He feels distressed, co-opted, coerced to accept things in the workshop that do not respect him, the law or the community. All of these tools should be explored to get implementation going so that the community does not have to fight future unwanted development project by project. We need the creek and it is the foremost issue here. The costs referenced to daylight the creek is overestimated. The clock is ticking on the property sale.
City needs to buy time to explore solutions.
I-5 crossing, and various funding options. He also recommended that the City buy an option on the south parking lot, because there is urgency on these issues. Lots of agencies have heard our goals, but due to turnover, there are always new employees coming in, and lack of coordination among agencies. He works for Trammell Crow and would be interested in residential housing at this site. Remember, ideas are not necessarily reality.