DDA issues RFQ to solicit development concepts for owner parcel
Summary
The DDA approved an RFQ to solicit development concepts for a DDA-owned parcel (outside the district). The RFQ requests ideas rather than immediate purchase offers and is open to residents and developers; staff will set response windows and evaluate concepts before any sale or formal negotiation.
At the Aug. 21 meeting the DDA approved issuing an RFQ to solicit proposals and concepts for development of a parcel the DDA owns (the parcel is technically outside the DDA district). Staff said the RFQ is intended to gauge interest and collect ideas — from resident-led proposals to private developers — rather than to require a price or guarantee a sale.
Staff and board members discussed past outreach (including interest from an urban-farming group that withdrew due to costs) and noted that respondents may propose uses that require subsequent zoning or planning approvals. Board members suggested extending the RFQ response period (from three–four weeks to 45–60 days) to allow resident proposers more time to prepare concept proposals; staff said they would review timing between meetings.
Provenance: topic introduced SEG 1066–1076; motion and vote SEG 1135–1146.
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