OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA

Tuesday October 14, 2014

12:30 P.M.

INVOCATION - Council Member Carter

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Carter

ROLL CALL

TOPIC:

2014-560 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,595,723.00 FROM THE DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND TO PAY FOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITES CONTAINED IN THE "BID PLAN", AS INITIATED BY B.T. 14-097; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS FROM YEAR TO YEAR UNTIL SUCH FUNDS ARE EXPENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BID PLAN; PURPOSE; ADOPTING THE DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY ("DIA") BUSINESS INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN ("BID PLAN") PURSUANT TO SECTION 55.308(5), ORDINANCE CODE, WHICH INCLUDES (1) AN UPDATE OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA ("CRA") PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN CONSISTING OF THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND THE DOWNTOWN NORTHBANK COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA, AND (2) A BUSINESS INVESTMENT PLAN; REQUIRING ALL DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN TO BE COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE BID PLAN; PROVIDING THE BID PLAN SUPERSEDE THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN ESTABLISHED VIA ORDINANCE 2000-321-E; DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE DIA TO INTERPRET THE BID PLAN; DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE DIA TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES CONTAINED IN THE BID PLAN; PROVIDING FOR LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION; AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL AUDITOR'S AND GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE TO MAKE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO BID PLAN

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