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Yukon trustees approve drafting RFQ for downtown master plan to guide redevelopment
Summary
Trustees authorized staff to draft an RFQ for a 5–10 year downtown master plan to define corridors, identify funding pathways and set community engagement tactics; staff said the plan will not require involuntary takings of property.
Trustees on March 3 authorized staff to draft a request for qualifications (RFQ) to produce a downtown master plan that will guide development and activation in Yukon’s downtown core. The RFQ — which staff will route through the city clerk’s office and present to the YDA before posting to council — is intended to define downtown identity, map four corridors (retail, entertainment, etc.), and tie the plan into parks and broader capital plans.
Trustee Jeff Wooten said the plan will involve Yukon, Yukon 66 Main Street Association and the Yukon Chamber of Commerce and serve as a five‑ to 10‑year roadmap that addresses easements, potential public‑private partnerships and funding strategies. Staff said community engagement and strategies for working with current downtown property owners would be spelled out in the RFQ and subsequent plan; staff emphasized the plan is a “what‑if” design and that no property will be taken involuntarily as part of the process.
Trustees discussed examples pitched by developers, including concepts for a boutique hotel, vertical mixed‑use development and a permanent farmers market on candidate sites. Staff said the RFQ will also consider how the city or a master developer could work with owners to activate underused buildings.
Next steps: staff will finish the RFQ, circulate it through the clerk’s office and present it to YDA before posting to council. Trustees asked that the item return with updates in a future YDA meeting.
