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CEDA authorizes MOU to advance Glenwood preliminary master plan, extends joint planning agreement
Summary
The Springfield Economic Development Agency directed the city manager to enter a memorandum of understanding extending the joint planning agreement with Homes for Good and Roth and Roth LLC through 2027 and clarified that the preliminary master plan does not change land ownership; the motion passed unanimously.
The Springfield Economic Development Agency voted unanimously to direct the city manager to enter a memorandum of understanding tied to the Glenwood preliminary master plan and to extend the existing joint planning agreement with Homes for Good and Roth and Roth LLC through the end of 2027.
Ali Camp, the agency’s economic development manager, described the preliminary master plan as the more technical, phasing-focused step in a two-stage master plan process. Camp said the application is intended to provide flexibility for future development, defining what can be entitled at a high level while leaving land ownership, exchanges and development agreements to separate contract processes. "This land use application defines the what of the site. It does not define land ownership or exchanges, payment mechanisms, or development agreements," Camp said.
Christina Crass, introduced as the agency’s legal counsel for the item, told the board the draft MOU outlines key factors that will guide future negotiations — including how much area will be dedicated for public use, how public dedications relate to required infrastructure, and approaches to establishing relative values of different property holdings — but does not commit the agency to specific exchanges or valuation methods. The MOU also proposes to move the end date of the joint planning agreement to the end of 2027 to align with project progress.
Board members expressed broad support for keeping the public informed as the master plan advances and noted interest in how the riverfront public space and an adjacent seven-acre property (the Marvin property referenced by board members) will be handled as part of the broader vision. A motion to authorize the city manager to enter the MOU in substantially the form provided was moved and seconded and passed on a recorded unanimous vote (7 to 0). The meeting adjourned following the vote.
Camp said staff will continue to prepare the preliminary master plan submittal and will bring the board back for significant changes or timing shifts that warrant another checkpoint.
