TO: Urban Renewal Agency Board
THROUGH: Steve Powers, Executive Director
FROM: Kristin Retherford, Urban Development Director
SUBJECT:
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Funding For Offsite Police Facility Improvements
Ward(s): Ward 1
Board Member(s): Kaser
Neighborhood(s): CANDO
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ISSUE:
Shall the Agency Board authorize the use of $150,000 of Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal Area funds to fund offsite police facility improvements within the Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal Area?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the use of $150,000 of Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal Area funds to fund offsite police facility improvements within the Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal Area.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND:
Adoption of the recommendation will authorize funding for offsite police facility improvements within the Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal Area.
As part of the upcoming budget process for FY 2018-19, staff will be recommending the use of Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal funds for the design and construction of street and intersection improvements associated with construction of the new Salem Police Station. Improvements include traffic lane modifications, traffic signal improvements, additional on-street parking, stormwater, and pedestrian and bicycle improvements on Division St NE from Commercial St NE to High St NE and on Liberty St NE from Marion St NE to the Mill Creek bridge.
As design and development of the new Police Station begins, work on the offsite improvements needs to begin as well. These efforts include traffic analysis, survey work, and initial design. Staff is recommending an allocation of $150,000 in the current fiscal year to fund these costs.
FACTS AND FINDINGS:
Implementation of the project is consistent with the Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal Area Plan, Section 600.
Sufficient budget authority exists within the FY 2017-18 adopted budget for the Riverfront Downtown URA to fund the project. The $150,000 funding allocation would come from $4,516,480 currently allocated for future, unspecified projects.
Renee K Frazier
Financial Services Supervisor
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