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Offices: $bbing • Minnetonka v HL Yon1 • lwln bons • (612)933-0972•6110 Blue Cycle Drive•Suite 100 0 Mimernnka,MN 55343•FAX(612)933-1153 CIVILENGINEERING • LAND SURVEY .CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE . ENMRONMENrAL PLANNING$Oe$*N TRANSPORTATION RMisi$TO LTD �Sr. port° May 18, 1998 Kim Moore-Sykes Management Assistant Village of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road St Anthony, MN 55418 Re: Proposal for Redevelopment Plan St.Anthony Shopping Center Dear Ms Moore-Sykes: My understanding is that the HKA has several issues to resolve. These issues are: • What to do with the KA property. • How to reinforce the shopping center sales in light of the recently open Quarry. • What to do with the office service area near Lowry Avenue. • How to generate money to create streetscape improvements that will make the shopping area more attractive. What Y would suggest is that I spend a 2 1/2-hour working session with the BRA and Planning Commission. With a little preparation on my part, that is all of the time it will take for us(YTRA, Planning Commission and myself)to formulate a redevelopment strategy for the area. This strategy would consist of the following: • Develop a realistic use for the KA property including the expected use, the economic value it will generate for the City, and a list of possible developers who have a successful redevelopment track record. • Strategically position the shopping center to account for the recently opened Quarry. • 'Develop a realistic use for the triangle near Lowry Avenue, including the use the value generated and the of fist of developers who can successfully complete the task • Create a source to finance streetscape and parking lot improvements. _- As you may recall I have knowledge of the Kenzie Terrace area and I have extensive experience working on several redevelopment projects in the recent past.I have enclosed my resume and a list of economic development and redevelopment projects.