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24.02.05 DDA MinutesDDA MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 HYBRID MEETING, IN PERSON AND VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS AVON DDA MEETING MINUTES, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 PAGE 1 | 2 1. ROLL CALL Present in Person: DDA Board Chair Tony Emrick, DDA Board Vice-Chair Brandt Marott, DDA Board Secretary Chris Neuswanger, and Board Members Bill Glaner, Wayne Hanson, and Matthew Fitzgerald. Councilor Rich Carroll joined the meeting at 3:11 p.m. Present Virtually: Marcus Lindholm was present at roll call and departed the meeting at 3:57 p.m. Staff: Town Manager Eric Heil, Deputy Town Manager Patty McKenny, Finance Director Paul Redmond, Town Clerk Miguel Jauregui Casanueva, Community Development Director Matt Pielsticker, Planning Manager Jena Skinner, and Planner II Max Morgan. Absent: Board Members Rob Tartre and Scott Tarbet. The meeting was called to order at 3:02 p.m. DDA Board Chair Tony Emrick presided over the meeting. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Board Member Bill Glaner presented a motion to approve the Agenda. Board Secretary Chris Neuswanger seconded the motion. The motion was approved with a 7-0 vote of those present. 3. DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATED TO AGENDA ITEMS Board Chair Emrick asked if there were any conflicts of interest, and none were disclosed. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were made in person nor virtually. 5. BUSINESS ITEMS 5.1 IGA for Tax Rebates with Other Districts Town Manager Eric Heil delivered his presentation related to the IGA for Tax Rebates with other Districts, to carve-out the Confluence, Avon Station, and Village Metro Districts from the Avon DDA, and asked for leeway to be included in the motion to give Staff the ability to adjust the final legal language of the IGA as needed. No public comment was made in person nor virtually on Microsoft Teams. After deliberations, Board Secretary Neuswanger presented a motion to approve the IGA to be presented to Avon Town Council under Resolution 24-02, with leeway for Staff to negotiate the final legal language of the IGA as needed. Board Vice-Chair Brandt Marott seconded the motion. The motion was approved with a 7-0 vote of those present. 5.2 Work Session: Sun Road and East Avon Redevelopment Plan Updates – Introduction and Visioning Town Manager Eric Heil introduced the work session and was joined by Community Development Director Matt Pielsticker and Planner Max Morgan who delivered a presentation related to Sun Road and East Avon Redevelopment Plan updates. Pielsticker also introduced Bill Campie, President of DTJ Design, Keith Walzak, Director of Urban Design and Planning of DTJ Design, and Katy Moylan, Designer of DTJ Design. After Pielsticker’s presentation, the DTJ Design team introduced themselves to help facilitate the work session. Board Member Glaner mentioned that the railroad corridor needed attention as part of this discussion, and Heil agreed and asked for the Avon DDA Board Members to make a note of it to analyze what might be financially viable to take a realistic look at options for that area. Approaches discussed included converting it a rail to trail, so that pedestrian access connects both sides of Town. DDA MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 HYBRID MEETING, IN PERSON AND VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS AVON DDA MEETING MINUTES, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 PAGE 2 | 2 Once the presentation concluded, Avon DDA Board Members were invited by DTJ Staff to participate in a visioning workshop to capture observations, opportunities, concerns and success measures for this area. Ample discussion and deliberations ensued. No public comment was made in person nor virtually on Microsoft Teams. 6. MINUTES Board Vice-Chair Brandt Marott presented a motion to approve the Minutes from Avon DDA Board Meeting held December 4, 2023. Secretary Neuswanger seconded the motion. They were approved with a 7-0 vote of those present. 7. ADJOURNMENT DDA Board Chair Emrick adjourned the meeting at 4:59 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Miguel Jauregui Casanueva Avon Town Clerk These minutes are only a summary of the proceedings of the meeting. They are not intended to be comprehensive or to include each statement, person speaking or to portray with complete accuracy. The most accurate records of the meeting are the audio of the meeting, which is housed in the Town Clerk' s office.