The Odessa City Council will be getting an update Tuesday afternoon on an updated downtown master plan during its regularly scheduled workshop.
City Manager Michael Marrero said consultants were hired to update the city’s last plan, which was created in 2016, and to evaluate how far the city has come. The new plan includes input from the general public on such things as pedestrian-friendly areas, the Grant corridor, arts and entertainment and parking, he said.
Also on Tuesday, the council will hear from Odessa College President Greg Williams on Phase 1 of the college’s proposed downtown project on Fourth Street. Marrero said the college and city would like to establish a downtown community space and envision providing a shady, turfed area for events where there will also be food trucks and a splash pad. Phase 2 could include an area for a college-level culinary and entrepreneurial program, he said.
In addition, the council will hear about a proposal from the Black Cultural Council of Odessa, which wants to lease the Gertrude Bruce Building on East Murphy, Marrero said.
In other matters, the council will discuss possibly amending the budget for fiscal year 2021-22 to take additional funds from the water/sewer fund for the first annual payment of the 2021 Certificate of Obligation.
