City Manager Steve LeBlanc today reported to Galveston City Council in workshop that city staff and The Goodman Corporation have met with the Historic Downtown Galveston Partnership and other downtown stakeholders to discuss a proposal to join the Main Street Program.

"The feeling is that the downtown area could benefit from the Main Street Program," LeBlanc said.  "The Goodman Corporation has determined that the inclusion of $30,000 within Island Transit marketing/Main Street budget category will provide sufficient funds to enable the city to commit to the Main Street Program as well as provide marketing funds for Island Transit."

LeBlanc reported on a meeting of the Convention Center Management Committee on June 21.

"We reviewed financials, bookings and operations reports," LeBlanc said.  "The convention center is doing better than projected. Like any new convention center, it does take time for the bookings to grow, because so many organizations book several years in advance."

LeBlanc reported that the Adolf & Kaetha Weschsler Foundation has contributed $1,600 for the summer band concerts, "to fund one additional concert, which will be the final concert of the summer and will honor the seniors who attend."

LeBlanc said that Hassan Nikooei of Texas Department of Transportation Houston District Project Development will make a presentation to the city council on the Bolivar Bridge Project at the July 27 workshop.

LeBlanc also provided the city council with a copy of a memorandum from Planning and Community Services Director Wendy O'Donohoe to the Galveston Planning Commission concerning building heights.  Memorandum

The city council will meet in formal session at 5:30 p.m.