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Joint Development Authority <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Project <br />mobile tour highlighting various types of residential and commercial development. This information was <br />provided to the Joint Development Authority as well. An additional article from the Urban Land Institute <br />titled, “Mixed-Income Housing – Myth and Fact”, was provided by JDA Chair David Sand. Hard copies of <br />articles will be distributed at the meeting. <br /> <br />AUAR <br />The City Council reviewed the draft Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) on April 14, 2014. The <br />draft AUAR and Mitigation Plan was published in the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Monitor on <br />April 28, 2014. The document was also sent to adjacent cities, the Mounds View School District, Rice <br />Creek Watershed District, the Minnesota National Guard, and other stakeholders and interested parties. <br />Public comments on the draft AUAR and Mitigation Plan will be accepted until May 28, 2014. The City <br />Council is tentatively scheduled to approve the final document on July 28, 2014. <br /> <br />LCDA Application <br />The City submitted a Project Concept Plan, which is essentially a pre-application to the Livable <br />Communities Demonstration Account (LCDA), on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The application includes a <br />request for $1,605,000 in Livable Community Act (LCA) funds as follows: <br /> <br />Use Description Request <br />Sidewalks and Trails Sidewalks and trails from the North Gateway entrance through the Town <br />Center <br />$105,000 <br />Lighting Pedestrian-scale decorative lighting at the North Gateway entrance and <br />south through the Town Center <br />$400,000 <br />Landscaping Landscaping at the North Gateway entrance and along the spine road <br />through the Town Center <br />$250,000 <br />Site Preparation and <br />Grading <br />Grading work associated with the remeandering of Rice Creek at the <br />North Gateway entrance to restore natural creek alignment and floodplain <br />and to accommodate amenities and local roadway connections <br />$650,000 <br />Architecture and <br />Engineering Architecture and engineering for the design of improvements listed above $200,000 <br /> <br />By June 2, 2014, the Metropolitan Council will notify the City if it will be invited to submit a full <br />application. The deadline for the full application is June 30, 2014. <br /> <br />Upcoming Meetings <br /> <br />TCAAP-related topics will be discussed at the following regular and special City Council meetings and <br />work sessions. JDA Commissioners may choose to attend meetings to hear presentations and City <br />Council discussion. <br /> <br />May 12, 2014, Special Work Session at 5:30 pm, Community Room <br /> Infrastructure Study Update and City Cost Participation Agreement <br /> City TCAAP Finances Discussion <br /> <br />