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Focus Group: Incorporation and Management 11-05-09 Notes

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December 10, 2009
Downtown Management Plan
PBID – Incorporation & Management Focus Group

Notes from the Incorporation & Management Focus Group:

Per our discussion, please find attached the outline I am using for agendas and notes … the part we were working on yesterday is the PBID section (the hyperlinks in the document work so you can jump there from the Index by clicking on the item you want to jump to).

It is a living document – meaning that it is not necessarily complete, definitive, or correct.  And, I am changing it all the time as things develop and as information becomes available.  As each group is discussing various things, I am modifying or expanding the outline, writing text, and so forth.  In this way, we will establish all the “deal points”, and consensus, and ultimately build up to the final DMP.

Please note that in the interim, my intended use of the Focus Group discussions and the document is to have a pretty good “specification” of what we want when we engage the consultants (both legal and engineering consultants were budgeted in the Business Plan if needed).  Funding for these services is scheduled for using meter revenues, so it is likely a ways out, unless I can secure alternate funding (or a loan).  At this point, being “a ways out” is not a major concern as I believe we have a lot more advance work to do in flushing out the deal points and consensus.

I welcome any comments on the outline – such things as completeness, content, and so forth – either in or out of the Focus Group format …

Best Regards,

Karl Eberhard, City Architect
Historic Preservation Officer
Community Design and Redevelopment
City of Flagstaff, Arizona
(928) 779-7632 Ext. 7268
keberhard@flagstaffaz.gov

Last Thursday, as the public component of our focus group, the Steering Committee weighed in on the matter of residential parking in Zone 1.  Their input expanded the thought a bit …
They recommended that there be a threshold of some number of spaces that can be exempted under the concept LDC changes.
Notably, thinking about residential uses in Zone 1 and not wanted to penalize them, this would apply to all uses, not just residential.  This makes a lot of sense when you think about any huge building having no parking – like the AWD building.  A 10 to 20 space cap was discussed, but the establishment of a threshold number was referred back to us.  Spaces to be provided, those above the exempted number, would need to be structured, behind buildings, or otherwise designed to promote the appropriate urban environment.
And, notably, similar thresholds should be established for In-lieu-of Fee usage.
Fodder (agenda) for our next meeting …
Karl Eberhard, City Architect
Historic Preservation Officer
Community Design and Redevelopment
City of Flagstaff, Arizona
(928) 779-7632 Ext. 7268
keberhard@flagstaffaz.go
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