01-26-16 CC-HRA-PC Worksession CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
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Authority,
Housing and Redevelopment
,/ The Urban Hometown
1 and Planning Commission Worksession
January 26, 2016
CALL TO ORDER
The concurrent worksession was called to order by Mayor Goettel at 6:00 p.m. in the
Bartholomew Room.
Council Members Debbie Goettel, Mayor; Pat Elliott; Edwina Garcia; and Tom Fitzhenry.
Present:
Council Member Michael Howard.
Absent:
HRA Members Mary Supple, Chair; Pat Elliott, Debbie Goettel, David Gepner, and
Present: Doris Rubenstein.
Planning Commission Rick Jabs, Chair; Sean Hayford Oleary; Susan Rosenberg; and
Members Present: Daniel Kitzberger.
Planning Commission Charles Standfuss, Gordon Vizecky and Erin Vrieze Daniels.
Members Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager/Executive Director; Pam Dmytrenko,
Assistant City Manager/HR Manager; John Stark, Community Development
Director; Kristin Asher, Public Works Director; Karen Barton, Assistant
Community Development Director; and Cheryl Krumholz, Executive
Coordinator.
Item #1 DISCUSSION REGARDING CEDAR CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN UPDATE
(COUNCIL MEMO NO. 8/HRA MEMO NO. 3)
Representatives from JLG Architects presented a preliminary draft of the updated Cedar
Corridor Master Plan for review, comments and feedback. The review included the existing conditions
analysis; north-18th Avenue greenway option; south-18th Avenue greenway option; north-Cedar
Avenue greenway option; and south-Cedar Avenue greenway option.
Discussion among Council Members, HRA Commissioners and Planning Commissioners
included transportation alignment on 18th Avenue and Cedar Avenue, highway buffers, airport noise,
mandating design criteria, viable land size for redevelopment, commercial/residential, maintaining
parkway and trails, and community amenities.
City Manager/Executive Director Devich stated the transportation alignment was a policy
decision.
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Community Development Director Stark explained the 18th Avenue alignment is preferred but
will involve takings, property assembly and be a phased approach. He said the next step in the
process is to conduct a public meeting and schedule another concurrent meeting for March.
The consensus was support for the 18th Avenue transportation alignment.
Kent Carlson, Anderson Companies, explained their original development project was to go
along Cedar Avenue and changing to 18th Avenue would impact the project but they could work with
it. He added they need to be mindful of the timeline for current contracts for acquisition.
The Concurrent Worksession was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:53 p.m.
Date Approved: February 9, 2016.
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