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25.02.03 DDA MinutesDDA MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 HYBRID MEETING, IN PERSON AND VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS AVON DDA MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 3, 2025 PAGE 1 | 2 ROLL CALL Present in Person: Chair Tony Emrick, and Board Members Gregg Cooper, Lisa Mattis, Wayne Hanson, Matthew Fitzgerald & Chris Neuswanger Present Virtually: Board Members Marcus Lindholm & Rob Tartre. Absent: Board Members Brandt Marott & Scott Tarbet, Councilor Chico Thuon. Staff: Town Manager Eric Heil, Community Development Director Matt Pielsticker, Housing Planner Patti Liermann, Planner II Max Morgan & Deputy Town Clerk Brenda Torres. Staff present virtually were Deputy Town Manager Patty McKenny, Planning Manager Jena Skinner, CFO Paul Redmond and CAO Ineke de Jong. The meeting was called to order at 3:01 p.m. DDA Board Chair Tony Emrick presided over the meeting. There was quorum with 8 Board Members present. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Board Member Matthew Fitzgerald motioned to approve the agenda as presented. Board Member Gregg Cooper seconded the motion. The motion was approved with an 8-0 vote of those present at that time. 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 Welcome to New Board Member Lisa Mattis and Swearing In of new and re-appointed Board Members (Deputy Town Brenda Torres) Town Manager Eric Heil welcomed Lisa Mattis to the board. He expressed that she is no stranger to Avon’s Citizen Committees and has been serving Avon for many years on the CASE Committee. Deputy Town Clerk Brenda Torres was present to perform the Oath of Office for Lisa Mattis (in-person), Rob Tarte (virtually) and Marcus Lindholm (virtually). Deputy Town Clerk Brenda Torres left the meeting at 3:07 p.m. 5.2 Pedestrian Mall Concept Review (Planner II Max Morgan) Planner II Max Morgan delivered his presentation on the Pedestrian Mall Concept. The DDA board members provided input and comments. The Community Development Department is collecting and compiling all comments until the end of February. 5.3 Regional Housing Needs Assessment Update (Housing Planner Patti Liermann) Housing Planner Patti Liermann delivered her presentation on the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. She took the board members through the report and slides in the Board packet. There were several questions about Avon’s efforts on community housing. Town Manager Eric Heil confirmed staff will bring back a wide and long-range (20-yr) overview of Avon’s housing efforts at a future DDA Meeting. 5.4 Proposed 2025 Meeting Schedule (Chief Administrative Officer Ineke de Jong) Chief Administrative Officer Ineke de Jong expressed staff reviewed the 2025 calendar and is proposing DDA MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 HYBRID MEETING, IN PERSON AND VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS AVON DDA MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 3, 2025 PAGE 2 | 2 meetings on the following dates: • April 14 (Second Tue due to a conflict on First Tue) • June 2 • Aug 4 • Oct 6 • Dec 1 Board Member Matthew Fitzgerald moved to approve the proposed 2025 meeting schedule. Board Member Chris Neuswanger seconded that motion, and it passed unanimously by those present. 6. MINUTES Board Member Chris Neuswanger presented a motion to approve the Minutes from Avon DDA Board Meeting held November 4, 2024. Board Member Matthew Fitzgerald seconded that motion. They were approved unanimously by those present at that time. 7. ADJOURNMENT DDA Board Chair Emrick adjourned the meeting at 5:06 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Ineke de Jong Chief Administrative Officer 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.