Redevelopment 2008

• September 25 , 2008: The Interagency Traffic Working Group is expected to meet in the Council Chamber at 1:30 p.m. NJT and DOT are expected to present their findings with respect to the traffic modeling and the implications of that modeling for traffic circulation and infrastructure in the redevelopment area. Any materials prepared for that meeting will be made available here as soon as they are available.

• September 8, 2008: Special meeting of Council with the Parking Authority, the Planning Board, John Madden, and Gary Davies to review:

• The InterCap concept plan (NOTE: these report files are very large and take a while to load, so be patient):
  • The Madden Report
  • The Davies Report
  • The Davies Report Attachment
• Policy, design, and layout issues and assumptions with respect to traffic circulation and infrastructure in the Redevelopment Area.
• Madden and Davies presented a "Synthesis of a Redevelopment Plan for the Princeton Junction Station Redevelopment Area."
  • The basic roadway alignment they are recommending for further discussion can be seen by clicking here.
  • Council made tentative decisions for further evaluation in light of feedback from the community and other stakeholders. Those decisions will be posted here shortly as soon as my draft of those decisions has been approved by the other Members of Council, the Mayor, The Administrator, Gary Davies, and John Madden.

• August 21, 2008: The Interagency Task Force met in the Council Chamber to discuss the work from the August 14 meeting of the Traffic Working Group. The minutes from that meeting prepared by John Madden can be read by clicking here.

• August 14, 2008: The Traffic Working Group met at NJDOT for continuing discussion of traffic infrastructure issues. View the summary of the meeting prepared by Gary Davies by clicking here.

• August 4, 2008: Resolution R-2008-182 ratified the modified contract with Hillier.

• July 17, 2008: The Interagency Task Force met to discuss:

• The July 11 Traffic Working Group Meeting, the issues, and the Analysis Tracks identified for attention:
  • Vaughn Drive regional context, including Penns Neck EIS issues,
  • Site circulation and access,
  • Station core area design, and
  • Parking.
• Organization of the Interagency Task Force Working Groups.
• Design Development Responsibilities.
• A proposed schedue of activities.
• Key technical issues:
  • The Penns Neck EIS and any flexibility to change the plan,
  • Te character and scale of Vaughn Drive, and
  • The intersection of Vaughn Drive and Washington Road.
• View the documents from this meeting:
• Minutes
• Organization chart
• Design Responsibilities
• Timeline
• View the New Jersey Transit letter to the Trenton Times reaffirming NJT commitment to make a financial contribution toward successful redevelopment by clicking here.

• July 11, 2008: The Traffic Working Group met at NJDOT for a detailed discussion of traffic infrastructure issues.

• June 17, 2008: The Interagency Task Force, comprised of the Mayor, Council representatives, NJT, NJDOT, Mercer County (not present at this meeting), and all professional consultants (including Hillier), met to discuss traffic infrastructure.

• June 9, 2008: Council authorized execution of the new contract with Hillier that had been negotiated by the Administration.

• May 27, 2008: Intercap Holdings presents its concept plans at the Hyatt.

• May 15, 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. A guest speaker, Leslie Andersen, Executive Director of the NJ Redevelopment Authority made a presentation. Read the Minutes.

• May 6, 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. Discussion of a report to Council and the contents of that report. Responsibility for drafting was assigned. Read the Minutes.

• April 17, 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. There was discussion of the need for a financial consultant, the need for a fiscal impact analysis, the impact of school children, and the amount of housing in the redevelopment area. Read the Minutes.

• April 10 , 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. Guest speakers Professor David Listokin, Rutgers University and Stan Katz, West Windsor School Board made presentations with respect to the impact of redevelopment on the population of school children. Read the Minutes.

• March 31, 2008:Special agenda meeting for redevelopment discussions with John Madden and Gary Davies:

• Executive session to discuss strategy in negotiating with landowners and potential redevelopers in the redeveloper area.
• Open meeting with John Madden and Gary Davies to review the Hillier concept plan.
  • The Madden Report
  • The Davies Report
• Discussion of the Redevelopment Entity, reinstatement of the Redevelopment Steering Committee, and the Redevelopment Attorney.

• March 20, 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. The guest speaker, Leslie Andersen, Executive Director of the NJ Redevelopment Authority, cancelled unexpectedly due to having been summoned at the last minute to a meeting with Governor Corzine. The meeting adjourned after a brief discussion ofscheduling and next steps. Read the Minutes.

• March 10, 2008: Council adopted Resolution 2008-R060 authorizing the execution of a professional services agreement with Maser Consulting also to assist in the formulation of the redevelopment plan.

• March 6, 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. The guest speaker, Leslie Andersen, Executive Director of the NJ Redevelopment Authority, cancelled unexpectedly due to a family matter and could not attend as scheduled. Several topics bearing on the cost of redevelopment and financing techniques were discussed. Read the Minutes.

• March 3, 2008:Special agenda meeting for redevelopment discussions with John Madden and Gary Davies:

• Council supports gaining access to all of the Intercap data for the Township’s own review.
• Council vote to give financial support to Davies and Madden to make sure the traffic data collected is comprehensive and supportable.

• February 21, 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. Discussion of the Stone & Youngberg presentation and the desirability of retaining an Investment Banker. It was agreed that TIF was an important tool among the tools available to us in our search for a source of redevelopment financing that will not cause the public to pick up the tab. The Committee voted unanimously to recommend to Council that the Township retain an investment banker as soon as possible. Read the Minutes.

• February 7, 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. Presentation by Stone & Youngberg, LLC with respect to Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and the role played by an investment banker with respect to TIF. Read the Minutes.

• January 24, 2008: Meeting of the Finance Committee. Discussion of traffic infrastructure, the InterCap traffic studies, the actions being taken by the Parking Authority, and financing options for redevelopment. Read the Minutes.

• January 16, 2008: The Planning Board revoked its October 13, 2007 acceptance of responsibility for drafting the redevelopment plan and returns responsibility for preparing the plan to Council.

• January 14, 2008: Council executive session was held to discuss the redevelopment attorney negotiation.

• January 10, 2008: Initial meeting of the Finance Committee. The meeting was devoted primarily to a discussion of the role to be played by the Committee and the work that the Committee should do. Read the Minutes.

• January 9, 2008: Special joint meeting between Council, the Planning Board, and the Parking Authority at the Senior Center to discuss redevelopment with particular attention to parking.

• January 7, 2008: Council adopted Resolution 2008-R018 providing guidance to the Parking Authority as requested stating:

• Council supports the Planning Board and the Parking Authority working collaboratively on redevelopment issues.
• The Parking Authority should:
• Take an active role in providing all input which affects optimal parking solutions for West Windsor.
• Initiate meetings with the Planning Board to ensure that the contract with Urbitran/Gary Davies meets the needs of both the Parking Authority and the Planning Board.
• Negotiate with the Planning Board an allocation of financial contributions toward the cost of consultative assistance.
• Specify the number of parking spaces that are needed by West Windsor residents.
• Develop criteria with respect to parking garages for West Windsor commuters and day trippers along with a financial analysis of funding for construction and ongoing maintenance.
• Recommend daily pass solutions for West Windsor residents.
• Recommend strategies, such as a land swap, to take advantage of the land owned by New Jersey Transit.
• Provide a plan for temporary parking during the construction of parking garages.

• January 7, 2008: Council adopted Resolution 2008-R002 requiring prior Council approval of redevelopment expenditures exceeding $3,150.

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