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<br />(b) removing any language in the plan that would authorize use of tax increment funds for any other <br />projects, now or in the future; (c) prohibiting future amendments to the plan to add other projects; and <br />(d) providing that the downtown UR plan would automatically terminate after the three projects listed <br />above (or four projects if the VA chooses the Willamette Street site) either are paid for or the URA has <br />accumulated sufficient funds to pay the debt on those projects. A very preliminary draft of what a plan <br />amendment might look like is included as Attachment E and a redline version (showing all that would <br />be deleted) is included as Attachment F. If the council chooses to begin the process of possibly <br />amending the UR plan, then the attached preliminary draft will need to be revised, findings developed <br />and the “Report” that accompanies the proposed plan amendment prepared as well. The purpose of the <br />attached draft is only to illustrate what a revised plan might look like. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />Downtown revitalization and the projects in this AIS are supported by the Downtown Plan, council’s <br />2009 Vision & Goals, and a number of plans and reports related to downtown. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br /> <br />1.Adopt the suggested motion. <br /> <br />2.Modify the suggested motion in order to direct the City Manager to pursue alternative next steps. <br /> <br />3.Take no action. <br /> <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION <br />The City Manager recommends that Council adopt the suggested motion. <br /> <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION <br /> <br />Move to direct the City Manager to: <br /> <br />1. Regarding the Downtown Safety Initiative: <br />a. Use $100,000 of one-time dollars (½ from telecomm and ½ from existing urban renewal) to <br />purchase automated behavior crime reporting software and cameras, and $100,000 of one- <br />time existing urban renewal dollars to purchase and install additional lighting downtown; <br />b. Pursue use of Springfield jail beds in exchange for Springfield’s use of Eugene Fire’s <br />Training Center; <br />c. Include in the Manager’s proposed FY11 budget $500,000 of one-time dollars for the <br />Human Services Commission, and repurpose $500,000 of the City’s HSC contribution for <br />partial funding of the downtown safety initiative, including additional services like <br />Cahoots; <br />d. Present to the Urban Renewal Agency Board for its review a proposed amendment to the <br />downtown urban renewal plan that would 1) restrict the use of tax increment funds and <br />increase the spending limit to pay for (i) the Broadway Place Garages’ debt, thereby freeing <br />up funds for additional police officers downtown, and (ii) three other projects specified in <br />this motion below, and 2) terminate the downtown urban renewal district as soon as the <br />projects are paid for or sufficient funds are collected to fund those projects; <br />e. Bring back to council this spring a proposed ordinance requiring vacant properties to pay <br />Downtown Service District fees; and <br /> <br /> <br />