Report on the Canby Urban Renewal Plan
 
  I. Introduction
  II. Description of the Physical, Social, and Economic Conditions
  III. Expected Fiscal, Service, and Population Impacts of the Plan
  IV. Reasons for selecting the Urban Renewal Area
  V. Relationship Between each Project Activity and Existing Conditions in the Project Area
  VI. Estimated Cost of Project Activities
  VII. Anticipated Completion Date of Project Activities
  VIII. Estimated Amount of Money Needed for Plan
  IX. Financial Analysis of Plan
  X. Financial Impact of Plan
  XI. Relocation
    Appendix A - Assumptions


SECTION I. Introduction 

The Report on the Plan for the Canby Urban Renewal Area provides technical information to support the Plan, and to assist the Renewal Agency and the City Council in their deliberations on the Canby Urban Renewal Plan. This required contents of a Report on an Urban Renewal Plan are set forth in ORS457.085(3), subsections (a) through (i). The sections in this Report on the Canby Urban Renewal Plan cover each of those requirements of ORS 457.

Data for this Report has been compiled from several sources, including City staff, Clackamas County Assessor’s Office, and the firm of Spencer & Kupper.

SECTION II. A Description of the Physical, Social and Economic Conditions in the Urban Renewal Area

IIA - Physical Conditions

Land Area
The Canby Urban Renewal Area is shown on Exhibit 1-Urban Renewal District Boundary of the Urban Renewal plan. The Canby Urban Renewal Area contains 573.26 acres. Of the total acreage in the project area, 382.34 acres are inside the City of Canby, the remainder are outside corporate City limits.

Compliance with Land Area Requirements of ORS457

ORS 457.420(2)(a)(B) provides that the total land area of a proposed urban renewal area, when added to the land area of existing active urban renewal plans, may not exceed 25% of the City's total land area. Table 1 below shows the acreage in existing renewal areas in Canby, and the estimated acreage to be added in the proposed Canby renewal area boundary.

TABLE 1

Total Acreage in Canby Urban Renewal Areas

 

Acreage

Acreage in Proposed Renewal Area

573

Acres in City of Canby

2417

Percent of City’s Acreage in Renewal Area

23.7%

The table shows that with the acreage for the proposed renewal area is below the 25% acreage limitation.

Land Uses and Zoning
The Canby area contains a mixture of commercial uses, light and heavy industrial uses, and only a minor area of residential land uses.

The following table shows the zoning in the renewal area. The total acres in the zoning table include acreage in streets, right-of way, and water. The predominant zoning designation in the Canby Urban Renewal Area is Light Industrial. Little of the land zoned for this use has been developed.

TABLE 2

Canby Renewal Area – Comprehensive Plan
Zoning, by Acres

Zoning

Acres

Percent of Total

P- Public

38.68

6.75

CM - Commercial Manufacturing

68.26

11.91

DC- Downtown Commercial

60.23

10.51

HC - Highway Commercial

70.46

12.29

LI - Light Industrial

228.32

39.83

HI - Heavy Industrial

74.34

12.97

HDR - High Density Residential

6.08

1.06

LDR - Low Density Residential

11.00

1.92

FL Flood Prone/Steep Slope

15.90

2.77

TOTALS

573.26

100.0


1. Traffic and Circulation Conditions
 

The industrial area of the project lacks streets, curbs, and sidewalks. There is inadequate vehicular access to the industrial area, and inadequate connections between the commercial core of Canby and the industrial area. The industrial area can not be developed to its potential until a funding mechanism is found to master plan and put an adequate street system in place.

US Highway 99E, and main line Union Pacific railroad tracks bisect the project, creating numerous circulation and safety problems within the project area. A system for safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle access to, and circulation within the project area is lacking.

2. Street, Curb and Sidewalk Conditions
 

Most of the streets, curbs and sidewalks in the commercial core areas are classified as in fair to poor to very poor condition in the Canby Transportation System Plan (TSP), August 1994. The TSP contains many improvement recommendations for pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular improvements to enhance traffic safety and circulation for all users. The commercial core areas lack adequate wheelchair access, safe pedestrian ways and handicapped parking.

As noted in the previous section, the industrial area lacks a system of streets, curbs, and sidewalks. The Industrial Area Master Plan (IAMP), October 1998, encompasses traffic circulation and infrastructure recommendations, but lacks specific site determinations, implementation process and funding mechanism to meet the IAMP objectives.

The TSP and IAMP both encourage and suggest that curbs, sidewalks, paths, landscaping, safe intersections and traffic controls are essential to enhance the safety, access and efficiency aspects of pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular modes of transportation within the district.

3. Public Parking Conditions
  The City of Canby has three public parking lots. The public parking lot at the Union Pacific leased area (south side of North First Avenue from North Ivy Street to North Elm Street), the parking lot at the Graham Building and the parking lot at City Hall are primarily used by area employee and mass transit patrons. Consequently, convenient customer parking in the commercial core area is grossly inadequate, and inconvenient and negatively affects business and values in the commercial core area. The City Transportation System Plan reflects the need for additional parking to alleviate traffic flow impediments for customers in the commercial core area.
4. Parks, and Open Space Conditions
  The City of Canby main parks within the district are the Regional Park (undeveloped), Community Park (requires upgrades), Wait Park (needs improvements) and Industrial Area Parks (undeveloped). The City of Canby Park and Recreation Master Plan (PRMP) addresses the development, upgrades and improvements to parks and open space
5. Pedestrian and Bicycle Ways
  The Logging Road Trail (from South East 13th Avenue to North East Territorial Road) requires new public access from the Logging Road Industrial Park to accommodate pedestrian and bicycle traffic. A safe and useful North South connection across 99E highway is non-existent. A safety corridor using the existing Logging Road 99E Highway overpass or building a new overpass nearer the downtown core requires funding and public participation. The existing bicycle and pedestrian at the traffic controlled intersections are unsafe, unfriendly for pedestrians and bicyclists, and directly affects the flow of traffic on 99E Highway.
6. Water and Sewer Services Conditions
 

There are no water and sewer services in the Logging Road Industrial Park at this time. Planning and new construction are required in order to provide services for normal low volume water users and low level industrial waste dischargers. Sanitary sewer lift stations are necessary due to the topography of the area. Provisions and funding for high volume water users are not available and, therefore, require additional funding of additional water treatment and water service infrastructure. Concurrently, capital investments for treatment handling facilities and collection system improvements will be needed to meet the handling of medium to high level of industrial wastes.

The water and sewer services in the commercial areas are currently adequate, but will require upgrades on an as needed basis under present plans and funding resources.

7. Electric Power Service Conditions
  The current capacity of the Twilight substation, power distribution and electric service structures are adequate to serve the commercial and industrial areas within the district under the Canby Utility Board (City owned) 57 Kv power system. However, if high power loads in excess of current capabilities are required in the industrial area, substantial upgrades and investments are necessary, including the upgrade of the power system to a 115 Kv power system.
8. Storm Drainage Collector System Conditions
 

There is no storm drainage system in the industrial area. The industrial area requires an elaborate and costly system due to federal and state laws and regulations and the area subsurface soil conditions, which prohibit the traditional dry well collection and disposal system.

At this time, the storm drainage collection system is adequate in the commercial areas, although replacements and upgrades are a constant endeavor.

9. Conditions – Environmental and Geo-technical
  No special conditions are noted at this time.
10. Conditions – Public Facilities
  Canby’s Police Station, City Hall, Public Library, and Municipal Court all are located within the urban renewal area. They are an important source of public usage for the urban renewal area, and they are crucial to the viability of the downtown section of the renewal area . The newest of the facilities, the Public Library, is 25 years old. All these municipal facilities are in need of modernization, expansion, and major repairs.
11. Building Conditions
 

A survey of exterior building conditions in the Canby Area were conducted in July, 1999. A total of 401 buildings were counted in the project area. Building conditions were graded on the following scale:

Condition "A" New, near new or well maintained older buildings.

Condition "B" Buildings needing rehabilitation and improved maintenance. Without a detailed interior inspection and "cost work-up", the feasibility of buildings graded "B" being rehabilitated to comply with current building codes appears to be physically possible but economically questionable.

Condition "C" Buildings in poor condition, and which may be difficult or impossible to rehabilitate economically.

Table 3 presents the information from the building conditions surveys:


TABLE 3

Canby Urban Renewal Area – Building Conditions

Total number of buildings in area

401

Buildings in C Condition

15

Percentage in C condition

3.74%

The condition of buildings in the area is generally good to average.

IIB - Social and Economic Condition

The area includes Canby’s traditional downtown core. There are few vacancies in the downtown core area, but aside from a supermarket expansion, there is little sign of new investment, or a thriving business environment. This condition indicates static, or declining property values in the downtown core area. This indicator is further confirmed by the low ratio of improvement to land values in the area.

The overall value of land to improvements in the Renewal Area is very low for an area that includes much of the city’s commercial core. Based on preliminary true cash values for the 1999 tax year, land represents approximately $27.789 million in value, while improvements represent approximately $59.321 million. (Note: the frozen base values for the area will be based on assessed values, which are not available at this time.) The ratio of improvement to land value is only 2.13 to 1. Mature urban areas, especially those containing the community's commercial core, are expected to exhibit improvement to value ratios in the 4:1 or 5:1 range. It has been noted that the Renewal Area contains a high percentage of land acreage either vacant, or under-developed. The very low improvement to value ratio emphasizes the validity of statement. The low level of improvement values in the area means that the tax revenues produced by the area are well below their potential, and the area therefore is not carrying its proper share of the local tax burden.

IIC - Total Assessed Value in Area - Compliance with 25% Requirement

ORS 457.420(2)(a)(A) provides that the assessed value of an urban renewal area, when added to the total assessed values previously certified by the assessor for all other urban renewal areas, may not exceed 25% of the total assessed value of the municipality, exclusive of any increased assessed value for other urban renewal areas. It is ssumed that the 1999-200 year will become the year for frozen base values for the Canby Urban Renewal Area. Assessed Value data for the 1999-200 year is not yet available. However, preliminary data on 1999-2000 real market values indicates that the Assessed Value for the area will be approximately $66,204,000. That estimate of AV is used in Table 4 below.

TABLE 4 

Certified Assessed Values in Canby

 

Base AV

Canby Renewal Area (estimate)

$66,204,000

Total Assessed Value, City of Canby (est.**)

$572,813,714

Percent of Canby AV in Renewal Areas

11.56%

** Estimate based on 7% increase over 1998-99 AV of $535,339,920.
The values within the proposed Canby Renewal Area boundary are well within the 25% limit.

SECTION III. The Expected Impact, Including Fiscal Impact of the Plan, in Light of Added Services or Increased Population

Attracting the new development, and serving the increased daytime and residential population initially will create needs for new streets, curbs and sidewalks, public parking, and improvements to the area’s drainage and sanitary sewer systems. As the area reaches latter stages of build out, it is likely that there will be needs for improved public safety facilities, and other community facilities.

Urban renewal activities shown in Section 600 of the Canby Urban Renewal Plan are intended to allow use of tax increment funds to address the impacts described above. The estimated cost of carrying out the Canby Urban Renewal Plan is largely driven by anticipated expenditures to address the infrastructure and service needs of the project area. It is more difficult to quantify the positive fiscal and service impacts expected from the improvements made to transform the Canby area to a new employment and center, but they are real nevertheless. Reduced automobile usage, increased use of alternative means of transportation, improved public and pedestrian safety, and better public facilities all represent positive fiscal and service benefits of the project.

Carrying out the Renewal Plan will require the use of tax increment revenues. With the passage of Ballot Measure 50, the basic fiscal impacts of utilizing tax increment financing have changed. Use of tax increment financing may result in some "foregone" property tax revenues by other taxing bodies. While some property taxes will be foregone during the life of the Plan, it is anticipated that new property values created by urban renewal activities will result in an early payback of these foregone revenues. Further, given the current conditions within the Canby area, it seems reasonable to assume that the increases in property values either would not materialize, or would be much lower if the urban renewal activities were not carried out.

The tax impacts of carrying out the Canby Urban Renewal Plan, and the new property values expected in the project area addressed in the Financial sections of this Report.

SECTION IV. Reasons for Selection of Each Urban Renewal Area in the Plan

Conditions exist within the Canby Urban Renewal Area which meet the definitions of blight in ORS 457.010. . These conditions and deficiencies are described in Sections II a., and II b of this Report, and are summarized below

Major parts of the area lack streets, curbs, and sidewalks

Major parts of the area lack water and sewer services

Major parts of the area lack a storm drainage system

A significant portion of the renewal area is unimproved land, and therefore unproductive for purposes of providing revenues for needed city services.

Parks, open space, and public facilities in the area are inadequate for current and projected needs.

SECTION V. The Relationship Between Each Project Activity to be Undertaken Under the Plan and the Existing Conditions

All project activities described in Section 600 of the Plan are intended to correct the deficiencies described in Section II a and II b of this Report and summarized in Section IV of this Report.

A comparison of Plan activities in Section 600 with the deficiencies noted in Section II of this Report shows that there is a direct relationship between each project activity authorized in the Plan, and treatment of the existing conditions in the Canby Urban Renewal Area.

SECTION VI. The estimated Total Cost of Each Project and the Sources of moneys to Pay Such Costs

The estimated costs of project activities are shown on Table 5, beginning on the following page. The total cost of projects in 1999 dollars is estimated at $51,149,000.

TABLE 5 - ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECTS (1999 Dollars)

Streets and Circulation Projects

 

North West and North East First Avenue

 

(North Ivy to North Elm& UP parking lot)

$338,000

North West and North East Second Avenue

 

(North Ivy to North Elm)

$248,000

North West and North East Third Avenue

 

(North Ivy to North Elm)

$248,000

North West and North East Fourth Avenue

 

(North Ivy to North Elm)

$248,000

North Ivy Street

 

(North First to North Fourth)

$165,000

North Holly Street

 

(North First to North Fourth)

$165,000

North Grant Street

 

(North First to North Fourth)

$165,000

South West First Avenue

 

(Old Pacific to 99E)

$80,000

South West and South East Second Avenue

 

(South Birch to South Locust)

$759,000

South West Fourth Avenue

 

(Old Pacific to South Elm)

$165,000

   

Industrial Street Projects

 

Sequoia Parkway

 

(Logging Road Industrial Park - Phase II)

$2,288,000

Sequoia Parkway

 

(Logging Road Industrial Park - Phase III)

$2,500,000

South East Fourth Avenue

 

(End to Mulino Road)

$1,250,000

Industrial Park Collectors

 

( In Industrial Area Master Plan)

$4,056,000

Township Road

 

(S. Redwood to S. Mulino)

$804,000

South Berg Parkway

 

(99E to Thirteenth)

$935,000

Highway 99E Access Improvements

$50,000

North Berg Parkway

 

(99E to Third)

$5,065,000

Industrial Utilities Improvements

 

Sanitary Sewer Lift Stations

$180,000

Storm Drainage Collection and Disposal System

$1,600,000

TABLE 6 (CONTINUED)

Water Main Upgrades for high volume water users

$1,200,000

Water Plant and Storage Facilities for high volume water users

$1,100,000

115 KV Power Upgrade for high capacity power users

$4,000,000

Twilight Substation Upgrade for high load power needs

$2,000,000

Parks, Pedestrian and Bike Corridors and Other Amenities

 

Canby Regional Park

$500,000

Wait Park

$150,000

Logging Road Industrial Area Parks

$150,000

Logging Road Industrial Area Pedestrian and Bike Access

$350,000

Canby Community Park

$350,000

Gateways to City and Corridors

$250,000

Commercial Area Underground Utilities

$2,000,000

Pedestrian Connection Corridor across 99E

$600,000

Public Buildings, Complexes and Parking Facilities

 

Public Safety Building

$1,440,000

Town Hall/Community Center

$3,600,000

Canby Telecommunity Center

$840,000

City Hall Complex

$1,960,000

School/City/Community Joint Use Facility

$2,000,000

Municipal and Private Parking Facilities

$400,000

Fire Protection and Emergency Response Improvements

Urban Renewal District Fire Protection

$2,750,000

Rehabilitation and Preservation

 

Urban Renewal Revolving Loan Program

$750,000

Urban Renewal Matching Grant Program

$750,000

Plan Administration

 

Plan Administration

$2,700,000

Total

$51,149,000

Footnote:
    (1) The Urban Renewal District Fire Protection project estimates cost of $2,750,000 is the Present Value of the estimated revenues "foregone" by the Canby Fire district No. 62, at a discount rate of 5 percent per year over the estimated urban renewal district term of twenty years.
    (2) The School/City/Community Joint Use Facilities project contemplates the inclusion of Clackamas Community College in the facility.

SECTION VII. The Anticipated Completion Date for Each Project

The schedule of each urban renewal project is shown on Table 7. Project activities are anticipated to be undertaken starting in Fiscal Year (FY) 2000/01 and ending in FY 2021-22.


SECTION VIII. The Estimated Amount of Money Required in the Urban Renewal Area Under ORS 457.420 to 457.460 (Tax Increment Financing of Urban Renewal Indebtedness) and the Anticipated Year in which Indebtedness Will be Retired or Otherwise Provided for Under ORS 457.420 to 457.460

Revenues are obtained from anticipated urban renewal bond proceeds and the proceeds of short term urban renewal notes. The capacity for urban renewal bonds is based on projections of urban renewal revenue, which in turn are based on projections of development within the Area.

Total estimated principal costs (i.e., exclusive of debt service) over the life of the plan total $51,149,000. As shown on table 7, revenue is sufficient to cover project expenditures.

It is anticipated that the maximum indebtedness under the Plan will be $51,149,000, reflecting project activities, district management, and reserve requirements. No additional indebtedness would be incurred under the Plan when either the maximum indebtedness amount is reached, or the urban renewal area no longer has indebtedness or any plan to incur indebtedness within the next year, whichever occurs first. District indebtedness is anticipated to be retired or provided for by the end of FY 2021-2022.

SECTION IX. Financial Analysis of the Plan with Sufficient Information to Determine Feasibility

Table 6 demonstrates that projected tax increment proceeds are sufficient to cover projected expenditures and that the Plan is financially feasible.

Table 6 also demonstrates that projected urban renewal taxes are sufficient to support the bonded indebtedness necessary to provide project revenues. Additional revenue may be provided by short-term urban renewal notes, repaid on an annual basis from the ending fund balances.

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SECTION X. A Fiscal Impact Statement that Estimates the Impact of the Tax Increment Financing, both Until and After the Indebtedness is Repaid, Upon All Entities Levying Taxes Upon Property in the Urban Renewal Area

The amendments to the Oregon Constitution passed by voters in May 1997 resulted in a shift in Oregon’s property tax system. The tax bases and most continuing levies of taxing districts were reduced and then converted to "permanent rates." These rates were sufficient to raise, in Fiscal Year (FY) 1997/98, the amount of revenue that each taxing district was authorized to levy.

In FY 1998/99 and subsequent years, the maximum revenues of each taxing district with a permanent rate will be determined by applying the permanent rate to the assessed value within the taxing district. Under this system of taxation, the fiscal impacts of urban renewal consist primarily of tax revenues foregone by taxing districts.

To a lesser extent, impacts in terms of increased tax rates to tax payers will result from any levy other than permanent rates. For example, if voters approve a local option levy or exempt bond levy, the tax rate necessary to raise the amount approved may be higher as a result of the existence of the Plan.

Table 7 projects the amount of tax revenue that will be foregone by each district over a 22 year period. By the end of FY 2022, sufficient urban renewal tax revenue is projected to be collected to retire all outstanding bonded indebtedness necessary to finance the plan. Urban renewal taxes would therefore be projected to cease after FY 2022. The foregone revenues shown here are likely overstated, for they assume that all values in the renewal area would appear even without the improvements resulting from urban renewal investments. Other reasonable scenarios could be constructed showing lower levels of development and value occurring if no renewal actions were taken. These scenarios would of course show less revenue foregone. The permanent rates for the taxing bodies are based on FY 1998/98 rates. No other adjustments were made since many of them require voter approval or will not exist for a significant duration of the plan.

Because of the increased assessed value that is projected to occur within the Area as a result of urban renewal through FY 2021-22, even with no growth in the Area’s assessed value after 2021-22, the taxing districts are projected to recoup all foregone revenues within eight years from the cessation of urban renewal tax collection, or by FY 2029-30. Applying even a modest growth to values produced in the renewal area during the life of the plan would shorten that payback period. The number of years required to recoup foregone revenues may fluctuate, dependent upon the year of cessation.

CANBY URBAN RENEWAL PLAN

TABLE 7

POTENTIAL REVENUE IMPACTS ON TAX BODIES
 Year
Assumed new values in Urban Renewal
Area
County taxes foregone
on new values
City taxes foregone on  new value
Port taxes foregone on new values
FD 62 tax foregone
on new values
Vector tax foregone
on new values
Canby SD 
foregone
on new values
CCC tax foregone
on new values
ESD tax foregone
on new values
1999-00
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2000-01
$15,995,148 $38,441 $55,801 $1,120 $24,716 $104 $73,202 $8,928 $5,897
2001-02
$18,961,123 $45,569 $66,148 $1,327 $29,299 $123 $86,776 $10,584 $6,991
2002-03
$22,016,076 $52,911 $76,805 $1,541 $34,019 $143 $100,757 $12,289 $8,117
2003-04
$35,313,397 $84,869 $123,194 $2,472 $54,566 $230 $161,612 $19,712 $13,020
2004-05
$48,141,429 $115,698 $167,946 $3,370 $74,388 $313 $220,319 $26,873 $17,750
2005-06
$61,772,015 $148,457 $215,498 $4,324 $95,450 $402 $282,700 $34,481 $22,775
2006-07
$76,248,029 $183,247 $265,999 $5,337 $117,818 $496 $348,949 $42,562 $28,113
2007-08
$91,614,476 $220,177 $319,606 $6,413 $141,563 $595 $419,274 $51,139 $33,778
2008-09
$107,918,596 $259,361 $376,485 $7,554 $166,756 $701 $493,889 $60,240 $39,790
2009-10
$125,209,970 $300,917 $436,808 $8,765 $193,474 $814 $573,023 $69,892 $46,165
2010-11
$143,540,632 $344,971 $500,756 $10,048 $221,799 $933 $656,914 $80,124 $52,923
2011-12
$162,965,185 $391,654 $568,520 $11,408 $251,814 $1,059 $745,810 $90,967 $60,085
2012-13
$183,540,924 $441,104 $640,301 $12,848 $283,607 $1,193 $839,975 $102,453 $67,672
2013-14
$205,327,965 $493,465 $716,307 $14,373 $317,273 $1,335 $939,683 $114,614 $75,704
2014-15
$228,389,379 $548,888 $796,759 $15,987 $352,907 $1,485 $1,045,224 $127,487 $84,207
2015-16
$252,791,330 $607,533 $881,888 $17,695 $390,613 $1,643 $1,156,900 $141,108 $93,204
2016-17
$278,603,226 $669,567 $971,935 $19,502 $430,498 $1,811 $1,275,028 $155,516 $102,721
2017-18
$305,897,871 $735,164 $1,067,155 $21,413 $472,673 $1,988 $1,399,942 $170,752 $112,785
2018-19
$334,751,625 $804,509 $1,167,815 $23,433 $517,258 $2,176 $1,531,991 $186,858 $123,423
2019-20
$365,244,573 $877,792 $1,274,192 $25,567 $564,376 $2,374 $1,671,542 $203,880 $134,666
2020-21
$378,688,030 $910,101 $1,321,091 $26,508 $585,149 $2,461 $1,733,066 $211,384 $139,622
2021-22
$412,152,233 $990,525 $1,437,834 $28,851 $636,858 $2,679 $1,886,215 $230,063 $151,961

SECTION XI. Relocation Report

An Analysis of Existing Residences or Business Required to Relocate
There is no property currently identified for acquisition in the Canby Urban Renewal Plan.

A Description of the Relocation Methods to by Use

The Renewal Agency will provide assistance to persons or businesses displaced in finding replacement facilities. All persons or businesses to be displaced will be contacted to determine such relocation needs. They will be provided information on available space and will be given assistance in moving. All relocation activities will be undertaken and payments made, in accordance with the requirements of ORS 281.045-281.105 and any other applicable laws or regulations. Relocation payments will be made as provided in ORS 281.060. Payments made to persons displaced from dwellings will assure that they will have available to them decent, safe and sanitary dwellings at costs or rents within their financial reach. Payment for moving expense will be made to businesses displaced.

An Enumeration by Cost Range, of Housing Units to be Removed or Altered
There are no housing units currently identified for acquisition or removal in the Canby Urban Renewal Plan.

An Enumeration by Cost Range, of New Housing Units to be Added
There are no new housing units currently identified as being added to the project area

Appendix A
Assumptions made in revenue projections for the Report
The frozen base of assessed values for the plan is be established as of the 1999-2000 tax year. The estimated assessed value of the base is estimated at $66,204,000. That is based on a conversion of a preliminary real market value for the area, as of July, 1999. Actual assessed values for the 1999-2000 tax year are not known at the time this report is prepared.
1. The estimated annual rate of growth in existing property values in the area is 2.75% .
2. New construction within the EID portion of the renewal plan is estimated at only $500,000 annually, since this area of the project .is largely built out.
3. A 160,000 s.f. Fred Meyer store, and 70,000 s.f. of satellite retail space will appear on the tax rolls in the year 2000-01, with an assessed value of $14 million
4. A second phase retail development of 14 acres will add $11.2 million in value in 2003-04
5. New values in the Industrial area of the project will begin appearing on the tax roll in 2004-05.
6. No absorption or market study is available for the Industrial area, therefore the new construction values added in the Industrial area are estimated using the following assumptions:
  * The typical building type in the Industrial area will be a flex-space product.
  * Land and buildings in the Industrial area will be valued at $60 per square foot, in 1999 dollars
  * Average building coverage will be 30% per acre
  * Land will be absorbed at 12.5 acres annually until the 286 acres in the plan area is exhausted
7. It is assumed that the City of Canby will annex all land in the renewal area currently outside Canby’s corporate limits, and that the annexations will be done in a manner which allows full development of the industrial land within plan boundaries.
8. It is assumed that a short and longer range renewal area investment strategy will be formulated, and that timely and sufficient public and private investments will be made to provide the infrastructure needed to open the Industrial Area for development.
9. It is assumed that the Renewal Agency will utilize LID’s, System Development Charges, and other funding sources to complete or accelerate the funding for project activities.
Report on the Canby Urban
Renewal Plan Acknowledgements

The Report on the Canby Urban Renewal Plan was prepared with the participation, assistance and guidance of the Canby Urban Renewal Task Force, and City of Canby staff. The work, time, and experience of the Task Force membership, and City staff was of great service and value to the City of Canby. The Urban Renewal Task Force members, listed in alphabetical order, are:

Urban Renewal Task Force

Dirk Borges (General Manager, Canby Utility Board)
Shawn Carroll (Citizen)
Randy Carson (Citizen)
Joe Diggers (Member, Canby School District Board)
Kathy Henderson (Executive Director, Greater Canby Chamber of Commerce)
Vern Keller (Member, Canby Planning Commission)
Ted Kunze (Fire Chief, Canby Fire District No. 62)
Harry Lee Kwai (Citizen)
Craig Lewelling (Property Owner within Industrial Park Property Owners)
Carol Meeuwsen (Citizen)
Georgia Newton (Member, Canby Utility Board)
Ken Palke (Program Manager, Canby Business Revitalization Group)

City of Canby Staff

Jerry Pineau (Community Development Director)
Joyce Peters (Office Specialist)

  

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