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Agency consultant Brad Kramer summarized the report’s findings to the board. Kramer said the consultant reviewed 15 statutory eligibility criteria and found seven criteria met for the study area. He identified shallow exposed basalt rock and difficult topography as primary constraints that make development costly and challenging. Kramer showed photos and a soils map (noting an area labeled “33” for lattice rock outcrop) to illustrate the shallow rock outcrop and undulating ground conditions.

Kramer said other criteria met included a defective or inadequate street layout in portions of the site where historic right-of-way vacations have reduced access, and fragmented lot layouts that left many parcels undevelopable on their own. He said ownership consolidation has recently occurred, addressing earlier concerns about divided ownership. Kramer also cited localized accumulation of debris and a drainage pipe discharging near the river as reasons to note sanitary concerns; he did not find elevated flood or fire risk sufficient to meet the flood/fire criterion.

Kramer told the board the 10-percent base-value limit that restricts the share of city valuation captured by any single district would not be exceeded if the Narrows area were approved—the report’s preliminary calculations put the study area at about 1.5% of the city’s total value.

After discussion commissioners voted to approve Resolution 2025-11 accepting the Narrows eligibility report and authorizing staff to transmit the report and the resolution to the city council for further consideration. The vote was recorded in the meeting as passed; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

What happens next: by approving the resolution the agency sent the eligibility documentation to the city council for the next steps in urban renewal designation. The report recommends further coordination on access, US-20 right-of-way implications, and remediation of on-site drainage and debris issues before any developer may proceed with infrastructure and lot sales.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Idaho Falls City - Redevelopment Agency","oneSentenceSummary","The Urban Renewal Agency of Idaho Falls on Sept. 18 approved Resolution 2025-11 accepting the Narrows eligibility report and directed staff to transmit the report to the city council for consideration.","taxTitle","Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho","taxId",4472,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6472130,"Idaho Falls redevelopment agency adopts Riverside urban renewal plan, authorizes technical attachments",656,3229000,3885000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777023-4e97de968a65235b439c6622a09f3b5e&start=3229&end=3885","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777023-4e97de968a65235b439c6622a09f3b5e/thumbnail_3229000.jpg","/articles/6472130/Idaho-Falls/Bonneville-County/Idaho/Idaho-Falls-redevelopment-agency-adopts-Riverside-urban-renewal-plan-authorizes-technical-attachments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6472130-56ef2cd7e5208aee7b2a63c0a9121edd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770963586&Signature=lV77xduKtT2hOmejzFpVSjxyc0FeD7YyyEV5-JaNcXOAcjAtTLKuiCrwZqShv2dtiCqg4fVAv8O6qC94Ebqd2Z-0OawjhZUkLZkkcy7fiUYYHe54fW33~MvG-wLus~3mFVFJcf4KeD5NPC~xIhBkg2rTTC~jHCO7rCROEQzaXZpJsCZfGGGCANXRsMTyjGZVoaLs2vc31qSFAlpsZXGHth-HZLhZrTKHTjBqms-9sJxaiLREHX9glKqZzdlIlgz9bzjE6JvvHz7QnC~~vyetaiQa-8tUQKu3o7hbevGoilZETqGGjSHe61IjGIK98T~Uf1XmaJRZrTOljwEJ6IKSTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Agency of Idaho Falls on Sept. 18 approved Resolution 2025-14, adopting the Riverside Urban Renewal Plan and authorizing agency staff to insert final attachments and make technical edits.

The plan covers the Riverside project area and uses revenue-allocation financing (tax increment) to support public infrastructure and site remediation tied to riverfront and Sunnyside-area development. Agency consultant Brad Kramer told commissioners the plan’s economic-feasibility analysis shows the district can support developer-requested public improvements while leaving a projected funding amount for other municipal projects under conservative assumptions.

Kramer said anticipated private development in the area is substantial and that plan-level public project requests for the Riverside area total roughly $33 million. Under a conservative revenue scenario the two owner-participation agreements (OPAs) modeled in the feasibility study would be paid off over the plan term, leaving an estimated remainder for city or agency-identified projects. Kramer also presented a moderate revenue scenario showing somewhat earlier payoff dates.

Agency staff outlined next steps and review milestones for the plan: a city planning commission review (Oct. 7), discussions with the Board of County Commissioners (anticipated beginning Oct. 9) where county parcels are included in the proposal, public-notice publications (anticipated Oct. 24 and Nov. 7), and a public hearing before the city council on Nov. 25 that would also consider an intergovernmental agreement and a transfer-of-powers ordinance for county parcels.

Staff and the consultant warned that the plan requires final GIS boundary and legal-description sign-off from the State Tax Commission and that the plan’s boundary currently includes some parcels designated as agricultural operations; agency staff said they were still securing required agricultural consents and that any parcel without consent would be removed from the district.

During discussion commissioners debated whether to pause the project and expand the boundary to capture additional undeveloped parcels (to the west and up Pioneer Road) or to proceed with the district as proposed and pursue amendments later. Kramer and staff said an expansion would likely delay final adoption into 2026 because a larger supplement would require additional eligibility and feasibility work; they also noted statutory limits on later amendments without triggering a “base reset.” Commissioners expressed interest in getting additional input from the primary developer group referenced in the meeting before pursuing a boundary expansion, but the board voted to move forward with the plan as presented.

The agency approved Resolution 2025-14 unanimously and authorized staff to insert attachments and make technical changes prior to transmitting the plan to the city for additional hearings and required notices.

What happens next: the plan will go through the planning-commission and council review process with the steps and dates outlined above; staff will return to the board with final maps, any required agricultural consents, and the finalized attachments prior to the council public hearing.","The Board of Commissioners of the Urban Renewal Agency of Idaho Falls on Sept. 18 approved Resolution 2025-14, adopting the Riverside Urban Renewal Plan and authorizing staff to insert final attachments and make technical edits.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6472120,"Riverwalk (Walker) urban renewal project tabled to October after feasibility concerns about rock-blasting costs",932,3898000,4830000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777023-4e97de968a65235b439c6622a09f3b5e&start=3898&end=4830","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777023-4e97de968a65235b439c6622a09f3b5e/thumbnail_3898000.jpg","/articles/6472120/Idaho-Falls/Bonneville-County/Idaho/Riverwalk-Walker-urban-renewal-project-tabled-to-October-after-feasibility-concerns-about-rock-blasting-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6472120-af4f048aaff924e2c409e0e6a91290ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1770963586&Signature=UZd9snGW6CSUC76-A-DH9PMxPyMEAwcPqFWWL1p0v-d8kToYNn4URg0OMvrBBw7g-c6NLC-3Hi5NBEQnoV48IHUkiOBugf~gCcNQtbUNmzofxmPnUy6~CZsVhR0pr1aAK8JnTOKJXxPqfjEODl7sQ-Var9yFXIUjVmZIg2ImS8PKXF4yIURNleI9Q8n4vlIyp1Xo5UlwR6sS7QOFH-6Z3MMMu0lxHOPdKCT3DNGvsvv1HqyOsG-qUvWh~8jIHBBprBt-EB~MIcgx8sBqueM5dO~Z1nnhLqG4S3dC~GgPQm-bRDhYSROIYPLqmI7wnV2uxjgPgs4Kk8RVh27192ljgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban Renewal Agency of Idaho Falls on Sept. 18 tabled consideration of the Riverwalk (Walker) Urban Renewal Project (referenced as Resolution 2025-15 in meeting discussion) to the October meeting and asked the developer to provide more detailed cost estimates, particularly for rock blasting.

Agency consultant Brad Kramer told the board the proposed Riverwalk district is small — three sites — with total private investment anticipated near $40 million and public-project requests of roughly $4.2 million, primarily to cover rock blasting and related site work. Kramer said that under the standard 75% tax increment payback assumption the project, as modeled, was not financially feasible; his conservative cash-flow projections indicated the OPA payments would not be satisfied before the end of the district’s revenue term unless the share of tax increment returned to the OPA was increased to about 80% (or other adjustments were made).

Commissioners discussed options including (a) holding firm at the agency’s typical 75% payback policy and asking the developer to revise project costs and plans to meet feasibility; (b) allowing a higher payback percentage; or (c) capping a specific line item in the plan. Several commissioners said they preferred to maintain the agency standard of 75% but requested developer-provided blasting and cost estimates so the feasibility model could be updated. Kramer and staff agreed that blasting costs can vary widely by depth and site conditions and that developer-provided estimates would meaningfully improve the analysis.

After discussion the board voted unanimously to table the Riverwalk item to the October meeting and to request that the developer submit more detailed blasting and cost estimates to support a feasibility model consistent with the agency’s usual 75% payback assumption.

What happens next: staff will notify the developer and ask for more detailed cost and blasting estimates; the agency will revisit the Riverwalk plan at the October meeting and may proceed, seek modifications to the OPA structure, or ask the developer to revise their project assumptions.","The Urban Renewal Agency of Idaho Falls on Sept. 18 tabled consideration of the Riverwalk (Walker) Urban Renewal Project to the October meeting, requesting more detailed developer cost estimates after feasibility concerns.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6472115,"Skyline & Broadway MOU and related consultant task order tabled to October pending owner identification",236,1142000,1378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777023-4e97de968a65235b439c6622a09f3b5e&start=1142&end=1378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777023-4e97de968a65235b439c6622a09f3b5e/thumbnail_1142000.jpg","/articles/6472115/Idaho-Falls/Bonneville-County/Idaho/Skyline-Broadway-MOU-and-related-consultant-task-order-tabled-to-October-pending-owner-identification","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6472115-b633a918be7e96e59240458029a0054b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770963586&Signature=RTNCIC9nt1cs5efZjRrB5nnV3C-juqnMa11y4dJI7CwWsNUW-~xoRRMtWXdDdyZOoSGM-VI2WhD-aMnfonNKz922p1~iRtYJr-7pKxIf3zfp92ZAgbSSg9pT0rKBFAeERXh-OEkghX~KIS0LivmGe5jmWbYLzBn3PxGSx499unCYVj1v3w8AnaMrCriArrKxOdyjpjBXvOvdIp~yjr7v9D3xLkFFMBpZNj4fNN0aaZpuBOmX--57vMWa3WiECti9Pd6HUh4BB6DXhJQIFe6J4qVKoPjbP1qhwCeio319r2mUHx7rxy-K2rMZXHMKFsxJiR26R2CegVDV5Jm4NMKe6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Agency staff told the board they had drafted a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and a consultant task order to begin eligibility work for a proposed Skyline and Broadway urban renewal/revenue-allocation area but had not finalized critical details: specifically, staff had not yet confirmed the property owner’s name or who would pay eligibility and planning costs under the MOU.

Megan (agency staff) told commissioners that Thornton Oliver Keller (TOK), a representative appearing earlier for the property owners, had been acting as a liaison but staff needed written confirmation of the owner and a funding commitment before entering a binding MOU. Agency staff reported they had reached out again to TOK but had not received a return with the owner name or payment commitments. Commissioners expressed reluctance to approve an MOU without owner agreement and moved to table both action items (agenda items 5 and 6) to the October meeting so staff could obtain the owner information and provide a finalized draft.

A motion to table items 5 and 6 to the October meeting passed unanimously.

What happens next: staff will continue outreach to the property-owner representatives (TOK) to confirm ownership and cost-sharing arrangements and will return the MOU and task-order materials to the board in October for formal consideration.","The board tabled action on a memorandum of understanding and related consultant task order for a proposed Skyline and Broadway revenue-allocation area (agenda items 5 and 6) after staff said they were still confirming the property-owner identity and cost-sharing arrangements; the board set the items for the October meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Idaho Falls agency accepts Narrows eligibility report; consultant finds 7 of 15 statutory criteria met

Idaho Falls redevelopment agency adopts Riverside urban renewal plan, authorizes technical attachments

Riverwalk (Walker) urban renewal project tabled to October after feasibility concerns about rock-blasting costs

Skyline & Broadway MOU and related consultant task order tabled to October pending owner identification