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Yamhill County adopts C‑PACE program and code; board declares emergency to make it effective immediately
Summary
After a staff presentation and questions about eligible projects, the board adopted a commercial property assessed clean energy (C‑PACE) program and code, declared an emergency and set the effective date contingent on unanimous approval; the county approved an MEDP agreement to administer the program.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on June 18 to adopt a commercial property assessed clean energy (C‑PACE) program and the county's C‑PACE program code, declaring an emergency so the ordinance takes effect immediately with unanimous support.
Patty Herzog, executive director of the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership (MEDP), explained the program's eligible project types and outreach strategy. "Seismic retrofits are an eligible project under the state ordinance," Herzog said, adding that while the county has not yet seen interest in seismic work, the program is not yet fully established and MEDP expects some inquiries to become applications.
Herzog described planned outreach including information sessions, website materials and business‑leader forums. The board discussed program administration and cost recovery. The current draft fee structure explained at the meeting is a 1% fee with a $2,500 minimum and a $15,000 maximum to recover program costs; commissioners noted jurisdictions elsewhere have seen fee structures increase and flagged potential future adjustments.
Commissioners also discussed whether seismic retrofits — acknowledged as high‑cost projects — are likely to participate. Herzog said there have been inquiries about building rehabilitation that could include seismic work and that MEDP will coordinate regionally on best practices.
The board then approved a separate three‑year agreement with MEDP to administer the C‑PACE program on behalf of the county. Commissioners said administrative costs will be covered through the application fee and cost‑recovery structure in the agreement.
Next steps: staff will finalize the code language and administrative agreement, and MEDP will begin outreach and intake for potential applicants. The board indicated it will review fee levels after the program begins to ensure appropriate cost recovery.
