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May 30, 2000 Mike Ryan, Chairnian Marion County Board of Commissioners 100 High Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301 Dennis Koho, President Salem Area Mass Tra»sit District Board of Directors 3140 Del Webb Avenue NE Salem, Oregon 97303 RE: Cit~~ of Salem Urban Renewal Agency Participation Courthouse Square Art Project Dear Mihe and Dennis, It is our ~mderstanding that ~58,000 of t11e Federal funding secured for the Courthouse Square tra~isit facility is dedicated for public art ~vithin the project. The committee formed by the Transit District, cllarged ~vith procuring the art ~vork, has requested the City's Urban Renewal Agency (Agei~cy) to match the Federal fiinds in an effort to enhance and/or expand the potential pubiic art. This request ~vas initially presented to our powntown Development Advisory Board and forn~arded to City Council ~vith a recommendation for participation. As you are a~vare, the Agency, County, and Transit District have entered into a participation agreement for the Courthouse Square project. Under this agreement the Agency has pledged up to a maximum of ~2,000,000 for several elements of the project ~vith certain restrictions and bidding requirements. To date the maximum participation accepted under the agreement totals 51,318,O15. T11e remaining ~681,985 is reserved for severa] items ~vhich remain to be designed and/or bid under tern~s of the agreement. These item include: a. Streetscape improvements fronting Chemeketa Street; b. Weather protection fronting Chemeketa Street; c. Temporary sidewalk and improvements of the north block area pending its redevelopment; d. Removal of transit transfer facility with restoration of street surface and parking on High Street; and e. Potential change orders for participation elements. It is q~iite conceivable that these items will not exhaust the remaining pledge balance. In an effort to expand the art project, we propose our current agreement be amended reducing the maximum participation of ~2,000,000 by ~58,000. The Agency could then enter into a separate agreement ~vith the Transit District for participation in the art project. This agreement would provide for a reimbursement of up to ~58,000 for the fabrication and placement of public art ATTACHMENT B