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Home My WebLink About11-6-2007 URBAN RENEWAL MINUTES Regular Scheduled Meeting CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY • November 6, 2007 - 12:00 p.m. City Administrative Offices, Conference Room The regular scheduled meeting of the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency was held November 6, 2007 at 12:00 noon in the Conference Room @ City Administrative Offices with Chairman E1Jay Waite presiding. The roll was called: present were ElJay Waite, Mayor Nancolas, Rob Hopper and Leona Fouts. Guests: Bruce Shultz from TVCC, Steve Fultz from C/CEDC; and Dennis Cannon. Motion to approve the agenda: Fouts/Hopper M/S/P '' Motion to approve the meeting minutes of October 2, 2007: Fouts/Hopper M/S/P OLD BUSINESS Indian Creek Project update: Dennis Cannon provided an update on the following items: the cost should remain at $3 million, the memorandum of understanding for the City Center Catalyst Project is ready to be presented to City Council, a"meet the developer" session is scheduled for November 29 at 5:30 at Jewett Hall, needed incentives for downtown development have been identified. C/CEDC Activity Report provided by Steve Fultz: Highlighted Activities October 2007 • Noonbreak Luncheon (Idaho Athletic Club as business of the month) official ribbon • � cutting scheduled for Nov. 16 @ 11:30 • Travel and Tourism meeting/discussion. ..continue efforts of promoting the wine country (ITD approved the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway) • Continued meetings and work with Bruce Schultz (TVCC) and Butch Gilliland on expansion of the Community College in Caldwell • Working with Grubb & Ellis on new marketing materials for Sky Ranch • Community tour with representative from Colliers International • Working in cooperation with the City, Sky Ranch and Skyway business center representatives, and EDA on airport grant • Continued working with University of Idaho business incubator on developing business retention and expansion program • Webpage updates (text, statistics, and visuals) • Submitted five marketing packets (requested) • Preparing for and leading site visit with business from California (Tiffany Coach) needing a location to construct a 150,000 square foot facility, creation of 200 jobs. • Assisting DL Evans Bank in ongoing negotiations for property at l O and Blaine. NEW BUSINESS Bruce Shultz, TVCC, presented a funding request on behalf of TVCC's Caldwell Center expansion. Their plan of action involves three steps: Student Support Services $35,000, Workforce Assessment and Curriculum Development $32,000, and Targeted Marketing � Campaign $35,000, for a total of $102,000.00. Bruce announced that the TVCC Board of Directors reached a consensus at a recent meeting regarding the Caldwell campus: Increased support, build a full-time faculty, build staff capacity. They endorsed this decision with a CEURA, November 6, 2007, Page 2 � $115,000 commitment to the Caldwell Campus. Motion to provide $102,000 to support the TVCC Caldwell Campus expansion: Nancolas/Hopper M/S/P Chairman Waite informed the URA commissioners that the Canyon CounTy Fair board approached us regarding a proposal from the Western Idaho State Fair to consider combining , both fairs into one annual fair. Both fair sites are geographically limited and need to expand. Nampa is the favored locale at this time, however potential properties are being considered in the valley. Several Caldwell property sites were suggested along with the potential for URA to provide incentives that will ease the financial impact for the fair board. Chairman Waite and Mayor Nancolas will continue discussions with the fair board. Chairman Waite presented a funding request from the Department of Labor to cost share the roadway on the east side of their property located at Smeed Parkway and Thomas Jefferson Street. Motion to instruct the Department of Labor to obtain bids and provide URA with an estimate for cost sharing the east half of the roadway @ SO% of bid: Nancolas/Hopper M/S/P Chairman Waite informed the commissioners that George Grant, Vallivue High School, is anxious to negotiate tenant space for Vallivue's Alternative High School in the proposed TVCC campus building. Rob Hopper presented the following invoices for payment: $ 189.00 Al-Chem Labs Indian Creek Environmental Testing • $ 6,280.70 CH2MHill Engineering for Indian Creek Daylighting $ 4,146.51 Rodney Baldwin Indian Creek Footbridge $ 946.00 Al-Chem Labs Indian Creek Environmental Testing $586,778.00 City of Caldwell $360,000 Street Fund — Exit 29 $165,000 Bond Overrun $ 61,778 Engineering $ 790.00 Pioneer Irrigation URA Parcel @ Pipe Dream Park $ 878.80 Pioneer Irrigation URA Parcel @ Pipe Dream Park Motion to approve the invoices for payment: Fouts/Hopper M/S/P Financial Report provided by Rob Hopper: September 30 2007 Endin� Balance Earnin�s F&M Money Mkt 422,477.19 1,721.32 F&M Business Acct 13,208.97 n/a F&M Indian Creek 1,632,451.89 6,075.52 Local Gov't Pool 841,120.84 3,639.74 Wells Fargo Fund Balances reported by Rob Hopper (no approval required): $ 537.84 Bond Fund $ 570,324.88 Revenue Allocation Fund $1,092,408.95 Construction Fund $ 755,328.24 Reserve Fund • Motion to approve the financial report: Fouts/Hopper M/S/P • The next meeting will be held at the City Administrative Offices @ 411 Blaine on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 12:00 noon Motion to adjourn: Hopper/Fouts M/S/P Meeting adjourned @ 1:30p.m. Respectfully submitted, Leona Fouts Secretary . �