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Arona Hamline Neighborhood Master Plan Appendix A-1 BACKGROUND: A-la: MASTER PLAN PROCESS After the demolition of the Ralph Reeder School in 2000 the City Council reviewed possible ways to proceed in the planning for the redevelopment of the site. Seven options that were discussed are listed below. Option 1 - Hire an architect/planning consultant to assist in the development of a long- term redevelopment master plan. The process would identify a boundary, similar to Twin Lakes and Tower Place, solicit community input and evaluate market demand. Once the Council approves the master plan, a request for proposal can be sent to the development community based upon meeting components of the master plan. Option 2- Send out a request for proposal to an architect/planning firm that would partner with developer and/or contractor to prepare a design build master plan. This option is similar in scope to Option 1 but the City would choose who would build the agreed upon master plan prior to having it prepared. Option 3 -Partner with Kraus Anderson in the development of a master plan for the area to include the Hamline Shopping Center. Option 4-Trade all or a part of the land for other privately or publicly owned land in the City that may serve a better public interest. Option 5 -Refine the existing request for proposal and mail directly to developers for proposals. Option 6 Sell the land to the highest bidder with no strings attached. Option 7 -Do nothing. Hold onto the land, as it currently exists as park and open space. After discussion of the options, the Roseville City Council requested that amixed-use master plan, with a vision of 40 years,be created for an area known as the Arona site and surrounding neighborhood. This neighborhood includes all the components of`Smart growth" such as a mix of residential, commercial, educational and civic components that can be linked by an effective and pedestrian pleasing pathway system to reduce the need for motorized vehicles, a demonstrated strength of the"smart growth"concepts. The Council asked for such a plan which included land within 1,350 feet of the Arona site, paying particular attention to planning principles of connections of pedestrian ways, roadways, mites of uses including housing types and retail, contextual community building and infrastructure design, and retention of at least 3 to 4 acres of open space. Appendix A- 1 1 of28