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MINUTES OF APRIL 1. 2004
REGULAR MEETING
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MET IN REGULAR SESSION
AT 7:30 A.H. ON APRIL 1, 2004 IN THE MEETNO ROOM AT HOME STATE BANK LOCATED AT 303
EAST MOUNTAIN AVENUE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80524,
PRESENT
Kim JORDAN, CHAIR
STEVE TAYLOR. VICE CHAIR
JASON MEADORS, SECRETARY/ThEASURER
BILL BERTSCHY
MARY BRAYTON
BILL SEARS
LARRY STROUD
JACK WOLFS
CAREY HEWTTT
STAFF:
ROBERT STEINER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LINDA GULA
LUCIA LILEY, COUNSEL
GUESTS:
DARIN ATTEBERRY, ALAN KRCMARIK, MYRNE WATROUS.
DAVID SHORT, MARTY HEFFERNAN, CHERYL DONALDSON,
CALL TO ORDER
MB. JORDAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:35 A.M. AND ROLL CALL WAS TAKEN.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MR. BERTSCHY MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MARCH 1 1, 2004, SECONDED BY MR.
SEARS AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY,
MUSEUM PLEDGE
MR. STEINER REFERENCED PACKET INFORMATION THAT OUTLINED THE PROPOSED MUSEUM
RES 2004-05
EXPANSION. THE PROPOSED EXPANSION WOULD SE ABOUT 10.000 SQUARE FEET AND LOCATED
DIRECTLY EAST OF TIE EXISTING BUILDING. CRY STAFF ESTIMATES THE COST AT APPROXIMATELY
$6.500.000, DDA STAFF RECONMENDED THE DDA PLEDGE $ 1000,000 TO'RIIS EXPANSION
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A KEY COMPONENT TO THE CULTURAL DISTRICT AND THE AUTHORITY'S VISION
FOR DOWNTOWN. THERE WOULD BE A COUPLE OF CONTINGENCIES:
1) THE PLEDGE WOULD BE VOID IF THE PROJECT IS NOT FUNDED BY THE CRY WITHIN
TWO YEARS;
2) THE PLEDGE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO CITY COUNCIL APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS FOR THE
DDA,
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2004-05 IS NECESSARY,
MR. HEFFERNAN, DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL, LIBRARY, AND RECREATION SERVICES AND MS.
DONALDSON, MUSEUM DIRECTOR FOR THE CITT, EXPLAINED THAT THE PROJECT CAME ABOUT
THROUGH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND WOULD BE GOING TO THE VOTERS FOR
APPROVAL ON THE APRIL, 2005 SAL.LOT.
ODA MINUTES
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A DDA PLEDGE TOWARDS THIS PROJECT WOULD HELP ESTABLISH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
PROJECT TO THE DOWNTOWN AND WOULD ALSO HELP THE PROJECT COMPETE,
THERE WAS A GENERAL DISCUSSION AMONG BOAROMEMBERS ABOUT COMPETING PROJECTS, THE
COMMITMENT OF KEEPING THE MUSEUM DOWNTOWN, PARKING ISSUES, AND CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING
MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE OUT OF THE PARK ITSELF. MR, SEARS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT
WHETHER GIVING MONEY TO THIS PROJECT WOULD AFFECT OTHER DOWNTOWN PROJECTS. MS
BRAYTON EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE DESION REVIEW PROCESS.
Ma LILEY. LEGAL COUNSEL, SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING CHANGES BE MADE TO RESOLUTION
2004-05:
IN THE NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED SECTION THE FIRST CONDITION READ:
PLEDGE 19 VOID IF THE MUSEUM EXPANSION IS NOT FUNDED BY THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
PRIOR TO APRIL 30, 2005;
AND A THIRD CONDITION BE ADDED TO READ:
PLEDGE 1E CONTINGENT UPON THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AOREEMENT
BETWEEN THE DDA AND THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHICH SMALL INCLUDE A CLAUSE FOR
DESIGN REVIEW OF THE MUSEUM EXPANSION BY THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
MR. BERTSCHY MOVED ADOP1ION OF RESOLUTION 2004-05 WITH AMENDED LANOUAOE SUGGESTED
BY MB. LILEY; SECONDED BY MR. MEADOWS AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
RESOLUTION APPOINTING MR. STEINER STATED THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR THE BOARD COMMITTED UP TO $ 10,000 TOWARDS
THE DBA AS AGENT OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO BUILD AN AMPHITHEATER THAT WOULD BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE
THE DDA FOR PURPOSES DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, LEGAL COUNSEL ADVISES THE
OF DEVELOPING AN DOA TO FORMALLY APPOINT THE DBA AS ITS AGENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OP AN AMPHITHEATER
AMPHITHEATER WITH EXPLICIT OBLIGATIONS PLACED ON THE AGENT. THOSE OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN OUTLINED IN
RES 2004-04 RESOLUTION 2004-04.
MB. BRAYTON QUESTIONED IF THERE 19 NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT. NEIGHBORHOODS TEND TO
STRUGGLE WITH THE NOISE ASPECTS OF THE MUSIC VENUES, ONE OR THE THINGS THE BOARD HAS
ADDRESSED AS AN ORGANISATION IS THE GOVERNMENT GHETTO ASPECT OF DOWNTOWN. THE GOAL IS
TO HAVE ACTIVITY THAT CONTINUES PAST 4-5 PM AND THAT ACTIVITY GENERATES SOME ADDITIONAL
IHCCME. THERE ARE SALANCES THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE.
MB. JORDAN NOTED THAT URBAN CENTERS TEND TO BE A LITTLE NOISIER AND MORE RAUCOUS. THAT
IS PART OF THEIR APPEAL, AS THE BOARD DEVELOPS THE CULTURAL DISTRICT CONCERT, THERE
WALL BE A NEED TO FIOURE OUT HOW TO COME TO GRIPS WITH BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.
MR. SEARS STATED THERE WILL BE CONCERNS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS AS WELL.
MR, WOLFS NOTED THIS IS PART OF OUR MISSION, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DRAW
PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. IN TERMS OF THE NOISE REGULATIONS, THERE WILL BE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEOPLE TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT CONCERNING WHEN THE CONCEPTS WOULD BE HELD. WHAT
DAYS OF THE WEEK AND OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE THE ACTUAL PERPORMANCEA,
MR. TAYLOR EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR USING THE DBA AS OUR AGENT, HE NOTED THEY ARE
PERFECTLY SUITED TO DO ALL OF THIS WORK FOR US, THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED SKILL WITH THE
EVENTS THEY ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AND NAVE DEALT WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES AND NOISE
Issues.
LEGAL COUNSEL SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING CHANOES IN WORDING FOR RESOLUTION 2004.04:
IN THE LAST WHEREAS CLAUSE NEXT TO THE LAST LINE - STRIKE THE WORD DEVELOPMENT AND
INSTEAD SAY "DOWNTOWN BUSINESS A%OGIATION SHOULD SERVE AS ITS AGENT FOR THE
FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF AN AMPHITHEATER......."
BEFORE THE USTINO OF THE TERMS - IT SHOULD READ 'SUBJECT TO THE EXECUTION OF AN
AGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE DOWNTOWN
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, SAID AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TERMS:"
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MR. MEADORS SUGGESTED ADDING WORDING UNDER SECTION THREE OF THE TERMS TO INCLUDE:
E.) LOCATION OF FACILITY INCLUDING A DETERMINATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY,
BILL SEARS MOVED APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2004-04 WITH THE AMENDED WORDING.
SECONDED BY STEVE TAYLOR AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
OPERATING GUIDELINES MR. STEINER REFERENCED PACKET INFORMATION AND THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION THAT
FOR THE OLD TOWN
OUTJNE$ AND FORMALIZES SPECIFIC OPERATING PARAMETERS FOR THE OLD TOWN CULTURAL
CULTURAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT, STAFF AND LEGAL COUNSEL BELIEVE THAT THIS COMMITTEE NEEDS TO OPERATE
COMMITTEE
UNDER FORMAL GUIDELINES APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF IS ASKING FOR
RES 2004-06
BARD APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2004-06. ADDITIONALLY, LEGAL COUNSEL WILL NEED TO WRITE
UP THE NECESSARY FORMALIZED DOCUMENTS FOR THE CREATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND ALSO
DRAFT THE PRINCIPLED OF OPERATION AND ITS DUTIES,
BOARDMEMBERS DISCUSSED THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN LANGUAGE TO RESOLUTION 2004-06
THE NAME OF THE COMMITTEE WILL BE THE OLD TOWN CULTURAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE (RATHER
THAN SUBCOMMITTEE) OF THE FORT COLLINS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTMORITY;
ADD AN ITEM STATING ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME OPEN
MEETING AND OPEN RECORDS REQUIREMENTS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
ADD WORDING TO INCLUDE THE COMMITTEE 'TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS" WILL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO.....
ADD WORDING TO INCLUDE "A FULL TIME RESIDENT LIVING WTHIN Tie DOA DISTRICT.'
MR. MEADORS MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2004-06 WITH AMENDMENTS TO EXHIBIT A AS
OUTLINED ABOVE. SECONDED BY MR. WOLFE,
MS. BRAYTON MADE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE IN ITEM il15 WORDING THAT STATES
"MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN DDA BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S
MONTHLY PACKETS."
THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT WAS ACCEPTED AND THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Ms. BRAYTON ASKED THAT MR. STEINER PUT TOGETHER A RECOMMENDED SLATE TO BRING BACK TO
THE NEXT MEETING, MR. STEINER STATED HE WILL EMAIL A SUGGESTED UST TO THE
BOARDMEMBER3, THE BOARD CAN GIVE HIM FEEDBACK VIA EMAIL SO THAT HE HAS A COMPLETE LIST
FOR NEXT MEETING.
UPDATE ON EVSAG
KIM JORDAN MS. JORDAN REPORTED ITEMS COMING OUT OF THE ECONOMIC VITALITY SUSTAINABILITY ACTION
GROUP (EVSAG):
SHE STATED THE GROUP DOES SEE THAT THE VITALITY OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS FUNDAMENTAL TO
THE SUCCESS OF THE FUTURE OF FORT COLLINS AND ITS ECONOMIC VITALITY. THE GROUP IS VERY
INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE ABOUT THE CULTURAL DISTRICT, SHE STATED THAT THE CITY,
COUNTY, CSU AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY NEED A MORE STREAMLINED APPROACH TO
3UPPORIIN45 BUSINESS,
OTHER BUSINESS; MR. SEARS COMPLIMENTED STEVE TAYLOR ON THE OPENING OF ENZIOD.
PARKS/POCKET PARKS MR. TAYLOR ASKED IF BY INCREASING DENSITIES WITH THE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS THAT WE ARE
WORKING ON, 13 THERE ANY POS31BILITY OF INTRODUCING MORE PARK$ OR POCKET PARK$ INTO
DOWNTOWN.
MR. BERTSCHY STATED IT 1$ OLARINO HOW LITTLE SPACE THERE IS DOWNTOWN POR GREEN SPACE
OR PARKS, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS TAKING A LOOK AT THE ISSUE, IN -FILL PROJECTS PAY PARK$
IMPACT FEES THAT HAVE TO BE SPENT WITHIN THE NEXUS OF WHERE THEY ARE BEING GENERATED.
THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE DAN TAP INTO.
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MR. STEINER STATED WE MIGHT SUGGEST SOME UPGRADES TO LEE MARTINEZ PARK.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT PARKS FIT RIGHT INTO THE CULTURAL DISTRICT LIKE ANYTHING ELSE.
Kim NOTED THAT THE ALLEYS ALMOST FOLLOW THE POCKET PARK CONCEPT. SHE SUGGESTED IF ART
IS PLACED IN THE ALLEY IN SOME WAY RATHER THAN HANGING ON A WALL, THAT IT CREAMS ALMOST
A PARK FEEUNO. THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN GENERAL VERSUS
CONCRETE. PERHAPS SOMETHING THAT IS A LITTLE TALLER CAN THEN CREATE A SMALL GREEN
SPACE FOR SITTING AND LOOKING AT ART. FIRST NATIONAL BANK AS THAT ELEMENT OF LANDSCAPING
THAT ENCOURAGES CONTEMPLATIVE PAUSING.
LIBRARY
MR. TAYLOR ASKED IF ANYONE IS PUTTING TOGETHER A LIBRARY PROPOSAL FOR DOWNTOWN. MR.
BERTSCHY NOTED THFJtE IS TALK OF A LIBRARY DISTRICT TO INCLUDE FORT COLLINS, LOVELAND
AND THE COUNTY. MR. KRCMARIK STATED THAT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY WILL BE ON THE AMIL
BALLOT. MS. JOROAN STATED THAT EVSAG HAS TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO PULL THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT INTO THE LIBRARY ARENA BY ENCOURAGING PRINCIPALS TO THINK BIGGER ABOUT THEIR
SCHOOLS AND HOW SCHOOL LIBRARIES MIGHT BE USED BY NEIGHBORHOODS.
PARKING
MS. BRAYTON REQUESTED THAT WE STAY INVOLVED IN THE PARKING DISCUSSION AND HOW THE NEW
PARKING PLAN IS WORKING. MR. STEINER STATED IT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH,
CIGARETTE BUTTS
MS. BRAYTON EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT CIGARETTE BUTTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. MR.
BE ITSCHY !%MESSED CONCERN ALSO. HE STATED CODE ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE ARE NOW MAKING
VISITS TO ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS, TRYING THE QUIET APPROACH FIRST.
SIDEWALKS
MR. HEWITT STATED (IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIGARETTE BUTT ISSUE) THAT THE SIDEWALKS IN
DOWNTOWN ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR AND ATTENTION.
ARMSTRONG HOTEL
MR. STEINER NOTED THAT HE, JOHN FISCHBACH, DIANE JONES, AND DARIN ATTE NmRY HAD
TOURED THE ARMSYRONG HOTEL. THE OWNERS STATED THAT THEY HAD TIED UP AN AGREEMENT TO
USE OWEST'S SURFACE PARKING, 80 THEY WILL HAVE PARKING SPACES FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THE ROOMS IN THE HOTEL. MR. BERTSCHY STATED HE WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE ENERGY AROUND
THE HOTEL.
PINE STREET LOFT)
PINE STREET LOFTS - THE BONDS WILL, AT THE VERY EARLIEST. GET TO COUNCIL ON MAY 1 8-Bo
THEY WON'T BE BREAKING GROUND UNTIL JUNE.
ADJOURN
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:40 A,M,
JASON MEADORS, SECRETARY
REVISED RESOLUTION
04/01/04
RESOLUTION 2004-04
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT COLLINS
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY APPOINTING
THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AS AGENT FOR
THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AN OPEN-AIR AMPHITHEATER IN
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority has been duly
organized in accordance with the Colorado Revised Statutes 31-25-804, 1973 as
amended; and,
WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statute 31-25-807(2)(d) authorizes the Authority
to plan and propose the development of public facilities and other improvements to
public or private property of all kinds; and,
WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statute 31-25-807(2)(h) authorizes the Authority
to make and enter into all contracts necessary or incidental to the exercise of its powers
and the performance of its duties; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Downtown Development Authority
consider the development of the central business district into a cultural district of utmost
importance and that, further, that it considers the development of an amphitheater as a
central component of said cultural district; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors, through the evidence provided by a 23-year
working relationship with the Downtown Business Association, a private -not -for -profit
5016 corporation, believe the Downtown Business Association should serve as its agent
for the feasibility analysis of an amphitheater to be owned and operated by the
Downtown Business Association.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, that it
hereby appoints the Downtown Business Association as its Agent in the development of
an amphitheater in the central business district and authorizes the expenditure of up to
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) toward the analysis of the feasibility of said
amphitheater, subject to the execution of an agency agreement between the Downtown
Development Authority and the Downtown Business Association, said agreement to
include the following terms:
1. Any service requiring a payment in return must be bid by the Downtown
Business Association with at least three bids being received. DBA is not
obligated to take low bid but it must provide in writing to the DDA the reasons for
its selection. DDA, at its sole discretion, may veto the choice.
2. The DBA shall provide to the DDA a monthly written and verbal
accounting of the development of the feasibility study;
3. The feasibility study shall examine:
a. Appropriate size of the facility
EXHIBIT A
to Resolution 2004-06
Of the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority
Governing the operations and responsibilities
Of the Old Town Cultural District Committee
1. The name of the Committee will be The Old Town Cultural District Committee of
the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority;
2. All meetings of the Committee shall be subject to the same open meeting and
open records requirements of the Downtown Development Authority;
3. The Committee will elect a chair, vice -chair, secretary and treasurer. The
treasurer will be the treasurer of the Downtown Development Authority.
4. The committee, to be approved by the Board of Directors, will include, but not be
limited to, two representatives from the Downtown Development Authority Board
of Directors (including the treasurer), a full time resident living within the DDA
district, a representative from the City of Fort Collins, a representative from the
Downtown Business Association, a representative from the arts community, a
representative from the real estate planning and development community, a
representative from the environmental community, a representative from public
schools, a representative from Colorado State University.
5. Committee size will not exceed 13.
6. Minutes will be kept of all meetings. Minute taking can be delegated to DDA
staff but recorded minutes must be approved and signed by the secretary of the
committee. Minutes of committee meetings shall be included in DDA Board of
Director's monthly packets.
7. The committee will meet at least monthly and will establish a fixed time and date
for those meetings.
8. Any expenditure by the committee up to $15,000 is authorized by the Board of
Directors subject to a majority vote of the committee.
9. Any expenditure in excess of $15,000 requires prior approval by the Board of
Directors.
10. Legal counsel to the Downtown Development Authority will serve as legal
counsel to the committee.
11. Bi-monthly reports from the committee will be made to the Board of Directors of
the Downtown Development Authority. Reports may be in written format or in
both written and verbal format. Report to include an accounting of all financial
expenditures.
12. Duties of the committee will be assigned by the Board of Directors and include
but not limited to the following:
a. Draft and adopt a vision statement;
b. Disseminate the vision statement;
C. Identify projects necessary to develop the Old Town Cultural District
1) Find private sector partners for identified projects whenever
feasible;
2) Do site analyses for each project;
3) Develop budgets for each project;
b. Cost to build the facility
c. Cost to operate the facility/pro forma
d. Competition —existing and potential
e. Location of facility including a determination of neighborhood
compatibility
4. If the feasibility study demonstrates that the DBA can proceed with the
project it may, at its own choosing:
a. Develop a financial package for site acquisition, design and
construction; secure financing (this may include DDA participation in
public improvements less any costs paid for by the Authority in advance);
b. Secure site;
c. Bid design and construction services following the appropriate DDA
project evaluation criteria (e.g. build green);
5. Provide bi-monthly written and verbal reports to the DDA Board;
6. Initiate an operating and management plan and begin scheduling.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fort
Collins, Downtown Development Authority this I 't day of April, 2004.
Kim c.Chaz' ':r " " "
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Secretary/Treasurer
REVISED RESOLUTION
04/01/04
RESOLUTION 2004-05
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT COLLINS
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PLEDGING TO THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS MUSEUM $1,000,000 TOWARD THE COST OF A 10,000
SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO THE EXISTING MUSEUM
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority has been duly
organized in accordance with the Colorado Revised Statutes 31-25-804, 1973 as
amended; and,
WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statute 31-25-808(1)(g) authorizes the Authority
to make grants to the municipality in which it is located; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has considered and finds that the expansion
of the Fort Collins museum is in the best interests of the long-term economic and cultural
vitality of the central business district.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, that it
hereby pledges to the City of Fort Collins One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to be used
for the construction of a 10,000 square foot addition to the Fort Collins Museum. Said
pledge is subject to the following conditions:
1. Pledge is void if the museum expansion is not funded by the City of Fort
Collins prior to April 30, 2005;
2. Pledge is contingent upon appropriation of the $1,000,000 from the Downtown
Development Authority Tax Increment Fund by the Council of the City of Fort Collins.
3. Pledge is contingent upon the execution of an intergovernmental agreement
between the DDA and the City of Fort Collins which shall include a clause for design
review of the museum expansion by the Downtown Development Authority Board of
Directors.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fort
Collins, Downtown Development Authority this 1 "' day of April, 2004.
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REVISED RESOLUTION
04/01/04
RESOLUTION 2004-06
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT COLLINS
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ESTABLISHING THE OLD
TOWN CULTURAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE AND ADOPTING CERTAIN
GUIDELINES GOVERNING THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPERATIONS OF
THE COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority has been duly
organized in accordance with the Colorado Revised Statutes 31-25-804, 1973 as
amended; and,
WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statute 31-25-807(1)(d) authorizes the Authority
to plan and propose plans of development for public facilities and other improvements to
public or private property of all kinds; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has established that the Downtown
Development Authority should pursue the development of an Old Town Cultural District
at its annual retreats in 2002 and 2003; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors fords that the establishment of an Old Town
Cultural District committee provides the most efficient method of implementing an Old
Town Cultural District; and,
WHERAS, the Board of Directors finds that the operations of the Old Town
Cultural District committee shall be governed by guidelines written and adopted by the
Board of Directors and attached hereto and incorporated into this resolution as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, that it
hereby authorizes the establishment of the Old Town Cultural District committee and
charges it with the duties and responsibilities as described by Exhibit A, attached to and
made a part of this resolution.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fort
Collins, Downtown Development Authority this I ac day of April, 2004.
'Kim Chair
EXHIBIT A
to Resolution 2004-06
Of the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority
Governing the operations and responsibilities
Of the Old Town Cultural District Committee
1. The name of the Committee will be The Old Town Cultural District Committee of
the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority;
2. All meetings of the Committee shall be subject to the same open meeting and
open records requirements of the Downtown Development Authority;
3, The Committee will elect a chair, vice -chair, secretary and treasurer. The
treasurer will be the treasurer of the Downtown Development Authority.
4. The committee, to be approved by the Board of Directors, will include, but not be
limited to, two representatives from the Downtown Development Authority Board
of Directors (including the treasurer), a full time resident living within the DDA
district, a representative from the City of Fort Collins, a representative from the
Downtown Business Association, a representative from the arts community, a
representative from the real estate planning and development community, a
representative from the environmental community, a representative from public
schools, a representative from Colorado State University.
5. Committee size will not exceed 13.
6. Minutes will be kept of all meetings. Minute taking can be delegated to DDA
staff but recorded minutes must be approved and signed by the secretary of the
committee. Minutes of committee meetings shall be included in DDA Board of
Director's monthly packets.
7. The committee will meet at least monthly and will establish a fixed time and date
for those meetings.
8. Any expenditure by the committee up to $15,000 is authorized by the Board of
Directors subject to a majority vote of the committee.
9. Any expenditure in excess of $15,000 requires prior approval by the Board of
Directors.
10. Legal counsel to the Downtown Development Authority will serve as legal
counsel to the committee.
11. Bi-monthly reports from the committee will be made to the Board of Directors of
the Downtown Development Authority. Reports may be in written format or in
both written and verbal format. Report to include an accounting of all financial
expenditures.
12. Duties of the committee will be assigned by the Board of Directors and include
but not limited to the following:
a. Draft and adopt a vision statement;
b. Disseminate the vision statement;
C. Identify projects necessary to develop the Old Town Cultural District
1) Find private sector partners for identified projects whenever
feasible;
2) Do site analyses for each project;
3) Develop budgets for each project;
4) Do cost analyses for each project;
5) Develop a time schedule for implementation based on project
priorities and available funding;
d. Develop a framework for management of the Old Town Cultural
District ;
e. Develop conceptual programming using the Chautauqua, New York
model as a starting point;
1) Programming to include topics, events, themes, activities of
local, regional, national and international interest;
2) Develop a start-up budget and five-year operating program;
3) Develop a comprehensive marketing and promotional program.
13. DDA staff is assigned to work with the Old Town Cultural District committee
on an as -needed basis.
14. The Board of Directors of the Downtown Development Authority may dissolve
this committee at any time and at its sole discretion.
Adopted April 1, 2004
ddoDOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
TO: DDA Board of ctors
FROM: Chip Steiner
DATE: May 4, 2004
RE: 310 East Mountain Avenue
Attached is a proposal from Harold Summers to redevelop the property at 310 East
Mountain Avenue into retail and office space. Square footage of the building would
double through the addition of a second floor.
According to the information provided by Mr. Summers, the total hard cost investment in
the improvements to be made will be $650,000. As with all proposals, DDA staff
suggested to the owner/developer that the County Assessor's office be consulted
regarding the taxable value of the completed project. In this particular instance,
according to Mr. Summers' summation of the County's calculations, the actual value of
the completed project would be $1,003,191. Current actual value is $238,000. If the
value for the completed project is accurate, the annual tax increment generated would be
$21,736.
The request to the DDA is for $160,475 for a facade easement and right-of-way
improvements. This assumes 7.33 years of tax increment.
Although staff believes the redevelopment of this site warrants DDA participation, it has
the following issues:
1. The Owner needs to clarify what is meant by the term "masonry." Is this brick,
stucco, concrete block, decorative concrete block?
2. Even if the project is completed this year, tax increment collections will not begin
until 2006 and would therefore only support $130,400 in DDA participation.
3. The $160,475 request is 25 percent of the total cost of the improvements. This is well
beyond the Authority's involvement in any other projects including those that have
residential or cultural components which are much higher priorities to the DDA. Staff
calculation that the increment would support only $130,400 still amounts to 20 percflht of
project improvement cost and this figure, too, is in excess of Authority commitmentS to
higher priority projects.
Staff supports this project but recommends DDA participation at its traditional 10 percent
level which would be $65,000. Regardless of the level of DDA participation, staff
recommends that the Authority be guaranteed full recapture of its investment.
DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
TO: DDA Boazd of D' ctors
FROM: Chip Steiner
DATE: May 4, 2004 qxT
RE: Parking System Update
Randy Hensley will provide the Board with an update on the new parking enforcement
system and also address a new policy intended to more effectively control two-hour
relocation of parked cars.
DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
TO:
DDA Board of ctors
FROM:
Chip Steiner /y '
DATE:
May 3, 2004 l
RE:
Cortina
Board approval of DDA participation in the Cortina project was originally written to
stipulate that the Authority's investment would be $1.678 million or 15 percent of the
project cost.
Staff is asking the Board to cap the Authority's participation at $1.678 million rather than
let the level float with the cost of the project. Without knowing the final project cost it is
impossible to estimate the ultimate amount of the DDA investment and without knowing
that figure it is difficult to sell bonds to cover the Authority's participation.
The developer of the project does not object to capping the DDA investment at $1.678
million.
RE: Alley Design
The DDA received two design proposals for alley improvements, one from EDAW and
the other from a Denver firm. Only the EDAW proposal was responsive to the RFP. The
fee is $13,500 plus expenses. The narrative portion of the proposal is attached. If the
Board is comfortable with the fee, it needs to authorize the expenditure.
RE: Office Expansion
The DBA and DDA staffs are asking their respective boards to authorize the expansion of
our office space to include two new offices and a small conference room. The DBA
anticipates adding an intern (at a minimum) to its staff to help with an ever increasing
load of marketing and promotional events and to free up time for the Director to work on
more sponsorships and the development of an amphitheater.
The DDA's expanding project agenda is creating a need for a project manager to track
and execute the deals between the authority and private developments as well as manage
some of the public projects (such as the renovation of Old Town Square). This position
may also function as a point of business recruitment. The 2005 budget will reflect the
addition of this position.
Cost for the additional space is estimated at $12/square foot gross or $7,200 annually.
Progressive Old Town Square has agreed to pay for the tenant finish ($3,000+, associated
with the office expansion.
EDAW INC
240 EAST MOUNTAIN AVENUE
FORT COLLINS COLORADO
60EE4 April 30, 2004
Mr. Chip Steiner, Executive Director
TEL 970 484 SOTS Downtown Development Authority
19 Old Town Square, Suite 230
PAX 970 484 8518 Fort Collins, CO 80524
W W W 'GA W "m Re: Concept Designs for Downtown Alleys — Proposal Number P-937
Dear Chip
We are pleased to present this proposal for conceptual design services for
Downtown Alleys in Fort Collins. Our team is excited about the opportunity to
be involved in a project that could bring additional vitality to the core of the
city where we live and work.
As an international firm, EDAW can bring a broad resource of knowledge and
expertise to the project, while possessing talented local urban designers who
understand the critical issues and unique needs of Fort Collins as a community.
We are very interested in working with the City of Fort Collins on this project,
and offer a team that is committed to creation of appropriate solutions and
exceptional service.
Please let us know if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Jana Dewey McKenzie, ASLA
Principal
UNITED STATES
EUROPE
AUSTRALIA
ASIA DESIGN, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTS WORLDWIDE
Understanding of Key Issues
Successful project design will require an understanding of the variety of uses and issues that
make alleys complex yet vibrant places.
• Operational issues — Alleys are used for trash collection and other services. A friendly
pedestrian environment will minimize distractions from the sights and smells of trash
containers and will provide an overall perception of cleanliness. Trash collection
alternatives, recycling options, and vehicular access and parking will be investigated
through research and discussions with local service providers.
Pedestrian safety issues — Alleys are often perceived as being unsafe environments, both
at day and night. Vagrants can be a problem in Fort Collins as well and alley design
should not encourage their presence. Potential design solutions will create a safe
environment and communicate a sense of personal safety to the pedestrian. For
example, upgrading the residential entry experience in the alley running from LaPorte
to Mountain may create a safer environment. We will research lighting strategies,
appropriate ways to eliminate hiding and sleeping places, creating clear lines of sight,
and minimizing pedestrian/auto conflict. Formal security solutions, such as camera
surveillance systems, will be investigated as well.
Creating an attraction — Creating aesthetic and safe alleys may not be enough to attract
people to them. It may be necessary to provide a commercial or retail draw, which may
involve creating shop entrances along the alley, providing additional retail attractions,
and incorporating outdoor seating adjacent to restaurants, bars and cafes. The
restaurants and bars along Trimble Court could open to the alley and become part of the
experience. Many European alleys and narrow streets are successful environments
because they offer attractions.
Creating an aesthetically rich and pleasing pedestrian environment — The aesthetic
richness and dynamic qualities inherent in Fort Collins' alleys can be built upon in a
variety of ways. We will research ways to incorporate planting and site furnishings into
the alleys. Architectural features, such as porticoes and embellished doorways, will be
considered. In addition, we will investigate other design elements that provide desirable
spatial qualities. These may include human scale design features that people can relate
to, artwork that adds variety and character, and gateways that announce and delineate
the alleys.
• Retail and wayfinding signage — Alleys can potentially be confusing environments due
to their visual complexity. It will be necessary to design signage that enhances the
overall pedestrian environment aesthetically, while clearly locating retail establishments
and assisting pedestrians with direction and wayfinding.
® Concept Designs for Downtown Alleys - 2
Scope of Work
Meet with client on site:
o Develop a consensus on overall approach and key
issues.
0 Conduct a site walk-through with client and city
planners to establish opportunities and
constraints.
Research key issues:
0 Obtain example images and information,
including work by city planners performed to
date.
0 Determine appropriate responses to issues based
on information obtained.
Based on research, develop a set of design principles,
including:
o Graphic images (sketches and photos) that
articulate the principles.
0 Written narrative describing why principles are
important, why they are appropriate to Fort
Collins, and strategies for implementation.
Produce conceptual alley designs based on established
design principles, including:
0 Annotated plan view drawings of both alleys.
0 Elevations and sections of key areas.
0 Annotated perspective drawings illustrating overall
character of conceptual designs.
• Meet with client to present drafts of the above products
and receive feedback and direction
• Revise products according to client feedback.
• Develop an opinion of budgetary costs to acquire
materials and implement proposed conceptual designs.
• Prepare a final design report. Products include:
0 8.5" x 11" color report of drawings and text
descriptions.
0 CD of report, plans and drawings, suitable for
reproduction and PowerPoint presentations.
Examples of Perspective Drawinge
Example of Photosimulation
® Concept Designs for Downtown Alleys - 3
Fee
Lump sum of $13,500, plus expenses.
Needs
• Current survey of both alley sites.
• Current building plans.
• Available infrastructure information.
Additional Services
• Surveying.
• Additional site visits and presentations.
• Computer simulations.
Schedule
Complete conceptual design report by July 2, 2004.
® Concept Designs for Downtown Alleys - 4
The Team
EDAW Inc.
Jana McKenzie, Principal, Project Manager
Jana McKenzie is a Landscape Architect with a broad range of experience with public and private
client projects, including streetscape design, parks, trails, resource management, design guidelines,
community master planning and transportation facility design. Jana has practiced for over twenty
years in downtown Fort Collins. Jana was the project manager for the Longmont Streetscape
Beautification project in Longmont, Colorado and Principal -in -Charge of the Centerra Streetscape
Design Guidelines in Loveland.
Denise George, Urban Designer
Denise George has a wide range of experience throughout the western half of the United States as
well as internationally. With a Masters in Urban Design from Harvard University, she has
extensive experience as a project designer and project manager for both small and large-scale
development projects. Her experience encompasses urban design, resort development, community
design, community parks, trailway corridors, golf course amenities, mixed use master planned
communities and transportation related projects. Denise developed designs and sketches for the
Kierland Commons Town Center in Phoenix, Arizona, an urban environment that also
incorporated design for wayfinding and identity signage.
Craig Russell, Associate, Landscape Architect
Craig Russell is a landscape architect and an accomplished illustrator. He has extensive experience
in campus design, transportation corridor design, and urban/streetscape design. Craig was the
project landscape architect on the Washington University Student Housing project, Trinidad
Viaduct Reconstruction and Streetscape Design, and the Washington University Medical Center
Streetscape Design.
Paul Mills, Associate, Landscape Architect
Paul Mills is a landscape architect with a broad range of experience within the profession. His
work has included urban design, open space and parkland projects; residential communities;
commercial centers; and private residences. His work has encompassed projects in Australia and
projects within the United States of America. He has lent his design skills to a variety of urban
design projects and guidelines in Brisbane, Australia.
The Architects' Studio
Carr Bieker, Architect
Carr Bicker is a Principal with The Architects' Studio and has over 30 years experience in urban
planning and redevelopment projects, sustainable design standards, retail centers, retail shops,
industrial buildings, schools, parks, office buildings, housing, and historic renovation/restorations.
Examples of his work include the Northland Redevelopment Project, an 18 acre commercial /retail
project for redevelopment in Thornton, Colorado; South Beach Redevelopment Study, Miami
Beach, FL; Avert Inc, a 20,000 sf corporate office in Old Town Fort Collins; and The Center for
Advanced Technology Master Plan, CSU Research Foundation, Fort Collins. CO. Carr has worked
with EDAW for over 20 years on diverse projects, most recently the architectural, environmental
and sustainable components of the Fort Greely, Alaska Installation Development Guidelines.
® Concept Designs for Downtown Alleys - 5
DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
ddoAUTHORITY
TO: DDA Board of Directors
FROM: Chin Steiner
DATE: May 4.2004
RE: Formal Adoption o Old Town Cultural District Vision
Staff is asking the Board of Directors to consider formalizing the Old Town Cultural
District vision statement as a guiding document for the Authority. It will not replace the
larger mission of the DDA to advance the economic welfare of the central business
district. Rather, adoption of the vision statement would provide a road map to guide the
DDA's efforts at economic revitalization. It would also give the downtown and
development community a specific target for new projects, business, and services.
If the Board concurs with staffs request, a resolution adopting the vision statement is
attached and requires approval.
RESOLUTION 2004-07
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT COLLINS
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ADOPTING THE OLD TOWN
CULTURAL DISTRICT VISION STATEMENT AS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE
FOR THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION OF THE FORT COLLINS
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority has been duly
organized in accordance with the Colorado Revised Statutes 31-25-804, 1973 as
amended; and,
WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statute 31-25-807(1)(d) authorizes the Authority
to plan and propose plans of development for public facilities and other improvements to
public or private property of all kinds; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has established that the Downtown
Development Authority should pursue the development of an Old Town Cultural District
at its annual retreats in 2002 and 2003; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors finds that the vision statement outlining the
goals and objectives of an Old Town Cultural District committee provides a necessary
roadmap to future public and private developments in downtown Fort Collins.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, that it
hereby adopts the vision statement attached hereto and incorporated herein, as a guiding
principle for the economic revitalization of the Fort Collins central business district and
that it will be used by the Authority in its deliberations regarding future public and
private developments and programs for the Fort Collins central business district.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fort
Collins, Downtown Development Authority this 6a' day of May, 2004.
Kim Jordan, Chair
ATTEST:
Jason Meadors, Secretary/Treasurer
Old Town Cultural District
Vision Statement
March 26, 2004
To foster and celebrate human creativity through education, participation, and
entertainment, to define downtown Fort Collins
as a center for intellectual, cultural, physical, and spiritual
rejuvenation and growth.
Backeround.
The latter half of the Twentieth Century saw Fort Collins quietly emerge as one of the
most sought after places to live in the United States. Colorado State University became
one of the better research institutions in the country and many hi -tech companies chose to
build facilities in the community because of its progressive, family -friendly environment.
Cultural and commercial development helped define the City as a regional center of
civilization. Some of this happened noisily and painfully with debate about the
(de)merits of more people, more shopping centers, more roads, more houses. On the
other hand, the community's cultural growth happened in a serendipitous fashion.
Restaurant entrepreneurs flocked to (and continue to do so) the community for no known
reason and it took a reporter from the Denver Post to inform Fort Collins that it produced
more live stage performances than the cities of Colorado Springs and Boulder combined.
To an outsider this might not seem like such an achievement. Yet, Colorado Springs,
home to the Air Force Academy, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and
Colorado College (a perennial top ten school as defined by U.S. News and World
Report) is three times the size of Fort Collins and Boulder is internationally recognized
as a cultural and artistic center.
Recently, groups in Fort Collins have initiated efforts to establish a Center for Fine Arts
Photography, a Colorado College of Contemporary Music, and a cultural tax district.
Duany Plater-Zyberk (probably the best known design firm advancing the concept of
New Urbanism) has made overtures to the City about "doing a project" in the central
business district. Other groups have approached the Downtown Development Authority
with ideas for an artist's "retail, studio, and g compound," museum expansion, a loft
over workspace development, and a multi-c basketball facility. Such events happen
quietly and without much fanfare. In the ag gate however, they suggest an underlying
character of the community entailing a thirsf$or knowledge and creative expression that
exists on its own and without inducement.
Character of the Community.
This "character of the community" takes on ever increasing importance as population and
infrastructure growth in the Rocky Mountain Wpst blurs the identity of older, traditional
centers of population. Where Fort Collins was opce the dominant city in Northern
Colorado that dominance is being challenged as neighboring communities build state-of-
the-art hospitals, entertainment venues, and commercial and business centers. For locals,
perhaps the best illustration of this eroding position is the possibility that The Discovery
Center might move to the adjacent community of Loveland. The Discovery Center is a
cultural icon in Northern Colorado and its loss, while not economically significant, would
represent a real chip in the armor of the community's character.
For a time anyway, the approach taken by Fort Collins to maintain the character of the
community may not be along traditional paths of economic development. Nor may it be
prudent since economic development in its classical sense means competing with other
communities for the same jobs, the same businesses, the same disposable income dollars.
The veracity of the argument that "winning" such competitions is really a losing
proposition has not been proven but it puts Fort Collins at an immediate disadvantage by
imposing internal hurdles to the city's ability to compete.
The Downtown Development Authority thinks the underlying character of the
community, the pursuit of and appreciation for creative activity that comes so naturally to
Fort Collins, provides a foundation that, if fostered and encouraged, can define this City
as something apart from all others. It can solidify the City as a different kind of place to
live and work —a place for creative minds to gather, to learn, to grow intellectually,
culturally, physically, and spiritually.
Because downtowns are the most intensely cultured environments in any community,
because downtowns embody the history and aspirations of a community, it is the DDA's
belief that the effort to build on the existing character of Fort Collins should begin
downtown and be concentrated, although not exclusively, in downtown. The vision is to
target downtown as a cultural district. It would emphasize a theme that, if it catches fire,
will take on a life of its own and that can last for many, many generations.
What it might look like.
The variety of uses that could fit within this framework is almost endless: educational
facilities; public and private performing arts venues, recreational venues (the City's
planned replacement of the Azatlan Center would go a long way toward filling that bill.
Adding tennis courts, basketball courts, an ice rink, and partnering with Lincoln Greens
would provide more diversity to downtown recreational opportunities), soapbox facilities
to encourage spontaneous oration, debate rotundas, amphitheaters (big and small such as
the one behind the new Justice Center), cooking schools, a year-round farmer's market,
think tanks, movie theaters, and businesses that thrive in a creative environment, the most
progressive and well conceived interface between our cultural world and our natural -
world —an interface that articulates and illuminates the connections between humanity as
a cultural phenomenon and humanity as a product of nature, a coordinated pedestrian and
transit system without equal (that is, a system that really works and therefore a system
that probably hasn't really ever been created yet), commercial enterprises that both
support these facilities and that can take advantage of them including apartments, hotels,
B&Bs, commercial galleries, nightclubs, more and a wider variety of restaurants, and
retail that builds upon the concept of a cultural district.
On top of and of equal importance to the bricks and mortar is a program that will attract
world -class (which isn't always the same as world famous) artists, writers, athletes,
economists, singers, naturalists, actors, cooks, craftspeople, entertainers,
environmentalists, archeologists, historians, sculptors, painters, architects, philosophers
of all disciplines, thinkers, physicists and chemists, tightrope walkers, magicians, even
pedants, engineers, and charlatans. Ultimately, it will be the uses and the users of the
cultural district we create that will confirm and sustain downtown and all of Fort Collins
as the gathering place for cultural, intellectual, physical, and spiritual growth.
The Role of the DDA.
The DDA's role can be to serve as a catalyst in creating the physical infrastructure:
1. To help build the stages, the fields, the forums, the living places, the markets,
the gathering places, the galleries, studios, classrooms;
2. To design and build an infrastructure that knits these venues into our existing
downtown and together, into an environment that encourages the frequent and the
occasional visitor to explore more, to learn more, to come back again, and yet
again;
3. To convert our streets into a pedestrian environment, not devoid of cars and
trucks but and environment that is actually quiet, safe, easy to maneuver through;
to encourage transit services into and out of the downtown, and to and from other
population centers;
4. To turn our backs into second fronts —buildings that open up to an alley
pedestrian network so full of surprises and discoveries: little cafes, theaters,
nightclubs, galleries (one of the true beauties of a downtown is its eclecticism, the
crazy -quilt, uneven, unpredictable nature of its built environment; a bazaar of
opportunity, discovery, and delight.
5. To help provide things to discover, delight, excite, stimulate; things that make
one think, laugh, ponder, to reach outside the box, to simply be overwhelmed.
A very short list of nroiects to encouraee.
Outdoor recreational ice rink
Amphitheater
Art education school/campus
Lecture halls/convention complex
Performing arts center
Omni -Max theatre
Discovery Center
Year-round enclosed farmer's market
Hotel/boutique hotels/B&Bs
Night clubs
Parks and green spaces
Center for Fine Art Photography
Artist's residential compound
Alley -way pedestrian system
Colorado College of Contemporary Music
Restaurants
Private theatres
Private galleries
Expanded Museum
New library
Conclusion
Building and operating a focused cultural district based upon the unique character of the
Fort Collins community, the Downtown Development Authority believes this City can
achieve lasting social and economic health and a sustainable vitality that supports and
excites the people who choose to make this place their home.
DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
TO: DDA Bo azd of Di Tctors
FROM: Chip Steiner
DATE: May 4, 2004
RE: Updates
Public Restrooms. Should be done no later than May 7 although, at this writing, the
contractor is still waiting for the delivery of restroom partitions. Both the bathrooms and
the information center look terrific. Please take a look.
Discovery Center/art schoolAecture facilities/conference facilities/private
development. City Manager John Fischbach arranged meetings with both Bob Everitt
and representatives of the Bohemian Foundation to discuss the possibility of a partnership
that would accommodate the development of a new Discovery Center downtown in
conjunction with a multi -purpose project incorporating an arts school and conference
facilities. If possible, private, for -profit development would be included in the project.
The Authority is waiting for a response from the Bohemian Foundation. Staff really
thanks the City Manager for facilitating these meetings and, even more importantly, for
his strong and enthusiastic support for this project.
Request for the sale of bonds in the amount of $6.2 million (to pay for the DDA's
commitments to Cortina, the museum, Pine Street Lofts, Old Town Square renovation,
the Webster House, 325 Cherry Street condominiums, Melting Pot, Mason Street North,
and a few other smaller projects) will be presented to City Council on May 18.
Excepting the DDA's funding of Old Town Square in 1984, the housing components
included in the current deal make this the most important bond sale the Authority has
ever requested. Staff would like to strongly encourage Board members to attend this
Council meeting.
Old Town Square Renovation. Staff believes an overall redesign is needed to
effectively carry out a renovation of Old Town Square. Such a redesign would include a
new landscaping plan, paver renovation (some areas have sunk to the point that large
ponds form when it rains), and replacement or restoration of worn out infrastructure
(broken or crumbling concrete banding, lighting, trash cans, flower pots, signage,
benches, sandstone wall caps and other detailing). If the bond sale (item above) is
approved, funds will be available for both the redesign (subject to Board approval) and
for the capital costs associated with the renovation.
In -Situ. Annexation passed on consent at first reading. Second reading is May 4.
Ernst Health Systems has approached the DDA to build a retirement home downtown.
The facility would employ 120 people with the average income being well over $50,000.
Colorado Community Revitalization Association plans for its annual conference are
being finalized. We need to get a $3,500-$5,000 local sponsor. Ideas?
Armstrong Hotel. This deal is closed. The commercial renovation of the property
brought the valuation up to the level originally projected for the entire project.
Completion of the hotel portion is scheduled for the end of May.
Old Town Cultural District. The vision statement was presented to the Chamber's
Local Legislative Affairs Committee and to the Innkeeper's Association.
Fort Collins Museum' 200 Mathews Street - Fort Collins, CO 80524. 970 221 6738
April 16, 2004
Chip Steiner, President
19 Old Town Square
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Mr. Steiner and the Board of the Downtown Development Authority:
On behalf of the Fort Collins Museum, I would like to extend our thanks and appreciation for the
generous donation of $1,000,000 toward the future expansion of the Fort Collins Museum.
The Downtown Development Authority's fmancial commitment to the Museum's expansion project is
instrumental in furthering the community's dream of a museum that serves as an engaging and relevant
community resource. Previous DDA support enabled the Museum to complete the Heritage Courtyard
Revitalization Project, and improve our visitor services to the community by providing an accessible and
inviting new Museum entrance through the Heritage Courtyard.
The Museum Expansion Project will improve visitor services by creating a venue for the community
through increased exhibition, programming and public space. This project reflects the vision of the
DDA's Old Town Cultural District, providing a place where people can come together to share
creativity and ideas.
Once again, we express our sincere appreciation for your commitment and support of this project. Please
feel free to contact me if I can provide any additional information regarding the Museum Expansion
Project or other Museum projects.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Donaldson, Director
Fort Collins Museum
970-416-2709
cdonaldsonnfcgov.com
Community Planning and Environmental Services
Advance Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
April 19, 2004
Kim Jordan, Chairperson
Downtown Development Authority
#19 Old Town Square, Suite 230
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Ms. Jordan:
On behalf of the Fort Collins Landmark Preservation Commission,
it is my privilege to inform you that the Downtown Development
Authority has been chosen as a recipient of the city's "Friend of
Preservation Award" for 2004.
The financial support through your Facade Easement Program using
tax increment financing has been a large part of the success of
Old Town Fort Collins, and has earned the DDA our annual award
for historic preservation. Together with the financial
incentives for historic preservation that we have, we have been
able to turn around a downtown that is now the envy of many in
the state and nation. The formula for our teamwork success has
been the Downtown Development Authority, the Landmark
Preservation Commission, economic development, heritage tourism,
and historic preservation.
The Commission and the Fort Collins community appreciate the
restoration, rehabilitation, and reconstruction that your program
has supported to revitalize our city's commercial center. The
Commission commends you all past and present on the DDA with this
award.
This year the awards will be presented May 4th at 5:30 p.m.
before the City Council meeting in City Council Chambers at 300
Laporte Avenue. For your information, this presentation will be
televised on the City Channel 27. Please let me know that you
will be able to attend and receive your award. I can be reached
at 221-6597.
Congratulations on this achievement!
Sincerely,
c444ac
Carol Tunner
Historic Preservation Planner
cc: Chip Steiner, Director, DDA
281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6376
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