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Home My WebLink AboutNORTH COLLEGE MARKETPLACE, SECOND FILING - PDP - 43-08 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-HEARINGIRRIGATION. OFFICE • MAR 26 Z009 106 ELM AVENUE P.O. BOX 206 TELEPHONE 454-3377 EATON, COLORADO 80616 Larimer & Weld Irrigation Co. Lucas Lateral Ditch Co. Larlmer & Weld Reservoir co, C, Inc.. Town Boyd Lateral Co. Owl For Far Lateral Co. Owl Creek Supply & irrigation Co, Gale Lateral Co. Cache La Water Users Assn. West Irrigation Co. Divide Canal al & Reservoir Co. Decker Lateral Co. March 25, 2009 Graham lateral Co. City of Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Fort Collins, CO Attn: Steve Olt, Project Planner Re; #39-08/A North College Wetlands PDP, Type I — Final Plans Dear Mr. Oh: We have reviewed the referenced submission along with other drawings concerning the North College Market Place. A pedestrian bridge is shown or suggested on: • . Overall Plan Site Plan Final Compliance Plan Sheet 3 of 1.5, March 11, 2009 • Ding Surveyors, Inc. Sheet 2 of 3, November 5, 2008 • Utility Plans — Final Development Plan Project No. 32-1322.00 Drawings C-143 & 173 Please be advised that the Board of Directors of the Larimer and Weld Irrigation Company has not approved any bridge across the irrigation canal and has rejected any proposed plan to allow a bridge. MS/kdn cc: Donn Engel Tim Dow I'd ZS2'ON Yours very truly, MAYO General Counsel Larimer & Weld 881 G-13M '8 b3WI2U-1 LLC Company WdST:E 600E'S2,adW Steve Olt - m to j. mar ell, e. holsapple a' ' o. eckman 3-30-09.doc _ Page 1T TIMOTHY 1. DOW, MBA, 1D PATRICIA T. DOW, CPA, JD, LLM• MAYO SOMMERMEYER, LLC OF COUNSEL Via email THE DOW LAW FIRM, LLC ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW P.O. BOX 1578 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-1578 (970)498-9900 FAX: (970) 498-9966 E-MAIL: dow@dowlawfrm.com MEMORANDUM To Jim Martell jamartell@lileyrogersmartell.com Eric Holsapple eholsapple@lovelandcommercial.com Paul Eckman weckman@fcgov.com From Tim Dow Re North College Marketplace LWIC / Pedestrian Bridge Date March 30, 2009 Gentlemen: i 7 CLOCK TOWER SQUARE 323 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524 ` ALSO AOMIIIID TO PMCI ICE ITW P! NEBPASI(A As a follow-up to your recent inquiries, the LWIC Board of Directors will be holding its regular monthly meeting on Friday, April 3`d. The Board will reconsider this matter at that time. I just will not have any further reading from the Board until that time, however, I will let you know what the Board decides on Friday afternoon or not later than Monday morning. Thank you. TJD/ap Cc: Donn Engel Mayo Sommermeyer TIMOTHY J. DOW, MBA, JD PATRICIA T. DOW, CPA, JD, LLM* MAYO SOMMERMEYER, LLC OF COUNSEL Via email THE Dow LAw FiRm, LLC ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW P.O. BOX 1578 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-1578 (970) 498-9900 FAX: (970) 498-9966 E-MAIL: dow@dowlawfim.com MEMORANDUM To Jim Martell jamartell@lileyrogersmartell.com Eric Holsapple eholsapple@lovelandcommercial.com Paul Eckman weckman@fcgov.com From Tim Dow Re North College Marketplace LWIC / Pedestrian Bridge Date April 3, 2009 Gentlemen: # 7 CLOCK TOWER SQUARE 323 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524 ALSO ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW W NEBRASKA The LWIC Board reconsidered the matter of the pedestrian bridge at its April .3 meeting. Due primarily to liability concerns, the Board does not want to change its prior decision to decline to grant a crossing for the proposed pedestrian bridge as a part of this project. We note in reviewing the plans that there will be a sidewalk on the east side of College Avenue, so residents from the neighborhood to the north of the project can in fact cross the ditch using the sidewalk to access North College Marketplace without being required to come on to North College Avenue. Thank you. TJD/ap Cc: Donn Engel Mayo Sommermeyer Page 2 of 2 ,A Thank you for your serious consideration with accommodating the proprietors of Country Club Corners. &nbs p; Respectfully, Barry Lewis An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! file://C:\Documents and Settings\solt\Local Settings\Temp\GW}000O1.HTM 5/15/2009 Page 1 of 2 Steve Olt - Re: North College Marketplace From: <barrylewis62@aol.com> To: <SOLT@fcgov.com> Date: 5/14/2009 11:33 PM Subject: Re: North College Marketplace Country Club Corners LLC Barry Lewis 1630 A 30th street # 495 Boulder, CO 80301 Tel: 303.229.6322 May 14, 2009 City of Fort Collins Steve Olt, City Planner 281 N. College Ave. PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 RE: North College Market Place Mr. Olt: Please forward this letter to your colleagues, City Council members and all other officials related to the Market Place Development for the work meeting scheduled for May 15th. As the representative of Country Club Comers, the retail center at the 1600 block of N. College Avenue, the following c hanges are requested: Access to the Country Club Comers center on Willox Avenue East of College Avenue currently has ingress and egress from both directions where cars can travel freely in and out of the center. The Market Place proposal calls for a median that would limit a left turn in and left turn out access. To maintain access and viability of the Country Club Corners retail project, please do not install a median to the West of the proposed round about and allow access in and out of the center as it always had been. - It is my understanding that it is the intention of the City to allow a A3/< entry into Country Club Comers on College Avenue, South of Willox Avenue. This is the primary entrance into this development and I am requesting that this change be commenced now to allow cars traveling South on College Avenue to turn left into the Albertsonifrms anchored center. To compete with the Market Place mega center more signage on College Avenue and Willox Avenue for the Country Club Comers shopkeepers is needed. The small retailers of Country Club Corners need to further share with the community their services. I am requesting permits for more signage in the form of marquis signs on both College and Willox Avenues. < /SPAN> There is great concern with the proprietors of Country Club Comers relating to access of this retail center during construction. It is essential that customers can access the Albertsonifrms center on Willox and College avenues during construction of the Market Place development. file://C:\Documents and Settings\solt\Local Settings\Temp\GW}0000l.HTM 5/15/2009 Albertson's #814 & the North ^-)llege Marketplace Plan 43-08 Page 3 of 3 Cell 208-570-3780 shirley.christoffersen@albertsonslic.com file://C:\Documents and Settings\solt\Local Settings\Temp\GW}000O1.HTM 5/14/2009 Albertson's #814 & the Nortb ^-)llege Marketplace Plan 43-08 It Page 2 of 3 change as a part of the project being considered. However, the long range plan is for this to become a 3/4 turn so customers can turn left from College into the shopping center. ➢ The 3 entrances to our center from Willox Lane will remain. The most westerly will change from a full access to a right -in / right -out. The center Willox entry will remain a full access, but will be via a round -a -bout. If the round -a -bout were not constructed, this entry would likely be restricted to right -in / right -out rather than a full access signalized access due to it's proximity to the existing traffic signal at College and Willox. The most easterly is primarily a service entry used by trucks making deliveries to the loading dock at the rear of the store. It will remain a full access. ➢ Theoretically, the round -a -bout is designed to accommodate large semi -trucks with trailers typically used for grocery store deliveries. The design includes a 12 foot apron with only a 4 inch lip so trailers can safely trail over as they turn. Traffic planners anticipate trucks from College will travel east on Willox and turn right into the service drive at the rear of our store. ➢ Our delivery trucks can avoid the round -a -bout by traveling West on Willox to the first, or most easterly entrance into our center, driving behind the store, backing into the loading dock, and exiting to Bristlecone Drive onto College Avenue. This is a full access intersection, but traffic volume on College makes left turns from Bristlecone onto College very delayed. The Long Range Traffic Plan calls out a traffic signal at this intersection when the established state highway criterion for traffic interruption along the corridor is met. ➢ The road construction is scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2010 and complete in Early Fall of 2010. Albertson's would like planners to consider accelerating the conversion of the Albertson's shopping center main access from College from a right -in / right -out to a 3/4 entry_ so customers from the north can make a left turn into the center. Albertson's would like installation of a traffic signal at Bristlecone and College to be accelerated primarily to facilitate more efficient truck traffic flow and avoid truck traffic thru residential neighborhoods. Albertson's would like to be assured that during the construction of this project, communication with our Store Director, Bob Pfankuch, will be frequent and complete. We ask that construction be staged so that our customers always have at least one way to enter and exit from College and simultaneously that they have one way to enter and exit from Willox. We ask that variable message boards direct our customers safely and as conveniently as possible to detours. Shirley Christoffersen Albertsons LLC Office 208-395-5778 file://C:\Documents and Settings\solt\Local Settings\Temp\GW}0000l.HTM 5/14/2009 Albertson's #814 & the NortF '-)llege Marketplace Plan 43-08 A Pagel of 3 Steve Olt - Albertson's #814 & the North College Marketplace Plan 43-08 From: "Shirley Christoffersen" <Shirley. Christoffersen@albertsonsllc. corn> To: <solt@fcgov.com> Date: 5/14/2009 11:44 AM Subject: Albertson's #814 & the North College Marketplace Plan 43-08 CC: <slangenberger@fcgov.com>, <jolson@fcgov.com>, <Barry1ewis62@aol.com>, "Bob Butler" <Bob.Butler@albertsonsllc.com>, <Shane.dorcheus@albertsonsllc.com>, <Pat.adams@albertsonsllc.com>, <robert.pfankuch@albertsonsllc.com>, <Mike.mccarthy@albertsonsllc.com>, <Bob.banks@albertsonsllc.com>, <justin.ewing@albertsonsllc.com>, <Kbrown@klaff.com> May 14, 2009 Mr. Steve Olt Project Planner City of Fort Collins Colorado RE North College Marketplace — Project Development Plan #43-08 Mr. Olt: This message comes to articulate questions and concerns held by Albertson's with respect to the North College Marketplace Project planned at the intersection of North College Avenue and East Willox Lane. Providing convenience for our customers is paramount to serving them. We build our stores with good access, ample parking, and good traffic flow design in order to meet this service requirement. Any decrease is actual or perceived accessibility is cause for concern and the reason for this communication. First, I summarize our understanding of the project and seek verification that if we have not misconstrued any components: ➢ Fort Collin's has a relatively new Urban Renewal Agency that is releasing Tax Increment Funds (TIF) for infrastructure enhancements to a new shopping center development at the NEC of College Avenue and Willox Lane. This decision has been made by the Fort Collins City Council following an exhaustive public hearing process. The time for protesting this decision is past and it is not reversible. ➢ College Avenue is the primary North -South arterial in Fort Collins. Many customers access our store by using the main shopping center entry off College Avenue midway between Bristlecone Drive & Willox Lane. It is currently a right -in / right -out and this is not planned file://C:\Documents and Settings\solt\Local Settings\Temp\GW}0000l.HTM 5/14/2009