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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-05-11 EDDA MINUTES' e ,/' . e ENGLEWOOD DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 3333 South Bannock, Suite 480 Board of Directors Minutes 5/11/94 Members Present: Collins, Kaufman, Kientz, Hathaway, Oxman, Sanchez Members Absent: Baird, Bradley, Close, Green, Todd Celva Staff Present: Guests/Visitors: Director of Community Development, Lee Merkel I. II. III. IV. Introduction of Guests and Visitors Board Secretary Steve Collins, serving as chair for the absent Gordon Close, welcomed Director Merkel to the Board meeting. Approval of Minutes Collins inquired if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the April 14th meeting. There being none, a motion was made bys. Kaufman seconded by F. Kientz and passed unanimously approving the minutes as presented. Treasurer, Gary Oxman, presented his report, which covered the period from January through April. There being no additions, corrections or discussion a motion was made by R. Hathaway, seconded by R. Kientz to approve the report as presented. The motion was approved unanimously. Chairmans' Report Acting chair, s. Collins invited Director Merkel to update the Board on current city program affecting the EDDA district. Merkel stated that a new City Manager, Douglas Clark, had been hired and went on to give a brief summary of · his background and experience. The next topics that Merkel reported on was "Englewood Something to Talk About." He related the process involved and stated that input from business would be sought. s. Collins asked what were the goals of the programs. Merkel replied that a primary goal was the exchange of information and that it also presented an opportunity to relate what the city is doing. A suggestion was made that EDDA host a "business forum" as part of this program. v. / e VI. Directors' Report Director Celva reported that L&H Center had finally been completed. He stated that a new general contractor would have to be found for the Facade Program work, since there was a general dissatisfaction with the one currently being used. Celva went on to report that Sam Kaufman and he had met with one of the owners of Playnix, who had requested EDDA support for their remodeling, a $300,000 + project. Discussion ensued on whether or not this project fit the Facade Program criteria, while some question remained on this issue, it was decided that a grant of $3,000 be given to Playnix and that an additional grant of, up top $2,000 be given to the buildings' other tenant. Both of these grants made within the existing program criteria, G. Oxman inquired if a motion approving this was necessary. It was decided that since the funds for the program were already budgeted no motion was required. Director Celva informed the Board that in June, the Bylaws required that an election for officers be held. He further related that the current officers had expressed their willingness to remain in office, if the Board so desired. It was decided that, this alternative would be considered and an election held in June. Celva further related that by June 15th the names of candidates, for the two existing Board vacancies and any expiring terms, had to be submitted to City Council. After lengthy discussion a list of four potential candidates was decided upon with a final decision to be made at the June Board meeting. Board Members Choice Discussion was held on the lack of response to the Boards' Letter to City Council, regarding concerns over process and communications. Both, s. Kaufman and H. Celva had been contacted by Councilman Vormitag, but no responses were reported by any other Board members. Several suggestions were offered on ways of pursuing better communications with Council. It was decided that an appropriate time and place would be selected to invite council members to meet with the EDDA Board. Board member R. Hathaway offered two resolutions for Board discussion and approval. The resolutions are as follows: • e / e Resolution #0194 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE Whereas the Regional Transportation District (R.T.D.) currently has under construction the first "leg" of the mass transit system for the Denver metropolitan area known as the Metro Area Connection (MAC), including its approved extension to the Burkhardt Steel property near Mississippi Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, and; Whereas RTD has done the required studies and has obtained the necessary approval from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) for the MAC project as required by the Senate Bill 208 provisions established by the Colorado State Legislature, and; Whereas the Southwest Corridor alignment along Santa Fe Drive has been chosen as the preferred next step in the planning and construction of a Mass Transit system in the Denver Metro area, and; Whereas the selection of Light Rail transit technology for the Southwest Corridor was made by the RTD Board of Directors on March 22, 1994, and; Whereas the Southwest corridor plan requires approval by the DRCOG Board of Directors in the summer of 1994 according to the proposed schedule for compliance with Federal review regulations and the provisions of Senate Bill 208. and; Whereas the Englewood Downtown Development Authority (EDDA) was created by the City of Englewood for the promotion and enhancement of businesses within it's statutory district, and; Whereas the EDDA district includes the Cinderella City mall area, the proposed site of a Southwest Corridor Park and Ride station, and; Whereas the EDDA Board of Directors realizes the long term benefits for it's district of the timely construction of the Southwest Corridor light rail line as currently proposed. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority that we support the construction of the proposed Southwest Corridor light rail line of the Regional Transportation District and urge the timely approval of this project by the DRCOG Board of Directors as required by Senate Bill #208. Adopted and approved this 11th day of May, 1994. After discussion, it was moved bys. Kaufman and recorded by R. Kientz to adopt this resolution as stated. The resolution was approved by a vote of 6 too. Resolution #0294 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE US 285/BROADWAY BRIDGE IN ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. Whereas the City of Englewood has been an active participant in the planning of transportation needs in Englewood and the Denver Metropolitan Region, and; Whereas the US 285/Broadway bridge project was included in the 1992-1996 Transportation improvement Plan (TIP) as required and identified by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and the Colorado Division of Transportation (COOT), and; Whereas as a result of new federal legislation creating the intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (!STEA), the project was moved into the 1995-2000 TIP according to priority ranking by the DRCOG transportation department in the Safety project category, and; Whereas the us 185/Broadway bridge has continued as a listed project in the TIP until recently, and; Whereas the Englewood Downtown Development Authority (EDDA) was created by the City of Englewood for promotion and enhancement of businesses with its statutory district, and; Whereas the EDDA district includes the Englewood Central Business District area I ~ , I served by the us 285/Broadway bridge, and; Whereas the EDDA Board of Directors acknowledges the long term benefit to its district of the timely construction of the US 285/Broadway bridge project. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority that we support the construction of the us 285/Broadway bridge as originally proposed in the 1995-2000 TIP and we strongly urge the re-inclusion of the project in the plan. Adopted and approved this 11th day of May, 1994. After discussion, it was moved by R. Kientz and seconded by s. Kaufman to adopt this resolution as stated. The resolution was approved by a vote of 6 too. Following the discussion and vote on Resolution #0294, s. Collins asked Director Merkel for further information on the current plans for US 285 between Santa Fe and Broadway. Merkel felt that the best source for information on this, would be Chuck Esterly, the Director of Public Works, and offered to request Mr. Esterly's to make a presentation at the June Board meeting. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 1:25 p.m. e / e Resolution# Series of 1994 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE US 265/BROADWAY BRIDGE IN ENGLEWOOD COLORADO. Whereas the City of Englewood has been an active participant in the planning of transportation needs in Englewood and the Denver Metropolitan Region, and; Whereas the US 285/Broadway bridge project was included in the 1992-1996 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) as required and identified by the Denver Regional Council of Governments <DRCOG) and the Colorado Division of Transportation <COOT), and; Whereas as a result of new federal legislation creating the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act <!STEA), the project was moved into the 1995-2000 TIP according to priority ranking by the DRCOG transportation department in the Safety project category, and; Whereas the US 265/Broadway bridge has continued as a listed project in the TIP until recently, and; Whereas the Englewood Downtown Development Authority <EDDA) was created by the City of Englewood for promotion and enhancement of businesses within it's statuatory district, and; Whereas the EDDA district includes the Englewood Central Business District area served by the US 285/Broadway bridge, and; Whereas the EDDA Board of Directors acknowledges the long term benefit to it's district of the timely construction of the US 285/Broadway bridge project. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority that we support the construction of the US 285/Broadway bridge as originally proposed in the 1995-2000 TIP and we strongly urge the re-inclusion of the project in the plan. Adopted and approved this 11th day ns, acting Chairman Downtown Development I e ·I I e - Resolution# Series of 1994 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE Whereas the Regional Transporta t ion District CR .T.D. J currently has under construction the first "leg" of the mass transit system for the Denver metropolitan area known as the Metro Area Connection CMAC), including it's approved extension to the Burkhardt Steel property near Mississippi Avenue and Santa Fe Drive , and; Whereas RTD has done the required studies and has obtained the necessary approval from the Denver Regional Council of Governments <DRCOG) for the MAC project as required by the Senate Bill 208 provisions established by the Colorado State Legislature, and; Whereas the Southwest Corridor alignment along Santa Fe Drive has been chosen as the preferred next step in the planning and construction of a Mass Transit system in the Denver Metro area, and; Whereas the selection of Light Rail transit technology for the Southwest Corridor was made by the RTD Board of Directors on March 22, 1994, and; Whereas the Southwest corridor plan requires approval by the DRCOG board of directors in the summer of 1994 according to the proposed schedule for compliance with Federal review regulations and the provisions of Senate Bil 1 206, and; Whereas the Englewood Downtown Development Authority <EDDA> was created by the Cit y of Englewood for the promotion and enhancement of businesses within it's statuatory district, and; Whereas the EDDA district includes the Cinderella City mall a Southwest Corridor Park and Ride area, the proposed station, and; site of Whereas the EDDA Board of Directors realizes the long term benefits for it's district of the timely construction of the Southwest Corridor light rail line as currently proposed. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority that we support the construction of the proposed Southwest Corridor light rail line of the Regional Transportation District and urge the timely approval of this project by the DRCOG Board of Directors as required by Senate Bil I # 205. e Adopted and approved this 11th day acting Downtown Development r -e •