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. . -2- DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVE The goals of the Downtown Plan are: 1. To promote sound economic development; 2. To restore the tax base and tax revenue generating capacity of the downtown district; and 3. To revitalize the downtown district as an attractive, convenient and efficient area. The Plan states that these goals would be carried out by promoting and encouraging good, economically sound, private development. Further it was anticipated that the City would encourage and provide maximum opportunity for private development, including the construction of public improvements which add to the area. CMC has a well established track record both for their medical expertise as well as for their professional association. Obviously, placing a facility of the type proposed significantly increases the tax genera- tion capacity of this property. The City owned 2 acres is currently paying nothing in taxes while the property currently pays less than $600.00 . DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN LAND USE RELATIONSHIP The parcel under consideration has been looked at for several different land uses, including a municipal liquor store, restaurant, office building, bank and other commercial uses. The Development Plan in fact mentions all of the above for this property. The latest for this site centered on a new municipal liquor store being built on the western side of the property, near the railroad tracks. The remaining property was to be for an office, bank or othercommertial development. It is conceivable that in terms of just putting up buildings the pro- posed medical center could occupy the property with the liquor store. However, it is clear to me that CMC has little desire to locate next to a liquor store. In looking at the enclosed site plan and recognizing the property restrictions of soils, drainage and shape I have doubts whether a liquor-medical facility, as proposed is realistic. The site plan, with an actual building shown, makes the site look smaller to me in terms of development potential. I also doubt that CMC would ever consent to being there with the liquor store as an immediate neighbor. As for liquor, I do not believe the City is in a position to move at this time. The position, as conveyed by the City Managers office, is that the liquor question is on hold pending what else develops downtown. Our agreement with Kraus-Anderson is that a new facility would be established once development downtown is underway, including construc- tion on the hotel. The agreement with Kraus-Anderson is non-specific