1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:00,630 Okay. 2 00:00:02,970 --> 00:00:07,590 All right. Let's call the meeting for the Florence Urban Renewal Agency to order 3 00:00:08,070 --> 00:00:11,460 August 26th, 2026. Can we have the roll call, please? 4 00:00:11,730 --> 00:00:13,710 Yes, of course. Dr. Miller? 5 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:14,701 Here. 6 00:00:14,730 --> 00:00:15,420 Dr. Wantz? 7 00:00:15,660 --> 00:00:15,840 Here. 8 00:00:16,260 --> 00:00:17,190 Dr. Ward? 9 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:17,940 Here. 10 00:00:18,060 --> 00:00:18,735 Dr. Meyer? 11 00:00:19,140 --> 00:00:19,470 Here. 12 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:20,280 Director Postgate? 13 00:00:20,370 --> 00:00:20,550 Here. 14 00:00:21,105 --> 00:00:22,260 And Chairperson Webb? 15 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:22,545 Here. 16 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,810 And then just for the record, Director Braly, Director Ercolini, and then our 17 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:32,370 newest director, Rhonda Kleppinger, are all absent at this meeting, and I'll turn 18 00:00:32,401 --> 00:00:33,286 it back over to Chairperson Webb. 19 00:00:33,481 --> 00:00:37,470 Awesome. Thank you very much. Do we have an approval of the agenda? 20 00:00:37,875 --> 00:00:39,481 Are there any items you'd like to have added? 21 00:00:40,651 --> 00:00:44,280 I want six to be the first. I'm just kidding. I would move to approve the agenda. 22 00:00:45,090 --> 00:00:46,020 Do we have a second? 23 00:00:46,380 --> 00:00:46,920 Second. 24 00:00:47,731 --> 00:00:48,330 Roll call, please. 25 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:51,360 Yes, of course. Dr. Miller? 26 00:00:52,410 --> 00:00:52,680 Yes. 27 00:00:52,890 --> 00:00:53,520 Dr. Wantz? 28 00:00:53,761 --> 00:00:54,330 Yes. 29 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:55,051 Dr. Ward? 30 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:55,651 Yes. 31 00:00:55,770 --> 00:00:56,384 Dr. Meyer? 32 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:57,030 Yes. 33 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:57,930 Director Postgate? 34 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:58,261 Yes. 35 00:00:58,395 --> 00:00:59,265 And Chairperson Webb? 36 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:00,000 Yes. 37 00:01:00,030 --> 00:01:00,690 Motion passes. 38 00:01:01,321 --> 00:01:03,930 Excellent. Do we have any public comment? 39 00:01:04,110 --> 00:01:06,120 We do not have any public comment this evening, Chair. 40 00:01:06,450 --> 00:01:10,035 Thank you very much. And has everybody had a chance to look through the minutes? 41 00:01:10,740 --> 00:01:11,910 Yes. Yep. Very extensive. 42 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,801 And motion to approve if appropriate? 43 00:01:14,010 --> 00:01:14,551 So moved. 44 00:01:15,180 --> 00:01:19,321 Second. We have a motion by Director Ward, second by Director Meyer. 45 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:21,240 Call, please. 46 00:01:22,350 --> 00:01:24,900 Yes, of course. You guys go so fast. Director Postgate? 47 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:30,285 Director Meyer? Director Meyer? 48 00:01:30,301 --> 00:01:30,315 Aye. 49 00:01:30,345 --> 00:01:30,480 Director Ward? 50 00:01:30,571 --> 00:01:31,500 I wake up. Aye. 51 00:01:32,071 --> 00:01:32,640 Director Wantz? 52 00:01:32,821 --> 00:01:33,180 Aye. 53 00:01:33,420 --> 00:01:33,990 Director Miller? 54 00:01:34,290 --> 00:01:34,590 Aye. 55 00:01:34,650 --> 00:01:35,325 Chairperson Webb? 56 00:01:35,430 --> 00:01:35,640 Aye. 57 00:01:35,790 --> 00:01:36,480 Motion passes. 58 00:01:37,109 --> 00:01:40,695 All right. Let's move on to reports and updates. It looks like we have Mr. 59 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,820 Baum with us prepared to give us an update on the Quinta Street Hotel. 60 00:01:45,630 --> 00:01:50,010 I want to. 61 00:01:50,101 --> 00:01:52,200 It's summer. We moved up north. 62 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:57,480 The sun is out. Sun's out. I was so delighted by the 73 degrees when I got here 63 00:01:57,510 --> 00:01:59,400 today. It was really fun. 64 00:02:01,230 --> 00:02:03,060 I'm happy to be here and presenting with you. 65 00:02:03,180 --> 00:02:08,910 As always, I want to open with gratitude to, FIBA and the city staff who've been 66 00:02:09,510 --> 00:02:11,910 stalwart advocates for this project. 67 00:02:13,590 --> 00:02:15,105 Where we are right now, 68 00:02:16,650 --> 00:02:19,141 we are working through the internal construction. 69 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,230 You folks came from the board last month to tour. 70 00:02:23,101 --> 00:02:26,880 Really appreciated having the visitors come through and get to take a look. 71 00:02:27,421 --> 00:02:30,016 Things have continued to advance through that. 72 00:02:30,270 --> 00:02:34,845 The event you came to was what's called the topping out ceremony, which in 73 00:02:34,860 --> 00:02:38,535 wood-frame construction isn't quite as notable as it is in steel construction, but 74 00:02:38,535 --> 00:02:43,860 it's really where we note that the structure itself is complete, and we are moving 75 00:02:43,891 --> 00:02:48,601 through envelope and finishes, which is where we're continuing now. 76 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:55,905 So again, 86-room hotel. The fourth floor is framed and sheetrocked. 77 00:02:56,010 --> 00:03:00,810 The subflooring is in, which is the sound barrier between it and the floor below. 78 00:03:01,620 --> 00:03:01,770 They 79 00:03:03,900 --> 00:03:05,070 finished painting on the fourth floor. 80 00:03:05,130 --> 00:03:07,560 They're painting the third floor, starting, I believe, on Monday. 81 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,620 The envelope itself is complete. If you were to drive by today, you'd see that 82 00:03:13,650 --> 00:03:15,840 they've got most of the exterior paint coming in. 83 00:03:17,220 --> 00:03:23,160 We also recently found, and created some savings in the construction budget to 84 00:03:23,190 --> 00:03:28,440 perform a mural. So there will be some public art that will be engaged there, which 85 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:34,171 was requested by Land Use in our first exchange, I don't know, three years ago or 86 00:03:34,230 --> 00:03:37,171 so. But we just need to create savings for that. 87 00:03:37,980 --> 00:03:43,020 We also had to find savings for a porte cochere type entry. 88 00:03:43,065 --> 00:03:44,234 It's not really a true porte cochere. 89 00:03:44,250 --> 00:03:49,260 It doesn't extend over the driveway, but we do have a much larger welcoming zone to 90 00:03:49,291 --> 00:03:50,910 help with those Oregon winters. 91 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,180 So those are some of the value adds. 92 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,400 We've also, I think I showed this to you last month, 93 00:03:57,690 --> 00:04:03,330 contracted to bring in a fire pit to the south patio. 94 00:04:03,930 --> 00:04:08,055 So we want to continue to invite folks to use that as a community space and 95 00:04:09,510 --> 00:04:12,705 for it to be a little gathering for the folks who come through to use the foreign 96 00:04:12,750 --> 00:04:16,830 event center or get to come here. So in the future, we may be looking to partner 97 00:04:16,860 --> 00:04:22,620 with local artists to provide music or other types of expression that just welcome 98 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:23,940 folks to the hotel. 99 00:04:24,330 --> 00:04:24,960 Yeah, that'd be cool. 100 00:04:25,770 --> 00:04:31,560 We also, in the last week and a half, began a reach out to local artists to figure 101 00:04:31,591 --> 00:04:36,480 out how we can strike a balance between the overall construction budget, and the 102 00:04:36,510 --> 00:04:40,531 needs for some art in the rooms. It's not very ornate, but it's something that's 103 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:46,244 pretty simple. 86 pieces. There's a corporate mass-produced art that is a part of 104 00:04:46,290 --> 00:04:49,725 the brand style. We'd like to use something that's a bit more local and a 105 00:04:49,770 --> 00:04:55,650 reflection of what Florence is. So we'll be working on that over the next few 106 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,680 weeks to get that out and begin those selections. 107 00:04:58,725 --> 00:05:04,485 As far as what the critical next dates are, 108 00:05:04,740 --> 00:05:09,180 we will be wrapping up substantial completion in mid-December. 109 00:05:09,390 --> 00:05:14,341 Substantial completion marks the contract completion date for 110 00:05:15,180 --> 00:05:20,910 open permit items. So it means that from the AHJ, the 111 00:05:20,940 --> 00:05:24,494 Authority Having Jurisdiction's perspective, it's ready for occupancy. 112 00:05:25,201 --> 00:05:29,070 Then we'll be taking a couple of weeks off for the holidays, and then early 113 00:05:29,341 --> 00:05:33,494 January, we'll start getting earnest on what we call FF&E, which is fixtures, 114 00:05:33,630 --> 00:05:37,755 furnitures, and equipment. So that's the panels that go inside the rooms, the beds, 115 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:43,005 the TVs, the internet service, the furniture, and some of 116 00:05:44,070 --> 00:05:47,970 what you consider typically non-attached finishes that go into the building that 117 00:05:47,985 --> 00:05:49,515 aren't a part of the permit structure. 118 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:57,240 Then in the late mid-January, I believe our date right now is January 18th, 119 00:05:58,230 --> 00:06:02,010 we will complete final completion of all those components. 120 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:09,510 In late winter, sorry, late 2026, so probably December, maybe as early as 121 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:15,180 November, we'll be bringing on a general manager, and begin hiring our staff. 122 00:06:16,531 --> 00:06:22,020 One of the things I shared with Siusa News when they toured is the employment 123 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:27,869 numbers. We're looking at about 10 to 12 FTEs, full-time equivalents, for the 124 00:06:27,901 --> 00:06:30,660 project or, I'm sorry, for operating the hotel. 125 00:06:30,750 --> 00:06:34,201 But in real numbers, that comes out to 22 to 24 people. 126 00:06:35,190 --> 00:06:36,451 Of course, it's highly seasonal. 127 00:06:37,860 --> 00:06:40,755 The people we bring to Florence are the people we keep employed. 128 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:46,470 One of the ongoing concerns that we have as business operators in these rural 129 00:06:46,500 --> 00:06:52,095 communities, particularly destination-oriented communities like Florence, is 130 00:06:52,651 --> 00:06:55,530 housing costs and affordable housing. 131 00:06:55,635 --> 00:07:00,331 So one of the reasons I'm excited to see on your agenda right now are your efforts 132 00:07:00,390 --> 00:07:03,270 towards expanding housing in this environment. 133 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:09,255 We want to have livable communities that we serve, and we want the folks that work 134 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:15,180 with us in housekeeping and in management to also have a high standard of 135 00:07:15,210 --> 00:07:19,770 living that's sustainable. So that's something that we're pretty interested in, and 136 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,951 we're trying to make sure our business model, of course, reflects that. 137 00:07:23,341 --> 00:07:25,320 We're not interested in being a food stamp company. 138 00:07:26,820 --> 00:07:32,190 Beyond that, we will be working on site work coming up. 139 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:36,210 We've already got our landscaper engaged, a local landscaper named Nick Williams 140 00:07:36,570 --> 00:07:39,420 with Cutting Edge. He works out of Florence and Eugene. 141 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:42,901 He did a design build application. 142 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:44,670 He's already begun roughing in some of his stuff. 143 00:07:44,790 --> 00:07:49,770 Earthwork will be continuing with the last pieces of making berms and digging out 144 00:07:49,831 --> 00:07:52,440 some of the storm treatment facilities. 145 00:07:53,581 --> 00:07:56,100 Concrete starts next week, the site concrete, that is. 146 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:02,220 So we'll start seeing curbs put out there, and we'll start putting in sidewalks and 147 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:07,561 the pieces that make the edge work and boundaries of what site work looks like. 148 00:08:10,050 --> 00:08:13,980 Other than that, I think we're rapidly approaching 149 00:08:14,220 --> 00:08:19,920 the beginnings of what it looks like the end of the project for construction. 150 00:08:21,451 --> 00:08:26,265 We're on budget. We still maintain a great relationship with the contractor, with 151 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:31,995 the design team, with the city. We always have bumps to 152 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,326 pick and little nitpicking at this, that, and the other, but we have been working 153 00:08:35,401 --> 00:08:38,461 through it. We're projecting some savings back to the project, which is great for 154 00:08:38,490 --> 00:08:43,860 the investors. We've been blessed with a great year as far as weather's concerned, 155 00:08:43,951 --> 00:08:49,561 so a lot of the things we would've set aside for weather damages, we're beginning 156 00:08:49,620 --> 00:08:54,390 to realize those savings, which is why we're able to pour some of those savings 157 00:08:54,450 --> 00:08:58,140 back into these value adds that I mentioned earlier. 158 00:08:59,820 --> 00:09:00,690 Other than that, 159 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:05,895 the economy is a little bit bumpy. We're still hoping that drive-through 160 00:09:05,940 --> 00:09:06,540 destination 161 00:09:08,118 --> 00:09:08,808 Places like 162 00:09:10,518 --> 00:09:12,948 Phoenix continue to be a high attraction. 163 00:09:13,668 --> 00:09:17,583 But folks are feeling optimistic that this is going to be a great project, and 164 00:09:17,599 --> 00:09:21,528 we're excited to be here. Appreciate, again, the continued support of the city. 165 00:09:21,558 --> 00:09:23,568 And if you have any questions, I'm happy to answer those. 166 00:09:24,228 --> 00:09:27,228 Just for the record, let it be known that Director Bradley is here. 167 00:09:29,478 --> 00:09:31,308 Any questions for Matt? 168 00:09:31,878 --> 00:09:37,008 Matt, did you say that you were putting out a call for art, or how are you handling 169 00:09:37,068 --> 00:09:37,158 the- 170 00:09:37,488 --> 00:09:43,337 We'll do an RFP, a request for proposals. It'll be kind of a two-part. 171 00:09:43,428 --> 00:09:48,077 There will be a pricing and selection. 172 00:09:48,138 --> 00:09:52,758 And so we are price sensitive, because it's called the micro-tel. 173 00:09:52,849 --> 00:09:58,248 We did something that's a very efficient, small footprint, type of construction. 174 00:09:58,338 --> 00:10:02,568 So we are sensitive to pricing. It's a really important part of the business model 175 00:10:02,599 --> 00:10:03,438 to be efficient. 176 00:10:04,818 --> 00:10:09,288 So that'll be one point, but we also want tasteful art that reflects the community. 177 00:10:09,318 --> 00:10:13,338 We're looking for something that is modern, but also reflective of 178 00:10:14,658 --> 00:10:19,458 the community and where we're serving. So we want to be relevant and affordable. 179 00:10:19,488 --> 00:10:23,853 So that process will be, we'll put an advertisement into Siuslaw News where we'll 180 00:10:23,928 --> 00:10:25,728 write about what it is that we're looking for. 181 00:10:26,163 --> 00:10:30,018 We'll nominate what our budget is, and then we'll invite folks to submit. 182 00:10:30,198 --> 00:10:32,043 I know there are co-ops and communities here. 183 00:10:32,058 --> 00:10:35,463 There's a whole bunch of people who are interested, so as we've begun those 184 00:10:35,478 --> 00:10:37,143 conversations and asking questions, 185 00:10:38,658 --> 00:10:41,748 we've kind of begun to formulate what that plan might look like. 186 00:10:42,318 --> 00:10:46,969 We want it to be fair, but we also want to balance those principles 187 00:10:48,258 --> 00:10:49,787 that we're looking for. 188 00:10:49,818 --> 00:10:49,938 Okay. 189 00:10:49,998 --> 00:10:50,208 So. 190 00:10:50,658 --> 00:10:52,969 Thank you. I would love to be in touch with you about that. 191 00:10:53,178 --> 00:10:53,658 Yeah, you bet. 192 00:10:55,038 --> 00:10:58,023 I'm the president of the board for the Nonprofit Arts Alliance. 193 00:10:58,518 --> 00:10:59,763 Wonderful. Well then- 194 00:10:59,838 --> 00:10:59,958 So 195 00:11:00,528 --> 00:11:01,368 ... will you please send me an email? 196 00:11:01,428 --> 00:11:04,023 Because that would definitely be a group we'd want to advertise through. 197 00:11:04,099 --> 00:11:04,308 Yeah. 198 00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:10,788 And then, so we'll probably be looking to make selections in the next 45 199 00:11:11,058 --> 00:11:15,378 days, 60 days, so that we can make those final art selections and start the 200 00:11:15,438 --> 00:11:20,493 printing, and it would be part of the move-in process that happens after the new 201 00:11:20,568 --> 00:11:20,808 year. 202 00:11:21,108 --> 00:11:21,378 Sure. 203 00:11:21,498 --> 00:11:21,724 Mm-hmm. 204 00:11:22,338 --> 00:11:22,518 Okay. 205 00:11:22,608 --> 00:11:22,818 Yep. 206 00:11:25,758 --> 00:11:26,599 Anything else? 207 00:11:27,408 --> 00:11:30,438 Is the mural going to be an outside, outdoor mural? 208 00:11:30,858 --> 00:11:34,128 Yeah, so we've contracted with a gentleman named Dan Cohen- 209 00:11:34,758 --> 00:11:34,833 Okay 210 00:11:34,908 --> 00:11:39,888 ... out of Portland. He's a very well-known muralist here in the Pacific Northwest. 211 00:11:40,788 --> 00:11:43,608 He lives in North Portland. He's done quite a bit of work. 212 00:11:43,773 --> 00:11:47,298 I welcome you to look him up. It's C-O-H-E-N. 213 00:11:47,958 --> 00:11:52,008 He's already done the preliminary research on permitting requirements and the 214 00:11:52,038 --> 00:11:56,148 public code requirements here in Florence. We've established our budget. 215 00:11:56,238 --> 00:12:01,638 We went through, we want this to be more of a discovery type of art instead of this 216 00:12:01,728 --> 00:12:04,638 bold statement kind of art. And if you see his stuff, you'll see a lot of bold 217 00:12:04,668 --> 00:12:08,298 statement. But he's a talented guy, talented artist. 218 00:12:08,418 --> 00:12:08,568 So- 219 00:12:09,873 --> 00:12:09,873 Okay 220 00:12:09,873 --> 00:12:14,688 ... we did the initial findings this last spring, just to see how feasible we 221 00:12:14,778 --> 00:12:18,393 thought it might be. And then as we were able to create project savings, we've 222 00:12:18,408 --> 00:12:24,077 begun to fund that. So it'll probably be installed next March, 223 00:12:24,648 --> 00:12:28,308 because he doesn't feel like he can get through the art, the selection, and the 224 00:12:28,338 --> 00:12:33,813 paintings after... He's busy. He's a very busy guy. He's in demand. 225 00:12:34,698 --> 00:12:40,248 So probably looking at February, March to have that complete. 226 00:12:40,638 --> 00:12:40,788 Okay. 227 00:12:40,803 --> 00:12:43,758 And then we've got full buy-in from the financial side, too. 228 00:12:43,818 --> 00:12:47,838 That was a big deal, working through how to use- 229 00:12:48,378 --> 00:12:48,422 Okay 230 00:12:48,422 --> 00:12:51,409 ... project funds for art. Yeah. 231 00:12:51,469 --> 00:12:53,238 Any Purple Deer or anything like that? 232 00:12:53,568 --> 00:12:55,682 I will not speak to Purple Deer or not. 233 00:12:55,729 --> 00:12:59,178 I love Purple Deer, so but don't tell Dan that. 234 00:12:59,238 --> 00:13:01,398 We'll just let him come up with his own ideas. 235 00:13:01,488 --> 00:13:02,328 Just a mural boy. 236 00:13:02,719 --> 00:13:08,358 Yeah, relative to that, I guess this is a really good question for city manager. 237 00:13:08,418 --> 00:13:14,193 Will that art piece come through the Public Arts Committee, or does it go through 238 00:13:14,208 --> 00:13:19,998 planning and... What's the process for either approving or 239 00:13:20,178 --> 00:13:23,568 not approving or whether it even requires approval? 240 00:13:24,078 --> 00:13:29,659 So as Matt was speaking to their consultant or his professionals are following the 241 00:13:29,689 --> 00:13:35,102 city processes, and our city processes are through city code and through 242 00:13:35,102 --> 00:13:39,558 the planning department, and it will actually go through city council. 243 00:13:42,229 --> 00:13:45,633 Well, for the final approval, it come through the council? 244 00:13:45,798 --> 00:13:47,268 Mural goes through city council. 245 00:13:48,198 --> 00:13:48,469 Good. 246 00:13:48,738 --> 00:13:51,618 Director Boski. 247 00:13:52,248 --> 00:13:57,288 You said that on the south side, you guys were doing a fire pit and community 248 00:13:57,439 --> 00:14:00,229 space, and you had mentioned bringing in bands and stuff. 249 00:14:00,378 --> 00:14:04,128 Who would be in charge of that? Is the hotel going to be running that community 250 00:14:04,248 --> 00:14:05,268 space as well? 251 00:14:05,358 --> 00:14:09,469 Yeah. Thank you for bringing that up. I want to be clear with the language. 252 00:14:09,512 --> 00:14:13,788 When I say community space, what I mean is a gathering space for people who... 253 00:14:14,148 --> 00:14:17,703 It's not a bar. It's a place where people can buy food and 254 00:14:18,918 --> 00:14:22,308 listen to music and have drinks on the hotel property. 255 00:14:22,818 --> 00:14:26,898 So it's not truly a nonprofit community space like you might have here. 256 00:14:27,198 --> 00:14:31,278 It's really an idea of saying there's nothing else within a quarter mile or eight 257 00:14:31,339 --> 00:14:36,469 blocks of that place where people can relax and have a nightcap before they go to 258 00:14:36,528 --> 00:14:42,439 bed. We are really oriented towards the Florence Event Center as one of our 259 00:14:42,498 --> 00:14:48,168 primary partners, and so we want to have a place that reflects people coming in for 260 00:14:48,229 --> 00:14:52,398 business, people coming in for other things, too, and we'd like to keep them safe 261 00:14:52,458 --> 00:14:58,008 and around the area, and we want to provide a environment or location where that 262 00:14:58,038 --> 00:15:01,578 can be done. So when I use the word community, I mean a gathering space, not 263 00:15:01,608 --> 00:15:05,223 necessarily a nonprofit, "Hey, give us RFPs. 264 00:15:05,268 --> 00:15:06,589 We'd love to host the Boy Scouts." 265 00:15:08,508 --> 00:15:10,248 Not the Boy Scouts. I'm a Boy Scout myself. 266 00:15:10,729 --> 00:15:15,229 It is a business proposition, but it's one we want to be welcoming to folks to come 267 00:15:15,258 --> 00:15:16,189 in. We'd love to have 268 00:15:17,538 --> 00:15:19,038 local food cart. We'd love to have local musicians- 269 00:15:20,118 --> 00:15:20,314 We do 270 00:15:20,479 --> 00:15:23,418 ... to come in and do those things. This is a community that really celebrates art. 271 00:15:26,058 --> 00:15:26,568 Anything else? 272 00:15:27,018 --> 00:15:28,308 No sir. Sounds great. 273 00:15:28,368 --> 00:15:30,229 Thank you very much for the update. Thanks, folks. 274 00:15:30,258 --> 00:15:30,708 Thank you. 275 00:15:33,678 --> 00:15:36,258 Now we're moving on to a presentation from Homes for Good. 276 00:15:36,918 --> 00:15:37,488 I assume- 277 00:15:38,418 --> 00:15:38,958 Yes, we do 278 00:15:38,988 --> 00:15:38,988 ... 279 00:15:39,467 --> 00:15:39,858 Have 280 00:15:42,048 --> 00:15:47,418 Marissa here, and I'm already forgetting your name. I promise, Justin, thank you. 281 00:15:48,798 --> 00:15:49,128 Well... 282 00:15:52,773 --> 00:15:56,208 They get set up, as Matt was just explaining. 283 00:15:56,328 --> 00:15:58,848 Thank you very much for our viewing audience. 284 00:15:59,118 --> 00:16:01,248 We also have some members listening online. 285 00:16:01,818 --> 00:16:06,258 The hotel across the street from the Florence Event Center is on Quint Street. 286 00:16:06,708 --> 00:16:11,418 The hotel is on the east side of Quint Street, directly across the street from the 287 00:16:11,479 --> 00:16:16,818 Florence Event Center. And the property that Homes for Good is going to be speaking 288 00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:21,378 about is directly south of the Florence Event Center on the west side of Quint 289 00:16:21,469 --> 00:16:26,508 Street. Just for some orientation of those who might not be as familiar with 290 00:16:26,568 --> 00:16:28,458 Florence and what we're talking about tonight. 291 00:16:29,058 --> 00:16:33,318 While this property is not owned by the Florence Urban Renewal Agency, has never 292 00:16:33,498 --> 00:16:37,398 been owned by the Florence Urban Renewal Agency, it is within our district 293 00:16:37,458 --> 00:16:43,308 boundaries, and it is seen as very important catalytic piece of property 294 00:16:43,339 --> 00:16:49,008 within the agency. And housing has been an important aspect of the city 295 00:16:49,038 --> 00:16:55,008 council for a goal for our city, and it's important to have these 296 00:16:55,068 --> 00:16:56,719 updates. So thank you for being here tonight. 297 00:16:58,458 --> 00:17:01,909 Good evening. Thanks for having us. My name is Marissa Johnson. 298 00:17:02,028 --> 00:17:05,553 I'm a project developer with Homes for Good Housing Agency, and this is my 299 00:17:05,598 --> 00:17:08,388 supervisor, Justin Ross. He is the project development manager. 300 00:17:09,828 --> 00:17:14,988 As spoken, I will be presenting The Field on Quint, an affordable housing community 301 00:17:15,078 --> 00:17:16,038 on Quint Street. 302 00:17:17,448 --> 00:17:21,589 Throughout, I will cover who we are, what we're proposing, what it could offer to 303 00:17:21,618 --> 00:17:26,149 Florence, and where we're at in this application at this time. 304 00:17:27,948 --> 00:17:33,738 So first, a little about Homes for Good. We are a housing agency for Lane County. 305 00:17:34,188 --> 00:17:37,818 Our primary work is helping low-income residents navigate 306 00:17:39,168 --> 00:17:40,848 logistics of affordable housing. 307 00:17:42,409 --> 00:17:47,928 We think of ourselves as neighbors to those in our community, and want to help 308 00:17:48,138 --> 00:17:51,198 ensure that they get the housing and assistance that they need. 309 00:17:53,988 --> 00:17:54,978 With that philosophy 310 00:17:57,888 --> 00:18:01,159 guides our project, and especially this one here in Florence. 311 00:18:04,668 --> 00:18:08,073 So as I said, we are Homes for Good. We are the housing agency here in Lane County. 312 00:18:08,478 --> 00:18:10,743 We have been operating since 1949. 313 00:18:11,568 --> 00:18:16,833 We were previously known as the Housing and Community Services of Lane County, also 314 00:18:16,848 --> 00:18:21,078 known as HACSLC. A little bit of an easier name change now with Homes for Good 315 00:18:22,554 --> 00:18:28,269 In doing so, we were hoping to share with the community an idea of what 316 00:18:28,314 --> 00:18:34,269 we're out to do. Today, we are serving a little over 5,000 317 00:18:34,284 --> 00:18:39,384 families in our community. We have an annual budget of about $60 million, and at 318 00:18:39,414 --> 00:18:42,924 this time we have approximately 130 full-time employees on our staff. 319 00:18:43,344 --> 00:18:43,584 Wow. 320 00:18:46,044 --> 00:18:51,504 Our work includes rental assistance, public and assisted housing, energy efficiency 321 00:18:51,609 --> 00:18:57,144 services, family self-sufficiency services, resident services, and the development 322 00:18:57,294 --> 00:18:58,374 of new affordable housing. 323 00:19:01,704 --> 00:19:03,924 So we are also not new to the Florence area. 324 00:19:04,314 --> 00:19:08,515 This map shows the other locations that we have in the neighborhood. 325 00:19:10,554 --> 00:19:13,944 So we would be building on existing relationships. 326 00:19:14,184 --> 00:19:15,744 This would not be a new 327 00:19:17,124 --> 00:19:18,864 property for us in this area. 328 00:19:20,784 --> 00:19:24,369 So we would look forward to continuing our work in Florence. 329 00:19:24,924 --> 00:19:25,824 Okay. 330 00:19:28,464 --> 00:19:28,854 Great. 331 00:19:29,964 --> 00:19:34,944 So our proposed site is highlighted here in red, 505 Point Street. 332 00:19:34,975 --> 00:19:39,804 There's approximately 6.88 acres, which is located in the strategic growth area. 333 00:19:41,364 --> 00:19:47,214 The 334 00:19:47,244 --> 00:19:51,894 property is currently vacant, and we are looking to improve that, make sure it has 335 00:19:51,954 --> 00:19:56,844 a use within the area. We want to improve 336 00:19:57,774 --> 00:20:02,199 neighborhood connectivity and contribute to the ongoing revitalization of Florence. 337 00:20:05,664 --> 00:20:10,449 All right. Our vision is to create a welcoming, flexible space for residents and 338 00:20:10,464 --> 00:20:15,234 visitors alike. We want to strengthen the community identity, support long-term 339 00:20:15,324 --> 00:20:20,544 economic vitality, and design for adaptability for future growth in Florence. 340 00:20:22,884 --> 00:20:26,274 There is a photo here. This is a current concept of what we are looking at. 341 00:20:26,814 --> 00:20:32,664 We are looking for a development with three residential buildings, for a total 342 00:20:32,725 --> 00:20:37,359 of 88 units. There would be a mix of one and two bedroom units within that. 343 00:20:37,794 --> 00:20:41,184 So it would be a total of 132 affordable bedrooms. 344 00:20:42,594 --> 00:20:48,444 Right now, currently, we are looking about 70, 73 affordable units at 345 00:20:48,564 --> 00:20:54,324 50% AMI. And then the additional 15 to 18 would be 346 00:20:54,444 --> 00:20:56,574 for workforce housing in the area. 347 00:20:59,094 --> 00:21:02,515 Total space would be a little over 85,000 square feet 348 00:21:04,225 --> 00:21:04,765 all up. 349 00:21:08,769 --> 00:21:12,234 Okay. This is a map of our site plan. 350 00:21:12,850 --> 00:21:15,804 We are really hoping to make sure that this is community focused. 351 00:21:15,864 --> 00:21:20,439 We want it to be comfortable and safe for the people that are living there and for 352 00:21:20,454 --> 00:21:26,109 the people in the community. So we are hoping for a walkable, comfortable 353 00:21:26,304 --> 00:21:31,975 site. The site would include community spaces, garden and play areas, fenced dog 354 00:21:32,064 --> 00:21:37,975 runs, bicycle storage, parking spaces, and a connection to the Estuary Trail. 355 00:21:38,574 --> 00:21:40,283 So that we're looking forward to that as well. 356 00:21:42,144 --> 00:21:42,804 Thank you. 357 00:21:42,909 --> 00:21:43,539 Oh, you didn't want to- 358 00:21:43,554 --> 00:21:43,989 It's okay. 359 00:21:44,004 --> 00:21:45,114 Thank you. 360 00:21:48,684 --> 00:21:54,114 The site is intended to... Oh, excuse me. Sorry. Potential impacts. 361 00:21:56,154 --> 00:22:00,219 So not only would this be bringing housing to the area, we would also have 362 00:22:00,234 --> 00:22:05,544 construction jobs in the near term, and long-term employment opportunities to run 363 00:22:05,574 --> 00:22:10,734 the site once it's up and running. In this work, it would also increase property 364 00:22:10,794 --> 00:22:14,904 values in the area by not having vacant land just sitting there not being in use. 365 00:22:15,265 --> 00:22:20,499 It could also expand the local tax base and increase activity for businesses 366 00:22:20,515 --> 00:22:22,553 nearby. 367 00:22:27,265 --> 00:22:32,124 Thank you. The project also aligns closely with FURA's broader objectives. 368 00:22:33,234 --> 00:22:38,034 We would support urban renewal and revitalization efforts, encourage efficient use 369 00:22:38,064 --> 00:22:43,134 of underused land, reinforce Florence's long-term development vision, and promote 370 00:22:43,164 --> 00:22:48,129 economic vitality, and would also contribute to the vibrant, walkable environment 371 00:22:48,564 --> 00:22:50,049 that is important to Florence. 372 00:22:53,515 --> 00:22:55,765 Okay, I'm going to be moving on to funding. 373 00:22:56,544 --> 00:23:01,765 Right here is a slide that gives you the typical process from project concept to 374 00:23:01,794 --> 00:23:07,539 operations. Begins with project concept, followed by prequalification, intake, 375 00:23:07,539 --> 00:23:11,709 impact assessment, financial eligibility, commitment, financial closing, 376 00:23:12,204 --> 00:23:16,944 construction, and operations. Each phase has its own requirements and checkpoints 377 00:23:17,004 --> 00:23:21,894 throughout. This is generally the steps throughout. 378 00:23:24,204 --> 00:23:28,975 Right here, I've zoomed in on the Oregon Centralized Application, or ORA, process. 379 00:23:30,024 --> 00:23:33,744 This is really where we're focusing on funding. 380 00:23:34,975 --> 00:23:37,944 We have already completed the intake step. 381 00:23:38,754 --> 00:23:43,149 We are working on our application to submit for the impact assessment, and this is 382 00:23:43,194 --> 00:23:48,204 a really important part for us. This is getting our project in front of the Oregon 383 00:23:49,374 --> 00:23:52,928 Housing Community Services, letting them know what we're looking at, what we're 384 00:23:53,004 --> 00:23:55,928 wanting to do, and an idea of what our budget is looking like. 385 00:23:57,024 --> 00:24:00,834 They take that, they assess, and then we would move forward to financial 386 00:24:00,894 --> 00:24:05,394 eligibility. So this is a really important part and time to get us into that 387 00:24:05,754 --> 00:24:08,784 funding aspect of the project. 388 00:24:10,824 --> 00:24:15,534 Thank you. And this is a predicted timeline to financial closing. 389 00:24:16,074 --> 00:24:20,604 So a typical timeline from impact assessment to financial closing is usually about 390 00:24:20,664 --> 00:24:24,999 one to two years. Financial eligibility to financial closing is usually about a 391 00:24:25,044 --> 00:24:28,734 year, and commitment to financial closing is approximately six to nine months. 392 00:24:29,544 --> 00:24:35,244 I say typical because the ORA application does not have a 393 00:24:35,274 --> 00:24:37,584 prescribed timeline for the wait list. 394 00:24:38,064 --> 00:24:41,769 Our wait list is first come, first served, and when funding is available, that's 395 00:24:41,784 --> 00:24:43,554 when we start to move up on the wait list. 396 00:24:44,634 --> 00:24:49,134 In current climate, if no additional funding is added, we are realistically looking 397 00:24:49,225 --> 00:24:54,909 about four years out, but we're hopeful that more funding would be coming through, 398 00:24:54,954 --> 00:24:57,564 and we could potentially push that up a little bit sooner. 399 00:25:02,484 --> 00:25:04,914 So our next steps, we are here presenting. 400 00:25:05,544 --> 00:25:07,674 We're wanting to gather feedback from you all. 401 00:25:08,754 --> 00:25:12,834 We would take that feedback to refine our project, take that back to our 402 00:25:12,864 --> 00:25:17,739 architecture firm, and really work through to see what we can do to ensure that 403 00:25:17,754 --> 00:25:21,249 this property would be a good fit for the community. 404 00:25:22,225 --> 00:25:26,124 And we continue to work on partnerships within the community and other funding 405 00:25:26,214 --> 00:25:27,265 opportunities that we have, 406 00:25:28,824 --> 00:25:30,804 or that could be available. 407 00:25:30,864 --> 00:25:31,015 Wow. 408 00:25:33,744 --> 00:25:37,134 Perfect. That was quick. But thank you for having us and letting me present today. 409 00:25:37,225 --> 00:25:42,969 I appreciate it. We're really excited to be here, and I'm open for any questions 410 00:25:42,984 --> 00:25:44,124 that you may have. 411 00:25:44,138 --> 00:25:44,904 Any questions? 412 00:25:46,404 --> 00:25:47,049 Director Briley. 413 00:25:48,144 --> 00:25:53,514 So this would be affordable housing, and if I understood you right, 414 00:25:54,894 --> 00:26:00,774 most of it would be at the 50% of the county average income level, people 415 00:26:00,834 --> 00:26:04,674 who are at that level or below. Is that right? 416 00:26:05,094 --> 00:26:11,004 Yeah. So we were, right now, with current concept, the three buildings, two would 417 00:26:11,064 --> 00:26:15,984 be for the affordable housing of the 50% AMI or below, and one of the buildings 418 00:26:16,014 --> 00:26:19,944 would be workforce, which is between 80 and 120% AMI. 419 00:26:20,694 --> 00:26:22,374 We're still working on those final numbers. 420 00:26:22,465 --> 00:26:27,355 And that refers to the cost per month for the renter. 421 00:26:28,734 --> 00:26:33,084 And so the property itself would continue to be owned 422 00:26:33,144 --> 00:26:35,634 by Homes for Good? 423 00:26:35,934 --> 00:26:36,594 Yes, it would. 424 00:26:36,715 --> 00:26:37,809 And is that 425 00:26:40,105 --> 00:26:44,034 then taxable land, or? 426 00:26:44,154 --> 00:26:45,355 No, not as a nonprofit. 427 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:46,824 Okay. 428 00:26:48,114 --> 00:26:48,264 Hmm. 429 00:26:49,824 --> 00:26:51,834 I need some clarification on that answer. 430 00:26:52,794 --> 00:26:56,364 So the property would be property tax exempt? 431 00:26:56,814 --> 00:26:57,444 That's correct. 432 00:26:58,194 --> 00:27:03,024 And the reason for that is because it's a nonprofit that owns it, or are there 433 00:27:03,654 --> 00:27:07,149 special state rules that allow that exemption? 434 00:27:07,554 --> 00:27:12,534 No, it's owned by a nonprofit, so that creates its tax-exempt status. 435 00:27:12,684 --> 00:27:14,184 Okay, I still didn't hear that. 436 00:27:14,574 --> 00:27:16,554 It is a quasi-governmental agency. 437 00:27:16,629 --> 00:27:20,784 It's Lane County's Housing Authority, so it is not taxed land. 438 00:27:21,549 --> 00:27:21,549 Okay. 439 00:27:21,564 --> 00:27:23,934 It is owned by a not taxed entity. 440 00:27:24,564 --> 00:27:25,225 Okay. 441 00:27:26,184 --> 00:27:27,715 It is off the tax rolls. 442 00:27:27,894 --> 00:27:28,404 Okay. 443 00:27:29,004 --> 00:27:30,669 There's a variety of ways to say it 444 00:27:31,656 --> 00:27:36,486 So I'm big into childcare. We're going to be groundbreaking and ribbon cutting 445 00:27:36,516 --> 00:27:40,131 tomorrow for our Elm Park Early Learning Center, which is going to have a lot of 446 00:27:40,146 --> 00:27:43,716 kids in there. Did you give any thought to, or is there any possibility for 447 00:27:43,746 --> 00:27:47,166 providing childcare facility in this project? 448 00:27:47,646 --> 00:27:50,196 Yes, we have thought about it. There is discussion. 449 00:27:50,826 --> 00:27:54,937 We are working with our architects and looking at our funding sources to see what 450 00:27:55,026 --> 00:27:56,196 options are available. 451 00:27:56,226 --> 00:27:56,377 Okay. 452 00:27:56,946 --> 00:28:00,696 We are looking at different locations on our property, potentially different 453 00:28:00,726 --> 00:28:01,341 phases- 454 00:28:01,836 --> 00:28:01,851 Okay 455 00:28:01,851 --> 00:28:06,082 ... but it is something that is on the top of our list of potentially adding now or 456 00:28:06,127 --> 00:28:07,596 in the future. 457 00:28:07,611 --> 00:28:09,966 Yes. Thank you. 458 00:28:10,957 --> 00:28:15,666 Just curious, you said you're probably about four years out, potentially about four 459 00:28:15,696 --> 00:28:20,240 years out before you break ground or have the project completed? 460 00:28:21,216 --> 00:28:22,221 Before breaking ground. 461 00:28:23,166 --> 00:28:23,181 Okay. 462 00:28:23,256 --> 00:28:27,937 So right now we're looking to get on the wait list for funding. 463 00:28:29,076 --> 00:28:34,836 Last I heard, there is an ask for about $1.6 billion, which definitely goes 464 00:28:34,927 --> 00:28:37,446 over what is currently allocated for this biennium. 465 00:28:38,076 --> 00:28:41,916 If the same amount is allocated to the next biennium as the previous, we would 466 00:28:41,976 --> 00:28:43,627 still be running a little bit short. 467 00:28:44,526 --> 00:28:48,021 So there's a little bit of uncertainty on what the timeline is actually looking 468 00:28:48,067 --> 00:28:52,567 like. But potentially about four years if no additional funding is added. 469 00:28:53,226 --> 00:28:56,062 And I'm pleased to hear that you're thinking about childcare- 470 00:28:56,481 --> 00:28:56,481 Yeah 471 00:28:56,481 --> 00:29:00,306 ... because I don't know how you talk about workforce housing without including 472 00:29:00,366 --> 00:29:02,677 childcare as a component. And, 473 00:29:04,236 --> 00:29:07,281 I think the success of that is going to be demonstrated by the Elm Street 474 00:29:07,355 --> 00:29:10,927 apartments and how much more of a need there is for that in the area. 475 00:29:12,427 --> 00:29:13,386 May I ask a question? 476 00:29:13,476 --> 00:29:14,015 Yeah. 477 00:29:14,346 --> 00:29:19,776 Do you have current data on the need for housing, like an 478 00:29:19,866 --> 00:29:23,286 economic report for housing in Florence? 479 00:29:23,796 --> 00:29:29,736 Is that a part of the package that you put forth at the state level, like demand or 480 00:29:29,826 --> 00:29:33,276 need, rental data? 481 00:29:34,506 --> 00:29:38,196 It is not something that we need to submit with our application, but we did run, 482 00:29:39,006 --> 00:29:41,406 through Novogradac, a housing report. 483 00:29:42,127 --> 00:29:48,006 What's needed, what's here, what's it looking like, and suggestions of bedroom 484 00:29:48,096 --> 00:29:49,371 sizes, unit sizes- 485 00:29:49,776 --> 00:29:50,002 Mm-hmm 486 00:29:50,002 --> 00:29:53,451 ... and things like that. So we have reached out, and we do have that sort of 487 00:29:53,526 --> 00:29:53,707 thing. 488 00:29:53,766 --> 00:29:57,457 Is there anything that you can do to do like 489 00:29:58,716 --> 00:30:04,476 a dated enhanced forecasting, knowing that there is a new hotel going in and some 490 00:30:04,567 --> 00:30:09,726 economic needs, or especially if you have to resubmit for the next biennium with a 491 00:30:09,786 --> 00:30:14,781 change in need? I just didn't know how that all impacts things. 492 00:30:15,261 --> 00:30:19,056 Yeah. So once we're on the wait list, we definitely have an opportunity to go back 493 00:30:19,086 --> 00:30:20,256 through and update. 494 00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:20,496 Okay. 495 00:30:20,826 --> 00:30:25,207 So we can go back and get more updated information if we're on the wait list for a 496 00:30:25,236 --> 00:30:27,651 really long time or a significant amount of time. 497 00:30:27,666 --> 00:30:31,957 We can definitely go back and get updated current numbers. 498 00:30:32,196 --> 00:30:32,346 Okay. 499 00:30:32,511 --> 00:30:34,476 And we can change those applications. 500 00:30:35,646 --> 00:30:41,002 And then selfishly, is that data you can share, that rental data income? 501 00:30:41,106 --> 00:30:46,296 That's just helpful for us in our talking points as we share economic data for the 502 00:30:46,326 --> 00:30:48,846 city and as we work on our housing goals. 503 00:30:48,877 --> 00:30:50,317 Absolutely. I can email it over. 504 00:30:50,406 --> 00:30:51,276 That would be wonderful. 505 00:30:51,351 --> 00:30:51,351 Yeah. 506 00:30:51,366 --> 00:30:52,296 Thank you. 507 00:30:52,356 --> 00:30:53,046 Yeah, thank you. 508 00:30:53,106 --> 00:30:54,636 Director Ward has another question. 509 00:30:54,666 --> 00:30:58,986 Yeah. I'm going to put my mayor hat on for a second and just say anything we can do 510 00:30:59,046 --> 00:31:04,146 as a city to support your project, be sure to let us know. Letters of support or... 511 00:31:05,616 --> 00:31:06,726 Because we've been 512 00:31:08,226 --> 00:31:13,536 excited about this opportunity ever since we heard that Homes for Good had the 513 00:31:13,986 --> 00:31:17,406 property and that it was going to be moving forward, and the idea of having 514 00:31:17,916 --> 00:31:22,476 workforce housing that is within walking distance of the work 515 00:31:24,516 --> 00:31:26,677 is a good thing for our community. 516 00:31:27,187 --> 00:31:27,276 Absolutely. 517 00:31:27,291 --> 00:31:27,291 Yeah. 518 00:31:27,846 --> 00:31:29,046 Director Berry. 519 00:31:30,546 --> 00:31:31,536 It sounds like 520 00:31:32,826 --> 00:31:37,957 that as long as Homes for Good presents a project 521 00:31:38,016 --> 00:31:43,957 that checks all the boxes and presents it to the state, that you automatically 522 00:31:44,016 --> 00:31:49,627 get added on to the state list, and just at the bottom and you have to work your 523 00:31:49,687 --> 00:31:53,586 way up. I guess a couple questions. 524 00:31:53,707 --> 00:31:53,886 One, 525 00:31:55,836 --> 00:32:00,381 are there priorities? Where's priority is this in Lane County? 526 00:32:01,026 --> 00:32:06,575 Is this your top priority, or are we like the third one down in line, or? 527 00:32:07,656 --> 00:32:08,616 For Homes for Good. 528 00:32:08,707 --> 00:32:10,776 Yes. 529 00:32:10,836 --> 00:32:11,406 Cool. 530 00:32:11,496 --> 00:32:15,396 I'd be happy to speak to that. I think this has been a big priority for Homes for 531 00:32:15,457 --> 00:32:19,791 Good for a long time. We have several projects in the works. 532 00:32:20,166 --> 00:32:23,556 One of the biggest ones we're wrapping up right now is Ollie Court. 533 00:32:23,916 --> 00:32:26,646 That has a childcare component that you mentioned. 534 00:32:26,707 --> 00:32:27,832 Okay. Where's that? 535 00:32:27,996 --> 00:32:32,707 That's in Eugene. It's on 13th and Chambers. It's 88 bedrooms. 536 00:32:32,766 --> 00:32:35,346 It's kind of a commensurate size to the field on Quince. 537 00:32:36,427 --> 00:32:42,351 And that one was built with three childcare entities wrapped up into one 538 00:32:42,366 --> 00:32:44,526 of the ground floors, and so that's been a great success. 539 00:32:44,677 --> 00:32:45,006 Excellent. 540 00:32:45,246 --> 00:32:50,556 It was a really hard endeavor, and it took individual champions outside of Homes 541 00:32:50,586 --> 00:32:54,546 for Good to bring a lot of the funds that made that happen. 542 00:32:57,306 --> 00:33:01,296 This is the biggest project that Homes for Good has on its radar right now. 543 00:33:01,567 --> 00:33:01,746 So- 544 00:33:02,976 --> 00:33:04,296 So you have some that you're 545 00:33:05,886 --> 00:33:11,677 either have done or are in the process of completing, and now this is the top 546 00:33:11,976 --> 00:33:14,346 one that you have planned to go next? 547 00:33:14,976 --> 00:33:20,616 Yeah. We have some downtown projects in Eugene that are small, but everything right 548 00:33:20,677 --> 00:33:25,746 now is dependent on the ORCA process, which is how we receive our funding from the 549 00:33:25,806 --> 00:33:27,082 state, OHCS. 550 00:33:28,326 --> 00:33:31,927 And that process used to be a competitive process, and it was referred to as a 551 00:33:31,957 --> 00:33:32,317 NOFA. 552 00:33:33,726 --> 00:33:38,886 And when it was a competitive process, Homes for Good always did very well, scored 553 00:33:38,946 --> 00:33:43,177 highly, and received competitive funds much quicker. 554 00:33:44,766 --> 00:33:50,062 They've removed the competitive component from that and allowed virtually everyone 555 00:33:50,076 --> 00:33:51,891 at this point to apply for state funds- 556 00:33:52,041 --> 00:33:52,041 Mm-hmm 557 00:33:52,056 --> 00:33:55,927 ... even your regular developers. 558 00:33:56,946 --> 00:34:01,851 And so that hasn't made the process any quicker. 559 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:06,591 And so those are the delays that we're navigating now, is there are a lot more 560 00:34:06,636 --> 00:34:10,820 people that have a lot more access to the same amount of funds in a time that 561 00:34:10,896 --> 00:34:15,817 everyone needs them a lot more. And so that's part of the driving factor, but why 562 00:34:15,846 --> 00:34:17,377 this has been an ongoing discussion. 563 00:34:19,476 --> 00:34:24,127 Add to that, that we are almost always beholden to boldly rates or prevailing wage 564 00:34:25,086 --> 00:34:29,377 when you have federal dollars on a project, and that creates a time component where 565 00:34:29,886 --> 00:34:34,207 by the time you get back around to the funding, the price of the project has gone 566 00:34:34,297 --> 00:34:37,687 up. And so we're really looking for some homeostasis here, where just everything 567 00:34:37,746 --> 00:34:41,406 sort of levels out and we can be funded and move forward with the project. 568 00:34:41,466 --> 00:34:46,627 So the state agency, I think you said, is going to be asking legislature for $1.6 569 00:34:46,687 --> 00:34:47,047 billion? 570 00:34:48,187 --> 00:34:52,896 That's the current ask of the projects that are on the wait list as of right now. 571 00:34:53,136 --> 00:34:58,506 Okay. So that's the four-year, five-year. But how much of that is federal funding? 572 00:34:59,256 --> 00:35:03,396 Or is that mostly state funding or mostly federal, the pass-through money? 573 00:35:05,346 --> 00:35:09,696 That's a good question. I would say the vast majority of that is generated from 574 00:35:09,846 --> 00:35:13,431 in-state, but I'll follow up on that- 575 00:35:13,776 --> 00:35:13,927 Yeah 576 00:35:13,956 --> 00:35:16,206 ... and get back to you for an appropriate ratio. 577 00:35:16,656 --> 00:35:18,846 Okay, great. 578 00:35:18,906 --> 00:35:22,626 Director Wald. Curious to know, I saw the renderings of the buildings, and they 579 00:35:22,656 --> 00:35:24,486 look like they're two or three stories high. 580 00:35:24,547 --> 00:35:24,621 Mm-hmm. 581 00:35:24,696 --> 00:35:25,716 Do we have elevators? 582 00:35:25,776 --> 00:35:26,586 Three and four. 583 00:35:26,646 --> 00:35:27,636 Three and four. Elevators? 584 00:35:28,386 --> 00:35:30,336 Yes. One of the buildings is elevator served. 585 00:35:31,116 --> 00:35:31,776 And the others don't? 586 00:35:32,136 --> 00:35:32,422 Correct. 587 00:35:33,726 --> 00:35:35,797 Well, that's interesting. Isn't it? 588 00:35:37,026 --> 00:35:37,041 Yeah. 589 00:35:37,056 --> 00:35:37,146 Okay. 590 00:35:37,536 --> 00:35:42,052 Yeah. The larger building is elevator served, and that's one of the buildings that 591 00:35:42,067 --> 00:35:44,317 would be earmarked for affordable housing. 592 00:35:45,276 --> 00:35:46,056 Okay. Thank you. 593 00:35:46,236 --> 00:35:46,416 Mm-hmm. 594 00:35:48,486 --> 00:35:52,866 What happens when somebody gets a job and they're no longer eligible for subsidized 595 00:35:52,896 --> 00:35:54,785 housing? What happens to their rent? 596 00:35:57,336 --> 00:36:00,366 So it would be a voucher. There would be a project-based voucher. 597 00:36:00,606 --> 00:36:05,931 They pay 30% of their income. Once they hit a maximum number, I believe there's 598 00:36:05,976 --> 00:36:09,785 about a year that they have to work and have that... 599 00:36:12,486 --> 00:36:18,306 Excuse me, sorry. They can work with the rent assistance team, and there are 600 00:36:18,336 --> 00:36:21,817 steps that they can do. I don't know all of the details, but they have about a year 601 00:36:21,876 --> 00:36:25,836 of steps. And I know that it's based on 30% of their income is what they would be 602 00:36:25,896 --> 00:36:26,166 paying. 603 00:36:26,677 --> 00:36:29,586 So do they potentially lose their spot after a year? 604 00:36:30,067 --> 00:36:34,596 Wouldn't lose their spot. They would just potentially lose a percentage of the 605 00:36:34,626 --> 00:36:36,501 funding and the assistance that they're getting. 606 00:36:36,936 --> 00:36:40,116 They would be able to stay in the unit, they just would no longer have the voucher 607 00:36:40,146 --> 00:36:40,896 attached to it. 608 00:36:41,754 --> 00:36:44,004 I've always had a challenge with that, with subsidized housing. 609 00:36:44,064 --> 00:36:46,764 It doesn't seem to incent people getting ahead. 610 00:36:48,084 --> 00:36:49,794 So they're just losing their subsidy. 611 00:36:50,094 --> 00:36:50,124 Yeah. 612 00:36:51,084 --> 00:36:54,264 And they have a job, they're just going to pay more rent. 613 00:36:54,355 --> 00:36:54,924 Understood. 614 00:36:54,984 --> 00:36:55,134 Yeah. 615 00:36:55,884 --> 00:36:58,584 Just to me, it never seems to quite balance out. 616 00:36:59,034 --> 00:37:03,054 Anyway, I'm glad you're bringing the project to Florence. Any additional questions? 617 00:37:04,404 --> 00:37:05,304 Thank you very much. 618 00:37:05,574 --> 00:37:07,014 Thank you for your time. 619 00:37:07,374 --> 00:37:08,514 We'll see you soon. 620 00:37:08,574 --> 00:37:11,874 I just had one comment because they mentioned a couple projects that they have. 621 00:37:11,964 --> 00:37:15,834 If you go to the Homes for Good website, you can see the pictures of the projects 622 00:37:15,894 --> 00:37:17,334 current and past, so. 623 00:37:17,394 --> 00:37:17,784 Thank you. 624 00:37:18,355 --> 00:37:24,204 And while they're both here and Matt is still here, the mayor mentioned providing 625 00:37:24,384 --> 00:37:29,814 letters of support. I want to say publicly a thank you to both Homes for Good and 626 00:37:29,904 --> 00:37:35,514 to Bond Development. They provided letters of support to the Florence Urban Renewal 627 00:37:35,634 --> 00:37:41,064 Agency as we submitted our transportation grant management grant 628 00:37:41,754 --> 00:37:47,184 application for our Old Town Revitalization Streetscape project application. 629 00:37:48,324 --> 00:37:53,304 Thank you to Shantel Meyer and Megan Messmer and our team for getting that in last 630 00:37:53,364 --> 00:37:59,184 week before the deadline, and to our Old Town committee for working on that. 631 00:37:59,275 --> 00:38:05,124 So we're excited. Thank you for your support and seeing value in the project, and 632 00:38:05,184 --> 00:38:10,284 we will keep you posted as we think we'll find out results on that grant sometime 633 00:38:10,344 --> 00:38:12,444 by the end of September, beginning of October. 634 00:38:13,494 --> 00:38:13,794 Thank you. 635 00:38:13,914 --> 00:38:15,054 So thank you for your support. 636 00:38:15,114 --> 00:38:15,775 Yeah. 637 00:38:17,334 --> 00:38:20,724 As you leave town, don't turn right and go to Eugene. 638 00:38:21,264 --> 00:38:26,994 Turn left on 126, cross 101, and go down about a mile to the Justice Center, police 639 00:38:27,009 --> 00:38:31,629 station. Turn right, and you'll see the new Elm Park Apartments and the detached 640 00:38:31,644 --> 00:38:33,834 Elm Park Early Learning Center. 641 00:38:33,894 --> 00:38:35,499 We were just there a couple weeks ago. It's beautiful. 642 00:38:35,724 --> 00:38:37,944 We were? Okay, good. Yeah. 643 00:38:38,634 --> 00:38:39,144 Absolutely. 644 00:38:39,624 --> 00:38:42,144 I'm so proud of that. We are very proud. 645 00:38:42,234 --> 00:38:44,214 We'll still stop by on the way out again today. 646 00:38:46,254 --> 00:38:46,554 Thank you. 647 00:38:46,794 --> 00:38:47,424 Thank you very much. 648 00:38:47,724 --> 00:38:48,144 Thank you. 649 00:38:49,974 --> 00:38:51,084 City manager report. 650 00:38:51,775 --> 00:38:56,454 Thank you. I kind of quickly gave part of it just in case they ran out the door 651 00:38:56,484 --> 00:38:59,454 really quickly, but that was part of my city manager report. 652 00:38:59,514 --> 00:39:01,794 So thank you for letting me do that prematurely. 653 00:39:02,964 --> 00:39:08,094 Thank you, Marissa and Justin, for your report. We're always anxious. 654 00:39:08,214 --> 00:39:10,974 We never have... Patience is, I know, a virtue. 655 00:39:11,334 --> 00:39:14,814 It's not one of my fruits of the spirit. 656 00:39:16,794 --> 00:39:22,164 Anyway, I'll work on that. I know we kind of went over this quickly at the 657 00:39:22,194 --> 00:39:25,734 beginning of the meeting, but Urban Renewal does have a new member. 658 00:39:26,574 --> 00:39:28,914 Myrna Kleppinger is our new member. 659 00:39:29,544 --> 00:39:34,914 She did let us know that while she was appointed by Mayor Ward at our last city 660 00:39:34,974 --> 00:39:38,424 council meeting, that she was going to be unable to attend tonight. 661 00:39:39,084 --> 00:39:40,704 She may be listening in virtually. 662 00:39:40,929 --> 00:39:46,074 I didn't recognize any of the names on there, but she was going to be traveling. 663 00:39:46,194 --> 00:39:50,064 So Myrna will be at the next meeting that we have. 664 00:39:51,174 --> 00:39:56,904 As I mentioned, we were able to submit last week ahead of the deadline 665 00:39:56,964 --> 00:40:02,739 for the... We have such a long name for it, so I'm just going to 666 00:40:02,844 --> 00:40:03,159 read it, 667 00:40:04,404 --> 00:40:08,394 for the transportation grant management application for our Florence Old Town 668 00:40:08,454 --> 00:40:10,794 Revitalization and Streetscape project. 669 00:40:11,694 --> 00:40:17,605 It was a lot of very intentional work put in by Shantel Meyer, who's 670 00:40:17,664 --> 00:40:22,464 a great writer, with support from Megan and myself and the committee. 671 00:40:23,124 --> 00:40:24,564 And we had 672 00:40:26,004 --> 00:40:28,344 one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, 673 00:40:29,814 --> 00:40:34,614 eight, nine... Did we get any more after that? Nine letters of support. 674 00:40:34,824 --> 00:40:39,534 Very rich support. And like I said, two of them are here tonight, so even counting 675 00:40:39,594 --> 00:40:41,424 the city, one from the mayor. 676 00:40:42,775 --> 00:40:47,814 So- What? Silaram here? Was Rival to get in? 677 00:40:48,594 --> 00:40:50,605 Sorry. We tried. 678 00:40:52,494 --> 00:40:57,264 We had great support, amazing, and I think we have a really strong application, so- 679 00:40:57,384 --> 00:40:58,525 What will that grant get us? 680 00:40:58,868 --> 00:41:04,494 So this grant would give us around $200,000 with about $22,000 match from Urban 681 00:41:04,584 --> 00:41:10,314 Renewal Agency to support the Urban Renewal Agency in what we call 682 00:41:11,394 --> 00:41:13,284 30% design 683 00:41:13,734 --> 00:41:19,404 plans and community engagement 684 00:41:19,764 --> 00:41:21,744 support to help 685 00:41:23,724 --> 00:41:29,214 design basic engineer plans of what could be possible 686 00:41:29,874 --> 00:41:33,324 in what will be determined an area. 687 00:41:34,105 --> 00:41:39,519 But we're going to say we're going to focus on the core area of Old Town, but it's 688 00:41:39,534 --> 00:41:44,394 going to have some radiating effects because this is a transportation grant, and 689 00:41:44,424 --> 00:41:47,664 there's no way to say, "Oh, you're only focusing on one area," because it's a 690 00:41:47,724 --> 00:41:52,105 transportation corridor, and create this refinement plan. 691 00:41:52,164 --> 00:41:56,334 That's what it's referred to in the transportation system plan, is we need a 692 00:41:56,364 --> 00:41:58,944 refinement plan for the downtown area. 693 00:41:59,874 --> 00:42:05,664 We have the fancy words, but really it's how do you create a modern, 694 00:42:05,814 --> 00:42:11,769 ADA, beautiful space, meets all of the things that 695 00:42:11,784 --> 00:42:17,724 everybody wants, which is wide sidewalks, great parking, beautiful 696 00:42:17,934 --> 00:42:23,094 pedestrian amenities that creates that economic vibrancy 697 00:42:24,114 --> 00:42:29,334 for your community, that also is great for transportation, that 698 00:42:29,424 --> 00:42:34,824 connects your downtown with all around town, that economic 699 00:42:35,034 --> 00:42:40,779 corridor. So there's a very focused area that's going to get a lot of 700 00:42:40,824 --> 00:42:44,724 attention, but it's not in a vacuum. 701 00:42:44,934 --> 00:42:49,494 It does connect to the other transportation aspects. 702 00:42:50,964 --> 00:42:54,355 And that's just the best way I can keep saying it. It will radiate out. 703 00:42:54,414 --> 00:42:59,214 It's not going to be just Bay Street, which is why we did not call it Bay Street. 704 00:42:59,244 --> 00:43:04,734 It is the Old Town project. It also talks 705 00:43:04,794 --> 00:43:10,463 about utilities. Transportation funds cannot be used for 706 00:43:10,554 --> 00:43:15,789 water, wastewater, and stormwater, and electrical utilities, but it can coordinate 707 00:43:16,074 --> 00:43:20,034 with the utilities, which is an important part of the project. 708 00:43:20,484 --> 00:43:26,230 So we need to still be planning and coordinating those engineered plans with what 709 00:43:26,244 --> 00:43:30,083 does the water, wastewater, stormwater, and electrical look like. 710 00:43:30,294 --> 00:43:33,894 And so we did make sure we talked about the importance of that. 711 00:43:34,974 --> 00:43:40,614 We also highlighted the importance of how Central Lincoln PUD wants to 712 00:43:40,674 --> 00:43:43,074 underground their utilities now. 713 00:43:43,284 --> 00:43:47,874 So this is an important part of why now and why is this important. 714 00:43:48,234 --> 00:43:51,654 And also the other reason why now and why is this important is because you did your 715 00:43:51,684 --> 00:43:57,234 five-year strategic plan, and you have about $11.7 million in tax 716 00:43:57,294 --> 00:44:02,514 increment financing available in about two years from now. 717 00:44:02,769 --> 00:44:06,248 And you need to know how to prioritize and figure out how you're going to best 718 00:44:06,294 --> 00:44:12,174 spend those dollars. And that 30% plans are going to help you decide how to 719 00:44:12,204 --> 00:44:18,099 best invest those dollars in partnership with the city, these partners like the 720 00:44:18,114 --> 00:44:24,084 Port of South, Central Lincoln PUD, Lane Transit District, and the City 721 00:44:24,114 --> 00:44:28,824 of Florence, and the utilities. So that's the hope. 722 00:44:29,124 --> 00:44:34,644 It would be work to come, and we did this before with Revision 723 00:44:34,704 --> 00:44:40,525 Florence. We had a contract with an engineering firm 724 00:44:40,554 --> 00:44:45,639 called Murray Smith Associates, and we did this exact same thing with them, and it 725 00:44:45,864 --> 00:44:50,319 resulted in Revision Florence, and so this is where we're at, at the beginning 726 00:44:50,394 --> 00:44:55,494 stages of taking a dream to a reality, and it's pretty exciting. 727 00:44:55,884 --> 00:45:00,834 So hopefully we are successful in this grant, and if not, we'll come back, and 728 00:45:00,864 --> 00:45:05,544 we'll talk about what other options we have to pay for that project. 729 00:45:07,434 --> 00:45:09,444 So that's that. 730 00:45:11,664 --> 00:45:17,064 I also wanted to speak to you about September. 731 00:45:18,924 --> 00:45:21,264 So the month of September, we are scheduled to- 732 00:45:21,339 --> 00:45:22,134 September coming up? 733 00:45:22,794 --> 00:45:23,934 Yeah. There's like- 734 00:45:24,564 --> 00:45:25,344 Almost felt it. 735 00:45:28,704 --> 00:45:33,114 September. So the month of September, we don't have any action items on the horizon 736 00:45:33,174 --> 00:45:37,855 for you, so we're suggesting that maybe the committees schedule and meet. 737 00:45:38,124 --> 00:45:44,094 I know we have some work to do for this Old Town committee, and we could probably 738 00:45:44,154 --> 00:45:49,824 reconvene and do a little bit of work on the North Quint Street committee 739 00:45:50,454 --> 00:45:55,404 and then just come back and meet in October for Urban Renewal. 740 00:45:55,584 --> 00:45:58,944 So I'll leave that for Chair Webb to think about. 741 00:45:59,275 --> 00:46:02,454 I don't see any objection to that from the current folks. 742 00:46:02,844 --> 00:46:03,654 Right. 743 00:46:03,864 --> 00:46:04,914 So, okay. 744 00:46:04,959 --> 00:46:08,934 And then look to hear from our committee leads. 745 00:46:08,994 --> 00:46:13,299 You have Lindsay leading the Quint Street property and 746 00:46:13,944 --> 00:46:17,650 Shantel leading the Old Town committee property. 747 00:46:20,634 --> 00:46:23,754 And then I'm going to look at Megan, see if she has any updates for the group. 748 00:46:24,714 --> 00:46:29,574 Lindsay? Okay. The Public Art committee 749 00:46:30,624 --> 00:46:36,414 had a great tour on Saturday, and all of our art pieces are in place, and 750 00:46:36,864 --> 00:46:40,284 we'll have some changes in movement in the future. 751 00:46:40,374 --> 00:46:44,634 So just stay tuned, follow us on social media for all the updates. 752 00:46:44,724 --> 00:46:48,819 We have a lot going on in the city, and that's a good way to know what's going on, 753 00:46:48,924 --> 00:46:54,759 is if you follow us on Facebook or Instagram. And then subscribe to our newsletter. 754 00:46:54,864 --> 00:46:59,334 The city's going to publish a newsletter next week because it's September already. 755 00:46:59,349 --> 00:46:59,349 Okay. 756 00:47:01,044 --> 00:47:05,214 And I think with that, concludes my report, and I'll turn it back over to you, 757 00:47:05,275 --> 00:47:07,374 Chair, to see if anybody else has anything to say. 758 00:47:07,434 --> 00:47:10,644 Thank you very much. Any additional questions for Erin? 759 00:47:11,934 --> 00:47:16,974 Well, I don't have a question for Erin, but I just wanted to encourage everybody to 760 00:47:17,064 --> 00:47:22,374 swing by the Elm Street Apartments, mainly to see 761 00:47:22,525 --> 00:47:28,449 the light poles that they have there now with the solar panels on top and 762 00:47:28,494 --> 00:47:30,174 the little whirly thing that- 763 00:47:30,264 --> 00:47:30,879 Uh-huh 764 00:47:30,924 --> 00:47:31,269 ... in the wind and- 765 00:47:31,494 --> 00:47:35,094 Those are the city's. That's part of our infrastructure project, actually. 766 00:47:35,184 --> 00:47:35,634 Is that right? 767 00:47:35,874 --> 00:47:36,954 Yeah, so the streetlights- 768 00:47:36,969 --> 00:47:37,134 Didn't notice that 769 00:47:37,164 --> 00:47:38,994 ... those are what we installed. 770 00:47:39,054 --> 00:47:40,974 Will you let Michael Allen know those are there? 771 00:47:41,574 --> 00:47:42,609 I'll leave that with Michael. 772 00:47:43,855 --> 00:47:45,474 Same that we have at Public Works building? 773 00:47:45,534 --> 00:47:45,999 Similar. 774 00:47:45,999 --> 00:47:46,794 Similar, yeah. 775 00:47:47,605 --> 00:47:47,799 Excellent. 776 00:47:47,799 --> 00:47:48,025 Excellent. 777 00:47:49,134 --> 00:47:50,544 That was a part of our project. 778 00:47:51,144 --> 00:47:51,624 Well, thank you. 779 00:47:51,864 --> 00:47:52,164 Yeah. 780 00:47:52,284 --> 00:47:54,294 Any comments for the... Go to the order. 781 00:47:54,999 --> 00:47:56,844 2:00 tomorrow at the Elm Street? 782 00:47:57,804 --> 00:48:02,304 What time is the Elm Street opening tomorrow? That is by invitation only. 783 00:48:02,664 --> 00:48:02,784 Oh. 784 00:48:02,814 --> 00:48:05,034 But that's okay. But I believe you're correct. 785 00:48:05,184 --> 00:48:07,914 Okay. We can stand in back, but won't get a seat. 786 00:48:08,454 --> 00:48:09,234 I don't want a seat. 787 00:48:09,384 --> 00:48:09,504 No. 788 00:48:09,744 --> 00:48:10,494 It's by invitation. 789 00:48:10,584 --> 00:48:11,874 He's got a long list of people. 790 00:48:12,025 --> 00:48:15,954 If you were invited, you're invited. We just... For the viewing public, right? 791 00:48:16,254 --> 00:48:16,269 Right. 792 00:48:16,284 --> 00:48:16,944 I'm just saying. 793 00:48:17,064 --> 00:48:17,574 Right. Yes. 794 00:48:19,614 --> 00:48:21,954 Seeing nothing else, do we have a motion to adjourn? 795 00:48:22,525 --> 00:48:22,914 So moved. 796 00:48:23,244 --> 00:48:24,864 All right. Meeting adjourned. 797 00:48:25,284 --> 00:48:26,214 Thank you, everyone. 798 00:48:26,334 --> 00:48:29,275 All right. Good job. Cheers