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Council reviews goals, streetscape and parks updates; Riverside Drive pushed to 2028
Summary
City staff updated council on goals and capital projects: Safe Routes to School grant decision is expected soon, Nisbit Park amphitheater work and restroom renovations are underway, streetscape phase one is targeted for next year, and Riverside Drive construction is delayed to early 2028 after federal funding was not released.
City Manager Dave Kennedy and staff gave council a quarterly update on council goals and capital projects, emphasizing grant opportunities and construction timelines.
Kennedy said the Safe Routes to School travel-plan grant decision could come any day and that a successful award would position the city for significant sidewalk funding. He described progress at Nisbit Park—an amphitheater under construction and funding secured for walking-trail work and restroom renovations slated for this summer.
On the streetscape project along Broadway and Chestnut, Kennedy said the city "feels that the city is in the best position we have been in a long time to commence the streetscape next year, phase one," and that the Metropolitan Sewer District has committed to its portion of work. He said the city has applied to multiple funding sources including ARC and OPWC.
Staff also said the Riverside Drive project is paused after anticipated federal funds were not released; the advertised schedule has shifted from July 2027 to potentially early 2028. The PA PAS project is about 60% design complete; staff has sent funding request letters to state and federal legislators.
Kennedy noted zoning-code updates scheduled for a public hearing this week will include short-term rental language and possible income-stream adjustments. No final actions were taken—the report was informational and staff will return with items that require council decision as projects progress.
