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. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS e MEMORANDUM DATE: April 27, 1998 TO: M.y" ..d City C,..<l1 k- FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: BDC request for illustrative plan - Lexington/Fox Area Introduction The Business Development Committee (BDC) requests that the City Council authorize the expenditure of funds to produce an illustrative plan to assist in the revisiting of the vision for the Lexington/Fox area (Exhibit A). Background The City Council at its Monday, March 10, 1997 regular meeting established the BDC, provided its mission statement, goals, and appointed its membership. Those are as follows: l. Mission. To assist with the review of the business needs, target marketing, and . commercial/residential redevelopment efforts of the community. 2. Goals. A. Review the Lexington/Fox Shldy (included in this packet) and determine the types of businesses desired, and make recommendations to the Planning Commission and Finance Committee as to how this is accomplished; B. Review the office component of the Gateway Business District and determine, through a recommendation to the City Council, who should be target-marketed and how should this marketing occur; and C. Review other commercial/residential redevelopment opportunities within the City, and make recommendations to the City Council as to the findings (i.e., Arden Plaza, Connelly Street area, Thom Drive area, etc....). Discussion The BDC has been revisiting the vision for the Lexington/Fox Area which was originally produced in June of 1990. The BDC wishes to hire the firm of Sanders, Wacker, and Bergly to prepare an illustrative plan of their vision to better communicate their ideas to the City Council, Finance Committee, and Planning Commission. The BDC at its Wednesday, April 15, 1998 meeting unanimously endorsed this request to the City Council. e