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Home My WebLink About06-18-19 Downtown URD Minutes Downtown Urban Renewal District Board Meeting Minutes June 18, 2019 Attending: Bobby Bear, Bob Hietala, Cory Lawrence, Tony Renslow, Bill Stoddart, Kate Wiggins, Jeff Krauss, Chris Naumann Absent: None Public Comment: None Chris and the board acknowledged that this will be Bob Hietala’s last board meeting. They thanked Bob for his service on the board of the last 10 years. Minutes ACTION: Cory Lawrence moved to approve the May minutes as presented. Tony Renslow seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Financial Report Chris presented the finances as of June 17th. The major expenditures involved ‘year-end’ transfers for ongoing projects: $150,000 transfer to City Parking Division for purchase of garage parking availability digital signs; $80,000 to Downtown Partnership for NBPP; $50,000 to the City for the floodplain analysis; $440,000 to the City for parking garage debt service and maintenance fund. The Board did not have any questions about the finance report. Executive Director’s Report Technical Assistance Program Update Four planning grants have been awarded in FY19. One grant remains from FY2018 for the Osborne Building. As a reminder, the Planning grants have a $7500 cap and the Façade grants are capped at $3000. Date Project Name Project Address Applicant Professional Type Value 4/16/2018 Osborne Building 233 East Main Strreet Casey Durham Locati Arch Plan/Façade 10,500$ Total 10,500$ Date Project Name Project Address Applicant Professional Type Value 8/20/2018 BSWB Building 106 East Babcock Randy Scully Intrinsik Planning 7,500$ 8/23/2018 Garage Restaurant 451 East Main Pete Strom Intrinsik Planning 7,500$ 8/28/2018 240 East Mend 240 East Mendenhall Stacy Hooks Intrinsik Planning 7,500$ 4/24/2019 I-Ho's Korean Restaurant 323 West Main Derik Pomeroy Architecture 118 Planning 7,500$ Total 30,000$ Technical Assistance Program FY2018 Report Technical Assistance Program FY2019 Report Other Financial Program Updates Streetscape Grants None open Life-Safety Grants None open Hotel Incentive Grant Etha Hotel—Pending Fiber Connectivity Grant Nova Café—Completed Building Project Updates Etha Hotel (Armory building) Construction resumed April 30, 2018. Black & Olive Apartments under construction to be completed Fall 2019 Osborne Building (233 East Main) 4-story mixed use building with 2 floors of restaurant use and 2 floors of offices. Construction began October 2018. “OSM” Building 5 story mixed use building proposed on southwest corner of Babcock and Wallace—construction begin Spring 2019 BG Mill Building 5 story mixed use building proposed on southwest corner of Mendenhall and Broadway—final site plan submitted One 11 Lofts (corner of North Willson and West Lamme) 50-unit apartment building with 53 parking spaces. Currently in final review by Community Development Department. Merin Condos (on North Bozeman across from Dave’s Sushi) 28 units of owner- occupied housing. Currently in development review. Village Downtown 84 new residential loft units have been approved and 30 new residential condo units are under review by the City AC Hotel (5 East Mendenhall) 6 story 140 room full-service hotel. Currently in development review. East End Flats (240 East Mendenhall) 6-story mixed use project. Currently in development review. Heebs (544 East Main) New ownership. Currently available for lease. Veranda Apartments (111 South Church) proposed new construction of 6 units. New Businesses Update • Miller’s Jewelry—35 West Main (formerly Taco del Sol)--OPEN • Nina’s Tacos & Tequila—5 West Mendenhall—OPEN • Theory Salon—129 West Main Street—OPEN • Hail Mary’s—221 East Main (formerly High Country Grill)—OPEN • Good Food Company—229 East Main—restaurant to open in Osborne Bldg which is under construction • TBD—2 East Main—former Miller’s Jewelry location • TBD—23 West Main—formerly Bent Lens • TBD—17 East Main—formerly Sun Dog Gallery Planning Updates In this section, I will provide update about several ongoing City planning processes. Community Plan (City Growth Policy) Update Consultants: Logan Simpson (Ft. Collins) Update: Draft Plan is being developed. https://www.bozeman.net/city-projects/bozeman-community-plan-update NCOD and Design Guidelines Update Consultants: Bendon Adams Consulting (Aspen, CO) and Orion Planning (Missoula, MT) Update: Final Document due to be released in June 2019. https://www.bozeman.net/city-projects/ncod-review Housing Needs Assessment and Action Plan Consultants: Navigate, LLC Workforce Housing Solutions Update: the draft Community Housing Needs Assessment was presented to the City Commission March 11, 2019. The assessment and corresponding action plan are being guided by Housing Work Group consisting of community stakeholders including the Downtown Partnership. https://www.bozeman.net/city-projects/community-housing-needs-assessment FEMA Floodplain Mapping Update The draft map, which will be refined based on the URD-BID funded 2-D dataset, will identify the revised flood hazard zones. FEMA’s mapping contractor will then transform the work maps into the preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps. That prelim map will then be released for a 90-day public appeal/comment period. Brian Heaston, City engineer, expects the final map will be presented in 2nd quarter of 2020. The City then has 180 days to amend its floodplain regulations to incorporate the new maps. Therefore, the new regulatory floodplain map would become effective near the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021. Discussion and Decision Items Structured Parking Analysis Update Chris presented a summary of the structured parking analysis completed to date: feasibility of expanding Bridger Park Garage; and initial site analysis for a second garage. The presentation material is included below. Sidewalk Encroachment Policy Discussion Chris presented a summary of the framework for revising the Downtown Bozeman sidewalk encroachment policy. The presentation material is included below. Meeting was adjourned at 1:10 pm DOWNTOWN STRUCTURED PARKING UPDATE Bridger Park Garage Expansion and Second Structure Site Feasibility Analysis 2016 Downtown Strategic Parking Management Plan Strategy No. 21: Explore Expanding Capacity with New Supply 2019 Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan Heart of a Thriving City: Expand Structured Parking Internal Team >Chris Naumann, Downtown Partnership >Brit Fontenot, City Economic Development >David Fine, City Economic Development >Ed Meece, City Parking Division Consultant Team >Sanderson Stewart >A&E Architects >DCI Engineering >Walker Parking >Martel Construction Bridger Park Garage Expansion Study Multiple configurations of four parking deck options considered including a variety of “alt-add” features. Four “alt-add” features considered • Steel Roof ($1.25 million) • Photo-Voltaic System ($75,000) • Snow Melt System ($925,000) • North Elevator ($225,000) Recommended Option • 1 ½ new levels • 143 new spaces • Total Cost = $3.93 million • Cost per Space = $27,500 • Construction Closure = 5-6 months Only basement and 24 spaces on first level would be open to parking. The rest of garage and North Black Ave (alley to Mendenhall) would be closed for duration Second Structure Site Analysis The results of this analysis show that the potential sites are ranked in the following order based on the primary evaluation criteria and the weighting provided by the Downtown Bozeman Partnership and the City of Bozeman. 1. First Security Bank 488 spaces $13.4 million ($29,610/space) 2. Federal Building 467 spaces $11.8 million ($27,320/space) 3. Public Library 449 spaces $10.9 million ($26,000/space) 4. Bridger Park Garage 143 spaces $3.9 million ($27,500/space) 5. County Courthouse 400 spaces $10.5 million ($28,190/space) 6. First Interstate Bank 329 spaces $9.9 million ($32,500/space) Next Steps STRUCTURED PARKING SITE ANALYSIS—Phase Two >Additional analysis of the First Security and Federal Building sites >Evaluating specific site constraints & required design elements >Exploring partnership potentials with property owners FUNDING SOURCES >Identify possible financing tools (TIF, SID, CIL, PPP) Downtown Sidewalk Zones A Framework for Revising Downtown Bozeman Sidewalk Encroachment Policy Downtown Encroachment Policy needs to be updated to ensure uniform zones for designated purposes. ADA requirements and best-practices provide a very simple framework to ensure our sidewalks accommodate everyone and all uses. The “Furnishing Zone” is home to all of the streetscape amenities such as trees, bike racks, trash and recycling receptacles. Along Main Street this zone is approximately 4-5 feet wide from the back of the curb. The “Pedestrian Zone” is the most important of the three zones with a minimum of 6 feet of clear area to allow people to move freely in both directions. 5 feet complies with Federal Highway Administration’s minimum ADA requirement, but 6-8 feet is preferable. The “Frontage Zone” is along the building frontage where encroachments would be allowed. The width of this zone along Main Street equals about 4 feet. Encroachments include sandwich boards, planters, merchandise, and café seating. The “Intersection Zone” involves the sidewalk corners at each intersection. These areas need to be reserved for pedestrians to transition from the sidewalk pedestrian zone to the street crosswalks. Other than traffic signal standards and control boxes, these areas must remain clear of all other encroachments. Most Significant Policy Changes Being Proposed: • Define 4 sidewalk zones with specific purposes • Intersection, Furnishing, Pedestrian, Frontage • Require all business encroachments to be in the Frontage Zone • Side streets encroachments would be further curtailed due to 10ft sidewalk widths. • Eliminate off-site signage NEXT STEPS: • City Commission Direction • Draft UDC revisions • Adopt new standards and corresponding permit policies • Effective Date: January 1, 2020 Sources: NACTO National Association of City Transportation Officials https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/street-design-elements/sidewalks/ Seattle Right-of-Way Improvement Standards https://streetsillustrated.seattle.gov/design-standards/ Colorado Downtown Streets Manual http://hermes.cde.state.co.us/drupal/islandora/object/co%3A26064/datastream/OBJ/view