01/09/2013 - Minutes City Center Advisory Commission
= Meeting Minutes
Date of Meeting: WednesdayJanuaty 9, 2013
Location: City Center,Red Rock Creek Conference Room
Called to order by: Acting Chair Phil Thornburg
Time Started: 4:36 pm (Executive Session 5:50 to 5:59 m
Time Ended: 6:00 pm.
Commissioners Present: Philip Thornburg (Acting Chair),Deanie Bush, Elise Shearer,
Sherrie Devaney,Thomas Murphy, Linli Pao, Paul Miller,
Tamera Slack, and Laura Fisher arrived from work at 5:21 .m.)
Commissioners Absent: I Alternates Carine Arendes and Hemendra Mathur
Others Present: City Councilor Marland Henderson, Council liaison to the CCAC; realtor Neal
Brown.
Staff Present: Downtown Redevelopment Project Manager Sean Farrelly and Community Planning
Senior Administrative Specialist Chris Wiley. Community Development Director Kenny Asher
arrived from another meeting at 5:34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM #1: Welcome and Introductions
As the new 2013 committee members were present for their first meeting, everyone introduced
themselves and shared why they are interested in participating on the CCAC. Sean announced that
alternate member Hemendra Mathur contacted him to say he will be working out of town for the
next several weeks and may miss a couple of meetings.
AGENDA ITEM #2: Review/Approve December 2012 Minutes
Elise Shearer asked that Item 4E, second sentence be amended to read, "The expansion of the WES
line has been taken out of the study because of the cost ofpumbaring railroad time and the expense..."
The minutes were approved as amended.
AGENDA ITEM #3: Non-Agenda Items / Public Comment
Deane Bush brought in a copy of the December 27, 2012 Tigard Times which contained a
feature article on Brian Borello, the artist who will be designing the downtown gateway art
pieces. (The article is shown as Attachment 1 to these minutes).
AGENDA ITEM #4: Liaison / subcommittee reports for:
CCDA,Art Subcommittee, Fafade Improvement Joint Committee, PRAB-CCAC Joint Committee
A. PRAB-CCAC Joint Committee—The PRAB hasn't met yet this month.
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B. TTAC meets tonight at 6:30 pm. Chris will be leaving this meeting when it moves to
executive session so she can be present to provide administrative support to the TTAC
meeting. CCAC member Linli Pao volunteered to take notes for the CCAC goal setting
session which takes place this evening after this CCAC meeting adjourns.
C. Fapade Improvement Joint Committee—the Fagade Improvement Committee needs a new
representative since CCAC member Ralph Hughes has been serving on the sub-committee
and completed his term last month. The sub-committee reviews the fapade improvement
applications. There is currently one application submitted for a cafe which would be located
in the Chamber building. The committee meets on an as needed basis. Deanie Bush
volunteered to fill the opening.
D. CCDA—Sean reviewed the respective responsibilities of the CCAC and CCDA.
E. Art Subcommittee—no report.
AGENDA ITEM #5: CCAC 2013 Officer Elections
Elise Shearer was elected to the position as CCAC Chair for 2013 and Philip Thornburg was elected
Vice Chair; both by a unanimous vote of the membership.
AGENDA ITEM #6: Downtown Events
Preview of new Downtown Event contract/aclvities
A. Debi Mollahan and Diana Weston from the Tigard Chamber of Commerce brought a
slide presentation outlining proposals for marketing downtown businesses and annual
events. Options for branding downtown Tigard businesses and events were
discussed including web page features and logo designs.
B. The Chamber is putting together a Steering Committee. Sean and Deanie will
participate.
AGENDA ITEM #7: 2013 CCDA Budget (shown as Attachment 2 to these minutes)
Sean asked the committee members to rank the projects and also invited them to add any
other projects they wanted to propose. Elise Shearer said she would like to see additional
funding for public art. Sean said funding for art is going to continue as part of the Main
Street Green Street project. There will be an urban renewal match and some other
opportunities for art after the gateway art project is completed. The committee members will
review the document and submit their rankings by email.
AGENDA ITEM #8: Plan for CCAC/CCDA Joint Meeting
This item was deferred until the retreat discussion of CCAC goals.
AGENDA ITEM #9: Executive Session
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The regular meeting recessed for an executive session in accordance with ORS 192.660(2), (e) (to
discuss real property transactions) at 5:50 p.m. The executive session was closed and the regular
meeting reconvened at 5:59 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM #10: The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
C.L. W' ey, CCAC R rding Secretary
ATTEST:
Elise Shearer, Chair
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