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<br /> <br />STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />April 9, 2003 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />0~vt::> <br />Kim MoorewSykes, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Downtown Redevelopment <br /> <br />......................................................................... <br />The idea of downtown redevelopment has been discussed for several years. A year ago, a <br />representative from the Metropolitan Council called to ask if the City was interested in <br />redeveloping the downtown area of CenteIville. I reported that this was something that <br />had been studied by the Design Team and considered by Council but that nothing <br />definitive had been decided. She went on to suggest that as a part of any redevelopment <br />of the downtown area, perhaps the Council should consider moving City Hall to the <br />downtown area. She indicated that the Met Council was very supportive of City Halls in <br />downtown areas and as a pilot project; grants may be available for this kind of a project. <br /> <br />With improvements to CSAH 14 being planned by Anoka County for 2006, it seems that <br />downtown redevelopment makes sense at that time. Also, because of other economic <br />development activities going on in the area and throughout northeast Anoka County, the <br />present City Hall space is quickly becoming too small. Currently, all of the on-site <br />storage is at capacity, necessitating the use of the Public Works garage facility as <br />additional storage for City documents. For documents that are confidential such as <br />personnel records, this is not an appropriate alternative and going off site to look for a <br />document is very time consuming. <br /> <br />In informal discussions with various staff members and council, an idea of building a <br />new city hall downtown was explored. A suggestion was made that perhaps the city hall <br />downtown could incorporate other uses that would generate some revenue to offset the <br />cost of construction and operation. In researching this suggestion, I have not found <br />anything that will work in the short term. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />An idea was proposed that maybe we could have a branch of the post office sited at city <br />hall. Currently, there are no expansions of the current postal services planned. <br />Apparently the ~acility at Hugo is relatively ne'Y and t~:ir projection~ do .~ot indica~e at, U "'L.t'CA. <br />need for expanSIOn for several years. - t<.. 'dl '-ftLt6:. ~..A c;: '- r '"0 {'.(/yt-'f],,:, j--? -./ L. l-' .J <br />yc ?pp'1..rct.'f.' c::,z -t~J<--Cl---- c;,'Lr t~/I'-- a.it'.;:.. fQ . <br /> <br />Another idea was to have a library or licensing bureau in City Hall. With the County <br />facing a $20 million to $30 minion deficit, they are looking for ways of reducing <br />expenditures, not increasing them. The last idea was for a coffee shop to be invited in to <br />
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