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City of St. Anthony Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 15, 2000 • Page 8 1 about that arrangement. 2 Tillmann wished Ms. Moore-Sykes success in her new employment.with the City of Ramsey. 3 Hanson stated that the Planning Commission would miss Ms. Moore-Sykes and her contributions 4 to City government, and he wished her luck. 5 Thomas offered his congratulations to Ms. Moore-Sykes and stated that he has enjoyed meeting 6 her and working with her since his appointment as a Planning Commissioner. 7 In regard to the earlier discussion regarding the potential need for a planner for the City, Thomas 8 felt that it was important to look at the Apache property as a planned development. In other 9 words, if the City could promote the development of the entire site, it could bring the community 10 together and Thomas felt that St. Anthony was in a position to capture that energy and 11 momentum. 12 Melsha expressed his congratulations on Ms. Moore-Sykes' new opportunity. Additionally, Melsha reported that he agreed with the idea of hiring a planner for the Apache property. He felt that Hillcrest Development is ahead of the City in conceptual plans and a plan- 15 ner's input and ideas would be beneficial for the City. Community input would also be helpful 16 and Melsha suggested a public hearing. 17 Chair Bergstrom presented Ms. Moore-Sykes with a card that had been signed by all of the Plan- 18 ning Commissioners and wished her well in her new job. Ms. Moore-Sykes expressed thanks to 19 the Commissioners and stated that her experience with the Planning Commission has been valu- 20 able. 21 Bergstrom reminded the Commission that there is an Open House scheduled for Friday, March 3, 22 2000 from 2:30-5:00 at the Community Center. The Open House will bid farewell to Ms. 23 Moore-Sykes, and congratulate Dick Johnson, Fire Chief, on his retirement. 24 Bergstrom directed the Commission's attention to a letter dated October 26, 1999 from the City 25 of Roseville regarding a request for proposals. Specifically, Bergstrom asked the Commission to 26 view page 2, last paragraph, wherein it stated that the City of Roseville's redevelopment policy is 27 to facilitate private sector redevelopment without assuming an official stake in the chain of title. 28 The City's strategy is to provide a comprehensive development framework and the necessary in- 29 frastructure for the redevelopment area to attract private sector redevelopment investment. 30 Bergstrom explained that the letter is an example of how a city is taking charge of redevelopment without taking charge of the title. Bergstrom planned on distributing a copy of the letter to the 2 City Staff and City Council as well. 33 B. Staff.