Internal projects: 

• Permanent Outdoor Covered Structures grant program:  The status of the first round of this program is reviewed semi-monthly at the City of Sandy Ec Dev Advisory Board meeting – here is the status of the program as of June 2022:
  
  • Tollgate Inn – The City’s Building Official and the Sandy Fire Marshall have concluded that a dry horizontal drywall head added to the existing fire sprinkler system would be adequate fire protection for this structure.  Keystone Architecture is now moving forward and integrating this element into its overall design – he is currently working with the manufacturer and their engineer to incorporate the sprinkler head into the design. 
  • All other projects are now complete, structurally and financially.
    

• Covered Structures Round 2:  Designs for the second round of the City of Sandy Covered Structures grant program were reviewed at the SURA and City Council meetings on January 3^rd, 2022.  Here is the status for this round of the program as of June 2022:
  
  • La Bamba Mexican Restaurant – Currently under construction; as of July 1, the construction of the structure is complete.  Left to do: metal roof panel installation, stone wrap installation, gutters and downspouts, electrical work.
  • Thai Home – Project on hold pending resolution of medical situation.  We will touch base with them and provide an update on this situation later in the summer of 2022.
  • Wippersnappers Kid’s Play Place – Waiting on design with modifications from the engineer – should be available in early July.
  • The Smoky Hearth – Currently under construction; as of July 1, the construction of the structure is mostly complete.  Left to do: complete tie back to existing building, metal roof panel installation, stone wrap installation, gutters and downspouts, electrical work.
    

Economic Development items:

Econ Devl – Commercial Properties (vacancies, new businesses, etc.):

• Façade project – Alan Fleischman church entry:  The flat work for this project is now complete.  Railing installation should take place during the month of July.  As you can see in the picture above, the Urban Renewal Agency replaced three full sidewalk panels per orders from the City Building Official due to settling and accumulated damage over the years.  This repair cost the URA less than $4,000 and corrects several issues with this section of pedestrian right-of-way, including the ADA trip hazard initially identified at the corner of the adjacent driveway apron (also replaced) and significant slope issues.  The installation of railings and handrails will complete this project.
• Façade project – Clackamas County’s Sandy Health Clinic:  This project is very near to completion but is currently experiencing delays due to the availability of some of the electrical infrastructure.  The project manager says that the contractor (Banlin Construction) is still experiencing delays with regard to the delivery of circuit boards for the HVAC & security systems and dental chairs.  Once these items arrive, a certificate of occupancy should follow closely behind.

Econ Devl – Internal Projects:

Downtown maintenance:

• AF Downtown Maintenance:  AntFarm Outdoor Programs Manager Neal Hatley and his downtown maintenance crew are almost complete with the first tranche of summer maintenance work, which has been mostly spot weeding (Museum, Sandy Family Dentistry, Sandy Bicycle, old La Bamba building, DQ, etc.), but has also included a few small planter strip overhauls at Barlow Trail Vet Clinic and 7 Eleven, and some detailed cleaning of the transit stop in front of Timberline Meats.
  
  We will send over our second tranche of work as soon as they complete the first, which will include some slightly more visible work including substantial weeding at the Smith Building (to support the planned development at that site), the Sandy Smoke Shop and the Sandy Public Library.  It will also include a complete overhaul of the landscaping at the Coin-op Car Wash and out in front of Brady’s Brats & Burgers, and the removal of some very old decorative railings that no longer connect to anything at the Edward Jones Building.

Econ Devl – Economic Development Advisory Board:

There was no Economic Development Advisory Board meeting in the month of June.  The next board meeting is currently scheduled for Wednesday, July 27^th at 6:30 PM.  The board will continue our “community conversation” with Elliot Weiss of CAI at that meeting and hopefully be presented with some of CAI’s initial work gathering current demographic information.  Stay tuned…

Econ Devl – Conferences/training:

There were no training opportunities for Economic Development in the month of June.