Action Items – Our Takeaways from the Charette

This is just a quick post to link to the report about the Mora Plaza Nueva Charette. These links open a PDF report. Please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments

We are still looking for Mora stakeholders to work with one of our planning workgroups. If you want to get involved, please fill out the brief form at the bottom of this page. Here are the workgroups and what they do –

Management and Operations

Working with professional input, the Management and Operations workgroup is to

• Create a plans for some form of community ownership of new facilities, both new construction an acquired existing buildings. This group will focus on cooperative ownership, both for-profit, non-profit, or both
• Coordinate with other workgroups, create a cooperative agreements and/or management agreements for new facilities built as part of the Mora Plaza Nueva project
• Coordinate with the other workgroups to draft sustainability plans for common areas and open public spaces

Cultural Affairs

This group oversees the cultural, historical, and interpretive elements of the Mora Plaza Nueva Project. The workgroup develops the content of the proposed visitor center/museum, historic markers, model acequia, and any other parts of the Mora Plaza Nueva project that may intersect with Mora culture, identity, or herencia.

Mora Plaza District

In close coordination with Mora Creative Council, this group will figure out what the Mora Plaza District is – what it means for businesses, building owners, and people who live within the boundaries, how it would work – Is it a rebranding of the MainStreet area sort of like the Railroad District in Las Vegas MainStreet corridor? Do we want it to become a Metropolitan Redevelopment Area? …

Design

The aim of this workgroup is to establish design standards that reflect the culture and architectural vernacular of Mora

• Draft graphic standards for public signage and other exterior public elements
• Mora Plaza District – draft a set of architectural design standards for voluntarily adoption for those seeking financial and technical support
• New Construction – draft a set of architectural design standards for new building construction to be included in the Mora Plaza Nueva project, for both commercial and residential purposes