Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Campus Redevelopment topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council hears update on downtown campus partnership; residents press for tennis courts, shuttle fixes
Summary
Staff outlined timelines, public charrettes and deadlines for the Terra/Frisbie downtown campus interim master plan and city hall swing‑space analysis. Residents and councilmembers pressed for clarity on tennis facilities, transit fees and shuttle service; a petition to save clay courts was presented.
City staff provided a multi‑part update on the proposed downtown campus partnership and related city facilities planning at the April 7 workshop, and residents pressed for clarity on tennis facilities and local transit services.
Deputy City Manager Andrew Lukasick and staff described plans for two short public design charrettes (one weekday evening and one weekend afternoon) to inform Terra/Frisbie’s interim master plan, noting a May 12 deadline for the plan’s submission. Staff said they will schedule an introductory meeting between the Terra/Frisbie team, their consultants, the Alta Group, Jeff Speck’s team and extended city staff to form work groups. Key technical studies — surveys, geotechnical, utilities and mobility analyses — were described with staggered deadlines through late May and early August. Lukasick said the city seeks an October 31 target for a partnership agreement.
Staff also reported parallel work on city hall options: requests for proposals have been issued to four property owners for lease/purchase cost estimates and CBRE is assisting with a space‑needs analysis due in mid‑May. That analysis will inform decisions about swing space, long‑term operations and potential capital needs.
Public commenters raised several concerns. Tennis advocates presented petitions: resident Judy Morrill said she had gathered 384 signatures supporting retention of 10 clay tennis courts and green space. Residents asked to see the city’s outreach materials and any evidence that tennis facilities had sufficient community support to be removed. Jonathan Anjean and others raised questions about how development fees and transit fees flow to redevelopment financing and whether some developers were not being asked to pay equivalent transit fees.
Councilmembers asked staff to accelerate opportunities for public input and to provide interim decision points at council meetings in June and beyond. Staff said they are working to ensure collaborative work groups and early sharing of preliminary technical findings rather than waiting for final reports.
No final approvals were taken at the workshop; staff said they would return with schedules for charrettes, the introductory meeting and the city hall space analysis.
