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The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br /> <br />Item No: 03 <br />Meeting Date: Sep 6, 2022 <br />Type of Business: WS <br />City Administrator Review: _____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Brian Beeman, Assistant City Administrator <br /> Jon Sevald, Community Development Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Ramsey County Critical Corridors Grants <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />As part of Ramsey County’s new HRA levy, the County is funding “Critical Corridors” grants: <br /> <br />1. Pre-Development Planning (up to $50,000, to be completed in 2023) <br />2. Development & Infrastructure (up to $500,000, to be completed in 2023-2024) <br />3. Commercial Corridor Initiative (up to $50,000, to be completed in 2023) <br /> <br />Most of Mounds View is located within “critical corridors”. The grants were announced on <br />August 29th. Applications are due September 28th. Staff brainstormed ideas, and came up with <br />the following qualifying projects: <br /> <br /> <br />Location Grant Project <br />Mounds View Boulevard Pre-Development <br />Planning <br />Update 1999 corridor <br />study (public realm <br />improvements) <br />2523 Mounds View <br />Blvd <br />Mounds View Square Redevelopment <br />feasibility study <br />2310 Mounds View <br />Blvd <br />Woodale Drive <br />Apartments <br />Development & <br />Infrastructure <br />Public realm <br />improvements or <br />amenities <br />Stormwater <br />Management <br />Ardan Park Loop trail <br />2408-2410 Co Rd I Filipino Village/Kusina 1 Commercial Corridor <br />Initiative <br />Façade Improvement <br />Mounds View Boulevard (various businesses) <br /> <br /> <br />Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: <br />Continue BR&E program, maximize utilization of development space and current list of available <br />sites, encourage land owners to maintain their properties, & consider residential redevelopment. <br /> <br />Financial Impact: <br />TBD. No local match is required, but is encouraged in order to be competitive. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff requests direction from the Council if to pursue any or all grant opportunities. Cooperation <br />from owners is needed (may self-eliminate some projects). <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br />1 Ineligible Activities include activities that benefit a “single” business.