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• are I ' CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW Agenda Section /1/" REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number: O N. !3 e STAFF REPORT Report Date: 9/20/96 0 ..„..,. ... COUNCIL MEETING DATE Special Order of Bus. •op#tss•P-,rtnef''l`QS September 23. 1996 — Consent Agenda _ Public Hearings X Council Business Item Description: Bel Rae Survey Status and Community Meeting Scheduling Executive Director's Review/Recommendation: CSS -No Comments to supplement this report -Comments attached. Explanation/Summary(attach supplement sheets as necessary) Summary: Three Council members attended Wednesday evening's work session to review the results of the Bel Rae survey with Decision Resources. Bill Morris attended along with Cathy and myself and he reviewed the data with added comments about reactions from the community to the survey(generally very favorable to the survey). One point of discussion that came up was that it did not appear that the questions or answers led people to sense any relationship of VB Diggs to TIF to building costs. This was something he felt we should keep in mind when going to a public meeting. The group also felt the data is too raw to release to the public at this time and agreed to wait until Bill's executive summary was completed. Because of attendance, I added this item to the agenda for Monday evening, particularly to get the Council to determine a public meeting date for review of the survey and the options that stand before the City on the Bel fie. As I have given some thought to where we stand on this project, I have realized just how potentially fficult a public meeting may become if the Council does not, or chooses not to agree on some fundamental premises under which it will proceed with this project and conduct itself at a public meeting. I would like to lay out a few scenarios, options and considerations to help facilitate the Council and this process to ensure the Bel Rae project is what you collectively want, and what the community wants. To date, the process has gone as follows: 1)up to April, 1996 - general conceptual discussion, contacts with Bel Rae owner 2)April- attempts made to enter into option to purchase while reviewing project options 3)May-purchase made, disagreement amongst Council about how, but agreement that now that the City owns the building the best project possible should be developed,project options development continues 4)June and July-WAI architect and Springsted present floor plan concepts and operating proformas 5)August- Council authorizes survey to be conducted, interim uses of building considered and implemented for fall season start, VB Diggs given so-called deadline by staff to show fiscal abilities 6) September- survey completed, interest expressed from various Council to meet on projecct topics ranging from review of floor plan concepts to survey results to moving the process along faster RECOMMENDATION: Acknowledge receipt of the Bel Rae survey and discuss and set a meeting for the community on the Bel Rae development and survey results