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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
September 14, 2020
4:00 PM, City Council Chambers
130 S Galena Street, Aspen
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I.WORK SESSION
I.A.150 Fund and Acquisition Opportunities
I.B. Community Outreach for Lumberyard Conceptual Design Process
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Torre and Aspen City Council
FROM: James R. True, City Attorney
Chris Everson, Affordable Housing Project Manager
Ben Anderson, Principal Long-Range Planner
THROUGH: Sara Ott, City Manager
Scott Miller, Public Works Director
Pete Strecker, Finance Director
Phillip Supino, Community Development Director MEMO DATE: September 10, 2020
MEETING DATE: September 14, 2020
RE: 150 Fund and Acquisition Opportunities
REQUEST OF COUNCIL: The two work sessions on September 14th and 15th are
intimately related, but at each, staff will present Council with distinct information and
request distinct Council feedback. Together, the outcomes of the discussions will provide
staff with direction in identifying and pursuing short and long-term priorities for the 150
Housing Development Fund.
• The work session on Monday the 14th will include an Executive Session in
order for the City attorney to provide legal counsel to the Mayor and Council and
inform Council about specific acquisition opportunities which would compete with
approved (Burlingame) and future development projects (Lumberyard) for 150
Fund revenues,
Additionally, during the public portion of the 9/14 Work Session, staff will introduce
concepts and seek to inform Council on the following:
• the general state of the 150 Fund and constraints on achieving the full affordable
housing (AH) ‘wish list’,
• the policy priorities of land banking vs. development of units competing for 150
Fund revenues.
• AH opportunities beyond already approved projects,
• the 2040 sunset on the RETT and 0.45% sales tax and increasing potential of the
150 Fund.
• whether to explore potential alternative future revenue streams to augment the
150 Fund.
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City Council Affordable Housing Priorities
September 14, 2020
Note: The Executive Session is necessary as specific, potential real estate transactions
will be discussed.
The work session on Tuesday the 15th will be held as a public session and will inform
Council about:
• specific 150 Fund cash flow scenarios,
• the relationship between land banking vs. development and impacts to the 150
Fund over time,
• requirements to maintain current affordable housing stock including expiring
deed restrictions, capital reserve needs, and prioritization of maintaining existing
stock relative to land banking and development,
• options for augmenting 150 Fund to meet priorities: debt, reallocation and
modification of existing revenue streams, development of new revenue streams.
At the Tuesday 9/15 work session, staff recommends a broad policy discussion and will
seek direction of Council preferences on the following:
• land banking vs development,
• debt vs. no debt (pledging the 150 Fund through bonding mechanisms),
• use of partnerships and other means of lowering burdens on the 150 Fund,
• prioritization of specific AH opportunities,
• maintenance of existing units relative to other 150 Fund priorities,
• potential alternative future revenue streams for AH.
SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Burlingame Phase 3 is currently scheduled for
construction from March 2021 to September 2022, and Council has directed staff to
prepare the Lumberyard for construction beginning in 2024. The City of Aspen 150
Housing Development Fund does have the capacity to support budgeting for the
Burlingame Phase 3 project as a condominium ownership facility. However, the 150 Fund
needs to be planned for future uses to be best prepared for the Lumberyard and any other
future housing development projects which Council may be inclined to set up for the future
of the affordable housing development program.
Council has expressed interest in pledging the 150 Fund revenue stream to issue debt
which could be used to accelerate the creation of more affordable housing. If Burlingame
3 is to be completed by mid-2022 and then if construction on the Lumberyard is to begin
in 2024, it appears necessary to issue debt to facilitate this sequencing. These financial
obligations will constrain use of 150 Fund dollars beyond Burlingame 3 and the
Lumberyard. Additionally, it also appears that, even if City Council does choose to issue
debt to support the Lumberyard construction start in 2024, the size of the first phase of
the Lumberyard will need to be limited. A more robust depiction of potential 150 Fund
cash flow scenarios will be presented at the work session on Tuesday the 15th.
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City Council Affordable Housing Priorities
September 14, 2020
Into this already established program, new land acquisition opportunities have been
presented to staff that, if pursued, would require a clear prioritization of finite revenues in
the 150 Fund.
In summary:
1) While revenues into the 150 Fund are significant, there is a limited pot of money
to divide between acquisition of land, development of new units, and maintenance
of existing units.
2) There are a handful of tools available to leverage this revenue to achieve
Council AH Goals.
3) There are potential acquisition opportunities that may compete for the revenues
of the 150 Fund – depending on Council priorities.
4) By the end of the conversation on the 15th staff seeks direction on the future
management and potential augmentation of the 150 Fund with these competing
priorities in mind.
It is not staff’s intention within these work sessions to construct or even discuss specific
policies related to capital reserves, deed restrictions, or maintenance of existing units.
However, staff is prepared to discuss as they relate to the broader policy discussion,
should questions arise.
STAFF DISCUSSION: Within the context presented above, the primary purpose of the
Executive Session on the 14th is to introduce Council to acquisition opportunities and
negotiation strategies given a re-prioritized use of 150 Fund revenues.
Staff requests that Council consider these issues when prioritizing the various AH
opportunities included in the September 15th work session discussion.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: N/A
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Torre and Aspen City Council
FROM: Chris Everson, Affordable Housing Project Manager
THROUGH: Scott Miller, Public Works Director
MEMO DATE: September 11, 2020
MEETING DATE: September 14, 2020
RE: Community Outreach for Lumberyard Conceptual Design Process
REQUEST OF COUNCIL: Staff is seeking input from Council for the upcoming round of
community outreach for the Lumberyard conceptual design process. Included below are
topics planned for the public outreach, including sample questions which the public will
be asked to weigh in on.
Council is asked to provide input as to whether these are the right questions to ask or
whether Council would prefer to ask alternate questions or additional questions as part of
the upcoming public feedback process.
SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Beginning June of 2019, the goal of the Lumberyard
conceptual design process has been to create community-vetted conceptual design
alternatives for the development of affordable housing at the Lumberyard property, and
for Council to select a preferred conceptual design by December 2020.
On June 24, 2019, Council approved Resolution #70 of 2019 and associated contract
with DHM Design for initial community outreach and conceptual design for the lumber
yard affordable housing development for 2019. The first round of public community
outreach occurred as planned during the fall of 2019, and a second round of public
community outreach occurred again in early 2020.
On April 14, 2020, Council approved a contract extension for DHM Design which included
a scope of work to allow for the continued conceptual design while the COVID-19 Stay-
at-home Order was in place. At a work session on July 6, 2020, DHM Design presented
the updated conceptual designs, and Council provided the design team with direction for
further plan refinements aiming toward 300+ units.
During a consent agenda discussion at Council’s regular meeting on August 11, 2020,
Council approved a contract amendment with DHM Design which included a work plan
for the Lumberyard conceptual design process through the end of 2020. The work plan
aimed to reach a preferred conceptual design by the end of 2020 and included an
additional round of public community outreach, consisting mainly of 6 weeks of web -
based online feedback through October. During the consent agenda discussion on
August 11, Council expressed some interest in reviewing what the public would be
specifically asked to weigh in on during the next round of outreach. The discussion below
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explains the current plan, and requests input from Council as to whether or not Council
feels the right questions are being asked and, if not, how the questions should be modified
to be more suitable with Council’s expectations.
DISCUSSION: The upcoming round of community outreach for the Lumberyard
conceptual design process will be the third tranche of public community outreach
regarding this project. Council provided their most recent design direction to the
Lumberyard team at a work session on July 6, 2020, including the direction to refine the
conceptual plans to aim in the area of 300+ units on the site.
The next work session for City Council to review the design progress is scheduled for
October 26, 2020, and the objective of the upcoming round of community outreach is to
collect feedback from the community related to Council’s most recent design direction. At
the same time, the design team is also gathering technical data on noise and air quality
at the site as well as traffic impact information. Having both the community feedback and
the technical data in hand at the next work session with Council on October 26 will allow
Council to be fully informed when directing the next set of conceptual plan refinements.
After the work session on October 26, the design team expects to prepare near -final
versions of the conceptual plan alternatives. Those near-final conceptual plans will be
presented to Council at a work session on November 23, and Council will be asked to
select a preferred conceptual plan to continue forward with.
What tools will be employed for the upcoming community outreach?
Before jumping into the outreach topics, it is important to understand the format of the
outreach to be performed, or more specifically, the tools which will be employed. Due to
the ongoing public health crisis, the outreach will need to rely primarily on approaches
that generate participation and feedback without creating health risks for participants. The
following tools will be put to use for this purpose:
Project Website: All advertising will direct outreach participants to a website which will be
available at “aspenlumberyard.com”. The website will offer various ways to learn about
the project and provide feedback.
Community feedback topics and questions: On the project website, participants will be
able to view background information about each topic, consisting of graphic depictions
and explanatory text, to first inform them and provide appropriate background and
context. Participants will then be asked to answer certain questions after first having the
context established. Furthermore, each of the questions will be asked in a manner which
requests that they put on their “community hat” and provide answers based on their
perception of what the community needs, not based on what they as individuals want.
Conceptual Plans: On the project website, participants will be able to view the most
recently refined conceptual plan alternatives based on Council input from July. This will
include plan alternatives with density ranging from 250 to 350 units. The website will
provide a means for collecting participant feedback on the plans.
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Event schedule/information for webinars and small pop-up events: The project website
will provide information for participants to get further involved if they so desire.
General project information and schedule: The project website will allow participants to
understand where we’ve been and where we’re heading, including the process to date
and information about previous outreach and what has been learned to date.
Survey: The survey will available via the project website and will also be distributed
through social media and email. The survey is integrated into the website and offers
participants a chance to provide feedback on the topic questions and conceptual plan
alternatives.
Forms for open comments: Form fields will be integrated into the project website for any
other comments and ideas from the community. This will allow for folks to provide
additional comments as they see fit.
Webinar(s): A live internet-based presentation, open to the public and hosted on multiple
platforms (Zoom and Facebook Live), with pauses to answer questions and take polls.
Also planned are smaller live online events for targeted community groups. Recordings
of such live events will be posted on the project website after each such event.
Small group in-person pop-up events: These will include 10 or less people at a time,
consisting of socially distanced pop-up events to provide some level of personal
interaction (if possible, dependent on infection rates locally).
What topics will be discussed during the upcoming public outreach?
Since meeting with Council in July, the Lumberyard team has studied various alternatives
to respond to comments from City Council. From studying these alternatives, certain
variables emerged as central topics which are key differentiators. These are the topics
which the team is planning to ask the community to weigh in on:
• Density and massing trade-offs related to parking
• Density and massing trade-offs related to unit mix
• Innovations, such as co-living, green roofs, solar, net zero, project phasing
• Architectural character
• Project add-ons, such as childcare, ancillary surface parking, transit facilities
• Amenities, such as bike-share, car-share, parks, community gardens
What questions will be asked, and how will those be framed?
Each question will include background information to establish context. Below are sample
questions within each topic area which have thus far been discussed by the team for
potential inclusion.
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Topic: Density and massing trade-offs related to parking
Graphic representation of the trade-offs being discussed:
Question 1 Background:
• Podium parking is ground-level parking with housing units constructed above
• Podium parking is less expensive to construct than underground parking
• Podium parking results in more building height and mass or less total units
• Podium parking requires drive access through the site, creates bike and ped conflicts
• Underground parking is an underground parking garage with buildings above
• Underground parking results in less building height and mass or more total units
• Underground parking requires ramp access, car circulation occurs underground
Question 1a: Is it worth it to the community to have lower building height and massing or
the ability to create more units, even if this causes a higher project cost?
[ ] No [ ] Yes
Question 1b: Does the community benefit more from podium parking or underground
parking at the Lumberyard site? [ ] Podium [ ] Underground
Comments:
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Topic: Density and massing trade-offs related to unit mix
Graphic representation of the trade-offs being discussed:
Question 2 Background:
• The Housing Authority reports the greatest need is for rental housing
• New ownership units will be available at Burlingame Ranch Phase 3 in 2022
• Ownership units lean towards larger (more 2 & 3 bedrooms with some 1-bedrooms)
• Rental units lean towards smaller (more studio and 1-bedrooms with some 2-bedrooms)
• Larger units result in more building square footage or less total units
• Smaller units result in less building square footage or more total units
Question 2: What percentage rental vs ownership do you think the community needs at
the Lumberyard? [ %] Rental [ %] Ownership
Comments:
Question 3 Background:
• Studio and one-bedroom units are great for individuals, couples, and seniors.
• Two- and three-bedroom units are great for families
• Smaller units result in either less building mass or more units total
• In the current conceptual plans, the mix is based the unit mix from the findings of the
regional housing needs study, 67% studio and one-bedrooms and 33% 2 and 3-
bedrooms.
Question 3a: What percentage of studio and one-bedroom units do you think the
community needs at this site? [ %]
Question 3b: What percentage of 2- and 3-bedrooms do you think the community needs
at this site? [ %]
Question 3c: What percentage of 4+ bedrooms do you think the community needs at this
site? [ %]
Comments:
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Topic: Innovation – Co-Living
Graphic representation of the trade-offs being discussed:
Question 4 Background:
• Co-living is an innovative lifestyle trend occurring today in residential development that
responds to rising costs of real estate and the need for affordable housing
• Co-living employs the use of small individual studio units (not shared), but provides
larger shared common-area spaces for lounging, working, exercising, socializing
• Each small studio (not shared) is equipped with a small kitchen and a bathroom
• Including the common area amenity space, the overall amount of floor area is
decreased or there can be more units
Question 4a: With the proximity to transit and the AABC, do you think the Lumberyard is
a good potential site for co-living? [ ] No [ ] Yes
Question 4b: Are you afraid of the concept of co-living due to Covid-19, or do you think
that social distancing and other mitigation measures could be successfully
implemented? [ ] Afraid due to Covid-19 [ ] I think it could work
Question 4c: Are you disinclined to advocate co-living for some other reason?
[ ] I do not advocate this [ ] I think it could work
Comments:
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Topic: Architectural Character
Background: TBD (Work in process, actual images and quantity of questions will vary)
Question 5a: Considering the Lumberyard site and its surrounding neighborhood,
please choose the character image which more suitable:
Question 5b: Considering the Lumberyard site and its surrounding neighborhood,
please choose the character image which more suitable:
Question 5c: Considering the Lumberyard site and its surrounding neighborhood,
please choose the character image which more suitable:
NOTE: The Lumberyard team is also looking into a ranked-choice version of this
outreach component. If ranked-choice can be implemented, would Council
prefer that?
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Questions related to the following items are in process and will be similarly framed:
• Project add-ons, such as childcare, ancillary surface parking, transit facilities
• Amenities, such as bike-share, car-share, parks, community gardens
In addition to the questions included above, participants will be able to view the most
recently refined conceptual plan alternatives based on Council input from July. This will
include plan alternatives with density ranging from 250 to 350 units. For each density
scenario, participants will be able to view the updated site plans, parking plans and
perspective views, and form fields for comments will be provided. Those comments will
be collected with all other participant responses.
On the website and during all online events, an email address will also be provided so
that participants will be able to provide additional customized input as they see necessary.
Included as an exhibit is a draft communications outline which describes the approach,
strategy, tactics and timing related to upcoming public communications for the community
outreach as conceived to this point. When staff has heard feedback from Council, the
communications outline will be updated as needed to be finalized and the work will be
initiated.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: n/a
RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that Council consider the topics and
questions proposed and provide direction whether these are the right questions to ask or
whether Council would prefer to ask alternate questions or additional questions as part of
the upcoming public feedback process.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:
EXHIBITS:
A – Draft communications outline
B - Presentation slides
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COMMUNICATIONS OUTLINE
LUMBER YARD HOUSING PROJECT
CAMPAIGN: OCT-NOV 2020
MDC - Manifest Darnauer Communications
600 East Hopkins, Suite 303, Aspen, CO 81611
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COMMUNICATIONS PLAN OUTLINE - REVISED
LUMBERYARD PROJECT
Six-week Campaign – Oct 5 through November 6 or 13, 2020
(Proposing limited outreach and advertising Oct 28 through Nov 3 because of the election)
APPROACH
This fall campaign must utilize a multi-pronged approach because of the changed nature of
business and social life during COVID-19. While communication efforts always include many
facets, it is even more important now to reach people in new ways. We must realize that people
are getting “Zoomed out” and have screen fatigue. We can’t rely solely on online
communications. That means open houses via Zoom can’t be the primary way of reaching our
audiences. To be effective with online or possibly an in-person open house, there needs to be
an incentive for people to participate –a drawing for a product(s), a gift certificate to a
restaurant – some motivator to sit in front of the screen for yet another hour.
Traditional advertising should be combined with more innovative ways of reaching people in
today’s environment. So we propose more direct community outreach to target businesses and
a grassroots network in order to reach those most in need of housing. Our plan suggests
personal one-on-one public engagement with a handful of important large employers.
We strongly suggest a new web project landing page that is a one-stop-shop for information and
two-way communication to garner feedback. Aspen Community Voice is too bulky and many
people won’t take the time to sign up in order to comment. However, we should connect the
two since the City likes to use that platform.
We also propose stepping up our visual communications game. Because we’re not meeting in
person, it’s even more important that the Lumberyard brand is consistently presented through
high quality graphics guided by an artist/graphic designer.
STRATEGIES
1. Build awareness of the final stage planning and outreach for the Lumberyard
2. Employ a variety of innovative tactics to generate feedback among target audiences
3. Utilize more one-on-one than group communication tactics to personalize the
engagement in a safe manner to influence audiences to act
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AUDIENCES
1. Large and medium-sized employers
2. Public at large
3. ACRA
4. AYPA
5. Next Gen and possibly CCLC
6. City of Aspen
7. Pitkin County
8. Aspen Skiing Company
9. Aspen Valley Hospital
10. Other Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations
a. Tap into the COVID business outreach of the city and county, if possible
TACTICS
1. Communication Tools
a. One-on-one phone calls or emails
Updates to all outreach audiences with emphasis on employers and
business leaders
b. Flyers
For employees to post on employee bulletin boards and/or email to
employees
Post around town in coffee shops and restaurants
c. Fact sheet one-pager on the project progress and updated plans
Call to action with links to survey plus webinar and open house/pop ups
dates for community feedback opportunities
Employer emails to staff, post on social media, include in
newsletters/eblasts
Request employers post on bulletin boards for offices with on-site staff
d. Paid Advertising – media schedules, content, graphic design
Drive time radio
Print – newspaper ads
Digital – Aspen Times and ADN leader board or column ad
CGTV with City’s slate
e. Social Media
Paid social on FB and Instagram – geo targeted to Aspen, Snowmass and
Basalt and to Glenwood, if budget allows
f. Media Outreach
Press release on campaign launch
Release sent to CoA communications department to distribute
Media alerts with date reminders for open houses/pop ups/webinar
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g. Interactive Website
DHM to create
DHM will coordinate with City on directing AspenCommunityVoice.com to
aspenlumberyard.com page
Work with CoA communications department on content for ACV site
MDC to send DHM all graphic elements for incorporation in the website
h. Survey to gather broader community feedback
Bob leads on wording; Chris involved
MDC does final edit and gives thoughts on messaging for consistency
i. Main Street banner
Two-sided for three weeks (Fees waived by City)
j. Possibly a special e-mail to members of associations (eg, lodging, restaurants,
some non profits), to include the flyer and/or fact sheet plus a link to the survey
k. Eblasts – a series – probably one/week
MDC designs and writes content and distributes to DHM’s general list
Sign as “The Lumberyard Team”
l. Emails – personalized to target audience contacts
One/week
Include a graphic to accompany general blurb (MDC writes)
Sent to target audiences for them to send out/post
MDC to coordinate
m. A special page to include in ACRA’s September board of directors packet, possibly
in lieu of a live presentation
n. PowerPoint Presentations for web meetings
DHM designs and provides content
o. Open Houses/In person pop-ups
DHM hosts
MDC communicates in advance through social post and media alerts
Do a FB event and push thru City of Aspen – work with Mitzi on content;
Maybe every Thurs have a pop up??
p. Webinars
# TBD
DHM hosts
MDC communicates in advance – MDC advise on appropriate day of
week/what dates to avoid
Incentive – Submit your email when you sign up and we’ll do a weekly
drawing for six weeks for a $50 (?) gift certificate to a local business –-
$300 budget - Delia to check w. Jason – MDH to suggest businesses for gift
certificates
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2. Outreach Meetings/Strategic Partnerships
Strategy: Work with organizations and businesses listed below to leverage their
databases and social channels in order to create awareness of project status, engage
staff and solicit feedback. We will ask them to send an eblast or newsletter to their
networks with a one-page fact sheet and links to the survey.
DHM creates the PPT for presentations; how MDC should be involved??
a. NextGen Commission (Zoom meeting or submit written summary)
b. ACRA Board of Directors update (either via Zoom meeting or written summary)
c. ACRA Newsletter to members; possibly distribution of survey to members
d. ACRA Public Affairs Committee (either via Zoom meeting or written summary)
e. Commercial Core and Lodging Committee (CCLC) – optional
f. APCHA database
DHM is adding content to APCHA NL; DHM solicits their input; Chris wants
to send emails to those who’s been in lotteries
MDC to coordinate??
g. SkiCo
h. St. Regis
i. Aspen School District
j. City of Aspen
k. Pitkin County
l. Aspen Valley Hospital
3. Graphic Design – hard designer costs – up to $2,000
a. Flyer
b. Fact Sheet
c. Print ads
d. Digital banner/column ads
e. Social media graphics
f. Email NL - a general blurb to send out to short blurb w. graphic that others can
send out/post – MDC to coordinate
g. Eblast design
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TIMELINE - DRAFT
Campaign Launch Oct 5
Six-week campaign Oct 5-Nov 6 or Nov 13
3 of those weeks more intense – weeks of 5th the 12th the 19th
Possible break Oct 28 through Nov3 because of election – if so, we may want to do mini
push at the end from Nov 4 –Nov 13
Delia to check w. Jason and Chris
Public webinar should be on the Oct 14 or 15 – MDC to weigh in on best dates and days
for them
Graphic Design Sept 14 - 25
Flyer
Fact Sheet
Print ads – ¼ pg newspaper
Digital banner/column ads for print
Social media graphics for paid
Email graphic
Eblast design
Concept and content development; copy writing Sept 14-18
Campaign launch Press Release Oct 5
Newspaper ad campaign Oct 5 – Nov 6 or 13
Radio ad campaign (length depends on stretch of budget) Oct 5 – Nov 6 or 13
Social media paid campaign Oct 5 – Nov 6
Digital campaign Oct 5 – Nov 6 or 13
Survey platform Oct 5 - Nov 13
Webinars "probably launching" the second week of October
Webinar dates Oct 14 or 15 + ??
Website live Oct 5
Aspen Community Voice website content Oct 5
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Community Outreach for Lumberyard
Conceptual Design Process
September 14, 202019
•Beginning June of 2019, the goal of the Lumberyard conceptual
design process has been to create community-vetted
conceptual design alternatives for the development of
affordable housing at the Lumberyard property, and for Council
to select a preferred conceptual design by December 2020 .
•At a work session on July 6, 2020, DHM Design presented the
updated conceptual designs, and Council provided the design
team with direction for further plan refinements aiming toward
300+ units.
Background
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•During a consent agenda discussion at Council’s regular
meeting on August 11, 2020, Council approved a contract
amendment with DHM Design which included a work plan for
the Lumberyard conceptual design process through the end of
2020.
•During a consent agenda discussion at Council’s regular
meeting on August 11, 2020, Council expressed some interest
in reviewing what the public would be specifically asked to
weigh in on during the next round of outreach
Background
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•The upcoming community outreach for the Lumberyard will be
the third tranche of public outreach for this project.
•Council provided design direction at a work session in July,
including the direction to refine the conceptual plans to aim in
the area of 300+ units on the site.
•The next work session for Council to review progress is
scheduled for October 26. Having both community feedback
and technical data in hand at that time will allow Council to be
fully informed when directing the next set of conceptual plan
refinements.
Discussion
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What tools will be employed for the upcoming community
outreach?
•Project Website
•Community feedback topics and questions
•Conceptual Plans
•Event schedule/information for webinars and small pop-up events
•General project information and schedule
•Survey
•Forms for open comments
•Webinars
•Small group in-person pop-up events
Discussion
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What topics will be discussed during the upcoming public
outreach?
•Density and massing trade-offs related to parking
•Density and massing trade-offs related to unit mix
•Innovations, such as co-living, green roofs, solar, net zero, project
phasing
•Architectural character
•Project add-ons, such as childcare, ancillary surface parking,
transit facilities
•Amenities, such as bike-share, car-share, parks, community
gardens
Discussion
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What questions will be
asked, and how will those
be framed?
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What questions will be
asked, and how will those
be framed?
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What questions will be asked, and how will those be framed?
•Questions related to project add-ons, such as childcare, ancillary
surface parking, transit facilities and potential project amenities,
such as bike-share, car-share, parks, community gardens will also be
similarly framed and asked.
•Participants will also be able to view the most recent conceptual
plans based on Council input from July,including site plans, parking
plans and perspective views, and form fields for comments will be
provided.
•An email address will also be provided so that participants will be
able to provide additional customized input as they see necessary.
Discussion
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•Staff recommends that Council consider the topics and questions proposed
and provide direction whether these are the right questions to ask or whether
Council would prefer to ask alternate questions or additional questions as
part of the upcoming public feedback process.
•When staff has heard feedback from Council, the communications outline will
be updated as needed to be finalized and the work will be initiated.
Questions for Council
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