Colorado Brownfields Conference 2006
October 27, 2006
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Additional Sponsors:
Colorado Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
Faegre & Benson
Brown and Caldwell
Tetra Tech FW
Erler & Kalinowski, Inc.
Registration and sponsorship information available at:
Email:  info@coloradobrownfieldsfoundation.org
A Committment to Environmental Financing
Bill Tyon, Senior Vice PresidentWells Fargo and
Company

Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment

Featured Case Study
Gateway Station
Mark Heller, Executive Director
Golden Urban Renewal Authority
Katherine Correll, Colorado Community Revitalization Association
    Lance Stewart, Town of Rangely, CO


    Mark Rodman, Colorado Preservation Inc.
    JJ Ossola, Telluride Historical Museum
    Marc Diament, Marc Diament Architecture PC

Mining the Future
Reclaiming idle mining, milling and waste rock sites create land use opportunities for many
communities.  Providing flat “building-ready” and marketable sites is a win-win economic
development strategy.
    Jerry Haile,  El Paso County
    Lisa Vogel, Clear Creek County Lands Department
    Chris Coble, CB Richard Ellis
    Kenneth Ho, Cherokee Denver

Computer and web-based tools can present urban renewal opportunities to the market, help
investors identify redevelopment opportunities, and help communities envision new buildings and
neighborhoods.

  • Inventorying and Marketing Redevelopment Sites on the Web
    Tony Chacon, Westminster Economic Development Authority
  • Brownfields GIS
    Dave Vaillancourt, ESRI

There’s a New Neighborhood in Town
Changes in highest and best use can drive redevelopment.  Case studies illustrate successful
approaches to attracting investment.

    Tom Markham, Executive Director, Lowry Redevelopment Authority
  • Arvada
    Tim Steinhaus, Executive Director, Arvada Urban Renewal Authority

Financing Cleanup & Redevelopment
Financing redevelopment often takes a portfolio of financing mechanisms.  Hear about public and
private financing options.

    Karen Reed, EPA Region 8, Federal Brownfields Grants
  • State Brownfields Grants and Cleanup Loans
    Dan Scheppers, CO Dept. Public Health & Environment
    Jenifer Steffes, CO Division, Oil & Public Safety
    Pat Lee, Brownfields Capital

Repositioning Properties
Environmental conditions impart financing irregularities to a deal.  This session will explore
underwriting issues, risk management tools and a lending institution’s view on “environmentally risky”
loans.  
    David Clayton, Clayton & Company, Inc.
    Stacey Brown, Freberg Environmental Insurance
    Bill Tryon, Wells Fargo and Company