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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDowntown Development Authority - Minutes - 09/09/2004DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTI-IORUY REouLAR DIRECTORS' MEETING KIM;kJOROANI,.COAIR at" Bxwraic IY, OPUNG4L LIAISON 401- 790 (-Mi LINDA G1ULA, STAFF LIA*Qv 484-jeOPRO (W) MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 REGULAR MEETING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MET IN REGULAR SESSION AT 7:30 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 IN THE MEETING ROOM AT HOME STATE BANK LOCATED AT 303 EAST MOUNTAIN AVENUE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80524, PRESENT Kim JORDAN, CHAIR STEVE TAYLOR, VICE CHAIR JASON MEADOR$, SECRETARY/TREASURER MARY BRAYTON CAREY HEWITF BILL SEARS JACK WOLFE BILL BERTSCHY ABSENT LARRY STROUD STAFF ROBERT STEINER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LINDA GULA LUCIA LILEY. COUNSEL GUESTS DARIN ATTEBERRY, DIANE JONES, ALAN KRCMARIK, RON PHILUPS, RANDY. HENSLEY, MARTY HEFFERNAN, CAROL TUNNER, GEORGE SCHOCK, BOB MECHELS. DOUG DOHN, MICKEY WILLIS CALL TO ORDER MS. JORDAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7; 30 A.M. ROLL CALL WAS TAKEN. APPROVAL OF MR. MEADORS MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 5, 2004. SECONDED BY MR. MINUTES SEARS AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, CAPITAL PROJECTS MR, STEINER STATED BOARD PACKETS INCLUDED NEW INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE CAPITAL RECOMMENDATION PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE 'A CENT SALES TAX PROPOSED BY THE CITY. SOME PROJECTS HAVE A MORE DIRECT IMPACT ON DOWNTOWN THAN OTHERS, SINCE THE DOA HAS ALREADY PLEDGED $ 1 MILLION TOWARD THE MUSEUM EXPANSION AND ANOTHER $ 100,000 TOWARD MUSEUM STORAGE (AT THE WEBSTER HOUSE), IT MAKES SENSE TO SUPPORT THESE PROJECTS. THE RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT RUNS FROM COLLEGE AVENUE TO MULBERRY STREET AND INVOLVES REMOVAL OF DEBRIS, NON-NATIVE PLANTS, AND RESTORING NATIVE VEGETATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS SUPPORTING ALL THREE OF THESE PROJECTS. MS. DIANE JONES. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, STATED IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE RECOMMENOATIONS FROM THE DDA BOARD AS PART OF THEIR DISCUSSION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AT THE SEPTEMBER 14. 2004. WORKSESSION. BOARDMEMBERS DISCUSSED THE A CENT TAXES AND WHERE THEY ARE ALLOCATED. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE APRIL BALLOT MEASURES, THE OPEN SPACE, YES! A CENT SALES TAX IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOING THE POUDRE RIVER RESTORATION WORK, THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY, THE PERFORMING ARTS FACILITY, AND THE NEED TO FOCUS ON PROJECTS THAT SPECIFICALLY AFFECT THE DOWNTOWN. ODA MINUTES PAGE 2 SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 MR. WOLFE MOVED THAT THE DDA SUPPORT THE CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT WITH THE QUALIFICATION THAT WE WOULD HOPE THAT THE CITY WOULD FIND FUNDS FROM THE OPEN SPACE YES! TAX TO APPLY TO THIS PROJECT; THAT WE SUPPORT THE FORT COLLINS MUSEUM EXPANSION AND THE FORT COLLINS MUSEUM STORAGE FACILITY; AND RECOMMENDED THAT WE INCLUDE LIBRARY MATERIALS AND LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY AS PRIORITIES. SECONDED BY MR. HEWITT. MR. MARTY HEFFERNAN, DIRECTOR OF CLRS, STATED THAT THE LIBRARY MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT SINCE THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO PROVIDE THE STAFFING AND SUPPORT TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND AND TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT IS NEEDED. IF THIS FUNDING IS NOT SUPPORTED THEN IT WILL HAVE TO BE FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND. MS. BRAYTON OFFERED A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE PREVIOUS MOTION STATING IT WOULD BE A STRONG OMISSION FOR THE BOARD NOT TO INCLUDE THE LIBRARY AND IF THE LIBRARY IS SUPPORTED IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT PROCESS, THAT THE DDA WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT IT BE LOCATED DOWNTOWN. MR. WOLFE AND MR. HEWITT ACCEPTED MS. BRAYTON'S FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE PREVIOUS MOTION, THE MOTION AND AMENDMENT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. MEADORS SUGGESTED THAT A RESOLUTION BE PREPARED WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL. OLD TOWN LOFTS MR. STEINER REFERENCED THE SUBMITTAL FROM NORTHERN ENGINEERING TO REDEVELOP THE OLD BLUE CROSS -BLUE SHIELD BUILDING AT 200 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE. NORTHERN ENGINEERING PLANS TO RENOVATE AND RELOCATE ITS OFFICES ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND TO ADD THREE NEW FLOORS OF RESIDENTIAL LOFTS TO THE BUILDING. BECAUSE 75 PERCENT OF THE FINISHED BUILDING IS RESIDENTIAL, THE TAX IMPACT IS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN IF THE STRUCTURE WAS ENTIRELY COMMERCIAL. STAFF IS SUGGESTING DDA PARTICIPATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,000 WHICH IS ABOUT 16 PERCENT OF TOTAL PROJECT COST. MR. GEORGE SCHOCK, PRINCIPLE OF NORTHERN ENGINEERING, PRESENTED THE PROPOSAL AND SITE RENDERINGS. HE STATED THE SITE IS A PRIME AREA FOR REDEVELOPMENT. BOB MECHELS, VAUGHT-FRYE ARCHITECTS, AND DODO DOHN, DOHN CONSTRUCTION, WERE BOTH AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. BOARDMEMBERS DISCUSSED WINDOW OPTIONS AND CITY FIRE CODE RESTRICTIONS, PARKING OPTIONS, THE ALLEY AND THE TRASH ENCLOSURE, AND WHETHER THE UNITS WOULD BE OWNER - OCCUPIED. MB. BRAYTON MOVED TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT UP TO $450,000 AS PROPOSED, SECONDED BY MR. HEWITT AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, MR, STEINER STATED THE RECOMMENDTION IS 16 PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE TAXABLE IMPROVEMENT ON THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS AS HIGH AS WE HAD GONE ON CORTINA, HE STATED HE PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS AMOUNT, BUT THIS IS AS CLOSE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WE HAVE SEEN COME DOWNTOWN AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. MR. SCHOCK STATED HE THOUGHT THAT $450,000 WAS GENEROUS AND IF THERE ARE ANY CHANOES TO WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED IT WOULD PROBABLY BE IN THE WINDOWS. MR. MICHELS STATED CHANGING WINDOWS WOULD NOT CHANGE AESTHETICS FROM THE EXTERIOR BUT IT WOULD CHANGE IT FROM THE INTERIOR. INSTEAD OF DOING AN ALUMINUM CUD WOOD RESIDENTIAL WINDOW THEY WOULD LIKELY 00 TO AN ALUMINUM STOREFRONT WHICH IS WHAT IS IN THIS BUILDING (HOME STATE. BANK). HE STATED FROM THE EXTERIOR NO ONE WOULD KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. MS. BRAYTON STATED IF THE PROJECT CHANGES SIGNIFICANTLY IN TERMS OF AESTHETICS, IT WOULD NEED TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PARKING UPDATE MR. RANDY HENSLEY PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE IMPACT OF THE NEW PARKING RULES AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES. HE ANSWERED BY LINE ITEM THE PARKING QUESTIONS AND ISSUES THAT WERE ENCLOSED IN THE PACKER. DDA MINUTES PAGE 3 SEPTEMBER 9, Z004 WAYFINDING SIGNAGE MR. $MINER REFERRED TO THE PACKET MEMO EXPLAINING THE ESTIMATED COST TO SION DOWNTOWN WITH WAYFINDING DIRECTIONS TO PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES. A TOTAL OF 30 SIGNS WOULD COST $8,400 TO MAKE AND INSTALL. THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION CONSIDERED THIS ITEM AT ITS AUGUST MEETING AND AGREED TO FUND 50 PERCENT OF THE COST, DDA STAFF BELIEVES THE AUTHORITY SHOULD PAY FOR THIS EXPENSE RATHER THAN THE DBA SINCE ITS FUNDS ARE BETTER UTILIZED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES. STAFF IS ASKING FOR BOARD APPROVAL OF $4,200. MS. BRAYTON MOVED TO SUPPORT STAFFS RECOMMENDATION OF PAYING THE EXPENSE FOR SIONAOE UP TO $4, 200. SECONDED BY MR. HEWITT AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. BRICK WORK ON EAST MR. STEINER REFERRED TO AN APPLICATION FROM THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO THE NORTH MOUNTAIN (RESTORATION FRONT RANGE TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY PLANNING COUNCIL FOR FUNDING TO RESTORE OF TROLLEY ROADBED) SOME OF THE OLD TROLLEY ROADBED IN EAST MOUNTAIN AVENUE. THE PROJECT COST IS $ 1 34,550, MOST OF WHICH WOULD BE DERIVED FROM FEDERAL FUNDS, THE DDA IS BEING ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE $ 10,000. HE STATED STAFF SUPPORTS THE REQUEST. MB. BRAYTON MOVED TO SUPPORT THE CONTRIBUTION OF $ 10,000. SECONDED BY MR. MEADOR$. MR. HEWITT STATED HE HAD A HARD TIME SUPPORTING THIS REQUEST BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SO FAR IN DEBT. MR. ATTEBERRY STATED THE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT FUNDS ARE FOR PRETTY SPECIFIC PROJECTS. HE NOTED THE DOLLARS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE CITY WANTS TO COMPETE FOR THEM; IF THE DOLLARS DON'T 00 HERE THEY WILL GO TO LOVELAND OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE MOTION PASSED 7-1 WITH MR, HEWITT VOTING NO. RUNNING CASHFLOW MR. STEINER SUMMARIZED THE CASHFLOW WORKSHEET THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. NOTE; BILL SEARS LEFT THE MEETING AT 9:20 A.M. UPDATES MR, STEINER REFERRED TO THE PACKET MEMO OUTLINING UPDATES. HE ALSO NOTED A REPORT RECEIVED FROM MYRNE WATROUS ON VISITATION IN THE DOWTOWN VISITORS' CENTER AND COMMENDED HER WORK STATING THE THE VISITORS' CENTER CONCEPT IS WORKING. OLD TOWN SQUARWALLEY RFP - MS. JORDAN STATED THAT THERE IS INTEREST FROM SOME OF THE DDA BOARD IN PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN THIS PROJECT. MR. ATTEBERRY NOTED THAT IN THE 2005 BUDGET EXCEPTIONS PROCESS FOR CITY COUNCIL, THERE 15 A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR MAINTENANCE. MR, STEINER NOTED THAT MONEY HAS ALSO BEEN BUDGETED IN THE DDA BUDGET FOR MAINTENANCE. WEB PAGE - MR. STEINER NOTED THAT THE WEB PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH A LINK TO AVAILABLE PROPERTIES IN THE DDA DISTRICT. IT DAN ACCESSED AT WWW.DOWTOWNFORTCOLLINS ORO. OTHER BUSINESS MR. BERTSCHY STATED THAT MYRNE WATROUS HAD RESIGNED FROM THE LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION. MS. JORDAN SUGGESTED THAT A RECOGNITION LETTER TO MS. WATROUS ON BEHALF OF THE DDA BOARD BE PREPARED. MR. MICKEY WILDS STATED THAT MR, ANDRES DUANY WOULD BE AT LONOMONT'S "PROSPECT NEW TOWN" A PREMIER NEW -URBANIST DEVELOPMENT. HE ENCOURAGED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO ATTEND THE DESIGN CHARETTE BEING PRESENTED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EXECUTIVE SESSION MR, MEADORS MOVED TO CLOSE THIS SEGMENT OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND ADJOURN ON LEGAL MATTERS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:40 A.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF ISSUANCE OF DDA BONDS. THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES STATED IS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO CRS 24-6-402 14) (1) (1). THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. WOLFE AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, AT 1 0: 1 S MR. MEADORS THEN MOVED PURSUANT TO CRS 24-6-402 (4) (1) (1) TO RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE TO REGULAR $ESSION. SECONDED BY MS. JORDAN AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ODA MEEING PAGE 4 SEPfEMBER 9, 2004 MR. BERTSCHY MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY MR, MEADOWS TO ADJOURN THE MEERNO UNTIL 1 :00 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 15. 2004, AT JAY'S RESTAURANT, 1 37 OAK STREET, FORT COLLINS. CO, TO 00 INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTINO THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES PREVIOUSLY STATED IS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO CRS 24.6.402 (4) (1) (1). THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ADJOURN THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THE MEETINO WAS ADJOURNED AT 1 0:30 A.M.