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Livingston URA approves participation, authorizes marketing expenses for April downtown partners meeting
Summary
The Livingston Urban Renewal Agency approved participating in an April 8 downtown partners meeting and authorized reasonable marketing expenditures from its marketing budget to cover space rental, refreshments and printed collateral; board members were asked to confirm attendance by April 4.
The Livingston Urban Renewal Agency voted to participate as an organization in a downtown partners meeting on April 8, 2025, and authorized reasonable marketing expenditures from the URA marketing budget to cover rental, refreshments and printed materials.
Vice Chair Lisa Garcia and Board members described the event — a joint meeting of downtown organizations intended to clarify roles and share grant and outreach opportunities. Garcia said the meeting will include five‑minute presentations and a question‑and‑answer period so each organization can explain its priorities and services. ‘‘We’re cross charging $60 for the space, so $30 of that would be for us to contribute,’’ Garcia said, describing a shared rental cost and plans for refreshments and roughly 10–15 flyers plus URA collateral.
The board discussed whether attendance by multiple board members or invited boards would create a quorum requiring public notice. Staff and board members repeated that if three or more members of an invited body will attend, the event must be noticed as a public meeting and recorded. Board chair Allison Vicenzi asked members to notify staff whether they planned to attend by April 4 so staff could determine whether to post notice and arrange recording.
On a motion to approve official URA participation in the event and to authorize reasonable marketing expenditures from the URA marketing budget (rent, refreshments, flyers and a one‑page URA handout), the board voted unanimously in favor.
Board members and public commenters also asked for printed takeaways summarizing each group’s priorities and encouraged follow‑up quarterly meetings of downtown business and building owners to improve coordination. The board agreed to pursue those follow‑up steps as part of outreach work going forward.
