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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: August 24, 2020 Item No.:7.c Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval Item Description: Consider AdoptinganOrdinance cancelling Planned Unit Development #3608 and #15-018 affecting portions of Rosedale Center (PF20-018) 1 R OSEDALE D EVELOPMENT B ACKGROUND 2 On January 13, 2020, the Planning Division brought forward an update regarding the proposed 3 major improvements being sought by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)for Rosedale Center, which 4 included notice of the developer’s intent to cancel the Planned Unit Development approvals 5 impacting the project area. The proposed improvementsat Rosedale Center, in part, are being 6 driven by the vacancy of Herberger’s, however the project scope reaches much farther than this 7 area of the mallas the owner attempts to reinvent the property to ensure long-term survival from 8 the traditional shopping mall that has become outdated. 9 JLL is working towards advancing improvements that consist of the following: 10 Demolition of the existing Herberger’s arm of the mall 11 Conversion of the ring road from one-way to two-way (except at the Fairview AVE access) 12 Introduction of housing, including approximately 350 market-rate units and approximately 13 212active adult (age restricted) units 14 Two hotels encompassing up to 290 rooms (buildings of 165 rooms and 125 rooms, stand- 15 alone structures at southern periphery of property) 16 Up to 100,000 SF of office (including medical) 17 Up to a net increase of 220,000 SF of commercial (could include entertainment, restaurant, 18 grocery, and retail uses) 19 New parking structures (both stand-alone & within lower levels of new buildings) 20 Based on the information bulletedabove, a mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheet 21(EAW) was requiredin accordance with Minnesota Administrative Rules, Chapter 4410.0500. 22 This determination wasmade because the total number of attached housing units exceeds 375 23(4410.4300, subp. 19)and the project meets the thresholdunder “mixed residential and industrial- 24 commercial projects” (4410.4300, subp. 32). Table 3 of the EAW outlined permits and approvals 25 that are anticipated to be required, including cancellation of the existing Planned Unit 26 Development approvals. 27 On May4, 2020, the City Council approved a resolution making a negative declaration on the need 28 for an Environmental Impact Statementand on June 9, 2020, the Environmental Quality Board 29(EQB) accepted the publication submission of the City’s decision. The decision was published on Page 1of 4