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Council reviews DDA cost-share renewal, agrees to allow pilot property negotiations
Summary
Council received a five-year DDA cost-share agreement that clarifies caps (including a $50,000 annual cap for specified maintenance) and adds a provision to negotiate a property‑by‑property service charge under a pilot ordinance; DDA has already approved the draft.
The council reviewed and discussed a renewed five-year cost-share agreement with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) that updates several caps for inflation and codifies shared responsibilities for street maintenance, signage and technology.
Staff said the agreement largely mirrors the prior arrangement but clarifies what the DDA will cover and caps some recurring maintenance (for example, park/landscape maintenance) at $50,000 annually for specified items. A new section references a pilot ordinance the council previously approved and gives the council and DDA the ability to negotiate an annual service charge on a property-by-property basis should a pilot project proceed.
Austin, who represents the DDA in the packet discussion, told council the DDA had approved the updated agreement and that both parties had negotiated on salary/fringe splits for a special projects manager; that position will be funded entirely by the DDA at present with a 90‑day re-open clause should circumstances change.
Councilors asked how and when a pilot property negotiation would take place; staff said once the council approves the cost-share agreement, staff could open negotiations with the DDA and a property owner on the first pilot project and return a formal agreement for council consideration at a subsequent meeting.
