08-22-07 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 22, 2007 CAPITOL The Administrator indicated given the pending expansion of St. Jude VIEW Medical, future redevelopment of the former Capitol View site may occur under the right circumstances within the next 3 to 5 years. St. Jude may be interested in the site depending on what happens with the company in the next few years. However, their response to date is they are not interested at this time. Keis suggested that one option for use of LGA dollars might be to establish a fund to purchase redevelopment properties. 2966 ARCADE The City Administrator noted that 2966 Arcade Street has been a code STREET enforcement problem for the City the past few years. It has also generated some interest from a redevelopment standpoint. The Administrator suggested that if problems at the site are not resolved on their own, the City may want to see what role it can play in cleaning up this property. This site may also be eligible for a TIF district. LITTLE The City Administrator reported that Josh Maleitzke was in last week CANADA asking about the sale of the back 75 feet of the Maleitzke Little Canada ROAD - Road property to Poolside. The Administrator indicated that this would MALEITZKE narrow the property too much so that a townhome development with a PROPERTY rear access road would not be feasible. The Administrator also reported that Maleitzke indicated that Tom Cossack is asking $500,000 for his property, which Maleitzke felt was too much. However, he indicated that he would like the same per square foot price for his land. DRYWALL The Administrator reported that Drywall Supply was asking about SUPPLY leasing a portion of the former Knox building to Weyerhauser. The Administrator informed him that this may require a PUD Amendment, and also informed him that the City would like the property cleaned up from a maintenance standpoint. PUBLIC Given that the soil borings on the Valor site show that redevelopment of WORKS this property was not feasible for a Public Works Garage, the City GARAGE Administrator suggested alternative sites. These include vacant parcels SITE on Spruce Street and Country Drive, as well as the Schrier property on South Owasso Blvd. Other potential sites include the City-owned property on Twin Lake Blvd. and the Huot property on Little Canada Road and );dgerton Street. The consensus of the Council was to not pursue either the Twin Lake Blvd. or the Huot property for a Public Works Garage.