Item 6A - Update Memo
DATE: January 4, 2017
TO: Landmarks Board
FROM: James Hewat, Marcy Cameron
SUBJECT: Update Memo
UPCOMING EVENTS
Colorado Preservation, Inc. Saving Places Conference will be held in Denver Wednesday, Feb. 1 to Saturday,
Feb. 4. The conference agenda has been posted to the CPI website, http://www.cvent.com/events/saving-
places-conference/agenda-c1423b1082384b37ab783404c9dc1778.aspx.
Landmarks Board Interviews 2017
City Council will hold interviews for the Landmarks Board on either March 9th, 14th or 16th. The application
will be available online January 3rd: https://bouldercolorado.gov/boards-commissions/boards-commissions
Alpine-Balsam’s January events
The Alpine-Balsam project (formerly known as the BCH) will offer a community event on Wed., Jan. 18 and a
joint board workshop (DAB, PB, and TAB) on Thurs., Jan. 19. The purpose is to “co-create” options which will
then be presented at the City Council Study Session on Feb. 28.
Canyon Complete Streets
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 Transportation will host a joint board meeting that you have been invited to.
ON-GOING PROJECTS
University Hill Commercial District – National Register Nomination
On December 8, 2015 the City Council reviewed the University Hill Reinvestment Strategy Update (click for
memo). As part of the strategy, the city is pursing National Register designation for the commercial district.
Front Range Research Consultants is now under contract to undertake the work with view to a May 2017
review of a National Register of Historic Places by the State Review Board. Staff had a kick-off meeting with
the consultants the second week of October.
Atrium Building/Public Market
Discussion is ongoing in considering whether the Atrium Building might be used as a Market Hall on a
temporary or permanent basis. Historic Boulder has agreed to continue keeping the March 2015 application to
landmark the Atrium on hold as exploration of these options continues. Update at meeting.
Civic Area
The Civic Area webpage has been updated to provide current information on the historic resources in the
Civic Area. Update at Meeting.
Grandview Conference Center
A memorandum of agreement between the City of Boulder and the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents
has been signed for cooperation in developing the Grandview site for conference center. The agreement sets
out a process for consideration of potentially historic buildings in the area.