DDA Urges Support for Development Plan

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At its Jan. 5, 2011 meeting, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority passed a resolution supporting the passage of a resolution by the city council that would set forth a plan for the DDA to lead a process for developing city-owned downtown surface parking lots. The city council was briefed at its Dec. 20, 2010 meeting on the upcoming resolution, which it may consider at its second meeting in January.

A key feature of the draft resolution, apparently meant to address a historical point of friction between the city and the DDA, would require the city to reimburse the DDA for some of its expenses under certain scenarios. Another key point of the resolution: For items in any of the four phases of the plan that require city council approval, the city administrator would be required to place items on the council’s agenda for consideration within 30 days of receiving those items from the DDA.

This brief was filed from the boardroom at the DDA offices on Fifth Avenue. A more detailed report will follow: [link]