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11-17-97 agendaCITY OF RICHFIELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1997 SPECIAL JOINT RICHFIELD HRA/CITY COUNCIL/ PLANNING COMMISSION /COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL 1. DISCUSSION OF STATUS OF RICHFIELD LAKE AREA (RLAP) HRA LETTER NO. 62 ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL JOINT MEETING REGULAR HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING FOLLOWS SPECIAL JOINT MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR HRA MEETING OF OCTOBER 20, 1997 1. OATH OF OFFICE TO HRA COMMISSIONER TOM HARMS 2. OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE HRA ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 3. ACCEPTANCE OF 1997 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR RICHFIELD REDISCOVERED PROGRAM HRA LETTER NO. 63 4. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION ADOPTING 1998 HRA BUDGET AND CERTIFYING 1998 PROPERTY TAX LEVY HRA LETTER NO. 64 5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT 6. CLAIMS AND PAYROLL ADJOURNMENT Auxiliary aids for individuals with disabilities are available upon request Requests must be made at least 96 hours in advance to the Administrative Services Director at 861 -9702. HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HRA Letter No. 62 Agenda November 17, 1997 Issue Statement: Conduct a study session with the City Council, Planning Commission and Community Services Commission regarding the status of the Richfield Lake Area (RLA). Background: The first agenda item for the November 17 meeting is a report by Planning Consultant Fred Hoisington concerning the RLA study. The purpose of this meeting is to allow the HRA, City Council, Planning Commission and Community Services Commission to be updated on the development of a master plan for the Richfield Lake Area. It is not a public hearing. No plans are being approved. The HRA may choose to receive additional testimony this evening. It is believed that the attached summaries are representative and informative of all views presented to date. Those that have attended tonight and want to respond will be given feedback cards. The feedback will be compiled and shared with the policy makers at a later date. Attachments include a memorandum prepared by Fred Hoisington and a copy of the newspaper distributed in the community. A letter from -Bruce Nordquist on November 13 summarizes additional changes to the plan. A notable change is removing the concept of townhomes north of the Richfield Lake from the draft master plan. Much has occurred since the four groups initially met in March to discuss the planning process. Concepts have been developed and tested with the neighborhood on three occasions. Three newsletters and other letters and postcards have been distributed to report on progress and keep the RLA neighborhood informed. The concept provides options for discussion leading to: • More housing and improved housing choices for the community. • Commercial reinvestment; keeping the area vital. • Improved gateways; the appearance and function of our "front door" intersections at 66th Street and 1 -35W and Lyndale at Crosstown. • Improved - access and transit; pedestrian and bus strategies and a parkway concept: • Preserving and enhancing the natural asset of Richfield Lake. Discussion helps the City respond to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) stormwater ponding needs and opportunities being explored at Lyndale Garden Center and the VFW. Recommended Motion: 1. Accept the report; 2. Direct the consultant and staff to proceed with more detailed plans, design guidelines, identification of projects and financial feasibility; 3. Continue to routinely report progress and schedules to the neighborhood; and • 4. For the HRA; direct staff to evaluate the feasibility of a purchase program for homeowners in the area north of 66th Street on Emerson Avenue and south of 66th Street between Grand and Pleasant Avenue. Such a program could help homeowners who may wish to sell and move before a formal redevelopment plan is adopted. Basis of Recommendation: 1. To maintain the status quo requires change. Anticipating change keeps Richfield competitive. 2. The Richfield Lake Area study is one of several studies in the community that focuses on maintaining the vitality of Richfield through the use of redevelopment. 3. Planning provides the opportunity to evaluate the RLA as a community asset for replacing lost housing, improving housing choices, commercial investment, recreational enhancement and improved gateways and transportation functions. 4. The kind of broad capital improvement and redevelopment success that has occurred elsewhere in Richfield has resulted from actions taken by the HRA, City Council, Planning Commission and Community Services Commission. 5. The RLA process has been developed to ensure information is routinely provided; feedback is sought and received; and the neighborhood and community are involved. 6. The HRA has identified Fred Hoisington, a planning consultant, and CSM, a developer consultant, to assist staff in identifying development opportunities that enhance land use and function and that are also marketable and financially feasible. 7. MnDOT is planning changes to 1 -35W and Crosstown that will change the RLA. Alternative Recommendation: 1. Modify the recommendation. 2. Do nothing. However, housing, commercial, and transportation changes will affect RLA regardless. The RLA is seen as an area of opportunity for a greater variety of housing choices, upgraded commercial /retail properties and the fuller enjoyment of Richfield Lake by residents. Discussion /Decision Mode: A December newsletter will inform residents and policy makers of the 1998 schedule based on the recommendations made tonight. Respectf.Ift submitted, Jame Prosser Executive Director JDP:cak - - - - -- - - -- — -- Creative Solutions for Land Planning and Design - - • C� Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. ©© _ ©® M E M O R A N D U M DATE: November. 13, 1997 TO: City Council, HRA, Planning Commission and Community Services Commission FROM: Fred Hoisington SUBJECT. • Summary of November S, 1997 Public Meeting and Recommendations The Concept for Richfield Lake is intended to create and reinforce its uniqueness and sense of place; building on the area's already existing intrinsic strengths and making it both recognizable and eminently livable. This is intended to be a place for shopping, a place for living, a place for entertainment and working, a place for walking and enjoying nature, a place of opportunity to create housing options that will not likely occur elsewhere, to this extent, in Richfield in the foreseeable future. Creating opportunities to provide housing choices for existing Richfield residents will free up single- family housing for families with children elsewhere in the City. This is what the concept for Richfield Lake is all about and I have had numerous comments, in person and by telephone, supporting the broad concepts it portrays. At the November 5 Open House, we heard mostly about housing and neighborhood change. Certainly, the dominant view, based on comments, would suggest that there is strong opposition to disruption of any of the Richfield Lake neighborhoods. There were also several comments offered in support of the Concept. What you probably do not know is that there was a strong undercurrent of support for the Concept among those in attendance. Many who think it is exciting and visionary and support the Concept did not speak, but have shared their feelings with me. My conclusion is that there are both support and opposition to the plan. Most of the opposition, however, is related to housing change, in particular the area north of Richfield Lake. Some opposition also comes from the Emerson Avenue neighborhood north of 66 h Street and the single block of homes between Richfield Bank and Trust and Holy Angels. Change is supported in both of these areas by the Comprehensive Plan. I believe opposition to redevelopment north of Richfield Lake may be just one indicator that it may be premature to recommend the redevelopment of this area. It is not supported by the current Comprehensive Plan. It will be an expensive project to undertake and cannot be given highest priority for implementation at Richfield Lake. It has little visible support from those who live in the neighborhood. All of these factors reinforce the idea that the City needs to move more 123 North Third Street, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401 -1659 Ph (612) 338 40800 Fx (612) 338.6838 Summary of November S, 1997 Public Meeting and Recommendations November 13, 1997 Page 2 slowly with the redevelopment of this area. The City may instead wish to use its programs to support and protect it from external influences until it becomes more obvious that problems cannot be resolved by means other than redevelopment. Developer consultants have suggested that there may be interest in the possibility of redevelopment in the area north of Richfield Lake. From a planning perspective, I feel it should not be included in the plan at this time. I recommend that the area continue to be monitored but that it be at least two years before the Planning Commission considers a comprehensive plan amendment which would allow for mid- density housing or townhomes. It will be important to continue to monitor this neighborhood over the next two years. Factors to be monitored include; property values, owner occupancy vs. renter, visual appearance, maintenance, crime and vandalism, time on the market, etc. If you support this change, other work can proceed. Some detailing of the Concept still needs to occur including the formulation of design guidelines and the resolution of issues raised during the public meetings. Specific projects will need to be identified and their financial feasibility tested. The end result of all of this procedure will be a formal redevelopment plan with costs and phasing which will be the subject of formal public hearings in 1998. The newsletter to be issued in December and future issues will keep everyone informed of progress and upcoming meetings. The City has some very difficult decisions to make with respect to Richfield Lake. There are no easy solutions and someone will be affected by any decision the City makes regarding redevelopment. One thing we need to remember is that change is inevitable. Just. to maintain the status quo requires change. To leave things as they are represents a step backwards, making the City of Richfield less competitive, more vulnerable and less able to meet its obligations to the whole constituency of Richfield residents and businesspersons. This is the challenge, a challenge to make the right things happen while respecting the individual rights of homeowners and businesspersons, but doing so in the context of the well-being of the whole City of Richfield. M:VUCMFD -IMUMMOVJ.WPD i , WE - A� �„v►. i' ..< 4 � i/ / �"-� r�(;i`"� � may. � .'�` t i Community Development 6700 Portland Avenue a Richfield, Minnesota 66423 -2699 City Manager Mayor Council James D. Prosser Martin J. Kirsch Susan Rosenberg Kristal Stokes Michael Sandahl Russ Susag November 13, 1997 Dear Richfield Lake Neighbors: Although time is short before the November 17 meeting, I wanted to contact you about additional changes that have been made to the Richfield Lake Area Draft Master Plan. (Time does not allow the draft plan document to be redrawn in advance of the November 17 meeting.) Changes to specific areas are summarized below: 1. The single family -area north of Richfield Lake which is designated for townhomes. a. the area has been removed from the draft plan. b. consideration of townhomes or other mid - density housing will be delayed for two years and then studied by the Planning Commission. C. homeowners interested in remodeling have the HRA's Remodeling Advisory services available for assistance at no cost. The Advisor helps homeowners prioritize repairs, improvements and choices which will be most cost effective. A call to 861 -9772 connects you to the voice mail appointment service to make arrangements. 2. The single familv areas on Emerson Avenue north of 66th_ Street and between Grand and Pleasant Avenues south of 66th Street. These areas remain in the draft master plan. Housing change is anticipated to occur. The HRA will be asked to direct staff to evaluate the feasibility of a purchase program for home owners in these two areas who may wish to sell and move before a formal redevelopment plan is adopted. If you have any questions about the draft master plan or the planning process, continue to call Planning Consultant, Fred Hoisington at 338 -0800. 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