Title
Direction on the Downtown Strategy Guiding Framework and Views for Analysis
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
On March 3, the Land Use & Environment Committee recommended staff and consultants move forward with analyzing five selected views, and allow the public to provide alternative suggestions for the remaining five (for a total of ten) views to be analyzed.
City Manager Recommendation:
Concur with the recommendation of the Land Use and Environment Committee, and direct staff and consultants to use the framework presented April 26 as a guide for continued efforts to form Olympia's Downtown Strategy, and to move forward with the recommended views for analysis.
Report
Issue:
Whether to move forward with the guiding framework for the Downtown Strategy, and views recommended for analysis
Staff Contact:
Amy Buckler, Senior Planner, Community Planning & Development, (360) 570-5847, abuckler@ci.olympia.wa.us
Presenter(s):
Amy Buckler, Senior Planner
John Owen, MAKERS Architecture and Urban Design, Downtown Strategy consultant
Background and Analysis:
On April 26, the City Council held a study session to review a draft guiding framework that has evolved out of the public process and technical analysis so far completed as to form a Downtown Strategy (attachment: Staff/MAKERS presentation). Please refer to the April 26 Council packet for additional information.
As discussed at the study session:
* A Downtown Market Analysis (attachment: Market Analysis) has been completed, and some highlights will be presented this evening. Greg Easton, economist from Property Counselors and member of the MAKERS consulting team, will provide a more in-depth overview and discussion with the Council's Economic Revitalization Committee (CERC) on May 16.
* MAKERS' scope of work calls for digital analysis of up to 10 views, including how they could be protected or enhanced and the tradeoffs to economic, housing and other goals. In ...
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