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Revitalization Commission Minutes November 20, 2024 Page6of7 respond as well. Mayor Leh commented that he feels the LRC should be very much involved in the project. The Attorney to the LRC commented that the discussion is far afield of the agenda item and asked the commission to return to the agenda item to identify priorities for 2025. The Director of Community Development commented that staff is in discussions around the best way to include all the stakeholders in the process in an appropriate way. Chair Adler summarized that the Vision Plan is a top priority for the LRC and commented that the LRC's continued involvement in the project is important. Chair Adler's priorities are the Vision Plan and ensuring that the LRC is engaged in the project, existing LRC programs, and engaging with other areas within the URA such as the Coal Creek, Christopher Plaza and the King Soopers shopping center areas. She added that addressing vacancies in the URA and continued partnership with Trestle Strategies to get ideas of how to build public/private partnerships to revitalize the URA is also important. Commissioner Lipton asked if the commission should also focus on collaborating more effectively with EVC and other interest groups. The EV Manager commented that the priorities mentioned today won't be the only items on the work plan. This feedback will help staff prioritize the 2025 work plan. Commissioner Tofte commented that he thinks we will receive requests from Coal Creek and Delo East in 2025. He added that, the economic vitality of downtown important; however, the areas of Delo East and Coal Creek Village have much more apparent blight than downtown. He also commented that the original focus of the LRC was Delo, and it needs to be completed and built out in a proper way in addition to the Highway 42 and 95th street areas. He feels the LRC has been very downtown centric for five years, and the commission can't forget about the other areas in the URA. Public Comment: None. Reports of Commission: Staff Updates The Economic Vitality Manager noted that the staff updates were provided in the meeting packet and asked the Commission if they had any questions. She noted that Commissioners may reach out to her with any questions. The Economic Vitality Manager commented that the Retreat went very well, and a summary will be sent to the commission today. Commissioner Comments: Commissioner Lipton asked what the follow up to the EV Retreat will be. The EV Manager responded that it's intended to have a retreat each year and to include gap identified in the appropriate work plans. Downtown Business Association Updates: