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AGENDA ITEM SUMMh..~~Y
SPRINGFIELD
CITY COUNCIL
ITEM TITLE
ACTION
REQUESTED
ISSUE
STATEMENT
ATTACHMENTS
DlSCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT.
DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PROGRESS REPORT
No actIon requested The DRAFT Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and Plan Report have
been released and are avaIlable for publrc reVIew Staff WIJl bnefthe Councrl on the
scheduled revIew process for these documents and hlghhght key Issues for Council
conSIderation
On July 23'., Council approved a ballot tItle and descrrpl10n for the November 6 ballot that
would authorrze the CouncIl to allocate taJ,es to a downtown urban renewal dlstnct
Councrl directed staff to develop the 1I1111al draft ofthe urban renewal plan and report based
on a boundary that would e:\.lend east to 23'd street along the Malll Street/South A corndor
The DRAFT Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and Plan Report prOVide the lllforlnatlon and
analYSIS reqUIred by ORS 457 to estdbhsh an urban renewal dlstrrct The DRAFT plan
seeks to balance the cost of potential projects that are enVISIOned for the urban renewal
dlstrrct WIth the potentIal revenues that would be generated to pay fOI those projects over
the hfe of the renewal dlstrrct
Attachment I DRAFT Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and Report
Attachment 2 ReView of the Urban Renewal Plan Key Dates and Events
Attachment 3 Project Costs and the DUlatlon of the Dtstrrct OptIOns for ConSIderatIOn
Attachment 4 CItIzen Involvement Plan as aoproved by the Plannll1g CommISSIOn
Staff IS workll1g on varrous tasks that must be completed to establrsh an urban renewal
dlstnct for downtown Sprrngfield Attachment 2 summarrzes mIlestones and key events
related to the pubhc presentatlonldlscusslon of DRAFT Downtown Urban Renewal Plan
and Its fomlal reVIew by the Plannmg CommiSSIOn and CounCil, as reqUIred by state law
A "town hall" event klckmg off the publIC diSCUSSIOn oflenewal dlstrrct formation was held
on August 7''' and was well attended An addIl10nal town hall event IS scheduled for
September 20 That meetll1g has been ddvertlsed as an event open to the general publrc but
a marled notice of the event was also sent to reSIdents and property owners wlthll1 the
DRAFT plan's renewal dlstrrct boundarv Staff has also scheduled presentatIOns to
communrty organrzatlons such as the Chamber of Commerce and CIV'C groups AddItIOnal
medIa releaseslevents are planned
PresentatIons and dISCUSSIOn WIth the elected offiCIals for affected taJI.!ng bodle, lllcludll1g
Lane County, School Dlstrrct 19, Lane ESD, WIlIamalane and Lane Communrty College
are also bell1g scheduled These agenCIes have been contacted at the staff level dnd Lane
County and Willamdlane have already submItted comments
Attachment 3 mcludes tables showll1g UI ban renewal project costs and antICIpated I evenues
that would aCCI ue to the dIStIlCt from mcreased ploperty values and new development over
the duratIOn of the DRAFT plan These tables ale based on the work of ChaIles Kupper, a
consultant hIred to complete the complex calculatIons related to prOjectIOns of cost,
lI1tlatlon of costs and the reasonable eSl1mate of new development/redevelopment 1I1 the
d,strrct The tables compare three dIfferent levels of project cost and the projected dlstnct
duratIon reqUIred to pay for the projects Please keep lI1mll1d that these computatIOns are
largely a plannrng e"erclse UltImately SEDA selects the projects and would not
appropnate funds to proceed If a project could not be supported by tangIble revenues Staff
WIll seek drrectlon on final figures and tIme frames for the dlstrrct when the DRAFT plan
and report are brought before the CouncrI for formal approvalll1 November
Attachment 4 IS the C,l1zen Involvement Plan that was reVIewed and approved by the
Plannrnl? CommISSIOn m ItS role as the COmITIlttee for CitIzen Involvement
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Downtown Urban
Renewal Plan
Part One:
RENEW AL PLAN
September 15, 2007
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Downtown Urban Renewal Plan
Table of Contents
100. The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan 3
200. Cihzen ParticIpatIOn 4
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300 RelatIOnship to Local Objectives 6
400. Proposed Land Uses 11
500. OutlIne of Development 13
600. DescriptIOn of Projects to be Undertaken 14
700. Property AcqUIsitIOn Procedures 19
800. Property DisposItion and Redevelopers' Obligations 20
900. Amendments to the Urban Renewal Plan 21
1000. MaXImum Indebtedness 22
1100. Fmancmg Methods 23
1200. RelocatIOn 23
1300. DefinItIOns 23
ExhIbIt 1 -Boundary Map and Legal DescriptIOn 26
ExhibIt 2 -Zoning Map and Plan DIagram 28
Appendix 1 30
Appendix 2 34
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100. THE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
A General
The pnmary goal of this Downtown Urban Renewal Plan tS to assIst m the revltahzatlOn
of bus mess and elllnmatlOn ofbhght m the downtown area Urban renewal IS Ideal for
the encouragement of the type of high quahty, commercIal, mdustnal, residentIal and
mixed use development that IS vital to the economic growth of the City ofSpnngfield
This cannot readily be done without pubhc mvolvement due to multIple ownershIps, high
land pnces, and a mix of uses that are not conducive to development The Downtown
Urban Renewal Plan mcludes proJects, actIvItIes, and actIons that treat the causes of the
bhght and detenoratlOn m the Downtown Urban Renewal Area
The Spnngfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA), wtll aet as the Urban Renewal
Agency to admmlster the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan SEDA IS compnsed of
mdlVlduals servmg as mayor and members of the Spnngfield City CouncIl, along wIth
two representatIves from the Lane County Board of County CommIssioners SEDA
currently admlmsters the Glenwood Urban Renewal Plan
The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan consists of Part One - Text and Part Two-
Exhibits Thts Plan has been prepared pursuant to Oregon RevIsed Statutes (ORS)
Chapter 457, the Oregon ConstItutIOn, and all apphcable laws and ordmances of the State
of Oregon and the City ofSpnngfield respectIvely All such applIcable laws and
ordmances are made part of thiS Plan, whether expressly referred to m the text or not
The Downtown Urban Renewal Area IS a smgle geographic area WIth a smgle contmuous
boundary wlthm which a vanety of activItIes and projects are contemplated m order to
elImmate blIght and the causes of blIght The Plan's actlVltles and projects are mtended
to create an envlromnent condUCIve to pnvate sector may development of uses
compatIble WIth the purposes of this Plan
The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan was approved by the City Counctl of the City of
Spnngfield on _, 2007 by Ordmance No and adopted by the Spnngtield
Economic Development Agency Board on , 2007
B The Renewal Plan Area Boundary
The boundary of the renewal area IS shown m (Map) Exhibit I - Page I, attached to thIS
plan A legal descnptlOn of the project boundary IS shown m Exhibit 1 - Page 2, attached
to thiS Plan
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200. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
ThiS Urban Renewal Plan was developed under the gmdance of the Spnngfield City
Counctl In June 2007, the Committee for Citizen Involvement approved a participatIOn
plan that mcluded public drop-lI1 meehngs, direct maIl commUI1lCatlOns, media articles
and other methods of engagmg the general public and cihzens wlthll1 the renewal dlstnct
Staff conducted two broadly advertised pubhc meetll1gs, lI1Vltll1g the general pubhc to
diSCUSS urban renewal concepts, and the elements of the draft renewal plan All meetmgs
were open to the pubhc for discussIOn and comment Press releases and news stones
about the public meetll1gs and plan development contnbuted to public awareness and
public lI1volvement
In forrnulatmg the plan, City and SEDA staff drew from the findll1gs and
recommendatIOns of three recent pubhc planl1lng efforts the Spnngfield StatIOn Specific
Area Plan (2002), the AlA Downtown Charrette 2006, and the updated Downtown
Refinement Plan (2005) These planl1lng actlvltteS themselves m'cluded a high level of
public partiCtpatlOn m the assessment of downtown needs and m the formulatIOn of
recommended solutIOns
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Publlc pm tlupatlOlt ~VU.'l a J..ev element lIT pI epannf{ the Downto~"n V, ban Rene'Wal Plan
Staff presented bnetings to the Spnngfield Chamber of Commerce, Spnngfield Rotary
and other commul1lty, busll1ess, and service orgal1lzatJons Statt also responded to
numerous mdlVldual public lI1qumes about the proposed plan and distnct boundanes that
were spurred by medta articles and advertisements about the public meetmgs
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Early 111 the fonnatIon of the Plan, the govem1l1g bodIes for the Spnngfield School
Dlstnct 19, the Spnngfield UtIltty Board and the WIllamalane Park and RecreatlOn
DIstnct were bnefed on the proposed Downtown Urban Renewal DIstnct The elected
offiuals compns1l1g these entItIes were encouraged to gIve theIr comments and suggested
project Ideas WIllamalane submItted conceptual projects that were added to the draft
project Itst for the urban renewal dlstnct
Formal revIew of the
Downtown Urban Renewal
Plan was condueted by the
Spnngfield Plann1l1g
CommIssIon 111 advance of
heanngs by the CIty Council
A pubhc heanng on the Plan
was held by the Spnngfield
Planmng CommIssIon on _.'
2007 The Planmng
Commlsston voted, XX yes's
and XX no's, to recommend
that the Spnngfield CIty
Council approve the
Downtown Urban Renewal
Plan at the conclu,lOn of that
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on the draft Downtown Urbdn Renewal Dlstnct Plan at a publtc heanng at the
Spnngfield CIty Hdll on ,2007 at 7 00 p m The Spnngfield CIty Counctl held the
publtc heanng, recetved testImony about the draft Plan from the general publtc along
wIth comments from affected tax1I1g dIStnCts Later, on , 2007 after
consIdenng the publIC testImony about the draft Plan and specIfically consldenng the
comments from affected dlstncts, the CIty CouncIl adopted the draft Plan by non-
emergency ord1l1ance
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300. RELATIONSHIP TO LOCAL PLANS AND OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this Urban Renewal Plan IS to elnmnate bhghtmg mfluences found m the
urban renewl area, to further goals and objectives outImed m the Eugene-Spnngfield
Metropohtan Area General Plan (Metro Plan), and the Downtown Refinement Plan and
to Implement development strategies and objectives for the Downtown Urban Renewal
Area The Spnngfield StatIOn SpecIfic Area Plan (2005), AlA Downtown Charrette
(2006) and Spnngfield Tomorrow plannmg efforts also contnbuted to the assessment of
downtown needs and to a statement of goals, objectIves and actIvItIes for revltahzmg the
downtown The Urban Renewal Plan IS consIstent With Metro Plan and the Downtown
Refinement Plan and nnplements the goals and objectIves oIJthned below
Restol mg and en/wncmg the 1m/one !vldb ace would create an attracllve amemn fOl down/own
301 DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL GOALS
The eight goals of the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan are not newly discovered or
ul1lque to Spnngtield They are denved from prevIOus planl1lng efforts and adopted
plannmg polIcy documents mcludmg the Downtown Refinement Plan, and the Metro
Plan WIth ItS assoctated functIOnal plans As broad categones of mtent, the Downtown
Urban Renewal Goals are lIsted below
A Promote PubliC and Pnvate Improvement
B Rehabthtate BUlldmg Stock
C Improve Streets, Streetscapes, Parks and Open Spaces
o Make UtIhty Improvements
E Construct or RehabIlitate Parkmg FacIlitIes
F Construct or Rehablhtate Pubhc Faclhtles
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G Improve and Expand Housmg Opportumttes
H Improve Pubhc Slgnage and Make Gateway Improvements to the Downtown
Each of these goals IS further defined m AppendIx 1 of thIS document AchIevmg these
goals tS the ObjectIve of the combmed projects hsted m Sectton 600
The eIght goals embody the spmt, optImIsm and commItment downtown property
owners, busmesses, commumty orgamzatIOns, and the general pubhc They estabhsh a
posIttve VISion for downtown Spnngfield These goals are dehberately achIevable and
mtended to recogmze the value of endunng publIc-pnvate partnershIps They are also
mtended to encompass the goals and reflect the VISIOn of the Downtown Refinement
Plan
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Alt1aCflve lede\-e/opment that plOvules off-!!J!leer pmkmg .",ould benefIt du~ntown rIllS cr03j-jeGtlOJ1
dUlglam sho'IAS ml'red-u:.e development Vt.llh pWAlIlg located m ,m off-Sf} eel cow! ",llh allev access
The Do'.'.ntown Refinement Plan's goals are lIsted below
Create a Pede~trlUn and Tran~lt Friendly Downtown Develop a settmg that IS
conducIve to walkmg, bIcyclIng and tranSIt whIle provIdmg accessIblhty to regIOnal
automobIle and freIght networks PrOVIde safe and walkable streets
Pre~erve the Past Enhance the downtown s future character by preservmg the best of ItS
past Promote appropnate m-fill construction and hIstone preservatton of the eXIstmg
buIldmgs
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Reconnectmg dm1-nto~n to the Wtllamette Rner IS all Important goal (01 doanlown ledevelopment
Reconnect to Key Natural Re~ource Features Connect the downtown wtth the MIllrace
and Island Park, and provIde opportunlue~ for appropnate downtown uses adjacent to
these areas
Alive After F,ve Encourage evemng acuvlty 111 the downtown WIth d1l1111g, cultural and
entertainment opportuml1es for all ages Increa,e housll1g development 111 the downtown
to generate the 18 to 24-hour city
ReVltalt:e the Downtown with lVew U,e\ Create new opportUl1Itles for office,
commercldl, resldenl1al, CIVIC, and mixed uses Encourage hIgh-densIty uses that are
transtt-onented and located wlthll1 a short walk from Spnngfield StatIOn
Emure Adequate Parklllg ProvIde parkll1g thdt supports a VItal downtown
Ci eate CiVIC Gatherlllg Places Create !,'feat public spaces, both large and small
ConsIder creal10n of a town square
Identify CatalyM ProJect~ IdenUfy projects thdt w1l1 spur growth 111 the downtown,
1I1c1udll1g Improvements that can be successtully accomplished 111 the short term
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Create Downtown Partner~/l1ps Collaborate with Lane TranSit Dlstnct, the Spnngfield
Renaissance Development Corporation, and other groups to coordmate efforts and bUild
commumty support
E~tabltsh a Positive Identity for the Downtown Work wIth downtown busmess
mterests and the Spnngfield commumty to foster a posItive Identity and sense of pnde for
the downtown
Develop the Downtown as the Gateway to Sprlllgfield Work to achIeve a Visual
ImpreSSIOn m the Downtown that reflects well on the rest of the City
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302 CONSISTEl'iCY WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
ORS 457 085 requires that an Urban Renewal Plan relate to defimte local objectives The
Eugene-Spnngfield MetropolItan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) IS currently the City's
comprehensive land use plan It was adopted locally and acknowledged by the Land
Conservation and Oe\elopment COmlTIlSSlOn (LCOC) m 1982 and amended m 1987
The Metro Plan IS Spnngfield's comprehensIVe plan and controllmg land use document
The Metro Plan conSiders a Wide range of goals and polIctes relatmg to land uses, traffic,
transportation, publIc utilIties, recreatiOn and commumty faCIlIties, economic
development, housmg and envlromnental protectiOn The Downtown Urban Renewal
Plan advances many of those goals
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As used m thIS document, the term "Metro Plan" refers not only to the Eugene-
Spnngfield MetropolItan Area General Plan as a document 111 ItSelf, but also those
adopted neIghborhood and specIal purpose/functIOnal refinement plans WhICh Implement
and are subservIent to the MetropolItan Area General Plan ttself PenodIc reVIew of the
Metro Plan was completed locally and approved m accordance wIth the post-
acknowledgment procedures of ORS 197 111 2006 Other portIons of the Metro Plan
whtch affect the Urban Renewal Plan, such as the Downtown Refinement Plan
(regulatmg land use 111 the entIre area mcluded 111 the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan),
WIIlamalane Parks and RecreatIOn ComprehensIve Plan, and the TransPlan (speCIal
purpose/functIOnal refinement plans of the Metro Plan) were adopted by the CIty
Council, and approved 111 accordance wIth state post-acknowledgment procedures
The projects 111 the urban renewal plan also advance goals and objectIves set forth 111
other adopted plan documents These find1l1gs are outI1I1ed 111 AppendIx 2 Projects lIsted
111 the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan project lIst are supported by polIcIes from the
Metro Plan, the Downtown Refinement Plan, Trans Plan, and the WIIlamalane
ComprehensIve Plan
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400. PROPOSED LAND USES
The projects and uses proposed by the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan conform to the
land use desIgnatIons and zonmg wlthm the renewal area and are consIstent wtth the
Metro Plan DIagram, Downtown Refinement Plan, and Spnngfield Zomng Map ExhibIt
2 mcludes the Metro Plan DIagram, Downtown Refinement Plan DIagram, and the
Zonmg Map for the urban renewal area
The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan mcludes about 417 acres ofresldentIal, commercial,
mdustnal and publIcly zoned lands About 268 acres of resIdentIal, commerctal and
mdustnallands are "non-exempt" propertIes trat wIll contnbute tax mcrement revenues
to the renewal dlstnct Table 1 presents the dlstnbutlOn m acres and percentage for these
uses
Table 1 Downtown Urban Renewal Dlstnct Uses by Acreage and Percent
Total
Acres
Non-
Exempt
Acres*
ResidentIal *
Low DenSIty ResIdential
Medium Density Res
High DenSIty Rcsldt:nttal
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Commercml*
Community Commercial
MIlled-Use Commercial
Industnal*
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Urban Renewal
Dlstnct
128 acresl
28%
. Public and tax.exempt lands such as parks, public bUlldmgs, churches and fralernal organrzatlons are
excluded from the,e figures
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268
49 acresl 12%
91 acres/23%
Table 2 bnefly descnbes the land uses allowed wlthrn the zOl1lng dlstncts represented wlthrn the
Downtown Urban Renewal Area
Table 2 Downtown Plan and Zoning DeSignation and Descnptlon of Uses
Land Use
DeSignations
DescnptIon of Uses
High DensIty
ResIdential
ThiS de>tgnatron mcludes srngle.famIly resIdentIal WIth duplexes and some
auxlhary uses allo"ed (foster care, day care, etc) Development denSity IS
hmlted to 10 dwellrng Ul1lts per acre
ThiS desIgnat,on mcludes apartment complexes condomIl1IumS and other
multl-tamIly hOUSing types The prescnbed development denSIty IS between
10 and 20 dwelhng Ul1lts per acre
This deSIgnatIon Includes apartments and condominIUms and other multI-
family types, often reaclung more than 3 stones rn heIght The prescnbed
densIty IS between 20 and 40 Ul1lts per acre
Low DenSIty
Resldentral
MedIUm DensIty
Resldentral
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Mixed-Use
Resldenl1al
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Mixed-use ReSIdentIal allows a compal1ble mix of multI-family housll1g types
WIth small scale commercial uses No more than about 20% of the
development can be commercial ReSIdentIal uses domll1ate
ThIS category lI1cludes more commercIal acl1vltles than neIghborhood
commercial but less than large malls and retaIl centers Such areas usually
develop around a small department store and supermarket The development
occupIes at least five acres and nornlally not more than 40 acres ThIS category
contarns such general actIvitIes as retaIl stores, personal services, finanCial,
rnsurance, and real estate offices, pnvate recreatIonal facilItIes, such as mOVie
theaters, and tounst.related facilitIes, such as motels
Mixed-Use CommercIal allows for a compatIble mix of commercIal and
multI-faIntly reSIdential uses WIth commerCIal uses domrnatrng on the ground
level MIxed-use commerCIal developments often feature ground-level
commerCIal uses With apartments or' other resldenl1al uses upstaIrs SpeCIal
design standards are rntended to make development attractive and pedestnan-
fnendly
The downtown core area IS designated for nodal development by the Metro
Plan The Nodal Development Overlay apphes to the area downtown zoned
MIxed-Use CommerCIal and Mixed-Use ReSidentIal Mixed-use Implements
the nodal development designatIOn descnbed 111 the Metro Plan Nodal
development IS a mIxed-use pedestnan-fnendly land use pattern that seeks to
rncrease concentratIons of populatIOn and employment rn well-defined areas
With good tranSIt servIce, a mIX of dIverse and compatible land uses, and
pubhc and pnvate Improvements deSIgned to be pedestnan and tranSIt
onented
ThIS deSIgnatIOn accommodates a vanety of rndustnes, rncludrng those
IIlvolved rn the seconddry processrng of matenals lllto components, the
assembly of components lI1to fimshed products, transportatIOn,
communrcatlOn and utlhtles, wholesalrng, and warehousrng The external
Impact from these uses IS generally less than Heavy Industnal ThIS
deSIgnation may also dccommodate supportmg offices and commerCIal
acttVltles
ThIS deSIgnatIOn generally accommodates rndustnes that process large
volumes of raw matenals mto refined products and/or that have slgnrficant
external Impacts Examples of heavy rndustry lI1clude lumber and wood
products manufactunng, paper, chemIcals and pnmary metal manufactunng,
large-scale storage of hazardous matenals, power plants, and raIlroad yards
Such rndustnes otten are energy-rntenslve and resource-lI1tenslve
ThIS deSignatIon IS unrque to the former Booth Kelly MIll SIte, south of the
rntersectlOn of South A and 51h Streets and proVides for a mIxed-use
employment center that compliments the downtown area A vanety of
commerCIal lndustnal, reSIdential and recreatIOnal uses are allowed Within the
area A conceptual development plan and SIte plan review are reqUired to
ensure that land use conflIcts are mrnlmlzed and that the full potentIal of the
site IS maXImIzed
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500. OUTLINE OF DEVELOPMENT
Projects designed to ehm1l1ate bhght and detenoratIon 111 the urban renewal area are a
key component of the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan Bhght1l1g condItIons found 111 the
downtown area constra1l1 future development called for 111 the Downtown Refinement
Plan and other City plann1l1g documents The Plan's projects and actIvItIes 1I1clude
Improvements to streets, curbs, and sidewalks to encourage new development 111
the project area, and to address pede,tnan and vehicular safety problems,
2 Improvements to water, storm and sanitary sewer 1I1frastructure to encourage new
development 111 the project area,
3 Improvements to the vtsual appearance of the renewal area and provIde a safer,
more attractIve pedestnan environment, 1I1clud1l1g streetscape and landscape
Improvements, and development ofpubhc parks and open spaces,
4 Improvements to eXlst1l1g pubhc park1l1g faclhtles and constructIOn of new pubhc
faclhtIes as needed to meet current and future needs,
5 Fmanclal assistance to rehablhtate and renovate bhghted propertIes m the renewal
area,
6 Fmanclal aSStstance to encourage new constructIOn that would contnbute to
economic and socIal revItalIzatIOn withm the renewal area,
7 AcquIsitIOn and dIsposal of land for pubhc Improvements, nghts-of-way, utIhty
Improvements, and pnvate development, and
8 AdmmlstratlOn and support of the Renewal Agency and the Downtown Urban
Renewal Plan
SectIOn 600 proVIdes further descnptIon of urban renewal projects to be undertaken
wlthm the Downtown Urban Renewal Area
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600. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN
In order to achIeve the objectIves of this Plan, the follow1l1g actIvItIes Will be undertaken
on behalf of the CIty by the Spnngfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) the
CIty's Urban Renewal Agency 111 accordance wtth applIcable tederal, state, county, and
CIty laws, pohcles, and procedures SEDA may fund these actlVltIes 111 full, or 111 part, or
seek other sources of fund1l1g for them The 1I1tent 111 descnb1l1g these projects and
actlVltIes 1I1cludes estabhsh1l1g , through thIS Plan, the general and specIfic authonty to
undertake these projects and actIVitIes wlth1l1 the urban renewal area These projects and
actlVltles may be modified, or expanded upon as needed to meet renewal plan objectIves
Changes Will be undertaken 111 accordance WIth procedures for amendments to thIS Plan
A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
Pubhc Improvements 1I1clude the constructIon, repaIr, or replacement of Sidewalks,
streets, park1l1g, parks and open spaces, pedestnan amel11tIes, water, sal11tary sewer and
storm sewer faclhtles, wetIands and nverslde/npanan Improvements, and other publIc
facIlItIes necessary to carry out the goals and objectIves of thIs Plan
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These provtde the constructIon of
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These actIVItIes allow SEDA to construct and Improve 1I1frastructure and utIhtIes
throughout the Downtown Urban Renewal Dlstnct These projects 1I1clude, but are not
lllmted to, constructIOn, reconstructIOn, repair, upgrad1l1g, and over SlZlng or replacement
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of electnc, water, samtary sewer and stonn dramage faclhtles, relocatlon of overhead Ime
to underground locatIOns, and acqUlsltlon ofland, nght of ways, easements and other land
nghts SEDA shall, as deemed appropnate, assIst the utlhty provIders m bUlldmg new
hnks and repamng and upgradmg selected portIons of these utlhty servIce systems to
enhance opportul1ltles or secure development Identlfied projects mclude but are not
hmlted to
Undergroundmg of overhead utllttles from MIll to loth Street and between So A
and B Street, and
Storrnwater system upgrades to provIde adequate capacIty for a fully developed
renewal area
3 PublIc Faclhtles Improvements.
These actlvltles mclude constructIOn and Improvement of pubhc faelhtles throughout the
Downtown Urban Renewal Dlstnct mcludmg, but are not ltmlted to
RelocatIon of a Downtown fire statlon,
. ConstructIon of a Spnngfield LIbrary bUlldll1g,
. Downtown parkll1g constructIOn and upgrades,
Downtown pubhc art showcases,
WIIlamalane Adult Actlvlty Center Improvements,
Spnngfield Museum tmprovements,
School Dlstnct taelhty upgrades, and
Mtllrace Improvements, restoratlon, and supportll1g land acqulSltlon
Publtc tmprovements such as those ltsted above are Important supports to the functIOn of
a health downtown Parks, the Spnngfield Musuem, the WIllamalane Adult ActIVIty
Center, and the MIllrace Improvement projects are pOSltlve attractors to the downtown
area and provIde servIces and dmel1ltles to downtown employees Downtown art such as
the murals that currently grace the walls of downtown bUlldll1gs create an lI1terestmg and
attractlve envtfonment that replaces the graffitI and detenoratll1g bUlldmg ex tenors that
are typtcal ofbhghted areas VISItors to these sItes add to the downtown economy as
many shop and eat m the downtown as well
Convel1lent, safe, vIsIble parkll1g faCIlItIes are necessary supports for any downtown
bus mess center
4 Parks, Recreation, Pedestnan and Bike Corndors, and Other PublIc Amel1lty
Improvements
These actlVltles wIllll1clude, but are not hmlted to, pedestnan, bIcycle and transIt
conncctlons hnkmg the renewal area WIth adjacent areas m and around Downtown
Improvements to these connectIons may mclude, but are not hmlted to, street ltghtmg,
trash receptacles, benches, hlstoncal markers, street trees and landscapmg, and slgnage
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eXlst1l1g or new park SItes or other appropnate publIc spaces, or parks or publIc facIlItIes
wlth1l1 the urban renewal area, 1I1c\ud1l1g Improvements lIsted 111 the Wlllamalane Parks
and RecreatIOn ComprehensIve Plan These park and pedestnan-fnendly Improvments
1I1c\ude sUItable slgnage, markers, art and related Improvements to slgmfy the major
assets 111 the renewal area and the entrances to the CIty These projects will Improve the
vIsual appearanceof the renewal drea by add1l1g publtc amemtJes downtown
5 PublIc Safety Improvements
To achIeve the objectIves of thIs Plan, and to target publIc 1I1vestments 111 a manner whIch
benefits the renewal area and Spnngfield reSIdents, the SEDA IS authonzed to Improve,
acqUIre or construct sdfety-related, health, and publIc-servlce-related facllttles wlth1l1 the
urban renewal area
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B PRESERVATION, REHABILIATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
REDEVELOPMENT
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offenng ground floor commercial and office spJ.ce JoS well as low Income hVIng umts above
Redevelopment through Ne\\ ConstructIon
It IS the lI1tent of thIs Pl..m to stnTIulate new lI1vestrnent by pubhc, pnvate, non-profit, or
cornmul11ty-based orgal11zatlOns by facllltatll1g redevelopment of underutlhzed property,
and In partIcular, to assure that new lI1vestments serve to benefit the eXlstll1g resIdents
and busll1esses 111 the area Redevelopment through new constructIon may be achIeved 111
two ways
(a) By pubhc or pnvate property owners, wIth or Without financIal asststance
by the Agency,
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(b) By acqutSltlon of property by the Agency for redevelopment or resale to
others for redevelopment
2 Redevelopment and Rehablhtal10D Fmancmg
As It may deem appropnate m order to achIeve the objectIves of thIs Plan, SEDA
may set gutdelmes, establish loan programs and provIde below-market mterest
rate and market rate loans and provIde such other forms of financIal assIstance to
property owners and those desmng to redevelop, rehablhtate, and acqutre
property These grant and loan programs wIll be consIstent wtth the provIsIons set
forth m SectIOn 800 of thts Plan Any grant and loan programs developed for
owner-occupIed resldentlal structures will be limIted to assIstance for pnmanly
low- and moderate mcome households m correctmg health and safety problems
and substandard housmg
3 PresenatlOD, RehabllltatlOD, and ConservatIOn
Projects and actlvltles m thIS category will enable SEDA to advance renewal and
comprehem,lve plan goals for (I) Improvmg Spnngfield's economy, and (n)
Improvmg the appearance and vitality of the Downtown area As allowed by state
and federal law, SEDA may partICIpate, through loans, grants, or both, m assIstmg
development of new publIc and pnvate bUlldmgs and facllItles m the renewal area
by establIshmg grant and loan programs These programs could mclude, for
example, mclude grants and loans for pnvate bUlldmg fa<;ade Improvements and
for ellmmatemg substandard structural condltlons and mtenor remodeling SEDA
may make thIs assIstance avaIlable as It deems necessary to achIeve the obJectlves
of thIs Plan
C PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
In order to carry out the obJectlves of this Plan, SEDA IS authonzed to acqutre land or
bUlldmgs tor public and pnvate developmenUredevelopment purposes The procedures
for acqumng and dlsposmg of property are descnbed m SectIOns 700 and 800 of thIs
Plan -
D PLAN TECHNICAL STUDIES AND ADMINISTRATION
Admmlstrratlon of the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and unplementatlOn of ItS
projects and actIvltles will be done m an effectlve, efficIent and financIally responsIble
manner SEDA funds may be utIlIzed to pay mdebtedness assoCIated WIth preparatIon of
the urban renewal plan to carry out deSIgn plans, mIscellaneous land use and publIc
facIlity studIes, engmeenng, market analyses and programs, and other techmcal studIes as
may be needed to fulfill the Plan's goals SEDA funds may be utllIzed to pay for
marketmg matenals and programs to aSSISt m carrymg out the obJectlves of the
redevelopment plan
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700. PROPERTY ACQUISITION PROCEDURES
AcqUlsltlon of real property may be necessary to advance the goals of thIs Plan Property
for publIc or pnvate preservahon, rehabllItahon, development, or redevelopment may be
acqUlred by gtft, emment domam or any other lawful method when acqUlsthon tS needed
for development or redevelopment SEDA IS authonzed to acqUlre property wlthm the
urban renewal area, If necessary by any legal means to achIeve the obJechves of thIs Plan
Property acqUlsltlOn, mcludmg lImIted mterest acqUlslhon, tS hereby made a part of thIs
Plan and may be used to achIeve the obJechves of this Plan All acqUlsltlOn of property
by SEDA must comply WIth SectIOn 900 of thIs Plan
A ACQUISITION REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL RATIFICATION
CIty Councll rahficahon tS reqUlred for SEDA acqUISItIons for the followmg purposes
Assemblmg land for development by the pubhc or pnvate sector Such acqUlslhon
shall be undertaken only followmg complehon of an amendment to thIs Plan as set
forth m SectIOn 900 C of thIs Plan The CIty Counctl shall rahfy the amendment to
thiS Plan by resolutIOn
2 Where condthons eXIst that may affect the health, safety and welfare of the Area
and It IS determmed that acqulslhon of such properties and demohtIon of the
Improvements thereon are necessary to remove substandard and blIghtmg
condlhons, acquIsItIOn shall be undertaken only followmg completIOn of an
amendment to thIS Plan as set forth m SectIon 900 C of thIS Plan The CIty CounCil
shall rahfy the amendment to till:, Plan by resoluhon
3 Acqulslhon for any purpose that reqUIres the use of the Agency's powers of emment
domam Such acqUlsltIon shall be undertaken only followmg completIOn of an
amendment to thIS Plan as set forth m SectIOn 900 C of thts Plan The City CounCIl
shall rdhfy the amendment to thiS Plan by resolutIOn
B ACQUISITlON NOT REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL RATIFICATION
Land acqulSlhon not requmng City CounCIl ratIficatIon reqUlres an amendment to thIS
Plan as set forth m SectIOn 900 0 of thiS Plan The mmor amendment to the Rene'Wal
Plan may be adopted by the Renewal Agency by ResolutIOn The Agency may acqUlre
land WIthout CouncIl rahficatlOn 'Where the followmg condItIons eXIst
Where It IS determmed that the property IS needed to prOVIde publiC
tmprovements and faclhtles as follows
a RIght-of-way acqulSlhon for streets, alleys or pedestnan ways,
b RIght of way and easement acqUlSltlOn for water, sewer, and other utIlIhes
c Property acqUlslhon for pubhc use or for publIc bUlldmgs and faCIlItIes
2 Where the owner ofreal property wlthm the boundanes of the Area WIshes to
convey tItle of such property by any means, mcludmg by gIft
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C PROPERTIES TO BE ACQUIRED
At the tlme this plan tS prepared, no properties are Identified for acqUIsition If plan
amendments to acqUIre property are approved, a map exhlbtt shall be prepared showmg
the propertIes to be acqUIred and the property WIll be added to the hst of properties to be
acqUIred The hst of properties acqUIred w1l1 be shown 111 this sectIOn of the Plan The
map exhibIt shall be appropnately numbered and shall be lI1cluded 111 Part Two as an
offiCial part of this Urban Renewal Plan
800. PROPERTY DISPOSITION AND REDEVELOPERS'
OBLIGATIONS
A PROPERTY DISPOSITION AND REDEVELOPMENT
The SEDA IS authonzed to dIspose of acqUIred property by sale, lease, exchange, or other
appropnate means for redevelopment and development uses and purposes speCIfied 111
this Plan If property IS Identlfied for publIc acqulsltlon 111 this Plan, SEDA proposes to
commence dtSpOSltlOn of property wtthll1 five (5) years from the date of Identlfyll1g those
propertIes 111 this plan, and to complete diSpOSItIOn wlthll1 ten (10) years from such
approval PublIcally acqUIred properties may be disposed by sale, lease, exchange or
dedlcdtlon or by any other lawful means when dlsposltlon IS deemed necessary tor the
followll1g purposes
Road, street, pedestnan, bIkeway, and utllIty projects, and other nght-of-way
Improvements lIsted 111 SectIOn 600 of thIs plan
2 ConstructIOn of publIc faclhtles m SectIOn 600 of this plan
3 Redevelopment by pnvate redevelopers for purposes consIstent with the goals of
thiS plan Such dtspoSltlon WIll be 111 accordance wtth the terms of a DISpOSition &
Development Agreement between the Developer and SEDA and with the
developer's oblIgatIOns pursuant to Sectlon 800 B of thiS Plan
SEDA may dispose of any land It has acqUIred at fair reuse value and may define the fair
reuse value of any land
B DEVELOPERS' OBLIGATIONS
Developers seekmg asststance by SEDA through the benefit of one or more of the
Agency's projects or actiVities wIthm the urban renewal area w1l1 be subject to controls
and oblIgatIOns Imposed by the proVISiOnS of thiS Plan, lI1cludmg the followmg
requirements
The developer shall develop or redevelop property m accordance WIth the land-
use proVISIOns and other reqUIrements speCified m thiS Plan and 111 the legally
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applIcable local land use plans and zomng provlSlons for the Downtown Urban
Renewal Area
2 SEDA may reqUIre the redeveloper to execute a development agreement
acceptable to the Renewal Agency as a condItIOn of any form of assIstance by the
Renewal Agency The developer shall accept all condItIons and agreements as
may be reqUIred by the Renewal Agency m order to receIve assIstance from the
Agency
3 The developer shall submIt to SEDA (or ItS desIgnated agent) for Agency revtew
and approval, all plans and specIficatIons for constructIon of SEDA-asslsted
Improvements pnor to dlstnbuhon of these Improvements to other revlewmg
bodIes as reqUIred by the CIty's alnd and bUlldmg permIt reVIew procedures
4 Any pnvatee project benefitmg from SEDA aSSIstance shall commence and be
completed wlthm a reasonable tIme, as determmed by SEDA
5 Any developer benefitmg from SEDA assIstance shall not affect any mstrument
whereby the sale, lease, or occupancy of the real property, or any part thereof, is
restnctcd upon the ba,ls of age, race, color, relIgion, sex, manta! status, or
natIOnal ongm
900. AMENDMENTS TO THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
It IS antIcIpated that thIS Downtown Urban Renewal Plan wIll be revIewed penodlcally
dunng the lIfe ofthePlan The Plan may be changed, modified, or amended as future
condll1ons warrant Types of Renewal Plan amendments are
A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS
Substanl1a! amendments consIst of
Increases m the Downtown Urban Renewal Area boundary m cumulatIve excess
of I % shall be a substdntIal amendment requrnng approval per ORS 457 095 and
nol1ce as provIded m ORS 457 120
2 Increasmg the maXimum amount of mdebtedness to be Issued under the plan shall
be a substantml amendment requmng approval per ORS 457 095 and nol1ce as
provIded m ORS 457 120
B SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS NOT REQUIRING SPECIAL NOTICE
The followmg Plan amendments wIll reqUIre approval per ORS 457 095 but wIll not
require specIal nol1ce as provided m ORS 457 120
The addition of Improvements or acl1vltles whIch represent a substantIal change
m the purpose and objectIves of thIs Plan, and whIch cost more than $500,000,
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shall be a substantIal amendment requmng approval per ORS 457 095, but not
requmng notice as provided In ORS 457 120 The $500,000 amount will be
adjusted annually from the year 2008 according to the "Englneenng News
Record" constructIon cost Index for the Northwestern Umted States
2 The addItion of Improvements or actIvItIes that substantially alter the goals and
objectIves of the Urban Renewal Plan
C OTHER AMENDMENTS REQUIRING COUNCIL APPROVAL
The follOWing Plan amendments must be approved by the Renewal Agency by resolutIOn
and presented to CIty CounCil for reqUired approval by City Councll resolutIOn
AcqulSltlOn of property for purposes speCified In SectlOns 700A of thIs
Downtown Urban Renewal Plan
D OTHER AMENDMENTS
Minor amendments may be approved by the Renewal Agency In reso]utlOn fonn Such
amendments are defined as
Amendments to clanfy language, add graphiC exhIbIts, make minor modIfications
In the scope or locatIOn of Improvements authonzed by thIS Plan, or other such
modifications whIch do not change the baSIC planning or englneenng pnnclples of
the Plan
2 AcqUlsItlOn of property for purposes speCIfied In SectIOn 700 B I and B2 of thIS
plan
3 AddItIOn of a project substantially dIfferent from those Identified III SectIons 600
of the Plan or substantIal modificatIon ofa project IdentItied III SectIOn 600 If the
addItIon or modIficatIon of the project costs less than $500,000 III 2008 dollars
4 Increases In the urban renewal area boundary not III cumulative excess of I %
1000. MAXIMUM INDEBTEDNESS
The MaXimum Indebtedness authonzed under thIS plan IS dollars
($XX, XXX,XXX) ThIS amount IS the pnnclple of such Indebtedness and does not
Include Interest or Indebtedness Incurred to refund or refinance such mdebtedness
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1100. FINANCING METHODS
A GENERAL
The Urban Renewal Agency may borrow money and accept advances, loans, grants and
other fonns of financial assIstance from the federal government, the state, City, county or
other publIc body, or from any sources, publIc or pnvate for the purposes of paymg
Indebtedness Incurred In undertaking and carrying out this Plan In additIon, the Agency
may borrow money from or lend money to a publIc agency In conJunctIOn With a JOint
undertaking of a proJect authonzed by thiS Plan If such funds are loaned, the Agency
may promulgate rules and procedures for the methods and condItIOns of payment of such
loans
B TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
It IS contemplated that the proJect WIll be financed m whole or In part by tax Increment
financmg, as authonzed In ORS 457 420 through ORS 457 450
C PRIOR INDEBTEDNESS
Any mdebtedness penmtted by law and mcurred by the Urban Renewal Agency or the
CIty m connectIOn With preplannmg for thiS Urban Renewal Plan shall be repaid from tax
mcrement proceeds generated pursuant to thiS sectIon
1200. RELOCATION
To the extent reqUired by law, SEDA WIll proVIde relocatIon assIstance to all persons or
bUSinesses dIsplaced temporanly or pennanently by proJect actIVitIes As reqUIred, those
dIsplaced Will be given assistance In finding replacement properties As reqUired, all
persons or bUSinesses which may be dIsplaced WIll be contacted to detennlne specrtic
relocatIon needs and Will be proVIded InfonnatlOn on aVailable housmg or
commerclallmdustnal property as may be applIcable, and WIll be given assIstance In
moving All relocatIOn actIvItIes Will be undertaken and payments made m accordance
With the reqUIrements 01 ORS 281 045-281 105 and any other apphcable laws or
regulatIOns
RelocatlOn payments WIll be made as proVIded In ORS 281 060 Payments made to
persons displaced from dwellings WIll assure that they WIll have avallable to them decent,
safe, and samtary dwellIngs at costs or rents wlthm their finanCial reach As reqUIred,
payment for moving expenses WIll be made to reSidents and bUSinesses dIsplaced SEDA
may contract WIth Oregon Department of TransportatIOn or other partIes to help
admlmster ItS relocation program
1300. DEFINITIONS
The follOWing defimtIons WIll govern the constructIOn of thIS Plan unless the context
otherwIse reqUires '
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"Agency", "Renewal Agency", "Urban Renewal Agency", "Spnngfield EconomIc
Development Agency", or "SEDA" means the Urban Renewal Agency of the City ot
Spnngfield, Oregon
"Area" means the area Included Within the boundanes of the Spnngfield Downtown
Urban Renewal Plan
"CIty" means the City of Spnngfield, Oregon
"CIty CounCil" means the CIty Councll of the CIty ofSpnngfield, Oregon
"ComprehenSive Plan" means the CIty's ComprehenSive Land Use Plan and ItS
Implementmg ordmances, polICIes, refinement plans, and development standards
"County" means the County of Lane, State of Oregon
"Displaced" person or bUSiness means any person or bUSiness that IS reqUIred to relocate
as a result of actlOn by the Urban Renewal Agency to vacate a property for publIc use or
purpose
"DIspOSItion and Development Agreement" means an agreement between the Urban
Renewal Agency and a pnvate developer whIch sets forth the tenns and condltlOns under
which WIll govern the dlSpOSltlOn ofland to a pnvate developer
"ExhIbIt" means an attachment, either narrative or map, to the Urban Renewal Plan for
the Spnngfield Downtown Urban Renewal Area, Part Two -Exhibits
"ORS" means Oregon ReVIsed Statute (State Law) and specltically Chapter 457 thereof
"Plan" means the Urban Renewal Plan for the Spnngfield Downtown Urban Renewal
Area, Parts One and Two
"Plan Area" mean, the area mcluded wlthm the boundanes of the Spnngfield Downtown
Urban Renewal Plan
"Plannmg ComlmsslOn" means the Planning CommiSSIon of the CIty ofSpnngfield,
Oregon
"Project, ActIVIty or ProJect ActiVIty" means any undertakmg or actIvIty Within the
renewal area, such as a publIc Improvement, street proJect or other actiVIty authonzed
and for which Implementing provlslOns are set forth In the Urban Renewal Plan
"PublIc Safety Project" means proJects Intended to assIst polIce, fire, ambulance, and
emergency services In the CIty of Spnngfield or m Lane County Within the Plan Area
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"Renewal Area" means the area mcluded wlthm the boundanes of the Spnngfield
Downtown Urban Renewal Plan
"Report" means the report accompanymg the Plan, as proVIded m ORS 457 085 (3)
"Developer" means any mdlvldual or group acqumng property from the Urban Renewal
Agency or recelYlng finanCIal assistance for the physIcal Improvement of pnvately or
publIcly held structures and land
"SEDA" means the Spnngfield EconomIc Development Agency
"Text" means the Urban Renewal Plan for the Spnngfield Downtown Urban Renewal
Area, Part One - Text
"Urban Renewal Area", "Spnngfield Downto'Wn Urban Renewal Area", "Urban Renewal
Area", or "Renewal Area" means the geographiC area for whIch thIs Urban Renewal Plan
has been approved The boundary of the Urban Renewal Area IS descnbed m ExhIbIts
made a part of thiS plan
Attachments to the Spnngfield Downtown Urban Renewal Plan.
ExhIbit I -Boundary Map and Legal DescnptlOn
ExhIbIt 2 -Zomng Map and Plan DIagram
AppendiX 1- Detalled Goal Descnptlon
AppendIX 2- Detailed OutlIne of Consistency WIth Local and RegIOnal Plannmg
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APPENDIX 1
DETAILED GOAL DESCRIPTION
A Promote PublIc and Pnvate Develooment.
Goal To promote publIc and pnvate development, redevelopment, and rehabIlItation
wlthm the urban renewal area to help create Jobs, tax revenues, and self sustammg, vital
and vibrant commercial and mdustnal areas
ObJ ectl ves
Enhance the envIronment for development and mvestment through Improvements
to streets, streetscapes, parks, and publIc buildmgs and spaces
2 ASSist property owners m rehabllrtatmg bUlldmgs so they can accommodate more
mtenslve commercial, mIxed-use, and mdustnal activity,
3 Help create economic vitalIty by creatmg activIties and encouragmg uses that
bnng a SignIficant number of Jobs, employees, potential shoppers and mve,tors
throughout the renewal area
B RehabilItate BUlldlnl! Stock
Goal To upgrade the stock of eXIsting structures 10 the renewal area whIch contnbute to
ItS UnIque character, but which are run down or do not meet current State BUlldmg and
Specialty Codes' requIrements
ObJectives
Improve the appearance of eXlstmg bUlldmgs m order to enhance the overall
aesthetics of the renewal area
2 Help m Improvmg the safety of older bUildings m regard to seismIC stabilIty, fire
safety, bUlldmg code complIance and accessibIlIty to persons With dIsabIlItIes
3 Redevelop bUlldmgs and areas that are currently mconSlStent With the goals and
obJectIves of thIs plan so that the nnprovements benefit the entire economIc
dev.elopment effort for the commumty and property owners
C Imorove Streets. Streetscaoes. Parks and OIJen Soaces
Goal To Improve eXlstmg streets and both on-street and off-street parkmg, to Improve
and enhance parks and open spaces, lIke multi-use paths, as an mtegral part of the area,
and to enhance lIvabIlIty
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ObJectives
Enhance streetscapes by installIng street lIghting, street furniture, banners,
awmngs, planters and other amemtles
2 Fund sIdewalk and alleyway connectIons and Improvements
3 Reconstruct and Improve eXlstmg roadways where needed and'ln a manner
meetmg the obJectives of thIs Plan
4 Address and Improve pedestnan safety along heavily traveled streets through the
urban renewal area
5 Create additional open space areas and pedestnan spaces that are attractive areas
for residents and employees and that stimulate economic actlYlty and enhaIlCe
lIvabIlIty
D Imorove UtilIties
Goal Improve and update utilIties to allow more effiCient, mtenslve, and productIve
development of the areas
ObJectives
1 Construct new, upgrade, underground, or reconstruct eXisting utilIties (mcludmg
water, electncal, samtary and stonn sewers, and telecommumcatlons) as
necessary to encourage and pennlt development of pnvate propertIes, and
supportIve publIc amemtles
E Parkme
Goal Develop convement attractive parkmg faCIlIties close to shoppmg, entertainment,
and busmess destinatIOns
ObJectives
Construct publIc parkmg to support bus messes and actIVitIes In the Downtown
Urban Renewal Area that IS VISible, safe and convemently located
2 Install slgnage that clearly dIrects cItizens to avmlable publIc parkmg
F PublIc FaCIlIties
Goal Malntam, acqUire and develop publIc parks and open spaces, and publIc safety,
health, and other faCIlIties, to maintain and enhance publIc use, safety, and enJoyment of
the renewal area
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ObJectIves
Ensure that publIc safety facIlItIes WlthlO the renewal area are adequate to support
and protect eXlstmg and proposed development 10 the renewal area
2 Evaluate the adequacy of other publIc faCIlItIes servmg the renewal dlstnct area
and ensure theIr compatIbilIty WIth the surroundmg development and proposed
redevelopment m the area
3 Ensure that publIc parks and open spaces are adequate to serve eXlstmg and
proposed development
G Housmg
Goal Provide for new and rehabilItated housmg opportumtles that collectIvely reflect a
dIversity ofhousmg types, occupancy (rental and owner-occupIed), and mcome levels 10
the City Support housmg development that IS geared to support the area's goals for
generatmg new employment
ObJectIves
ProvIde a Wide range of houslOg opportumtIes to accommodate households at all
mcome levels, mcludlOg low-, moderate-, and upper-mcome rental and owner-
occupIed hOUSlOg, whIch support prospectIve residentIal markets m, adJacent to,
and near the renewal area
2 PrOVIde assIstance to help mamtam and assIst m the rehabIlItatIon of the stock of
eXlstmg housmg m the renewal area
3 ASSI,t m the development of qualIty housing for a range of household Incomes
and charactenstlcs that are umque to the deSIred urban, Downtown atmosphere
H [morove PublIc Entrance and Sl!mage
Goal ASSIst 10 tundmg for a program of entrance beautificatIOn and slgnage mdlcatmg
cultural, hlstoncal, natural, and tounsm landmarks wlthm the renewal area
ObjectIves
[ ProVIde urban renewal funds for slgnage and entrance Improvements m spaces
wlthm the urban renewal area reflectmg the communIty's hiStOry, culture natural
areas, tounsm opportumtles, and welcomlOg attItude
2 ProVIde a,slstance m Implementmg year round "color and movement" such as
banners, hangmg flower baskets and holIday decoratIOns
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3 Increase publIc Slgnage, both directIonal and InfonnatlOnal, espeCially for
functlOns related to tounsm, specIal commumty events, and seasonal occurrences
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APPENDIX 2
CONSISTENCY WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING OBJECTIVES
The followmg IS a lIst of the supportIng polIcIes for each of the proJects and mdlcate the
confonnance of the Plan to local land use plans and polIcIes (ProJects are referenced by
letter accordmg to the proJect lIst spreadsheet m the Report accompanymg thIs Plan)
A
STREET CONSTRlJCTION 4.ND CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENTS:
Metro Plan Polzcies
System WIde PolIcy F 10 Protect and manage eXlstmg and future transportatIon
mfrastructure
System WIde PolIcy F II Develop or promote mtennodallmkages for connectlYlty and
ease of transfer among all transportatIon nodes
System WIde PolIcy F 13 Support transportatIon strategIes that enhance neighborhood
lIvabIlIty
,
TransportatIon System Improvements Roadways PolIcy F]4 Address the mobilIty and
safety needs ofmotonsts, transit users, bicyclIsts, pedestnans, and the needs of
emergency vehIcles when plannmg and constructmg roadway system Improvements
Downtown Refinement Plan Polzele"
Access, CIrculatIon, and Parkmg Element PolICies 1-8
1 The CIty shall pursue fundmg of IdentIfied bIcycle and pedestDan Improvement
proJects WIthIn the Downtown area to place these proJects m the "Programmed"
category 10 TransPlan
2 The CIty and Wlllamalane shall work cooperatIvely to obtam easements or other
Instruments to enable constructlOn of park-to-park multI-use paths, mcludmg
Island Park to Doms Ranch, Doms Ranch to Clearwater Park and the Mill Race
from the MIddle Fork of the WIllamette to the confluence at the Spnngfield
Bndges
3. The CIty shall evaluate the dlstnbutlOn of publIc off-street parkmg In the
Downtown and prepare a strategy to address the eqUitable balance of these
resources
4 The City shall conSIder fonnatlOn of a Downtown AssoclatlOn to partner With the
City on parkIng solUl1ons and enhancmg the pedestnan expenence
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5 The CIty shall work WIth L TD to facIlItate the success of the BR T system [EmX
Line], encourage local businesses to partIcIpate rn LDT ndershlP programs, and
co-sponsor TransportatIOn Demand Management techniques
6 The CIty shall work WIth ODOT to take full advantage of the opportumhes
presented by the designatIon of Main Street as SpecIal TransportatIon Areas and
wIll pursue a slmrIar designatIon for South A Street
7 The grid street system wlthrn the Downtown Refinement Plan area, mcludmg
streets and alleys, shall be mamtalned to the greatest extent practIcable, except
where Issues of publIc safety and secunty may become a concern for publIc
bUildings
8 The City shall study, and where appropnate, Implement a plan-to Improve auto,
pedestnan, and bIcycle access to the Booth-Kelly sIte and the MIll Race
Oregon TransportatIOn Plan:
Development of an Integrated Multlmodal System PolIcy I I Plan and develop a
balanced, rntegrated transportatlOn system WIth modal chOIces for the movement of
people and goods
Downtowns and EconomiC Development PolIcy 3 3 Provide transportatIOn
Improvements to support downtowns and to coord mate transportatIOn and economic
development strategIes
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Infrastructure and UtlhtIes ImDrovement~
Metro Plan Pobcle~
PublIc FacIlItIes and ServIces Element Stonnwater Pohcy G 14 Implement changes to
stonnwater facIlItIes and management practIces to reduce the presence of pollutants
regulated under the Clean Water Act and to address the reqUirements of the ESA
PublIc FacIlItIes and ServIces Element Stonnwater PolIcy G 16 Manage or enhance
waterways and open stormwater systems to reduce water qualIty Impacts from runoff and
to Improve stormwater conveyance
Downtown Refinement Plan Pobcle~
DeSIgn Element PolIcy 3 AlternatIve methods oflessemng the negatIve aesthetIc
character of overhead electnc lInes In the Downtown area shall be examined a~d pursued
by SUB ThiS may Include I) undergroundrng new service connectlOns and "clean-up"
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of overhead express feeders m the near future, and 2) possible undergroundmg of all lInes
10 the future
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PUBLIC FACILITIES
Metro Plan Poilcles.
PublIc FacIlItIes and Services Element Schools PolIcy G 2 I The cItIes shall mltIate a
process WIth school dlstncts wlthm the UGB for coordmatmg land use and school
plannmg actlYltIes The cItIes and school dlstncts shall examine the follOWing m their
coordmatlOn efforts
a The need for new publIc school faCIlItIes and suffiCient land to site them
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P <\RKS. RECRE<\ TIOi'o. PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE CORRIDORS AND OTHER,
AMENITIES
WILLAMALANE PARKS IMPROVEMENTS
F.
Metro Plan PoliCIes:
Transportation System Improvements BIcycle PolIcy F 22 Construct and Improve the
reglOn's bIkeway system and proVIde bicycle system support faCIlItIes for both new
development and redevelopmentlexpanslOn
TransportatlOn System Improvements BIcycle PolIcy F 24 ReqUire bIkeways to connect
new development WIth nearby neIghborhood aCtlVlty centers and maJor destmatlons
TransportatIOn System Improvements Pedestnan PolIcy F 26 PrOVIde for a pedestnan
environment that IS wel1mtegrated WIth adjacent land uses and IS deSigned to enhance the
safety, comfort, and convemence ofwalkmg
TransportatlOn System Improvements Pedestnan PolIcy F 27 ProVide for a continuous
pedestnan network with rea,onably dIrect travel routes between destInatIon pomts
Parks and RecreatlOn F aCllItles Element PolIcy H I Develop a system of reglonal-
metropolItan recreatlonal actIvity areas based on a facllItles plan for the metropolItan area
that mcludes acqUiSitIon, development, and management programs The Metro Plan and
system should Include reservOir and hIll parks, the WIl1amette RIver Greenway, and other
nver comdors
Parks and RecreatlOn FaCIlItIes Element PolIcy H 4 Encourage the development of
pnvate recreatIonal faCIlItIes
Parks and RecreatlOn FaCIlItIes Element PolIcy H 5 Develop mechamsms and processes
by whIch reSIdents of an area to be served by a neIghborhood park, neighborhood center,
or play lot can partICIpate m the deSIgn, development, and mamtenance of the faCIlIty
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Downtown Refinement Plan Poltcles:
EconomIc Element PolIcy 5 The City shall support WIllamalane's efforts to develop
parks and open spaces In the Refinement Plan area consistent WIth the WIllamalane Park
and Recreahon ComprehenSIve Plan
DeSign Element PolIcy 2 The City and WIllamalane shall continue to develop and
Integrate the elements of the nver, bndge, White Horse, Millrace and Island Park to
enhance hlstonc, recreatIOnal, and aesthetic values and promote tounsm
PublIc Spaces Element polICIes 1-4
1 The City shall encourage the development and use of sItes throughout Downtown for
dIsplays, exhibIts, feshvals and other events of publIc mterest
2 The City and WIllamalane shall continue to explore the creatiOn and development of
publIc space Improvements m the Downtown mcludlng a Downtown overlook and
Improved pedestnan access to Island Park, the Millrace, and the hlstonc Bnggs Ferry
Landmg
3 The City shall endeavor to malntam fundmg for maintenance programs on Downtown
streets, Sidewalks, and CIty-owned publIc spaces
4 The CIty, In cooperatlOn WIth downtown bUSinesses, should IdentIfy funding for,
deSIgn, and construct a New Main Street plaza at the locatlOn of the parkmg lot on the
south SIde of CIty Hall The plaza would serve as the pnmary CIVIC gathenng publIc
space m the core of the downtown The deSIgn would explore whether It should be a
dual use as both parkmg and plaza, or be converted to all plaza The long-term vIsion
for thiS space would mclude reconstructlOn of the south SIde of City Hall to
complement the plaza
WlllalllalaJ/e Plan Strategies.
Parks and Open Space Strategy ProVide parks, open spaces, nver access, and pathways,
while respectmg pnvate property nghts
Commulllty RecreatIon and Support FaCIlItIes ProVIde commumty recreatIon and
support facIlItIes that faCIlItate a WIde vanety of actIVitIes, create commulllty gathenng
places, and enhance commumty pnde
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REDEVELOP"'ENT THROUGH NEW CONSTRUCTION.
Metlo PlaJ/ Policle~
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Economic Element PolIcy B 13 Continue to encourage the development of conventIon
and tounst-related faCIlItIes
EconomIc Element PolIcy B 14 Contmue efforts to keep the Eugene and Spnngfield
central bUSiness dlstncts as vIta] centers of the metropolItan area
Downtown Refinement Plan Policies.
Economic Element PolIcy 3 The CIty shall maintain a vanety of strategIes and fundmg
sources as mcentIves to development and redevelopment of the Downtown ThIS should
Include, but not be lImIted to State RevolVing Loan Funds, Industnal Development
Revenue Bonds, Oregon Business Development Fund, state lottery funds, CDBG grants
and loan programs, tax Increment financing, local Improvement dlstncts, economic
Improvement dlstncts, and, speCial assessment dlstncts
EconomIc Element PolIcy 4 As the desIgn and constructIOn of the JustIce Center
evolves, the CIty shall work WIth nearby businesses and property owners to take
advantage of opportumtIes to develop sites or structures to accommodate the vanous
support uses that are lIkely to seek thiS proximIty
EconomIc Element PolIcy 7 The City shall support efforts to attract shoppers to the
Downtown, including but not lImited to specialty events such as festivals and parades,
and recumng activItIes such as a "Fanner's Market"
EconomIC Element PolIcy 8 The City shall support the retention oflocal busmesses and
the relocatIOn of new bUSiness to Downtown '
Oregon Tran~pOl tatlOn Plan
Creatmg Commumtles PolIcy 43 Increase access to goods and servIces and promote
health by encouragmg development of compact commumtles and neighborhoods that
Integrate reSIdentIal, commercIal and employment land uses to help make shorter tnps,
tranSIt, walking and bIcyclIng feaSIble Integrate features that support the use of
transportatIon chOIces
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PR_~~FRV ~ TlON. REHARILlT A TlON. Al'<D CONSERV ~ TlON
UPGRADES TO FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS
Metro Plan PoliCies
Hlstonc PreservatIon Element PolIcy I I Adopt and Implement hlstonc preservatlOn
polICies, regulatIons, and mcentlve programs that encourage the Inventory, preservatlOn,
and restoratIon of structures, landmarks, Sites, and areas of cultural, hlstonc, or
archaeologIcal SIgnificance, consistent With overall polICies
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Hlstonc PreservatIon Element PolIcy I 2 InstItute and support proJects and programs
that Increase CItIzen and VISitor awareness of the area's hIstory and encourage CitIzen
partlclpatlOn m and support of programs designed to recogmze and mernonalIze the
area's history
Downtown Refinement Plan PoliCIes
DesIgn Element PolIcy 8 The CIty shall support efforts by Downtown businesses to
make bUIldmg fayade Improvements
Wlilamalane Plan StrategIes
RehabIlItatIOn Strategy Upgrade and revitalIze eXlstmg parks and recreatIOn faCIlItIes to
proVIde recreatIOn opportumtIes, protect recreatIOn resources, Improve the enVIronment,
enhance user safety, and Improve accessibIlIty for people With dIsabilItIes
I
Prooertv ACOUlsltlOn and DIS')osltIon
Metro Plan Policle~.
EconomIc Element PolIcy 16 UtIlIze processes and local controls which encourage
retentIon of large parcels or consolIdatlOn of small parcels 01 mdu,tnally or commerCIally
zoned land to faCIlItate their use or reuse m a comprehenSive manner rather than
piecemeal fashlOn
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TECHNICAL. FINANCIAL <\ND DESIGN PLAN DRAFTS AND UPDATES
Metro Plall PoliCieS:
Downtown Refinement Plall Policies
Access, CirculatlOn, and Parkmg Element PolIcy 3 The CIty shall evaluate the
dlstnbutlon of publIc off-street parkmg In the Downtown and prepare a strategy to
address the eqUitable balance of these resources
Access, CIrculatIon, and Parkmg Element PolIcy 8 The CIty shall study, and where
appropnate, Implement a plan to Improve auto, pedestnan, and bicycle access to the
Booth-Kelly sIte and the Mill Race
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Part Two:
PLAN REPORT
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DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN REPORT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ThIs urban renewal plan was prepared with funding assistance from the CIty of
Spnngfield Spnngfield cItizens particIpated m 2 townhalls leading to the preparation of
the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and Report
Staff AssIstance
Gmo Gnmaldl, CIty Manager
Jeff Towery, AssIstant CIty Manager
WillIam Gnle, Development Services Dlfector
John TamuloDls, Commumty Development Manager
Mark Metzger, Plannmg SupervIsor
Courtney Gnesel, Planner
Urban Renewal Consultant
Charles Kupper, Spencer & Kupper
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REPORT ON THE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Page
4
DEFl1'iITION OF BLIGHTING CONDn IONS
6
100 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING CONDITIONS IN 1 HE URBAN RENEWAL AREA 7
IOOA PHYSICAL CONDITIONS 7
100B SOCIAL CONDITIONS 12
200 EXPECTED FISCAL, SERVICE AND POPULATION IMPACTS OF PLAN 14
300 REASONS FOR SELECTING THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA 16
400 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EACH PROJECT ACTIVITY AND
EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE PROJECT AREA 16
500 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF PLAN 17
500A ESTIMATED PROJECT COST AND REVENUE SOURCES 17
500B ANTICIPATED START & FINISH DATES OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES 19
500C ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND YEAR OF DEBT RETiREMENT 19
5000 IMPACT OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING 20
500E FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF PLAN 21
600 RELOCATION 22
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REPORT ON THE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
PROJECT BACKGROUND
The pnmary purpose of the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan IS to revItalIze the core
hlstonc downtown commercIal and Industnal areas of Spnngfield The mtent IS to
Increase commercial actiVIty, Improve eXIsting buIlding facades, and promote pedestnan
amemtIes and commumty actIVitIes
The renewal plan burlds upon other work and study efforts focused on downtown They
Include the Downtown Refinement Plan (Adopted 1986, Updated 2005), the Booth-Kelly
MIxed-Use Dlstnct (1986), the TransPlan (2001), and the WIllamalane Parks and
RecreatIon ComprehensIve Plan (2004)
The Land Use Element (p 13) In the Downtown Refinement Plan fonns a good general
summary of the current state of condItIons wlthm the Downtown Urban Renewal area It
states
'The Downtown area IS where the ongmal field WIth a spnng III It was located
(now an apartment complex) after whIch Spnngfield was named It also contallls
the area that was III the ongmal town plat of Spnngfield filed by ElIaS Bnggs
Smce that tIme, the Downtown area has functIoned as the CIty'S heart, and
contlllues to do so even though the CIty has spread out, and other Important
nodes have developed on east Malll Street, and m the Mohawk and Gateway
areas A SIgnificant retall base remams III the Downtown, and profeSSIOnal
offices and services are Illcreasmg The southeast portIOn of the Downtown IS
the locatIOn of several mill SItes, whIch provide employment and a customer pool
whIch Downtown busmesses benefit from
Begmmng III the 1970's, and worsemng m the receSSIOn/depreSSIOn of the early
1980's, the Downtown commumty has been wrestlIng With an mcreaslllg
vacancy rate The sItuatIon seems to be Improvmg somewhat as eVIdenced III
recent reports of the Spnngfield Downtown ASSOCIatIOn Although bus messes
are stIll leavmg the area, new busmesses and expansIons of eXlstmg buslllesses
are approxImately matchlllg the rate of exodus Trends are not clearly
IdentIfiable m recent land use changes a vanety of types 01 uses have left, and a
vanety have located m Downtown
The Booth-Kelly sIte has long fascmated V1SlOnanes m the Downtown
commumty The proxImIty of the sIte to Downtown, and the potential
redevelopment of the site utllrzmg ItS amemtles (mIllrace and pond, forested
slopes, raIl access, etc) could prove to be very benefiCIal to the Downtown
Much of the sIte IS currently vacant and maccesslble, and the eXlstmg
development does not take advantage of the sIte amemtIes Redevelopment of
the site would be very expenSIve, but could be accomphshed m a coheSIve
fashIOn over a long penod With the development plan concept presented m the
Booth-Kelly Development Area pohcles herem
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It IS deslfed and antICIpated that the eventual redevelopment of the Downtown
area wIll feed upon Itself that IS, new and expanded development WIll attract
more news development ThIS WIll eventually make use and delIvery of publIc
servIces more cost-effectIve and mcrease demand for Downtown land and
buIldmgs resultmg manse m property values to a pomt that development WIll be
more economIcal than retaImng a property's vacant status
However, most of the problems are phYSical and need funds to be bUilt or that VISIOn Will
not be realIzed The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan IS mtended to be the combinatIOn of
proJects and funding to overcome the problems and achieve the goals m the Downtown
Refinement Plan (pp 14-15)
"The followmg goals embody the SpInt, optmllsm and commItment Downtown
property owners, bus messes and commumty or~amzatlOns have ascnbed to theIr
VISIOn of Downtown Spnngfield These goals are deliberately achievable and
mtended to recogmze the value of endunng pubhc-pnvate partnershIps
Create a Pedestl tan and Tl anslt Frtendly Downtown Develop a settmg that IS
condUCIve to walkmg, blcyclmg and transIt whIle provldmg accessIbIlIty to
regIOnal automobIle and freIght networks PrOVIde safe and walkable streets
Pieserve the Past Enhance the downtown's future character by preservmg the
best of ItS past Promote appropnate m-fill constructIon and hIstonc preservatIon
of the eXIstmg bUIldmgs
Reconnect to Key Natl/ral Resol/rce Featllles Connect the downtown WIth the
MIllrace and Island Park, and proVIde opportumtles for appropnate downtown
uses adjacent to these areas
AIzve After Ftve Encourage evemng actIvIty m the downtown WIth dlmng,
cultural and entertamment opportumtles for all ages Increase housmg
development m the downtown to generate the 18 to 24-hour cIty
Revllalce the Downtown wah New Uses Create new opportumtIes for office,
commerCIal, reSldenl1al, CIVIC and mixed uses Encourage 11Igh-densIty uses that
are translt-onented and located wlthm a short walk from Spnngfield StatIon
Ensure Adequate Parkmg ProVIde parkmg that supports a VItal downtown
Create CIVIC Gathel mg PlaLes Create great publIc spaces, both large and small
ConSIder creatIOn of a town square
Jdentifi' Catalyst ProJect, IdentIfy proJects that WIll spur growth m the
downtown, mcludmg Improvements that can be successfully accomplIshed m the
short tenn
C, eate Downtown Pw tnel SlllpS Collaborate With Lane TranSIt DIstnct, the
Spnngfield Renaissance Development CorporatlOn, and other groups to
coordmate efforts and butld commumty support
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Estabhsh a Pos;/ble ldentl/)' {OI the Downtown Work wIth downtown busmess
mterests and the Spnngfield com Ul11ty to foster a POSItIve IdentIty and sense of
pnde for the downtown
Develop the Downtown as the Gateway to Splll1gfield Work to achIeve a VIsual
ImpreSSIOn m the Downtown that reflects well on the rest of the CIty
DEFINITION OF BLIGHTING CONDITIONS
The Oregon Legislature has establIshed a system to finance urban renewal Oregon
ReVIsed Statute Chapter 457 descnbes how the system works ThIS law gIves cItIes and
countIes urban renewal powers These powers proVide a way to finance proJects to
remove "blIght" Addresslllg blIght IS central to the purpose of urban renewal dlstncts
The Oregon ReVised Statutes (ORS 457010) defines "blIght" as follows (underhmng IS
added for emphaSIS, and numeratIOn IS added for clanty)
"Blighted areas mean areas whIch, by reason of detenoratIon, faulty planmng, madequate or
Improper faCIlitIes, deletenous land use or the eXistence of unsafe structures, or any
combmatIon of these factors, are detnmental to the safety, health or welfare of the
commumty A blighted area IS charactenzed by the eXIstence of one or more of the followmg
condItIons
I The eXIstence of bUlldmgs and structures, used or mtended to be used for lIvrng,
commercIal, mdustnal or other purposes, or any combmatlOn of those uses, whIch are
unfit or unsafe to occupy for those purposes because of anyone or a combmatlOn of
the followmg condItIons
a) DefectIve deSIgn and qualIty of phYSIcal constructlOn,
b) Faulty mtenor arrangement and extenor spacmg,
c) Overcrowdmg and a high denSity of populatIon,
d) Inadequate prOVISIOn for ventIlatIOn, hght, samtatlOn, open spaces and
recreatIOn tdclhtIes,
e) Obsolescence, detenoratIon, dilapidatIon, mIxed character or shlftmg of uses,
f) An economIc dIslocatIon, detenoratlOn or dIsuse of property resultmg from
faulIy planmng,
g) The dlVlslOn or subdIVISion and sale of property or lots of lITegular fonn and
shape and madequate sIze or dImenSIons for property usefulncss and
development, and
h) The laymg out of property or lots m dIsregard of contours, dramage and other
phYSIcal charactenstlcs of the terram and surroundmg conditIons,
2 The eXIstence of madequate streets and other nghts-of-way, open spaces and
ul1lItles,
3 The eXIstence of property or lots or other areas whIch are subJect to mundatlon by
water,
4 A prevalence of deprecIated values, ImpaIred mvestments and SOCIal and econonllC
maladJustments to such an extent that the capacIty to pay taxes IS reduced and tax
receIpts are madequate for the cost of public servIces rendered,
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5 A growIng or total lack of proper utIlIzatIOn of areas, resultmg In a stagnant and
unproductIve conditIOn of land potentIally useful and valuable for contnbutIng to the
publIc health, safety, and wel~are, or
6 A loss of populatIOn and reductIOn of proper utIlIzatIOn of the area, resultIng In Its
further detenoratlOn and added costs to the taxpayer for the creatIon of new publIc
faCIlItIes and servIces elsewhere"
Note that It IS not necessary for each of the CIted condItIons to be present In the renewal
a~ea, or that these condItIons are prevalent In each and every sector of the urban renewal
area
100. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING CON,DlTIONS IN THE
DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL AREA
lOOA PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
1 Land Area
The Downtown Renewal Area contains approxImately 417 acres of land area ORS
457 420 proVIdes that the total land area of a proposed urban renewal dlstnct, when
added to the land area of eXlstmg renewal areas may not exceed 15% of the City's land
area The CIty's current land area IS approximately 9791 acres The total of all acreage In
renewal areas, mcludlng the Glenwood Urban Renewal Dlstnct (618 acres), IS 1035
acres ThiS represents 104% of the CIty's land area Total renewal area acreage IS wlthm
the 15% lImItatIon prescnbed by ORS 457 420
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2 EXlstmg Land Use dnd Development
The Downtown Urban Renewal Area consIsts pnmanly of Heavy Industnal and
Commumty and MIxed-Use Commercial Included m thIS type of commercIal IS the
Booth-Kelly Dlstnct whIch proVIdes for a mIxed use employment center that
complements Downtown Spnngfield The next largest land use IS for Low DenSIty
reSIdentIal purposes There are a very hmlted number of reSidentIal uses scattered
throughout the proJect area The maJonty of thIS reSidentIal IS found In the WIllamette
HeIghts NeIghborhood located In the South West corner of the Urban Renewal Area
CommercIal development IS concentrated along Mam Street, runnmg through the proJect
area ThIs development IS mostly stnp commerCial and serves the Downtown and
surroundmg commumtles WIth a range of services, convemence, and some companson
shopping opportunItIes The Downtown Urban Renewal Area contains about 680 lax
lots Of these, 127 are tax exempt The zomng of all tax lots are shown by acres In Table
I, below
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Table 1 Zonmg Wlthm the Downtown Urban Renewal Dlstnct
I Zone DesIgnatIOn
I Low Density ResIdentIal
I MedIUm Density ResidentIal
I HIgh DensIty ReSidentIal
I MIxed-Use ReSIdentIal
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I CommunIty CommercIal
I MIxed-Use Commercial
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I Heavy Industnal
I LIght-MedIUm Industnal
I Booth Kelly Mixed-Use
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I PublIc Land and Ooen Space
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ReSidential Total
Aporoxlmate Acres
4896
471
659
127
6153
7451
41 8
11631
10925
2832
7616
213.83
25.53
41720
CommercI31 Total
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IndustrIal Total
Total Acres
% of Total I
122% I
11%1
16% 1
3% 1
153% 1
185% 1
104%1
289% 1
233% 1
704%
189%
483%
6.5%
1000%
Table I depIcts the current zomng dlstncts In the Downtown urban renewal area PublIc
land and open space encompass 6 5%, mixed-use and commumty commercIal make up
28 9% of the uses planned for the Downtown area, whIle total reSIdentIal uses are zoned
for about 15 3% and total mdustnal are zoned for 48 3% Currently, wlthm the Urban
Renewal Area almost 102 acres, or roughly 25%, stand vacant The maJonty of thIS
vacant land IS In CommerCIal (12 7%), ReSidentIal (7 5%), and Industnal (4 2%) zones
The renewal area boundary was drawn to create a proJect area that encompasses the core
of Downtown commerCIal and mIxed-use, whIle provIding for publIc open space
Improvements along the WIllamette RIver, MIll Pond and MIll Race, and wlthm the
Downtown urban core ActIons undertaken In the Downtown Urban Renewal Area WIll
help make more productIve use ofland m Downtown
3 CondltlOns-BUl1dmgs and Structures
Recogmtlon of blIghted condItIons WithIn the urban renewal area go back to the early
1980's The 1984 "Downtown Tomorrow" report ot the Spnngfield Downtown
CommlsslOn, opens WIth thiS observatlOn of condItIons In the Downtown "Dowlltown
Spltngfield has needed revttalcatlOll for a long time The Jumbled mt~ of signs, vacant
blllld/11gs, I agged patches of landscap/11g, cntmbltng stdewalks, and heavy velJlcle
through-traffic Hvtdlv portlav a lack of cale and a message of neglect' The report
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contInues on to lIst goals and proJects for the downtown, some of which are stIll
recommended as part of thiS plan
Based on the property class codes aSSigned to properties by the Lane County Department
of Assessment and TaxatIon, there are Just over 100 acres of vacant property WIthIn the
Downtown Urban Renewal Area About 72 acres are non-exempt and would contnbute
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tax Increment revenues to the urban renewal dl,tnct If developed dunng the lIfe of the
urban renewal dlstnct Table 2 summanzes the non-exemDt vacant acreage within the
urban renewal area by zomng dlstnct
Table 2. Vacant Non-Exempt Property by Zoning Dlstnct
I Zone Des12natlOn
I Low DenSity ReSidentIal
I Medium DenSIty ReSIdentIal
I COlnmumty CommerCial
I MIxed-Use CommercIal
I Heavy Industnal
I Light-MedIUm Industnal
I Booth Kelly MIxed-Use
I
I Acres
19
2
28
8
6
81
11
721
,
Total
There are nearly 550 buIldings m the Downtown Urban Renewal area A survey of
downtown bUlldmgs In 2004 revealed that 59% of downtown structures fit the
Department of Housmg and Urban Development's (HUD) cntena for blIght ThIS IS
slgmficantly hIgher than the threshold reqUired to qualIfy for HUD's Commumty
Development Block Grant program deslgnatlon as a blIghted area The condltlOn of
some of these propertIes may make It economIcally infeaSIble to rehabIlItate or repair
them
A wmdshleld survey of the urban renewal area In 2007 shows the urban renewal area
contains bUIldings m vanous states of disrepair mcludmg re,ldentlal propertIes (along
South MIll and South 18'\ commerCIal propertIes (along Mam Street and South A), and
Industnal propertIes (along South MIll) These bUlldmgs show eVIdence of extensive
detenoratlOn of roofing, sldmg, foundatlOns, steps, and extenor tnm RepaInng and
maIntalnmg downtown bull dings IS essential for the recovery of any hlstonc dlstnct
HIgh vacancy rates and tenant turn-over have charactenzed the urban renewal area
CommerCial lease rates today remam low compared to the remainder of the Eugene-
Spnngfield market ThIS has made It dIfficult for property owners to malntam eXlstmg
bUlldmgs and has worked agamst pnvately financed rehabllItatlOn and redevelopment
ThIS has contnbuted to the contlnumg detenoratlon and blIght conditIons In the
downtown area
Lane TranSIt's Spnngfield StatIon, completed m 2005, was the first new constructlOn In
downtown Spnngfield since 1987 New constructlOn and restoratIon actiVIties have
tollowed St Vmcent de Paul's Royal BUIlding, a new 5-story mIxed-use development,
IS neanng completIOn AddltlOnal proJects mclude the restoration of the hlstonc Gerlach
bUilding by the Emerald Arts Center and development of the RIchard WIldlsh
Commumty Theatre by the Spnngfield RenaIs~ance Development CorporatlOn Each of
these proJects received SignIficant subSIdIes In the fonn of publIc mvestment and pnvate
donatIons to cure blIghted condItions m the structures These proJects would not have
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been possible wIthout publIc lllvestment These SituatIOns reinforce the need for the
establIshment of an urban renewal dlstnct to support redevelopment and revItalrzatIon
downtown
4 ConditIons - Streets, IntersectIOns, SIdewalk, and Storm DraInage
The general condItIon of the basIc street and stonn drainage mfrastructure m the proJect
area IS tYPIcal With that of an older town The followmg IS a bnef descnptIon of the
constructIOn type and current condItIons assessment
Most of the Downtown Urban Renewal Area was developed through donation land
claIms In the 1850's and constructed In the tradltlOnal block segment footpnnt over
several decades The streets are well-defined by curbs and gutters Most of these streets
are Improved to city standards, WIth the exception- of the WIllamette Heights area where
some ummproved streets still remain Although many of the street components are older,
the Maintenance DIVISIOn contmues to perfonn maintenance and repaIr activIties to
extend the useful lIfe of the asset Some of these preventIve actlYltles Include crack and
slurry sealIng of streets, asphalt overlay and repair, curb, gutter and Sidewalk repair,
street sign and Signal maIntenance, etc
In the urban renewal area, the maJonty of the streets are Improved - curb and gutter With
an asphalt surface Most of these streets were constructed decades ago TImely
preventative maintenance and structural enhancements have mamtalned the Integnty of
these assets UnImproved and substandard streets are found In the areas south of the Mam
and South A Streets COrrIdor Main and South A Streets (ODOT nght of way) from the
WIllamette RIver bndges, east to 19th Street, are detenoratmg fauly rapidly Eventual
reconstructIOn WIll be necessary for few other collector segments In the Boundary area
due to age
TypIcal Improved street intersections consIst of standard SIdewalks WIth access ramps,
curbs, gutters, slgnage, and traffic/pedestnan control m place Contmuous SIdewalks
populate most of the area, however many are old and detenoratlllg to the pOint of needing
replacement VaryIng types of access ramps proVIde a contmuous COrrIdor throughout
most of the area There are 12 intersectIon traffic SIgnals WIthIn the urban renewal area
All of these control SIgnals are owned by the State but mamtamed by the CIty Slgnage at
intersectIOns and along street segments IS umform and consistent
The urban renewal area has a total of 287 street lIghts Street lIghts along Mam and S A
Streets are being modernIzed wIth hIgh voltage type lIghting WIth some older low voltage
yellow type lIghtmg that WIll reqUire updating
A functIOning stonn water dramage system eXIsts for most of the Boundary 3 area, WIth
some roadSIde dItches reSIding south of Main Street The age of the stonn pIpe system
ranges from 1950s to 1990s and IS compnsed of mostly concrete pIpe Capacity of stonn
pIpe ranges from 4 to 65 Inches There IS a need to replace aging and underSIzed lInes
through rehabIlItatIOn proJects The samtary system IS predomlllately concrete pIpe,
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changmg to PVC pIpe whenever lInes are rehabilItated The older lInes m thiS area date
back to 1948 PIpelIne sizes on sewer main lInes run 8 to 24 mches with trunk lInes up to
60 mches
Bicycle opportumtles are less than desIrable as the Downtown currently has no
designated, stnped east-west routes There IS only one bIke path along PlOneer Parkway
Within the urban renewal area Shared sidewalks WIth pedestnans or streets With cars,
does not engender thIS effiCient travel alternatIve
5 ConditIons - PublIc ParI-lOg
Off-street parkmg remains a real and perceIved Issue for downtown merchants Although
there almost a thousand spaces (both on and off-street) In the Downtown MIxed-Use area,
many are occupIed by employees, many are restncted by perrmt only, and the larger lots
are not close to the bUSlllesses most In need The lack of parklllg has had a negatIve
affect on the level of economic Investment In the area The CIty enforces all on-street
spaced or publIcly owned spaces In thIS area, but the two hour tIme lImIt IS not proving to
be an effectIve deterrent to prolonged and non-business use Notwlthstandmg all of the
benefits that Will accrue from an Improved pedestnan enVironment, few downtown
buslllesses can <;urvlve on a customer-based denved solely from foot-traffic
6 CondItIons - VIsual Appearance
The commefClal core of the Downtown area IS alIgned along Main Street (ODOT
HIghway 126) and South A east of the Spnngfield bndges Both are part of the State
HIghway system under the JunsdlctIon of the Oregon Department of TransportatIon
(ODOT) Main Street and South A are charactenzed by a mix of older, "main street"
style commercIal propertIes With mostly on-street parking and stnp commercIal and
mdustnal development of varymg styles and qualIty, most fronted by parking lots The
"main street" area has several vacant storefronts and generally shows need of fa,ade
updating and repaIr There are overhead power lInes throughout the area, addmg to the
VIsual clutter AttractIve street furnIture, signs, awmngs, banners, trees, landscapmg, and
other VIsual amenItIes are mconslstent and scattered
The MIll Race and Pond, located along South A, has been In a state of dIsrepaIr Slllce ItS
donatIon to the CIty m the mId-1980's Smce that tIme the CIty has refurbIshed portIOns
of the water amenIty and adJolmng Booth-Kelly complex, but maJor repaIrS and
Improvement proJects stIll remain to be completed The current phYSical appearance and
access restnctlons to the sIte hmder future development WIule phYSIcal appearance IS
not speCifically lIsted as a condItIOn of blIght In ORS 457, the appearance of modern
mdustnal sItes including green space, plantmgs, nnproved bUSiness frontage and parking
areas, low external Impacts etc are Important to economIcally productIve mdustnal and
commercIal sItes as well as the nearby propertIes EconomIcally underproductI've sItes
are conSIdered blIghted As development and redevelopment occurs In surrounding areas
the MIll Race and MIll Pond should be evaluated to see If the faCIlIty may be redeveloped
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and Improved so that It may be more productIve economIcally while enhancIng the area's
overall redevelopment
7 Condllions - Land and BUlldmg Values
It IS antIcIpated that the 2007 -OS tax roll WIll establIsh the Inllial base of assessed values
for the Renewal Area The figures are not yet avaIlable for the total assessed valuatIon for
the Downtown Urban Renewal Dlstnct for that year The total assessed value of property
WIthin the urban renewal area for the 2006-07 tax year, subtractIng exempt propertIes
($54,567,634) IS calculated at approxImately $122,500,000 In land and bUlldmg values
The total assessed value of the Downtown Urban Renewal Area represents about 3 8% of
the total property valuatIon wlthm the CIty of Spnngfield Total certIfied values wlthm
all renewal areas therefore are expected to be well wlthm the maxImum 15% of total
valuatIon allowed by urban renewal law .
8 Condllions - Investment and Ulihzahon of Land
Real property values WithIn the Downtown Urban Renewal Area are largely concentrated
m commerCIal and Industnal property claSSIficatIOns The overall value of land
compared to the value of Improvements on that land IS extraordInanly low for an urban
area, espeCially an area that represents a maJor concentratIOn of Industnal uses and IS
developed to nearly urban denSIties The real market value ofland In the urban renewal
area IS $64 05 mIllIon and the real market value of Improvements IS $163 2 mIllIon The
ratlO ofbulldmg value to land value IS Just over 2 5 I Mature urban areas, espeCIally
those that mclude so much commerCIal, publIc, and mdustnal bUildIng, are expected to
exhibit Improvement to value ratios In the 4 I or 5 I range The Downtown Renewal
area falls Just below thIS range whICh pomts to a lack of Investment In the Downtown,
under-ulilIzatIon ofland, depreCiated values, and a loss of tax generating revenue for the
proJect area
100B SOCIAL CONDITIONS
The 2000 Census IS the most recent source for comprehenSIve demographiC data that IS
speCIfic to the Downtown Urban Renewal Area The Downtown Urban Renewal Dlstnct
boundanes do not COInCide With local census tracts and block groups However, block
groups Within Census Tracts 3202 3300, 3400, and 3500 fall wlthm the portIons of the
urban renewal area Table 3 below summanzes the estImated Income and hOUSing
charactenstlcs of reSIdents WIthin the urban renewal area Table 4 shows the percentage
of owner occupIed dwellIng umts and renter occupIed umts Table 5 shows the
populatIon WithIn the urban renewal dlstnct by race
It IS not pOSSIble WIthIn the scope of thIS analYSIS to accurately estllnate the exact number
of reSIdents and theIr demographIcs for the area WIthin the urban renewal area WIthout
IncludIng fragments of the census tracts and block groups that are outSIde of the urban
renewal boundary The mfonnatIon below IS meant to prOVIde only general mfonnatIon
on Income and hOUSing charactenstIcs of reSIdents WIthin the area
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Table 3 PopulatIOn and Income by Census Tract Wlthm the Urban Rene",al
Dlstnct
Census Total
Tract Population
13202
I 33
134
I 35 3406 44,053
(BG) * IS a dIVISIOn of a Cell~us tract called a bloc.k group
4,066
Median
Household
Income r
34,273
Percentage of Low-Moderate
Income Households
6,775
4,706
30,163
27,679
287% (BG 1)*
55 0% (BG 2)*
594% '
601% (BG 3)* j
592% (BG 4)* I
250% I
The largest percentage of residents wlthm the urbal} renewal dlstnct lIve In census tracts
33 and 34 Tract 34, Block Group 4 IS almost wholly contained Within the urban renewal
area and the statistics for thIs subarea are perhaps the most representative of the area as a
whole Tract 35 IS largely outsIde of the urban renewal area and IS least representative of
the area
Table 3 shows that the maJonty of reSidents In the area have a medIan household lllcome
ranging between $27,679 (Tract 34) and $30,163 (Tract 33) Tract 35 has the hIghest
household mcome at $44,053 The median household Income for Lane County IS
$36,942
The City of Spnngfield partIcipates In HUD's Commumty Development Block Grant
(CDBG) program whIch targets funding tor low Income neIghborhoods ElIgibIlIty for
CDBG fundlllg requIres an assessment of the percentage of households lIVing at or below
the federally establIshed "low-moderate mcome" level In the Downtown Urban
Renewal Area, the maJonty of households (roughly 55 to 60 percent) fall wlthlll the low-
moderate lllcome classllicatlon
Home ownershIp IS sometIme, an indIcator of Income and neIghborhood stabilIty Table
4 shows that bet'Ween 49 and 51 percent of all dwellIng umts are renter occupIed In Lane
County 37 7 percent of dwellmg umts are renter occupIed
Table 4 Housmg Tenure by Census Tract Wlthm the Urban Renewal
DistrIct
Census Tract
Percentage of Owner Occupied/ Renter Occupied
Dweliln~ Units
1
13202
133
134
135
5051
495
5231
477
491/
509
834/1
1661
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Table 5 Racial CompositIon by Census Tract wlthm the Urban Renewal
District
Census Census Census Census
Tract Tract Tract Tract
32 02 33 34 35
WhIte I 90% 87% 89% 89% 92%
lFH1SPa>'mc~~~r:~~~~ t4~/o~~~~:~ :1~1P/o~~:.y S9o/~~1t4ff~ ;80/o~~~~ ~5%~~~ {l~l: ~
I Black 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% I
I Amencan IndIan and
Alaska Native 1% 1% 1% 3% 1%
I ASIan 2% 2% 1% 0% 2%
I NatIve Hawauan and
Other PaCIfic Islander 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
I Some other race 2% 5% 4% 3% 1 %
I Two or more races 4% 5% 4% 4% 4%
Lane
County
The raCial composItIon (white to non-whIte) of the urban renewal area IS snndar to that of
Lane County The HIspanIC populatIon wlthm the area IS SignIficantly hIgher that the
county as a whole Table 5 shows that In census tracts most representatIve of the urban
renewal area Hlspamcs make up between 8 and II percent of the populatIon, compared to
Just 4% for Lane County The growing Hlspamc presence and Influence WIthIn the urban
renewal area can be seen m the growing number of shops and servIces catenng to
Hlspamc households that have been establIshed In the area
200. EXPECTED FISCAL, SERVICE, AND POPULATION IMPACTS
OF PLAN
Urban renewal plan actIvItIes are aImed at alleVIating traffic, parkmg and pedestnan
safety problems, at repamng and redevelopmg property wlthm the area, and at upgradmg
lrghtIng, streets, SIdewalks, open space condltlOns and prOVIding new or upgraded
. mlrastructure m the Renewal Area The Urban Renewal Plan IS expected to tacllltate
planned, orderly growth as antIcIpated In the Eugene-Spnngfield Metro Area General
Plan and Downtown Refinement Plan The Plan IS not expected to re,ult In a need for
any additIonal polIce, fire, or other emergency services beyond those already
contemplated by the CIty and other servIce proVIders
The Renewal Area boundary Includes some proposed housmg development Carrying out
the Renewal Plan IS expected to result m slIght populatIon growth In Downtown But that
growth IS mcluded In the overall populatIon growth of the CIty of Spnngfield over the
next 20 years and the fiscalnnpacts are not slgmficant relatIve to growth In other parts of
the much larger Spnngfield cIty lImIts Renewal Plan actIVItIeS, however, are not
expected to Influence the tnmng or scale of these developments And therefore, carrying
out the Plan IS expected to have no Impacts on Spnngfield School Dlstnct 19, given the
Downtown Urban Renewal area's small sIze relatIve to the SIze of Spnngfield School
DI,tnct 19 Carrying out the Renewal Plan IS not expected to have any addItIonal Impact
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on water and sewer servIce needs, Since the utIlItIes' planmng Include provldmg servIces
to these and other utIlIties m the urban renewal area Project actIvItIes are not expected to
reqUire the relocatIOn or removal of any residential or commercial propertIes by the
renewal agency
CarryIng out the renewal plan WIll require the use of tax mcrement revenues The tax
Impacts of the renewal plan are discussed In detaIl In Section 500 D of thiS report
The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan IS expected to produce posItIve fiscal and service
Impacts for downtown Among the publIc benefits of the renewal plan are
. Street and CIrculatIon Improvements WIll Improve publIc safety and convemence
. Infrastructure Improvements will provIde bc:tter utIlIty service and decrease publIc
maIntenance costs
. New bUSInesses WIll prOVide addItIOnal shoppmg convemence and reduce
vehIcular tnps and tIme
. New development WIll enhance the nver expenence
. RehabllItatlOn programs WIll preserve and renew propertIes m, and around,
downtown commefClal areas along MaIn Street and South A
. An Increase In constructIon expendItures and purchases In the Urban Renewal
area Will create secondary Jobs
. The urban renewal plan Will help the CIty of Spnngfield fund a number of
proJects lIsted In the City's CapItal Improvements Program In the Downtown
Refinement Plan for the urban renewal plan area
. The urban renewal plan WIll develop the opportumty areas along the MIll
PondJRace, currently Without sUitable streets, publIc access or Infrastructure for
tounsm, mIxed commercIal-residentIal, or other maJor development by provldmg
urban standard roads, supportive urban services and utIlItIes, area-wide stonn
dramage systems, and allowmg publIc access and protectlOn of the waterfront
areas
The publIc and pnvate mvestments made m the urban renewal area are lIkely to
encourage new Investment m adJacent areas The value thus created can not be
quantIfied, but observatIon of renewal programs around the state indIcates that there are
spillover mvestment effects from a successful renewal program There are other POSItIve
effects of a renewal program that do not lend themselves easily to quantlficatlOn, for they
are qualIty of lIfe Issues Mamtamlng Main Street and South A as the pnmary artenes of
the area, Improvmg hOUSIng, expanding cultural, and shopping opportumtles WIthIn the
area, and llnprovlng the appearance of downtown, all have value to thIS area s sense of
commumty In fact these qualItIes have been expressed as Important commumty values
and dIrectly mfluenced creatIOn of this renewal plan and ItS proJects
The expenditure of tax Increment funds IS expected to produce new property values for
the CIty of Spnngfield The renewal proJect IS estimated to be completed by the year
2027 Dunng that penod, property values In the renewal area are expected to mcrease by
approxImately $322 mIllIon At current property tax rates, the new property values
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antIcIpated m the renewal area Will contnbute over $4 3 millIon In property tdX revenues
In the first year after the proJect IS ended Of that revenue, approxImately $1 5 millIon
WIll return to the CIty of Spnngfield That property tax revenue WIll continue to grow
thereafter as a result of Increases m annual assessments.
300. REASONS FOR SELECTING THE URBAN RENEWAL AREA
The Urban Renewal Plan Area was selected based on Downtown Refinement Plan and
the Eugene Spnngfield Metro Area General Plan goals, obJecl1ves, and polICIes and on
the eXistence of blIghtmg condll1ons Within the area The project area eVidences the
followmg charactenstlcs of blIght
. A lack of proper utIlIzatIOn of land planned for tax prodUCing purposes
. DefiCIenCies m streets, curb, SIdewalk, water and sewer servIces m the proJect
area
. DefiCienCIes m publIc recreatIOn and open space opportuml1es
. Poor Visual and aesthetIc conditIons, contnbutmg to a low level of mvestment In
the proJect area
. Poor bUlldmg condItIOns m the proJect area
. A prevalence of low values and lack of mvestment m the proJect area, and
reduced tax receIpts resulting there from
CondItIons WIthIn the Renewal Area eXIst and satIsfy the defimtlOns of blIght m ORS
457010 TreatIng and cunng these condll1ons are reasons for selectmg thIS renewal
area
400. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND
EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN URBAN
RENEW ALAREA
I Streets WIll be Improved throughout the renewal area
2 Infrastructure and utIlItIes Will be Improved In the renewal area
3 Improvements to parks, publIc bUildIngs, and open spaces WIll treat defiCIenCIes
In those areas
4 ParkIng Improvements Will make It easier for tounsts and vlSltors to shop, or
take advantage ofrecreatlOnal opportumtIes, thereby encouraging expendItures
and new Investments m the area
5 Streetscape actIvItIes will Improve the VIsual appearance of the area, and proVide
a better clImate for new mvestment In the proJect area
6 ASSIstance for rehabIlItatIon and new development Will attract new Investment
to the area, and Improve the bUlldmg condItIons and blIghted appearance of the
area
7 AdmlmstratIon and planning actIvlties 'WIll assure the plan IS camed out
effectIvely and m conformance WIth applIcable managenal and fiscal
reqUirements
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500. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF PLAN
SOOA ESTIMATED PROJECT COST AND REVENUE SOURCES
Table 6 shows the estImated total costs of the Downtown Urban Renewal Project
These costs are the total antIcIpated costs, allOWing for 5% mflatlon dunng the lIfe of
the proJect
The pnnclpal method of fundmg the proJect share of costs Will be through use of tax
Increment financing as authonzed by ORS 457 Revenues are obtamed from
antIcipated urban renewal bond proceeds and the proceeds of short term urban renewal
notes
Table 6 shows that the total costs of proJect actlYltles to the Urban Renewal Agency are
estImated at $25,020,000 m 2007 dollars A 5% annual InflatIOn IS assumed for the
proJect costs The Maximum Indebtedness authonzed under thIS plan IS $43,0 I 0,000
ThIS amount IS the pnnclple of such Indebtedness and does not mclude mterest or
mdebtedness Incurred to refund or refinance such mdebtedness
The capacIty for urban renewal bonds IS based on proJectlOns of urban renewal
revenues AntICIpated annual revenues are shown m Table 7 of thIS Report Table 7
antiCIpates there WIll be 6 long-tenn bond Issue, dunng the lIfe of the plan Bonds WIll
be Issued as revenues, project requIrements, and overall bond market condltlOns dIctate
In addItIon, the Renewal Agency WIll apply for, and make use of fundmg from other
federal, state, local, or pnvate sources as such funds become avarlable
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Table 6 Proposed Downtown Urban Renewal Projects
August 31 2007 Estimated Costs and Completion Dates
Prolect
I
I A StreetConsJructlOn..fIndClr~llJilUo1!-JlTl;provelT!ents
I South A & MaIO StrLel Couolet RedesIgn and ConstructIon
I North A "CIVIC Street" Curb and Stleetscape Iml)fOVeml.'1lts
I Downtown DIstrict Pedestnan Level Street Llghtml:!:
I Pedestnan Comdor lmlJfOvt:ments
I
I B Infrastructure and Utliltles~_mDrovem~nts
I Uttlttv Undemroundme: :mdfor Relol.atlOn Protects
I Slonnwater System Imorovements
I
I C Public FacIlities
I Sonngtield Llbrarv BUlldme
I Downtown Parlmg Strul.ture
I Downtown Oil-Street Surtnee Parkmg Conslrm..tlon ..!OJ RehJbllltatlon
Downtown PubliC Art
Isl.md Park FaCliltll~s Uoc:rades and EXI).1nSlOnS (lncludmg PnrJ..mg)
Federallv 9!lahtied He:Jith Center
Spnn.gjidd Museum
MaIO Street Dual U.')e Parlong/Clvlc Pldza (Belwecrt Museum and Arts Center)
PubliC Perfonnance Soace ImlJl'Ovements
DPar.ks:, RecreatIOn. Pedestrian an_d.BII..~J::oo:_!!Ior~A.n_d Otl!u Aml~JHtles
Downtown Millrace Al"u..';;s Restoration .lnd lmprovt:menls
Downtown Parl..s Develooment and Imorovements
Downtown "Enlr:mce/G,ltew1v" JmlJlt)vemenlS
Downtown Publle/Pnv.lte Slgnage Imorovements
Street/Oot.n SOULe Tree progr:un
I E Upgrades t.o "-Ire Pr.otectl.on and Emer'lency Re'io.on'ie System
FIre St1tlOn RdocdtlOn
I
F Redevel.ooment .of Commercial. Resldentml. Industn.lI. etc Throll!!l:
Ne\\ Con"tructlOn
Downtown Rede\doomt.'Tlt A~.')I~t,mt.e Program (New Con~tructlon)
I
I G Preservation Rehabllltatl.on. and Con'iervatlOn
I Do\\.ntown Butldme F.lLade Imoroveml.nt Pro_grnm
I Downtown Rt.~tOr.J.l1on and RehabilitatIOn Fund
I Hl~tonc Prt:.')ervallon
I
I tI_P_roperty &'CQulsltlonand llisO(),Mtlon,
I
I
I J Plan Admllllstr.ltlon
Staffin_g and SUDOOJ1 SeTVICl,.S
I
I
I
I
I TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS
I
Technical. Fmanelll and ~slf!n PIJ.n(s)
K Prolect~!,_olllrl~l!! Exoan.')lOn .of Current Boundaries
South MIll PondlR lLe AnnexallOm (Improvements m.lV be mnde Without annexatIon or
boundd'" 1::"(01n510n It outlined 10 Plan .lnd aPDroved by Lane County)
Note Cost estimates are In 2007 dollars
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Expected
Completion SEDA Share
2.021 t~..oaaca_a.o
$2 200 .00.0
$1 000.000
$1 300000 1
$SOO 00.0 I
1
7.022 1.1..47.0,.00.0 I
$970 000 ;
$500 00.0 j
2al~ ~~1 .0.0,.0.0.0 1
$1 000000
$3000 000 j
$25 000 j
$500 .000 j
$1 000000
$150 .000
$100.000
$75 000
$250 000 j
2.021 $2..05.0...00.0 I
$800 000 :
$600 .000
$SOO 000 I
$50 000 I
$100000 I
2a~ t3,5aa,90_.o~
$3 500 000 ,
$1,9.0.0,.0.0.0 1
211.2.2 $1 900 000 ~
~a18 $2,65.0,.00.0 j
$250 000
$2 000 000
$400 000
N1P, $d
~Oll $6.0.0,.00.0 1
$600 000
I
2.028 $1,7.00,.0.00 I
$1 700000 ;
$5.0,.0.0.0 1
$50 000 1
1
$25,O~0,000 I
SEDA 1
Share
September 15, 2007
Date Received &
Planner MM
ANTICIPATED START & FINISH DATES OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES
SOOB
The proJect actlYltles shown m Table 6 WIll begm In 2008 The sequencing and
pnontIzatlOn of mdlYldual proJect actlYltIes shown m Table 6 wJlI be done by SEDA
and any cItIzen adVISOry bodies that SEDA calls upon to assIst In thIS process The
pnonty of projects and annual funding Will be as establIshed In the annual budget
process CompletIon dates for mdlvldual actIvItIes may be affected by changes to local
economIc and market condItIOns, changes III the aVaIlabilIty of tax mcrement funds, and
changes m pnontles for carrying out proJect actlYltIes, espeCIally wIth publIc partners
lIke WIllamalane Parks Dlstnct, School Dlstnct 19, Lane County, the Oregon
Department of TransportatIOn and others
It IS estImated that all actlYltIes proposed In thiS plan wJll be completed and proJect
Indebtedness paId off by 2027 At that tIme, the tax Increment proVISIOns of thIS plan
can be ended
SOOC ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND YEAR OF DEBT RETIREMENT
It IS estImated that the Downtown urban renewal dlstnct Will collect tax mcrement
revenue between the years 2008 and 2027 It IS estImated that the dlstnct WIll produce
$46 19 millIon III tax mcrement receIpts m that penod These funds Will be utIlIzed to
finance proJect actIvItIes and pay debt service costs, including mterest, associated With
undertakmg these proJect actlYltles
It IS antIcIpated that avarlable proJect revenues and funds accumulated In a speCial fund
for debt redemptIon Will be suffiCIent to retIre outstanding bonded Indebtedness III the
year 2028 and terminate the tax Increment finanCing proVISIOns of the proJect After all
proJect debt IS retIred and the proJect closed out, It IS estnnated that there WIll be surplus
tax mcrement funds These funds WIll be dlstnbuted to taxmg bodIes affected by thiS
plan, as proVIded m ORS 457
Table 7 of thIS Report shows the antIcIpated tax Increment receIpts for each year of the
proJect and the use of those receIpts Table 7 follows on the next page
Table 7 Will be prOVided by the Consultant at a later date
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500D IMPACT OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
The passage of Ballot Measure 50 (BM50) has changed Oregon's property tax system,
and the Impacts of urban renewal on taxpayers, and other taxing bodies Pnor to BMSO,
collectIon of tax mcrement revenues for a renewal agency resulted m an Increase m the
taxpayer's property tax rate Taxmg bodIes suffered no revenue losses, unless there was
overall compress !On of property tax revenues
Revenues Foregone by Affected Taxmg Bodies
Table 8 shows the antIcIpated cumulatIve Incremental values In the Renewal Area over
the lIfe of the Plan and the antIcipated property tax revenues foregone as a result oftaxmg
bodIes not being able to apply their penn anent BMSO tax rates to those values
Present Value of Revenues Foregone
Table 8, the revenues foregone, prOVIdes a Present Value calculatlOn of the revenue
foregone over a twenty year penod In thIS cakulatlOn, the annual revenues foregone by
the taxing bodIes are dIscounted by 3 5% That produces a lower, realIstIc pIcture of the
present day revenues that mIght be foregone by the taxing bodIes over the lIfe of the plan
Two addItIonal notes should be made about revenues foregone by affected taxing bodies
One, Tables 8 and 9 both assume that all the new values m the Downtown Renewal Area
would occur, even WIthout the Investment of urban renewal funds It IS more realIstIc to
assume that the publIc expendItures on renewal actIvItIes WIll have ;ome effect on the
growth of values wlthm the urban renewal area If one makes that assumptIon, some of
the values whIch are used to calculate revenue foregone would not matenalIze at all
ThiS assumptIon IS not made, here, but If It were used, It would further reduce the
revenues foregone by the affected taxmg bodies
Two, some WIll look at the total revenues foregone, and assume that the total shown IS
lost Immediately As the revenue foregone tables show, these revenues are foregone
annuallv. over an extended penod ot tune, not all at once GIven the sIze of the total
budgets of the taxmg bodIes, the annual revenues foregone usually represent only a mmor
percentage of theIr total budgets
Impact on Schools
The state currently collects and pools property tax revenues for all schools stateWide
and redlstnbutes them to school dlstncts on a per pupIl baSIS ThIS minImIzes the
Impact of foregone revenues on schools
Fmanclallmpact of Pl.m after Indebtedness IS RepaId
When all the proJects contaIned In the Urban Renewal Plan are completed, an estImated
$321 7 ImllIon m assessed values WIll be placed back on the tax roll In the followmg
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year, property tax revenues generated by those values are estImated to be approxImately
$432 millIon
The tax Impact on each of the overlapping taxmg bodIes IS shown m Tables on the
followmg pages
Table 8 Taxes Foregone by Affected TaXing Bodies
Draft Plan - $25 02 Million In 2007 cost
Estimated Revenue foregone 19 Year Period
Will Park &.
Lane County Sofid Rec S019 ESD LCC
Taxrate Tax BatE! .Tax RatE1 T'!x Rate Tax_RalE1 Ta~ RillE!
1 2726 4 7203 1 9647 46412 o 2233 06165
Cumulabve New
Incremental Foregone On Foregone On Foregone On Foregone On Foregone On Foregone On
Year Values In area New Values New Values New Values New Values New Values New Values j
2008 I $2.759,801 $3,512 $13,027 $5,422 $12,809 $616 $1,701 j
2009 I $20,253,797 $25,775 $95,604 $39,793 $94,002 $4,523 $12,486 j
2010 I $38,893,078 $49,495 $183,587 $76,413 $180,511 $8,685 $23,978 j
2011 I $42,722,439 $54,369 $201,663 $83,937 $198,283 $9,540 $26 338 1
2012 I $66,201,507 $84,248 $312,491 $130,066 $307,254 $14,783 $40,813
2013 I $100,762,650 $128,231 $475,630 $197,968 $467,660 $22,500 $62,120
2014 I $106,293,424 $135,269 $501,737 $208,835 $493,329 $23,735 $65,530 I
2015 i $166,480,294 $211,863 $785,837 $327,084 $772,668 $37,175 $102,635
2016 I $193,362.704 $246,073 $912.730 $379,900 $897,435 $43,178 $119,208 I
2017 I $216.762,479 $275,852 $1,023,184 $425,873 $1,006,038 $48,403 $133,634 I
2018 I $225_483249 $286,950 $1,064,349 $443,007 $1,046,513 $50,350 $139,010 1
2019 I $234,443,839 $298,353 $1,106,645 $460,612 $1,088,101 $52,351 $144,535 j
2020 I $258,309,146 $328,724 $1,219.297 $507,500 $1,198,864 $57,680 $159,248
2021 I $268,172 449 $341,276 $1,265,854 $526,878 $1,244,642 $59,883 1
$165,3281
2022 I $278,306,993 $354 173 $1,313692 $546,790 $1,291,678 $62,146 $171,576
2023 I $288,720,236 $367,425 $1,362,846 $567,249 $1,340,008 $64 471 $177 996
2024 I $299.419,844 $381,042 $1.413,351 $588,270 $1,389,667 $66,860 I
$184,592 j
2025 I $310,413,691 $395,032 $1.465,246 $609,870 $1,440,692 $69,315 $191,370 j
2026 I $321 709,869 $409.408 $1,518,567 $632,063 I $1,493,120 $71,838 $198,334 J
Total $3,967,663 $14,716,770 $6,125,466 $14,470,155 $696,196 $1,922,100
PV @3 5% $2,388,675 $10,438,743 $4,344,850 $10,263,816 $493,818 $1,363,364
Note School and ESD revenue foregone IS replaced dollar-for-dollar by State funds, and does not affect per student
funding
PV = Present value of the revenue foregone ThiS adjusts future dollars to 2007 dollar totals
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SOOE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF PLAN
Table 6 In Section 500 of this Report to the Plan shows the estimated costs of proJect
activItIes at $25 02 million Table 9 proVIdes addltlOnal details pertammg to how costs
were estimated The pnnclpal source of revenue to carry out proJect actlVltles Will be
annual tax mcrement revenues of the Renewal Agency Anticipated tax Increment
revenues are shown m Table 5 The tax Increment revenues shown m Table 5 are based
on the followmg assumptIons
The revenues shown In Table 5 are expected to be suffiCIent to carry out all proJect
actlVltles currently shown on the Urban Renewal Plan, and to retIre proJect mdebtedness
WIthin a 21-year penod It IS finanCially feaSible to carry out the Urban Renewal Plan for
the Downtown Urban Renewal Area
600. RELOCATION
600A PROPERTIES REQUIRING RELOCATION
No relocatIOn IS anticIpated at the adoptlOn of this plan
600B RELOCATION METHODS
If In the ImplementatIon of thIS Plan, persons or bUSinesses should be displaced by actIon
of the SEDA, the Agency shall, as reqUired by law, proVide assistance to such persons or
bUSinesses to be displaced Such people and bUSinesses dIsplaced WIll be contacted to
deterrmne theIr indIVIdual relocation needs As reqUired, they WIll be proVIded
mfonnatlOn on avaIlable space and WIll be given assistance In mOVIng All relocation
activItIes WIll be undertaken and payments made In accordance wIth the requIrements of
ORS 281 045 _ 281 105 and any other applIcable laws or regulations RelocatIon
payments WIll be made as proVided m ORS 281 060
600C HOUSING COST ENUMERATION
The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan does not anl1clpate removing eXlstmg hOUSing UnIts
New hOUSing IS expected to be developed m the mIxed use zones of the Urban Renewal
Plan Area A portlOn of umts are expected to be rental hOUSIng umts for low- to
moderate-mcome reSIdents In addltlOn, pnvate development may buIld upwards
(allowed under eXlsl1ng plan deslgnatlOns and zonmg and at an average denSity of 15
umts per acre) These would lIkely be pnced for sale or rent to upper middle and upper
Income households as descnbed In recent hOUSing market analyses
/
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11710;
Table 9 Project Estimating Detail (Reflects Detail From Table 6)
A
1 Table 2a Proposed Downtown Urban Renewal Projects
I 2 September 5 2007 Estimated Costs and Completion Dales
r+ PROJECT
I~
17
I 8
I 9
110
111
112
113
114
115
116 (' !'uhllr Farllltll"S
117 Spnnl.,Jield Llbl1lry Btllldlll~
118 Downtown Parlin\., Structure
19 Downtown all Street Surface Pilli-In!.- COf!SCfUCtlOR and Rl.'hablhtahon
I 20 Do'o\fl110wn Public Art
1 21 Isl<1nd Par\... F3l..1ilheS Uogrndes ,1Ild ExDan~lons (locludmJ,.. i"drl!ng)
I 22 Federally Qualified He3lth Center
I 23 Spnn~held Museum
I 24 M:1I11 Street Dual Use Parlmt}Clvlc Plaz<l (Between MlbeUlll and Arts Center)
I 25 Public Perfonn:mce Space Improvements
126
A ~lr('l'f (nll\lrllctlOo ,mil (Jrl"ll',lfrrm Imnl'flvE'ml.'nfS
South A s.. Malo Sln:t:'l Couplet Redesl!-'ll and Construcnon
Nonh A CIVIC Stret't Curb and SIn.-el<;Cllpe lmprovenx:nls
Downtown Dlsmcl Pedestnan Lev.:l Street LI\..hlln~
Ped~tn..m Com dOT Improvements
R lnrr:l~lrll('lure and IJt.hfll'~ Imnro,' mrnts
Utility Undel'}...'Toundlnl- ~nd!or Reloc:lllOn Prolects
Stonnwat<:r System Imorovements
lli-I) P.JrI..~ Rl'ruallon. i'l',w~tnan ~~~ Ill!." rnrrldl~~~_~_d_Ofht'r AmeOlhu
f28 DownlnWT1 Millrace Acct:!.S R~tOr.:JtlOn. and Improvements
I 29 Downtown r~ri.s Develooment allll ImprovemenlS
I 30 Downtown EntmocelGatew.lV 11I\prnvelf~nts
131 [Xlwntown f'ubhUPnvaleSll!IUIl,e Ilfl000vements
I 32 ~treetlOpen Sp1Ce Tree Prw.'T'JIU
133
134 I!.. UO<>fldts 10 Firl' l'rolN'tmn .wd F.iTIl'r~\Jh':!~ID
1 35 Fin: :.t:lnon Rdol.3llon -
136
I ~,.."..I".,..., n' "rr~........r~,-,l Il....lifo n".I' tnrl"~ln,,1 ..r~_ Thrml<.h ,,"pw
37 (nn~trucrllln
I 38 Downtown Redt.'VeloOll1ent ASS1S1.arn..e Prol9'lnl (New ConstruCllon)
139
I 40 H Pr"""r, \lIOn. Rl'h.,h,hur".n. ,Inri CnmtlYAlli!!I
141 Downtown BI.ll1dmh Fao.,.ade hllpro~em~IPro~m
I 42 Downtown Rt.~lor.:JlIon and RdlJblhl:lllon Fund
I 43 Histone PrcsavaUon
144
I 45 I PrOOf'r!> Armll~llrun_ Inti I)t~llO~ljwn
146
147
I 48 .~J~nrc:>~._~f> 'nl'l'.1 .Inrl Il........" P1.m{S1
149
150
I 51 .... PI In AdmrmMr:Ullln
152 St~t1I11L mdSuOO('nServll:es
153
I 54 LlTIl.lll1' F:\lrndlnl! Qll1mk_!lu:.,lIITfltDillJl~
I South MllIl'ondlR.Jce Armel:.allons {Imprnvt:ments IMY be lO.Jde wlthoul
dnneX.JllOn or boundary e'p.llblon II outhned 10 P13113nd approvt:d by Lane
55 (Ol.lllly)
156
j 57 TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS
158
\59
160 Note Cost estimates are In 2007 dollars
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Completion
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2018
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i OTHERjTOTAL PROJECT~
SEOAI
SHARE. SHARE CATEGORY cas
wno.oool S11 990 000.1 516 990 oo~
$2200 000": $6 990 0001
$1 000 OOOJ $2 000 0001
$13000001 $2 100 OOOJ
$500 000 $900 000 '5 820 ooJ
i1_470_000 ~j
$970 000 $2250 000
$500 0001 $2100 000;
I
lQ,1on'~~1 S121750001 518275000
$1000000 $2 000 000
$30000061 $5D()() 0001
$25 0001 $100 0001
'500 0001 $5OIlOOO
$1 000 0001 $3 000 000
$150 0001 $1 350 000-1
$100 0001
$7S 0001 $75 0001
$250 000 $150 000f--
~?O<;QOOO $4125000
s'707S_0QO
$BC:J 000 $1 050 6001
$60() 0001 $200 0061 I
$5OIlOOO $750 000
$50 ooOJ $150 000 I
I
$100 0001 $50 000 I
~SOo 000:1 52000.0001 '55000001
$3 500 000 $2,000 006 ,
I
j
ll.mQlli! 56400000 sa 300 0001
$1 900 ooOj $6 400 000 I 510 100 ooo~
52650 000' 57450 omit
$250 0001 $750 0001 I
$2 000 0001 $5 800 0001 I
$400 000 $900 000
J ~1
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~l;OO_OOO ~OOOOOI 58000001
$600 0001 $200 0001 S17000J
I
$1700 000: ~I
$1 700 000\ ,
,
J
~ 5200000 RSQ..,OOC
$100 OOC $200 DOC
/;l8
2011
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r2S.020.00Q >46.840.0001 $71.8600001
. SEDAI Develooer/OwnerlTolal Pmlecl ;
1 Share I Other Share Category Cost J
Septembel 15 2007
5J=pTEMBE~
- - 9/10 Release draft-pla-nand repo-rt, anlforward-these to City Councll,-------
Planning CommiSSion, SEDA, affected taxing bodies and the general
public _ _ __ _____ __ _ ___ _ ~___
Meet with WIllamalane Management Team
Council Work Session Progress report and discussion about draft
plan and report
Town Hall meeting to present the Draft Plan and Report and to Receive
comments
-~---- ----- ~ -- ----
Meet with Lane ESD
*9/11
9117
9/20
Draft Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and R~ Received 117/67
Review Schedule and Events Planner MM
*9125
OCTOBER
~------------ - --- ------- -------
*10/1 Meet with LCC Executive Team (10/8 alternative date)
'"' ~ O/2~_;;'::;\;f!lanrm;g;..Cjj"mimsslonrmEiebn9:IRevlevrtffiiftlj5lan:analfepoft,anil' ~
~'MJ~"""~~;;' ~~';l;~l!:lJf$$"'~~ ""'if-~~--..J1 y;t:~f ^$J~"'t"w;,,-;r~.,. '~{"n~!I':;''ll>'.'~ift'''''u~ ~ ~5;:'''::~~~;'';, -1,,:;iJ!
_ ,,^iJ\i~~,fC)J}lIerd!r~"~IJ!.lJ1_e llaaJI~Q:pn~tl?l~rty,.~l?Jl n~I!,l1t~;lt~i\};a1'~ !,if~",,_~~~
*10/3 Meet with Lan~_ounly Commissioners
*10/10 Meet with Wlllamalane Board
*10/10 ~eet wl~LC~~~'!~~iF_lorence)
*10/17 Chamber Membership Breakfast
10/19 SEDA-stafftocompieleformal "consult and confer" meeting discussions
with affected taxing bodies
*10/22 Meet with School Dlst 19 Board
~",~T,1 O/22~,?-,{S.EPA';'m~bjlg'~Reij!ei.Y!jjJ'Jj,flfp!an'liiid..flfffii.i1;:';;;:~~1'4;;;':::r'fl\~";lli;",s
NOVEMBER
11/6 Election day
~'" - ;,1_il/1-3;.{~-1-i$~D~5:mij!iJ:!g. 11?~!5,,!!.s,tiea~J'a:9iFp:~~CJ~I,\ilgn.;t~~n?,o.i1)fi1~e~jr~fpi~\
(7; '7\~'~r~o~e(j:i~lan a~ncrr:~h artCi:forwafd offio~Cot~CII ana IIflrsf~Y.'
tf::.~'f! R~P~{:1I't:l~::~1[~1\~~~~~~';;w'f;4~fJ~2;"t~to/?$;<-'00'-).1~~~qt~f _~Jr,fl ,,~~~~L
OJ~~J)' I. \~1reaj:f~gJJt.'_~'t;^lfPb"(~:.!~t~i!j~\ff?1~",r,~~.~i~~~~1t~~";<fF<c~~:~~~~~~7~~
11/19 Council WS/RS Public hearing and "First Reading," review draft
plan and report, Planning Commission recommendation and
comments by affected taxing bodies
I
Special Council Regular Session Public hearing and "Second
Reading," accept or reject and modify comments by affected taxing
bodies, and deCISion whether to approve plan and report by
adopting non-emergency ordinance
-DECEMBER I - -------- ----
12/3 Placeholder for Council to take up Items otherwise docketed for 11/26 IF
Council preference IS to not hold the 11/26 Special RS, whtch tS a "5th
Monday"
IPubIIS~ ~_~Ice _of_ aj(;)p~lon_~y _Council
Send adopted ordinance to SEDA
-I ------------------------ ----
11/26
12/7
12/7
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- - ----- ~_.- ----- -- ----
* Meetmgs With affected agencies
Attachment
2-1
Date ReceIved ~ 7
Draft Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and Rfbcgwer MM ~_
Review Schedule and Events
SEPJEMBER I
9/10 Release draft plan and report, and forward these to City Council,
Planning Commission, SEDA, affected taxing bodies and the general
pubhc
IMeet with Wlllamalane Management Team
Council Work Session Progress report and diScussion about draft
plan and report
'Town Hall meeting to present the Draft Plan and Report and to Receive
comments
Meet With Lane ESD
"9/11
9117
9/20
"10/3
"10/10
"10/10
"10/17
10/19
11/19
11/26
DECEMBER
12/3
12/7
12/7
Council WSIRS Public hearing and "First Reading," review draft
plan and report, Planning CommissIon recommendabon and
comments by affected taxing bodies
I
Special Council Regular Session. Public hearing and "Second
Reading," accept or reject and modify comments by affected taxing
bodies, and deCISion whether to approve plan and report by
adopting non-emergency ordinance
Placeholder for Council to take up Items otherwise docketed for 11/26 IF
Council preference IS to not hold the 11/26 Special RS, which IS a "5th
Monday"
IPubhsh notice of adoption by Council
Isend adopted ordinance to SEDA
" Meetmgs With affected agencies
ATTACHMENT 2-1
QQyyntown Urban Renewal Proiects. Three Ootions for SEDA Share of PrOlect!;;
Conservative
ElIoected
SEDA SEDA Term of
ProleG! Other Sources of Maximum Downtown
CO!;t Share** CostShanng pebt**~ URD****
$22 0 million $43 57 million $35 3 million 18 years
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$25 0 million $46 97 million $43 0 million 19 Years
Ellint of SEOA..
jnvestment*
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l Draft Plan
Aggressive
$30 0 million
$52 67 million
$51 7 million
22 years
Notes.
.Based on Boundary 3 and revIsed project IIs}s and costs
"Cost Inflation rate IS 5%, a conservative (high) assumption
."Total maXImum Indebtedness covers captlal costs including Inflation
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SPRINGFIELD DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT
CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT PLAN SUMMARY
DRAFT-JULY 10,2007
The purpose of the Downtown Springfield Urban Renewal Citizen Involvement Plan IS to
ensure that residents, property owners, bUSinesses, and other Interested parfles have
convenzent opportunztles to become fully Informed about the project and to provide Input
throughout the process The cltlzen Involvement strategy outlined below strives to reach
and Include people from a wide variety of backgrounds In the process
BACKGROUND
In Apn12007, the City Council duected staff to explore the fonnatlOn of a downtown
urban renewal dlstnct to help fund downtown revitalIzatIon The preparatIOn of a cItIzen
mvolvement plan IS a necessary and prudent element In the establIshment of a new urban
renewal dlstnct m the Downtown area To establIsh a new downtown urban renewal
dlStnCt, voters must first authonze the City CouncIl to create one After voter approval,
the CIty CouncIl must approve an urban renewal plan for the new dlstnct The urban
renewal plan must be crafted wIth publIc partiCipatIOn The followmg sectIons of trus
document outlIne the plan for Involvmg CitIzens, stakeholders and affected agencIes m the
development of the Spnngfield Downtown Urban Renewal Plan
CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT PLAN AND ACTIVITIES
The actIvllies and proJects Identified In the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan (Renewal
Plan) shall be undertaken With the partICIpatIOn of CitIzens, owners and tenants as
indIViduals and organizatIons who reSide wltrun or who have financlalmterest Within the
Plan Area and With the general cllizens of the City At minimum, cItIzen partlclpatlOn
efforts shall comply With the standards of the Spnngfield Development Code, the Metro
Plan and state statutes regardmg the fonnatlOn of urban renewal dlstncts
The work program for completing the Renewal Plan has been constructed to allow enough
tIme for public Input Into the process, bemg mindful of the comrnumty's need to eventually
Implement the Plan In a limely manner An outline of the work program shOWing
opportunities for publIc Involvement In the development of the Downtown Urban Renewal
Plan IS attached
A Downtown Urban Renewal AdVisory Committee (DURAC) WIll be fonned to vOIce
community Ideas and concerns as well as adVIce on urban renewal Issues DURAC WIll be
composed of a broad range of partICipants including the publIc, affected bUSiness and
landowners, and partner agencIes Members of the Spnngfield Renaissance Development
CorporatlOn, the Chamber of Commerce and others With expenence In the recent
downtown development successes WIll also be mvolved The table below shows the
proposed structure of the proposed commIttee
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I POSItIOn 1
Downtown
Busmess
Owner
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I PosItIon 7
1ndustnal
Busmess
owner or
renter
I POSItIOn 13
School Board
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Proposed Downtown UrbaD Renewal AdvIsory CommIttee
POSItIOn 2 Poslltnn 3 Posllton 4 POSItIOn 5 Posllton 6
Downtown Downtown Downtown SRDC Chamber of
Busmess ResIdent Resident Member Commerce
Renter Owner Renter RepresentatIve
POSItIon 8 PosItIon 9 POSItIOn 10 POSItIOn] 1 PnsltlOn 12
General General Washburne HIstone Commumty
Pub he Pubhe DIstrIct CommissIOn Development
Resident Member AdVISOry CommIttee
I The CommIttee for CitIzen Involvement (planmng CODlffilsslOn) recommended that the
hlghhghted pOSItions be added to the Downtown Urban Renewal AdVISOry CommIttee
when It IS formed
Development of the Renewal Plan Will not depend on mput from DURAC alone Elements
ofthe Downtown Urban Renewal Plan Will be commumcated to the publIc-at-large for
review and comment A vanety of medIa and commUnicatIOn tools Will be used These
mclude, but not lImited to
. One or more town-hall meetmgs
. Commumcatlon through pnnt and electroD\c media
. PublIc hearmgs
. DIrect maIlIngs to Interested property owners, bUSinesses, CIVIC groups and cllizens
V oter approval In November IS reqUired to authonze the CIty CounCil to fonn a downtown
urban renewal dlstnct PublIc commUllIcatlOn and partIcIpatIOn are essenlial to preparatIOn
of the urban renewal plan and IS reqUired to ensure that the electorate makes an mfonned
deCISIOn on dlstnct fonnatlOn
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INVOLVED PUBLIC, BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COUNCILS AND JURlstf~ MM
, The successful fonnatlOn of an urban renewal dlstnct reqUires the support of the publIc,
affected busmess and landowners, and partner agencies ComrnumcatlOn and coordmatlOn
WIth these particIpants IS crucial The table below Identdies the organizatIOnal flow of
Ideas between CitIzen groups and stakeholders, elected offiCIals and cIty staff
,DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL.
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT WITH PLANNING
Sprmgfield Economic
Developmeot Ageocy
ISEDAl
TaxlDg Bodies
Downtown Urban
Renewal AdVisory
Committee
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General Public,
Neighborhood AsSOCiatiOns
Busmesses
CIVIC Orgamzatlon:.
Residents
Property Owners
Social Service Providers
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PARTICIPATION ROLES
Below IS an outline of the roles of each party 'Wlthm the organlzatlOnal chart
1 GENERAL PUBLIC
The general publIc Includes, but IS not lImited to
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NelghborhoodlBusmess AssocIatIOns
ReSIdents
CIVIC Organlzalions
Businesses
Property Owners
SOCial ServIce PrOViders
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2 DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL ADvISORY COMMITIEE
The Downtown Urban Renewal AdVISOry CommIttee, (DURA C) IS made up of members
of groups and organizatIOns representing the diverSity of mterests In the downtown
Spnngfield core The COIDIDlttee's goal IS to aid m the revltalIzatlOn of the downtown by
ensunng that the projects and programs recommended m the Renewal Plan respect and
reflect the Interests of the represented populatIOn The completIOn of the proJects
encompassed m the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan IS expected to Improve the VIabIlIty of
downtown as a commuruty center and a destmatlOn for shOPPing, lIvmg, workmg, and
government services The DURAC wlll meet With City and development related staff on a
montWy basIS or as needed based on urban renewal actiVlty levels
It Will be the purpose of the DURAC to represent the general publIc and stakeholders m
diSCUSSIons and deCISIOn makmg processes SEDA and City staff Will proVIde forums to
work With members of the commumty to proVide falf and eqUitable opportumlies to vOice
needs and oplruons as It relates to the urban renewal plan, processes and the future
revitalIzatIOn plans pertmrung to the Downtown
3 SPRINGFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
The Spnngfield EconomIc Development Agency (SEDA) IS the actmg Urban Renewal
Agency for the City of Spnngfield It receives adVISOry Input from the Downtown Urban
Renewal AdVISOry Committee, Pnvate Cllizens, Consultants and CIty staff SEDA IS
made up of the Mayor, City CounCil and two Lane County CornmlsslOners The Agency
has the power to plan or undertake any urban renewal proJect approved m the urban
renewal plan
4 SPRiNGFIELD CITY COUNCIL
The Spnngfield CIty CoUnClllnlliated the formatIon of the Downtown Urban Renewal
Dlstnct They Will review all Urban Renewal Plans, mcludmg the PublIc Involvement
Plan
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5 AFFECTED TAXING BODIES
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LCC Board
WIllamalane Parks and RecreatIOn
Lane EducatIOn Services Dlstnct
Spnngfield School Dlstnct 19
Metro Wastewater
Lane County
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JULY
7/9
7/11
7/17
7/23
7/23
AUGUST
8/2
8/10
8/24
SEPTEMBER
9/6
9/7
9/17
9/23
OCTOBER
10/2
10/19
10/22
NOVEMBER
11/6
11/13
11/19
DECEMBER
12/3
12/7
12/7
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Spnngfield Downtown Urban Renewal Distnct
Work Program
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SEDA meeting Direct preparatIOn of draft urban renewal plan and report
First publIc Information mailing, first public announcement
Planning Commission / Committee for CItizen Involvement meeting
Review/ Approve public Involvement plan
CounCil Approve ballot title, question and explanatIon, approve proposed
boundary,
Team Springfield Informal diSCUSSion about boundary and possible projects
Informal Town Hall #1 (#2 to be scheduled)
Urban Renewal Plan Draft completed
Urban Renewal Report Draft cornpleted
Deadline to submit ballot title, question and explanation to County Elections
Release draft plan and report, and forward these to CIty CounCil, Planning
Commission, SEDA, affected taxing b~dles and the general pUlJllc.
CounCil Progress report and diSCUSSion about draft pl,!n and report.
Informal Town Hall #1 (#2 to be scheduled)
Planning Commission meeting/Public hearing Review draft plan and report
and forward recommendation on to City CounCil
SEDA staff to complete formal "consult and confer" meeting discussions with
affected taxmg bodies
SEDA meeting Review draft plan and report
Election day
SEDA meeting Public hearing and decIsion to recommend draft as
"proposed" plan and report and forward on to Council, and "first reading"
CounCil meeting and Public hearing Review Planning Commission
recommendation and comments by affected taxing bodies
CounCil Public hearing and "second reading," accept or reject and modify
comments by affected taxing bodies, and deCISion whether to approve plan
and report by adopting non-emergency ordinance
Publish notice of adoption by CounCil
Send adopted ordinance to SEDA
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