07/17/02 Beard to Kukulski/Progress SummaryCROSSWELL PROPERTIES Fax:713-266-9278 Jul 17 '02 16:17 P.02
Date: 7/17/02
Chris Kukulski
ROUR
Stan Beard, 7r.
Via:
Fax; 406.758.7758 and email
BE: MVP / Target
Per recent conversations with your building department stag' and you, please accept this
summary of our progress to date regarding certain contingencies for Target's construction:
1. Fire Protection: The water main and fire hydrants have been extended to the Target
building site. Fire protection for combustible materials is available.
2. Fire pad: As we discussed yesterday, we have agreed to donate $50,000
toward the purchase and development of an alternate site in lieu of the 2 acre site behind the
retail building. This should be removed as a contingency to Target's construction.
3_ NuPac Demolition: Excluding the building shell, all facilities related to the NuPac
operation have been removed. We are waiting for Flathead Electric to disconnect their service
before we can demolish the building. The completion of this task is very clearly imminent and
we would appreciate your leeway when considering the letter vs. the spirit of the PUD
agreement.
4. Environmental: Roger Noble of Land and Water Consulting is to begin a draft of
the letter your public works department has requested regarding the closure of any environmental
issues on the site. He is unable to have a draft ready for tomorrow's site review meeting, so I
will provide you with a summary of the letter for your review. As you know, the language in
the PUD is fairly dubious and again I request a reasonable approach when considering this final
contingency for the Target construction.
I would like your department to give every reasonable consideration to allowing Target to
continue their masonry work while these issues are resolved. Target, nor Mountain View, can
handle a construction, delay that these issues might create. I need your assistance in reasonably
handling the pace of Target's progress. Thanks.
2121 Sage Road, suite 380
$ou%tou. TX 77056
713.266.9200 9xt. 103
Fax 266.9278
sbeard@crosswellproperdes.com
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organizations boost local economies by purehas
ing supplies, contracting for legal and profes-
sional services, and employing local residents
who expend choir paychecks locally. In addition,
arts organizations bring new monies into local
eponomies by securing private oontributions and
grants from outside the community, selling
admissions ro non -locals, and exporting an
goods.
Artists as sole proprietors
One out of every 80 people in Montana's
labor market is a working artist. Many artists
make the majority of theb• income from gut -of -
state sales. Such sales bring new dollars into the
Mee and those dollars have a measurable impact
on Montana's economy.
The arts and quality of life
Quality of life is a feature that is difficult to
measure. The network of arts organizations,
artists, and arts programs contributes to a state's
quality of life. Although the arts are not the sole
component of a quality -of -life measure, they arc
commonly one of several key items included in
a radng process. A review of research in which
places are rated for; quality of life reveals the
prcacaco and quality of an and cultural offcri ip
play a significant role in the rating scheme — a
significant enough role that, in many cases, a
low ranking in the area of the arts can substan-
tially alter a couununity's standing In die overall
quality -of -life ranking.
The arts as a tool to attract
and retain business
The process of attracting and retaining
businesses is complex. Individuals engaged in
this pursuit know that, while theta may be one
or two chief reasons a company decides to
locate or remain in a community, the decision is
often made on the basis of a mix of factors. In
many ca5e6, the arts, arc part of this mlx,
particularly when location decision -makers are
concerned about the interests of a spouse and
opportimides available for children.
The arts and individuals making
discretionary location decisions
Technology and transportation improvements
make it possible for'7one eagles" and individu-
als in retinettient to live wherever they want.
Like busimms thinking about relocating,
individuals review a state and its communities
and consider the mix of available amenities. The
arts may not always be the ptimary amenity that
dictates location selection, but rile availability of
a community theatre, an art center and a music
Aft Marketing Pmgram ha
Ivity of the Koutucky Stab
182. The program provide:
.y artists and Woups of
Vince in the madcedng of
. slate, including interna-
tionally. As a result of these efforts, Kennbft
has built and maintains a sUM craft export
sector.
• The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
plays an ongoing role in the state's new busim
recruitment efforts. Arista and reptesentadves
arts organizations are
involved in recruitment MOM
teams, and the arts
community works with
the state to provide
complementary tickets to
events for new business
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* The Connecticut
Commission an the Acts
worked vllth the stow , . f .
Depmunent of Economic
Development to create a
staffed initiative focused
on cultural tourism. The initiative is located in
the awe tourism office and continues to collabc
rate closely with the state Arts agency.
• In Wyoming, the state acts council coopetrat
with the Department of Transportation to locate
original work by contemporary Wyoming artist
for inclusion in the official state highway map.
The state also offers a map of art galleries and
cultural attractions that was initiated by the stab
arts agony and rundcd by the Sinclair Oil
Company.The executive director of the Idaho Commi;
sion on the Arts has served as a member of the
Idaho Rural Development Council. In chat
capacity, the agency's staff leader participated i
and contributed an area perspective to planning
and implementation efforts related to econotnic
development in rural areas.
• Mw Delaware Division of the Atha maintain
a position in its office responsible for working
directly with the tourism industry. Through this
structure, die office promotes the work of the
state's visual artists by making their images
available in promotions. feeds cultural mate:W
tourism websites, and responds to requests for
arts program and artist information that flow to
Through the state 4ourism office.
Intersection of economic
development efforts with the arts
The National Governor's Association (NGA)
Center for Best Practices recently released an
issue brief t1ded The Role of Me Ants to Ecoinom
Development. Completed in cooperation wM th
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (tire
national service organization that works with
state arts agencies such as the'Monumn An&
Council), the NGA paper on the value of the arb
to economic development efforts clarifies reason
why governors should endorse the its for use it