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Cohen Reimagined
AGENDA
COHEN STADIUM
REDEVELOPMENT
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Public Hearing
October 23, 2017
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FOCUS GROUP 1
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Millennium Park
Chicago, Illinois
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Millennium Park
Chicago, Illinois
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• Indoor/Outdoor all year round aquatic facility • Solar panel covered parking
• Technology driven development for youth • Skeptical of urban living concept
• Development not focused on residential • Worried about noise to hotels
• Transit Oriented Development BRIO • Public Transportation embedded into infrastructure
• Tall trees to provide shade • Family fun and activities
• Sustainable watering strategies for vegetation • National and regional center for sports
• Sustainable design throughout development • Identity of Franklin Mountains represented
• Sun and Wind energy • Better quality retail stores
• Revenue driven, money maker for Northeast • Possibility of truck stop amenable for drivers
• High quality design • Recreation for all ages
• No repeats of what is existing near the Cohen • Greenspace needs to have sufficient shade for
site summer
• New restaurants and destination spot • Originality, fresh image
• “I want to love El Paso, not be used to it” • Destination for all of El Paso and adjacent cities
• Retail/Restaurants • Vegetation that is native and beautiful
• Possible underground parking under • Olympic vs recreational aquatic center
greenspace • Accommodate sufficient parking for multiple dates of
year
• More shade, tall trees or canopies, or indoor centers. • Do not replicate existing commerce and retail, bring new
• More parking and more walkability. ones.
• Add transportation alternatives, Parking and transportation, • Not convinced to mix residential with recreation.
connection to Northgate Transfer Center • Sustainability driven: wind and energy.
• Underground parking under greenspace. • Tax Investment Revenue
• Make sure there are enough bathroom and water fountains. • Focus on the Recreation/Commercial aspects of the
• Parking and amenable space for truck drivers, when they come into project, not the residential.
town. Truck drivers reset for 32 hours. • Rezone it?
• How can we accommodate for people in RVs as well. • What can we do about the tennis courts across the
• No Urban Living (The market will dictate if urban living will be street?
developed) • Show more benches and sitting areas under shade.
• Technology driven development • More tall trees and vegetation
• No more public housing. • In next masterplan show materials:
• Brio addition to the masterplan. • How is this project sustainable?
• Transit Oriented Development • Show us recycled materials, sustainable design
• Roof over pools strategies.
• Motel / Indoor water park with hotels but to be able to use year • Show how demolishing Cohen Stadium is better than
round. keeping it?
• Vegetation to be native and beautiful. We want instant impact with • Costs and risks
the aesthetics of the park. • How can this development create more jobs?
• Solar and wind energy
• Development should be a tax investment, to generate revenue and
not be money lost. If Cohen begins to generate revenue, that
money could be used to pave streets and fix drainage.
• Development should also generate more jobs, year round.
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Public Transit Development Underground Parking Multi-Purpose Athletic Facility Diversity / Brand Name Retail
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1. Outdoor Living
2. Military
3. Regional Transit
4. Iconic Architecture
5. Technology Driven
6. Public Art
7. Women in Military Recognition
8. Education
9. Public Restrooms
10.Hotel with observation deck
11.Lighting Show
12.Recreation
13.Sustainable
14.Pet Friendly
15.Cohen Stadium
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Cohen Reimagined
PROPOSED
NEXT STEPS…
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Project Investment Opportunities
City
Private
URBAN PLAZA
FLEXIBLE GREENSPACE
ATHLETIC FACILITY
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Economic Benefits
Job Creation
Broaden Tax Base
Tourism Generated Sales
Tax Increase
School District / EPCC /
UMC
Tax Revenue
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Cohen Reimagined
Economic Development
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Funding Options
• Land Value
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Cohen Reimagined
PHASE I
Cohen Reimagined
(City Investment)
Approved by City Council December 19, 2017
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Cohen Reimagined
REGIONAL WATER PARK
Open in 2020
PHASE II
Cohen Reimagined
MEDIA BROADCASTING STUDIO
PHASE II
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OUTDOOR JUMBO SCREEN
PHASE II
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• Urban Plaza and Associated Trails, Road, Utilities (City / Private Investment
Opportunity)
PHASE III
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URBAN PLAZA
PHASE III
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ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
PHASE III
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How can you stay involved
• Website:
https://www.elpasotexas.gov/capital-improvement/cohen
• Email:
cohen@elpasotexas.gov
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