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APPROVED Minutes from July 22, 2008 work session
Voted on and approved during January 8, 2009 Board meeting
held at the SttjfBuilding, upper conference room
TO DO List:
Everyone a) attend July 29 lunch meeting with city engineers, noon, Stiff Building,
upper conference room;
b) ponder talking points emailed from Keri to all on July 24, make
suggestions for responses to potential questions during August 11
commission presentation;
c) attend August 7 Board meeting, 7pm, Stiff Building;
d) attend August 11 City Commission meeting for our presentation of
funding request;
e) September 2 Commission meeting is when we have to present our
actual budget
In attendance: Susan Kozub, Scott Hedglin, Kevin Cook, Keri Thorpe, Susan
Fraser, Michelle Wolfe
Call to Order Chair Wolfe called meeting to order
Re-Cap of July 14 City Commission meeting - MWolfe
Michelle told how the meeting ran, how the $250,000 that was promised years ago
was no longer remembered as promised to the N? project. Mike Hope spoke during the
public comment period and interesting and good conversation followed throughout the
rest of the commission meeting.
Commission decided to set the August 11 meeting as when we, along with the three
entities that presented requests that evening for the big box funds, have to present our
funding request.
Funding Request
Discussion followed. Decided to reduce proposed document to a 1-pager for the
Commission, posting backup information on the Board's website. Follows is the
request as of July 24:
A Funding Request
for the
North Seventh Avenue Urban Renewal District
August 6, 2008
H1StO1'3T -detailed info at
http://www.bozeman.net/commission/north seventh_urban_renewal board_(nsurb)2.aspx
July 22, 2002: City Commission approved 50% of the Big Box Economic
Development fees go to "fund infrastructure improvements on aging, substandard or
missing infrastructure in the already developed areas of the community that are designated as
Community Commercial in the Bozeman 2020 Community Plan". North 7`h Avenue designated as
Community Commercial in the Growth Policy Map of the 2020 Plan.
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• April 18, 2005: The Commission approved $50,000 be used to have a
connectivity plan for North 7th designed. Winter and Company hired to do plan.
• August 22, 2005: City Commission adopted Resolution 3839 naming North 7th
as blighted. $250,000 of Big Box Fund promised to project.??what was the date
Mike stood before the commission as was promised the mula??
• November 27, 2006: Commission adopted the North Seventh Urban Renewal
Plan, subsequently setting up a tax increment redevelopment Area(TIP) in
Ordinance 1685.
• April 2008: Board formed. Priorities for Phase I of renewal set at May 8 meeting
as -continuous sidewalks, pedestrian lighting, update S.I.L.D. to force
sidewalks and lighting; streetside landscaping paid with TIF monies.
Funding Request
NSURB requests the $232,000 Big Box Funds, to use along with the $30,000 TIF
already gathered, for the following requirements for Phase I of the project:
1. $ 150,000 Engineering plan fees for Phase I (est. 10% of project costs)
2. $1,500,000 actual work required to complete sidewalk, lighting and
landscaping project @ $200/linear foot for Phase I
3. ~ 10,000 Hire part-time staff to administer engineering RFP and
right-of--way land acquisitions
4. ~ 50,000 Right-of--way land acquisition, if required; amend S.I.L.D.
5. $ 50,000 Revolving loan fund, using TIF, to assist property owners with
Voluntary signage compliance, facade improvements, parking lot
improvements, pedestrian connectivity to businesses, attract
businesses to set up shop along the North 7th corridor
$1,760,000*
*Our request far outreaches the currently available $262,000 noted above, but we present
this proposal with the understanding there urill be another $100, 000 deposited into the
Big Box Economic Impact Funds in January 2009, and another $45, 000 in TIF urill be
added to the North Seventh account this Fall.
PowerPoint with brief funding request description, along with several pages from the
Winter Plan, will run during the August 11 presentation. Michelle to do presentation.
Meeting the city engineers
Keri was able to get a bit of buy-in from the engineers as to the proposed lunch
gathering to meet and initially tell them what we are doing. Set for Tuesday, July 29,
Stiff Building, upper conference room. Board will provide lunch, Commission will pay
for the lunch from Fresco Cafe.
August 7 Board meeting agenda
• Finalize presentation talking points for August 11 commission meeting
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• Chris with the Baxter Lane improvement project will be in attendance to talk
about shared plans of renewal, how we can work together
• Work on budget presentation for September 2 commission meeting
Adjournment - 7:27pm
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