Redevelopment Commission

TOWN OF GILBERT REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2018 9:00 A.M. 50 E. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, CONF ROOM 300, GILBERT, ARIZONA 85296 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: Tyler Hudgins, Chair Daniel C. Henderson, CEcD Economic Development Director Ryan Hamilton, Vice Chair Amanda Elliott, Redevelopment Administrator & Heritage District Liaison Boe Bigelow, Commissioner Jennifer Graves, Economic Development Deputy Director Tyler Jones, Commissioner Amy Temes, Senior Planner Kristin Myers, Transportation Planning Manager John Kennedy, Parks and Recreation Manager Rocky Brown, Parks and Recreation Business Manager James Dana, Police Department Jeff Thompson, Assistant Police Chief Rajnish Gupta, Town Traffic Engineer Giao Pham, Assistant Public Works Director Wayne Shutzksy CONSULTANTS PRESENT: George Crandall Cindy Trivisonno COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: CITIZENS PRESENT: Peter Sciacca Gilbert Sun News CALL TO ORDER: The special meeting of the Redevelopment Commission was called to order at 9:05 A.M. Amanda Elliott indicated that a quorum was present. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ROUGH DRAFT DOCUMENT REVIEW The purpose of the meeting is to review the sections of the rough draft in order for staff and Redevelopment Commission to understand what editorial is needed in order to be prepared for the Public Meeting on June 5. The document will include eight sections which were presented at the April public meeting. The masterplan presented in public workshops 2 & 3. The next workshop will focus on the draft of the Redevelopment Plan which includes all public input, staff input, Redevelopment Commission Input, stakeholder input, Council input. The Redevelopment Plan also includes lessons learned throughout the communications. The consultant has updated the 2008 plan and has carried the information forward and has added new information.  Each section begins with a splash page and first page of each chapter provides an overview of each chapter  Each of the goals and objectives have been updated from the 2008 plan. Goal “names” will be referred to within the document  The fundamental concept is all of the projects that have been presented to the public to date. These are the projects that are most critical to the Heritage District.  All graphics are still in draft form.  Special areas of focus included in requirements are o Public Parking o Circulation o Branding o Wayfinding o Tourism o Public Art o Special Events o District Management  There is a full appendices which will include alternatives, funding case studies, public workshop data and all information necessary to complete the Redevelopment Plan Update.  The goal is to have the staff and Redevelopment Commission review the document by May 30 at noon. An active document will be available in which editors can view each other’s comments in real time. o Staff was advised to read document, mark up and look for any glaring errors or holes o Rajnish Gupta, Town Traffic Engineer asked if the traffic studies for the projects will be included in the document so as to identify the flow of traffic at intersection and what needs to take place in order for a project to be viable. o Look at each section represents how you see your work and community. Get into the details that are provided in each other section and ensure we accurately represented it. It is not critical to verify the cost at this point but want to ensure that this is the vision of the community