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08.19.15 UHCAMC Packet UNIVERSITY HILL COMMERCIAL AREA MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OFF SITE MEETING – August 19, 2015 4 - 6 p.m. Alpine Modern Café, 904 College AGENDA 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of the July 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes 3. Police Update - Trujillo 4. Budget Update – Wiebenson 5. Small Business Development Center – Sharon King and Mark Gittes th 6. 14 Street Project Update - Boyers 7. Public Participation 8. Hill Boulder Update - Soifer 9. UHNA Update – Nancy Blackwood 10. Parking Services Update – Judd 11. Matters from Commissioners 12. Matters from Staff - Wiebenson HRS Performance Measurement: Baseline Focus Group Results 13. Action Summary Attachments Meeting Minutes Sales and Use Tax Revenue Reports – May 2015 Council/Commissioner Liaison List Committee Assignments HRS Baseline Focus Group Results Stakeholder Updates, July-August Upcoming Meetings: September 16 UHCAMC Access and Development Projections AMPS Joint Board Meeting – September 28 Commissioner TermsUHCAMC 2015 Priorities : : Soifer 2019 (business owner) - Establish baseline/benchmarks for Hill Reinvestment Strategy Nelson 2020 (resident) - Determine feasibility of Hill employee Eco Pass program Rubino 2018 (business owner) - Extend Hill Community Development Coordinator funding Raj 2016 (resident) - Pursue anchor tenant and public-private partnerships on UHGID sites Liguori 2017 (business/property owner) - Pursue short-term incentive program for building improvements - Enhance communication and coordination with CU - Integrate arts into planning for ‘Event Street’ - Evaluate liquor restriction impacts - Greater engagement with Hill Commercial Area Community CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING MINUTES NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: UNIVERSITY HILL COMMERCIAL AREA MANAGEMENT COMMISSION NAME/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Ruth Weiss – 303-413-7318 NAMES OF MEMBERS, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS: RAJ, SOIFER, RUBINO, LIGUORI, NELSON STAFF: WIEBENSON, JOBERT, MATTHEWS, WEISS, WINTER GUESTS: TYPE OF MEETING: Off Site July 15, 2015 AGENDA ITEM 1 – Roll Call: Meeting was called to order at 4:10 p.m. AGENDA ITEM 2 – Approval of the June 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes (Action Item Below): AGENDA ITEM 3 – Election of Vice Chair: Soifer nominated Rubino. Raj seconded the nomination. Rubino accepted the nomination. All commissioners approved the motion and it passed 5-0. AGENDA ITEM 4 – Budget Update: Jobert provided the budget process, mentioned zero increase without personnel and put forward consultants for AMPS in the 2016 budget. Wiebenson discussed strategy for the Hill EcoPass Program, Long Term Governance, Alley Master Plan, National Registry Designation in conjunction with CP&S, and the Hill Coordinator position were discussed. Jobert said these items will be in the next budget going to council in October. AGENDA ITEM 5 – Public Participation: None AGENDA ITEM 6 – Hill Boulder Update: Slide the City is on Saturday and the businesses that will be open were mentioned. Hill employers were given opportunity to receive free tickets to the event. Commissioners were invited to attend. Wiebenson working with Grenadier to design promotions for fall/winter events. There was an update on new Hill th street UHGID lot. businesses. Boyers is working with Boulder Housing to move forward with affordable units at the 14 There is a letter of intent regarding the Hill hotel that is being reviewed by staff. AGENDA ITEM 7 – UHNA Update: Blackwood said the Mid Summer’s Eve event in the cemetery was very . successfulAlpine Modern Café opens next Friday. Staff will look into holding the next UHCAMC meeting there. AGENDA ITEM 8 – Parking Services Update: Matthews said Kurt Rose is back part-time. The RTW crew works Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the Hill. AGENDA ITEM 9 – Matters from the Commissioners : Liguori and Soifer queried bus service on the Hill. Request for Go Boulder staff to give update and communicate with RTD on Hill needs. Rubino said businesses on Hill are trending to food and mentioned the need for diversity of retail. Liguori commented on an information kiosk for the Hill. Soifer suggested incorporating the kiosk into the new Event Street design. Boulder Chamber was discussed as well as the CVB board and the Pearl Street kiosk. Commissioners would like to meet with Commercial Real Estate brokers, and invite Sharon King from the Small Business Center to a UHCAMC meeting, perhaps to a Hill Boulder meeting, too. AGENDA ITEM 10–Matters from the Staff: It was agreed that the 4 – 6 pm meeting timing works. There was a small Hillanthropy clean up on 7/12, and a major clean up scheduled for 8/15 (alley focus) and future Hillanthropy cleanups planned for September, October and November. Classes at CU begin on 8/24. Coupon books should be here on 8/1. Work group with a diversity of representatives is being crafted with CMO to look at long-term governance and financing opinions for the Hill. Winter discussed focus group volunteers, need for community-wide perspective. Blackwood glad to hear people from outside the Hill are attending. Soifer queried if a BID is being created. Head tax information on employees coming out soon. Funding of RSD was mentioned. Liguori asked about the Event Street design. Winter said there was a good turnout with 5 – 6 firms at a recent informational meeting and selection process is continuing. There was a discussion on an Arts District on the Hill and would it be similar to Downtown? UHCAMC ACTION LIST: Commissioners to get wish list of RTD improvements to Wiebenson Staff to connect with Commercial Real Estate Brokers for a presentation involving commission members Commissioners to develop Hill business development pitch from Hill Boulder business owners Long Term Governance – make recommendations for focus groups Commissioners email subcommittee meeting details to Ruth for distribution Staff to explore potential meeting at the Alpine Café Kurt to follow up regarding “shore” power to buses at the Fox Staff will ask Sharon King from the SBDC to come to a UHCAMC meeting Meeting adjourned at 5:46 p.m. ACTION ITEMS: MOTION: Liguori motioned to approve the June 17, 2015 meeting minutes. Raj seconded. Motion passed 5-0. FUTURE MEETINGS: August 19, 2015 4 – 6 pm Alpine Modern Café, 904 College Off Site Meeting APPROVED BY: UNIVERSITY HILL COMMERCIAL AREA MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Attest: Ruth Weiss, Secretary Dakota Soifer, Chair 2 2015 City Council Members Liaison List Matt Appelbaum - Soifer Macon Cowles - Liguori Suzanne Jones - Raj George Karakehian - Rubino Lisa Morzel - Raj Tim Plass - Soifer Andrew Shoemaker - Nelson Sam Weaver - Nelson Mary Young - Liguori University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission Advisory Committee Dakota Soifer – CHAIR 2015 Committee Assignments Committee UHGID Rep Staff Liaison Budget Liguori/Soifer Jobert Representative to the Rubino Wiebenson Business Community UHNA Representative Raj Winter Maintenance Nelson Matthews Marketing Rubino Wiebenson S:\CMO\DUHMDPS\UHGID\BD-MTGS\2015\2015 UHGID Committee Assignments.doc hŶŝ,ŝůů&ŽĐƵƐ'ƌŽƵƉƐ^ƵŵŵĂƌLJZĞƉŽƌƚ :ƵůLJϮϬϭϱ ThreefocusgroupswereconvenedonJuly22and23,2015atGraceLutheranChurchonUniversityHill inBoulder.ThetopicsofthegroupswererelatedtocurrentandfutureissuesontheHillʹrecent changesontheHill,livability,retailandrestaurantmix,senseofsafety,cleanliness,andimprovements thatwouldhavethegreatestimpactonthefutureoftheHill. FocusgroupparticipantswererecruitedthroughgroupsandassociationsinvolvedwiththeHill,suchas theneighborhoodassociation,themanagementcommission,theUniversityofColorado,CityofBoulder employees,andothergroups,aswellasindividualswhohavehadperspectiveandinvolvementover time.Thus,theparticipantswereamixofresidentsoftheneighborhood,propertyowners,CU employeesandgradstudents,andotherinterestedpeople. Threegroupswereheldoverthetwodays,withatotalof18participants.Thismemobrieflysummarizes thefeedbackfromfocusgroupparticipants. ŚĂŶŐĞŽǀĞƌƚŝŵĞ Theprevailingsentimentinthethreegroupswasthattherehavebeennoticeableimprovementsinthe pasttwoyearsontheHill.Specifically,thecleanlinessofthecommercialareaandthelevelof communicationfromtheCity,particularlySarahtŝĞďĞŶƐŽŶ͛Ɛinvolvement,werenotedas improvementsinthepasttwoyears. EĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚůŝǀĂďŝůŝƚLJ Residentsofthehillliketheneighborhoodandlikebeingabletowalktothecommercialareaformany purposes.Thefactorsthatmostimpacttheneighborhoodlivabilityarenoise,cleanliness,andsafety. Overoccupancytendstoberelatedtoalltheseissues,butisnotnecessarilytheissueitself.Comments aboutnonlocallandlordswerealsomade.Theseissueshavenotchangedmuchovertimeaccordingto theresidentsoftheneighborhoodandlittleconsensuswasreachedaboutwhattodoaboutthem. SomesuggestedthattheCityneedstoenforceregulationsalreadyonthebooksʹaboutnoise, shovelingsnow,occupancylimits,etc.Othersfavoredtalkingdirectlywithrentersabouttheirbehavior andtheimpactsithasonfulltimeresidents. ZĞƚĂŝůͬƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ Thedeclineinthevarietyofretailandrestaurantswasnotedbymostparticipantsinthegroups.The lackofvarietyinrestaurantsandthelowquality/cheapnatureofmanyoftherestaurantswasa concern.Therewasadesireforagreatervarietyofbothrestaurantsandretail,withtheintenttodrawa 4770 Baseline Suite 360 • Boulder, CO 80303 • 303/449-6558 • www.rrcassociates.com broadercustomerbasethanjuststudentsandresidentsoftheimmediateareaʹtobringinpeoplefrom otherpartsofBoulderandBoulderCounty. Acommonthemeacrossallthreefocusgroupsinrelationtorestaurantswasforaneighborhoodbrew pubʹtheMountainSun/SouthernSuncameupinallthreefocusgroups.Anotherthemewasthedesire foroutdoorseatingorrooftoppatiostotakeadvantageofthenicesummerweatherandgeneratemore interestindiningontheHill.Othersuggestionsfortypesofrestaurantsandretailusesincludedabagel shop,adeli,asmallgrocerystore,anicecreamshop,officespace(particularlyfornonprofitsorartists), andotherusesthatwouldattractcustomersbeyondstudents. &ĞĞůŝŶŐŽĨƐĂĨĞƚLJͬĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐ AsharedsentimentwasthattheperceptionofsafetyontheHillchangesmarkedlyafterdark.Female participantswereconsistentintheirpatternofnotwalkingaloneafterdark.Malesdidnotsharethis concern.Thelevelofsafetydidnotappeartobechanging,eitherpositivelyornegatively,intherecent past.However,cleanlinesswasgenerallyseentohaveimprovedinthepastcoupleofyears,althoughit isstillanissue. &ƵƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ,ŝůů Focusgroupparticipantswereaskedforsuggestionsthatwouldhavethegreatestpositiveimpactonthe futureoftheHill.Parking/aparkinggarage,outdoorseatingforrestaurants,moreevents,more communication/collaborativeapproaches,andcontinuingtoimprovethecleanlinesswerethemost commonsuggestions. QuestionswerebroughtupabouttheplanfortheBoulderHistoryMuseum. KƚŚĞƌdŽƉŝĐƐ Suggestionsandcommentsthatwerenotnecessarilyaconsensusbutwerenoteworthyinclude: th Theideaofclosing13Street,eithertemporarilyasanexperimentorpermanently,toactivate theoutdoorspaceandprovidegreateroutdoorseatingfortherestaurants. Workingwithpropertymanagementandlandlordsaboutoveroccupancyandtheissuesit creates. SeveralnotedthattheyusedthepostofficeintheColoradoBookstoreandwonderedifthere wouldbeoneinthenewWalgreens. Buildingabettercommunitybyworkingtogetherinacollaborativewaywithdifferent stakeholdergroupssothatĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͛Ɛperspectiveisheard. Page 2 UNIVERSITY HILL UPDATE From: Sarah K. Wiebenson Hill Community Development Coordinator To: University Hill Stakeholders Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2015 Slide the City Brings Thousands to the Hill The first-ever Slide the City event in Boulder took place in the Hill Commercial Area last Saturday, drawing more than 3,000 people to the district. By all reports, the event was a success for local businesses, drawing customers from throughout the region. For more event pictures and videos, visit the Hill Boulder Facebook page HERE. ĂŝůLJĂŵĞƌĂ: ĞŶǀĞƌWŽƐƚ: -and-Water Party T Hillanthropy Cleanup on Saturday, 8/15 Featured on Channel 8 More than 150 CU students will join city staff and other volunteers for a comprehensive cleanup of Hill alleys on th Saturday, August 15. The event is in coordination with the annual CU Stampede Leadership Camp under the new City-. The partnership was featured on a recent Inside Boulder segment with one of the partnership members, . Click HERE to view the feature. The partnership is seeking community members to work alongside the students to help them learn more about the neighborhood and its long-term residents and businesses. The event is from 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Contact the wiebensons@bouldercolorado.gov The Hill Boulder business association has completed its first printed direct marketing piece for Hill businesses: a coupon book that will be distributed to CU students and Hill residents at the start of the school year. Grenadier Advertising is putting the finishing touches on the fall/winter Heart of the Hill event series. Postcards and posters will be distributed in early August. To learn more about the initiative, watch Grenadier partner Jeff Grahams interview on Inside Boulder HERE. Upcoming Meetings th August 19 at 4:00 p.m. University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission (Alpine Modern Café, 904 College Avenue). UNIVERSITY HILL UPDATE From: Sarah K. Wiebenson Hill Community Development Coordinator To: University Hill Stakeholders Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Free Outdoor Concert Series Starts Tonight The Fox Theatre is presenting three free outdoor shows on the Hill this week, starting tonight. In conjunction with th the FMQB Triple A Conference, each show starts at 8:00 p.m. at the intersection of College Avenue & 13 Street. concert features Elle King & Seinabo Sey; followed by Houndmouth & Alex Winston on Thursday; and Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats & Tor Miller on Friday. You can learn more at www.foxtheatre.com. th Alpine Modern Cafe Now Open at College & 9 A new business opened on the Hill last week: Alpine Modern Café at 904 College Avenue. Click HERE to read a profile of what is hoped will provide a much-needed community gathering spot in the Hill residential area. The cafe owners live on the Hill and also operate the Alpine Modern lifestyle th store on 13 street and Alpine Modern magazine. The next meeting of the University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission (UHCAMC) will be held there on th Aug. 19. Hill Improvements Featured on Inside Boulder News If you missed open house where city staff presented a wide range of streetscape improvements planned to take place on the Hill over the next 18 months, an overview of the activities were featured on a recent broadcast of Inside Boulder. Click HERE to view the program on the Hill Reinvestment Strategy website. Farewell and Best Wishes to the HRS Summer Intern At the beginning of the summer, we hired CU graduate Claudia Tadla to complete specific projects that would support the larger initiatives of the Hill Reinvestment Strategy. Claudia is now moving on to her new career, and we wish her the best. Her work included establishing an inventory of commercial space in the Hill Commercial Area; outreach to property owners related to the National Register Historic District designation application; conducting an inventory of Hill streetscape elements, e.g. where replacement bike racks are needed; and documenting and reporting capital improvement needs on the Inquire Boulder app. Upcoming Meetings: th August 19 at 4:00 p.m. University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission (Alpine Modern Café, 904 College Avenue).