HomeMy WebLinkAboutDowntown Development Authority - Minutes - 11/03/2005DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
REGULAR DIRECTORS' MEETING#
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 3. 2005
REGULAR MEETING
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MET IN REGULAR SESSION AT
1 I :00 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2005 IN THE BOARD ROOM AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK LOCATED AT 21 5
WEST OAK, FORT COLLINS. CO 8052 1.
PRESENT STEVE TAYLOR. CHAIR
JACK WOLFS, VICE -CHAIR
CAREY HEWITT, SECRETARY)TREA3URER
Kim JORDAN
KAREN WEITKUNAT (ALTERNATE COUNCIL LIAISON)
GEORGE BREUG
JASON MEADOR$
BILL SEARS
ABSENT: LARRY STROUo
STAFF ROBERT STEINER. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LUCIA LIEY. COUNSEL
LINDA GULA
GUESTS DARIN ATTEBERRY, CHUCK SEE3T, KATHY CARDONA. DAVID SHORT, MIKAL TORGER3ON, TROY JONES, MIKE
JENSEN AND BASHO HOVATER.
CALL TO MR. TAYLOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 1 1 :00 A.M. ROLL CALL WAS TAKEN.
ORDER
APPROVAL OF MR. BRELIG MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 45, 2005. SECONDED BY MR. SEARS AND
MINUTES PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
230 SOUTH MR. STEINER REVIEWED THE PROPOSAL TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING AT 230 SOUTH COLLEGE, FORMERLY
COLLEGE WESTERN CAMERA. HE STATED THE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE
EXISTING STOREFRONT. HE ALSO NOTED THE REAR FACIADE FACINO THE ALLEY WOULD ALSO BE IMPROVED.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED AT $337,500. THE REQUEST TO THE DDA 13 FOR
$60,000 TO BE APPLIED TO THE FACADE IMPROVEMENTS. STAFF 13 RECOMMENDING THE DDA COMMIT
$35,000 TO THE PROJECT.
MR, MIKAL TORGERBON AND MR. TROY JONES PRESENTED THE IMPROVEMENTS BEING PROPOSED.
THEY WERE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ouram0NS. THEY STATED THEY WERE LOBBYING FOR MORE MONEY
BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK FACADES ON THE BUILDING. MR, MIKE JENSEN
STATED HE HAS A LEASE WITH FULL CYCLE (A BICYCLE SHOP) OUT OF BOULDER FOR THE SPACE, THEY
WOULD TAKE THE ENTIRE SPACE.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION AMONG BOARDMEMSERS CONCERNING BUILDING MATERIALS, TENANTS, AND WHERE
THE SIOHAOE FOR THE TENANT WOULD BE PLACED. MR. HEWITF STATED HE FELT THAT RETAIL NEEDS TO BE
ENCOURAGED DOWNTOWN.
MR. MCCABE CALLAHAN. OWNER OF MUGS, STATED THIS WOULD BE A VERY POSITIVE IMPROVEMENT TO THE
AREA,
MR. HEWITY MOVED TO GRANT UP TO $45,000 FOR THE PROJECT AS PRESENTED. SECONDED BY MR,
MEADORS AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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MR. MEADORS COMMENTED HE FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO DIVE MORE THAN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION
BECAUSE THE APPLICANT IS DOING BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK FACADES.
2006 BUDGET MR. STEINER STATED ALTHOUGH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDED THE CULTURAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN ITS
RESOLUTION APPROVAL OF THE OVERALL BUDGET, STAFF NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE IT IN THE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING
2005-07 ADOPTION BY CITY COUNCIL. RESOLUTION 2005-07 INCLUDED IN THE PACKET CORRECTS THAT OMISSION.
HE ASKED FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
MR. MEADORS MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2005-07. SECONDED BY MR. SEARS AND PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
ICE RINK MR. STEINER STATED AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING THE BOARD APPROVED FURTHER EXPLORATION OF
CONTRIBUTING UP TO $200,000 TOWARD THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF AN ICE RINK DOWNTOWN,
THROUGH THE "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL" PROCESS. THE CITY HAS IDENTIFIED A SMALLER RINK WHICH WILL
COST AROUND $ 143,000. INSTALLATION AND SITE PREPARATION WILL ADD ROUGHLY $ 100,000 TO THE
COST. THE RINK, WHICH IB ABOUT 45 MET BY 65 FEET WILL BE PLACED AT THE NORTH END OF OLD TOWN
SQUARE. THE CITY WILL OPERATE IT. A PURCHASE ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED PENDING BOARD APPROVAL
OF THE $200.000 EXPENDITURE. FUNDS WILL COME FROM EXISTING UNENCUMBERED BOND PROCEEDS.
IF APPROVED ON SECOND READING, THERE FUNDS WILL BE REIMBURSED FROM THE CURRENT BOND ISSUE
UNDER CONSIDERATION BY CITY COUNCIL. ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS TO COVER ELECTRICAL EXPENSES WOULD
NEED TO COME FROM THE CITY.
MS. LILEY STATED AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE FAIRLY QUICKLY. SHE
STATED A MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY. MR. STEINER, MR. HEFFERNAN AND HER
OFFICE WOULD BE SCHEDULED TO TIE UP ANY LOOSE ENDS.
MS. JORDAN STATED THE BOARD HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT AN ICE RINK FOR A FEW YEARS AND IT WAS VERY
EXCITING TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION. SHE COMPLIMENTED THE CITY ON THE VERY QUICK TURNAROUND
PROCESS.
MR. MEADORS MOVED TO APPROVE UP TO $200,000 FOR THE ICE RINK. SECONDED BY MS. JORDAN AND
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
PUBLIC MR. STEINER STATED HE WE WAS LOOKING FOR BOARD DIRECTION ON STEPS THE DDA COULD TAKE TO
RELATIONS INCREASE ITS EXPOSURE TO THE PUBLIC. STAFF SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING;
I . SEND CITY COUNCIL AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF EVERY DDA MEETING;
2. PROVIDE THE MEDIA WITH ADVANCE COPIES OF THE DDA AGENDA INCLUDING DATE, TIME AND
LOCATION OF THE MEETING AND HIGHLIGHTING ANY NOTABLE AGENDA ITEMS. THIS COULD BE FOLLOWED
UP WITH A DIRECT CALL TO EDITORS.
3. BUY A "DAY -SPONSOR" TIME ON KUNC TWO OR THREE DAYS PRIOR TO A DDA MEETING. AGAIN, TIME,
DATE, AND LOCATION OF MEETINOS WOULD BE ANNOUNCED AS WELL AS A HIGHLIGHT OR TWO OF THE
MEETING.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE TIME BE USED FOR BRIEF DISCUSSION POINTS
ABOUT THE DDA; ITS FACADE PROGRAM, ITS EMPHASIS ON GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES, ITS EFFORTS
AT FORMING A CULTURAL DISTRICT, ETC.
THE BOARD AGREED THESE ARE GOOD IDEAS AND MADE THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS;
- FOCUS ON MAKING SURE BUSINESSES IN OLD TOWN HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT DDA PROJECTS.
- SEND A MAILER TO EVERY BUSINESS DOWNTOWN ONCE A MONTH.
- HAVE INFORMATION GO OUT ON THE FCGOV.COM WEBSITE.
- HAVE SIGNS POSTED ON PR ECTS THE DDA HAS FUNDED SAYING SOMETHING LIKE 'THIS PROJECT HAS
BEEN FUNDED IN PART BY THE DDA."
- ON PROJECTS LIKE THE ALLEY PROJECT HAVE A SIGN THAT SAYS ' MIS PROJECT BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE
DDA." ALSO INCLUDE PHOTO DISPLAYS.
ADJOURN THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT NOON,
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