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CRA debates future of east side, west side and urban core redevelopment boards; consultant review set
Summary
Board members discussed options for three redevelopment advisory boards, including whether to merge them, keep them as sunshine boards, or convert to working/community engagement groups. Several members and staff said the urban core board has not met for about two years; staff expects consultant recommendations in early February and a March CRA
Board member Breyer asked the Community Redevelopment Agency to reconsider how the east side, west side and urban core redevelopment boards should be structured, saying the urban core advisory board has not functioned for roughly two years and that residents in that area have lacked representation during the redevelopment-plan process.
"We've essentially not had an urban core board for 2 full solid years," Breyer said, arguing that the board's absence left a large portion of the CRA area without public representation during important planning work.
The discussion focused on several recurring options: keep the three boards as currently constituted (a sunshine board structure with open, noticed meetings), merge boards to ensure quorums and…
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