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The economic analysis proved this to be a better deal for the City. <br /> <br /> 56. The consultant should be working with the Downtown Task Force. <br /> <br /> There is a consultant working with the task force and the group is quite knowledgeable <br /> of activities in many other cities. <br /> <br /> 57. Is the City aware of the C/CAG guidelines? <br /> Yes <br /> <br /> 58. Concerns about traffic gridlock and parking. <br /> Again, those concerns have been addressed previously. <br /> <br /> 59. What is the size of the retail stores? <br /> <br /> There will be 80,000 square feet of retail broken down into two anchor tenants. The <br /> estimate is 25,000 square feet each for the two anchors, a series of smaller shops and <br /> three restaurants. <br /> <br /> 60. lssues of safety in downtown. <br /> <br /> Thc Police Chiel~has addressed safety issues. <br /> <br /> 61. A request to not close Winslow was made. <br /> <br /> The closure is still up for debate and to be discussed later. <br /> <br /> 62. The proposal was made that the City could sell the garage site to the developer <br /> and not operate it. <br /> <br /> The analysis has shown that the City would like to own and operate the garage so that <br /> it is a public garage for all. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Garcia stated that even though the theatre would contain 4,200 seats there <br /> would average between 1,500-1,800 people at any given time. <br /> <br /> City Manager Everett stated that maximum blockbuster success in the industry is 60% or <br /> 2,500 seats occupied. <br /> <br />JOINT ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 8, 2001 <br />MINUTES PAGE 22 <br /> MINUTES Book No.58 <br /> Page NO. 318 <br /> <br /> <br />