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41 City of St.Anthony Village-Livable Communities Demonstration Account Award Application 2000 • Project Description Funding Category. Q Planning/predevelopment(E) Concept. The redevelopment of the northwestern corner.of the City of St. Anthony Village presents an extremely rare combination of challenges. The 250-acre area contains both an outmoded 1960's shopping center, Apache Plaza, and an undeveloped natural oasis in the form of the Salvation Army Fresh Air Camp. The site is bounded by 37th Ave.NE to the south; Silver Lake Rd. to the east, County Rd. E to the north, and Stinson Blvd. to the west.Apache Plaza is located south of Silver Lane and the Salvation Army site is located north of Silver Lake. During its comprehensive planning process, the City began to investigate redeveloping this area as a mixed-use urban village (Figure 6) by allowing for a greater mixture of uses and encouraging transit and pedestrianibicycle transportation through infrastructure improvements and design standards. This project will help the City, if the serious obstacles facing this area can be overcome, to fully realize its potential as,an urban village. Goals • Redevelop a mostly vacant, outdated retail center by allowing creative reuse • Provide more employment opportunities for residents within walking distance of transit and other uses : • Determine housing needs of the city, in.particular, life cycle and affordable housing • Reestablish, if not increase,use of transit, and provide more amenities to encourage walking and biking • Involve the community in determining the best type of redevelopment for the northwest section of the city • Explore innovative and watershed-wide techniques for surface water management to improve Silver Lake's condition ■ . Cooperatively work with adjacent and/or affected units of government ■ Develop a trail system around Silver Lake to provide public open space • 0 Sc p e Mapping and Research: Market research for housing and retail, analyze watershed conditions, physical design/appearance,transit and other transportation modes, and available financial tools Community Visioning/Charettes: Establish Steering Committee, conduct issues forums and visual preference surveys, review and evaluate alternatives, develop consensus on preferred plan Development and Evaluation of Alternatives: Apache Plaza: Office and high-tech industrial, housing and office, or mixed use. Salvation Army Camp Site: minimum amount of housing, maximum amount of housing, potential for commercial uses,or purchased for green space Implementation: Develop design standards, innovative surface water management strategies, amend local controls to encourage a greater mixture of uses, housing type choices, transportation alternatives, improve urban design, and develop a Capital Improvements Program for streetscaping and public park development. Process to Date/Status ■ The City's Comprehensive Plan, under amendment to create a Commercial Mixed-Use category for the Apache Plaza area (Figure 2), supports employment in proximity to housing and the creation of a pedestrian-friendly, transit- oriented urban village. ■ The PUD ordinance has been revised to maximize the flexibility of large-scale redevelopment areas and mixed uses o The City has extended a development moratorium on the Salvation Army property ■ The City and consultants determined a planning process framework(Figure 7).4nd discussed issues of concern Next steps. A Planning Steering Committee will be assembled, consisting of the Planning Commission, a City Council subcommittee, the Ramsey County limnologist, property owners, representatives from the Parks Department, surrounding • neighborhoods, the Chamber of Commerce;Rice Creek Watershed District, adjacent communities, the School Board, the community at large, and non-profit organizations. A consultant will be hired to assist in accomplishing the steps outlined in the project scope section of this application and illustrated in Figure 7.