Title
Review Draft Community Renewal Plan and Draft Downtown Redevelopment Request for Proposal
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Briefing only; no action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a timeline review and update on the draft Community Renewal Area (CRA) Plan and draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the former Griswold's property.
Staff Contact:
Ren?e Sunde, Economic Development Director, Community Planning & Development Department, 360.753.8591
Presenter(s):
Ren?e Sunde, Economic Development Director
Keith Stahley, Director Community Planning and Development Department
Background and Analysis:
Former Griswold's Site - 308-310 4th Ave East
The City closed on the purchase of the former Griswold's Property located at 308-310 4th Avenue East on June 2, 2016.
A draft RFP has been completed that will seek proposals to partner in a mixed-use development with the subject property. The City is most interested in proposals that will return this property to productive economic use quickly. At the same time, the City is interested in the longer-term vision for the surrounding properties and sees the redevelopment of the former site as being potentially catalytic for future downtown redevelopment and in strong alignment with the Downtown Strategy.
Community Renewal Area (CRA) Plan
As a next step in the City's CRA process a draft Community Renewal Area Plan has been completed that will comply with Community Renewal Law (Chapter 35.81.RCW. This plan will build on previous planning efforts that established blight and determined a boundary in downtown Olympia, through a resolution adopted on February 2, 2015. The Plan may include a consecutive number of identified CRA projects (i.e. Projects #1, Former Griswold's, Project #2, WSRA)
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The City hosted a Neighborhood Meeting, June 8, 2016 a...
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