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N0.91~ P.4i10 <br />Downtown Development Advisory saard Minutes <br />September 24, 1998 <br />Page 3 <br />Mr,1'ou~g asked about the index to construc~io~ start, Mr, Lodder explalned that it may not be <br />necessary; hawever, this amourlt wll! be used Xo make up the price dlfference between the time <br />of estimate and time of cQns#ruction. <br />Mr. Ha~rden suggested that the pev~lopment Saard hold a special mee~ing on ThursdaY, <br />Octobe~ 1, 1998, to revlew the staff recommendatian. The Soard concurred, <br />Continued discussion of this project ~ras held over for the October 1 specla! Soard meeting. <br />Downtown CruiSin~ . R1eytenant Deitz briafly discussed the recent reloGaxion of the "gut" and <br />increase in number of restaurants S~rving afcohol downtowrt, whlch has caused more evening <br />pedestria~ activity, These activftfes have become increasingly ~olsy and disturb the downtQwn <br />residents, Offlcer peitz said they haVe Increased the time bicycle afficers spend downtown, <br />focusing on Friday and Saturday eve~ings, He wanted the Board to knaw that the Pollce <br />Department is being proactive In minfmizing the trouble downtown, <br />Prolect Priorities -(y~, Russell dlsplayed a map showing the p~o~ects ide~tified in the 5-year CIP <br />and noted that the Cpurt Street underpass was npt identified but may be of inte~est to the <br />Board, He suggested that the Board spend their October 6th meeting p~loritizing the proj~cts to <br />around $25 millfon for the first c~t, <br />Mr. Hayden added th~t the accumulation of the p~operty for the conference center could <br />~ happen first, wlth the ac~ual constructlon of a canf~rence center and parKirl9 structure bein <br />undertaken with bond funds from a fut4~e levy, Mr. Russell said staff is working Wjth the 9 <br />Flnance pepartment ta determine what schedule could be anticipated if the Agency were ta use <br />a $eries of bond Issues, <br />Mr. Kelly informed the Soard and staff that the ~ridga Head Study will be recommending <br />changes to the no~th bound off-ramp from the Cen~er Street bridge and changes to the <br />Commercia~ and Marion intersection. He asked that these items be co~sidered during the <br />prioritizing discussl4n. <br />Chair Castic emphasized thafi #he need to complete the projects wlthln khree years may change <br />some of the priorities. Mr. Rlassall sajd staff ~esources rr~ay also dl~ect p~lorftf~s, and that it may <br />be necessary to increase staff In ord~r to manage the multiple projects under dlscussion. <br />S, AdJournmant <br />Chair Costic adjourned the meeting at 8:32 am. <br />P~eparBd by Julle Nadeau <br />~ <br />