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<br />l~larion Count~ <br />OREGON <br />OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL <br />LEGAL COUNSEL <br />Michael J. Hansen September 22, 1997 <br />BOARD OF <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />Randall Franke <br />Gary Heer TO: Board of Commissioners <br />Mary 8. Pearmine <br />ASSISTANT LEGAL FROM: Mike Hansen Le al Counsel <br />COUNSEL ~ g <br />Bruce T. Armstrong <br />Timothy T.A.Jensen <br />Gloria M. Roy ~: Resolution Authorizing Development Agreement for <br />)ane Ellen Stonecipher Courthouse Square <br />Agenda Item: September 24, 1997 <br />~. .~~. <br />ISSLJE: Shall the Board of Commissioners adopt a resolution authorizing a <br />development agreement between Marion County and the Salem Area Mass Transit District <br />for development of Courthouse Square, and authorizing the Director of General Services <br />to execute the agreement on behalf of Marion County? <br />BACKGROiJND: Marion County and the Salem Area Mass Transit District have been <br />cooperating under an interim agreement to design and build a joint use facility on the <br />Senator Block in downtown Salem. The joint use facility will consist of an office building <br />for use by the county and the district for general office use, a joint publich hearing room, <br />and transit customer facilities; of a public plaza; of a transit mall; of one floor of <br />underground parking; and of ground area on the north side of the block reserved for <br />private development. This project has been known as Courthouse Square. <br />The county and the district are near agreement on a final design and final budget <br />for the project. All structures on the land have been demolished. Remediation of <br />contaminated sites on the land will begin shortly. The parties expect to complete <br />construction documents and contracts in the near future, clearing the way for construction <br />to begin. <br />The district and county have FTA grant funding to pay for a substantial portion of <br />this project. In order to maintain that funding and comply with federal requirements, the <br />county and the district need to enter a permanent development agreement before the <br />beginning of the next federal fiscal year, October l, 1997. <br />530 Center Street NE, Suite 312 • Salem, Oregon 97301-3670 •(503) 588-5220 • Fax (503) 373-4367 <br />