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20644
ADOPTED:November23
SIGNED:Novembe24,2020
PASSED:8:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT:
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
FOR THE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A.The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan (the
1968, by Resolution No. 257 of the Urban Renewal Agency
and on December 19, 1968, by Resolution No. 1609 of the Eugene City Council. The Plan has
subsequently been amended, most recently on June 13, 2016, by Ordinance No. 20564 of the
Eugene City Council.
B.The 2016 Plan Amendment identified an improved Farmers Market as a project
which the Agency may incur indebtedness to finance. The 2016 Plan Amendment also set a cap
of $4.5 million (when combined with $500,000 allocated to the project by the 2010 Plan
Amendment) on the amount of tax increment funds the Agency could use to fund the Farmers
Market Project. The 2016 Plan Amendment also requires a public process, including community
engagement, a staff presentation on cost estimates and funding mechanisms, and a public hearing,
prior to Agency Board authorization of the use of tax increment funding on some of the projects
identified in the Plan, including the Farmers Market project.
C.The 2019 Park Blocks and Farmers Market concept design process, during which
community members were invited to share their aspirations and vision for the public parks, plazas,
open spaces, and streets in the Plan Area as well as ideas about an improved Farmers Market,
fulfilled the community engagement requirements of Section 600A of the Plan. At work sessions
held on October 30, 2019, February 24, 2020, and June 22, 2020, staff presented the information
from the community engagement activities conducted in 2019, presented a proposed Schematic
Design and associated cost estimates, and provided a list of possible funding mechanisms to the
st of the proposed Farmers Market project is
estimated at $9.8 million, which exceeds the $4.5 million spending cap. On June 22, 2020, the
Agency Board directed the Agency Director to schedule a public hearing on the Farmers Market
project and further directed Agency Director to begin the process to amend the Downtown Urban
Renewal Plan to amend or remove the spending cap on the Farmers Market project.
D.On September 18, 2020, copies of the proposed Plan amendments to remove the
spending cap from the Farmers Market project and the accompanying report were delivered to the
following affected taxing districts by mail and email, along with an offer to consult and confer
with each district: Eugene School District 4J, Lane County, Lane Community College, and Lane
Education Service District. No comments were received from the affected taxing districts.
E.On October 26, 2020, the Eugene Planning Commission reviewed the proposed
Plan amendments and the accompanying report and recommended that the Council adopt the
proposed Plan amendments.
Ordinance -- Page 1 of 3
F.On November 16, 2020, the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed
Plan amendment. On November 23, 2020, the City Council held a work session to consider public
testimony as well as the Planning Commissi
amendment.
G.The proposed Plan amendment does not increase the total maximum indebtedness
for the Plan, nor does it amend the list of projects for which the Agency may incur indebtedness
under the Plan. The Plan amendment will enable the Farmers Market project, which along with
other projects authorized by the Plan, will foster a vibrant downtown, provide near-term economic
stimulus, and prepare for the World Track and Field Championships in a way that results in long-
term benefit to the community.
H.Based on the recommendations of the Agency Board and the Planning Commission,
and the written and oral testimony provided to the Planning Commission and the City Council, the
City Council hereby finds and determines that:
(1)The area defined in the Plan attached as Exhibit A is blighted for the reasons
explained in Exhibit C to this Ordinance;
(2)The rehabilitation and redevelopment described in the Plan is necessary to
protect the public health, safety or welfare of the City;
(3)The Plan conforms to the Metropolitan Area General Plan, State Land Use
Planning Goals, the Downtown Plan, the adopted Growth Management Policies, the Vision
for Greater Downtown Eugene, Envision Eugene, and other adopted City plans and
policies, and provides an outline for accomplishing the urban renewal projects proposed in
the Plan;
(4)No one will be displaced as a result of any of the projects included in the
Plan;
(5)No real property is expected to be acquired as a result of the projects
included in the Plan;
(6)Adoption and carrying out of the Plan is economically sound and feasible
as described in the Report included in Exhibit B to this Ordinance; and
(7)The City shall assume and complete any activities prescribed it by the Plan.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Based upon the above findings, the Report attached as Exhibit B, and the
blight findings attached as Exhibit C to this Ordinance, all of which are hereby adopted, the
revisions to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Downtown Urban Renewal District, as reflected in
Ordinance -- Page 2 of 3
ExhibitA
UrbanRenewalPlan
forthe
DowntownUrbanRenewalDistrict
AdoptedJuly1968
Modified
December1968
December1989
June1998
September13,2004
May24,2010
June13,2016
_______,2020
UrbanRenewalAgencyoftheCityofEugene,Oregon
URBANRENEWALPLANFORTHE
DOWNTOWNURBANRENEWALDISTRICT
TableofContents
Section100Introduction͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵Ѝ
Section200Definitions͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵Ѝ
Section300LegalDescription͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵Ў
Section400GoalsandObjectives͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵Ў
A.GOALS .......................................................................................................................................................... - 5 -
B.OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................ - 6 -
Section500LandUsePlan͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵А
Section600UrbanRenewalProjects͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵А
A.ET, PUBLIC RESTROOMS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACES,
AND STREETS ............................................................................................................................................. - 7 -
B.PUBLIC UTILITIES: High-Speed Fiber ...................................................................................................... - 8 -
C.OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES: Old LCC Building ......................................................................................... - 8 -
D.PROJECT DELIVERY AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... - 9 -
E.EXISTING ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................ - 9 -
Section700MethodsforFinancingtheProjects͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЉ
Section800AnnualFinancialStatementRequired͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЉ
Section900CommunityMemberParticipation͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЉ
Section1000NonDiscrimination͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЊ
Section1100RecordingofthisPlan͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЊ
Section1200ProceduresforChangesorAmendments͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЊ
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C. ............................................................................ - 11 -
D. OR ANY OF ITS IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCES -
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Section1300DurationandValidityofApprovedPlan͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЋ
A.DURATION OF THE PLAN ........................................................................................................................ - 12 -
B.VALIDITY ................................................................................................................................................... - 12 -
Section1400MaximumIndebtedness͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЋ
Section1500FormalMatters͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЌ
PLANEXHIBITA:PlanAreaMap͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЍ
PLANEXHIBITB:PlanAreaDescription͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵͵ЊЎ
I.ADOPTION
Resolution
DatePurpose
Number
Resolution 7/3/1968 Adoption of the Urban Renewal Plan for the Central Eugene Project
No. 257 (the Plan).
II.AMENDMENTS
Amendment
DatePurpose
Number
Resolution 12/19/1968 o Modified the Plan to allow for additional projects as required by
No. 1609 HUD to receive additional federal funds.
Ordinance 11/8/1989 o Aligned the Plan with Metro Plan policies: strengthen the area's
No. 19648 position as a regional service center, maintain the Eugene
central business district as a vital center, incorporate principles
of compact urban growth, encourage retail and commercial
development in the downtown area, and promote the
development of parking structures in the downtown core.
o Expiration set for FY10.
Ordinance 6/1/1998 o Responded to Measure 50 to a) include a maximum amount of
No. 20120 indebtedness and b) select Option 1 for the city-wide special
levy as the method for collecting ad valorem property taxes for
payment of debts related to urban renewal projects.
o Limited expenditure of new funds to completing existing
projects and construction of a new main library.
o Removed the business assistance loan program.
o Approved a plan to reduce district administration costs over the
following three years.
Ordinance 9/13/2004 o Expanded the projects for which tax increment funds could be
No. 20328 used
o Created a public advisory committee
o Added the requirement for specific Agency approval of projects
greater than $250,000 (other than loans), and adding a limit of
$100,000 on the mandate for a public hearing in the event of a
plan change (applies to minor amendments that can be
1200, C of the 2004 Plan).
o Added the Downtown Revitalization Loan Program (DRLP).
o Expiration set for 2024.
Ordinance
5/24/2010 o Limited scope of two previously approved projects, removed the
No. 20459 ability to initiate all other previously approved projects, and
authorized one new project expenditure of new funds to
completing existing projects and construction of a new main
library.
o Except for the three projects and existing projects previously
approved no initiation of additional projects.
o Expiration upon the repayment or defeasance of debt related to
the urban renewal projects specifically identified in the Plan.
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Ordinance 6/13/2016 o Increasedmaximumindebtednessby$19.4milliontoatotalof$66
No.20564milliontofundthefollowingprojects:
o ParkBlocksandOpenSpaceImprovements
o LaneCommunityCollegeOldLCCBuilding
o ImprovedSpaceforMarket
o HighSpeedFiberNetworkDowntown
additionalpublicprocess,includingcommunity
o Required
engagementandapublichearing,beforetheAgencyBoardcan
approvespendingtaxincrementfundsonanyofthefour
previouslylistedprojects
o ExpandedthePlanboundaryby7%toincludetheEastParkBlock
andaportionoftheformerCityHallBlock
o Continuedannualreviewoftaxincrementprojectsbythe
ExpenditureReviewPanel
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Section100Introduction
The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan was revised in 2016 to expand a previously approved
project and to authorize several new projects.
Parks, Public Plazas, Public Rest Rooms, Public Open Spaces, and Streets: Park Blocks
and plazas throughout the Plan Area, including improvements to the Park Blocks for overall
community use, to support the continued use for the Saturday Market, and to assist in the
development of an improved permanent FarmPlan Area. The new
redevelopment of the now vacant school building. Caps on the amount of tax increment
funds available for each project were also included in the Plan. Except for these projects,
the Agency will not initiate additional projects to be funded with tax increment dollars after
the date of the 2016 Amendment.
The Plan was amended in 2020 to remove the cap on the use of tax increment funds for the
The Downtown Urban Renewal District will cease collecting tax increment dollars and
return any unused tax increment funds to Lane County for redistribution to overlapping
taxing districts as provided in Section 1300 A of this plan.
Section200Definitions
The following definitions will govern this Plan.
2016 Amendment means the update to the Plan that was completed in 2016.
Agency means the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene.
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Butterfly Parking Lot means the property on the northwest corner of 8 Avenue and Oak
Street that is owned by Lane County and in use as a two-level parking structure.
Downtown Plan means the Eugene Downtown Plan as adopted by the Eugene City Council
in 2004 as a refinement of the Eugene Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan.
Eugene Fiber Implementation Plan means the plan to extend the municipal high-speed
fiber network to downtown buildings and establish the high-speed connection between
local and regional internet exchanges.
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High-Speed Fiber means the portion of the Eugene Fiber Implementation Plan that is
located within the Plan Area and that benefits the Plan Area.
Old LCC Building means the 66,000 square foot building at 1059 Willamette Street owned
by Lane Community College and vacated in January 2013 when the new Lane Community
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Avenue and Olive Street.
College Downtown Campus opened at 10
Plan means this Urban Renewal Plan for the Downtown District.
Plan Area means the property included in the Downtown Urban Renewal District as more
fully described in Section 300.
Projects means only the urban renewal projects that are listed in Section 600 of the Plan, as
amended by the 2016 Amendment.
Tax Increment Financing means a method of financing urban renewal projects as
authorized by ORS Chapter 457.
Willamette to Willamette Initiative means the collection of projects focusing on
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infrastructure and activity along 8 Avenue between the Willamette River and Willamette
Street.
Section300LegalDescription
The Do wntown Urban Renewal District includes an area of approximately 75 acres. The
Plan Area includes all of the land within the boundaries designated on the map attached as
Plan Exhibit A and described as containing all lots or parcels of property situated in the City
of Eugene, County of Lane, State of Oregon, bounded generally as described in Plan Exhibit
B.
Section400GoalsandObjectives
A. GOALS
The goals of the Plan are to:
1.Improve the function, condition, and appearance of the Plan Area through:
a. Infrastructure improvements to parks, plazas, and open space to provide an
inviting civic space aligned with the Willamette to Willamette Initiative, and
inviting and accessible connections between the parks, plazas and open
space;
b. Assisting in the creation of an improv
reinforce cultural, commercial and redevelopment activities downtown and
bring thousands of people into the Plan Area to purchase farm fresh produce
and other products, including people who otherwise would not travel into
the Plan Area;
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c. Construction of critical utility high-speed fiber;
d. Redevelopment of the Old LCC Building into an active use, bringing more
people into the Plan Area, thereby making the entire Plan Area more
attractive for other businesses and removing the blighting influence of a
vacant building in a significant location along Willamette Street.
2. Eliminate blight and blighting influences;
3. Strengthen the economic conditions of the Plan Area; and
4. economic, governmental, and cultural
center and a central location for public and private development and investment.
B.OBJECTIVES
Development in the Plan Area has been intended to implement the adopted policies
contained in the Downtown Plan and to develop downtown as the heart of a livable,
economically strong, and sustainable city. The objectives for the Plan are to ensure that:
1.en space provide inviting civic spaces:
a. Benefit the Plan Area and community overall to bring even more community
members into the Plan Area and allow for accessibility and connectivity
between the public spaces,
b. Benefit the community overall and the
permanent space in the Plan Area so the market can continue to bring
hundreds of community members into the Plan Area and remain viable as an
organization, and
c. Benefit downtown, as athletes, visitors, media and local residents are in the
center of our city for the World Track and Field Championships;
2.High-speed fiber can:
a. Increase internet speed for lower monthly costs;
b. Increase the competitiveness of the existing technology sector, which will
increase the number and size of technology businesses and related jobs, in
accordance with the Regional Prosperity Economic Prosperity Plan;
c. Reduce costs and increased telecommunications speed for the City, Lane
Community College, Lane County, Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), 4J
and Bethel school districts; and
d. Lower the cost of telecommunications service for residential buildings inside
the Plan Area and at least two existing affordable housing projects within one
block of the Plan Area;
3. Redevelopment of the Old LCC Building will transform a large, vacant building
adjacent to Lane Transit District into an active use contributing to downtown
vitality.
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Section500LandUsePlan
The use and development of all land within the Plan Area shall comply with the regulations
ning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, City
charter, or any other applicable local, State or Federal laws regulating the use of property
within an urban renewal area.
Section600UrbanRenewalProjects
To achieve the objectives of this Plan, the Agency may incur indebtedness to finance the
following urban renewal projects, and no others, and may pay that indebtedness with tax
increment funds:
A. PUBLICPARKS,PUBLICPLAZAS,MARKET,PUBLIC
RESTROOMS,PUBLICOPENSPACES,ANDSTREETS
Former Section 600 A of the Plan authorized the Agency to participate in funding
infrastructure improvements to the Park Blocks in order to make that location more
Market. The Agency may use tax increment
funds in the Plan Area to help create an im
may also use up to $5.2 million of tax increment funds within the Plan Area to improve any
public parks, public plazas, restrooms, open spaces, streets, and sidewalks within the Plan
Area. The Agency may spend tax increment funds on infrastructure improvements to these
elements that may include the design, acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of public
spaces, or parks or public facilities within the Plan Area, including but not limited to
shelters, buildings, landscaping, walkways, plazas, accessibility improvements, lighting,
furniture, and art. A portion of that total may also be spent on changes to the surrounding
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Avenue, Oak Street, and Park Street), reincorporating the site of the
streets (e.g. 8
Butterfly Parking Lot as part of the historic four corners of the Park Blocks, and connecting
the public spaces as part of the Willamette to Willamette Initiative. However, tax revenue
funds shall not be used to pay for construction of a new City Hall building, nor to pay for a
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parking lot on the block bounded by Pearl Street, 8 Avenue, High Street, and 7 Avenue.
CommunityEngagement&ApprovalProcess: Prior to the approval of construction for any
of the improvements authorized by this subsection A, the Agency shall complete the
following activities:
1. The community will be invited to share their aspirations and vision for the public
parks, plazas, open spaces and streets in the Plan Area. In addition, the community
will be invited to share ideas about an im
funding can be approved for construction.
2. elected officials the information from the
community engagement activities identified in paragraph 1. In addition, staff will
estimate costs for the specific project or projects, as well as possible funding
mechanisms that could be authorized by either the Agency Board or the City
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Council, including such mechanisms as tax increment financing, grants, General
Obligation bonds, General Fund dollars, and private contributions.
3.Following or concurrently with the presentation of the information in paragraph 2, a
public hearing shall be held to allow the public to comment directly to the elected
officials on whether a specific project should move forward, and if so, how it should
be funded.
4. Following the public hearing, the Agency Board may authorize the use of tax
increment financing for the specific project or projects that were the subject of the
public hearing, or alternatively, decide that a different funding mechanism should be
used for all or part of the cost of constructing the project.
B. PUBLICUTILITIES: HighSpeedFiber
The Agency may assist with the Eugene Fiber Implementation Plan to extend the municipal
high-speed fiber network to downtown buildings and to establish the high-speed
connection between local and regional internet exchanges for costs attributable to the Plan
Area using tax increment funds not to exceed $3 million.
InstallingDowntownFiber:The 2013 City of Eugene Broadband Strategic Plan identified
the development of a downtown fiber network as a strategic goal. After completion of the
Strategic Plan, City staff worked with Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) and the Eugene
Water and Electric Board (EWEB) on a successful pilot project, to test the feasibility of
implementing a downtown network. The City, EWEB, and LCOG identified a workable
method to connect several commercial buildings by running fiber optics cables through
existing electrical conduit. With LCOG, EWEB, and the Technology Association of Oregon,
the Fiber Implementation Plan a) calls to construct fiber connections to additional
downtown buildings and b) includes the costs and benefits of leasing a publicly operated
connection from a local internet connection point to large, regional internet exchanges.
High-speed fiber will serve and benefit the Plan Area because: (1) existing businesses and
new businesses benefiting from the high speed and competitive market will grow
employment and attract new investments to the Plan Area; (2) residents of housing in the
Plan Area will have an added benefit for living within in the Plan Area; and (3), and public
agencies will have reduced costs and increased telecommunication speed.
C. OTHERPUBLICFACILITIES:OldLCCBuilding
The Agency may provide up to $6 million in tax increment funds as part of redevelopment
of the Old LCC Building, which may include housing or activities that advance the Regional
Prosperity Economic Development Plan (e.g., an innovation center with maker space, wet
lab, or art/tech incubator). The building will benefit the Plan Area by increasing public
usage of the area and stimulating additional public and private investment. This work
would include Lane Community College and could include collaboration with others.
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Prior to the approval of tax increment funds for construction of these improvements the
Agency shall follow the public input and approval process identified in subsection A of this
section 600.
D. PROJECTDELIVERYANDADMINISTRATIVEACTIVITIES
nistrative activities are provided through a
contract between the City of Eugene and the Agency dated June 15, 2004.
1.The Agency may retain the services of independent professional people or
organizations to provide project delivery administrative or technical services
such as:
a. Project management;
b. Preparation of market, feasibility, or other economic studies;
c. Public engagement;
d.Preparation of design, architectural, engineering, landscaping
architectural, planning, development, or other developmental studies;
e. Preparation of property acquisition appraisals;
f. Provision of special rehabilitation, restoration, or renovation feasibility
and cost analysis studies;
g. Provision of legal, debt issuance, accounting or audit services;
h. Assistance with preparation of the annual financial report required under
Section 800 of this Plan and the financial review required under Section
900 of this Plan; and
i. Support ongoing investments within the Plan Area (e.g. potential new
businesses, existing businesses with expansion, dealing with safety
issues).
2. The Agency may acquire, rent, or lease office space and office furniture,
equipment, and facilities necessary for it to conduct its affairs in the
management and implementation of this Plan.
3. The Agency may invest its reserve funds in interest-bearing accounts or
securities authorized under ORS 294.
4. The Agency may borrow money, accept advances, loans, or grants from any legal
source, issue urban renewal bonds and receive tax increment proceeds as
provided for in Section 700 of this Plan.
E. EXISTINGACTIVITIES
The Agency may complete urban renewal projects authorized prior to the 2016
Amendment (for example, the Broadway Commerce Center and Woolworth Building
projects at Willamette and Broadway, repay debt issued fo
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the Broadway Place Garages, and improvements
Market improvements that were authorized in the 2010 Amendment are part of the
in Section 600 A. The Agency also may
continue to operate the Downtown Revitalization Loan Program. All dollars loaned must
come from program revenue and not from tax increment funds.
Section700MethodsforFinancingtheProjects
The Agency may borrow money and accept advances, loans, grants, and other legal forms of
financial assistance from the Federal government, State, City, County, or other public body,
or from any source, public or private, for the purposes of undertaking and carrying out the
Projects authorized by this Plan.
Ad valorem taxes, if any, levied by a taxing body upon the taxable real and personal
property situated in the Plan Area, shall be divided in accord with and pursuant to Section
1c, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution and ORS 457, and used by the Agency for the
Projects authorized by this Plan.
The Agency shall adopt and use a fiscal year ending June 30 accounting period. Each year,
the Agency shall develop a budget in conformance with the provisions of ORS Chapter 294
and ORS 457, which shall describe sources of revenue, proposed expenditures, and
activities.
Section800AnnualFinancialStatementRequired
A financial statement shall be prepared that includes the information required by ORS
Chapter 457. The statement shall be filed with the City Council and notice shall be
published and mailed to the affected taxing districts in accordance with the requirements
of ORS Chapter 457.
Section900CommunityMemberParticipation
The activities and projects defined in this Plan, and the adoption of amendments to this
Plan shall be undertaken with the participation of community members, owners, tenants as
individuals, and organizations who reside within or who have financial interest within the
Plan Area together with the participation of general residents of the City. The Agency shall
convene not less than once each year a committee of such persons to: a) prepare a report
on the activities of the Agency for the previous fiscal year, and b) determine whether the
was limited to the projects authorized by
this Plan and the associated administrative costs authorized by the Plan.
Prior to the approval of tax increment funds for construction of Section 600 A and C
mmunity engagement an
identified in subsection A of Section 600.
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Section1000NonDiscrimination
In the preparation, adoption, and implementation of this Plan no public official or private
party shall take any action to cause any person, group, or organization to be discriminated
against in a manner that violates Section 4.613 of the Eugene Code, 1971.
Section1100RecordingofthisPlan
A copy of this Plan shall be recorded with the recording officer of Lane County.
Section1200ProceduresforChangesorAmendments
The Plan will be reviewed and analyzed periodically and may need to be modified based on
public engagement results, design engineering for the fiber project, project negotiations for
r the Old LCC Building. Types of Plan
Amendments are:
A.TYPEONEAMENDMENTSUBSTANTIALCHANGEREQUIRINGSPECIAL
NOTICE
Type One amendments shall require approval per ORS 457.095, and notice as provided in
ORS 457.120. Type One plan changes will consist of:
1. Increases in the Plan Area boundary in excess of one percent (1%) of the existing
area of the Plan.
2.Increases in the maximum indebtedness that can be issued or incurred under
this Plan.
B.TYPETWOAMENDMENTSUBSTANTIALCHANGENOTREQUIRING
SPECIALNOTICE
Type Two amendments shall require approval per ORS 457.095, but will not require notice
as provided in ORS 457.120. Type Two amendments will consist of any change or
additions to the projects listed in Section 600.
C.TYPETHREEAMENDMENTMINORAMENDMENT
Minor amendments are any change that does not require a Type One or Type Two
amendment and may be approved by the Agency Board in resolution form.
D.AMENDMENTTOTHECOMPREHENSIVEPLANORANYOFITS
IMPLEMENTINGORDINANCES
Should the City Council amend or any of its implementing
ordinances and should such amendment cause a substantial change to this Plan, the City
Council amending action shall cause this Plan to be amended provided that the Planning
Commission and City Council approve the amendment. In the event of such amendment,
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the text and/or exhibits of this Plan, if applicable to this Plan, shall be changed accordingly
by duly recorded ordinance.
Section1300DurationandValidityofApprovedPlan
A. DURATIONOFTHEPLAN
Taxes may be divided under this Plan only until the maximum indebtedness for the Plan
Area has been issued and paid or defeased, or the Agency has determined that it will not
issue the full amount of that maximum indebtedness, and all indebtedness that will be
issued has been issued and paid or defeased. When that indebtedness has been paid or
defeased the Agency will notify the assessor pursuant to ORS 457.450(2) to cease dividing
taxes for the Plan Area, and shall return any unused tax increment funds to Lane County for
redistribution to overlapping taxing districts. However, the Downtown District and this
this Plan may remain in effect as long as legally required to exist and until the Agency
transfers any remaining assets and liabilities of the Plan Area to the City of Eugene. As of
the date of the 2016 Amendment, it is estimated that the last fiscal year for which taxes will
be divided is FY27.
B. VALIDITY
Should a court of competent jurisdiction find any word, clause, sentence, section, or part of
this Plan to be invalid, the remaining words, clauses, sentences, section, or parts shall be
unaffected by any such finding and shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of
the Plan.
Section1400MaximumIndebtedness
The sum of $33 million was established in 1998 as the spending limit (maximum amount of
new indebtedness which could be issued or incurred from tax increment funds) under this
Plan after June 1, 1998. That figure was developed using the estimated project costs, plus a
5% annual inflation factor. The 2010 Amendment increased the maximum indebtedness
amount by $13.6 million, to a total of $46.6 million.
The 2016 Amendment increased the maximum indebtedness amount by $19.4 million, to a
total of $66 million. The maximum indebtedness limit established by this Section 1400
does not apply to or limit:
1. The obligation of the Agency to pay interest on indebtedness issued or incurred
under this Plan;
2. Any indebtedness issued to refund indebtedness issued or incurred under this
Plan, to the extent that the refunding indebtedness does not exceed the principal
amount of the refunded indebtedness, plus the amount of the refunding
indebtedness that is used to pay costs of the refunding;
3. Funds to repay indebtedness existing on the date of the 1998 Amendment; and
4. Expenditures made from funds other than tax increment funds, such as loans
made from the Downtown Revitalization Loan Program.
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Legislation passed in 2009 (ORS 457.220) placed additional limits on how much a municipality
can increase maximum indebtedness. That same legislation, however, also provides that those
limitations notapplytotheextentthemunicipalityapprovingaplanobtainsthewritten
concurrenceoftaxingdistrictsimposingatleast75percentoftheamountoftaxesimposedunder
permanentratelimitsintheurbanrenewal The City concurred with that increase in
maximum indebtedness when it approved this Plan. After consultation with the other
overlapping taxing districts, the School District 4J Board vote
amendment to increase maximum indebtedness
for the Downtown Urban Renewal District by up to $48 million in accordance with ORS 457.220
ty and School District 4J imposed at least 75% of the amount of taxes
imposed under permanent rate limits in the Downtown Urban Renewal District in FY 2015.
Therefore, the legislative limitations are not applicable to the maximum indebtedness increase
resulting from the 2016 Amendment.
Additionally, the LCC Board and the Lane County Board of County Commissioners provided
support for the amendment. On May 11, 2016, the LCC Board of Directors voted 6:0 to support
the proposed projects, specifically the LCC Downtown Center project, for inclusion in the
Downtown Urban Renewal Plan amendment and the use of tax increment financing as the
funding mechanism. On May 24, 2016, the Lane County Board of County Commissioners voted
4:1 to approve a letter of support.
The 2020 Amendment does not increase the maximum indebtedness amount.
Section1500FormalMatters
At this time, no property is anticipated to be purchased that would result in relocation. If
property is identified for purchase that would involve relocation, the Agency would
develop provisions for relocation.
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PLANEXHIBITA:PlanAreaMap
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PLANEXHIBITB:PlanAreaDescription
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Beginning at the southwest corner of the intersection of 11 Avenue and Charnelton Street
in the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, commencing northerly along the west right-of-
way line of Charnelton Street to the point of intersection of the south right-of-way line of
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the alley between 10 Avenue and Broadway;
(1) thence, westerly along the south right-of-way line of said alley to the west
line of Lincoln Street;
(2) thence, northerly along the west right-of-way line of Lincoln Street to the
point of intersection of the north right-of-way line of the alley between
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Broadway and 8 Avenue if extended;
(3) thence, easterly along the north right-of-way line of said alley to the west
right-of-way line Charnelton Street;
(4) thence, northerly along the west right-of-way line of Charnelton Street to
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the northwest corner of the intersection of 7 Avenue and Charnelton
Street;
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(5) thence, easterly along the north right-of-way line of 7 Avenue to the
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northwest corner of the intersection of 7 Avenue and Olive Street;
(6) thence, northerly along the west right-of-way line of Olive Street to the
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northwest corner of the intersection of 6 Avenue and Olive Street;
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(7) thence, easterly along the north right-of-way line of 6 Avenue to the
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northeast corner of the intersection of 6 Avenue and Oak Street;
(8) thence, southerly along the east right-of-way line of Oak Street to the
northeast corner of Oak Street and South Park Avenue;
(9) thence, easterly along the north right-of-way line of South Park Avenue
extended to the east right-of-way line of Pearl Street;
(10)thence, southerly along the east line of Pearl Street to the southeast corner
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of the intersection of Pearl Street and West 11 Avenue; and
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Avenue to
(11)thence westerly along the south right-of-way line of West 11
the point of beginning.
PortionoftheFormerCityHallBlockdescription
A tract of land located in the Northeast one-quarter of Section 31 in Township 17 South,
Range 3 West of the Willamette Meridian being more particularly described as follows;
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Bloc
Donation to Eugene per Judgemenunty Oregon Plat Records in
Lane County, Oregon; thence Southerly along the
Donation to Eugene to the Northwest corner of Block A of Mulligan Addition to Eugene as
platted and recorded in Volume A, Page 122, Lane County Oregon Plat Records in Lane
County, Oregon; thence Westerly along the Northerly line of Block 1 of said Mulligan
Addition to Eugene to the Northwest corner of said Block 1 of said Mulligan Addition to
Eugene; thence northerly to the Southwest corner of said Block 24; thence West to the
Southeast corner of Block 7 Skinner Donation to Eugene as platted and recorded in Volume
A, Page 122, Lane County Oregon Plat Records in Lane County, Oregon; thence northerly
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along the East line of said Block 7, 71.47 feet; thence running 71.47 feet distant and parallel
to the south line of said Block 24 to the centerline of the now vacated alley within said
Block 24; thence Northerly along said alley centerline to the South line of Block 17 in said
ence along the South line of said Block 17 to the Southwest
corner of Said Block 18 and there ending, all in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.
EastParkBlockAreadescription
A tract of land located in the Northeast one-quarter of Section 31 in Township 17 South,
Range 3 West of the Willamette Meridian being more particularly described as follows;
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Bloc
Donation to Eugene per Judgemenunty Oregon Plat Records in
Lane County; thence Southerly along the west line of Block 1 of Mulligan Addition to
Eugene as platted and recorded in Volume A, Page 122, Lane County Oregon Plat Records in
Lane County, Oregon to the Southwest corner of Lot 3, Block 1 of said Mulligan Addition;
thence Westerly along the projected south line of Lot 6, Block 12 of said Mulligan Addition
and along the north right-of-way line of South Park Street to the intersection with the east
right-of-way line of Oak Street; thence northerly along said east right-of-way line of said
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Oak Street to the northerly right-of-way line of East 8 Avenue; thence Easterly along said
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northerly right-of-way line of said East 8 Avenue to the point of beginning being the
Donation to Eugene and there ending, all in
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.
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Exhibit B
DOWNTOWNURBANRENEWALDISTRICT
REPORT
For the Downtown Urban Renewal District Plan
Originally Adopted July 3, 1968 by Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Ordinance No. 257
Amended December 19, 1968 by Eugene City Council Ordinance No. 1609
Amended November 8, 1989 by Eugene City Council Ordinance No. 19648
Amended June 1, 1998 by City Council Ordinance No. 20120
Amended September 13, 2004 by City Council Ordinance No. 20328
Amended May 24, 2010 by City Council Ordinance No. 20459
Amended June 13, 2016 by City Council Ordinance No. 20564
Amended__________,2020byCityCouncilOrdinanceNo._____
UrbanRenewalAgencyoftheCityofEugene,Oregon
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EugeneCityCouncilandUrbanRenewalAgencyBoard
Mayor Lucy Vinis
Betty Taylor, President
Emily Semple, Vice President
Mike Clark
Greg Evans
Chris Pryor
Claire Syrett
Jennifer Yeh
Alan Zelenka
CityofEugeneStaff
Sarah Medary, City Manager
Kristie Hammit, Assistant City Manager
Denny Braud, PDD Executive Director
Kathryn Brotherton, City Attorney
Josh Berman
Maurizio Bottalico
Denny Braud
Will Dowdy
Anne Fifield
Amanda Nobel Flannery
Lauren Sommers
Tim Westerman
Sarah Zaleski
Table of Contents
Chapter 1:Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2:Description of Physical, Social, Economic, and Environmental
Conditions in the Plan Area ....................................................................................... 2
Chapter 3:Expected Impact, Including Fiscal Impact, of the Plan in Light of Added
Services or Increased Population ............................................................................ 6
Chapter 4:Reasons for Selection of the Plan Area ................................................................. 8
Chapter 5: Relationship Between Existing Conditions and Each Project Activity
Undertaken in the Plan ................................................................................................ 9
Chapter 6:Estimated Total Cost of Each Project or Activity, Sources of Money, and
Anticipated Completion Date for Each Project or Activity ........................ 12
Chapter 7:Estimated Amount of Money and Anticipated Year in Which
Indebtedness will be Retired or Otherwise Provided For Under ORS
457.420 to 457.460 .................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 8:Financial Analysis of the Plan with Sufficient Information to Determine
Feasibility ....................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 9: Fiscal Impact Statement that Estimates the Impact of the Tax
Increment Financing, Both Until and After the Indebtedness is Repaid,
Upon All Entities Levying Taxes Upon Property in the Plan Area ......... 19
Chapter 10:Relocation Report ....................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 11:Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 24
Exhibit A: Plan Area Map
Exhibit B: Zoning District Map
Exhibit C: Census Boundaries Map
Exhibit D: Land Use Map
nues & Expenditures for the Plan Area
Urban Renewal on an Individual Tax Bill
vision of Tax Impact of the Plan on
d Impact of Downtown District Tax
Increment Collections on Overlapping Jurisdictions, FY20 Tax
Data (Including the impact of school funding formula and
Measure 5/50 tax rate compression)
INDEXOFTABLES
Table1.
Table2.
Table3. Median Household Income
Table4. Assessed Value of the Frozen
Table5. List of Project Activities and Cost Ranges
Table6. Maximum Indebtedness Calculat
Table7. Projected Revenues and Expenditures for the Plan Area
Table8. Impact of Urban Renewal on an In
Table9. Estimated Division of Tax Impact of the Plan on Overlapping Taxing Jurisdictions,
Table10. Estimated Impact of Downtown District Tax Increment Collections on
Overlapping Jurisdictions, FY20 Tax Data (Including the impact of school funding
formula and Measure 5/50 tax rate
Table11. Estimated Revenue without Downtown District, FY20 Tax Data AFTER
Discounts, Delinquencies, & State
REPORTONTHEDOWNTOWNURBAN
RENEWALDISTRICTPLAN
Chapter1:Introduction
The City of Eugene has prepared an amendment to the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan for
modified December 1968, December 1989, June 1998, September 2004, May 2010, and
June 2016. This 2020 Amendment is a Type II amendment as defined in section 1200 of the
Plan; that is, a substantial change to the Plan that does not require the notice described in
ORS 457.120.
The purpose of the proposed 2020 Amendment to the Plan is to remove the spending cap
placed on the Farmers Market project as part of the 2016 Amendment. The 2020
Amendment does not increase total maximum indebtedness for the Plan. This report
provides information on all of the projects in the Plan.
Background:The 2016 Amendment to the Plan identified four specific projects and placed
a cap on the amount of tax increment that could be spent on each project. The 2016
Amendment also included a public process that must be followed before Urban Renewal
funds can be used for the projects. The projects are:
Infrastructure improvements to parks, plazas, and open space;
The creation of an improved permanent Farmers Market;
Construction of critical utility high-speed fiber; and
Redevelopment of 1059 Willamette (the former LCC Downtown Center).
The public involvement process required by the 2016 Amendment outlines four steps that
give the Agency Board more information about the projects before action. The process
steps are:
1) An opportunity for the community to share aspirations and vision for the
projects.
2) A presentation by staff to the Agency Board summarizing the public engagement,
sharing cost estimates and presenting funding mechanisms.
3) A public hearing on whether the projects should move forward and how they
should be funded.
4) Agency Board deliberation about using Urban Renewal funds for the projects, and
subsequent action.
For the Farmers Market and Park Blocks projects, the Concept Design process conducted in
2019 fulfilled the requirements of Step #1. St
session on October 30, 2019, which summarized the public engagement, and continued at
ich included a list of funding options. Step
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work session on June 22, 2020 with the
presentation of the Schematic Design and cost estimates. The public hearing on July 20,
2020 fulfilled Step #3. The Agency Board took action, completing Step #4 on July 27, 2020.
The Board authorized City Staff to move forward with the full Farmers Market project, a
portion of Park Blocks work, and minimal funding for open space.
On June 22, 2020, the Agency Board started the process to amend the Downtown Urban
Renewal Plan to remove the cap on tax increment for the Farmers Market. This Report
accompanies the Plan and consists of text, tables, and appendices.
The Downtown Urban Renewal District contains approximately 75 acres, more particularly
described in Exhibit B to the Plan and shown on the map attached as Exhibit A to the Plan
Chapter2:DescriptionofPhysical,Social,Economic,and
EnvironmentalConditionsinthePlanArea
Note:Thisdescriptionandassessmentiscurrenttotheidentifieddates.
A.PhysicalConditions
1.Land Area
The Plan Area encompasses about 75 acres.See Appendix, Exhibit A for a map of the
Plan Area.
The total incorporated land area for the City of Eugene, as of August 2020, is 28,385
acres. The Plan Area represents about 0.3 percent of the Ci
area combined with the Riverfront Urban Renewal District of about 245 acres,
equals approximately 320 acres in renewal districts, which is less than two percent
below the 15 percent maximum allowed by
Oregon State law.
2. Existing Land Use and Zoning
For this section, land use data is listed by site address and zoning is listed by
property taxlot. Table 1 on the next page shows the generalized land use of the land
in the Plan Area as of August 2020 by category. Table 2 shows the zoning of the land
in the Plan Area as of August 2020; a description of each zone can be found in the
City Land Use Code. A zoning map and land use map of the Plan Area are located in
the Appendix, Exhibits B and D.
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Table 1. Generalized Land Use Table 2. Zoning
LandUseCode Numberof%Total
Addresses
Zoning Acres
C:40.5%
C2CommunityCommercial 0.7
Communication
C3MajorCommercial39.1
E:Education 91.0%
PLPublicLand 4.6
F:30.3%
SHHistoric 0.1
Transportation
TotalZonedproperty44.6
Related
NonTaxlotedRightofWay30.3
G:Government 182.1%
Total 74.9
I:Industrial 50.6%Data:RegionalGIS,August2020
J:Religious,20.2%
Charitable
L:Recreation 212.4%
M:Multifamily 31235.8%
O:General34239.2%
Services
P:Parks 20.2%
R:Retail 15417.7%
GrandTotal 872100.0%
Data:RegionalGIS:SiteAddressLandUse,August2020
3.Historic Structures
In the past, numerous old buildings were lost in the downtown core area due to
demolition or neglect. While not all of these structures were historically or
architecturally significant, it is clear that our urban heritage was not
considered worthy for preservation or re-use. Today, the Agency aims to take an
active role in celebrating that urban heritage by preserving and reclaiming obsolete
or underutilized buildings as well as parts of the urban landscape in need of
improvements, such as the Park Blocks, that form an important part of the fabric
and history of downtown, which is part of our legacy for future generations.
4.Parks and Plazas
Downtown plays two roles in our city, as both the shared civic, cultural, and
economic center, and as a neighborhood of its own. Downtown needs to be served
by parks and plazas that provide public gathering spaces, room for events, and areas
of nature in the heart of the city. As development continues downtown, the role of
these urban open spaces becomes even more important for livability, for
conviviality, and as amenities to draw and sustain a high quality and diverse mix of
commercial, governmental, residential, and cultural uses. The open spaces that are
currently downtown (Broadway Plaza, the Park Blocks, and the Hult Center Plaza)
for open space as they are insufficient,
deteriorated, uninviting, in places not accessible, and overall not conducive to
incidental or intentional use. All of these have obsolete or deteriorated features.
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They are also underutilized and lack basic infrastructure including adequate
lighting, power, and water (gray water and drinking water for public or commercial
use) as well as comfortable and inviting amenities such as well-designed seating,
restrooms, and public wi-fi. These improvements will increase the utility,
desirability, and economic impact of these spaces, make the Plan Area more inviting
and attractive overall, and create the conditions for increased residential and
commercial investment in the future.
5. Telecommunications Utility System
The 2016 Amendment identified funds to support the construction of a high-speed
fiber network in the downtown. Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) began
construction and completed the installation of the fiber network throughout the
designated footprint of the project boundary in October 2019. The fiber runs
through existing EWEB infrastructure, and any building within the project boundary
is able to connect to the network. Buildings must pay an installation fee to connect
to EUGNet. The EUGNet system established a competitive landscape for
telecommunications downtown. It
publicly-owned fiber infrastructure can be leased by any internet service provider.
There are now multiple internet service providers (ISPs) competing to be
. Telecommunications customers in the
downtown have seen their internet speeds grow by a factor of ten and prices have
declined by a factor of two.
The fiber project is currently in the process of making improvements to the
Willamette Internet Exchange (WIX) because it had reached capacity and was
unable to offer space to new ISPs who wanted to have a presence in the WIX. The
expansion is creating new space, so that the facility can host more ISPs.
6.Streets, Alleys, Sidewalks
When the Plan Area was first adopted, it included major portions of the streets,
alleys, and sidewalks within the Plan Area were upgraded. As documented in the
blight findings attached to the Ordinance amending the Plan, many of the pedestrian
walkways as well as portions of paved streets in the Plan Area have significantly
deteriorated. In addition, some streets are in need of repair and renovation to
enhance their function, safety and attractiveness for public use. As an example, Park
Street, which runs adjacent to the Park Blocks on three sides, needs sidewalk and
accessibility improvements, curb changes, and a redesign of parking to better
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accommodate activities that spill over from the Park Blocks. Oak Street and 8
Avenue are the major streets bisecting the Park Blocks; both only carry traffic in one
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direction. Plans and policy direction support the conversion of 8Avenue to a two-
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way street. Both Oak Street and 8 Avenue need improvement to maintain traffic
flow and allow for ease of pedestrian use, such as lane narrowing and bump-outs.
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7. Sanitary Sewer System
The sanitary sewer system within the Plan Area has sufficient capacity for current
and future needs. Twenty percent of the system has been rehabilitated and is in like-
new condition. Eight percent of the system is aging but functioning as designed.
8. Water Delivery System
According to EWEB, the water delivery system within the boundaries of the Plan
Area is generally in sufficient condition and of sufficient capacity to support
additional development. Targeted improvements to the distribution system, such as
upsizing or replacement of older pipe, may be required in certain locations to
support new development with higher water demand.
B.SocialConditions
1.Housing
There are 312 housing units in the Plan Area as of June 2020. Around 75 of these
units are located in the Lane Community College Titan student housing, which are
shared apartments for 255 residents. (Data: Regional GIS, August 2020 Site Address
Land Use)
2.Socio-Economic
Based on information from the 2018 5-Year American Community Survey (ACS)
data, there are 2,983 people living in the two block groups that contain the Plan
Area. See Table 3 below and Appendix Exhibit C for a map of census boundaries.
Table 3. Population & Median Household Income
MarginofError MedianHousehold MarginofError
Population
(+/)Income(+/)
CityofEugene
165,99775$49,029.00$1,447.00
CensusTract3900,
BlockGroup1
1,380320$24,485.00$9,241.00
CensusTract3900,
BlockGroup2
1,603342$20,239.00$5,606.00
TotalPopulation
2,983
Data:ACS20185YearEstimates.B01003TotalPopulation,B19013MedianHouseholdIncome
3.Employment
Information on employment in the Plan Area is based on the best obtainable data.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted businesses in the Plan Area and the full
extent of that impact is not known at this time. Information from InfoUSA shows
that there are 454 employers with around 5,000 employees in the Plan Area. The
largest employers (with over 100 employees) in the Plan Area are the City of
Eugene, Venture Data, Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), Graduate Eugene and
the Downtown Athletic Club. This data from InfoUSA has various update dates,
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ranging from 2018-2020 and is at this time the most reliable data source. Data:
InfoUSA, June 2020.
C.EconomicConditions
1.Value of Property
The FY20 taxable assessed value for the entire City is $16,284,789,478. The total
taxable assessed value for the Plan Area as of FY20 is $217,953,636. Table 4 below
demonstrates that the combined frozen bases for the Downtown and Riverfront
urban renewal districts is well below the 15% limit imposed by ORS 457.420.
Table4.AssessedValueoftheFrozenBase
Downtown Riverfront Urban Total Total as a % of
Urban Renewal Renewal District City AV
District
Frozen Base $33,736,746 $50,609,448 $84,346,194 0.5%
2.Relationship of the Value of Improvements to the Value of Land
The current ratio of improvement value to land value within the Plan Area, based on
2020 assessment records and excluding all tax-exempt property, is 5.6 to 1.
D.EnvironmentalConditions
The Plan Area has been an established commercial business area for many years. Most
streets, sidewalks, alleys, and sewers are in place and will be upgraded and maintained.
The public park areas within the Plan Area will be maintained as needed by the City.
However, the Plan provides opportunities to improve the function and condition of some of
the streets, public parks, and public plazas. The Park Blocks are directly on a pedestrian,
bicycle, and car path to the river and are a critical piece of the Willamette to Willamette
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Avenue from a predominantly
Initiative. A central intent of that project is to transform 8
one-way west bound street with inadequate pedestrian and bicycle amenities into a two-
way, inviting, and gracious path to and from the river and the anticipated development on
the EWEB property as well as the university area to the east. Significant infrastructure
design and construction will be required to implement this transformative project.
Chapter3:ExpectedImpact,IncludingFiscalImpact,ofthe
PlaninLightofAddedServicesorIncreasedPopulation
Section 600 of the Plan allows for several projects (described in more detail in Chapter 5)
that will improve the function, condition, and appearance of the Plan Area through:
Improved parks and plazas throughout the Plan Area, including improvements to
the Park Blocks for overall community use, and to support the continued use for
the Saturday Market;
Improved permanent area for the Farmers Market;
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Funding of critical high-speed fiber utility; and
Redevelopment of 1059 Willamette.
These projects also support the Plan goal to strengthen the economic conditions of the Plan
Area. One measure of this goal is the expected increase in the taxable property values
caused by the projects. Areas adjacent to the Plan Area are also expected to become more
viable. From FY17 through the estimated remaining life of the District (FY25), assessed
values in the Plan Area are estimated to increase by about $65 million. The projects will
also contribute to the goal of enhancing
governmental, and cultural center and central location for public and private development
and investment. Improvements to parks and plazas will contribute to the goal of
reinforcing the Plan Area as a place to live, work, or visit by providing inviting and highly
functional spaces for the community to enjoy on a daily basis as well as for programmed
events.
Regarding potential impacts to the 4J school district, they are the same as when the 2016
Amendment was approved. While the 1059 Willamette redevelopment will have a minor
direct impact on the number of residential units in the Plan Area, the other projects are
likely to increase jobs and amenities downtown, which will ideally increase the number of
people living downtown. (See Chapter 9 for a summary of the financial impact that the
Downtown District has on 4J.) EUGNet, the downtown fiber project has successfully
installed underground fiber, which has on average increased internet speeds by a factor of
ten and decreased prices by a factor of two for EUGNet users including public agencies. 4J
has connected with EUGNet and has benefited from these increased speeds and decreased
prices. The Plan projects, like all development projects, are expected to impact police
services, transportation, utilities, and other public services.
City Council selected projects within the Plan Area for the way in which they support
planning efforts and strategies, such as Envision Eugene, and adopted policy documents,
such as the Eugene Downtown Plan. Developed with significant public input, the planning
documents were based on assumptions about the value of and expected need for higher
density of uses and development, with a consequent need for new and improved services
and amenities. The Plan is expected to facilitate improvements within the Plan Area,
thereby addressing the goals and policies in these documents. The policies of the
Downtown Plan strongly support increased residential and mixed-use development
downtown, and the reinforcement of downtown as the economic and cultural center of the
community.
The Downtown Plan also contains specific policies in support of improvements to public
open spaces downtown. Similarly, the pillars of Envision Eugene that will be addressed
from the Plan projects are to provide ample employment opportunities, to provide housing
affordable to all income levels, and to promote compact development and efficient use of
transportation. Specifically, the Plan projects are expected to increase jobs and amenities
downtown, which could increase housing demand downtown, thereby implementing
Envision Eugene strategies to family housing and jobs needs
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downtown, increase job opportunities, and transform downtown into a mixed-use
neighborhood that fosters active, walkable community living. The projects in the Plan do
not result in an intensification of development beyond that previously anticipated under
the planning documents.
The Agency will use tax increment revenues to carry out the Plan. The use of tax increment
revenues will affect the property tax revenues and bonded debt tax rates of other taxing
jurisdictions that share assessed value with the Plan Area. The property tax impacts are
described in Chapter 9.
Chapter4:ReasonsforSelectionofthePlanArea
The Plan Area was adopted in 1968 with approximately 70 acres. This area was selected
after a comprehensive community process under the guidance of the Federal Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The four goals of the Plan are to (1) improve
the function, condition, and appearance of the Plan Area, (2) reduce blight and blighting
influences, (3) strengthen the economic conditions of the Plan Area, and (4) enhance
velopment and investment as a main regional
economic, governmental, and cultural center.
According to ORS 457.010, "blighted areas" means areas that, by reason of deterioration,
faulty planning, inadequate or improper facilities, deleterious land use or the existence of
unsafe structures, or any combination of these factors, are detrimental to the safety, health
or welfare of the community. A blighted area is characterized by the existence of one or
more of the following conditions:
(a) The existence of buildings and structures, used or intended to be used for living, com-
mercial, industrial or other purposes, or any combination of those uses, that are unfit or
unsafe to occupy for those purposes because of any one or a combination of the
following conditions:
(A) Defective design and quality of physical construction;
(B) Faulty interior arrangement and exterior spacing;
(C) Overcrowding and a high density of population;
(D) Inadequate provision for ventilation, light, sanitation, open spaces and
recreation facilities; or
(E) Obsolescence, deterioration, dilapidation, mixed character or shifting of uses;
(b) An economic dislocation, deterioration or disuse of property resulting from faulty
planning;
(c) The division or subdivision and sale of property or lots of irregular form and shape and
inadequate size or dimensions for property usefulness and development;
(d) The laying out of property or lots in disregard of contours, drainage and other physical
characteristics of the terrain and surrounding conditions;
(e) The existence of inadequate streets and other rights of way, open spaces and utilities;
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(f) The existence of property or lots or other areas that are subject to inundation by water;
(g) A prevalence of depreciated values, impaired investments and social and economic
maladjustments to such an extent that the capacity to pay taxes is reduced and tax
receipts are inadequate for the cost of public services rendered;
(h) A growing or total lack of proper utilization of areas, resulting in a stagnant and unpro-
ductive condition of land potentially useful and valuable for contributing to the public
health, safety and welfare; or
(i) A loss of population and reduction of proper utilization of the area, resulting in its
further deterioration and added costs to the taxpayer for the creation of new public
facilities and services elsewhere.
Urban renewal funds that are directed at improving or reducing the blighted conditions
will attract positive activity downtown, stimulate economic development and private
investment, promote downtown revitalization, and enhance the value of the Plan Area as a
whole. As the number of businesses and opportunities for investment increases, existing
businesses and development will also benefit, including restaurants, retail and housing,
leading to improved conditions, and higher property values within the Plan Area.
Chapter5:RelationshipBetweenExistingConditionsand
EachProjectActivityUndertakeninthePlan
All Projects set forth in Section 600 of the Plan are intended to correct the existing defici-
encies in the Plan Area as described in this report (see Chapter 2).
The projects in Section 600 of the Plan are:
1) Infrastructure improvements to parks, plazas, Farmers Market, open space, and
streets to provide an inviting civic space aligned with the Willamette to Willamette
Initiative for the community, better opportunities for the Farmers Market, and
inviting and accessible connections between the public spaces;
2)Construction of critical high-speed fiber utility; and
3) Redevelopment of 1059 Willamette.
1)ImprovedParks,Plazas,FarmersMarket,Restrooms,OpenSpace,andStreets:
Improvements to the parks and plazas in the Plan Area benefit the growing community
of employees, commercial and cultural uses, visitors, and residents, as well as the
community at large with a revitalized, attractive, safe, and economically healthy
downtown core. A robust public engagement effort occurred in the Spring and Summer
of 2019 that determined the changes that are most desired by the community and that
will enhance the function of the Park Blocks during programmed and non-programmed
times. The goal of the public engagement effort was to draw on the experience and
expertise of a wide group of community
commitment to downtown and to develop parks and plazas in alignment with the
ace in the heart of the city.
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The City founders understood the importance of public space; the Park Blocks are a
living legacy of their forethought and civic spirit. The design, appearance and function
of the Park Blocks are a critical component
and the long-term location for two beloved organizations, the Saturday Market and the
Lane County Farmers Market. On a direct path to the Willamette River from downtown,
the Park Blocks are also a key part of the Willamette to Willamette Initiative.
For the other public spaces in the Plan Area, including Broadway Plaza and the Hult
Center Plaza, improvements are needed to benefit the public in terms of the safety,
health, and welfare of residents through the removal of blighted conditions, improved
amenities and attractiveness of these spaces as well as their impact on existing and
desired adjacent uses. With the needed improvements in place, these downtown spaces
will have the potential to more fully support the growing downtown neighborhood and
to provide an inviting urban open space in the core of the city for the entire community.
A focused, strategic investment in the amenities, design, and character of these spaces
strengthens the conditions for increased desired uses and development downtown.
The Lane County Farmers Market operates multiple times per week during the spring,
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summer, and fall on a portion of the Park Blocks on 8 Avenue. The Farmers Market
continues to encounter difficult issues with that location, such as inadequate electrical
service, uneven, unpaved, and inaccessible surfaces, and lack of a permanent shelter.
Reincorporating the Butterfly Parking Lot into the Park Blocks for the Farmers Market
would re-establish the original Park Blocks and support a cornerstone of downtown
activity and one of the most significant public event venues in the city. For the past few
years, the Farmers Market has expressed a need and desire to expand its offerings to
maintain financial viability and potentially operate year-round. The Agency will
improve the Park Blocks in order to make that location more attractive and functional
for the Farmers Market and accessible, safe, and inviting for the public. The Agency and
City purchased the Butterfly Lot in January 2019 to serve as the location of the future
City Hall and improved Farmers Market.
The Hult Center is a community asset with an underutilized and awkwardly configured
plaza that will benefit from community engagement and subsequent system planning
and/or improvements. The Agency assembled the land and donated the property to the
City for the Hult Center development. In 1978, voters supported an $18.5 million
General Obligation bond to finance the Hult Center construction. Since its grand
opening in 1982, the Hult Center has been charming audiences with popular
performances in the Silva Concert Hall and the Soreng Theater. However, the outside of
the Hult Center does not create an inviting and safe place for gathering before or after
events, and does not provide a positive economic impact for nearby users.
The parks and plazas in the Plan Area have the potential to add to the livability and the
economic vitality of the entire downtown. As downtown density increases, these
areas could provide much needed urban open spaces to support the growing downtown
neighborhood, as well as an inviting destination for the entire community. At present,
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they are little used outside of programmed events, and need improvement to enhance
function, accessibility, attractiveness, and identity.
Blighted conditions in these areas include barren spaces with broken and deteriorated
pedestrian open areas and walkways, lack of amenities such as seating or water and
areas that do not meet accessibility standards. The expenditure of urban renewal funds
for these parks and plazas will improve or remove blighted conditions, attract positive
activity downtown, stimulate economic development, promote downtown
revitalization, provide a healthier and safer place for residents to congregate, and
enhance the value of the Plan Area as a whole.
2) HighSpeedFiber: The 2013 City of Eugene Broadband Strategic Plan identified the
development of a downtown fiber network as a strategic goal. After completion of the
Strategic Plan, City staff worked with LCOG and EWEB on a successful pilot project, to
test the feasibility of implementing a municipally owned downtown network. The City,
EWEB, and LCOG identified a workable method to connect buildings by running fiber
optics cables through existing electrical conduit.
EWEB completed the installation of the fiber network throughout the designated
footprint of the project boundary in October 2019. LCOG is currently in the process of
making improvements to the WIX (Willamette Internet Exchange) because it had
reached capacity and has been unable to offer space to new internet service providers
(ISPs) who wanted to have a presence in the WIX. The improvements will expand the
WIX, so that the facility can host more ISPs.
3)1059WillametteRedevelopment: The 66,000 square foot building located at 1059
Willamette Street was vacated in January 2013 when the new Lane Community College
Downtown Campus opened on 10th Avenue and Olive Street. At present, the vacant
building neither provides space for active uses nor adds to downtown vitality.
Redevelopment of this large structure will benefit the Plan Area by improving a
blighted building that is currently vacant, increasing the mix of uses in the Plan Area,
and stimulating additional public and private investment. Blighted conditions at this
property include vacancy, underutilization, decreased property values, and population
loss. Redevelopment of this property will help eliminate blight by contributing to
reinvestment in the community that can lead to increased property values, through
revitalization of a stagnant and underutilized property, and creating an attraction for
investors and/or entrepreneurs to reinvest in the Plan Area.
In January 2020, City Council approved the use of non-urban renewal funds (federal
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)) funds for acquisition of the site for
affordable housing. The use of CDBG funds requires that at least 51% of the units must
be affordable housing for households earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income
(which is sometimes referred to as Workforce Housing). The remaining 49% can be
leased at any income level, including market rate. The City purchased the property in
April 2020. Tax increment funds are available for use in the redevelopment of the site
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in accordance with the Plan. The current plan for the property is to utilize a Request for
Proposals (RFP) process to utilizefor this mixed-income approach to maximize the
financial feasibility of the project. The RFP will be released in the fall of 2020, and
r is anticipated for early 2021.
The projects included in the Plan were selected for their ability to address blighted
conditions and to serve as catalysts for reducing the prevalence of blight within the Plan
Area. The improvements to the Park Blocks and the other downtown open spaces will
target areas with documented evidence of blight in order to increase the accessibility,
enjoyment and use of these areas. As a result, the downtown open spaces will transform
from underutilized areas to amenities drawing additional users and ultimately new
residents and employees. Adding high-speed fiber will also add significant value to the
district by creating the conditions for businesses to succeed, particularly those businesses
in the growing cluster of high-tech firms. Strengthening businesses in this economic sector
increases the ability of firms to add new employees, grow the business base, and add
additional value to properties within the Plan Area. Using urban renewal funds to assist in
the redevelopment directly addresses a significant blighted property in the Plan
Area. When this large, underutilized, and outdated structure is transformed for new uses,
the property will support other activities in the Plan Area and the blighting influence of a
vacant property will be removed, which will positively impact adjacent and nearby
properties. Improvements for the Farmers Market will strengthen the local food sector of
our regional economy and reduce or remove the blighting conditions of the existing
location. A renovated location or new structure will also enhance the ability of the Farmers
Market to serve as an amenity to other busiwntown, as well as an
attraction for the entire community, leading to additional activity in the Plan Area and,
ultimately, greater economic stability and increased values within the Plan Area.
Chapter6:EstimatedTotalCostofEachProjectorActivity,
SourcesofMoney,andAnticipatedCompletionDateforEach
ProjectorActivity
This Report includes the estimated cost of Projects in section 600 of the Plan. Table 5
shows that urban renewal financing is estimated to provide $19.4 million (or
approximately 60%) of funding out of an estimated total of $32.4 million of public and
private investment from FY17 through FY25.
Table 5 lists the project activities included in the Plan and estimated amounts based on the
motion approved by the Agency Board on September 30, 2020 . As a reminder, project
scoping and Agency Board decision for Open Spaces; and the RFP process/negotiations for
1059 Willamette have yet to occur. Below is a short description of each of the Projects.
Parks,Plazas,FarmersMarket,OpenSpace,Restrooms,andStreetImprovements:In June
2017, the City Council, in partnership with the Lane County Board of Commissioners,
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announced the agreement for the City and Agency to each acquire half of the Butterfly Lot
property as the future home of the City Hall and Farmers Market (north and south portions
of the property, respectively). The City Council and Agency Board approved the purchase in
June 2017, and the property was purchased in January 2019. In May 2019, Council gave
further endorsement to the project by authorizing the design work for a City Hall on the
north half of the Butterfly Lot site, and in October 2019, the Agency Board authorized
further design work for the Park Blocks and Farmers Market based on the concept design.
Following a public hearing, on July 27, 2020, the Agency Board took action to fund the full
community vision for the Farmers Market, as well as some work on the Park Blocks and
minimal improvements to other public spaces in the Plan Area.
The Farmers Market project has a cost estimate of $9.8 million which includes construction
of a covered pavilion and outdoor plaza. The Park Blocks will receive a free-standing
public bathroom as well as improvements to the right of way around the northwest Park
Block. Lane County will contribute $940,000 to the Farmers Market project. Additionally,
the City has applied for $3.2M from the US Economic Development Administration for the
construction of the Farmers Market Pavilion. City funds will contribute $0.2M to the ROW
improvements and the City will do additional City-funded work nearby that is not part of
the Urban Renewal Park Blocks improvements project.
As a result of the public engagement process with Project for Public Space in 2016, staff are
completing project scoping for Open Space improvements at the Hult Plaza. Specific
project details will be defined by the Agency Board following the approval process
identified in Section 600.A of the Plan and the Agency Board budget approval process.
Based on the July 27, 2020 Agency Board direction, Open Space improvements may receive
a minimal portion of the remaining estimated tax increment available.
HighSpeedFiber:The Agency contributed to the Eugene Fiber Implementation Plan for
those costs associated with the Plan Area. This project enhanced the economic prosperity
of downtown and increase telecommunications speed for businesses, residents, and public
agencies. A Public Works grant from the US Economic Development Administration,
private party contributions, and other City contributions are being used to complete the
project. Fiber installation began in FY17 and was completed in FY20. Installation of the
WIX is ongoing and is scheduled to be complete in FY 21.
1059Willamette:The mixed-income housing project will have a gap estimated at several
million dollars. While the project specific cap for this project is $6M, the remaining
available estimated tax increment not already identified for other Plan projects was less
than $1.1M. The Agency Board held a public hearing on September 21, 2020 to allow the
public to comment on whether the project should move forward, and whether Urban
Renewal funds should be used on the project. The Agency Board then reviewed the project
on September 30, 2020 and directed the City Manager to make $700K in tax increment
available in the RFP. A combination of private party or other public agency contributions is
anticipated.
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ProjectDeliveryAdministration:Actions for this activity include program administration
(project management, loan administration, support for ongoing investments within the
Plan Area, public engagement, financial services, debt issuance and administration); legal
services; reporting (budgets, financials); preparation of market, feasibility, or other
economic studies; preparation of design, architectural, engineering, landscaping
architectural, planning, development, or other developmental studies; providing
accounting or audit services; providing special rehabilitation, restoration, or renovation
feasibility and cost analysis studies; assisting in preparation of the annual financial reports
required under Sections 800 and 900 of the Plan; providing property acquisition
appraisals; and evaluation of the plan and the success of its activities. Many of the activities
are provided through a contract between the City of Eugene and the Agency dated June 15,
2004. The Agency may also acquire, rent, or lease office space and office furniture,
equipment, and facilities necessary to conduct its affairs in the management and
implementation of this plan.
Projections for district administration assume that once the projects are complete, district
administration expenses will be reduced to a level that will be sufficient to run the loan
program, support ongoing investments within the Plan Area, and ensure administration of
outstanding debt, budget development, annual review of project activities, and financial
report preparation. Specifically, the administration projection summarized in the bullet
points below includes staffing for project delivery, ongoing financial administration, and
the loan program. Additional items in the projection include legal and consulting fees
necessary to protect the City/Agency and complete the Projects, debt issuance cost needed
for the Projects, and property management.
Projectdelivery:1.1 FTE; $0.16M average per year FY21 thru FY23
Loanprogramadministration:0.9 FTE; $0.12M average per year thru FY25
Legalcosts,publicengagement,financialadministration,overhead&misc.: $0.12M
average per year thru FY25; higher during project years and a smaller amount for
maintenance over time
DebtIssuancecosts:$0.2M when issued; to be determined
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Table 5. List of Project Activities and Cost Ranges
ProjectActivityEstimatedCost
ParkBlocks&OpenSpaceImprovements*$ 2.2M
IncludesafreestandingrestroomintheParkBlocks,rightof
wayimprovementsaroundthenorthwestParkBlock,and
potentialenhancementstotheHultCenterPlaza
FarmersMarket**$ 9.3M
HighSpeedFiber$ 3.0M
1059WillametteRedevelopment***
$ 0.7M
ProjectDeliveryAdministration
Projectdelivery$ 0.16M/yr
Loanprogram$ 0.12M/yr
Legal,publicengagement,financialadmin,etc.$ 0.12M/yr
Debtissuancecost$ 0.2M
$ 4.2M
ProjectsFundedfromtheSpendingLimitAddedinthe2016$19.4M
Amendment****
ProjectsFundedfromPrivateSources&OtherFederal,State
&LocalGovernment$13.0M
TOTALFundingforAllProjects$32.4M
* Agency Board direction on 7/27/2020 was for Open Space to be a "minimal" amount of the
estimated remaining tax increment funds for projects. On 9/30/2020, the Agency Board
decided to make $700k of tax increment available in the 1059W RFP. That leaves $400k of
remaining tax increment funds that the Agency Board could choose to use on Open Space, which
is the amount in Table 5 for Open Space.
** The Farmers Market project also has an additional $500,000 to add to the total listed in Table
5 from the 2010 Amendment. The resulting estimate for the project would be $9.8M.
*** On 9/30/2020, the Agency Board decided to make $700k of tax increment funds available
in the 1059W RFP.
**** The Agency Board may ultimately approve spending for an individual project above or
below the amounts listed in this table; however, the total tax increment spending for all projects
will not exceed the total maximum indebtedness allowed by the Plan.
Decisions on funding priorities for Projects will be made by the Agency Board with
community member participation identified in Section 900 of the Plan, followed by the
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ss and at regular Agency Board meetings, all of which are
open to the public. Construction of the Plan projects are expected to be completed by FY25.
Debt issued to fund the projects is estimated to be paid off by FY25, depending on future
tax increment revenue levels.
The Agency shall convene the Expenditure Review Panel at least once each year to (1)
prepare a report on the activities of the Agency for the previous fiscal year, and (2)
tax increment dollars was limited to the
Projects and the associated administrative costs authorized by the Plan.
Chapter7:EstimatedAmountofMoneyandAnticipated
YearinWhichIndebtednesswillbeRetiredorOtherwise
ProvidedForUnderORS457.420to457.460
The contribution from the Agency for Projects is estimated at about $23M, including
interest, premium, and other costs. The Projects will be funded with a combination of
urban renewal tax increment financing under ORS Chapter 457 and other sources. The
Agency may apply for federal, state, and local grants in order to complete the projects. In
addition, the public facilities included within the Plan may also be funded in part with other
public funds, such as systems development charges and general obligation bonds, among
other sources.
Oregon Revised Statutes require that each urban renewal district that receives property
ll property tax expenditures over a period of
t a legal debt limit. It is more like a spending limit.
AmaximumindebtednessfiguredoesnotauthorizeorobligatetheAgencytospend
moneyorenterintodebt. Within the maximum indebtedness limitation, the Agency
Board has the ability to fund projects over time, either with cash or by issuing debt.
Certain expenditures are included in the maximum indebtedness calculation and certain
expenditures are excluded. For instance, cash payments for projects and administrative
expenses are included in the calculation, but expenditures made from sources other than
tax increment revenues are not included in the spending limit, such as Downtown Loans
program funds. In addition, interest on debt is not included in maximum indebtedness, nor
is the refinancing of existing indebtedness.
The City Council amended the Plan in 1998 to include a maximum indebtedness limit of
$33 million. The $33 million figure represented the amount that the Agency was allowed to
cumulatively spend in tax increment revenues starting in 1998. That figure was based on
the estimated cost of building a new main library, plus continuation of the administrative
costs in the district, preparing annual financial statements, disposing of the former Sears
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building on 10 Avenue and Charnelton Street (which is now the site of the LCC Downtown
Campus), overseeing completion of the Broadway Place and Overpark elevator projects,
and administering the loan portfolio. It included an annual inflation factor of 5% on project
costs and excluded existing debt.
In 2010, the maximum indebtedness limit of $33 million was almost fully spent or
committed, with the bulk having been spent on building the downtown library. City
Council amended the Plan in order to complete three projects: LCC downtown campus;
Farmers Market improvements, and assuming the Broadway Place Garages debt.
Maximum indebtedness was increased by $13.6 million, which resulted in a revised
maximum indebtedness figure of $46.6 million for the cumulative spending in the Plan
Area from 1998 to the end of the Plan. This revised maximum indebtedness amount was
the estimated amount needed to accomplish the three additional projects and to provide
for district administration.
In 2016, the maximum indebtedness was almost fully spent or committed on the three
projects included in the 2010 Amendment. City Council amended the plan in order to
accomplish four additional projects: Park Blocks and open space improvements, year-
round Farmers Market, high-speed fiber, and 1059 Willamette redevelopment. Maximum
indebtedness was increased by $19.4 million, which resulted in a revised maximum
indebtedness figure of $66.0 million for the cumulative spending in the Plan Area from
1998 to the end of the Plan.
The 2020 Amendment removes the project specific spending cap on the amount of tax
increment funds for the Farmers Market project, but does not increase the overall amount
of maximum indebtedness, as shown in Table 6 below:
Table6.MaximumIndebtednessCalculation
ProjectEstimatedCost
2016 Plan Amendment
Park Blocks & Open Space Improvements $2.2M
Farmers Market $9.3M
High-Speed Fiber $3.0M
1059 Willamette Redevelopment $0.7M
Project Delivery Administration (thruFY25)$4.2M
TotalMaximumIndebtednessIncreasedin2016$19.4M
1998 Plan Amendment $33.0M
2010 Plan Amendment $13.6M
2016 Plan Amendment $19.4M
2020 Plan Amendment $0.0M
$66.0M
TotalMaximumIndebtedness
Table 7 in Exhibit E includes information about future revenues and expenditures in the
Plan Area. The timing and amounts for individual project activities will be determined by
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the Agency Board with community member participation identified in Section 900 of the
Plan and each year during the annual budget process. Completion dates for individual
activities may be affected by changes in the plans of other private or public partners, local
economic and market conditions, changes in the availability of tax increment funds, and
changes in priorities for carrying out project activities.
Current projections show that the tax increment revenues should be sufficient to pay for
the projects and associated debt by FY25. The Downtown District will cease collecting tax
increment funds once there are sufficient tax increment funds available to repay all debt
issued or obligations created to fund the Projects.
Chapter8:FinancialAnalysisofthePlanwithSufficient
InformationtoDetermineFeasibility
The financial analysis of the plan shown in Table 7 in Exhibit E includes the anticipated tax
increment revenues over the projected remaining life of the Plan. The analysis shows that
the anticipated tax increment revenues are based on reasonable projections of new
development and appreciation in existing property values. The projection of tax increment
revenues is based on the following assumptions:
Property assessed values will increase by 3% per year, which includes increases on
existing property as well as a small amount of new investment in existing downtown
area properties.
No significant, new taxable development is anticipated during the next several years.
Tax rates applicable to the Downtown District are projected to go down over time, due
to the Oregon statute that says that certain urban renewal plans may only collect tax
increment on permanent tax rates or bonds and levies approved by voters prior to
October 6, 2001. In particular, bonded debt tax rates applicable to the Downtown
District will be reduced as bonds approved by voters prior to October 6, 2001 are
retired.
The projections result in urban renewal tax revenues between FY17 and FY25 of
approximately $23 million. Together with other revenues and existing fund balances, these
revenues will support the $19.4 million of maximum indebtedness plus the interest on the
debt to fund the Projects. In addition to the redevelopment projects, the revenues will be
sufficient to pay for other obligations, such as project delivery and administrative activities,
including an allocation of overhead costs. Those costs are projected to increase over time
due to inflation and higher retirement costs at a rate of about 5% per year.
The Agency will also carry a balance equal to two months of operating costs each year, per
City of Eugene financial policy and a debt service reserve account, if required by lenders.
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Chapter9:FiscalImpactStatementthatEstimatesthe
ImpactoftheTaxIncrementFinancing,BothUntilandAfterthe
IndebtednessisRepaid,UponAllEntitiesLevyingTaxesUpon
PropertyinthePlanArea
Taxing bodies that overlap with the Plan Area are affected by the use of tax increment
funds to implement the Plan. When a district is first created, the assessed value within the
This is a way of keeping the overlapping
n renewal district is created. Property taxes
from the overlapping jurisdictions (schools, general governments, bonds) are then divided
among the jurisdictions that continue to receive taxes on the frozen base. In theory, if
urban renewal efforts are successful, the value of the district will grow above the base.
on the incremental value. This has an impact on the amount of revenue that the
overlapping jurisdictions receive, versus what they would have received if there were no
urban renewal districts in effect.
ImpactonTaxBills: In addition to the impact on the overlapping taxing jurisdictions, urban
renewal also makes individual tax bills look different. Urban renewal districts do not
impose new taxes; rather, they redistribute taxes from overlapping taxing districts to the
urban renewal districts. There are two basic
bill is affected by tax increment financing in Oregon. The first step determines the amount
of property taxes that the urban renewal agency should receive, and the second step
determines how the taxes are accounted for on property tax statements.
The first step in determining how tax increment financing affects an
consists of applying the tax rates of the taxing districts (such as the city, county, and school
districts) to the incremental value of the urban renewal district. That product is the
amount of taxes that the urban renewal agency should receive. The second step
determines how to divide or split the tax rates of the taxing districts so that when those
the city, the urban renewal agency receives its
share, and the taxing districts receive the remainder. As of October 2019, there were eight
urban renewal districts in Lane County, and the calculation is done for each of these
districts.
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The Lane County Assessor determines how the tax rates for the schools, city, and county
should get divided between the taxing districts and the urban renewal districts. As an
tax rate is $7.0058 per $1,000 of assessed value. For the
FY20 tax year, the Lane County Assessor divided that tax rate into three pieces: $6.8569
goes to the City of Eugene, $0.0793 goes to the Downtown Urban Renewal District, and
$0.0696 goes to the Riverfront Urban Renewal District. This calculation is done for each
tax rate on the tax bill.
With the information from the Lane County Assessor about the division of tax rates, an
analysis can determine how an individual tax bill is affected by urban renewal division of
tax. For the typical Eugene home that the Lane County Assessor calculated for FY20, this
taxpayer would pay the same amount of total taxes before or after urban renewal division
of taxes. The only difference is that some of the tax revenues go to the urban renewal
districts, instead of to the overlapping taxing districts. Table 8 in Exhibit F sets out this
calculation for the typical taxpayer in Eugene. As can be seen, thebeforeandafterurban
renewalviewsofthisbillareexactlythesame.
ImpactonTaxRates: Urban renewal nominally affects voter-approved local option levies
and bonds because the affected taxing district has less property value to levy taxes against,
resulting in slightly higher tax rates. Based on the FY20 tax rates, the estimated impact of
this slight tax rate increase from the Downtown District is about $0.04 per year for the
typical Eugene taxpayer, which represents less than 0.001% of the total tax bill of $4,237 in
FY20.
means that the property taxes that may be used to fund urban renewal activities are limited
to the permanent tax rates and any bonds or local option levies that were approved by
voters prior to October 2001. The projected tax rate used to generate urban renewal
revenues for the district will be reduced over time as bonds approved by voters before
October 2001 are paid off.
ImpactonOverlappingTaxingDistrictRevenues: During the period the urban renewal plan
is active, a share of property taxes associat
strict rather than the overlapping taxing
jurisdictions. The incentive for the overlapping districts to support urban renewal include
the likelihood that the urban renewal projects will produce higher property tax revenues in
the long-run as well as potential direct and indirect benefit from the urban renewal funded
projects.
The estimated amount of urban renewal taxes to be divided over the remaining term of the
Plan (net of discounts, delinquents, etc.) is shown in Table 9 in Exhibit G. Only the
permanent tax rates of the overlapping jurisdictions are considered in this analysis because
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there are no local option levies that impact the Downtown District, and bonded debt tax
rates will be reduced from year to year until the existing bonds are paid off.
As can be seen in Table 9 in Exhibit G, in FY21, it is estimated that the City of Eugene
foregoes about $1.3 million of revenue annually because of the Downtown District division
of tax calculation. In FY26 after tax increment financing is terminated, the City of Eugene is
estimated to receive $1.5 million of additional tax revenue per year. Lane County is
estimated to forego $230,000 of revenue in FY21, and to benefit by $270,000 of additional
tax revenue per year after division of tax is terminated in FY26.
The impact on school districts from the termination of the urban renewal district is more
complicated. Table 9 shows the foregone taxes, excluding any impacts from tax rate
compression under Measure 5 and Measure 50 and excluding any impacts from the State
school funding formula. Table 9 shows that the combined school districts (4J, Lane
Community College, and Lane Education Service District) are estimated to forego $1 million
of revenue in FY21, and to benefit by $1.2 million of additional annual tax revenue after the
division of tax is terminated in FY26. This is not the complete story, however.
The impact on schools from the division of tax calculation for urban renewal districts is
use schools are mainly funded on a per-pupil
funding formula (rather than by the level of property tax dollars generated within their
boundaries). The State determines how much money must be allocated for the education
of each pupil across the state. If the money is not available from local property taxes, the
State will make up the difference. If more funds are available through local school property
taxes, the State would have additional dollars to allocate as it chooses. In other words, the
State can choose to allocate any extra money to education or to some other budgetary
priority. If the State chooses to keep the money in education, some of that money would
return to Eugene schools based on the applicable statewide school funding formula and the
rest would be distributed to school districts across Oregon.
The Lane County Assessor conducted an analysis of the impact of the Downtown District on
School District 4J's local option levy, including the impacts of tax rate compression. It is a
net loss of $275,000. The analysis is included as Table 10 in Exhibit H. That analysis is
summarized in Table 11 on the following page. Note that the difference in the impact to
overlapping districts between Table 9 and Table 10 is due to tax rate compression in the
education category for an additional 945 properties that would occur if the Downtown
District were not collecting division of tax revenue.
Thisanalysisconcludesthat4JisbetterofffinanciallyiftheDowntownDistrict
continuestocollecttaxincrementfundsthanitwouldbeiftaxincrementfinancing
wereterminated. The reason is that taxes that ar
limitations (i.e., the
that happens, the education category of taxes must be reduced for a number of individual
properties within the City because schools are already collecting as much as they can under
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Measure 5 limits for those properties. State law says that local option levy proceeds are the
first to be reduced in the event of compression.
Table11EstimatedRevenuewithoutDowntownDistrict
FY20TaxData, AFTERDiscounts,Delinquencies,&StateSchoolFundingFormula
TaxingDistrict
permanentrate $20,000
localoption (295,000)
Lane Community College * 95,000
Lane Education Service District * 35,000
TotalEducation($145,000)
permanentrate $1,225,000
Librarylocaloption 0
Parks&Reclocaloption 0
Lane County permanentrate 220,000
Lane County 4H/Extensionlocaloption 0
PublicSafetylocaloption 0
Eugene Urban Renewal Downtown (2,430,000)
Eugene Urban Renewal Riverfront 0
TotalGeneralGovernment($985,000)
City of Eugene BondI $5,000
City of Eugene BondII 0
Eugene School District 4J BondII 0
Lane Community College BondII 0
TotalBonds$5,000
TOTALTAXES($1,125,000)
* The other school districts that overlap with the Downtown District would experience
similar impacts to 4J for the school funding formula (described below), although the
specific financial consequences are not calculated in this Report.
In order to understand the Lane County Tax 4J impact, there are
three factors to consider:
1. levy would increase by approximately $787,000, for a
net gain of approximately $20,000 after applying the State school funding formula.
(4J receives approximately 3% of the total State-wide funding.) This is the best-case
scenario that assumes all else is equal, and the State decides to provide more
funding for schools as a result of having more property tax revenue available.
2. 4J will lose about $295,000 of local option levy proceeds (after discounts and
delinquencies) if the Downtown District no longer collects tax increment funds
because of compression. The State funding formula does not apply to local option
levies, so the full impact of this reduction wo
estimates are based on FY20 tax roll information and would vary in future years
with changes in market conditions.
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3. There is also a one-time impact. If tax increment collections are terminated, there
would be a return of any excess tax increment funds collected by the Downtown
District to the overlapping taxing districts. The amount returned will depend on
how much tax increment is on hand at the time of the calculation, which cannot be
estimated at this time. However, the State confirmed that this would not represent
additional money to be spent on education in 4J; rather, it would go through the
State school funding formula, and 4J would receive approximately 3% of the total on
a one-time basis.
Insummary,4Jwouldexperienceanongoinglossinitsbudgetofabout$275,000
annuallyasaresultofterminatingtaxincrementcollectionsintheDowntown
District and a one-time impact of approximately 3% of any one-time funds provided to the
State. The other school districts that overlap with the Downtown District would
experience similar impacts, although the specific financial consequences are not calculated
in this report.
Chapter10:RelocationReport
A. Requirement
An analysis of the existing residences or businesses required to relocate permanently or
temporarily as a result of Agency actions under ORS 457.170.
Response
No specific relocation activity is identified in the Plan. If urban renewal assistance
results in relocation requirements, a relocation plan will be developed for that purpose.
Relocation activities and assistance would be provided in accordance with ORS 35.505
through 35.530.
B. Requirement
A description of the methods to be used for the temporary or permanent relocation of
persons living in and businesses situated in, the Plan Area in accordance with ORS
35.505 through 35.530.
Response
No specific relocation activity is identified in the Plan. If urban renewal assistance
results in relocation requirements, a relocation plan will be developed for that purpose.
Relocation activities and assistance would be provided in accordance with ORS 35.505
through 35.530.
C. Requirement
An enumeration, by cost range, of the existing housing units in the Plan Area to be
destroyed or altered and new units to be added.
Response
No specific existing housing units are proposed to be removed by actions of the Plan.
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D. Requirement
A description of new residential units which are likely to be constructed within the Plan
Area.
Response
Some new residential units are expected to be constructed within the Plan Area. 1059
Willamette was purchased by the City in April 2020 and is expected to be redeveloped
into moderate-income housing with 51% of the units dedicated for residents making
80% of the area median income or below and 49% of the units at market rate. The exact
number of units has not been determined.
Chapter11:Appendix
Exhibit A : Plan Area Map
Exhibit B: Zoning District Map
Exhibit C: Census Boundaries Map
Exhibit D: Land Use Map
and Expenditures for the Plan Area
n Renewal on an Individual Tax Bill
pact of the Plan on Overlapping Taxing
of Downtown District Tax Increment
Collections on Overlapping Jurisdictions, FY20 Tax Data (Including the
impact of school funding formula and Measure 5/50 tax rate
compression)
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ReportExhibitAPlanAreaMap
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ReportExhibitBZoningDistrictMap
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ReportExhibitCCensusBoundariesMap
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ReportExhibitDLandUseMap
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ReportExhibitE:Table7ProjectedRevenuesandExpenditures
forthePlanArea(Part1)
ActualActualActualEstimateProjected
Resources FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21
Property Taxes2,168,798 2,259,049 2,512,359 2,459,160 2,551,000
Debt Issued- - - - 8,000,000
Downtown Loans Repayments230,090 272,943 168,740 170,186 222,789
Interest Earnings95,936 79,131 140,781 149,849 120,715
Parking Revenue- - 19,734 147,678 73,000
Other Revenue1,035 161,429 111,950 191,621 -
Beginning Working Capital3,534,477 4,225,334 6,040,253 6,261,771 7,159,585
TotalResources$6,030,335$6,997,886$8,993,816$9,380,265$18,127,089
Requirements
Tax Increment Expenditures - 2010 Plan
1
Project Delivery Administration 69,605357,424 - - -
Downtown Lighting15,972 - - - -
2
Farmers Market -- 500,000 - -
Debt Service & Issuance Costs987,544 313,496 - - -
Totals 2010 Plan1,360,940 383,101 500,000 - -
Tax Increment Expenditures - 2016/2020 Plan
1
Project Delivery Administration 185,642- 420,896 1,055,810 881,496
High-Speed Fiber444,062 388,890 555,379 1,073,800 537,869
2,3
t -- 750,715 - 8,549,285
Farmers Marke
3
Park Blocks Improvements -- - - 1,800,000
3,4
Open Space Improvements -- - - 400,000
3,4
1059 Willamette -- - - 700,000
Debt Service & Issuance Costs- - - - 200,000
Totals 2016/2020 Plan444,062 574,532 1,726,989 2,129,610 13,068,650
Non-Tax Increment Expenditures
Parking Expenditures- - 5,057 13,162 15,000
5
-- 500,000 77,908 3,184,668
Downtown Loans Granted
Total Expenditures1,805,002 957,632 2,732,047 2,220,680 16,268,318
Debt Service Reserve- - - - -
Other Reserves4,225,333 6,040,254 6,261,769 7,159,585 1,858,771
Total Reserves4,225,333 6,040,254 6,261,769 7,159,585 1,858,771
TotalRequirements$6,030,335$6,997,886$8,993,816$9,380,265$18,127,089
Notes:
1. Project delivery administration includes project legal and professional services (e.g. project scoping for FM/PB), and
project administration.
2. Farmers Market spending in FY19 was for the purchase of the southern half of the Butterfly Lot.
3. Projects are shown as occurring in FY21 but actual project timing may differ.
4. Other activities will need to occur before projects can move forward, such as a request for proposal process, design,
and Agency Board approval.
5. All available non-tax increment resources are budgeted for loans in each year, but actual loan activity may differ.
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ReportExhibitE:Table7ProjectedRevenuesandExpenditures
forthePlanArea(Part2)
ProjectedProjectedProjectedProjectedTotals
Resources FY22FY23FY24FY25FY17-25
Property Taxes2,611,000 2,701,000 2,791,000 2,881,000 22,934,365
Debt Issued- - - - 8,000,000
Downtown Loans Repayments222,789 222,789 222,789 222,789 1,955,904
Interest Earnings37,000 33,000 32,000 39,000 727,412
Parking Revenue- - - - 240,412
Other Revenue- - - - 466,035
Beginning Working Capital1,858,771 1,629,614 1,621,614 1,947,614 3,534,477
TotalResources$4,729,560$4,586,403$4,667,403$5,090,403$37,858,605
Requirements
Tax Increment Expenditures - 2010 Plan
1
Project Delivery Administration -- - - 427,029
Downtown Lighting- - - - 15,972
Farmers Market- - - - 500,000
Debt Service & Issuance Costs- - - - 1,301,040
Totals 2010 Plan- - - - 2,244,041
Tax Increment Expenditures - 2016/2020 Plan
1
Project Delivery Administration 431,000485,157 268,000 272,000 4,000,000
High-Speed Fiber- - - - 3,000,000
Farmers Market- - - - 9,300,000
Park Blocks Improvements- - - - 1,800,000
2
Open Space Improvements -- - - 400,000
2
1059 Willamette -- - - 700,000
Debt Service & Issuance Costs2,367,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,100,000 9,167,000
Totals 2016/2020 Plan2,852,157 2,731,000 2,468,000 2,372,000 28,366,999
Non-Tax Increment Expenditures
Parking Expenditures- - - - 33,219
3
233,789247,789 251,789 223,789 4,719,732
Downtown Loans Granted
Total Expenditures3,099,946 2,964,789 2,719,789 2,595,789 35,363,992
4
Debt Service Reserve 1,000,0001,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Other Reserves629,614 621,614 947,614 1,494,614 1,494,614
Total Reserves1,629,614 1,621,614 1,947,614 2,494,614 2,494,614
TotalRequirements$4,729,560$4,586,403$4,667,403$5,090,403$37,858,605
Notes:
1. Project delivery administration includes project legal and professional services (e.g. project scoping for FM/OB), and
project administration.
2. Other activities will need to occur before projects can move forward, such as a request for proposal process, design,
and Agency Board approval.
3. All available non-tax increment resources are budgeted for loans in each year, but actual loan activity may differ.
4. There may be a lender requirement to have a debt service reserve.
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ReportExhibitF:Table8ImpactofUrbanRenewalonan
IndividualTaxBill
EffectofUrbanRenewalonTaxBillforTypicalEugeneHomeinFY20
TaxesTaxesTaxes Directed To:
Before URTaxingDowntownRiverfrontAfter UR
EducationTaxes ReallocationDistrictsUR DistrictUR DistrictReallocationDifference
Eugene School District 4J$1,026.95$1,000.22$14.23$12.50$1,000.22($26.73)
Eugene School District 4J LOL324.40324.400.000.00324.400.00
Lane Community College133.89131.061.511.32131.06(2.83)
Lane Education Service District48.2747.250.540.4847.25(1.02)
Total$1,533.51$1,502.93$16.28$14.30$1,502.93($30.58)*
GeneralGovernmentTaxes
City of Eugene$1,515.13$1,482.93$17.15$15.05$1,482.93($32.20)
City of Eugene Library LOL35.8435.840.000.0035.840.00
City of Eugene Parks & Rec LOL41.8341.830.000.0041.830.00
Lane County276.67270.813.112.75270.81(5.86)
Lane County 4-H/Extension LOL3.243.240.000.003.240.00
Lane County Public Safety LOL118.95118.950.000.00118.950.00
Eugene UR Downtown District0.000.000.000.0036.59 36.59
Eugene UR Riverfront District0.000.000.000.0040.23 40.23
Total$1,991.65$1,953.59$20.26$17.80$2,030.41$38.76
BondedDebtTaxes
City of Eugene Bond I$4.63$4.54$0.04$0.04$4.54($0.09)
City of Eugene Bond II181.73179.930.001.80179.93(1.80)
Eugene School District 4J Bond II477.91472.090.005.82472.09(5.82)
Lane Community College Bond II47.9947.510.000.4847.51(0.48)
Total$712.26$704.08$0.04$8.13$704.08($8.17)
TotalTaxes$4,237.43$4,160.61$36.59$40.23$4,237.43$0.00
Source: Lane County Assessment & Taxation, Table 4e, Detail of Urban Renewal Plan Areas by Taxing District,
Tax Year 2019-20. Assessed value of $216,268 for typical Eugene home per Lane County Assessor annual
media release October 2019.
information on net impact
to schools.
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ReportExhibitG:Table9EstimatedDivisionofTaxImpactof
thePlanonOverlappingTaxingJurisdictions,FY17FY25
(Part1)
Tax Increment Collections
EstimateEstimateEstimateEstimateProjected
FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21
1
DistrictDivisionofTaxRevenueImpact
2
SchoolDistrict4J$700,000$720,000$830,000$820,000$850,000
LaneCommunityCollege 90,00090,000110,000110,000110,000
LaneEducationServiceDistrict 30,00030,00040,00040,00040,000
CityofEugene 1,030,0001,070,0001,230,0001,210,0001,260,000
LaneCounty 190,000190,000220,000220,000230,000
PermanentTaxRates
SchoolDistrict4J$4.7485$4.7485$4.7485$4.7485$4.7485
LaneCommunityCollege 0.61910.61910.61910.61910.6191
LaneEducationServiceDistrict 0.22320.22320.22320.22320.2232
CityofEugene 7.00587.00587.00587.00587.0058
LaneCounty 1.27931.27931.27931.27931.2793
3
IncrementalValueintheDowntownDistrict$156,120,000$161,800,000$186,440,000$184,220,000$190,800,000
Notes:
1. Property tax collections for all years is 94%.
2. Analysis does not include impact on School District 4J's local option levy, which currently benefits from
the existence of the urban renewal districts. Additionally, the impact on schools is really an impact on the
of property tax dollars generated within their bounda
3. Existing property values increase at 3% per year.
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ReportExhibitG:Table9EstimatedDivisionofTaxImpactof
thePlanonOverlappingTaxingJurisdictions,FY17FY25
(Part2)
Revenue
to Overlapping
Tax Increment CollectionsDistricts when Tax
ProjectedProjectedProjectedProjectedIncrement Ceases
45
FY22FY23FY24FY25Projected FY26
1
DistrictDivisionofTaxRevenueImpact
2
SchoolDistrict4J$880,000$910,000$940,000$980,000$1,010,000
LaneCommunityCollege 110,000120,000120,000130,000130,000
LaneEducationServiceDistrict 40,00040,00040,00050,00050,000
CityofEugene 1,300,0001,350,0001,390,0001,440,0001,490,000
LaneCounty 240,000250,000250,000260,000270,000
PermanentTaxRates
SchoolDistrict4J$4.7485$4.7485$4.7485$4.7485$4.7485
LaneCommunityCollege 0.61910.61910.61910.61910.6191
LaneEducationServiceDistrict 0.22320.22320.22320.22320.2232
CityofEugene 7.00587.00587.00587.00587.0058
LaneCounty 1.27931.27931.27931.27931.2793
3
IncrementalValueintheDowntownDistrict$197,540,000$204,480,000$211,630,000$218,990,000$226,570,000
Notes:
1. Property tax collections for all years is 94%.
2. Analysis does not include impact on School District 4J's local option levy, which currently benefits from
the existence of the urban renewal districts. Additionally, the impact on schools is really an impact on the
of property tax dollars generated within their bounda
3. Existing property values increase at 3% per year.
4. Tax increment collections are projected to cease in FY25.
5. FY26 amount is what overlapping districts would receive in taxes after cessation of urban renewal tax
collections.
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To assist the user with reading this report a list of definitions are provided below.
tƩƚƦĻƩƷǤʹ This is an auto-generated number to keep track of properties.
bğƒĻʹ This is the main or identifiable business name for the property. There may be multiple businesses
on a property, this was the first seen or known by the staff conducting the inventory.
5ĻƷĻƩƒźƓğƷźƚƓ ƚŅ .ƌźŭŷƷ: If the property was found to have blight it
finding will correspond with Attachment 3 to Exhibit C.
5ĻƦƩĻĭźğƷźƚƓ wğƷźƚʹ Using data form the Lane County Tax and Assessment office, a mathematical
calculation creates a ratio from the improvement values to land values, where the improvement value
for a property is divided by the land value for a property. If there are multiple taxlots for an identified
property, then the values for each tax lot were totaled to create this ratio. Tax data is from tax year
2020 and derived from regional geographic information systems (GIS).
ğǣƌƚƷΛƭΜʹ These are the taxlot(s) associated with that property.
tƩƚƦĻƩƷǤ bƚƷĻƭʹ The property notes are the observations collected during inventory, and do not
necessarily indicate blight.
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