Minutes - University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission - July 16, 2008 CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARllS ANU COMMISSIONS 1Vlla;b;'I'ING MINLJ"I'I~;S I~'ORM
NAMI; OF BOARD/COMMISSION: UNIVF,RSITY IIILI. COMMERCIAL AREA
MANAGEMENT COMiYllSS10_V
NAME/'fELEPIiONF. OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Ruth Weiss 303-413-7318
NAMES OF MF.MBI?RS, STAFF, A_ND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT
BOARD MEMBERS: DAIII., GRIFFITH, MILL ER, MITCHELL, SNRUM
STAFF: WINTER, JOBF,RT, CUNNINGHAM, LANDRITH, VVEISS
GUF,ST(S): GINA BA'T`A
TYPE OF MEETINCt: MINUTES RLGL'LAR MELTING: July 16, 2()08
AGENDA 1TEM 1-Roll Call: Meeting called to order at 9:05 a.Tn.
AGENDA ITEM 2 -Approval of the May 21, 2008 Meeting Minutes. (SEE ACTION ITEM BELOW)
AGENDA ITEM 3 -Public Participation: none
AGENDA ITEM 4 -Police Update: Due to staffing issues, Wegsheider unable to attend.
AGENDA ITEM S - UHNA Update: Stoyva to provide update at next UI-iCAMC meeting.
AGENDA [TEM 6 -Hill Alliance Update: Sluum attended last Wednesday's meeting and commented
vn a `Big Wheel" fundraiser that may take place as a promotion for the Hill. Poll needed with area
businesses for approval of event_ IIill Fest discussed, to be held 9/6/08 and scaled down to one lot.
UHCAMC fund will be providing some financial support for the event. Homecoming has spurred interest
ul the Pep Rally. Plan to have the parade start on the bill and end at the field. 1'ep rally at the Fox after
the parade brought good participation on the Hill last year. "Go for Gold" is the theme derived from the
number of CU athletes going tv the Olympics. Last years event had a lot of community participation and
as a CU event, more CU student participation desired. Housing and dinning services at CU will do table
tents at the food service locations to promote Hill events and Hill businesses. Julie Pointer, expressed
interest in working with the hill businesses and hill alliance to incorporate them in cu orientation.
Homecoming game is against Texas. Landrith has arranged for a jail crew of 10 to clean up Hill area at no
charge, Hill businesses requested to provide lunch for the crew. Jail crew does not work on weekends.
Shrum: Hill walk thru with Winter and Landrith to list specific items for August 9°i clean-up for a better
presentation to the incoming students and freshman. Shrum has Iined up food and beverage for 100 people
and is looking for cleaning supplies donation. Discussion regarding timing for jail crew clean-up with
Landrith offering to change the jail crew date, agreed community clean up best before Homecoming. Dahl
suggested a campaign to get across some ownership and consciousness of the cleanliness on the Hill to
incoming residents. Griffith suggested a coupon to draw students to participate. Shrum voiced
disappointment in the local resources/ community response to the clean up, looking for 100 people. Next
Monday a flyer to be personally distributed to the hill businesses regarding the date of the clean up event.
Specific ideas for the day requested by Shrum. Dahl arranging for block captains. General litter, pulling
weeds in tree grates and weeding at the under pass, City of Boulder to provide trash bags, volunteers bring
their own gloves and tools, and expanding to the residential area for trash pick up would be beneficial.
Shrum addressed integrating icons of buffaloes around the Bill and lettering on trashcans. Cumiingham
requested Shrum's ideas pass it by the COB sign design staff.
AGENDA ITEM 7 -Parking Services Update: Winter mentioned that thanks to Landrith on 8/21 a jail
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crew would be doing a thorough clean up on the 1lill before the start of school and the DNC;. hriday will
have interviews for the Parking Manager position with three fabulous candidates. Decision made shortly.
I-larrison assessment on all three candidates revealed that they were all compatible in their scores. Griffith
questioned increased graffiti on the Hill, Winter responded that graffiti comes in waves and the best way to
deal with it was immediate removal. Individual property owners are responsible for the removal. Shrum
commented that he has seen individual property owners being very diligent to handle it. Cunningham
commented that a letter from the Hill Alliance to the University Hill Market and Deli that the awning was
legal but ugly. CNN filming on the I-3i11 with an officer present.
AGENDA ITEM 8 -Greening of the Hill Update: Certification process objectives and qualifications for
the Greening, updated checklist should be available per Shrum. Cheba Hut is on board with the Greening
as a model. Sluum questioned the intern situation. Lane mentioned that Cid Leeker will not be returning
to the intern position and will report the position with semesters goal, items available, project oriented job
description. Dahl: suggested someone who can do face time with businesses in the district. Griffith
updating owners anal managers, property owners, contact inforn-?ation. Landrith attended RIII last week,
. large contingency from the Goose (previously the Pit), and encouraged by the new staff. Shn?m mentioned
that a number of businesses are changing on the Hill.
AGENDA ITEM 9 -Matters from the Commissioners: Mitchell: disposition of Mamcitas was charges
were dropped; an assault case with two employees, one year in jail for aggressor, gas station did mow
weeds when pressure applied to owner, University Hill Neighbor Association has its first meeting on 9/I I
with Plaiuiuig staff, McHeyser and Zucker, to attend and discuss increased density in the FIill area,
cardboard recycling slowly getting commitments. Griffith speaking to people who run small events and
festivals do bring their venues to the Hill. Bata, Restorative Justice, working on statistics and preparing a
presentation for the next UHCAMC meeting, looking for volunteers and commented that their funding
came from fine revenue in past years; however, doing such a good job that violations were down from 468
to 325 and looking for fiinding from outside sources to continue program.
AGENDA ITEM ] 0 -Matters from the llirector: Budget update by Jobert: no listing on line for
Budget Committee members, me# with CMO and no questions asked, ready to bring it to the UHCAMC
Board. Credit card fees questioned by Miller and Jobert projected 40% but were actually 70%, fees
projected at 5% but running 11 reduction of fees under investigation by Finance.
iVleeting adjourned at 10:45 am.
MOTIONS: Miller motioned for approval of the May 21, 2008 minutes. Dahl seconded the motion,
unanimously approved.
FUTURE MEE`I'Il\GS:
August 20, 2008 Regular Meeting Council Chambers
9:00 a.m.
APPROVED BY: tTNIVERSITY HILL COMMF,KCIAL AREA
MANAGEMEN'(' COMMIS
Attest:
Ruth Weiss, Secretary David Miller, hau-
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