HomeMy WebLinkAbout1649 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 1649
A RESOLUTION endorsing the Main Street Program and
committing funds to assist the Pasco
Downtown Development Corporation in the
implementation and management of the Main
Street Program.
WHEREAS, revitalization of downtown Pasco has been of
primary concern to the City of Pasco since the initial Central
Business District (CBD) study in 1969; and
WHEREAS, despite the improvement of certain physical
conditions (streets, sidewalks, parking and beautification)
undertaken by the city and downtown property owners through a
Local Improvement District (LID) in 1976, the economic health and
stability of downtown Pasco has continued to be eroded by the
migration of commerce to suburban locations; and
WHEREAS, the private sector interests in downtown Pasco
have banded together in the form of the "Pasco Downtown
Development Corporation" and have pledged to undertake the
management of a comprehensive downtown revitalization effort, in
the form of the "Main Street Program" so successfully employed in
several Oregon cities and other small communities across the
nation; and
WHEREAS, the Pasco Downtown Development Corporation has
further pledged to pay at least half the cost of undertaking and
managing the "Main Street Program" for at least three (3) years;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems active partnership with
the Pasco Downtown Development Corporation to be essential to the
potential success of the Corporation's comprehensive effort to
revitalize downtown Pasco as a major source of economic welfare,
social activity and community pride; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO;
SECTION ONE. The City Council of the City of Pasco
enthusiastically endorses the Pasco Downtown Development
Corporation's desire to undertake a comprehensive downtown
revitalization effort and particularly endorses the Corporation's
desire to operate the "Main Street Program";
SECTION TWO. The City Council of the City of Pasco
hereby commits to its active and financial support of the "Main
Street Program" by providing up to $15,000 for management of the
"Main Street Program" for each of the next three years.
ells, City Clerk
APPROVED A TO FORM:
4.41,4*4
1984.
Joe 141.."-Ja or
PASSED by the asco City ouncil and approved by the Mayor
this /7 day of
ATTEST:
Greg 1ubstello, City Attorney