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Committee supports RFP initiation for city parcels at Ellis Boulevard NW and along 20 Second Ave SW
Summary
The committee recommended City Council initiate RFP processes for two city-owned parcels at 1417 and 1423 Ellis Boulevard NW and for eight vacant parcels along 20 Second Avenue SW, seeking small-scale multi-unit residential development that complies with urban village zoning and the flood‑plain ordinance.
The Development Committee on Feb. 19 voted to forward staff requests to initiate requests for proposals (RFPs) for multiple city-owned parcels intended for small-scale residential development.
Jeff Wozencraft of Community Development described two contiguous parcels at 1417 and 1423 Ellis Boulevard NW (about one-third of an acre). He noted both lots are zoned urban village residential, have city infrastructure access and lie in the 100‑year flood plain, so any development must meet the city’s flood plain ordinance. Staff proposed a public hearing on March 25, proposals due April 25 and City Council selection on May 13, followed by summer negotiations for a development agreement. “We would also want design that meets the zoning requirements with that urban form designation, and proposals that are financially feasible,” Wozencraft said.
Wozencraft then described eight parcels along 20 Second Avenue Southwest (approximately one acre total) and recommended RFP initiation aligned with the Czech Village New Bohemia area action plan’s preference for missing‑middle housing. He told the committee that the parcels were required after the 2008 flood and likewise sit in the 100‑year flood plain; developers would need to comply with flood‑plain requirements.
Committee members asked about neighborhood input and alley maintenance; staff said typical disposition practice includes neighborhood review and that developers generally pave half the adjoining alley and the city explores collaborative paving on longer blocks. The committee voted to forward both RFP initiations to City Council for public hearing and selection on the same March–April–May timeline.
