The Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Advisory Committee is asking for more information on a proposal by an Illinois couple to create a cultural and performing arts center in the Granada block area of The Dalles.  In their proposal, Charles Gomez and Debra Liddell include development of the Blue Building for retail or restaurant opportunities along with some loft apartments, and four retail storefronts and a banquet hall in the Recreation Building, along with refurbishment of the Granada Theatre as a performing arts center.  Committee members decided to ask for more information in part to ensure the pair realized what kind of work will need to take place to rehabilitate the Granada.  A recommendation from the committee had been expected for consideration this Monday by the City Council in its capacity as the Urban Renewal Agency board, but City Economic Development Project Coordinator Daniel Hunter indicated that will be pulled from the agenda until more information is received.  The agency received three different proposals for the Granada block.  In other business, the advisory committee recommended using urban renewal funds to purchase the Tony’s Town and Country building rather than borrow from the City.  In January, the agency entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement between the agency and Tokola Properties of Gresham to turn the building into a mixed-use development.  Cost of the property is $450,000, and is currently held under a purchase agreement between the URA and the property owners.  The sale needs to be finished by March 1.