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CRA: Center for Arts and Innovation submitted landlord plans; city provided comments and joint approval next step
Summary
CRA staff reported the Center for Arts and Innovation submitted landlord plans in April; the city returned comments within 30 days and the applicant is responding. Mr. Brown said the landlord‑plans process must be finished within six months from April and the CRA and city council will jointly review approvals.
Mister Brown told the CRA the Center for Arts and Innovation submitted landlord plans in April and that under the agreement the city provided comments within 30 days. "They are presently working on responding to those comments," he said, adding the city and CRA are working with the applicant on reviews and that the plans will later come before the CRA and the city council jointly for approval.
Mr. Brown said there is a deadline to complete the landlord‑plans process "six months from April," and described staff coordination and plan review as the next steps. Chair Nattlis added that the project continues to move along the agreed timeline and thanked staff for their work.
The meeting also included a brief discussion of shorter‑timeline quick‑build projects downtown. Chair Nattlis said she recently met with Mr. Brown, Ms. Gibson, Ruby Riley and others to discuss quick‑build ideas, Mizer Park updates, and coordination with private partners (including Brookfield) on a coordinated paint/color scheme for metalwork; a public art coordinator will present ideas by September.
Why it matters: The Center for Arts and Innovation is a downtown capital project that must clear landlord‑plan review and joint CRA/city approvals before construction can proceed; the six‑month review timeline sets a schedule for next approvals.
Next steps: The applicant will respond to city comments and staff expect a joint CRA/city council review and possible approval to proceed at a later date; no vote or ordinance occurred at this meeting.
