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City manager: interim agreement negotiations active; city‑hall footprint and parking‑deck orientation adjusted
Summary
City Manager Steven Carter told council the 30‑day pause is over and staff is negotiating an interim agreement for a city‑hall/parking‑deck project, proposing to shift city hall east, place the parking deck to the west, preserve mall access and pursue first‑floor public uses and outparcels.
City Manager Steven Carter updated council on the status of an interim agreement related to the city‑hall/parking‑deck project at the April 14 work session, saying the 30‑day restriction on signature has passed and staff is actively negotiating terms.
Carter said design tweaks under consideration include expanding the city‑hall footprint eastward, orienting the parking deck on the opposite side of the parcel, and preserving mall/ground‑level public access with potential first‑floor operational or retail space in the deck’s base. He said staff is exploring outparcel options and seeking to maintain a publicly accessible ground plane along High Street.
Carter offered no final terms and invited questions; council asked clarifying questions about preserving the mall connection and first‑floor public uses. Carter said the process is live and that staff will return with additional details as negotiations proceed.
The manager also summarized remaining agenda business for the evening — public hearings on the CDBG annual action plan and the budget, and 11 ordinances largely representing grants totaling about $2.74 million with a $155,000 city match — and recessed the work session for 10 minutes before reconvening the council meeting.
