HRA Agenda 04-25-2001 SpecialFORMAT
HRA SPF,CIAL MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL RELATIVE TO
REDEVELOPMENT OF BLOCK 52
Wednesday, Apri125, 2001 - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
North Mississippi Room -Community Center
HRA Commissioners: Chair Dan Frie, Vice Chair Brad Barger, Ste~~e Andre~~~s,
Darrin Lahr, and Bob Murray.
Council Members: Mayor Roger Belsaas, Brian Stumpf, Clint Herbst, Bruce Thielen,
and Roger Carlson.
Additional Panel: Planning Commission Chair Dick Frie, HRA Attorney Steve Bubul,
City Planner Consultant Steve Grittman, Block 52 Spokesperson
Steve Johnson, Contractor Mike Cyr, and MCP Charter Member AI
Larson.
Staff: Rick Wolfsteller, Jeff O'Neill, and Ollie Koropchak.
1. INTRODUCTION HRA Chair Frie
Call workshop to order and establish HRA's desired outcome of the meeting.
Introduction of Council, HRA, and other panel members.
[ntroduce Ste~~e Grittman as workshop facilitator.
2. BACKGROUND
a. What circumstances prompted the beginning of the Downtown and River
Front Revitalization Plan? Larson
b. What were the redevelopment boundaries established by the North Anchor
Subcommittee? Lahr.
c. What is the legal right of the City to sell the public parking lot on Block 52?
Wolfsteller.
d. What is the existing number and usage of public parking spaces on Block 52?
Grittman.
3. PANEL DISCUSSION
a. What redevelopment concepts have been presented to the HRA for Block 52?
Cv r.
b. Are or how can the public/private parking requirements be accommodated
with the Cyr concept`.' Grittman.
c. What are the suggestions or input from the property owners of Block 52?
.Johnson.
d. Can or how can the public/private parking requirements be accommodated if
Block 52 were further redeveloped? Grittman.
e. What is the amount of proposed and committed retail/office space within the
TIF District`' Koropchak.
f. How can the City/HRA maximize the opportunity for redevelopment of
Block ~2 given the market and the ~-year TIF rule of June 30, 2002? Bubul.
~. SUMMARY Where we stand today? Facilitator Grittman.
~. COUNCIL DIRECTION -Mayor Belsaas.
a. What is the direction of the Council to the HRA for redevelopment of Block
>2 :'
1. Define boundaries for redevelopment.
ll. Define types of uses and businesses desired.
6. CLOSURE Summarize Council direction. H12A Chair Frie.
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