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Home My WebLink About2006-11-07 PZC MINUTES• • • I. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION November 7, 2006 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the City Planning and Zon in g Commiss i on was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the City Counc il Chambers of the Englewood Civic Center, Chair Roth presiding. Present: Absent: Staff: Brick, We lk er, Kr ieger (entered at 7:05 and exited at 7:.15), l<noth, Roth, Hunt Diekmeier (Excused), Bleile (Exc u sed), Mosteller (Excused) Harold Stitt, Community Development Manager Mark Graham, Senior Planner Darren Hollingsworth, Economic Developrnent Coord in ator Dav e Lee , Manager of Open Space Nancy Reid, Assista nt City Attorney II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES October 1 7, 2006 Mr. Brick moved: Mr. Knoth seconded: TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 17, 2006 M INUTES AS WRITIEN. AYES: NAYS: ABSTA IN: ABSENT: Brick, Knoth, Roth None Welker, Hunt Mosteller, Diekmeier, Krieger, Blei l e Motion carr i ed. Ill. APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT Case #USE2006-00016 Mr. Brick moved: Mr. Knoth seconded: TO APPROVE THE FINDINGS OF FACT FOR CASE #USE2006- 00016 AS WRITIEN AYES: NAYS: ABSTA IN: ABSENT: Brick, Knoth, Roth None Welker, Hunt Mosteller, Diekmeier, l<ri eger, Bleile Motion ca r ried. 1 •' • • • VI. PUBLIC HEAR I NG Case #2006-06 En glewood Parks and Recreation Master Pl an Chair Roth stated the issue before the Commission is Case #2006-06, Englewood Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Chair Roth asked for a motion t o ope n the public h ea ring . Mr. Welker moved: Mr. Hunt seco n ded: THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE #2006-06 BE OPENED . AYES: NAYS: ABS TAIN: ABSEN T : Brick, Knoth, Roth, Hunt, Welker None None Di ekm ei er, Mosteller, Bleile, Krieger Motion carried . Chair Roth asked staff t o present the case. Harold Stitt, Community D eve lopm ent Manager was swo rn in. Mr. Stitt st at ed th e iss u e before the Commission is Case #2006-06, Englewood Parks and Recreation Master Plan. It is co n siste nt with the City's Comprehensive Plan and w ill se rve as the impl em entation document for th e Parks and Open Space elem ent of the 2003 Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Stitt stated notice was published in the Englewood Herald on October 20, 2006 . This was done in acco rda n ce with Section 16-2:3G of the Englewood Municipal Code. The publication was offic iall y e nte red into th e reco rd. Mr. Stitt introdu ced Mr. Dave Lee, the Open Spa ce M anag er. Mr. Lee introd u ced Mr. Chad Schneckenburger, Recreation Planner w ith EDAW. Mr. Schneckenburger was swo rn in . H e stated it has been a plea sure to wo rk o n th e project and w ith everyone in Eng l ewood. A power po int p res e ntation was v i ewed Mr. Sch n ecke nburge r stated the p u rpose of the plan is to: • help define th e 15 to 20 year v ision for th e co mmunity in relat ion to parks and recrea ti o n; • develop a detailed inv ento ry of all parklands and quantify the leve l of service for ex ist in g and future res id ents; • assess the current condition of the City's pa rk s, trai ls and recreation faciliti es; • i dentify, ana lyze and determi n e commun ity park and recreat ion needs; • i dentify ex istin g underserv ed residential areas that a re in n eed of additional parkland; • define th e leve l of service st a nd ards , a classification sys t em and general design cr ite ri a for parks; 2 f • • • • identify opportunities for sy n e rgies between parklands and redevelopment projects; • identify cost estimates for projects; and • develop an action plan for implementation. The plan process was sta rt ed in late August of 2005 with the bulk of th e plan completed in lat e May of 2006. Needs identified in Englewood include : • six new parklands are needed to meet current and future service needs; • park rede signs at Cushing Park, Miller Fi eld , Hosanna Athletic Complex, Centennial Park and Belleview Park; • Baker Park, the northwest greenbelt, Depot Park, Bates and Logan Parks, Bard Park, Romans Park, Jason Park, Rotolo Park, the southwest greenbelt, Duncan Park, and Sinclair Middle School n eed facility additions and enhanc emen ts; • new on and off street trails, trail connections and crossing e nhancem ents throughout the City; and • a co mprehensive irrigation upgrade for the parks. Mr. Schneckenburger recommended long-range planning b eg in on a few select large-scale projects. Of the ones identified in plan, the City would pick one or two that the City feels is very important to th e community, determining a site for the project if n eed be, master planning for the project, and then identify any funding scenarios that might be necessary to accomplish the project. Lastly, for the long-term the plan recommends establishing some type of perpetual fund or land bank to acquire strategic land parcels that might become available in the futur e. Mr. Schneckenburger reviewed typical costs for park and recreation projects. The approximate cost of all recommended proj ec ts in the plan is $23.3 to $30.35 million. The current annual funding for new projects for Parks and Recreation is approximately $900,000 per year. The plan is meant to be flexible and fluid. It is meant to be a tool. It is EDAW's recommendation the City of Englewood begin to pursue additional funding m echanisms for future d eve lopment and parks and rec reation projects. Chair Roth asked if th ere were any further questions . There were not. Chair Roth thanked Mr. Lee, Mr. Stitt and Mr. Schneckenburger for their presentation . Issu es discussed by the Commission included natural vegetation settings versus manicured parks, more open space, purchase of Duncan Park, establishment of a land bank, naturalization of areas adjacent to private property, and the use of the land by the Englewood Golf Course. Mr. W elk e r stated h e felt the plan was very well put together. He felt what was missing was trying to figure out how more open space could be added . He felt that should be a priority. 3 ' • • Mr. Brick sa id if you are go i ng to the p u b li c you need a vision. He said he sti ll does not see the vision of what the City wa nts to do if the p lan were to go to the pub l ic. Chair Roth asked if there were any further comments. Mr. Stitt stated the proposed Master Plan map does incl u de the lan d that was identif ied i n the South Platte River Plan for open space acquisition and again, acquisition of that property is based on financial considerations. Open space is an important part of the p lan and there will be components of open space that w il l be implemented over the next 10 to 15 years contingent upon funds avai lab le. Mr. Knoth moved: Mr. Hunt seconded: THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE #2006-06 BE CLOSED. AVES: NAYS: Brick, l<noth, Roth, Hunt, We lker None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Bleile, Mosteller, Diekmeier, Kriege r Motion carried . Mr. Welker moved; Mr. Hu nt seconded CASE #2006-06, ENGLEWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, BE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR ADOPTION With no further discussion, the secretary cal led the ro ll . AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Brick, l<noth, Roth, Welker, Hunt None None Diekmeier, Mosteller, Bleile, Krieger Motion carried. V. PUBLIC FORUM There was no one present to address the Commission. VI. DIRECTOR 'S C HOICE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE • Mr. Hollingsworth provided the Commissioners w ith a copy of "An Elected Officia l's Guide to Economic Deve lopment" and a copy of a "Citizens' Po ll on Eco n omic Deve lopment" for 4 ,,. , • • • their reference. He updated the Commiss ion on the Retail Market Analysis that has been conducted this year and on the Primary Employer Study. Mr. Hollingsworth stated 36 businesses looked at Englewood over the last eleven months. Staff has helped a number of those businesses with expansions, finding a lo cat ion, and development r eviews . Mr. Graham stated at the C ity Council Retreat in February, staff id entifi ed about 24 properties in Englewood where development activity is expected over the next few years. He provided updated information on those properties. VII. STAFF'S CHOICE · Mr. Stitt provided an update on upcoming meetings: • November 21, 2006 will be a Public Hearing regarding Emergency Temporary Shelters • December 5, 2006 will be a Public Hearing regarding a n Amendment to the Denver Seminary PUD VIII. ATTORNEY'S CHOICE Ms. Reid stated she had n othing further. IX. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE The Commission had nothing further. The meeting adjo urn ed at 8 :20 p.m. Barbara Krecklow, Recording Secretary 5