Neighborhood Planning Initiative NPI

Steering Committee Meeting

EAST CENTRAL AREA PLAN

January 11, 20186:00PM – 8:00PMTears McFarlane House

East Central Area Plan Steering Committee Meeting1/11/18 AGENDA

6:00p –8:00pCHUN Tears-McFarlane House Community Room -1290 Williams St

Time Item Objective

1 6:00-6:10 Approval of December Meeting Summary Confirm or make edits to meeting summary

2 6:10-6:20 Upcoming Look Forward Understand upcoming work in the first quarter of 2018. 3 6:20-6:50 Financing Tools Overview and Discussion Understand how different financing tools are used to help pay for

infrastructure and public services. 4 6:50-7:50 Residential Pattern Book Understand how residential areas are being analyzed and provide

input on valued characteristics in each neighborhood. 5 7:50-8:00 Myths/Facts & Announcements Opportunity to share what you are hearing in the community and

help improve the accuracy of information being spread about the project.

Upcoming Look Forward

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1Q ‘18 Meeting Topics

February• Partnership Tools

• Vision Elements Framework

• Vision Mapping Framework

March• Existing Conditions Briefing Book

• Analysis of Community Input

• Vision Statements Development

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Financing Tools Overview & Discussion

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General Process

Types of Financing Tools

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Revenue Tools• Fees• Grants• Tax Credits• Taxes

Debt Tools• Bonds• Federal/State Loans & Credit Assistance• Structured Funds

Revenue Tools - Fees

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Tool Who? Example

Parking Fee Motorists Downtown Boulder

Public Improvement Fee (PIF) Retail Customers Belmar Shopping Center, Larimer Square

Impact Fee Developers Gateway, Affordable Housing

Utility Fee Property Owners Stormwater Fee

Motor Vehicle Registration Fees Motorists State FASTER Act (2009)

Tolls / Congestion Pricing Motorists E-470, London, UK

Revenue Tools - Grants

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Tool Who? Example

Federal Formula Federal Government FHWA STP, CMAQ; HUD CDBG

Federal Discretionary Federal GovernmentTIGER, EPA Green Infrastructure, EDA Public Works.

State Grants State of Colorado GOCO, Historic Preservation

Philanthropic Foundations, Non-Profits Colorado Health Foundation, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation

Revenue Tools – Tax Credits

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Tool Who? Example

Historic Preservation Federal Government, State of Colorado

Federal Income Tax Credit; State Income Tax Credit

Low Income Housing Federal Government Federal Income Tax Credit

New Markets Federal Government Federal Income Tax Credit

Business Energy Investment Federal Government Federal Corporate Tax Credit

Revenue Tools – Taxes

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Tool Who? Example

Districts Property Owners LID, BID, Metro Districts

Traditional Sales, Use, and Excise Taxes City & County of Denver Sales, Lodgers, Gas, Motor Vehicle Ownership, Etc.

Traditional Property Tax City & County of Denver Affordable Housing Fund

Tax Increment FinancingDenver Urban RenewalAuthority/City & County of Denver

Welton Street Corridor

Debt Tools – Bonds

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Tool Who? Example

General Obligation (GO) Bond City & County of Denver 2017 Denver GO Bond

Revenue Bond City & County of Denver DIA, Denver Water

Private Activity Bond Developers RTD, CHFA, Non-profit hospitals

Debt Tools – Structured Funds

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Tool Who? Example

Colorado Healthy Food Fund Public/Private/Non-profit Denver Botanic Gardens Mobile Farm Stand

Denver Regional TOD Fund Public/Private/Non-profit Blake TOD, Park Hill Village West

Colorado Enterprise Fund Public/Private/Non-profit Many Locally-Owned Small Businesses

Mile High Community Loan Fund Public/Private/Non-profit Garden Court Apartments, Hunger Relief Center

Debt Tools – Federal / State Credit Assistance

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Tool Who? Example

HUD Section 8 Loan Guarantee Federal GovernmentCentral YMCA/Renaissance at Civic Center, Clock Tower Lofts

DOT TIFIA Federal Government Union Station

Colorado State Infrastructure Bank State of Colorado Various Transportation Projects

Colorado State Water Quality Loans State of Colorado Various Water projects

Urban Quality Tool Mapping

Draft Urban Quality Tool survey locations 15

Neighborhood Pattern Book

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pat·tern booknoun1. a book containing plans or diagrams used as a guide in making something

(esp sewing) 2. a book containing samples of different styles of something, such as

fabric, wallpaper, etc

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pat·tern booknoun1. a book containing plans or diagrams used as a guide in making something

(esp cities)2. a book containing samples of different styles of something, such as

buildings or architecture

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Goal of the neighborhood pattern bookFind the good DNA in each neighborhoodFind out what makes your neighborhood unique

Document what is worth preserving Document what is worth replicating

All to promote contextual design in the future

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Outcomes of theneighborhood pattern bookInform future zoning changes

Possible solutions:Further contextualize zone districtsModifications to building form standards Inform overlay districts

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Metrics to distinguish neighborhood patternsEra of constructionZoning allowancesLand-useParcel sizeBuilding CoverageParking lot Coverage Architectural characterTopographyEcologyParksConnectivityEtc.

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Architectural character discussion

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Myths, Facts & Announcements

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