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Home My WebLink About02-02-15 JDA AGENDA Monday, February 2, 2015 5:00 p.m. Arden Hills City Hall—Council Chambers 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes, 1/5/15 4. Public Inquiries/Informational a. The intent of the Public Inquiries/Informational part of the agenda is to provide interested parties with an opportunity to speak to the JDA about an issue or concern about a past or future agenda item. The current agenda for tonight's meeting is structured to ensure that the JDA accomplishes their business within that agenda. If there is a public hearing scheduled as an agenda item, the public will be invited to speak to that agenda item. In addressing the JDA, please state your name and address for the record, and a brief summary of the specific matter being addressed. To allow adequate time for each person wishing to address the JDA, individuals should limit their comments to three (3) minutes. Written documents may be distributed to the JDA prior to the meeting, or as bench copies, to allow a more timely presentation. 5. Consent Agenda 6. Old Business a. None 7. Public Hearing a. None 8. New Business a. Rice Creek Commons Website Overview b. Governance Discussion – approval flowchart 9. Development Director’s Report 10. Administrative Director’s Report Joint Development Authority TCAAP Redevelopment Project 11. Commissioner Updates 12. Adjournment Joint Development Authority Monday, January 5, 2015 Arden Hills City Council Chambers Minutes 5:00 pm Present: Joint Development Authority: Chair David Sand, Commissioner Blake Huffman, Commissioner Brenda Holden Also present: Patrick Klaers, Jill Hutmacher, (Arden Hills); Heather Worthington, (Ramsey County) Roll call taken. Approval of agenda. Approved by consensus. Approval of November 3, 2014 minutes. Motion by Commissioner Holden seconded by Commissioner Huffman to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried. Public Inquiries/Informational None Consent Agenda None Old Business None Public Hearing None New Business None Development Director’s Report Development Director Hutmacher reviewed her report and upcoming meeting schedule with the JDA. It was noted the TCAAP master plan and zoning regulations were nearing completion. Development Director Hutmacher provided a detailed summary of the developer panel discussions with single family and multi-family developers and the City Council’s decisions related to TCAAP zoning. Development Director Hutmacher compared the land uses and residential densities in the current plan with the 2008 Ryan Development Plan. Discussion ensued regarding the residential and multi-family housing styles proposed for TCAAP. Chair Sand thanked the Arden Hills Councilmembers and City staff for their efforts. He recommended Gateway Planning provide the JDA and City with a map reflecting how the Spine Road would be realigned. He also wanted to see consistency between the drawings and the definitions within the zoning regulations. He recommended a flow chart be created for the approval process for projects on TCAAP. Administrative Director Worthington explained this would be addressed by staff in the coming months. Administrative Director’s Report Administrative Director Worthington presented the December activity and remediation report. She discussed the upcoming worksession schedule. It was determined the JDA would meet in worksession on March 2nd and 23rd, 2015, at 5:30 pm. Discussion ensued regarding the remediation work and construction timeline for TCAAP. It was noted the earliest construction could begin on TCAAP would begin would be early 2016. Commissioner Updates None Future Meeting Schedule The next meeting will be Monday, February 2, 2015, at 5:30 pm at Arden Hills City Hall. Meeting adjourned at 5:53 pm. Approved _____________________________________ _______________________ David B. Sand, Chair Date 1 Joint Development Authority TCAAP Redevelopment Project DATE: February 2, 2015 TO: Joint Development Authority Board of Commissioners FROM: Jill Hutmacher, JDA Development Director SUBJECT: Development Director’s Report Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: n/a n/a n/a Requested Action Discuss and provide any Commissioner comments. TCAAP Redevelopment Code The Arden Hills City Council has been continuing to meet weekly to discuss the TCAAP Redevelopment Code (TRC). A final draft of the TRC will be presented to the City Council at a work session on February 2, 2015. Since the January JDA meeting, the City has been working with its consultants to revise the draft land use map to reflect the Spine Road realignment and City Council direction regarding land uses. Key points to consider regarding the revised land use map (attached) are:  As additional data is developed, the exact acreage of development areas is fluctuating slightly. This affects the estimate of maximum residential units. Parcel sizes are expected to continue to fluctuate slightly until a final land use map is approved.  Please note that the size of development areas shown on the map excludes collector right- of-way. The size of districts/subzones on the Table 1.0 below includes collector right-of-way since the City has defined gross density to include right-of-way.  The Town Center and retail areas have been reconfigured to allow for parcel shapes and sizes that can be more easily developed. The Town Center retail area will be increased slightly in size to better accommodate retail uses. This will decrease the Town Center AGENDA ITEM 9 MEMORANDUM 2 Joint Development Authority TCAAP Redevelopment Project residential area by approximately 0.3 acres which is not currently reflected on the draft land use map or Table 1.0.  The Town Center green space has been reshaped to allow a continuous green space from the retail area through the Town Center. Diagonal parking in front of the retail areas along the east/west connector would provide convenient parking for those businesses.  A legend will be added to the next draft which provides labels for each of the land use categories. Total maximum residential units are shown in the table below. Acreage for collector roads has been included in the acreage for the adjoining district or subzone. Park/open space and Spine Road acreage are excluded from the table below. Table 1.0 – Residential Acreage Including Collectors Zone Maximum Gross Density Acreage Maximum Units Creek NB-1 2 25.1 50 NB-2 4 11.0 44 NB-3 6 5.4 33 Subtotal 41.6 127 Hill NB-1 2 14.6 29 NB-2 4 23.5 94 NB-3 6 24.1 145 Subtotal 62.3 268 Transition NT-1 9 15.0 135 NT-2 12 22.5 270 Subtotal 37.5 405 Town Center TC 40 17.0 680 Total 158.3 1480 Next Steps At a meeting on January 20, 2015, Ramsey County requested that the City delay its approval of the TRC and distribution of the TCAAP Comprehensive Plan Amendment for adjacent city and Metropolitan Council review until a “fit test” could be completed. The County’s stated purpose of the fit test is to:  See how the neighborhoods meet the City’s and County’s shared vision;  Offer the market a more complete view of the TRC; and  Add financial perspective for the TRC and County marketing efforts through a market study. 3 Joint Development Authority TCAAP Redevelopment Project The City Council agreed to postpone its final approval of the TRC, but requested that the fit test not be initiated until the City Council had tentatively approved the TRC. Work on the fit study is expected to take up to 60 days following the City Council’s completion of work on the TRC. Ramsey County has offered to pay for this study. Following presentation of the final draft TRC to the City Council on February 2, 2015, the City Council and staff will be working to schedule additional review meetings or workshops prior to the Council’s tentative approval of the document. Once the schedule is better defined, a longer-term schedule for the fit test and final approval will be compiled. Attachment  Draft Land Use Plan – January 26, 2015