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Steering Committee Minutes <br />June 15, 1995 <br />Page <br />-Cited example of old clinic building at King and Main. Restaurant proposal was <br />dropped because of the parking restrictions and City was unwilling to <br />participate in providing parking. <br />Marls Glines <br />Offered the following comments: <br />- establish theme for downtown <br />- felt it would be expensive to renovate Johnson's building - 3 floors to be <br />utilized, possibly 3 users. Suggested putting old style windows back in, restoring <br />front and adding awnings. <br />- Was in favor of bringing community festival back downtown, utilize proposed <br />riverwalk. <br />- Need to activate downtown groups to come up with plan. Need to have <br />strong group of downtown merchants. <br />- Suggested crazy days for June or July. <br />- Riverwalk should be tied into the sidewalk along Main Street. <br />- Build replica of gazebo downtown, possibly near riverwalk <br />Chair Minton summarized recommendations made during the discussion as <br />follows: <br />1) Softening restrictions on parking and on building requirements <br />2) Establishing a theme for the downtown - 1890's - 1920's era <br />3) Residential combined with commercial in the downtown (neo- <br />traditionalism) <br />4) Study to determine "soundness" and historic value of buildings in the <br />downtown <br />5) Financial incentives to encourage redevelopment downtown <br />6) Restricting certain businesses to the downtown <br />7) Not allowing certain home occupations that would be better suited to a <br />downtown location <br />8) More community events held in the downtown <br />9) Activate downtown committees <br />Mary Eberley suggested that the Downtown Task Force be given the <br />recommendations made by the Steering Committee and request that they <br />respond. <br />Discussion followed regarding the proposal for a restaurant in the old clinic <br />building at King and Main. Bill Rubin explained that a request for proposals was <br />advertised and only one proposal was received. He explained the proposal for <br />a restaurant and issues related to parking. <br />MARLY GLINES MOVED THAT THE DOWNTOWN TASK FORCE BE EXPANDED TO <br />INCLUDE MORE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RIVERWALK <br />COMMITTEE, THE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION, AND THE HISTORICAL <br />SOCIETY, AND, THAT THIS TASK FORCE BE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF <br />ACTION TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE IN ONE MONTH. DICK HINKLE SECONDED <br />THE MOTION. <br />Chris Kreger requested that the list of recommendations from this meeting be <br />passed onto the Downtown Task Force for their review. He stated that it may be <br />