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<br />Councilman Leary <br /> <br />Gentleman in the Audience <br />Financing Through a Mill Levy <br /> <br />Kirk Badger <br /> <br />Woman in the Audience <br /> <br />)m Thompson, LDC <br /> <br />10/18/83 <br /> <br />Page -3- <br /> <br />Slides were shown how other cities, i.e. <br />Ft. Collins, Boulder, and Loveland had <br />used the various concepts in their downtowns. <br />Ms. Kasza stated that she would like inpmut <br />from all the downtown merchants, as well <br />as council and planning commission comments, <br />suggested that notes be made on the preliminary <br />plan and brought back to her The planning <br />staff of the plan wished to contact groups <br />of 4-5 people who would be impacted by it <br />and hopefully within the next few months be <br />able to have contacted everyone involved and <br />receive their comments. <br /> <br />Inquired if the residents on Main St. would <br />be contacted as well to get their feeling <br />on the plan. Ms. Kasza advised that they would <br />be. Mr. Leary commented he felt that the park- <br />ing plan could be flexible so as to minimize <br />displacing residential areas, etc. <br /> <br />Inquired if there would be any assurance if <br />the downtown development was financed through <br />a mill levy that it would be withdrawn when <br />the plan is completed. <br />Attorney Rautenstraus advised that it would <br />depend on how the ballot issue was worded. <br />would depend totally on the type financing <br />that was attempted; or could possibly be <br />a development group with the downtown area. <br />It could be a mill levy or sales tax finan- <br />clng. <br /> <br />Inquired what the $200,000.00 for downtown <br />development in the City's 1984 budget was <br />for. Mayor Meier advised that it was his <br />understanding the main improvement would be <br />for parking for the downtown area. <br /> <br />Suggested as a Main Street resident that <br />some time be set aside for a public meeting <br />and they be notified by a letter or through <br />the newspaper so that they could come and <br />voice their opinions and comment at an in- <br />formal session. <br />Ms. Kasza and Planner Lanternman stated that <br />they would schedule a number of workshops <br />to get input from everyone involved. <br /> <br />Wished to thank Ms. Kasza and Mr. Lanternman <br />for the excellent presentation and as a <br />