07-07-2025 JDA Work Session Packet

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Joint Development Authority TCAAP Redevelopment Project Joint Development Authority TCAAP Redevelopment Project AGENDA ITEM 3a MEMORANDUM DATE: July 7, 2025 TO: Joint Development Authority Board of Commissioners FROM: Allison Winters and Sara Swenson, Goff Public SUBJECT: Review Communications Update In May, Goff Public worked with Ramsey County and the City of Arden Hills on additional inquiries from Star Tribune reporter Matt McKinney for his article about the Outlot A groundbreaking and sustainable design guidelines, which ran on May 10: Green, but not green enough? First building at former TCAAP site misses efficiency targets. Goff Public also worked with project staff to issue a special update to the Rice Creek Commons newsletter list on May 7: Construction underway on first development at Rice Creek Commons. Also in May, the American Institute of Architects Minnesota published an article in the annual ENTER magazine focused on carbon-neutral development at both Rice Creek Commons and the Heights: New Developments in Carbon Neutrality in Minnesota (PDF attached). In June, Goff Public worked with JDA Chair Wicklund, Ramsey County and the City of Arden Hills on a statement about the outcome of the June 25 special JDA meeting regarding the request by Alatus for an extension to the preliminary development agreement. Star Tribune reporter Matt McKinney covered the meeting and decision by the JDA to take no action on the request: Rice Creek Commons board to part with TCAAP site developer citing sluggish pace. The next quarterly Rice Creek Commons newsletter is currently planned for August. There have been nine recent inquiries through the Rice Creek Commons microsite contact portal regarding housing, sustainability, wildlife, and requests for more information about the project. Staff responded to each inquiry directly. Attachment: ENTER Magazine, New Developments in Carbon Neutrality in Minnesota, 2025