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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-05-16 EDDA MINUTES• BRAD F ORD PUBLISH I NG CO ., D E NVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 3535 S. Sherman -.Eng.lewoo.d, CO 80110 MINUTES May 16, 1984 • Board Members Present: Close, Coleman, Green, Kaufman, Mausolf, Neal, Owens, Pendleton, Tomooka Board Members Absent: Holthaus, ·Maxwell I Staff Present: M. Haviland, P. Dietrich Guests: Andy McCown, SUsan Powers, Ed Cordova Chairman Tomooka called the regular meeting of the Englewood Downtown Development Aut li ority Board of Directors to order at 12:01 PM on May 16, 1984. The minutes from the April 11, 1984 meet i ng were presented for approval. Mr. Kaufman, moved, seconded by Mr. Pendleton, to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. Mr. 1 Pendleton presented the Treasurer's Report moved, seconded by Mr. Mausolf, to approve the was passed unanimously by voice vote. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT as of April 30, l984. Mr. Kaufman Treasurer's Peport. The mot i -on New Board Members -There will be two positions on the Board of Directors on J u ly 1, 1984. It was noted that a majority of the Board members must be property owners in the downtown district. Mr. Kaufman moved, seconded by Ms. Owens, to forward the following names to City Council for appointment to the EDDA Board: Ken Mausolf and J. C. Maxwell as primary considerations; Michael Johnson from Cinderella City, a representative from Swedish Medical Center, and Ed Cordova, a Broadway merchant as secondary recommendations. The motion was passed unanimously by v0ice vote. City of Englewood Chamber of Commerce -Request for $5,000 -Mr. Coleman presented a p lt oposed allocation of $5,000 as requested from EDDA: Prmotion al: Pancake Breakfast ENGLEW~OD Parade Christmas advertising Retail Advertising: Institutional Adv. Tech. Support for merchants Total $1 ~·soo 800 400 2,000 300 $5,000 Mr. Neal moved, seconded by Mr. Mausofl, to support the City of Englewood Chamber of Commerce proposal. Upon a roll call vote: Close, aye; Coleman, aye; Green, abstain; Kaufman, no; Ma~so1f, aye; Neal, aye; Owens, no; Pendleton, no; Tomooka, aye; The motion was passed by a vote of 5 ayes, 3 nos, and one abstension. Resolution -The following resolution was presented to recognize Clete Gasson's con- tribution to the EDDA and the community of Englewood: • BRADFO RD PUBLISHING CO ., DENVER Page Two Minutes May 16, 1984 • RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS WHEREAS, Clete Gasson has served on the Englewood Downtwon Development Authority Board of Directors for fou ~ years; and WHEREAS, Clete Gasson hs been actively interested in the promotion of the redevelopment of downtown Engl~wood; and WHEREAS, Clete Gasson has displayed leadership that has provided a positive direction for the Englewood Downtown 'Development Autho t ±ty, and WHEREAS, Clete Gasson has demonstrated a commitment to the revitalization of Englewood; NOW, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Board o f Directors sincerety thank Clete Gasson for his public service, work, commitment, and dedication to the the Englewood Downtown Development Authority. Mr. Mausolf moved, seconded by Mr. Pendleton, to adopt the resolution. The moti~n was passed unanimously by voice vote. Other -Mr. Coleman presented a resolution to send to City Counicl to have them reconsider the downtown plan. After a lengthy discussio~, the resolut i on died for lack of a motion. Other -Mr. Pendleton presented a resolution directing the EDDA to focus its upc0ming work program on the study and development of long range plans for the area generally east of Broadway. It was seconded by Ms. Owens. The Board then author i zed the Executive Committee to consider afrlding request to undertake a marekting analysis of thi s area, and to work with Cinderella City in their proposed marketing yesearch. It was noted that any study and plans should be undertaken cautiously at this t i me. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. DIRECTOR'S REPORT CDBG FUnds -Ms. Powers noted that a change in the nature of the loan program will be renegotiated with the First Interstate Bank. Instead of low interest loans for the facade program, it is proposed to use most of these funds in large blocks of money for renovations of buildings for businesses that elect to stay in Englewood. It is hoped that this wi ll broaden the use of the money. She also noted that $1,000,000 has been funded to the Statewide Development Corporation. Rachel Owens will be a member of the Board of 'Directors. Urban Renewal Authority -Mr. Kaufman questioned the time of the payments for displaced merchants from the Urban Renewal Authority. Ms. Powers noted that several requests were being processed this week. Safeway Property -Mr. Haviland noted that a letter of understanding between Safeway and the EDDA has acknowledged that the Safeway property will not be on the market until August, 1984. Various alternatives are being investigated as to the possibilities of renovating the property for the Acoma merchants or other businesses that will be relocated because of the redevelopment project. There is no viable proposal at this time, however. Clean up Analysis -A discussion as to whether or not to continue this clean up program and if so, to what extent, has been postponed until the June Board meeting. • • BRADFORD PUBLISH I NG CO ., DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Page Three Minutes May 16, 1984 a rendering of the east side of used for further information and About 25% of the funds for the Broadway Facade Program -Ron Abo has prepared the 3400 block of South Broadway. This will be promotion to the merchants and property owenrs. design assistance program have be:en used to date. URA Minutes -Mr. Haviland noted that the April 4, 1984 URA Minutes incorrectly stated on page 7 that the leeter to be delivered t0 tenants in the 3300 block of South Broadway was erroneously delivered to the former First National Bank building tenants. This was not an error as the instructions from the Board were to deliver the letter to all tenants in the 3300 block. This was c0nfirmed by all Board members with the exception of one. The Director wanted to clarify the record to both fue City eouncil and the Urban Renewal Authority. Other -Mr. Haviland mentioned that he had been elected to the Board of Directors for the Colorado Chapter of the American Marketing Association. Other -Several flyers were distributed to the EDDA concerning the downtown redevelop- ment project. Ms. Owens moved, seconded by Mr. Kaufman, that the EDDA not support the position as presented by these flyers. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. Other -Mr. Mccown noted that teh public relations firm hired by Brady and Dorothy Dalquist are planning a ground breaking ceremony and event for the King Soopers building. Executive Session -The Board recessed into Executive Session at 1:55 PM. The Board came out of Executive Session at 2:20PM. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:21 PM. Respectfully submitted, R E S O L U T I O N WHERF..AS, Clete Gasson has served on the F.ngle"WOod Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors for four years; and WHEREAS, Clete Gasson has been actively interested in the promotion . of the redevelopment of downtown Engle"WOod; and WHERF..AS, Clete Gasson has displayed leadership that has provided a positive direction for the Englewood Downtown Development Authority; and WHEREtS, Clete Gasson has demonstrated a commitment to the revitalization of Englewood; NOW, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Board of Directors sincerely thank Clete Gasson for his public service, "WOrk, commitment, and dedication to the Englewood Downtown Development Authority.