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Agenda Item:
Status Report from the Community Renewal Area Consultant Team
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Community Renewal Area Ad Hoc Committee recommends that City Council hear the status report on Investment Strategy -- City of Olympia Opportunity Areas from ECONorthwest (ECON) and provide input and direction regarding next steps.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive report from ECONorthwest, and provide feedback and direction for next steps in the CRA process.
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Issue:
ECONorthwest is bringing their work to a completion on Component A: Investment Strategy -- City of Olympia Opportunity Areas (attached), and is prepared to present their recommendations and receive feedback from Council on the report and next steps.
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahey, Director Community Planning and Development Department 360.753.8227.
Presenter(s):
Lorelei Juntunen, Senior Planner, ECONorthwest
Background and Analysis:
ECON has now completed its work on Component A and is preparing to take next steps. They have reviewed the five opportunity sites in some depth and are prepared to make recommendations to City Council on how to proceed on each of these sites.
* Kaiser-Harrison / Potential for neighborhood commercial/mixed use retail district on large single-ownership tract
* Olympia Landfill / City-owned site adjacent to major retail site
* Division-Harrison / Potential neighborhood center adjacent to established neighborhood
* Headwaters / Large multi-ownership parcel with wetland amenity
* Kmart Site / Former K-mart site (currently vacant) on major close-in retail corridor
Each of these sites has unique opportunities and challenges associated with its development potential and the report provides an overview of each site from this perspective.
Downtown is treated separately and will be the subject of the consultant's Component B work and a future presentation. ECON has done a significant amount of backgr...
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