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Home My WebLink About04/08/2003AGENDA WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY April 8, 2003 Nofice is hereby given of a Public Meeting to be held before the City of Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 5:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 1. Call the Meeting to Order 2. Roll Call of Members 3. Approval of Minutes - March 4, 2003 4. Public Forum (This is the time for any person to speak on any subject not appearing on the agenda. Public comments may be limited to 3 minutes.) 5. New Business 6. Executive Session under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(e) for the purpose of determining matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations and/or instructing negotiators regarding the 38th Avenue & Sheridan Boulevard redevelopment project. 7. Old Business 8. Other Matters 9. Adjournment MINUTES OF WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY March 4, 2003 5:30 p.m. 1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority meeting was called to order by Chair Mary Hashem at 5:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 2, ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Commissioners present: Norm Burkpile ' Vance Edwazds Mary Hashem Elwyn Kiplinger Janet Leo Tom Mallinson Kandi McKay Commissioners absent: John Hall Margy Platter Also attending: Jim Windholz, Urban Renewal Attorney Alan White, WRURA Executive Director Steve Szymanski, Szymanski/Ray Arne Ray, Szymanski/Ray Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary 3, APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of February 11, 2003 were presented for consideration. It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Kandi MeKay to approve the minutes of February 11, 2003. The motion passed unanimously. 4. PUBLIC FORUM Chair Hashem asked if there were any present who wished to address the Authority at this time. There was no response. ~ WRURA Minutes Page 1 03-04-03 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Adoption of Relocation Policv (Resolution 01-03) (continued from February 11,2003) This matter was continued from Februazy 11 in order that revised relocation policies could be reviewed by afFected property owners and tenants before final adoption. Chair Hashem asked if there were any present who wished to address this matter. There was no response. It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger to approve Resolution 01-03. The motion passed unanimously. (Janet Leo arrived at 5:50 p.m.) Jim Windholz noted, for the record, that WRURA is to be comprised of eleven members. Since there are two vacancies, leaving nine members on the board, five members shall constitute a quorum. 6. EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Kandi McKay to adjourn to executive session under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(e) for the purpose of determining matters that may be subject to negotiations, develoing strategy for negotiations and/or instructing negotiators regarding the 38~ Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard redevelopment project. The motion passed unanimously. Prior to entering into execufive session, Jim Windholz informed those present that the first draft of the development agreement with Cornerstone for the Walgreen's development went out Friday. The draft will be reviewed by Cornerstone and WRURA. Tlus document will not become public until the development agreement is fmalized. The meeting was adjourned to executive session in the second floor conference room at 6:50 p.m. Those present for the executive session were Norm Burkpile, Vance Edwards, Elwyn Kiplinger, Kandi McKay, Tom Mallinson, Janet Leo, Mazy Hashem, Alan White, Jim Windholz, Arne Ray, Steve Szymanski, and Ann Lazzeri. The executive session was adjourned at 6: 45 p.m. The regulaz meeting was reconvened at 6:46 p.m. in the Council Chambers. WRURA Minutes Page 2 03-04-03 OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to come before the Authority. 8. OTHER MATTERS . The next meeting of WRURA was scheduled for Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. 9. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger to adjourn the regular meeting at 6:50 p.m. Mary Hashem, Chair Ann Lazzeri, Secretary WRURA Minutes 03-04-03 rage -i . ' . . ' - - Golden city :attorney recognizE BYSABRINAHENDERSON::. 11 am.IPallYhono(edand bt° " Sen6nel and Trans<ript Newspapers , humbled because it comes ~ plden CLCy Attorney Jim VJindholz rzceroed che G {rom city attomeys who 1 reallY abc C~ City Atcorneys Metro haVC`8lOt0f 1CSpCCt811d he'~ Association's "Ciry Attorney of the Year° award Feb. 27. adp11f8b0I1fOG7 ' vei de, Wmdholz is the'actorney foi the jim Windhoiz ` Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Golden's attomey tt ~ Authoiity as well., r-,.i;.r~A„ nn;,;,,r,nal Lea2ue s vvrv good attorneys. lc's ieally an tru menc period a['the Golden City Counc}1's meeting. Wikon and Duva1 highlighted a number of cases in which Windhok achieved success in up- holding, mamtaining and pLeserv- ` ing home rule and locat conttol for the city. "I am really honored and hum- hled because it comes from city ac- tomeys who I ieally have a lot of respecc and admirztion foi;"` W'2ndholz said: "ManypE them aze m nnusually ext > re- play of high'e wed under pressure; standards ay of ad- y're a nominator felc was pertinE