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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/21/2008MINUTES WHEAT RIDGE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY October 21, 2008 1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER The meeting of the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority was called to order by Chairman Williams at 6:05 p.m. in the council chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29`h Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Authority Members Present: Rick Adams James Bahrenburg Janet Leo Walt Pettit Tom Radigan Larry Schulz Terrell Williams (left meeting at 7:30 p.m.) Also attending: Patrick Goff, Deputy City Manager Corey Hoffinann, WRURA Attorney Sally Payne, Senior Planner Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - September 16 and 22, 2008 The minutes of September 16, 2008 and September 22, 2008 were approved by acclamation. 4. PUBLIC FORUM Charles Durbin asked about the status of the Cornerstone lawsuit. Corey Hoffmann reviewed the settlement details. Mr. Wallace asked if there would be a summation of the costs associated with the Cornerstone lawsuit to be given to the city council and the citizens. Corey Hoffmann stated there were no such plans. Chairman Williams commented that the lawsuit was filed by Cornerstone and the results of each step in the process have been made public. WRURA Minutes - 1 - October 21, 2008 5. NEW BUSINESS A. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant Prior to the presentation, Chairman Williams announced a Brownfields conference to be held in Denver on November 20-21, 2008. There is money in the budget for interested Authority members to attend. Sally Payne reported on the EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant. The Environmental Protection Agency has once again made Brownfields Assessment Grant funds available to communities for use in conducting brownfields inventories, planning, assessments and community outreach. Last year, the City applied for an EPA grant targeting the Wadsworth Boulevard urban renewal area. However, the application was not selected. For 2009, a new grant opportunity has been created called a Coalition Assessment Grant. Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) has approached the City expressing their desire to undertake a Coalition Assessment Grant with the City of Wheat Ridge and possibly Commerce City. A coalition could increase the chances of receiving a grant. The possibility of participating in a coalition to apply for an EPA grant was discussed. A consensus was reached to participate in a coalition with DRCOG and possibly Commerce City. B. Discussion concerning ownership of property located at 3718 Ames Street WRURA purchased the house at 3718 Ames Street as part of the 38th and Sheridan redevelopment project with Cornerstone Group. The purchase price was $194,000. Now that a settlement agreement has been reached between WRURA and Cornerstone, WRURA can proceed with disposition of the property. Several possibilities were discussed including scraping or renovation and sale or rental of the property. Sale or rental would require substantial renovation including a new kitchen, new bathroom and heating system. There was also discussion about the possibility of partnering with Wheat Ridge 2020 to remodel and sell the house. Don Pacheco approached the Authority to express his interested in purchasing the property. Depending upon the sale price, he would pay cash for the property. Chairman Williams advised Mr. Pacheco that, should a decision be made to sell the property, it would be necessary to use a bid process. Staff was directed to contact WR2020 as to their interest and investigate other options as well. Staff will report back to WRURA at the next meeting. WRURA Minutes -2- October 21, 2008 C. WRURA Proposed Budget -Corey Hoffmann announced that a proposed budget for the Authority was on file as of October 15, 2008 and is available for review. 6. EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Janet Leo and seconded by James Bahrenburg to enter into executive session for the purpose of receiving legal advice to consider the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of real, personal or other property pursuant to C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(a). The regular meeting was adjourned to executive session at 7:08 p.m. The executive session was convened at 7:09 p.m. The executive session was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The regular meeting was reconvened at 7:51 p.m. Those attending the executive session were: Rick Adams James Bahrenburg Janet Leo Walt Pettit Tom Radigan Larry Schulz Terrell Williams Corey Hoffmann Patrick Goff Ann Lazzeri 7. 8. Chairman Williams left the executive session at 7:30 p.m. Walt Pettit, Vice Chairman, continued the meeting. NEXT MEETING DATE There was a consensus to cancel the November 4th, 2008 meeting. The next scheduled meeting will be November 18, 2008 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. i Terrell R. Williams, Chairman Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary WRURA Minutes -3- October 21, 2008