# Rochester Downtown Development Authority Meeting - March 21, 2018


**Body:** City of Rochester
**Date:** March 20, 2018
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Rochester Downtown Development Authority met on March 21, 2018. The main procurement- and investment-related discussion concerned the Sustainable Rochester study, prepared by McKenna Associates for $55,000. The presentation described a framework for evaluating future development proposals across six areas, including infrastructure capacity, environmental health, mobility, fiscal strength, neighborhoods, and downtown viability. The framework is intended as a decision-support tool, not a binding regulation; no vote on a new contract or spending action was recorded at this meeting. The board also heard that the city’s broader budget would be presented in April, followed by a public hearing and anticipated vote in May, and that a proposed parking assessment district remained pending.

The Principal Shopping District reported forwarding Junk in the Trunk and Deck Art proposals to City Council for consideration, reviewing budget items for the next fiscal year, and reviewing farmers market vendor policies. A representative of Main Street Oakland County described planned technical-assistance funding and grant programs for placemaking and small-business promotion, as well as a three-year contract with the National Main Street Center that was still being finalized; these were county-level initiatives, not awards approved by the DDA. The board approved prior meeting minutes, but no procurement-related vote or contract award was identified in this meeting.

**Source:** City of Rochester