County amends Redmond ground lease and signs 65‑year lease for 75‑unit supportive housing project

County property management presented two connected actions on April 21 related to county land east of Redmond: (1) an amendment to an earlier ground lease with the City of Redmond reducing the acreage under lease from approximately 12 acres to about 3.23 acres, and (2) a proposed 65‑year ground lease to Mountain View Community Development for roughly 9.4 acres (plus a 50‑foot buffer) to build a 75‑unit permanent supportive housing (PSH) project.

Christy Bollinger, property manager, explained that reducing the city’s leased acreage frees the larger portion of the parcel to enable Mountain View Community Development to proceed with a planned 75‑unit PSH project adjacent to the existing Oasis Village. Mountain View representatives described the project as a cottage‑style community with 400‑ and 600‑square‑foot floor plans, a central community building for case management and resident services, and a goal of serving chronically unhoused adults with on‑site supportive services.

Mountain View said funding applications are time sensitive: an OHCS (Oregon Housing and Community Services) grant application was due May 1 for state PSH funding, and the developer said executing the ground lease is a required element of competitive funding submittals. The project team said the county would provide the ground lease as county land in‑kind contribution and that capital and operating funds would come from state and other sources; Mountain View added that the state offers operating and tenant subsidy support in addition to capital.

Commissioners asked about operations, utilities and resident eligibility. Mountain View said residents would pay a portion of income for rent (the project aims for roughly 30 percent of resident income being the rent contribution) and utilities and that the state funding model includes capital, operating subsidies and renter subsidies for qualifying residents. Staff said utilities and infrastructure would be extended from nearby city work and that Mountain View would pay infrastructure connection costs. The board discussed the need for high‑quality, long‑term housing and the importance of property standards that encourage resident stewardship.

The board voted on both items. For the ground‑lease amendment with Redmond (document 2025‑060), commissioners voted yes. For the 65‑year ground lease with Mountain View Community Development (document 2025‑058) to allow the 75‑unit permanent supportive housing project, the board approved the lease; the motion recorded that the board approved the document and the vote was recorded in favor by all commissioners present.