08-12-1985 SpecialCITY
SPECIAL
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
AUGUST 12, 1885
John Hamilton, Mayor; Howard Bunee,
Ivan Ludeman, Donald Priebe, and
Michael Sandahl.
STAFF PRESENT: Thomas Ferber, City Clerk; Steven
Devich, Acting City Manager; Don
Fondriek, Community Services ~"
Director; Dennis Kraft, Community
Development Director; Michael
Eastling, City Engineer; and, Bruce
Palmborg, Housing and Redevelopment
Coordinator.
OTHERS PRESENT: Michael Freeman, State Senator
District 40A; Larry Lee,
Bloomington Assistant City Manager,
Rick Musset, Bloomington Community
Development Director; and, Dick
Wolsfeld, B.R.W. Consultant.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hamilton at 5:38 p.m.
Item 4~1 R PRES N A IO O E TROPOL A S D ALL
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. C.L. 281
Larry Lee, Bloamington,Assistant City Manager, reviewed the
development concepts and time schedule for the Metropolitan
Stadium site proposal. He stated that private funds would pay
far the capital casts of the pro~eet, while any public funding
requested would consist of (1) tax increment financing ($125-
$140 million), (2) state funding for highway improvements, and,
(3) exemption from the fiscal disparities law for the Airport
South District to fund operating expenses of a convention
center. (The Airport South district which includes the met
stadium site is the entire area of Bloomington East of trunk
Highway 77).
Dick Wolsfeld, B.R.W. Inc., summarized the Airport South
transportation plan previously presented to the council and
stated that the plan is now being updated to reflect the impact
of the mega-mall proposal upon traffic flow. Mr. Wolsfeld
indicated that a half diamond interchange at 76th Street on
Highway 77 was probable, and asked .the city council to consider
the following questions:
1) Daes Richfield desire access to 76th West from the
interchange?
2) Does Richfield want the frontage road to be cantinous?
3) If it is to be continous, does Richfield want the
froxitage road to have access to the interchange?
Special Study Session Meeting -2- August 12, 1985
Wolfsfeld indicated that Bloomington officials would like to •
have direction from the Richfield City Council on these
questions within a couple of weeks so that the transportation
plan may be amended.
Discussion followed regarding 79th Street East-West access,•
the additional traffic generation of the development, and the
affect this traffic would have on access to the airport.
Mayor Hamilton asked if additional pipes to provide water
capacity would be built through Richfield.
Larry Lee responded that additional water capacity would be
provided from within Bloomington and not by purchasing more
water from Minneapolis. He also stated that the sanitary-sewer
needs of the development would not impact Richfield.
Michael Freeman, State Senator Distrit 40A, asked that the
city council consider the question of the exemption from the
fiscal disparities pool and it's impact on Richfield.
Mayor Hamilton suggested that the council schedule a special
meeting with Bloomington and the legislators for a further
update on the development in the near future.
George Holter, 6424 Emerson Avenue, spoke in opposition to
using public money to assist the development.
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The Special City Council Study s ion s adjourned at 6:56
p.m.
Date Approved ; 8/26/85 ~
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