HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-15-18 Downtown URD Minutes
Downtown Urban Renewal District
Board Meeting Minutes
May 15, 2018
Attending: Bobby Bear, Bob Hietala, Vonda Laird, Tony Renslow, Bill Stoddart, Chris
Naumann
Absent: Cory Lawrence,
Public Comments: None
Minutes
ACTION: Bob Hietala moved to approve the April minutes as presented.
Vonda Laird seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
Financial Report
Chris presented the current FY2018 finances. He highlighted some of the expenses
incurred over the last month including the budgeted payment of $250,000 to the Bozeman
Parking Enterprise Fund. Other payments: $2645 for Soroptomist Park bollards and $1164
landscaping work at Soroptomist Park.
The board had no other questions regarding the finance report.
Executive Director’s Report
Technical Assistance Program Update
One grant has been awarded in FY2018 for the Osborne Building. As a reminder, the
Planning grants have a $7500 cap and the Façade grants are capped at $3000.
Other Financial Program Updates
Streetscape Grants
None open Life-Safety Grants
Dedicated Fire Line for Lark Hotel—Pending
Hotel Incentive Grant
Etha Hotel—Pending
Lark Hotel—Pending Fiber Connectivity Grant
None open
Date Project Name Project Address Applicant Professional Type Value
4/16/2018 Osborne Building 233 East Main Strreet Casey Durham Locati Arch Plan/Façade 10,500$
Total 10,500$
Technical Assistance Program FY2018 Report
Building Project Updates
23 East Main (former Bozeman Angler) remodeling 1st and 2nd floor to be complete
in June 2018
223 East Main (former IOOF Building) constructing a 2-story building with first floor retail and residential on second floor to be completed October 2018 Owenhouse redeveloping 2nd floor as 8000+ square feet of office space to be
completed in September 2018
Lark Addition (corner of Grand and Main) 4 story building with 28 new Lark hotel
rooms. Construction began in December 2016 to be completed Summer 2018. Etha Hotel (Armory building) Construction resumed April 30, 2018. Black & Olive Apartments scheduled to begin construction Summer 2018.
“OSM” Building 5 story mixed use building proposed on southwest corner of
Babcock and Wallace—schedule unknown
BG Mill Building 5 story mixed use building proposed on southwest corner of Mendenhall and Broadway—schedule unknown One 11 Lofts (corner of North Willson and West Lamme) 50-unit apartment
building with 53 parking spaces. Approved by DRB February 28, 2018. Currently in
review by City Community Development Director.
Osborne Building (233 East Main—last vacant lot) 4 story mixed use building with 2 floors of restaurant use and 2 floors of offices. In preliminary planning phase.
New Businesses Update
• Montana Provisions—39 North Rouse—old Service Electric—NOW OPEN
• Fire—243 East Main—former Artcraft Printers—being remodeled as wood-fired
pizza restaurant
• ???—19 South Willson—former Over the Tapas—currently being remodeled
• ???—23 East Main—former Bozeman Angler—under construction
• ???—23 East Main (second floor)—formerly vacant—under construction
• ???—223 East Main—formerly Lilly Lu at explosion site—under construction
• Montana Angler—435 East Main—formerly McPhie Cabinetry—NOW OPEN
Planning Updates
In this section, I will provide update about several ongoing City planning processes. UDC Revisions http://bozeman.net/Projects/UDCCodeupdate/Home
Consultants: Makers (Seattle), Leland Group (Portland), Studio Cascade
(Spokane)
Update: New UDC took effect April 2018. City Strategic Plan Consultants: HDR
Update: City Commission adopted the plan on April 16, 2018.
https://www.bozeman.net/Home/ShowDocument?id=5697
Community Plan (City Growth Policy) Update
Consultants: Logan Simpson (Ft. Collins) Update: Preliminary land use and demographic analysis completed by EPS
Consulting. The report can be found here:
https://www.bozeman.net/home/showdocument?id=5612
NCOD and Design Guidelines Update
Consultants: Brendon Adams Consulting (Aspen, CO) and Orion Planning (Missoula, MT)
Downtown Strategic Parking Management Plan
Strategies 1 through 5 have been completed.
Strategies 6 (Cash-in-Lieu), 7 (UDC Parking Requirements), and 8 (SID 565) are
scheduled to be addressed in 2018. I am working with City staff to develop a timeline. Strategy 10, focusing on data collection and analysis, was in part completed with the release of the 2017 Downtown Parking Study conducted by WTI.
Strategies 12, 13, and 14, which focus on signage, branding and wayfinding associated
with parking will be completed in 2018.
Regarding Strategy 15 to upgrade the parking technology systems at the garage and used for on-street management, the new T2 parking management system will go live the week of May 14, 2018. All the equipment is installed and being tested.
On April 23, 2018, the City Commission did not take any action on recommendations from
the Parking Division and Parking Commission about the first steps necessary to consider
establishing new residential parking district.
Discussion and Decision Items
FY2019 Budget Approval
Chris presented the final draft of the FY2019 budget. He highlighted several new proposed
expenses. The first is $80,000 for North Black Streetscape Construction to replace the
streetscape from Mendenhall to the alley. This would be completed in conjunction with the North Black Pocket Park and moving the corresponding parking lot egress. Another new project is the
Parking Garage Transit Shelters for $60,000. The shelters will be installed since the indoor bus
station is being converted to the Parking Division offices. Finally, Chris proposed a $25,000
contribution to the Emerson Lawn Project. The board decided to remove the $25,000 and asked
Chris to engage with the Emerson to confirm the successful property purchase and subsequent improvement plans. Chris suggested that if the board wants to recommit the funding at a later
date perhaps it could be matched by downtown property and business owners.
The board decided to add a $40,000 operations expense for project management contract(s) to
assist Chris with completing high priority projects in FY2019.
ACTION: Bob Hietala moved to approve the URD FY2019 budget as amended.
Cory Lawrence seconded the motion.
All voted in favor.
New Business Chris reminded the board that the Annual Downtown Breakfast will be at 7:30am on Friday May
18th in the Baxter Ballroom.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm