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06/.15/00 15:49 FAX 6512233002 SPRINGSTED INC. 116 i MEMORANDUM to the File June 2000 Subject: Redevelopment District-Tax Increment Financing District Apache Plaza property -Tinto SELL Re: Building Condition Analysis, Blight Test Findings For Proposed Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing District Apache Plaza Shopping Center area Documentation and condition Analysis of Taco Bell Subject Property consists of essentially one story commercial type building constructed circa 1983. Building components consist of masonry walls, built up roof of pitch and gravel, concrete floors and at grade access. Most of the original building components have not been renovated in the past 6 years. The building conditions were analyzed to ascertain qualifiers pertinent to Minnesota Statutes*(see below) The commercial spaces are not necessarily obsolete for their • present or continued use but are functionally obsolete for retail spaces serving the public patron and lack certain life safety factors , elements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and obsolete mechanical systems essential for public health and hygiene. According to Laws of Minnesota Section 469.002 Subdivision 11,(The Housing And Redevelopment Authorities Act) blight is defined as"any area with buildings or improvements which, by reason of dilapidation , obsolescence , overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, excess land coverage, deleterious land use, or obsolete layout, or any combination of these or other factors, that are detrimental to the safety, health, morals, or welfare of the community". Discussion All property (regardless of sale , eminent domain, or source of funding) must be located within a project boundary as defined in Minnesota Statutes Section 469.002 or treated under the Spot Renewal" provision of the Municipal Housing and Redevelopment Authorities Act(the Old Section 462 of.Minnesota Statutes) The Activities planned for the proposed project area consist of new office and or mixed light manufacturing uses and includes approximately 34 acres of land. The deterioration of the vacant commercial uses undermines the value of the adjacent property. The use constitutes a repository for debris, and a fire hazard.