Economic Vitality Committee Agenda and Packet 2023 12 15

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Economic Vitality Committee Meeting Minutes October 27, 2023 Page 2 of 3 The proposed Dark Sky Lighting ordinance was rejected by City Council during its October 2 hearing. Director Zuccaro noted that staff can bring the ordinance back to Council if directed to do so. Director Zuccaro stated that staff is currently working on energy code amendments. He added that some new issues have been recently identified around all -electric requirements which require research into case law and coordination with the City Attorney. Zuccaro shared that 6-month Downtown Vision Plan for Streetscapes and Public Spaces is just getting underway. The process will include public outreach and engagement with City Boards and Commissions. Director Zuccaro concluded his comments with updates on the LRC, including the 2023 Budget, a joint meeting with the DBA, and the new proposed Property Improvement Program. 7. Discussion/Direction — Business Forum Update: Director Zuccaro gave a recap of the previous discussion around the Business Forum and presented an overview of the survey that was created in order to collect feedback from the business community. The survey was distributed to the City's business email list, but has so far only received two responses. Director Zuccaro ran through the questions and the responses received so far and asked for feedback from the EVC. Of the eight responses collected, six were from downtown and one each from the CTC and the McCaslin Corridor. Director Zuccaro noted that staff will continue to push the survey out to the business community in hopes of receiving more feedback. Eric Lund, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce noted that the Chamber will plan to send the survey out to its mailing list. Chair Leh noted that how the City communicates with the business can be almost as important as what it communicated. He wondered how communications could potentially be reimagined in the future, or how the City could better engage with the business community on items like this. Public Comment from Eric Lund: Mr. Lund noted that the City can continue to rely on organizations like the Chamber and Downtown Business Association to help with communications. 8. Recent Articles: No comments. Agenda Packet P. 4