Agenda Packet 10-17-18 Work Session

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October 17, 2018, Work Session – Item 2 building specialists; building trades unions; developers; environmental professionals; public health professionals; and human rights representatives. Project Overview Gordon Lofts is a proposed seven-story, $34 million mixed-use project with six floors of housing units and ground-floor commercial space. The property is owned by Lane County, includes two tax lots, and currently serves as a surface parking lot. Council approved the vacation of two unimproved alleys on the site on July 24, 2018. Obie Companies plans to submit a land use application later this month, which would allow Gordon Lofts to be on its own parcel via a serial property line adjustment process. The property will remain under County ownership and Obie Companies will have a 99-year lease. Gordon Lofts is part of a larger development that includes a hotel and commercial building. The development will be handled as three separate builds, all with independent financial tracking. See Attachment B for a map of the Gordon Lofts project site. The project is about 115,000 square feet, divided amongst the seven floors. About 10,000 square feet is proposed for ground floor commercial. The remaining will be comprised of 127 residential units (5 two-bedroom, 53 one-bedroom, and 69 studios). Obie Companies is requesting that the commercial component be considered as part of the tax exemption. Required Public Benefits The Review Panel considered the project application, including compliance with program criteria and the independent consultant’s financial review, during three meetings held on August 23, September 10, and September 20, 2018. The Review Panel concluded that the project meets the Required Public Benefit criteria. Attachment C contains the Review Panel’s conclusions and recommendation to the City Manager. The Report and Recommendation in Attachment D provides a summary of the project and the Required Public Benefits. • Compact Urban Development. The project parcel is in the C-2 Community Commercial Zone, which has no minimum density requirements for a mixed use project. The proposed project has a density of 254 units per net acre. • Green Building Features. The project will utilize the City of Eugene Building and Permit Services pathway in order to exceed the 10 percent energy efficiency MUPTE required benchmark. If council approves the MUPTE, Obie Companies will be required to submit an energy model with the permit application and a commissioning report due 18 months after the Certificate of Occupancy is issued to validate energy performance. • Local Economic Impact Plan. Obie Companies has a plan for an estimated 71 percent of the project’s dollar volume of professional services and construction contracts to be local to Lane County. Their identified likely general contractor is Andersen Construction. Obie Companies will be required to promote open competitive opportunities for Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses and to comply with wage, tax, and licensing laws. Obie Companies will a) provide the City with a list of all contractors, b) require that each contractor provide an affidavit attesting to not having any unpaid judgments for construction debt, including unpaid wages, and to being in compliance with Oregon tax laws, c) post information about the City’s Rights Assistance Program in English and Spanish