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ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
333 WEST HAMPDEN AVENUE, SUITE 602
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
GUESTS AND VISITORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
JULY 21, 1999
MINUTES
Curnow,
LaPorta,
Oxman
Celva
Duemke, Finer, Gartner, Kaufman,
Sanchez, Waggoner , Weinberger
Dave Henderson -Englewood Public Works
John Vetterling -URS
Patti Miers -PKM Design
Art Scibelli -Englewood NBD
Darren Hollingsworth -Englewood NBD
The Meeting was called to order at 4:35 PM.
I. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS AND VISITORS
Chairwoman Sanchez welcomed the two new Board members Jerry
Gartner and Bill Curnow to the EDDA Board. She then proceeded
to welcome the members of City staff and their consultants
to the meeting and stated that to better accommodate their
schedule, their presentation would be the first item of business.
South Broadway Widening
John Vetterling told the Board that the presentation would
be dealing with landscape and urban design issues and introduced
Patti Miers of PKM Design. Patti directed the Board's attention
to a plan that displayed an inventory of existing trees and
urban design elements along Broadway in the EDDA District.
She pointed out that the current placement is ramdom with to
many trees and that some of the trees are in bad shape with
many obscuring business signage. She suggested that through
the process of the South Broadway widening project that a longer
term plan for creatin g a better landscaping and urban design
pattern can be developed and budgeted in future years, since
the current project probably does not have sufficient funding
to accomplish all of the proposed improvements. Patti went
on to emphasize the importance of est ab lishing a consistent
pattern in both the Gateway and EDDA Districts. She discussed
with members of the Beard specifics relating to types of trees ,
medians, corner bulb cuts , concrete color and texture, the
painting of the existin g pedestrian lights and elimination
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emphatically that whatever is planted will
quality maintenance. Patti invited members
contact her if they had additional input or
require regular,
of the Board to
concerns .
Chairwoman Sanchez thanked the City staff and the consultants
for their presentation and returned the meeting to the regular
agenda.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the June meeting were not yet prepared.
III. TREASURER'S REPORT
In the absence of the Treasurer, Gary Oxman, Director Celva
passed out copies of the June report and stated that with the
receipt of June property taxes that it was possible to begin
paying off the line of credit at Colonial Bank. After discussion,
it was moved, seconded and passed unanimously to accept the
report as presented.
IV. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
A. Acoma Street Parking Lot
Director Celva reviewed the background on this project for
the new Board members and went on to report that subsequent
to last month's Board meeting, two meeting had been held with
Bob Simpson and Art Scibelli from NBD and Connie Sanchez, Jim
Windholz, representing EDDA, in order to ascertain whether
or not anything could be done to have the special improvement
district on the November ballot. Due to the time frames involved
it was decided that this would be impossible, but that the
process of establishing assessments and selling the concept
of the district needs to begin immediately to be prepared for
next year.
Celva also reported that it had been proposed at the meeting
with NBD, that representatives from EDDA meet with the EURA
Board and seek to secure a commitment on the property. After
discussion, it was decided that the Board supported this course
of action and would meet as needed to further an agreement
with the EURA.
B. Other
Celva reported on recent meetings with the new owners of the
Dartboard bar who will be applying for a facade grant.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:15.
Respectfully submitted,
Cli~nberger
Secretary