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UNIVERSITY CITY AND CITY OF OLIVETTE I-170/OLIVE JOINT REDEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE MEETING MINUTES MARCH 3, 2010 The University City and the City of Olivette I-170/Olive Joint Redevelopment Task Force met on March 3, 2010, at 7:00 PM in the University City Heman Park Community Center located at 975 Pennsylvania Avenue, University City, Missouri. ROLL CALL: On roll call, the following members were present: University City Task Force members: Nova Felton, Marc Jacobs, Rod Jennings, and Council Person Robert Wagner. City of Olivette Task Force members: Council Person Jean Antoine, J. Gregory Carl, Craig Cohen, and Lance Finland. Also in attendance: University City staff member: Acting Director of Community Development Andrea Riganti. Olivette staff members: City Manager T. Michael McDowell and Planning and Zoning Administrator Carlos Trejo. 1. PRESENTATION BY DAN HELLMUTH, HELLMUTH AND BICKNESE Dan Hellmuth of Hellmuth and Bicknese spoke before the Task Force. Mr. Hellmuth is a principal and co- founder of Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects, L.L.C. Mr. Hellmuth is a LEED ™ accredited professional and in addition to his experience in Sustainable Design, has over nineteen years experience in K-12 and higher education, housing, historic preservation, and transit & transportation planning. He serves as Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council-St. Louis Regional Chapter and is on the Board of Directors for Landmarks Association. He recently taught a course in Sustainable Design at the Washington University School of Architecture and speaks regularly on various green design topics including a National Head Start Conference in Albuquerque, NM on the topic of Greening Head Start Child Care Centers. He has a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University and a Masters of Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology. While at Tulane he spent a Junior Year Abroad at Sheffield University and while at Georgia Tech. he took part in a one-year exchange at the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Hellmuth is LEED ™ accredited through the U.S. Green Building Council. Mr. Hellmuth provided a slide presentation which focused on redeveloping with an ecological, sustainable point-of-view. The presentation initiated with a discussion regarding impacts on watersheds. To visualize the importance and size of a watershed and how development impacts a watershed, several slides were used illustrating the extent of Potomac River watershed in the Washington, DC area. Using a recent project conducted in DeKalb, Illinois, Mr. Hellmuth discussed how development patterns and density impact the environment. He noted the stormwater generated in any redevelopment essentially feeds into a common watershed. Redevelopment should be cognizant of the primary watershed and consider how development plans impact the system of creeks, streams, and infrastructure that feed into the system. To minimize watershed impacts, he stated one should utilize a “working landscape to work for you”, such as utilizing trees to absorb water. Several examples of street profiles along Euclid Avenue in the Central West End were used. He discussed how a redevelopment project should consider impacts on public health. The community infrastructure, both existing and proposed should be used as a mechanism to improve the public health. Examples given were development of walkable communities, consideration of school accessibility and distances, providing for transportation level of services that include pedestrian and bicycle opportunities, not just cars. Mr. Hellmuth also presented several slides that encouraged bicycle friendly development, promoted green streets and profiles, and provided an understanding of the surrounding food shed and its impacts. He indicated a recent project in which an Eco Charrette was applied in part of a community master planning process. C:\Documents and Settings\ariganti\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\9CW7A9UY\JRTF Mtg Min 2010 03-03.doc Page 1 of 2