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MINUTES <br />DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD <br />THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1998 <br />ROOM 305 CONFERENCE ROOM, 7:00 A.M. <br />Members Present <br />Alan Costic <br />John Etliott <br />Terry Kelly <br />Dennis Young <br />Elaine Young <br />Mike Jones <br />Bill Dorney <br />Greg Astley <br />Members Absent <br />Mike Riddle <br />Gerry Bartz <br />Bob Moore <br />Staff Present <br />Dick Hayden <br />Jeff Datwyler <br />Dan Riordan <br />John Russell <br />Julie Nadeau <br />Guests Present <br />Leonard Lodder <br />John Whittington <br />Randy Curtis <br />Dan Peckenpaugh <br />Lieutenant Dan Deitz <br />1. Call to Order <br />Chair Costic called the meeting to order at 7:06 am noting a quorum was present. <br />2. Approval of Minutes <br />Mr. Jones MADE A MOTION, seconded by Mr. Young, to approve the September 10, 1998, <br />meeting minutes as read. The MOTION CARRIED unanimously. <br />3. Appearance of Interested Citizens <br />Chair Costic invited those in attendance to address the Board on matters other than those <br />~ items appearing on the agenda. There was no response from those in attendance. <br />4. Items for Board Discussion <br />Courthouse Square - Chair Costic declared a conflict of interest and said he would abstain from <br />voting regarding the Courthouse Square project. He also noted he would limit any participation <br />in the discussions. <br />Mr. Hayden explained that staff did not have time to prepare a recommendation after receiving <br />the cost estimate and proposal from Marion County. He advised that he would have a staff <br />report to present at the next Board meeting regarding the policy issues involved with-City <br />participation. <br />Mr. Curtis reminded the Board that the project will include two phases; phase.one will be the <br />Marion County/Transit District portion, and phase two will be the private development on the <br />north pad area. An RFP for the private development is being prepared. The development team <br />have proposed that the entire balance of streetscape funds be authorized even though the <br />private development may be delayed up to one year. The current request for funds is <br />$1,996,000; however, Mr. Curtis noted that contingencies were built into that figure and they <br />hope the project will be completed under budget. <br />Mr. Curtis stated that the development team has followed the Core Area Master Plan process <br />and that the project was designed to fit the design guidefines proposed in the Plan. <br />