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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 25-41 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON TIGARD CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 25- 141 A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEPARTMENT OF LAND CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 2025-2027 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT TO FUND A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE CREATION OF A NEW TAX INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF) DISTRICT IN RIVER TERRACE 2.0 AND AN ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING TIF DISTRICTS. WHEREAS,the Department of Land Conservation and Development has a new cycle of funding available for the 2025-2027 biennium Technical Assistance grant program, which has targeted funds to support local planning projects, including those that promote growth management and economic development;and WHEREAS, the City is currently completing the River Terrace 2.0 Community Plan project to plan for the development of an Urban Growth Boundary expansion area, approved by Metro on February 2, 2023;and WHEREAS,the City last conducted an update to the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan in 2021,and the Tigard Triangle Urban Renewal Plan has not been updated since its adoption in 2017;and WHEREAS, the River Terrace 2.0 project completed a Housing Plan which identified the creation of a TIF District as a strategy to support infrastructure investments and development assistance for developments aligned with the mixed-income housing and economic development goals of the River Terrace 2.0 Community Plan;and WHEREAS,the City seeks to support the housing and economic development goals and implementation of the River Terrace 2.0 Community Plan and to further the City's economic and community development goals citywide;and WHEREAS, the grant would fund direct project-related costs to prepare an economic analysis and new or updated urban renewal plans to assess the feasibility of and inform policy decisions on potential changes to existing TIF Districts and the establishment of a new TIF District in River Terrace 2.0. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that: SECTION 1: Council supports the submittal of an application for a Department of Land Conservation and Development 2025-2027 biennium Technical Assistance Grant to fund the TIF District Update Project to support housing and economic development goals of the City. SECTION 2: This resolution is effective immediately upon passage. PASSED: This 181a day of NO\lember. 2025. RESOLUTION NO.25- Lit Page 1 May ity of Timerd ATTEST: City Recorder-City of Tigard RESOLUTION NO.25- VI Page 2