04.01.2015 BJAD Minutes
CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING MINUTES FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: BOULDER JUNCTION ACCESS
DISTRICT
NAME/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Ruth Weiss – 303-413-7318
NAMES OF MEMBERS, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
TDMPedersen, Pawlowski, Hyde-Wright, Shanahan, Osborne
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BOARD MEMBERS:
Parking: Pedersen, Shanahan, Koval, Wells (absent), Osborne
STAFF: WINTER, WEISS, HAGELIN, HADDOCK
GUESTS: ANDY BUSH, BILL HOLICKY
TYPE OF MEETING Regular April 1, 2015
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AGENDA ITEM 1 – Swearing in of New Commissioner – Hyde-Wright:
Completed
AGENDA ITEM 2 – Roll Call:
Meeting called to order at 9:06 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM 3 – Approval of the March 4, 2015 Joint Meeting Minutes (Action Item Below)
AGENDA ITEM 4 – Disclosure of Conflict of Interest:
Completed.
AGENDA ITEM 5 – Public Participation:
None
AGENDA ITEM 6 – Update on Non-Material Amendments to Depot Square Agreements - Haddock:
Winter
introduced Kathy Haddock to Hyde-Wright. Haddock said there is nothing new from the agreements as presented in the
packet. Material changes require approval of the board. Pedersen said the items are closed to being finalized. Osborne
asked for clarification of the parking. Koval questioned the inconsistencies in the memo. Haddock said the lease term
for restaurant was longer than the city lease. Winter mentioned the reserved spaces in the Depot and it has to be shared
unbundled and will be managed through pricing and time limits. The condo parking cannot be reserved. Koval
questioned the maximum of .5 mils. Winter said this commission has already raised the levy from 5 to 10 and there is a
maximum. Haddock will create a memo. Winter suggested a FAQ sheet between the districts. Koval suggested a ‘how
it effects taxes’ calculation sheet.
AGENDA ITEM 7–Matters from the Commissioners:
Andy Bush, Morgan Creek, andBill Holickygave a
presentation on a new project with Morgan Creek and Coburn Development of two separate buildings. Building details
were provided to the commission, i.e., solar panels; underground parking for one of the buildings, B-Cycle on site, and
alternative transportation options. Holicky said sustainability will be built into the building and presented at site review;
the building will be under parked intentionally; there will be tandem parking; use of alternative transportation is focused.
Holicky continued with the community benefit of a rentable common space in one of the buildings and it’s built into the
approval of the building. The front building will be 3 stories and the rear 3 – 4 stories. Railroad sound mitigation was
discussed. Pawlowski questioned the bus stop and its frequency. Holicky continued with further details of the public
space and building massing. Pawlowski questioned restaurant parking and Bush replied there are some concepts such as
HOV parking with 4 people per vehicle who would get paid to park. Holicky commented the work hours parking versus
after work parking availability. Steelyards’ parking was discussed. Winter said that the idea of pooled management of
parking was being considered. Osborne asked about the TDM program and the owners pay for it, included in projects,
and how is it related to revenue and programming of TDM measures. Winter replied that the idea is that there would be
underlying taxing, it was not envisioned that projects would not have their own parking, but the district would provide
shared overflow parking so the projects would reduce the amount of parking to provide along with the TDM options.
Winter continued that partnerships of parking would create a synergy between the property owners and the district.
Osborne asked if they will still need to pay into the TDM. Winter said the base district provides the EcoPass and a certain
amount of bike and car share. Hagelin said there is an underlying foundation and the TDM provides the basic critical
services with car and bike shares; this is a testing ground for additional parking and a new concepts and ideas. The spirit
of Boulder Junction is experimental for TDM concepts. Winter mentioned the role of the district is to monitor and
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survey, and then enforce to continue future TDM and Parking. Pedersen said there is a substantial savings to the
developer to reduce the amount of parking and use of alternative modes is a necessity. Bush said he has a 120 page
operating agreement to demonstrate a highly sustainable portfolio, connect with the community and create a reasonable
investment portfolio with a long term focus. The buildings are planned to be built at the same time. Bush said their goals
are a late fall approval and construction thereafter. Bush would like a standard approach to parking management to be
created. Holicky said the concept plan is an interactive concept and interested in brainstorming ideas, asked the
commission to offer suggestions. Koval asked Winter about the garage management and the permit process. Winter
replied that parking management in the garage will be operational in May, RTD and public parking will have their
parking allocation, a ticket will be pulled at the gate, software will calculate the number of spaces available and advise
when the garage is full; there will be allocation to the parking ‘pool’. The Residents will have one space per unit with
availability to pool parking. The first priority is to provide parking for the district.
Winter said Bracke has been working with RTD to name the different garages and there was a recommendation was to
call the RTD garage the Depot Square Transit Center at Boulder Junction. Hyde-Wright said that no one would call it
that. Shanahan gave motion to approve the name of ‘Depot Square Transit Center at Boulder Junction’.
Osborne seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 – 0.
AGENDA ITEM 8– Matters from the Staff:
Pedersen said that the access system and the surface parking, if it’s not
allowed to be allocated parking for the restaurant, the district would have 110 spots since there is not a gate to manage
the surface spots. There could be 111 public parkers and there would not be any spots for the restaurants. Winter said
this is difficult to enforce. Discussion continued on the allocation of parking spaces for the restaurant which was not
contemplated to have spaces in the garage. Winter said this is a challenge and the condominium association will need to
have this discussion. Koval said that the methodology of signage needs to be carefully planned. Winter is a rep for the
condo board.
Winter met with Reve developer about the joining and petitioning in to the district, and meeting today with Google to
join the district. It is about EcoPasses, and car and bike share benefits. Pawlowski asked about height restrictions for
Reve and was replied that Reve is exempted. Hagelin gave a synopsis of the usage and benefit of the Eco Car Share,
along with the fees/charges of per mile and/or per hour cost. CarShare.org was suggested to view. Koval questioned if
any company can participate. Hagelin confirmed.
Winter said that if a higher level of programs is warranted, it can be a possibility. Winter offered that there is CartoGo in
Denver. Hagelin will cost out the various programs. Koval said that the FAQ and a benefits sheet would be great to
understand the numbers and the applications. Hagelin said that Eco Car Share does annual surveys of their participants
that can be acquired for review.
BJAD Retreat in May or June, Winter talked about having the retreat at the Hyatt. Plan a retreat in June with a regular
meeting in May.
Winter said that the AMPS project has a policy of shared parking within the parking districts, if you come forward with a
development of a certain size, the review process would mandate a shared parking requirement within the policy. Winter
mentioned the partnership of Trinity Commons downtown and another partnership being developed on the Hill. Osborne
said that there is a list of council people to speak with council and Boulder Junction is a lab and suggested meeting with
the council member to bring them up to speed.
Meeting adjourned at 10:42 a.m.
ACTION ITEMS:
MOTION: Pawlowski motioned to approve the March 4, 2015 meeting minutes.
Pedersen seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously 6 -0.
MOTION: Shanahan motioned to approve the name of ‘Depot Square Transit Center at Boulder
Junction’. Osborne seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 – 0.
FUTURE MEETINGS:
May 6, 2015 Council Chambers Regular Meeting
APPROVED BY: BOULDER JUNCTION ACCESS DISTRICT JOINT
COMMISSION
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