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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/18/2006 ORIGINAL MINUTES OF WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY July 18, 2006 5:30 p.m. 1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The meeting of the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority was called to order by Chair Williams at 5:45 p.m. in the council chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Authority members present: James Bahrenburg T eri Carver Janet Leo Terrell Williams Pete Ziemke Commissioners absent: Dennis Boyat Dean Gokey Also attending: Alan White, WRURA Executive Director Corey Hoffinann, Attorney for WRURA Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - June 20, 2006 It was moved by James Bahrenberg and seconded by Janet Leo to approve the minutes of June 20, 2006. The motion passed unanimously. 4. PUBLIC FORUM There was no one to address the Authority. 5. OUTSIDE AGENCY REPORTS . Chair Williams presented an update on Wheat Ridge 2020. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Ratification of Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with City It was moved by Pete Ziemke and seconded by James Bahrenberg to adopt Resolution No. 3-2006 approving an intergovernmental agreement, as amended, between the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal WRURA July 18, 2006 - I - Authority and the City of Wheat Ridge with a correction to Section 2 to change Resolution 3-2006 to Resolution 2-2006. The motion passed unanimously. B. Update on Cornerstone Lawsuit Corey Hoffinann reported that a decision has not yet been issued on this case. C. Discussion of Wheat Ridge 2020 and WRURA Roles There was discussion regarding the possibility ofWRURA and Wheat Ridge 2020 working in conjunction under the direction of the WR2020 director. Chair Williams explained that the Intergovernmental Agreement allows WRURA to pay for a director's position which is currently filled by Alan White. WR2020 also has a director. One argument for working in conjunction with WR2020 is that it would allow for pursuit of, holding and transferring property to go forward in a manner that is less practical for WRURA to do by itself. WRURA and WR2020 would still perform their separate and distinct roles. Chair Williams and Alan White explained that the possibility of these two entities working in conjunction with one another is purely speculative at this point and there is no urgency at this time to make a decision. Many details remain to be considered and worked out before such a decision could be made. D. Other Discussion WRURA July 18, 2006 . Alan White reported that he has not yet heard back from Wheat Ridge Cyclery regarding a TIF agreement. Neither has he heard back from the developer at 38th and Depew. He reported that WRURA has completed obligations under the court order to deposit funds into the Walgreens escrow account. This leaves approximately $80-90,000 in the budget. The Town Center increment is on target and there is approximately $40-50,000 in property tax increment to collect. There should be approximately $250,000 in the budget at year's end. . Chair Williams requested Alan White to continue attempts to contact the owner ofthe abandoned restaurant on 38th Avenue to discuss the possibility ofWRURA and WR2020 assistance. . Teri Carver asked ifWRURA could contact the owners of Marc's. Alan White was directed to send a letter requesting that, if the owners of Marc's plan to make improvements to the property, they contact WRURA to see if there is a possibility of working together. -2- Chair Williams reported that the Camelot apartments on Kipling were sold last week. There was discussion regarding the possibility of initiating blight studies for other areas of the city. Corey Hoffinann suggested that this might be a good topic of discussion for a joint study session with City CounciL D. There was a consensus to conduct WRURA meetings once a month on the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting times were changed to 6:00 p.m. The next WRURA meeting is scheduled for August 15, 2006. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:32 p.m. /M({)R~ ~ ~~-M~ Ann Lazzeri, Recor ng Secretary Terrell R. Williams, Chair WRURA July 18, 2006 - 3 -