called Noble Division and they are in the process of building a 40-unit village
for teachers at Harrison School District 2 per their request after visiting the
Fusion Village. Ms. Jensen said their mission is the Elevate Village and they
will use the Noble Village to financially prep the Elevate Villages.
She said the
Elevate Villages will support adults between the ages of 18 and 25 and come
to them from care referral providers within the City. Ms. Jensen said all of their
residents are background checked.
She said Prospect Village will be almost
identical to Working Fusion and the programming services will be extremely
consistent and the only difference is they are moving to a modular building
since they now own the land. Ms. Jensen said the house and garage that are
currently on the property will be used for community services and storage
space. She said the homes are fully furnished. They will also provide therapy,
life skills curriculum and living wage career.
Ms. Jensen said community is
incredibly important for helping people transition out of the cycle of poverty and
that is why they are keeping the density to 18 units.
Mr. Olson presented images showing Prospect Village and the proposed
zoning map amendments. He also shared their ideas of the proposed zoning
and why it meets their needs.
house is and how it will be utilized. He said they want their residents to feel
together for a community aspect. Mr. Olson said most of their clients will not
Mr. Olson showed an image of the existing
have cars and some parking spaces will be provided, however, that is why they
asked for reduced parking. He said there are gates for the Fire Department for
access. Mr. Olson showed several other images of the property.
Commissioner Questions
Commissioner Hensler asked what the ratio of cars to residents at the other
project.
Ms. Jensen said less than 50%, however a goal is to have the
residents obtain their driver’s licenses. before they leave as that is considered
a life skill but does not equate to them buying a car because due to financial
restrictions. Ms. Jensen said there are two staff members every week are they
are not always there at the times time and parking has never been an issue,
unless there is a Switchbacks games, however they now have parking permits.
Mr. Olson said they have six parking spaces along Prospect Street and eight
spaces in the parking lot.
Ms. Jensen said the pictures provided show the houses as white, however
there will be color that will blend with the neighborhood. Mr. Olson said there
are murals along the alley and gardens on the properties.
Chair Slattery asked in the original Mill Street location how much square
footage per home was there and how does it compare to the new location. Ms.
Jensen said the homes are about 60 feet larger.
Chair Slattery asked what the setback is now where the home is sited.
Mr.
Olson said they are asking for a development standards adjustment it terms of
the setback. Chair Slattery asked if the existing lot configurations on the north