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The Downtown Advisory Committee aids the Mayor in creating strategies for continuous improvements to the heart of the city. 

The committee capitalizes on the recommendations of urban planners Crandall Arambula, the firm retained by Nine Counties One Vision to create a design framework for downtown.

The committee recommends to the Mayor strategies that prioritize critical projects needed to spur continued private investment, provides a realistic execution plan with available resources in mind, and promotes downtown's role as the heart of the city, with diverse activities and events. 

The committee also addresses priorities identified by participants in the recent Downtown Summit - support for sustainable design, development incentives, and removing roadblocks to development. 

The committee is representative of downtown stakeholders and design professionals and will be served by technical staff of government and non-profit organizations with expertise in various disciplines related to downtown. 

Mayor Haslam will seek the public's input on the draft plan before finalizing the document and presenting it to City Council this spring.

Meeting Notes from the Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC)

DAC Meeting #3 Minutes, 01/19/05 [PDF]
DAC Meeting #2 Minutes, 12/08/04 [PDF]
DAC Meeting #1 Minutes, 11/17/04 [PDF] 
DAC Priority Projects List [PDF]
DAC Improvement Strategy Outline [PDF]

Downtown Improvement Strategy Report

The City of Knoxville held public meetings to review and elicit public comments on the downtown improvement strategy recommended by the Downtown Advisory Committee. 
View Downtown Improvement Strategy Report [PDF]
View Public Comments about Report [PDF]

Appointment of Committee Members

Committee members are appointed by Mayor Bill Haslam.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chairman Dave Hill
City of Knoxville 

Mike Arms
Chief of Staff, Knox County

Nicholas Arning
Chairman, Historic Zoning Commission

Katie Bell
Community Relations Manager, TVA

Trey Benefield
Metropolitan Planning Commissioner and Architect, Benefield-Richters Co.

Don Bosch
The Bosch Law Firm

Gwen Brown
Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon

Mark Brown
Vice Mayor, City of Knoxville

Leigh Burch
Terminus Real Estate

Linda Davidson
Vice Chancellor & Associate VP for Dev., UT Knoxville

Mike Edwards
Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership

Pam Fansler
First Tennessee Bank-Knoxville

Phil French
Gentry Tipton, Kizer & McLemore

Joe Petre
CBID Chair
Lawler-Wood, LLC

Laurens Tullock
President, Cornerstone Foundation

Mahasti Vafaie
Owner, The Tomato Head

TECHNICAL SUPPORT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chairman Bill Lyons
City of Knoxville

Ann Bennett
Metropolitan Planning Commission

David Brace
City of Knoxville

Mike Carberry
Metropolitan Planning Commission

Marleen Davis
UT College of Architecture and Design

Renee Kesler
City of Knoxville

Cynthia Finch
Knox County

Lynne Fugate
Nine Counties, One Vision

Mark Hairr
Knoxville Area Transit

Jim Harrison
The Development Corporation

Michele Hummel
Central Business Improvement District

Buz Johnson
Metropolitan Planning Commission

Alvin Nance
Knoxville's Community Development Corp.

Dale Smith
Public Building Authority

Frank Sparkman
Architect

Kim Trent
Knox Heritage

Jill Van Beke
City of Knoxville

Dave Watson
East Tennessee Community Design Center

Bob Whetsel
City of Knoxville