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Revitalization Commission Minutes April 17, 2024 Page 2 of 9 Approval of March 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes: Commissioner Tofte made a motion to approve the minutes. Commissioner Harald seconded. Approved. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda: None Commissioner Comments on Items not on the agenda: None Business Matters of Commission: 2023 Budget Carry -Forwards Approvals The Economic Vitality Manager presented budget carry forwards which are proposed to be presented to City Council for adoption on May 7. Budget carry forwards are to carry funding forward from FY 2023 to FY 2024 as part of the first 2024 City Budget Amendment. The carry - forward items include the ongoing Downtown Vision Plan project and ongoing projects for electrical charging stations and other items. Staff recommends approving these carry forwards to be brought to Council on May 7 for adoption as part of the first 2024 Budget Amendment. Commissioner Comments: There was a discussion on the status of the undergrounding project. The Director of Finance commented that this line item is part of a larger undergrounding project which will have been paid by the city and the money needs to be carried forward to be transferred out of the URA account to cover the costs already incurred by the city. There was a discussion around the specific line items in the budget amendment carry forward proposal. Commissioner Harald made a motion to approve the 2024 budget amendment and adjustments to the 2024 URA budget. Commissioner Williams seconded. Roll call vote: unanimously approved. Public Comment: none Downtown Vision Plan Discussion The EV Manager introduced the Downtown Vision Plan discussion. She shared comments received by the public during outreach. The Director of Community Development noted that we are still taking comments on possible options in order to narrow it down to a preferred plan. This will help with implementation taking a shorter amount of time based on an affordable budget and schedule. Once preferred designs are identified, staff will be able to work with MIG to determine a high-level cost estimate. He also noted that, with all the public input, we've received a lot of positive response so long as the parking issues are addressed. Matt Shawaker and Jonathan Knight with MIG presented an update on the downtown vision plan. They noted that public comments have increased with an emphasis on Steinbaugh and Front Street.