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APPROVED minutes from March 3, 2011 board meeting
Voted on and approved during April 7, 2011 board meeting
held at the Stiff Building, upper conference room
TO DO List: Everyone attend April 7 board meeting
Keri send website link to board &
ask climate change task force to attend Apr mtg
Attendance: Mike Hope, Andrew Cetraro, Carl Solvie, Scott Hedglin, Susan Fraser
Call to Order – Carl called to order at 4:39pm.
Public Comment – none.
Meeting Minutes
Scott motioned to approve minutes from February 3 meeting. Carl seconded the
motion. All in favor.
Updates on current TAG properties
Brett Potter presented on two properties, Gallatin Valley Furniture-Carpet One and the
old vet site on the northeast corner of 7th at Griffin. He handed out copies of the work
done to date (Attachment A – first pages only). Detailed analysis has been done on
both, here with findings and hoping that next week to take them to the planning office
for informal review process via Keri, Dustin.
Leaving signage as-is and FY12 TIF sidewalk improvements would help to seal the
project for the furniture company. Discussion. Keri noted deviance and variance
exceptions will have to be approved by the commission and blight speaks directly to
signage requirements.
Alexander property project hopes to maximize the site, providing a great marketing
tool, too. Keri noted current setback requirements for entryway corridor might require
variance. Discussion.
Brett did note his experience with the TAG process thus far has been good.
N7Rehab applications and presentations
No new applications to review.
Preference of 6’ wide sidewalk or 12’ wide shared use path along N 7th at Griffin
Keri spoke to the Alexander property work bringing to light Area C of the Winter Plan
and its call for boulevards to be variable with a 12’ wide shared use path. Yet 6’ wide
sidewalks are required on the city’s transportation plan, thus a discrepancy. Dustin
noted change from principal arterial to smaller. Mike said path was originally selected
with bikers in mind.
Discussion. Carl asked if we were bound to the Winter Plan? Keri pointed that
definitely bound to transportation plan. Scott noted 12’ doesn’t make sense for this
area.
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Andrew made the motion to set, note preference for and recommendation of,
pedestrian facility requirement for 6’ wide sidewalk for the Alexander property at N. 7th
and Griffin. Scott seconded the motion. All in favor.
Phase II improvements RFP status
Dustin reported having four calls about the project with only two anxious to submit a
proposal. March 10 is the deadline.
Bus Shelter update
Scott reported bids due March 15, 1pm. Discussion.
Website update
Keri used laptop to show site. Has had WordPress walk-thru with designer so can do
updating, additions of documents. When fully up and running she will go before the
commission with a public service announcement about it. Discussion. Keri will send
the working link to the board.
SILD research status
Keri reported process is going very well. Met with legal counsel yesterday. Essentially
updating current lighting district will follow the same process of setting up a new
district. She hashed out the timeline of actual implementation – once engineering firm
onboard via RFP then will get cost estimates for each property owner.
There is the option of creating a new district for the Phase II project area only but with
smaller area the costs might be higher for the owners. Keri suggested another summer
outreach event to help share information with folks and answer questions. This
brought to discussion the overpass rework MDT plans on starting in FY12.
Keri noted assessments have to be done before October 1 so the lighting district is very
dependent upon the speed of the upcoming engineering firm. She went on to report
she met with Mel Kotur of NorthWestern Energy and he said they would take old
fixtures down at no charge. Keri said she gave Mel the conceptual design for the
lighting and his folks will look at their meter boxes. Scott said it would be great to
have meter boxes in underground vaults.
FYI
Mike had two items –
1) Climate change task force in front of commission at the end of this month;
building renovation requirements might be costly. Asked that Natalie or Hattie
attend the April board meeting.
2) Lightpole color. Susan reminded that new engineering firm will be asked to do
perspective drawings of the corridor with both black lightpoles and Bobcat blue
lightpoles and then the board will take another vote.
Adjournment
Carl adjourned the meeting at 6pm.
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Attachment A