03/04/1996 - Work Study - MinutesPort Orchard, Washington
March 4, 1996
Council of the City of Port Orchard, Washington, called to order for Study
Session by Mayor Leslie Weatherill at 7:30 PM at City Hall, 216 Prospect Street.
Council members present: Clauson, Wyatt, Morrison, Geiger, and Grable.
City Staff present: City Engineer Curles, City Planner Gross and Deputy Clerk
Hager.
Mayor Weatherill opened the meeting by stating the topic of this Study Session
was the Mainstreet Program which is a subsection of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation.
City Planner Gross narrated a slide show and explained the membership process for
the National Mainstreet Program. The slide presentation chronicled the four step
ap roach to becoming a successful Mainstreet participant. The four steps were:
(1� Organization; (2) Promotion; (3) Design; and (4) Economic Restructuring.
After the slide presentation Ron Rada, downtown business owner, discussed his
proposal to solicit charter members to form a Port Orchard Downtown Association
to help fund the revitalization of downtown Port Orchard. Mr. Rada advised the
next meeting for the Port Orchard Downtown Association will be at Givens
Community Center, April 2, 1996.
At 8:20 PM Mayor Weatherill adjourned the meeting.
Michelle Hager, Deputy Clerk
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR