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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-03-10 EDDA MINUTES• BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO., D E NVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 3535 So. Sherman-Englewood, CO 80110 BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, March 10, 1982 MINUTES • Board Members Present; Coleman, Gasson, Holthaus, Maxwell, Neal, Owens, Pendleton, Robohm Board Members Absent: Bush, Kaufman, Mausolf Staff Present: E. Haviland, M. Haviland Staff Absent: Simpson Guests & Visitors: Gordon Close, dba/Englewood; Justin Schultz, an associate of Mrs. Owens in commercial real estate Board Chairman Holthaus called the regular meeting to order at 12:10 P.M. Mrs. Owens moved that the Minutes of the regular meeting of Februar¥ 10, 1982 be approved as distributed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Pendleton and was approved unanimously by voice vote. The bills for payment were presented to the Board. Mr. Haviland gave an explanation of requisition no. 11308, payment to Eleanor Haviland for marketing research, and the rationale for the decision, which was previously presented to the Executive Board. In view of an article which appeared in The Sentinel regarding the hiring, Mr. Havi- land sought direction from the Board on the matter. Mr. Coleman said that necessary work had been accomplished in a very cost effective manner relative to other alter- natives available. Mr. Neal said that he had not heard any comments from other mem- bers of Council in response to the article in The Sentinel. After further discussion, Mr. Coleman made a motion which was seconded by Mrs. Owens, that Mrs. Haviland be thanked for a job well done and that the Board convey to her its hope that she might be available for future projects. The motion was carried unanimously be voice vote. Mrs. Owerts ~tthen made a motion that all bills be paid as presented. It was seconded by Mr. Pendleton and carried by voice vote. Mr. Gasson presented the Treasurer's report. He observed regarding the revenue-to- date section that the property tax is just starting to come in and will not be re- ceived in full for a couple of months. Mr. Haviland presented Resolution No. 2, Series of 1982 , -a ResoJ.ut:idn ·:of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority amend- ing the 1982 budget. He explained that it was a paperwork item requested by Mr. Lowry of the City Finance Department. Mr. Robolun moved that the resolution be ap- proved. Mr. Neal seconded the motion which was then carried by a voice vote. Re- solution 2, Series of 1982 is attached to and made a part of these· Minutes. Mr. Pendleton made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Owens, that the Treasurer's report be approved. The motion was carried unanimously by voice vote. Mrs. Owens reported on the work of the zoning committee which was appointed at the February meeting. She said the committee met twice and had prepared for the Board's approval a number of recommendations regarding the proposed revisions to the B-1 zoning district. She also told the Board that the committee did not feel it ap- propriate to have a separate, more restrictive list of uses for a D-D district. In- stead the co~ittee felt that the key factors that will produce an attractive and cohesive dowp.town area will be common design standards that will control such things as signage l bulding facade, building height, etc. and a single management structure that will regulate operations through hours of pick-up and delivery, hours of opera- tion, maintenance and consistent promotion and merchandising. Recognizing that the downtown district really includes two distinct areas-the Broadway strip and the mall link between Broadway and Cinderella City-the committee sees a need for DD-1 (mall) and DD-2 (Broadway strip) subdistricts. Each would be subject to the same design Page Two EDDA Board of Directors Regular Meeting March 10, 1982 --- guidelines so that a single identity would be created, but because Broadway would be less pedestrian-oriented than the mall, some of the operational rules would be dif- ferent. Some conderns were raised about whether a management district would have the enforcement powers necessary to make such a concept work. Mr. Haviland sug- gested that since the committee hadn't had the time to refine its thoughts on the DD district that he set up a meeting between the committee and the City's Com- munity Development staff to explore the concept further. The Board directed Mr. Haviland to proceed along these lines. Mr. Pendleton moved that the Board adopt and forward to the City's Department of Community Development the committee's recom- mended changes to the proposed B-1 zoning classification which is attached to and made a part of these Minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gasson and approved by a voice vote. Since EDDA's lease on its present office space expires May 1, 1982, Chairman Holt- haus appointed a committee composed of Mr. Gasson(chairman), Mrs. Owens and Mr. Cole- man to look at the alternatives. Some brief discussion ensued on other options. Mr. Haviland was asked to request from the landlord for the present space a proposed lease renewal ag~eement. Chairman Holthaus ,'.noted that four Board members (Holthaus, Robohm, Gasson and Kauf- man) have terms which expire in 1982. According to the EDDA's Rules, the Board must make recommendations for new members to City Council 60 days prior to the date when the terms expire. Chairman Holthaus appointed a committee consisting of Mr. Pendle- ton (chairman)~Miss Bush and Mr. Close (dba/Englewood) to put together a slate of candidates. Mr. Haviland briefly reviewed progress on the Little Dry Creek project. He also dis- tributed the Management Team Report. He noted that the team had devoted considerable time to defining roles and responsibilities. The overall coordinator of the project to to be Design Workshop which will be responsible to the Management team. Mr. Hav- iland presented to the Board a proposed contract between Design Workshop and the Management Team for the coordinating role. As coordinator, Design Workshop will set forth the work program and insure that the public and private portions of the develop- process mesh. This role is very similar to that which Design Workshop played during the planning process for which they coordinated the transportation, open/space/ pedestrian, design, financing and market analysis elements. In response to questions regarding cost of the contract, Mr. Haviland responded that it was proposed that the cost would be projected by Design Workshop on a quarterly basis. The decision as to the cost sharing split among the City, EDDA and Brady Enterprises has not yet been made. Mr. Pendleton moved that the Board accept the contract and authorize Mr. Haviland to enter into it on behalf of the EDDA. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gasson and approved by a voice vote. Mr. Haviland requested Board approval for him to travel to Baltimore on March 12- 13, 1982 with several members of the City staff, Brady Enterprises and Design Work- shop to visit the Rouse Company, which is one of the foremost developers in the na- tion of mixed use projects. Mr. Neal made a motion, seconded by Mr. Coleman, to approve the necessary expenditures for the trip. It was approved by voice vote. Mr. Haviland distributed to the Board members the final version of the Downtown Development Plan. No Board action was necessary since the Board had approved the final draft ·'tn the fall. Mr. Haviland reviewed the activities of the Urban Renewal Authority and their work on an Urban Renewal Plan. Also given to the Board mem- bers were copies of Denver Downtown Partnership, Inc., a study of a public/private management structure for Denver's 16th St. Mall. Mr. Haviland said that the manage- ment role discussed in the study is similar to the role that has been suggested for the EDDA in the post-development phase. The final item discussed was the outline of roles for the EDDA, URA and the City in the development process. This proposed division of responsibilities grew out Page 3 EDDA Board of Directors Regular Meeting March 10, 1982 of the meeting between City Council and the EDDA Board on February 21, 1982. There was general agreement with the content of the outline as explained by Mr. Haviland. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, g ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS The Board recommends that the following changes be made in the proposed B-1 Business District zoning classification: 1. Antique stores should be defin ed in a less restrictive manner. Many items considered to be of value are less than 100 years old. 2. Add a category of consignment stores. 3. Delete caterers. Catering sho uld be allowed as an accessory use to restaurants, hotels or grocery stores but not as a primary use. 4. Change collection and distribution station for laundry and dry clean- ing to retail laundry and dry cleaning (excluding self-service). 5. Under apparel and accessory stores, delete qualification that not more than 20% of stock may be of second-hand origin and add exclusion for non-profit second-hand stores. Make the same change for furniture stores. 6. Delete restaurants (redundant with eating and/or drinking establish- ments); add to eating and/or drinking establishments an exclusion for drive-in types. 7. Limit printing shops to those using an ll"x17" offset press. • RESOLUTION NO. SERIES OF 1982 • 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AMENDING THE 1982 BUDGET. WHEREAS, the Englewood Downtown Development Authority has adopted a budget for 1982; and WHEREAS, the Englewood Downtown Development Autho.rity wishes to reduce said Budget; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ENGLEWOOD DOWNTCMN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS FOLLCMS: The contractual services will be reduced by $14,746.00. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 10th day of March, 1982. ii~ 7'J,t/d~ t!AtUWnaA0 Barbara Holthaus, Chairman of the Board ATTEST: