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EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: October 17, 2011 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers <br />FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director <br />Terry Maurer, Public Works Director <br />SUBJECT: B -2 District Implementation Plan <br />Background <br />The City Council accepted the Guiding Plan for the B -2 District on October 27, 2008. The <br />Guiding Plan provides a framework for long -range public and private improvements in the B -2 <br />District along County Road E between Lexington Avenue and Highway 51. <br />In December 2008, the City adopted design guidelines for the B -2 District which have been used <br />to evaluate redevelopment proposals for McDonald's, the former Holiday Inn site, and Arden <br />Plaza. The design guidelines insure that new development and redevelopment meet the goals of <br />the B -2 Guiding Plan. <br />The Implementation Plan is the next step for the B -2 District. The Implementation Plan will <br />allow the City Council to determine enhancements along County Road E which may include <br />utility upgrades, access improvements, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and streetscape <br />amenities. Once completed, the Implementation Plan will allow the City to move forward with <br />improvement projects. <br />Twin Cities Corridor and Streetscape Projects <br />In preparation for moving forward with the B -2 Implementation Plan, staff identified cities that <br />had completed corridor and streetscape projects. In August staff had an opportunity to tour three <br />projects that have similarities to the B -2 District. The tour was led by representatives of Bolton <br />& Menk and HKGi who were the consultants for all three projects. A "virtual tour" of the <br />following sites will be provided at the October 17 work session meeting. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session October 17, 2011 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />