2A, Presbyterian Homes & Library Proposal

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HILLS Its.— EN MEMORANDUM DATE: September 13, 2010 Item 2. A. TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Patrick Klaers, City Administrator SUBJECT: Presbyterian Homes/Library Proposal Background The County Library Board is meeting on September 15, 2010. Their agenda is not out yet,but it is anticipated that one of their agenda items will be to select a Library proposal to recommend to the County Board. Discussion As the Council is very familiar and up-to-date on the issues related to the Arden Hills Library situation, there is no need to go into all of the history of how the City and County has gotten to this point. Presbyterian Homes is proposing a redevelopment project on their existing site in Arden Hills. The redevelopment proposal includes a new Library facility. Presbyterian Homes has requested TIF from the City for their redevelopment project. The Financial Planning and Analysis Committee (FPAC) is scheduled to review the TIF request at a special meeting on September 9, 2010. One of the main purposes of this Council worksession is to receive an update on the results of the FPAC meeting. The FPAC unanimously approved a motion that recommends approval of the Presbyterian Homes TIF request regardless if the Library is part of the proposal or not. A verbal update on the FPAC meeting will be provided to the Council at the September 13th worksession. Attached for your information is most of the FPAC agenda packet on the TIF request. There are two applications being considered simultaneously; one is the redevelopment proposal and the other is the TIF request. The Planning Commission had a Concept Review Meeting on the redevelopment project on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. At this Council worksession City Planner Meagan Beekman will provide a verbal update on the Commission's discussion.