11-10-2004 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 10, 2004 Administrator suggested that Mr. Howe be required to share in the cost of this appraisal. RICE The City Administrator pointed out a potential redevelopment area along STREET Rice Street uoii~h of the All American Recreation building and south of the POTENTIAL Tacheny Townoffice buildings. He noted that the property at 2968 Rice REDEVELOP- Street is currently for sale. He described each of the properties, noting MENT AREA that there have been code enforcement issues on each of these sites. The City Administrator also pointed out the potential to utilize TIF assistance in redeveloping this area. Fahey suggested that the Administrator have George Sherman look at this area. to determine if he has interest in redeveloping it. CHARTER The City Administrator reported the proposed development of an SCHOOL Agricultural Charter School in the City of Vadnais Heights on a four IN acre site between Vadnais Blvd. and Twin Lal<e Blvd. Access to the VADNAIS school will be via Vadnais Blvd. The Administrator indicated that other HEIGHTS than the fact that the school is seeking connection to ,Little Canada's sanitary sewer system, there is not much impact to Little Canada. XCEL The City Attorney reviewed the September l4, 2004 letter from ENERGY Fredrikson & Byron, attorneys representing Xcel Energy, relative to PARKING the issue of Xcel's use of their substation site at Rice Street and AT RICE/ Woodlyn Avenue for parking of tree trimming vehicles. The City WOODLYN Attorney indicated that the law firm indicates that they have evidence SUBSTATION relative to the historical use of this property to store equipment, SITE including tree tri~mning trucks, since before 1964. The City Attorney indicated that Little Canada had hoped to put together evidence that this use did not exist prior to 1964 and/or there has been the abandonment of that use for extended periods of time in subsequent years. The City AYtor~ey reported that other than Bruce Kath, the City has been unable to locate witnesses to that effect. The City Administrator agreed that 'Bruce Kath has been the only witness identified. Mr. Kath claims that there was no use of that site Por storage purposes prior to 1964. The Administrator pointed out that the City has been unable to locate the previoas owner of the adjacent mobilehome park, nor any residents of the park from the 7 960's timeframe. The property owners on the Roseville side of Rice Street have only lived in their homes for the past 2 to 3 years.