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East Side board reallocates FY2025 carryover to planning, resiliency and MLK sites; sets 2027 priorities
Summary
The board recommended reallocating FY2025 carryover funds (including $20,000 to the Ice House planning line, $60,000 to resiliency, and $35,000 each to 1700 and 2700 MLK) and formally recommended a priority list for 2027 that puts the two MLK redevelopment sites and residential programs at the top.
At the meeting the East Side Redevelopment Board reviewed FY2025 unspent (carryover) funds and recommended a reallocation to support planning and small capital steps for several priority projects.
Staff told the board carryover dollars must be placed into preexisting line items and outlined constraints tied to CRA statute and plan alignment. The board discussed the Ice House market concept, resiliency and rehabilitation programs, and two city-owned parcels at 1700 and 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that the CRA owns and has preliminary plans for.
After debate about whether to concentrate funds on a single site or spread them to advance multiple projects, the chair moved an amended recommendation that the CRA carry over $20,000 into the Ice House line (bringing that line to $100,000 with previously-approved allocations), $60,000 into a resiliency program line, and split $70,000 between the two MLK sites ($35,000 to 1700 MLK and $35,000 to 2700 MLK) for early planning and site-preparation work. Staff repeated the motion before the vote to ensure accuracy. The board voted and passed the recommendation.
Staff and board members said these allocations are intended to fund design, planning and early site work rather than full construction; staff cautioned they have limited project-management capacity and that some activities (for example, resiliency applications and RPIP projects) require applicant qualification and administrative effort. Amanda reported RPIP currently had two applications in review, two in approval and two under contract and noted RPIP assistance may reach up to $105,000 per qualifying project; she said the resiliency program provides up to $15,000 per project.
Members also debated FY2027 priorities and moved a formal recommendation to the CRA board ranking projects as follows: 1) 1700 MLK, 2) 2700 MLK, 3) Residential Property Improvement Program (RPIP), 4) Resiliency program, 5) Sidewalks, 6) Residential rental program, and 7) the Ice House project (retain for planning). The board emphasized staff will return with cost estimates and project timelines for planning work at the MLK sites and that CRA approval is required for final fund allocations.
Both the carryover allocation and the FY2027 priorities were forwarded as recommendations to the CRA board; staff committed to follow up with engineering and to return with more detailed timing and cost estimates.
