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What was requested: Downey said Phase 1 construction costs are approximately $2.9 million and the district’s packet included a request for roughly $1.1 million of urban renewal support for infrastructure elements (streetscape, stormwater, waterline work, parking and related public components). He asked that the city consider reimbursing qualifying expenses or otherwise structuring a reimbursement agreement that could recognize expenses the district incurs while work proceeds.

Why it matters: the park is framed as a public facility that supports tourism and downtown connectivity; councilors noted urban renewal funds are limited and asked staff to report back with specific budget capacity. One councilor said a one‑third share is “a big pill” and asked staff to quantify DURA’s capacity within the current budget process before the city commits to a dollar amount.

Council discussion and next steps: councilors said they are generally supportive of partnering on infrastructure but need time to review budget constraints and to draft an agreement that would list eligible reimbursable expenses and timing. Staff advised the urban renewal agency can consider reimbursement of eligible items and emphasized the importance of phasing and tying any city commitment to clear benchmarks. The city attorney noted agreements can explicitly define eligible expenses and timing for reimbursement; staff also flagged the need to confirm urban renewal cash flow and commitments to other projects before signing a reimbursement agreement.

Ending: Downey said the district is prepared to begin work and that, historically, parks and public utilities are appropriate candidates for urban renewal investment when a public benefit and nexus are shown. Councilors asked staff to return with budget numbers and a draft legal framework for an agreement; no funding decision was made at the meeting.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Dundee City Council Meeting April 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Hale Park and Recreation District asked Dundee’s urban renewal agency for roughly $1.1 million toward Phase‑1 park infrastructure (streets, stormwater, utilities and public parking) on a project budgeted at about $2.9 million.","taxTitle","Dundee, Yamhill County, Oregon","taxId",37511,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6032731,"Developers propose 90‑room 'Reveries' hotel in Dundee and seek transient lodging tax rebate to bridge financing gap",3750,2707000,6457000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412642-5e794dcee77b57639e13e42b016b2079&start=2707&end=6457","/articles/6032731/Dundee/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Developers-propose-90room-Reveries-hotel-in-Dundee-and-seek-transient-lodging-tax-rebate-to-bridge-financing-gap","Developers with Embarcadero Hospitality Group and Portland‑based SKB presented a plan to build a 90‑room boutique hotel, branded “Reveries,” north of Highway 99 in Dundee and asked the City Council to consider a temporary rebate of transient lodging tax (TRT) revenue to close a financing gap.

Why it matters: council action on a TRT rebate could make the project financially possible and generate new ongoing lodging tax and property tax revenue for the city while creating retail space, jobs and a rooftop bar that developers say would draw visitors into downtown Dundee.

Who and what: Sandra (Saundra) (Embarcadero Hospitality Group) and John Olivier (SKB) described a ground‑up hotel with five attached “casitas,” a courtyard, rooftop bar, conference/boardroom space and street‑facing retail that the team intends to lease to a brewery and a bakery/coffee operator. “We envision this hotel not only as a great destination for visitors to come and experience Dundee ... but we also really envision it as a hub for the community that locals can enjoy,” Saundra said.

Economic case: developers presented pro forma estimates and a market study by ECONorthwest. They projected the hotel would produce more than $20 million in TRT receipts over 15 years; using their proposed revenue‑sharing schedule the city would net an estimated $12 million over that period (figures shown in the packet are in today’s dollars). The team proposed a 15‑year abatement that is front‑loaded to support stabilization, with an overall sharing in which roughly half of projected TRT net remains with the city and roughly half returns to the developer under the proposed schedule; developers also presented an estimated incremental property tax benefit (first‑year property tax roughly $340,000 in their underwriting) and estimated SDCs/permit receipts of about $1.3 million.

Developers’ request and rationale: SKB and Embarcadero asked the council to authorize a TRT rebate program (or approve a single project rebate) to mitigate market and construction risk. They said the net present‑value gap between required upfront capital and projected future TRT receipts is about $6 million (the developers characterized that as the financing shortfall that a rebate helps close). John Olivier framed the incentive this way: “The TRT rebate is a unique tool ... it is not a subsidy that’s paid by the city, directly. It is paid by visitors of the community who are using the resources.” He and Saundra emphasized that the rebate would be payable only after the hotel opens and generates TRT revenue.

Design and community anchors: the proposal shows 90 rooms in the main building, five casitas for a higher‑end offering, a central courtyard with year‑round seating, a lobby lounge, a rooftop bar with partial cover intended for year‑round use, and ground‑floor retail spaces facing Highway 99 (developers said they have LOIs in place with a brewery and a bakery/coffee operator). The team said the project aims to increase walkability, support Destination Dundee initiatives, and spur additional commercial activity such as a potential local market operator being discussed for the adjacent La Sierra site.

Timing and conditions: developers said planning staff is aligned, that an ODOT approach permit has been approved, and that they were scheduled for a planning commission hearing (SDR) the next day. They asked council to provide directional approval or a program framework by early‑to‑mid May to support equity and debt underwriting for a late‑summer 2025 construction start with an opening target in 2027 and stabilization by 2030 (developers’ ramp assumptions estimate multi‑year stabilization typical of hotels).

Council discussion and clarifications: councilors asked about the size of the requested abatement, transferability on sale, the effect of a higher TRT rate (developers modeled 10% in packet figures), projected real estate tax impacts, and whether the rebate would reduce funds available to the general fund. Staff noted state law currently applies a 70/30 split for TRT uses (the transcript referenced that split and ongoing legislative discussion about flexibility); councilors emphasized the city needs to preserve the general fund portion of TRT revenue. Developers said their packet modeled a static 10% TRT rate and that figures could be revisited if the city changed the rate in the future.

No formal council vote on the rebate was taken at the meeting. Councilors asked staff and city counsel to draft and review possible agreement language and to return with a recommendation in May (councilors said budget and legal review must precede any final approval). Developers said they will continue planning‑process steps (planning commission hearing scheduled) while the city considers policy and legal terms.

Ending: council members expressed support for pursuing tools that spur catalytic downtown development but asked staff to return with legal language and budget implications, including guardrails to protect the city’s general fund share of TRT.","Embarcadero Hospitality Group and SKB proposed the 90‑room Reveries hotel and asked Dundee councilors to consider a temporary rebate of transient lodging taxes to make the project financeable and catalytic for downtown.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_47":90,"_49":50,"_51":91,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":92,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":93,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6032736,"Newberg‑Dundee police chief briefs council on staffing, body cameras, drones and school safety",1753,117000,1870000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412642-5e794dcee77b57639e13e42b016b2079&start=117&end=1870","/articles/6032736/Dundee/Yamhill-County/Oregon/NewbergDundee-police-chief-briefs-council-on-staffing-body-cameras-drones-and-school-safety","Newberg‑Dundee Police Chief Jeff Kossnick told the Dundee City Council that his department remains accredited and is investing in technology and community policing to serve roughly 30,000 local residents and about 4,000 college students. Kossnick said the department provides 24/7 policing, recently staffed a second school resource officer and is expanding detective and technical capacity.

Kossnick said the department has been accredited since February 2004 and uses Lexipol for policy updates tied to court decisions. He described the department’s structure, including five detectives in the special investigations unit and a computer‑forensics specialist who supports investigations across Yamhill County. “We are accredited,” Kossnick said. “We provide police services for Newberg and Dundee 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for about 30,000 folks.”

Why it matters: the department’s investments and staffing choices affect day‑to‑day public safety, crime investigations and how the city responds to school and mental‑health incidents.

Kossnick described several current and recent initiatives. He said the department answered 97% of 9‑1‑1 calls within 10 seconds and 98% within 15 seconds. The agency now stores body‑worn camera and other digital evidence in evidence.com (Axon) rather than locally; Kossnick said about 16 terabytes of data have been created since July 1 and the department is required by statute to keep much of that footage for six months. “On an average day, we create 60 new body worn camera videos and almost 12 hours of recording,” he said.

The department purchased Axon body cameras and two dashcams for traffic officers; Kossnick said those devices are designed to start automatically in high‑risk events (for example, when a pistol is drawn) and to integrate with other systems. He said the evidence platform lets the department keep photos and videos together in one cloud archive without relying on local servers.

Kossnick outlined school safety and outreach work: the department has two SROs (school resource officers), a DARE‑style curriculum focused on decision making, an “Operation Safe Schools” deployment that places officers at schools at the start of each year and a Citizens Academy returning in September. He said the SROs are intentionally visible and that the department conducts daily patrols to keep traffic and student areas safer.

The chief also discussed specialized equipment and capabilities: four drones (two outdoor, two indoor), robotics obtained through the federal 1033 program, a canine unit and an MRAP armored vehicle obtained through a federal program. He said drones are used in searches and to assess dangerous scenes without sending officers into immediate risk. “We can put drones up and check and, just see before if we decide to go in,” Kossnick said.

Council questions ranged from traffic enforcement on Ninth Street to how the department handles homelessness and mental‑health incidents. Kossnick said traffic stops and citations dipped in 2023 while staffing was being onboarded; he said patrol staffing has been fully filled for about two and a half years but new officers require time in the field to reach full capacity. On homelessness and behavioral health, Kossnick urged stronger programmatic guardrails and more treatment resources, saying shelter models with few rules can limit progress toward independence for some clients.

Ending: Kossnick closed by reiterating the department’s community focus and offering to answer further council questions. He said he would remain after the presentation for follow‑ups and that staff would continue to coordinate with council on local traffic, school safety and outreach priorities.","Newberg‑Dundee Police Chief Jeff Kossnick updated the Dundee City Council on staffing, technology investments (body‑worn cameras, dashcams, evidence management), special units and school safety programs, and answered council questions about traffic enforcement and homelessness response.",{"_33":95,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":96,"_41":97,"_43":98,"_45":99,"_47":100,"_49":50,"_51":101,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":102,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":103,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6032726,"Council approves agenda and outside‑city water hookup for 1105 SW 11th; motion details recorded",55,7728000,7783000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412642-5e794dcee77b57639e13e42b016b2079&start=7728&end=7783","/articles/6032726/Dundee/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Council-approves-agenda-and-outsidecity-water-hookup-for-1105-SW-11th-motion-details-recorded","At the start of the meeting the council moved to accept the agenda; the motion carried by voice vote. Later in the meeting the council considered an outside‑city water service request for 1105 Southwest 11th Street and approved the request by motion and second.

What the council approved: the water service approval covers standard household/domestic use only (council and staff discussion clarified that the extension is limited to domestic activities and is not to be used for irrigation or commercial watering unless otherwise permitted). Staff said the applicant would pay the usual meter and hookup fees and would be responsible for the cost of bringing a meter and service line from the city limit to the property.

Vote and record: the meeting record shows the motions were seconded and approved by voice vote; councillors responded “aye” and the mayor declared the motions passed. The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally with individual named votes. Notes in the record require staff to verify domestic‑use limitations through meter readings and follow up if consumption patterns suggest non‑domestic use.

Ending: staff will follow usual meter‑installation procedures and confirm the customer pays required hookup costs. Councilors asked that the ordinance language or council minutes define domestic/household use more clearly for future outside‑service approvals.","The Dundee City Council adopted the meeting agenda and approved a request to extend city water service to a property at 1105 Southwest 11th Street for household/domestic use. Approval was by voice vote; the water hookup will require standard meter hookup fees and a private extension from the meter to the property.","actionData","errors"]

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Park district asks urban renewal for $1.1M toward Phase 1 infrastructure for community park; council to consider level of support

Developers propose 90‑room 'Reveries' hotel in Dundee and seek transient lodging tax rebate to bridge financing gap

Newberg‑Dundee police chief briefs council on staffing, body cameras, drones and school safety

Council approves agenda and outside‑city water hookup for 1105 SW 11th; motion details recorded