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Downtown Strategies Light Up Downtown – Nov 18 Options for Next Six Months Tool/Strategy Description Funding Implications? Continue and increase City and Work with community partners to create Yes partner programing efforts additional programming for downtown public spaces throughout the winter Small grant program for Establish small grants to help incentivize and Yes community events/programs support community sponsored events in downtown Bike sharing facilities added to Explore options for placing bike sharing Yes downtown public spaces stations in public spaces like the Park Blocks Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper – and Project for Public Spaces report and Yes other recommendations from recommendations expected in February 2017 Project for Public Spaces regarding programing options Downtown manager Based on recommendations from Project for Yes model/strategy Public Spaces - create a centralized management system and contact that would be responsible for planning, recruiting, and coordinating downtown efforts Health Implemented Tool/Strategy Description Status Increase public restrooms 5 temporary restrooms placed Cleaning increased to twice downtown daily Still experiencing issues with illegal activity in restrooms Smoke-free parks Park Blocks becoming smoke- 98% of community free as part of system-wide members who weighed in smoke-free parks and open on not allowing smoking in space rule parks and natural areas were in favor of the rule change. Of those, the majority also thought to specifically ask that it be extended to the park blocks. Voluntary compliance from the public when the police are around. A lot of displacement to sidewalks to the south which has caused several complaints from surrounding businesses. 5