11-09-95 Special
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION
November
CITY COUNCIL
Martin Mayor; Russ Susag; Don Priebe; and
MEMBERS PRESENT:
CITYCOUNCIL
MEMBERS NOT
Michael Sandahl.
PRESENT:
MEMBERS
Chairperson Thomas Harms; Joan Helmberger and
PRESENT:
HRA MEMBERS
Michael Sandahl, Vern Luettinger.
NOT PRESENT:
PLANNING COMMISSION
Chairperson Daniel Linnihan; Commissioners: David
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Gepner, Kristal Stokes, Pam Dmytrenko, Tim Erlander,
Mitchell Hadley, and Kevin Hansen.
PLANNING COMMISSION
MEMBERS NOT
PRESENT:Paul Wasko and Dawn Postudensek.
STAFF PRESENT:
James Prosser, City Manager; Julie Urban, Zoning
Administrator.
The meeting was called to order by Planning Commission Chairperson Linnihan at
p.m. The meeting was hosted by the Planning Commission for businesses and
residents of the Lyndale Avenue Corridor area to review alternatives for the corridor and
receive input regarding the alternatives. The Planning Commission also invited City
Council and HRA members to attend and there was a quorum of both present.
Item #I
LYNDALE AVENUE CORRIDOR MEETING
Planning Commission Chairperson Linnihan explained the purpose and agenda for
the meeting.
Fred Hoisington, Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc., reviewed the conclusions of the
information meetings and individual meeting response. He explained the
previous public
guiding principals that were developed from these meetings. Mr. Hoisington asked the
audience to participate in groups to work on the opening exercise to discuss why it is
important to reinvest in commercial areas.
Michael Schroeder, Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc., presented the following
concept alternatives:
Street, sidewalk and parking improvements within existing zoning district
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Redevelopment within existing zoning district
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Redevelopment within existing zoning district/parking on Lyndale
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Redevelopment/expand district/parking on Lyndale
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Redevelopment/expand district/parking internalized
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Expand existing buildings within the existing zoning district
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Facade improvement only
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Do nothing
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Mr. Hoisington presented the following criteria which had been developed to
evaluate the various alternatives:
Appearance
Pedestrian accessibility
Parking
Residential compatibility
Traffic/accessibility
Economic feasibility
Who will pay?
Loss of business
Convenience services
Public input
Tax impact
Business improvement
Mr. Hoisington stated the first ten criteria were generated by participants of the
public information meetings with last two added by the consultant for discussion and
consideration by the corridor meeting participants. He asked the group if they wanted to
add any more. The suggestion was made that the impact on individual homeowners and
their property values be added as a criteria. Mr. Hoisington asked people to prioritize the
criteria, choosing the four most important criteria for evaluating the plans. People placed
importance on the following criteria: appearance, residential compatibility, parking,
traffic/accessibility, impact on homeowners, tax impact, economic feasibility, who will pay?,
loss of business, and public input.
November 9, 1995
Mr. Hoisington presented information on the market study, building values, and
pros and cons
He gave some preliminary for each alternative using
economic wisdom.
could
ones they support.
Anopen forum discussion followed regarding the Lyndale Avenue Strategic Plan
alternatives, process, uncertainty, financing and timing.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at p.m.
Martin J. Mayor
James D. Prosser
Thomas P. Ferber
City Manager
City Clerk