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Home My WebLink About2021-03-08 URA Minutes Ai,, ,,, Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY 7:00 P.M. Monday,March 8,2021 REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ROLL CALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS PUBLIC COMMENTS (Members of the public may address items of concern not listed on the agenda.) CONSENT CALENDAR [All Consent Calendar items are considered action items] 1) Approve minutes from the Urban Renewal Agency Regularly Scheduled Meeting held on February 8, 2021; 2) Approve Resolution authorizing the acceptance of the Service Agreement with Six Mile Engineering, PA in the amount of$58,900.00 to develop a design for frontage improvements along Brother's Park located at Indiana and Ustick Road; 3) Approve Resolution authorizing execution of the"No Fault Certificates"for the URA Bonds: Series 2012 (Canyon County Administrative Building Project), Series 2016 (Caldwell School District No. 132 Improvements Project), and Series 2018 (Indian Creek Plaza Project); 4) Approve Resolution authorizing the execution to the First Amendment to Disposition and Development Agreement with Mike Mussell regarding property located at 306 South Kimball. OLD BUSINESS 1) ACTION ITEM: Consider approval of design elements, construction schedule, and budgetary plan from DeChase Development for the Creekside Redevelopment Project located at 7th&Main Street in downtown Caldwell. 2) Economic Development Activity Report from Steve Fultz(February 2021). 3) Economic Development Activity Report from Steven Jenkins(February 2021). NEW BUSINESS 1) ACTION ITEM: Presentation by the URA Treasurer concerning the FY-2021 Caldwell East Urban Renewal Agency Audit and consider its acceptance. 2) ACTION ITEM: Public Hearing concerning the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency Annual Activities Report for Calendar Year 2020. 3) ACTION ITEM: Consider Resolution accepting the Annual Activities Report for Calendar Year 2020 of the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency. 4) ACTION ITEM: Consider the Request for Proposal submittals for property located at Kimball/Arthur in Downtown Caldwell. 5) ACTION ITEM: Consider invoices for payment from the URA Treasurer: VENDOR AMOUNT DESCRIPTION City of Caldwell—Economic $18,000.00 March: Economic Development Development Contribution Hamilton, Michaelson&Hilty $6,500.00 February: Attorney Services Price Pump $23,750.00 BIG Payment#4—Oct-Dec Capital Distributing $25,000.00 BIG Payment#4- Oct-Dec Caldwell Municipal Irrigation $817.58 2021 Irrigation Assessments District Canyon County Auditor $12,860.19 Canyon County Fair Expo Site Improvements ICRMP $5,000.00 Insurance Premium for FY-2021 TOTAL' $91,996.77 6) Treasurer Report: a. ACTION ITEM: Approve Monthly Cash Reconciliation Reports. 7) Attorney Report: a. Update Report: Revised Caldwell North Renewal Area Project b. Update Report: Cleveland Event Center & Wellco Property (Kimball & Blaine) 8) Chairman Report 9) Commissioner Reports 10)Motion to adjourn Date of the next Regularly Scheduled Urban Renewal A2encv Meeting: Monday—April 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room- Caldwell Police Station at 110 South Fifth Avenue. Any person needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should contact the Secretary to the Urban Renewal Agency at 411 Blaine Street or call#455-4656 prior to the meeting. The entire agenda packet may be viewed on the City of Caldwell's website: https://www.cityofcaldwell.org/your-government/cit_y-commissions-and- boards/urban-renewal-agency Cualquier persona que necesita arreglos especiales para participar en la reunion debe comunicarse con el Secretario de la Ciudad en 411 Blaine Street o llame al#455 a 4656 antes de la reunion. Live Stream V iewinj: Members of the public are encouraged to view the meeting via the live stream option at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCci7S1AOUJNK6asXxxugLGA CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY MINUTES 7:00 P.M. Monday,March 8,2021 (ROLL CALL) The regularly scheduled meeting of the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency convened at 7:00 p.m. in the Caldwell Police Department Community Room with Chairman Hopper presiding. The secretary called the roll. Present: Commissioner Hopper, Commissioner Porter, Commissioner Warwick, and Commissioner Wagoner. Absent: Commissioner Allgood and Commissioner Ramirez. (CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION) None. (SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS) None. (PUBLIC COMMENTS) None. CONSENT CALENDAR[All Consent Calendar items are considered action items] 1) Approve minutes from the Urban Renewal Agency Regularly Scheduled Meeting held on February 8,2021; 2) Approve Resolution No. 2021-09 authorizing the acceptance of the Service Agreement with Six Mile Engineering,PA in the amount of$58,900.00 to develop a design for frontage improvements along Brother's Park located at Indiana and Ustick Road; 3) Approve Resolution No. 2021-10 authorizing execution of the"No Fault Certificates"for the URA Bonds: Series 2012 (Canyon County Administrative Building Project), Series 2016(Caldwell School District No. 132 Improvements Project),and Series 2018(Indian Creek Plaza Project); 4) Approve Resolution No. 2021-11 authorizing the execution to the First Amendment to Disposition and Development Agreement with Mike Mussell regarding property located at 306 South Kimball. MOVED by Porter,SECONDED by Wagoner to approve the Consent Calendar as printed. Roll call vote:Those voting yes:Porter,Warwick,Wagoner,and Hopper. Those voting no:none. Absent and/or not voting:Allgood and Ramirez. MOTION CARRIED OLD BUSINESS (ACTION ITEM: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DESIGN ELEMENTS,CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, AND BUDGETARY PLAN FROM DECHASE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CREEKSIDE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATED AT 7TH&MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN CALDWELL) Dean Pape of deChase Development outlined the proposed design,construction schedule and budget concerning the Creekside Redevelopment Project. He emphasized that the project would begin in 2021 and the budget and project are viable. The finalized design elements,construction schedule and budgetary plan have been provided to the Urban Renewal Agency Attorney, Mark Hilty. Such documents will be included with the development agreement, which will be considered by the Urban Renewal Commissioners at the next Regularly Scheduled Urban to be held on April 12,2021. Commissioner Wagoner asked if task goals and incentives associated with the schedule would be built into the development agreement. Mr. Pape emphasized that there is no "stick" in place concerning the time schedule; however, construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the year. Discussion followed concerning Mr. Pape providing all documentation to Mr.Hilty for ease of review by the commissioners. Page 1 of 6 Mark Hilty, Agency Attorney, reported that City staff have reviewed the project in detail and have determined that the project and budget are viable. A draft development agreement would be brought back to the URA Commissioners for their consideration at the next regularly scheduled meeting on April 12,2021. Mr. Hilty stated that the DDA would have tonight's exhibits attached within the April 12th agenda packet. He recommended that the URA commissioners contact him to review of the documents at his office. Mayor Nancolas expressed his appreciation to Mr. Pape and his development team for their dedication and flexibility concerning the project's design,timing schedule,and budget. City staff is comfortable with tonight's proposal. MOVED by Warwick, SECONDED by Porter to accept the documents as presented and instruct staff to move forward witn finalization of the development agreement for review at the next Regularly Scheduled Urban Renewal Agency Meeting to be held on April 12,2021. MOTION CARRIED (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FROM STEVE FULTZ[FEBRUARY 20211) North Ranch...Continue working with developers considering a mixed-use site(commercial and industrial) in the current UR district. Several industrial leads considering site Wolff Development...working with this group on Challenger Way in filling the new building at the site and supporting the construction of a second building at the site. Considering acquisition of additional sites in Caldwell for M-1 development within the UR District. Continue working with Wolff Development on airport land lease(non-aviation)on Challenger Way Site visit with international business...considering site adjacent to Urban Renewal District with significant investment and job creation. Also considering site on Highway 20/26 west of I-84 exit 26 Working with Steven Jenkins and a host of others on upcoming site visit from a large food/beverage company considering sites in and around the UR district Project Living...new project from local development group interested in multi-use development in the downtown area Working with development group on potential commercial/residential development in downtown. Considering several sites in the downtown area(Project Simon) Continue working with Freehold Development representatives on marketing final lots in the Sky Ranch development(east side of Smeed Parkway). All their remaining lots are now under contract. Working with developer considering acquisition of large parcel in Caldwell for potential industrial development. Developer currently owns property in the UR district(for commercial/industrial). The new site considered is outside of existing UR District,thus has potential for new allocation area designation Continued work with Project White on former URA property on Smeed Parkway. Worked with potential Tap Room establishment considering downtown sites for business location Project Rec...considering sites around Caldwell, including URA sites for multi-purpose recreation facility Continue working with TVCC and others on the development of an aircraft maintenance facility to be located in Caldwell/Caldwell Industrial Airport Working with commercial realtor from Boise on light industrial user needing additional space...considering site in East Caldwell(Project Mill) Continu working with Eisenberg and their broker on the development of their lot at Smeed and Highway 20/26...potential 135,000 sq ft building Page 2 of 6 Working with Developer/Contractor from Oregon on identifying sites for future commercial/industrial development in East Caldwell and downtown. Business retention visit to Fresca Mexican Foods and others, including Idaho Labor,to assist in addressing the workforce shortage issues. (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FROM STEVEN JENKINS [FEBRUARY 2021 j) Project Craft...Working with a locally owned and operated brewing company that has an interest in downtown Caldwell.They will be focusing on a brewery concept with light food options.They are hoping to locate in Caldwell by the fall or winter season. Project Imagine..Lead from the Dept. of Commerce...Submitted the Bicandi property for this large food processing project.They visited the site last week and are following-up with additional questions. Project Custom..Lead from BVEP.They are looking at a distribution/warehousing location in the Sky Ranch area. Project Raven...Lead from Dept.of Commerce.Submitted the North Ranch site for this large manufacturing project. Project Rollout...Lead from BVEP..Submitted the North Ranch site for this manufacturing project. Project Emerald...Lead from the Dept. of Commerce..large beverage manufacturer is looking for acreage in our area.They will be visiting Caldwell this month and are considering two sites. Working with a tap room out of Oregon that is looking to locate in Downtown Caldwell.They are considering two locations on the plaza for their future operation. Project Sign...working with a local title company to find land to build a new location in the area.This group is currently operating out of multiple locations in the Treasure Valley and wants to expand their services in our area.They are considering North Ranch and some smaller parcels near 21st and Chicago. Working on the RFP for the Bennet Machine/Contreras properties.Currently finalizing details and will have this document available for review in the coming days. Public art...met with a contractor out of Boise to discuss Caldwell's public art program.Jerome Mapp and I are working out the details for our vision for public art in Caldwell. Considering an RFP process for art projects in the interim. Project Pellet...Retail group that would like a 15-20 acre site for a retail/warehousing operation.They would like to construct an 80-100,000 sf facility.They are working closely with North Ranch on opportunities to locate that area. Project Olive...Continuing to work with a small retail shop from the Boise area is looking for a location downtown.They are interested in opening their second location in Caldwell as soon as possible. Commissioner Wagoner reported there are two bills currently being considered within the legislature regarding public art. Mr.Jenkins stated that he would research this matter. NEW BUSINESS: (ACTION ITEM: PRESENTATION BY THE URA TREASURER CONCERNING THE FY-2021 CALDWELL EAST URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY AUDIT AND CONSIDER ITS ACCEPTANCE) Carol Mitchell, URA Treasurer at 411 Blaine Street, outlined the contents of the URA Audit, which was conducted by Eide Bailly LLP. Chairman Hopper expressed appreciation to Ms. Mitchell and her staff in preparing the documents for the audit, noting there is were no findings associated with the audit report for the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency. Page 3 of 6 MOVED by Wagoner, SECONDED by Porter to accept the URA Financial Audit for the period ending September 30,2020 as presented by URA Treasurer Carol Mitchell. MOTION CARRIED (ACTION ITEM: PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY ANNUAL ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2020) Chairman Hopper declared the public hearing open. Carol Mitchell,URA Treasurer at 411 Blaine Street,provided the staff report. She noted that City Council accepted the report at their meeting held on February 16,2021 and recommended it to move forward to the Urban Renewal Agency for a public hearing. She referenced the activity report and the financial report as provided in Resolution No.2021-12. Chairman Hopper noted that no one signed to speak at the public hearing. MOVED by Wagoner,SECONDED by Warwick to close the public hearing. MOTION CARRIED (ACTION ITEM: CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2021-12 ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2020 OF THE CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY) Chairman Hopper read the resolution by title only: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2020 OF THE CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY. MOVED by Porter,SECONDED by Warwick to approve Resolution No.2021-12 as printed. Roll call vote: Those voting yes:Porter,Warwick, Wagoner,and Hopper. Those voting no:none. Absent and/or not voting:Allgood and Ramirez. MOTION CARRIED (ACTION ITEM: CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT KIMBALL/ARTHUR IN DOWNTOWN CALDWELL) Steve Jenkins, Caldwell Economic Development Specialist at 411 Blaine Street presented the staff report. He noted that two proposals were received: 1)Tara Bruner of Oliver&Vyne,2)Caldwell Legacy Group. Mr.Jenkins provided a brief summary of the proposals and recommended that the documents be forwarded to the City Development Team for further review and recommendation back to the URA Commissioners. Commissioner Wagoner asked if Mr.Jenkins could provide a professional perspective regarding residential units in the downtown versus additional retail units. Mr. Jenkins replied that he would conduct needed research of this topic and provide a report to the commissioners. MOVED by Porter,SECONDED by Warwick that the proposals be reviewed by City staff and their findings and recommendation be brought back to the URA commissioners as well as interviews be coordinated as needed at the next Regularly Scheduled Urban Renewal Agency meeting to be held on April 12,2021. MOTION CARRIED (ACTION ITEM: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE INVOICES FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED BY THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY TREASURER) Carol Mitchell,Agency Treasurer presented outstanding invoices for payment approval. VENDOR AMOUNT DESCRIPTION City of Caldwell—Economic Development $18,000.00 March: Economic Development Page 4 of 6 Contribution Hamilton,Michaelson&Hilty $6,500.00 February: Attorney Fee Price Pump $23,750.00 BIG Payment#4—Oct/Dec Capital Distributing $25,000.00 BIG Payment#4—Oct/Dec Caldwell Municipal Irrigation District $817.58 2021 Irrigation Assessments Canyon County Auditor $12,860.19 Canyon County Fair Expo Site Improvements ICRMP $5,000.00 Insurance Premium for FY-2021 TOTAL $91,996.77 MOVED by Warwick,SECONDED by Porter to approve the invoices for payment as presented. MOTION CARRIED ACTION ITEM: TREASURER'S REPORT) MONTHLY CASH RECONCILIATION REPORTS; Carol Mitchell, URA Treasurer at 411 Blaine Street, presented the Monthly Cash Reconciliation Report and recommended its approval: Banner Bank TOTAL $13,546,196.46 LGIP $ 116,473.24 Banner Bank,CD $ 250,380.49 Banner Bank Operating Account $13,179,342.73 Restricted TOTAL $13,179,342.73 Restricted—Other Tax Districts $ 8,135,042.87 Restricted—Caldwell $ 3,449,811.89 Restricted—URA TVCC $ 736,763.11 Restricted—URA Job Creation $ 857,724.86 MOVED by Porter,SECONDED by Warwick to approve the cash reconciliation report as presented. MOTION CARRIED (ATTORNEY'S REPORT) Update Report—Revised Caldwell North Renewal Area Project: Mr. Hilty reported that staff has continued to review the proposed new re-allocation district. There have been many challenges in order to forecast the findings needed for the feasibility study involving utilities being brought to the site and business partnerships. lipdate Report: Cleveland Event Center& Wellco Property (Kimball& Blaine): Mr. Hilty reported that the property transaction for 711 Cleveland Boulevard would close tomorrow, March 9,2021,with Pioneer Title. Rick Wells has been working on the mandatory reports for the abutting property's environmental clean- up project. Environmental submittals were provided to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)by Mr. Wells. The response from DEQ is pending. (CHAIRMAN'S REPORT) None. (COMMISSIONER REPORTS) None. (ADJOURNMENT) MOVED by Porter,SECONDED by Warwick to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. Page 5 of 6 MOTION CARRIED Approved as w ' •n this 1th day of April,2021. /its/ �amiP%//2:0. ATTE . V 0 mis''oner Hoppertp.. Debbie Geyer, URA Sec c3•ry ommissionerr P. k.-R-OC-6:— If Co Iy issioner Warwick �� *##$$.41957:44, %. ,��,, :. 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