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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/01/2004AGENDA WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY June 1, 2004 Notice is hereby given of a Pub6c Meeting to be held before the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at 5:30 p.m., in the second floor conference room of the Municipal Building at 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorada 1. Call t6e Meeting to Order 2. Roll Call of Members 3. Approval of Minutes - May 17, 2004 4. Public Forum ('I'his is the time for any person to speak oa any subject not appearing on the agenda. Public comments may be limited to 3 minutes.) 5. Executive $ession under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(e) for the purpose of determining matters that may be subject to negofiations, developing strategy for negotiafions and/or instructing negotiators regarding the 38tn Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard redevelopment project. 6. New Business 7. Adjournment NIINUTES OF WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY May 17, 2004 5:30 p.m. 1. 2. 3. 4. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority meeting was called to order by Chair Mazy Hashem at 535 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the Municipal Buiiding, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Commissioners present: Mary Hashem Elwyn Kiplinger Janet Leo Tom Mallinson Terrell Williams (arrived at 5:46 pm.) Also attending: Alan White, WRURA Executive Director Corey Hoffinann, WRURA Attorney Don Ostrander, Attorney Art Fast, Kitchen Masters Mike Olivas, Kitchen Masters Robert Waliace Charles Durbin Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mary Hashem offered the following amendment to the minutes of May 10, 2004: The minutes shouid reflect that Terry McFadden stated he did not wish to negotiate with the developers but wished to negotiate with the Authority. It was moved by Elwyn Kiplinger and seconded by Janet Leo to approve the minutes of May 10, 2004 as amended. The motion passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT Charles Durbin 3703 Ames . Mr. Durbin referred to a 1997 financial impact study for the urban renewal azea on the northwest corner of 44d' and Wadsworth, and asked why a financial impact study was not done for the 38`h and Sheridan azea. Chair WRLJRA Minutes Page 1 OS-17-04 Hashem replied that she was not a member of the Authority at that time and assured Mr. Durbin that she would fmd the answer for him. Mr. Durbin stated that in October 2001, the Wadsworth Redevelopment Plan showed the northwest corner of 44th and Wadsworth as being in the Urban Renewal Area (LTRA); however, the city's website does not show that area as being in the URA. He asked how this azea was removed from the URA. Alan White stated that the azea had not been removed and expiained that the property was included in the Town Center URA in 1997 and remains there to this day. Mr. Durbin requested the city's website be changed accordingly. The 2004 Budget shows $2.15 million for acquisition and relocation. At the last meet this figure rose to $2.6 million. Chair Hashem explained that, due to increased estimates for acquisition and relocation, the additional amount in the budget represents ihe amount the Authority would have to borrow in order to complete the project. Art Fast 5280 West 38`h Avenue Mr. Fast expressed frustration with the amount of time involved in the urban renewal project. He urged the Authority to make a decision at this time to either go ahead with the project or stop the project so affected business owners could get on with their lives. (At this point, Tim Sullivan joined the meeting by means of a conference call at 5:50 p.m.) Robert Wallace 3749 Sheridan Mr. Wallace agreed with Mr. Fast's comments and expressed his contempt for the Authority and the length of time the project has taken. No other individuals expressed a desire to address the Authority at this time and Art Fast, Mike Olivas, Chazles Durbin and Robert Wallace left the meeting at this point. 5. EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Janet Leo and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger to move into eaecutive session under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402-(4)(e) for the purpose of determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, develo$ing strategy for negotiations, and/or instructing negotiators regarding the 38~ Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard Redevelopment Project. The mofion passed 5-0. Chair Hashem informed Tim Sullivan that she would inform him of any action taken by the Authority after the meeting. She also advised Mr. Sullivan that, if necessary, the Authority would include him by conference call after adjournment WRURA Minutes Page 2 OS-17-04 of the executive session and the regulaz meeting was reconvened. (Mr. Sullivan's participarion in the meeting ended at 6:00 p.m.) The regulaz meeting was adjoumed to executive session at 6:00 p.m. Those attending the executive session were: Mary Hashem, Tom Mallinson, Terrell Williams, Janet Leo, Elwyn Kiplinger, Alan White, CoreyHof&nann, Don Ostrander and Ann Lazzeri. The executive session was adjoumed and the regulaz meeting was reconvened at 730 pm. 6. NEW BUSINESS It was moved by Terrell Williams and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger t6at, in accordance with conversation and agreements arrived at in executive session, the Authority instruct negotiators to proceed with the four properties sHll unacquired, and send out letters stiputating the terms and amounts agreed upon in eaecutive session including the statement that these are £nal offers and must be accepted by June 1, 2004. The motion passed 5-0. • It was moved by Tom Mallinson and seconded by Janet Leo to instruct Corey Hoffmann to obtain competing bids, and anything else he deems necessary, to substantiate relocaNon costs. The motion passed 5-0. . The next meeting of the Authority was scheduled for June 1, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. 7. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Authority, the meeting was adjourned at 732 p.m. Mary Hashem, Chair Ann Lazzeri, Secretary WRURA Minutes OS-17-04 Page 3