City of Colorado Springs - File #: URA 23-035

• File #: URA 23-035
• Version: 2
• Name: Gold Hill Mesa Commercial URA Cooperation Agreement
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 1/4/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/24/2023
• Final action: 10/24/2023
• Title: A resolution approving a cooperation agreement between the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority and the City of Colorado Springs to promote redevelopment and assist with financing of public improvements for the Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Urban Renewal Project and to approve the amount of annual sales tax increment revenue allocated pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute Section 31-25-107(9)(a)(II) Related File: URA 23-034 Presenter: Jariah Walker, CSURA Executive Director
• Related files: URA 23-093, URA 23-034

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/24/2023	2	City Council	adopted	Pass
10/9/2023	2	Council Work Session	referred
3/14/2023	1	City Council	postponed indefinitely	Pass
2/13/2023	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
A resolution approving a cooperation agreement between the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority and the City of Colorado Springs to promote redevelopment and assist with financing of public improvements for the Gold Hill Mesa Commercial Urban Renewal Project and to approve the amount of annual sales tax increment revenue allocated pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute Section 31-25-107(9)(a)(II)

Related File: URA 23-034

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 June of 2015.

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

On March 14, 2023, Jariah Walker, CSURA Executive Director requested that the City Council postpone these items to allow more work to be completed regarding the financing. The City Council postponed these items indefin...