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Council directs staff to gather proposals for downtown redevelopment task force and consultant options
Summary
Council approved staff research into downtown redevelopment options and asked Joe Esch to collect RFQ responses, cost estimates, timelines, and historical information; no funding commitment was made.
At the Jan. 14 council meeting, Economic Development representative Joe Esch presented a downtown redevelopment concept and proposed creating a visioning task force. Esch described a possible six‑member task force — two DCN members, two downtown business owners and two council members — to guide long‑term downtown improvements without initiating immediate development. Council directed Esch to obtain information from qualified firms, including estimated costs and timelines; no contract or funding was approved.
Discussion emphasized creating gathering spaces, public art, wrapped traffic control boxes, landscaping and other early improvements to improve downtown image. Staff noted they would look for grant opportunities, including through Fort Bend County, and that any future engagement with consultants would come back to council with scope and cost estimates for approval.
