1974/03/13 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

1:1 '(k March 13,1974 • The Regularthe 1 p.m thea tubers with President Aldcroft preeid- ing andeal COunCilmen in attendance. president was to • bring the Council t and purpose .input meeting o gni i and citizens C the Central Business District re- Vitalization program., Joe I(ozlvki the Community Development o represent- ing the SteeringCommittee,,a presented an outline for tth avarious concepts of theCBD plan. Plan A would bee ompleteleapedestrian- oriented place with no vehicular traffic fromPacifico the high school. All east and west streets would be open. Plan B would be a serpentine-type a allowing two lanes oftraffic with side- walks widened to use up the balance of the traffic lanae now be- ing used. Pan C would be very little change in the area with the caption of landscaping,pedestrian lighting and a little widen- ing at the end of each.block. Representatives of Architects,..1110., who explained how they have arrived atthe process of designing these plans,told the Council members they need a decision within record days on which con PcaepptAthey should proceed. They went an Joe oslovoki Said the Planning Commission had met and reviewed these plans and went on record that there should be a major revitalization ini a downtown area,but they would make a formal recommendation at their meeting of March 19,1974. Mary development ofee President t a boulevard the Parkplan aand ad a downoardtowncpark,b the t made planec no recommendations on behalf of the Park Board asptoany uspecial Richard Wendt,chairman ef the Ad-tloc Committee to examine cul- tural,historical and civic needs of Everett,said their commit- tee felt that Pan A was the beat. Sohn Galt,chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the al- most ¢vitalization,toldthe Council the comnitteewa only divided o a which plan should be adopted,but that the c mmittee does have strong feelings that whatever concept is adapted,it should be carried o throughout t whole Central BusinessDistrict rather than just on a few streets. LeroMiller,assistant to the president of the Bon Marche,and Al Xissler,m Lestore,both spoke against the mall concept,saying vtheeyhad botthhhadvery.unhappy exper- ee in the past with a 11 and that business declined in this type of atmosphere. - Mayer Anderson said h ended to the Council increasing ther a been a unity Develipmo y gthat more tea meneyccould be s t ontthe tCPO,and' also Jim Bloom,manaer.of J. 11;Bill Dobler,owner...Chaffee's; the Down Association; Gill; fram,Ate.cvne Advisory Committee;and P beck,S he gnohmmish County council,allurgedaction o type of revitalization, either Plan A,Plan D, r possibly an combination of both. •