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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDowntown Development Authority - Minutes - 04/17/1986D8WNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 102 REMINGTON STREET, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524 Regular Directors Meeting April 17, 1986 The Board of Directors of the Downtown Development Authority met in regular session at 7:30 a.m., April 17, 1986 in the DDA Conference Room. There were present: Barbara Schofield, Chairman presiding George Betz Eldon Ward Earl Wilkinson Bill Friedrichsen Dan Larsen Chuck Wanner Barbara Rutstein (Council alternate) Staff: Chip Steiner, Executive Director Jan Martin Also: Lisa Morrison Laurie Howell David Roy Jim Reidhead Joe Lewandowski Jim Harmon Greg Denton Absent: Larry Estrada Barbara Liebler Barbara Schofield called the meeting to order and asked for approval of the minutes of March 27, 1986. Dan Larsen moved for approval, seconded by Earl Wilkinson. 1 (303) 484-2020 PRESENT ABSENT MINUTES • Barbara Schofield began the meeting by introducing David Roy, the new Executive Director of Fort Town. The first item on the agenda was the parking study. Chip Steiner introduced this item by stating that the DDA commissioned a parking study of the downtown area in 1983• Most of the work was completed about one year ago, but was never reviewed by the board. The study is made up of five reports and a paper on alternative parking programs. Working paper number one is an inventory of downtown parking including accumulations, turnover rates, purpose for parking and a survey of employee parking. Working paper number two is parking demand projections. Number three is the capital improvement and operations program. Number four is parking program financial feasibility. The general thrust of the study was to separate long and short term parking. Long term parking is usually off-street employee parking. Short term parking is on -street for shoppers, business trips, etc. Barbara Schofield stated that the document did not get to the heart of the matter; that it did not really address our parking problems. Earl Wilkinson moved that the DDA use the parking study as a guideline. Bill Friedrichsen seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Several points were added to the motion. Chuck Wanner added that the study should be periodically updated in order to stay current. Barbara Schofield added that she would like to see the Parking Commission develop an effective parking management plan. Barbara Rutstein added that transfort incentives needed to be added as well as a parking validation program. Earl Wilkinson called for the question and a roll call vote was taken with the Board unanimously approving the motion and its additions. The next item on the agenda was the ownership of the parking garage. In an earlier meeting the Board discussed transferring garage ownership to the City, but retaining ownership of the office space. The City suggested that they take complete ownership of the garage and office space, but pledge all revenues to the Board. The options were for the Board to accept the City offer, keep ownership of entire garage and get lease and 0&M agreement, stick with original DDA position, or continue negotiations. Discussion followed. Dan Larsen moved to table the issue until Greg issued his opinion. Earl seconded the motion. The motion carried. The next item on the agenda was Jim Harmon, Director of Finance for the City of Fort Collins, with a financial update for the DDA. He mainly discussed the bond issue, debt coverage and the tax increment. He will come back with a discussion of the DDA operation and maintenance budget. The last item on the agenda was a presentation by Mr. Lew Wymisner with the Larimer County Employment Training Services. He talked about the various programs associated with ETS including monthly round table discussions, pre -employment agreements, pre-screening by ETS, and job developers network. The Board directed staff to bring back suggestions as to how the DDA can participate with ETS. The Board briefly discussed the Project Review Procedure. The PARKING STUDY GARAGE OWNERSHIP FINANCIAL UPDATE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING SERVICES PROJECT consensus was to adopt the procedure. Under other business, Dan Larsen questioned Burlington-Northern's plan of action. He expressed his dissatisfaction at the lack of any development occurring on the available land. George Betz asked for an update of the railroad situation. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned. Barbara Liebler, Secretary REVIEW RAILROAD