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February 8, 2016 URA AgendaCITY OF WOODBURN URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY AGENDA KATHRYN FIGLEY, CHAIR TERESA ALONSO LEON, BOARD MEMBER WARD 1 LISA ELLSWORTH, BOARD MEMBER WARD II ROBERT CARNEY, BOARD MEMBER WARD III SHARON SCHAUB, BOARD MEMBER WARD IV FRANK LONERGAN, BOARD MEMBER WARD V ERIC MORRIS, BOARD MEMBER WARD VI FEBRUARY H, 2016 - 6:45 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 270 MONTGOMERY STREET CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. CONSENT AGENDA A. Urban Renewal Agency minutes of November 9, 2015 1 Recommended Action: Approve the minutes. 4. PRESENTATIONS None. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 6. GENERAL BUSINESS A. ECONorthwest Services Agreement for Urban Renewal 3 Financial Forecast Analysis Recommended Action: Staff recommends entering into a professional services agreement with ECONorthwest in order to complete the scope of work provided for the Urban Renewal Financial Forecast Analysis. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT 8. ADJOURNMENT February 8, 2016 Urban Renewal Agency Page i URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY BOARD MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 9, 2015 0:00 DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 CONVENED The meeting convened at 6:30 p.m. with Chair Figley presiding. ROLL CALL Chair Figley Present Member Schaub Present Member Lonergan Present Member Carney Present Member Morris Present Member Ellsworth Present Member Alonso Leon Present Staff Present: Assistant City Administrator Row, City Attorney Shields, Captain Alexander, Public Works Director Scott, Economic and Development Services Director Hendryx, Human Resources Director Hereford, Finance Director Head, Sergeant Shadrin, Accounting Manager Ellerbrook, Recreation Services Manager Wierenga, Communications Coordinator Horton, City Recorder Pierson 0:00 CONSENT AGENDA A. Urban Renewal Agency minutes of September 14, 2015. Lonergan/Carney... adopt the Consent Agenda with minutes corrected. The motion passed unanimously. 0:01 URG 2014-03 145 ARTHUR STREET MASONIC LODGE - SECOND EXTENSION Economic and Development Services Director Hendryx provided a staff report. Member Morris stated that he will recuse himself from voting as he is a member of the lodge. Lonergan/Ellsworth... approve the extension of URG 2014-03 145 Arthur Street Masonic Lodge. The motion passed unanimously with Member Morris recusing himself. URG 2015-12 702-722 YOUNG STREET (ROSERA) Economic and Development Services Director Hendryx provided a staff report. Lonergan/Carney... approve an exterior Urban Renewal grant in the amount of $3,325. The motion passed unanimously. URG 2015-13 303 N. PACIFIC HIGHWAY, CROSSROADS GROCERY & DELI Economic and Development Services Director Hendryx provided a staff report. Member Lonergan stated that he has concerns on the bid from Infinity as it has no company information on the bid and he would like to see the City be a little bit more thorough when we receive these bids. Schaub/Ellsworth... approve Sang Park's request for an exterior Urban Renewal grant in the amount of $7,565. The motion passed unanimously. Page 1 — URA Board Minutes, November 9, 2015 URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY BOARD MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 9, 2015 URG 2015-14 405 N. FIRST STREET (CHAY PROPERTIES, LLC) Economic and Development Director Services Hendryx provided a staff report. Lonergan/Alonso Leon... approve an exterior grant application from Chay Properties, LLC, for up to $1,766. The motion passed unanimously. 0:27 ADJOURNMENT Morris/Ellsworth ... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. ATTEST Heather Pierson, City Recorder City of Woodburn, Oregon APPROVED KATHRYN FIGLEY, CHAIR Page 2 — URA Board Minutes, November 9, 2015 2 �'I �'1��r I Iii ♦ r�} Y 9M& Its BU Pr��i, a��.;rrt rr rf aA'!R7 February 8, 2016 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council through the City Administrator FROM: Jamie Johnk, Economic Development Director SUBJECT: ECONorthwest Services Agreement for Urban Renewal Financial Forecast Analysis RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends entering into a professional services agreement with ECONorthwest in order to complete the scope of work provided for the Urban Renewal Financial Forecast Analysis. BACKGROUND: The City completed its Urban Renewal Plan July 2009. As outlined in the Plan, financial forecasting was completed resulting in assumptions on the anticipated tax increment revenue generated over the life of the Plan as well as to determine the maximum indebtedness the City could reach using urban renewal revenue. With the tax increment revenue and maximum indebtedness projections, the City identified projects significant to the community's economic vitality and quality of life. These projects included improving streets and sidewalks throughout the urban renewal district, as well as streetscaping, building restorations, public improvements, and additional projects. Since the adoption of the Urban Renewal Plan, tax increment financing has been invested to complete a number of projects in the district, however there are a number of projects yet to be completed, including the First Street improvements. Due to slower investment within the district than projected as well as the recent retirement of a school bond, the Woodburn Urban Renewal is experiencing a decline in the annual tax increment revenues. This decline in increment impacts the City's borrowing capacity needed to complete additional urban renewal projects identified in the Plan, specifically First Street in downtown. Agenda Item Review: City Administrator _x City Attorney _x_ I Finance Honorable Mayor and City Council February 8, 2016 Page 2 DISCUSSION: In order to have confidence in future urban renewal tax increment projections and to clarify borrowing capacity, it would be advantageous to the City to complete an updated financial forecast of the tax increment revenues for the Woodburn Urban Renewal Area. Therefore, the City has asked ECONorthwest to draft the attached scope of work to complete the Urban Renewal Financial Forecast Analysis. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost to complete the scope of work outlined in the Urban Renewal Financial Forecast Analysis with ECONorthwest is not to exceed $5,000. N ECONorthwest ECONOMICS - FINANCE • PLANNING DATE: February 2, 2016 TO: Jamie Johnk FROM: Nick Popenuk SUBJECT: SCOPE OF WORK FOR WOODBURN URBAN RENEWAL FINANCIAL FORECAST The City of Woodburn ("City") desires an updated forecast of Tax Increment Finance (TIF) revenues for the Woodburn Urban Renewal Area, The City has asked ECONorthwest to conduct this analysis. This document describes the scope of work, budget and schedule of the requested analysis. Data acquisition and review. Obtain and review assessment data relevant to the Woodburn URA. At a minimum, we would obtain aggregate summary assessment data for the entire URA for the most recent fiscal year. Preferably, we will obtain data for past years as well, to identify historical trends. Preferably, we will obtain parcel -specific assessment data to provide more nuanced forecasts of TIF revenue. The exact format and detail of data, and the number of years of historical data, is dependent upon information made available by the Marion County Assessor. ■ Verification of property tax rates. The consolidated tax'rate for the calculation of TIP revenues can vary over time, if the area includes general obligation bonds or local option levies (note that more most urban renewal areas, only general obligation bonds or local option levies approved by voters prior to 2001 count as part of the consolidated tax rate). We would verify the current tax rate for the area, identify components of the rate (if any) that may vary over time, and forecast those future rates based on the timing of local option levy expirations and general obligation bond debt service schedules. ■ Determination of scenario growth rates. Our analysis will include multiple scenarios, modeling different growth rates. This step of the analysis will be to identify the growth rates to use for each scenario. This growth will include both specific known development projects that have occurred in the most recent calendar year, or are planned for construction in the current calendar year, as well as more generic assumptions for long-term trends in real market value growth. The analysis will include a conservative baseline forecast, as well as medium- and high-growth forecasts. Each of the forecasts will be informed by recent historical trends in the URA, as well as growth rates, City- and County -wide, and conversations with City staff. ■ Forecast TIF revenues. After obtaining the assessment data, verifying tax rates, and determining growth rates, we will enter the information into our TIF Forecast Excel templates, forecasting TIF revenues for the next 20 years. We will provide a separate Excel workbook for each of the three scenarios that are modeled, Presentation of key findings. We will provide the Excel workbooks to City staff, and provide an overview of the analysis via conference call. During this call, we will answer any questions the City has on the analysis, and. (if necessary) make any revisions to the analysis. ECONorthwest I Portland I Seattle I Eugene I Bolse j eccnw.corn I ECONorthwest proposes completing all tasks described in this scope of work for a total cost not to exceed $5,000. All work would be billed on a time -and -expense basis. Work would be conducted primarily by Nick Popenuk ($150/hour). Work would be complete within four weeks of receiving County assessment data. CONoghwest 9