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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/08/05 CDC MINUTES THE COLONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR SESSION DECEMBER 8TH 2005 PRESENT: Susan King - President STAFF: Pam Nelson Don Beckel - Secretary Sam Fitzgerald Vicki Briggs - Member Kathy Neal Sue Walden - Treasurer John Sanders - Vice President COUNCIL LIAISON: Allen Harris Richard Boyer - Member 1. CITIZEN'S INPUT - None. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 10TH 2005 Motion to approve - Walden; Second - Beckel; Abstain - Sanders; motion carries. 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS - Don Beckel was nominated for President; he accepted the nomination and was appointed President. Vicki Briggs was nominated for Vice President; she accepted the nomination and was appointed Vice President. Sue Walden was nominated for Treasurer; she accepted the nomination and was appointed Treasurer. Susan King was nominated for Secretary; she accepted the nomination and was appointed Secretary. 4. DISCUSSION OF TRAILS AND OTHER FUTURE PROJECTS Trails - Don informed the Board that LIED has started pouring the sidewalk along Memorial Dr. They increased the size from Sft. to 6ft. Don acknowledged Pam for her efforts to get this completed. *Sam informed the Board that there is a contract to do a IO ft. sidewalk from North Colony to Worley thru the gas easement for ,$239, 000. * Correction -There is no contract yet. This figure is a cost estimate for CDC's portion of the project. The sidewalk along Memorial Dr. is finished. They are now working on the irrigation system; when that is finished, they will do the landscaping. They will come back in the Spring if they need to redo any of the landscaping. Future Projects - Pam informed the Board that they might be asked to update some of the playgrounds in the parks as there are many safety and liability issues that need to be addressed. For example, at Perryman Park the play structure has deteriorated and termites were found in the wood structure. A suggestion was made to add a water playground to that park. The Board instructed Sam to get the cast to replace the play structures and to add a water structure at Perryman Park and have it for them at the January meeting. Pam said the Board should start thinking about planning for anew Recreation Center. This is in the Master Plan for the site north of Hawaiian Falls. By the time we do the public hearings, work with focus groups and architects, and put out RFP's for consultants, we anticipate starting this in about 3 years. The Board discussed making a Dog Park. An area of about S acres is needed so there can be areas for small dogs, big dogs, and areas to rotate to after areas start wearing out. The consensus of the Board is to put it in Eastvale or Bill Allen. Pam said we would put the 10-year project list on the agenda and decide what we want to do. A suggestion was made to put a sidewalk in front of the Little League fields on North Colony and to also add some shrubs. 5. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CHANGING THE MONTHLY MEETING DATE - There was concern that by changing the meeting date to earlier in the month, that the Board will not get the financial statements in time for the meeting. Pam assured the Board that they would have financial statements, but the interest will probably not be included. Pam said after the Board has some meetings on the new date, they can decide if they want to keep the new date as the regular meeting date or change back to the old meeting date. No action was taken on this item. 6. UPDATE FROM DIRECTOR / ASST. DIRECTOR - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Sales tax continues to increase. The Edward Don Company seems to be having an effect on the sales tax. CIVIC CENTER - Pam informed the board that a new location for the Civic Center is being considered. Calvary Christian Center is considering selling their facility on Blair Oaks. Dale, the Civic Center Committee, City Council, and some department heads recently toured the facility. There are 2 buildings - one is 13, 000 sq. ft. and the other building is 8, 000 sq. ft. One building is already equipped with an elevated stage, technical room, lighting and sound. Both buildings are in good shape. Neither building has a kitchen and there are only 100 parking spaces. This facility has more square footage than the building being considered for Five Star. It also has more potential to generate revenue. There has been an appraisal done, but not one by the City. The Board expressed a desire for the City to have an independent appraisal done and Allen added that the City might not get an independent appraisal without having a commitment in place from the Board to assist with the funding of the project. Pam and Allen suggested the Board tour the facility; Pam will schedule a tour for Thursday, Dec. I5`' at 4: 00 p.m. One Board member expressed the desire to see a plan for the building from City Council before they agreed to anything. One Board member said she has been in the building for many functions and the facility can accommodate many different events and thinks it's a great facility, but she too would like the City to get an independent appraisal. Pam asked the Board if they would be willing to consider funding a portion of the Civic Center at this location at the same level they committed to if it were to be built at Five Star. With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. At- Kath Neal, R Lording Secretary Susan Ki g, President LAG ~1~ ai yL~u