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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 15, 1994 Page 5 1 2 Mayor Ranallo reported the key dates concerning the Apache Redevelopment Project. 3 January 3. 1992 - The Mayor and City Council received a letter from Pat Groeper of SuperValu 4 to express CUB's commitment to St. Anthony. 5 January 17. 1992 - The City received a request from C. G. Rein to provide tax increment funding 6 (TIF) assistance for the renovation of Apache Plaza. A discussion was held on eligible TIF costs. 7 The City directed C. G.Rein to work with Rice Creek Watershed District to improve water 8 quality. The City also discussed structuring the TIF so the City wouldn't lose Local Government 9 Aid (LGA) estimated at $260,000. 10 January 28. 1992 - The City filed a petition with Rice Creek Watershed District to undertake a I 1 watershed improvement. The staff of Rice Creek informed City staff that it is very unlikely that 12 the district will fund the improvement, and therefore,the City and Watershed District agree not 13 to proceed with the petition. 14 February 19 and June 24. 1992 -Two letters were received from Jerry Gilligan, City Attorney to 15 City Manager, Mayor and Councilmembers summarizing how the TIF project will work and 16 advising them that the issue of storm water run-off had been raised with C. G.Rein and they had 17 been made aware that this needed to be addressed. 18 August 18. 1992 -The Planning Commission reviewed the Apache Redevelopment and discusses 19 TIF. The Planning Commission was in support of the project and discussed the importance of improved water quality for Silver Lake and what was required to improve the quality. C. G. Rein sent a letter to the City Manager stating the firm was currently working with Rice Creek 22 Watershed District. 23 August 25. 1992 -A Public Hearing was held by the City Council on the TIF Plan and the TIF 24 Plan Was adopted. Improved storm water run-off was made as one of the objectives of the Plan 25 by the Mayor and Councilmembers. 26 January 1993 -Pat Groeper of SuperValu submitted a letter to the City reaffirming SuperValu's 27 commitment to build a CUB Food store in St. Anthony. 28 February 24. 1993 - Storm water plan was submitted to Rice Creek Watershed for the installation 29 of 13 skimming devices on the 52 acre site which was in excess of what was required. The 30 Watershed District stressed that redevelopment does not change the existing site as to more 31 impervious surface. 32 March 23. 1993 - City held second Public Hearing on amendments to the TIF Plan for 33 redevelopment of Apache Plaza. At this point the Council agreed to extend the payback of the 34 TIF plan to 15 years. 35 April 21, 1993 -The City filed the Apache TIF Plan with Ramsey County. The City at that time 36 said that it would spend $250,000 in water quality improvements. 37 November 8. 1993 -City held a Special Council meeting with the Silver Lake Homeowners to 38 discuss drainage into Silver Lake from Wexford Heights, Silver Lake Road, and Columbia 39 Heights drainage. Steve Wood of the Rice Creek Watershed District, Ramsey County, Salvation 40 Army Camp, Columbia Heights and New Brighton Engineers were all in attendance. Ponds were discussed for CUB Foods at Apache Plaza but there was no firm proposal at that time. At this meeting it was determined that the diversion to Mear Lake was not feasible. The City Council 43 informed Steve Wood that ponds would be better than skimmers for Apache.