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File #: URA 23-034    Version: Name: Gold Hill Mesa Commercial URA Plan
Type: Resolution Status: Tabled
File created: 1/4/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/14/2023 Final action: 3/14/2023
Title: A resolution making certain legislative findings and approving the Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Urban Renewal Plan. Related File: URA 23-035, URA 23-046, URA 23-093 Presenter: Jariah Walker, CSURA Executive Director
Indexes: URA
Attachments: 1. RES_GHMCommercialURAPlan, 2. URA PLAN Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Final 3-4-2022, 3. CPC Staff Report_GHM Commercial URA_RGS, 4. URA Impact Report Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Final 2-1-2023, 5. Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Urban Renewal Plan, 6. Conditions Survey, 7. Aerial, 8. Vision Map, 9. GHM URA_MD Boundary Map-Graphic, 10. CPC_Minutes_2.8.23_Gold Hill Mesa URA DRAFT, 11. URA Impact Report Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Final 4-15-2022
Related files: URA 23-035, URA 23-046, URA 23-093
Title
A resolution making certain legislative findings and approving the Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Urban Renewal Plan.

Related File: URA 23-035, URA 23-046, URA 23-093

Presenter:
Jariah Walker, CSURA Executive Director

Body
Summary:
There are four items proposed for Council review and action:

1. A resolution making certain legislative findings and approving a substantial modification to the amended Gold Hill Mesa Urban Renewal Plan

2. A resolution making certain legislative findings and approving the Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Urban Renewal Plan.

3. A tax sharing agreement between the City and the Colorado Springs and Urban Renewal Authority for funding qualifying public improvements built by the project.

4. A resolution to terminate the Existing Gold Hill Commercial URA Plan

The Council must terminate the existing 2015 Gold Hill Commercial Plan if the new proposed plan is approved. Additionally, the Gold Hill Mesa (residential) Plan modification will need to be voted on to stay consistent with the new Gold Hill Commercial Plan area. If approved, then Council may then consider the tax sharing agreement. If the Plan is not approved or final action postponed, then the tax sharing agreement must be either withdrawn or postponed.

Previous Council Action:
City Council approved the Gold Hill Mesa URA in May of 2004 and the original Gold Hill Mesa Commercial URA in Dec of 2015.

These items are being introduced to Council at the February 13, 2023, City Council Work Session.

Background:
Please see that attached Planning Commission Staff report, conditions survey and the urban renewal plan for background information related to urban renewal and project details.

Financial Implications:
City staff and project team will present the details on the project, plan and impacts at the City Council Work Session. As background information, please refer to the attached materials.

Board/Commission Recommendation:
Pursuant the CRS ? 31-25-107, the ...

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