Subject:
Title
A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Torti Gallas + Partners, Inc. for the Preparation of the Erie Gateway Planned Development
Body
Department: Economic Development
Presenter(s): Julian Jacquin, Economic Development Director
Sarah Nurmela, Planning and Development Director
Neal Payton, Torti Gallas + Partners, Inc.
Time Estimate: N/A
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Fiscal Summary:
Cost as Recommended: $493,987
Balance Available: $493,987
Budget Line Item Number: 800-90-875-560100-100282
New Appropriation Required: No
Staff Recommendation:
Recommendation
To approve the Agreement.
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Summary and Background of Subject Matter:
Town staff seeks to retain Torti Gallas + Partners, Inc., to assist in the refinement and entitlement of the existing planning and urban design vision for the I-25 Erie Gateway site, at the northwest corner of I-25 and Erie Parkway. The final product will be an adopted new Planned Development (PD) District for this site, addressing the southern 600 acres of the 1,200-acre new development area. The new PD site is bounded by Weld County Road 7 (WCR-7) to the west and I-25 to the east, and Weld County Roads 10 (WCR-10) and 8 (WCR-8 or "Erie Parkway") to the north and south.
The I-25 Erie Gateway will serve as a destination within the community and broader region, and is intended to be developed as a vibrant, sustainable, mixed-use, and transit-oriented development. This vision was established in concert with property owners and the community in 2018 and captured in the I-25 Erie Gateway Developer Book, which can be found here: www.erieco.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11327/Erie-Gateway-Developer-Book. Implementation of this broad vision will require a closer evaluation of scale, connectivity, mix of uses, built form and mobility. The PD will thus refine the vision in a cohesive document that addresses use, urban design, and connectiv...
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