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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDowntown Development Authority - Minutes - 11/16/200010 Mary Brayton, Chair 484-1401 (W) Chuck Wanner, Council Liaison 484-0810 (H) Anne Garrison, Staff Liaison 484-2020 (W) DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Regular Directors' Meeting MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 16, 20D0 REGULAR MEETING The Board of Directors of the Downtown Development Authority met in regular session at 1'00 P.M. on November 16, 2000 in The Lodge at 107 North Meldrum, Fort Collins, CO 80521 PRESENT There were present. Mary Brayton, Chair Larry Stroud, Vice Chair Jason Meadors, Secretary/Treasurer Steve Slezak Carey Hewitt John Pitner Greg Belcher Margaret Brown Chuck Wanner STAFF Jay Hardy, Executive Director Anne Garrison Lucia Liley, Counsel GUESTS John Fischbach, Angela Milewski, David Short, Chuck Jones, Gino Campana, Randy Hensley, Gary Diede CALL TO ORDER Ms. Brayton called the meeting to order at 1 *00 p.m. and roll call was taken. APPROVAL OF Mr. Wanner moved to adopt the minutes of October 5, 2000 as written. MINUTES The motion was seconded by Mr. Slezak and carried unanimously. LPC GRANT PROGRAM Angela Milewski addressed the Board to explain changes in the LPC Grant Program for local landmarks approved by City Council. The former Grant Program has been converted to a zero interest loan program, in which the loan need not be repaid until the property sells or is transferred, at which DDA MINUTES • • PAGE time the program is reimbursed. Loan amounts up to $5,000 will be considered with recipients providing the matching equivalent. At this time approximately twelve projects are funded annually by LPC. SUITE 152 PATIO The proposal before the Board today meets most of DDA's requests. The EXTENSION new leasee is Sangria Rose Restaurant, which will locate in the upstairs portion of the restaurant and use the south side of the patio. Sangria Rose will need to enter into a License Agreement with DDA for its patio usage. This means the current License Agreement must be changed to reflect the new tenants. At this juncture, Counsel suggested that a termination date on the existing Agreement should be set, before the Board hears the petition from Sangria Rose. Although the patio railings on the extension will be retractible, Mr. Stroud suggested angling the comer, so that during special events a sharp comer would not present a problem to crowds. Hours of operation for this patio have been set at 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. so no serious problem is anticipated. Mr. Pitner moved to approve the expansion as designed with operating hours from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., this was seconded by Mr. Belcher. Mr. Slezak offered a friendly amendment that DDA should have the ability to expand the hours of patio operation during special events. This expansion to be determined on an event by event basis with the Executive Director as sole and final authority. Messrs Pitner and Belcher were in agreement and the motion passed unanimously. BYLAW CHANGE In an effort to bring Boards and Commissions into a calendar year time frame, City Council has determined that new candidates will now be appointed in January. In order to acquaint these individuals with the Board process and its officers, a motion was made by Mr. Slezak and seconded by Mr. Wanner that DDA hold elections in May, and have new officers assume their duties in June. The motion passed unanimously, and Mr. Hardy was directed to prepare the document and language to support this change in the Bylaws. CDC REPRESENTATIVE The governing body of One West Building extends a seat on its board to a DDA representative, a position held very ably by Mr. Slezak, whose term of office expires in December. Mr. Hewitt responded to the request for a volunteer, and agreed to serve on an interim basis, allowing an incoming DDA Director to fill the position in January if desired. MULBERRY/LEMAY The Annexation of Mulberry/Lemay Crossings is slated for first reading on CROSSINGS Tuesday November 21, with second reading on December 19, 2000. Originally scheduled for October, this item was pulled from City Council agenda due to concern over some issues. Mr. Hardy has met individually with Council Members, and in the meantime, some minor changes have been made in the annexation language, as counseled by Steve Roy and Lucia Liley. While disagreement is not sensed with regard to the Annexation itself, disbursement of funds accrued from the annexation has raised much discussion. Thus, it was determined to prepare a Resolution of Intent that addressed some of the priorities and separated the two issues. The Board of Directors is urged to attend, and in the event it is not possible, written comments are solicited. DDA MINUTES PAGE OPERA GALLERIA The Opera Galleria complex was sold earlier this year and the new owners PARKING CONTRACT are seeking a change of language in their contract. Three issues are outlined in the Board packets: 1. The parking permits payment which they would like to change from yearly to monthly. 2. Change all references from LaPorte America parking lot to Civic Center Parking Structure. 3. Remove Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, Inc., as having any vested interest in the property. Gary Diede advised that he is All in negotiation with Mr. Orr, the new owner. Ms. Brown moved to approve the changes reflected in numbers 1, 2 and 3 of the Opera Galleria contract as stated above, and direct Mr. Hardy to sign on behalf of the Board, provided there are no substantial changes to the contract as it relates to DDA. The motion was seconded by Mr. Slezak and carried unanimously. Randy Hensley was introduced as the new Transportation Manager, and he listened to questions and comments concerning the inability to obtain parking permits by businesses who are interested in keeping employees from parking on the street. It was noted that both parking structures have an abundance of spaces not in use, and suggestions were made to increase the percentage by which permit spaces are oversold. This, in light of the fact that the roof level of the Remington Garage has been tracked over a period of months and is never at capacity. There was also some discussion about the City's agreement with the Northern Hotel to provide 47 spaces for residents who are 55 years and older. The Chestnut lot, as well as the fourth level of the Remington Street Parking Garage may be used. Mr. Hensley agreed to provide DDA with some parking permit numbers. STAFF EVAWATIONS Ms. Garrison excused herself as Mr. Hardy prepared to share with the Board his evaluation of her performance. Subsequently, Mr. Hardy was excused as the Executive Directors presented the evaluation prepared by them for the Board's review. Mr. Wanner then moved to award a 5% increase to Ms. Garrison, this was seconded by Mr. Hewitt and carried unanimously. Then Mr. Meadors made a motion to award a 5% increase to Mr. Hardy, this was seconded by Mr. Pitner and carried unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS Invitations will be going out shortly for the combined DDA/DBA Holiday Open House, to be held this year in the Lodge at 107 North Meldrum on December 13, between 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. ADJOURN There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m. Jason Meadors, Secretary