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Home My WebLink About2005-05-03 URA MinutesRegular Scheduled Meeting CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY May 3, 2005 - 12:00 noon Caldwell City Hall, Conference Room The regular scheduled meeting of the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency was held May 3, 2005 at 12:00 noon in the Conference Room @ City Hall with Chairman ElJay Waite presiding. The roll was called: present were ElJay Waite, Mayor Garret Nancolas, Rob Hopper, Matt Beebe and Leona Fouts. Guests: Steve Fultz, Dennis Cannon, Gian Paolo Mammone, Chuck Randolph, Bill Hamlin Motion to amenda the agenda to correct item #1 in Old Business to read Update on Pipedream Park, add VanBuren School Parking Lot and Montecito Park as items #1 and #2 to New Business, and move Indian Creek Property Purchase to an Executive Session immediately following the Annual Audit presentation; and approve the agenda as amended: Nancolas/Hopper M/S/P Motion to approve the minutes from the April 12, 2005 meeting: Hopper/Fouts M/S/P Old Business Ken Frazee provided an update on Pipedream Park. Final road construction and plat drawings are complete and ready to be filed. Several minor changes in the final plan include squaring off the point of land in Lot 4 Block 2 to make it usable space, relocating the A-drain, and finalizing the design for shared parking with the charter school. CEDC Update: Steve Fultz, Executive Director, provided an update on CEDC activities which include: continued meetings with SkyRanch, SkyWay Business Park and Mike Lemrick with Gem State Manufacturing; working with new purchaser of the Western Window building which will bring 12-15 employees; sent 7 solicited marketing packets, responded to 11 requests for demographic information; updated tax returns complete with IRS abatement on penalties; working with TVCC- Idaho to locate a facility at the vacant Blackers building on Cleveland & Ustick; working with the CC Fair Board. Draft of the MOU contract was presented by Mayor Nancolas, noting that the intent of the MOU was to provide CEDC an option to purchase. Mia Murphy and Mark Hilty have both been closely involved in the preparation of the contract. URA commissioners are to review and submit all comments/suggestions to Leona Fouts to be compiled and forwarded to Mayor Nancolas for discussion with Mark Hilty. Final approval of the contract will be placed on the June agenda. Dennis Cannon provided an update on the Indian Creek Project: Of the ten property owners receiving offers, six have reached agreements with the City and four are still in process. Construction on the property between 9th and 10th will begin in early July with completion scheduled for September. Signage has been designed and will be erected near the site to promote the plan and share the vision. Rotary Club has committed $10,000 towards the construction of a water wheel. Chairman Waite reported that the site for the Charter School has been surveyed. Wells Fargo will handle the short-term financing and has assisted the school in finding long-term financing sources. New Business Chuck Randolph, Assistant Superintendent for Caldwell School District, and Bill Hamlin, Design West, presented updated cost estimates and a revised project design for the parking lot for VanBuren Elementary School. Chairman Waite suggested a contract extension on the parking lot construction at Pipedream Park to include the VanBuren parking lot. Costs for VanBuren could be significantly reduced if the project is done concurrently with the Pipedream project. Chuck Randolph agreed to CEURA, 5/3/05, Page 2 move forward with application for a special use permit. URA has budgeted $50,000 in the 2004-2005 fiscal year and will consider additional funding from our 2005-2006 fiscal budget after final costs are determined. Chuck Randolph presented a request from the Caldwell School District to actively seek a site for a joint school site/park in the area bounded by Marble Front Road, Aviation Way and Hwy 20-26. Motion to approve invoices as follows: $ 1,296.00 Hamilton Michaelson Hilty CEDC MOU Drafting $ 98.90 Info Tek Appraisal printing $ 38.34 Arrow Graphics Appraisal binding $ 5,000.00 Idaho Smart Growth Donation $ 3,025.00 Negotiation Services Indian Creek Property Negotiation $ 498.05 Root Rents Depot area paint project $ 443.06 Kelly Moore Paints Depot area paint project Nancolas/Fouts M/S/P March financial information was included in the previous meeting. No financial report was given at this meeting. Chairman Waite presented the Annual Audit for the year ended September 30, 2004, and stated that the audit was presented to the City Council prior to March 31st as required. Motion to accept the annual audit: Hopper/Nancolas M/S/P Motion to move to Executive Session to discuss land acquisition (Title 67-2345) was made at 1:17 pm: Hopper/Fouts M/S/P Motion to exit Executive Session at 1:25: Nancolas/Fouts M/S/P Motion to approve the purchase of four properties (Grand Central Bistro, Sundowner Storage, Corral Bar Parking, Auto Shop/Tire Store) for the Indian Creek project, and authorize Chairman Waite to sign all documents on behalf of CEURA: Hopper/Nancolas M/S/P The next meeting will be held Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at 12:00noon Motion to adjourn: Fouts/Hopper M/S/P Meeting adjourned @ 1:36 pm Respectfully submitted, Leona Fouts Secretary