Belmar, Colorado Site Visit

Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment Policy Options

Belmar Urban Center·Lakewood, Colorado
September 29, 2005

Preliminary Agenda

Brownfields typically are abandoned or underutilized commercial and industrial properties that are contaminated or perceived to be contaminated, thereby affecting their future use. They may pose an environmental or public health threat if they are not cleaned up. Because they are not economically productive, they fail to generate tax revenue and employment opportunities for surrounding communities. The Belmar Urban Center sits on a 103-acre former shopping mall that had suffered soil and groundwater contamination and a 90-percent vacancy rate. It is now a mixed-use development neighborhood with residential, retail, office, public and open space. This workshop will explore the site and discuss the types of state, local and federal policy options make it work.

Thursday, September 29, 2005

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast, Embassy Suites Hotel, Denver

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Depart hotel by bus for Belmar Urban Center, Lakewood

9:00 am – 9:30 am

Site Visit Overview

Tom Gougeon, Continuum Partners, Denver

9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Tour of Belmar Urban Center

Tom Gougeon, Continuum Partners, Denver
Rebecca Clark, Community Planning and Development Department, Lakewood

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch at Belmar Urban Center Restaurant

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Depart by Bus for Embassy Suites Hotel

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

State Policy Options – What Makes Belmar Work?

Eric Bergman, Colorado Office of Smart Growth
Dan Scheppers, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Larry Morandi/Glen Andersen, National Conference of State Legislatures
Colorado State Senator/Representative

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Break

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

Local Land Use Planning – Brownfields Redevelopment as Part of Comprehensive Plans

Rebecca Clark, Community Planning and Development Department, Lakewood

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm

Federal Support of State and Local Efforts

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Staff

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Wrap-up and Adjournment

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