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VIA Resorts to build and maintain city-owned driveway; council to review final easement and plans
Summary
Staff outlined a shared-access driveway and maintenance agreement with VIA Resorts: VIA will build a city-owned three-lane driveway to access parking and remaining city parcels, bear construction and maintenance costs (estimated at about $3 million), and the city will retain underlying land and future development flexibility.
City staff described on Dec. 9 a proposed shared-access driveway, easement and maintenance agreement with VIA Resorts covering property west of 91st Avenue, adjacent to a VIA parking structure. Randy Huggins, director of development services, said VIA will design and pay to build the roadway to city standards, maintain landscaping and utilities, and provide access to the city’s 800 designated parking spaces within the structure.
Financial and land trade-offs: Huggins and the city manager explained the transaction shrinks the parcel VIA acquires by roughly 20,640 square feet (valued in staff comments at approximately $437,000 at $21 per sq. ft.) while delivering a new roadway the city will own and have built to its specifications, with VIA responsible for permanent maintenance. Staff estimated the value of the roadway improvements at just over $3 million.
Operational considerations: The shared driveway is intended to reduce redundant paved areas, preserve developable land on the city’s remaining 14 acres, and improve event circulation to the black lot and parking-structure areas. Staff said the driveway will be a three-lane city-owned driveway (described as a city driveway rather than a public arterial) with gates and game-day traffic controls required to integrate with stadium event management. Staff noted initial VIA plans and staff comments are included in the packet and that final project plans and easement documents will be cleaned up after permitting and staff review.
Council questions and next steps: Council members asked about guarantees for game-day traffic management, whether VIA could offer additional paid parking on event days (staff said VIA is a private operator and would manage its own parking subject to traffic plans), and why a roundabout was included (staff said roundabout design aids circulation for multiple large events and has aesthetic/landscaping benefits). Staff said the item will be a separate voting item on tonight’s agenda and final easement documents will be prepared after VIA addresses staff comments.
Ending: staff recommended proceeding with the easement and returning a final, cleaned set of documents following permitting and plan revisions; council will consider the formal agreement on the voting agenda.
