HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Resolution No. 091RESOLUTION NO . !1L
SERIES OF Wl2
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE SOUT H BROADWAY ENGLEWOOD BUSINESS
lMPROVEMENT DISTRICI' BOARD OF DfRECTORS .
WfffiREAS, the Souu, Broadway Englewood Business lmproveme11t Dislrict is a special
assessmen t di slrict designed to improve u,e economic vi tality and overall commercial appeal of
~he South Broadway corridor in the City of En glew ood, Co lorad o and to provide programs to
business es and conuner ·:ial propertie s th.11 will in clude dis trict marketing, promotiom, enhanced
in fety and maI11tcnancc : and
WHEREAS , the South Broadway Engle,.,o od Business Improvem ent Dislric t (SBEBID) is
mnnnged by n Bonrd o f Din .. -ctors co nsis ting or seven member s, all of whom shilll be South
Broadway Englewood Bus lness Improve ment District voting members and rate payers, who serve
lor a three (3) year term : and
WHEREAS , one additi onal seat , in addi ti on to the seven (7) voting members , is reserved fo r
an ex -officio member who is a representat ive of the City of Eng lr,woorl: :m~
WHEREAS , the Board of Directors determines UJUJual SBEBID priuritic s anJ oversees
ongoing man age ment of SBEBID programs ; and
WHEREAS , th e Board of Directors shall consis1 of a majority nf re.-11 propcny owners, shall
be an equitable representation of geograp~ic areas , size, type of propcny and businesses; and
WHEREAS , th e Englewood City Counci l established the SBEBID Boa rd of Directors by the
passage of Resolution No . 74 , Seri es of2006; and
Wl-{EREAS, there arc vacancies on the SBEBID Board of Directors.
r-ow. THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCD, OF TI-IE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO. ll➔AT :
Sec tio n I . The Englewood Cit y Cow,cil hereby app oi ncs th e fo ll owing to the So uth Broadway
Eng lewood Business lmpru vcrncn1 Dis tri 1.:l BuarJ uf Dlloctu rs :
Brian Han -Frame de An IJ
Bob L;wghlin -Aco us1i c Music Revival
William Orr -Orr 's Trading Post
Gary Oxman -Wagner 's Furruru re
Bryan Reid -Edward 's Tob acco Shop, Inc .
Steve Schalk -Moe 's BBQ and Gothi c 11,eatrc
Ted Vasilas -Ted 's Clothiers
Scc..:1i u11 2. The South Broadway Engl ewood Busines s Im provement Di str ict Board of
Di nxtors tc m1s wi ll be effec tive i11unc dia te l}1 and W\ll e>.p 1re Dece mb er j I. 2~ 14.
/\OOPTED AND APPROV ED thi s f7th day o f l)ece111ber, 20 12.
I, Lo ucrislt ia .'I. Ell is . Ciiy Clerk fo r 1)2;P 1y nf Englcwnnd , .:o ~racl n, he rc hy cc:nify the
a hnvr.is atnte.copynfR cso luti o n No ,Sc1i csnf20 I . ) ~-4~
ucri shi a A. Elli s, Ci ty Clerk
COUNC Ii. COMMUNICATION
DATE : AGENDA ITEM : SUB JECT:
December 17, 20 12 So uth Broadwav Engle wooci R11sines s
11 C i Impr ovement Dis tri ct -
Rn ;u rl of Oi rrr.tors
INITI ATE D BY: STAFF SOU RCE:
South Broadwa y En glewood Bu sin ess Im -Darr en Holl ingsw orth , Eco nomic ~evelopm en t
pr ove men l D istrii:t Mc1 r1;iger
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COUNC IL GO Ai. AND PREVIOU S COUNC IL ACTION
O n Au gust 7, 2006, Council made th e initia l appoi ntmen t of the Boa rd of Directors fo r Jh e So uth
Broadway Englewoo d Bu sin ess Imp rovement Dis tri ct.
Kt COMMENDED ACTIO N
In ord er to have d fu ll ~la te uf D i,~L tor ~, Englt::wuu tl Cit y Coun ci l would need to approve J n'!sol uti on
ado pt ing an updated sla te of th e Bocr d of Dir ec t ors fo r the So ut h Broadway Englewood Busin~ss
Im provem en t Distric t.
BACKGROUND , ANA i YSIS, AND Al HR NATIVES IDENTIFIE D
The South Br oadway Eng l<?woo d Busi ness lmproverne nl D istri tt (S RFRl f)) ii. ;i \pedrtl .1ssr,;;c-.mPn l rf istnc l
de si gn ed to improve th e economic vitality an d over all commercia l appea l of the So ulh Broadway corr idor
in the City of Fng lewoorl . Th e SBEB ID pr ov id es progra ms to bu sin esses and co mmercia l p·oper :i es w hi c h
incl ud e: district mark etin g. p ro molions, enh anced safe ty, and main tenance.
Th e SBEB ID is m anage d by a Boa rd o f Direc tors, all o f whom ar e votin g m e mb ers and ra te pay ers . On e
add iJional sea t is reserve d for an ex -o ffi cio m ember w h o is a rep rescn tali ve of th e City o f Englewood. The
boa rd of th e SBEBID determines annual pri o riti es an d overs ees th e ongo in g ma1ag ern ent of th e SBEB ID
pro gra ms. ll1 e boa rd co ns ists of a majodtv of re al pr ope rty ow ners who represe nt th e vari o us ge ograp hi c
areas of th e SB EBI D . Th e di rec tors sha ll se rve a three (3 ) year term .
With th e recent res ignations o f Mrs. D o min ique Coo k and M r. Josef K1Jbik th e SBEBID Di rec tors w ou l<!
like to subm it for Co un cil appr oval a revise d s!at e oi Direc tors . State statut es req ui re th at City Coun cil
app oint th e Bo ard of Direct ors fo r a Busin ess Impr ove m ent Di slric t. Th e fo ll owing slate to r the Uoa rd o f
Dir ec tors was nor.i inat ed by th ei r nomi na tin g commilt ee :
Wi lli am J. O rr -O rr 's Trading Pos t !n ew app o int ee)
St eve n Sc h alk -Moe's ~Bt) and L•o thi c Th ea lre (new appointee)
Gary OJ(man -\/\'agn er's Furn it ure
Ted Vasi las -Ted's Clo thi e rs
Bob Laughlin -Aco ustic M usic Rev iva l
Brya n Re rd -Edward 's Tobacco Shoµ, In c.
Bri an H art -Fra me de Art II
flNANCIAL IMPACT
LIST OF AlTACHMENTS
l.c ll l!r f 10111 Sf3[BI r c que!',l in g .1pp1ov,1 I f new Bo,1 ,d of D11 euo1 <.
R,]sign.:lli on IP!l l!r l1(Hl 1 Mr,;. C o m 1ni qt11 .. ! o n k
~ ... ,ign.,tion le 1t c 1 1,o rn M r. lui ,:.)i Ku b il:
476S Broadway
Englewood , CO 80113
November 28, 2012
City of Englewood
Mayor Randy Penn
City Council
Dea: Ma yor Penn ,
Bob Laug hlin -President •720-373-0012
Ted Vasilas . Vice President. 303-781 -1382
Seaetary
Brian Han. Treasurer , 303·722-1525
Gary Oxman. officer, 303-789-4206
Brian Reid, officer, 303-781-7662
Josef Kubik, officer, 303-789-0909
Linda Olson , Non-Vobng Permissive Council
Liaison 303 -789-4799
The SBEBIO ha~ rece ive d res ignation lcttc1s from Domin iqu e Cook and Jn se f Kubik from the Bo ard of
Directors. We are very graleful for Dom inique and Josefs service to our community and the BID has
acc ept ed, with regret, the ir lette rs of rcs ignrJtion .
Th e Boar LI has nominated Steven Schalk ilnd William Orr, who arc both busine ~c; r1nd property owners
from our Dis trict, to replace the outgoing Dominique Cook and Jose f Kubi k. We hope Council will join us
in acct!µting Dominique Cook and Jo~cf Kubik 's resisnatl ons from th~ BID Board of Directors and
approve the following slate of directo r<:
William J. Orr -Orr's Trad in g Po st (new appointee I
Stev en Sch•lk -Moes 00Q and Gothic Theatre (new app,1intee)
Gary Oxman -Wagner's Furniture
Ted Vas ila s -Teds Clothiers
Bob Laug h lin ·· Acoustic Music Revival
Bry an Re id -Edward's Tob•cco Shop, Inc.
Brian Hart -Fra me de An II
As always, we deeply apprecia te the supporl that we co ntinue to receive from t he Cily and look forward
to co ntinu ing tu !11dke gr eat chang es togeth e r.
Bob Laughlin
President, SBEOIO
Dominique G. Cook
2700 Soqtb Broadw11, Suik 300, En;l"'!oo4, Co)ondo 80118
Ciiy of Englewood
Ciiy Council Members
Englewood Ciiy Center
I 000 Enl!lcwood Parlcway
Englewood, Colorado
Aagust 21, 2012
RE: DOMINIQUE G. COOK'S RESIGNATION AS BOARD MEMBER 011' SOUTH
BROADWAY ENGLEWOOD BUS~ IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Dear Ciiy COllllCil:
Plcuc accept my immediate resignation as a Board Member of the South Broadway Englewood
Business Improvement Dismct (the "DlltJicl').
From my limited time on the Board, I have never seen anything as unorpnized. unprofessional,
ouldalcd, and dodgy as !his BID. I do not want to be associated with the District in anyway. I
wu hoping IO IUm the District around, but I have faced an uphill battle. I do not feel
comfortable moving forward in any way with the District because ii will compromise my
integrity and surely open me up to liability because of the reckless actions of so:ne of the Board
members.
Please note that I think the Board Members arc good people, but they do not know how IO run a
District and shoulJ 001 be in chluge of other people's money . Further, the District bas dooc very
little to impro~ the 1:COnomic vitality and ovc:BII commen:ial appeal of the South Broadway
conidor in Englewood since its inception in 2006 .
I would be n:miss if I did not explain my resignation :
First, mi:x meec ing begins late , people talk out of tum, agenda items are not followed, very few
business owners actually attend. there u constant bickcring/fightin& and long monologues fiom
Board members and attendees, and there is no clear cut agenda besides spending money. II is
quite chaotic .
Second , the ~ keeping u definitely not adequate. I have attempled lo obtain financ ial
records since becoming a Board Member, and I have only been given "Profit and Loss
Statements, M which are IIlOIC or less Cll.pt 'lSC logs . I do not luivc an accounting background, but I
know enough Iha! the infonnalion Iha! ball been presented lo me u unclear, lacL.s important,
pertinent infonnation, and has not been verified. S~ifically , there is no =onciiiation of
' proposed , c um:nl and oc1ual budgets . Further, !here is no clear balance forward and no clear
running 101als . It is hard 10 read and appears 10 be piecemenl.
A di stricl in charge of laxpayers' money should hove w, occounling syslem that is transparent,
easy lo read , w,d verifiable . I highly suggest 1hc Cily of Engl ewood rev ie w the BJD's actual
bnnk s1ntemc n1 s lo be clear on what the Di stric1 ho s s pent each year.
Thi rd, I do not agree with how the f\oard spends the District 's money . The lost straw wn s the
flonrd 's re ce nt decision tn don ate $1,000. I stm ngly believe donating nionoy to any cause is not
in line with th e 81D's goals and the BID 's progr.uns us outlined in 1hc BID's Operating Pinn .
Wh ile many events and funds are wor1hy causes , ii is not the role oflhe BID to donate 01her
people 's money. I ask you, "Will the dono1cd money increase sales, lower vacancies and
enhance property values along the corridor? Will the Districl be seen as a bener pince to do
business?" The clear answer is "No .''
Wi1h the e xception of the Oower pois and flowers, I 1hink ihc Soulh Broadway Englewood
Business Improvement Dis1ri c1 has done nolhing for lhe property owners nnd bu sin ess es ex cept
s pend other's people 's money with little 10 no regard .
In 1his 1ough economic time, it is cssenlinl 1hu1 we pay close att ention lo every penny (especially
when ii is other people's pennies). I believe 1hc Di stricl is nol held accountublc, aml I Jo nul
,,ant to be associated will1 il.
For lhe above listed reaso ns and ~,any olhcr.;, I resign from the Suulh Broadwoy Englewood
Bu s ine ss Improvement D is lric l effccliv c on 1h is 2 I" day of August . 2012 ,
Sincerely.
- ~
Dominique G . Cook
303-905 -1279
VIA EMAIL TO:
Randy Penn (mc1111 /fv r.nglcwoodgo,:&rg )
Jim Woodward (jwood\\'ard1i c 11d cwo 1,Q.~~.~)
Rick Gillit (rt.!illil @c nulc wuod~o v.org )
Joe Je!Ter.;on (ijcffersonri1)c11~lewo,iduo v.oru)
Bob McCaslin (l'Ot1n cilft 1)t!11ult..•wou <luo \'.Org}
Lind> Olson {li ndao l ,,55l@g mai l.co m)
Jill \Vi Ison {ji.:wil :-10 11.e i ::11!.!h,:wnmhim·.t'lrg)
Darren Hollingsworth (Uholl inc swort h!Ci·t.:n ekw1n'hicn\'.orc)
Jimano's Piucria
2950 S Broadway
Englewood, CO 80113
November 12, 2012
Dear BID Board Members,
It is with recret that tender my resignat ion from the Bus iness Improvement District board of directors,
effective immediately.
I am grateful for having had the opponunity to serve on the board of this fine organization for the past
two years , and I offer my best wishes for its continued success .
, Owner