HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-05-12 Northeast Urban Renewal Board MinutesNortheast Urban Renewal Board (NURB)
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The Northeast Urban Renewal Board met in regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in the Conference
Room, Professional Building, 20 East Olive Street, Bozeman, Montana.
Present: Absent:
Voting Members:
Erik Nelson, Chair Jeanne Wesley-Wiese
Daniel Doehring
Tom Noble
Robert
Pavlic
Non-Voting Members:
Commissioner Liaison:
Chris Mehl
Staff:
Robin Sullivan, Recording Secretary
Guests:
Call to Order – Chair Erik Nelson called the meeting
to order at 6:34 p.m.
Public Comment – No comment was received under this agenda item.
Consent Items –
Approve minutes from May 1, 2012 meeting. It was moved by Tom Noble, seconded
by Dan Doehring, that the minutes of the meeting of May 1, 2012, be approved as submitted. The motion carried on a 4-0 vote.
Action Items –
Proposal for zone code amendments to
limit restaurants in the HMU District – final letter to property owners requesting feedback. Chair Nelson asked if the Board members have any changes to the letter or postcard.
None
of the Board members made any changes to the letter, but Dan Doehring suggested that the postcard be revised to allow for comments.
Chair Nelson stated he wants to make sure the letter is as open and clear as possible. He then expressed his interest in taking a look at the zoning to see if there are other uses that
people within the district would not like so that all of them could be addressed at once. He then noted he is very interested in hearing from the commercial entities within the district.
Responding
to questions from Dan Doehring, Chair Nelson stated the postcards provide for feedback, and are not to be considered as votes.
Chair Nelson asked if any of the Board members have talked
to people about this letter and postcard; each of the members indicated they have not done so.
Chair Nelson asked about options for providing feedback. Following discussion, the Board
agreed that, in addition to a comment line on the postcard, the e-mail address for providing comment and the address for sending a letter be included in the letter. They also recognized
it would be possible to provide verbal input by calling Planner Keri Thorpe.
Bob Pavlic noted that Frankie C’de Baca has told him the applicant for the restaurant in the Brown Building
does not plan to move to that site. Chair Nelson cautioned that the previous approval for a restaurant still remains in effect.
It was moved by Tom Noble, seconded by Bob Pavlic, that
the Board direct staff to send out the mailer requesting feedback on restaurant use in the District to district property owners, with the postcard revised to include a comment line.
The motion carried on a 4-0 vote.
Election of NURB Officers. Since one of the Board members was absent, Chair Nelson continued this agenda item to next month’s meeting.
Discussion
Items –
Neighborhood News. Chair Nelson announced that he gave the budget report to the Commission last night. The Commissioners did not provide feedback, but will vote on the budget
at a later date. He noted that the downtown TIF district has a $900,000 annual budget. Also, the North 7th Avenue TIF district has nearly $800,000 annually and will be spending $500,000
on lights this year. He suggested this Board could possibly be more aggressive with the projects it is doing, noting he feels it has not really accomplished a lot to date.
Tom Noble
reported Putter Brown has indicated someone is interested in opening a bakery in the Brown Building. He stated the business is to maintain more business-like hours, possibly being open
from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Responding to Chair Nelson, Tom Noble and Bob Pavlic indicated they would have no problem with a bakery being located in the Brown Building. Tom Noble noted
the real issue is night time uses.
Dan Doehring noted that, while the bakery may be open to the public during daytime hours, it will be in operation many more hours each day.
Bob Pavlic stated that both the depot pocket
park and the Aspen Street right-of-way are in need of mowing.
Chair Nelson noted that is an issue to be forwarded to Planner Keri Thorpe. He then stated it was his impression the mowing
would be done twice a year rather than continually. He recognized that mowing so seldom may not be adequate; however, the Board has funds available if it feels more frequent maintenance
is necessary.
Bob Pavlic noted that, since there are neighbors on both sides of the Aspen Street right-of-way who maintain their properties, it would be appropriate for the right-of-way
to be mowed more often. He then stated he has a riding mower that he could use if he could find the time to do so. Tom Noble indicated he would be willing to use the mower to keep
the Aspen Street right-of-way mowed.
Adjournment – 6: 54 p.m. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, Chair Nelson adjourned the meeting.
Erik
Nelson, Chair
Northeast Urban Renewal Board
City of Bozeman