Business Retention and Development Committee Agenda and Packet 2015 03 02

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Business Retention & Development Committee Meeting Minutes February 2, 2015 Page 4 of 5 Maybe make zoning changes. He believes housing needs to be in Centennial Valley. If housing is built on Phillips 66, those people would feel like they live in Broomfield. How does development on Phillips 66 affect Colorado Tech Center and Centennial Valley? Would that pull business away from CTC and CV? Or is there synergy that would benefit other businesses? Commissioner Reichenberg senses that what goes on around CTC does not affect viability. Phillips 66 could have dramatic impact on the excitement of what happens in CTC. Commissioner Menaker believes we need to show the commitment to build the infrastructure. Commit funds to build infrastructure to support a site plan. It will remove uncertainty. Commissioner Reichenberg believes we should advocate for clarity. Specific rules with certainty. Reduce permit time is a good idea. Tuesday over -th- counter permit process is good. Improvements can be made. Building code is complex. Elements can't be separated out. City Manager Fleming said a detailed survey will go out to everyone who had gone through development review process and building permit process in the past 2 years. The survey will go out in the next 2 weeks. RMCS Rich Brew said in terms of what they experience, Public Works takes a lot of time to review. He understands that it is hard to bring staff on for one project review. When demand is there, there aren't always people there. Can the City hire temps? City Manager Fleming said the City should be able to bring resources on when we are taking in a lot of fees. However, Developers need to submit complete plans. Brew said ideally there would be a City staffer who is available to us to come over at a moment's notice. Randy Caranci discussed issues with mill site. Would like more workability with staff. Sue — Regional business collaboration not a topic for us. RETENTION MEETINGS DeJong visited Vaisala. Things are going well. There have been acquisitions and they have taken on more personnel. They were awarded a grant for a wind energy project from the Federal government which has positive implications. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: New tenant is coming to 1795 Dogwood (the former Lockheed Martin space). The company would like to remain confidential for now. This will result in the creation of 200 jobs. State is working on press release. Staff is working on preparation of Urban Renewal Plan for 550 S. McCaslin 5