The purpose of the upcoming public outreach meetings is to educate the City-wide constituency of the efforts underway to explore the possibility of redeveloping the Civic Center Complex.  CCDC's Selection Committee has selected two finalist developers to compete for the opportunity to partner with the City in the redevelopment of the 4-city block site which includes the CAB, COB, Concourse, Parkade and Civic Theatre.  The opportunity is being explored as a possible approach to save taxpayer dollars by consolidating the dispersed downtown City staff into a new city administration complex.  The redevelopment would only move forward if it is demonstrated to save the City money.

 

The outreach meetings will include:

 

• Introduction/background of the Civic Center site, its facilities and existing leased space

• Introduction and presentation by the two finalist development teams

• Explanation of the current conditions of the existing facilities and costs of rehabilitation

• Explanation of leased space costs and upcoming lease expirations

• Possible improvements to the C Street transit corridor

• Possibility of opening B Street to pedestrian access

• Potential new private mix of uses that may be constructed on the site

• Provide opportunity for public comments, suggestions and questions

• Explanation of next steps in the developer proposal and evaluation process

• Future opportunities for public review and input