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ALLIANCE FOR COMMERCE IN ENGLEWOOD COMMITIEE
May 10, 2012
Minutes and audio are available at:
http ://www.englewoodgov.org /index.aspx?page= 1103
I. CALL TO ORDER
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Th e regular meeting of the Alliance for Commerce in Englewood Committee (ACE) was
ca ll ed to order at 11 :41 a.m . in the City Council Conference Room of the Englewood Civic
C enter, Chair Knoth presiding.
Pr ese nt:
Abs ent:
Vasilas, Schalk (e nte re d 12 :14), Sarconi , Champion, Calonder, Knoth
Whyte (alt e rnate ) (e nte re d 11:50)
Miller, Weinberger
A lso present: Colleen Mello, Englewood Chamber of Commerce (e nte re d 12:05)
Rosemarie Cavral (e nte re d 12:05)
Staff pr es ent: Alan White, Community Development Director
Darren Hollingsworth, Economic Development Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 12, 2012
Chair Knoth stated that the Minutes of April 12, 2012 were to be considered for approval.
It was d et e rmined there was a quorum. Chair Knoth asked if there were any changes or
adjustments to the Minutes. There were none.
Vasil as moved:
Sar c oni seconded: THE MINUTES OF APRIL 12, 2012 BE APPROVED AS WRITIEN.
The motion carried.
11. ACE BUSINESS
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SIGN CODE PRESENTATION
Director White provided an update on the Sign Code Amendments. He presented a short
slide show.
INCENTIVE DISCUSSION
Mr. Hollingsworth stated City Council will be discussing economic development and
incentives at the June 4 th Study Session. He asked ACE if they had any specific
recommendations. There are several proposed projects that may be asking for incentives.
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He reviewed past incentives given by the City and what is currently available. He handed
out an incentive question sheet.
After discussion it was recommended to :
1. Offer incentiv es to any business
2 . Let Staff mak e the decision rather than going to City Council
3. Respond in a timely manner
4. Develop guidelines
The d iscussion will continue at a future meeting.
Ill. PUBLIC COMMENT
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There was no public present.
IV. COMMENTS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Ms. Mello said a Cash Mob will be held on May 16th at 5:00 p.m. starting at the parking lot
at Acoma St. and Englewood Parkway. The Chamber golf tournament is next week on
Friday. There will be an open hous e at Thompson Automotive in th e near future .
BID COMMENTS
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Mr. Vasilas said the BID has chosen a landscap er to tak e care of th e flow e rs this summer.
There have been several break-ins and hold ups lately i n the BID area, one at gun point. Th e
Bid is once again looking into installing security cameras. Due to the cos t they would be
in sta ll ed in stages.
Last meeting Mr. Calonder asked Mr. Vasilas to explain why th e Eats and Beats event had
been cancelled for 2012. Mr. Vasilas said it was due to cuts in the marketing budget.
STAFF COMMENTS
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Mr. Hollingsworth had nothing further to report.
l?lJ CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
Mr. Jefferson was not present.
ACE COMMENTS
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Mr. Schalk said he was disappointed in the way the proposed Englewood Depot sale was
handled. It was a bad showing for the City .
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Ms. Sarconi said she really likes the Sign Code Amendments. It's friendlier than the past
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V. UPCOMING ACE BUSINESS
a. The next meeting is scheduled for June 14, 2012.
No further business was brought forth for consideration. The meeting was adjourned at
12:55 p.m.
Barbara Krecklow, Recording Secretary
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