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AGENDA ITEM REVIEW FORM |
3.C.
City Council Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 10/21/2015
- Department Head:
- Jenny Torres
- Submitted By:
- Dania Castillo, Economic Development Assistant, Community Development Department
Action Requested:
Discussion Item - No Action to be Taken
ITEM:
Discussion on any and all matters regarding the proposed downtown plan during agricultural season. (Jenny Torres, Community Development Director)
SUMMARY:
City staff presented at the 10th Annual Arizona/California Agricultural Employer Seminar. Staff presented the new downtown project and the issues that the City is having with littering, parking, lack of restroom facilities, traffic and safety issues. Agricultural employers provided the City with some possible solutions and a second presentation will be conducted on October 20th to present a plan. The plan includes the following:
- Potential bus routes and pick up and drop off locations (eventually will need to be become official)
- Proposal to increase the business license fee for agricultural companies to pay for restrooms/maintenance of portable potties at friendship park
- Ordinance enforcing the bus routes, business littering, and portable potties
- Leasing locations to store busses and provide parking for their employees
- City commitment to officially take over maintenance of Yuma County Water Users land for public parking and eventually invest for beatification
RECOMMENDATION / SUGGESTED MOTION:
Discussion item only, no action.
Fiscal Impact
- IS THERE FISCAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM:
- N/A
- CITY/STATE/FEDERAL FUNDS:
- 0
- TOTAL:
- 0
- BUDGETED:
- 0
- AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER:
- 0
- ACCOUNT #/REMAINING BALANCE:
- 0
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
N/A