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Council tables downtown revitalization implementation contract, calls for work session
Summary
Council voted 4-3 to table a proposed $100,000 contract with Michael Baker International to move the 2023 downtown revitalization plan into an implementation phase, and directed staff to schedule a work session so the full council could review prior planning documents and provide input.
Council postponed action on a proposed professional‑services contract with Michael Baker International to implement strategies from the 2023 downtown revitalization plan and directed staff to hold a work session for full council discussion.
The $100,000 proposal would fund the next step of moving from plan recommendations to action — public meetings, more detailed strategy development and grant‑seeking support — but several council members said they wanted a full council briefing and more opportunity to review the plan attachments and previously developed master‑plan options before authorizing funds.
Council Member Nora McDaniel moved to table the item and request a dedicated work session; the motion passed 4-3. Opponents said they wanted the effort to move forward promptly because the downtown corridor has long been discussed for revitalization. Staff said the 2023 plan already outlined strategies and that this phase would focus on turning those ideas into implementable projects, including potential funding research.
Council instructed staff to schedule a work session and return with the item after full council review.
