Historic Uptown Presentation

2025 Historic Uptown Annual Meeting Agenda

• Refreshments, Meet and Greet. Start meeting promptly at 6:10pm
• Kickoff Meeting and Introduce Existing Board (Cheryl)
  • Officers: President – Cheryl Brown, Vice President – Dianne Bridges, Treasurer – vacant, Secretary – vacant
  • Board: Christy Chirby, Monica Hobbs, and Tam Walsky
  • Communications Director: Mariah Osborn
• About Our Neighborhood (Cheryl, 4 min)
• Neighborhood Update
  • Treasurer’s Update (Cheryl, 5 min)
  • Communications Report (Mariah, 5 min)
  • Historic Preservation (Cheryl, 5 min)
  • SkateFest, Traffic Study, Weber-Wahsatch walking tour, Street Signs (Cheryl, 5 min)
  • Historic Neighborhood Partnership (Dianne, 5 min)
• Key Goals for 2024 (Cheryl, 5 min)
• Elect New Board (Cheryl, 5 min)
• Richard Skorman (30 min)
• Historic Preservation (Tim Scanlon, 15 min)
• Q&A

Historic Uptown Neighborhood

North: E. Cache La Poudre Street; South: E. Bijou Street
East: Alley at Wahsatch & Corona; West: Monument Valley Park

• Unique Characteristics
  • Significant presence on the National Register of Historic Places: Weber-Wahsatch District, Boulder Crescent District, Monument Valley Park, and Nine buildings
  • Mutual community among residences, businesses, landlords, and students
  • Amenities of all kinds within walking distance such as fine arts, food, boutiques, and sports.
• What We Care About
  • Identifying, preserving and celebrating historic homes, businesses, and other features.
  • Preserving and improving streetscapes, particularly the historic medians, parkways, and canopy trees.
  • Improving safety, living conditions, and addressing increase in crime.
• Our Website: http://www.historicuptown.org has information on Historic Preservation, walking tours, and much more!

Historic Uptown Properties

• Total # of Properties = 593
• Total # of Buildings = 710
• Net Residential Density (du/ac) = 25.30

% of Properties	Non-Residential 32%	Residential 68%
% of Total Residential Properties	Renter Occupied 61%	Owner Occupied 39%
% Residential Dwelling Units	Single Family 48%	Multi Family 52%
% of Buildings	50 Years Old 79%	100 Years Old 56%

Treasurer Update

• As of August 2024, the Historic Uptown Neighborhood Association is a registered 501(c)(3) charity. Our EIN is 83-3618793.
• Expenses: $956
  • WordPress, USPS PO Box, Secretary State, and Google Drive
• Donations and Sponsorship: $1,549
  • Carry over from 2023: $309, Underline, Neighborhood donations.
• Current balance: $900

Historic Preservation

• Parkside District Historic Preservation is now in Phase 4: Notify the City.

Traffic Study

We had 3 meetings with City traffic engineering. Traffic engineering conducted an ‘Historic Uptown Speed Study and Safety Audit’ on 4 main corridors. Cascade, Nevada, Weber and Wahsatch (between Cache la Poudre and Boulder).

• Wahsatch – due to high speeds and lower traffic volume, this roadway can be ‘road dieted’ with little impact on throughput and would significantly lower the speeds.
• Nevada – to reduce broadside crashes, the city recommends restricting parking 75 feet from some of the unsignalized intersections experiencing higher than normal crashes. The City will talk to owners in the area to discuss impact of losing parking spaces. Uptown suggested adding bump outs at unsignalized intersections.
• Install signal backplates and add additional signal heads to reduce broadside crashes at some signaled intersections. Install pedestrian crossing signs.

Street Signs

• Sign with our logo, black background, white lettering.
• 72”x16” sign with two lines to call out historic districts: Historic Uptown Neighborhood and Weber-Wahsatch Historic District
• Cost ranges from $100 – $200 depending on size. Initially the City will pay for and place 8-12 signs on Neighborhood entry/exits. Recommend residents coordinate funding for additional signs on their street if they’re interested.
• Hire a graphic artist to clean up the image.

Board Election

• Board of Directors – The Board of Directors shall be elected at large by the general membership. Four of those Board Members shall be elected by the Board to serve as Officers. To vote, you must be an Historic Uptown neighborhood resident, owner of real property, or a business proprietor.
• Officers
  • President – The president conducts Board meetings and ensures that the Board’s directive are implemented and monitored
  • Vice President – The vice president of the Board, is prepared at all times to assume the role of Board president, if necessary.
  • Secretary – The Board’s secretary provides members with required meeting notices, prepares agendas, takes minutes at Board meetings, and reviews and distributes the approved minutes
  • Treasurer – The treasurer serves as the financial officer

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