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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/17/2004 ORIGINAL MINUTES OF WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY May 17,2004 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 5:35 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Commissioners present: Mary Hashem Elwyn Kiplinger Janet Leo Tom Mallinson Terrell Williams (arrived at 5:46 p.m.) Also attending: Alan White, WRURA Executive Director Corey Hoffmann, WRURA Attorney Don Ostrander, Attorney Art Fast, Kitchen Masters . Mike Olivas, Kitchen Masters Robert Wallace Charles Durbin Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mary Hashem offered the following amendment to the minutes of May 10, 2004: The minutes should 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. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Charles Durbin 3703 Ames . Mr. Durbin referred to a 1997 financial impact study for the urban renewal area on the northwest corner of 44th and Wadsworth, and asked why a financial impact study was not done for the 38th and Sheridan area. Chair WRURA Minutes 05-17-04 Page 1 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 (URA); however, the city's website does not show that area as being in the URA. He asked how this area was removed from the URA. Alan White stated that the area had not been removed and explained 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 the amount the Authority would have to borrow in order to complete the project. Art Fast 5280 West 38th 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, Charles 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 executive 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, develofing strategy for negotiations, and/or instructing negotiators regarding the 38t Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard Redevelopment Project. The motion 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 Page 2 WRURA Minutes 05-17-04 of the executive session and the regular meeting was reconvened. (Mr. Sullivan's participation in the meeting ended at 6:00 p.m.) The regular meeting was adjourned to executive session at 6:00 p.m. Those attending the executive session were: Mary Hashem, Tom Mallinson, Terrell Williams, Janet Leo, E1wyn Kiplinger, Alan White, Corey Hoffmann, Don Ostrander and Ann Lazzeri. The executive session was adjourned and the regular meeting was reconvened at 7:30 p.m. 6. NEW BUSINESS . It was moved by Terrell Williams and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger that, in accordance with conversation and agreements arrived at in executive session, the Authority instruct negotiators to proceed with the four properties still unacquired, and send out letters stipulating the terms and amounts agreed upon in executive session including the statement that these are final 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 relocation 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 7:32 p.m. Jicuy Jbt~ Mary Hashem, Chair , WRURA Minutes 05-17-04 Page 3