That Old "Downtown Vision Thing', The End of The Cycle > The Clock Is Ticking . . .To The Stop Button

"The city may get their vision done when the economy turns down and everyone will go away.  As a Board, we want to get people together to sit down and within a few days nail down a vision.  Another concern that this Board sees on many levels is the economic cycle. 

As things are taking longer, whether it is development agreements or getting through permitting or other issues, we see that clock ticking and that time is precious. 
We are not at the beginning of the cycle. . ."
-- Chair Ovando-Karadsheh understood that the market drives business, but why are people having that hesitation?  (Economic Development Advisory Board Meeting Minutes February 11, 2020 Page 6 of 9 )
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Councilmember Duff stated one of her objectives coming onto Council is creating that vision and inviting people to that vision. 
DMA is going through strategic planning and their vision.  The Downtown Transformation Office will be engaged and are waiting for the Census to be done. 

She has been working within those efforts to press forward to have a holistic vision as a city of who we are. 


If the city doesn’t do that, whoever will show up at our door and develop on our streets will define who we are.