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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
January 23, 2002
I. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission was called to orde r at
7:00 p.m . in the Community Development Conference Room of the Englewood Ci v ic Cen-
ter, Vice-Chai r Waggone r pres i ding.
Present:
Late:
Krieger, Mueller, Rempel, Stockwe ll , We lker, Waggoner
Simpson, Ex-officio
Wi lli s
Abse nt: Lathram, Parks (both membe rs gave previous notice of absence )
Staff Present: Langon, Senior Planner
D onnelly, Plann e r I
11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
January 8, 2002
V ice-Chair Waggone r st ate d that the M inutes of Jan ua ry 8, 2002 were to be co nsider ed for
approval.
Rempel moved:
Krieger seco nded: The M inutes of Januar y 8 , 2002 be app roved as w ritten.
Sto ckwell noted that on Page 6, Line 4 under Public Forum -"was" shou ld be "were". The
change was noted.
AY ES :
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
A BSE NT:
M uell er, Rempel, Stockwe ll , Welker, Krie ger, Waggo n er
None
None
Lathram , Parks , W illi s
The motion ca rr ied.
Ill. FINDINGS OF FACT
Stanford Ce nter Subdivision
4550 South W in dermere Street
Case 7*SUB 2001 -04
V ice-Chair Waggo ner stated the Find in gs of Fact fo r Case Ti:SU B 2001-04 we re t o be con-
sidered fo r approval.
\!Ve lk er mo v ed:
1\1\ue ller seconded: The Findings or Fdct o n CJse 7¢S B 20 0 1-0 -t be approved as w ritten.
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A Y ES:
N A YS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Mueller, Rempel, Stockwell, Welker, Krieger, Waggoner
None
one
Parks , Willis, Lathram
The motion carried.
IV. STUDY SESSION
1'vls. Lan go n stated that Commissioners Mueller, Welker and Willis, and Community Devel-
o pment staff members Donnelly, Voboril, and herself attended a conference on December
1-J.r", sponsored b y the Colorado Municipal League . Ms. Langon stated that this was an ex-
cellent conference, and addressed many issues the Planning Commission is currently con-
sidering such as Comprehensi v e Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and growth management.
Mr. Willis entered the meeting at approximatel y 7:10 p.m ., and took his seat with Commis-
sion members.
Ms. Langon stated that she included some materials from the conference in the Commis-
sioner 's meeting packet.
Mr. We lk e r agr eed w ith Ms. Langon 's as se ssment of the Conference, stating it was one of
th e b est ses sions he has attended in a long time. The Conference topics were those that
th e C ity h as be en in vo lved in , as well as discus sions on w orking with adjoining municipali-
ti es and inter-governmental cooperation. He cited development of Cornerstone Park as an
ex am p le ; the d ev elopment is being done b y South Suburban Parks & Recreation, the park
ab uts Littleto n o n thr e e sides , but is part o f incorporated Englewood. Englewood was re-
sponsible for approval of development plans, and took into consideration concerns and is-
sue s ra ised b y Littleton residents during the public hearing process. Mr. Welker also cited
the open space efforts along the Platte River corridor. These efforts entail cooperation of
se v eral different governmental agencies -Arapahoe County, and the cities of Littleton,
Sheridan , Englewood just in this immediate area.
M s. Langon stated that se v eral suggestions she found interesting include the use of flow
charts and illustrations in ordinances. She stated that this is v er y applicable to her work on
re v ision of the Uniform Dev elopment Code (UDC). Also pertinent is development of ap-
plications that are easil y understood and readable b y the general public. Another issue that
w a s ra ised fo r co nsi d erati o n is at wh at p oint i n the p rocess is "d ev elopment rev iew" appro-
p ri at e -at t he b eginning o f a p roposed p roject, or closer to the end of the process.
M s. M u elle r stated t hat sh e fo un d t he sess io n re gar d in g imp act fees v er y interesting. This
ma v no t b e that appl icab le to the C itv of En glewood . b ut co u ld ce rtainl v ap pl v t o j uris d ic-
t ions that a r e no t lan d -l ocked, or h av e vaca nt la n d ava il able fo r d ev elopment
• M r. Stoc kwe ll exp ressed the op ini o n tha t d ev elop m e nts occu rrin g i n t he co unty are n o t
held to de 1.1e lopme 11 t sta n da r ds im posed by c iti es . 1'v l r. Stockwel l st a te d th at i n so m e c ases
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develope rs can "write their own rul es", a nd can "g et away w ith a lot more in the County".
M r. \Ne lker stated he did not ag ree w ith M r. St ockwe ll's opinion ; he acknowledged that it is
easier to develop raw land -easie r fo r a deve l ope r to set aside land for open space and
prov id e for w i de r roadways, b ut there are still standards that govern de v elopment. Mr.
Stockwell stated that it is certainl y cheaper to develop raw land in a county than to deve lop
o r r edeve lop sites w ith in a municipality .
Development impact fees we re fu rther d iscus sed . M r. Welker stated that developments
t hat increase pop ulation could result in a need for add itional fire and police personnel , ad-
d iti ona l fi r e, police, or street ve hicles, or additional or increased size of utility lines. M r.
Stockwe ll agreed that developments lead to increased needs for perso nn el and equipment;
he noted that the Front Ra n ge is growing by more than 500,000 people per yea r.
Mr. We lker disputed the figur e cited by M r. Stockw ell, estimatin g annual growth to be no
more t han 10 % of that figure. Ms. Langon also stated that Mr. Stockwell's statement of
500,000 people per yea r growth seemed high. Mr. Stockwell stated th at he was includin g
the Vail area in his categorization of "Front Range ".
Mr. Wi llis stated that he fo und the Conference morning session v ery interestin g, and one
speaker discussed c han ging the ty pical th o u ght process and "looking outside th e box"
w h en co nsidering d ev elopm e nt proposals . Ms. Langon commented that Engle wood is a
commun ity that has to dea l w ith "redeve lop m ent" ve rsus new deve lopment; the ve ry na-
ture of r edevelopment necessitates "look in g o utside th e box" in co nsidering how a rede-
ve l op ment proposa l w ill wo rk at an y given location.
Mr. Welker st ated th at in man y instances the procedures us ed by the Englewood Plannin g
Comrnission are up-to -date. It was also interes tin g to learn other gove rnmental agencies
face the same issues that Englewood has encountered. He commented that he wo uld like
to see more parkland and ope n space available to more people.
M r . Wi llis noted that a lot of devel opment is based on the automob ile. Englewood will
have to look into the f uture o n redevelopments, and look at additional means of transporta-
tion to ser v e new developments.
Ms. Langon added to the d is cuss io n of reliance o n the automobile, and the requi rements
that we re wri tten into the Comprehensive Zon i ng Ordinance 0 11 p rovision of parki n g. A
develope r is i nterested in redoi n g a 1 7,000 sq u are foot building for restaurant purposes -
minimum off-st reet parking requi rements wou ld re q uire provis ion of _83 off-street parking
spaces. The practica lity of the exist in g rat io of pa rking spaces to sq uare foo ta ge was d is-
c us sed.
M r. Welker sta ted that he does n't wa nt Englewood to look like downtown Denve r, b ut we
do need to e nc o urage more de n sity. However. all i ncreased d ensity shou ld not be devel-
oped along the light rai l line .
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Mr. \!Villis stated that o n e of Englewood's biggest asse t is transportation -the li ght rail line
and the state and federal highway s; we need to use those assets and b uil d on them. Mr.
VVelker stated that the City of Englewood needs to facilitate a better interior transportation
sys tem -the shuttle will assist in this, but there should be expanded means to get people to
and from the light rail line besides use of the private automobile. M r. Wi llis stated that the
light ra il lines should be expanded to the east and west, also.
1\M. Welke1· stated that we need a str o n g link between Broadway and the l i ght rail station,
both pedestrian and automo ti ve . Mr. Stockwell commen t ed that the wa lk from Broadway
to the light rail station is not pedestria n friendly.
1\r\r. Waggoner asked what ideas Conference attendees came away w ith that co uld be ap -
plied in Englewood.
Ms. Mue ller commented o n the diversity in Englewood . She stated that one topic that was
mentioned du rin g the co nfere n ce was that of "ve ndor matching" a nd "loca l sourcing" -the
matching of ve n dors w ith local suppliers. This interesting concept should be exp lo red. Mr.
W illi s sta ted that the c han ge in thou gh t process -thinking outside the box -was most in-
teresting to him, and he commented that he felt this has been do n e in the C ity Center tran-
sit-o ri ented deve lopm e nt. Mr. Welker suggested th at the City and Community D evelop-
ment in pa rti c ul ar need to be more proactive in matchin g vendors with source/supplie rs.
He stated that in h is opinion, the City and Department do not do much "ou tr each". Mr .
Waggoner agreed we ne ed to sea rch o ut th e types of b usin ess the City does not have a nd
that we need. Mr. Welker stated that the City was successful in getti n g Wa l-Mart to locate
in the CityCenter; this store had been at the top of the list of citize n desires. However, the
City does not have any appl iance st o res , or f urniture stores. Big box stores ve rsus the small,
independent business ow n er was briefly d iscus sed; M r. Wi lli s noted that it is difficult for the
small independent bus in essman to co mp ete successfu ll y with the b ig box st ores. Mr.
Welker sta t ed that attraction of a theater wo uld certainly be a we lcome addition to the
City.
Mr. Wi lli s d iscussed the dyna mics of Englewood housing stock, and the character that older
homes have. The size of older residences wa s briefly mentioned. Mr. Welker stated that
restr ictio ns currently in place can prohibit the ability of property owners to expand the liv-
ab l e spa ce of these homes. M r. Stockwell agreed that property owners need to be allowed
to add o n to their ho mes .
Mr. Welker posed the issue of how a t ran sitio n from high density, as proposed in the Gen-
eral Iron Wo rks (GI W ) redevelopment, to single -family can be addressed . He is concerned
about the negative impact on v iews, traffic, and density a high -de nsity develop ment ca n
have 0 11 surrounding properties. He expressed the opinio n that the Co mmi ssion is ''st ill
o utsi de the 1·ealm of what is going o n" w ith the GIW project. He stated tha t, in his op ini on,
at public hearings the Commission hears what is needed to make a project eco n o mi cal ly
feasible. The C o mmission needs to develop so me sense of wha t w ill work o n the site. He
state d that some of the nearb y residents have raised legitimate po ints of co ncerns.
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Ms . Lango n stated that she was pleased to determine that staff is headed in the right direc-
tion on the UDC project.
Mr. Waggoner noted that the Comprehensive Plan revision is a big project. Was there any-
thin g at the workshop that wou ld be of help on this project. Ms. Mueller commented that
getting examples of what other communities are doing might be of help. She stated that it
is im portant to get as much information as we can , and to keep our eyes open to what is
hap pe ning in other places. She reiterated her support of the idea of "vendor matching" and
that Englewood should pursue this concept.
Mr. Willis stated that there was a very diverse group of people in attendance. Mr. We lker
noted that he thought a lot of governmental staff people were in attendance. Mr. Willis
pointed out that those governmental people spoke from d iffer ent exper i ences, which he
found interesting.
M r. Welker stated that the Commission does need to look at the entire Comprehensive
Plan project at some point in time; he agreed that we need to look at the small plans, also,
but we need to get the "1979" elate off of the Comprehensive Plan.
Ms. Krieger stated that she found information incl ud ed in the packet interesting, and cited
the suggestion to include a "time frame" -putting a review date period in the Plan .
Mr. Welker stated tha t the Commission needs to look into the "three-mile " zone. What is
occurring in this surrounding three-m il e area is important to Eng l ewood, and we need to
determine that what is occu rr ing in this area is compatible with what Englewood is or will
be doing. Cooperation with adjo inin g communities was briefly discussed. M r. Welke r
commented that the fact Englewood owns land w ithin the City of Sheridan is a "th re at" to
Sher idan citizens. Mr. Rempel asked about cooperation between Denver and Englewood -
is there concern about Denver's impact on Englewood activities.
Parking issues were further discussed. Mr. Stockwell suggested that we have a responsibil -
ity to keep people from parking all over any given neighborhood because a developer
didn 't provide sufficient parking. He advocated requiring developers to provide under-
ground parking -if a developer can afford to put up a big build i ng, they can affo rd to pro-
v ide sub-le vel parking. M r. Stockwell was advised of the economics enta il ed in construct-
ing below-grade parking.
1\1\r. Stockwell stated that, in his opinion, the City of Englewood does not need to attract
additional businesses; that the City is do ing v er y we ll , and additional economic develop-
ment effo rts are not needed .
M r. W illis suggested that construction of a private garages by private property owners does
much to alleviate o n-street pa rk ing congestion .
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v. PUBLIC FORUM
1'\Jo one was present to address the Commission .
VI. DIRECTO R'S CHOICE
M r. Simpson stated that he had found the preceding d isc u ssion of great interest, and noted
that, in sy nopsis, the Commission is interested in /concerned abo ut:
• Diversity -housing an d retai l/i ndustri al uses
• Transportation
• Location -Englewood is a very desirable community
• Provis ion of improved linkage between CityCenter and other parts of the co mmu-
nity
• Economic Development -need to pay attentio n to "vendor matching"
• Housing ne eds -improve efforts to retain the c harm/characte r of older homes wh il e
st ill allo wing for improvements
• Cooperation with adjacent govern m enta l agencies
• Ba lanc e of interests
Mr. Simpso n stated that City Council held a "retre at" a coup l e of weeks ago, and devel-
oped a set of "goals" for their work program. He distrib uted cop i es of these Council Goals
to members of the Commission, and pointed ou t that a majority of these goals re late to the
work prog ram of the Community Development De partme nt and Planning Commission.
The goals are a "p icture " of what the City Council wants Englewood to be. They wa nt
South Broadway to become something v ital to the commun ity. The Broadway Actio n Plan,
developed and adopted five or six years ago , is probably 85 % implemented . Mr. Simpson
suggested a need to re v isit the Broadwa y Action Plan , and update o r revise where nee ded.
Council thinks we need to work much harder on econo mic developmen t strategies, and
attract business t hat meet the n eeds of ou r citizen ry. Engle wood is a built-out co mmunity,
and we need to determine what is "missin g" an d wo rk to attrac t those businesses to fill in
the gaps. Mr. Simpson stated that he respectfully disag rees with M r. Stockwe ll regardi n g
the need fo r additi ona l economic deve lo p m en t effo rts. He ci ted a need for restaurants,
women 's wea r stores , app lian ce and f urniture stores, hardwa re stores. Mr. Simpson d is-
cussed the interest expressed by Lowe 's Hardware to locate in Englewood, and expla ined
issues w ith the i niti al Lowe 's site choice. M r. Simpson noted that retailers are v ery difficult
to negotiate w ith.
M r. Stoc kw ell exp ressed his opin ion that a CEO of a theater company headq uartered in
N e w Yo rk has no co nc ept of d istanc es b etvv een theaters located in A urora, Lake wo o d,
1 orthglenn a nd Engle wo od. The y ma y look at an area map, see the location of theaters
pinp o inted, and determine t hat another theater is not needed i n Engle w ood. M r. Simpson
agre ed t hat M r. Stoc kwe ll is c orrect o n t his p oint.
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Mr. Simpson further discussed the Broadway Action Plan, and noted that an market study
o n the South Broadway corridor was completed w ithin the last couple of yea rs.
Commissioners asked for a copy of this information.
Mr. Simpson stated that CityCenter w ill meet some of the retail n eeds of Englewood citi-
zens, but not all. The CityCenter will only provide a little more than 300,000 square feet of
retail space.
M r. Simpson briefly addressed the 2002 Work Program for the Department of Community
Development. Many of these projects wi ll be prioritized to comp ly with the goals set forth
by the City Council. He cited the Comprehensive Plan , and noted that the entire Plan is
being reworked, even though it may seem that only section-by-section is undergoing revi-
sion . He noted that the Commission and staff will be "go ing back on the road " to present
the proposed re v isions to business groups and citizen groups. He stated that staff hopes to
have the total re v ised Plan in front of the Commission and City Council by this summe r.
Mr. W illis commented on the historical culture of some of the Englewood businesses . Mr.
Simpson stated that a series of for ums will be scheduled this year to elicit an understanding
of what the business community perceives as "ba rriers " to new or expanding businesses,
and what are "attractions" for new businesses.
Mr. Stockwell stated that it is noticeab le for motorists or pedes trians when you enter
Englewood. Mr. Welker stated that this has been a goal for a number of yea rs -to recog-
nize whe n common boundaries (Denver/Englewood/Littleton /Sheridan /Cherry Hills Vi l-
lage ) are crossed. Mr. \!Velker stated that he thinks the v isual character of the City is begin -
ning to be noticeable.
Mr. Sim pson noted that the artwork that is being placed throughout the City is making an
impression on people. He discussed the entryway monuments that are being designed,
and stated, in his opinion, these pieces of art are "exci ting".
Mr. Willis noted that open space is a priority. Mr. Simpson invited members of the Com-
mission to attend the second open space open house that is scheduled for January 241
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the Community Room of Englewood Civic Center -6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This is i n con-
junction w ith the Platte River Corridor Open Space Plan , and staff hopes this phase of the
project wil l be comp leted this summer.
Mr. W illis discussed bicycle trails. and the need to get them con nected and extended to the
Sou th Platte open space co rri dor. He stated that the South Platte River corrido r is an asset
and we should capitalize on it. Mr. Simpson stated that A rapahoe County is proposing a
tax that will be used to acqui re open space; th is will be in add ition to GOCO funds. The
Arapahoe County funds wi ll be divided amo n g participating agencies, and the City of
Engle wood could real ize from $ /50,000 to $1 ,000 ,000 per y ea r for land acq uisition .
• 1\t lr. W illis noted that i n r evi ewi n g he Co uncil goals, transportation is not ci ted as a prioritv .
M r. Wel ker state d that he d idn 't think t ransportati o n w ill be neg lecte d . M r. Simpson -Jc-
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knowledged that transportation issues are not ''called out", but are being addressed. Mr.
Welker noted that the transportation plan has been assigned to the Public Works Depart-
ment.
The "di v ersity" of housing was addressed. Mr. Simpson noted that the majority of housing
in En gle w o o d is single-famil y; there are appro x imatel y 126 condominium units, ma y be
20 0 0 apartment units, and the remainder is single-famil y . Mr. Stockwell commented that
so me housing units are dilapidated, while others are "show pieces."
Mr. Simpson discussed the need to address population issues and the qual ity of housing
available in the City. He noted that Englewood is a good, solid, commun ity, and stressed
the need to c arefull y scrut ini ze proposals for development or redevelopment. Mr. Simpson
also noted the lack of larger parcels of land avai lable for new housing projects -typically,
one site at a time becomes available for redevelopment -not total blocks. Mr. Simpson
also emphasized the need to strike a balance of what a proposed development ma y require
from the City versus what it can provide to the City.
Mr. Willis noted that Ms. Mueller had commented on the variety of housing types and con-
ditions that she saw during her recent City Council campaign. He agreed that there are a
lot of "small treasures " in our housing that shou l d be preserved . Mr. Simpson agreed, but
did point out there is a need to revise the restrictions to allow room additions to small
homes, or do a "pop-top " on the house . Mr. Welker stated that people are beginning to
make in v estments in their properties. Some districts in the City do allow two or three units
under o ne roof, but there are setback and height restrictions that apply. He stated that the
C o mmi ss io n an d C it y ne eds to explore w ay s to d iv ersify h o u sing t y pes. Mr. Willis stated
there are so man y dy namics in Englewood that ma y not be readil y appa rent at first glance -
yo u need to look at it in small areas. Mr. Simpson agreed, but reiterated the need to look
at the "big picture ".
Mr. Simpson provided the Commission an up-date on the CityCenter activities, and distrib-
uted to members a handout depicting the v arious de v elopment spaces available, and those
that ha v e been leased. Attached to this handout is a matrix status report on leased space
or available space .
Restaurant need was discussed. Mr. Willis stated that the present site of Kinko in the
Englewood Marketplace is a prime location for a restaurant; he asked what influence the
City might be able to ex ert to locate a restaurant and encourage a new location for the pre-
se nt occ u p ant. M r. Sim p son state d that the C ity has no influence regar d ing the leasing o f
p ro pe rty; the C it y co ntro ls zoning re strictions, but p rivate property owners control leasing
o f prop e rties.
tvl r. Stockwell sta t ed tha t he ha s been info rme d the Pha r-1'v l o r p ro p erty is to be d emolishe d
a n d reb uilt as a res taurant; t h e C it y co ntro ls t hi s p rop er ty, and t he C it y d oes the leasing.
M r. Sim pso n stated tha t t hi s in i o rm ati on is i ncor rect. He stat ed th at h e ha s had sev eral d is-
c u ssio ns w i th Dav id Freed, prope rt v-ow n er representa ti ve, b u t n o thin g re gar d in g d emoli-
t ion or the Pha r-/\1\or property o r resta urant d evelop m en t. Fu rtherm o re, the Ci ty o i Engle-
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wood does not ha v e control of the property, and neve r has had control of the property; nor
does the City have any leas in g responsibility o r leas in g rights 011 this site .
1v\r. Simpson discussed negotiations to get Cart's Sports corporate offices located in the
former H o me Base site. 1\1\r. Simpson stated that as a result of efforts by the City, we now
have a firm that brought in 300 jobs at approximately $65,000 per yea r per job. M r. Simp-
so n d isc u sse d the difficulty in try ing to arri v e at a fair and equitable means to provide Cart's
Sports w ith financial incenti v es that could also appl y to other firms requesting financial in -
centi v es fo r location in Englewood. The y fina ll y came up with a sales tax rebate over a pe-
riod of y ears based on the amount of in v estment in the property and o n the linear frontage
of the prope rt y .
Mr. Wil li s asked if the City could take this same approach with Lowe's Hardware -are
there other sites that might work for them. Mr. Simpson stated that Lowe 's Hardware
stated they needed a minimum of 1 7 acres; to get this much land together wou ld require
acquisition /co nd emnation, and the City chose not to pursue this route.
Mr. Simpson further add ressed the development of CityCenter Englewood. He noted that
he is not p leas ed with the appearance of the new Office Depot building, and that designs
presented for subs equent buildings have been much better. Mr. Wil lis an d Ms. Muel l er
both stated they would like to see bu il ding designs, co lo r, and materials proposed for City-
Center Englewood buildings .
Mr. Simpson then began discussion on the former City Hall site in the 3400 block of South
Elati Street. Mr. Wil li s suggested that a park might be a nice development for this site . Mr.
Simp son stated that, in his opinion, a park would be inappropriate at this location . The site
nee d s to be developed w ith a "people generator" and this development could be vita l in
effo rts to pro v ide better linkage between South Broadway and City Center. He also agreed
that the bicy cle/pedestrian trail connections need to be completed and improved . Mr.
Simpson stated that he thinks the 3400 South Elati property is a gr eat "mixed-use" property,
or as a restaurant site -several restaurants grouped together. One of the site problems,
howev er , is that it does not have Hampden Avenue frontage, w hich is desi rable to devel-
opers. Mr. Simpson noted that the Elati Street site has now been cleared, and wil l be mar-
keted to developers. He briefl y discussed effo rts to elicit satisfactory redevelopment pro-
posals during 2001 , and the inability to negotiate a wo rkable transaction with the City a n d
a possible redeveloper.
Mr. Simpson stated t hat as far as the Phar-Mor strip center is concerned, he w ould love to
see this area redeveloped, and provide a better v isual impact to the neighborhood to the
north. M r. Simpson reiterated that the City does not c ontrol this land, and the property
ow ner has n o t ind icated an i nterest in redevelopment o f t he site .
1\t\r. Wel ke r refe re nc ed Paci Site 49 o n the Ci tyCe nter ha n do ut a n d ask ed h o w large t his
struct ur e co u ld b e. M r. Simps o n state d that a m ax imum of 9,000 square f eet c ould proba-
b lv be acco mmod at ed at t his site; the site w ill have ''s h ared pa rki n g" in t he C iv ic C enter
pa rking stru ctur e, al o n g w ith Ba ll y To tal Fi tne ss, J.n d li gh t ra il ride rs. M an y res taurant c om -
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• panies are reluctant to locate in an area whe re they do not have designated parking fo r
their c ust o mers. 1\1\s. Mueller asked if the chances of attrac tin g a restaurant for this site
might have improved now that some City Center businesses are open. M r. Simpson stated
that he felt opportu niti es have improved .
The potential of theater attraction to Englewood was further addressed. Mr. Simps o n sug-
gested that there ma y be the pote nti al to attract a small theater -probab ly not lar ge r than
six screens, and an independent company.
Mr. Simps on noted severa l sites in the City that may become ava ilable for redevelopment
or re-use in the n ea r f uture. Th ese inclu de not on ly the Phar-Mor and Elati Street sites, but
also the Sal va tion Army site, the Broadway Post Office site, as well as other businesses
with in th e En glewood Ma r ket Place.
VI. ATTORNEY'S CHOICE
No lega l staff was present.
VI. DIRECTOR'S CHOICE
Ms. Langon stated that st aff has been informed there has been o n e memb e r reappointed to
the Plann in g Commission, and o ne ne w m ember has been designated as we ll as an alter-
• nate member. Official appointments w ill be o n the City Council agenda fo r February 4 th.
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M r. Simpson sta ted that the City C o uncil has asked that all boa rds and co mmissions exp lo re
their respective roles , the roles of st aff in relation to the boards and commiss ions, and ways
to improve co mmunicati o n and ser vice to the boa rds and commiss i ons.
M r. Waggo n er suggested that improved com munication wo ul d include monthly up-dates as
Mr. Simp so n provided this even ing.
Ms. Langon stated that the February .20th meeting is also o n a Wednesday evening; at that
time, M r. Grah am w ill be present to d isc uss the TOD regulations .
VII. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE
M r. Waggoner asked w hen t h e Commission w ill see the updated Co mprehensive Pl an. Mr.
Simpson su gges te d tha t M arch wo ul d probably be the ea rliest.
M r. \tVagg oner referenced the "Upco ming Public Hea rings and Discussions" l is ting on the
back of t he agenda. a n d asked what the U ni ve rsity Homes PU O involves. Ms. Langon
stated that this is a four single-family ho me develo pment propo sal fo r vaca nt p roperty north
oi the l<orean ,\t\ethocl ist Church at Oa1·tmouth and University . The p ropertv w ill be ac-
ce ssed fro m Sou th Un iversity Bo ul eva rd. Ms. Langon sta ted tha t severa l iss ues are bei n g
worked o n, and the proposal is not 1·eadv ro r io rmal appl icatio n an d Hearing process.
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Mr. Waggoner then asked about the Safeway PUD. Mr. Donnell y stated that this is a pro-
posal to develop a se rv ice station use on the South Logan /U.5. 285 corner of the Safeway
property .
Mr. \Nil/is asked what the Duggan PUD is. Ms. Langon stated that th is is anothe r resident ial
PU D that is not ready for formal appl i cat io n/Hearing. They are work ing to resolve traffi c
and utility issues.
1\t\r. Stockwell suggested that if Safewa y is allowed to bui l d a Texaco on their pa rkin g lot, it
will drive the Coastal stat ion o n South Logan Street out of business .
Mr. Rempel stated tha t this is his last meetin g with the Commission, as he d i d not request
reappointment. He st ated th at he e nj oyed his service w ith the Com mi ss io n, a n d o nce h is
son is through hig h schoo l, he may seek reappo intment to a boa rd or commission. Mem-
bers w ished Reverend Rempel well, and stated that he will be missed.
The meeting was declared adjourned.
Gertrude G. We lty, Recording Secrefary
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