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<br />The economic analysis proved this to be a better deal for the City. <br />56. The consultant should be working with the Downtown Task Force. <br />There is a consultant working with the task force and the group is quite knowledgeable <br />of activities in many other cities. <br />57. Is the City aware of the C/CAG guidelines? <br />Yes <br />58. Concerns about traffic gridlock and parking. <br />Again, those concerns have been addressed previously. <br />59. What is the size of the retail stores? <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 />60. Issues ofsafety in downtown. <br />The Police Chief has addressed safety issues. <br />61. A request to not close Winslow was made. <br />The closure is still up for debate and to be discussed later. <br />62. The proposal was made that the City could sell the garage site to the developer <br />and not operate it. <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 />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 />City Manager Everett stated that maximum blockbuster success in the industry is 60% or <br />2,500 seats occupied. <br />JOINT ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 8, 2001 <br />MINUTES PAGE 22 <br />MINUTES Book No.58 <br />Page NO. 318 <br />