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<br />.. <br />_IuuS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />Item I.G <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: James Lehnhoff, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Guiding Plan for the B2 District - Update <br /> <br />Reauested Direction <br /> <br />Discuss the status of the Guiding Plan for the B2 District and provide direction on the infrastructure <br />improvements and other aspects of the Guiding Plan. <br /> <br />Backl!round <br /> <br />At the end of November 2007, the City instituted a moratorium on development and redevelopment <br />in the B2 Zoning District in order to create a long-term redevelopment vision for that area. The B-2 <br />Zoning district includes those properties on County Road E between Highway 51 and Lexington <br />Avenue, on Connelly Avenue, and Pine Tree Drive. <br /> <br />The City Council appointed a 16 member steering committee comprised of residents and business <br />owners in April 2008 to help create the guiding plan. Over a series of steering committee meetings <br />and two community meetings from May to October 2008, the committee drafted the Guiding Plan <br />for the B2 District, which was approved by the City Council on October 27, 2008. The planning <br />process included evaluating existing conditions, creating a long-range redevelopment vision and <br />guiding principles, addressing transportation questions, evaluating market potential, reviewing land <br />uses, and drafting design guidelines. The Guiding Plan includes a range of recommendations, <br />including infrastructure improvements and general implementation program. The Guiding Plan for <br />the B2 District and all supporting material are available online at www.ci.arden- <br />hills.mn. us/b2district. <br /> <br />The City has made progress in implementing the more immediate portions of the Guiding Plan. <br />Additional discussion is needed regarding the proposed infrastructure improvements, including <br />funding and a timeline, if there is a consensus to move forward. <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session - July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />I IMetro-inetlardenhillslAdmin ICouncillAgendas & Packet Information 12009107-20-09 Worksession IPacket Information 11. G -07-20-09 - CC Work <br />Session - Guiding Plan for the B2 District Update. doc <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />