03-06-95 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 6, 1995 Fahey pointed out that property owners are upset and want the City to deliver. Fahey felt the development guide was the right way to go, but was concerned about keeping the cost down and not duplicating work. Morelan agreed that the process had to be, but was not sure of the detail necessary. Morelan pointed out that it was never the City's plan to wait for the Venetian Development Corporation to present a plan expecting the City to act on it. Morelan felt that when that plan was presented, the Council would have hired a consultant to review it. Therefore, the development guide is merely accelerating the process. DeLonais pointed out that the redevelopment of Rice Street has been in the discussion stages for the past 20 months. The City can wait another 6 to 8 months to finalize it. Fahey asked how the Planning Commission felt about participating in this process through joint workshops with the Council, etc. Fifield anticipated that a couple of working sessions would be necessary to determine what the City wants to accomplish. Joe Vitale was concerned that too much attention will be focused on Little Canada Road rather than Rice street. Fahey pointed out that the community survey asks questions about redevelopment. That information, along with planning information generated by the Comp Plan update, will provide a lot of direction. Carson felt that if a proper job is done on the Rice Street area, the redevelopment of Little Canada Road will fall into place easily. Garske was concerned that developers will come in with their own proposed uses for the area based on the marketing research that they do. Fahey pointed out that the developer guide will lay out the parameters for development of the area, addressing such things as building lay-out, maximizing the look of the area, etc. Fahey felt that the City needed to 13