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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-08 EDDA MINUTESFORM SG C. F. HOEC KE L a. B. a L. co. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 3333 South-Bannock -Englewood, CO 80110 MINUTES November 8, 1989 100 Leaves Members Present: Birdsall, Green, Oxman, Pendleton, Members Absent: Staff Present: Guests/Visitors: Tomooka, Wanush Breier, Close, Hathaway, Steele Hayes Pam Pepper The regular meeting of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors was called to order by Chairman Walt Tomooka at 12:15 p.m. He then asked Pam Pepper, the new Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Engle- wood, to introduce herself. Proceeding, she noted that she comes from the City of Westminster and her background is in administration and finance. She added that she is new to the economic development field, having been in it for approximately two years. Ms. Pepper stated that she is very excited about her new post, and with that, Chairman Tomooka welcomed her and said that the EDDA would work hard to help her in any way possible. At this point, he motioned for approval of the October minutes; Mr. Green moved and was seconded by Mr. Birdsall~ TREASURER•S-REPORT Chairman Tomooka then moved on to the Treasurer!s Report~ ~r. Pendleton noted that the EDDA was tracking fine, adding however, that it has had a false sense of security. He stated that the board had thought the EDDA would collect all of its revenues, but this has not been the case~ Instead, he went on to say, the EDDA will collect nothing for the rest of the year. He said he would discuss this further under the Chairman!s Report. M~. Birdsall then asked about the ownership tax and how this number had been decided upon. Mr. Pendleton said he had investigated this and that there was no clear-cut answer. Mr. Pendleton then motioned for approva 1 of the Treasurer I s Report; Mr. Birdsal 1 approved and Chairman Tomooka seconded. e FORM ~a c. F. HOECKEL e. B. & L. co. MINUTES November 8, 1989 Page -Two CHAIRMAN'S REPORT RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Chairman Tomooka immediately addressed the mill levy situation and said there has been a shortfall of approximately $27,145 in the 1989 budget. _He _also reported that, according to the Arapahoe County Assessor!s office, this number may even go higher. Chairman Tomooka then referred to a memo written to Margaret Freeman, director of finance for the City of Englewood. He explained that in order to recoup the $27,145 figure, EDDA has requested approximately $180,864 for the 1 9 9 0 b u d g e t , adding t ha t 1 a s t y e a r .' s b u d g e t was $ 1 5 3 , 7 2 8 ·• He noted that the additional amount requested would bring EDDA I s budget back up and keep the budget the same ·. He explained that City Council initially approved the first reading of EDDA 1 s mill levy increase on Monday evening, Nov. 6 , but that the mill levy increase must go through a second reading before final approval. Mr. Pendleton interjected and said that EDDA will collect approximately $4000 on properties overlooked during last year, but two reducing items are tax credits and abatements- due to assessed valuations being contested. These tax credits and abatements were the result of approximately eight busi- nesses, he clarified. · Mr. Green asked what percentage of businesses win their protest when contesting a valuation •. Chairman Tomooka though~ lQO percent gets reduced and then discussed the asscssn1ent procedure based on his personal experience. Fo 11 owing Chairman Tomooka ,1 s disc us si on, Mr. Wa nu sh said the necessity for an increase in the mill levy is because of the high percentage of decrease in property values~ He said that all of Arapahoe County went down approximately 20 percent and that all metro -areas decreased, he believed, w i t h th e ex c e p t i o n o f Bou 1 d e r • Mr ·• Bir d s a 11 th e n a s k e d Mr. Pendleton if EDDA needed to adjust the final budget due to the $27,145 shortfall to which Mr~ Pendleton replied that EDDA would utilize its reserves. DIRECTOR'S REPORT 20th Annual -Englewood-Parade Ms. Hayes noted that she, along with Bill Pendleton and Dan Green, attended the parade and that it was "excellent." She also mentioned Mrs. Dorothy Romans, parade chairwoman, and praised her for an "exceptional job." Both Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Green agreed. Ms. Hayes explained that, as noted during previous meetings, EDDA was responsible for the public relations regarding the parade. e FOR M !O C. F. HOEC KEL a. B. a L. co. MINUTES November 8, 1989 Page Three .. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves In this regard, she said both print and broadcast releases had been mailed to all major n.ewspapers, radio and television stations. Ms. Hayes noted that there were three mailings of releases prior to the parade. Ms. Hayes also mentioned that Channel 9 weatherman, Dave Sweeney, and KBX-710AM radio talk show host, Peter Boyles, participated in the parade as a result of EDDA's efforts. Attention was then drawn t~ Mr. Green and Mr. Pendleton as Ms. Hayes explained that both served as parade judges. Both Mr. Green and Mr. Pendleton expressed that they enjoyed their participation very much. Ms. Hayes then mentioned that the City of Englewood would b e h on or in g Mr s • Rom an s f o r he r e f f o r t s w i t h th e p a r a d e. and a s k e d i f EDD A w o u 1 d -1 i k e t o t o do ... the s am e • A 11 present agreed that this was an excellent suggestion. Ms. Hayes suggested passing a resolution honoring Mrs. Romans to which Mr. Pendleton moved and Chairman Tomooka seconded. In addition to the resolution, Mr. Pendleton asked that a plaque also be given to Mrs. Romans, to which there was unanimous board approval. Business Seminar Ms. Hayes noted that a two-part business seminar had taken place on Nov. 2 and Nov. 7, respectively, and enthusiastically praised speaker Leon Des Moineaux. She explained that the first seminar dealt with establishing a rapport b e tween mer- chant and customer. She was disappointed, however, that only 15 attended this seminar. Ms. Hayes mentioned that many attending the first seminar promised to increase atten- dance at the second seminar as all were impressed with Mr. Des Moineaux's pres.entation. She expressed that she was quite pleased during the second seminar as attendance grew to 22. Mr. Des Moineaux discussed sales dynamics during this presentation. Ms. Hayes explained that she was most impressed with Mr. Des Moineaux's delivery style and presentation and that she received very favorable verbal comments from those who attended the seminars. She then asked Gary Oxman his comments regarding Mr. Des Moineaux as he was present at both presen- tations. Mr. Oxman further supported Ms. Hayes' compliments ~nd noted that both of Mr. Des Moineaux' s presentations were entertaining and highly useful. He also mentioned that the information he obtained at Mr. Des Moineaux's seminars and the handouts he received were helpful for a presentation he gave to his sales people. Mr. Oxman also discussed attendance ai the business s eminars and s a id that he hoped attendance would grow as he felt that the seminars were of high quality and helpful to business people. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves FORM ~G C. F. HOEC KEL 9. B. & L. CO, MINUTES November 8, 1989 Page Four Ms. Hayes then held up the contents of an envelope that w a s d e 1 iv er e d d u ring the m e .. e t in g an d no t e d t h a t sh e was holding an evaluation submitted by Gordon Close who also had attended the seminars, but was absent from the EDDA Board of Directors meeting. She said that he had given Mr. Des Moineaux's presentation very high marks and she noted that Mr. Close had brought almost his entire staff to the second seminar. In closing, Ms. Hayes mentioned that she would be contacting the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce to discuss co-sponsoring future business seminars for 1990. "Happy ·Holidays · in· Engl ·ewood~' Ms. Hayes announced that the "Happy Holidays in Englewood" art contest has begun and drew everyone's attention to the blank drawing form included in their directors' packets. She explained that approximately 2,000 entries would be delivered to all the schools in Englewood on Friday, Nov. 10, and that ipproximately 8,800 would be distributed through the Englewood Sentinel on Thursday, Nov. 9. Ms. Hayes also mentioned that bags of small holiday toys, such as erasers and plastic watches, and posters promoting the event had been delivered to 24 participating merchants. As far as promoting the event, she explained that Tom Munds, Engle- wood Sentinel editor, would be including an article on the event in the next issue of the Sentinel and that she also was planning on having two advertisements appear in upcoming issues. The majority of her work at this point, she explained, was further coordination of the caroling scheduled to take place in The Plaza at Little Dry Creek and the holiday "party" scheduled to take place in a vacant store at Trolley Square. She then reminded everyone to review the "Happy Holidays in Englewood" outline included in the agenda packets for more detailed information. Ms. Hayes then mentioned the holiday bows which are now decorating the accent lights throughout Englewood and she complimented the Malley Senior Citizen Recreation Center volunteers for their excellent work. And, in closing, she announced that EDDA's 25-foot light tree would be delivered on Nov. 27, and erected by the Englewood Parks Department. EDDA Vacancy Ms. Hayes reported that Ms. Anna Chavez's nomination to serve as an EDDA board member was read at the recent Monday evening meeting of the Englewood City Council and approved by council members. She explained that City Council 1.s approval at this meeting is considered a first reading and that a second City Council reading is necessary before Ms. Chavez's nomination and appointment is official. Ms. Hayes said that Loren Shepherd's nomination and appointment to the EDDA board had been approved and that he would be invited to his first meeting next month. All present were pleased regarding Mr. Shepherd's appointment and Mr. Pendleton moved that Mr. Shepherd serve a two-year term on the EDDA Board of Directors. Mr. Green seconded this motion. FORM ~o C. r . HOEC KEL B. e. & L. co. MINUTES November 8, 1989 Page-Five RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Urban-Renewal-Authority 100 Leaves Mr • Wan us h brief 1 y discussed the c 1 o sing o f Buyer ,1 s C 1 u b and said that everyone is hoping a new sales tax producing bus in es s w i 11 move in ·. He DI en t i one d t h at s a 1 es t ax in Englewood 11 is not doing the best," and that the Urban Renewal Authority would be gathering a list of financial consultants to assist in this regard. Mr. Wanush also mentioned that the URA would be hiring a new director in 1990. Board Member's Choice Mr. Green asked if the EDDA would be having a holiday reception to which Chairman Tomooka assured him that a reception would be planned. Ms. Hayes interjected that she would be planning a reception for the EDDA, however, a date had not been established. Chairman Tomooka offered his business facilities for the event. Ms. Hayes said she would begin working immediately on this project. Mr. Green then stated that he felt the EDDA picnic was a success and that he felt everyone enjoyed "getting together outside of the boardroom ·." Chairman Tomooka agreed. As there was no other business, the meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m. Correction: At the January 10, 1990 Board of Directors meeting Mr. Wanush asked that the comment he made regarding hiring a new director for URA be retracted. The notation of this was a cl 'cal error will be no search for a new director.