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<br />Norman, in Ramsey, said large public investments can really help generate buy-in from <br />residents who will live, work and shop in a new project. <br /> <br />The city acquired land for the city hall in exchange for a reduction in development fees for <br />another part of the project, Norman said. <br /> <br />It was a good trade for Ramsey because it helped establish a public gathering space in the <br />$1.3 billion project that will eventually have 2,800 housing units, 775,000 square feet of <br />commercial space, a movie theater, a K -12 charter school and two miles of walking trails. <br /> <br />History returns <br />From Minneapolis to Hopkins to Hastings, traditional downtowns have had a mixture of <br />government and commercial uses. As retail outlets spread to strip malls and shopping <br />centers in the suburbs, municipal buildings got separated. <br /> <br />That trend began to change in a big way in the Twin Cities with the 1999 development of the <br />Arbor Lakes Main Street project in Maple Grove. <br /> <br />The project, which seemed like a set from a Hollywood studio when it opened, has become <br />one of the most-cited and successful examples of mixed-use projects in the region. <br /> <br />Much of developer Opus Northwest's risk to try the envelope-pushing project was mitigated <br />when the city decided to "step up" and build a new city hall and police substation there, said <br />Tim Murnane, vice president of development for Minnetonka-based Opus. <br /> <br />The city also assisted in the development of a $19 million community and fitness center next <br />door to city hall and bought land for a future library. <br /> <br />Maple Grove acquired land for the public components at market rates from a third-party <br /> <br />landowner. <br /> <br />The idea was for the civic components to anchor the north end of Main Street and help draw <br />traffic into the retail space, especially in the beginning, Murnane said. <br /> <br />"It actually worked. People come and go to city hall, and they do stay and dine in the <br />restaurants," Murnane said. <br /> <br />Potential for conflict of interest <br />The danger of public-private partnerships is that public bodies may lose their objectivity. <br />There's always a potential for conflict of interest, or perceived conflict, when the cities that <br />oversee development guidelines and enforce building codes and zoning laws, are actually part <br />of the development itself. <br /> <br />Cities could potentially relax the development guideline standards for projects where they <br />have a stake, but that can, and should be, avoided, said John Shardlow, a development <br />consultant who's worked with many local suburbs on mixed-use projects. <br />
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