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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDowntown Development Authority - Minutes - 11/07/2002L DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULAR DIRECTORS' MEETING LARRY STRoUD, CHAIR 220-0000 (w) BILL SnE�R�TSCHY, COUNCIL LUUSON 484-8838 (W) GARR ISON, RISON, STAFF LUUSON 484-2020 (W) MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 7, 2002 REGULAR MEETING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY I&r IN REGULAR SESSION AT 1 1 :00 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2002 IN THE LODGE AT 107 N. MELDRUM, FORT COLLINS, CO 80521, PRESENT THERE WERE PRESENT: LARRY STROUD, CHAIR KIM ,JORDAN, VICE CHAIR JASON MEADORS, SECRETARY/TREASURER MARY BRAYTON, RICK GOODALE CAREY HEwNT GREG BELCHER STEVE TAYLOR BILL BERTSCHY STAFF: ROEERT STEINER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNE GARRISON LUCIA LILEY, LEGAL COUNSEL GUESTS: JOHN FISCMBACH, DAAD SHORT, MYRNE WATROUS, MIKAL TOROERSON, ERNIE GARNER CALL TO ORDER MR. STROUD CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL WAS TAKEN. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MR. TAYLOR MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 3, 2002 THIS WAS SECONDED EY MR. BERTSCMY AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 300 E. MOUNTAIN MIKAL TORGER30H PRESENTED A PROPOSAL ON BEHALF OF ERNIE AND MARILYN GARNER TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY AT THE CAPTIONED ADDRESS, THE PLANS CALL FOR THE ADDITION OF TWO STORIES WITH FOUR APARTMENTS AND ACCESS TO PENTHOUSE PATIO SPACE. EACH UNIT WILL HAVE A ONE CAR GARAGE. FAgADE MATERIALS WILL BE STONE MASONRY, WITH A CORNER DESION FEATURE OFTEN SEEN ON DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS. THE RESTORATION CONTINUES THE WORK ALREADY BEGUN IN THIS AREA, AND PROVIDES A MUCH NEEDED RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT IN DOWNTOWN, THE TOTAL PROJECT INVESTMENT IS CALCULATED AT $672,000 AND THE REQUEST BEFORE THE DDA IS FOR $87,32 1. MR. STFUNER RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD SUPPORT THE PROJECT IN THE FULL AMOUNT REQUESTED. THIS REDEVELOPMENT WOULD INCLUDE EXTENSIVE SIDEWALK AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS, THE WORK IS SLATED TO BEGIN IN SPRING AND BE COMPLETED IN MID TO LATE SUMMER 2003. AT THIS JUNCTURE, MR, GOODALE MOVED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMOUNT OF $87.32 1 SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL REVIEWS OF MATERIALS AND DESIGN OF FAgADE, TO BE PAID OUT OF TAX INCREMENT DDA MINUTES PAGE 2 FUNDS AND SUBJECT TO THE NORMAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AOREEMENT. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. BELCHER. Ma. BRAYTON OFFERED A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT THE RESTORATION BE COMPLETED BY YEAR END 2003, THE AMENDMENT WAS ACO[PT[D BY MESSRS. GOODALE AND BELCHaR. THE aUBJ[CT OF CHANGE OF USE WAS DISCUSSED, AND MR. STEINER SUGGESTED THAT IF THE USE IS A BAR OR RESTAURANT, IT HEMS TO RETURN TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION. Ma. ULEY EXPWN[D THAT COVENANTS COULD Be ESTABLISHED, AMC MR, STEINER SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS A RECAPTURE CLAUSE COULD BE ADDED, AS IS DONE WITH NATIONAL TRUST TAX CREDIT PROJECTS. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MARKETINO/WEBSRE MR. STEINER PROVIDED THE OVERVIEW FOR THIS TOPIC. IN DISCUSSION WITH "RESTONE AND PROPOSALS BURNS MARKETING HE WAS QUOTED COSTS RANGING FROM SB,025 To $0,000 (THIS FIGURE INCLUDED THE OPTION OF REDESIoNINO OUR LOGO,) OTHERWISE THE BASE coal WAS $7,500, HE DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION, EXCEPT THAT BURNS SEEMED A LITTLE MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN WIRESTONE. THE DOWNTOWN BUSINEa3 ASSOCIATION USES WIRESTONE, AND THERE WOULD BE OPPORTUNITY TO BLEND OUR SITES. A DISCUSSION ENSUED, WITH SUGGESTIONS BEING OFFERED WHICH INCLUDED ONE FROM MR. F15CHBACH WHO NOTED THAT CITY STAPP MAY PROVE OF SOME ASSISTANCE TO DDA IN THIS MATTER. AT THIS JUNCTURE, MS. BRAYTON MOVED TO SET UP A COMMITTEE COMPRISING MESSRS. BELCHER, MEADORS, STONER AND A CRY STAFF PERSON; THIS WAS SECONDED BY MR. BELCHER. MR. BERTSCHY THEN SUGGESTED WE PLACE A CAP ON THE AMOUNT TO BE SPENT, AND $ 10,000 WAS DETERMINED. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. COOPERSMITH'S SILO CD ONE Of THE CONDITIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SILO OUTSIDE COOPERSMITH'S PUB, WAS THE PURCHASE OF A CO IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 1,500 TO BE HELD AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SILO WOULD ONE DAY NEED TO BE REMOVED. SCOTT SMITH HAS ASKED IF HE CAN NOW BE RELEASED FROM THIS REQUIREMENT, AND MR. STEINER RECOMMENDED BOARD APPROVAL IN THE MATTER. Ma. BRAYToN MOVED TO RETURN THE CD To COOPERSMITM'S, THIS WAS SECONDED BY MR, TAYLOR AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, AMEND RESOLUTION AT ITS OCTOBER MEETING, THE BOARD MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #2002-03 TO CLOSE 2002-03 OLD TOWN SQUARE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2:00 A.M, AND 0;00 A.M. THE CRY HAS \ REQUESTED WE AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO STATE THAT THROUGH THE NORMAL PERMITTING PROCESS, EVENTS CAN BE LEGALLY HELD ON THE PLAZA DURING HOURS OF CLOSURE. MR. STEINER CLARIFIED THAT THE CLOSURE IS NOT A CURFEW, IT IS INTENDED TO PREVENT LOITERING IN THE PLAZA DURING HOURS WHEN NO SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE, AND MISCHIEF OFTEN OCCURS. IF THE BOARD APPROVES THE AMENDMENT IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO MR. STONER FOR SIGNATURE, AND BTAFF WALL MAKE COPIES AVAILABLE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING PACKETS, MS. BRAYTON MOVED TO ADOPT THE REDRAFTED RESOLUTION, THIS WAS SECONDED BY MR. BELCHER AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ADJOURN THERE BONO NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1 2: 15 P.M. JASON MEADORS, SECRETARY 0 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ANNUAL RETREAT LARRY STROUG, CHAIR 229-0900 (w) BILL BERTSCHY, COUNCIL LIAISON 484-6838 (W) ANNE GARRISON, STAFF LIAISON 484-2020 (W) RETREAT NOTES OF NOVEMBER 7, 2002 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NET FOR PURPOSES OF A RETREAT AT 1 :30 P.M. IN THE LODGE AT THE EDWAROS HOUSE, LOCATED AT 107 NORTH MELDRUM, FORT COLLINS, CO 80821 . PRESENT THERE WERE PRESENT: LARRY STROUD. CHAIR Kim JORDAN, VICE CHAIR JASON MEADORS, SECRETARY/TREASURER MARY BRAYTON RICK GOODALE CARET HEWITT GREG BELCHER STEVE TAYLOR BILL BERTSCHY STAFF: ROBERT STEINER, EKECUTiVE DIRECTOR ANNE GARRISON LUCIA ULEY, LEGAL COUNSEL GUESTS: JOHN F)3CHBACH, OVERVIEW OF DEBT SERVICE PROJECTION USING A POWER POIMT PRESENTATION, MR. STEINER PROVIDED THE BOARD WITH AN OVERWEW OF DDA'S DEBT SERVICE FUND PROJECTION THROUGH 2011. 2003 PROTECT UST THE BOARD THEN BEGAN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING AND PRIORITIZING POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR THE COMING YEAR. THE UST IS AS FOLLOWS: I. CGMMUNITY/CIVIC BUILDING - BLOCK 32? • HOTEL COMBINING NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WITH OPEN-AIR MARKET( " USE OF CITY -OWNED LAND 2. MARKETING DOWNTOWN - PROMOTING PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT/RELOCATION OF NATIONAL CHAINS ENTICING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE STARTUP SPACE/INCUB MON FOR SMALL BUSINESSES GROUNDWORK FOR BUSINESS SPECIALTY GROCERY 3. MAINTENANCOSECURITY/PUBUC FACILITIES - BID? DDA MINUTES PAGE 2 4. RESIDENTIAL S. PARKING/TTIANSPORTATION • TROLLEY? • RECONFbURATION OF PARKING? 6. PROJECTS THAT GENERATE TAX INCREMENT • FACADES • NEW AND REDEVELOPMENT 7, RIVER • WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE JEFFERSON/LINDEN INTERSECTION • ODP/RFQ? • STUDY - BACK ON AGENDA AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EXERCISE, IT WAS OETERMINEO THAT THE RIVER SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK ON THE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA. IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE 'FUTURE OF THE DDA' BE A MATTER FOR BRIEF DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD "ON YEAR, AND MS. BRAYTON SUGGESTED THAT MR, STEINER CONTACT THOSE WHO SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A STATUS REPORT. LIAISING WITH THE CITY IN THE PAST MONTHS, MR. STEINER HAS MET WITH EACH CITY COUNCIL MEMBER INDIWDUALLY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND REGARDING THE WORK AND PURPOSE OF THE DDA. HE REFLECTED THAT SOME YEARS AGO, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAD ATTENDED A WORK STUDY SESSION AT CITY COUNCIL IN WHICH ODA'S WORK, PAST AND PRESENT WAS PORTRAYED IN A SLIDE PRESENTATION. IN WE INTEREST OF BETTER COMMUNICATION AND A STRONGER LIAISON, MR. STEINER ASKED IF IT IS TIME TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR AGAIN, SINCE WE NOW HAVE A COMPLETELY NEW COUNCIL. MR. BERTSCMY SUGGESTS A 'STRATEGY OF OUTREACH' TO COUNCIL WHOM, HE NOTED, "AS NO INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY OF WHAT DOWNTOWN WAS LIKE PRIOR TO THE ADVENT OF DDA, AND DEVISE A WAY TO GET OUR MISSION ACROSS TO THEM. THIS MIGHT TRANSLATE TO PURPOSEFUL MEETINOS WITH DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, POSSIBLY ONCE A MONTH. MR. BERTSCHY ALSO CALLED UPON THE BOARD TO BRING TO HIS ATTENTION ANY IDEAS THEY MAY HAVE FOR HIM TO HELP STRENGTHEN THESE TES. PATIO POLICY IN HIS OVERVIEW, MR. STEINER POSED WE QUESTION OF WHETHER DDA SHOULD CONTINUE TO LICENSE PATIOS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY NOT USED. THE BOARD WAS IN CONSENSUS THAT PATIOS SHOULD CREATE A CERTAIN AMBIENCE AND GENERATE ACTIVITY. IN CASES WHERE THEY ARE SLIGHTED OR BEING USED AS STORAGE AREAS, DDA SHOULD NOT RENEW THE LICENSE. COUNSEL WILL REVIEW WE LANGUAGE OF THE AGREEMENTS, BUT BELIEVES THE LESSEE MUST EITHER BE IN VIOLATION OF THE STATED TERMS, OR HAVE CHANGED THE USE. BASED ON THIS, MS. BRAYTON RECOMMENDED THAT PATIO LICENSE BILLING BE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING. MAINTENANCE AND SECURTY FUNDING AT RS SPECIAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 THE BOARD VOTED TO INCREASE THE ADMINISTRATIVE MILL LEVY FROM 4,05 TO 5 MILLS, TO OFFSET THE COST OF ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY FOR OLD TOWN SOUARE. THIS MOULD NET A POTENTIAL $60,000, WHICH LEAVES A SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALL IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT NEEDED, POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE TO CREATE A BID AND ASSESS UP TO 7.5 ADDITIONAL MILLS, AND THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DDA'S $60,000 AND PROGRESSIVE OLD TOWN SQUARE'S CONTRIBUTION OF $60.000 WOULD SUPPLY WE AMOUNT NEEDED, ANOTHER AVENUE WOULD BE TO USE DDA TAX INCREMENT MONIES FOR CRY CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ASK THE CRY TO DIVERT SAVED CAPITAL FUNDS INTO ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY COSTS. IN ADDITION, ALAN KRCMARIK SUGGESTED EXPANDING THE GID AND INCORPORATING THE WALMART AREA. MR. GooDALE BELIEVES DDA SHOULD AND A WAY TO TAKE OVER THE MAINTENANCE OF OLD TOWN SQUARE AND PART OF COLLEGE AVENUE AS WELL. HOWEVER, MR. STEINER NOTED THAT INCREASED SECURITY WOULD BE NEEDED AND IT 13 NOT FACTORED INTO THESE FTOURE3. THE CONDITION OF THE PAVERS IN OLD TOWN SQUARE WAS DISCUSSED, AND THE POSSIBLE STAINING AND $SALING OF THEM TO IMPROVE THE 'TIRED' LOOK WAS OFFERED AS A SOLUTION, STEAM CLEANING DOES NOT PRODUCE THE DESIRED EFFECT FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. IN CONCLUSION, WE BOARD DIRECTED MR, STEINER TO DETERMINE SOME OPTIONS AND OBTAIN SOME PROPOSALS AS TO NOW WE CAN DO THIS. INCLUDED WOULD BE PLANTERS, HANGING BASKETS, BATHROOMS, SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE. ADJOURN THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE RETREAT CONCLUDED AT 5:00 P.M, 0 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO: DDA Board of Directors FROM: Chip Steiner DATE: December 3, 2002 RE: Porta-lets and Streets and Sidewalks Improvement Report 1. Porta-lets. Officers for the District One police station will give the Board an assessment on the effectiveness of the porta-lets that the DDA is helping to fund. 2. Street and Sidewalk Improvements. Rick Richter, City Engineering department, will brief the Board on planned 2003 downtown street and sidewalk improvements. The Board may want to discuss the timing of these projects with regard to their impact on businesses and scheduled downtown events. 19 Old Town Square Suite 230 - • Fort' DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT ddoAUTHORITY TO: DDA Board of Directors FROM: Chip Steiner DATE: December 3, 2002 RE: 221-223 North College Avenue Earlier this year the DDA approved a $50,000 commitment to Mikal Torgerson's building at 211-223 North College contingent upon further review of the design. Attached is a revised elevation of the front of the building. The rest of the materials are a duplicate of what was provided to the Board in the original submittal. The Board needs to OK the design. in . � s ddoDOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO: DDA Board of Direc FROM: Chip Steiner � DATE: December 2, 200 RE: Patio Licensing Policy The Board of Directors needs to establish a usage policy governing the issuance of patio licenses. Specifically, does the board want to impost restrictions on the license requiring that the patios be used in certain ways in return for the granting of the license. This issue has become important recently since a number of bars in Old Town that hold licenses have quit serving lunch and/or dinner on the patios. The licenses were meant to encourage activity on the plaza itself. All the current licenses are due for renewal at the end of this year. All have automatic renewal options included. However, the tenants are supposed to notify the DDA of their intent to renew 60 days prior to the expiration of the license. None has done so. This may provide the DDA an opportunity to rewrite the licenses and add usage policies. Legal counsel will provide additional background to the board. s s DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO: DDA Board of D' rs FROM: Chip Steiner DATE: December 2, 200 RE: Linden Street Plan At the retreat last month the Board decided not to pursue the Linden Street Plan as outlined in the Request for Proposals draft and directed staff to bring the issue to the December meeting for reconsideration. The RFP was intended to identify all the roadblocks to redevelopment in the area between Old Town and the Poudre River corridor. It was also intended to stimulate a number of private development projects. The roadblocks, such as Brownfields and inadequate public infrastructure, remain. Stimulating private investment is still a necessary ingredient to ignite further redevelopment. Staff proposes an alternative approach: partner directly with private property owners in redevelopment of select sites. These could include the Schraeder property, the Sears property, the Prouty property, and the Oxbow, but contact would be made with all property owners to identify other potential projects and to look for appropriate property assemblages. The most likely partnerships would be the Sears property and the Oxbow since these to sites present the most significant hurdles and, if overcome, redevelopment would have the greatest impact. The DDA is permitted by statute to enter into direct development partnerships. Roughly, the framework for such partnerships would entail significant upfront investment on the part of the DDA for land acquisition, due diligence, design, entitlement. It might also include some kind of loan guarantees. Ideally, once a project is completed, the DDA would be taken out of the project allowing it to capture the full tax increment. There are three differences between this approach and the use of an RFP. First, identifying and rectifying redevelopment roadblocks would occur in a piecemeal fashion rather than comprehensively. Nevertheless, each development step would set precedents for the larger area. Second, the approach would be more likely to stimulate private investment and result in real projects. Third, it is riskier than the RFP approach because it will entail significant upfront expenditures (not the typical way the DDA leverages projects) and there is no guarantee that a tax increment -generating project will emerge from the effort. Board direction is requested. 19 Old Town Square • Suite 230 • Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 + tet: 9M484.9� ddoDOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO: DDA Board of Di tors FROM: Chip Steiner DATE: December 2, 20 2 RE: 100 West Mountain Avenue The Downtown Development Authority is being asked to participate in the completion of the renovation of the former Walgreen's building at 100 West Mountain Avenue. Renovation of this property was begun in the mid- 1990's when it was bought by Jacques Rieux and became the new home of the Stone Lion Bookstore and Pour la France restaurant. The DDA bought the facade as a part of that project. The current building owners, one of whom is Steve Taylor, are completing the remodeling project. They have invested an additional $60,000 and intend to spend another $456,500 to finish the upstairs. The DDA has been asked to fund the restoration of all the upstairs windows, pay for the ROW portion of upgrading to three-phase electrical service, and to install a new roof parapet. Total DDA contribution would be about $58,000. The current project will result in a new downtown tenant occupying the entire second floor of the building. Window restoration is a crucial part of the program to make the upstairs leasable. The agreement governing the DDA's earlier involvement with the project requires the owner to maintain the facade. However, none of the items the DDA is currently being asked to fund were included in the original renovation —that is, the request is not for items that would normally fall under maintenance. The proposed improvements will result in an annual tax increment of $12,000. This is sufficient to repay the requested $58,000 DDA participation in about five years. Staff recommends positive consideration by the Board of Directors for the following reason: 1) the building occupies one of the most important corners in downtown and it is of significant benefit to downtown to have it look good and be occupied; 2) completing the renovation protects the DDA's earlier investment. 19 old Town Sau , e Sulto 210 tartCollins. Celeradn zgntiU . tol ' 970 4g4 X)2A . Ms,� 07A ARA PM4 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO: DDA Board of Directors FROM: Chip Steiner DATE: December 3, 2002 RE: Updates 1. Downtown Strategic Plan. Attached is a summary of the DDA-DBA-consultant self -assessment meeting that took place last month. Three DDA board members were in attendance. The plan is proceeding on schedule. The following tentative conclusions have been reached: a. Parking policies need to be revised. The bent is to make parking in structures more attractive and street parking less attractive. Using meters is an option but there is no consensus on that approach. b. Downtown is made up of a series of zones including the core area (consultants refer to this as the "energy zone"), Canyon Avenue (for residential and office), the river, the east and west side neighborhoods, and an employment zone that roughly corresponds to the east -west block faces on the streets crossing the Mason Street corridor. c. Downtown needs more private employers. d. Downtown needs to secure additional anchors including performing arts and library. 2. Tax increment debt. City Council approved the issuance of $1.06 million in new tax increment debt at its second meeting last month. The issuance will be heard at second reading December 17. Since the Authority has $1.06 million available in existing reserves, the debt will be created and retired simultaneously. Funds are tentatively scheduled for the following obligations: 0 231 North College o Chamber of Commerce o Mason Street North o Old Town Square Play Area o Museum o Linden Street Plan (in whatever format the Board chooses) o Mulberry-Lemay o River design o Retire the Linden Hotel loan from the city o Downtown Strategic Plan 19 Old Town Square.• Suite 230 • Fort Collint, Colorado 80524 • tel:970.484,2020 • fax:,970.484.2069 o 300 East Mountain Avenue o Baptist Church 3. Web Page. One of the ideas to emerge from the Downtown Strategic Plan is that the DDA's web page and the DBA's web page should be one and the same. Since the DBA's page is up and running, staff is asking that the DDA contract with the same web page developer—Wirestone. This will simplify the integration of the two pages. 4. Other developments. There is a large (six floors) residential project being proposed for the triangular comer of Howes and Canyon. I have not talked with the owner yet but the project is a perfect fit for the corridor. Design concepts are attached. An environmental engineering company is hoping to relocate from Laramie, WY to downtown Fort Collins. It has selected a site between Lincoln Avenue and the Poudre River and next to the old Alliance Construction headquarters. Because of the proximity to the river, the project needs waivers on setback and building exposure requirements. It is scheduled to be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 19. Fort Collins Downtown Strategic Plan Notes from DDA/DBA Task Force "Self -Assessment" (11/20/02) Downtown Business Association Strengths Weaknesses Future Events — make $$ and attract people Events — disrupt sales? Stronger marketing/events - retail orientation - farmer's market Xmas decoration DBA misunderstood by constituents/public Advocacy — Parking Destination marketing Lack resources for marketing Maintenance Membership: 135 Could increase membership Community & public relations Advocacy/Cooperatiord Liaisons Retail/Restaurant Focus Increase membership Retail/Restaurant Focus Perceived as retail -driven Perceived as retail -driven Staff Relationship with police Downtown Development Authority Strengths Weaknesses Future Legal standing & authority City Council approval Advance community center (community buy -in is a project that includes multi - strength) purpose meeting space; performance venue(s); recreation & leverages private investment Has more $$$ Sunsets in 2011 —limits Public restrooms debt capacity Focus on deals, financing, Time consumed by Circulator shuttle TIF maintenance and management issues Intermediary between city Misunderstood by Marketing the DDA and property owners constituents/public Visible results Not supported by city's anti- Continue fagade program growth faction Catalyst/Leverage Encourage new residential & am Io men t development Visionary Business -oriented board with community -wide perspective Pro -active LJ DDA/DBA Collaboration Strengths Weaknesses Future Roles are clear Lack of formal linkages? 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