Board of Commissioners meeting
March 12 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
In person: Prosper Portland, 220 NW Second Ave
Also streaming on Prosper Portland’s YouTube Channel and broadcast on cable Channel 30
As required by State law, Prosper Portland provides an opportunity for the public to access and attend its meetings virtually; as such, a YouTube live stream video of the meeting can be found on our YouTube channel. The public can also provide written testimony to the Commission or arrange in advance to provide virtual testimony to the Commission during the meeting by emailing ProsperCommissioners@ProsperPortland.us
Agenda
| Est. Time | #i | Item Title & Presenters | Report & Resolution No. |
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| 3:00 pm | 1 | Call to Order and Roll Call Gustavo Cruz Jr., Chair |
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| 3:01 pm | 2 | Commissioner Reports | |
| 3:06 pm | 3 | Executive Director Report Shea Flaherty Betin, Interim Executive Director |
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| 3:13 pm | 4 | Meeting Minutes March 12, 2025 |
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| 3:14 pm | 5 | Public Comment for Items not on Agenda | |
| CONSENT AGENDA | |||
| 3:15 pm | 6 | Action Item: Authorizing the Terms of the Sale of a 7,775 Square Foot Parcel of Prosper Portland-Owned Property in the Lents Town Center Tax Increment Finance District | Report 25-06 Resolution 7596 |
| REGULAR AGENDA | |||
| 3:16 pm | 7 | Action Item: Approving Terms for Lease Agreements at the Fairfield Building; Adopting the Fairfield Commercial Property Plan; and Authorizing Additional Funding for Build-Out of Commercial Space and Other Tenant Assistance Ember Breckenridge, Project Manager ll Onome Egbedi, Real Estate Portfolio Analyst |
Report 25-07 Resolution 7597 |
| 3:30 pm | 8 | Action Item: Approving the Terms of a Commercial Property Loan Program Loan and a Small Business Loan Program Loan to Creative Homies, LLC and to Creativehomies HQ, LLC in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $700,000 to Finance Construction and Working Capital Needs of a Project at 433 NW 4th Avenue Kay Little, Asset & Investment Manager |
Report 25-08 Resolution 7598 |
| 3:45 pm | 9 | Action Item: Approving the Terms of a Working Capital Term Loan to OpConnect Inc., in an Amount Not to Exceed $2,000,000 Amori Rix, Senior Business Finance Officer |
Report 25-09 Resolution 7599 |
| 4:00 pm | 10 | Action Item: Adopting Budget Amendment No. 3 for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2024, and Ending June 30, 2025; and Making Appropriations Tony Barnes, Chief Financial Officer |
Report 25-10 Resolution 7600 |
| 4:10 pm | 11 | Information Item: Update on Workforce and Business Development Programs Andrew Fitzpatrick, Interim Economic Development Director Robert Smith, Entrepreneurship & Community Economic Development Manager Mitch Daugherty, Office of Small Business Manager Amy Fleck Rosete, Project Manager ll Jerrohn Jordon, Project Manager l Jennifer Reyes, Project Manager l Patrick Prince, Project Manager l Dan Ruan, Project Manager l Connor Chapkis, Project Coordinator l |
Report 25-11 |
| 5:10 pm | 12 | Adjourn |
A video recording of this meeting will be broadcast on cable channel 30 on Friday, March 14, 11:30 p.m., and Monday, March 17, 8:00 p.m.
i Note that item numbers may not represent the order they will be heard, but represent the location of the item in the packets.
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