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Draft DDA boundary map shared with University Hill commission; staff plans outreach and financial analysis
Summary
City staff presented a preliminary Downtown Development Authority (DDA) boundary map and outreach plan, telling the commission the planning group will review the map Nov. 20 and staff will do tax-increment and mill-levy analyses; commissioners questioned inclusion of tax-exempt parcels such as the Western Campus.
City staff presented a preliminary draft boundary for a proposed Downtown Development Authority and outlined next steps for analysis and public engagement.
Reagan Brown, city staff, said the map is very preliminary and that the planning group will meet Nov. 20 to give guidance. “We are gonna be conducting a deeper financial analysis,” Brown said, listing tax-increment financing, TIF projections and evaluation of a potential mill levy as topics staff will analyze. She said broader public engagement and drafting of a plan of development will come in early 2026, and staff tentatively expects to present an update in 2026 in preparation for a possible November 2026 ballot action.
Commissioners voiced questions about which parcels are included. One commissioner asked why the proposed boundary included the Western Campus, noting the campus is city-owned and tax-exempt and therefore would not generate DDA revenue. That commissioner said, “So I'm curious why you would include that in the map,” and suggested including adjoining commercial parcels along Broadway instead. Brown responded that the map is a work in progress and that staff is coordinating with the planning team on land-use changes that could affect final boundaries.
Brown said staff will finalize an engagement plan and perform targeted outreach over the next few months to property owners, business owners and residents who would be affected.
The commission did not vote on the draft map; staff asked commissioners to provide feedback and to expect further presentations as the planning-group review and financial analyses proceed.
