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SAYS. SO I'M GOING TO START. WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE IDAHO FALLS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON. JULY 17TH, 2025. ARE THERE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? OKAY. FIRST ORDER OF
[2. ACTION ITEM: Approval of Minutes: June 18, 2025]
BUSINESS IS OUR MEETING MINUTES THAT BECKY'S PREPARED FOR US FOR JUNE 18TH, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY.[3. ACTION ITEM: Approval of Expenditures and Finance Report]
THE MOTION PASSES. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE EXPENDITURES AND FINANCE REPORT.I HAVE A FEW EXPENDITURES FOR OUR NORMAL PAYMENT OF OUR CONSULTANTS, AND THE WORK OF THE CITY AND THE RIVER COMMONS FUND, $1,955.25 TO KRAMER PERSPECTIVE PLANNING FOR HIS ELIGIBILITY REPORTS 4002 5510 TO ELENA BURKE FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR AND 1006 2835 TO CITY VITAL FALLS. FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND 150 503 FOR I.T. PRODUCTIONS, INC, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS THE PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT. AND WE HAVE SOME COPIES OF THAT IF ANYBODY WANTS THOSE.
AN EAGLE RIDGE $75 TO EDELMAN BURKE AND $100 TO THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND JACKSON HALL.
$100 TO THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S OUR WE DON'T HAVE ANY OWNER PAYMENTS THIS MONTH, SO WE JUST HAVE THOSE EXPENSES. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FINANCE REPORT OR THE BUDGET? DO WE ALSO HAVE THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL REPORT THAT CASSIE HAS PREPARED FOR US FOR EACH EACH AREA? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINANCE REPORT? SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE
[4. ACTION ITEM: Tentatively Approve the Draft FY2026 Budget, Authorize Publication and Select the Public Hearing Date]
AGENDA. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN TO TENTATIVELY APPROVE THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET SO WE CAN AUTHORIZE PUBLICATION AND GET IT OUT IN THE NEWSPAPER SO WE CAN HAVE A HEARING DATE NEXT MONTH, IN AUGUST AND BE PREPARED TO SUBMIT IT TO THE COUNTY IN, IN SEPTEMBER. SO, CASSIE, DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER THAT WITH US? CASSIE, APPRECIATE YOU PULLING THIS TOGETHER FOR US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. YES. THANK YOU, BOARD FOR THAT. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DOCUMENTS. ONE IS THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WE KIND OF SHOW A COUPLE OF YEARS BASED ON EXPENDITURES AND ACTUALS, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR BUDGET WORKSHEET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE. ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO BE WORKING ON. SO FIRST, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO GO OVER THE BUDGET WORKSHEET, AND THEN WE CAN GO OVER THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. AS FAR AS ANY VARIANCES THAT WE'RE SEEING AND KIND OF WHY SOME VARIANCES MIGHT BE BIGGER THAN OTHERS. SO IF YOU CAN TURN TO YOUR BUDGET WORKSHEET, WE'LL JUST KIND OF GO LINE BY LINE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT REVENUES FIRST AND THEN WE'LL GO OVER EXPENDITURES. IT'S ON THE BACK. YEAH. WE'LL YES. YEP. THAT'S EXACTLY IT. WE'LL JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT. AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE NOW OR AT THE END WHATEVER HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO THAT. SO THE FIRST LINE KIND OF WANT TO TALK ABOUT WELL FIRST THINGS FIRST IS WE HAVE ADDED THE RIVERWALK AS WELL AS THE RIVERSIDE DISTRICTS TO OUR BUDGET WORKSHEET THIS YEAR. WE FELT LIKE THOSE WERE GOING TO BE DISTRICTS THAT HAD POTENTIAL OF BECOMING OFFICIAL THIS UPCOMING YEAR. SO WE ADDED THOSE TO THE BUDGET WORKSHEET THIS YEAR. AND THEN SO FOR PROPERTY TAXES, THIS ONE EVERY YEAR IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO BUDGET FOR JUST BECAUSE THAT THAT LEVY RATE IS UNKNOWN UNTIL SEPTEMBER. IT'S HARDER TO KIND OF GAUGE AN EXACT NUMBER AS TO HOW MANY PROPERTY TAXES WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE EACH YEAR. SO THIS YEAR, WHAT WE DID IS WE KIND OF LOOKED AT WHAT THIS PAST YEAR, KIND OF WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND KIND OF BUDGETED BASED ON THAT. AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE. BUT WE FELT THAT $1 MILLION FOR RIVER COMMONS, 60,000 FOR EAGLE RIDGE, AROUND 290,000 FOR JACKSON HOLE, 5000 FOR PANCARI EAST, TEN FOR ANDERSON BUSH AND 50 FOR STANLE. BOGUE WAS A REASONABLE NUMBER THAT WE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH FOR BUDGETING FOR THAT. BUT LIKE I SAID, THAT PROPERTY TAXES IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO CALCULATE AND TO BUDGET FOR, FOR URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICTS. SO WITH THAT,[00:05:09]
I ACTUALLY KIND OF WANT TO JUMP DOWN TO THE AVAILABLE CASH BALANCE. SO WE BASICALLY WHAT WE DID FOR THAT IS WE SAID, OKAY, WHERE ARE WE AT RIGHT NOW? WE'VE GOT HOW MANY MORE REMAINING MONTHS IN THE FISCAL YEAR. WE'VE STILL GOT OPA PAYMENTS THAT WE NEED TO ISSUE, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER EXPENDITURES THAT WE FORESEE HAPPENING IN THIS YEAR. AND THAT'S WHERE WE PROJECTED OUR AVAILABLE CASH BALANCE. SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE IN THOSE RESPECTIVE FUNDS AS WELL. AND THEN ALL WE DID FOR INTEREST INCOME IS WE TOOK 2% OF THE AVAILABLE CASH BALANCE FOR, FOR WHAT WE FELT LIKE WE WOULD RECEIVE ON INTEREST FOR THOSE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT REVENUES OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ASK OR DISCUSS WITH THAT? I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW MUCH HAS THE WHAT'S THE TAX LEVY BEEN DOING THE LAST COUPLE YEARS? IS IT FLUCTUATE THAT MUCH? SO I MEAN, I'LL TAKE FOR EXAMPLE, RIVER COMMONS. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PROPERTY TAXES AND WE'RE STILL CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO THIS, BUT WE'VE NOTICED THAT THE PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING DOWN FOR RIVER COMMONS, WHICH WAS A LITTLE BIT ODD TO ME. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT. BUT YEAH, AS FAR AS EACH YEAR IT YEAH IT JUST FLUCTUATES. SO IT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING JUST A LITTLE BIT THOUGH. YEAH. YEAH OKAY. I THINK PROBABLY MR. CASPER PROBABLY ADDS THAT A LITTLE BIT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. WHAT ARE WE SEEING.SO HERE'S THE THING. SO THE STATE REALLY SETS A CAP ON LIKE A 3% STATUTORY. AND SO IF THE CITY TAKES 3%, BUT IF IN THE LAST TWO YEARS PRIOR COMMERCIAL WENT DOWN OR STAYED FLAT AND RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL VALUES WENT HIGHER. SO THE WHOLE LEVY RATE DROPPED. SO THE COMMERCIAL, IF IT STAYED AT A FLAT LEVEL AND THE LEVY RATE DROPS, YOU'RE GOING TO COLLECT LESS FROM YOUR COMMERCIAL. AND BECAUSE HOUSING PRICES WENT UP, SO MUCH SO PEOPLE MIGHT SEE A MUCH BIGGER INCREASE IN THEIR PERSONAL HOME PROPERTY TAXES. BUT IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE VALUATION AS OPPOSED TO ANY OF THE POLICY THAT THAT THE CITY OR THE TAXING DISTRICT IS DOING. SO ANYWAY, THAT IS THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WHAT WE SAW WHEN COMMERCIAL STAYED FLAT OR DROPPED AND RESIDENTIAL VALUES WENT UP. NO, I UNDERSTAND I DEALT WITH IT. YEAH. SO YEAH.
YEAH. SO THAT IS THE LEVY RATE ITSELF. THE LEVY RATE CONTINUES TO JUST CONTINUES TO DROP TO DROP TO DROP BECAUSE THAT IS THE VALUE GOES UP. THE LEVY RATE JUST CONTINUES TO DROP AS A FUNCTION OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING. HOUSING PRICES. YES. YES. THANK YOU OKAY OKAY. ONE POINT ON THAT I WONDER EAGLE RIDGE AT 60,000, I WOULD I WOULD THINK THE TIMING OF THOSE APARTMENTS. I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, BUT THOSE APARTMENTS ARE NOW BEING OCCUPIED. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED MORE THIS YEAR. YEAH. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR WE DID TEND TO BUDGET A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSERVATIVELY, CONSERVATIVELY JUST BECAUSE. AND I'LL MOVE TO THIS MORE WHEN WE GO OVER TO LIKE THE OTHER WORKSHEET. WE FOUND THAT LAST YEAR WE BUDGETED WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT DIDN'T. AND SO IT WAS KIND OF IT MAY IT MAY SEEM A LITTLE BIT LOW, BUT WE KIND OF WANTED TO MORE ON THE CAUTION SIDE. SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REVENUE SIDE OR. OKAY, SO MOVING DOWN TO EXPENDITURES, PROFESSIONAL FEES, WE INCREASE RIVER COMMONS QUITE A BIT TO 100,000. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF UPCOMING POTENTIAL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE MAKING AS WELL AS WE DID RECEIVE INCREASES FOR VENDORS AND AN INCREASE FOR OUR DUES. SO WE FELT GOOD THAT BASED ON WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, THAT WE PROJECT INTO THE FUTURE, AS FAR AS WITH ALL OF THESE POTENTIAL UPCOMING DISTRICTS, THAT WE FELT THAT 100,000 WAS OKAY FOR THAT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE 15,000 FOR EAGLE RIDGE, JACKSON HOLE SITTING AT SEVEN AND PANCARI, ANDERSON, BUSH AND STANLEY ARE AT TWO. THOSE ONES, I THINK ANDERSON, BUSH AND STANLEY BOTH MIGHT PICK UP A LITTLE BIT NOW THAT THEY'RE STARTING TO NOW THAT THEY'VE BECOME THOSE OFFICIAL DISTRICTS, THE CITY ADMINISTRATION FEES, WE HAVE REALIGNED THE PERCENTAGES
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THAT WE ARE TAKING FOR THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE ADDED ANDERSON, BUSH AND STANLEY, BOTH AS OUR ONE OF OUR OFFICIAL DISTRICTS NOW. SO THE PERCENTAGES FOR THAT ARE BASED UPON WHAT WE HAVE PROJECTED THAT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE FOR PROPERTY TAXES. SO WE TOOK RIVER COMMONS AND WE ARE DOING A 70% PERCENTAGE FOR THAT EAGLE RIDGE. WE HAVE AT 5%, JACKSON HOLE AT 20%. PANCARI AND ANDERSON BUSH ARE BOTH AT 1%, AND STANLEY IS AT THREE. SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE HAVE REALIGNED THE PERCENTAGES NOW THAT WE WERE ADDING MORE DISTRICTS. SO FOR CITY ADMINISTRATION FEES, THAT'S HOW THAT WILL BE BROKEN OUT AS WELL AS THAT IS WHAT WE ALSO DID FOR AUDIT FEES AND INSURANCE. WE DID THOSE SAME PERCENTAGES BASED ON THAT TO ALLOCATE TO THE DISTRICT'S AUDIT FEES. I WILL SAY AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DID INCREASE THAT BUDGET BY, I BELIEVE 3000 FROM LAST YEAR. JUST BECAUSE FOR THIS YEAR WITH RUDD, THEY DO GO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER EACH YEAR, BUT NOT BY MUCH. SO I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A DISCUSSION AS WELL ABOUT POTENTIALLY LOOKING FOR A NEW AUDITOR FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE THAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THOSE NUMBERS FOR THIS YEAR FOR AUDIT FEES. INSURANCE IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY AS WELL. OFFICE DOS AND EXPENSES. THE OPA PAYMENTS, ALL WE REALLY DID TO BUDGET THOSE IS WE TOOK WHAT IS STATED IN THE OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS, AND MULTIPLY THAT PERCENTAGE BY WHAT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE IN PROPERTY TAXES. THE ONLY DISCLOSURE FOR THAT IS I BELIEVE ANDERSON BUSH AND STANLEY BOGUE ARE STILL IN A DRAFT VERSION FOR THE OWNER.PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS. BUT JUST TO BE MORE ON THE SAFER SIDE, I DID TAKE THOSE PERCENTAGES AS WELL AND CALCULATED THAT BASED ON PROPERTY TAXES, IN THE EVENT THAT IN THE COMING YEAR THOSE BECOME OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. AND I DON'T KNOW, MEGAN MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP PROVIDE MORE INSIGHT ON THAT AS TO WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, CAPITAL PROJECTS IS REALLY JUST THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO SPEND ON ANY FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE COMING YEAR. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. SO THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH RIVER COMMONS FOR THEIR WHAT I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LOT THAT THEY THEIR BONEYARD. WHERE WOULD THAT WHERE WOULD THAT COMMITMENT BE. I MEAN IN IN OUR FINANCIALS I'M JUST SURPRISED TO SEE YOU KNOW THERE'S THE AVAILABLE OF 2,000,300 CAPITAL PROJECTS OF 2,000,442. DOES THAT DOES THAT COME OUT OF THERE? I YOU KNOW, I JUST WAS WONDERING VERSUS THE OPA PAYMENTS AND SO THE, THE OPA PAYMENTS THAT WE DO PAY ARE COMING OUT OF THAT LINE. LIKE WHEN WE PUT IT IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S HOW WE PROJECT IT IN THAT LINE. BUT LIKE I SAID, PROPERTY TAXES FOR RIVER COMMONS THIS YEAR IS A MILLION. WE HAVE SEEN OPA PAYMENTS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, BUT THEY ARE GOING DOWN EVERY YEAR. SO I GUESS YOUR QUESTION IS, IS WHERE ARE THOSE COMMITMENTS COMING OUT OF? YES. WHERE WOULD I SEE? WE COMMITTED. WE COMMITTED TO PAY I THINK LIKE 3 MILLION SOMETHING. IT WAS TO HELP TWO, TWO AND A HALF I THINK OR TWO AND A ROCK TO MOVE THE ROCK. WE MADE THAT COMMITMENT. YES. I THOUGHT WE MADE THAT AS A WE MADE THAT CONTINGENT ON FUND AVAILABILITY. YES, YES YES, YES. AND THAT THAT ONE WOULD COME OUT OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS SO THAT FOUR, FOUR, TWO THAT'S WHAT I. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHY OKAY. SO THAT IS, IT'S THE IT IS THE COMMITTED EXPENSE. YES. NOT OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT THAT WAS SEPARATE FROM.
YEAH THE OPA PAYMENT OKAY. SO WHEN YOU SAY THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE CAN COMMIT TO, WE HAVE WE HAVE COMMITTED TO THAT PROJECT. RIGHT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMITTED THAT THAT EXCESS WHICH WAS GENERATED BY THEIR PROJECT. CORRECT. AND AS PART OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, WE COLLECT, YOU KNOW, WE TELL THE DEVELOPERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE WE CAN COMMIT 75% OF THEM, BUT WE NEED TO HOLD 25% BACK. THAT GIVES US A FLOAT TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THINGS IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN LIKE WITH WITH THESE GUYS, WE'VE BEEN HOLDING IT, BUT WE'VE BEEN HOLDING IT. WE HAVEN'T EXPENDED WITHOUT IT. WE DON'T SPEND IT WITHOUT THEIR APPROVAL EITHER, FOR SURE. AND THEN WHEN IT COMES ALONG, THEN WE'VE SAVED UP SOME OF THAT MONEY. THEN WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT, OKAY, WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO WITH IT NOW. SO THAT
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25% THAT WE WITHHOLD, LIKE DARREN'S LISTENING IS, YOU KNOW, WE DO TRY TO MAINTAIN THAT SO THAT IT CAN BE USED TO CONTINUE TO HELP THE PROJECT AS IT MOVES. AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S HELPING THEM SPUR THAT NEXT SET OF DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS MONEY THEN. RIGHT, EXACTLY.THEY WOULDN'T FEEL CONFIDENT TO INVEST THAT EXTRA BIT. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CAPITAL PROJECTS. WE KNOW THAT THAT ONE IS REALLY GONE. YEAH, YEAH YEAH WE'VE ALREADY MADE THAT. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE KIND OF JUST MET THE BUDGET OUT TO ZERO IN THE END, IS TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO HAVE THAT FULL DISCRETION. YEAH. OKAY. BASED ON WHAT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THANK YOU. SO THERE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES WE HAVE TO COVER. WE TRY TO SAVE THAT 25%, WHICH I SAVE IT FOR FUTURE AS MUCH AS WE CAN OKAY. SO THAT'S GOOD. YEAH. SO ONE OTHER POINT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE OUT REALLY QUICKLY IS ON THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING DOCUMENT, A COUPLE OF THE LINES THAT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE ARE SEEING THAT FLUCTUATION FROM THE BUDGET EXPENDITURES TO THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES. YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE OPA LINES, THE OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT LINES THAT FROM FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO FISCAL YEAR 2026, THERE IS THAT FLUCTUATION. IT IS GOING DOWN. YOU KNOW, LIKE LIKE I HAD SAID EARLIER IS THIS YEAR WE TENDED TO BUDGET MORE CONSERVATIVELY ON THAT NUMBER BASED ON KIND OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR AND WHAT WE PROJECT TO SEE. AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY VARIANCES I WANTED TO COVER IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF. THAT'S WHY THERE'S THOSE ARE INCREASING QUITE A BIT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. WE'RE INCREASING FOR JACKSON. ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR PUBLICATION. AND THE HEARING DATES INDICATED IN. CASS'S NOTICE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS BUDGET? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, CASSIE, FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT. YOU'LL GET IT PUBLISHED AND WE CAN STAY ON SCHEDULE. YEP. AND THAT DONE. OKAY. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS. APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER. YEAH. MEGAN, CAN YOU ADD COULD WE PLEASE CONFIRM THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? IT'S.
WHEN IS IT? AUGUST. AUGUST? YES, AUGUST. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY.
[5. ACTION ITEM: Approval of Task Order #11 Authorizing Brad Cramer to Prepare the Economic Feasibility Study for the Riverside Urban Renewal District]
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE TWO TASK ORDERS. TASK ORDER 11 AND TASK ORDER 12. MEGAN, YOU. LET'S SEE WHO'S BEST TO EXPLAIN. TASK ORDER 11, MEGAN OR MEGAN CAN DESCRIBE IT. THIS IS THE ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR BOTH THESE URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICTS WERE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON THE JULY 10TH MEETING. AND SO THIS IS JUST THE NEXT STEP. AND MOVING THIS TO JUST MOVING FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT, MEGAN. NO, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.COMMISSIONERS. MR. SANDER NO, THE THIS IS THE TYPICAL TASK ORDER FORM. THERE IS A PERSONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MR. KRAMER, AND WHEN A DIFFERENT SCOPES OF WORK COME UP RELATED TO THESE URBAN RENEWAL PLANS OR MEMORIALIZING A TASK ORDER. SO WITH THE DEANNEXATION ORDINANCE BEING CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE JULY 10TH MEETING, AS WELL AS THE ELIGIBILITY STUDY FOR THE RIVERSIDE PLAN, THE RIVER THE PROPOSED RIVERSIDE DISTRICT IS NOW READY TO TAKE ON THE NEXT STEPS, WHICH IN PART IS MR. KRAMER'S SCOPE OF WORK RELATED TO PREPARATION OF THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY. SO THIS IS WHAT WILL AUTHORIZE HIM TO COMMENCE THAT WORK. ALL RIGHT. AND AGAIN, RIVERSIDE IS THE NEW BALL VENTURES PROJECT EXTENDING SOUTH TOWARDS SUNNYSIDE ROAD. RIGHT. THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH. SINCE WE DECIDED TO NAME EVERYTHING RIVER RIVERSIDE IS BALL VENTURES SOUTH. OKAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OF TASK ORDER? THERE'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF MR. KRAMER'S WORK, HE'S ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING AT TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT THE BOUNDARIES OF THAT PROPOSED DISTRICT. I THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT WE RETAIN SOME OF THE CAR LOTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT. I THINK AS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE
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THOSE CONVERSATIONS. BUT WE MAY BE LOOKING AT SOME BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS, PERHAPS. OKAY. VERY GOOD. MEGAN, WOULD YOU MIND HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE HOW THOSE WORK IF WE'RE RELOOKING AT BOUNDARIES? YES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. COMMISSIONERS. SO THE ELIGIBILITY STUDY BOUNDARY, WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GET TO THE NEXT STEP OF PREPARING FOR THE REVENUE ALLOCATION AREA BOUNDARY, THAT BOUNDARY CAN BE SMALLER THAN THE ORIGINAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY. IT JUST CAN'T BE BIGGER. IF IT'S GOING TO BE BIGGER, WE WOULD HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH, SAY, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE ELIGIBILITY STUDY. BUT GOING SMALLER, IT DOES NOT PRESENT ANY PROCEDURAL ISSUES. I THINK THERE'S JUST A QUESTION, AS WE LOOK AT THE BASE VALUE OF THE DISTRICT AND WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER THE 20 YEAR LIFE, THAT MAY JUST BE AN AREA THAT. MAY NOT DEVELOP AS QUICKLY OR AND HAS QUITE A BIT OF VALUE. SO ANYWAY, IT'S JUST IT'S A TOPIC THAT WE MAY JUST WANT TO DISCUSS AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT IS BEING REVIEWED. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULDN'T AFFECT, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, WELL, WE JUST DID THE ELIGIBILITY STUDY AND THEN NOW HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BOUNDARY AGAIN. SO I JUST WAS WONDERING WHAT THAT PROCESS WOULD BE. SO THANK YOU. THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION RIGHT. WE TRY TO WE TEND TO DRAW THE ELIGIBILITY BROADER SO THAT WE CAN TAILOR IT MORE AT THE WHEN WE START DOING THE REVENUE ALLOCATION AREA TO GIVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD TASK. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TASK ORDER NUMBER 11. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THE NEXT ITEM IS TASK ORDER NUMBER 12[6. ACTION ITEM: Approval of Task Order #12 Authorizing Brad Cramer to Prepare the Economic Feasibility Study for the Riverwalk Urban Renewal District]
WHICH IS PREPARATION OF THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR RIVERWALK. NOW THIS IS THE WALK.RIVER WALK IS THE WALKERS RIGHT GOING TO GET THIS RIGHT? THE WALKERS ALONG THE ALONG THE CANAL AND ALONG THE GARDENS. AND THE NEW THE NEW HOTEL THAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO BUILD. SO RIVERWALK AND THIS IS SO THIS IS A PREPARATION OF THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY SO THAT BRAD CAN LOOK AT THE NUMBERS OF HOW WHAT PROPERTY TAX THE HOTEL WILL GENERATE AND WHETHER IT WILL GENERATE ENOUGH TO FINANCE SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE, LASTING OF THE ROCK AND ETC. FOR THAT. IS THAT RIGHT, MEGAN? THAT'S CORRECT, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TASK ORDER NUMBER 12? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TASK ORDER NUMBER 12. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY.
[7. DISCUSSION ITEM: Presentation by TOK regarding a Proposed New Urban Renewal District at Skyline Drive and Broadway]
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A DISCUSSION ITEM WITH DARREN AND MARK BOUCHARD HERE FROM THORN. OLIVER KELLER HERE IN IDAHO FALLS. AND I'VE MET WITH THEM ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS WITH WADE, AND THEY ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPMENT OF BROADWAY AND SKYLINE IN AN AREA THAT KIND OF LAGGED BEHIND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE GOT THE OWNERSHIP READY TO START DEALING WITH THIS PROPERTY. SO I INVITED THEM IN. WE'VE EXPLAINED THE PROCESS, AND THIS FIRST TIME IS TO PRESENT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT SO THAT WE CAN GET GOING. IF WE DECIDE TO DIRECT MEGAN TO PREPARE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO START MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. SO, DARREN, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT OR MARK, WHO'S WHO WANTS TO SPEAK? WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD, AND THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS DARREN PUETZ. I'M THE REGIONAL MANAGER FOR. OH THANK YOU THANK YOU. TECHNOLOGY LIMITED FOR TOC COMMERCIAL. AND AS LEE SAID, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE KINGSTON FAMILY FOR SOME TIME TO DEVELOP A DESIGN TO REDEVELOP THE CORPORATE SKYLINE AND BROADWAY. AND WE HAVE A MAP OF IT UP HERE IN CASE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. BUT I'M SURE THAT ALL OF YOU ARE. AND ANYWAY, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS OVER PROBABLY THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO WITH WADE AND LISA AND LEE ESPECIALLY, AND THEY'VE BEEN SUPER HELPFUL IN GUIDING US INTO THE RIGHT PROCESS. AND MOST RECENTLY, WE HAD A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS OF THE KINGSTON FAMILY WHO ARE HEADING UP THIS PROJECT, AND WE'RE INVITED TO COME DOWN AND KIND OF SHARE SOME OF THE IDEAS WITH THE[00:25:02]
COMMITTEE AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I BELIEVE WE BELIEVE THE KINGSTON FAMILY IS PREPARING TO PUT AN APPLICATION TOGETHER AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH WITH THE COMMITTEE AND SEE IF, IF YOU ALL FEEL LIKE IT'S A FIT FOR THE PROGRAM. THIS IS A SHOT FROM THE NORTH, FACING THE SOUTH OF THE CORNER. AND THIS IS A DESIGN THAT OUR FIRM PUT TOGETHER. IT'S A DESIGN ONLY, BUT IT'S JUST PUT OUT THERE TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON THE SITE. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS OF COURSE, INVOLVED. AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO INCORPORATE OR CONTINUE TO INCORPORATE THE CITY'S FEEDBACK AS WE DEVELOP THIS AND FIRM IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT IN MIND, WE HAVE A GAS STATION ON THE CORNER. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GAS STATION, YOU KNOW, USERS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN BEING THERE. AND IT'S THE SITE'S ALSO GOT SOME PADS SET UP FOR QUICK SERVE RESTAURANT USERS AND SOME STRIP CENTERS AND A BIGGER BUILDING IN THE BACK THAT WE BELIEVE WILL BE OCCUPIED BY A MID-SIZED BOX ANCHOR TENANT. OR PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, SOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS. AND OUR FIRM HAS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A FAIR AMOUNT OF INTEREST IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF IDAHO FALLS.THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OUT THERE. SO WE THINK THAT IN A LOT OF WAYS, THIS THIS WILL BRING SOME BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY TO DO THIS. CURRENTLY, THE SITE HAS GOT, AS YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF OLD BUILDINGS ON IT THAT WILL THAT WILL NEED TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REMOVED. THE SITE ALSO HAS A BIG HUMP IN THE LAND, AND WE HAVE YET TO DO A STUDY ON, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, DO ANY DRILLING OR ANALYSIS ON ON THAT. BUT WE'RE ABOUT 99% SURE THAT IT'S GOT A BIG LAVA VEIN THAT RUNS DOWN THE CENTER OF IT. SO IT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME FINANCIAL CHALLENGES IN IN GETTING THE SITE, GETTING UTILITIES INTO THE SITE AND THE SITE IN SHAPE WHERE IT CAN BE, CAN BE REDEVELOPED AND MEET THIS VISION. AND FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THEY HAVE THE LAND. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN WE START BREAKING DOWN THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS, WHICH, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, HAVE BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR ALL DEVELOPERS SINCE COVID, THEY'VE GOTTEN TO BE SO EXPENSIVE AND OUR MARKET LEASE RATES HAVE COME UP QUITE A BIT, BUT THEY HAVEN'T COME UP TO ACCOMMODATE THE GIANT JUMP THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS TOOK. AND SO WHEN WE ANALYZE THE SITE FINANCIALLY, WE TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SAY, WELL, WE THINK WE CAN MAKE WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
BUT THEN ALSO WE RUN INTO A COUPLE OF THESE, YOU KNOW, EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH IS THE LAVA, AND REMOVING SOME OF THE OLD BUILDINGS ON THE SITE AND STUFF. AND SO THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD WITH, WITH SOME OF SOME OF YOU IN THIS ROOM HAVE BEEN SUPER HELPFUL. AND.
THAT'S WHAT GIVE YOU KIND OF AN IDEA OF WHAT THE KINGSTON FAMILY HAS IN MIND FOR THIS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. AND I DON'T THINK WE REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT, EXCEPT THAT WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE IT TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SOME TIME NOW AND TO EXPECT US TO, YOU KNOW, COME IN WITH AN APPLICATION AND WE'D SURE LIKE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, FEEDBACK FROM ALL YOU GUYS AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS BECAUSE WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WANT TO GET IT RIGHT FOR THE COMMITTEE AND FOR THE CITY AND EVERYTHING AND HOPE TO MAKE THIS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE NICEST CORNERS IN ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. SO AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HAPPY TO DO THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ME? I THINK THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE, AND IT'S JUST CLARIFICATION, IS PROBABLY THAT THIS IS ALREADY ZONED FOR THE USE THAT YOU'D BE LOOKING AT, SO YOU WOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT A TOTAL REZONE OR ANYTHING. IT'S ALREADY OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, JUST BRINGING IT IN. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PRELIMINARY WORK NOW LEFT TO DO ON THAT. THAT'S CORRECT. THE ZONING, THE ZONING IS A FIT.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE CLEANED UP. CURRENTLY THERE'S LIKE I THINK THERE'S IS THERE NINE CURB CUTS AROUND THIS PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, WAY MORE THAN, THAN THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN. AND SO WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SHRINKING THE NUMBER OF THOSE AND DOING SOME TRADING BACK AND FORTH HERE AND THERE. SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE KIND OF HEADED DOWN THE PATH WHERE THE, YOU KNOW, THE ECONOMIC TEAM OR THE OR THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM WILL ALLOW, ALLOW US TO DO IT. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. I TAKE IT THAT DEMOLITION INCLUDES THE BANK BUILDING. YEAH. THE BANK BUILDING IS OLD AND OBSOLETE AND IT'S GOT ASBESTOS IN IT. SO IT REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO COME OUT. THE OTHER ONE IS THAT ONE RIGHT UP ON THE CORNER. YEAH. AND THAT ONE'S AN OLD ONE THAT THE KINGSTON FAMILY HAS LEASED OUT. AND THEY HAVE REVENUE COMING IN THERE. AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TEAR THAT DOWN. BUT WE REALLY TALKED THEM OUT OF, OF KEEPING THAT BECAUSE I THINK TO REDO THIS CORNER THE RIGHT WAY AND MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL, THEY SHOULD GET RID OF THAT AND START FROM SCRATCH. BUT YOU CAN
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UNDERSTAND THAT'S ANOTHER PLACE FINANCIALLY THAT'S HARD TO GET OVER. THEY'VE GOT AN EXISTING BUILDING THERE AND AN INCOME STREAM THAT'S COMING IN OFF OF IT. AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE HATE TO TEAR THOSE DOWN. AND SO ANYWAY, THE PROPERTY'S MADE UP OF WHAT IS IT, 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT PARCELS.FIVE PARCELS. AND SO OUR PROPOSAL WITH THE CITY WILL PROBABLY BE TO GO IN AND REPLAT THAT ONTO A SINGLE PARCEL AND CLEAN UP THE ACCESSES AND GET RID OF THE OLD BUILDINGS AND, AND PUT IN SOME, SOME NICE STUFF THAT WE THINK WOULD BENEFIT THE WEST SIDE OF IDAHO FALLS. SO HOW FAR SOUTH IS IT GOING TO GO THERE TO THOSE APARTMENTS RIGHT THERE, OR IS THAT. YEAH, IT GOES ALMOST RIGHT TO THOSE APARTMENTS. AND THEN IT JOGS DOWN A LITTLE BIT INTO THAT, INTO THAT NEXT OPEN AREA, AND IT LINES UP WITH THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT BY THE ARBY'S UP THERE TO THE NORTH. YEP. JUST ABOUT LIKE THAT. SO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK THIS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE ELIGIBILITY STUDY LIKE WE'VE TOLD THEM THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. WE'LL ASK THEM TO PAY SOME MONEY TO SO THAT WE CAN DO ELIGIBILITY STUDY. THIS IS I MEAN, I THINK I AGREE WITH THEIR IDEA THAT THIS IS A KEY CORNER FOR THE WEST SIDE, AND IT DOES NEED TO IF IT LOOKED BETTER, WE MIGHT ENCOURAGE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST SIDE AND MORE ECONOMIC INVESTMENT ALL OVER THERE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS CORNER LOOKS VERY ATTRACTIVE AND SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE READY TO DO THAT. THERE IS SOME THERE IS SOME BIG OBSTACLES. I MEAN, THE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TRYING TO GET FLAT. THAT PICTURE LOOKS FLAT AND IT'S NOT FLAT. SO IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE GEOTECH AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE BLASTED AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED TO GET IT TO A POINT WHERE IT CAN WORK.
MAYBE SOME RETAINING WALLS, WHO KNOWS. SO IT'S GOING TO DO SOME THINGS THAT NEED OUR HELP, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE AS GOOD A PROJECT IF WE DIDN'T HELP. SO THAT'S WHY I'M INTERESTED IN IT.
AND ALSO JUST BROADWAY IN THAT EXIT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT LOOKS GOOD AND THAT IT SUPPORTS ALL THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THAT AREA. MARK, DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? YEAH, JUST ONE THING, CHAIR, I AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO EMBRACE THE DESIGN CONCEPT THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED TO THE EXTENT BROADWAY BEING THE PRIMARY ARTERIAL GOING WEST, SKYLINE BEING A PRIMARY ARTERIAL ITSELF, THE ENTIRE DESIGN CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU DON'T SEE ANY CARS ON BROADWAY. THE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO BE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE CONSUMERS OF THE WEST SIDE CAN COME HERE AND VISIT AS MANY AS 20 SERVICES THAT THEY MAY NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN, WHETHER IT'S A DENTIST, A DOCTOR, GOING TO A RESTAURANT, AND THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT IS WALKABLE. SO THE PARKING IS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE SITE, SURROUNDED BY THE VARIOUS OUTLETS. CUSTOMERS CAN WALK. AND AT NO POINT IN TIME DO YOU SEE CARS VISIBLE ON BROADWAY, LIKE LIKE OLDER RETAIL CENTERS WHERE ALL THE PARKING IS ON THE FRONT AND RIGHT ON THE STREET, AND THEN YOU WALK TO THE BACK. THIS IS A MUCH DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE A CENTER CUT THAT WE'VE PROPOSED TO PLANNING AND ZONING. THAT'S IN THE CENTER OF THE PROJECT THAT COMES OFF BROADWAY. THEN WE HAVE THE EASEMENT ACCESS THAT ALLOWS US TO ACCESS IT FURTHER WEST NEAR ARBY'S. THAT'S SHOWN IN THIS DESIGN HERE, BUT IT'S REALLY THE KIND OF PROJECT THAT NOT ONLY SERVICES THE CONSTITUENTS OF THIS AREA EXTREMELY WELL, BUT ALSO CREATES A GREAT CURB APPEAL, IF YOU WILL, TO ALL OF THE CONSUMERS TRAVELING WEST ON BROADWAY. AND IT SHOULD BE A REALLY A GATEWAY KIND OF PROJECT PROJECT THAT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THAT CORRIDOR AND KIND OF SET THE STANDARD FOR WHAT NEW PROJECT SHOULD LOOK LIKE. SO I KNOW THE FAMILY IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. OUR TEAM HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON IT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ENGAGING IN THIS PROCESS AND SEEING HOW WE CAN PARTNER WITH THE CITY TO CREATE SOMETHING SPECIAL HERE. SO AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
MARK. ALL RIGHT. MEGAN, WHAT DO WE NEED TO WHAT DO WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON. DO WE NEED TO VOTE TO APPROVE YOU PREPARING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO CONSIDER NEXT MONTH? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO THIS IS NOT CONTEMPLATED AS AN ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IT'S JUST A DISCUSSION ITEM. BUT I THINK I CAN GO AHEAD AND BRING WORK ON AN MOU WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
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AND CAN BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD, HOPEFULLY BY THE AUGUST MEETING FOR THE BOARD CONSIDERATION AT THAT TIME. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU CAN DO THAT. YOU DON'T NEED OUR VOTE ON THAT. YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH PREPARING THAT. I CAN MOVE, MR. CHAIR. I BELIEVE I CAN I CAN MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THE BOARD CAN DECIDE IN AUGUST IF IT WANTS TO PROCEED OR NOT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO PLEASE DO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARK AND DARREN, WE'RE WE WANT TO HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT, THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT THAT WOULD IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. SO ONE THING TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE HAVE, WHEN WE'RE PREPARING THE AGENDA IS JUST SOMETIMES IF IT SAYS A DISCUSSION ITEM, SOMETIMES IT'S DIRECTION TO STAFF. THAT'S RIGHT. FINISHED AFTERWARDS SO THAT IT'S NOT AN ACTION THAT TAKES AN ACTUAL VOTE, BUT DIRECTION TO STAFF AS A, YOU KNOW. SO YES, WE HAD THE DISCUSSION, BUT THEN WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP, JUST JUST TO THINK THROUGH IT CAN JUST A LITTLE LANGUAGE THERE DISCUSSION ITEM AND THEN AT THE END. YEAH. AND DIRECTION TO STAFF. YEAH THAT'S GOOD. GOOD POINT. OKAY. ANYTHING UP WITH[8. DISCUSSION ITEM: RAI and Legislative Update]
RAY OR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE MEGAN. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. OUR EYE IS LOOKING TO SCHEDULE A STRATEGIC WORKSHOP OR MEETING WITH THE RA BOARD AND ANY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE TO LOOK FORWARD AT FY 26 AS TO WHAT MEMBERS WANT TO SEE OUT OF THE ORGANIZATION. AND, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY IF THERE'S EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, IF THERE'S INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE THE ORGANIZATION TO DIG IN ON A BIT MORE, IF THERE'S LEGISLATIVE CONCEPTS OR IDEAS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING IS ON THE TABLE. BUT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST OR THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. SO WE'RE ASKING MEMBERS TO WATCH FOR THAT. AND ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS OR[9. Next Meeting: August 21, 2025]
COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 21ST. WHEN WILL WE'LL NEED A QUORUM TO MAKE SURE WE CAN APPROVE THE BUDGET AND OR HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET. AND SO THAT WILL BE OUR NEXT MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.