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City of Roseville - HRA Minutes for May 16, 2006Page 5 of 6 Mounds View School District Redevelopment Plan Discussion (HF0044) Executive Director Bennett introduced John Maas from the Mounds View School District to provide information regarding their plan for redevelopment of the district services center at 2959 Hamline Avenue in Roseville. John Maas thanked the HRA for allowing them to present their proposal for the site. Mounds View district is experiencing declining enrollment and have vacated their district offices from 2959 Hamline Avenue in Roseville. He noted that they and have put the property up for sale and selected a developer for the site. He would like the HRA’s support in their effort to redevelop the site and their difficulty in moving this forward due to property constraints. The site has contamination issues and the District will take the responsibility for cleaning up the site prior to sale. They have worked closely with the neighborhood and met with them three separate times and will be holding another neighborhood meeting on May 30, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at Roseville City Hall. Mr. Maas provided a history of the site and the process to date. The land is currently zoned B-1 and he provided a proposal of what could go on the site. He would prefer to downzone the site rather than develop it as zoned. The comprehensive plan designates this site as low density residential. He also noted that as part of the environmental cleanup there will likely be a negative impact on the trees and shrubs on the property Mr. Maas noted that the District has selected Bob Moser and Steve Zawadski to redevelop the site. Mr. Moser provided a summary of their business and development background. They presented a proposal for the site and noted that the plan is concept only. The proposal could accommodate young families with children, similar to homes in the area and provide a proposal to keep the costs down so that some of the homes could be for first time homebuyers. The target market would be for teachers, firefighters, etc. The density would be higher than low-density residential so it would require a comprehensive plan amendment. The concept elevation shown would be a smaller home on smaller lots. Member Kelsey asked about the densities which would be only 1-2 units more than low-density. She asked what the land price points would be? ($100,000 for the lot with improvements). She also asked what the final home price ranges. (estimate about $300,000 - $400,000 – house cost are typically 2x-3x per lot price). Member Millasovich asked about the contamination. Mr. Maas provided a summary on how the previous owners who ran a press wash is the nature of the contamination. There is ground water contamination on the site and they will make sure a clean-up plan is approved by the MPCA. He clarified that the contamination has not gone to other home properties. Member Bean asked how this project compares to the pricing at the Applewood project Member Maschka felt that this was too dense and does not feel that this fits within the neighborhood since the lots are much smaller than normal lot size. Member Kelsey noted that if there is a much less dense plan, the HRA may not be able to help with assistance on this site to enable the homes for first time buying families. She noted that density is not a bad thing but that good design is important. She said that if the project is done right it can be a huge benefit to the community and achieve the HRA goals for housing. Resident Bob Willmus spoke regarding his concern on the density and would like to see the project meet the low density requirement. He felt that the proposal is too small lot sizes. He noted that at the HRA’s neighborhood meeting there was concerns about altering the neighborhood character and this would alter the neighborhood character. Member Maschka asked that demographic information be provided on the Owasso Hills development regarding families with children for the planning commission and council as this moves forward. With no further comment, Chair Majerus thanked the Mounds View School District for the information. http://archive.ci.roseville.mn.us/council/hra/minutes/2006/hram060516.htm3/10/2008