#TakomaPark council: city manager hopes that "parking requirements can be kept to a minimum" (given nearby bus and rail service).

#TakomaPark council: city manager notes that housing could part of going vertical. Notes the possibility of "creative design."

#TakomaPark council: HCD head: "there is the ability to go vertical."

#TakomaPark council: ward 3 rep wonders how lease-back option can work given constraints of the site.

#TakomaPark council: city manager notes that in some cases the builder turns the building back over to the city.

#TakomaPark council: mayor wonders what typical lease-back term is. City manager: 40 or 50 years (covering the useful life of a structure), with language in the agreement covering what happens then.

#TakomaPark council: mayor wonders if there'd be a need to notify the county if the lease-back option is used. HCD head: county would be notified necessarily given county review and permitting requirements.

#TakomaPark council: mayor checks on whether a lease-back option request for proposals (RFP) was issued in the past. HCD head: a general request was issued in the past.

#TakomaPark council: HCD had notes next steps, culminating in a July/August 2027 release of a request for proposals.

#TakomaPark council: slide notes that "In July 2026, the City was accepted into an Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel" to assist the city in developing a request for proposals.

#TakomaPark council: HCD head covers option 4: "Focused Request For Proposals with a lease-back option" (the staff-recommended option).

#TakomaPark council: HCD head notes estimated cost of a one-story replacement ($17.6 million) and a two-story replacement ($18.5 million). Notes about $1 million annual cost if the project is bond funded.

#TakomaPark council: HCD head notes finding that renovation has an estimated cost of $17.7 million dollars. Notes that building was not built with a renovation in mind.

#TakomaPark council: HCD head notes that outside firm looked at three options: renovation; replacement with a one-story building; replacement with a two-story building.

#TakomaPark council: HCD head notes that an outside firm has been locking over options for the recreationn center. Notes one option, not recommended by staff, of maintaining the status quo.

#TakomaPark council: down to five members of the public and city staffers in the auditorium; no police presence at the moment.

#TakomaPark council: HCD head has a "Project Timeline to Date" slide, starting with 2018-2019 property acquisition of the recreation center.

#TakomaPark council: HCD head takes the helm; has a slide show.

#TakomaPark council: first up: “Next Steps on New Hampshire Avenue Recreation Center Redevelopment Planning.”

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