1. Roll Call. Absent: Rosemary Beless, Member Chris Gamvroulas, Member Brenda Scheer, Member

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1 MINUTES OF THE 255th MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Wednesday, September 5, South State Street, Room 326 City & County Building Salt Lake City, Utah 4:00 p.m. 1. Roll Call Present: Brian Wilkinson, Chairperson Robert Cottle, Vice Chairperson Sanford Barrett, Member Lance Dunkley, Member Brett Johnson, Member Michael Mahaffey, Member Absent: Rosemary Beless, Member Chris Gamvroulas, Member Brenda Scheer, Member Also Present: DJ Baxter, Executive Director Justin Belliveau, Deputy Director Edward Butterfield, Project Manager Benjamin Davis, Project Coordinator BreAnne McConkie, Project Coordinator Jill Wilkerson-Smith, Project Manager Kort Utley, Project Coordinator Matt Dahl, Senior Project Manager Travis Pearce, Property Manager Nicholas Rupp, Communications and Marketing Coordinator Damon Georgelas, RDA Attorney Jolynn Snider, Administrative Secretary Angie Dunn, Senior Secretary 2. Briefing by the Staff A. RDA Updates.

2 Page 2 RAC Assignments Mr. Baxter explained that the RDA Board made no changes and approved the RAC Assignments list at its last meeting. UPAC Update Mr. Belliveau stated that HKS Architects in conjunction with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Layton Construction have been selected to design and construct the Utah Performing Arts Center (UPAC). Each group will soon be under contract with Garfield Traub Swisher (GTS) who is the developer for the project. Mr. Belliveau said that Salt Lake County recently agreed to participate as an additional funding source for the UPAC project by allowing a portion of the cost to be paid through tax increment collected from the Central Business District and a new Community Development Area (CDA) on Block 70. Salt Lake County also agreed to operate the facility and the operating agreement is currently being negotiated. Mr. Belliveau explained that the Marketing and Strategic Communications Team has arranged a series of public workshops at the Main Library. These workshops will be open to the public and the schedule is as follows: September 13 and 14 October 10 and 12 November 5 and 7 Mr. Belliveau stated that staff will continue to provide updates on the progress of the project. Gallivan Interactive Feature Selection Ms. McConkie stated that staff presented the Musical Chairs art piece at the last RDA Board meeting. Although the Board was interested in the piece, they directed staff to put together a group to conduct a place-making exercise to look at the Gallivan Center as a whole and examine possibilities for implementing Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper options, as suggested by Project for Public Spaces (PPS), before going forward with a permanent art installation. McConkie stated that if any members of RAC are interested in participating in the place making group to let her know within the next week. Vancouver Trip Mr. Baxter briefed the RAC on the recent trip to Granville Island, Vancouver B.C. The trip was lead by Project for Public Spaces (PPS). PPS showed the City and the RDA ways to better designing and programming our public spaces that will make them active and vital. The philosophy presented by PPS was lighter, quicker, cheaper, and the idea that many of the

3 Page 3 solutions to public activation challenges can be fast and inexpensive. B. Loan Updates. There were no loan updates. 3. Approval of the minutes of the July 11 and August 1, 2012 meetings. Mr. Johnson made the motion to approve the minutes of the July 11 and August 1, 2012 meetings. Mr. Mahaffey seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion passed unanimously. 4. Business. A. CONSIDERATION AND RECOMMENDATION OF A MARKETING STRATEGY AND OFFERING TERMS FOR RDA OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 836 SOUTH JEFFERSON ST. AND 833 & 839 SOUTH 200 WEST. Mr. Dahl presented a draft Request for Qualifications (RFQ) term sheet to market the RDAowned properties located at 836 South Jefferson St. and 833 & 839 South 200 West for development. The goal of this project would be to utilize the space for a residential development and a public amenity, such as a mid-block walkway. Mr. Dahl explained that there are some differences between this RFQ term sheet and those proposed in the past. The first difference is that during the design review Staff and the RDA Board will approve initial basic design, which will be part of the purchase and sale negotiation. In later stages of the project, it will only be staff reviewing the project. The second difference is that there is no set price for the sale of the property. Instead, the sale price will be part of the negotiation during the purchase and sale agreement, term sheet development, and basic design development in hopes that the final amount can be used to improve the project or help put the project where it needs to be financially in order to be successful. Mr. Dahl added that staff will be in need of two volunteers from RAC to serve on the Selection Committee to review the proposals. Mr. Mahaffey and Vice-Chairperson Cottle volunteered to serve on the committee. Vice-Chairperson Cottle made a motion to recommend the term sheet be approved as presented by staff. Mr. Barrett seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion was passed unanimously. B. PRESENTATION AND RECOMMENDATION REGARDING A SCOPE OF WORK TO DEVELOP CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE SUGAR HOUSE MONUMENT PLAZA, SALT LAKE CITY EASEMENT, AND PORTIONS OF HIGHLAND DRIVE AND MCCLELLAND STREET ADJACENT TO THE GRANITE BLOCK

4 Page 4 Mr. Davis explained that a draft of the Circulation and Streetscape Amenities Plan was presented to the RDA Board of directors on August 14, He said that one of the short-term goals in that plan is to redesign the Monument Plaza on 2100 South. Staff is seeking a recommendation on the scope of work to develop the construction documents for the redesign, Salt Lake City easement, and portions of Highland Drive and McClelland Street. Mr. Davis stated that the Agency has an ideal opportunity to implement the scope of work given the timing if other projects currently under construction in the area and the developers of those respective projects have agreed to participate in the redesign. Mr. Davis said this scope of work would provide 100% construction documents for the plaza, which would include: physical layout of each area, paving treatments, street trees and other landscaping, benches, bollards, light fixtures, and trash receptacles. He added that a big part of the scope is to look broader and help get the right contractor in place to construct these improvements. Mr. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the scope of work as presented by RDA Staff. Mr. Mahaffey seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion passed unanimously. C. REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION OF WEST TEMPLE GATEWAY PROJECT AREA AMENITIES SURVEY AND FEEDBACK. Mr. Dahl stated that in the Summer of 2011 the West Temple Gateway Strategy was completed and that it indicated that the Agency should look at providing amenities for the project area. A list of possible options was provided that would encourage development. Staff reviewed the list and created a smaller list of items that would be feasible for the area given available resources. Staff put together a survey to gather input from members of the West Temple Gateway community as to which amenities the community felt would be most beneficial to the neighborhood at this time. The survey presented the following potential amenity packages with graphics and asked the respondents to prioritize them: 1) 900 South Streetscape Improvements and Identity Branding (Major Improvements) Roadway reconfiguration Landscaped medians Landscaped park strips A tree-lined street Improved sidewalks and public right-of-way Improved accommodation of multi-modal transit (and planning for future streetcar) Unique identifying features such as lights and street furnishings Signage to more clearly brand neighborhood identity Special treatment of 900 South 200 West intersection with pavers, etc. Paved bulbouts and attractive bollards 2) 900 South Streetscape Improvements (Minor Street Improvements) Improved park strips with trees

5 Page 5 Street furnishings Signage to more clearly brand neighborhood identity 3) Medium 0.20 Acre Park Grass and trees 4) Small 0.10 Acre Park Grass and trees 5) 0.15 Acre Permanent Community Garden Garden boxes/plots Gazebo or pavilion with benches 6) Small 0.15 Acre Combined Park and Community Garden Grass and trees Garden boxes/plots Mr. Dahl stated that the results of the survey indicated the preferred option is streetscape improvements and identity branding along 900 South. He added that Staff agrees with the community s preferred option. Mr. Barrett made a motion to recommend the preferred option of streetscape improvements presented by Staff. Mr. Cottle seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion passed unanimously. 5. Adjournment. Brian Wilkinson, Chairperson

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