MINUTES

Special Meeting

STOCKYARDS CITY URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE

May 5, 2004 1:30 p.m.

Livestock Exchange Building

Note:  These minutes are subject to Committee approval.

The meeting of the Stockyards City Urban Design Committee was called to order in conference room 109 of the Livestock Exchange Building, 2501 Exchange Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  The meeting convened at 1:34 p.m.  Notice of the meeting and agenda were filed with the City Clerk’s office and posted on the Council bulletin board 48 hours prior to the meeting.

I.          ROLL CALL

         Members Present:            R. Michael Barber, Chair

                                                Tom Garner, Vice-Chair

                                                Bob Bright  (arrived during III-A.)

                                                Martha Kulmacz

                                                Ann Lee Suttles

          Members Absent:            None

         Staff Present:                   John R. Calhoun, Planner II, Planning Department

            I-A. Welcome new Committee member, Bob Bright, the Planning Commissioner from Ward 6.  Mr. Bright was appointed to the Committee by the acting Mayor and confirmed by the City Council on January 21 (deferred until Mr. Bright arrived).

II.            APPROVAL OF MINUTES

APPROVED.  Motion:  Kulmacz/Suttles to approve the minutes of the January 14, 2004, Stockyards City Urban Design Committee meeting.  Ayes:  Barber, Garner, Kulmacz, Suttles.  Nays:  None.

III.            CASES FOR CONSIDERATION

            III-A. Consider issuing an application for Stockyards City Certificate of Approval for SCCA-04-002, at 2200 block Exchange Ave & 1300 block S Agnew Ave.  Application:  Laurie Steenbergen, Stockyards City Main Street, is applying for approval to construct two brick pillars on sidewalks.  Consider a recommendation for the required revocable permit.  Ward 6.

Ms. Steenbergen appeared.  Committee member Suttles recused herself from voting and spoke on behalf of the application.  They agreed to conditions of approval that the brick would be red, matching the sidewalk pavers as closely as possible, and that the plaques would be angled so that a person reading them would face the intersection of Exchange and Agnew.  They asked to be permitted an optional location for the pillar on Agnew Ave, further south to the bumpout at the northwest corner of SW 13th St, in front of the Country Fare restaurant.

APPROVED, with conditions and option.  Motion:  Kulmacz/Garner to approve SCCA-04-002, with the conditions as stated above, and permitting the optional location on Agnew.  Ayes:  Barber, Garner, Bright, Kulmacz.  Nays:  None.  Abstain:  Suttles.

RECOMMENDED, with considerations.  Motion:  Kulmacz/Bright to recommend approval of the revocable permit for this project, asking that the pillars be placed as close to the foot traffic part of the sidewalk as possible, located not to obstruct vehicle access, and not to obstruct handicap access.  Ayes:  Barber, Garner, Bright, Kulmacz.  Nays:  None.  Abstain:  Suttles.

IV.            OTHER BUSINESS  (no items)

V.            COMMUNICATIONS

            V-A. Possible boundary change: location, process:  Ms. Steenbergen asked the Committee to consider the idea of enlarging the SYD zone, in order to simplify the parking and alcohol zoning requirements for potential tenants.  Staff outlined the overall process.  Committee members suggested that the Main Street organization visit with owners of expansion areas in order to gauge their level of support, and then return with a more formal proposal.  Of particular concern was the prospect of minimally regulated redevelopment between the core area and the river.

            V-B. The next scheduled meeting for the Stockyards City Urban Design Committee, on Wednesday, May 12, is canceled.  The following scheduled meeting for the Stockyards City Urban Design Committee is Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at 1:30 p.m.  New applications and information on continued projects are to be submitted to staff by 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 2 (early because of holiday).

VI.            ADJOURNMENT (2:26 p.m.)

            Motion:  Kulmacz/Garner to adjourn the May 5, 2004, meeting of the Stockyards City Urban Design Committee.  Ayes:  Barber, Garner, Bright, Kulmacz, Suttles.  Nays:  None.

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