Post Falls URA approves amendment to Technology District Plan to include Prairie Medical Campus infrastructure costs

POST FALLS, Idaho — The Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency Commission voted unanimous approval Nov. 20 to amend the Technology District Plan to incorporate additional estimated public‑infrastructure costs associated with the Prairie Medical Campus, and to forward the resolution and accompanying owner participation agreement to the Post Falls City Council for consideration Dec. 16.

The action, adopted as Resolution 2025‑08, follows requests presented to the commission during an Oct. 2 workshop by North Idaho Healthcare Holdings LLC. Staff said the amendment adds engineer estimates and a revised Appendix A of project costs to the district plan to reflect expanded public‑right‑of‑way and frontage work for collector streets identified in the city's transportation and sewer master plans.

Staff told the commission the owner participation agreement (OPA) related to the project has been completed, recorded and copies are held by legal counsel and the project participants. A staff member said the exhibits to the resolution include engineer estimates of those additional costs (Exhibit B) and a revised list of project costs for inclusion in the plan (Appendix A).

Commissioners first amended the meeting agenda to designate the district plan amendment as an action item before taking the vote. A commissioner characterized the need for the amendment as time‑sensitive; the motion to amend the agenda passed on a roll‑call vote. After discussion about the scope of the changes, a commissioner moved to approve Resolution 2025‑08; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll‑call vote with all present commissioners voting aye.

Votes at a glance: • Consent calendar (minutes, committee minutes, payables and financial reports) — approved (motion and unanimous roll‑call). • Agenda amendment to make Resolution 2025‑08 an action item — approved (unanimous roll‑call). • Resolution 2025‑08 (amend Technology District Plan; include engineer estimates and revised Appendix A; related to OPA for Prairie Medical Campus) — approved (unanimous roll‑call). The resolution and exhibits will be considered by the Post Falls City Council on Dec. 16, 2025.

The consent calendar included payables totaling $11,241.27, a bank activity report showing total funds across accounts of $4,420,152.34 and accrued interest for the month of $10,912.03. Staff said approval of the consent calendar would authorize transfers to cover the monthly payables and move accrued interest to the general fund.

In other business, Treasurer Crosby reported the finance and policy committee reviewed recent financial statements and noted upcoming policy discussions. Commissioner Fleischman summarized a Sept. 30 district review meeting that included presentations from Kootenai Health and Lakeside Capital and continued discussion of the TW Clark downtown URD project. No members of the public spoke during the citizen comment period.

Staff also reported that the agency's auditor will be in the office Dec. 15 to complete FY25 field work and that the agency received a certificate of compliance for its annual state controller submittal; staff confirmed the central registry filing to the Idaho State Tax Commission was completed and acknowledged Nov. 18. The staff report referenced the annual filing requirement under Idaho Code.

The commission adjourned after brief chair remarks about the Thanksgiving holiday.