2A, Presbyterian Homes Concept Review & Library Discussion

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Presbyterian Homes and the Library Board to discuss the option in more detail. Presbyterian Homes currently partners with the Washington County Library system at their Woodbury facility. According to Presbyterian Homes the arrangement works well and they are excited about the opportunity to again partner with a library use at their Arden Hills facility. Y The Library Board is aware of the Presbyterian Homes option and has asked to discuss it in more - detail at their August 18 Board Meeting. Their intention is to make a decision regarding the future of the Arden Hills library by September or October. The budget for the Arden Hills library has not been renewed by the County Board of Commissioners for 2011, and the Library Board would like to have a plan in place by the end of the year in the event that the library can remain open during a transition period to a new location. Presbyterian Homes has been planning a redevelopment of their campus for some time. The residential care facility located on the site is an aging building, and Presbyterian Homes, in an effort to remain competitive and offer the highest level of care to their residents, would like to reconstruct their campus into a more modern facility. Their intention is to maintain the same number of residents that are currently being served by the facility; however, the square footage of the facility would increase due to the demand for larger living quarters. Presbyterian Homes had intended to move forward with a formal application for redevelopment in a few months after having first connected with their neighbors in the community and the Council to gather feedback on their plans. However, given the current timeline, and at the request of the City, Presbyterian Homes has opted to move their plans forward several months in order to gather and present the information needed for the Library Board to make their decision. They will be presenting their concept plan to the Library Board at the August 18 Board Meeting. g Presbyterian Homes has indicated that they will likely be seeking Tax Increment Financing for this redevelopment. Staff has met with Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers and Associates regarding a possible TIF request for this property. Mark Ruff, Ehlers and Associates, will be in attendance at the work session on August 9 to answer any questions that the Council may have. - Presbyterian Homes has submitted a narrative explaining their proposal and a concept site plan (Attachment B). An aerial of the existing facility has also been included. While the focus of this discussion is the incorporation of the library into the facility, Presbyterian Homes is also seeking feedback regarding their entire redevelopment plan. Their intention is to submit a formal application for a Master Planned Unit Development (PUD) in time for the October Planning Commission meeting. Discussion The purpose of this discussion is to provide feedback and questions to Presbyterian Homes on q yt the concept as they prepare their formal application. A concept review does not bind the City or the applicant to any part of the discussion. However, it is important to provide clear and City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for August 9, 2010 I IMetro-inet.us lardenhillslPlanninglCity Council Memos12010Wrden Hills LibraryW-09-10-Presbyterian Homes Concept Review.doc Page 2 of 4