Evening activities for downtown 91原创 City are in the works.

The pilot market, as approved by council, will be held at to test the concept, with the south side of the plaza used by vendors and the north side used for an adult oriented entertainment area, where wine would be served.

Operated by the city and the (DLBA), the activities could include everything from food trucks to live music.

A date for the first event has yet to be set, but planning is well underway, said City Coun. Paul Albrecht, the council liaison to the DLBA.

鈥淲e鈥檝e got dollars, we鈥檝e got commitments, we鈥檝e got interest, so it鈥檚 just a matter of pulling the pieces together so we can move forward on it,鈥� said Albrecht. The decision comes a year after an economic development strategy report report to council by Lions Gate Consulting , similar to the one in .

The report said downtown 91原创鈥檚 cluster of services would make it work well for a night market, which tends to attract more visitors to an area than the daytime.

The evening activities are part of a 鈥淒owntown Initiatives鈥� package of measures approved by council in June, with an estimated budget of $55,000 鈥� $10,000 of that coming from downtown merchants.

The package includes a pilot 鈥淧arklet鈥� program to build what mayor Ted Schaffer described as a 鈥渜uiet spot鈥�, a mini-park sidewalk extension that provides more space and amenities for people using the street to sit and relax; the addition of several tables and chairs and a piano at McBurney Plaza for public use from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and sprucing up Fuller Lane with murals on walls, additional lighting, pavement marking for activities like basketball, and more frequent street sweeping.

Albrecht said the package aims to 鈥渂ring some life and energy into our downtown area.鈥�

Editor鈥檚 note: A previous version of this story indicated the City was a planning to host a night market. That is one option, however no decision has been made on what the evening activities will be. More information to come.