101111CCHRAPlanningWks CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
RICHFIELD Richfield, Minnesota
Special City Council/HRA/Planning
Commission Worksession
October 11 , 2011
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tempore Elliott at 5:45 p.m. in the
Bartholomew Conference Room.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Pat Elliott, Mayor Pro Tempore; Sue Sandahl; Fred Wroge; and Tom
Present: Fitzhenry
Council Members Debbie Goettel, Mayor
Absent:
HRA Members Sue Sandahl, Chair; and Joan Helmberger
Present:
HRA Members Steven J. Quam; Doris Rubenstein; and Debbie Goettel
Absent:
Planning Members Rick Jabs, Chair; Tom Rublein; Joshua Root; and Dennis Schuller
Present:
Planning Members Gordon Vizecky; Maureen Scaglia; Robert Hall; and Daniel Kitzberger
Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager; John Stark, Community Development
Director; Karen Barton, Housing and Redevelopment Manager; Corrine
Heine, City Attorney; and Cheryl Krumholz, Executive Coordinator.
Item # I DISCUSSION REGARDING LYNDALE GARDEN CENTER DESIGN
GUIDELINES
Gretchen Nicholls and Barbara Raye, Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation,
presented the summary of findings from the Lyndale Garden Center redevelopment planning
workshops. (City Clerk File No. 462)
Special Worksession Minutes -2- October 11, 2011
Colleen Carey, The Cornerstone Group, provided an update on the proposed project,
including financing status and construction timeline.
Council Member Wroge questioned the inclusion of an amphitheater in the project.
Planning Commissioner Rublein stated he understood the location of an amphitheater in
Richfield is in planning and conversational stages.
Community Development Director Stark explained the process related to financial controls of
the project with a development agreement to the HRA, including pay-as-you-go tax increment
financing, and land use controls with a planned unit development.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:36 p.
Date Approved: October 25, 2011 •
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