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City of Rosemount -- Downtown Revitalization update Page 3 of 4 <br /> Redevelopment Committee is held. <br /> • October 2003: Downtown Committee hosts first open <br /> house for the public to ask for guidance during the <br /> Downtown revitalization process. The Committee receives <br /> information about goals for the Downtown area, what people <br /> like and don't like about the existing Downtown, and what <br /> types of businesses they would want Downtown. <br /> . October 2003: Committee members and other City officials <br /> take a bus tour to see downtown development projects in <br /> other Twin Cities metro area communities, including <br /> Hopkins, St. Louis Park, and Maple Grove. <br /> • November 2003: Committee meets to discuss a vision for <br /> revitalization of Downtown. The Committee reviews results <br /> from the first open house. <br /> • December 2003: Committee hears consultant's report on <br /> demand for retail, office, and residential development in the <br /> Downtown Rosemount market area. <br /> • December 2003: Business representatives on the <br /> Committee meet with an ombudsman to discuss keeping <br /> the business community involved in the revitalization <br /> process. <br /> • December 2003: City staff meets with planning consultant <br /> to discuss constraints and opportunities within the <br /> Downtown area. This information will be used to formulate <br /> various alternatives for the Committee to review. <br /> • February 2004: Second open house is hosted by the <br /> Downtown Committee to ask for public feedback on the <br /> alternatives for revitalization on a block by block basis <br /> throughout Downtown. (Click here to read a summary of the <br /> comments.) <br /> • February 2004: Committee reviews public comments from <br /> second open house and discusses further refinements to <br /> the downtown concept framework. <br /> • March 2004: Committee receives financial feasibility report <br /> and first draft of a concept framework for revitalization. <br /> (Click here to see a map of the latest concept.) <br /> • April 2004: Committee hosts open forum to take public <br /> questions and comments in preparation for final concept. <br /> (Click here to download a sample of the public feedback <br /> from the forum.) <br /> • May 2004: Committee studies a draft of the <br /> written revitalization framework. <br /> • June 2004: Committee approves final version of the <br /> framework. (The draft is available for download at the <br /> bottom of this page.) Some committee members begin <br /> work as a smaller group to consider more detailed <br /> guidelines for design elements to be required for Downtown <br /> projects. <br /> • June 2004: Rosemount Port Authority approves <br /> Framework. <br /> • July 2004: City Council takes public comment and approves <br /> Framework. <br /> • September 2004: Port Authority issues request for <br /> qualifications (RFQ)for Downtown projects. <br /> • April 2005: Port Authority picks developer for negotiations <br /> on first phase of Downtown Revitalization. <br /> Questions or comments about the Downtown Redevelopment <br /> Project should be directed to Kim Lindquist, Community <br /> Development Director, at 651-322-2020. <br /> http://.../index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={AA42AODC-9AI6-4BE9-BB77-283F2BB66B5B 4/11/05 <br />