The mayor said he has appointed a committee comprised of business and property owners from the immediate area to help determine details of the planned plaza. The committee's responsibilities include reviewing the design of the parking lot, curbs, and how 14th Street is affected, York said. How that development impacts 14th Street is unknown at this time.

"I've got two separate sets of plans with different things, so hopefully within the next week to two weeks we'll know exactly what that's going to look like," York said.

One plan is to curve 14th Street to the east, away from the side of the Jennings building where there would be a fountain and tables for those people waiting to get into one of the new restaurants, an area the mayor described as "a relaxing place where people could sit and enjoy themselves while they wait."

The other plan being considered involves closing 14th Street to through traffic, he said.

"At this point in time I'm letting that committee, that has people who own property in the area, make the decision. Then, their recommendation will go before the Board of Works and then it'll go before the city council to be voted on. It's not any one person's decision that way. I felt like the first input should come from people who own property that touches right up to that intersection and who are going to be most affected," York said. "That way they're on the front end of what's decided and have first input on which design they think we should go with."

The mayor also reported local businessman Jeff Smiley has agreed to provide land needed for a right-of-way that allows for construction of a road from the area around Emerson and Wittenbraker avenues north to Garner Street along the east side of the YMCA. City attorney Dave Copenhaver said investigation into funding sources to pay for design and construction of the road is the next step in the process.