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McMinnville staff given direction to launch CET funding process; council flags legal review on equity language
Summary
City staff were directed to publish an annual CET Notice of Funding Availability and refine selection criteria after council debate over bonus points and fairness; about $1.25 million in CET funds is available and staff proposed routing 2027 inflows toward developer incentives while carrying programmatic funds forward.
McMinnville's city staff outlined the proposed process to begin awarding money from the city's construction excise tax (CET), and the City Council gave direction to finalize application materials and solicit proposals after debate over scoring priorities and legal wording.
Evan Hippas, acting planning manager and housing planner, told the council the goal of the work session was to get council direction on a process that would "allow us to release CET funds for eligible projects and programs." Heather Richards, community development director, summarized the city's existing incentive tools ' SDC exemptions, reduced permit review fees (capped at $75,000 for building), and certificate-of-exemption recordings ' and explained how CET would complement those measures.
Staff reported the city has built a balance of just under $1,250,000 available for distribution. For fiscal year 2026 that amounts to about $652,000 proposed for developer incentives and about $588,000 for affordable-housing programs. For 2027, Richards said staff's recommendation was…
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