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Public Meeting Minutes Joint Review Committee STUDY SESSION September 2, 2015 HARRY E. MITCHELL GOVERNMENT CENTER TEMPE CITY HALL – CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 31 EAST 5TH STREET 5:30 p.m. The Joint Review Committee reserves this time to discuss informally any item(s) appearing on the Public Hearing/Meeting Agenda (including questions/answers), Rules and Procedures of the Committee, and other matters pertinent to the Committee to perform its purpose. Only procedural decisions will be made in the Study Session. Members Present Staff Present Pam Goronkin, Chair – Joint Representative Ryan Levesque, Deputy Comm. Dev. Director Rudy Bellavia, ASU Representative Alex Smith, Real Estate Development Supervisor Dominique Laroche, ASU Representative (Alternate) Neil Calfee, ASU University Real Estate Dev. Lisa Roach, Tempe Representative Julie Stennerson, Executive Assistant Dr. Kim Charrier, Tempe Representative Ross Robb, Tempe Representative Guests Jason Comer, Tempe Representative (Alternate) John Creer, ASU, Assistant Vice President for Real Estate Development Members Absent Brian Kearney, Catellus Development Corp., Senior Ed Soltero, ASU Representative Development Manager Anne Gazzaniga, ASU Representative (Alternate) Brittney Kaufmann, Tempe Representative (Alternate) Chair Goronkin called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 1. Arizona State University Athletic Facilities District John Creer and Brian Kearney gave a presentation regarding the land use plan for the future development of the ASU Athletic Facilities District. The Facilities District is a 20+ year development. The parcel of land includes 330 acres. The Stadium, Wells Fargo, and the parking structure will not be moved during the land development. The golf program will be relocated up north at Papago Park. The baseball program will be relocated to Phoenix Municipal Stadium. All of the other facilities will be relocated throughout the district. The facilities will be improved and will add community benefit. The venues will be opened and available to the community. The physical attributes of the land have been studied and a robust study has been completed of the market, to develop a land use plan. The land use plan will change over time to respond to the market. The following highlights are from the PowerPoint presentation. What is the District and why was it created? University Athletics Facility District (State Law – 2010) JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE STUDY SESSION MINUTES September 2, 2015 2 Finance renovation and construction of new athletic facilities without use of taxpayer money Create world-class urban community Produce financial returns for the university and significant, tangible economic and urban development benefits for city Building on the long history of support from the Sun Devil community Critical for ASU to upgrade facilities to remain competitive in PAC-12 Improved revenue generation but still have further to go Sun Devil Stadium 2nd oldest in PAC-12 and only one not renovated District creates opportunity to leverage prior support Minimum $750 million endowment required to match return to be generated from district What has been accomplished? Selected Catellus Development Corporation as master developer Conducted site assessment and due diligence analyses Completed market study and analyses Developed Preliminary Master Plan Conducted stakeholder/public outreach Initiated first phase activities Catellus Master Development Experience – 30 Years Nationwide – 27 Cities Projects – 12,000 Acres Military and Government Redevelopments – 10 Sites Guiding principles for district planning and development Urban character Sustainability Walkability Live/Work/Play Discipline Quality Best-in-class developers Preliminary Master Plan - Land Use Allocation District runs from the west side of Sun Devil Stadium to McClintock Drive, as far north as the Tempe Town Lake and as far south as University Drive The 330 acres includes all of the athletic venues with about 140-150 acres of private development opportunity within the area Develop land use plan, market the plan to the commercial market, long term ground lease individual parcels to developers, majority of the projects will be built by others, serve as ASU’s agent in negotiating long term ground leases Land Uses Low (4 stories or less) to Mid-Rise Office (5 – 9 stories) Mid (5 – 9 stories) to High-Rise Office (10 stories or more) Hotel Urban Density Multi-Family Commercial Mixed Use JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE STUDY SESSION MINUTES September 2, 2015 3 Mixed Use Retail Athletics Facilities The core of the district is east of Sun Devil Stadium to the eastern side of the lots on Rural Road Rural Road – north/south core of the district, anticipate having the greatest intensity and mix of uses Rio Salado/Rural and University/Rural – intensive commercial corners Urban density, multi-family along Rural Road with ground level retail, restaurant and entertainment space Low to Mid-Rise office development south of Rio Salado Parkway Mixed-Use community north of Rio Salado Parkway, west of McClintock Drive Athletic Venues east of Rural – track, tennis, practice fields An events venue, small arena may be located east of the Wells Fargo Arena for smaller indoor sports New local streets will be added throughout the district for internal circulation to remove some of the pressure off of the arterial streets as well as intersection improvements Working with the City on a downtown traffic analysis First Phase North West corner of Rural Road and University Drive Attractive to the market as an office prospective, multi-family, and retailers Issue a Request-for-Proposals this fall to the multi-family development community First office project, secure office tenants and a retail component Parking - multi-family will have its own parking, office buildings/retail will have shared parking The meeting was opened for questions from the Committee. Ross Robb asked for clarification on the process the Joint Review Committee would be going through regarding this project as it relates to the master developer and the component projects. Chair Goronkin stated the intergovernmental agreement creating the MU-Ed (Mixed-Use Educational) Zoning District was designed in 2004 to create an opportunity for the City to participate in design decisions of the University whenever a commercial use abutted the public rights-of-way. The agreement to have representatives from the citizens of Tempe as well as members of the University community and a joint appointee to be approved by both the University President and the Mayor was designed to create a consensus around the approval of design. The Joint Review Committee is the decision making body. Ryan Levesque explained that around 2006-2007 as a result of the intergovernmental agreement certain properties were rezoned MU-Ed (Mixed-Use Educational). When a project comes forward for non-public university purposes, on ASU land, the project would come forward to the Joint Review Committee. There are certain areas outside of the boundary of the designated zoning district within the Stadium District plan and process. The City of Tempe as well as ASU still needs to meet and confer on the appropriate process for these projects. Chair Goronkin stated the Marina Heights, State Farm Development fell into an area that did not come to this committee due to ownership and various other reasons. The City of Tempe has great stake and interest in this area. The citizens of Tempe have invested heavily in the Tempe Town Lake. The lake has greatly enhanced property values and has created the opportunity to enhance development. Ross Robb asked about the infrastructure costs regarding the overhead power lines, the Val Vista water line, the Community Facility District for the property that fronts on the lake, street improvements, and traffic improvements. John Creer stated they were working with APS for the most economical way to make some of the overhead power lines more attractive, there are places where the lines will need to go underground. ASU will be meeting with the City of Tempe to complete a traffic study. The traffic and parking will increase due to the urbanization but it is important to JOINT REVIEW COMMITTEE STUDY SESSION MINUTES September 2, 2015 4 minimize the traffic delays. There are two pinch points to infrastructure; one is getting waste water across the lake, which caps the amount of vertical development that can be done. The other is getting the traffic across the bridge. Dedicated bike and pedestrian paths will be created throughout the district as well as small pocket parks to provide places to rest. ASU will be working with the City to plan the open space throughout the area. Brian Kearney stated the cost responsibility for the new streets, intersection improvements, as well as water and sewer lines will be repaid through project revenues as the individual projects are developed. Chair Goronkin stated the Community Facilities District is reimbursed by tenants that front the lake side. The District includes two properties near the lake. John Creer stated they were viewing the relocation of athletic venues as infrastructure costs. Dominique Laroche asked if the schools in Tempe would be able accommodate the additional students from the new multi-family projects. Brian Kearney indicated there would probably be very few school aged kids generated by this particular environment at this location. The projects are not typically built with play grounds or the types of things that are family supportive. Typically families with children do not live in urban type environment areas. Dominique Laroche asked how solar and sustainability would be incorporated into this program. Brian Kearney stated discussion has taken place regarding the relocation of the existing solar arrays that sit on top of the surface parking between Packard and the football stadium. The solar arrays will be maintained; however the location has not been determined yet. There will be other opportunities for solar power within the district, possibly on top of parking structures. Other sustainability efforts are to be determined. Catellus plans to work closely with ASU and the Institute of Global Sustainability.