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Home My WebLink AboutHabitat for Humanity re: Mason Street project - $100,000 February 10, 2023 Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners Jefferson County Courthouse 1820 Jefferson Street Port Townsend WA 98368 Dear Commissioners, Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County (Habitat) is requesting an additional $100,000 from the remaining ARPA funds for the master planning of the mixed-income, permanently-affordable Mason Street project (Mason St project). As shown on the attached budget, the original $500,000 in ARPA funding awarded by the County was directed toward the purchase of the former airstrip, parcel 901023007, located at 231 Mason Street in Port Hadlock, and the combination of additional funds received and pledged contributions is $5,118,715. However, a funding gap of $165,800 remains for the master-planning and infrastructure work that needs to be accomplished by the end of FY25 (June 30, 2025) in order to meet the timeline for construction in tandem with the sewer installation. In January, Habitat issued an RFP for the master planning. The target date for selection of a master-plan firm is May 1, 2023. We anticipate the cost to be similar to the work being done for Evans Vista in Port Townsend, and will have more information once the RFP responses are received. The deadline for RFP responses is March 1. Several expense categories in the attached budget are estimates that may be adjusted during the planning process. We believe these estimates to be low, however, if the reverse is true, the surplus will be directed to the vertical construction phases of the project. Since acquiring the property, with thanks to the invaluable contributions of individual donors, the County, and Jefferson Community Foundation, Habitat has made significant progress in clearing the property of debris and detritus (literally tons), respectfully and cooperatively relocating the former human inhabitants, and building trust and rapport with the surrounding neighbors. St project kee housing that is accessible across the range of low- to moderate-income community members. The Mason St project can be a game changer for the Tri-Area, and we would like to deliver it as quickly as possible. As the Commissioners are aware, the Mason St project will add critical mass needed to fill the sewer pipeline, supply housing for existing and new community families that will add students to the local schools, and fill the many empty work positions in our local business and governments. Receiving this additional ARPA funding will help ensure that our planned timelines wonand that together we can achieve the ambitious goals of both Habitat and the County. Thank you for your consideration, In partnership, Maria Drury Director of Engagement Expenses through FY25 Purpose Cost Notes Feasibility, Land Acquisition, Clean-up $1,284,595 Actual as of 1/31/23 Project Management $250,000 Design $150,000 Engineering $100,000 Infrastructure Installation $3,500,000 Projected to begin in FY25 Total Expenses $5,284,595 Revenue through FY25 Source Amount Notes wĻĭĻźǝĻķ ƷƚΏķğƷĻ Direct Individual Donors (8)$336,509Received to date ARPA Funding via Jefferson County $500,000 Land Acquisition Jefferson Community Foundation $275,000 Includes Donor-Advised Funds (2) tƌĻķŭĻķ ĬǒƷ ƓƚƷ ƩĻĭĻźǝĻķ Documented + Verbal Individual Donor Pledges (7) $1,880,000 Total Revenue $2,991,509 Funding Gap $2,293,086 Fundraising efforts ongoing jeffbocc From:Maria Drury <maria@habitatejc.org> Sent:Thursday, February 16, 2023 5:26 PM To:jeffbocc Cc:Mark McCauley Subject:Supplemental Letter to ARPA proposal Attachments:ARPA Funding Request - Supplemental Letter 02.16.23.pdf ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Dear Julie and Mark, Please accept this supplemental letter to our ARPA proposal. It corrects some arithmetical typos in two places, outlined in the letter. The proposal remains otherwise unchanged. Thank you, Maria Drury Maria Drury | she/her/hers Director of Engagement Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County P.O. Box 658 • Port Townsend, WA 98368 office: (360) 379-2827 • cell: (360) 316-1344 maria@habitatejc.org • habitatejc.org Our vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live 1 February 16, 2023 Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners Jefferson County Courthouse 1820 Jefferson Street Port Townsend WA 98368 Supplemental Letter to correct funding gap amount in text Dear Commissioners, to correct two arithmetic typos in the REVISED letter: The total funds received and pledged through FY25 = $3,920,685 Funding gap between estimate of expenses and total funds pledged/received through FY25 = $1,363,910 The corrected budget is attached; however, the original request remains unchanged. Thank you for your consideration, In partnership, Maria Drury Director of Engagement Expenses through FY25 Purpose Cost Notes Feasibility, Land Acquisition, Clean-up $1,284,595 Actual as of 1/31/23 Project Management $250,000 Design $150,000 Engineering $100,000 Infrastructure Installation $3,500,000 Projected to begin in FY25 Total Projected Expenses $5,284,595 Revenue raised/pledged through FY25 Source Amount Notes wĻĭĻźǝĻķ ƷƚΏķğƷĻ Direct Individual Donors (6) $852,509 Received to-date ARPA Funding via Jefferson County $500,000 Land Acquisition Jefferson Community Foundation $284,000 Includes Donor-Advised Funds (3) tƌĻķŭĻķ ĬǒƷ ƓƚƷ ƩĻĭĻźǝĻķ Documented + Verbal Individual Donor Pledges (7) $2,284,176 Pledges receivable through FY25 Total Contributed Revenue $3,920,685 Funding Gap $1,363,910 Fundraising efforts ongoing