Planning Commission_1976 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

,~s ,, - ,, ~ ~ ~ ~ r!„ A B- C~ 1644 WEST LARPENTEUR AVENUE FALCON HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55113 PHONE: 644-5050 February 21~, 1976 MEMO T0: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: DEWAN B. BARNES, CLERK ADMINISTRATOR SUBJECT: LETTER: DOUGLAS REFS, COMMERCIAL AREA IMPROVEMENT CITY COUNCIL MAYOR WILUS C. A. WARKENTIEN COUNCILMEN WILLIAM H. BLACK NORMAN W. ECKLUND GENE STEELE JOHN A. IABALESTRA CLERK -ADMINISTRATOR DEWAN 8. BARNES On June 12, 1975, I happened to be introduced to Mr. Rees and he suggested we have lunch together. During this luncheon, we discussed the Business- men's proposal for upgrading Larpenteur and Snelling Avenues' business district. On June 13, 1975, he wrote me a letter confirming our meeting and, likewise, sent me a Dopy of a lettor he mail©d to rIr. A. C. Godsxard of Minneapolis, ~aho is either a plannflr or aril engin©nr for I~Ir. R~aos, as well as a close friend, and he suggested he gloat with mo. As of this date, we have not consulted each other. Mr. Rees enclosed a copy of his proposal as to what he would do if certain conditions ware met. He .fe©ls the City shou7_d condemn the residential property bohind Flower City for a parking lot. (I do not agree. .This should be acquired by the commercial property owner, if at all.) He feels if the residential area was converted to a parkit~ lot, they would give up the front parking a1ot~ Larpenteur Avenue. Mr. Rees also suggested a hedge 10 feet wide be planted along the south side of Crawford and that there be trees planted and a new sidewalk area along Larpenteur Avenuo. These conditions would only be agreed upon if the owners on the northwest and southeast coy°ne•rs would do likewise. He feels if the parlcing lot is acquired by condemnation, it should be assessed against the whole Improved Business District. He further states that the cost to install and maintain the buffer plantings, sid®t~ralks, etc., would be added to the tax rolls as a nowly Croat®d assassr~ent dis- trict. Mr. Rees states also that if these improvements were to be made, he would be willing to do a comparable rcioderni7.ing of his block of buildings. el Sincerely, ~ -~ ~~ , D€~wan B. Barnes + Cleric Administrator a-JmNe o~ the M'v~,n+eeot~a, State Faire amd the U o~ M I~wetitute o~ Ag~icu~tuhe ..,.