Mesa City Council Study Session 11 Oct 2018

Let's give it a good-go to see your elected government and salaried city officials doing their jobs in yet another public meeting where very few members of the public - YOU - probably have no idea what they are doing.
For instance:  four guys in the opening image. Who? What?
You probably live in one of the RDAs they are talking about. You, or your block or your neighborhood might be impacted or affected by what might happen when members of the City Council listen and discuss the presentation, and toss it all around at another study session.
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Here's the published agenda from Council, Committee and Board Research Center 
What you don't see on the agended legislation is Item 7-a about some tentative plans for that troubled Mesa Royale Trailer Park at 644 W Main Street. Planning Director John Wesley makes a presentation that doesn't quite look or sound complete with still a lot of details to deal with.

Meeting Name:

City Council Study Session

Agenda status:

Final

Meeting date/time:

10/11/2018 7:30 AM

Minutes status:

Draft

Meeting location:

Council Chambers - Lower Level

Published agenda:

Agenda

Published minutes:

Not available

Meeting video:

Not available

Attachments:

• Meeting Items (7)

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File # Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details 18-1156 2-a Presentation Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the East and West Redevelopment Area Plans.     Not available 18-1176 2-b Presentation Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on resources to support Mesa’s historic preservation activities.     Not available 18-1178 2-c Presentation Hear a presentation, discuss, and take action on the City’s next steps in preparation for the United States 2020 Census, including the creation of a 2020 Census Task Force and appointing members to the Task Force.     Not available 18-1170 3-a Minutes Museum and Cultural Advisory Board meeting held on July 26, 2018.     Not available 18-1199 3-b Minutes Economic Development Advisory Board meeting held on September 4, 2018.     Not available 18-1184 3-c Minutes Historic Preservation Board regular meeting held on September 4, 2018 and work session held on September 18, 2018.     Not available 18-1206 3-d Minutes Housing and Community Development Advisory Board meeting held on September 6, 2018.     Not available

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Upload of the Study Session - about 70 minutes 01:10:24
D4 Councilmember Chris Glover is excused

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 In a nutshell, ReDevelopment Areas are defined sectors throughout the city targeted to encourage and promote economic development in 'blighted areas' that qualified when the city invited Zion Public Finance Bank to train employees in Mesa's Office of Economic Development, hiring on Sarah Sorenson, who has since left on maternity leave. There was first one RDA, the Southwest RDA, that has been expanded to other RDAs.
LINK TO MORE INFORMATION > https://www.selectmesa.com/ 
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Redevelopment Areas – Mesa Arizona Community Report

communityreport.mesa11.com/?portofolio=redevelopment-areas-and-central...
Southwest RDA. Council adopted the Southwest Redevelopment Plan last fall. Staff is working on drafting an implementation plan for further review to determine

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East Redevelopment Area | City of Mesa

https://www.mesaaz.gov/business/economic-development/incentives...area/east-rda 

 

Southwest Redevelopment Area | City of Mesa

www.mesaaz.gov/business/economic-development/incentives...area/southwest-rda
Southwest RDA map. Latest Updates: ... Business District. Southwest RDA Determination of Blight Executive Summary ... 1010 W. Grove Ave, Mesa, AZ 85210.
 

Town Center Redevelopment Area | City of Mesa

https://www.mesaaz.gov/business/economic-development/...area/town-center-rda
Town Center RDA ... The Mesa Town Center Redevelopment Plan was adopted by City Council in March 1999 and is still active. The major
 

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