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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />March 11, 2020 <br />rd <br />Ms. Sherry Cerra, 1975 73 Street, questioned why council was tabling this vote and when <br />will we know as a community when this is going to go for a vote? Mayor Paar stated <br />truthfully they do not know when it will be brought back for a vote. He state at the March 25 <br />meeting he will official resign. Administrator Statz stated that council will want to fill the <br />vacant position as soon as they can. He stated the end of April would be the soonest they <br />would probably bring the development back to council for a vote. Administrator Statz <br />pointed out the website where to find the agenda packets. Ms. Cerra stated so the community <br />will be informed about a vote on this project thought the webpage or newspaper? Mayor <br />Paar stated the council packets are available the Friday before the meeting. He stated that the <br />City is trying inform the public more with Twitter and Facebook. <br /> <br />Mayor Paar paused the meeting for a break. <br /> <br />Meeting continued at 8:17 p.m. <br /> <br />Ms. Melissa Mills, 1654 Hunters Ridge Lane, asked Council if they have a developer to come <br />up with a comprehensive plan or does the council or some other subcommittee because come <br />up with the designs, and also stated from what she had seen in the newsletter on both <br />area. She stated that if she had a potential <br />coffee shop business to put in the downtown area, she would think twice about it because of <br />the other buildings in the area, being that they look run down and need to be fixed up. She <br />stated she received this informaletter and realizes that one <br />of the buildings is a concept plan and wondered if they could make the buildings look similar. <br />She mentioned that she felt this would bring in more businesses because it would be more <br />attractive. <br /> <br />Mayor Paar stated the things that you talked about the City has been working on. <br />Administrator Statz stated with the façade part, EDA does have a facade renovation grant <br />and loan program up to $5,000 in grant money available to fix up the façade as well as a <br />$20,000 low interest loan. He stated we partnere <br />half market rate and half low interest up to $20,000 so a total of $40,000. There was an open <br />house for business for this. He stated new attracts new and old attracts nothing. That is part <br />of the argument here. <br /> <br />Mayor Paar stated that we have kept the Comp Plan but have made some changes to it over <br />the years but overall in the downtown area has stayed pretty close especially when we did <br />the Damon Farber Study with trying to embrace our French heritage. He stated that with the <br />past Administrator and our current Administrator this is our goal to get some type of business <br />in that area. Mayor Paar stated instead of redoing the whole area what if we did piece by <br />piece being that the City owns that property and what can we do to the downtown area to <br />improve it. Mayor Paar stated the City now has an EDA to help with the downtown area in <br />bringing in new businesses. Council Member Love stated that EDA was asked to give a <br />what could go at 1737 Main Street and what <br />it could possible look like. He stated this is not a final plan just a concept plan. He stated its <br />council researching on trying to do things. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 7 of 18 <br /> <br />