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Parks and Recreation Advisorv Board pRP,g File Matenal
Studv Session: 9/6/00
Public and Private Partnerships
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~'~' Note: Please br:ng your cop:es of
the Yalmont Giy Park Reference Books,
updated matertal will be ready for tnserho~z
Presentations to the Boazd, followed by Questions from the Board and Discussion by the Board
1. Public and Private Partnership Policy Status and Suggested procedures: 7:30
Request to Propose Partnership (RPP) Opening Period - 9/11/00.3/12/Ol
Attached Mater:als:
New RPP/PPI packet
Bus:ness Planrang Resources for Prospechve Parmers at Yalmont Crty Park
Matertals to be avatlable at the 9/6/00 meehng•
Approved Stte-Revrew Concept Plan render:ng
2. Valmont City Park Infrastructure and methodolog,y for 7:50
Infrastructure Cost Recovery: "Partner Tntegration Fee"
AttachedMatertals• none
Matenals to be ava~lable at the 9/6/00 meet:ng:
Revemre cmd Expense Allocatron Structure chart
.,~. 3. Review of Known Prospective Partners to date prior to the Opening Period for
Prospective Partners to submit RPPs (Requests to Propose Partnerships) 8:15
Attached Materrals• none
Materrals to be ava~lable at the 9/6/00 meetrng: none
Partnership Status Report as of 8/30/00
4. Partner Resources Available and Marketing Materials 8:30
Attached Materrals:
Ctty Councrl Weekly Informatton Packet (WIP) Item and draft press release
Mater~als to be ma~lable at the 9/6/00 meeting:
Press K:t for Yalmo»t C:ty Park Operang Perroa'.•
Requests to Propose Parmerships
5. Presentation on Prairie Dogs, facilitated by Parks Plaaning & Construction 8:45
Attached Matertal:
Parks Plannmg & Cortsiructton Drvrs:on staff inemorcmdum
Matenals to be avatlable at the 9/6/00 meehng:
To be announced at the meehng, f any
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Attachment for 1.
Business Planning Resources
~ for Prospective Partners at Valmont City Park
~ Trainin~ and Coaching '
1. Boulder Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Development Center (SBI~
The SBDC offers a vanety of trainmg for the ~uepreaeur, mcludmg:
. Mo~hly Mmi Busmess Plan Semmar> covenng the elemmts and strucdue of a
busmess plan,
• Mo~hly Busmess Star-Up Semmar, covering key legal and fmanc~al aspects of
startmg a busmess m Colorado,
. I,ong-term busmess plaonmg tra~nwg based on the FastTiac E~epreaeiuiai T:ammg
PIOBTam ofthe Kauffcnan Foundaaon of E~repreneurstup,
• Free Counselmg services fnr small business owners;
Course schedules and fees vary Call Enc Bailey, SBDC coordwator at 303~42-1044 for more
mfotmauon and to register
2. US Small Business Administration (SBA) and tLe Semce Corps of Retired Ezecutives
(SCORE)
SBA and SCORE have teamed up to offier a vanety of workshops to small business owners and
entr~epreneurs, includmg.
• The basics of staRmg a busmess - the Srst Wednesday of each mouth,
• Legal, tax, and banl~g advice for entreprmeurs - the second Wednesday of each mornh,
• Promotwg your busmess v~a marketmg, advefismg, and the Intemet -
the thud Wednesday of each m~th,
. Wr~tmg a busmess plan - the fourth Wednesday of each month
~ Each course mcets at the SBA offices m D~ver (721 19'" Street) from 8 15-3 45 Fees range
from $40-$50 per workshop Pre-regrstration ~s required Call the SCORE office at 303-844-3985
3. Smail Basinwa Advanceme.nt Ceater of the University of Colorado
The C~ter offers caadvng and c~sultmg serncas for small busmess owaecs. C~tad them at
303-554-9493 for more mfo~roah~
4. Colorado Bminess Comm-ttee for the Arts (CBCA)
CBCA nms an eight-moNh business aad leadersh~p trarmug progn~ fordiose inwlved wRh the
atts. Topics covered mclude strate~c plannmg, marketmg, and Smancial managemeat. 'Ihe cost ~s
5500 AppficaU~s must ba tecaived by August 28'" For apphcatians and mformatt~, call Mary
Frances Paull at 303-764-7248
Sources for Business Books
1. The Chamber's SBDC has a Lbiary of books targeted to small busmess ownecs and entrepreaeurs.
Call Enc Ba~ley at 303~42-1044 for more mfom~ah~
2. The Boulder PubGc Library Las a very good selearai of busmess reference materials on the second
flaor. H'ighl~ghts mclade• pamphlets on s~a~tmg a busmess m Colorado; detaded mfotmahon about
the regulatory aspects of starting a busmess m Boulder; books on wnhng a busmess plan, gawm8
fionancmg, etc
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3'Ihe SBA and SCORE Business Information Cenur (BIG~ mcludes a senes ofpubhcahons about
bustaess planning created by F.utrepreoeur Magazme, and a Lbrsry of busmess ndeo and audio
~ecordings. The BIC ~s at the SBA office ~ the fourth floor of 721 191h Stceet m Deaver ~"
For more m£orroatr~ aboat BIC, call Jeanette DeHerrera at 303-844-2607 e~d. 226. "'e
4 The Boulder Bookstore and Barnes and Nobie both have e~sive selecbons of books on small
busmess and entrepreaeurslup. On the Web, Amazomcom has ~ust about any busmess book }rou
aught want or nced.
ReCOmmended BOOks (all available locally at Baznes and Noble)
1 Matomy oja Business P[an by Lmda Pmson and Jerry Jmnett, ISBN i-57410.127-7
2. TTee Perfect Businrss Plan Made Simple by William Iasher, ISBN.O-385~6934-9
3 Business P(ans that Work by Susan Jacksack, ISBN.0.8080-0240-6
4. Before You Go Into $usiness, Read T7ris: $usincss Basics for 77rose Tao Embarrassed to Ask
by Ira Nottonson, ISBN 1-55571fi81-1
5 Haw to Get Ideas by Jack Foster, ISBN 1-57b75-006-x
Websites
1 www sbaanline sba zov/startme/mdeac startup html
Zlus sita offets a toolkrt for startmg a busmess, mcludwg an outlme and model for a busmess
plan, and e~Renstve cesearch resources
2 h~ //classroom sba ~ov, ,,~
This SBA srte allows you to take busmess plamm~g courses onlme ~,,
3 www entreworld orn
Th~s sde has a vanety of resources for enuepreneurs, mcludmg eadmsrve assutance m mazket
research and produd development, sP~sored by the Kauffa~au Foundah~ fior E~epreneutship
4 lrao //chamber boulder co us
'Ihe Boulder Chamber of Commerce's Websrte has mfonnation about Chamber evmts and ~s so~
to have a focused area for small busmess.
5 www startuo wsi.com
The Wall Street Joumal's advice for stacUng a business, mcluding a mmi busmess plan, a database
of v~uua caprtaLsts and roany Wall Street Joumal articles.
6. www gara3e com
Th~s srta Iroks mtiepr~eurs w consultaBts and vmture caprtalists; R is good for those seelong
fimding or techntcal ass~stance
smbus[es2.dac - 629l00 Ciry L~son O@'ice, 303 / 499-3272 or 303 / 439-8369, E-ma~l vep(a~oycearbma com
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