DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive information regarding the Downtown Advisory Commission (DAC) and Downtown Naperville Alliance (DNA).
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
This information is being presented for DAC discussion at their November 8, 2018 meeting.
BACKGROUND:
To provide information regarding the purpose, goals, and membership of both DAC and DNA.
DISCUSSION:
DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMISSION (DAC)
DAC Mission:
DAC was established as an official advisory commission to the Naperville City Council in 2008 for the promotion of the continued development and vitality of the central business district, also called the "downtown core". This Commission is established to facilitate visioning, planning and coordination of the diverse elements of the central business district.
DAC Primary Objectives:
* Serve in an advisory capacity to staff and City Council in the development and revision of planning documents governing the central business district and plans adjacent to the central business district that have the potential to impact the use, function, and character of the central business district.
* Assist the City in implementation of planning documents governing the central business district.
* Make recommendations for fiscal policies, funding, and budgets for special projects conducted by the City in the central business district, including the capital improvement program, infrastructure, or when requested to do so by the City Council.
* Review, interpret, clarify and recommend modification to the revision of downtown streetscape standards.
* Ensure an adequate supply of appropriately located and attractively designed parking through stewardship of the continuous improvement model for downtown parking and other parking studies or when requested to do so by the City Council (note: parking management is undertaken b...
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