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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence APPLICANT 4/11/2011 . . L1MBIRD Andrew From: Sent: To: John Castillo [John.Castillo@cabelas.com] Monday, April 11, 2011 8:19AM CASTILE Robert; Troy Kurz; Sandgren, Lloyd; L1MBIRD Andrew; Wisniewski, Walter; Joel Freeman Bartels, Aaron J.; Witte, Mark; Brent Christiansen; Steven Krajewski RE: Gateway Mall - Cabela's Final City Inspections Cc: Subject: All, Thank you for the information. I will host a few print reporters at 9:00 a.m. and broadcast media tour will take place at 11:00 a.m. As Troy indicated, Jess than 15 will be in the tours. Also, we think we will need to move the tour up one day to April 19th due to product arrival on the 20th which may clutter up certain parts of the store. Please contact me at your convenience with any questions. Best, JC John Castillo Cabela's Retail I nc. Communications/PR Manager Office: 308.255.2221 Internal: 4124-2221 Mobile: 308.249.5327 iohn.castillo@cabelas.com From: CASTILE Robert [mailto:rcastile@springfield-or.gov] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 9:01 AM To: Troy Kurz; Sandgren, Lloyd; 11MBIRD Andrew; Wisniewski, Walter; Joel Freeman Cc: Bartels, Aaron J.; Witte, Mark; Brent Christiansen; Steven Krajewski; John Castillo Subject: RE: Gateway Mall - Cabela's Final City Inspections Good morning, the media day on April 20th does not require a full occupancy if there is nothing sold on that day. The temporary occupancy that is in place will cover the media people being on site. Thank you for clearing up what the media will be doing inside the store on the 20th. Robert Castile Building Insepctorj Plan Examiner 541-726-3666 rea stile @ci.springfield.or.us 1 Date Hi';ceived: ;~/;;O" Planner: AL . 'j From: Troy Kurz [mailto:Troy.Kurz@cabelas.com] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 7:19 AM To: Sandgren, Lloyd; 11MBIRD Andrew; Wisniewski, Walter; Joel Freeman Cc: Bartels, Aaron J.; Witte, Mark; Brent Christiansen; CASTILE Robert; Steven Krajewski; John Castillo Subject: RE: Gateway Mall - Cabela's Final City Inspections . Skip, Thank you for the message. "Media Day" is nothing more than an invitation only, guided tour of the building prior to opening. The tour is given by our Communications & Public Relations Manager, John Castillo. This event is really no different than walking through the building with your group, public service groups, etc. The tour will consist of approximately 15 people from select media groups where they will have the opportunity to take a few photos and get specific information from John Castillo. It is really intended to create some "buzz" for the opening. Nothing will be sold on that day. Our official opening day for the public is May 5th However, we have a few days of soft opening prior to that in which the Certificate of Occupancy will be necessary. Monday, May 2'. will be the first day we have transactions. This night is for employees and their immediate families only. We are typically open from 5-9 pm. Tuesday night will be Contractor night and is for contractors and their immediate families. This is by invitation only. I think the City staff is invited to this. I will make sure Joel gets the invitations over to the City. Wednesday is for our Club Card members and Thursday we open to the public. I hope this clears up the questions and will allow us to keep the current schedule in place. You can contact me directly at (303)587-0788 with any specific questions. Thanks, Troy Kurz, P.E.t Project Manager Cabela's Construction/Real Estate One Cabela Drive I Sidney, NE 69160 308.255.2149 Direct trov.kurz@cabeias.com From: Sandgren, Lloyd [mailto:L1oyd.Sandgren@ggp.com] Sent: Saturday, April 09, 201111:31 AM To: 11MBIRD Andrew; Wisniewski, Walter Cc: Troy Kurz; Bartels, Aaron J.; Witte, Mark; Brent Christiansen; CASTILE Robert; Steven Krajewski Subject: RE: Gateway Mall - Cabela's Final City Inspections Troy: Below is a message I received from Andy Limbird from the city of Springfield. The city is requiring us to have all site work completed prior to April 20th in order for Cabela's to hold a media day. The cities understanding is that media day is comparable to opening. .' Can you shed some light on what media day is a"nd how many people will be in attendance? I was not aware of this until yesterday. I would assume that media day is by invitation only and limited to local media for a limited time preview of the stores interior. I believe that we were all onboard with the plan to slurry seal and stripe the parking field after your contractor removes his trailer and storage containers. You had requested that Howard S Wright keep this on site until 4/18/2011 in order for them to complete final work in your store. The plan that I believe we agreed to is to commence the slurry seal once their equipment is moved and have the work completed well ahead of grand opening. With this accelerated date we wouid be compelled to make some significant adjustments to our plan. We also may be at the mercy of the weather. Perhaps the city would agree to allow media day with a temporary certificate of occupancy if they were comfortable that it is a controlled event with limited attendance. Please let me know your thoughts. 2 D~te, r{eCeived;_'I~kj/ Planner; AL Thanks . . Skip Sandgren General Manager Gateway Mall 3000 Gateway St Springfield, OR 97477 Tel: 541-284-3201 Fax: 541-747-5897 1I0yd.sandgren@ggp.com Ji Please consider the environment before 'printing this e-mail This communication is for discussion purposes only and does not create any obligation to negotiate or enter into a binding agreement. From: LIMBIRD Andrew [mailto:alimbird@springfield-or.gov] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 4:31 PM To: Wisniewski, Walter Cc: Kurz Troy; Sandgren, Lloyd; Bartels, Aaron J.; Witte, Mark; Brent Christiansen; CASTILE Robert Subject: RE: Gateway Mall - Cabela's Final City Inspections Walter - Since our conversation earlier I had a discussion with the Building Inspector regarding this issue and can advise as follows: The April 20th deadline for completion of site improvements is self-imposed by Cabela's and the City is still operating under the assumption that a full Certificate of Occupancy will be needed prior to formal store opening on May Sth. The current Temporary Certificate of Occupancy expires on May 3'd. City staffs understanding of what constitutes "media day" is that this event is comparable to opening the store doors to customers and therefore requires a full Certificate of Occupancy from the City's Building Inspector. Correspondingly, completion of the parking lot and driving aisle striping and signage needs to occur before a final Certificate of Occupancy can be issued, which means these improvements must be in place before the April 20th media day. The recommended landscaping repairs, parking lot drainage modifications and other minor issues observed during the April 6 site visit require attention but will not hold up issuance of occupancy. I trust this clarifies the matter and please contact me or the City's Building Inspector, Robert Castile, if you have any questions on this issue. Thanks Andy limbird City of Springfield From: Wisniewski, Walter [mailto:WalterWisniewski@ggp.com] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 3:33 PM To: LIMBIRD Andrew 3 Date Received: Planner: AL 'l//!Ja// / . Cc: Kurz Troy; Sandgren, Lloyd; Barte'Aaron J.; Witte, Mark; Brent Christiansen · Subject: Gateway Mall - Cabela's Final City Inspections Andy, Thank you for taking the time today to discuss the final site inspection conducted April 6, 2011 and issued April 7, 2011. As discussed, the items on the attached will be completed by the end of April. The ponding issue or Item 3 on the City list is informational and will need to be addressed by GGP at a later date. This item will not hold up the City issuance of Cabela's Certificate of Occupancy. Also, the slurr,x coat and striping or Item 2 on the City list is not required to be completed prior to Cabela's media day on April 20'. No Certificate of Occupancy is required for Cabela's media day. If you have any questions or disagree with any of the items above, please advise. Walter Wisniewski Construction Manager Ph 3121960-5083 Fax 3121994-6748 J1 Please consider the environ~ent before printing this e-mail 4 Date: i<leceived: Pl"ml1er: AL If /;jJp// / /