cerc update cra process to date and plan development september18, 2014
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CERC UpdateCRA Process to Date and Plan Development
September18, 2014
Review progress to date on CRA Discuss approach to: – Public Outreach– RFP / site selections
Meeting Outcomes
CAC Process to Date
• Create a vibrant mixed use area
• Create an extraordinary pedestrian environment
Guiding Principles
• CAC-led scenario development process
• “Green connections” and “Central Park”
Design Concepts
• Used scenarios to• quantify costs and benefits.
Benefits and Costs Analysis
• Determine public engagement process• Site selection• RFP process?
CRAPlan
Decisions to Date
Governance Boundary Properties of Interest Approach to Condemnation
Boundary
Approach to Condemnation
Before the City uses condemnation for any property or building, it will:
1. Meet the statutory definition of health and safety blight
2. Have been vacant and economically unproductive for a period of five years or longer
Properties of Interest
Reliable Steel Former Health Department Property Former Thurston County Housing
Authority Capitol Center Griswald’s (4th Avenue)
What Does Intervention Look Like Going Forward?
Public Engagement
Shared Vision
Shared Priorities for Investment
Tools (Public, Private)
Public and Private Investment
What is the process for engaging the broader public and communicating work done so far?
How would an RFP process work? What sites are to be included in the
plan? When should the plan be drafted?
Questions to resolve
Portland Seattle Boise
Eugene