Title
Ordinance No. 21-62 organizing the Gold Hill North Business Improvement District and Appointing an Initial Board of Directors
(Legislative)
Presenter:
Carl Schueler, Planning Manager- Comprehensive Planning, Planning & Development Department
Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Development
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Summary:
This ordinance would create a Gold Hill North Business Improvement District ("District"), appoint initial directors and approve an initial 2021/2022 Operating Plan and Budget subject to annual review and approval thereafter. This BID would finance public improvements costs and provide services for the future phases of the Gold Hill Mesa project located south of U.S. Highway 24 on the west side of Colorado Springs. The petitioners propose to use a combination of this BID and two associated metropolitan districts to provide public financing and associated district services for this project area. Generally, commercial properties would be included within this BID with residential properties being included in one of the two metropolitan districts.
No deviations from the Special District Policy are being requested for this BID. Its initial 2021/2022 Operating Plan and Budget conforms to the City's standard form template for BIDs.
By this action, Council will also appoint the initial directors to the board of this BID.
A staff PowerPoint summarizing both this request and the associated metropolitan districts service plan is included with the preceding agenda item.
This item was discussed by the City Council Budget Committee on June 22, 2021 (see discussion below).
This item was discussed by the City Council Budget Committee on June 22, 2021 and introduced at a Council Work Session on July 12, 2021. At the Work Session Council asked for this Operating Plan and Budget to be revised to insert language to specifically limit this District's ability to restrict otherwise allowable use of concealed weapons as addressed in Colorado Senate ...
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