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_ Item No: 3 mo TATns Vra— Meeting Date: MaYWork 5. cion V1V1JJ 1L.rY Type of Business: WarkSession City of Mounds View staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Review Stantec Prepared Crossroad Pointe Redevelopment Project Report Background: The EDA owns three parcels located at the southwest corner of County Roads 10 and H2, referred to as "Crossroad Pointe". The 4.25 acre redevelopment site has been cleared of all buildings and improvements. At its meeting on October 28, 2013, the EDA selected Stantec Engineering to prepare a planning and market analysis study for the redevelopment area, coordinate a visioning exercise, seek public input and provide feasible redevelopment scenarios for the site. Stantec has completed the report which was provided to the City Council for review on April 28, 2014. Discussion: Stuart Krahn of Stantec led the Council through a visioning exercise by conducting a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) specific to the redevelopment site and the City in general at the January 6, 2014, Work Session. Stantec took the information gleaned from this meeting to prepare three site plan scenarios which were made available for public comment at an open house on January 27, 2014. The public turnout for the open house was good and while much feedback was provided, there was a wide variety of opinions, recommendations and suggestions. There did seem to be greater preference expressed for the multi -use design scenario. Building on the feedback received from the open house, Stantec prepared more refined multi -use site plans for City consideration. The EDA reviewed the refined site plans on February 24, 2014, and offered additional feedback. The EDA felt there were too many uses wedged onto the site and did not express overwhelming support for proposed residential units along Edgewood Drive. Stantec was asked to further refine the plans, which they have done. The newest plans were identified as Concepts B and C. These two plans are shown in the final report on Pages 4.7 and 4.8, labeled as Concept 1 and 2. Recommendation: Review the Stantec report and provide Staff with feedback. Staff anticipates that with the report and demographic information in hand, we can begin to market the site to select developers or directly to preferred end users. Staff looks forward to the Council's direction. Respectfully submitted, James Ericson City Administrator