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Centerton staff cites $250,000 ULI grant for downtown study; commission asks for more details before committing support
Summary
City staff told the commission Centerton received a $250,000 ULI Small Cities grant for a downtown study and asked whether the A&P Commission would support participation; commissioners asked staff to provide more information on the grant source and scope before taking a position.
City staff told the Centerton Advertising & Promotion Commission that the city was awarded a $250,000 grant from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Small Cities program to fund a downtown planning study focused near the McDonald’s corridor and adjacent parkland.
Josie said the planning department secured the grant and that the study would help identify an area for future downtown development; she noted the city previously partnered around $60,000 on the comprehensive plan. Staff asked whether the A&P Commission wanted to support the study, noting the study could assist the city’s business attraction efforts.
Commissioners requested more information about the grant’s source and funding mechanism, since it is not a federal or state award, and asked staff to circulate details by email. Commissioners discussed that the downtown study could benefit from A&P support if it included marketing or business-attraction components but were reluctant to commit without documentation on scope and permitted uses of A&P funds.
No formal vote or commitment by the commission was recorded; staff said they would research the ULI funding source and follow up with additional information to the board.
Context: ULI (Urban Land Institute) chapter grants typically support planning and market-analysis work in local jurisdictions. The commission’s decision on whether to participate or contribute is pending receipt of grant documentation and scope details.
