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INFORMATION UPDATE
August 12, 2025
5:00 PM,
I.Information Update
I.A Work Session Follow-up Memo: July 21, 2025, Lumberyard Lottery Priories and
Ballot Language
WS Follow-Up Memo 21JULY2025 Lumberyard.docx
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FOLLOW-UP MEMORANDUM
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
WORK SESSION MEETING DATE: July 21, 2025
FOLLOW-UP MEMO DATE: July 28, 2025
AGENDA TOPIC: Lumberyard Lottery Priories and Ballot
Language
PRESENTED BY: Chris Everson, Affordable Housing
Development Senior Project Manager
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rachael Richards, John Doyle, Sam
Rose, Christine Benedetti (via Zoom)
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WORK SESSION DISCUSSION SUMMARY:
The Lumberyard development agreement with Gorman & Company gives the City six
months (from July 14) to decide on lottery priorities for work location, essential workers,
and employer partnerships and to set a cap and basic terms for employer-partnership
units.
The agreement also allows the City to implement the full Lumberyard project by issuing
up to $70 million in municipal revenue bonds, backed by housing fund revenues. Voter
approval for this financing would be required on November 4, 2025, to align with Gorman’s
proposed timeline.
Staff presented possibilities for review and discussion related to the following topics:
Work Location Priority
Work Type/Essential Worker Priority
Employer Partnerships
Ballot Language
Upon discussion, a majority of Council were in favor of a UGB work location priority and
placing the ballot question as proposed on the November 4, 2025 election ballot.
Council expressed concerns about the possibility of a work type/essential worker priority
and requested that staff return at a follow-up work session with information about existing
language in the APCHA Regulations about priority for emergency workers.
Council discussed the topic of employer partnerships and requested that staff return at a
follow-up work session with clarified information and process visualization to better
explain and understand the program as proposed. Council additionally requested
information about whether the program could work more like a master leasing program.
Council also expressed interest in a fee calculation methodo logy.
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NEXT STEPS:
Staff will schedule a follow-up work session soon to allow further discussion as
requested.
Staff will place the ballot question on the agenda for approval at Council’s August 12
regular meeting.
CITY MANAGER NOTES:
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