11-21-01 Council Special Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA NOVEMBER 21, 2001 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 21st day of November, 2001 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road i^ said City. Mayor Michael I. Fahey called the meeting to order at 6:00 p. m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr_ Michael I. Fahey Council Member Ms. Beverly Scalze Council Member Mr. Jim LaValle Council Member Mr. Matt Anderson Council Member Mr. Rick Montour ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mr. Joel R. Hanson Accounting Supvr. Ms. Shelly Rueckert Planning Comm. Mr. John Keis Planning Comm. Mr. Da~i Knudsen Planning Comm. Mr. Tom Roycraft Developer Mr. Sherman Rutzick Developer Mr. Wally Johnson Deputy Clerk Ms. Kathy Glanzer SENIOR The purpose of this evening's workshop is to review a draft Request HOUSING for Proposals for senior housing development on the southeast corner RFP of Rice Street and Little Canada Road. The City Administrator reviewed with the Council a phasing map for senior housing development in this area. He reported that Phase I is proposed to include 60 to 80 units of senior market rate 17ousing plus 25,000 square feet of retail space. He noted that there has been discussion about the City undertaking the Phase I project and pointed out that other cities and counties have undertaken similar projects. The Administrator ^oted that if the City undertakes the Phase I project, his recommendation would be to master lease the retail space. He reported that he has discussed a master lease with the owners of the Market Place Shopping Center, and they may be interested. To update the Planning Commissioners who are present, the City Administrator reported that The Venetian lnn property was going to be sold for a use that was not in the best long-term redevelopment interests of the City.