HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-046-03/19/1991-CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PROJECT PRIORITY LIST RESOLUTION 91- 46
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING A PRIORITIES LIST FOR DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution 90-178 ("the Resolution") authorized the
City Manager and the Downtown Development Authority ("DDA") to develop a project
specific priorities list for the Fort Collins Central Business District ("CBD") ;
and
WHEREAS, the Resolution established an Ad Hoc Committee made up of two
members of the City Council , two members of the DDA and the City Manager to
identify the priorities for the CBD; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of the Resolution required that the list of priorities
developed by the Ad Hoc Committee, after being approved by the DDA Board, be
submitted to City Council for its approval ; and
WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Committee has developed a project specific priorities
list establishing two priorities for the CBD, which list has been approved by
the DDA Board, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated
herein by reference, ("Project Priorities List") ; and
WHEREAS, the Project Priorities List establishes the first priority as
being the reintegration of the Poudre River environs into the fabric of downtown
and as a community focal point; and
WHEREAS, the Project Priorities List establishes the second priority as
being the continuation of public and private improvements in the existing
improved areas of the CBD to produce a more cohesive and economically viable
environment for business, cultural , recreational and housing opportunities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
that the Project Priorities List is hereby approved as establishing the City' s
priorities for projects to be developed within the CBD in cooperation with the
DDA.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 19th day of March, A.D. 1991 .
Mayor
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EXHIBIT A
AD HOC COMMITTEE
ON DOWNTOWN PRIORITIES
PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS
February 7, 1991
The Ad Hoc Committee on Downtown Priorities has established that
to achieve the long-term health and vitality of the central
business district the City and the Downtown Development Authority
should concentrate on:
1. Re-integrating the Poudre River environs into the fabric of
downtown and as a community focal point. Working toward
this reintegration will help to accelerate opportunities to
accomplish priority community projects, e.g. an outdoor
amphitheater.
The Committee places great value on the potential of the
Poudre River area to evolve into a very significant asset:
**Urban studies and examples set by other cities
demonstrate that water features play a prominent role
in enhancing the character of a downtown;
**Integration of the Poudre River into the central
business district will improve all facets of the
downtown economy by increasing its regional drawing
power and attraction;
**The Poudre River represents a unique amenity and can
establish a competitive advantage for downtown not
easily duplicated in areas without a river.
**Improving the Poudre River area and re-integrating it
into the CBD has broad community support.
The Ad Hoc Committee believes the first step toward priority
#1 is the redevelopment of the Linden block bounded by
Walnut, Jefferson, Pine and Linden streets and recommends
that the City and the DDA actively begin taking the steps to
ensure rapid realization.
2 . Continuing public and private improvements in the existing
improved areas of the central business district to produce a
more cohesive and economically viable environment for
business, cultural, recreational, and housing opportunities.
The Committee recommends that these priorities are best achieved
by using a building block approach which, for priority #1 above,
means physically moving toward the river and for priority #2 , to
continue with the programs detailed in the Downtown Plan.