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CONCRETE COYOTEA New Home for Concrete Couch

1100 So. Royer St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903

A Colorado Springs Community-Based 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization Serving the Pikes Peak Region Since 2003

www.concretecouch.org

Park & Gardens Environmental Restoration,

Fences/Gates/Retaining Walls,

Trails, Play Structures,

Permaculture Gardens

Buildings Garage/Sheds,

Offices/Bathrooms,

Caretaker’s Residence

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CONCRETE COUCH LEADERSHIPSteve Wood - Executive DirectorKendall Kultgen - Program DirectorTerry Martinez - Development DirectorRuthie Markwardt - Community CoordinatorJudy Pastore - Outreach CoordinatorBrian Elyo - Project ManagerCraig Cantrell - Site ManagerTeachers - Becky Pontz, Katie Orr, Faith Stone, Chifumi Ito Forrest Alvarez - House Manager + Jam Band Teacher

BOARD OF DIRECTORSAaron Pomis - PresidentJonny O’Lonergan - Vice PresidentValdra Pufpaff- Secretary

Natalie Johnson, Leah LoweVince Coleman, Eric Berolzheimer

Youth Board Members:Peyton Wyman and Lizzy Butts

CONCRETE COUCH SUPPORTERS Allison Plute (Colorado Springs Utilities)Andy Barton (Catholic Charities)Andy Vick (COPPeR)Beth Roalstad (Homeward Pikes Peak)Bob Cope (Economic Development for CS)Charleton Clarke (Aspenpointe)Chuck Murphy (Murphy Constructors)Connie Perry (CS Parks and Rec)Dan Stuart (former Mayor of Manitou Springs)Deborah Thornton (Imagination Celebration)Doug Price (CS Visitor’s Bureau)Gary Butterworth (PPCF)Howard Brooks (Energy Resource Center)Jenny Elliott (downtown developer)Jerry Cordova (City Stormwater)Joan Clemens (Hillside Community Center)John Spears (PPLD)Jon Severson (Urban Single Track Project)Jordan Radke (CC’s Collaborative for Community Engagement)Lance Bolton (President - PPCC)

Linda Weiss (CS Conservatory)Lt. Mike Lux (HOT team)Mark Davis (CS Code Enforcement)Marc Straub (Cool Science Festival)Mia Ramirez (The Colorado Trust)Nina Vetter (Mayor’s Office)Pastor Fedex (Uplift, His Urban Presence Ministries)Promise Lee (Relevant Word)Richard Skorman (City Council)Ryan Tefertiller (City Planning Dept)Ryan Trujillo (CS Office of Sustainability)Sandra Holland (Ecumenical Social Ministries)Shelley Jensen (tiny home developer)Sherrie Gibson (Vice Chair, State GOP Party)Stan VanderWerf (El Paso County)Steve Posey (HUD Administrator for CS)Susan Edmondson (Downtown Partnership)Terry Anderson (Springs Rescue Mission)Victoria Stone (Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission)Zac Chapman (CS Food Rescue)Zach McComsey (Legacy Institute)

ABOUT CONCRETE COUCHConcrete Couch works with kids and community groups to create public art, to build community, and to create

environments and experiences that humanize our world. For over 15 years we have worked with some of our community’s most underserved populations - military families and veterans, Title One schools, adjudicated teens, senior citizens,

developmentally differently-abled people and those earning community service hours.

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CONCRETE COUCH’S VALUE TO THE PIKES PEAK REGIONWe estimate that we have saved our community over $1.2 million in direct costs. These savings have come from

City of Colorado Springs and El Paso County projects - parks, community centers, murals, sculptures, graffiti removal etc; and Regional K-12 school programs; and projects for other non-profit organizations. We have mobilized

at risk teens to repair and restore bridges, walkways, historic stone walls, benches, picnic tables, and have repainted infrastructure and created murals in high graffiti zones.

Direct Value

Murals on high graffiti areas, which has saved removal fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000+ (source: Mark Davis, Code Enforcement)

Regional School Districts - 2, 8, 11, 12, 14, 49 - 300 Programs @ $1000 per Program . . . . . . . $300,000

Senior Centers and Community Centers ( Deerfield Hills, Hillside, Westside ) 100 Programs at $1000 per Program ............................................................................... $100,000

Pikes Peak Library District Murals and Programs ( example: Penrose Library “All Community Mural” = $80,000) ........................................... $100,000

SCAMP (Summer Community Art and Mural Program) with City of Colorado Springs 5 years 2014-2019 (ongoing); $15K per summer ( no cost to city ) ....................................... $75,000

City of Colorado Springs Parks Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000 (source: Tilah Larson, Jeff Webb)

Office of Innovation and Sustainability, and other area Non-Profits (150+ Projects over past 15 years years, approximately $500 per project) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000+

TOTAL ESTIMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200,000+

Indirect ValueFor more than 15 years Concrete Couch has worked with schools, parks, community centers, and individuals to make Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region a more vibrant and activated community. We’ve brought diverse people together, taught skills, connected neighbors, invested in neighborhood infrastructure and beautification in a way that has added to the interest and vitality of the Springs for visitors and residents alike. Visit COPPeR (www.culturaloffice.org) for more information on the indirect value that programs such as ours bring to a community.

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We are creating “A place for all to meet and make” by purchasing and developing a 5.6 acre parcel of land located at 1100 South Royer Street in the south east corner of the Colorado Springs Downtown District. We will restore and

enhance the landscape by building gardens, trails and an extensive community-built playground. We will provide an easement to complete the Legacy Loop Trail. On the east edge of the site at Royer Street we will build storage garages

and sheds, our new office, a caretaker’s residence, site bathrooms, and a place for job-training and community connecting programs including art programs, urban gardening, ecological education and restoration.

Community Park & Legacy LoopThe West end of the property will be a Destination Program Zone

in line with the Envision Shooks Run Master Plan to include community designed and built elements.

The Legacy Loop trail is a 10 mile trail, park, and destination loop around downtown Colorado Springs. The trail is 90% complete with one of the remaining planned segments on the Concrete Coyote site.

Buildings Concrete Couch Offices,

Site Bathrooms, Caretaker’s Residence The office building will be based on simple

construction with a greenhouse in front and top of the line insulation from

the Energy Resource Center.

Garages / Sheds / Storage The garages will be built on 4 existing

concrete walls. These will be simple storage spaces with wood stoves and electricity. The

build-out will be a program of Concrete Couch incorporating high school and college students

learning real-world construction skills

“Building Community Through Creative Projects”

CONCRETE COYOTE A New Home for Concrete Couch

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Budget

Property Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000

Closing Costs, Escrow, Realtor Fees, Title Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Zoning Change, Concept Plan, Submittal Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000

Plat & Development Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000

Environmental Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000

Civil / Structural Engineering & Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,000

Contingencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Site Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000

Excavation and Earthwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000

Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000 - 200,000

Construction - Offices / Meeting Space / Caretaker’s Residence . . . 288,000

Construction - Garages / Sheds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,000

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Concrete Couch Project Management Staff Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000

Insurance - Site and Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000

Site Security and Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000

Program Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,000+



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CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Focused on purchasing and developing the property and providing a programmatic endowment.


INCOME Status ( * All Secured unless notes )

CASHGRANTS - Federal HUD grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000 *

FOUNDATIONSColorado Springs Health Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75,000 appliedColorado Health Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41,600 *Alpenglow Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25,000 *Roy A Hunt Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,000 *Bee Vradenburg Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,000 *Quail Roost Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,000 *CALM Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,000 *Edson Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,000 *Meow Wolf DIY Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,000 appliedHillsdale Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,500 *Leopold Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 *H Chase Stone Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 *

INDIVIDUALS - 900 donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95,000 *Life Memberships (30 at $1000 each) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,000 *Kay and Rich Folan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,000 *

BUSINESSESMurphy Constructors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 *

SECURED CASH TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364,500

IN-KINDLegacy Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100,000 *Murphy Constructors (general contracting services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44,000 *Groninger Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,000 *CTA Engineering (Sol Chavez) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,000 *Habitat for Humanity ReStore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,500 *Integrity Welding & Fab, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,500 *Bill McCormick, drainage engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 *Urban Single Track Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 *Energy Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 *Transit Mix Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,500 *Kevin Murphy Excavation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,500 *Steve Lowe Structural Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,000 *Bestway Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,500 *Crossville Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,500 *General Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,300 *Compass Surveying & Mapping, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,200 *Clean Air Lawn Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000 *Transit Mix Supply Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000 *Wilkinson Excavation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000 *Rocky Top Resources, Fred Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000 *Terracon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 *Nick Ordahl Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 *

SECURED IN-KIND TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210,000 INCOME TOTAL 574,500

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* Request for Utilities Support from City of Colorado Springs / CS Utilities

- Water, Sewer, Electric, Gas Hook-Up Fees Waived / Reduced

- Special Assistance in Getting Water Supply and Fire Hydrant to Site


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PARTNERS FOR “THE BUILD”Pikes Peak Community College, Atlas Prep School, CPS, Murphy Constructors, CTA Engineering,

Wilkinson Excavation, Groninger Concrete, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Integrity Welding and Fab, Energy Resource Center, Kevin Murphy Excavation, Steve Lowe Structural Engineering,

Compass Surveying and Mapping, LLC, Transit Mix Supply, Transit Mix Concrete Co.



Buildings

Site

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Community Park & Legacy Loop

The West end of the property will be a Destination Program Zone in line with the Envision Shooks

Run Master Plan to include community designed and built elements The Legacy Loop trail is a

10 mile trail, park, and destination loop around downtown COS. The trail is 90% complete with

one of the remaining planned pieces on the Concrete Coyote site.

PARK & LEGACY LOOP PARTNERSColorado Springs Parks and Recreation,

Urban Single Track Project, Envision Shooks Run, City of Colorado Springs, LEAD Youth

Development Group, Kids On Bikes, CPS, TOSC

Permaculture, Ecology, & Sustainability

The site will be a demonstration of sustainability and permaculture in action! On site we plan to

have: water harvesting, stormwater management, ecological education, composting, planting and

growing, alternative energy, recycling, river restoration, and resource sharing

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PARTNERS

Pikes Peak Permaculture, Communitecture, Rocky Mountain Field Institute, Atlas Prep Middle

School Environmental Club, Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs Stormwater,

Energy Resource Center



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Project Manager:

Brian Elyo works in the field of architecture and is an artist and active community member. Brian previously served as the Chair of the Pikes Peak Arts Council.

Site Manager:

Craig Cantrell brings 20 years of business management experience to the Couch along with a passion for the arts and serving the public. Craig has served on many boards in the region, studied Permaculture, and is an avid gardener, artist, and disc golfer.

Teacher & Neighborhood Liaison:

Faith Stone first joined the Couch in 2017 as an intern on the HH playground. She is an activist and community member in Hillside where she co-facilitates the LEAD youth dev. group. She is a neighborhood liaison for the Couch and a rockstar developing teacher.

Board President:

Aaron Pomis is a senior facutly member at Atlas Prep School

“We invite you to join Concrete Couch

in continuing to create a place for all

to meet and make”

TEAM LEADERSSteve Wood - Concrete Couch Founder and Director

Steve received a BA from Colorado College in 1984 and subsequently apprenticed with master muralist Eric Bransby. In his tenure as Director of Public Art Associates, LLC, Steve received numurous awards including the “Service Learning Award” (1996), the “Community Weaver Award” (1998), from KRCC and the CS Independent, the “Public Art Empowering Youth Award” (1999) from the Pikes Peak Arts Council, the “Continuing Support for Arts Education Award” (2003) from the Arts, Business, and Education Consoritum, the “Service Outside the Field Award” (2008) from the Colorado Art Educators Assoc., the “Bee an Arts Leader Award” (2012) from the Bee Vradenburg Foundation, and the “Starr Kempf Imagination Award” (2015) from the What If Festival of Innovation and Imagination. In 2017, Steve received the “Charles Rockey Artistic Endeavors Award” from the Manitou Springs Collaborative. His mural and sculptural projects have also earned numerous design awards, including “Project of the Year Award” (2003) from the American Public Works Assoc. (with Mario Miguel Echevarria and others) and the “Compatible New Construction Award” from the Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Alliance. Steve is a board member of the Community Built Association, a national nonprofit that support architects, artists, builders, planners, teachers, and other who incorporate the community in their practice. Steve is married to Laurie Wood and they have one son, Jake.

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SPONSORSHIPSAs part of the Concrete Coyote Capital Campaign we are asking old and new friends to contribute.

Thank you for supporting Concrete Couch as we embark on this major step to create... Concrete Coyote - A House for the Couch

LEVELS

1 Year Membership: (plus a friend!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

1 Year Family Membership: (you and your whole family!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

Lifetime Membership: (plus a friend!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1000

Lifetime Family Membership: (you and your whole family!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3000

Naming Rights for Raised Garden Beds and Greenhouses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5000

Naming Rights for Sheds: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 ( art materials, bike maintenance, tools, materials, art supplies, electrical supplies, etc )

Building Naming Rights: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 ( caretaker’s residence, office, garage one, garage two )

Naming Rights for a community designed and built infrastructure or art element . . . . . . . $10,000-$100,000 ( bouldering wall, bridge, 30 foot hammer sculpture, outdoor kitchen, cob pizza oven, etc )

Become a Sponsor - Contact Concrete Couch Development Director Terry Martinez, [email protected] or Executive Director Steve Wood, [email protected]



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“PPCC has a long history of collaborating with Concrete Couch on creative construction projects in town. These projects offer real world experiences that benefit the community. We look forward to opportunities for our students to assist and participate in the building of their new campus as part of the college’s Service Learning Initiatives” - Lance Bolton, Phd President - PPCC

“I wholeheartedly support this project, along with others in our municipality including the majority of Council, Mayor John Suthers, our city’s Economic Development Department principals and numerous leaders from our minority community.” - Richard Skorman President - Colorado Springs City Council

“When communities are invited to dream big and actively participate in bringing that dream to life – that is transformation. Concrete Couch is creating opportunities for people to vision, learn, connect and co-create the spaces and places they want to live and play.” - Mia Ramirez Community Partner, The Colorado Trust

“Real people making real change. Concrete Couch brings the joy.” - Howard Brooks Executive Director, Energy Resource Center

COMMUNITY LEADERS SUPPORT CONCRETE COUCH

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