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Topic: Development of City-owned parcels, and City development role <br />The primary discussion in this area was to continue to seek opportunities to achieve City development and <br />redevelopment goals through the sale of existing City-owned property. The general consensus appears to support <br />strategic City acquisitions to facilitate redevelopment goals when the market will not support the land-assembly <br />necessary to result in positive projects. Avoid speculative situations. <br /> <br />Topic: Housing stock conditions and preservation <br />There was an acknowledgement of the need for attention to property maintenance in certain areas as the housing <br />stock ages. Discussion focused on preventing deterioration to avoid the need to consider areas as redevelopment <br />targets. Property Maintenance ordinance was one consideration in this regard. <br /> <br />Topic: Commercial Area Development and Redevelopment <br />Much of the discussion under this heading included thoughts related to Property Maintenance, the possibility of <br />reexamining parking and setback requirements to allow more efficient property use, and a general identification <br />of redevelopment target areas to be aware of: <br />• Ryan Industrial Park <br />• Fra-dor recycling <br />• McCumber Electric/self-storage, etc. (Edgerton and County D) <br />• Anderson/Flameburger, etc. (Rice and Demont) <br />• Buck Blacktop property (S. Owasso Bl.) <br />• Ultimate Golf/Liquor/Pawn Shop (Rice Street) <br />• LC Road/County C “Triangle area <br />• Gagne/City property (Country Drive/Nadeau Rd) <br />• Gopher Electric/Former Gas Station (Little Canada/I-35E) <br />• Mini-Storage/County C Office (County C/Park Street) <br />• Rice Street/County C intersection area <br /> <br />Topic: Gateway or Corridor Aesthetics <br />Some discussion noted an opportunity to create gateway information at Little Canada Road and I-35E, as well as <br />Rice Street generally, especially from the south. It was also noted that some coordination with Roseville and <br />Shoreview could lead to interesting opportunities. <br /> <br />Topic: Public Facilities Issues/Opportunities <br />• Work on determining a threshold for when pathways should be located off-street; <br />• Identify options for including sidewalk development, where appropriate; <br />• Continue City policy of City maintenance and clearing of all pathways; <br />• Consider additional efforts to increase pedestrian-friendliness of street corridors as a part of <br />street reconstruction projects;