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CCDA Minutes - 09/06/2016 City of Tigard City Center Development Agency CCDAMeeting Minutes September 6, 2016 N8 1. CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD A. Director Snider called to order the Tigard City Center Development Agency at 6:33 p.m. B. Deputy City Recorder Burgoyne called the roll: Name Present Absent Chair Cook Director Goodhouse Director Henderson Director Snider Director Woodard C. Director Snider called to Council and Staff for Non-Agenda Items—There were none. 2. JOINT MEETING WITH CITY CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CCAC) Redevelopment Project Manager Farrelly explained the function of the City Center Advisory Committee (CCAC),what they discussed at their February meeting and the packet material that was being presented at the meeting. Members of the CCAC in attendance were;Chair Carine Arendes,Richard Shavey,Tim Myshak, David Walsh and Linli Pao. Chair Arendes talked about downtown projects,upcoming events in the downtown area,information about research and following up on how to communicate the vision of downtown. She discussed the downtown vision,use of existing resources,online mapping, the Downtown Heritage Trail and Burnham Street construction wrap up. She said staff had done a good job securing funding. CCAC Member Pao,discussed the CCAC's current research projects;activating Downtown Tigard,topics of interest related to City Civic Center,CCAC's annual goals and the four topics the CCAC was concentrating on. 1. Transportation in downtown area 2. Downtown housing 3. Marketing downtown businesses 4. Marketing the downtown area to developers TIGARD CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES—SEPTEMBER 6,2016 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 1 www.tigard-or.gov Page 1 of 4 The members of the CCAC explained their methodology and how they identified these as a group, policy recommendations,and importance of accessibility for downtown businesses by adopting requirements within the downtown code,setting production goals for the future and the need to address affordable housing. They said they asked for input from downtown stakeholders and did outreach to the public. Ms. Pao asked that the CCDA adopt policies to encourage fully accessible ADA units. Director Woodard said the policy goals were aspirational and would like to see the element of recreation in the four areas. He explained how recreation creates a gateway to bring people together, creating an activated space. He suggested the CCAC contact the Recreation Coordinator,Anthony Markey for suggestions. Director Goodhouse liked the idea of a trail. Director Snider discussed the spaces and their planned use. He said they had done an amazing job in their research and that it was focus specific. CCAC Chair Arendes explained that going through the process allowed them to produce the aspirations,policy and a way to implement them. CCAC Member Linly said they identified real problems in real time. CCAC Member Shavey said he thought adding recreation was a great idea. Director Woodard discussed housing in the downtown area and the need to address affordable housing and homelessness. He asked if someone from the group would like to participate in the Council's upcoming homelessness agenda item. Director Snider asked what staff's perspective was on the four goals and restructured frame work, and if there are any areas of concern. Mr. Farrelly said the CCAC worked hard on this and commended the group for their efforts. He explained staff had given feedback. Director Snider asked if the recommended policy changes would be coming forward to City Council,and asked staff to come back with concrete recommendations on how they would be addressing each item. CCAC Chair Arendes talked about finding ways to get information out to everybody and making sure the information is accessible on the city's website;possibly listing available downtown properties,updating the Urban Renewal Plan and providing information about current housing trends. Director Snider asked about marketing identity and if someone was working on that. They discussed the idea of branding in the form of naming,like"The Pearl" or"Kruse Way"had done, giving the community a feeling of distinction. CCAC Member Walsh said they didn't want to force the idea of branding;instead,they wanted to see how it would happen organically.There was discussion about signage and lighting. TIGARD CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES—SEPTEMBER 6,2016 City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 1 www.dgard-or.gov Page 2 of 4 CCAC Member Pao read a statement thanking the members of the City Center Development Agency for their support and especially thanked Director Henderson for his contributions to the community. She said he had been the most active member and he would be missed. 3. APPROVE CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES • April 5,2016 CCDA Meeting • May 3,2016 CCDA Combo Meeting with City Council • June 7,2016 CCDA Combo Meeting with City Council Motioned by Director Goodhouse and seconded by Director Woodard to approve the minutes as presented. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Name Yes No Chair Cook(Absent) Director Goodhouse Director Henderson (Absent) Director Snider Director Woodard 4. UPDATE ON MAIN STREET/FANNO CREEK(SAXONY) SITE REDEVELOPMENT STUDY Redevelopment Project Manager Farrelly explained what the grant would do and discussed the action agreement,clean-up timeline,impacts to the protected corridor,mitigation of Fanno Creek and enhancement of the natural features onsite,public access,watershed education feature,access to the rear of the building,property negotiations with ODOT,current tenant relocation. Mr. Farrelly explained the agency had budgeted up to$25,000 for tenant relocation fees;he explained they would be contributing to one of the current tenant's moving expenses,but that the other tenant was on a month to month lease and the agency was not required to contribute to their moving expenses. He discussed the elevation of the building, the land use process for getting the footprint of the building approved and that the application had been submitted on July 21 and would go before the Hearings Officer on November 19. There was further discussion on potential development of the building,community outreach and public noticing requirements. Director Snider encouraged staff to think more broadly and said he would like to see more people noticed than what was minimally required by law. Staff responded that they could send out a supplemental public notice that included more people. Mr. Farrelly discussed green roofs and improving the vegetative corridor and explained potential ways the space could be divided. Director Goodhouse asked if the entire building would be offices. Mr. Farrelly said yes,with the exception of the ground floor. Director Woodard asked staff how many parking spaces for tenants were being proposed. Staff said thirteen spaces were being proposed,and that possible parking lease agreements with downtown businesses were being discussed. Staff explained there would also be on-street parking. TIGARD CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES—SEPTEMBER 6,2016 City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 1 www.tigard-or.gov Page 3 of 4 Director Woodard stated the commercial space was different,but feels better. Director Goodhouse liked the idea of building the shell and then adding the footprint. Director Snider was concerned about public perception,and wanted to make sure they were managing that,since this was the first time a project like this had come before them. 5. UPDATE ON DOWNTOWN URBAN LOFTS PROJECT(CET GRANT) Redevelopment Project Manager Farrelly said the agency was awarded a Community Planning and Development grant last fall for$100,000 for the Downtown Tigard Urban Lofts project. He discussed the two properties they were looking at. The first property is the Tigard Transit Center which is owned by TriMet,and the second is the privately owned Nicoli property. He said the city was working closely with TriMet to free up the property,and that TriMet was at the table because of the SW Corridor Light Rail project that if passed by voters,would require rethinking of bus routes. He discussed operating costs,bus capacity for future service,light rail station location, transit center functions,affordable housing options, survey of the site and the timeline for Phase One. Director Snider said the project could not happen without TriMet's support. 6. NON-AGENDA ITEMS -There were none. 7. ADJOURNMENT Director Snider called for a motion to adjourn. Motion by Director Woodard seconded by Director Goodhouse to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by a unanimous vote. Name Yes No Chair Cook(Absent) Director Goodhouse Director Henderson (Absent) Director Snider Director Woodard Director Snider adjourned the meeting at 8:20 pm. JKUr Kefty Burgoy e,Deputy Ci4f Re rder Zs BS er,Director B75,0 Date TIGARD CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES—SEPTEMBER 6,2016 City of Tigard 1 13125 SW Hall Blvd.,Tigard,OR 97223 1 www.dgard-or.gov Page 4 of 4