What: Future use of the city-owned Amador property downtown (Amador Live), which staff described as vacant or not consistently used for about 21 months.
Where it stands: At the October 26 work session, staff proposed activating the property now with community events and private rentals, then phased renovations and tenants. Councilors indicated they want to keep the property under city control for now. Estimated repair cost is about 1.1 million dollars, proposed to come from the Tax Increment Development District (TID) funds.
Next: Staff are to line up partners and return with a more concrete plan; one councilor suggested another work session with partners present.
Details
Staff said an earlier request for proposals for the whole facility drew two responses, neither a fit, and that interest has been mainly in event rentals and individual spaces rather than the whole property.
Open questions raised: unpaid utility impact fees (about 17,000 dollars as discussed), a governmental liquor license, one shared kitchen, and tenant recruitment.