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New Downtown Plan Survey and Houseal Lavigne Services
Downtown Plan Draft Community Open House Planned
The City of Batavia will host a Community Open House to discuss the draft Downtown Plan, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30 at City Council Chambers, 100 N. Island Ave. The Open House will provide an opportunity for the community to review the plan and provide their thoughts and comments before the final approval process begins.
View the draft plan at hla.fyi/DowntownPlan.
How do you think Downtown Batavia should look in 10 years?
The City of Batavia has kicked off the Batavia Downtown Plan. What should Downtown look like in the 10 years? Community engagement is an essential element in the planning process, and we need your input. Go to the project website to create your own Map Social to highlight key issues and opportunities and take the Community Survey.
Background
Following the developer's withdrawal of the One Washington Place project, the Batavia City Council prioritized a new plan to fully study downtown Batavia and determine the best direction for development. City staff recommended the City hire the consulting firm Houseal Lavigne for professional planning services.
Project budget
The initial project budget as approved for the 2022 Fiscal Year was $120,000. At the April 26, 2022 Committee of the Whole meeting, the proposed budget exclusive of optional add-on tasks was $128,480. There was consensus that Council would like to see the proposal include the optional Downtown Design Guidelines ($15,000) and the optional interactive web-based Downtown StoryMap feature ($7,000) so the proposed contract has been revised and the proposed contract amount is now $150,980.
The additional $30,980 over the 2022 budgeted amount of $120,000 will need to come from TIF increment and/or General Funds. There is also a possibility that the project and/or invoices for payment due may roll into the 2023 budget year and could be budgeted for in part when the process of preparing next year’s budget begins. Otherwise, it would be necessary to complete a budget amendment to allocate the additional funds beyond the originally budgeted amount.