Bellevue Urban Renewal Agency (BURA)

BELLEVUE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY (BURA) Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Bellevue City Hall, 115 E Pine Street, Bellevue, ID JOIN TEAMS MEETING: JOIN TEAMS MEETING https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24612898555183?p=lD2IpCElW71n4s Join the meeting now Gg2b Meeting ID: 246 128 985 551 83 Passcode: Gm7C2WE7 _________________________________________AGENDA________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. NOTICE OF AGENDA COMPLIANCE per Idaho Code §74-204– Action Item a. Finding That the special meeting notice and agenda were posted in accordance with Idaho Code §74-204 within forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting at: Bellevue City Hall and Post Office February 27, 2026. Suggested Motion: I move that the agenda and notice for the March 3, 2026 meeting was posted in accordance with Idaho Code Section 74-204. 4. CALL FOR CONFLICT (As outlined in Idaho Code 74-404) 5. PUBLIC COMMENT (for items of concern not on the Agenda) 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Dead-End Rights-of-Way Planning Update- – ACTION ITEM b. Project Update: City Hall Painting - – ACTION ITEM 7. Next Meeting Date a. April 7, 2026 8. ADJOURNMENT - ACTION ITEM I, designated Secretary/Treasurer for the City of Bellevue Urban Renewal Agency, certify that the special meeting notice and agenda were posted in accordance with Idaho Code §74-204 within forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting at Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue Post Office, and the City’s website. Commission packets are available online at https://www.bellevueidaho.us. In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify the City of Bellevue, 115 E Pine Street, Bellevue, Idaho 83313, or phone 208-788-2128 Ext. 2, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.  AGENCIA DE RENOVACIÓN URBANA DE BELLEVUE (BURA) Martes 3 de marzo de 2026 a las 16:30 horas Ayuntamiento de Bellevue, 115 E Pine Street, Bellevue, ID UNIRSE A LA REUNIÓN DE EQUIPOS: UNIRSE A LA REUNIÓN DE https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24612898555183?p=lD2IpCElW71n4s EQUIPOS Gg2b Únase a la reunión ahora ID de reunión: 246 128 985 551 83 Código de acceso: Gm7C2WE7 ORDEN DEL DÍA 1. LLAMAR AL ORDEN 2. LISTA 3. AVISO DE CUMPLIMIENTO DE LA AGENDA según el Código de Idaho §74-204 – Punto de acción a. Constatando que el aviso y la agenda de la reunión especial se publicaron de conformidad con el Código de Idaho §74-204 dentro de las cuarenta y ocho (48) horas previas a la reunión en: Ayuntamiento y oficina de correos de Bellevue el 27 de febrero de 2026. Moción sugerida: Propongo que la agenda y el aviso para la reunión del 3 de marzo de 2026 se publiquen de conformidad con la Sección 74-204 del Código de Idaho. 4. LLAMADA AL CONFLICTO (Como se describe en el Código de Idaho 74-404) 5. COMENTARIO PÚBLICO (para temas de preocupación que no están en la Agenda) 6. ASUNTOS VIEJOS a. Actualización de la planificación de los derechos de paso sin salida - PUNTO DE ACCIÓN b. Actualización del proyecto: Pintura del Ayuntamiento - – ACCIÓN 7. Fecha de la próxima reunión a. 7 de abril de 2026 8. APLAZAMIENTO - PUNTO DE ACCIÓN Yo, Secretario/Tesorero designado de la Agencia de Renovación Urbana de la Ciudad de Bellevue, certifico que la notificación y el orden del día de la reunión especial se publicaron, de conformidad con el Código de Idaho, §74-204, dentro de las cuarenta y ocho (48) horas previas a la reunión en el Ayuntamiento de Bellevue, la Oficina de Correos de Bellevue y el sitio web de la Ciudad. Los paquetes de la Comisión están disponibles en línea en https://www.bellevueidaho.us . De conformidad con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA), las personas que necesiten adaptaciones especiales durante esta reunión deben notificar a la Ciudad de Bellevue, 115 E Pine Street, Bellevue, Idaho 83313, o llamar al 208-788-2128 Ext. 2, al menos 24 horas antes de la reunión. TE AM TEA M ROL ES BURA PR O F I L ES + PERSON N EL Brian Parker Community Development Director URBAN DESIGN + LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Mark Sindell PLA, ASLA, LEED AP Legacy Principal-in-Charge, Landscape Architect Josiah Brown AIA Project Manager, Architect + Urban Designer A RC H I T E C T U R E , U R BA N D ESIGN, L A N DS C A P E A R C H ITEC TUR E + INTER IOR S Founded in 1986, GGLO is an award-winning design firm Agnew::Beck's services include: creating distinct places where communities thrive. We are a AGNEW::BECK GREAT WEST • Public and stakeholder engagement, communications, 40+ person firm from various practice backgrounds working and facilitation PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ENGINEERING together to provide research, planning, urban design, • Project finance, funding strategy, and implementation Ellen Campfield Nelson AICP Addison Coffelt architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design with • Community-based planning and placemaking Public Engagement + Visioning Lead Transportation Planner an established reputation throughout the West. • Economic development strategies and projects Aaron Mondada MA Andrew Kimmel PE Since our founding, GGLO has been a leader in the mixed • Data analysis and housing needs assessments Public Engagement + Survey Specialist Civil Engineer use, affordable, workforce, and market-rate housing sectors. Past and current projects in planning and implementation Kristina Gillespie-Jaques include developments throughout the Mountain West. GGLO Funding Specialist is experienced working with urban renwal agencies to lead public projects with significant community engagement. Recent successful master planning projects have been PL AN N IN G & EN GIN EERIN G Mark Sindell PLA, ASLA, LEED AP Legacy A aron Mondada MA completed for the cities of Hailey, Twin Falls, Ketchum, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT + SURVEY SPECIALIST Sandpoint, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, and Missoula. We thrive Great West Engineering, Inc. specializes in planning, Mark is a Bellevue resident and brings over 30 years of industry Aaron is an experienced planner, stakeholder engagement on community-driven projects and the rewards of bringing a engineering, and scientific solutions for public entities in Idaho, experience leading public master planning projects throughout specialist, and data analyst. Aaron will serve the project with shared vision to life. Montana, and Washington. For over four decades, Great the West. Mark is a gifted communicator experienced in survey design and public engagement support. West has helped our communities and clients succeed. Our representing projects in public forums. He will lead the project as * diversity of capabilities and depth of professional experience has allowed us to help our clients find solutions to challenges Principal-in-Charge. Addison Coffelt TRANSPORTATION PLANNER affecting their communities. Josiah Brown AIA, NCARB Addison is a planner with diverse project experience with an P UBL I C O U T R E ACH + ENGAGEMENT Since our establishment in 1984, Great West has been a leader PROJECT MANAGER, ARCHITECT + URBAN DESIGNER emphasis on land use and transportation planning. Addison will Agnew::Beck is an award-winning, cross-disciplinary consulting in the State of Montana in engineering and planning services. Josiah is an urban designer with broad experience working serve the project with utility and entitlement coordination. firm recognized for their skills in analysis, policy development, Over the years, our firm has expanded our team, footprint, and in communities in the Wood River Valley. He will manage the project and contribute his experience developing and Andrew Kimmel PE planning, public engagement, and project implementation. planning practices as we specialize in civil infrastructure design visualizing compelling community-driven plans. CIVIL ENGINEER Their team thrives on working in partnership with clients as well as current and long-range land use and transportation Andrew is a seasoned engineer that specializes in infrastructure and their communities to find solutions to complex issues. In planning. Our team embodies the firm’s purpose of providing Ellen Campfield Nelson AICP projects for rural communities and has expereince working 2022, they celebrated 20 years of working to gather insights, a better quality of life by improving the world in which we work PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT + VISIONING LEAD with the City of Bellevue. He will provide insight and civil approach problems creatively, build consensus, forge ways and live. As such, Great West takes great pride in working in our Ellen is a certified planner and a formally trained public engineering services to support the project. forward, and help communities respond to change and local communities to plan and provide solutions to achieve a engagement specialist with experience working in the Wood opportunity. From their offices in Idaho, Alaska, California, desired future. River Valley. She will develop and implement an effective Public Kristina Gillespie-Jaques and Nevada, they are engaged throughout the Mountain FUNDING SPECIALIST and Stakeholder Engagement Plan, lead outreach efforts, and West on projects that advance a vision of “thriving, equitable Kristina has secured more than $524 million in grants and loans work closely with project partners. communities.” for communities across the West, including Bellevue. She will work to find funding sources to help implement this project. * Disadv antaged Business Enterprise 6 TEAM QUALIFICATIONS 7 3 UNDERSTANDING + APPROACH PR O J EC T U N DE R STA N D IN G + D ESI GN PH ILOS O P H Y Bellevue is a small, community-focused mountain town with This project represents an opportunity for the Bellevue immediate access to the Big Wood River, ridge trails, and a down- Community to embrace its historic downtown core and to-earth main street with emerging dining options. A diamond surrounding riverfront, and to serve as a catalyst for bringing care in the rough, Bellevue is at a crossroads – treading water but and identity to the things we love most about our town. ripe for public investment, as other towns up valley have been working on upgrades to their infrastructure and amenities. Bellevue is unique, as each town in the Wood River Valley has its own nuance and distinction. To that end, this process and its Embedded in the Bellevue Community, we understand the outcomes hinge on the following strategies: BE AUT HE NT IC BE LLE VUE E NHANCE CONNE C T IVITY TO H OWA RD PRE S E RVE unique qualities of this south gateway to the Wood River Valley Each of our cities in the Wood River Valley is distinctly unique, Howard Preserve is a beloved amenity for the Bellevue community, – low key, uncrowded with river and canyon trails to ourselves culturally and environmentally – it’s what makes the Valley providing nearby access to the Big Wood River, trails, dog walking, D ELI V ER M AXI MUM I M PAC T FOR THE BUD GE T and mostly our long-time neighbors in our small downtown diverse in experience and interests. Each is also dealing with fly fishing, and nature viewing. Access points are limited, and in the restaurants. We all come out for events at Memorial Park and This project represents a significant step forward in Bellevue’s the consequences of rapid growth, including loss of identity and form of degraded slopes, invasive weeds and unimproved gravel cherish our dog walks down our neighborhood streets. attention to and investment in downtown's health and vibrancy. nostalgia for the ‘good old days’. The vision, conceptual and lots. Understated is fine, but the current state of these access Resources are limited and need to be allocated responsibly. implementation plans should represent a clear and demonstrable points conveys a lack of care and attention. The primary access One of our greatest assets is Howard Preserve, which sits at The planning effort should focus on maximizing impact within deepening of Bellevue’s identity and culture for the community points at Elm Street and past the Bellevue Maintenance Shop the interface between the western edge of our downtown the available budget, with both short- and long-term results. through placemaking. We will ask the following as we test and could be studied for modest enhancements, including consistent and the Big Wood River. Like most towns, this interface is If approached correctly, physical improvements should be vet each iteration with the community: What of Bellevue’s best signage and wayfinding, native plant restoration, and ADA access. underleveraged, and currently is dominated by an unimproved targeted and deliver immediate value to the community for the community attributes does this bring forward? What makes this Unimproved, eroded access points such as the ‘trail’ cutting down alley, RV and car storage, a degraded slope, and limited access. investment. Each conceptual option should balance community authentically and uniquely an advancement of Bellevue’s culture? the slope further down the alley could be studied as additional, needs with cost-benefit and implementation. How does the community define success? improved access or removed and restored. RE CL AIM T HE ALLE Y AND HOWARD PRE S E RVE E DGE RE COMME ND SAFE T Y, U TIL ITY + STRE E T C ROSS IN G IMPROVE ME NTS The alley and slope transition from downtown to Howard Preserve is currently occupied by recreational vehicle storage, Bellevue’s small size and proximity mean our neighborhoods, old pallettes, cmu blocks, invasive weeds and downed tree trails, river, and downtown are all a quick walk, bike ride, or drive limbs. Accessed year-round and viewed from both downtown away, yet HWY 75 represents a significant barrier east and west and the preserve's trails, this interface has the potential to be a of the river. Existing safety enhancements (curb bulbs, pedestrian beautiful, natural transition from downtown to the river. Slope crossings) are a good start, but further improvements to HWY stabilization, habitat restoration, and ‘taking back’ the alley for 75 crossings should be studied, particularly during winter public use should be considered in concert with functional uses evenings, when visibility is poorest. Enhanced street lighting, of snow storage and emergency access. Opportunities include while mindful of dark-sky protection, could be an impactful first repaving, planting, signage, wayfinding, and long-term vehicular step. Likely, some street-end resurfacing will come out of the storage enforcement. plans – this offers an opportunity to future-proof infrastructure with coordinated upgrades and/or the placement of conduit and Hansen Street Concept — Twin Falls, ID sleeving for future expansion. 22 APPROACH 23 BE ST R ATE GIC : PR I O R I T I Z E WI T H P H AS E D the redevelopment potential of adjacent sites, and coordinate IMP L E M E N TATIO N opportunities with larger, ongoing planning and zoning studies by the City of Bellevue. Recommendations will likely need to span the life of the Urban Renewal District for funding and implementation, responding to current and future uses. The plan will identify early phases I M P LEM EN T A STR ATEGI C F UN D I N G P L AN for immediate community benefit – potentially 1-3 current Our team comprises funding specialists who will develop a highest use street ends, and Howard Preserve interface (Elm comprehensive, strategic funding plan to advance the identified and Oak Streets, maybe Birch Street), and later phases for improvements to the underutilized rights-of-way in the City of catalytic development – underutilized areas ripe for eventual Bellevue. This plan will identify and evaluate the most feasible redevelopment and public-private partnerships (Cedar, Pine, public and private funding sources, outline eligibility and Poplar, Walnut and Chestnut Streets). Ash and Beech Streets application requirements, and prioritize funding strategies pose their own challenges, but the planned HWY 75 expansion aligned with project scope, scale, and timing. Our team has the and potential filling of ‘the hole’ may change the way we think Indian Creek Plaza — Caldwell, ID expertise to provide a step-by-step roadmap, covering near-term of those street ends. Interviews with adjacent landowners to opportunities, long-term funding pathways, and coordination understand future plans will influence the phasing strategy needs, to position the city for successful implementation and and may lead to recommendations for BURA strategic land Farmin Park and Surrounding ROW Design — Sandpoint, ID sustained investment in these community enhancements. acquisition/purchase for targeted sites that may come to market. C REAT E A C ATA LYST FO R D OWNTOWN IMP R OV E M E N TS A ND E CO NO M I C D E V E LO PM EN T Many of the street ends are bordered by undeveloped property within the Urban Renewal District, ripe for redevelopment. Street end concepts should be strategic, enhancing redevelopment opportunities and creating the type of redevelopment desired by the city, BURA and the community. The plan should be coordinated with and leverage other downtown economic development projects to the greatest extent feasible. Our experienced team of architects and urban designers will study 24 APPROACH 25 APP ROACH TO E N GAGIN G channels and engagement strategies to best connect with each from City departments (Planning and Zoning, Public Works, demographic or stakeholder group and identify the barriers Streets Department, Snow Removal, Parks and Recreation) THE BEL L EV UE CO M MUN IT Y that might prevent these groups from participating. The plan and other regional partners and utility providers. Some local will include detailed overviews of our proposed engagement businesses and landowners may also be invited to participate approaches, regularly updated contact lists, communication and in the Technical Advisory Committee if appropriate. If desired promotion calendars and materials, and a framework to evaluate by the City, the Technical Advisory Committee could also be INVE N TIV E , ACC E SS I BL E AND ME A NI NGF U L BUI LD I N G STRON G REL ATI ON SHI P S W I TH KE Y the success of participation at each stage of the project. integrated with the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. ENGAGE M E N T STAK EHOLD ERS Community Workshop #1: Early in the project schedule, Concept Design Survey: Our team will design and assist with In addition to connecting with Bellevue’s residents and visitors, our team will design and implement the first of two in-person the implementation of a community survey that aims to confirm Our team’s approach to engagement is rooted in creating our approach to engagement focuses on involving key project community workshops. This first workshop will share important core project goals and vision elements. The survey will also intentional, easy and fun ways to provide input. We understand stakeholders including businesses, landowners, public works and project information with the public and local stakeholders, help collect feedback on initial concept designs, funding strategies people’s time is precious, and we are continually working to utility providers and state and regional partners. These groups shape project recommendations through interactive visioning and potential policy or procedural elements associated with streamline our processes and remove barriers to participation. represent voices that will help shape project recommendations exercises and map-based input tools, and ask participants to project design and implementation. The community survey will We combine our 20+ years of engagement expertise with and implementation plans. For the purposes of this project, we identify the type of improvements they would like to see reflected utilize an online survey platform and can be distributed via paper inventive methods tailored to the local population’s unique must build relationships with specific businesses and restaurants in upcoming design concepts. Workshop materials will be copies upon request. If appropriate, this survey or additional dynamics. Our engagement activities re designed to educate the along the corridor. By understanding the future plans and developed to accommodate both English and Spanish speakers. survey questions could be built into engagement efforts community about the project process while collecting input that interests of places like the Cutthroat Club or Betty’s Authentic associated with the City’s ongoing Comprehensive Plan update shapes project design and implementation strategies. Peruvian, we can accurately gauge their support for potential Key Informant Interviews: Our team will conduct long-format efforts. streetscape improvements and investments. We see this as an interviews with the most important project stakeholders (as A P R OV E N A PPR OACH TO H E A R I NG F R O M T HE opportunity to strengthen communications channels between identified in the project engagement plan). These conversations Community Workshop #2 and Pop-Up Street Activation: W H OL E CO M MUNI T Y these businesses and the City of Bellevue and the Urban Renewal will help build project relationships and identify the core The second community workshop will feature fun and interactive Our team has a proven track record of representational outreach Agency. Our approach to learning from these key stakeholders opportunities and major pain points along the roadway and stations where participants can voice their opinions about various – we set public input goals based on demographics to ensure is through one-on-one interviews and personal invitations to surrounding right of way. If possible, interviews will be scheduled aspects of the concept designs and share feedback on strategies we hear from participants that reflect a community’s make-up, all public engagement opportunities throughout the life of the to overlap with our time on the ground associated with the first with the project team. If feasible and desired, our team could also and not just “the usual suspects.” As a result, our clients feel project. community workshop. Otherwise, interviews will be conducted implement a pop-up street activation to showcase the potential plans and projects are more well-rounded, and elected officials over the phone or through a virtual meeting platform. To ensure for investment at a core area along the roadway. Our team aims can confidently adopt supported policies that serve their we collect the right information from our interviewees, we will to create buy-in and support from local businesses to assist with P ROPOSED EN GAGEM EN T TOOLS constituents. Our work has included designing and carrying out create an interview guide that will be vetted by BURA and the this activation, highlighting opportunities for street cafes, festival In order to successfully connect with residents, local businesses City of Bellevue project team. elements and temporary traffic calming initiatives. The final engagement with a broad range of groups, including youth, along the roadway, and other key partners, our team proposes design of this proposed pop-up activation will be dictated by older adults, cultural communities, Tribal organizations, and the following engagement tactics and events. Technical Advisory Committee: GGLO will lead the creation feedback from the community and partners throughout the first individuals with diverse political views and socioeconomic of a technical advisory committee to support the project. This phases of the project. circumstances. Part of our approach entails working with local Project Engagement Plan: Working closely with the City of group will act as a sounding board to review design concepts partners who have trusted relationships with specific populations Bellevue and the Bellevue Urban Renewal Agency, we will create for feasibility and will be a resource for our team in collecting and stakeholders, and following their lead in the best ways to a public and stakeholder engagement plan that details the core information related to city operations and infrastructure. invite involvement. We also recognize Bellevue’s significant voices and partners that need to be involved throughout the Membership in the technical advisory committee will be informed Hispanic population, and our engagement strategy will prioritize design and implementation process. The plan will identify the by the project engagement plan and will include representation full accommodation for Spanish language speakers. Public site walks Interactive scenario modeling Pop-up community engagement events Gamifying the public input gathering process 26 APPROACH 27 Work Plan + Proposed Schedule 2026 FEBRUARY JANUARY MARCH FEBRUARY APRIL MARCH MAY APRIL JUNE MAY JULY JUNE Phase 1 Existing Conditions + Site Analysis Phase 2 Conceptual Design + Scenario Planning Phase 3 Implementation Strategy Prepare Public + Stakeholder Key Informant Key Informant Engagement Plan Interviews 01 Interviews 02 Engagement Concept Design Initial Survey Pop Up Event Survey Community Community Workshop 01 Workshop 02 Project Planning + Design Existing Conditions Review: Prioritize Improvements – surface conditions Develop Conceptual Design Scenarios addressing: – utilities – public gathering spaces – access Recommend Zoning, Policy, – pocket parks Provide Cost Estimates – land uses Map + Evaluate Adjacencies: or Procedural Changes – building development – land use – consolidated parking – ownership – temporary vendor areas Provide Phasing – Howard Preserve access – safe, attractive pedestrian and visual connections to the Recommendations – city axes Big Wood River – Ridge to River connections – trail connections Identify Potential Funding Strategies Project Coordination Project Team Meetings BURA Board Meetings Common Council Meetings Prepare Project Schedule Project Existing Concept Plans + Implementation Matrix Schedule Conditions Memo Illustrative Renderings Deliverables Public Public Engagement Public Engagement Final Summary Report Engagement Plan Memo 01 Memo 02 Public Presentation 30 WORK PLAN 31