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Council to place dispute-resolution contract on consent calendar for tenant-landlord mediation

2116824 · January 15, 2025
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Summary

Staff recommended the council place a two-year, $50,000 service provider agreement with the Dispute Resolution Center on the Jan. 21 consent calendar; the contract combines a conflict-resolution hotline and a tenant-landlord mediation program established under Tumwater's 2021 Housing Action Plan.

City staff asked the council Jan. 14 to schedule for consent a renewed two-year service provider agreement with the Dispute Resolution Center to continue a tenant-landlord mediation program and a regional conflict-resolution hotline.

Brad Madrid (staff member) said the mediation program originated from the city's 2021 Housing Action Plan and the council's follow-up work session in 2022. He explained the original allocation for the landlord mediation project was $50,000 annually and that invoicing and usage reduced the actual…

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