11-28 Joint CC, HRA, and PC Work Session CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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Redevelopment Authority, and Planning
Commission Work Session
November 28, 2017
CALL TO ORDER
The work session was called to order by Mayor Elliott at 5:45 p.m. in the Bartholomew Room.
Council Members Pat Elliott, Mayor; Edwina Garcia; Michael Howard; Maria Regan Gonzalez;
Present: and Simon Trautmann (arrived at 5:53).
HRA Members Mary Supple, Chair; Pat Elliott; Michael Howard; and Erin Vrieze Daniels.
Present:
HRA Members Sue Sandahl.
Absent:
PC Members Sean Hayford Oleary, Chair; and Susen Rosenberg.
Present:
PC Members Allysen Hoberg; Dan Kitzberger; Bryan Pynn; and Gordon Vizecky.
Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager; John Stark, Community Development
Director; Julie Urban, Housing Manager; and Jared Voto, Executive
Aide/Analyst.
Item #1 DISCUSSION REGARDING A REVISED PROPOSAL TO REDEVELOP THE
CEDAR POINT HOUSING AREA.
Community Development Director Stark introduced the topic and provided a brief history of the
area. Mr. Stark introduced members of the Cedar Point II LLC development team.
The Cedar Point II LLC development team described the new proposal of apartments and
townhomes, and phasing in creating and "urban village" to connect the neighborhood of single-family
homes to the west and the commercial properties to the east. The townhomes would be Phase I and
apartment would follow in Phase II.
Members of the Council, HRA, and Planning Commission commented and asked questions
about the phasing of the project as it relates to providing a resolution to the homeowners in the area;
what factors would drive the start of Phase II of the project; the orientation of the townhomes to the
neighborhood; the potential funding sources used to fill the previous funding gap; the potential
timeline for construction; the breakdown of apartments by bedroom size; affordable housing in the
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development; the City's sharing of information with the neighborhood; and the developers
commitment to completing the project.
ADJOURNMENT
The work session was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:19 p.m.
Date Approved: December 12, 2017
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