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Council approves development agreement allowing city land purchase for senior center and 200 affordable units
Summary
The council approved interrelated actions enabling the District development: the city will acquire about five acres for a senior center and staff and the Boyer Company plan up to 200 senior affordable units and up to 500 units in the theater district area; the council approved related zoning and development‑agreement amendments.
City planning staff presented three related items tied to the District redevelopment, explaining that the city would acquire roughly five acres in the southwest corner of the district to site a senior center and partner with Ivory Innovations on a 200‑unit senior affordable housing project. Staff said the developer also seeks entitlement to place up to 500 units in the adjacent theater‑district area and that the change raises overall density by under 5% compared with earlier entitlements.
Mister Luce told the council: "the city will be able to buy 5 acres of property ... and then on that 5 acres we'll be able to put up a senior center and work with our partner Ivory Innovations to have 200 senior affordable units placed there." Developer representative Scott Vaharen said the project has been in negotiations for about three years and the team is "on the cusp of getting there" with outstanding retail agreements. Council members discussed market demand, management (Ivory Innovations would operate senior housing) and amenity expectations; staff recommended adding amenity thresholds to city code rather than a vague agreement clause. The council approved Ordinances 2026‑16 and 2026‑17 and Resolution R2026‑21 in successive roll‑call votes.
