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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-12-19 Midtown URB minutesPage 1 of 4 APPROVED minutes from February 12, 2019 special board meeting voted on and approved during April 4, 2019 board meeting held at the City Hall, Madison Room TO DO List: Everyone attend March 7 board meeting In attendance: Carl Solvie, Scott Hedglin, Susan Fraser, Andrew Cetraro, Nolan Campbell, David Fine, Kevin Cook, Bill Fogarty A. Call to Order – Andrew called the meeting at 4:31pm. B. Changes to Agenda – none. C. Public Comment Matt with the BMX Park asked if N. 5th improvements scheduled? Pictures within the Sanderson Stewart packet for Festival Street are awesome. David said he would answer Matt’s question when the first action item is opened for discussion. Emily Talago on Short Street asked about ag lands within the District as Commissioner Krauss had mentioned there were none such within Midtown. She said there were, and as a unique aspect the board should consider including these ag lands in the district as a conservation measure. D. Approve Minutes January 2019 minutes open and continued as not listed on the agenda. E.1. Action Item – Aspen Street Festival Street Design Concepts Lauren and Danielle with Sanderson Stewart joined the table to present. David started this portion by speaking to the schedule of work, per Matt’s earlier question during public comment. Aspen/Festival Street has always been a complementary to the actual project of Midtown. He is open to suggestion if the board wants the back-in parking along 5th to be added to bond work currently being proposed, with hopes of putting such in this summer. Lauren presented their design concept (see Attachment A as portion of packet). Danielle noted they also did a cost estimate (see Attachment B) which includes updating the water main to current standards. Danielle went on to note that the water fund will cover this cost of the project. Discussion. David gave background history of Festival Street as have new board members and several community members in the audience. Kevin asked about permeable pavers – will they handle the stormwater drainage? Yes but will also need a couple of inlets, too. Lauren and Daniel have meet with John Vandelinder and he is game to use this street project as a test plot for his city crewe’s snow plowing over pavers. Bill then ask about the permeable pavers – will they work if butted against asphalt? Danielle said concrete will hold up better and that is what is built into the design. Andrew then asked about their meetings with property owners along Aspen, and Lauren confirmed they had met with all of them and got positive feedback on design. Scott asked about possible seasonal daily shut down of the street at 6pm so can be pedestrian-only area? Such questions bring up the need for a maintenance plan, probably a BID will be needed to cover maintenance of all types, including closing street for seasonal purposes. Page 2 of 4 BMX Park’s Matt asked if trash in their park/the new Festival Street area could be managed by the city shoppe? Andrew noted that was a good point. Emily asked what the work along 5th would be and David told of the back-in parking included in the BMX Park Master Plan that was approved by the Commission (in November 2017, http://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/138508/Electronic.aspx ). David asked the board to clarify use of pavers in District as stamped concrete half the cost of pavers. Kevin suggested pavers south of Durston and along Aspen Street. All agreed. Mike Hope was in audience and wanted to encourage the board not to give up on trying to get MDT to agree to traffic calming and other such needs on the N. 7th side of Aspen Street. Andrew noted there is property owner support, good momentum, and public safety should be focus along N. 7th. Nolan asked about the string lights cris-crossing Festival Street and then thought they need to come down for winter plowing. He’d really like to see them stay up year-round. Danielle and Lauren said it is a possibility – would need to be taller hardware added atop the pedestrian light poles. Kevin made the motion to direct Sanderson Stewart to continue with Aspen Street Festival Street Design Concept and directed staff to find money within the budget for this engineering work. Scott seconded the motion. All in favor. E.2. Action Item – Ratify City Commission Action on Designation of the Ruh Building as an Urban Renewal Project Open and continued. David gave update and will bring a more formal ratification to a later meeting. Last night’s Commission meeting included the vote to support it as an urban renewal project. Different this time from previous projects was the inclusion of a 15% contingency to cover ever-growing constructions costs of projects in our area. This should help at final reimbursement stage. Bill noted, as example, that he’d heard concrete was going up 25% this season. E.3. Historic Preservation Architectural Inventory Scott asked David to put this on the agenda. He wants to know if we’re truly out of the NCOD now. David said the draft version of the NCOD will be on the March 11 Commission agenda. David urged board members to attend that meeting. Commissioner Cunningham arrived to the meeting and spoke to the likelihood of the Commission holding to the board’s desire to not be included in the overlay district as detailed in the memo approved at MURB’s December meeting. Emily asked if the planning office’s interpretation of the neighborhood conservation change the boundary of the district? FYI David reported still plowing forward with current project between Mendenhall and Beall. MDT reversed some of their earlier decisions so still awaiting final from them. Andrew encouraged David to keep up the good work. Adjournment Andrew adjourned the meeting at 5:30pm. Page 3 of 4 Attachment A Page 4 of 4 Attachment B