Committee postpones 1508 Delaware Ave facade request over unclear estimates and AI renderings

Staff described the 1508 Delaware Avenue proposal as a convenience-store improvement including lighting, exterior paint, landscaping and irrigation. Members repeatedly flagged that some submitted images were AI-generated and did not match the written application; one member asked, "Does resealing and restriping count as facade renovation?" and staff clarified that "seal coating would not, but painting would count."

Committee members challenged whether the submitted $57,000 estimate included ineligible items such as soffits and gutters. Staff noted those items were not eligible for the facade grant and recommended requesting revised estimates excluding them. A motion to deny for lack of supporting documentation was introduced but the committee instead voted to postpone and ask the applicant for revised, itemized estimates for eligible work within 30 days (staff suggested 60 days as a reasonable window). The motion to postpone passed by voice vote.