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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - UHGID - 2/12/2004CITY OF 130OLDER, COLORADO NAMES OF MEMBERS, STAI'F, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT: llOARD MEMBERS: CURTIS, STRE~T, LARSON, CHO, MCMOLL~N STARF: Winter, Molly GU~ST: Randy Mdler, Sean Mahr, Karen Abrams, Leah Kaplm, Kim Schifano, Mark Heinritz, Rob Thomas, Bob Muust, Beth Smith , Laura Strohmingeq Gary Dahl, Mary Ann Mahony, L~sa Spuuldmg, Dave Zess~n, Mandi Hogan , Tom Wootten TYPF. OF MEETING: MINUTES RETREAT: FEI3RUARY 12, 20U4 AGENDA ITEM 1- UHGID/ALLIANCE ,TOINT MEETING: CurGS mtroduced the meetmg purpose to work together to plan for Ihe tuture of the H~ll Wm~er and McMullen reviewed the background of UHGID ns wel( as pnst stud~es and Ihe current V~sion Plan S~mth rev~ewed the recent history and changes of the Hill Alhanee The group all con[nbuted to a Lsttng of the assets of the h~ll commeroial area Loca4on `bur" people - d~fferent, heartfelt Locatwn Built m market - CU Students/Faculty Commumty Involvement Dtvervty Bu~lt m market SwdenUFaculty Locat~on ~e, CU S[udents Students/Locanon Orgamzahons on hill Locally owned busmesses *** Interestmg mix Leammg of smdents m communuy Electnc na[ure - umque aud~ence younger v~bran[ Scale Umque energy Umqueness us a whole - CU En[husiasm from differen[ sec[ors CU/CitylNeighbors/Busmess Umyueness - V~brancy - CU/Nei~hbors/Histoncal aspec[s Tradrt~on/history H~stoncal - CU Connecnon AGENDA ITEM 2- UHGID/ALLIANCE GOALS: Each board member ot eac,h group contributed Ihe~r ideas for goals GOALS - UHGID • Fucus is commerc~al development • V~s~on Plan • CommumcaGOn wrth groups - AILance/UHNA • Role of fucihtator wrth Counc~l • Benchmark and timehnes • SlabiLzat~on ot Alhance support by UIiGID • Clanty ielatwn ot UHCID and Alhance COALS - ALLIANCE • Include UHNA rep on L3oard ol Alhance • Current UHGID Uoa~ds must helptul nnd sens~hve m needs ot Alhance - benetit from ndvernsmg • Court "missmg" busmesses [o crea[e d~vervty we seek • Need penple tirst Ihen paikmg • Re[ammg current busmes5- bnth UHGID/Alhnnce/UHNA • Keep members happy and commumty mvolvement • Goal for successful Alhance = broad base dues paymg busmesses • Issues - d~sagreement busmess and UHNA, busmesses don't to be wrth hill all~2nce, need wnsensus - middle ground o Alcohol cleanness o Cratfit~ o Type of business o Hours of operat~on o Noise • Use good press re pos~trve events - pubhc percept~on parkmg, drugs, etc •~ Approach new editor and publ~sher of Camera, mvite ro come up to the h~ll • Importance of word of mouth "creatmg a buzz" • Need to have somethmg to come to on the hdl if promote • Crea[e pedestnan mall • Parkmg stmcture • Re zonmg to create otkice/housmg • BlD • Needs freshemng - tlowers, trees • Bnng people back to Boulder and to the hill • Better workm~ relatmnship wrth CU arts/Culture - hdl pace setter • Connectron wrth Colorado Shakespeare Fesnval and hdl • Good plan - but funcnpnal questtons • Focus on h~ll appeal before improvements • Need ro have the busmesses m add~tion to phys~cal environment • Need more mspechons by COB (Rmldm~) • Process tor new busmess to get through rev~ew process and process for growmg busmess • More parkmg ~s needed as bus~ness recrmtment • 1Uck m every day uses The neighborhaod representat~ves made the followmg suggesaons • Reach out to commumry, none from busmesses • Important to be °walkable to" busmess area AGENDA ITEM 3: UAGID RETREAT Followmg the~om[ meetmg, UHGID held there annual retrea[ The comment was made tha[ Mandi Hogan has done a fantast~c ~ob over the last year The board members discussed that the All~ance fows is on the shorter term busmess s~de of the hill and UHGID's foc~s is more on the long term goals Curtis and Winter wil( review ail the pnon[tes and review with the All~ance It was recommended tha[ the AlLnnce and UHGID mee[ agatn m Ihe summer, also there would be a ~omt meenng w~th UHGID, All~ance, UHNA and students m the fall The board d~scussed the followmg as the~r goals tor 2004. • Integrate the Busmess and Vision Plans • Prov~de mformatmn regarding busmess improvement d~strm[s • Contmue public relat~ons work with stakeholders CU, Alliance, CU students, UHNA • Prowde a lia~son tuncGOn with the AlLance and hill busmesses • Connnue m build successtul events, especially homecom~ng Wootten then provided an update on the hill busmess plan tor the Vision Plan A next step is a"proxy" idennticanon through a walkmg tour ut West Pearl A d~scussion ensued regardmg what ~s covered m the busmess plan The meehng ad~oumed a[ 4 IOpm ~ , ~ 0. ~I. ~rc~"~ f~ ~'~~~ ~ 6 C~