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Downtown Library Subcommittee Meeting 9/17/19
September 17th, 2019
Stakeholder Attendees:
Coastal Watershed Council, Campaign for Sensible Transportation, Downtown Commons Advocates, Santa Cruz County Chamber, Santa Cruz County Business Council, Downtown Management Corporation, and Downtown Forward
Meeting Overview – Audio recording of the meeting is here
The subcommittee first heard presentations from Brad Segal (Powerpoint & Video) from Progressive Urban Management Associates (PUMA), Chuck Depew (video) from the National Development Council (NDC), and staff: Bonnie Lipscomb (Economic Development Director) and Lee Butler (Planning and Community Development Director).
The Subcommittee next engaged with Stakeholder groups. The first question was "what is your vision for Downtown?".
As part of the evening, the Subcommittee conducted a poll of the stakeholders – asking them whether they agreed or disagreed with following statements.
| Questions | Disagree | Agree |
| We should use existing plan (like the DT Plan) to inform the future of Downtown | 1 | 7 |
| Supporting retailers and businesses in our downtown should be a top priority | 7 | |
| We should build as much housing as we can in the downtown | 1 | 8 |
| Downtown Should be an economic hub with the majority of businesses and jobs in the City | 8 | |
| Our downtown should cater more to tourists | 7 | |
| There should be a defines civic center area in our downtown | 6 | |
| Our downtown should cater more to families and children | 8 | |
| We should prioritize better connections to the beach and river areas | 8 | |
| We should prioritize supporting downtown employees | 8 |