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MEMORANDUM 38 <br /> ET <br /> DATE: 6/8/2000 MEETING DATE: 6/13/2000 <br /> TO: Mayor and Council <br /> THROUGH: City Manager Mornson <br /> FROM: Assistant City Manager Isom /. <br /> RE: Resolution#00-051, Declaring City Council's Support of the objectives <br /> identified in the City of St. Anthony's 2000 Livable Communities <br /> Demonstration Account Grant Application <br /> The City's planning consultant, John Shardlow of Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban (DSU), has met <br /> with members of the Planning Commission and staff to prepare the City of St. Anthony Village's <br /> application for a Livable Communities Demonstration Account Grant. The grant request$150,000 <br /> to be matched dollar-for-dollar by the City. Funds will be used for the planning and <br /> predevelopment of the northwestern corner of the City of St. Anthony Village. <br /> The Scope of the project consists of the following: <br /> Mapping and Research: Market research for housing and retail, analyze watershed conditions, <br /> physical design/appearance, transit and other transportation modes, and available financial tools; <br /> Community Visioning/Charettes: Establish Steering Committee, conduct issues forums and visual <br /> preference surveys, review and evaluate alternatives, develop consensus on preferred plan; <br /> Development and Evaluation of Alternatives: Apache Plaza: Office and high-tech industrial, <br /> housing and office, or mixed use. Salvation Army Camp Site: minimum amount of housing, <br /> maximum amount of housing, potential for commercial uses, or purchased for green space; <br /> Implementation: Develop design standards, innovative surface water management strategies, <br /> amend local controls-to encourage-a-greater mixture of uses, housing type-choices transportation <br /> alternatives, improve urban design, and develop a Capital Improvements Program for <br /> streetscaping and public park development. <br /> The application has been submitted to meet the June 2 deadline.. Nevertheless, Mr. Shardlow felt <br /> that a resolution, albeit after-the-fact, would be looked upon favorably by the Met Council as they <br /> review Livable Communities Demonstration Account Grant applications for awards. Mr. <br /> Shardlow or his representative will at the Council meeting to answer questions. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Motion to approve Resolution #00-051. <br /> Cc: City Clerk Kroeplin <br /> • Planning Commission <br />