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<br />DATE: October 8, 2014 PC Agenda Item 6.C <br /> <br />TO: Planning Commission Chair Larson and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: TCAAP Update <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />Demolition and Remediation <br /> <br />All buildings, with the exception of the steel beams in Building 502, have been wrecked to <br />grade. Most underground utilities have been removed, and the removal of existing substations <br />and utility poles has begun. As building slabs are removed, soil samples are being taken and <br />submitted to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for clearance. <br /> <br />Regulations and Policies <br /> <br />The City Council has held two meetings with Gateway Planning, the zoning consultant. Drafts <br />of the TCAAP zoning ordinance have been discussed by the City Council, and further revisions <br />are anticipated. Additional meetings with Gateway Planning are scheduled for November 3 and <br />17, 2014. <br /> <br />City staff, County staff, and financial consultants have been meeting with commercial and <br />residential developers to get feedback on land values, absorption rates, and the draft zoning <br />document. Developers are being invited to attend work session meetings to allow the City <br />Council an opportunity to ask questions and have a direct dialogue with developers. <br /> <br />On September 8, Kent Carlson, Anderson Companies, and Todd Hanson, Cushman & <br />Wakefield/Northmarq attended the City Council work session. Much of the discussion centered <br />around how to ensure that commercial development was attractive and that it was a good fit with <br />other TCAAP development. The developers suggested that rather than limit the amount of space <br />used for storage, the City could consider some of the following criteria: <br /> <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />