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public park, and the role it will serve as an event venue and economic generator is displayed throughout both plans. lnformation in the JayRay study, related to the projects impact on tourism can be found on: Page 10 & 62, Local events or festivals attract the most visitors to Ellensburg Page 27, Long-range Community Goals Benefitting Tourism, Downtown development ln the Arnett Muldrow study, information related to the downtown park can be found on: Page 26, Section 4.0 Recommendations, Reinforcing the Center Page 26, Section 4.1 Reinforcing the Town Center, 4,7.7 lmplement Ellensburg Town Squore as o gathering place. Hlgh Priority. _ Page 28, Figure 9, Ellensburg Core Area Plan Page 37, Section 4.4 Enhancing the Visitors Experience , 4,4.7 Relocate visitors' center to the core of downtown. The long-term management of the property will fall under the City Parks & Recreation Department. Two years ago, the City adopted a new special event permit process to better streamline and support event planners, this process is administered by the Parks & Recreation Director. The day to day maintenance of the property will be the responsibility of the City Parks Maintenance Division, 8. Project Readiness: Please provide a detailed project schedule, including milestones necessary for completion as mentioned in question 1 above. On the schedule, indicate items completed and exactly where in the schedule the project is at this time. Be sure to include expected completion date. As stated in question number 1, before starting work on this project, the City Parks & Recreation Department will need to apply for a demolition permit through the City of Ellensburg Community Development Department, as well as take the project to the City Landmarks and Design Commission for their review. ln order to minimize impacts on events taking place at the site, work could begin sometime in the late winter or early spring of 2021. lt is anticipated that the work will take less than 15 days to complete. Since the City acquired the property in September 2019, there has been no new development or alterations to the site. City staff is making application through a variety of grant programs for project development, including a 5500,000.00 request through the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) for park development. lt is anticipated that the cost of the full park build-out will be approximately 51,500,000.00. lf is funding is available, full build out on the park could begin in September 2021..