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Interviews For City Council Vacancy
Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator
MEMO.PDF
TCAAP Goals
Mayor Grant
MEMO.PDF, ATTACHMENT.PDF
COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURN
Mayor:
David Grant
Councilmembers:
Brenda Holden
Fran Holmes
Dave McClung
Vacant
Special City Council
Work Session
January 11, 2016
5:00 p.m.
City Hall
Address:
1245 W Highway 96
Arden Hills MN 55112
Phone:
651 -792 -7800
Website :
www.cityofardenhills.org
City Vision
Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential
neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our
long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play.
CALL TO ORDER
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Documents:
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DATE: January 11, 2016
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator
SUBJECT: Interviews for City Council Vacancy
City Councilmember
Interview Schedule
2016
Monday, January 11th Wednesday, January 13th
5:00 to 5:30 pm James Lambeth 5:30 to 6:00 pm Steven Scott
5:30 to 6:00 pm David Radziej 6:00 to 6:30 pm Hoda Kemp
6:00 to 6:30 pm Steven Jones 6:30 to 7:00 pm Brian Wagner
7:00 to 7:30 pm Jonathan Wicklund
AGENDA ITEM – 1A
MEMORANDUM
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DATE: January 11, 2016
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator
FROM: Jill Hutmacher, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: TCAAP Goals
Background
At the November 2, 2015, TCAAP Joint Development Authority meeting, Commissioners were
provided information on the respective goals of the City and County for the TCAAP
redevelopment project. The City’s stated goals are described below, and Ramsey County’s Rice
Creek Common Goals and Metrics document is attached.
During the JDA Commissioner discussion, it was noted that some goals may not be mutually
achievable in a given situation. In other words, achieving one particular goal may result in
another goal not being fully realized within the scope of a particular development project. JDA
Commissioners agreed to work with their respective County and City boards to prioritize
development goals.
Neither the County nor the City had an opportunity to prioritize their goals prior to the January 4,
2016, Joint Development Authority meeting at which the Solicitation for Master Developer was
approved for release on February 1, 2016. At that meeting, Mayor Grant and Councilmember
Holden noted that the City would draft additional TCAAP goals for attachment to the
Solicitation document prior to February 1.
Discussion
The City’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan establishes the City’s vision for the community. The
recent TCAAP CPA did not amend the City’s overall vision, but added details and technical
information now known regarding the TCAAP development. The TCAAP CPA updated the
Comprehensive Plan to include information on land uses, housing and employment estimates,
parks, transportation, and utilities based on the work of the City through the process of drafting
and approving the AUAR and TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC), and the combined efforts of
the City and County through the TCAAP site redevelopment infrastructure design process.
AGENDA ITEM – 1B
MEMORANDUM
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The City’s goals regarding the TCAAP development are aligned to the City’s overall community
vision as stated in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The TRC is a tool to implement the City’s
overall vision in the development of TCAAP. As such, the approved TRC lists 2030
Comprehensive Plan goals which are specifically addressed through the TRC:
1. Develop and maintain a land use pattern that strengthens the vitality, quality, and character
of the residential neighborhoods, commercial districts and industrial areas, while protecting
the community’s natural resources to develop a sustainable pattern for future development.
2. Develop TCAAP in a way that accommodates a mix of land uses that is sensitive to the
natural environment, economically sustainable and a benefit to the community.
3. Promote the development, redevelopment and maintenance of a viable, innovative and
diverse business environment that serves Arden Hills and the metropolitan area.
4. Develop and maintain a strong, vital, diverse and stable housing supply for all members of
the community.
5. Enhance the health, safety and well-being of all who live, work and play in the City.
6. Create a comprehensive, maintained and interconnected system of parks, pathways and
open spaces, as well as a balanced program of recreational activities for residents of all
ages, incomes and abilities.
7. Preserve, protect and restore the community’s natural resources, including open spaces,
lakes, wetlands, other significant natural features, and historic resources.
In addition to advancing the City’s overall community vision through the TCAAP development,
the City has identified goals specific to TCAAP. These goals are stated in Section 1.1 (Purpose
and Intent) of the approved TRC.
The purpose of the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC) is to implement the vision for a walkable,
mixed-use, resilient, and vibrant TCAAP development (hereinafter, “Plan Area”) by:
(a) Creating regulations that realize market potential and promote the creation of jobs and
economic development;
(b) Developing a regulatory process that encourages quality growth and saves time in the
development process;
(c) Focusing on predictability for both developers and the community; and
(d) Providing a Natural Resources Corridor that offers active and passive recreational features
and is an amenity to the site.
Therefore, the goals of the TRC are to promote and to provide a more functional and attractive
community through the use of recognized community design principles and to allow property
owners, applicants or developers flexibility in land use, while prescribing a higher level of detail
in building design and form than in the current standards of the Arden Hills City Code (AHC). The
standards in this code are not intended to stifle creativity nor over-regulate building design but
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rather encourage better functional building patterns and to create higher quality pedestrian
environments along most streets.
Attachment
Ramsey County, Rice Creek Commons Goals and Metrics, June 9, 2015
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Ramsey County
Rice Creek Commons Goals and Metrics
Draft: June 9, 2015
A. Return on Investment (ROI) Generally
Background and Goal: The County will invest approximately $60 million in Rice Creek Commons (RCC)
from 2013 through 2017. Direct repayment will begin when land sales commence in the next few years.
The larger purpose is to enable private sector and other public investment to benefit the County as a
whole through increased tax base, jobs, and housing choices, and new road, transit and energy
infrastructure.
Metrics:
1. Private sector investment approaching $1 billion resulting in new tax base 10 times the County’s
investment (assessor’s estimated market value of at least $600 million).
2. Public investments through financing and grants from other public and philanthropic agencies
including the City of Arden Hills, State of Minnesota, Metropolitan Council, foundations and
non-profits at least equal to the investment by the County (an additional $60 million investment
from other public/non-profit entities).
How to Get There: Achieve goals listed below relating to development of office, manufacturing and
retail space and housing and innovative public/private partnerships including energy resiliency, transit,
and housing diversity.
B. New Tax Revenues
Background and Goals: New tax base means new revenues to meet local government needs.
Metrics: Total new tax revenues for the County, City, and School District of at least $10,000,000 per year
at full build-out, net of fiscal disparities contributions and state taxes.
How to get there: Office/manufacturing/retail development of at least 1,700,000 square feet and
preferably over 2,000,000 square feet. Housing of approximately 1,600 units.
C. Land Sales/Taxes
Goal and Background: In order to achieve employment, energy sustainability, and housing diversity
goals, the County may not recover 100% of its $60,000,000 investment. In situations where the County
reduces land price for a particular development or goal, through annual tax revenue to County achieve a
10% annual return on the amount of investment not repaid (i.e. if $10 million not repaid in land sales,
achieve at least $1 million greater annual City, County, and School District tax revenue than would
otherwise be paid using the $10,000,000 annual tax minimum described above).
Metric: 10% return of annual local taxes on net investment
How to get there: The County has invested cash and issue bonds for acquisition and remediation of the
site. The loans from various funds, including the payment of debt service from the Solid Waste Fund,
need to be repaid. Each land sale needs to be reviewed from the perspective of the project at hand, but
also in the context of the larger financial picture for the County.
D. Long-Term Employment: High Wage Jobs
Background and Goal: One of the County Board’s four goals is to cultivate economic prosperity (all are
found at http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/cb/mission.htm ). Approximately 50% of the developable
acreage of RCC is designated for office, manufacturing, and retail purposes. A major portion of the land
in RCC will produce new, high wage, long-term jobs through attracting new businesses and the
expansion of existing businesses. The median household income for the Minneapolis/St. Paul MSA in
2013 is estimated at $66,900 and the average wage is $55,221 for the seven county metro area as
presented by the Metropolitan Council
(http://stats.metc.state.mn.us/profile/detail.aspx?c=R11000#medianincome )
Metric: Locate 4,000 high wage jobs in RCC with 50% of the jobs with wages that are higher than the
average wage for the seven county metropolitan area as defined by the Metropolitan Council and at
least 90% of non-retail jobs are at least living wage jobs as defined at least 130% of federal poverty level
for a family of 4 ($14.91 an hour for 2014), which may be reduced to 110% if sufficient benefits
accompany the jobs.
How to get there: Create at least 1,200,000 square feet of office with average employment of at least 3
per 1,000 square feet of building area and office/manufacturing facilities of 500,000 square feet with
average employment of at least 1 per 1,000 square feet.
E. Transit and Mobility
Background and Goal: Provide high-frequency bus service from RCC to the rest of Ramsey County and
the metropolitan area through a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or similar line of service. In addition, RCC is to
contain a higher than average number of miles of bike and pedestrian paths and lanes to promote
increased mobility for residents and workers to work, shopping and schools. Transit and mobility
connectivity will enhance employment opportunities for a new generation of workers and serve as a
draw to new residents.
Metric: High frequency bus service (defined as service every 15 minutes) and increase County Road H
park and ride service to Minneapolis.
How to get there: Housing density of 10 to 15 units per acre and employment of 4,000 workers.
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F. Environmental and Energy Resiliency
Background and Goals: An Energy Integration Resiliency Framework (Framework) was funded by
Ramsey County and adopted by City of Arden Hills/Ramsey County Joint Development Authority. This
Framework, guided by a local Energy Resiliency Advisory Board, recommended several strategies to
make RCC a unique development in the Twin Cities and the nation. Other efforts such as water
conservation , composting and other demand side management strategies will also be stressed in
evaluation of various development proposals and land use plans for the site.
Metric: RCC will become a Net Zero Energy Community and RCC greenhouse gas emissions (lower CO2)
will be 70% less than traditional developments.
How To Get There: Select residential developers committed to installing heat pump systems for heating
and cooling that utilize geothermal heat from the Army's groundwater treatment system (requires
establishment of a district heating system). Facilitate development of a utility scale/community solar
PV array of 8 to 12 megawatts on the former TCAAP Primer Tracer Area. Give preference to developers
who will design and construct commercial buildings based on SB 2030 performance based standards and
who emphasize water conservation and composting in their developments.
G. Housing Diversity
Background and goal: RCC should offer a variety of owner-occupied and rental housing choices that
meet all levels of affordability as well as life cycle and move up housing for existing residents of the
County and surrounding areas.
Metric 10% of all housing units and 20% of owner occupied housing to meet Metropolitan Council
affordability levels. The Metropolitan Council currently uses 80% of the Minneapolis/St. Paul MSA
median income as the basis for measuring affordability for rental and ownership housing. For 2015 the
maximum sales price of a home is $240,500 and maximum rent for a one bedroom is $1,299 and $1,560
for a two bedroom unit.
How to get there: Choose developers that share County and City goals for type, design and price points.
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