DISCUSSION
The Main Street Commission is an advisory commission created by the City Council with the following advisory duties established in Chapter 2.32 of the Municipal Code:
A. To review proposed building design plans and site plans; and make recommendations to the Planning Commission and the Agency for Community Development, as appropriate, relative to the approval, denial, or modification of the plan based upon its conformance with the regulations and criteria of the Main Street Historical-Retail Combining Zone;
B. To monitor the appearance of the buildings and grounds on Main Street to ensure that the revitalized and restored buildings are maintained in a proper and attractive way;
C. To advise the City Council regarding the levy of annual assessments for the Main Street Assessment District No. 1 to provide for any proposed new improvements or any substantial changes in existing improvements and changes in level of maintenance from the previous year.
The Commission currently consists of seven members, six property owners or tenants of businesses within Main Street Assessment District No. 1, and one member at-large. There is currently a vacancy on the Commission of one of the business tenants.
At the City Council meeting of September 12, 2017, Mayor Jones moved that the Council consider an agenda item to change the name of the Commission to the "Downtown Commission," and to consider the reorganization of the Board. The City Council unanimously approved adding the item to the City Council agenda. If the City Council wishes to change the organization of the Board, it may revise Section 2 of the attached Ordinance, pertaining to the Board membership, and introduce the Ordinance with revisions to this section.