A date has been set for what could be a final meeting for the St. Petersburg Pier Selection Committee.
The six-member group will meet at city hall on April 23 at 2 p.m. to hear specific answers from the three architectural firms pitching the designs selected as finalists.
The meeting is open to the public but there will be no public input.
The group hopes to then make a final ranking of the three remaining designs at a 6 p.m. meeting, in which the public will have a chance to comment.
The three remaining designs are Pier Park, Destination St. Pete Pier and Alma:
Alma
- Low maintenance and low capital costs
- High revenue expected
- Waterfront restaurant could be hard to permit because of existing sea grasses
Destination St. Pete Pier
- Keeps inverted pyramid
- Only proposal that allows vehicles to drive on the approach
- Mid-range ranking for revenue because committee says not enough leasable space
Pier Park
- Potential permit problems because of the size and over-water coverage
- Team expected to make it smaller when presenting this time