Golden Triangle Association Annual Meeting 2008 Curious Theatre

1. Golden Triangle Association Annual Meeting 2008 Curious Theatre www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

2. Agenda Welcome/Opening Comments – Agnes Ryan, President Councilwoman Jeanne Robb – City Council District 10 Commander Deb Dilley – Denver District 6 Financial Report – Shane Silvernale, Treasurer Marketing/Merchants Report – Valerie Rick, Board Member • Projecting Sign Ordinance Presentation – Fran Mishler, Planning Dept., City and County of Denver • Urban Design Committee Report – Anne Lindsey, Chair of the GTA Urban Design Committee and Board Member • Presentation of the Slate, GTA 2008 Board – Rhonda Knop, Chair of the Nominating Committee and Board Member Thank you to outgoing Board Members Volunteer All Call – Karen Meyer, Secretary GTA Closing Remarks/Adjourn www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

3. Agnes RyanGTA President • Welcome • Opening Remarks • Thanks to Dazzles • Thanks to Curious Theatre www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

4. Agnes RyanGTA President • Denver Art Museum • Denver Community Credit Union • Humphries Poli Architects • Museum Residences Thank you to our 2007 Corporate Sponsors • Norris Design • Rickenbaugh Cadillac Volvo • Marriott TownPlace Suites • TrammellCrow Company www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

5. Councilwoman Jeanne RobbCity Council District 10 • Councilwoman Ortega • Bond funds affecting the Golden Triangle • Colorado History Museum Update • Evans School Update • Other/Questions www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

6. Commander Deb Dilley Denver District 6 • Graffiti • How the Democratic National Convention may affect the Golden Triangle • Other/Questions www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

7. Shane Silvernale GTA, Treasurer GTA Membership Funds & Benefits Residential Membership Individual Residents $20 Annual Dues Household $35 Annual Dues Senior $10 Annual Dues HOA Membership Benefits Fewer than 50 units $350 Annual Dues Between 51 and 100 units $500 Annual Dues More than 100 units $750 Annual Dues Business Membership Small Businesses & Nonprofits $100 Annual Dues (up to 5 full time employees All Other Businesses $300 Annual Dues Business Sponsorship Bronze Corporate Sponsorship $500 Annual Dues (up to 5 full time employees) Silver Corporate Sponsorship $1500 Annual Dues (6-29 full time employees) Gold Corporate Sponsorship $2500 Annual Dues (30 or more employees) www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

8. Current Assets www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

9. Membership Income www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

10. Membership Income www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

11. Expenditures www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

12. Expenditures www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

13. 2008 • Re-focus on HOAs • Enhancements to Communications Channels (electronic?) • Event sponsorships • Showcase local businesses (coupon books, frequent-patron, etc.) • Walkability initiatives • Pet Stations - thanks to Gretchen Vasquez and the Good Neighbor Committee www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

14. Val Rick, GTA Board MemberGTA Marketing Merchants • Celebrating Life, Work, Art & Culture • Support Your Local Golden Triangle Merchants • Supporting local merchants helps our community thrive. Together, the residents, merchants, and patrons of the Golden Triangle can make 80204 the most desirable zip code in Denver. www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

15. Fran MishlerPlanning Dept., City and County of Denver • Introduction by Anne Lindsey www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

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17. What are “projecting signs”? Projecting signs are those signs that project either perpendicular to the face of the wall or building to which they are attached, or at a 45 degree angle to the corner of a building. www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

18. Why did we pass this new projecting sign ordinance? • Golden Triangle Neighborhood Plan, Implementation section • Design Guidelines for Golden Triangle B-8-G Zone District • Stated interest by the Golden Triangle Urban Design Committee • CPD interest in promoting the kind of pedestrian-friendly atmosphere generated by projecting signs www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

19. What was the public process? • CPD staff met three times with the Golden Triangle Urban Design Committee • CPD made many changes to the Ordinance based on comments from this committee • Notification was sent to all registered RNO’s for Planning Board Public Meeting on August 22, 2007 • Notification was sent to all RNO’s for the Blueprint Denver Committee Meeting on August 30, 2007 www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

20. Where are these projecting signs allowed? • This Ordinance affects only the B-8-G zone district, commonly known as the Golden Triangle, and is tailored to the needs of this neighborhood. www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

21. What are the design goals of the Projecting Sign • Ordinance? • Signs are to be: • Compatible with the surrounding context • Compatible with the architecture of the building on which they appear • Expressive of the business or activity which they are representing • Creative in the use of two- and three-dimensional form • Employ exceptional graphic design and lighting • Use durable, high quality materials appropriate to an urban setting www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

22. Who may have a projecting sign? • Users that are located at street level, basement level, or second floor level that have individual entries at street level with direct access to a public sidewalk, court or plaza may have one projecting sign for each building frontage, or one projecting sign at the corner where there are two frontages. www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

23. What are the allowable projecting sign sizes? •Users occupying corner locations may base the maximum, allowable volume of their signage on the length of the actual building frontage on which the sign is placed or on the length or either frontage if a corner location is chosen for the sign www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

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25. How is the projecting sign volume calculated? • It is calculated as the volume within a rectilinear area constructed to enclose the primary form of the sign. • No dimension shall be considered to be less than 1’ for the purposes of calculating sign volume. • The volume of a projecting sign shall be deducted from the maximum sign area allowed in the Zoning Ordinance for the B-8-G. www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

26. What are the allowable locations of projecting signs on the building façade? • Projecting signs: • May not project more than 5’ out from a wall or building • Must be mounted at least 6” away from the wall • The bottom of the sign must be 8’ above the sidewalk or ground floor level, whichever is higher • The top of the sign may not be higher than 15’ above the sidewalk or ground floor level, whichever is higher www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

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28. What other limitations are there? • A sign may not exceed the height of the parapet of the building on which it is mounted • Signs shall not be placed less than 8’ apart www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

29. What kind of lighting is allowed for these signs? • For users with over 20 linear feet of building frontage: • Graphics may be illuminated using direct, indirect, neon tube, LED and fluorescent lighting • For users with less than 20 linear feet of building frontage: • Direct external lighting only www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

30. What kind of lighting is prohibited? • Fully illuminated plastic sign boxes with internal light sources • Flashing illumination • Animated graphics • Signs that blink, fluctuate or change graphics or messages more than once an hour www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

31. What are the potential negative impacts? • Visual clutter, although limited by the restrictions of this Ordinance, could occur www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

32. What are the positive effects of the proposed Ordinance? • Encourages pedestrian activity • Creates an Ordinance tailored specifically to this neighborhood • Serves as a model for other neighborhoods • Allows the largest signs along Lincoln and Broadway • Limits the lighting allowed to protect neighborhood residential from glare www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

33. How does one get a permit for a projecting sign in the Golden Triangle? 1. Stop at the Zoning Counter on the 2nd Floor of the Webb Building at 201 West Colfax Avenue www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

34. 2. Fill out a worksheet 3. Sign application will be referred to Design Review based on the Design Guidelines for the Golden Triangle/B.8.G Zone District 4. After approval, pick up sign permit and pay $25 fee 5. Enjoy your new sign and watch your business grow! www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

35. Anne Lindsey, GTA Board MemberChair of Urban Design Committee • 1134-1144 Broadway conditional use • VFW Building • Planned Parenthood Building • Street Trees www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

36. Rhonda Knop, GTA Board MemberChair of the Nominating Committee • Thank you to outgoing Board Members • Presentation of 2008 Slate www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

37. 2007/2008 Board Members Expiring 2007 Vicki Aybar Sterling Mary Valley Bobbi Walker Returning/Continuing 2008 Margerie Hicks Brenda Douglis Linda Grove Bill Jensen Rhonda Knop Anne Lindsey Valerie Rick Jane Wallace Agnes Ryan – President David Price – Vice President, President Elect Karen Meyer – Secretary Shane Silvernale – Treasurer www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

38. 2008 New Board Members New Members for 2008 Tobi Watson – 3 year term Charles Vanstrom – 3 year term Billie Bramhall – 1 year term 2008 Ex-Officio Members Dennis Humphries Brian Phetteplace Vicki Aybar Sterling Galen Wood www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

39. Karen Meyer, GTA Secretary • Special thanks to Diane Past, Humphries Poli Architects for her administrative support of the GTA. • Good Neighbor Committee • Urban Design Committee • Third Thursday Committee • Marketing/Merchants Committee • Newsletter Committee • Liaison Committee • Greening of the Triangle • Adding Content to the Website • Volunteer by submitting form on: www.goldentriangleofdenver.com www.goldentriangleofdenver.com

40. Agnes Ryan, GTA PresidentClosing Remarks Thank you for attending! www.goldentriangleofdenver.com