Hope Properties would become responsible for

property and other taxes, property and builder’s risk insurance, utilities,

construction, maintenance, repair, and operating costs.

Substantial completion of construction is anticipated to occur by June 30,

2025.



Fred Safstrom, Housing Hope CEO• We enjoy a long and effective collaboration with Everett Public Schools

that will continue to grow with this initiative.

• You can have confidence that every project that we have initiated has

been successfully completed.

• This project is contingent upon obtaining development permits, which

includes an opportunity for public comment and input.

• The location is in a historic overlay zone for which we will plan

improvements sensitive to this location.

• Housing Hope projects are well managed and fit well into their

neighborhoods. We have two projects in this general area – both of

which have raised virtually no community issues.

• We are planning to elevate Tomorrow’s Hope Child Development

Center to a Therapeutic Center – but have not settled on this as the

preferred site for the Center.

• Everett Public Schools is the first to partner with us on a property

agreement, but we expect this to be replicated by other Districts in the

County.



Summary• Homeless students and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

• Ground lease agreement terms and conditions

• Comments by Fred Safstrom, CEO of Housing Hope

Request board approvalResolution 1199, Surplus Property, and

Ground Lease Agreement with Housing Hope Properties for

approximately 2.96 acres at 36th Street and Norton Avenue, Everett, WA

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