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Subject: Pace Warehouse
Sender: Linda HOPKINS / CFC52/01
TO: Linda RIPLEY / CFC52/01
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TO: Linda RIPLEY / CFC52/01
Part 2.
HERE ARE THE ELECTRIC MESSAGES RE PACE
Part 3.
FROM: Mike DAVIS / CFC52/01
TO: DISTRIBUTION
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Dated: 09/30/ t 0830.
Contents: 4'
This is to apprise you of recent discussions staff has had with
represenatives of Pace Warehouse concerning possible location in
Fort Collins.
Our contacts so far have been with a local commercial real estate
agent and an architect, also local, relative to a preferred site
south of Harmony on College between the two nurseries on the west
side of the highway.
The project has gone to conceptual review. Staff reactions thus far
have been to support the Pace`s presence in the City. However, the
location favored by Pace causes the staff technical problems relative
safe and effective access to College Avenue. Because of this there
was a Development Coordination Team meeting to review with the applicants
the concerns of the staff and to see what could be done to mitigate the
situation.
Basically, Pace representatives would like to secure a traffic signal
at the site to permit ingress and egress from the property. Staff has
advised that neither the State nor City would support a signal at the
requested location for the following three reasons: (1) the progression
of signal timing, as it is now and will be in the future cannot support
an additional signal between Fossil Creek and Mason; (2) the Pace site
plan does not allow for a recirculation street similar to Mason Street north
of Harmony which is important to the efficient recirculation of traffic back to
College; and,(3> neither the City nor the State will support a signal at the
location sought by Pace given the State Access Code and the South College
Avenue Access Plan that is under preparation.
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In order to make the requested location work, the staff advised, subject
to confirming data from Pace, Zrthat a Mason type recirculation street either
� in front of the proposed Pace building or behind and parallel to the railroad,
south to Fossil Creek would be needed. This new street would tie into a
planned traffic signal and allow for traffic to recirculate north on College.
With this recirculation street, right turns in and right turns out of the
site, as well as left turns into the site would be acceptable.
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� This information was shared with the represenatives along with additional
sites the staff believed could support a Pace operation with little off -site
improvements.
We have now heard indirectly that Pace is not pleased with the City. Because
of the size of the market in and around Fort Collins, Pace cannot affort $7
a square foot land and work. It is looking for $3 a foot land. With the
improvements suggested by the staff, Pace claims it may choose to locate in
Loveland, because it cannot afford a site north of Harmony and will have to
make too costly improvements to make the subject site work.
This is the dilemna. However, at no time has staff been rude or discourteous
to Pace. We have indicated a strong desire to work with Pace to make the
project work for them and the City. We have requested hard information on
vehicle trips, membership, peak hours of operation, etc. in the hope that with t
facts will permit a more reasoned and cost effective solution for all
| concerned.
We will keep you posted of our progress in this regard.
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