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2. SR 02-17-2009CITY OF ELK RIVER SPECIAL MEETINGS NOTICE ver SPECIAL JOINT MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Monday, March I6, 2009 Monday, April 27, 2009 5:30 p.m. Elk River City Hall 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, Minnesota 55330 I, Stephanie HIinzing, Mayor, hereby request special meetings of the Elk River City Council, Planning Commission, and Economic Development Authority on Tuesday, February 17, 2009; Monday, March 16, 2009; and Monday, April 27, 2009, 5:30 p.m., at Elk River City Hall, 13065 Orono Parkway, Elk River, Minnesota. The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the 171st Avenue Focused Area Study. In accordance with State Statute, I hereby request the city clerk to post this notice at least three days prior to the meeting date. I further request the city clerk to notify each member of the City Council, the Planning Commission, and the Economic Development Authority of these special meetings, in writing, at least one day before the meetings. ~~ °~ Tanuary 13, 2009 Stephanie ~linzing, Mayor Date I HEREBY CERTIFY, that this notice has been posted and that I have served this notice upon the members of the,City Council by mail at least one day prior to the above-called special City Council, Plannin Commissio d Economic Development Authority meetings. .2~" Tina Allard, City Clerk Tanuary 13.2009 Date S:ACouncil\Forms\Meeting Notices\]oint w Othez Boards.DOC CITY OF ELK RIVER SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ANDTHE PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:30 p.m. Elk River City Hall AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ACTION TAKEN 2. 171ST AVENUE FOCUSED AREA STUDY 3. ADJOURNMENT I ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- * CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS are considered to be routine and noncontroversial by the Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember, staff member, or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered under the regular agenda. "This agenda is available in alternate formats upon a 72 hour advanced notice. "Auxiliary aids and services are also available upon a 72 hour advanced notice. Please contact the City Clerk at (763) 635-1000 to make a request. Examples of alternate formats may include: large print, Braille, audio tape, etc." Examples of auxiliary aids may include a sign language interpreter, assistive listening device, etc:' ver MEMORANDUM TO: FAST Study participants FROM: Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager DATE: February 13, 2009 SUBJECT: I't meeting objectives At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, HKGI will host the first of several joint workshops aimed at developing a land use vision that captures the energy created by the new commuter rail station and City owned Gateway property south of 1713[. At this meeting, the FAST study participants (EDA, City Council, Planning Commission) will primarily be asked to agree on the objectives of the study and the assumptions being made by the planning team. Agreement on these will be critical as the project moves forward and concepts are refined, forming the basis for evaluation. Secondly, HKGI will present three concepts that attempt to address the objectives and assumptions identified thus far. These concepts will be distributed to the public as part of the individual and group property owner meetings over then next several weeks. The study participants are asked to identify any major "red flag" issues that should be known before these public meetings. Opportunity to dissect the concepts will come at later meetings. HKGI is also distributing some examples of developments throughout the country that exhibit some of the same qualities or constraints that are desired or experienced in Elk River; these are attached. In addition, further information may be found in the HKGI memo dated February 13, 2009. Creative Solutions for Land Planning and Design Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. MEMORANDUM February 13, 2009 To: Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager City of Elk River From: Bruce Chamberlain, 171St Avenue Focused Area Study Project Manager Re: February 17 Elk River EDA/CC/PC Work Session. As you know, we have been preparing a range of conceptual development alternatives for the roughly 700-acre 171St Avenue Focused Area centered on the Northstar Commuter Rail station. The concepts will allow us and the community to analyze potential development scenarios and development staging as a basis for a preferred plan that will likely be some combination of ideas contained in each of the concepts. We have several forms of concept critique coming up including meetings with land owners, an expert roundtable, and a community open house. The EDA/CC/PC work session next week will be an important opportunity for Elk River leadership to review background materials assembled for the project as well as review the concepts prior to the other review events. The goal for this work session is not for the group to determine what they like or not with each concept but rather to indicate that we have explored the appropriate breadth of conceptual ideas and have made the correct assumptions about the project prior to vetting by others. The March work session will be the time when the group again sees the concepts along with all of the comments received from others and determines how to refine the range of concepts down to a single, preferred plan. Enclosed are background materials for the February 17 session including project objectives, core assumptions, a regional transportation investment diagram, trend data and some national case studies. These items will be discussion topics at the work session as well. We will have a lot to cover at the meeting and want to focus as much time as we can on discussion of the concepts so it will be helpful for the panel to review this material prior to the discussion. The first project newsletter is being sent today to neighbors of the study area. The project website at www.ElkRiverFAST.com has recently been launched and contains the same and more project information as the newsletter. I encourage EDA, City Council and Planning Commission members to take a look at the website for more project information. The topics we hope to discuss at next week's work session include: 1. Project overview 123 North Third Street, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1659 Ph (612) 338-0800 Fx (612) 338-6838 MEMO -Elk River Focused Area Study February 13, 2009 Page 2 of 2 2. Project objectives 3. Core assumptions 4. Trends affecting community development 5. Case studies 6. Review of 3 preliminary concepts - Layout - Development yield - Land use typology - Staging of development 7. Next steps - Landowner meetings - Panel of experts - Public open house - March EDA/CC/PC workshop I look forward to a lively discussion next week. 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Phone calls or newsletters were suggested. Due to the number of property owners inside and within 350 feet of the study area (611 different property owners), a newsletter and website (www.ElkRiverFAST.eom)tyas chosen. In January, Staff reported that the newsletter mailing was going to cost approximately $270, excluding printing. Printing costs for the 11x17 double sided page are approximately $580. The City does not have hardware to accomplish this task less expensively. These costs will be added to the total project costs, to be paid out of the EDA's professional services budget. Two additional newsletters are anticipated. At EDA's direction, information contained in these future mailings could be diverted to the website to be conservative with funds. y~`~ _.,~ udy in Elk Ri~~cr V1/h'' ~s the .171st. Avenue ~V ~~ ocused rea udy? A 70~-acxc district at the sotithcrn gateway - Open space to Elk River akona Highwav 1O }gas been ~> strutegicPresertiation ofopen,pace earmarked as the 171st. A~ entire. lroeused » need /location of parkland Area. The district is the location of a new - Desibn Northstar commuter railstation and is ~So an important employment anti housing ~~ sole. and orientation o f new buildings » building materials growth area for the communit~~. » streetscape design The Citv has hired the Minneapolis urban » en~~-ironmenta] design guidelines planning lirm of Hoisington Kocglcr Umup As i5 typical with development studies Inc. (HKGi), ww~e.hkgi.com, to conduct a land use study of the district.~I'he study, like this one, the City placed ashort-term begun in December 2008, centers on the dcvclopl~ncnt moratorium on the study area 171,er A~~e,nuc~ and Nicrh~j,a~- 1 Q intPrcection prior to the studti beginning and lasting and includes landti (all s~ese of ticghwav rough June 2©Q9. The moratorium Ib) that are currently undeveloped or will allow study recommendations to be. devela~aed with various uses ranging li-om adopted prior to new app]ications by land industrial to residential. o«'ners or developers. The City Council could mote to extend the moratorium up to 'Lhe study will ac(dress important issues six months if they beVicve it is warranted. related to: - Transportation » implication of the soon-to-he-opened _Northstar Transit Station » street alignments » future access t:o Highwa}~ 10 » trail routes - Land rise » short, medium, and long-term development scencirios » impacts of~the transit station » impacts of Nighr~~ay 10 reconstruction anticipated in tbz next 10-3U years ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~E ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ x ! ~~` . e. ~ ..ru c .r-.._vm ~a .. w~,.e _. di~ a5a5 mss. r~.:. \A~ is the area being studied? The 171st Avenue Focused Area is an important community gateway and an important development district. Over time, the llorthstar transit station and anticipated reconstruction of Highwa~~ 10 will impact the development potential and deti-elopment pattern of the study area. Ellz Rit er leaders believe it is important to take a proactive role in shaping the district s future, especially given the changui~ nature of the area. ~_; f };: r <,. » ~ $ ~ « .~~ '4 ,~ .: w'e ±,: a~ ids,,. sY` ~ c~. t _ ~ ~.~ "a `mss ~~ ~, The 171st Avenue Focused Area '- Study takes along-term view of the district -there will not be immediate construction. The study will, ..however, have a lasting impact on public infrastructure investments and. the type and character of development in the study area. The study will likely recommend: • changes to .land use controls such as zoning • street alignments • design and environmental guidelines for buildings, sites and streets • identification and preservation of critical open spaces • the pursuit of targeted types of development - ~ , > g ~~ a ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ` ~ ~~ ~~_ ~ ~ `' ~~ _~ ~_ ~cess How do I ~ t rror~e information? ~~~ ~. ~Dec~ernber 2DD8. ~ of nVar~, ~e Pro~e~~ learn ~nelu~~-ed Sifie ahal~sis rah~e o f ~onceP~ ;Pfi alfierna~iv'eS !"~eS I f ~OV ,, ~ I , Visit the project websitc at: are In~~~-~~$~d Ivt the PYO)e~fi: februa ~D P.m. a~' r%Ik Kiver Gi~-r~ ltali~ City Council/Economic Development Commission/Planning Commission joint work sessions Mar~.h 4-, S:OD to x:00 .m. at EI(c fZiver Gi-r-~ Hall (open ho~Se forma' - no formal S~'av~' ~ime~ Public open house to review and comment on the range of concept alternatives e~tY ar City of Elk River E1 ,~,,, 13065 Orono Parkway .~.-~ RIVe1' Elk River, MN 55330 or Bruce Chamberlain, Project Manager with HKGi at: 612.252.7140 brace cr~hk~i.com You are receiving this newsletter by mail if you are a property owner inside or within 350 feet of the study area boundary shown on the inside map. At least one future newsletter will also be sent. www. EI kR iverFAST. co m or contact Jeremy Barnhart, City Planning Manager at: 763.635.1034 jbarnhart~ ci.elk-river.mn.us Postage