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9th and Bannock Streets Intersection Geothermal Repairs – Type 4 Partnership with Boise City:  This partnership with the City will provide upgrades to the City of Boise’s geothermal system adjacent to the intersection of 9th & Bannock Streets. The Agency is working with Public Works Engineering to help fund the geothermal upgrade costs, not to exceed $250,000. The Board approved the T4 Agreement on February 14, 2022. Construction is complete on the project. Project Lead: Karl Woods

1721 W Idaho Street – The Martha – Agency-Owned Property: The Agency negotiated a Disposition and Development Agreement with SMR Development LLC as approved at its July 12, 2021 Board Meeting. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, sale of the property closed on October 15, 2021 and the project is under construction, with the frame and roof now complete. The Developer worked with Surel’s Place to select Laurel Rau to create a mural, the concept which was approved by the Board August 8, 2022. The Mural was completed earlier this month and overall project completion is expected in Spring 2023. Project Lead: Alexandra Monjar

Block 68 Catalytic Redevelopment Project: At its December 2021 meeting, the Board selected Edlen & Company’s proposal for disposition of Agency owned property at 1010 W. Jefferson Street and 421 N. 10th Street through a competitive RFP process and approved the Agreement to Negotiate Exclusively (ANE) with the developer in March 2022. The Agency and developer are negotiating terms for two Disposition and Development Agreements (DDA) – one for the Mixed-Use Residential & Mobility Hub Project on Block 68 South involving disposition of 1010 W Jefferson St, and one for the Workforce Housing Project on Block 69 North involving a land exchange of 421 N 10th St for a portion of Block 69 N and the Agency’s subsequent disposition of the exchanged properties. The Agency and YMCA executed this Land Exchange Agreement in July 2022. The Agency will bring three items to the Board for approval in October: 1) an Amended and Restated Land Exchange to save time in the development schedule, 2) the Block 69 North Workforce Housing Project DDA, and 3) a First Amendment to the ANE to extend its deadline allowing the Board to consider the Block 68 South DDA at its December meeting . Project Lead: Alexandra Monjar

1010 W Jefferson Street – 10Ten Building – Agency Owned Property: McAlvain Construction Companies will be using 60 parking spaces for staging items for Rebuild 11th Street Blocks, as well as using a small office space on the second floor for a construction field office. Atlas will be conducting site walks for the demo inspection in September. No significant maintenance items to report. Project Lead: Amy Fimbel/ Aaron Nelson

421 N 10th Street – Agency Owned Property: As of May 30, 2022, the building has no tenants, all signage has been removed. Touch up painting completed to make the exterior more presentable. The parking space lines repainted as of June 23, the Agency is working on an agreement with the Car Park on managing and monitoring the lot. Project Lead: Aaron Nelson.

1700 W Main Street – Rock Hard Granite Renovation – PP Type 1: Approval of the final agreement for this commercial building renovation occurred in February and some demolition has begun. The developer is working through final permitting with the City of Boise and expected completion date is TBC. Project Lead: Alexandra Monjar

1744 W Main Street – West End Food Hub – PP Type 1: One Time Assistance for public streetscape improvements related to the conversion of an existing building into a food kitchen with 15 individual kitchen areas serving delivery orders. The Board designated the project for Type 1 participation in September. The Agency plans to present a final agreement for Board approval in October. Project Lead: Kevin Holmes

1015 Main Street – Smith Block Building – PP Type 1: This restoration project includes extensive facade renovation work sensitive to the historic nature of the building. The first-floor retail space will be renovated with the exterior of the building into a new bar. The developer is seeking Type 1 assistance to reimburse for restoration costs associated with the facade renovation including replacing windows, historically accurate awnings and new storefront display windows and entry doors. The Board will consider the project for Designation at the October 10, 2022 meeting. Project Lead: Kassi Brown

“Rebuild 11th Street Blocks” – Redevelopment of the 11th Street Corridor – State Street to Grove Street:  This project combines the installation of bikeway infrastructure with streetscape improvements to realize plans by the City and ACHD for 11th Street as a corridor that prioritizes cyclists, pedestrians, retail business, and residents while accommodating existing vehicular use. The project spans two URDs with the improvements extending into RMOB with the continuation from Grove Street to River Street. ACHD completed the design of bikeway facility improvements for 11th Street from Heron Street to State Street, in preparation for installation in FY2022. To maximize public investment, the Agency entered into an Interagency Agreement with ACHD to include in the project scope ACHD planned pavement rehabilitation, stormwater upgrades, and the replacement of the underground Boise City Canal Bridge crossing on 11th Street. Jensen Belts Associates lead the design effort and McAlvain Construction Companies is the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC). Construction started June 2022. Project Lead: Amy Fimbel

State Street Streetscape & Fiber-Optic Conduit: This is a cost-share project with an ACHD Downtown Boise Implementation Program (DBIP) project to rehabilitate State Street between 2nd & 16th Streets. CCDC-funded improvements include installation of a fiber-optic conduit bank between 8th Street and 15th Street and streetscape improvements between 12th Street and 14th Street. Streetscape components include wider sidewalks, street trees, furnishing zones, and suspended pavement systems (Silva cells) for tree root growth and storm water retention. The project also anticipates green stormwater infrastructure features in the form of bioretention planters and a landscaped median at select locations throughout the project area. CCDC anticipates a Type 4 participation agreement with the City of Boise for landscaping within the bioretention planters and potential landscaped median features between 12th and 14th Streets. ACHD bid this project in August but rejected all bids due to high pricing. ACHD will re-bid the project in the fall and will extend the construction duration from spring 2023 into summer 2024. Staff continues to coordinate with ACHD and development teams associated with YMCA and Block 68/69. Project Lead: Zach Piepmeyer

1110 W Grove St – Renegade Hotel – PP Type 4: The Agency has been in communication with Hendricks Commercial Properties to coordinate streetscape and infrastructure improvements as part of the Linen Blocks on Grove Street and Rebuild 11th Street Blocks projects with the planned development of this 7-story, 122-key boutique hotel. The Board designated the project for Type 4 Capital Improvement Project Coordination participation in May and its Type 4 Agreement was approved by the Board in September. Project Lead: Alexandra Monjar

8th Street Improvements, State Street to Franklin Street:  This project will improve mobility and safety between the North End Neighborhood and Boise State University. The proposed 8th Street bike facilities will connect to a future east west ACHD Franklin Street Bikeway and ACHD has initiated a companion project to extend 8th Street bike facility improvements north of Franklin Street to Union Street. The CCDC project contemplates undergrounding overhead power and telecommunication lines as well as streetscape and transit improvements along the frontage of several properties. CCDC and ACHD jointly completed public outreach on the draft alternatives in February 2022. At a March 15, 2022, Work Session, the Boise City Council affirmed Concept A as the preferred alternative to recommend to ACHD. Agency presented this recommended alternative to the ACHD Commission at a Work Session on April 20, 2022. A Public Hearing for the preferred alternative began at the April 27, 2022, ACHD Commission meeting and continued at the May 25, 2022 Commission meeting, but the Commission has deferred making a formal decision on the preferred alternative so that property owner concerns and additional alternatives can be considered. Staff anticipates a formal decision from ACHD Commission on Nov 9, 2022. Project Lead: Zach Piepmeyer