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Board asks staff to explore master planning for Bachman Tract to blend affordable housing and a possible high-and-dry shelter
Summary
Staff reviewed the Bachman Tract (about 40 acres county-owned), the property’s PD and incentive-density history, and options including reissuing an RFP for 600 affordable units, master-planning a mixed use with a special-needs shelter, or pursuing surplus sale; commissioners asked staff to engage the school board and AHAC and return with a master-plan recommendation.
Claire Jubb, assistant county administrator, briefed commissioners on options for the Bachman Tract. She reminded the board the county controls roughly 40 acres (about 32 acres in the main developable parcel) under a planned-development (PD) with a prior allocation of up to 600 incentive-density units intended for affordable housing at roughly 80% AMI. Utilities are not directly on-site and would require extension.
Jubb said the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee favored smaller, multiple parcels for affordable housing rather than a single 600-unit project, and staff described possible county uses for part of the site including a high-and-dry special-needs shelter or an HMGP-funded facility. Commissioners discussed master planning the parcel to combine shared stormwater infrastructure and allow a mix of workforce/affordable housing and county facilities. Several commissioners asked staff to coordinate with the school board (the PD is a joint PD) to understand their potential plans for adjoining school board property and to return with a proposed master plan and cost estimates for utilities, ingress/egress and shared infrastructure.
Commissioners also raised creative alternatives, including potential swaps or partnerships with nearby fairgrounds to optimize location for shelters and community facilities. Staff noted constraints on sale procedures (not a CRA parcel) and reminded the board that any disposal or RFP must follow surplus or RFP procedures.
Ending: Staff left the board with options and said it will consult the school board and AHAC, and return with a recommendation and cost estimates for a master-planning exercise if the board wishes to proceed.
