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Joint Development Authority <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Project <br /> <br />Based on City Council direction on May 19, 2014, revisions have been made to the draft master plan <br />land use map which can be summarized as follows: <br /> Parks in the Creek, Hill, and Town neighborhoods have been adjusted slightly to accommodate <br />recommended amenities. It is important to note that the exact size, dimensions, and layouts of parks will be <br />determined at a later date. The PTRC recommendations focused on the amenities required in each park; <br />how those amenities are accommodated at each site will be determined during park design. <br /> <br /> The town neighborhood park adjacent to the existing water treatment facility has been more clearly <br />identified as a park. The civic area adjacent to the park contains the water treatment facility and space for <br />another civic use such as a small amphitheater or a historical marker/display. <br /> <br /> In the Creek neighborhood, the park location has been shifted to be closer to the entrance to the <br />neighborhood. This has been done to limit the amount of program-related traffic driving through the <br />neighborhood. In the case of the Hill park, this was not possible due to the terrain. The ball fields need <br />relatively flat surface areas, and there are limited locations in the Hill neighborhood where this is possible. <br /> <br /> Pocket parks were removed as they are too small to be maintained and programmed by the City. <br />Developers will be encouraged to include pocket parks that will be privately owned and maintained. <br /> <br /> An adult athletic facility (softball, ice rinks) has been added to the flex space area west of the Spine Road. <br />Because this facility will need to be lighted and will attract primarily adult users, it is appropriate that it be <br />located outside of residential neighborhoods and along the County road. Shared parking with adjacent <br />businesses will be considered, similar to what is currently in place at Cummings Park. <br /> <br /> The size of the flex space land use acre has decreased by approximately 19 acres due to 1) the addition of <br />the adult athletic facility west of the Spine Road, and 2) the amenities required in the Hill park made that <br />park slightly larger which expanded the residential land use in the Hill neighborhood and slightly decreased <br />the size of the flex space area east of the Spine Road. <br /> <br /> A block of residential development at the north end of the town neighborhood was removed to <br />accommodate anticipated storm water management needs in that area. <br />The City Council will review the revised draft master plan land use map on June 16, 2014. JDA <br />comments on the revised map will be conveyed to the Council at that time. The City Council is <br />tentatively scheduled to approve the master plan land use map on June 30, 2014. <br /> <br />AUAR <br /> <br />The public comment period for the draft AUAR and Mitigation Plan ended on May 28, 2014. Comments <br />were received from Mr. Lyle Salmela, the City of Shoreview, the Minnesota Department of Health, <br />MnDOT, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the Metropolitan Council. A summary of public <br />comments is attached. City staff and consultants are reviewing the comments to determine how they <br />should be reflected in the final draft document. The City Council will review the final draft AUAR and <br />Mitigation Plan on June 30, 2014, and is tentatively scheduled to approve the final document on July 28, <br />2014.