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Home My WebLink About2010-07-08 ACE MINUTES• • • I. [!] ALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD July 8, 2010 CALL TO ORDER , The reg ular meeting of the Alliance for Commerce in Engl ewood (ACE) was ca ll ed t o order at 11 :41 a.m. in the City Council Conference Room of th e Englewood Civic Ce nter, Chair Lonborg presiding. Present: Absent: Lonborg, McDermott, Vasilas, Schalk, Sarconi, Champion Knoth (Alternate) Calonder Also present: Joe Jeffe rson, City Council Liaison Jim Woodward, Mayo r Colleen Mello, Chamber of Commerce Liaison Staff present: A lan White, Community Developm e nt Director Darren Hollingsworth, Economic Development Coordinator John Voboril, Pl anner APPROVAL OF MINUTES Jun e 10, 20 10 Chair Lonbor g stated that th e Minutes of June 10, 2010 were to be co nsidered for app roval. It was determined th e re was a quorum . Chair Lonborg asked if th ere were any c hanges or adjustments to the Minutes . There were none . Vasilas moved: McD e rmott seconded: THE MINUTES OF JUNE 10, 2010 BE APPROVED AS WR ITIEN. The motion carried unanimously. [!] This being Mr. Knoth's first m ee ting Chair Lonborg asked that everyone introduce themselves. II. ACE BUSINESS EVENT COORDINATION ~ Cha ir Lonb o rg sta ted at the last meeting ACE requested Staff put together a li st of current eve nts h eld by the city, the app roximate budget for each and participation. The budget numbers were asked for only to have a se ns e of the comm itm ent lev el of th e eve nt. Mr. Hollin gsworth distributed a spreadsheet li sting that information . 1 • • • Ms. M ell o sa i d sh e an d M r. Ra n dy Penn a re go in g t o co ntact Park s an d Recreation to see if th ere is a poss ib ility of ho ld in g a fa rme rs marke t o n Thur sd ay ni g hts alo n g w ith the So u nds of Summ er. Th ey wo ul d also lik e t o h o ld a ca r show o n ce a m o nth w it h t h e st r ee t b locked off for ve nd o rs. C hair Lonborg p rov ided a b rief hi st ory of h ow ACE ca m e t o ad d ress this i ssue si nce th is was M r. Kn o th 's fir st m ee ti ng . M r. H o llin gsworth sa i d h e t ook in fo rm ati o n fro m th e last ACE meetin g an d r ea li zed there was a foc u s o n th e So und s of Summ er co nce rt ser i es. Based o n co mm ents fr om that m ee t i n g, St aff asked th e Park s st aff is th ey co ul d h elp u s un de rst an d t hat eve nt a litt le f urthe r. H e d i stri b uted a m e mo fr o m th e En glewood Park s an d Rec reat io n D epa rtm ent rega rd in g th e co n ce rt prog ram. Di scuss io n items inclu ded th e bud ge t for eve nts, ho ld in g m o r e tha n o n e eve nt, ACE coord in atin g so m e type o f o utr eac h into t h e pri va t e sec t o r t o co m e u p with a structure for eve nt sp o n so rshi p, an d th e C hamb e r wo rkin g w ith th e sc hoo l c h o ir s to do a cand le li t wa lk fr o m Bro adway t o C iv i cCe nte r at h o li day tim e. M r. V asilas said it loo k s like m ost of th e eve nts o n th e spread shee t a re p ut toget h er by the Parks a nd Recr ea ti o n D epa rtm e nt. H e su gges t ed n ex t y ear wh e n th ey sta rt p r epar i ng for t he 20 11 eve nts th ey se n d a rep r ese nta ti ve t o an AC E o r BID m eeti ng to share i nfo rmation . C hai r Lo nbo rg as k ed th e m embe rs if t h ere was a be n efit t o hav in g Pa rks an d Rec reation co m e t o th e Sep t emb e r m ee tin g w h e n th e BID w ill be prese nt to di sc u ss the p roposed BID eve nt. M r. Jeffe rson sa id Po li ce a n d Fir e mi ght be th e m ore app ropr iate pa rt n e r as they are the o n es tha t wo ul d p rov i de th e su ppo rt se rvices an d th ey coord in ate t h e large 4th of Jul y ce l ebra ti o n. Mayo r W oo d wa rd sa id th e re also m ay be an oppo rtuni ty for ACE membe rs to atte n d a Pa rks an d Rec rea ti o n m ee tin g t o coo rd in ate eve nts. C h ai r Lo n bo rg sa id a St aff m emb e r fr o m th e Parks and Rec rea ti o n Depa rtm e nt had co ntacted he r lat ely r ega r d in g an o th er i ss u e an d asked if it wo ul d be pe rmi ss ib le if sh e ope n ed a d ialog u e w ith th em o n be half of ACE to say h e re's w hat we have bee n ta lk in g abo ut a n d h ow ca n we ge t t oge th er. Th e m emb e rs sa id th at wo ul d be g r eat. Th e m emb e rs b ri efl y di sc u sse d fl ye rs d istributed b y Ms. Mell o regard in g sav i ng you r loca l eco no m y b y sh o ppin g loca ll y. M r. Vas il as ex ited th e m ee tin g at 12:40. C hair Lo nb o rg c on g ratul at ed M r. H o llin gswort h on a ni ce j o b ge ttin g all th e r esea r c h t ogeth er. M r. H o llin gsw orth sa id h e wa nted t o th ank the Pa r ks an d Rec rea ti o n D epa rtm e nt fo r all t he ir ass ist an ce. Ill. PUBLIC COMMENT Th ere was n o p u b li c p rese nt 2 • • • IV . COMMENTS & EVENTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE l!] Ms. Mello provided an upd ate on futur e Chambe r eve nts. Ms. Sa rconi sa id sh e and Mr. Jefferso n sit on a comm ittee for Young Bu sin ess Pr ofess iona ls in Englewood . They are having a get together at Moe's at 7:00 p.m. o n August 12 t". Eve ryo ne is invited to attend. Mr. Jefferson said h e wou ld pass along informati o n to all when it becomes ava il ab le. Ms. M ell o sa id in formation on th e eve nt w ill also go o ut thr o u gh th e Chambe r. BID COMMENTS l!] Mr. Vasi las noted th e n ew web sit e is alm ost complete. New banne rs a re b eing in sta ll ed soo n that wi ll inclu de the n ew BID lo go. Th e BID wo ul d like to in sta ll two si g ns at each end of the BID district. Th ey w ill be wo rkin g w ith th e C ity to see if it is possib le to rep la ce th e exist in g si gn s. Directo r White stated th e c urr ent si gns a re COOT signs. Direc tor White said staff will look into what it wou ld take to rep lace th e c ur rent si g n age. The BID has asked fo r th e ass ista n ce of ACE and the City to finaliz e a date for an eve nt for n ext year. The BI D is w illin g to put aside $25,000 to $30,000 to hir e an eve nt coo rd in ator to ass ist in the coo rdina ti on of a n ew event. Mr. Vasil as sa id he wo ul d lik e th e BID Boa r d to atte nd th e September ACE meetin g to d i scuss holding an eve nt in 2011. Cha ir Lonb o rg asked the ACE members if they wo uld like to h ave th e BID Board attend th e Septembe r m eet in g. The members ag reed they wou ld lik e them to atte n d to discuss th e i ss u e further. Mr. Vas il as sta t ed he had h ad sev e ral ca ll s rega rdin g th e zone c h an ges for the MU-B-1 Zo n e Distri c t all owi n g b uy-back, thrift, consign m ent and seco n d-hand sto res. Mayor Woodward st ated that issue has passed w ith c ha n ges; stores are limited to 12,000 sq u are f ee t in size . H e also noted Council will b e lookin g at an ove rl ay district for the 3 200, 3300 and 340 0 blo c ks of South Broadway. ACE MEMBERS IM Ace m emb ers had nothin g fu rth e r to repo rt. STAFF COMMENTS Mr. Hollin gswo rth gave an update on n ew bu sin esses in th e C ity. Mayor Woodward n oted th e si gn co d e e nforce m ent moratorium ends o n August 151 . C ity Co un c il w ill be looking at extendi n g th e morator ium throu gh th e ho li day seaso n. GRANT APPLICATION -Broadway and Old Hampden Corridors ~ Mr. Vobori l sa i d in 2 00 9 a vis i on in g and act ion pl an was co mpl eted w ith Britina Design Group. The v isio n is for makin g the co rridor s m o re pedes tri an fri e ndly a nd m o r e at t ractive 3 • • • to people in terms of public improvements to the streetscapes. Staff has been working o n a financing study to see how th e improvements cou l d be paid for. He noted stimulus f und s may be avai lab le for a transportation type study looking at various designs (des ig n and operational changes) for the two corridors. One part of the grant is partic i pati on from co llaborating partners, such as ACE , the BID and Swedish and Craig Hospital s, in the planning process . July 23'd is the deadline for applying. A part of the application process is to have Staff obtain letters of agreement to participate from partners Staff ha s id e ntifi ed . The participation does not includ e a donation of money; it is basically stating each gro up wi ll share information on their po li cies, programs, and initiatives that they might have for pedestrian oriented safety in the two districts. Staff would like participants to identify safety issu es along the two corridors. After the consu ltant develops different alternatives and options for the corridors Staff would lik e both the BID and the hospitals to help Staff review the options to make sure they are comfortable with those options . Chair Lonbor g asked just what Staff is app lying for a grant to get done. Mr. Voboril said it would be for a study to see what may and may not work. Staff is aiming for so m ething similar to Old Town Arvada. McDermott moved : Sarconi seconded: FOR ACE TO SUPPORT APPLYING FOR THE GRANT MONEY AND BECOMING A COLLABORATING PARTNER IN THE PROJECT. The motion carried unanimously . Museum of Outdoor Art (MOA) and Projects Linking Art, Community & Environment (PLACE) Update [!lJ Mr. Hollingsworth stated a few weeks ago there was an article in the Denver Post about Cynthia Madden-Leitner, founder and director of MOA, working with a group called PLACE out of Minneapolis. They are a non-profit organization that develops artist's . liv e/work communities and they are taking a look at Englewood. A public forum was held on Jun e 29 1 h with approximate ly 100 people in attendance. PLACE was looking to see if th e re was a demand in Englewood for such a development. They met with community leade rs , financial professionals, the artist community and held the public forum that evening. Mr. Hollingsworth distributed a letter from Mr. Chris Velasco, President of PLACE , stating the Museum of Outdoor Arts and PLACE have determined they will move forward in th e creation of th e project. They rece ntly co mpleted WAV, Working Artists Ventura, a $65 million community in California which includes live-work units for arti sts, m ark et-rat e penthouse units and a low-income housing component. 4 • • • IV. UPCOMING ACE BUSINESS a. Joint me etin g with ACE and the BID Board. No further business was brought forth for co nsid e ration . The me etin g was adjourned at 1 :08 p .m. The next meeting is schedu led for September 9, 2 010. ~~w,~dry 5