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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - Urban Renewal Authority - Joint Session 1986-02-04BRAOFORO PUBLISHING CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Board of Trustees/Board of Directors, Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority - Joint Session DISTRIBUTION OF MINUTES: Original/Town of Estes Park; One copy/Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority February 4, 1986 Board of Trustees: Board of Directors: Also Attending: Absent: Mayor Dannels, Trustees Aldrich, Brown, Graves, Hix, Laing and Wood Chairman Phares, Members Ericson, Frantz, Moss, Pauley and Pohl Town Administrator Hill, Executive Director Anderson, Clerk O'Connor Trustees Brown, Graves and Wood, Member Frantz TRANSIT SYSTEMS - DISCUSSION: Receipt of a proposal dated January 24, 1986 submitted by the Estes Park Bus Company, Rocky Mountain Park Tours, Inc., and the Stanley Steam Tour Company was acknowledged. The proposal included the use of the Stanley Steamer Mountain Wagon, dou- ble-decker buses and 15-passenger vans seven days/week June 1st through September 14th. The Town of Estes Park would subsidize each vehicle's operating company fir either "cost, plus 15%" or a fixed amount per vehicle. Director Anderson reported on the possibility of "leasing" perhaps four trackless trollies from the City of Oklahoma City for the 1986 summer season. Expense to operate the trollies is approximately 484/mile. An estimated expenditure to purchase new trollies is $50-60,000±. Director Anderson advised Oklahoma City's trollies were purchased with Federal funds; further investigation will take place in an effort to discover if the lease option is a possibility. Mayor Dannels reported Federal funding is available for planning of new transit systems through the Council of Governments. The Federal Government's share would be 80%, the municipality's share would be 20%. Preparation of a "study" would be necessitated to become eligible for this funding. The Town obtained a Transportation Plan in 1979 which was pre- pared by C.O.G. At that time, the study indicated a transporta- tion plan was not profitable. EPURA will obtain a copy of the plan for further review. Discussion followed concerning: (1) the mode of transportation - the vehicle should be an "attraction"; (2) operation - the system should be operated on a profit basis by the private sector; (3) route of the system - operation should not include the "core area"; (4) convenience; (5) fees; (6) funding - the Town does not have funds available at this time. Chairman Phares directed Director Anderson to contact Oklahoma City to obtain additional information regarding the trollies, stating EPURA was willing to subsidize a transit system operation in the amount of $15-20,000 for one year. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Joint TB/URA Meeting, February 4, 1986 - Page two STREETSCAPE III and RIVER CORRIDOR: The Streetscape Design Master Plan and Riverfront public meetings and workshops have been scheduled for: March 5th 7.00 - 9:00 P.M. April 8th All Day April 30th 7.00 - 9:00 P.M. May 13th All Day June 17th 7.00 - 9:00 P.M. - Public Presentation - Final Master Plan EPURA - CIRCULATION COMMITTEE - REPORT: During implementation of the Riverfront Improvements, 20-30 parking spaces located in the "Dark Horse Parking Lot" will be relocated to parking lots situated at 101 Cleave Street and the "Watson House" Property. Following the existing Municipal Code, EPURA would be required to pay $2,000/space due to deleting the parking spaces to complete the River Corridor Improvements located at the Dark Horse Lot. Town staff will investigate the code requirement and return to Joint Session with additional information. The Circulation Committee has endorsed the Estes Park Planning Commission recommendation concerning the formation of a downtown SID or GID for parking. The Committee proposed a financing system which would have the cost shared by the Town, EPURA and the merchants. The merchant's share would be at least 50% of the cost, with the other two entities sharing the remaining 50%. Discussion also included: (1) sites for parking; (2) mill levies; and (3) SID/GID boundaries. REPORTS: Negotiations are continuing in the purchase of the Conoco Service Station Property. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Vickie O'Connor, Town Clerk MAY 13 1986 n y err ._, gINQ PLANNED PROGRESS TO: URA Board FROM: Circulation Committee DATE: February 3, 1986 RE: Cleave Street Parking During the implementation of river corridor improvements, parking will be lost from the Dark Horse lot. Staff proposes that the new parking created on Cleave Street (101 Cleave and Watson house properties) be considered as a "banked" replacement for spaces which may be lost from the Dark Horse lot. The Committee wishes to reach an understanding with the Town; otherwise, we will have to pay the fee in zoning ($2,000/space) to do river corridor improvements at the Dark Horse lot. /dh cc: Art Anderson Bob Joseph Circulation Committee Minutes January 31, 1986 - 1:00 p.m. The following items were discussed: 1) Transit system creation; 2) Planning Commission recommendation on a parking SID/GID; 3) Cleave Street parking lot engineering request for costs; 4) A review of negotiations concerning Conoco Station purchase. The following items are referred to the Board for further discussion and action: 1) The establishment of a SID/GID for parking is endorsed by this Committee. A sharing of costs for the District is proposed, with merchants paying 50% and the Town/EPURA equally sharing the other 50%. This idea is described in the attached memo. 2) Bids for design and engineering for the Watson property were reviewed and authorized to be sent to local engineering companies. The bid letter was sent to Estes Park Surveyors, Rocky Mountain Consultants and VanHorn Engineering. Bids are due on February 14, 1986 and Staff will make a recommendation at the second Board meeting in February. 3) An executive session is requested at the end of the February 6th Board meeting to discuss the purchase of Sutter's Conoco Station. /dh cc: URA Board Art Anderson Bob Joseph v.JJ Dal PUNNED PROGRESS TO: URA Board FROM: Circulation Committee DATE: February 3, 1986 RE: SID/GID - Planning Commission Recommendation The Circulation Committee recommends that the Board take a positive position on the Planning Commission's recommendation regarding the formation of a downtown SID or GID for parking. The sites recommended for parking include the Old Lumberyard and the Ice House/Coal Company properties. The Old Lumberyard property has great potential for visitor, as well as merchant parking. The Planning Commission workshops elicited many positive statements concerning the use of designated owner/employee parking. Enthusiastic enforcement of current parking provisions could encourage the use of designated owner/employee parking spaces. East Elkhorn location for owner/employee parking would be the "football field lot". There is no suitable location on the west end of Town. The development of the Old Lumberyard would add ninety-five (95) new spaces, a portion of which could be designated as owner/employee parking. Staff suggests proposing a financing system which would have the cost shared by the Town/EPURA and the merchants. The merchants should share at least fifty percent (50%) of the cost, with the other two entities sharing the other fifty percent (50%). An $80,000 per year fund could retire a $550,000 bond issue. The merchants could contribute $40,000 (approximately $.10 per square foot) and $40,000 could come from the Town/EPURA. EPURA's share of $20,000 per year until bond retirement could come from the tax increment, which is not needed to retire EPURA indebtedness. This could be transferred annually to the Town, under a long-term agreement. When the SID is established, then the parking assessment fee in the zoning should be re-evaluated. The present $2,000 per space fee has a chilling effect on downtown redevelopment. The new fee should be equal to the total amount paid by an existing established merchant, over the life of the bond (e.g. 1,000 sq. ft. x $.10 = $100.00 x 10 years = $1,000.00). The new merchant's fee, however, is payable in one lump sum and should float with the level of assessment that exists at the time of redevelopment (this assumes other districts will be formed). This would ensure that new property owners would pay an amount equal to the total amount paid by existing merchants. e{g Eve PLANNED PROGRESS This suggestion is proposed in an effort to begin action on the SID/GID, and to demonstrate to the merchants that parking is one of EPURA's concerns. If we are to construct this parking by the 1987 season, we need to establish the SID/GID at the earliest possible time. Discussion of the locations and financing concepts would be appropriate. /dh cc: Art Anderson Bob Joseph