HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority 2007-07-25RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, July 25, 2007
Minutes of a Special meeting of the ESTES PARK URBAN RENEWAL
AUTHORITY of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
Meeting held in the Municipal Building in said Town of Estes Park on
the 25th day of July, 2007.
Commissioners:
Attending:
Also Attending:
Absent:
Chairman Swank, Commissioners Cope, Ericson, Littie,
Repola, Steige, and Wilcocks
Chairman Swank, Commissioners Cope, Ericson, Repola,
and Steige
EPURA Director Smith, Deputy Town Clerk Deats
Commissioners Little and Wilcocks
Chairman Swank called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.
COMMUNITY COMMENTS.
None
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.
None
CONSIDER PROPOSALS FOR PREPARATION OF URBAN RENEWAL PLAN.
Per a request made at the regular meeting held July 18, 2007, Dir. Smith provided the
Commissioners with copies of proposals that had been received in response to an RFP
for the development of a new urban renewal plan. Dir. Smith briefly summarized the
proposals and stated that he. Chairman Swank, and Commissioner Steige had
previously reviewed the proposals and considered MTA and Sammons/Dutton to have
met all the requirements of the RFP and were the strongest and best of the five
proposals received. The two firms presented proposals with similar schedules and
costs when compared item to item, but as a relatively new firm, MTA does not have the
same depth of experience in the field that Sammons/Dutton possesses. The
Sammons/Dutton proposal also included a component to be performed by DSW for the
project aspects of the urban renewal plan.
It was moved and seconded (Repola/Ericson) that EPURA retain MTA to prepare
the new urban renewal plan, with both options, at a cost of $33,500.
A discussion ensued and included the following: cost differences between the two
proposals: Sammons/Dutton’s experience and knowledge of Estes Park; the connection
between Sammons/Dutton and DSW, and what additional services would be provided
by DSW as a sub-consultant; how MTA would handle the visual aspects of the plan;
how public relations would be handled by each firm; and that the proposals from both
firms meet the legal requirements for an urban renewal plan.
A move to table the initial motion until representatives from MTA and Sammons/Dutton
could be scheduled to appear before the board to present their proposals, failed.
A vote was taken on the initial motion to retain MTA to prepare the urban renewal plan,
and it failed. Those voting “Yes” Cope and Repola. Those voting “No” Ericson, Steige
and Swank.
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Discussion continued and it was moved and seconded (Cope/Steige) to give Dir.
Smith and Chairman Swank the authority to negotiate a contract with
Sammons/Dutton for the preparation of the urban renewal plan as outlined in
their proposal, and it passed. Those voting “Yes” Cope, Ericson, Steige. Those voting
“No” Repola.
Whereupon, Chairman Swank adjourned the special meeting at 9:08 a.m.
CynthfaTJeats, Deputy Town Clerk