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>>> OKAY, ITEM 6 IS PUBLIC HEARINGS, AT THIS TIME I WOULD
CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER TO EXPLAIN WHY SHE'S STEPPING DOWN
>> I AM WITHIN THE 1500 FEET OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING
CONSIDERED DURING THE HEARING TONIGHT, WHICH PUTS ME IN A
POSITION OF PERHAPS SOME BIAS AND SO ALTHOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO
THINK I WOULD BE OBJECTIVE, I'M AFRAID THAT THERE MIGHT COME A
POINT WHERE I COULDN'T BE, AND SO I WILL BE LEAVING THE ROOM
DURING THE DISCUSSION AND I'LL RETURN AFTER THE HEARING TO
REJOIN THE COUNCIL. SO I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ANYONE THIS THE
AUDIENCE INTENDING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, INCLUDING CITIZENS
WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND SO YOU CAN BE
SWORN IN. >> WOULD EVERYUNION RAISE THEIR
RIGHT HAND. DO YOU HERE BY SWEAR OR AFFIRM
THAT YOUR TESTIMONY WILL BE TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF
YOUR BELIEF? OKAY, GREAT.
>> SO THE WAY THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WORK IS WHEN YOU DO
COME UP TO SPEAK, WHEN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, STATE YOUR
NAME, ADDRESS AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN.
WHEN YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO SPEAK, YOU CAN JUST LET ME KNOW
AFTER EVERYBODY ELSE IS GONE AND WE CAN GET YOU SWORN IN AND
YOU CAN SPEAK. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
START WITH ITEM 6 A, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND AMENDMENT TO THE OVERALL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN FOR A PROPERTY
LOCATED AND COLORADO BOULEVARD, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE
COUNTY HILLS OFFICE CAMPUS. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN
AT 7:01 P.M. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNSEL, AT THIS TIME IT'S MY PLEASURE TO
CALL ON MR. MIKE MELON, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM TO
THE COUNCIL AND ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I HAVE BEEN SWORN. THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS
CONTINUED FROM THE OCTOBER 8th PUBLIC HEARING DUE TO SOME
ERRORS IN THE NOTICING REQUIREMENTS.
AND THOUGH TECHNICALLY WE WEREN'T REQUIRED TO RENOTIFY
BECAUSE WE CONTINUED TO A DATE SPECIFIC, CITY STAFF DID TAKE
THE EXTRA STEPS TO ENSURE THE RESIDENTS KNEW OF THIS NEW
DATE, SO WE FOLLOWED OUR STANDARD PRACTICE, THE SITE WAS
POSTED WITH SIGNS INDICATING THE NEW DATE, NOTICE WAS PLACED
IN THE THORNTON SENT NECESSARILY AND NOTICE WAS
MAILED TO ALL REGISTERED PROPERTY OWNERS OF RECORD.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THOSE DOCUMENTS INTO THE
PUBLIC RECORD. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THIS IS A
REQUEST TO AMEND THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONING FOR THE
COUNTRY HILLS OFFICE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN. PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT
NORTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO BOULEVARD AND 128th AVENUE.
THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTO OF THE SITE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS VACANT AT THIS TIME.
THERE IS A DETENTION POND HERE THAT SERVES THE SURROUNDING
COUNTRY HILLS DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THIS PROPERTY HERE.
ANOTHER AERIAL OF THE SITE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DETENTION
POPPED IS BEING IRRIGATED AND MAINTAINED AND THERE'S SOME
EXISTING TREES ON THE 128th AVENUE AND COLORADO BOULEVARD
ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
IT INDICATES THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MEDICAL BUILDING THAT
WAS APPROVED PROBABLY FIVE YEARS AGO, AND IT INDICATES THE
DETENTION POND HERE. THIS PROPOSED OVERALL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN INCLUDES A MINI STORAGE USE AND SHOWING A
MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE
PROPERTY, AND A DAY CARE IN THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY ADJACENT
TO 128th AVENUE. THIS ODP IS BASED UPON THE
DEVELOPMENT INTENTIONS AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER, AS I'LL MENTION, THEY ARE PROPOSING SOME NEW USES FOR
THE PROPERTY AND THIS OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAY CHANGE
DEPENDING ON HOW THE DEVELOPMENT ACTUALLY UNFOLDS.
THERE'S ACCESS ON TO 128th AVENUE AT TWO POINTS.
HERE RIGHT IN ONLY AND THIS ACCESS HERE, AND AN ACCESS UP
HERE ON COLORADO BOULEVARD. THE SITE IS APPROXIMATELY NINE
ACRES. THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AS YOU CAN
SEE HERE SHOWS BUFFERING TO THE PROPERTY, THE HOMES TO THE
NORTH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES UP HERE, AND BUFFERING ALONG THE
BACK SIDE OF THE MINI STORAGE BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO BELL AIR
STREET. THERE IS A STHIFKT LANDSCAPE
BUFFER IN ADDITION PROVIDED ALONG 18th AVENUE AND -- 128
AVENUE AND COLORADO BOULEVARD. A FUTURE SUBDIVISION PLATH AND
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FURTHER DETAIL
THE LANDSCAPE PLANS, THE SITE LIGHTING, THE BUILDING
ARCHITECTURE. THIS IS A SECTION SHOWING THE
-- LOOKING EAST TO WEST OF THE PROXIMITY OF THE NEW MINI
STORAGE BUILDINGS TO THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE FOR THE MINI STORAGE BUILDINGS INCLUDES
STONE AND STUCCO. AND THIS IS THE CARETAKER'S
RESIDENCE FOR THE MINI STORAGE BUILDINGS.
IT IS RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE AND APPEARANCE TO BETTER BLEND WITH
THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THIS IS A PROPOSED DAY CARE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE.
AGAIN, STONE AND STUCCO MATERIALS AS WELL AS A
SIGNIFICANT GLASS FEATURE ON THE FRONT THAT WOULD FACE 128th
AVENUE. AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED
MEDICAL CLINIC, STONE, STUCCO, SOME CMU AND GLASS, AGAIN.
THOSE ARE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PD STANDARDS INCLUDE A NUMBER OF
THINGS. THEY ARE AMENDING THE USES
ALLOWED. CURRENTLY MINI STORAGE IS NOT
AN ALLOWED USE ON THE PROPERTY. IT IS GENERALLY LIMITED TO NON
NONDRIVE-THROUGH BUSINESSES SO ONE OF THE USES THEY'RE
PROPOSING TO ALLOW A RESTAURANT OR BANK WITH A DRIVE-THROUGH
USE TO BE LOCATED ON THIS LOT AT THE HARD CORNER, AS WELL AS
ALLOWING A BANK WITH A DRIVE- THROUGH USE TO BE ON THIS LOT
OR ON THESE TWO LOTS SO THAT IT WOULDN'T BE ADJACENT TO THE
RESIDENTIAL. ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO THE PD
STANDARDS IS A LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG HERE, THE ORIGINAL
APPROVAL HAD A 40-FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER WITH
ADDITIONAL TREES. THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE
REDUCED TO 25 FEET AND AGAIN, HAVING ADDITIONAL TREES THAN
WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED BY CODE. AND THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL,
THERE WAS A 6-FOOT FENCE TO BE BUILT ALONG THE NORTHERN
PROPERTY LINE TO REPLACE THE EXISTING FENCES AND THAT IS THE
SPOPT OF THIS DEVELOP -- RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS
DEVELOPER. THEY HAVE INCREASED THAT TO AN
8-FOOT TALL FENCE. THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER FOR THE
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING WILL STILL BE
45 FEET AT THAT LOCATION. COMMUNITY MEETING FOR THIS
APPLICATION WAS HELD IN JULY -- OR ON JULY 25th OF 2013 TO
ALLOW THE DEVELOPER AND STAFF TO PRESENT THE IDEA AND TAKE
CITIZEN TEED BACK. THE SAME 1500-FOOT RADIUS
APPLIED TO THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE NOTICED, AS WAS DONE FOR
THE MEETING TONIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 15 RESIDENTS
ATTENDED THAT MEETING AND ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT
AND RAISED THEIR CONCERNS. PRIMARY CONCERNS WERE WITH THE
MINI STORAGE USE AND THE EFFECT THAT WOULD HAVE ON ADJACENT
PROPERTY VALUES. THE LIGHTING, THE NOISE AND
ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC. NUMBER OF RESIDENTS STATED THAT
THEY WERE GLAD THAT THIS PROPERTY IS FINALLY GOING TO
DEVELOP AS IT HAS SAT VACANT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AFTER THE MEETING, IN THAT COMMUNITY MEETING, THE DRIVE-
THROUGH USE WAS NOT PRESENTED TO THE RESIDENTS.
HOWEVER, THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WITH THE CITY SENT
NOTICE TO ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED THAT MEETING
INDICATING THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE ALLOWED USE.
ONE OF THE RESPONDENTS THAT WE HEARD BACK FROM BASED UPON THAT
E-MAIL SENT OUT DID NOT LIKE THE DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT,
AND THOUGHT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE DEVELOPED WITH MULTI-FAMILY
TORE OFFICE. -- OR OFFICE.
FOUR OPPONENTS WERE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE MNS.
SINCE THAT COMMUNITY MEETING, STAFF HAS RECEIVED CALLS FROM
THREE NEIGHBORS WHO DID TO THE LIKE THE MINI STORAGE USE AND
IN ADDITION WE HAVE A NUMBER OF E-MAILS FROM RESIDENTS
EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN WITH THE PROJECT AND AT THIS TIME
I'D LIKE TO ENTER THOSE INTO THE RECORD AS WELL.
>> STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
PD ZONING AND BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: THAT THE
CHANGE IN ZONING REPRESENTS ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE
CITY; THERE WILL BE ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
SURROUNDING THE SITE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE SITE;
AND SUPPORTS THIS AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THESE ADDITIONAL USES.
STAFF FINDS THESE ARE APPROPRIATE USES FOR THE
PROPERTY; THAT DRIVE-THROUGH USES AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO
MAJOR STREETS ARE QUITE COMMON AND THE MINI STORAGE USE WON'T
GENERATE A LOT OF LIGHT, NOISE, TRAFFIC, OR OTHER NEGATIVE
IMPACTS ON THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.
IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE WITH THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SUCH AS ENSURING THAT ALL
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ADEQUATELY SERVED BY QUALITY
COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE COMMERCIAL CENTERS AT
APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PD STANDARDS ARE SENSITIVE AND
COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES AND ADJACENT
PROPERTIES. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S
PRESENTATION. AT THIS TIME, I'D BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I INTRODUCE THE APPLICANT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME?
NOT AT THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS CLARK CARLSON. ADDRESS IS 12460 EAST LAKE,
THORNTON, COLORADO. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND
CITY MANAGEMENT -- >> HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN?
>> YES. >> THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COWBOY SILL, CITY MANAGEMENT, WE
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
I AM THE APPLICANT, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND WE, FIRST OF
ALL, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO
MEET TONIGHT. I KNOW THERE IS SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO THIS, AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO MAKE THIS
MEETING HAPPEN, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M HERE TO BASICALLY INTRODUCE THE PROJECT, MY SON TYLER WILL
GIVE MOST OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
CITY STAFF AND THE RESIDENTS FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS, PLUS
OR MINUS, REGARDING THIS PROJECT.
IT'S GONE THROUGH A COUPLE OF EVOLUTIONS, AND WE THINK THE
ONE THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT IS REALLY ONE OF THE FINEST WITH
THE QUALITY OF THE BUILDINGS FOR THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING
AND THE DAY CARE ON 120th AND COLORADO.
WE'VE ALSO WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH YOUR STAFF TO REFINE THIS
PROPOSAL TO WHAT YOU SEE TONIGHT, AND SO WITHOUT ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MY SON, TYLER, WHO
WILL GIVE THE BALANCE OF THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU >> AGE BEFORE BEAUTY.
TYLER CARLSON, 12460 FIRST STREET, EAST LAKE, I HAVE BEEN
SWORN. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
AND CITY MANAGER AND THANK YOU AGAIN JUST TO REITERATE.
IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN 24 MONTHS
IN THE MAKING AND COINCIDENTALLY STARTED WITH MY
COMPANY, EVERGREEN HAVING THE CONTRACT AND TRYING TO DO
STANDARD RETAIL, GAS STATIONS, DRIVE-THROUGH AND IT WAS A
CHALLENGE. AND SO AS CLARK HAS SAID, WHAT
WE HAVE FINALLY COME TO TONIGHT WITH -- IS SUPER EXCITING FOR
US BECAUSE I THINK WE DIALED IN THE USES.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.
JUST REAL QUICK, I DON'T WANT TO REHASH EVERYTHING THAT MIKE
SAID. JUST A LITTLE QUICK HISTORY, IT
WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN 1971 AND WAS ZONED ORIGINALLY
FOR MULTI-FAMILY USE, IT WAS RESOENDZ IN 1996 FOR OFFICE AND
NUMEROUS FAILED ATTEMPTS SINCE THAT TIME TO DEVELOP THE
PROPERTY, AS AN ALBERTSON'S GROCERY STORE, AS A FITNESS AND
ONE QUICK SIDE NOTE, DURING THE MULTI-FAMILY ZONING YEARS, MY
FATHER OWNED IT PREVIOUSLY AND I LEARNED TO DRIVE A TRACTOR ON
THIS PROPERTY. I'VE GOT A LOT OF MEMORIES WITH
EAR PLUGS IN MY EARS AND TRYING TO NOT RUN INTO 128th AVENUE
WITH THE TRACTOR. 9.3 ACRES, 23.5% OPEN SPACE.
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR US IS IT'S ALL SINGLE STORY
CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE THE CURRENT ZONING AND PRIOR
APPLICATIONS HAD MULTI-STORIED CONSTRUCTIONS.
WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO BELL AIR. WE BELIEVE WE PROVIDED AN AMPLE
LANDSCAPE SPACE AND WE ARE REPLACING AT OUR COST AN 8-FOOT
HIGH FENCE, ALONG INCLUDING THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE DENTIST.
WE HOPE HE REIMBURSES US AT SOME POINT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO
DO IT REGARDLESS AND WE WILL BE DOING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE 128th AND COLORADO INTERSECTION.
WE'LL BE WIDENING THAT STREET PROVIDING FOR TWO THROUGH LANES
GOING EAST TO WEST ACROSS COLORADO BOULEVARD AND THAT WAS
FRANKLY A BIG FINANCIAL CHALLENGE FOR THE PROJECT
BECAUSE IT ADDED A SIGNIFICANT COST TO THE BUDGET, AND IT
REALLY TOOK US CREATING THE RIGHT MIX OF USES TO BE ABLE TO
AFFORD THOSE LEVEL OF IMPROVEMENTS, SO THE THREE USES
AGAIN ARE CENTURA HEALTH PLAZA AND I WANT TO THANK PUBLICLY
THE MEMBERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE HOA BOARD WE MET WITH.
WE MET PROBABLY ABOUT A HALF DOZEN TIMES AND THEY ARE SOME
OF THE MOST PLEASANT, FUN PEOPLE TO HANG AROUND WITH.
WE HAVE ALSO GONE DOOR TO DOOR, EITHER IN PERSON OR ON THE
PHONE OR E-MAIL TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS ALONG THE NORTH AND
ALL THE NEIGHBORS ON BELL AIR. THERE'S NOT A SINGLE PERSON WE
HAVE TRIED TO TALK TO, INCLUDING I WAS KNOCKING ON ONE
OF THE GOOD NEIGHBORS' DOORS LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I HADN'T
BEEN ABLE TO REACH HIM. WE'VE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT AND WE HOPE EVEN IF THEY DON'T LIKE
OUR PROJECT, THEY AT LEAST LIKE US BECAUSE WE'VE TRIED TO BE
RESPECTFUL GOOD PEOPLE AND WE LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, WE
DRIVE BY IT EVERY DAY AND WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S HIGH
QUALITY. CENTURA WILL BE THE HARD CORNER
ANCHOR. I'M GOING TO TURN THE TIME OVER
IN A MINUTE TO KEVIN JENKINS WITH CENTURA TO TALK ABOUT
THEIR PROJECT BUT THE INITIAL PHASE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY
16,000 FEET AND THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN A WALL GREEN'S
AND THEY'LL SCOMPLAND THAT FOR ANOTHER 10,000 FEET IN THE
FUTURE. THIS IS PRIMARY CARE OUT AND
OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND THEY'LL ROTATE SPECIALISTS IN AND OUT
FROM THE HOSPITAL. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES
THEY'RE DOING IN THE ENTIRE METRO AREA.
THORNTON WAS SELECTED FOR ILTS NEED FOR THE USE.
IT'S NOT AN E.R. OR URGENT CARE, WE'RE NOT
COMPETING WITH THE GUYS AT 120th AND HOLLY.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT DEAL AND IT'S A NEW CONCEPT.
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED THAT WE GET TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE
WHOLE METRO AREA TO ROLL THIS OUT.
IT'S REALLY A COOL USE. THE ARCHITECTURE THAT YOU'RE
SEEING HERE IS THEIR PROTOTYPE ARCHITECTURE, IT'S A
CONTEMPORARY DESIGN. WE FOLLOWED THEIR COLOR,
MATERIAL PAL LET TO SET THE TONE FOR THE PROJECT.
ONE THING YOU'LL SEE, IT'S HARD TO SEE ON 2-D RENDERINGS BUT
THERE'S SOME NICE ATRIUM THAT WILL PROVIDE NICE EFFECT.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY LIVELY ACTIVE PLACE AND SO,
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN THE TIME OVER TO KEVIN JENKINS,
WHO'S A VP OF AMBULATORY DEVELOPMENT FOR CENTURA FOR A
FEW MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS KEVIN JENKINS,
ADDRESS 1769 COTTONWOOD STREET, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO.
AND YES, I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. SO I -- MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL, I WANT TO THANK YOU GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT CENTURA AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB WHERE THEY
BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT WE HAVE FOR THIS
LOCATION AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW VERY MUCH ABOUT CENTURA, OUR MISSION
IS TO EXTEND THE HEALING MISSION OF CHRIST BY CARING FOR
THOSE WHO ARE ILL AND NUTURING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. THE KEY THERE IN THIS MISSION
STATEMENT IS COMMUNITIES AND FOR US, IT'S REALLY COMING OUT
TO THE COMMUNITY. AND BRINGING SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNITY, WHICH I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT.
WE HAVE OVER 17,000 EMPLOYEES WITHIN CENTURA AND OEF 6,000
PHYSICIAN PARTNERS AS WELL. WHICH MAKES US ONE OF THE
LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN COLORADO AND WE RECENTLY EVEN EXPANDED
NOW TO KANSAS AS WE LOOK TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN
BOTH STATES. AS WE TALKED ABOUT CENTURA
HEALTH, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE PROVIDE
CARE. WITH THE VALUE PROPOSITIONS OF
SERVICE AND SCREENS. IN THE PAST, WE'VE BEEN VERY
HOSPITAL CENTRIC IN OUR CARE AND CARING FOR THE SICK AND
ILL. WE WANT TO GO BEYOND THAT AND
REALLY MOVE UPSTREAM TO MANAGE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE
FOLKS IN THE CITY OF THORNTON AND OTHER AREAS AS TYLER
ALLUDED TO, THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST OF SEVERAL OFFICES WE
WANT TO DO AS WE MOVE FORWARD BUT REALLY WE'RE COMMITTED TO
SAYING WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR COMMUNITY
AND PROVIDE THEIR HEALTH IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS AT THIS TIME. AND THIS GOES INTO REACHING
BEYOND THE HOSPITALS AND INSPYING HEALTH IN THE --
INSPIRING HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITIES WE'RE DOING.
AS GOOD NEIGHBORS, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH
COMMUNITIES IN EVERY SENSE SO OFFERING WELLNESS, EDUCATION
CLASSES, PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS AND WE
PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO NOT ONLY
THE COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTH AREA BUT ACROSS COLORADO AND
NOW KANSAS. SO AS WE TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT CENTURA, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN THIS PLACE, WE REALLY
WANT TO FOCUS ON A FEW THINGS. ONE IS BEING VERY INTERNALLY
AND EXTERNALLY CUSTOMER- CENTRIC.
SO I TALKED ABOUT THAT, REALLY TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE REALLY
BECOME CARE NAVIGATORS, PROVIDE A SPACE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES.
IT'S JUST MORE THAN A CLINIC, WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HOLD
CLASSES TO HELP PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR HEALTH, HELP PEOPLE
MAINTAIN THEIR CURRENT HEALTH WITHOUT EVER GOING TO GO TO
WHAT WOULD BE A STANDARD HOSPITAL.
WE'RE LOOKING TO ADAPT THIS BUILDING IN A WAY THAT SERVES
THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH EXTENDED HOURS AND WEEKEND
HOURS. I HAVE A YOUNG FAMILY AND FOR
ME TO GO OUT DURING THE DAY TO SEE A PHYSICIAN IS HARD BUT IN
THE EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS, THAT'S WHEN I HAVE MY TIME TO
DO THAT. SO FOR A CLINIC LIKE THIS,
WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT'S
ADAPTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON THE
CARE TEAM. AND AS TYLER ALLUDED TO AND
LOOKING AT WHAT DOES THE CITY OF THORNTON NEED AT THIS TIME,
WHAT DOES THIS COMMUNITY NEED AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE LOOKING IN OUR FIRST PHASE TO PROVIDE SEVEN TO TEN
PROVIDERS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM BEING THE PRIMARY CASE BASE,
WHICH TRIGGERS A LOT OF HEALTH CARE FROM THERE.
WE'LL HAVE OB/GYNs IN THE SPACE TO SERVE THE YOUNGER FAMILIES
AND LOOKING TO PROVIDE THAT GROUP OF SPECIALISTS IN A
ROTATING WAY SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE COMMUNITY REALLY AT THE
TIME THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS HELP IN CARDIOLOGY, WE'LL HAVE
CARDIOLOGISTS IN THE BUILDING. IF IT SHIFTS TO ORTHOPEDICS,
WE'LL SHIFT TO ORTHOPEDICS IN THE BUILDING ADS LOOK AT WHAT
THE -- BUILDING AND LOOK AT WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
WE'RE REALLY -- WE REALLY CHALLENGED OURSELVES AT CENTURA
TO LOOK AT DESIGN. AS WE STEP BACK FROM WHAT WOULD
BE A STERILE HOSPITAL, WHAT IS THE DESIGN OF THE FUTURE?
WHAT'S THE DESIGN THAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT WE WANT TO
STANDARDIZE AND BRAND. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING
FROM SPACE, TECHNOLOGY TO THE CULTURE AND PROCESS AND SOME OF
THAT IS THAT SELF-MANAGEMENT, GIVING -- TURNING OVER CARE
THERE WHAT WOULD JUST BE A PROVIDER STANDPOINT TO REALLY
THE CUSTOMER COMING IN, TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND
WHERE TO SUPPORT THEM ALONG THE WAY.
REALLY AND BEING CONNECTED FOR THAT EXTENDED HEALTH, WITH OUR
HOSPITALS AND OUR OTHER CLINICS AND THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY, SO
HAVING THAT CONNECTED HEALTH APPROACH F A CUSTOMER OR
PATIENT NEEDS MORE, WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR THEM AND TO THEM.
AND WE'RE DOING SOMETHING UNIQUE WHERE WE'RE FOCUSING THE
ON STAGE-OFF STAGE APPROACH TO CARE.
THIS BECOMES A CUSTOMER-CENTRIC BUILDING WHERE WE DON'T WANT
OUR CUSTOMERS TO WALK THROUGH THE BUSY CARE TEAM SPACE.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE REALLY BRINGS LIGHT TO THE
CENTER CORE. AND WHEN WE HAD OUR FOCUS
GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITIES AND HEARD FROM WHAT OUR PATIENT
POPULATION REALLY WANTED, IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE WHEN
THEY DREW HEALTH CARE, THEY PUT THE PROVIDERS AND THE PHYSICIAN
UP IN ONE CORNER, THEY PUT A HOSPITAL UP IN THIS CORNER AND
IN THE MIDDLE THEY HAD A LOT OF LIGHT.
THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, OUTDOORS, TREES, THEY HAD THOSE THINGS
THAT YOU REALLY CAN'T DUPLICATE.
SO WE REALLY CHALLENGED OURSELVES TO SAY WHAT CAN WE DO
IN THIS WELLNESS ATRIUM TO HAVE LIGHT, TO HAVE THAT WELLNESS,
THAT SPOTLIGHT FEEL TO IT AND HAVE THE APPROPRIATE CARE
AROUND THATO SERVE THE -- THAT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AS WE
NOT ONLY HAVE THE PROVIDERS BUT THE OUTPATIENT LAB SERVICES AND
IMAGING TO SUPPORT THAT GROUP AS WELL.
WE'RE REALLY TARGETING KIND OF THE NATURAL LIGHT ON THE OFF
STAGE AND ON STAGE FOR THE FOLKS THAT WE'LL BE EMPLOYING
TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN I REALLY WANT TO STRESS
THE FOCUS WE HAVE NOW TO NOT JUST PROVIDE CARE BUT TO
PROVIDE EDUCATION CLASSES. WE HAVE -- WITHIN CENTURA, WE
HAVE A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, WE WANT TO BRING
THAT TO THIS COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO BRING THAT TO THIS
LOCATION AND HAVE AFTER-HOURS, WEEKEND EDUCATION COURSES, HAVE
THOSE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR GROUP CLASSES AS WE LOOK AT
PATIENT CENTER MEDICAL HOME, WHAT DOES THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
NEED. IF IT'S AROUND NUTRITION, WE
MAY HAVE NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES AND CLASSES THAT
TALK ABOUT, OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE AND
CHOLESTEROL CHECKS AND HAVE THE OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE IF
NEEDED. JUST IN CLOSING, JUST TALKS
BRIEFLY ABOUT THE BOX AND WHAT THIS BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE.
AND FOR US, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER
DEVELOPMENTS HAPPENS BUT THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE VERY
PASSIONATE ABOUT. THIS IS A CITY AND COMMUNITY WE
WANT TO REALLY SERVE AND AS TYLER ALLUDED TO, THIS IS
SOMETHING WHERE IT'S A FIRST OF CENTURA, OF DIFFERENT DESIGN,
DIFFERENT VIEW AND TAKE ON HOW WE PROVIDE HEALTH CARE.
THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A PINNACLE BECAUSE WE NOT ONLY DO
THIS IN THIS COMMUNITY BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO OTHER
COMMUNITIES AS WELL. OUR LEADERS ARE SAYING LET'S
SEE HOW IT COMES TOGETHER THERE A WELLNESS AND MANAGEMENT
STANDPOINT AROUND HELPING OUR CUSTOMERS AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
WE'RE TARGETING WITH OUR PROVIDER TIME LINES TO MOVE IN
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WE WOULD LOVE TO BE IN THIS
BUILDING NO LATER THAN OCTOBER OF NERGS YEAR.
-- OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, KEVIN. SO YOU KNOW, REAL QUICKLY THE
MINI STORAGE IS THE REAR PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES. THERE'S GOING TO BE A 1800-
SQUARE FOOT SINGLE STORY OFFICE RESIDENCE AND IN THAT OFFICE
RESIDENCE WILL BE SOMEONE THAT LIVES THERE AND MANAGERS THE
PROPERTY 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW,
HISTORICALLY SOME MINI STORAGES HAVE NOT BEEN MANAGED WELL AND
THERE COULD BE ISSUES WITH NOISE, LIGHTING, CRIME.
MY FAMILY HAS FIVE OTHER MINI STORAGE PROJECTS ACROSS THE
CITY. WE HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
FOR NONSENSE, NOISE, CRIME, LITTER, AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
FAMILY MEMBERS, ONE OF MY COUSINS LIVESES IN ONE OF THOSE
CARETAKER RESIDENCES AND SHE'S A NO-NONSENSE CHICK, SO I WANT
TO GIVE YOU GUYS OUR PERSPECTIVE.
THIS WILL BE OWNED AND OPERATED PERSONALLY -- WELL, NOT
PERSONALLY BY ME BUT BY OUR FAMILY, BY CLARK.
IT WILL BE VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND WHAT WE'VE DONE TO MITIGATE
THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORS IS TO DO SINGLE STORY
CONSTRUCTION. THE BUILDINGS WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET TALL, WHICH IS SHORTER THAN YOUR
TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME. SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE PORCHES
OF THE MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON BELL AIR, MOST OF THE LEVEL OF
THOSE HOUSES SITS FIVE OR SIX FEET ABOVE OUR GRADE.
SO FROM THE FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS THERE WILL BE VIEWS ACROSS TO
THE WEST. WE'RE LOOK A LANDSCAPE BUFFER
ALONG THE NORTH AND ALONG BELL AIR.
WE ARE PROVIDING TRAIL CONNECTION FROM BELL AIR TO
128th, WHICH DEFINES OUR SPACE OF THE PROMISING AND THE POND.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE
KIDS, THAT LIKE TO GO TO THE CONOCO FOR GUM OR SNACKS, WE
WANT TO PROVIDE THEM A SAFE WAY TO DO THAT.
LASTLY, WE WILL BE -- ALL OF THE ACCESS WILL BE OFF 128th,
AND THERE WILL BE AN EMERGENCY EXIT, THAT GATE YOU CAN SEE UP
THERE ON THE WEST SIDE WILL BE FOR EMERGENCY FIRE ACCESS ONLY.
AGAIN, THE CARETAKER RESIDENCE IS RESIDENTIAL IN LOOK BUT
MAINTAINS THE SAME COLOR, MATERIALS, PALLETTE AS THE
OTHER ANCHOR PROJECTS. THIS IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE
OFFICE RESIDENCE FROM THE SIDE. IT WILL HAVE A TWO-CAR GRAMG
FOR THE PERSON THAT LIVES -- GARAGE FOR THE PERSON THAT
LIVES THERE TO KEEP THEIR VEHICLE THIS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT VIEWS, THE TOP SLIDE,
THAT'S THE VIEW OF THE ELEVATIONS FROM BELL AIR
STREET, SO AS YOU'RE SITTING IN KATHY'S HOUSE AND LOOKING OUT
ACROSS THE WAY, HELLO, KATHY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE STONE
COLUMNS THAT GO UP, THREE- QUARTERS OR 80% OF THE
ELEVATION, THAT'S GOING TO BE A DRY STACK STONE TYPE MATERIAL.
THERE WILL BE STUCCO ABOVE THAT AND WE'VE GOT THE ROOF LINES
HAVE SOME DIFFERENTIATION IN THEM SO IT'S NOT JUST ONE SINGLE
SINGULSINGULAR PLANE. I KNOW THE GUYS THAT RUN THE
CHILDREN'S VENTURE, THEY'RE BASED OUT OF PHOENIX AND THIS
IS NOT YOUR NORMAL DAY CARE OPERATION.
THEY OFFER PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, BEFORE SCHOOL,
AFTER SCHOOL AND INFANT AND TODDLER CARE.
THEY'LL HAVE BUSSES, SIMILAR TO WHAT PRIMROSE AND GODDARD DO
AND THEIR OPERATIONS WILL BE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6-6:30.
THE ACCESS WHILE BE OFF 128th AVENUE.
THEIR ARCHITECTURE IS, AGAIN, THAT SAME MODERN LOOK AND FEEL,
35% MASONRY. I THINK THE BEST THING I CAN DO
IS SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO CLIP THEY PROVIDED TO US THAT SHOWS
WHAT THE INSIDE OF THIS LOOKS LIKE, AND IT'S PRETTY
FANTASTIC. HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS.
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE TOO EASY.
THERE WE GO. I GUESS THE AUDIO IS NOT
WORKING. THIS IS THE FIRST ATRIUM WHEN
YOU WALK INTO THE BUILDING WHERE ALL OF THE SECURITY DESKS
ARE AT. AS YOU GO PAST THE SECURITY
DESKS, THEY'LL DO A SHOT THAT'S BEHIND.
THERE'S SOME PARENTS. SO THAT'S AGAIN THE FRONT ENTRY
ATRIUM WITH THE OCEAN SCENE PAINTED ON THE CEILING.
THIS IS THE AREA BEHIND THAT FRONT DESK BUT THIS IS AN AREA
FOR THE PRESCHOOLERS WHERE THEY CAN PLAY.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S LOTS OF PLAY-BASED CURRICULUM.
AGAIN, THERE'S A BANK AND ATM. THIS IS THEIR SCIENCE ROOM
WHERE THEY HAVE A PLANETARIUM WHERE THEY HAVE TELESCOPES, THE
KIDS ACTUALLY ROTATE CLASSES TO DIFFERENT STATIONS.
THEY HAVE A TV BROADCASTING SYSTEM, KARAOKE MACHINES,
INDOOR BASKETBALL COURT AND AN OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURT.
THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, FISH TANKS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
WORLD, DIFFERENT KINDS OF FISH. THIS IS THEIR READING LIBRARY
WHERE THE KIDS CAN COME AND CHECK OUT BOOKS LIKE THE
LIBRARY AT SCHOOL OR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE HALLWAYS THAT GOES DOWN TO THE DIFFERENT
CLASSROOMS. WISH I HAD SOUND.
THIS IS THEIR INFANT CARE ROOM, SO THEY START TAKING CHILDREN 6
MONTHS OF AGE. THIS IS THEIR OUTSIDE PLAY
AREA, WHICH WILL BE BETWEEN THEIR BUILDING AND THE STORAGE.
THEY HAVE PUTT PUTT GOLF, FULL BASKETBALL COURT, FULL
VOLLEYBALL COURT AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL PLAY STRUCTURES, SO
IT'S AGAIN, TRYING TO GET THE KIDS OUT TO BE ACTIVE AND THIS
IS NOTHING LIKE YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN THE STATE.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE THAT THEY ARE DOING.
THERE'S ONE IN THORNTON, ONE IN PARKER AND ONE IN CENTENNIAL.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE BRINGING SOMETHING NEW TO THE METRO
AREA. AND THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> TYLER?.
YES. >> WHAT'S THE HOURS OF ACCESS
ON THE MINI STORAGE?. HOURS OF ACCESS?
THE WAY IT WORKS IS THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN I BELIEVE
BASICALLY, YOU KNOW,EL TO 5 WHERE THEY'LL TAKE NEW
CUSTOMERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE A
UNIT THAT ARE RENTED, THERE'S A SECURITY PANEL THERE THAT THEY
PUT IN THEIR CODE THAT'S ASSIGNED TO THEM SPECIFICALLY
AND IT WILL BE 24-HOUR ACCESS, BUT YOU'LL KNOW WHEN THEY'RE
GOING TO COME. WHO'S IN THERE, WHO'S OUT AND
WHENEVER SOMEONE COMES IN, LITERALLY THE MANAGER GETS A
TEXT MESSAGE SAYING THIS PERSON IS IN THE GATE, SO IF SOMEONE
DOES COME AT AN OFF HOUR, THERE'S A WARNING BELL THAT
GOES OFF IN THE RESIDENCE SO THEY'LL KNOW, BUT IT WILL BE
ACCESSIBLE 24/7. BUT THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FOR
BUSINESS STANDARD HOURS, YOU KNOW, 8 TO 5.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ HUMENIK.
>> THANK YOU. THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE THAT
IF THE MEDICAL BUILDING MOVES, NOW IT'S NOT MOVING, RIGHT?
IT'S GOING TO BE ON THAT HARD CORNER?
>> YES. >> I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
THE 8-FOOT FENCE FROM WHAT I WAS READING HAS TO BE APPROVED
BY THE HOA AND THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS.
WHAT IF THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN? >> IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, WE'RE
OBLIGATED TO PUT IN A 6-FOOT FENCE.
THE HOA BY BI-LAWS ARE SCOMPLIS ASK IT IN YOU CAN'T -- ARE
EXPLICIT IN THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE 8-FOOT FENCES.
THE HOA BOARD SAID WE WILL MAKE A ONE-TIME EXCEPTION FOR THESE
NEIGHBORS IF YOU GET CONSENT FROM ALL THE OWNERS.
MY DAD WAS THE ONE TALKING TO EVERYONE ON THAT STREET.
I THINK HE TALKED TO EVERY NEIGHBOR THERE SO FAR AND
EVERYONE HAS GRANTED THAT CONSENT.
ASSUMING WE GET THE LAST FEW, WE WILL GO BEFORE THE HOA
ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH WILL BE IN DECEMBER, GET THAT VARIANCE,
BASICALLY APPROVED AND WE'LL REPLACE THE FENCE.
WORST CASE, WE'LL REPLACE IT WITH A 6-FOOT FENCE, BUT
EVERYONE IS SUPPORTIVE, SO THERE'S NOTHING TO HOLD US BACK
UNLESS WE GET ONE NO VOTE, BECAUSE THE ONLY -- WHAT THE
HOA DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE, THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE A FENCE GO
ZIG-ZAG. I THINK WE'RE 90% THERE.
WE JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN AFFIRMATIVE.
WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE IS A SIGNED PETITION.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS --
>> THAT WAS WHAT MY NEXT QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE, IF
YOU HAVE A SIGNED PETITION BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS IF YOU
HAD TO PUT IN A 6-FOOT FENCE, THERE WOULD NEED TO BE SOME
KIND OF ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING DONE TO KIND OF BLOCK IT SINCE
YOU'RE LOSING TWO FEET OF BUFFER.
>> AGAIN, THIS IS THEIR FENCE, SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO THEY'D
IS LICENSE AGREEMENTS, BECAUSE WE -- MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET
KILLED BY SOMEONE'S DOG OR THAT KIND OF THING.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO MAKE SURE ALL THE NEIGHBORS
ARE AGREED, LET THEM KNOW THE TIMETABLE AND THAT WE'RE NOT
GOING TO DISTURB, IF THEY'VE GOT A KID OR A DOG OR WHATEVER,
THAT WE'RE COMING AT THE RIGHT DAY AND TIME.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT BECAUSE
WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE HAPPY AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE A
BURDEN. >> I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION,
BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING THAT THIS BE CHANGED, THERE WAS MENTION
OF A COUPLE OF DRIVE-THROUGH USES.
>> UM-HMM. >> AND ONE OF THEM WAS
SPECIFICALLY TO LOT 4 A ONLY. CAN YOU POINT THAT OUT, PLEASE?
>> LOT 4 A ONLY IS THE CENTURA PROPERTY, LOT 3 IS THE CLA
PROPERTY AND LOT 2 IS THE MINI STORAGE PROPERTY.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THAT,
COUNCILWOMAN, THOSE USES WE INSERTED THOSE IN BEFORE WE
WERE OFFICIALLY UNDER CONTRACT WITH BOTH USERS.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW HE WE WANT -- WE WANT THEM TO
CLOSE BUT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENS IF CLA DOESN'T
PERFORM, YOU KNOW OR WE DON'T ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH
THEM. SOME OF THE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN
MITIGATED AND IF THEY BUILD THE DRIVE-THROUGH, THAT PRETTY MUCH
GOES AWAY, BUT THAT WAS THE WHY BEHIND IT.
AT THIS POINT, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY LESS CONCERNED BECAUSE BOTH
GROUPS ARE UNDER CONTRACT, MOVING FORWARD IN GOOD FAITH.
IN FACT, YOU KNOW, CENTURA HAS SUBMITTED PLANS TO THE CITY FOR
THEIR PERMIT. >> WHERE WOULD THOSE DRIVE-
THROUGHS POTENTIALLY BE? IRCHLTS IT WAS A DISCUSSION
ABOUT -- >> IT WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT
WHAT GOES WHERE -- >> THIS WASN'T PRESENT TED HE
COMMUNITY MEETING AND THIS WENT OUT TO THE OWNERS IN A LETTER
SO, I WOULD JUST LIKE CLARIFICATION.
>> OF COURSE. MIGHT YOU RECALL WHICH WE PUT
ON WHICH SPOT? >> IT WENT BACK AND FORTH WHAT
STAFF WOULD BE WILLING TO SUPPORT ON WHICH LOT AND TO BE
WITH YOU, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE LANGUAGE SINCE.
>> THE DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT WAS RESTRICTED TO THE MEDICAL
LOCAL AND THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK COULD GO ON EITHER LOTS.
>> BOTH RESTAURANTS AND BANKS ARE ALLOWED WITH THE CURRENT
ZONING. WHAT ISN'T ALLOWED IS DRIVE-
THROUGH RESTAURANT AND DRIVE- THROUGH BANK.
WE'RE ADDING IT JUST TO THIS LOT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THERE
COUNCIL? O, THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP IN OP OPTION?
>> YES, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP
IN SUPPORT OF. THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL IS RICK
WHITE, NO. 2, WES DRYCREEK.
>> MR. WHITE. >> I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THE EVERGREEN PROJECT AT 124th, SO IF I COULD TRANSFER
MY NAME. >> OKAY.
>> NEXT IS TOM WONDER. >> JUST REMIND EVERYBODY TO
STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE BEEN
SWORN? STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND
WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN.
>> TOM WONDER, 4113 EAST 129th CIRCLE AND I'M FOR IT.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN IN? >> YES.
YES, I LIVED IN MY HOME FOR 25 YEARS AND WILL START 26 YEARS
NEXT MONTH. I'VE SEEN THIS PLACE, THIS LOT,
COME AND GO AND SEEING A LOT OF CHANGES.
WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN, THERE WAS A DAIRY FARM WHERE THE CON
CONOCO STATION IS AND TERRA LOG BUILT AND THEN THE KEY BANK AND
136th AND COLORADO WAS BASICALLY THE END OF TOWN ON
THIS END OF THE CITY, AND LOOK AT IT NOW, IT'S ALL BUILT UP
AND JUST LTS OF CHANGES GOING ON.
I DROVE DOWN -- I DRIVE COLORADO NEARLY EVERY DAY AND
GOING SOUTH ON JUST NORTH OF 112th NOW, THERE'S A DOCTOR'S
OFFICE WENT IN THERE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, NOW THIS -- NOW
THIS STORAGE UNITS ARE GOING UP EVERYWHERE AROUND IT AND THEY
DON'T EVEN MATCH THE COLOR, THE OFFICE BUILDING IS GORGEOUS,
AND THE STRONG UNITS LOOK LIKE -- STORAGE UNITS LOOK LIKE,
WELL, ANYWAY, AND THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT -- THERE'S DIFFERENT
SIZES IN THERE, SO ALBERT SOP'S WANTED TO BUILD ON THAT LOT AND
WE BASICALLY SAID NO WAY AND IT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE LOOK
WHAT HAPPENED TO ALBERTSON'S, MOST OF THEM ARE ALL CLOSED
NOW, SO THERE WOULD BE AN EMPTY BOX THERE.
AND I THINK THE FIRST ONE WE VOTED ON WAS -- LOOKED LIKE HE
HAD A -- EVERYTHING PLANNED OUT EXCEPT HE HAD A LIQUOR STORE IN
IT, AND MOST OF US WAR AGAINST THE -- US WERE AGAINST THE
LIQUOR STORE, AND IT'S DISAPPEARED.
THERE'S BEEN A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT COME ALONG.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM BUT THEY COME AND GO, AND
CARLSON COME ALONG AND APPROACHED US AND HAVE BEEN
VERY OPEN AND WE'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH -- THEY'VE ASKED
QUESTIONS WHAT WE THOUGHT AND IF WE WANTED TO SEE ABOUT A
CHANGE, THEY WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHANGE.
I CAN'T SEE I'M ALL FOR IT AND I HOPE YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL FOR
IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN 25 YEARS OF EMPTY LOT WITH LOTS OF
GOPHERS. I THINK THAT'S -- ANY
QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T THINK SO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
MISS VINCENT. >> KATHY LIONS.
>> I WILL REMIND YOU OF THE FIVE MINUTES.
I DON'T THINK I SAID THAT BEFORE.
>> KATHY LYONS, 12129 BELL AIR STREET AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN
IN. I'M FOR THIS AND LIKE TOM SAID,
THIS PIECE OF GROUND HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SO LONG.
WE'VE GONE THE GAMUT WITH DIFFERENT THINGS WANTING TO GO
IN AND EVERYTHING AROUND IT GLOT DEVELOPED, SO -- GOT
DEVELOPED, SO IT'S NOT GOT ANYTHING BEAUTIFUL ABOUT IT ANY
MORE. IT'S PRAIRIE DOG CITY THAT HAVE
COME OVER INTO MY YARD AND IT'S NOT MAINTAINED ANY MORE AND
IT'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPED SOONER OR LATER.
IT'S NOT GOING TO SAY AN EMPTY PIECE OF GROUND FOREVER.
CARLSON HAS BEEN VERY SENSITIVE TO THE NEIGHBORS, THE HOA, THEY
MET WITH US MANY TIMES, AND YOU KNOW, THEY'VE EXPLAINED
EVERYTHING, AND I THINK THEY'RE HONEST, GOOD PEOPLE.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE SELLING US A BILL OF GOODS.
I THINK WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE, THEY LIVE IN THE AREA SO THEY
WANT TO SEE IT GOOD, TOO. I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THE STORAGE UNITS AND THE LANDSCAPING IS GOING TO BE
GREAT. THEY'VE GIVEN US CHOICES OF
WHAT WE WANT TO DO. I THINK I'LL OKAY WITH.
I'VE BEEN PROBABLY THE MOST STRONGEST OPPONENT OF SO MANY
OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE WANTED TO GO IN BECAUSE I'M
RIGHT THERE AFFECTED DIRECTLY. I CAN LIVE WITH THIS.
THE CHILDREN'S CENTER IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.
THAT PLACE WILL BRING IN SO MUCH FOR THAT AREA.
AND THE MEDICAL BUILDING, GREAT.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS.
THE ONLY THING PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE ISSUES WITH IS THE STORAGE
UPTS, BUT IT WILL BE LOW KEY, THE HEIGHT IS LOW.
THERE WON'T BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THERE AND I THINK
IT'S A GOOD THING. EVENTUALLY, SOMETHING AWFUL IS
GOING TO GO IN THERE. THIS WILL WORK.
THIS WILL WORK. TRUST ME.
>> THANK YOU. MISS VINCENT.
>> MIKE HEATON, 4452 COTTONWOOD LAKE.
>> MR. HEATON. >> GOOD EVENING.
MIKE HEATON, 4452 COTTON THP WOOD -- COTTONWOOD LAKES.
I OWN ANOTHER PROPERTY IN THAT HILLS.
I AM ALSO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COUNTRY HILLS
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND FOR PRIOR TOM AND KATHY, BOTH ARE,
TOO, WE HAVE WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH CARLSONS AS FAR AS TO
DEVELOP THIS. THEY HAVE BEEN THE MOST UP
FRONT, PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH.
I LIKE TOM HAVE BEEN THROUGH THREE OR FOUR DEVELOPERS, WE
GOT THIS IDEA, WE GOT THAT IDEA.
THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN THE MOST UP FRONT AND PROFESSIONEL AND
REALLY HAVE US AS CITIZENS AND AS HOMEOWNERS IN THE FRONT OF
THEIR MINDS. I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS WITH
THIS, EVEN THE STORAGE UNITS, AND AS I ACTUALLY LOOK AT THIS
IS GOING TO INCREASE BOTH MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE AND MY RENTAL
HOUSE AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
HEALTH CARE FACILITY AND DAY CARE FACILITY WITH PRIMARY CARE
WHAT CAN GREAT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT PIBL HE OCARE, WHAT
GREAT COMPATIBLE PLACES. EVERYTHING JUST SEEMS TO WORK.
IN MY OPINION. AND I AM ALL FOR IT, AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MISS VINCENT. >> NOLAN I BELIEVE THE LAST
NAME IS PROCTOR, 4461 COTTONWO OD LAKES
>> SHE'S NOT GOING TO. >> JUNE HEATON, 4461 COTTONWOOD
LAKES BOULEVARD. >> MISS HEATON.
>> I DID NOT STAND UP TO GET SWORN IN.
SO DO I NEED TO WAIT? >> SHE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET YOU
SWORN IN. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND RIGHT
NOW. [ WITNESS SWORN ]
>> THANK YOU. >> I'M LEJEUNE HEATON, 4452
COTTONWOOD LAKES BOULEVARD AND JUST ECHO WHAT MY HUSBAND JUST
SAID. IT'S GONE ON FOR WAY TOO MANY
YEARS AND I THINK IT WILL BE AN ASSET TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THE VALUE OF OUR HOME. SO I HOPE YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT
IT OR APPROVE IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JULIANNE LEVY, 9450 EAST LAKE LAKE.
LAKE. >> MY NAME IS JULIAN LEVY.
I OWN THE GROUND THAT THE KEY BANK IS ON, AND THINK --
>> CAN YOU GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US IF YOU'VE BEEN
SWORN. >> HOME ADDRESS IS 9450 EAST
LAKE CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE. >> WERE YOU SWORN IN?
>> I HAVE A HEARING PROBLEM, MA'AM.
>> WERE YOU SWORN IN? >> YES.
>> GREAT. PLEASE PROCEED.
>> I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL PLAN.
IT WILL HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD QUITE A BIT.
THE ARCHITECTURE IS -- LOOKS VERY NICE, AND I THINK IT'S
JUST IDEAL FOR THAT PARTICULAR CORNER.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT CORNER HAS NEVER HAD ANYTHING
ON IT, AND IT'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL PLAN.
I SEE NO OTHER -- NO REASON TO REJECT THIS.
I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLAN. ALSO TAX PURPOSES FOR THE CITY
OF THORNTON ON THE PROPERTY TAXES INSTEAD OF AN EMPTY PIECE
OF GROUND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. >> JUAN BEHILL, 4264 EAST 131st
PLACE. MR. VEEHILL.
>> I'M JUAN VEEHILL AND YES I HAVE BEEN SWOON IN.
ALTHOUGH I AM NOT WITHIN THE 1500 FEET BUFFER, I AM FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT. AS MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS,
MIKE HEATON, I KNOW AL PROCTOR, KATHY LYONS AS WELL AS CARLSON
HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE WITH THIS PROJECT.
THE USES ARE PRETTY GREAT, WITH THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, THE
CHILD CARE FACILITY AS WELL AS THE STRONG UNITS.
I WILL BE HONEST I WAS A LITTLE HESITANT IN REGARDS TO THE
STORAGE UNIT PLAN BUT AFTER SEEING WHAT CARLSON HAS DONE
WITH IT AND THE DESIGN, IT'S NIGHT AND DAY FROM ANY OTHER
STORAGE UNIT PROPERTIES THAT ARE AROUND THE CITY AND AS WELL
AS ADJACENT CITIES. I DO THINK IT WILL ALSO BE
BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY TAX PURPOSE-WISE, AS SOME OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED. SEEING THAT LAND BEING
DEVELOPED, BEEN IN THE CITY ANOTHER 20 YEARS NOW, JUST
NOTICING THAT EVERYTHING ON THE, YOU KNOW, WEST CORNER,
SOUTH CORNER, EAST CORNER, THE 128th AND COLORADO HAS BEEN
#2K0E68D AND YET HERE WE ARE. AND STILL LOOKING AT DRY LAND.
I DO HOPE YOU GUYS TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND APPROVE
THIS. CARLSON HAS BEEN PERFECT IN
WORKING WITH US, LETTING US KNOW WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE AND
AS WELL AS WHAT WE LIKE AND DON'T LIKE.
>> THANK YOU. DANIEL VEE HOE -- VEEHILL.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> STEECH, I BELIEVE THE LAST
NAME IS PRONOUNCED KRRK EREVANOCHL, BELL AIR STREET.
>> MY NAME IS STEVE, I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM
THE DEPOND. >> HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN?
>> YES, I HAVE. >> THANK YOU.
>> I'M CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS, PART OF IT I LIKE AND
PART OF IT DON'T. AS I SIT HERE LOOKING AT THIS
IT'S DAWNED ON ME THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF APPROVING A 24/7
LOADING ZONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WOULD
CONSIST OF YOU-HAUL TRUCKS BACKING UP, MAKING BEEPING
NOISES, BANGING NOISES, HYDRAULICS GOING UP AND DOWN.
I CAN PROBABLY LIVE WITH THE KIDS SCREAMING AT RECESS, SINCE
I'M RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE DETENTION POND BUT 24/7 LOADING
AND UNLOADING, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, AND I'M NOT SURE
EXACTLY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS HOW MUCH TRAFFIC WOULD BE
DRAWN TO THAT AS A PERCENTAGE OF USE DURING VARIOUS TIMES OF
THE DAY, BUT TO ME, EVEN ONE USE AT THREE IN THE MORNING
WITH SOMEBODY LOADING OR UNLOADING WOULD BE
UNACCEPTABLE. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SHIRLENE I BELIEVE IS STRALS
. >> 4030 EAST 129th WAY AND JUST
WANT TO REITERATE --. HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN?
>> YES. >> I'M SORRY.
>> I APPROVE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
I THINK WE'VE BEEN REALLY OPEN AND HONEST WITH THE NEIGHBORS,
I'VE HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ON THE
PHONE AND E-MAIL AND I WENT TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING AND I
LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH T I, AS WELL, HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE STORAGE UNITS, BUT I'VE COME AROUND.
SOME OF THE PRIOR PROPOSALS AND I WOULDN'T WANT A MULTI STORY
UNIT BACK THERE, SO I'M HAPPY WITH THIS.
I THINK IT'S A NUISANCE THE WAY IT IS NOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DAVID AND I BELIEVE IT'S MUN
MENU YOES, JACKSON STREET. >> I AM DAVID MUNOS, 12736
JACKSON STREET AND YES I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ECHO AND ENDORSE ALL THE POSITIVE
COMMENTS FROM EVERYONE ELSE. I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
THE FENCING. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD
BE MODIFIED TO BE VERY ATTRACTIVE, SPECIFICALLY ON THE
NORTH END OF THE DAY CARE AND THE SOUTH END OF THE STORAGE,
HOPEFULLY WILL NOT BE SOMETHING LIKE CHAIN LING WHERE A LOT OF
-- CHAIN LINK WHERE A LOT OF PAPERS AND DIRT COULD GET
TRAPPED IN BETWEEN, SO I'M HOPING -- AND EVEN BETWEEN THE
CLINIC AND THE DAY CARE. ALSO I'M NOT SURE, NOBODY'S
MENGED WHAT TYPE OF -- MENTIONED WHAT TYPE OF FENCING
THAT WOULD BE. I'M HOPING IT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA. BUT OTHERWISE, I'M VERY MUCH IN
FAVOR OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU.
WE'LL CLARIFY THAT TYPE IN A MOMENT.
THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS SIGNED UP IN OPPOSITION, LINDA BEACON, 1281 RIVERDALE
ROAD. >> OKAY.
. >> MY NAME IS LINDA WIEGAND,
I'VE LIVE IN THIS AREA FOR 37 YEARS, YES, I'VE BEEN SWORN IN.
I'M IN OPPOSITION TO IT NOT FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF, BUT I AM
TIRED OF SEEING ALL THE PRAIRIE DOGS GET BURIED ALIVE.
I HAVE WATCHED AREA AFTER AREA IN THIS AREA BURY THE PRAIRIE
DOGS ALIVE. I UNDERSTAND AND I WATCH A
RULING COME TO HAVE THESE PRAIRIE DOGS MOVING AND I AM
WONDERING IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON MOVING THE PRAIRIE DOGS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> HER ADDRESS IS 4155 EAST
130th PLACE, ALSO PASSED ME A NOTE.
>> OKAY. WERE YOU ABLE TO BE SWORN IN?
>> YES. >> GREAT.
>> STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> 4155 EAST 130th PLACE AND I
HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. >> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THE CARLSONS ARE REALLY GOOD COMPANY, MARK AND
TYLER BOTH -- HAVE BOTH BEEN REALLY NICE AND KIND AND
RESPONSIVE. I HAVE TWO ISSUES HERE.
ONE IS I -- I'M NOT A FAN AT ALL OF THE STORAGE UNITS.
I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY VISUALLY PLEASING TO COME IN
AND SEE STORAGE UNITS LINED UP AND I KNOW THEY DO A GOOD JOB
IF ANYONE WOULD, BUT THAT'S -- AND I DON'T LIKE TO THE IDEA OF
A DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT, THOUGH MY HUSBAND DID SAY WHAT KIND OF
FOOD. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THE NEXT -- MY NEXT THING IS ALSO THE PRAIRIE DOGS.
I'M SURPRISED SOMEONE ELSE HAD IN AN IN MIND.
I KNOW THAT THEY HAD TO GO ONE DAY, I JUST WISHED THAT THERE
WERE MORE PLANS IN PLACE WITH THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND ADAMS
COUNTY OPEN SPACE TO PLAN FOR THEM WHEN OPEN SPACE IS BOUGHT
SO THAT IN THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS AND 112th AND
COLORADO AS WELL, THERE'S A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO.
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CALLING ALL OVER, BEEN WORKING AND IT'S JUST
BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTING AND SAD.
THEY'RE A VERY GOOD PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM.
I CAN SEE HOW THEY'RE A PROBLEM FOR THE NEIGHBORS, BUT THEY ARE
-- HAVE BEEN THE RESIDENTS OF THIS PROPERTY FOR HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS OF YEARS IF NOT THOUSANDS.
THEY'RE GOOD FOR THE GRASS, ACTUALLY KEEP THE GRASS, IF
YOU'VE EVER GONE WHERE THE PRAIRIE DOGS HAVE LEFT, IT'S
FULL OF STICKER. I'VE GOT LIST AND LIST OF ALL
THE GOOD THINGS THEY DO AND ALL THE ANIMALS THEY HELP TO
THRIVE, SO MY -- MY HOPE IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT, DEVELOPERS
AND LAND OWNERS WILL START TO THINK OF THE PRAIRIE DOGS WHEN
THEY GO TO THESE -- TO START DEVELOPMENTS FOR THIS.
THIS PROJECT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY BELONG
HERE JUST AS MUCH AS WE DO AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU >> THAT'S ALL THAT'S SIGNED UP
AT THIS TIME, YOUR HONOR. >> ANYONE ELSE HAS WANTED TO
SPEAK THAT DIDN'T SIGN UP WHEN THEY CAME IN?
OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF AT THIS TIME?
>> I WAS CHECKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND IN CHECKING OUR
NOTES, SEEMS LIKE THERE WERE THREE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE
RESPONDED TO BY THE STAFF OR APPLICANT.
ONE DEALS WITH THE CONCERN ABOUT NOISE, PARTICULARLY LATE
HOUR OPERATIONS AT THIS FACILITY.
ANOTHER DEALS WITH FENCES, SOUNDED LIKE FENCES BETWEEN THE
USES ON THE -- ON THE SITE. AND A THIRD WAS THE INTENT,
WHAT IS THE INTENT WITH REGARD TO THE PRAIRIE DOGS THAT ARE
NOW ON THE SITE. SO IF WE CAN GET RESPONSES TO
THOSE THREE THINGS, I THINK THAT WOULD ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
THAT -- THAT WE HAVE NOTED. >> OKAY.
>> I'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION WITH THE CITY'S
ADOPTED PRAIRIE DOGS RELOCATION ORDINANCE, AND THEN I'D LIKE TO
LEAVE THE OTHER TWO ITEMS FOR THE DEVELOPER.
>> OKAY. >> IN PARTICULAR, THE FENCING
AND THE 24-HOUR USE. CITY CODE REQUIRES THAT WITH
ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AT THE TIME OF APPLICABLE THE
DEVELOPER NEEDS TO INDICATE WHETHER THEY HAVE PRAIRIE DOGS
ON THE PROPERTY OR NOT. PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF THE
DOERMENT PERMIT APPLICATION OR SUBDIVISION PLATH APPLICATION
INDICATING THEY ARE IMMINENTLY GOING TO BE DEVELOPING, THEY
NEED TO PROVIDE A LETTER TO THE CITY GIVING EVIDENCE OF GOOD
FAITH EFFORTS IN ORDER TO RELOCATE THOSE PRAIRIE DOGS.
THEY NEED TO PROVIDE -- DO AT LEAST TWO FIVE DIFFERENT
PRACTICES, SUCH AS LOOKING AT LAND THAT THEY OWN, THAT THE
DEVELOPER OWNS SOMEWHERE IN THE METRO AREA AND SEEING IF THEY
CAN RELOCATE INTO THAT, CONTACTING A RELOCATION
COMPANY, SUCH AS BLACK -- I THINK IT'S FERRETS OR RAPTORS
FARM IF THEY CAN TAKE THEM AND THEY NID TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE
THEY HAVE DONE THOSE EFFORTS. IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO RELOCATE
THEM, THEY NEED TO BE EXTERNAL NATED HUMANELY AS DETERMINED BY
THE COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AND PRIOR TO THE
ISSUANCE OF A GRADING PERMIT, STATING THEY ARE GOING TO START
CONSTRUCTION, WE NEED A SECOND LETTER STATING THAT ALL THE
PRAIRIE DOGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY.
THAT IS THE CITY'S PRAIRIE DOGS ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU. >> ON THE PRAIRIE DOG TOPIC, I
THINK SHAR, SHE'S BEEN GREAT. WE'RE STILL CONTINUING OUR
SEARCH FOR A HOME FOR THE PRAIRIE DOGS.
MY DAD HAS CALLED HALF A DOZEN DIFFERENT PLACE, EITHER THEY
DON'T TAKE THEM OR THEY DO TAKE THEM AND THERE'S A WAITING LIST
AND THEY'RE A COUPLE YEARS DEEP BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY
DEVELOPERS LOOKING FOR A HOME. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE.
WE HAVE A WHILE UNTIL WE ARE TURNING DIRT BUT WE HAVE
SEVERAL MORE MONTHS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY NEED TO START
CONSTRUCTION AND SO BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK AND FIND A HOME FOR THEM AND IF WE CAN.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE OTHER PROPERTY THAT CLARK OWNS,
PERSONALLY ARE ALL FARMED AND OUR FARMERS WOULD SHOOT US IF
WE PRAIRIE DOGS ON THEIR WINTER WHEAT DROPS, SO IT'S HARD FOR
US TO RELOCATE THEM ON TO OUR PROPERTIES BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL
BEING ACTIVELY ARMED AS OUR HISTORIC PRACTICE.
SO THAT'S THE -- SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT.
AS IT RELATES TO THE FENCING, THE FENCING THAT CHILDREN'S
LEARNING VENTURE PUTS AROUND THEIR PLAYGROUND IS A TALL,
STEEL WROUGHT IRON FENCING. IT'S NO THE CHAIN LINK FOR
SURE, THEY DON'T WANT KIDS TO CLIMB THE FENCES.
IT'S VERY TALL. THEY DON'T WANT KIDS ESCAPING
FROM THE PLAYGROUND AND IT'S NOTHING THEY CAN STEP ON OR GO
BETWEEN. I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT WE
HAVEN'T RESOLVED WITH STAFF, WHICH WILL PROBABLY RESOLVE
DURING THE DECREASE P PHASE, IS THE INTEGRATION OF THE SELF-
STORAGE WALL AND THE NORTHERN FENCE FOR THE CHILD CARE
FACILITY, BECAUSE ONCE THAT GOES IN, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T --
WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A TRASH AREA BETWEEN THE WALL AND
FENCE. WE'LL WORKING ON THAT.
THAT'S BEING WORKED OUT RIGHT NOW WITH US, CLA, SO IT DOESN'T
BECOME A MU SANS -- NUISANCE IN THE FUTURE.
ON THE HOURS OF OPERATION, MY FATHER REMINDED ME THAT HE
HASN'T YET DETERMINED THE HOURS OF OPERATION AS A NIGHTLY USE
BECAUSE WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, FRANKLY, THE ON-SITE MANAGER,
AND WE HAVE SOME MANAGERS WHO DO NOT WANT TO BE DISTURBED,
YOU KNOW, PAST CERTAIN HOUR AND WE HAVE OTHER MANAGERS THAT ARE
A LITTLE MORE TOLERANT. THERE ARE TENANTS WHO WANT
ACCESS PRIMARILY EARLY IN THE MORNING IF THEY HAVE TO GO TO
WORK, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT.
WE HAVE, AGAIN, A ZERO NOISE POLICY BECAUSE IF THEY ARE
WAKING UP ANYONE ON BELL AIR STREET, THEY'RE GOING TO BE
WAKING UP OUR MANAGER AND THEY WILL BE VERY CRANKY.
I HOPE THAT SPEAKS TO IT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MART MEZ
HUMENIK. >> ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IN THE
E-MAILS WE WERE READ BEING HOW IS THE PARKING LOT GOING TO BE
ADDRESSED IF A DRIVE-THROUGH OR BANK GOES IN THERE IN RELATION
OUGHT OTHER SITES ON THE PROPERTY.
>> HOW WILL THE PARKING LOT -- FRANKLY, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME
BEFORE COUNCIL AGAIN WITH A NEW CSP.
I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT [ INDISCERNIBLE
] WOULD FIND A DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT SIMILAR TO THE
CENTER DEAL. ASSUMING EVERYWRUN CLOSES AND
MOVES FORWARD, IT'S A MOOT ISSUE.
IF WE DO HAVE TO COME BACK FOR A NEW CSP, I THINK WE WOULD
WORK WITH STAFF AT THAT TIME. >> I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE
QUESTION BECAUSE IT WAS PROPOSED IN ONE OF THE E-MAILS
WANTING TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD. >> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU. >> QUICK QUESTION, TYLER.
>> YES. >> IF YOU COVERED IT, I
APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I MUST HAVE MISSED IT.
GIVEN THE 24/7. >> POTENTIAL.
>> POTENTIAL. TALK TO ME ABOUT THE LIGHTING
SPECIFICALLY ALONG THE AREAS WHERE IT BORDERS THE
RESIDENTIAL. I ASSUME THE FACILITY WILL BE
LIT 24 HOURS A DAY AND IF YOU'RE EXPECTING POTENTIAL
ACCESS ACCESS UNFORTUNATELY CITY CODE REQUIRES IT TO BE LIT
24/7. IT WILL ALL BE DOWNLIT, WE'RE
NOT GOING TO BE HAVING ANY POLES.
>> THAT'S THE CONCERN. >> IT WILL BE WALL PACK
LIGHTING, LOW-SLUNG AND I WANTED TO MAKE A MET AEN -- I
DON'T WANT TO MAKE A COMMENTARY ON THE PHOTO METRIC
REQUIREMENTS BUT THE CITY STANDARD IS FAIRLY BRIGHT, IT'S
MORE GEARED TOWARDS A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT, WHICH
IS NOT REALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THIS, SO IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR
US TO NOT REPLACE ALL THE BULBS, JUST SO THAT THE
LIGHTING GOES DOWN. WE WANT TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
EVERYONE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS OUR CUSTOMER.
WE WIFE LOOIF IN THE COMMUNITY -- WE LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> I PRESUME IF THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF, YOU WOULD
PROBABLY PUT SOME BLIPDERS OR SHIELDS UP SO -- BLINDERS OR
SHIELDS UP SO IT WOULDN'T IMPEDE ANYBODY --
>> ON THE WALL PACKS, THEY HAVE SHIELD OVER THEM SO THERE ARE
DOWN LIGHTS. THERE WILL *** POLES ON THAT
-- THERE WILL BE NO POLES ON THAT PROPERTY.
THEY WILL BE INTERSPEAKERSD INTERSPERSED.
>> YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT
HAVE. >> I'LL FWED AND CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING THEN AT 8:06 P.M.
AND I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 6 A. WOULD SOMEBODY
LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEAM BEAL.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE AN APPROVAL OF THE
AMENDMENT AND SITE PLAN, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF
THE INTERSECTION OF EAST 128th AVENUE AND COLORADO BOULEVARD,
COUNTRY HILLS OFFICE CAMPUS, AND ASK FOR IT'S APPROVAL.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
PLEASE POLL THE COUNCIL. >> COUNCIL CAST YOUR VOTES.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR HONOR.
>> THAT WAS PASS ON FIRST READING.
COULD I HAVE SOMEONE, COUNCIL MEMBER FOX COME BACK IN FOR THE
NEXT HEARING, PLEASE. THANKS, CHIEF.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
>> I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>>> OKAY, NOW THAT MISS FOX HAS RETURNED, ITEM 6 B IS A PUBLIC
HEARING REGARDING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
REZONE AND CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ON PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED
SOUTH OF EAST 144th AREA AND EAST OF GRANT STREET, WHICH IS
CALLED THE 144th AND GRANT MULTI-FAMILY.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 8:08 P.M.
MR. ETHRIDGE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, MIKE NOLAN WILL COME FORWARD AND
PRESENT THIS INITIALLY TO THE COUNCIL AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> MIKE MELLON.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN AS WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS
CONTINUED FROM THE AUGUST -- OCTOBER 8th, EXCUSE ME, DATE.
WE DID RENOTICE PER OUR CITY CODE STANDARDS PUNISHABLEATION
OF THE MEETING WAS PLACED IN THE THORNTON SENT NECESSARILY.
NOTICES WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS OF RECORD WITHIN --
WITHIN 1500 FEET OF THE SITE 10 DAYS PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S HEARING
AND THE SITE WAS POSTED WITH SIGNS INDICATED NEW DATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THE POSTING REQUIREMENTS INTO THE
PUBLIC RECORD.
>> THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT A
REZONING AND CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN FOR A MUMENT DEVELOPMENT
-- FOR A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS A VICINITY MAP OF THE PROPERTY SHOWING THE LOCATION,
HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. THE 1500-FOOT RADIUS IS THE
CIRCLE AROUND THE PROPERTY. PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL, AS IS ALL THE CITY-OWNED OR ALL OF THE
CITY INCORPORATED LAND WITHIN CITY LIMIT.
THIS PORTION OF THE WHITE AREA HERE AND HERE ARE
UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF ADAMS COUNTY.
144th AND WASHINGTON, THIS IS THE GROVE COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CABELA'S IN THIS LOCATION RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE SITE SHOWING IT IS VACANT.
IT IS SOUTH OF THE EXISTING EXCEL SUBSTATION, WHICH IS JUST
TO THE NORTH HERE. THESE ARE THE COUNTY PROPERTIES
HERE. THEY ARE SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENCES, AND THIS AERIAL PHOTO IS OUT OF DATE BECAUSE
THERE'S AN 80,000 SQUARE FOOT CABELA'S THERE NOW.
AS MENTIONED, THE FIRST ACTION AND ASK IS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENT OF THE DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY NOW
IS REGIONAL COMMERCIAL. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD
CHANGE THAT FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION TO RESIDENTIAL
HIGH. JUST THE MAP OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT INDICATING THE NEW PROPOSED
LAND USE DESIGNATION. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE MUMENT,
THE FAMILY NEEDS TO BE REZONED FROM REGIONAL COMMERCIAL TO
MULTI-FAMILY. THAT IS THE SECOND REQUEST
BEFORE YOU. THIRD REQUEST IS THE CONCEPTUAL
SITE PLAN. I WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO
GO INTO MORE DETAIL AS TO ALL THE AMENITIES.
THEY'VE GOT A PRETTY EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION.
465 APARTMENTS, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 30 ACRES IN SIZE.
THEY ARE PROPOSING A NUMBER OF AMENITIES, WHICH I WILL OUTLINE
HERE IN A MINUTE. ACCESS TO ORIENT OURSELVES,
THIS ON THE RIGHT IS ACTUALLY ON THE NORTH, SO IF YOU CAN
IMAGINE THIS BEING TILTED ON TO ITS SIDE.
THIS IS GRANT STREET, WHICH RUNS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON THE
PROPERTY. THERE WILL BE TWO TRAFFIC
CIRCLES, THIS TRAFFIC CIRCLE HERE IS IT ACTUALLY ALREADY
CONSTRUCTED AND IS ADJACENT TO THE GROVE SHOPPING CENTER.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED TO THE STREETS
WITH THE PARKING HIDDEN BEHIND THE BUILDINGS FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
THERE ARE LIKE I SAID A NUMBER OF AMENITIES INCLUDED.
THIS LANDSCAPE PLAN IS A BETTER DIAGRAM AND SHOWS YOU THE
AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE THEY'VE INCLUDED, INCLUDING ON-SITE
DETENTION AND NUMEROUS TREE- LINED STREETS AND DRIVE AISLES
IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS, AND PLAY LAWN AREA HERE AND A PARK
DOWN HERE WITH THE FIRST CLUBHOUSE AND POOL UP HERE AND
A SECOND ONE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH.
THESE ARE THE AMENITIES THEY'RE PROVIDING, TWO CLUBHOUSES EACH
WITH A POOL AND POOL DECK, 3,000 FEET OF PARK SPACE A TOT
LOT AND SITE FURNISHINGS. 6,000 SQUARE FEET OF POCKET
PARK. 3500 SQUARE FOOT FENCED-IN DOG
PARK, TRAIL CONNECTION TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROJECT.
AND ALSO A TRAIL CONNECTION ADJACENT TO THE EXCEL
SUBSTATION THAT LEADS TO, EXCUSE ME, A COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED UP HERE ADJACENT TO
144th AND WASHINGTON STREETS, SO NUMEROUS PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT. THE CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECTURE IS
SHOWN HERE, ASPHALT SHINGLED ROOFS, STUCCO AND STONE WITH
LAP SIDING. COMPLIES WITH ALL THE MULTI-
FAMILY DESIGN STANDARDS IN THE CITY CODE.
AND I WILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE
BIT FURTHER. NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING FOR THIS
PROJECT WAS HELD ON OCTOBER OR AUGUST 28th OF 2013.
THREE RESIDENTS ATTENDED THAT MEETING.
FROM UNKINGTD ADAM -- UNINCORPORATED AD CAMS COUNTY
AND DISCUSSED SCREENS ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PROJECT.
THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT FROM THAT COMMUNITY
MEETING. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF
THE THREE ACTIONS BEFORE YOU AND BASED ON THE FOLLOWING
FINDINGS: FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, THE REQUEST
COMPLIES WITH ALL THE CRITERIA LISTED IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE
CITY CODE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.
ONE OF WHICH BEING THAT CONDITIONS IN THE AREA HAVE
CHANGED SUCH THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
FROM REGIONAL COMMERCIAL TO MULTI-FAMILY IS WARRANTED.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH HERE, THE PROPERTY
DOESN'T BENEFIT FROM ANY DIRECT FRONTAGE TO ANY PUBLIC STREETS
OTHER THAN GRANT STREET AT THIS TIME, MAKING COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT ON THIS SITE DIFFICULT.
DOESN'T HAVE I-25 FRONTAGE, OR WASHINGTON STREET FRONTAGE.
THE ADDITION OF HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IN THIS AREA WILL
BE MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTERS IN
THE AREA ON AROUND THE PERIMETER.
THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL HIGH DESIGNATION ALLOWS FOR A
DENSITY OF UP TO 25 DWELLING UNITS AN ACRE.
THEY ARE PROPOSING TO BE 18 DWELLING UNITS AN ACRE, SO THEY
ARE BELOW THE MAXIMUM. THERE'S A NEED BEEN SECRECIED
NOT ONLY BY THIS DEVELOPER BUT OTHERS WITHIN THE CORRIDOR FOR
HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE COMMERCIAL LAND
USES AND THIS MULTI-FAMILY WILL SERVE AS A TRANSITION FROM THIS
HIGH INTENSITY SHOPPING CENTER TO DEVELOPMENT OVER TOWARDS
WASHINGTON STREET. THE REZONING REQUEST COMPLIES
WITH ALL THE CRITERIA IN THE CODE FOR REZONES, THAT THE
PROPOSED REZONING WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING AND
PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USES. IT WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE AND PROMOTE THE GOALS TO
PROVIDE A MIXTURE OF HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT COMPLIES WITH THE
CITY CODE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MULTI-FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT AS
WELL AS THE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS.
THEY APPLY PLY WITH ALL THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, THE
SETBACKS, THE BUILDING HEIGHT AND AMOUNT OF AMENITIES BEING
PROVIDED AND THE ARCHITECTURE IS OF GOOD QUALITY WITH GOOD
MATERIALS. AGAIN, STAFF RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL OF THIS, OF THESE THREE ACTIONS, THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, THE ZONE AMENDMENT AND
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR ORDERLY
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE WITH A GOOD SITE PLAN AND QUALITY
LANDSCAPING AND HEARTH. THIS CON LUDZ -- AND
ARCHITECTURE. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S
PRESENTATION. >> ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?
>> I DID -- WE DID RECEIVE SOME E-MAILS OF SUPPORT FROM THE
PROJECT, FROM SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE ALSO DID
RECEIVE A LETTER FROM NOBLE ENERGY WHO CAN HAS MINERAL
INTERESTS ON THE SITE, AND GIVING US THEIR OPINION OF THE
PROJECT, SO AT THIS TIME I'D TLIBEG ENTER THOSE INTO THE
RECORD. >> THANK YOU -- I'D LIKE TO
ENTER THOSE INTEREST THE RECORD RVGTS THANK YOU -- INTO THE
RECORD. >> THANK YOU.
>> IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
TYLER CARLSON TO EXPLAIN THE PROJECT.
>> MR. CARLSON. >> THANK YOU, TYLER CARLSON,
12460 EAST LAKE, I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE SITE OUR
MULTI-FAMILY PARTNERS ON THE SITE WILL BE DOING A MORE
FORMAL PRESENTATION. I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE A
BACKGROUND. MY COMPANY EVERGREEN
DEVELOPMENT BECAME INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT OVER A YEAR AND A
HALF AGO AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE'RE PRIMARILY A RETAIL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FL I APPROACHED THE PROPERTY OWNERS
BECAUSE OF THE HARD CORNER AT 144th AND WASHINGTON AND I SOON
FOUND OUT THAT THEY ONLY -- THEY HAD A LOT MORE PROPERTY
BEHIND THE SUBSTATION AND WOULD ONLY SELL ALL OF IT IN ONE
SHOT. SO WE ENTERED INTO A PURCHASE
CONTRACT, WE PURCHASED THE ENTIRE PROPERTY FOR THEM AND I
KNEW PRETTY QUICKLY WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THE COMMERCIAL
CORNER AND WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY GOT A CSP FOR THE NORTH
WASHINGTON SUBAREA FOR THE COMMERCIAL CORNER.
BUT I SAT DOWN WITH CITY STAFF AND SAID, GUYS, WHAT IN THE
WORLD ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY.
WE HAVE AN OIL WELL, SUBSTATION, NEFF NO FRONTAGE
AND HOW DO WE INCORPORATE A USE INTO THIS PIECE TO DO TWO
THINGS, REALLY. ONE WAS THE OVERARCHING CITY
GOAL OF GETTING GRANT STREET BUILT AND SECOND GOAL WAS HOW
DO WE CREATE USES TO SUPPORT THE CITY INVESTMENT?
IS SIGNIFICANT IN THE CABELA'S PROJECT.
AND SO THAT EMBARKED US ON A JOURNEY IN EXPLORING THE
HIGHEST AND BEST FOR THE PROPERTY AND WHAT WE CAME UP
WITH I BELIEVE IS THE MOST DYNAMIC PROJECTS IN THORNTON,
IF NOT THE NORTH METRO AREA. I FEEL BLESSED TO BE WORKING
WITH THE TEAM AT LENOIR, THIS IS ONE OF THEIR FIRST MULTI-
FAMILY PROJECTS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA AND THE QUALITY AND
DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THEIR PLAN IS
SOMETHING THORNTON HAS NOT SEEN.
FRANKLY, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT THORNTON DESERVES AND IT
WILL BE IN -- CONDUCIVE WITH THE GOALS AND VISIONS THAT THE
CITY HAS FOR THIS ENTIRE SECTION FROM 144th TO 136th.
I ALSO WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK STAFF FOR COMING TO THE HEARING
TODAY AND THANK ALL THE NEIGHBORS.
WEAVER AGAIN -- WE'VE AGAIN, MADE AT รบ FRIENDS AS LATE AS
LAST NIGHT. WE HAD THE BLESSING TO BE IN
THE HOMES BEFORE YOU ON WASHINGTON STREET, WITH JUDY
AND GARY AND JOHN AND PAM AND WHAT WHAT A TRUE PLEASURE.
THEY ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE. PAM'S MOTHER STILL LIVES THERE,
HER FAMILY HOMESTEADED ON THAT CORNER IN THE 1800 s, REALLY
COOL STUFF. JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, WE ARE
WORKING WITH THEM SPECIFICALLY ON ADDING A FENCE TO OUR PLAN
THAT WILL PROVIDE A VISUAL AND A PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN
THEIR HOMES AND THE TRAILS. THE TRAIL CONNECTION THAT WILL
RUN, YOU KNOW, ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
JUDY AND GARY ARE SENSITIVE TO THEIR HORSES AND WE CERTAINLY
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF OUR RESIDENTS GO FOR RIDING
LESSONS UNAUTHORIZED. AND WE'RE PLANNING A PRETTY
SUBSTANTIAL LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG THE BACK.
YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER FROM NOBLE
ENERGY, I MET ON SITE WITH NOBLE LAST WEEK.
THEY APPROVE OF OUR PLANS. THEY'RE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE HAVE
PROVIDED. THEY DID HAVE 134 CONCERNS ON
THE PLACING OF LANDSCAPING WITHIN THEIR OIL AND GAS TRACT.
WE HAVE SINCE RESOLVED THAT. THEY ALSO ASKED THAT WE ADD A
SECOND GATE ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THEIR TRACT, SO THEY
CAN HAVE TWO POINTS OF ACCESS, AND WE'VE BEEN ACCOMMODATING.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO LENOIR AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> I'M SCOTT JOHNSON.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M SCOTT JOHNSON, WITH LENOIR
MULTI FAMILY COMMUNITIES OUR ADDRESS IS 231 MILWAUKEE
STREET, DENVER, COLORADO, 80206.
I HAVE NOT BEEN SWORN IN. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[ WITNESS SWORN ] >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR,
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US BACK. WE ALL MET I THINK IT WAS IN
EARLY FEBRUARY WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS
COMMUNITY AND WE'VE HAD A FEW TWISTS AND TURNS BUT WE'RE BACK
AND WE STAYED FOCUSED ON IT. WE THINK THAT WHAT YOU'LL SEE
AS I KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS THIS EVENING AND HOPEFULLY WHAT
YOU HAVE HEARD FROM STAFF MEASURES UP TO WHAT YOU ALL
WERE HOPING YOU'D SEE WHEN WE MET LAST FEBRUARY.
I THINK WE'VE TRIED TO -- IF WE HAVEN'T INCORPORATED
EVERYTHING, IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY
BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD ENHANCE THIS
COMMUNITY, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO
PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT. LIKE TYLER SAID, I THINK OUR
TEAM, WHICH IS KIND OF THE LINEUP OF FOLKS OVER HERE.
>>> THIS PROPERTY AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST IS REALLY
MEANT TO BE A CLASS A LUXURY OFFERING TO THE AREA.
OBVIOUSLY 144th CONTINUES TO TAKE ON A NEW FACE AND HAS
CHANGED A LOT OVER THE LAST OH, FIVE YEARS, AND YOU KNOW, WE
FORESEE THAT CHANGE CONTINUING FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
THIS PROPERTY IS REALLY AIMS TO FILL, YOU KNOW, A GAP THAT'S
REALLY NOW IN KIND OF THE NORTH METRO AREA AND THORNTON IN
PARTICULAR, WHERE THERE HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN A LOT OF CLASS A
LUXURY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES BUILT IN THE LAST 12 YEARS.
THERE ARE A FEW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THERE HAVE
BEEN A SCATTERING OF NICE COMMUNITIES, BUT THIS IS REALLY
TRYING TO BE CUTTING EDGE, NEW, LUXURY APARTMENT COMMUNITY AND
WE'RE REAL PROUD OF IT. WE'LL KIND OF GO THROUGH A LOT
OF THE AMEMBERSHIPTIES BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THE LIST IN FRONT OF
YOU, WE'RE NOT ONLY FOCUSED ON A CLASS A RESIDENTIAL AND KIND
OF HOME EXPERIENCE BUT ALSO A WHOLE PACK AMG OF AMEN --
PACKAGE OF AMENITIES AND LIFESTYLE THCHL IS A BIG
COMMUNITY, 465 UNITS. THE NICE THING, IT DOES ALLOW
US TO HAVE ECONOMY OF SCALE TO OFFER GREAT AMENITIES AS YOU'LL
SEE GOING THROUGH THIS. I'LL KEEP GOING HERE.
OBVIOUSLY AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE REALLY KIND OF PART OF
THIS EVOLUTION OF THE 144th CORRIDOR.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, ALMOST YOU GO UP THERE WEEKLY AND ALMOST
DON'T RECOGNIZE IT FROM THE WEEK BEFORE, IT'S REALLY AN
EXCITING TIME. I'LL DIVE INTO OUR SITE PLAN IN
PARTICULAR BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK THE AN ALL
FOUR OF THESE CORNERS AROUND 144th AND IT'S GREATER CON
TECH. WE'RE JUST THIS LITTLE PIECE OF
THIS, YOU KNOW, ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE FOUR QUADRANTS BUT
WITH THE GROVE AND EVERYTHING AROUND CABELA'S THAT'S COMING
IN AND EVERYTHING NORTH OF US, WE THINK THIS IS THE FOUNDATION
FOR WHATTEL BE A GREAT GRANT STREET CORRIDOR OVER TIME.
MORE A VISUAL OF THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
SO THIS IS THE SAME SITE YOU SAW WITH MIKE'S PRESENTATION.
BUT OF NOTE, INVEST INDOOR AMENITIES, OUTDOOR AMENITIES, A
LEASING OFFICE, NORTH IS TO THE RIGHT, CLASS A LEASING OFFICE
AND LEASING EXPERIENCE WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN IN THAT
FIRST ROUND ABOUT, LARGE POOL, LARGE PARK AREAS, WE'RE FAIRLY
PROUD OF A LOT OF WHAT YOU ALL BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AS,
YOU ME, WHAT COULD BE GREAT GATHERING SPACES FOR THE
COMMUNITY. WE'VE TRIED TO INCORPORATE THAT
INTO THIS PLAN. THERE'S ABOUT NINE ACRES OF
OPEN SPACE AND ABOUT A 24-ACRE RATHER, ABOUT 37% OF THIS IS
SOME FORM OF OPEN SPACE ALLOWING FOR A LOT OF GREEN
SPACE. I WOULD SAY RELY TIFFO OTHER
APARTMENT COMMUNITIES THAT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN, YOU KNOW 10
YEARS AGO, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE NOT REAL TALL BUILDINGS, NOT HIGH DENSITY
LIKE YOU SEE IN DOWNTOWN DENVER BUT IT DOES BRING A NEW
CHARACTER TO THIS COMMUNITIES WHERE WE TRIED TO FOCUS ON THE
STREET ESCAPE EXPERIENCE, THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE, A GREAT
TREE LAWN PRESENTATION TO THE SIDEWALKS AND PEDESTRIAN
NETWORK THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY.
ONE THING THAT WE MAINTAIN THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR EARLY
MEETINGS WAS A NICE LOOP TRAIL AROUND THE PROPERTY, IT'S ABOUT
A MILE LONG, SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN FOR RESIDENTS.
ON THE ELEVATIONS, IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS,
OUR ARCHITECT TEAM IS HERE AND THEY CAN WALK YOU THROUGH
ANYTHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT BUT THIS IS A HIGHLY
FINISHED EXTERIOR SKIN, ALL VERY DURABLE MATERIALS.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME FOCUSING ON WHAT WE'RE CALLING A
COLORADO CONTEMPORARY FEEL WITH LARGER DECKS AND OVERHANGING
ROOFS AND JUST A NICE USE OF MATERIALS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW,
A LOT OF DURABILITY BUT ALSO SOME NATURAL COMPONENTS WITH
THE STONE AND STUCCO ELEMENTS. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A FOCUS
REALLY IN ON SOME OF THE AMENITY AREAS.
HAD IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE FRONT ENTRY AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL GOING INTO THE PLANNING
AREA, WE HOPE THIS IS A HIGHLY -- VERY HIGH QUALITY LANDSCAPE
PRESENTATION AT THE END OF THE DAY.
AGAIN, FOCUSING MORE ON THE AMENITY AREAS.
POOL, SHADE STRUCTURES, GATHERING AREAS, A LOT OF
OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AROUND OUR AMENITIES.
FIRE FEATURES, SHADE CABANAS, AND THEN WE DID CONTINUE KIND OF
EVOLVE THE CONCEPT OF A CENTRAL PARK.
WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY ADD A WHOLE OTHER SORT OF PARK
ELEMENT, ONE ON THE END OF THE PROPERTY AND ONE IN THE MIDDLE
TRYING TO PICK UP ON MORE GATHERING SPACES AND OPEN
SPACES. AND EVEN SPACES FOR DOGS, WHICH
I WANT TO BACK UP. THAT'S THE END OF OUR
PRESENTATION. QUESTIONS NOW OR --
>> DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
NOT AT THIS TIME. >> OKAY, BETH.
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE
SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE MADE BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING NEW
AND DIFFERENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU DID LISTEN TO THAT AND
THAT YOU INCORPORATED SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN THE PROJECT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
OKAY. AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE
ANYBODY SIGNED UP IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION?
>> WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP IN OP OPTION DO TO.
WE HAVE SOME IN SUPPORT, ERIC HALVERSON, 1600 BROADWAY.
>> GOOD EVENING. ERIC HALVERSON, 1600 BROADWAY,
DENVER, COLORADO, I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
>> THANK YOU. >> AS -- I'M HERE REPRESENTING
THE GROVE DEVELOPMENT, WE DEVELOPED THE GROVE PROPERTY
DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THIS. YOUR STAFF HAS PUT A LOT OF
TIME AND EFFORT INTO THAT, AS YOU WELL KNOW OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE
WOULD LIKE TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IN
THORNTON, SPECIFICALLY, WE THINK WITH THE GROUPS INVOLVED
WITH THIS PROJECT, BETWEEN LENOIR AND EVERGREEN IT WOULD
BE AN IF HE KNOLL NAL NEIGHBOR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> RICK WHITE, NO.
2 WEST DRY CREEK. MR. WHITE.
>> GO BACK TO THE AERIAL? >> SURE.
[ INDISCERNIBLE CONVERSATION ] >> GO BACK ONE MORE.
>> THAT ONE? >> SURE.
THAT WILL HELP. NAME IS RICK WHITE, MY ADDRESS
IS NO. 2 WEST DRY CREEK CIRCLE,
LITTLETON, COLORADO, AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE CORRIDOR MOVING.
I AM PRESIDENT OF 136th LRK LC, THAT GROUP IS THE MANAGING
PARTNER OF 1810 SAINT PALM AND ACTUALLY OWN THE 95 ACRES TO
THE -- I THINK I'LL USE THIS, THE 95 ACRES BASICALLY FROM THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF 136th, SO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS OUR
PROPERTY. THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS OUR
PROPERTY. AND THIS PANHANDLE PIECE OF
PROPERTY IS OUR PROPERTY, SO THAT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 95
ACRES. OBVIOUSLY, CABELA'S UP HERE IN
THE NORTHWEST CORNER IS ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
TYLER AND EVERGREEN'S PARCEL IS HERE AND THOSE ARE THE THREE
NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH. AS YOU ALL KNOW THE STORM
DRAINAGE SYSTEM BASICALLY COMES THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND
SEPARATES THESE THREE PROPERTY OWNERS FROM OUR PROPERTY AS
WELL. AS WE SAID, WE'VE BEEN THE LAND
OWNER SINCE 19997, 2003, WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR PROPERTY THERE
WERE NOT INTERCHANGES, VERY FEW THINGS OUT THERE EXCEPT A LOT
OF LARGE BULLS ON OUR PIECE OF PROPERTY COMING BACK THROUGH.
WE ARE HERE AS ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE'RE HERE
TO ADDRESS OUR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
WE WISH TO PROVIDE OUR SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING, NO.
1, APPROVAL OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO
ALLOW NOR MUMENT ON THIS SITE. NO.
2, APPROVAL OF THE REZONING OF THE SITE FROM REGIONAL
COMMERCIAL TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
HOWEVER, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROVAL
ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.
AND BASED UPON THE APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT TO -- FOR THE MULTI-
FAMILY UNITS. AND IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THOSE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE WOULD ASK FOR A RESOLUTION
FOR OIL AND GAS WELL AND YOU'LL SEE THAT, I BELIEVE, THERE WAS
A PACKAGE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING.
DID THAT GO OUT TO THEM? THANKS.
THANK YOU, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. ON PAGE 2 OF THE PACKAGE THAT
YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS A WELL
SITE PROPOSED RIGHT ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY RIGHT HERE.
WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. CARLSON NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT BEING A DRILLING PAD CONCEPT TOGETHER FOR REGIONAL
TYPE DRILLING, SO WE WERE A LITTLE SURPRISED WHEN THAT DID
NOT COME BACK, BUT THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET
RESOLVED. THE SECOND THING WE WOULD LIKE
THE RESOLUTION FOR WOULD BE THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL, THE IMPACT
AND MITIGATION FEES TO THE EXISTING HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE
RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS.
SPECIFICALLY WE'RE LOOKING FOR SHARED REGIONAL BENEFIT AND
COST ALLOCATIONS ACROSS THE SITE OF THE WE WOULD IS FOR
RESOLUTION FOR THE PROPOSED SANITARY SEWER LINE.
WE WERE RECENTLY CONTACTED AND PROPOSED SEWER LINE CAME ACROSS
HERE AND AGAIN, WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR DETAILS.
WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND ENGINEER TO ENGINEER
WITH THOSE DETAILS, AND AND NO. 4, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS GOING TO
BE A BACK TO THE -- THE GRANT STREET CONNECTION FROM 136th TO
144th. THERE'S A LARGE BRIDGE THAT'S
GOING TO BE COMING ACROSS THE LAKE AND WE'RE TRYING TO
RESOLVE WHO WILL PAY FOR THAT. SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR THINGS WE
WOULD LIKE TO GET WORKED OUT. WE'RE NOT HERE TO OPPOSE IT.
WE'RE HERE TO SIMPLY WORK OUT THE DIFFERENCES AND IDEALLY WE
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THOSE DIFFERENCES WORKED OUT BETWEEN
NOW AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL SO IT SHOULD GIVE
US PLENTY OF TIME TO GO WORK ON THOSE ISSUES AND THEREFORE, WE
WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER OUR CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN AND WITH THOSE REQUESTS
BACK TO TYLER AND EVERYGROWN AND LENOIR.
QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T THINK SO AT THIS
TIME. WE MAY HAVE STAFF ADDRESS THAT.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. WHITE.
>> NO ONE ELSE IS SIGNED UP, YOUR HONOR.
>> WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK TO
COUNCIL? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER TED?
>> MINE IS GOING TO BE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
SO WHEN MR. WHITE IS SAYING APPROVE IT WITH CONDITIONAL, I
THINK THAT'S PRETTY VAGUE, AND CONDITIONAL BASED ON WHO
APPROVES OF WHAT? I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A
SPECIFIC ENOUGH APPROVAL TO TAKE ACTION ON.
>> I WOULD AGREE. THE ACTIONS THAT YOU HAVE
BEFORE YOU, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE REZONING ARE NOT
CAPABLE OF HAVING CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THEM.
THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN YOU MAY ATTACH CONDITIONS TO BUT
THOSE CONDITIONS NEED TO ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT IS EYES
AN ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT OR SOMETHING THAT HAS A RATIONALE
NEXUS OR SOMEHOW RELATED TO THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE
CITY HAS. WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE
CONDITIONS REGARDING. AS TO THE SPECIFICS THAT WERE
RAISED BY MR. WHITE, AN OIL AND GAS WELL LOCATION FOR A
DRILLING SITE IS NOT A MATTER THAT THE CITY SPECIFICALLY
CONTROLS. WE DO HAVE A PERMITTING PROCESS
IF AN OIL AND GAS COMPANY DESIRES TO HAVE A DRILL SITE,
BUT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER, THE SURFACE PROPERTY OWNER IS
REQUIRED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE MINERAL RIGHTS OWNER AND
THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS DETERMINE A LOCATION.
IF THEY'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING A LOCATION, THEN
THERE IS A SET OF STATE LAWS AND STATE REGULATIONS THAT THE
COLORADO OIL AND GAS MISSION ACTUALLY DETERMINES WHERE A
SITE WOULD ULTIMATELY BE IF THERE'S A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
SURFACE OWNER AND THE MINERAL ESTATE OWNER, SO THAT IS NOT
SOMETHING THE CITY CAN CONTROL. AS TO THE OTHER THREE ISSUES, I
WOULD DEFER TO THE STAFF TO MAKE COMMENT ON, BUT THEY
GENERALLY APPEAR TO BE ISSUES THAT WOULD BE DEALT WITH IN
MORE DETAIL AT THE TIME OF THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND THE TIME
OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAT AND THEY ARE NOT THINGS THAT ARE
GENERALLY DEALT WITH AT THE TIME OF THE CONCEPTUAL SITE
PLAN. BUT AGAIN, I WOULD DEFER TO
STAFF TO GIVE YOU MORE FACTUAL INFORMATION ON THOSE THREE
ITEMS. >> OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT
THIS TIME? WOULD MIN LIKE TO HEAR FROM --
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE STAFF ON THE THREE SPECIFIC
ITEMS? NO?
OKAY. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, THEN. IS THERE ANY FURTHER
PRESENTATION FROM STAFF? >> MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, WE ARE LISTENING TO THE TESTIMONY, OBVIOUSLY
THERE'S ONLY FOUR POINTS THAT WERE PROPERTY OUT.
IF YOU LIKE, WE CAN ADDRESS ALL FOUR OF THEM.
IT UP TO YOU. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER IS PREPARED
TO ADDRESS ALL FOUR. >> COUNCIL?
PATTERN WE'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR THAT TONIGHT.
>> OKAY. >> THEN ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
OKAY. YOU GUYS HAVE A COMMENT OR
QUESTION? OKAY.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE RAISING YOUR HAND.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN AT 8:42
P.M., AND COUNCIL MEMBER TADE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE
MOTION. >> APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO
MODIFY THE DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY FROM REGIONAL
COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL HIGH, 144th GRANT MULTI-FAMILY AND
ASK FOR ITS FAVORABLE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.
>> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION?
PLEASE POLL THE COUNCIL. >> COUNCIL, CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR HONOR.
>> I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON I 6 B 2.
>> I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE
REZONING FROM MOVE FOR ITS FAVORABLE APPROVAL.
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION?
PLEASE POLL COUNCIL. >> COUNCIL, CAST YOUR VOTES.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY YOUR HONOR.
>> I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 6 B.
>> INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION APPROVAL A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 465 MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS WITHIN THE 144th AND GRANT
MULTI-FAMILY SUBDIVISION. >> PLEASE POLL THE COUNSEL.
>> COUNCIL, CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR
HONOR. >> I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> COUNCIL CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR
HONOR. >> THANK YOU.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:42 P.M.