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1 <br />LA515-1-859254.v2 <br />FOR <br />CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />I. PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS <br />The City of Lake Elmo, Lake Elmo, Minnesota (the “City”) will accept proposals for the purchase of <br />parcels of City owned property known as the former 3M land. There are two purchase options, <br />Option One and Option Two. <br />Option One <br />The property is located east of Ideal Ave and South of CSAH 14, a portion of Tax Parcel ID <br />16.029.21.24.0002 . The property for sale is approximately 75 acres with 55 acres being south of <br />CSAH 14 and north of the railroad tracks and 20 acres being south of the railroad tracks. <br />Option Two <br />The Option Two includes all of the property described in Option One above and the additional <br />property located east of Ideal Avenue and North of CSAH 14, PID 16.029.21.24.0002 and PID <br />16.029.21.23.0003, minus 4 acres for Public Works. <br />Responses to this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) must state which options the respondent is <br />proposing for (i.e., Option One or Option Two or if the respondent is willing to be considered for <br />both options). Proposals must be in writing. <br />II. PROPERTY INFORMATION <br />The property that is a part of Option One is approximately 75 acres and is bisected by the Union <br />Pacific Railroad line. The respondent will be required to apply to the City for a rezoning of the <br />Property so that it is consistent with the Business Park guiding in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />during the development process. The respondent will be responsible for seeking any land use or <br />other governmental approvals necessary for its intended use of the Property at its own expense. <br />Municipal water is currently available to the site. Municipal sanitary sewer lines have been brought <br />to the site and are expected to be operational in the Summer of 2023 through a partnership with <br />the City of Oakdale. A future land use map is attached as Exhibit 5. <br />Option Two includes all of Option One property and the property approximately 100 acres north of <br />CSAH 14, which is guided for Business Park, Commercial, Low Density Residential and Park. The <br />City Council adopted an AUAR in April 2022 (copy attached as Exhibit 4) and the Metropolitan <br />Council approved the new guidance in January 2023. The residential portion of the property cannot <br />be developed until 2027 per an agreement between the City of Lake Elmo and City of Oakdale. <br />The additional property that is part of Option Two cannot be developed independently of the Option <br />One Property due to the location of municipal sewer at Ideal Ave and 31st St, which would need to <br />be extended north to serve property on the north side of CSAH 14. Similar to Option One, the <br />respondent will be responsible for applying for a rezoning during the development process as well <br />as any land use or other governmental approvals necessary for its intended use, including but not <br />limited to, all approvals and dedications required by the City’s zoning and subdivision regulations.