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Stakeholder Group Meetings
April 5th, 2021 Meeting
View video of the meeting here.
Stakeholder Group Attendees:
- Downtown Commons Advocates: John Hall & Judi Grunstra
- Santa Cruz Farmer's Markets: Nesh Dhillion & Sandra Ward
- Affordable Housing Now: Tim Willoughby
- Smart Solutions to Homelessness: Don Lane
- Housing Santa Cruz County: Fred Keeley & Diana Alfaro
Meeting Corrections:
- Funding - While the City Council has approved $1.3 Million for the creation of a permenant Farmer's Market, re-development of this site has not be budgeted in the City's Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget.
- Housing over a Library concept at this site - The City Council voted to relocate the library into a Mixed Use project on Lot 4. The City will not be exploring options for the library on the existing site.
April 6th, 2021 Meeting
View video of the meeting here
Stakeholder Group Attendees:
- Downtown Association: Jorian Wilkins & Sonja Brunner
- Downtown Management Corporation: JT Mudge
- Downtown Forward: Matt Ferrell & Mark Mesiti-Miller
- Friends of the Civic: Ellen Primack
April 8th, 2021 Meeting
Technical Meeting with City Staff. Recap from meeting available here.
May 4th, 2021 Meeting
Church Street Businesses/Organization Meeting. Recap from meeting available here.
Community Workshops
The goal of this meeting was to get community input on
- community needs
- potential activities at this site
- potential uses and amenities
During community workshops, Group 4 Architects and the Project for Public Spaces will facilitated group discussions with community members.
April 25th, 2021 Workshop
April 26th, 2021 Workshop
Survey & Pop Up Engagement
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Pop Up Dates & Locations:
- May 13th, 2021 Pacific Avenue
- May 21st, 2021 Midtown Market
- June 1st, 2021 Outreach at Beach Flat Park
- June 9th, 2021 Outreach in Lower Ocean at Nueva Vista Community Center