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09/23/98 16:38 $50a 588 0209 SALEM TRANSIT C~OOa Downtown Development Board Page 2 . The development that occurs on the properiy is required to be, in par~ "transit- supportive." There are no precise definitians, but we do I~ow that such uses as retai~ housing, day care, and food sen+ices are generally considered to be transit-supportive_ • Dependin.g o~ the timing of the private development, as well as pending current design decisions by the County and Distnct, the pri~ate partner ma have an opportunity to acquire as ma.ny as 66 parldng spaces in the undergtound structure. The additional spaces will be aa add-alternate to the project bid package. . Iand lease fees collected from the private partner w71 be divided between the Count~ and District proportionally. Tt~e revenue can be used to reduce public costs by offsetting operating costs of the Courthouse Sqaare facilities. ~ • Tk~e private developer will have the option of having their ground-Ievel spaces ogen onto the trazasit mall, as well as the Chemeketa St, frontage. • The streetscape budget includes fundir~g for the Chemeketa St. frontage_ Depending on the design and timing of the private dcvelopmerrt, we may seek a future amendment to the budget package we are submitting to you today, to accommodate the timing and final design of the private development._ • The private developer will be a party to a land lease agreement, with the County and Distriet, which will specify such conditions as building design features, allowed uses, and other design considerations. ?his agreement will be subject to approvat by each party, and by the Federal Transit Administration. As a footnote on one other condition posed b~- the City, relative to obtaining a favorable legal opinion about the Council's abality to exercise urban renewal levy authority: we believe that tkr~e pa~ssage of Measure 50 has rendered this condition moot_ However, City staff have ind.icated that they are pursuing this question with the City Attorney, and that this issue will be resolved prior to any Counci] aaion on streetscape funding.