City staff reported multi-year process improvements to development review, Amanda permitting upgrades and team-based case management; metrics show 93% on-time performance overall, civil plan sets down 41% while new commercial permits rose 127% year-over-year for the six-month look.

Council approved a development agreement with MI Homes to build 185 single-family attached homes at Ogden Ave. & 75th St.; staff said fee waivers total about $2,000–$2,300 per unit and council members discussed the effective taxpayer subsidy (roughly $400,000).

Petitioner requested a two-week hold on items 26-0334 and 26-0335; Assistant Corporation Counsel Patrick Collins said the development agreement is nearly finalized but negotiations remain on TIF, timing and coordination with state transportation agencies because the site is near a county line.

City Council discusses a new urban renewal plan to enhance Colfax Avenue development opportunities.