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City of Roseville Request for Proposals Arona Site Mixed Use Housing Redevelopment 1 .o REQUEST in the area. Favorable consideration will be given to the incorporation of public space that would serve as a public meeting facility and/or The City of Roseville is seeking proposals from small senior center. In addition, development qualified developers or development teams for proposals must incorporate improvement of a the development of 13-acre City-owned site 2,8 acre DNR protected wetland to serve as an located at 2800 Arona Street. (Refer to Aerial amenity to the community and retain or expand map of Planning District #3 — Map#I) storm water drainage capacity for the new development. In addition, the extension of 2 . 0 DEVELOPMENTOBJECTIVE Terrace Drive from Hamline Avenue running west to the site will be required. It is the city's objective to create a unique, high quality mixed housing neighborhood, to The City expects to sell the property at market enhance the property tax base of the city, and rate or enter into along-range land lease to provide an aesthetically pleasing physical agreement to enable revenues to be used for environment while protecting, connecting, and the improvement of city-wide projects. The improving the natural environment of the site City Council will decide upon the sale price or and the neighborhood. This is most recently lease arrangement based upon the number evidenced by the City Council's unanimous and mix of housing units and level of developer approval of the Arona-Hamline Neighborhood creation or enhancement of the public Master Plan, which outlines the development amenities and infrastructure identified above. objectives of the area. (Refer to Master Plan All requests for financial assistance or land at nttp:uwww.ci.roseville.mn.usunder write down or other business subsidies will Community Development • Current News require City Council review and approval prior or call City Hall for copy.) At the same time to initiating any land use approval process. the City Council approved a first phase of a development concept PUD for the City-owned 3.0 GENERAL BACKGROUND Arona site to assist developers in understanding the community development objectives. (Refer to Attached Concept PUD 3.1 City of Roseville -- Attachment #4 The City of Roseville, encompassing an area Developers are encouraged to provide an of 14.3 square miles, has 34000 residents and innovative, high quality, energy efficient, urban is a well planned, first ring suburb strategically living environment. Developers will be located in the north central portion of the Twin required to work with adjacent landowners to Cities Metropolitan area (Refer to location map maximize development and improve access to #2). Since 1993, Roseville has experienced the site while minimizing adverse impact on substantial amount of commercial and existing uses. industrial growth. In 1998, gross retail sales in Roseville equaled more than $2.3 billion. For The development must provide for sufficient the past five years Roseville annual building neighborhood public open space to serve as permits averaged over 1,200 with an average an amenity to the new and existing households annual construction value of over $50 million. RFPARONA Page 1 April 15, 2002