The Dalles City Council, acting in its capacity as the Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Board, voted to recommend a nine-month extension for Rapoza Development to purchase the Recreation Building and the Blue Building in the Granada Block for a hotel development, but placed more financial requirements on the extension than what was recommended by its advisory committee. The extension plan that was approved by a 4-2 vote was put forward by Councilor Dan Spatz, and was based on an original agreement developed by a working committee he was a part of. It calls for Rapoza to pay a $10,000 non-refundable deposit upon signing the agreement and another $40,000 by December 31, for the company to pick up carrying costs, and submit a hotel franchise application by April 30, with $40,000 of the $50,000 deposit going toward the franchise fee and the fees surrounding term sheets to generate capital through the federal EB-5 program. The advisory committee had put forward a recommendation that required Rapoza to only provide a $10,000 deposit, but that was defeated by the board on 4-2 vote with only Bill Dick and Carolyn Wood supporting. The extension includes a direction to staff to prepare a request for proposal for the property should Rapoza not be able to meet the timelines. Tim McGlothlin joined Spatz, Dick, and Wood in approving the extension, while Linda Miller and Mayor Steve Lawrence voted against both proposals.