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Council sets schedule for government campus developer presentations and public open house
Summary
The council scheduled proposer presentations and a CRA/workshop format for the government campus redevelopment, directed staff and CBRE to hold an informational open house in mid‑February, and discussed how to structure public engagement on the downtown campus option.
City staff and the council agreed on a presentation schedule for the government campus redevelopment opportunity, with a CRA meeting at 11:30 a.m. and a workshop to begin at 12:30 p.m. on the day of proposer presentations. City Manager George Brown told council members the plan is to start with the CRA, take a break for lunch, then reconvene for CBRE’s presentation and proposer presentations that afternoon.
A CBRE representative told council members that proposers have been notified and that an open house is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 18 or Feb. 19 at the Studio at Meisner Park to help the public understand proposals and next steps. "Letters went out to the proposers today," the CBRE representative said, and staff said they would follow up to compare proposer methodologies and values so council can better evaluate options.
Council members and staff discussed public participation logistics. Staff said the open houses are intended primarily as public‑education events run by staff and CBRE, not opportunities for a formal council presence that could create a quorum; the goal is to give the public access to information and to collect feedback via a myBoca feedback form.
Several council members recommended limiting general public requests on the presentation day and making clear on the website that the day is scheduled for proposer presentations. Staff agreed to post the plan online and to make a frequently asked questions page and other materials available to residents prior to the open house.
What happens next: proposers will present on the scheduled day; staff will compile questions and a FAQ; open house logistics will be finalized and announced. The council asked staff to make public information available in advance so residents who cannot attend can still review materials and comment.
Key supporting details recorded on the record: the CRA meeting and workshop timing (11:30 a.m. CRA; 12:30 p.m. workshop), tentative open house dates (Feb. 18 or 19), and staff follow‑up meetings between CBRE and proposers to compare approach and values.
