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HRA Meeting Minutes Saturday, April 21, 2012 Page 13 1 Business retention (Shoreview example) 2 Lexington and Larpenteur AND Lexington and Rice 3 Seek development 4 5 role in finding potential sites and reaching 6 out to build partnerships, by being intentional. 7 8 Ms. Kelsey referenced the history and example of the Excelsior and Grand project; and the impact on 9 what could happen, once the public sector became inspired, even though they may be hesitant to 10 embrace an idea initially. 11 12 13 noted that the City had to own property to make some things happen, or to facilitate assemblage of 14 parcels. 15 16 At the request of Member Masche, Mr. Trudgeon noted the need for the community to understand the 17 market, understand what was most desirable for the community, and then proactively and aggressively 18 pursue those efforts. 19 20 With that process, Member Masche noted that the fire station parcel efforts appeared to proceeding in 21 the right order. 22 23 Chair Maschka noted his concern that the HRA be cautious as well so as not to end up in a situation 24 similar to that of the City of New Brighton with their assemblage of properties, costing the City 25 approximately $4 million annually with no development. Chair Maschka noted that this was always a 26 potential risk when the City became part of the chain of title. Chair Maschka opined that the City of 27 est option for such a redevelopment would be the Har Mar Mall site, a large and important 28 site, but also serving as a great demonstration site. 29 30 Ms. Raye noted the need to identify contacts for various areas and how the HRA could encourage or 31 inspire those 32 33 Ms. Kelsey suggested that there may be an HRA role for business retention redevelopment in the 34 Economic Development segment, in providing assistance for businesses to stay and redevelop their 35 property; similar to other nodes in the community that have those same issues. 36 37 Chair Maschka suggested the need to seek development, rather than waiting for it. 38 39 While concurring with those comments, Mr. Trudgeon suggested, beyond that, the HRA serve a role in 40 community debates to change negative perceptions of the community towards development and/or 41 redevelopment (e.g. Wal-Mart). 42 43 44 45 Mr. Trudgeon noted that, too often, the City took a back seat and let the market drive whatever came 46 forward; and how to encourage the City Council to avoid those scenarios in the future and bring in 47 resources to drive the process through their leadership. 48 Recess 49 Chair Maschka briefly recessed the meeting at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 10:53 a.m. 50 51 In conclusion, Ms. Raye reviewed the list of seven (7) potential strategies again for further condensation 52 and/or comment. 53 54 Multi-Family Housing 55 a subset of Single-Family Housing*