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ORIGINAL
MINUTES OF WHEAT RIDGE
WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY
October 17, 2000
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
The Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority meeting was called to order by Chairman Jerry
Roach at 7:05 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
Commissioners present:
Commissioners absent:
Also attending were:
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Norm Burkpile
Sandra Collins
Vance Edwards
Jim Goddard
Elwyn Kiplinger
Janet Leo
Margy Platter
Jerry Roach
Rae Jean Behm
Dick Matthews
John Hall (resigned)
Alan White, Planning Director
Ralph Mancinelli, City Council
Jesse Silverstein, Development Research Partners
Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary
The minutes of the regular meeting of September 19, 2000 were presented for consideration.
Jerry Roach requested an amendment to page 2, paragraph 5, line 2 which would add the
words "in the area of' preceding the words "northeast corner of Wadsworth and 44th
Avenue...."
It was moved by VANCE EDWARDS and seconded by MARGY PLATTER to
approve the minutes as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
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4. PUBLIC FORUM
There were none present to address the Authority.
5. OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business to come before the Authority.
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. Northwest Corner of 44th/Wadsworth - At the last meeting, discussion took place
regarding whether parcels 6, 7, 8 and 9 should be included in the urban renewal area.
That discussion was contiimed to this meeting of October 17. Alan White informed
the Authority that Parcel 6 at Vance and 44th is split between C-l on the south, and
R-2 on the north; Parcel 7 is zoned C-1; Parcel 8 is zoned RC and Parcel 9 is split
between RC zoning on the south and R-2 zoning on the north. Basically, the
northern half of the block is zoned R-2.
It was moved by EL WYN KIPLINGER and seconded by VANCE EDWARDS that the
residential parcels (north half of Parcels 6 and 9) be removed from the urban renewal
area. The motion passed unanimously with JERRY ROACH abstaining.
There was a consensus of the Authority to discuss authorization for Development Research
Partners to include this area in the feasibility study at the next WRURA meeting.
B. Wheat Ridl!:e Water District - Alan White introduced Walt Pettit, Manager ofthe
Wheat Ridge Water District.
Mr. Pettit reviewed his August 10, 2000 memorandum to the city manager which outlined
his concerns about urban renewal as well as general development within the City of Wheat
Ridge. Authority members were given copies of this memorandum. He asked the
Authority members to consider the following during the urban renewal process:
. Communication between the city, developers and utility providers is vital from the onset
of development plans to avoid unnecessary delay and expense.
. As development proposals are considered, utility easements must be taken into
consideration. Many developers do not take these into consideration when designing
landscaping, etc. Ask developers to present plans which show provision for utilities.
. Determine what developer's water needs are. Consider availability of water mains and
cost of water taps.
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. Work with fire districts to see what their water needs are.
. Work with Colorado Department of Transportation to determine easements.
C. Market Feasibility Studv - Status - Jesse Silverstein reviewed the recent status of
the 44th and Wadsworth Market Analysis. Copies of the analysis were provided for
each Authority member. The areas covered in the report included:
. Trade Area Demographics
. Expenditures by Demographic Characteristics
. Retail Market Gaps
. Local Product Demand
. Consumer Expenditure Survey
A copy of the report is attached to and made a part of this record.
It will be important to attract businesses that will produce significant sales tax in order to
help pay for any necessary infrastructure.
7. OTHER MATTERS
A. Chanl!:e in Meetinl!: Date - Due to conflicts occurring for members during
Thanksgiving week, there was a consensus of the Authority to change the regularly
scheduled meeting of Tuesday, November 21 to Wednesday, November 15, 2000.
8. ADJOURNMENT - It was moved by NORM BURKPILE and seconded by EL WYN
KIPLINGER to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
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Ann Lazzeri J
Recording Secretary
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