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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-09-10 EDDA MINUTESFORM ~O C. F. HOEC KEL B. B. 8: L. C O, RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 3535 S. Sherman -Englewood, CO 80110 Minutes September 10, 1986 100 Leaves Board Members Present: Boselli, Ciancio, Coleman, Green, Mausolf, Otis, Tomooka Board Members Absent: Oswald, Pendleton Staff Present: P. Dietrich Guests: Diana Boulter, Dorothy Dalquist, Marj Nickum, Susan Powers, Melinda Wetzel The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Englewood Downtown Develop- ment Authority was called to order by Chairman Dan Green at 12:07 PM on September 10, 1986. The minutes from the previous meeting were presented for approval. Mr. Tomooka moved, seconded by Mr. Coleman, to approve the minutes from the August 13, 1986 regular mee t ing. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. In the absence of Mr. Oswald, the Treasurer's Report was presented by Ms. Dietrich. She indicated that the Specific Ownership Tax fund has shown a slight loss due to adjustments made because of incumbrances made on January 1, 1986. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Downtown Task Force -Susan Van Dyke has initiated a Task Force to discuss the issu e s of downtown redevelopment, communications, and other related subjects. Representatives from EDDA, URA, Englewood Chamber of Commerce, and City Council were invited to participate. Ken Mausolf moved, seconded by Barry Coleman, to appoint Dan Green and Rick Boselli to this Task Force. The motion was passed unanmously by voice vote. FORJ!t ~ C. F . HOECK EL B. 8. 8 L . C O. Page Two Minutes September 10, 1986 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Budget Sub Committee -Mr. Green appointed John Oswald to chair the Budget Sub Committee, with Dave Ciancio and Bill Pendleton as members. Ms. Dietrich noted that the EDDA will be receiving the County's estimated property tax revenue information for 1987 in the next couple of weeks. At that time, she will prepare a preliminary budget for the Budget Subcommittee to review. Presentation -Mr. Green presented Diana Boulter, Executive Vice President, of the Denver Partnership, Inc. Ms. Boulter has the responsibilities of mar- keting and management for the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver. Ms . Boulter began her presentation with the slide show, "An Urban Success Story", about the 16th Street Mall. She then made several comments about the information. There are 114,000 people who work downtown every day. The model of the Mall was first presented in 1977, and opened in October, 1982. The cost was $76.1 million dollars. The yearly maintenance of the Mall costs $1.8 million dollars and is paid for by the Downtown Maintenance District. The areas of responsibility for this District include Security, Maintenance, Landscaping management, Special Events, Traffic, and Parking, and Advertising/ Promotions. For the major promotions, the decisions were made to focus on four major promotions. Ms. Boulter noted that they are not necessarily retail oriented, but rather, are used to bring people downtown to the Mall. Also, these pro- motions bring regional attention to the activities that take place downtown. A very careful selection process is used to choose booth participants in the special events. The strongest selling point of these special events is to create an image of the city as a whole, and that there is a live, vibrant, and active population with lots of activities involved. When questioned as to the ways to promote downtown Englewood, she indicated that it is most important to recognize the distinctive competence of the downtown area, and then to promote it. Mr. Green thanked Ms. Boulter for her presentation and noted that there were several excellent points to consider. Also, the EDDA Board would like to invite her back for another, more specific discussion in the future. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Holiday Decorations -The City is still in the process of gathering additional information for costs for the holiday decorations. At this time, the Director might take a telephone poll to determine the final amount of participation for EDDA. FOR M 511 C. F. HOECKEL B. 8. 8: L. C O. Page Three Minutes • September 10, 1986 e RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Urban Renewal Authority -Floyd Realignment bids will be awarded this week, and the work is expected to take place from the middle of Setpember to the middle of November. JBC Corporation -Because JBC Corporation is having difficulty in obtaining a final appraisal for the project, there willbe a delay of about a week for a contract to be signed. Ms. Powers reported that they have contracted for an architect at this point, and she feels confident that the project will move along on schedule. Buyers Club -There will be a ground breaking ceremony on September 18 at 8 :00 for Bu y ers Club. Construction is expected to take about 60 days, and the opening date is anticipated to be November 13. In February, 1987, it is expected that Home Club will be opening. Ross Contract -Ms. Powers stated that negotiations are continuing in a very positive way with Ross Investment Group for the Third Phase of the REdevelopment Project. It is expected to have a contract by the middle of October for the consideration of the Urban Renewal Authority. Other -The City Council has passed a no smoking ordinance. Discussion ensued as to the ramifications for the business owner's responsibility to enforcing this ordinance. It was suggested that representatives from the Cinderella City, the major banks, the police department, and the City meet to discuss the details of this ordinance. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:02 PM .