Urban Renewal Advisory Board
To determine feasibility for a new Urban Renewal Area.
The Urban Renewal Advisory Board is no longer active
The Committee was formed by the Bend Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) on June 20, 2018. It was established to provide vital feedback and input on the development of an Urban Renewal Feasibility Study for the central area of Bend.
The Urban Renewal Advisory Board (URAB) met monthly over a period of two years while a new Urban Renewal Feasibility Assessment was completed. The Advisory Board provided recommendations to the Bend Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) relating to the potential use of urban renewal for the central area of Bend to accomplish the goals and policies outlined in the Bend Comprehensive Plan.
Members
- Dale VanValkenburg – Developer; Chair
- Whitney Swander – Social service organization; Vice-chair
- Robin Vora – UGB steering committee
- Bart Bowen – Multi-modal transportation
- Elise Jones – Business owner
- Tim Page – Resident
- Dennis Pahlisch – Builder
- Adam Bledsoe – financing professional
- Andrea Breault – Transit
- Craig Davis – At-large community member
- Jim Landin – At-large community member
- Sonja Porter – At-large community member
- Steve Porter – At-large community member
Ex-Officio appointees from any of the following taxing districts:
- Bend Parks and Recreation District
- Library District
- Bend La-Pine School District
- Bend Rural Fire District
- Central Oregon Community College
Meeting Archives
Final Meeting Presentation and Audio Recording
| DATE | MEETING MATERIALS | PUBLIC COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| 04/14/2020 | Meeting #8 Packet (Agenda, Minutes, Adoption Schedule Memo, TIF Report & Plan Cover Memo, Core Area Report Cover Memo & Executive Summary); Draft Core Area TIF Report; Draft Core Area TIF Plan; Draft Core Area Report; Draft Core Area Report Technical Appendix, Summary of Potential Report Modifications Memo; Presentation | Public Comments – Mtg 8
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| 01/21/2020 | Meeting #7 Packet (Agenda, Minutes, Draft Urban Renewal Plan & Report Components, Summary of Changes to Core Area Report Chapter 6: Implementation Plan, Draft Core Area Report Chapter 7: Action Plan); Revised Implementation Plan; Presentation | Public Comments – Mtg 7 |
| 2019 | ||
| 12/11/2019 | Meeting #6 Packet (Agenda, Minutes, Summary of Draft Finance Plan, Draft Implementation Plan Cover Memo, Components of UR Plan & Report Memo); Presentation | Public Comments – Mtg 6 |
| 10/01/2019 | Meeting #5 Packet (Agenda, Minutes, Legislation Update, Forecasting Revenue, Plan & Project Category Best Practices, Preliminary Plan Project Categories & Project Outline, Transportation Funding Strategy, Development Code Update); Presentation | Public Comments – Mtg 5 |
| 09/18/2019 | Urban Renewal & Affordable Housing Brownbag Agenda; Presentation | |
| 08/13/2019 | Meeting #4 Packet (Agenda, Minutes, Community Engagement Summary, Draft Urban Renewal Boundary, Forecasting Urban Renewal, Early Implementation Action); Presentation | Public Comments- Mtg 4 |
| 05/14/2019 | Meeting #3 Packet (Agenda, Minutes, Guiding Principles, Draft Urban Design Framework, Project Types, Boundary Analysis)
Potential Core Area Infrastructure Projects (Transportation, Utilities & Related Infrastructure) + Storymap |
Public Comments- Mtg 3 |
| 04/02/2019 | Meeting #2 Packet (Agenda, Minutes, Draft Guiding Principles, Urban Renewal Fact Sheet, Urban Design Analysis, Development Feasibility)
Existing Conditions and Applicable Plans – Appendix A, Bend Central District Code – Appendix B, 2004 Central Area Plan – Appendix D, Demographic Maps |
Public Comments – Mtg 2 |
| 02/12/2019 | Meeting #1 Packet; Background Information; Presentation | Public Comments |