Mayor Dwight C. Jones keeps saying that he might one day return with a revamped proposal to build a new ballpark in Shockoe Bottom.

However, his prospects of gaining the six City Council votes he would need to move such a proposal forward — particularly after his initial plan to build a ballpark in Shockoe Bottom went nowhere — are growing increasingly dim.

That became evident Monday night when council voted unanimously to request the mayor “to seek regional participation from Chesterfield County, Hanover County and Henrico County in the city’s efforts to develop a minor league baseball stadium at a location within the Richmond region ... .”

In other words, the council is ready to work with regional partners to find a location acceptable to them — possibly out- side the city.

While Mayor Jones could ignore the request, members of council have indicated that he would need to report back on the views of surrounding jurisdictions before any other go-it-alone city proposal could be considered.

The key problem for the mayor is that the patrons of the measure include Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 6th District, who once was regarded as a supporter of the mayor’s original move-the-stadium proposal.

She is skeptical that the mayor plans to bring back a stadium proposal. She also is convinced the city needs to do more to find common ground with the localities who helped the city build The Diamond, the aging stadium on North Boulevard where the Flying Squirrels now play.

Two other members who helped block the original stadium plan, Jonathan T. Baliles, 1st District, and Charles R. Samuels, 2nd District, also patroned the measure that drew not a hint of protest from purported stadium supporters on the council.

In other business:

• The council gave the mayor a boost by approving a plan to replace the vacant old Armstrong High School building in the 1600 block of North 31st Street with 300 new apartments and single-family homes.

The development is to be the first step to transforming the Creighton Court public housing community into a mixed-income community. There is no date for the start of the development. Plans calls for Creighton Court’s current tenants to be relocated,in part, to the 300 new apartments and homes.

The city is supposed to be applying for a $30 million federal grant to jump-start the project. However, the School Board, which gave the city control of the property nine years ago, has yet to transfer the deed to the city. That could hamper the city in applying for the competitive grant.

• Also, the council approved creating commemorative street signs to honor African-Americans who “have made extraordinary contributions” to the city.

The first to be honored are the five people who formed the first majority-black City Council in 1977 and elected the city’s first black mayor, Henry L. Marsh III. In addition to Mr. Marsh, the other honorees are Willie J. Dell, Walter T. Kenney, the late Dr. Claudette Black McDaniel and Henry W. “Chuck” Richard- son. The blocks where they formerly lived or now reside are to gain the honorary streets signs. The actual names of the streets will not be affected. The program allows others to be honored with such signs in years to come.

• The council also gave a thumbs-up to the the creation of designated bike lines or “cycle tracks” on Franklin and Main streets between Belvidere and 9th streets. Cost: $300,000, with most of the cost being picked up with federal and state grants. The city must contribute $60,000 as its share.