11-09-94 Valley Square Area C Task Force Minutes VALLEY SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT
AREA C TASK FORCE
Minutes of November 9, 1994 Meeting
Present: Griffiths, Hackett, Jafvert, Johnson, LeSuer, Martens, Mundt, Pentel ,
Rappaport, Schmidt, Strande. Absent: None.
Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Chair Dave Thompson called the meeting
to order at 6:30 PM and asked the members to introduce themselves.
Thompson reviewed the Task Force charge as outlined in the resolution distrib-
buted to the members. He stressed that the Task Force should be concerned with
developing criteria, not designating specific uses or stores for the block. He
noted that eight acres is open for consideration, which excludes the area
designated for the Post Office. Staff will use the criteria to create a Request
for Proposals (RFP).
The members then selected Jerry Mundt as Chair and Paula Pentel as Vice Chair of
the Task Force.
Chair Mundt asked to discuss certain ground rules for running the Task Force.
It was agreed that the Committee would follow Roberts Rules of Order, would seek
to reach consensus (100%, if possible) on the final report to be presented to
the HRA, and would set aside a time at the end of each meeting to consider
public comments or questions.
The members opened discussion on future meeting times, the topics and format for
the meetings and possible background reading materials.
Staff was requested to provide the following items to each member prior to the
next meeting:
1) 1981 "Land Use Recommendations" (Galpin-Poppleton Report)
2) Synopsis of recent Community Survey (and news clip on same)
3) Publication - HRA, "15 Years of Progress" (1978-93)
4) Two marketing reports done by the Sterling Group (Nov. 9, 1992 and
January 15, 1993)
Additional background information along with a color copy of the
Galpin-Poppleton Report will be made available in the library. Members recom-
mended Planning to Stay by William Moorish (Milkweed Press) and Towns and
Townmaking Principles by Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyverk Harvard
University Graduate School of Design)as additional resources. Members asked
audience member Mary Anderson about other resources and she agreed to get a
video of the Calthorpe presentation on redevelopment and development of mixed
uses along arterials, to put at the library.
The Task Force decided to meet at the Liquor Barrel on Area C on Sunday,
November 13, 1994, at 3:30 PM for a group site tour. Because this is a tfine of
reduced traffic, members decided they would each try and check out the site
during a busy traffic period prior to the next meeting, which was set for
Monday, November 21, 1994, at 6:30 PM. The members requested a larger room,
coffee and name tags at the next meeting, and outlined the proposed agenda. The
schedule of future meetings will be set at the next meeting.
The meeting ended at 8:35 PM.
Jeanne Andre
HRA Coordinator