City staff and consultants presented an advisory Downtown Tempe Historic Core Plan that aims to balance preservation of Mill Avenue and Tempe Butte views with continuing downtown development; the plan is nonregulatory, includes incentives and a transfer‑of‑development‑rights study, and the public survey runs through Nov. 1.

Consultants said outreach included surveys, stakeholder meetings and tribal consultations; the project team encouraged public participation in the active survey (through Nov. 1) and an in‑person meeting at 6 p.m. at the Don Casiano Room, noting next reviews at the Historic Preservation Commission and Development Review Commission ahead of a likely early‑2027 council hearing.

City of Tempe staff and consultants presented preliminary guidelines to balance preservation and downtown growth, including draft height zones, incentives for adaptive reuse, and public-realm priorities; consultants emphasized the draft status and scheduled more stakeholder outreach and a planned City Council review in July 2026.

Consultants introduced goals, boundaries and an engagement summary for a Downtown Tempe Historic Core Plan that aims to balance preservation and new development; council members asked for more developer and longtime property-owner outreach before recommendations are finalized.