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RENEWAL WHEAT RIDGE
May 4, 2010
Call the Meeting to Order
The meeting of Renewal Wheat Ridge was called to order by Chair Adams at 6:02
p.m. in the council chambers of the Municipal Building, 7500 West 29 Avenue,
Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
2. Roll Call of Members
Authority Members Present: Rick Adams
James Bahrenburg
Walt Pettit
Tom Radigan
Larry Schulz
Authority Members Absent: Becky Bye
Janet Leo
Also attending: Patrick Goff, Executive Director
Hillary Graham, RWR Attorney
Bill Cunningham, Leland Consultants
Ann Lazzeri, Recording Secretary
3. Approval of Minutes — March 2, 2010 and April 20, 2010
It was moved by Walt Pettit and seconded by James Bahrenberg to approve
the minutes of March 2, 2010 as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
Tom Radigan noted a correction to the minutes of April 20, 2010: Item No. 6
Sub -Area Market Studies should be clarified to reflect that Arne Ricker was not
present at the meeting.
It was moved by Walt Pettit and seconded by James Bahrenberg to approve
the minutes of April 20, 2010 as amended by Tom Radigan. The motion
passed unanimously.
4. PUBLIC FORUM (This is the time for any person to speak on any subject not
appearing on the agenda.)
There was no one present to address the Authority.
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5. Staff Updates
• Patrick Goff reported that he had just received a letter from the Jefferson
County Public Library Chair indicating excitement about participating in the
project at 44 and Wadsworth.
6. Sub -Area Market Studies — Bill Cunningham, Leland Consulting
Mr. Cunningham presented this matter in the absence of Anne Ricker who was
unable to attend the meeting. He reviewed summaries of the sub -area market
study prepared by Leland Consulting for the I -70 and Kipling Node and the 38
Avenue and High Court Node. The summaries included demographics,
psychographics (psychographics go beyond basis demographics to describe
characteristics of people and neighborhoods regarding attitudes, interests,
opinions and lifestyles), residential demand and retail demand. He further
reviewed office and employment demand, urban renewal considerations,
ownership and utilization, and revenue potential for the two areas.
Anne Ricker of Leland Consulting will present summaries of the other two area
market studies at the June meeting.
7. WZ- 08- 05/Dearing for 4859 Miller Street — Zone Change Request
The Community Development Department received a request for a zone change
from Agriculture -One to Planned Commercial District for property located at
4859 Miller Street. City Code requires review by Renewal Wheat Ridge (RWR)
of land applications in urban renewal areas. RWR is then required to make a
recommendation based on its review as to whether the request is in compliance
with the I- 70/Kipling Corridors Urban Renewal Plan.
The Urban Renewal Concept Plan recommends that the subject property be
considered for Commercial uses which would be adjacent to Employment uses.
Staff's findings were that the change is in conformance with the I- 70 /Kipling
Corridors Urban Renewal Plan. The intended use of the property is to allow
expansion of vehicles for display. This use would be considered "flexible" and
could adapt to changing market conditions.
It was moved by Larry Schulz and seconded by James Bahrenberg that
Renewal Wheat Ridge accepts staffs recommendation for the land use
application at 4859 Miller Street. The motion passed unanimously.
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8. Other Matters
Library Donation Investment Agreement — When their property was sold, the
Vohaska's donated $100,000 toward a library building at 44 and Wadsworth.
The original library payment agreement provided for the money to be returned if
not used for a library project within ten years. However, Mr. Goff's
conversations with the Vohaska's clearly indicated that the money was donated in
order to obtain a tax write -off and they have no intentions of ever receiving the
money back. The Vohaska's have signed an amended agreement to this effect.
Renewal Wheat Ridge turned the $100,000 over to the Wheat Ridge Foundation
for investment. The Foundation has now requested a formal agreement with
RWR outlining how the money is to be invested and how the money is to be
turned over to RWR.
It was moved by Larry Schulz and seconded by James Bahrenberg to
approve the library donation investment agreement as presented in the
meeting. The motion passed 4 -1 with Tom Radigan voting no.
Tom Radigan commented that there would be significant tax benefits if the
Foundation were located in an enterprise zone.
It was moved by Walt Pettit and seconded by James Bahrenberg to direct
Patrick Goff to take the money out of the Foundation's account when the
balance is back to $100,000. The motion passed unanimously.
9. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. The next meeting will be held on June
1, 2010.
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