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Commission notified of North Heights Phase I geology grant; multiple public meetings planned
Summary
Staff reported confirmation that a geology grant for North Heights Phase I is imminent; the commission said finance will carry funds over and commissioners were told two phases will run nearly in parallel with required neighborhood meetings over the next 1–2 years.
The Historic Preservation Commission was told Sept. 16 that a geology grant for North Heights Phase I has been confirmed and that finance staff are arranging to carry budget authority into the next fiscal period. Thomas Walters described the scheduling plan: two grant-funded phases will largely run in parallel (the second beginning before the first fully closes), and the project will include a minimum number of public meetings required by the grant process.
Walters said the project team has already held at least one neighborhood meeting and that additional mandatory meetings tied to findings will be scheduled; commissioners were warned the neighborhood may experience “meeting exhaustion” because multiple surveys and meetings are required over the next 18–24 months.
Commissioners asked about how the neighborhood and any relevant boards would be notified; Walters said the project team has begun outreach and will keep the commission informed. No formal action or appropriation was recorded; the announcement served to inform the commission and request continued agenda follow-up as the project proceeds.
