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03-16-22 Urban Renewal Agency Board MinutesMARCH 16, 2022 — 4 P.M. CITY HALL— FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM AND VIA ZOOM MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE Marc Rold Jarod Nygren, Development Services Director Cara LeMire Katharine King, Development Services David Girardot PUBLIC COMMENT None. PREVIOUS MEETING SUMMARY Cara moved the January Meeting Summary be accepted; David seconded. All voted in favor. Note: February meeting was cancelled. TIF & TEDD Downtown: Staff reported updates regarding the Charles Hotel and public parking garage developments: The City Council anticipates approving a sub -agreement development services agreement at the March 21 meeting and the 3ra & Main lot to close about April 18. Parking garage is under design now and expect both the hotel and parking garage to be under construction fall of 2022 and completion spring 2024. Parking garage is now estimated to be 239 spaces on four floors. URA members urge consideration of building a roof on the parking garage. Staff will bring the parking garage design to URA for comments. The Downtown TIF increment is now roughly $312,000 with only $220,000 revenue to City. Anticipate $125,000 annual TIF revenue to go to parking garage for 12 years. Staff has been working with the Kalispell Parking Advisory Committee and gathered a new group, Downtown Parking Stakeholder Group, to address the changes and challenges of downtown parking during the two year construction period of the Charles Hotel and the public parking garage. Kalispell Parkline Updates: Construction of landscaping is underway, and other final work includes: crossing beacons at Main Street and Meridian, etching in Depot Plaza. Expect project completion June 1, 2022, and grand opening celebration of Parkline mid -July. Annual TIF Report: The report is on hold pending current workload demands. Staff will make the coming year's report a two-year report to include 2021 & 2022. BROWNFIELDS The City is working to provide two phase I ESA's and one phase II ESA. The phase I requests are for prospective purchasers of Core Area properties. The phase 11 is for Samaritan House as they work on their CDBG grant funded preliminary architectural report for expansion of their facilities for homeless individuals and families. BOARD MEMBER TERMS EXPIRING Jeff Zauner has notified staff he does not intend to re -apply to the URA due to work demands. Marc Rold and Catherine Hooper Potter have submitted applications to the URA for City Council consideration and Mayoral appointment. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING The Board's next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 4 p.m. Meeting adjourned.