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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDCM062311CITY OF CENTRAL POINT Development Commission Minutes June 23, 2011 I. REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Chair, Mayor Hank Williams called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL: Chair: Mayor Hank Williams Commission Members: Allen Broderick, Bruce Dingler, Carol Fischer, Kelly Geiger, Kay Harrison, and Ellie George were present. City Manager Phil Messina; Assistant City Manager Chris Clayton; Planning Manager Don Burt; Finance Director Bev Adams; and City Recorder Deanna Casey were also present. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of May 26, 2011 Development Commission Minutes. Kay Harrison made a motion to approve the Minutes as presented. Kelly Geiger seconded. Roll call: Allen Broderick, yes, Bruce Dingler, yes; Kelly Geiger, yes; Carol Fischer, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; Hank Williams, abstain; and Ellie George, yes. Motion approved. IV. BUSINESS A. No Business V. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. May 26, 2011 Meeting Questions - No questions. B. Overview, Sections 100 - 700 Planning Manager Don Burt stated that draft Sections 100 - 700 of the Urban Renewal Plan were presented to the commission at the last meeting. Except for section 400 these are boiler plate sections. Instead of going over each section staff asked if there were any questions that did not involve section 400. None were mentioned. C. Section 400, Vision, Mission, and Goals Mr. Burt stated that Section 400 focuses on the urban renewal plan in regards to vision, mission and goals. The plan needs to clearly communicate the ultimate objective, establish goals, and define the Board's responsibilities. The strategic plan has set aside goal statements for the Central Point Downtown. When the Strategic Plan was created citizens wanted to enhance the downtown as a culturally unique and vibrant focal point that bridges the past and present. They encouraged the city to revitalize and redevelop the downtown in support of retail, office, housing, arts and entertainment. We want to promote a pleasant and safe downtown environment that is pedestrian friendly. City of Central Point Development Commission Minutes June 23, 2011 Page 2 There was discussion regarding the possible vision for Downtown and East Pine Street areas. Maintaining a small town feel was a common theme throughout the City Strategic Plan. They were presented with the Urban Renewal Goals that will be part of the plan once it is approved. The Commission is to administer the East Pine Street Urban Renewal Program, eliminating blight and depreciating property values within the urban renewal area; revitalize the East Pine Street corridor urban renewal area as the city's traditional mixed use urban core; and maximize public and private investment in achieving the goals of the East Pine Street Corridor Urban Renewal Program. The Goals discussed are: a) Resolve the problems related by existing blighted conditions so that unused and underused properties can be placed in productive condition and utilized at their highest and best use in accordance with the Downtown Plan. b) Provide programs for the development, redevelopment, and rehabilitation of property in ways that will: • Re-enforce the pedestrian and mixed-use character of the downtown, and insure a more attractive, functional, and •economically viable urban core; • Encourage job creation through the expansion of existing businesses and the development of new businesses; • Increase property values so that the area will contribute its fair share to the costs of public services, provided by the City and all affected taxing districts; and • Conserve and place into productive use historically significant places and properties. c) Respond to the needs and the concerns of all people of the City of Central Point as expressed in the City's strategic plan Central Point Forward, Fair City Vision 2020. d) Encourage the maximum amount of public involvement and citizens participation in the formation and implementation of the Urban Renewal Plan by: • Explaining and discussing the details of the Urban Renewal Process to the public and special interest groups. • To include urban renewal activities and updates in the City's periodic newsletters and local news media. • Meeting with the affected taxing bodies to explain the long-term benefits of the Urban Renewal Program and its relationship to their fiscal concerns. e) To provide an adequate amount of properly located off-street parking in the downtown area including a plan and program to effectively pay for, manage, and maintain such parking. f) To create positive linkages among the four sectors of the Urban Renewal Areas; the Downtown, East Pine Street Corridor, Hwy 99 and the Residential mixed-use areas, in a manner that strengthens the area as a highly desirable urban place. g) To cooperate and coordinate with the Rogue Valley Transit District in their efforts to improve transportation services in the Urban Renewal Area. City of Central Point Development Commission Minutes June 23, 201.1 Page 3 h) To develop, and implement, a plan for the undergrounding of present overhead utilities that are located in areas of maximum pedestrian activity. i) To cooperate and coordinate with the program to improve Bear Creek and the Bear Creek Greenway and to recognize the positive values and benefits that these improvements will have on the revitalization of the Urban Renewal Area. j) To improve the visual appearance, capacity and traffic flow of East Pine Street and other streets within the Urban Renewal Area that carry the major share of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. k) To cooperate with property owners in the rehabilitation of their buildings and property. I) To install coordinated street furniture, night lighting and landscaping in areas of maximum pedestrian concentration. m) To assure, through the construction/installation, or replacement that publicly owned utilities such as water, storm drains, and sanitary sewers, are adequate in capacity to service the needs of all uses within the urban renewal district. n) To leverage the Agency's financial resources to the maximum extent possible with other public and private investment and other public funding sources. The Commission concurred with the draft vision and goals, with the exception of the reference to "small town feel". Some of the members are not convinced that we should stick with the small town feel description for Central Point. At this time the plan needs to reflect the current Strategic Plan goals but does not need to be worded in a way that it would restrict future plans. Mr. Burt noted that the urban renewal plan can be re-worded to achieve the "small town" objective without having to reference "small town". City Manager Phil Messina stated that the "small town" concern can be addressed when the Strategic Plan is reviewed or revised in 2012. D. Distribution of draft Urban Renewal Plan, Sections 800 - 1400 Mr. Burt distributed the draft sections 800 - 1400 for the Commission to review for the next meeting. The July meeting will be to discuss these sections. The meeting in August is scheduled to be a Public Hearing (tentative) on the boundaries and Projects. September will be discussions on Financial and fiscal impact analysis. VI. ADJOURNMENT Kay Harrison moved to adjourn, Kelly Geiger seconded, all said "aye" and the meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m. ~ Dated: 7~d4 I j Chair Mayor Hank Williams ATTEST: City Recor er