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<br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Economic Development Commission August 2, 2017 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />DATE: August 2, 2017 EDC Agenda Item 4.A <br /> <br />TO: Economic Development Commission Chair and Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Matthew Bachler, Senior Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Commercial, Industrial, and Higher Education Study <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The City is currently working with WSB & Associates to complete a higher education planning <br />and economic development study. The purpose of the study is to determine the impacts and <br />benefits from higher education land uses and provide recommendations for possible Zoning <br />Code and Comprehensive Plan amendments regarding higher education uses. <br /> <br />At previous meetings, the EDC has reviewed the following components of this study: <br />• Typical employment and economic activity from allowed commercial and employment <br />uses in the City’s different zoning districts (May 3) <br />• Current amount of land and building space available in the City’s commercial and <br />employment districts (June 7) <br /> <br />WSB will be in attendance at the August 2 meeting to present a draft of the Commercial, <br />Industrial, and Higher Education Study. A final draft of the Higher Education Moratorium Study <br />report is expected to be completed in September. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />A. Memo from WSB & Associates, July 26, 2017 <br />B. Draft Commercial, Industrial, and Higher Education Study <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />