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City of Falcon Heights
Planning Commission
City Hall
2077 W. Larpenteur Avenue
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
7:00 p.m.
A G E N D A
A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL: Chair Larkin ____ Samatar ____
Murphy ____ Stemper ____
Williams ____ Kotelnicki ____
Sunderland ____
Council Liaison Harris ____ Staff Liaison Moretto ____
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for March 28, 2017
D. AGENDA
1. Welcome New Members
E. WORKSHOP – PUD URBAN FARMING PHASE II
F. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
G. ADJOURN
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City of Falcon Heights
Planning Commission Minutes
March 28, 2017
PRESENT: Commissioners Williams, Larkin, Murphy, Stemper, Kotelnicki, Liaison Harris
ABSENT: Commissioner Alexander, Liaison Moretto
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Larkin.
The minutes of the October 23rd, 2016 meeting of the Planning Commission were approved.
AGENDA
1. Welcome New Members – New members Stemper and Kotelnicki were introduced to
the commission. A brief introduction was made to them by other members of the commission.
2. Approval of the Planning Commission Standing Rules – The Chair explained the
standing rules of the commission that are available in the Commissioner’s packet. The Chair also
made note that we will be working on the Comprehensive Plan. Conversation concerning
planning and zoning took place.
INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Community Forum: None
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned to workshop at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
_______________________________ ______________________________
Paul Moretto John Larkin
Community Development Coordinator Chair – Planning Commission
James E. Kelly, John R Otteson & Peter C. Austin Qualifications Summary
James E. Kelly
Kelly Brothers Ltd & Kelly Brothers Investments, LLC – President
55 East Fifth Street - Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55101
John R. Otteson
55 East Fifth Street - Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Peter C. Austin
Kelly Brothers Ltd - Vice President- Director of Finance
55 East Fifth Street - Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Mr. James Kelly has been long-time St. Paul resident and commercial real estate broker for
the past 30+ years. Mr. Kelly worked for Real Estate Dynamics beginning in the early 1980’s
until 1988. At Real Estate Dynamics, he specialized in brokering multifamily apartment
complexes. In 1988 he left Real Estate Dynamics and founded Kelly Brothers Investments. Mr.
Kelly began investing in income properties in 1983
John R. Otteson is a long-time resident of St. Paul Minnesota. Mr. Otteson has been a real
estate sales executive for over 40 years. Mr. Otteson specialized in the sale of residential and
commercial investment property. During his career with ReMax, in one calendar year he sold
over 100 homes. Mr. Otteson holds his GRI and CRS professional designations as well as
being a licensed real estate broker in the state of Minnesota.
Mr. Otteson has also been an award-winning member for the past 13 years of The Mike Ferry
Organization (www.mikeferry.com ). The organization is North America’s leading real estate
coaching and training organization.
For the past 35 years, he has been an active investor in commercial real estate which includes
the ownership in 10 market rate and senior apartment projects totaling 979 units.
Peter C. Austin is a long-time resident of St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Austin’s has spent 25+
years in the commercial lending industry, which included positions with commercial lending
organizations including the 13 years he spent with Welsh Capital, LLC as a co-founder owner
and senior manager. Mr. Austin currently is the Director of Finance for Kelly Brothers, Ltd. Mr.
Austin’s duties include arranging project financing, financial modeling for development
activities and construction loan draw administration.
Kelly Brothers Investments, LLC was founded by James Kelly in 1988. Kelly Brothers
Investments LLC was created to market large commercial real estate investments and
provides services such as multi-party exchanges, income property real estate tax analysis and
investment property counseling.
Kelly Brothers, ltd. was founded in 1999 to provide property management services for the
partnership investment-property portfolio developed/purchased through the auspices of Kelly
Brothers Investments. Currently Kelly Brothers, Ltd. manages 979 residential units in 10
properties and over 782,266 SF of commercial space.
Property Management With offices in St. Paul, Minnesota and St. Cloud, Minnesota, with a
staff of 29 professionals, Kelly Brothers, Ltd. manages the following properties:
Project Location Total
Units
Ownership
James Kelly
Ownership
John Otteson
Ashwood Apartments (*) North Branch, MN 56 16.7% 16.7%
Redwood Terrace – Elderly (*) (**) Coon Rapids, MN 54 33.3% 33.3%
Birchwood North Branch (FNMA) North Branch, MN 54 25.0% 25.0%
Westview – Partially Elderly (Section 8) (*) Forest Lake, MN 32 22.5% 22.5%
Westview Phase II Forest Lake, MN 32 22.5% 22.5%
Cedar Square St. Cloud, MN 240 18.0% 18.0%
The Boulders Senior Housing – Elderly (**) White Bear Lake, MN 93 25.0% 25.0%
Northway Apartments St. Cloud, MN 96 0% 100%
7th Place Apartments St. Paul (CBD), MN 130 20.0% 20.0%
Oakwood Apartments (Freddie Mac) St. Cloud, MN 120 33.3% 33.3%
Highlands on Graham (HUD) St. Paul, MN 72 50.0% 50.0%
317 Washington
(76,545 SF Single Tenant Office Bldg) (***)
St. Paul, MN 25.0% 25.0%
Alliance Bank Building
(16 story/705,721 SF CBD Office Building
with 650 stall Parking Ramp) (***)
St. Paul, MN 50% 0%
Total 979
(*) Section 42 – Compliance for Low/Moderate Income Tenants
(**) In October of 2005, with the purchase of Redwood Terrace in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Mr. Kelly
and Mr. Otteson, along with their investment partners, began to institute a strategy to own and manage
affordable senior apartment communities. Redwood Terrace and The Boulders were underperforming
assets owned by the J. A. Wedum Foundation ( http://wedumfoundation.org/ ). The Boulders was
purchased in 2006. Highland on Graham is a HUD financed senior housing project that was purchased
in June of 2013.
(***) 317 Washington (317 on Rice Park) is a single tenant office building leased to the owners of the
Minnesota Wild Hockey team. The building was purchased in April of 2013. The Alliance Bank
Building was purchased in December of 2014. Kelly Brothers, Ltd provide property management and
leasing services to the ownership.
Properties Purchased for Investment and Sold:
Canary Hill (MHFA) Maplewood, MN 90
Lyndale Estates Bloomington, MN 33
Total Units 123
Properties Purchased for Investment and Converted to Condominiums:
Grand Ridge South St. Paul, MN 48
455 Dayton St. Paul, MN 32
Total Units 80
Properties Developed/Built:
Ashwood Apartments North Branch, MN 56
Westview – Phase II Forest Lake, MN 32
Terra Springs II (Condos) Stillwater, MN 46
BK 200 Grand St. Paul, MN
Highlands at River Road Highland Park, MN 69
Total Units 203
BK 200 Grand is a commercial redevelopment project of the former St. Paul headquarters building of
Kraus Anderson Construction. The building was demolished and a 16,986 SF build-to-suit office
building was completed in 2015. The balance of the site is being developed into a 109-room Marriott
Hotel. Mr. Kelly and his partner David Brooks purchased the vacant building in November of 2014.
Highlands at River Road is a recently completed 69-unit assisted living facility developed by Mr. Kelly
and Mr. Otteson. The project included the acquisition and demolition of the former St. Mary’s Nursing
Home and construction of four story residential building. The property was purchased in June of 2014.
Because the property provides medical services to the tenants, a third party licensed provider, Oxford
Management, was hired to lease and manage the property.
ORDINANCE NO. 17-XX
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 113-209 OF THE
FALCON HEIGHTS CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF FALCON HEIGHTS ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 113-209 of the Falcon Heights City Code is amended as follows. Additions are
shown with an underline and deletions are shown with a strikethrough.
113-209 URBAN FARM PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
(b) PURPOSE. The purpose of the urban farm PUD district is to provide for the mixed uses of an
urban farm and an affordable apartment building.
(d) PERMITTED USES. The following uses are permitted subject to the Development Plan for the
PUD, Section 113-209(f), and the standards and requirements of the R-5M zoning district, except as
modified herein:
(1) On lot 1, block 1 an urban farm. At least 21 paved parking spaces must be maintained next to
the main building adjacent to Larpenteur Avenue, as well as at least 24 overflow parking
stalls. The urban farm may have up to:
976 square feet of retail space;
2,201 square feet of office/training/kitchen space;
8,580 square feet of distribution/warehouse space;
849 square feet of greenhouse space; and
576 square feet of yard storage building space.
(2) On lot 2, block 1, a 68 47-unit affordable apartment building with at least 70 77 parking
spaces. At least 54 40 of the required parking spaces must be below grade and integrated into
the apartment building. The site many have up to:
60,537 square feet of residential living space;
Four (4) stores with underground parking; and
Private access easement between lot 1 and lot 2 to be recorded into the property record of
both parcels.
(f) DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The PUD must be maintained in accordance with the following
development plan which is on file with the City and which is incorporated herein by reference.
(1) Urban Farm Project Addition Plat;
(2) Topographic Survey and Grading, Drainage and Utility Plan prepared by Jacobson Engineers
& Surveyors dated July 28, 2014;
(3) The following prepared by LHB for Lot 1, Block 1:
Architectural Site Plan w/ Landscape Layout dated August 18, 2014,
First Floor Plan dated August 18, 2014;
Yard Storage Building – Color Option 1 dated July 28, 2014 or Yard Storage Building –
Color Option 2 dated August 18, 2014;
Exterior Elevations – Color Option 1 dated August 18, 2014 or Exterior Elevations – Color
Option 2 dated July ***.
(4) The following plans prepared by XXXXXXXXXXX for lot 2, block 1:
Architectural Site Plan w/Landscape Layout dated XXXXXXXX
Exterior Elevations – XXXXXXXXXXXX
Complete Floor Plan date XXXXXXXXXXXX
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption and publication according to law.
ADOPTED this XXth day of June, 2017, by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota.
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
BY: ___________________________________
Peter Lindstrom, Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________________________
Sack Thongvanh, City Administrator/City Clerk
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Sec. 113-209. - Urban farm planned unit development district.
(a) Legal description. The legal description of this PUD is lots 1 and 2, block 1, Urban Farm Project
Addition.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the urban farm PUD district is to provide for the mixed uses of an urban farm
and an affordable apartment building.
(c) Scope. The provisions of this section apply to the urban farm planned unit development.
(d) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted subject to the development plan for the PUD,
subsection 113-209(f), and the standards and requirements of the R-5M zoning district, except as
modified herein:
(1) On lot 1, block 1 an urban farm. At least 21 paved parking spaces must be maintained next to the
main building adjacent to Larpenteur Avenue, as well as at least 24 overflow parking stalls. The
urban farm may have up to:
976 square feet of retail space;
2,201 square feet of office/training/kitchen space;
8,580 square feet of distribution/warehouse space;
849 square feet of greenhouse space; and
576 square feet of yard storage building space.
(2) On lot 2, block 1, a 47-unit affordable apartment building with at least 77 parking spaces. At least
40 of the required parking spaces must be below grade and integrated into the apartment building;
(3) On lots 1 and 2, block 1, essential services.
(e) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) On lots 1 and 2, block 1, the accessory uses in the R-5M zoning district;
(2) On lot 1, block 1, seasonal hoop houses for growing vegetables.
(f) Development plan. The PUD must be maintained in accordance with the following development plan
which is on file with the city and which is incorporated herein by reference:
(1) Urban farm project addition plat;
(2) Topographic survey and grading, drainage and utility plan prepared by Jacobson Engineers &
Surveyors dated July 28, 2014;
(3) The following plans prepared by LHB for lot 1, block 1:
Architectural Site Plan w/Landscape Layout dated August 18, 2014;
First Floor Plan dated August 18, 2014;
Yard Storage Building - Color Option 1 dated July 28, 2014 or Yard Storage Building - Color
Option 2 dated August 18, 2014;
Exterior Elevations - Color Option 1 dated August 18, 2014 or Exterior Elevations - Color Option
2 dated July ***.
(Ord. No. 13-02, § 2, 5-22-2013; Ord. No. 14-02, § 1, 9-10-2014)