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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-02-11 EDDA MINUTESFORM ~o C. F. HOECKE L e. B. a L. c o. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 3535 S. Sherman -Englewood, CO 80110 Minutes February 11, 1987 100 Leaves Board Members Present: Boselli, Ciancio, Coleman, Green, Otis, Pendleton, Tomooka Board Members Absent: Oswald Staff Present: P . Dietrich Guests: Ken Mausolf, Susan Powers The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority was called to order by Ch a irman Dan Green at 12:04 PM on February 11, 1987. The minutes from the previous meeting were presented for approval. Mr. Coleman moved, seconded by Mr. Tomooka, to approve the minutes from the regular meeting of January 14, 1987. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. The Treasurer's Report was presented by Ms. Dietrich. She reported that the unaudited blance for 12/31/86 is $33,543. Mr. Tomooka moved, seconded by Mr. Pendleton, to accept the Treasurer's Report, dated December 31, 1986. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Mr. Green read the resignation letter from Ken Mausolf, and accepted the resigna- tion with regrets. Mr. Coleman noted th e contributions of Mr. Mausolf to downtown Englewood. Further, he stated that Mr. Mausolf had been a founding member of the EDDA Board of Directors. Mr. Mausolf accepted a plaque with thanks and noted that he had seen many very positive changes in the downtown district during the last six years. Nomination Sub Committee -Mr. Boselli reported that Fred Hale, owner of Playnix, 3530 South Logan, was the unanimous choice for the nomination to fill the Board vacancy. Mr. Boselli moved, seconded by Mr. Coleman, to accept the sub committee's nomination, and send Mr. Hale's name to the City Council as the EDDA recommendation to fill the vacancy, term which expires on June 30, 1988. The motion was passed unanimously by voice vote. FORM 50 C. F. HOECKEL B. 8. & L. CO . Page Two Minutes February 11, 1987 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Advertising Report by Barry Coleman -Mr. Coleman presented a radio and media advertising program that he had put together for Englewood. He noted that the Roc:ky Mountain Journal and ·Denver Journal are two excellent business publications in which to advertise. Mr. Coleman moved, seconded by Mr. Boselli, to approve the $15,000 proposal for advertising, using radio and newspapers to promote active businesses to relocate into downtown Englewood. Discussion ensu·ed. There were several questions regarding the timing and the amount of participa- tion for this proposal. Mr. Coleman noted that he envisioned this program would sell the community of Englewood as to the amount of space available in downtown. Mr. Pendleton asked what exactly the message would be and what audience it would be geared towards: developer, shopper, business owner. He also thought it was important to identify the 25 most sucessful tenants and ask them to relocate into the downtown area. Discussion ensued. Mr. Green noted that the end result is to attract successful businesses to downtown. The question was called. Ayes: Nays: Absent: Abstain: Coleman Boselli, Ciancio, Green, Otis, Tomooka Oswald, Pendleton None The motion was defeated. The idea of advertising for downtown was referred to the Downtown Task Force for further review. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Liquor Licensing Authority -Ms. Dietrich presented Resolution 1, Series 1987, for support of the liquor license application for Buyer's Club. Mr. Otis moved, seconded by Mr. Boselli, to adopt the Resolution. Discussion ensued. Ayes: Nays: Absent: Abstain: Boselli, Ciancio, Coleman, Otis, Tomooka None Oswald, Pendleton Green The motion to adopt the Resolution was passed. Task Force -Ms. Dietrich noted the slow progress on the Economic Book. Publica- tion date has been pushed to the end of March. The staff is now working with a graphic artist. Also, she noted that she has given several presentations of the downtown slide show. There has been much interest as to activities in downtown Englewood. FORM ~o c . F. HOECKEL B. B. a L. co. Page Three Minutes February 11, 1987 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Urban Renewal Authority -For continued construction of the Little Dry Creek improvements, there is now a detour at Broadway and Hwy. 285. This is expected to last for two and one-half months. Ms. Powers reported that Trammel Crow will be announcing a major anchor tenant for the redevelopment project by April 15, with construction to begin b y July 15. Also, Home Club is scheduled to open on April 1 and Silos is scheduled to open on May 11. Buyer's Club is currently buying billboard space on Santa Fe to advertise the Englewood store. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:40 PM. ~i~ Walt To i ooka, Secretary I