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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-09-09 EDDA MINUTESFORM !O C. F. HOECKEL B. B. & L, CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 3535 South Sherman -Englewood, CO 80110 Minutes September 9, 1987 Board Members Present: Boselli, Ciancio, Green, Hale, Tomooka, Otis, Pendleton Board Members Absent: Coleman Staff Present: Penny Dietrich Guests: Dorothy Dalquist, Dick Hinson, Martin Strohmeyer 100 Leaves The regular meeting of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors was called to order by Chairman Dan Green, at 12:04 p.m., on September 9, 1987. The Minutes from the previous meeting were presented for approval. Mayor Otis moved, seconded by Mr. Tomooka, to approve the Minutes from the re- gular meeting of August 12, 1987. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. Mr. Green presented the Treasurer's Report dated July 31, 1987. Mr. Tomooka moved,seconded by Mr. Pendleton,to accept the Treasurer's Report. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Mr. Green noted that he had received the resignation of John Oswald from the Board of Directors. Mr. Oswald's last day at Swedish Medical Center was August 28, 1987. As he is no longer a representative of a business in the central business district, he is no longer eligible to serve on the EDDA Board of Directors. Mr. Green moved, seconded by Mr. Pendleton, to accept the resignation of John Oswald, with regrets, from the EDDA Board of Directors. Mr. Pendleton noted the contributions that Mr. Oswald has made to the downtown district and asked the Director to send a letter with regards to this. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. FORM ~o C. F . HOEC KEL e. a. a, L. co. Minutes September 9, 1987 Page Two RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves . Mr. Green appointed Rick Boselli to the position of Treasurer of the EDDA Board of Directors until the next regular election of officers. Mr. Green appointed Mr. Boselli to chair a Budget Subcommittee for pre- paring the 1988 Budget for presentation to the Board. He asked Mr. Tomooka and Ms. Dietrich to be on this Subcommittee also. Mr. Green commented that there will be a new Chief Executive Officer at Swedish Medical Center, and it was the consensus of the Executive Committee to wait until this person has been in the downtown district to discuss a representative from Swedish Medical Center to the EDDA Board of Directors. It was noted that because Swedish ia a major anchor to the downtown business district, it would be appropriate to have a representative on the Board. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Image Program -Ms. Dietrich reported on the status of the Image Campaign for downtown Englewood. She noted the frequency of advertising in the Englewood Sentinel for the next 15 months as well as other opportunities to use the camera artwork that will be done every week. She will be co- ordinating this program with the other entities in the downtown business district. The total cost for the production of the ads and the placement of ads in the newspaper is estimated to be $14,300.00 until the end of 1988. Mr. Pendleton moved, seconded by Mayor Otis, to approve the expenditure for this image program. Ms. Dietrich noted that she will evaluate the program on a quarterly basis. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. Discussion continued on ideas that could be used for this program. They in- clude: Portrait of Englewood, Shop Englewood, and Bring a Friend to Shop. Public Improvements -South Inca at Highway 285. Ms. Dietrich noted that she had discussed this project with Mr. Boselli and he indicated that they were planning a three-phase improvement to the Cind e rella City Shopping Center. This included additional lighting at the entrances, landscaping to the entrance on Highway 285, and new signage. As part of the public improve- ment for the EDDA, the public right of way on 285 is part of the long- range program. Site preparation and sidewalk work is·estimated to cost about $20,000.00 for this portion of the project. Mr. Boselli showed the Board the illustrated plans which include grass, scrubbery, and trees to this area. Also, it will enhance the view into the shopping center and soften the cement appearance. Another point is that this improvement program will give a major thrust for identification to the shopping center. FORM ~O C. F. HOECKEL B. B . .!l L. CO. Minutes September 9, 1987 Page Three RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves . Mr. Ciancio moved, seconded by Mr. Pendleton, to approve up to $20,000.00 for direct costs for the public improvement project at Inca and Highway 285. It was noted that this is part of a $72,000.00 project for landscaping, and in turn, complements a signage and entrance improvement program as well. Discussed ensued. Voting: Ayes: No: Abstain: Absent: The motion was passed. Ciancio, Green, Hale, Otis, Pendleton, Tomooka None Boselli Coleman Business Fair -Ms. Dietrich noted that the Englewood Chamber of Commerce Business Fair is scheduled for September 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Cinderella City in Center Court. To-date, there are paid reservations for fifty booths. The EDDA has paid for the flyer and the postage, total- ing $534.00 of the allotted $750.00 authorized. Ms. Dietrich anticipated that the Authority will be able to print the tray covers for the Food Court promotional part of this event. Leasing Activity in Downtown Englewood -Ms. Dietrich noted that there has been some leasing activity in the downtown district since May. The majority of leases have been signed at the Shops at Hampden and Logan. She reported that there are no vacancies in the shoppette. Englewood Parade -The parade is scheduled for November 14. Ms. Dietrich has made arrangements to decorate any vacant storefronts before this date. She noted that the tree lights and decorative garlands for the accent lights should be in place by this date also. Urban Renewal Authority -Mr. Hinson reported on the progress of the Engle- wood Marketplace Proje c t. He noted that Trammell-Crow has four signed leases and very close to another one. He reviewed the overall progress to-date on the entire redevelopment project, noting the timing and some of the constraints the URA has had in the past few years. He is anti- cipating that Trammell-Crow will break ground in October for this project. He noted one of the major criticisms of this project is that the stores will face towards 285 and not Broadway. This seems to ignore the Broadway mer- chants. At this time, however, there is the property on the east side of Acoma where plans are not definite. Mr. Hinson also noted that Lincor has a contract with the URA to develop the old King Soopers block, estimated to include about 74,000 square feet of retail. They are planning to actually purchase the property in Novem- ber, 1987. • FOR M 50 C. F. HOECKEL B. 8. & l , CO. Minutes September 9, 1987 Page Four RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Other -Mr. S_trohmeyer, a resident of Englewood, noted that he was impressed with the activities in downtown Englewood. Also, he would like a packet of information that· includes information on the types of landscaping that was used for the Parkway and Broadway. He is very interested in pursuing this type of project for his private property. Other -Mr. Boselli noted that he is very concerned about the proposed in- crease to the sales tax in Englewood. He noted his objections and indicated some of the shopping habits of customers of the shopping center. Mayor Otis suggested that if he would like to give this input to the City Council, the meeting on September 21, at 7:30 p.m. would be the appropriate time for this. General discussion ensured. Farmers Market -It was noted that the Englewood Farmers Market generally gets off to a slow start, and then becomes very successful by the end of August. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:38 p.rn. submitted,