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8.A. - Page 55 of 56 <br />Attachment E: Downtown Retail Work Program Initiatives Timeline <br />How Recommended Initiatives Fit <br />Proposed Priority Order of Initiatives Recommended in the <br />Into Existing or Anticipated Work <br />Downtown Retail Action Plan <br />Already Included in 2019-2020 <br />1. Develop a list of boutique tenants that are comprised <br />Economic Development Work <br />of independent retailers, entertainment, restaurants, <br />Program adopted by City Council <br />bars, and hotels that are located in other downtowns <br />May 6, 2019 <br />and are looking to expand locations. <br />2. Identify vacant parcels in the Downtown District that <br />Timeline: 2019-20 <br />are appropriate for hotels and actively promote them <br />to developers/brokers representing hotels. <br />Lead Staff: Economic Development <br />3. Develop a list of retail real estate brokers and relevant <br />links to databases that provide information about <br />available spaces and vacancies in the Downtown and <br />City. <br />4. Identify a list of anchor businesses that may be a fit for <br />larger spaces in the Downtown. These anchor <br />businesses draw patrons on a regular basis and <br />support in-line boutique stores. <br />5. Schedule semi-annual meetings of organizations and <br />groups involved in Downtown events and programs to <br />coordinate efforts to implement the Downtown Retail <br />Plan. <br />6. Update retail market information on a timely basis. <br />7. Identify and implement best practices used by <br />comparable downtowns for attracting, retaining, and <br />strengthening retail. <br />Review in Conjunction with a <br />1. Expand parking availability. <br />Downtown Parking Report <br />2. Continue to maintain two-hour parking on Broadway <br />and consider expanding two-hour parking to Main <br />Timeline: Early 2020 <br />Street. <br />3. Add electric vehicle parking charging stations in the <br />Lead Staff: Economic Development, <br />Downtown to enable drivers of electric vehicles who <br />Community Development and <br />are visiting to enjoy Downtown with the assurance <br />Transportation <br />they can charge their cars. <br />Explore as Part of a Community <br />1. Study potentially expanding the area in the Downtown <br />Visioning Process for the <br />District that requires active ground floor uses beyond <br />Downtown/City core <br />those designated in the Precise Plan. <br />2. Create an active community of visitors, workers and <br />Timeline: In the next 24 to 36 <br />residents in the downtown core via a balanced <br />months <br />approach of new housing, retail and office. <br />3. Ensure that retail space in new mixed projects is <br />Lead Staff: Economic Development, <br />appropriately designed to meet the needs of retail <br />Community Development and <br />tenants. <br />Transportation <br />4. Consider limiting new banks on key corner spaces. <br />5. Consider dealing with retail uses on ground floor <br />spaces of historic buildings on a case-by-case basis. <br />275 <br />