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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 APPROVED 1 Community Development Director Grochala stated that as a possible incentive to 2 facilitate conservation developments, staff has been evaluating options that would 3 provide development -phasing flexibility while still meeting the Comprehensive Plan's 4 policy of "limit residential growth to an average of 147 units per year...". Staff is 5 working with the City Attorney and Jeff Shoenbauer to prepare language for a proposed 6 ordinance amendment to facilitate this approach. Staff is proposing to hold a public 7 hearing on the amendment at the October 13, 2004 Planning & Zoning Board meeting. 8 9 Community Development Director Grochala noted the proposed amendment is not a 10 commitment from the City to the Fox Den project. In addition, staff does not believe the 11 proposed amendment would set precedence in terms of future conservation 12 developments. 13 14 PLANNING LOAN APPLICATION — I -35E AUAR, MARY DIVINE 15 16 Community Development Coordinator Divine advised City staff has requested a scope, 17 process and cost estimate from Dalgren, Shardlow and Uban (DSU) to complete an 18 Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the I -35E corridor. DSU will be 19 working with a consultant team that will include Applied Ecological Services, URS 20 Corporation, TKDA and the 106 Group Ltd., all groups who have been involved 21 previously in Lino Lakes with natural resources, traffic analysis, engineering and cultural 22 resources. 23 • 24 Community Development Coordinator Divine stated staff is working with these groups to 25 refine the scope and process, and anticipates the final cost of the AUAR, which may take 26 up to a year to complete, in the range of $250,000. Potential funding sources include 27 Hardwood Creek, LLC, (the development team working on a master plan for the 360 -acre 28 parcel on 35E), Anoka County, the City's surface water management and trunk utility 29 funds, and community development department budget. 30 31 Community Development Coordinator Divine advised the Metropolitan Council offers 32 planning assistance loans for completing activities within the City that encourage 33 effective planning and create more livable communities, and that implement the 34 Council's regional development framework. 35 36 Community Development Coordinator Divine stated Resolution No. 04 —138 authorizing 37 application for a loan in the amount of $75,000 to be used as a funding source for 38 completing the AUAR. Loans are interest free, and not to exceed three years, although 39 exceptions can be made to extend the loan to five years. The loan would be repaid 40 through an area charge to developers as development along the corridor takes place. 41 42 This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, September 27, 2004, 6:30 43 p.m. 44 45 BLUE HERON DAYS UPDATE, GORDON HEITKE 46 • 47 City Administrator Heitke advised at an appropriate time in the future, the Council would 48 have a more comprehensive discussion regarding Blue Heron Days and the potential role