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ORIGINAL
MINUTES OF
WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY
September 10, 2001
5:30 p.m.
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
The Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority meeting was called to order by Chair
Matthews at 5:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
Sandra Collins
Vance Edwards
Marilynn Force
Jim Goddard
Elwyn Kiplinger
Dick Matthews
Kandi McKay
Margy Platter (arrived at 6:10 p.m.)
Commissioners absent:
Rae Jean Behm
Norm Burkpile
Janet Leo
Also attending:
Alan White, Planning Director
Jim Windholz, Urban Renewal Attorney
Ann Lazzeri, Secretary
Dean Gokey, City Council (arrived at 6:18 p.m.)
Jerry DiTullio, City Council (arrived at 6:38 p.m.)
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting of August 13, 2001 were presented for
consideration. It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Elwyn
Kiplinger to approve the minutes of August 13, 2001. as presented. The
motion passed unanimously.
4. PUBLIC FORUM
There were none present to address the Authority.
5. OLD BUSINESS
A. Public Meeting of August 30, 2001- There was discussion of this public
meeting to update Authority members who were not present at that
meeting. Another meeting to receive public input is scheduled for October
15, 200 I. This meeting will replace the previously scheduled WRURA
meeting on October 8. Alan White stated that written notices of the
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meeting will be sent to all landowners and tenants within the urban
renewal area. The location of this meeting is tentatively planned for the
Community center. The urban renewal plan, which will be general in
nature, will then go before the City Council on October 22, 200 I.
B. Open Space Advisory Committee - Vance Edwards reported that he
spoke with Dan Kimble, Wheat Ridge representative for the Open Space
Advisory Committee and learned that $200,000 funding from the first
round of money set aside for Wheat Ridge will be used toward acquisition
ofthe TCBY property.
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Intergovernmental Agreement with City - Jim Windholz reviewed the
draft intergovernmental agreement which would supersede other
intergovernmental agreements. It acknowledges that WRURA is a
separate entity from City Council and would function under the urban
renewal plan to be adopted by City Council.
It was moved by Elwyn Kiplinger and seconded by Sandra Collins
that the Authority forward a recommendation of approval of this
intergovernmental agreement to City Council. The motion passed
unanimously.
It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger
that the Authority supports any necessary changes to the Code in
order to implement and conform with the intergovernmental
agreement. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Financial Status Report - Alan White reviewed the Authority's financial
report for August 2001 as well as the Wheat Ridge Town Center report for
August 2001.
7. OTHER MATTERS
There were no other matters to come before the Authority.
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION
It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Marilynn Force to
adjourn to an executive session under CRS 24-6-402(4)(a) and (e) for the
purpose of developing negotiation strategies for the acquisition of property
and instructing negotiators. The motion passed unanimously.
The regular meeting was adjourned to executive session at 6: 15 p.m.
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It was moved by Vance Edwards and seconded by Sandra Collins to adjourn
the executive session at 6:45 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
9. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Margy Platter and seconded by Elwyn Kiplinger to adjourn
the meeting at 6:46 p.m.
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Dick Matthews, Chair
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