Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2017 04 10

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Revitalization Commission Minutes March 13, 2017 Page 2of4 None Business Matters of Commission DELO Update DeJong said most of South Street is done east of Cannon. There'll be no issues with baseball leagues as the on street parking is currently available. City side of project is going well. Hoping to be completed by June or July. Justin — project is on schedule. DELO plaza is on track. Signs are up. Inline retail is going well. Apartments are on track. Hoping to be on track with Street Faire. Working to get DELO Lofts under construction. Some budget overruns. Budget overruns due to tight labor market, escalation of materials, grade and geotechnical issues. The Colorado Group, led by Scott Reichenberg, is doing a good job seeking tenants for the development. Miner's Field Coordination with Baseball Leagues Parking issue is resolved. Draft Downtown Parking Analysis RFP Goal is to send tis to City Council. Draft RFP is provided in packet. DeJong asked for direction the RFP: Should study area be expanded to include the DELO redevelopment area? Discussion of on street parking in DELO. Mike Kranzdorf believes we should wait until project is more built out. Rob — leaving DELO and ball fields and everything east of track out of the study would be a mistake. There are more spaces are Miner's Field that previously. Mayor Muckle stated due to DRCOG study potential, he is in no hurry to authorize parking study and wait until hearing about the grant opportunity. Heather, you can't not consider parking east of the tracks when considering rail. Long term potential and opportunities must include these areas. Money would be available in 2017. Potential for money from DRCOG — need to have more conversation with them. Michael — if rail comes, RTD is responsible for parking. We are talking about doing for our own, on our own land. Believes they are two separate projects. Heather - Short term opportunities and long term opportunities. If rail comes, we will lose opportunities. This is an opportunity for look long range. There are multiple options along the way. DeJong stated this RFP looks at what is today's usage and what are tomorrow's needs for parking. DRCOG pays 80% of the study costs if awarded funding. Tofte questioned the need for the parking study. Why study the whole downtown again?