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Mav 15, 1979
AGENDA
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
-ADOPTION OF AGEfJDA:
PUBLIC HEARING:
PUBLTC HEARING ON CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF
A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN UNDER THE MUNICIPAL NOUSING
AND REDEVELOPMENT ACT, MSA CHAPTER �46Z� .,,�,, 1
AND
RECEIVING RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FROM ANOKA
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONS FOR THE CENTER
CITY PROJECT
AND
RFCEIVING EXCERPT OF PLANNING COMMISSION h�EETING
oF �"��v 9; I979 .
P�E!� BUSINESS:
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION APPROVIfJ6 THE CENTER
CITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. . � � � . . , , , , , , , 2
COf�f 9U; � I CAT I O�J :
MIKE O'BANNON; CENTRAL CITY PROJECT , , , , , , , . 3
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PUQLIC HEl1RING
E3[f"ORE THE
C1TY COUPlCIL
TO WHOM IF MAY COWCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there r�ilt be a PubTic Hearing of the City
Council of the City ot' Fridley in the City Hall at 6431 University Avenue
Northeast on Tuesday, May 15, 1979 in the Council Chamber at 7:30 P.M. for
the purpose of: . •
Consideration of tfie approval of a Redevelopment Plan
under the t�lunicpal fiousing and Redevelopment Act, MSA
Chapter 462. _ ,
7he Redevelopment Plan proposes the inclusion of the follor�ing
described real estate: ..
Lois 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 61ock 12, Lov�ell Addition to Fridley Park,
Lot lII, Block 5, Rice Creek Plaza South Addition,
Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, Block 3, Rice Creek Terrace Plat 2,
Lots 10, 11, 12, Block 2, Rice Creek Terrace Plat 1,
Lots l, 2, 3, Block 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 5,
!ot 7, 61ock l, 5ylvan Nills Plat 6, �
Lot l, 61ock 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 7,
Blocks l, 2, 3, 4, 5, Rees Addition to Fridley Park
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Auditor's Subdivision No. 59,
Block 1, Sandy Terrace, �
Blocks 1, ?_, Nor�aood Addition to Fridley Park, and,
That part of the l�lest 1/2 of the Northeast 7/4 of the South��iest
1/4 of Section 1�4, and thai part ofi P,ees Addition to Fridley
Park and vacated alley in said subdivision descrihed as follov�s:
beginning at a point on the fdortherly line of ,.
�aYd l•le�t 1/' o� the Northeast 1/4 of Southi�r2st 1/4, a distance of
30 feet tdest of the Northeast corner thereof, thence South and
parallel t��ith the East line there�f; a distance of 194 feet mor•e
or less, to the Southerly line of Lot 1, Block 2, Rees Addition
to Fridley Park, said point being the Southeast corner of said
Lot 1; thence 4festerly alon9 the Southerly line of said Lot 1
and Lot 22, a distance of 179.3 feet; thence I4orth and parallel
with East line to said Northline, thence East to the point of
beginning, and> ' .
7hat pai•t of the ldest 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Sc ;thti�est 1/4
� describe�i as follorrs; Commencing at a point 390 feet East of the
of the Northwest corner of the Easi 1/2 of the Southti•test 1/4 of
Section lh; thence South 8 rods and 10 feet east; thence Easterly
10 rods; thence Plorth 8 rods and 10 feet, thence 4lesterly 10 rods
to place of be9inning, excep.t the parcel descri•bed directly above,
and,
Lots 1 tht•ough 24, 61ock 1, Rlice 41a11 Flddi-tion, and
Al1 Chat pai�t of the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the 5outhrrest 1/4
of Section 14, descri6ed as be9inning at the Northtvest corner
thercof, thence East alon9 the North line of said 5outh���est 1/h
a distance of ?.14 feet> tfience South and pa��allel t•�ith the lJest
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, l�ine of said Fast 1/?_ of the East 1/2 uf the South�•rest
1/4 for a distance of 36II feet, thence 41est parallel
with said tdorth line for a distance of 214 feet to said
t�Jest line; thence P�orth alony I�)est said line a distance
. of 368 feet to the point of t�eginning.
Any and all persons desiring to be heard shall be given an opportunity at
the above stated time and place. .
Publish: May 2, 1979
WILLIAM J. NEE
MAYOR
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GITY OF FRIDLEY
643'1 IJNIVEqSffV AVE. N6.
FR�OLEY. MN.. 65a32 [6'Yy 571-3450
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SUBJECT:
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OPFiCE DF THE CITY MANAGER
NASIM M. [3URESHI
May 11, 1979
THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT fROM ANOKA CDUNTY 60ARD OF
COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CENTER CITY PROJECT
As directed by the City Council, I appeared before the Anoka County
Board of Commissioners at their meeting of May 8, 1979 to explain the
proposed Center City Redevelopment Project.
Please see the attached resolution No. 79-45 from the Anoka County
Board of Corrm�issioners relating to support of the Fridley Center City
Redevelopment Project which was adopted by the County Board unanimously
at thei�^meeting of May 8, 1979.
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COURTHOUS[ ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55303 612-421•4760
May 8, 1979
Mr. Nasim Qureshi, Manager
City of I'r_idley
6431 University Avenue
Pridley, P�iinnesota 55432
Dear Nasim:
On behalf of the entire Anolca County Board, my thanks for
your excellent presentation at our most recent Board meeting
of i✓ay 8, 1979. I am pleased, as is the Board, th�t the
City of Fridley is talcing a positive leadersliip role in
redeveloping the central part of your community:
As evidence of the County's suppo.rt of your efforts, the
enclosed Resolution #;79-45 was adopted unanir�ausly by th.e
Board. As I indicated to you at the mecting, I will certai_nly
be available for any testimony regarding the County's
posi'tion at your coming Public H�aring on tYzis matter.
The opportunities for leveraging private investment arc
substanL-ial; ar.d in terms of any possible Federal support
through EDA fun.dirig, I will certainly keep you appraised of
any developments in that area. -
With personal reyards, I am,
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Enclosure
Sinc- ely,
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a1Nh L. McGinleh
Executive Secret�ary
Afflrmative Action / Equai Opportunity Employor
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OI� 1� EIiLD 13Y COMMISSIONI,R _ O' I3annon
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79-45
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RELATI1dG TO COUNTY T30ARD CONCPPTUAL SUPPORT' OI' I'RIDL�Y
CP•.NTI2AL CITY REDEVliJ OPhILN'P PHOJliCT
S4HF.KEAS, the Ci.ty of L'ridley has identified the area at
and surrounding Mississi.ppi Boulevard and 'Prunk Hiyhway 47
(University Avenue) as a vital and central.ly locaL-ed commerci.al
and residenti_al area for its citizens; and,
4JHERrAS, the City of P'ridley has identified a number of
problems which have led to the deterioration of this central
buszness area, including outdated trafiic d�sign, aging
commercial structures and the need ior aesthetic improvements;
and,
WH�REI�S, the City of P'ridley has embarY,ed on a project
to revitalize its central business area through the use of
local and federal funding sources to again provide a focal
center for the citizens 1J111GY1 is bot11 viable and attractive
as a place to shop, work and live; and,
6VHEREAS, the Fri.dley Central City Pro-,'cct is consistent
with the County's Overall Economic Development- Plan and
re]-ated County objectives to achieve £ull employment and
provide a diverse range of opportunities for people to work
and reside in the County:
140Fti', THER�PORE, BE IT RPSOLUPD by.the Anoka County
Board of Conunissioners that they do liereby lend their
conceptual support and endorsement to the I'ridley C�ntral
City Project.
BE IT PUPTI3PR P.�SOLV�D that the I'ridley Central City
Project be considered by the Anoka County Overall �conomic
Development Committee for purposes of endorsement and any
technical assistance whicli could lead to funding or related
support in the City's efforts for redevelopment.
B� IT FINALLY RESOLV�D that copies oi this resolution
be forwarded to Mr. S9illiam Nee, Mayor, the members of the
Pridley City Council, and Commissioner LeRoy I�. Johnson,
Chairman, Anoka County Over.all Economic Development Committee.
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RESOLUTION N0. 1979 2
RGS01_UTJDIJ 01� Tllf CI7Y COU(dCTL
OF fRlf)LCY, hiINh!(iS01"A �
Af'PROVIIdG 'f IIE CGh1TER CI'fY .ItfDfiVLLOPf�1Ct�T �I'LAfV
6flIEREl1S, under provisions of the 1973 liousin9 and Redevclopment Act, I�iinnesota
Statuics, Section 467_,�411 et seq, the City Council oP fridley, ��linnesota must
approve redevelopment projects to be er,ecuted by the I{ousiny and Redevc7opment
Authority of Pridley, and •
� VlHCR[AS, the Fridley Nousing and Redevelopment Authority has determined that a
redevelopmer�t project as seC forth in the Cente�° City Redevelopinent Plan dated
i�ay, 1979, should be undei°Laf:en in the area ]egally cfescribed in said plan, and
has made application to the City Council for ap�n,oval of the.project, vrhich
application complies with the provisions of Chapter ��G2 t4innesota Statutes; and
l�1HERE/1S, the project and the plan �vas revie��ied and approved by the Frid7ey City
Planning Commiss�ion on the 9th day of I•1ay, 1979; and . '
bJHEREAS, the Fridley fiousing and Redevelopment Authority has included a relocation
plan, recievelopment plan, finance plan, and acquisition plan�, as part of the
Center City Redevelopment Project; and
4�IIEREAS, pursuant to notice yiven as required by i:he provisions of hiinn2sota
Statutes, Section 462.527, the City Council conducted a public hea�,ing reoarding
the Cenzer City Redevelopment Project;
IyOld, 1liEREFORE, 6E IT RESOLVED THAT 7HE CITY COUI�CIL Of= FRIDLEI' HEREQY FIP�DS
AND UETER(�M1INES:
l. 'lhat the pi�oject area is 67ighteo due to eco�iomic obsolescence of commercial
structin°es, development patter�is, ti•affic aiid parking design, and w�sightly
general conditions, and
2. That: the execuCion of the Center City Project by the �ridle,y Ilousing and
Redevelopment Authority is airlhorized by the ldunicipal Housing and Redevelo�>inent
Act, and
3. 7hat the 7and in the proiecC area rrould nai; be made a��ailable for redevelopment
t�rithout the financial aid to be sought. •
4. That thc redevelopment plan confoi°ms to a general plan for the t�edevelopment
of the"City of 1=i°idley.
5. That Che Center City Redevelopiaent Plan ���ill afford maximum opportunity for
the reclevelopment of the project area by private entei-prise.
G. 7hat the Cente�, City Redevelopment Project sh�a71 i�e�uire an taidetermined
number of conunmercial and residential 1•elacations �f rrhich the Cii:y shall
insin•e that Uniform RclocaCioii /1ct shall be adhered to.
'� ��� That tlir. Centcr fiti.y ftedr.velopment: Project: will requirc rcal propei°ty 2 A
' acquisitions of't�hich i:he City shall detcrminr. on an on-going basis during
" . tlie •implemeni:ation phases of the plan, and that all real property acquisitions
wi11 bc done in confc�i,mance ��ith I�finnesota lavt. • ,
i3. That tiie Center City Redevelopment P7an has been revievred alid recoinmencled
Por approval by the fridlcy Planning Com,nission.
9. That the Center Citiy Redevelopment; Plan an<i Pro,icct as set forth be and
hereby �is approved; thai: thc Ciiy Clerf: is hereby directed to file a copy
of Lhe Center City Reclevelopmenti Plan �vith thc minutes of the meeting du��ing
which i:tiis resolution ti�ras passed; and that the City htanager is hei°eby
di��ected to inform, in i�rriting, the Housing and Redevelopp�ent Authorii;y of
the approval hereby accoinplisheci.
� This resolution shall become effeci:ive upon passage �ind without publicaCion.
PASSf_D THIS DAY OF ��1NY, 1979. ,,
ATTEST:
CITY CLEItK- fiARUTI� L'RUNSELL
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T�iAYOR - IJILLIAI�7 J. NEE
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Ms. fIughes asked if there was the posaibility that they would need s bike or
hiking system iu that areaT
Mr. Boardman stated they have a bike system on 3rd Street. The traYfic would
not warrant s system there.
MOTIOPI by Ms. Schnabel, seconded by Mr. Treuenfels, to recommend to Council approval
of the Vacation Request, SAV �79-01, by Kathryn Gerard; Vacate the alley in
Blocl: 3� Plymouth Additi0n, bounded by 48th and 49th Avenue N.E. between 2nd Street
and 22 Street, with the stipulstion tl�at an easement be retained down the vacated
alley for utilit.y an rainaae purposes.
UPON A VOICE VOTE ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRMAN HAItRIS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
I✓�. Harris informed the petitioner that this would go to Council on 2+I�y 21.
6. HOUSING & RIDEVELOPMENT AT.PPHORITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAI,:
Mr. Boardman stated that the Co�nissioners had received with the agenda a document
entitled "Phase 1� Center City". That was the actual inventory and anaJ,ysis of the
Phase 1 portion of the Center City Project. With that analysis� the City Council
', maiified our proposal on page 2� primarily because within Phase 1 they looked at
the feasibility oY financing on it and the tax increment financing proposal was
probabJ,y more feasible than a lot of the other tyoes of funding they had looked at.
So, in order to carry out the process they went to the City Council with the
recomu:endation that instead of going tirith the original Phase 2 proposal whieh �as
to study the di£ferent funding possibi.lities 1;hat they go right in and develop a
tax increment financin� district or redevelopment district as allowed under Chapter
462 of the Minnesota Statues. The City Council approved this, made the changes
to Phase 2 and started them working on the development of the tar, increment plan.
The document the Commiasioners received tonight �as distributed quite late and Mr.
Boardman apologi2ed for that. He stated that a£ter the decision was made by the
" City Council on Apri1 23 to move ahead� they had several conversations with their
attorneys and other people regarding tax increment finance legislation. They felt
it was in the best interests of the City oY Fridley to move on the tax increment
plan and get the tax increment plan established: The Aousing & Redevelopment
Authority (HRA) has been involved in this closely. TY:ey had a meeting on bLay 1
with the iIRA. The IiRA had a lengtk�y discussion with them on the development of the
system. Mr. Boardman displayed an aerial photo�raph for the commissioners o£ the
area in question. He stated that they were following through on all the legal pro-
cesses necessary to set up the tax increment district. The legal process requires
10 days notice before the public hearing. The public hearing noticea were in the
paper on the 3rd. The public hearing Frill be held on the 14th and 15th of M�y.
Ms. Hughes asked which property the hearings would be on1
Mr. Boardman stated it vould be for the whole district. Down from 61st and over
fran 5th Street to 7th Street including the Village Green property. Eie referred to
the other document he distributed wbich was the "Chronological Listing of Events
Leading to Development of the Center City Project". He reviewed this document and
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stated that the project atarted on Fehruary 15� 1g78 When they received a letter
£rom the Chamber oP Co�erce to the busineso people regarding a meeting concerning
the future development of the University and Missiesippi Street area. There was
a questionaire from the Chamber of Commerce at that time indicating interest to
improve the University�Missiasippi Street area. �On February 22, 1978, there wae
a Concerned Co�mnunity Businees Men's meeting and on April 14 the City received
a letter Yrom the Chamber of Co�nerce to the Mqyor indicating a suffinary of the
meeting of the 22nd, with interest from that meeting to pursue Yvrther development.
Since that time, we have had five Council meetings which dealt with the discu�sion
of hiring a consultant to look st the area snd what types of things they would be
lookin� at in the area. On November 16� 1978� the agenda and attendance list of
meeting to hear consultant's proposals. On December 18th� a consultant was decided
upon. It took e year for that process to take place. Mr. Boardman stated that his
point with all this was to show the Co�issioners that there had been a lot oi
discussion and a lot of discussion with the business men in the area that has been
going on and it is an on going process that they started a whole year ago� on Februsry
of 1978. After a consultant was hired, they set up the Business Task Force Committee.
The Business Task Force Coffinittee had several meetings where they discussed the
issues involved, the tax increment financing� assessment districts� etc. to £inance
projects within the area. At those times this area was pretty much layed out in
this manner so to date the discussions have primarily been concerned with this area.
Mr. Boardmen indicated on the map the ares he had described above.
Mr. Boardman went on to state that on February 29, 1979 there was a joint meeting
of the City Council, Plsnning Conmission and the HRA to discuss the Center City
Project. So they have involved the City Council� the Planning Cocrm�ission and the
HRA in the process so this is r.ot necessarily the £irst time the Commissioners were
looking at it. Unfortunately� because of the time tabl.e they have had to iollow
during the past week and a half� the planning process has speeded up considerab�y.
He stated t�ere were several things he wanted to point out at this point in time.
Not on�y was the Business Task Force Coffinittee established but there was also a
Management Task Force Committee established which included primarily all of the
interested parties on the City 5taff. The members of the Nianagement Task Force
Co�ittee included Mr. Qureshi as the City b:anager� bSr. Brunsell,. 8s Par as the
finance goes, Mr. Sobiech as far as the Public Works goes,.Mr. Turnbull from the
Police Department and himself, Mr. Boardman, the City Planner. So all of the areas
of the City Hall were involved in the Task Force. They held a series of Management
Task Force meetings all through the process starting with when the consultant was
hired £or the project. They have also had within the process and within the Business
Task Force several o£ the property c�wners involved. Those property owners not
involved in the Task Force were met with and the concepts and ideas were discussed.
Mr. Boardman stated that he and Mr. Doyscher had also met witri Mr. Levi who owns
a major portion in the area and also with �Torma Swanson. Mr. Boardman stated that
Gus Doty was on the Task Force along with Mark Haggarty. He stated that the City
holds a contract for deed on a major portion of the Christenson Center. _
They have also discussed and had r�eetings with St.
Williams Church regarding the Project. As far as the County involvement goes, the
City Manager, Dick Sobiech and Mr. Boardman sat down with Ralph McGinley on May 2,
i979 and d3scussed the potential on this. They went to the County Board and had
a County Board meeting on Tuesday� Mqy S� i979 and the County IIoard passed a resolution
supporting City Council action in the development of the tax increment district.
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Ms. Hughes asked wk�,y the County wae involved at all?
Mr. Boardman stated they rrere involved through the notiPication process primarily.
They did not require the supporting resolution from the County or the School District.
They do feel however,:that it is very important to discuss it rrith the County and
the School Board to try to answer ar�y questions and soften s�y £eelings that might
be developing becauce of this. He felt they had covered it very thoroughly. They
also met with Sohn Aan�on of the School District. Mr. Boardman felt that the people
involved;had been notified and were aware of the process and the progress that had
been going on, He stated that he had called each of the people on the Business Task'
Force personallg and let them know tbe pro�ess they were goinp through, where tbey
were with it and when,the public hearings were being held and also fnviting them to
the public hearings, �Also, his office is open and he has had several discussions with
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Mr. Boardman stated that he just wanted the Car�issipners to ]mow where they were
on the chronological process they have been going through and the notifications and
the type of backgrowid they have been trying to develop. He stated that they were .
not trying to hide the project.•_ and they very carefully worked out the ]�egal
arrangements.
� He and Mr. Doyscher met with
Mr. Herrick late this a£ternoon to go over some of the resolutions that will have
to be passed and to go over the tax increment plan itself and the whole process they
are going through. They were very carefully molding this into a very legal type oY
document. Another thing he wanted to mention was tbe tax increment district. As
he had discussed before, tax increment is a tool that can be used by a developer
to develop property or to parcel property to make it large enough for development.
What they have to do with the plan is to look at the goals and objectives and how
they intend to carry through that process: It has been their intent all slon� and
it has been the City Council's intent all along to look at individual Pr�vate
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development. The City would not take action until they have co�nitment for develop-
ment. This is a very key issue and he felt it was brought out in the document
very well. They would look only at acquisition in those cases where they have
coimnitment Yor development. He stated that at this time he would turn the discussion
over to Mr. Dean Doyscher and he could explain the legal document, what they are
looking€or tanite £rom the Planning Co�ission and what is required under Chapt=r
462 of the Minnesota Statue. They were looking for a comment from the Planning
Co�iseion that the plan is consistent with the Comprehensive Planning of the City
of Fridley. He stated that in regards to the resolution in the document� they
had discussed thie with Ns. Herrick and they would be adding on to this lsst thing
"and reco�nend approval to the City Council". He stated it was not necesssry to
have that in there but they feel that the total process the Planning Commission was
set up for was a recoirunending body to the Ctty Council and therefore they would be
asking the Planning Co�ission to recoffiend this to the City Council for approval.
Ms. Iiu�hes asked what kind of s vote would be required on this?
Mr. Boardman stated`it was strictly a msjority rule.
PLANNIIVG COMhffSSION MELTINC�MAY 9� 1979 - PAGE 15
Ms. Schnabel referred to a separate piece of pap�r that was distributed to the
Co�nissioners and asked what it wasl
Mr. Boardman etated that vas the modificetion oP one sect3on within the plan •
and that was on psge 1 after the resolution. It referred to a �tatement regarding
a iIEiA development for low income families and elderly. They eliminated thst state-
ment from this section but it is in the document. �Phe reason they removed it at
this point was primarily legal. They were looking at including Village Green.
However, when they talk about freezing the taxes at the level, they were talking
about freezing taxes at the level of 19�'8 and payable in 1979. Because of thet
situation, the 197f3 assessed valuation on the property was the assessed valuation
without development and by leaving that statement in there at this point in time
and saying that it includes this in this,project, they wanted to make sure that
� they had time to cheek with the legal staff on this to see what kind of problems �
they might get into. So at this point in time they took it out and before the
public hearings if they need to replsce that "."they will
put it back in. But they want to check with the legal staff on that. With the
inclusion of the Village Green they have a very viable project. There was no question
�in their minds that it was a viable project because what it does is it substantially
creates the first stage completion which gives them a tax increment to go
into the other phases they need to go into. What it does is secures the project as
far as financial security goes and also gives th�"a buPfer for any problems they
may run into. Another thing he wanted to mention was that tax increment was a
tool the City uses. The City does have an option. After setting up the district�
they do have the option of removing psrcels from that district. He brought up that
point becsuse within a tax ine:emenc district they coul�t remove parcels without
going through the process but in order to increase the size of the district ihey
would have to go through the ssme process they went through in settin�, up the
district. Another thing the City has an option to do in financing a tax increment
district is that if nothing happens and they don�t get a�y development, they ean _
turn the money back with interest to the County and the School District and the City
, as far as the taxes that have been collected over and above that frozen level.
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wou7.a like to stress again 1;hat tax increment is aere]y a tool that is available
and can be used by the City.
Ms. Schnabel asked what would happen if the School came down and said no
Mr. Boardman stated that they did not require School District approv��.or County „
approval. They only approval necessary is approval by the HRA, and the City Council.
They would pass a resolution and that resolution must be passed by our City Counci2 and
at that,point in time the tax increment district would be set. What they would then
rieed is something from the Counfy Auditor to'cerEify those values: They don't need !� _
agprova3 from tfie County Auditor, just the certifying of the values. What that
means is they give the County quditor a list of the area with the assessed valuation
on it and they send it to the County and the County looks at it and says those
values are certified as the values that are going to be frozen at that level.
Ms. Schnabel asked how long they would be frozenP
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Mr. Boardman atated they would remain frozen ae long as the period of time that
the tax increment diatrict is in existence. He did not believe there was a max-
imum time limit. What happene ia that they would be frozen untii tne City pays
off ita bonds or bonded indebtedness and completes ita project.
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Mr. Dean Doyscher came forward and stated that he was the president of the Pro-
£essional Planning and Development Company and was under contract with the City
of Fridley regarding the Center City Redevelopment and Revitalization Project.
He stated that he would like to make sure everyone understood what tax increment
financing was� but before he went into that he wani;ed to make some statements
regarding some words that have been used here tonight such as freezing valuations
and freezing taxes. 4Then we say we have to certify a value with Anoka County and
Anoka County freezes a value and you are a taxpayer.in that district or a property
owner in that distriet� it does not freeze your value or your taxeE. Your values
will increase based on improvements, inflation and other decisions made by the City�
County� School District and State Legislature. Therefore it also does not freeze
your taxes. f111 it does is establish a mechanism for record keeping for Anoka
County to sqy that the City of Fridley frooze or established this as the base year.
On the base year there was so much valuation. One year later there was this much
valuation. People are paying those additional taxes based on those additional
valuations. The difference then is what they call the the capture increment. If�
for example� they freeze this and it all has an assessed valuation of �100,000
and based on a 10� inflation of property assessed values in 1g79 or 1980 it would
have an assessed value of $110,000� those people would pay taxes based on assessed
values of w110,000. The County would collect taxes Uased on $110,000 but they
would on�y distribute moniea to the taxing jurisdictions based on $100'000.
The other monies or the mill levy times $10�000 would be distributed to the City
of Fridley and the City o£ FridleyTs fII2A. So, people who do business here, own
property or pay taxes do not see ax�y changes in the normal course of whats been
happening over the past years and what will bappen to all other property in the
City of Fridley.
Ms. Schnabel stated ttwt was assuming that the mill levy would remain the same.
Mr. Doyscher stated that the mill levy would have no basis here. The mill levy
on the increased valuations, if the mill levy is increased, it will also be applied
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againet the increased vslue and those taxing jurisdictions will get the difYerence
in the incresse in the mill levy. So we don't freeze a mill levy on ar�ybody.
Mr. Oquiet stated that they were not freezing ar{ything then.
Mr: Doyacher etated they were not freezing ar�ything for the taxpayer. Just in the
mstter oY haw the money is dietributed from the County. The County collects sll .
taxes and the County distributes taxes based on the City budget, the School Dietrict
budget and the County budget and the other special taxing d3strict's budget. They
distribute only to that Prozen level based on 1978 values. The difYerence between
the 1978 value of $100�000 and the i979 value oP $110,000� that $10�000 will be
distributed to the HRA to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Center City
Redevelopment Project. They are also asking that the HRA sign contractual agreements
with the City of Fridley so that the City o£ Fridley is the financial agent and
responsible for the administration. The reason they feel that way is because the
HIiA staff is the same as the City sta£f and the City has the financial where with all
mechanisms presently at it's disposal to handle this type of accountin��for
�type of decisions. The HRA will always play it�s role in deciding on redevelopment
objectives, goal:policies, evaluating private developers proposals� amending the
plan if necessary and all of those activities. All Yinancial obligations including
the actusl determinations of acquisition of property, the selling of general obli;a-
tion bonds and the like� will rest with the City Council.
Mr. Oquist asked if the HRA would then reco�end the disbursement oi Punds but
Council still makes the final decisions?
Mr. Doyseher stated in terms of the arrangement in the City of Fridley, the City
Council will be prime factor in the decision making.
Ms. Hughes stated they would not be legally established.
Mr. Doyscher stated that legally , they irould be because they are �igning
a contractual arrangement between the HRA and the City.
bh�. Boardman stated that what that does is put the City Council in the situation.
where there is a Housing Authority but it is contracting with the City Council
to carry out the Housing Authorities functions.
Mr. Doyscher stated that additional�y there were Minnesota 5tatues regulating the
issuance of general obligation bonds, and it always rests with the City Council;
no matter what City you are talking about, to issue aqy bonded indebtedness
against it's residents and it's property. When they talk about risk on this project,
the real risk is the financisl risk and that risk is evident in the issuance of
bonds and repaying the bonds. That will always rest with the City Council regardless
of what they say in this docuaent or regerdless of what kind of contractual arrange-
ment grovided in Minnesots law. City Councils are the only ones that issue general
obligation bonds.
Ms. Hughes stated that she was surprised thet the HRA could sign away it�s respon-
eibilities. She stated she didn't understand thst but it wasn't important right
now.
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Mr. Doyseher stated he felt it was important to understand what the role of
everybody is so we don't get those confused. Tax increment legisletion appears
in two diPferent areas oP Minnesota Law. One ic the HRA and one under a specisl
piece of legislation called ta3c increment financing lsws. There are a whole host
of reasons wk�y we ehoose to operate in Fridley under the I�ousing & Redevelopment
Authority. Primarily, the tax increment law as a separate piece o£ legislation,
limits project areas to six acres� no more than six acres� no more than one percent
of the City's assessed valuation� no more than three percent of the City's planned
area. It has special requirements an3 does not need a HRA at all. It only needs
a City Council to do that kind of legislation. The HRA law on the other hand also
allows the establishment of a redevelopment district financed by tax increment
throu;h the sale of general obligation bonds or through the sale of revenue bonds.
It is legal to sell revenue bonds but historically no one has agreed to sell them.
It allows larger areas. It allows more Ylexibility in the redevelopment process.
Those were the two key areas to establish this district. The six acre thing would
almost make us get into the same dif£iculties that� in his opinion, the Center City
has been in enyway which is small lar_d parceling in one of the prime commercial
aress of the City. Mr. Doyscher stated that tax increment is allawed under those
two areas. The basic purpose of tax increment iinancing is to redevelop. It was
originally designed for two purposes. To csuse a redevelopment for housin� and
sa£e� sanitary and healthful conditions for locr and moderate income families� and
also to redevelop areas that are deteriorated or blighted. Some of the wordage
includes faulty planning, small land parcels, safety hazards and the like. Tax
increment financin� is theb under the Redevelopment Authority a Yinancing vehicle.
It does not require a statement at the front end that each piece of property will
be developed in a very specific manner. But it allaws us a financing tool in the
manner he described previously, housing re-evaluations where we get the gains. A
very spec:fic example here is the Village Green area. It will generate suUstantial
cash flows to the City and FIOUSing Authority in the very near future. idext year in
fact. It will give the City the financial feasibility and where �ith all to make
decisions on o�ther property acquisitions or street traffic improvements or utility
improvements and things of that nature in this whole srea.
Mr. Oquist asked how Village Green would give us that money7
hfr. Doyscher stated that was because we are freezing those values at the last
certiYied date. The lest �ertiYied date is z978 values. The reason i979 values,
althou�h they are preliminarily calculated, are not certifiable values because
all tax equalization hearin�s have not been held and adjustments made, time spans
are still in effect for people to ask that adjustments be made on their assessed
values for 1979, etc. So that is not certi£iable value and would not be a eertiPiable
Value until October at the earliest. You always pay taxes on last year's values.
What do we have then Yor 1978 valuesl In ].978 Village Green wae vacant property.
On Jaxivary 1, 1979 that project was probab]y 40`� complete. On January 1� 198o it
will be 100� complete. There is a substantial difference between that frozen value
of vacant property in 1978 and the fully developed property in i979•
Mr. Oquist stated that then it vould be taxed accordingly and we �et the difference
vhich would be the capture.
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Mr, Doyscher stated that was correct. He stated that basically they thought the
following was accurate: As vacant property he tl�rought it had an assessed value
of around $15,000. On January 1, 1979, or the asaesaed values in front of the
tax equalization board now, has an assessed value of around $2�000,000. In 1980
it Will have an assessed valued of around $4,000,000. It is also a project of
a special nature in that it is financed by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
and the Department of Hausing and Urban Development, and referred to as a Section
8 Project. In a Section $ Project� half of the value is ior�iven for tax compu-
tation purposes. So a project like that, instead of an asse�sed value at basically
40'� of market value� this project is 2� of the marY,et value. So our assessed
values are somewhat lecs than� when he says $4�000�000 that's a market value� and
the acsessed value is around $1�000,000. " .. So minus the �15�000 we would
have a capture of $985,000. This will generate sub�tantial monies. He thought
they were in the nei�hborhoai oP $75�000 to �120�000 annually for the Fridley HRA.
Councilman Schneider asked if that money, the $'j5,000� would go strict],y to this
ta}c increment district? It does not get mixed in with the �eneral fund or be used
Yor other things.
Mr. Doyscher stated that was correct. The money would go directly into a special
account for the Center City Project and it would be accounted for under special
£unds and the City will report to the County and to the School District annually
the status oP that account.
Mr. fiarris asked if, as far as this account goes, could that money be invested or
is it like an escrow account7
Ntr. Doyscher stated the money could be invested.
Mr. Boardman stated that if for some reason tY�at district is not operable or some-
thing like ttiat� the money earned on the investment must be returned to the County
and the School District.
Mr. Qquist asked what the School District would do with the money if it were returned?
Mr. Doyscher stated that if it were returned to th'e County they would have a great
deal o£ latitude as Par as what they could do with it. but the School District
would be restricted under, he assumed, the present restrictions o£ property taxes
which would �enerally mean it could not be u�ed for operation, salaries or admin-
istration� but generally for retirement of capital debt and land or building im-
provements.
Mr. Eoardman stated it could also go for those things not covered. by State "revenues.
Mr. Doyscher stated that Anoka County and School District 14 did not have ar{y reason
to get excited for the following reasons: First� they continue to receive the taxes
on the valuation at the 1978 values. So in essence they are not losing ax�ything.
Histor3cal]y� this are.a has not� in the past ten years� made any substantial im-
provements. So historical�y the County and School have not seen aqy great valuations
anywqy. A�y redevelopment that occurs at the end of this inerement period will be
captured by the City, County and School District. Up until thst point there hasn't
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historically been any changes so that enything that over the long run will improve
this area and cause valvetions to increas� and therefore tax revenues are a
poaitive influence. The School District especially is not harmed because of the
constraints of the 6tate law. He thought the County had concerns and investments
in Misaissippi and University Avenue with the State Highwqy Department improvements
there and the County also has general land use considerations they are planning
so they would like to see improvements. Neither o£ them are in effect losing
revenue Prom what their present history has been. Over all� to Anoka County, this
is a minute amount of frozen valuations. The reason Hennepin County has concern
is because the City of Minneapolis has sold bonds and made investments and the
redevelopment has not occured. Also the City has acquired property and cleared it
and redevelopment has not occurred. TY�at's where you �et negative flows which
requires Hennepin County to worR out with the City of Minneapolis how they are
going to pay. And Minneapolis has a problem because they are not making enough
money to pay off their general obligation bonds so they are starting to have to
look at their own general revenues to pay the bond holders. This happened because
Minneapolis took risks in terms of bi�ying land� clearin� it and making it available
for development or redevelopment and those things didn't occur in a timely fashion.
The consternation between FIennepin County and Nlinneapolis has been because oP the
money £low, not the concept. That is part of the reason for the changes in th e
law. The chunges in the law give the County more authority in determining which
values are frozon and for how long they are frozen and �ahich ones you should capture
and which ones you cannot capture. It severely limits collecting revenues from
areas where you really didn't cause ar�ything �,o happen. It happened because their
own private market places were responding to the supp]y and demand and the City
really didn't cause anything to hanpen therefore the County is not going to allow
them to capture. The County will also set requirements in terms of when things
have to be bonded for and wren they have to be repayed. So there are some changes
in the law in that regard. He stated that he had been on legislative advisory
coimaittees for tax i.ncrement financing. They have been before the State Legislature
ior st least four years that he is aware o£ on changing and they have yet to change.
There are lots of reasons they haven�t changed. They met with League o£ t�linnesota
Municipalities or League of Ninnesota Cities and it is that organization that has
been primarily responsible for carrying the compromises between the counties tznd
cities and advising the State Legislature. In fact in this legislative seseion
they Are doing the same thir.g. He went over this groject with the League staff
for two reasons; Fir�t� how would it fall into any new laws or changes that they
see and two, is this the type of project that the State sees as a reasonable pro-
ject As opposed to some of the people who recently critized Bloomington for their
tax increment project. The League oP Minnesota Cities says that this is a project
of the nature and type that the State Legislature concurs with and the League
concurs with and that it is a viable project.
Mr. Doyscher stated that the role of the Planning Commission was to advise the
HRA that the proposed land uses are in conformance with overall City goals and
land use policiea. That is what we are asking for.
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Councilmen Schneider etated that ten years our property tsxing structure crill
be different from what it is tala;� after a few years of legislative changes
and he asked how that would effect value o£ the capture?
Mr. Doyscher stated he would give him a negative. In CaliYornie tax Proposition 13.
What Proposition 13 and the heighth that it got in cther state legislatures con-
sidering other states adopt that legislation. In essence what Proposition 13 was
to roll back property values. The Cities and Counties of California did not
increase mill levys Uut they had very fast increasing values so they had big
value adjustments on those same �ills. In Minnesota that is a little different.
But if such a state legislative action were taken where property values were rolled
back or how you judge property values were to substantially reduce, you would start
to generate negative Plows. No question that this is a concern. At the time the
California legislation was being hyped around the news media� there was a concerted
efYort at that time to form a Local Urban AYYairs Co�ittee in the Senate and I�ouse.
What would happen to tax increment projects? IY they were going to make a roll back
in values in response to tax structures� triese districts may be considered as
'special districts or frozen. That is a possibility. It was his feeling t:�at right
now there were a good number of districts for worthy public purposes and they have
some merit. F3ut he couldn't guess, nor would he intend to, guess what the State
Legi�lature might do. They could zrake adjustments so this is somethin� they have
to be carePul oP. You can still make mistakes. The other thing you have to be
careful of is plugging in in£lation numbers. Some tax increment districts are
created strict]y on inflation. Inflation is an up �d down thing and maybe pro-
perty won't inflate so to base it on t;hat kind oi judgement you could make an
error. The State Le�islatures reall,y control the methodology th.at we use.
Councilmsn Schneider asked if it was fair then to say that a�y change they Would
make in the methal of calcvlating values or taxes could effect it? What if they
don't chan�e the mechanism for calculating values but change the formula for cal-
culating taxes.
Mr. Doyscher stated that almost a11 of this was based on value, property values.
So be would see tbat as bein� the critical facl;or. As far as the methal of
collecting taxes� you can say all that you want aDout it� but it really is based
on what values you set and then you just put numbers to it. If you are going to
allow or say City Councils will no longer collect property taxes at all and we
will distribute on a State aid formula.
Councilman Schneider stated that brought to mind the MeHutchin�s Bill.
Mr. Harris asked Mr. Doyscher if he saw that kind of a move on in the Legislature?
Mr. Doyscher stated that things have shifted. If you were to ask.him a year ago�
with more Democrats in the House� there Was a strong force to say that property
taxes are an unfair taxation method and that income tax is a more fair taxation
methai. The less you depend on property tax and the more you collect on income
and distribute back to your political subdivisions� the more fair you are being.
But that phi2osophy didn�t go aqywhere even �rith the splits that were in �ession
a year or two ago. But there �+as conversation about it. He did not see that being
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the same. He saw more today that we would like our local or political aubdivisions
be more financially respon�ible and programatically responciUle unto themselves�
with less state mandates. tie saw a shift to that kind of philosophy. So iar no-
one has been afraid to establish tax increment projects because oP all the state
legislative conversations. The League hae so much interest in this because there
are at least 80 to 12d cities that have some sort of tax increment projects at
some level of indebtedness.
Ms. Hughes asked wY�y they had the tail on the district. She referred to the
aerial photo�raph.
Mr. Doyscher stated that he saw the area as being s neighborhood convenience
area. That included the whole thin�;. The area to the West is a s3ngle family
residential neighborhoal of superior quality and not in need of any special attention.
The area defined is all similar in terms of being a neighborhood retail and con-
venience service area. Almost all of it including the tail has substantial areas
of vacant property and prime co�ercial area. Some of the businesses� even in the
tail� have hi�h turnover a� less desirable uses than could be expected in such a
prime commercial area. Some are in need of �eneral repairs and improvements and
certainly a need for overall parking and traffic improvements. It allows us the
possibility to interact new development in a broader area. Al1 the centers are
neighborhoal related. This is a goal location and has the possibility of servicing
ofPice and e�cpanded retail uses and special 'nousing fiuictions. It could bec�ne
an attractive area with improved pedestrian walking and coramunications especially
for the elder]y and high density family projects built near here that are poor now.
The �acant land areas have Iittle visibility and poor access and therefore are not
developed to the economic advantage of either the land owner ur the City. There
are a lot o° conflicting land uses. `i'hey Lave single family structuses abutting
commerical use areas� warehouses with outside storage. They have vacant land that
has been proposed for development but never developed because of conflicting land
uses.
Ms. Schnabel stated that in regards to financing� what iY there is a recession?
This is a real possibility in the minds of some econo�ists and what ii we are into
this. What would Happen to the City's obligations?
Mr. Doyscher stated that once the City makes financisl obTiga+ions it is £inancial7,y
obligated. When people buy bonds, they expect to be repayed. Cities don't like
to go into default. Once the City rnakes a decision to go into financiAl indebtedness
it has the legal obligaL'ion to follow through. If it is in that situation of financial
indebtedness and a recession happens to such an extent that all property values are
dropped substantisl]y, it would be very diffieult.
Ms. Schnabel stated that then i£ the City were to proceed with this and do it in
various phases that would be better.
Mr. Doyscher stated it would limit it�s financial obligation to that phase. He
referred to page 9 of the document with the Table of Contents on the front. He
guoted the following from the second paragraph: "Each phase of redevelopment
shall require financiel findings of feasibility, separate contractual agreements
between the City and a developer, City approval of land use� zoning and such other
requirements that may be establishedr and compliance with the goals and objectives
of this plen." What they are sqying here ia that the City is not going to enter
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into that phase of redevelopment until there ie a contractual agreement with
a developer. In the �econd half of that statement is where we get into bonded
indebtednesa. Phase 1, we deci.de to acquire and clear land. We only do that
with a contractual agreement with a developer that he will develop it. That
contractual agreement is spoken abput in the Land and Real Property Acquisition
Plan and the Lend Disposition for Redevelopment Department in the Plan� which
states that they cannot do it £or speculatiun and they must meet certain require-
ments.
Ms. Hughes stated that Me. Schnabel's question really gets down to if somethin�
drastic happened after the contract was signed snd the land was cleared� if they
went bankrupt or there was a recession or something like that, that would be the
real problem.
Mr. Doyscher stated that there was no question that cities have the opportunity
to make mistakes. What they try to do is make 3ecisions in a reasonable manner
and make findings o£ feasibiiity and make judgements. Mistakes are made. We
hope that we have enough protection in this document and that City Council acts
in a most reasonable manner in the future so those are eliminated the best they
can.
Ms. Hughes asked if he had any more negatives?
N1r. Doyscher stated that one o£ the goals of this plan is to create density in
this area, to cause redevelopment of structures and people using those struct�zs�es.
The argument of sane of those people is that there are already tra££ic flow pro-
blems and tra£fic hazard problems and safety problems to property and life. By
increasing flows we may in fact be increasing those kinds of problems� uuless we
are ver�,� careful about tiying to improve internal movements on property which are
now exiting and left hand turn movements especial�y at the intersections. That is
an issue all of us must be aware of.
Mr. Boardman stated he would like to add that if any developer went in there now,
even in the light of the developementthat is existing we would still have an increase
in traYfic flows. There are issues involved in this that we cannot do AT1YtY11IIg
about and that is the traific flow that moves through this area. It creates a
problem and if nothing is completed or nothing is done then the traffic patterns
on the property like Holly Center, then even minor development may cause the same
types of problems that we have with major development with malifications.
Mr. Oquist asked if the City could terminate this plan at a�y time.
Mr. Doyscher stated it could unless it has legal and financial obligations.
Mr. Oquist stated that barring that� if we cannot find developers who want to come
in here for various ressons, a�sum3ng we have no other obligations we can terminate
the tax increment district?
Mr. Doyacher stated they could do one other thing which would probably be considered
at that point. They could make a decision not to collect the revenues and to
readjust the frozen base until you were more sure sbout development and to turn
that money back rrith interest and allow them to start collecting whatever increases
there are.
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Mr. Oquist stated he meant sort of like table it.
Mr. Doyscher stated they would set the certification of values aside until some-
thing else would help to span the 1e6a1 establishmeni; under the district. The
certificatians oP valuations is the real question.
Ms. Hughes asked wY�y the dentist's ofiice included which is right across fr w�
another major part of the districtl Its ri�ht next to Holly Center.
Mr. Doyscher stated he did not think there was ar�y overall by-process there.
Ms. Hughes asked iP it was because that property owner would be opposed?
Ph�. Doyscher stated that if they look historically as to how the City has viewed
this area the way they had defined it was always the area.
Ms. Schnabel asked what he saw as the goals of a Center City Project being.done
in Fridleyl Sdhat do you hope to accomplish out of itR She stated that she
was having problems because repeatly throughout the doc�ent it says it is primarily
a neighborhood center.
Mr. Doyscher stated that she was reading the Phase 1 document and in.the other
document we have goals and objectives.
Ms. Schnabel stated there were two ways she could say this. If you want to speak
specifically to yo�ar goals arnl objectives she wauld have some comments about that.
She felt they were in the wrong order and she would mske some changes on thst. In
a long term goal and objective for the Center City Project for the whole project�
basically they said it was a nieghborhoal center and this is repeated time ar.d again
that it is a neighborhood conveaience service center.
Mr. Bosrdman stated that was as it is existing.
Ms. Schnabel stated also as it will be in the future. She has read in here that
it is not likely to change. That it will always be s neighborhood convenience
service center. Her question is if that is true are there other goals she is
missing that they think will be accomplished as a result of this project?
Mr. Doyscher stated he believed that the area was a neighborhood convenience service
center. The reason they say that is because when they first started workin� on
tY,is it became apparent that it was a service center. Some people refer to it as
a retail center but it is a personal service area not a retail area. At one point
it was a retail area. By personal services he means dry cleaning� laundry, barbars�
etc. as opposed to a grocery store. Holly Center is a retail center. Moon Plaza
is a service center. It was important in the inventory to let everybody know that
we believe it is a service center, Unless something happens it will continue to
be that and it will decrease in its importance. The reason for that is because
it now draws from not only this neighborhood but from some neighborhoods on the
near north, Coon Rapids and those areas where there are more developments occurring.
Ms. Schnabel stated that Was to s diminishing degree.
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Mr. Doyscher agreed and stated it would become less important. Even though
it hrxs more traffic� tY�at traffic is on its way out. The goal then is not to
make a regional center. Ae did not believe it could compete with � regional
center such as Brookdale or Northtown, It does have the possiUility of be-
coming a community center but it will onl,y do t}aat iP there are planned parcels
large enough ior people 'to develop. They don't have that size parcel available
right now. Ae believes its nature is to be e neighborhoal convenience center
and the way to keep its viability up and to improve it is to bring more people
into the immediate proximity of the neightrornood and we can do that in several
manners. We could bring in office developments. OfYice developments will have
people there at least from 8:00 to 6:00 and those people may choose to walk to
restaurants� drug stores� etc. It would be an improvenent of the good deal of
vacant land they presentlti,r have. Ily brin�in; in additional housing like Village
Green. In that regard they would b� talking about some specialized housing for
elderly� disabled or handicapped. It would be a very suitable location for that
sor� of thing because of its nearness to and adjacent to residential areas and
.yet jrithin close promimity to convenience areas. What might be feasible is to
allow office development in two parcels and a housing development in another
parce7. and to cause enough pedestrian traffic flow and site improvements. We may
be able to rehabilitate and enclose Moon P1aza so it becomes a more viable center
than it is now. We could also make some iraprovements in the Holly Center. Those
would continue to be neighborhood convenience centers but they would a greater
drawing population bsse and they would have an overall improved area to draw on
and the�y kOU�.Cl �18VP. a more suitably developed area rather than eacancy and the un-
kempt P,.ind of there is right now. It would also iceep some stren�th in the existing
center.;.of some size. Sone of those need structural irpiovements.
Nis. Schnabel stated that tl:en basically rrhat he is saying was they zaere hoping that
through tha Center City Project they would bring more people into a closer proxi�ity
to the existing coumiercial establishments.
2+Ir. Do3rscher added it would also improve the �eneral conditions and better u�tilize
the land resources.
Ms. Scl7nabel stated i;hat another problem she had was that it would not necessarily
attraci, more people to the area from those areas that are now diminishing or not
beino attracted.
Mr. Do;,�scher agreed unless they got some specialized restaurants or something that
responds during the day to offices and are attractive eno•agh.
Mr. Bo�3rdman stated that another thing we have to look at is the traffic £lc�a
problem. We have some problems right now because some people who are real�y in
close ;proximity to the area do not use the area because they have no access. We
have access problems to look at too. If we can solve some of those problems and
provide an easier flow within the area as far as traffic goes, we may be drawing
more of those people that live in the area in close proximity for utilization of
that area primarily because it makes it easier for them to use that area than to
go to Northtown. It may not have the same attraction as far as Northtown but
there are services there that the people would use if they were easi�y available.
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Ns, Hu�;hes asked hoc� the four qu�drants of Mississippi and University tie together
or wil]L they ever? Will they always be quite separate?
Mr. Doyacher stated that he did not thinl: they would tie together. They could
tie to�;ether north�south. Aside from'adding some turning improvements and some
signali�zation imprwements which the City intenda on doing it will be an improve-
ments. This is a state highway and they are not going to fund depressing the
highway. Their �oal is to make traffic move faster and the goal of ihe people
in the'area is to slow it do�m. The state will win because there is a lot of
demand to get the traffic going. To bridge it with a pedestrian walkway� the
proof of those things is that unless they chain link fence it and �ive people
no alternative but to use it� they are like]y not to use it. The idea is to
take this elderl,y buildin� and townhouse and this park and another area where
they would create an office and create pedestrian movements and hopefully make
it move> back and forth. This whole area is oriented to the sutomobile� not to
people and unless they make some changes people walk a lot differently across
a parki.ng lot than they walk alon� a sidewalk. So he didn't think they would get
pedests�ian movement in the whole area. It is very likely that it will remain auto-
mobile oriented. That is the nature of strip coffinercial areas. He felt they could
create some pedestrian movement from the townhouses along Mississippi to University.
Mr. Harris stated they would have to build in �ome specific ways of moving peaple
who are l�andicapped or disabled so they can move easiJ,y from the elderly area
down to the shopping area and that is not possible now.
Mr. Doyscher stated i.f they set rQdevelopment goals for the develoner as to what
they want they could start to ir,terconnect some of it,
Mr. Harris stated they have to tie some of it togei�her. They have six phases
and the first phase is the Christenson area. F7e have already got the elderly
residence and somehow as start each one of' the phases they have to build into
each phase someway of getting people down to that area. He agreed that every-
one of those facilities was automobile oriented. We don't even have a sidewalk.
They may even have to jump the gun in Phase b, which is the lower �rea.
Cl�airman Harris declared a recess at 10:15 P.M. and recon�•ened the meeti� at
io:25 Y.M.
Mr. Oquist asked if he was a developer or businessman what would entice him to
come into this area.
Mr. Doyscher stated he would exaggerate it and answer his question. What if he
said he would give you four acres of land for $1.00 and pqy for all his parking7
Would you now come in? They would give you four acreas of the Uest land located
one mile from the intersection of 694, under�round parking and pay for your
utilities for $1.00.
Mr, Oquist stated he was exaggerating.
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PT.ANNTNG COMMISSION T�TZNG, MAY 9� 197i PAGE 27
Mr. Doyscher agreed but said he could do that and aiake it worlc because of the
money they are gettin6 back.
Mr. Oquist stated there was s point where the City has to atop though.
Mr. Doyscher stated they could vse the increment for the following. For the
purposea of discussion� assume they generate $50,000 a year. In ten years
th¢t would be �500,000. Tr,at �50,00o rrould be generated ofY the Village Green.
That is a conservative amount� we will generate more than that. So we generate
$50�000 and in ten years xe have $500�000. It costs us to acquire� Por example�
the contract for deed on a structure for $275�000. Let�s say that it cocts u�
�500}000 to acquire this and we sell it to you for w1.00. We still Y�ave that
increment and ten years from now �re will have $500�000 again, but you make a
coumiitment that you wi21 build a structure on it. Right now this area generates
very little in taxes. Your new structure wi7.l generate more so we would get
more increment. So we se11 it to you for $1.00 and increase our cash flow even
greater than what it was previousl. T:ie way we do that is we don�t save up that
$500,000 fcr ten years, we know that it's coming in so we pass a general obligation
bond and get $500�000. Now� for Phase 2, we have this increment that is going on
but we have anothe: one that will start feedin� into the increment to help pay for
thi�. The history is that once you do one or two� the rest happen by themselves.
Nir. Doyscher stated that this area needs a public incentive right now to cause
it to redevelop.
Ms. Schnabel asked if he said the3� cleared the land bePore they had the developer?
A'fr. Doyscher st�ted he was saying they shw�ld have a contrACtual agreement that
this developer will buy four acres and build.on a iime schedule and that he bonds
for that and if he doesn�t follorr through the perfor�ance bonds would be payable
io the City. So if he doesn't follow throu�h, he has a performance bond and that
bond would pay to coacplete the project. Once i;he contractor says that the City
cpntractually says they will provide the four acres cleared and available Por and
in suitable condition for development in some time period. Can the City meet
a time periocl7 The City can meet a time perial and ihe reason cities do these
projects and not private people is because the city caa cause these people to
move out and cause to byy this property within a time schedule.
N,r. Boardman stated that private developers cannot do that.
N's. Oquist asked if they meant to pt�ysically clear it2
Mr. Boardman stated that was correct. The City has the tools available to put
packa�es together where developers don't.
Ms. Schnabel asked if the City of Minneapolis �ot into it's trouble because it
went ahead and cleared the land before it had developers?
Mr. Doyscher stnted that was correct. Here� we are saying that the City will not
acquire land before it hes a contractual agreement with a developer. That will
prevent that from happening here.
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Mr. Oquist etated that stetement was in the document but what makes that binding?
He asked ii_thic was a binding document for the City Councill
Mr, Boardman ststed it was a le�al document and the only way they could cY�ange
that is by chAnging the actual tax increment plan.
Mr. Oquist asked ii' the documents in the Yront were Por that document and stated
that the City was obligated to do that?
t+fr. Doyscher stated those documents coniinually refer to the Center City Project.
Ms. Hughes asked i£ the Plan would be published7
�ir. Boardman stated it did not need to be published. The only thing that needs
to be published is the district.
Mr. Harris stated that it may be necessary to put in some £acilities in other
districts while we are in Phase 1 if we are goin�3 to tie the north and south districts
together. It may be necessary to put in some sidewalks or some sort of interior
street or walkway or bikeway between other p:iases.
Mr. Doyscher stated that legall�y, assuming that there is financial feasiUility� we
can make general improvements of a public naiure in any geographic portion of this
district. Assune ihat a developer had committed and we want right then to tie into
some kind of watk patterr. or we want to create sane kind of landscape standards cr
ligkting standard.s throat;'r.out the whoi.� district. It is possible at that point
to set tl�ose standards and put all that in. It would be part of the increment.
The follor�ing are eligible increment pay�nent costs: Land acquisition� lAnd pre-
paration, relocation costsp provisien of public facilities and public improvements
such as street�� accesses' 4rater� sewer and those types of things� on-site improve-
ments including parking if that is a deteriorating condition and general public
beautification standards. What would not be legal would be building the building
Por the person� financing the perso�� :emaleling or physical improvements� bi�ying
a structure and makir� it a�ailable fcr resale is not legal. �he kind oP thing
that N�. Fiarris was talkin, about such as looking at a broader range and maybe doing
more than just that phase is permissible.
Mr. Harris stated they may have to do it.
Mr. Doyscher stated they may have to 3n some cases like the service road. It is
not servicing as orell as it was intended and we may want to divert some of the
movement. So they might be talking about public improvements that require improved
accesses. The increment should pay for that.
Mr. Harris stated that one of the problems with the whole areasis traffic and
access and that may be the primary proUlem and the reason it has developed the way
it has. It may be necessary that we go in and solve the trafPic and assess proUlems
before it will work.
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I✓a�. Doyscher stated that the other thing they want to be careful of is sometimes
we anticipAte uses and then a land developer comes in and �re have to go back and
make changes. Iie would preYer in this instance to set some overall goals ar.d
standards but to permit that developer or redeveloper to plug in and make sure
that our concerns are kno�m and work with that land without �ome givens already
taking pl�ce.
Ms, Sr.hnabel stated this brings up the Qoals on page 8. She £elt that some of
those should be rearranged and she Yelt that C and D should come before B.
Mr. Doyscher stated these goals were not in order of importance.
Ms. Schnabel stated that if that e�as true and the first phase was the Christensen
Center property. She had a problem because what if the stated objective in here
is to generate people and one of the methods of doing that is throu�h an office
building. Ft sounds goal but then they talk about needin� four acres of land, and
when she read this she wanted to know why when they had £our acres of vacant land
on the southwest corner are they not talking about putting that same office building
there. I£ this is a valid argument for this property� why hasn't that already
happened? Where hac the need been demonstrated that there should be an office
building of that size and that nature and if there was A need w:�y hasn't anybody
built it there?
Mr. Doyscher stated that sometimes owners do not develop property £or a whole
host of reasons. They could be fivancial reasons or their own goals and objectives.
The a�,�mer uu;iy not be rrilling to risk the development of office space. Also� the
owner r.�ay nave values set cn it ��hich other people believe to be unrealistic. A
third reason is that he may not go out and active�y promote construction on it.
What we can do is make the land very attractive in terrns of price9 we could supply
e lot of otJ�er improvements that ar.e frecsuexitly needed in an office snace such
as parking and we can go out and promote that plan with the developr�ent of pro-
spectus' and improvements to make it available. We can do max{y o£ tl�ose things
that a private person could not do.
Ms. Schnabel asked if it would not be cheaper in the long run for the City to
condemn that vacant land under this type of plan than to go throu;h the acquisit3on
and condemnation o£ all this other property where they have to pay relocation costs.
, ...
Mr. Doyscher stated they have to consider other goals. ;Is;is not a good existing
use, not in good condition, inadequate parking� general unke�apt appearance, con-
flecting land uses. It would be a reasonable goal ior the City to try to make
some improvements in this area.
Ms. Schnabel stated that her point was that they have a piece of property already
suited for what they are saying should go on there and they choose to ignore that.
Mr. Doyscher stated that he did not choose to ignore that. There is another given.
The City was concerned about this property too and in fact exercised a contract for
deed to bi�y it. That contract for deed has time limits and e�cpiration dates which
means the City either follows through or legal�y gives up the contract for deed.
There are decisions that took place in the past that need to be thought abwt.
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PLAIdPTING COMhffSSION ME�TING� MAY 9� 1979 - PAGE 30
Mr. Doyscher went on to say that he thought office space was a viaBle option
becauge we hsve five nei�hborhood convenience centera and we don't need any
more. To bring in another retailer we have to make an assumption tk�at this
retailer will do somethin� diYferent from Holly Center or Moon Plsza.otherwise
what they might be doin� is hurting Aolly Center. He didn't think that would
be in the best intereat o£ the project.
Ms. Schnabel stated that she still Yelt it would be better to put the of£ice
building on the other property.
Mr. Doyscher stated he was not arguing thst there shouldn't be an office there.
In £act he feels it should be an office or housing unless they clear so� of this
out like the Rice Center and put in a better kind of center. But when some o£
that land was sold� it eliminated access. In his opinion the elimination of two
or three of these centers tirould not be all that negative. We could do something
about office or retail if we do something about site design. Another thing is
that he felt this had a market area for housing� density type housin�.
2✓ir. Oquist stated that what he was hearing was they want to clear that area out
because it is blighted and there is no blight on the vacant land. He also under-
stood that they were trying to develop the east side of University rather than the
west side. ^lo start with they want to concentrate on the east side.
Mr. Doyscher stated that if they could cause deveiopment of a suitable nature that
meets the goals of this plan they would not be looking to spend public money. It
can happen by and o£ itself if it is owned by one owner and is vacant it is likely
to happen.
Ms. Hughes asked �ahat the possibiiities of the City imposing a deadline on this
for itself.
Mr. Doyscner stated he would not recommend that.
hir. Boardman stated he did not thi:ilc that was a good idea. Eaeed on development
and the market place they could be restricting themselves more than they realJ,y
should because of narket place attitudes.
Ms. Hughes asked if they couldn�t say 15 years or 10 years and the reason she
asked that was she wondered i£ that would really be significant?
Mr. Doyscher stated that the real deadZine tras the district. They operate the
district for the term of its indebtedness. When that indebtedness has been payed
off and the goals have been achieved� this districi;�.�s no lo.7ger in existence.
The problem with a lot of deadlines is that a lot o£ districts were only districts
for one parcel. Our district is set in phases so that we can go out of debt and
into debt intthe same year. Iiow long that will go on is a response to the initia-
tive of the City and the general economic condition of b7innesota and things we have
no control over such as market places. We are not Zegally required to place a
limitation. We are legslly required to pay off the indebtedness.
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PLANNING COMhffSSION MEETI�IG� MAY 9� 1979 - PAGE 31
Ms. Hughes stated she wqs thinking as a ta�cpAyer.
Mr. Doyscher atated that as a taxpayer they were really gaining.
Mr. Hora asked aUout the human element? What about the people who are already
thereT
Mr. Doyscher stated that the plan incli;dec a plan for relocation. The business
operators and owners will be payed relocation benafits even if they don't own
the property. The City will pay to relocate them in an area oP their choice.
Mr. Oquist asked what would happen if they didn't want to move?
Mr. Doyseher stated they w�ld have no choice. They will try to make it as fair
as possible.
Mr. Boardman stated if they wanted to sts�,y in the area� they could possibly move
into a new building there.
Mr. Harris stated that they would have to look at the storm sewer service 3n this
area.and would have to have a comprehensive plan for the whole thin;. It is all
tied together.
Dir. Doyscher stated it would be a mi.stake to use sll the financin� to solve the
sewer problem. There was the option that the developer pay assessments also.
Ms. Schnabel asY,ed iP people in the other areas of the City woixld be paying in
some way for the Center Cit3� Project?
Mr. Doyscher stated that the on]y way they woald pay is if the City sells general
obligation bonds and the redevelopnent doesn't pay general obligation bonds� then
the City will either have to ger.erate new taxes or_take out �eneral revenues to
pay bond holders. The only other way they would pay is i£ Village Green was not
included in the increment district� those tt�xes would then be distributed probably
20`� to the City� 60p to the School District and 25`� to the County. That's 20p of
the revenue bonds that goes to the City that is not now going to the City. The
question is most of the area with the exception oP Village Green there would not
be any increase. It's not a loss of incarne they have already been �etting� it's
just not an increase.
Mr. Boardman stated that they were talking in the Center City area of an assessed
valuation of �2,666,000 or in that area. For District 14, the assessed valuation
is around $78,000,000 to 4f30,000,00�. So� they are talking about �2,000,000 as
compared to $80,000,000 total. It effects the School District by about .3 mil.
It effects the County by about 7�lOth of 1`�. Those are generally the figures that
' we look at. , -- - - . _ . _ _ . -
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PLANNING COMI+fISSION MEETING� MAY 9, 1979 - PAGE 32_
Ms. Hughes asked if thi� would effect any other area of the City? She was
concerned aUout the area north on University where there is some comaiercial
development and what the impect vould be on that area.
Mr. Boardman stated they were looking at two difPerent types of comnercial.
This commercial is more service orieni;ed. Those commercials will survive no
matter what tbey do becsuse they are the auto dealerships� and the types of
things that thrive along the hi�h traffic volume type area. They are trying to
limit those types of strip co�ercials as much as possible within the City
Jurisdiction. As far as the other areas �o� the area to south is Iioliday Village
And that ic an establis:�ed use and will remain no matter what happens. The Mac-
Donald�s and restaurant chains are also going to remain because they are established
uses and thrive on strip type tra£fic. The other co�ercial areas are in the
City are the S7q•WOCd Nsall and Target district. That area will remain because it
is a high traPfic movesent area and pulls in a lot of diYferent areas. The Skywood
Mall is service oriented but to the extent that it services a different population.
The only other service IIrea that may be effected is the Shorewood Plaza. That is
also a very limited usra;e area as far as its orientr�tion and it probably needs some
improvement and at sor�e point in time the City will have to look at that center as
a viable center Area and see what type of improvement is needed. It's a very turn-
over type area an3 we will have to look at it and see what we can do to maY.e it a
taore viable area. He did not see where by not developing this area they would help
the Shorewoo2� area.
IDIs. Hughes asked tJir. Harris� c�pinion was of the pro7ect?
Mr. Elarris stated he would like to kno�•r first if anyone el.se had any questions.
hir. Treuen£els referred to page 6, P,edevelopment Goals and Objectives, ��D, and
stated that nothin� was said wi.th respect to minorities or handicapped people.
He asked if that was i��plicit in the plan or did they want to exclude those people?
Nir. Doyscher stated that he felt it was inplicit and he felt tbat when the City
of Fridley crettted the F�tA had to certify and has, in the Section 8 Project� that
it was an egual opportunities plan, a fair housing plan and i;he lilce. Because the
City has adopted the Equal Opportunities Plan any action they take are under those
auspices.
Mr. Harris stated tbat he hAd read the docur,ient but wish they had more time to
think about it. They have been talkin� about doin� something with this particular
intersection aretz f'or some time. The problem has been that of access arxi tra?fic.
Another problem was that of the many ownerships of parcels. 1Vobody could get the
thing together. It would take something like this to move ahead with this and put
the project together. There were some things that bothered him but it was difficult
to put his finger on them. He called them loose enda and felt that loose ends always
come back to hsunt them. Dtaybe they had those loose ends because they were pushing
so fast but he understood why they were pushing so fast. On the other hand, if
ar�ything ie ever goin; to happen to this area� we have to do something and someone
has to take the initiative and there is no one else around to do it but the City.
He atated they bad a large investment right here in the City iiall and they had a
long discussion with the City Council regarding this. The Christenson property
to the north of the City Hall i.s legally and literally blighted. So to protect
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the City's interesta we reco�ended at that time that the City make s move to
tie up the ownership on the Christen�on property Uecause it was going to be
parceled off in small i.ncrements. With all of the misgivings we have about the
project� he still £elt that if we are ever going to make this area into ar�ything
we are going to hctve to do it. And the way things care goin� in the state legis-
lature, it appears that this is kind of our last chance. Tbis is the situation
we are faced with. If we are �oing to make ar�ything oP this area and protect
the City's investnent right here� he felt it would be a worthwhile pro;ject.
Mr. Oquist stated that the thing that made the project attractive was that we
would not be obligated to axryb aly but the City, ourselves. The concern we had
15 years ago was that we would be oU.ligated to HUD� the Federal Government� and
they would have control. In this case' we� the City� would have control.
Mr. I3arris stated that in looking at Phase 3, if we can get that off the ground�
the rest will kind of take care of itself.
Ms. Schnabel stated that she has watched this area develop and felt it had developed
very poorly. She had problems because� first of all, she a�reed that something
had to be done with the area, but when all is said and done they would end up with
essential],y the same use they have nc�w. The use would not change. She saw them
spinning a lot of wheels and doing a lot of things. She had a specific problem
with the St. William'-s Church property. She stated that had been tax exeurpt
property for all these years ar.d has a problen with the City going in snd buying
it. She was concerned about separation.:c,f Church and State.
Mr. Oquist stated that he didn't see ar�y problem with the City bi�ying that property
as long as they had someone �aho agreed to develop it. If the Church is not going
to use that property they might as well get it into the tax rolls ar.d get some use
out of it.
Mr. Boardnan stated that property was originally purcha�ed for the expansion of
the Church. They have gotten indications fron the pastor that it proUably won't
happen. They would just te looking at the un3eveloped portion of the Cnurch
property. Mr. Boardman and Ms. Doyscher have sat dowri with the Church and have
had some discussions with the potential o£ a handicapped housing which requires a
non-proSit sponsor. In that way it would be an ideal situation if the Church woul.d
provide the sponsorship for that type of development. The Church at this time is
not that interested in becommiing a sponsor, but that may change. It is still a
potential.
Mr. Harrie asked wk�y they didn't change the size of the district and wby they
included the Q Station.
Mr. Boardman stated that by including the Cburch to the district they were not
picking up aqy taxes and Uy not including the Church they were not losing any
taxes. They may have to lose that Q Station as far as acceas or something like
that gces. He wasn't sayin�; that would happen� he was just saying they might
have to have that for access. They felt they should include some of these areas
for the purpose oP modificaticn or change if necessary. '
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Ms. Schnabe]. stated ahc still had a problem with why some of the vscant land
hadn't developed on it's own and iY it is viable Zsnd wY�y hasn�t it developed.
Mr. Boardman stated �he answer to that was primarily cost and poor planning.
Ms. Schnabel stated that she wssn't sure that doing this would change that.
Mr. Boardman stated there were tools available that would spur that change. With
the tax increment and other Pinancing tools, they could give the ares e shot in
the arm.
Mr. Harris stated that i£ we don't do somethin� with this area now� the alternative
is that this area will continue to declir.e and keep going downhill. He referred
to the Christenson Center in particular.
P+[r. Doyscher referred to the businecs survey taken with the people who operate
businesses in the area. The majority of the people fe11; it wa� a�ood place to
do business. The people in iiolly Center feel they have good to excellent profits.
The people in Moon Plaza try to move to Holly. The peopZe in Christenson and
Fridley Centers feel business is poor, and when esked if they felt they could
make more mouey in s different location, the answer was yes. Regarding the turn
over rate7 25`�� of i;he people c:ho do business here have done it for 18 months or
less. Those are all located in Rice� F'ridley and Christenson Centers. The
people who felt business was pretty� good, felt that if it was cleaned up and
the traific situation improved, they woul.d make more money.
Mr. Oquist asked if �ae went tl�rough with this plan and in three to five years
found it would not worY.� how much would Fridiey be out?
Mr. Doyscher stated they would out about �y3�iE00.00.
Mr. Oquist ielt it �ras worth tryin,3 i;hen iY all we would be out is $3�000.00.
N,r. FIarris stated he could not see a viable alternative.
Ms. Hughes stated that the critical thing was the money that could be captured
from the Villa�3e Green and that wouldn't last. The opportunity was now.
Ms. Schnabel asked who the members of the Fridley Housing and Re@evelopment
Authority were7
Mr. Boardman stated the members were Elmer Priedites� the chairraan is Larry
Coimuers, the vice chairman is Russel Houck, EQrolyn Svensen, and Pas[or A�'nold Stone.
Mr. Harris stated that in the "Table of Contents" document on page 1, #4� that
sentence should be changed to read as follows: "That the redevelopment plan
conforms to s�eneral plan for the develogment oi the City of rridley." (change
redevelopment to development).
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PLANNIIdG CONMILSSION MEETING, MAY 9, Z979 _ PAGE 35
MOTIOid by Mr. Treuenfels� seconded by Mr. Oquiat� that the Planning Commission
adopt� a resolution that the Planning Commissiun of the City of Fridley finds the
Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority`s Center City Redevelopment Plan consistent
with the Comprehansive Development Plan of the City of Fridley and recommends approval
of the Plan to the City Council.
UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTIPdG AYE� CIiAIRI�IFlN iil1I2RIS DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED
UNANIi�USLY.
7. RECSIV� ENVIRONMEDITAL QUALITY CONMiIS5I0N I✓INUTES: APRSL 17� i979:
MOTION by Ms. Schnabe].� seconded by Mr. Oquist� to receive the Environmental
Qur;lity Co�,ission minutes of April 17, i979•
Mr. Harris asked Nm. Boardman iP they had received input from the Environmental
Corrm�ission on the Comprehensive Development Plan?
Mr. Boardman stated they would be having another meeting on that.
UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHAIRMAN HARRIS DECLARED THE Ni0TI0N CARRIED
UNAIdII�iOLTSLY.
$, RECEIVE APPEALS COP+R�7ISSIO:d MINUi'�'S: P.PRIL 2�+, i979:
MOTIO:I by 2ds. Schnabelj seconded by P�,r: Treuenfelc� to receive the April 24� i979
minutes of the Appeals Commission.
Mr. Harris asi:ed what had happened with the to•anhouse business.
NIs. Schnabel stated they had sent it to Council with a recommendation for approval
with the idea that the platting be changed as discussed at the Planning Comnission.
UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTITdG AYE� CHAIRN�Ai� HARRIS DECI�ARED THE D70TIOIQ CARI?lED
9. RECEIVE CONAf[JNITY DEVELOPMENT COD'R�ffSSIOIQ SPECIAL M�ET'Ii�TG D'fINUTES: APRIL 24� 1979:
MOTIOPd by Na�. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Treuenfels� to receive the April 24� 1979
minutes of the Com,munity Development Covm�ission special meeting.
Mr. Oquist stated he was not able to attend that meeting.
Mr. Boardman stated that because of a conflict� a secretary was not available so
ataff provided the minutes.
UPON A VOICE VOTE� ALL VOTING AYE� CHATRMAN HARRIS DECLARED THE D40TION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
10. RECEIVE PAFtKS & FECREHTION COt•4,iTSSION MII�TUTES: APRIL 23� 1979:
MOTION by Ms. Hughes� seconded by Ms. Schnabel� to receive the April 23� 1979�
minutes of the Parks and Recreation Couunission.
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Oflice o/ the County 8oard of Commissioners
COURT HOUSE ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55303 421-4760
May 9, 1979
MIKE E.O'BANNON
Counry Board of Commissioners
The Honorable William Nee
Mayor, City of Fridley
6431 University Avenue
Fridley, Minnesota 55432
Dear Mayor Nee:
I am pleased to advise you that, upon my motion, the Anoka
County Board of Commissioners has unanimously adopted
Resolution #79-45 relating to support of Fridley's Central
City Project. This action was taken at our most recent
Board meeting of May 8, 1979 following an excellent presentation
by Mr. Nasim Qureshi of what the City hopes to accomplish
through this redevelopment project.
I am confident that under your leadership this project will
indeed be a successful one, leveraging a substantial amount
of private investment for commercial and industrial related
activities.
As always, if I can be of any assistance to you in this or
related matters, please don't'hesitate to contact me.
With personal regards, I am,
MEO:sm
Very truly yours,
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County Commissioner lst District
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REGULAR'MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
IndependentSchool District No. 14
Fridley; Minnesota
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PROPOSED AGENDA -�
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A. Call to order at 8:00 p. m. in the 5enior High Library. �
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B. DELEGATIONS AND PETITIONS `` y' a
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C. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
1. Routiae Ma.tters �
a. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting held April 17, 1979.
b. Approval of the Treasurer's Report.
_ c. Approval of the claims and accouats.
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a. Woodshop - Juaior High School
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3. New Businesa
a. Consideration of lettera of resignation �
Charlotte Hartley, elementary, effective June 1. 1979
Mary Grendahl, Pre-School Nurae, effective June 1, 1979
Terri Hanson, elementary, from leave of abaence, eff. 7une 1, 1979
Judi Schafer, aecondary, effective June 1, 1979
Rose Mullins, Health Aide, effective, May 11, 1979
Carolyn Rouse, ElementarySecretary, effective June 1, 1979
Fioward Hunt, custodian, effective April 17, 1979 �
Richard Benolken, custodian, effective April 26, 1979
b. Consideration of request for child care leave by Elayne Feldman,
from August 23, 1979 �til January 21, 1980.
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May 15, 1979
n. Letter from Senator David Schaaf requesting the Board appoint
two membera to a conunittee to study school district eonsolidation.
o. Consideration of prelimina.ry approval of the school board meeting
calendarfor 1979-80.
p. Receive and canvass School Board election returna.
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,:D. INFORMATION AND PROPOSALS
1. Noa-Staff Connnuxiications
.� a. Ma.terial rela.tive to the impact of tax increment finapcing and the
housing population within the Center City Project for Dist3ict 14.
b. Letter from Warren Spannaus relative to Master Key Antitruat
Litigation, M. D. L. No. 45 - Settlement Distribution.
c. Letter from Augsburg College relative to local atudents named to
the Dean�s List.
d. South St. Paul 5chools fina.ncial story according to four plana.
2. Reports from Superintendent and Staff
a. Health Report
b. Supervieion and 5taff Support.
c. Measurement of School Climate. �
d. Use of asbestos in the F�idley Schools.
e. May Enrollment Report.
f. Nurse's Report on Pre-School Kindergarten Clinics.
g. History of Fridley Schools.
h. Split Teaching Proposal.
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14EM0 T0: Nasim Ma Qureshi, City Manager
MEMO FROM: Jerry Boardman, City Planner
MEMO DATE: May 11, 1979
SUBJECT: Center City Project Information
Attached is the Center City Project information to be given to
the Housing and Redeve7opment Authority and City Counci7 at
their May 14th and May 15th public hearing meetings. The follow-
ing information is included in each packet:
1. fhrmological listing of events leading to development of
Center City Project.
2 Public Hearing Notice - HRA
3. Public Hearing Notice - City Council
4. Letter and Resolution - from Anoka County
5. City Council Resolution {68-1979) - affirming HRA
appointments.
6. Planning Commission Resolution - recommending approval of
Center City Redevelopment Plan
7o Certification as to the original taxable value of Real Property
within the Center City Redevelopment Area - County Auditor
8. HRA Minutes of May 1, 1979 meeting
9. Planning Commission Minutes of May 9, 1979 meeting -
available at meeting
T0. Center City Redevelopment Plan
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2-15-78
2-22-78
A-14-78
7-1Q-78
7-17-78
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Questionnaire from Chamber of Commerce Progress Dinner--
majority of those �•rho responded indicated interest in�im-
provement of University Avenue/f4ississippi Street area.
Letter from Chamber of Commerce to business people regard-
ing meeting concerning future development of University
Avenue/P4ississippi Street area (mailing list attached).
Concerned Community Business Men's meeting arranged by
Chamber of Commerce.
Letter from Chamber of Commerce to Mayor and Council indi-
cating summary of February 22nd meeting, with interest to
pursue future developments.
Council minutes and Agenda item directing staff to seek infor-
mation regarding market study for downtown area, and approval
to lease property north of City Hall.
Council minutes and memo from City Planner to Public ldorks Di-
rector indicating letter to be circulated to consultants regard-
ing downtown area. �
Memo from City Planner to Public Works Director regarding pro-
_..__�--•, gress report of downtown improvement project and recommendation
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9-25-7£3
to proceed with systematic, packaging of parcels approach.
Council meeting minutes regarding report on market study for
d�wntown improvement project and direction to prepare proposal
for consultants.
Council meeting minutes regarding proposal for selectiori of
consultant for downtown revitalization program.
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CHRQNOLUGICAL LISTING OF EV[NTS -
CENTER CITY PROJECT
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12-18-78
1-17-79
1-19-79
1-26-79
2-1-79
2-8-79
2-8-79
2-20-79
Council minutes regarding bid proposa7s for downtown improve-
ment project and setting meeting for November 16th to review
proposals.
Letter and mailing list requesting business people to attend
meeting to review proposals from consultants,
Agenda and attendance list of ineeting to hear consultant's
proposal.s.
Council minutes indicating selection of consultant for down-
town improvement project.
Consultant and City Planner meet with Chamber of Commerce
representatives, Bo6 Wansong, Dennis Otten and Mark Haggerty,
to provide up-date of dot�rntoti•m improvement project.
Letter from Chamber of Commerce indicating establishment of
Business 7ask Force Committee for Center City Project.
Memo from City Planner to Public YJorks Director outlining for-
mation of 61anagement Task Force for Center City Project.
Meeting of the Business Task Force Committee with Consultant.
Consultant makes presentation to general membership meeting of
Chamber of Commerce.
Meeting of the Management Task Force Committee with Consultant.
Meeting of tl�e Management 7ask Force Committee.
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3-13-79
3-21-79
Joint meeting of City Council, Planning Commission and
Housing and Redevelopment Authority to discuss Center City
Project and tax increment financing and other sources of
funding.
City Planner and Consultant met with Saint Williams Church
regarding Center City Project.
Meeting of Qusiness Task Force Committee with Consultant.
3-26-79 City Planner met with Norma Swanson, owner of property in
. Center City Project.
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5-2-79
City Planner and Consultant met with Fred Levy, owner of
propei°ty in Center City Project.
Meeting of Management 7ask Force Committeeo
Council minutes indicating receiving of Phase I consultant's
report and approving amendments to Phase II directing establish-
ment of tax increment district.
Discussion with Council indicating revised schedule for es-
tablishment of tax increment district> �
Meeting with Housing and Redevelopment Authority to discuss
estab7isliment of tax increment districto
City Manager, City Planner and Public Works Director met with
Ra1ph McGinley, County Administrator, to explain tax increment
district.
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John Hansen, Superintendent of School 0istrict �{14, to explain
tax increment district.
City Planner contacted members of 6usiness Task Force and major
land owners explaining establishment and scheduling of tax in-
crement districto
City Manager, City Planner and Public Works Director attended
County Board meeting to give presentation and receive approval
of resolution pertaining to establishment of tax increment dis-
tricto
Information regarding project on student population and eva7ua-
tion of tax increment districting effecting Schoo7 District �f14
passed on to John Nansen.
Monthly attendance of Chamber of Commerce [xecutive Board meetings
by Public l•lorks Director, giving updated report of Center City
Project.
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PU6LIC HEARING
' QEfORE THE
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
TO l,[HOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby Given that there will be a Public Hearing of the Housing
and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Fridley in the City Hall at 6431
University Avenue Northeast on Monday, May 14, 1979 in the Council Chamber at
7:30 P.M. for the purpose of:
Consideration of the approval of a Redeve7opment Plan
under the Municpal Housing and Redevelopment Act, MSA
Chapter 462.
The Redevelopment Plan proposes the inclusion of the following
described real estate:
Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Block 12, Lovrell Addition to Fridley Park,
Lot 18, Block 5, Rice Creek Plaza South Addition,
Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, Block 3, Rice Creek Terrace Plat 2,
Lots T0, 11, 12, Block 2, Rice Creek Terrace Plat 1,
Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 5,
Lot 1, 61ock 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 6,
Lot 1, Block 1, Syivan Hills Plat 7,
Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Rees Addition to Fridley Park
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Auditor's Subdivision No. 59,
Block 1, Sandy Terrace,
Blocks 1, 2, Norudood Addition to Fridley Park, and,
That part of the West 1/2 of,the Northeast 1/�{ of the Southwest
1/4 of Section 14, and that part of Rees Addition to Fridley
Park and vacated alley in said subdivision descr�hed as follows:
beginning at a point on the Northerly line of
saqd 4lest 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4, a distance of
30 feet West of the Northeast corner thereof, thence South and
parallel taith the East line thereof; a distance of 194 feet more
or less, to the Southerly line of Lot 1, Block 2, Rees Adciition
to Fridley Park, said point being the Southeast corner of said
Lot 1; thence Westerly along the Southerly line of said Lot 1
and Lot 22, a distance of 179.3 feet; thence North and parallel
with East line to said Northline, thettce East to the point of
beginning, and,
That part of the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4
desci^ibed as follows; Commencing at a point 390 feet East of the
of the Northwest coi°ner of the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of
Section 14; tfience South 8 rods and 10 feet.-east; thence Easterly
10 rods; thence North 8 rods and 10 feet, thence Westerly 10 rods
to place of beginning, except the parcel described directly above,
and,
Lots 1 through 24, Block 1, Alice 4fa11 Addi-tion, and
All that part of the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4
of Section 14, described as beginning at the Northaest corner
thereof, thence East along the North line of said Southwest 1/4
a distance of 214 feet, thence South and parallel with the lJest
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' line of said East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Southwest
1/4 for a distance of 368 feet, thence 41est parailel
' with said North line for a distance of 214 feet to said
West line; thence North along West said line a distance
of 368 feet to the point or beginning.
Any and a71 persons desiring to be heard shall be given an opportunity at
the above stated time and place.
JERROLD L. BOARDMAN
CITY PLANNER
SECRE7ARY TO HOUSIPJG AND
REDE�ELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Publish: May 2, 1979
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BEFORE THE
� CITY COUNCIL
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there riill be a Public Hearing of the City
Council of the City of Fridley in the City Hall at 6431 University Avenue
Northeast on Tuesday, May 15, 1979 in the Council Chamber at 7:30 P.M. for
the purpose of:
Consideration of the approval of a Redevelopment Plan
under the Municpal Housing and Redevelopment Act, MSA
Chapter 462.
The Redevelopment Plan proposes the inclusion of the following
described reai estate:
Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Block 12, Lov�ell Addition to Fridley Park,
Lot 1H, Bleck 5, Rice Creek Plaza South Addition,
Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, Block 3, Rice Creek Terrace Plat 2,
Lots 10, 11, 12, Block 2, Rice Creek Terrace Plat,l,
Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 5,
Lot 1, Block 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 6,
Lot 1, 61ock 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 7,
Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Rees Addition to Fridley Park
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A�ditor's Subdivision No. 59,
Block 1, Sandy Terrace,
BTocks 1, 2, Nor��ood Addition to Fridley Park, and,
That part of the l�lest 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest
1/4 of Section 14, and that part of Rees Addition to Fridley
Park and vacated alley in said subdivision descr�hed as follows:
beginning at a point on the Northerly line of
'said t•lest 1/? o` the Northeast 1/4 of Southviest 1/4, a distance of
30 feet lJest of the Northeast corner thereof, thence South and
parallel arith the [ast line thereof; a distance of 194 feet more
or less, to the Southerly line of Lot 1, 61ock 2, Rees Addition
to Fridley Park, said point being the Southeast corner of said
Lot 1; thence l•lesterly aTong the Southerly line of said Lot 1
and Lot 22, a distance of 179.3 feet; thence North and parallel
with East line to said �4orthline, thence East to the point of
be9inning, and,
That part of the 41est 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the South�•�est 1/4
described as follo�•rs; Comrencing at a point 390 feet East of the
of the Northivest corner of the East 1/2 of the South�•rest i/4 of
Section 14; tlience South 8 rods and 10 feet east; thence Easterly
10 rods; thence Plorth II rods and 10 feet, thence 4festerly 10 rods
to place of beginning, except the parcel described directly above,
and,
Lots 1 through 24, [31ock 1, Alice 41a11 Addi-tion, and
All that part of the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the South�•iest 1/4
of 5ection lh, described as beginning at the North��rest corner
thereof, thence East along the North line of said Southtiest 1/4
a distance of 214 feet, thence South and parallel tiith the l•lest
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line of said East 1/2 of the East l/2 of the Southo-rest
` 1/4 for a distance of 308 feet, thence 14est parallel
with said North line for a distance of 214 feet to said
41est line; thence North alony 41est said line a distance
of 368 feet to the point of beyinning.
Any and all persons desiring to be heard shall be given an opportunity at
the above stated time and place. .
WILLIAM J. NEE
MAYOR
Publish: May 2, 1979
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COU NTY OF ANOKA
Ojfice oJ�lte Gomtty Board of Convnissionnrs
COURTHOUSE ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55303 612-421-4760
May 8, 1979
Mr. Nasim Qureshi, Manager.
City of Fridley
6431 University Avenue
Fridley, Minnesota 55432
Dear Nasim:
On behalf of the entire Anoka County Board, my thanks for
your excellent presentation at our most recent Board meeting
of May 8, 1979. I am pleased, as is the Board, that the
City of Fridley is taking a positive leadership role in
redeveloping the central part of your community.
As evidence of the County's support of your efforts, the
enclosed Resolution $79-45 w�s adopted unanimously by the
Board. As I indicated to you at the meeting, I will certainly
be available for any testimony regarding the County's
position at your coming Public Hearing on this macter.
The opportunities for leveraging private investment are
substantial; and in terms of any possible Federal support
through EDA funding, I will certainly keep you appraised of
any developments in that area.
With personal regards, I am,
RLM:sm
Enclosure
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Executive Secret ry
Atfirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer
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Anoka County. Minne�ota
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RESOLUTTONNO. �9-45 --
R}7,pTING TO COONTY BOARD CGNCEP4'OAL SUPPORT OF FRIDLEY
CENTRAL CITY ItEDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley has identified the azea at
and sorronnding Mississippi Boulevard and Trunk Highway 47 �
(University Tvenue) as a vital and centrally located commercial
and residential area for its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley has identified a number of
problems which have led to the deterioration of this central
business area, including outdated traf£ic design, agi.ng
commercial structures and the need for aesthetic improvements;
and,
WkiEREAS, the City of Fridley has embarked on a project
to revitalize its central business area through the u�e of
local and federal funding sources to again pr.ovide a focal
�center for the citizens which is Uoth viable and attractive
as a place to shop, work and live; and,
WHEREAS, the Fridley Central City Project is consistent
with the Cour.ty's Overall Economic Development Plan and
related County objectives to achieve full employment and
provide a diverse range of opportunities for people to �vork
and reside in the County:
NOW, TfIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE❑ by the Anoka County
Board of Coxtunissioners that they do hereby ler.d their
conceptual support and endorsement to the Fridley Central
City Project.
SE IT FUP.TIiER RESOLVE� that the Fridiey Central City
Project be considered by the Anoka County Overall Economic
Development Committee for purposes of endorsement and any
technical assistance which could lead to funding or related
support in the City's efforts for redevelopmer.t.
6E IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this �resolution
be forwarded to Mr. William Nee, hlayor, the members of the
Fridley City Council, and Conmiissioner LeROy H. Johnson,
Chairman, Anoka County Overall Economic Development Committee.
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1, ftalph L. hicGinley, Execulive Secmlary lo lhe Counly IIoard o[ Commissioners, Anoka Cuunly, Dfinnesola, hereby
certify lhal 1 havc comparcd the foregoing copy of lhc _Re&nllltlOn of the Cowty Hoard of said Count}•
with lhe original record thcreof on file in the Adminislration Office Anoka County, A7innesota, as slaied in lhe minutes of
Ihc proceedings of said Board al a mccling duW held on 5�$�� 9 apd thal the same is a lrue
andcorrectmpyo(saidoriginalrecordandottheuhole[hereo[,andlNalsaid Resolutlon wasduly
passed by said Beard al said meeling. �
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EXECLITIVF.SGCRP:TARY
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RESOLUTION N0. �R-7R79
A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
TO THE fRIDLEY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley is required under Minnesota Statutes,
Chapter 462.425 to submit action of appointments and terms of these
appointments of the Members of the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment
Autfiority to the State Planning Agency, and;
WHEREAS, the State Planning Agency sfiall keep on file, those
appointments or changes in appointments of the Fridley Housing and Re-
development Authority, and;
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley shall receive a certificate of appoint-
ment from the State Planning Agency, which shall be filed with the City
Clerk and shall act as conclusive evidence of appointment or change of
membership.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council af the City
of Fridley:
i. That the following is an affirmation of appointment by the
Fridley City Council for the membership of the Fridley
Housing and Redevelopment Authority:
Elmars A. Prieditis
Russel Houck . . .
Pastor Arno7d Stone
Larr Commers
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Reappointed by�City Council on
Carolyn Svendsen . . . . . . . o
Appointment Expiration
. 6-9-76 6-9-81
. 6-9-77 6-9-82
. 6-9-78 6-9-83
. 6-9-74 6-9-79
�oril 2. 1974
6-9-79 6-9-84
. 6-9-75 6-9-80
2o That the resolution affirming the appointments of inembership
of the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority be sub-
� mitted to the State Planning Agencyo '
3. That the Certificate of Appointment received from the State
Planning Agency be filed with the Fridley City Clerk.
4. That any change of appointment be filed with the State Plan-
ning Agency so as to keep their files current on the Fridley
Housing Redevelopment Authority's membership.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 7th
DAY OF _ May , 1979.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK - MARVIN C, BRUNSELL
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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OP THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, FINDING THE
FRIDLEY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S
CENTER CITY RED�VELOPMENT PLAN IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF
TH� CITY OF FRIDLEY
WHEREAS, the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority has submitted
The Center City Redevelopment Plan to the Fridley Planning Commission as
per Minnesota Statute, Chapter 462; and
WHEREAS, the Fridley Planning Commission has reviewed the Redevelopment
Plan to determine consistency of said plan to the Fridley Comprehensive
Development Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
FRIDLEY:
That the Center City Redevelopment Plan is consistent with the Comprehensive
Development Plan of the City of Fridley and the Commission recommends
approval of the plan to the City Council.
ADOPTED BY TH� PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS gth
DAY OF May , 1979.
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AIRP�RSON - RI ARD . HARRIS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK - MARVIN C. BRUNSELL
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STFITE OF MINNESOTA
° COUNTY OF ANOYJI
) SS. CERTIFICATE AS TO ORIGINAL TAXABLE
� VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY 6JITHIN TNE
CENTER CIT.Y REDEVELOPMENT AREA IN
THE CITY Of FRIDLEY, MINNESQTA
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and�acting County Auditor
of Anaka, ��linnesota, certify to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Fridley, in said County, pursuant to ihe provisions of Minnesota
Statutes 1971, Section 462.585, Subdivision 2, that the "original taxabie
value" of all taxable property within the project area designated as the
Center City Redevelopment Project of said City, as described in the
redevelopment plan for the area approved by resolution of the City Council
dated May , 1979 i s � 2, � � .�. � ,�O .
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I also certify that such original taxable value is composed of the
assessed valuation of each parcel of taxable property within the redevelopment
project area as determined by the assessment 'thereof on January 2, 1978, fcr
the purpose of the extension of taxes thereon payable in 1979, ti�is being
the assessed valuation most recently determined before the date when this
certification v�as requested, and does not include the value of any parcel
v�hich was owned at the time of such assessment by the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Fridley or any other public body and is therefore
exempt from taxes collectible in 1979.
I also certify that attached to and made a part of this certificate
is a. full, true and complete list of all taxable parcels of realproperty
within the project area, and of the original taxable value determined for
each parcel and included in the aggregate amount stated zbove. .
WITNESS my h:and and seal this _� day of `✓�� , 1979.
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FRIDLEY HRA TAX INCREMENT DIS?'RICT
1978 ASSESSED VALUES
Plat 57572-Rice Creek Plaza South Addition-Block 5
Parcel Lot Value
2400 18 ex. 2420 $490,071
2420 pt. 18 39,302
Sub-total 529,373
Plat 57581-Rice Creek Terraee Plat 2-Block 3
Parcel Lot
720 13
740 14
760 15
780 16
Plat 57580-Rice Creek Terrace Plat 1-Block 2
Parcel Lot
410 10-12
plat 59263-Sylvan Hills Plat 6-Block 1
Parcel Lot
10 1
Plat 59264-Sylvan Hills Plat 7-Block 1
Parcel Lot
10 1
Value
$ 2,408
2,408
2,�OII
2,451
Sub-TOtal $ 9,675
Value
$103,200
Value
$127,366
Value
$131,666
P1at 59262-Sylvan I-Iills Plat 5-Block 1
Parcel Lot Value
10 pt. 1 ex. tracts $ 33,239
1-3
100 pt. 1-tract 1 111,069
150 pt. 1-tract 2 66,220
250 pt. 1-tract 3 15,652
300 2 -0-
350 3 19,823
Sub-TOtal $246,003
P1at 56652-LOwell Addition to Fridley Park-Block 12
Parcel Lot Value
3400 5-9 plus $41,925
Plat 57556-Rees' Addition to Fridley Park and
P1at 53914-Part of Unplatted Section 14
Block 3
e
Parcel Lot •
480 1 & 2
660 3-6, pt. 7
700 W. 30' of (8-11)
780 8-13 ex. W. 30'
of (8-11)
820 14 & 15
900 16 ,& 19
920 21 ex. S. 23.7'
& 22
930 pt. 7, 20 & S. 23.7'
of 21
1000 23-26
Sub-Total
Value
$ 15,222
15,652
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
7,869
26,617
87,935
$153,295
Elock l, Pt. Block 2, Pt. Unplatted Section 14 and Vacated roads
Paxcel Lot Block Unplatted Vacated
140 3 1 plus pt.7th St.
5000 - - pt. section lA
5050 . 1 & 2 1
1& E.Pt. 2 plus pt. Section 14
of 22 Sub-Total
Block 2 pt.
Block 4
Parcel Lot
170 2,3,E Pt. of (20&21)
250 4,5,18 & 19
300 6 & 7
320 8
380 9-11
400 12-17
440 W Pt. of (20-21)
Sub-Total
Parcel Lot
1070 W Pt. of (1-3 &
N 7 1/2' of 4}
1080 E pt. of (1-3 &
N 7 1/2' of 4)
Value
$ 6,080
5,289
40,764
$52,133
Value
$ 8,901
47,816
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
11,954
$68,671
Value
$ 7,200
12,298
1155 S pt. of 4& 5-11 65,360
1280 12-14 33,497
Sub-Total $118,355
ge
-
Block 5
Parcel
1320
1460
Lot
1-7
8-14
Plat 53914-Part of Unplatted Section 14
Parcel
4800
4850
Plat 54073-Alice Wall Addition-Block 1
Parcel
10
20
30
40
so
60
70
80
90
100
1 �.0
120
Lot
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Value
$ 2,494
2,494
2,494
2,494
2,408
2,193
2,193
2,322
2,365
1,634
1,161
1,075
Sub-Total
Parcel
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
Plat 54157-Auditor's Subdivision No. 59
Parcel
100
105
205
210
260
340
350
440
445
446
450
460
Plat 58951-Sandy Terrace-Block 1
Parcel
10
50
100
150
200
Sub-Total
Lot
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Sub-Total
Lot
1 ex. 47 200'
iV 200' of 1
S pt. 3& W pt. 2
2 ex. W pt.
N pt. 3
5 pt. 4
N pt. 4
NW pt. 5
WC pt. 5
SW rd pt. 5
E 1/2 5
SW pt. 5
Sub-Total
Lot
1
2
3
4
5
Sub-Total
Value
$ 7,600
6,800
$14,400
Value
$ -0-
-0-
$ -0-
Value
$ 1,�75
1,333
1,849
2,322
2,365
2,494
2,580
1,634
1,634
1,634
2,451
47,214
$93,912
Value
$ 56,201
242,004
116,788
151,274
19,393
251,808
17,071
-0-
215
430
-0-
35,432
$890,616
Value
$ 17,880
12,800
17,320
17,320
17,720
$ 83; 040
age
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P1at 5704�-Norwood Addition to Fridley Park
Block 1
Block 2
Parcel
160
Lot
1-16
Parcel Lot
460 1-15 & 28-30
620 16-27
Sub-Total
GRAND TOTAL 1978 ASSESSED VALUES $2,663,630
6
Value
$ -0-
Value
$ -0-
-0-
$ -0-
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HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTIiORITY
MEETING
MAY 1, 1979
MBMBERS PRESENf: Larry Commers, Russell Houck, Carolyn Svendsen,
Elmars Prieditis
I�MBERS ABSENT; Pastor Arnold Stone
OTHERS PRESENT: Jerrold Boardman, City Planner
Dean Doyscher, Professional Planning and Development, Mankato
Mayor Bill Nee
At the request of Mr. Boardman, Larry Co�ers agreed to act as chairperson
until the election of officers.
CALL TO ORDER:
Acting Chairperson Larry Commers called the meeting to order at 7:54.p.m.
1. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSON:
MOTION by Russell Houck, seconded by Elmars Prieditis, to nominate
Larry Covaners for chairperson.
Being no other nominations, Acting Chairperson Commers declared the
nominations closed.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, A WHITE BALLOT WAS UNANIMOUSLY CAST
FOR LARRY COMMERS AS CHAIAPE&SON,
MOTION by Carolyn Svendsen, seconded by Elmars Prieditis, to nominate
Russell Houck as vice-chairpersOn.
Being no other nominations, Chairperson Comwers declared the nominations
closed.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, A WHITE BALLOT WAS UNANIMOUSLY CAST
FOR RUSSELL HOUCR AS VICE-CHAIRPERSON.
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2. REVIEW REDEVELOPMENT PLAN:
Mr. Boardman stated that the initial schedule for the development of the
Redevelopment Plan was August 20, 1979. He stated that the timetable was
moved up as far as the adoption of the Redevelopment Plan and the establish-
ment of the Tax Increment District of that Redevelopment Plan. This was
done in response to well established goals accomplished during inventory
studies.
Mr. Boardman stated that under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462, they were
setting up a Redevelopment Plan under the Housing & Redevelopment Authority
(HRA). It gave the HRA the power to look at financing and what kind of
packages could be put together for a redevelopment area.
Mr. Boardman ssked Mr. Doyscher to talk about how they were setting up
the plan, what the plan would involve, the financial feasibility, and what
led to the decision to go with Tax Increment Financing.
Mr. Co�ers asked Mr. Doyscher to give a little background on what
Tax Increment Financing meant in terms of inechanics and what effect the
new legislation may have on it.
Mr. Doyscher stated that, first, he would like the HRA to be aware of some
things. He stated that what was happening with the HRA had far-reaching
implications for the City,but it also had far-reaching implications in
terms of the HRA and its functions. The Minnesota Statutes gives the power
to do these kinds of things through the HRA, and the HgA is responsible for
compliance with all the appropriate State Statutes that go along with this
kind of authority. It was an awesome responsibility and had more impli-
cations than just being advisory. They had.legal powers and statutory
powers, and they had to be careful in regard to actions taken and that
those actions be recorded. One concern in a project like this was future
condemnation suits, so if they did not proceed in the right procedural
manner, they would accomplish nothing.
Mr. Doyscher stated that Tax Increment was an old law in Minnesota. It
was established in 1947 and was not really used until after Urban Renewal
went out of business in 1971-72 and the city started to Look for other
means to redevelop land. In the last four legislative sessions, there
had been bills to amend this law. Basically, Tax Increment gave power to
the city through the HRA to establish a redevelopment area and finance
that through Tax Increment. In a project established in 1979, wiY.h Tax
Increment, the most accurate and certifiable of 1978 values were frozen
at a 1978 level in terms of record keeping. In 1979, values would actually
go up with inflation and taxes would be paid on those values, but for
record keeping, it was frozen at the 1978 level. All the increases for
1979-1980, 1981, etc., times the mill rate was the money that by law
goes to the HRA.
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Mr. Boardman stated that those monies could be utilized by the HRA for
acquiring property, demolition of property, and improvement of property
to bring it up to development standards, In order to do that, the city
generally would issue bonds to acquire that property. The Tax Increment
they got from the Tax Increment District generally went to pay off the
bonds.
Mr. Doyscher stated, again, that in the last four years there have always
�een tax increment bills. The League of Minnesota Cities has always been
the official body that has tried to put together the most reasonable hi11
acceptable to most of the municipalities in the state, but no bill has
ever gone through. This year the League of Minnesota Cities had a bill
in that was acceptable to the cities and there were a couple of other
bills.
Mr. Boardman stated that he and Mr. Doyscher had been working very
closely with the Chamber of Covmierce. There was a Business Task Force
that involved several owners of the property within the redevelopment
area plus several owners of property outside the area--most of them
being members of the Chamber of Co�erce. '
Mr. Boardmanstated there was also a City Management Task Force which
involved the Financial Department, the Police Departmentq and other
departments. Mr. Boardman stated they would continue to work with the
Business Task Force throughout the project. A11 the discussions had been
very open as far as the operation and tax increment development of the
district.
Mr. Boardman stated another thing they looked at throughout the project
was the phasing of the project. It had been the suggestion of Mr. Doyscher
and Staff that when they got involved, the city not go in to purchase all
the property they would like to see developed. What they would prohably
do was develop with commitment one property at a time.
Mr. Boardmait stated that once the Tax Increment District was set up,
Mr. Doyscher would be putting together development brochures with which
they will be in contact with a number of developers to try to entice
developers and generate development in the area, Once they generated
interest and tried to get a coomiitment on that development, at that time
the city would go in and use the authority to make the property available
to the developer.
Mr. Doyscher stated he would like to review with the HRA the following
agreements and resolutions they had received at the meeting. He stated
there was no need for the HRA to act on them at this time.
AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN AOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
!#ND MUNICIPALITY
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF ANOKA, CERTTFICATE AS TO ORIGINAL TAXABLE
VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CENTER CITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA.IN THE
CITY OF FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA
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A FRIDLEY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RESOLUTION APPROVING
AN URBAN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FILING OF A PRQTECT APPLICATION TO
THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH� CITY OF FRIDLEY
RESOLUTION OF THE CZTY COUNCIL OF FRIDLEY� MINNESOTA, APPROVING
THE CENTER CITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN,
Mr. Doyscher stated thae the Planning Commission must review the Redevelop-
�ent Plan to make sure that it is in conformance with zoning ordinances,
comprehensive development policies, and overall goals and objectives of the
city. Unless the Planning Co�ission makes positive findings in that regard,
this project cannot move forward. The Planning Co�ission will respond by
resolution and this plan would then come back to the HRA so the tiRA could
act on the plan at their public hearing on May 14th.
Mr. Doyscher stated that the Redevelopment Plan includes the resolutions
and agreements, a general description of the project and redevelopment
objectives and goals and redevelopment proposals, statement of acquisition,
statement of what relocation is, statements of boundary descriptions and
general land use objectives, how property will be disposed, and require-
ments of what is expected of redevelopers.
:1r. Commers asked what the long range respansibilities would be for the
HRA if the Redevelopment P1an was eventually submitted to the State Planning
Agency. Would there be any more involvement by the HRA?
Mr. Boardman stated that, yes, there would be. The HRA will be involved
in the monitoring and follow-up of the development of the whole project.
When developers come in, they will appear before the HRA with proposals
and the HRA wi11 make those determinations.
Mr. Boardman stated he would appreciate it if any of the HRA members could
be in attendance at the May 9th Planning Commission meeting.
Mr. Boardman stated that when the Redevelopment Plan was completed, it
would be hand delivered to the members.
Mr. Boardman stated the next meeting would be the HRA public hearing
meeting on the Redevelopment Plan on May 14, 1979, at 7;30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
Ehairperson Larry Canmers declared the May 1, 1974, Housing & Redevelopment
Authority meeting adjourned at 9t35 p.m.
Respectfully subm tted,
Lyn e Saba
Recording Secretary
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Resolution of Fridley City Council
Resolution of Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Resolution of Planning Commission
Certification of Value
Center City Redevelopment Plan
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . •
. . . . 1
Project Area . . . • • • • • • • • ' ' '
. . . . 2
Project Eligibility
Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . z
Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 3
Redevelopment Goals and Objectives . . . . . . .
6
Specific Goals and Objectives . . . . . . . . .
7
Redevelopment Plan . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 9
Proposed Land Uses . . . . . . . . . . . •
. . . 12
Property Acquisition Plan . . . . . . . . . .
. 14
Land Disposition . . . . . . . . . . . . .
, , . 16
Finance Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . •
. . . 16
. . . 19
Relocation Plan . . . . . . . . . . • '��
Procedure For Amendment. . . . .
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Legal Soundary Description. . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix A
1. Parcel, Lot, Block, Subdivision, Assessed
Value List
2. Parcel Maps
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. RESOLUTION Of THE CITY COUNCIL
OF FRIDLEY, MINNE50TA
` APPROVING THE CENTER CITY.REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
WHER[AS, under provisions of the 1973 Nousing and Redevelopment Act, Minnesota
Statutes, Section 462,411 et seq, the City Council of Fridley, Minnesota must
approve redevelopment projects to be executed by the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority of Fridley, and
WHEREAS, the fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority has determined that a
redevelopment project as set forth in the Center City Redevelopment Plan dated
May, 1979, should be undertaken in the area legally described.in said plan, and
has made application to the City Council for approvaT of the project, which
application complies with the provisions of Chapter 462 Minnesota Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the project and the plan was reviewed and approved by the Fridley City
Planning Coinmission on the 9th day of May, 1979; and
WHEREAS, the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority has included a relocation
plan, redevelopment plan, finance plan, and acquisition plan, as part of the
Center City Redevelopment Project; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to notice given as required by the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, Section 462.521, the City Council conducted a public hearing regarding
the Center City Redevelopment Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF FRIDLEY HEREBY FINDS
AND DETERMINES:
l. That the project area is blighted due to economic absolescence of commercial
structures, development patterns, traffic and parking design, and unsightly
general conditions, and
2. That the execution of the Center City Project by the �ridley Housing and
Redevelopment Authority is authorized by the Municipal Housing and Redevelopment
Act, and
3. That the land in the project area would not be made available for redevelopment
without the financial aid to be sought. '
4. That the redevelopment plan conforms to a general plan for the redevelopment
of the�City of Fridley.
5. That the Center City Redeveloprient Plan tvill afford maximum opportunity for
the redevelopment of the project area by private enterprise.
6. That the Center City Redevelopment Project sh�all require an undetermined
number of coinmmercial and residential relocations of which the City shall
insure that Uniform Relocation Act shall be adhered to.
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` A FRIDI_EY 'rIDUSIN6 AND RED[VELOPMENT AUTHORITY
RESOLUTTON P,PPROVIP�G AN UR6AN REDEVLLOP�IENT
` PLA�J AND FIL?fdG OF A PROJECT APPLICATION '
TO THC CITY CUUNCIL Of THf CITY OF FRIDLEY
WFIEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that tnat the Housing
and Revelopment Authority of Fridley, P4inneseta, undertake the Center City
Redevelopment Project as out7ined in a report titled the Center City
Redevelopment Plan and dated May . 1979, and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority has determined that the
fol7owing described area situated in the City of fridley, County of Anoka,
and State of Minnesota, is that area proposed as the Center City Redevelopnen�
Project: , .
Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 61ock 12, Lowell Addition to Fridley Park,
Lot 18, Block 5, Rice Creek Plaza South Addition,
Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, Block 3, Rice Creek Terrace Plat 2,
Lots 10, 11, 12, Block 2, Rice Creek Terrace Plat .1,
Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 1, Sylvan Hills Piat 5,
Lot 1, 61ock 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 6,
Lot 1, Blocl< 1, Sylvan Hills Plat 7, �
[3locks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Rees Addition to Fridley Park
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Auditor's Subdivision No. 59,
Block 1, Sandy Terrace, " •
6locks 1, 2, Norwood Acidition to Fridley Park, and,
That part of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest
1/4 of 5ection 14, and that part of Rees Addition to Fridley
Park.and vacated ailey in said subdivision descr�hed as follows:
beginning at a point on the Northerly line of ..
�a�d-West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4, a distance of
30 feet 41est of the Northeast corner thereof, thence South and
parallel with the East line thereof; a distance of 194 feet more
or less, to the Southerly line of Lot 1, [31ock 2, Rees Nddition
to Fridley Park, said pcint being the Southeast corner of said
Lot 1; thence Westerly along the Southerly line of said Lot 1
and Lot 22, a distance of 179.3 feet; thence North and parallel
with East line to said Northline, thence East to the point of
beginning, and, �
That part of the ldest 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Southti�rest 1/4
described as follows; Commencing at a point 390 feet East of the
of the Northwest corner of the �asx 1/2 of the South�,rest 1/4 of
Section 14; thence 5outh 8 rods and 10 feet-east; thence Easterly
10 rods; thence North 8 rods and 10 feet, thence Westerly 10 rods
to place of beginning, except the parcel described directly above,
and,
Lots 1 through 24, Block 1, Alice tJall �lddition, and
All that part of the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Southtiaest T/4
of Section 14, described as beginning at the•North��est corner
thereof, thence East along the North line of said South4�est 1/4
•.• a distance of 214 feet, thence South and parallel with the West
line of said East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Southwest
1/4 for a distance of 36II feet, thence West parallel
with said North line for a distance of 214 feet to said
West line; thence North along tJest said line a distance
of 368 feet to the point of beginning.
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WHEj2ElIS, the proposed Redevelopment Project are� described above is a blighted
.commercial strip development by virtue of econoniic obsulnscence of struGtUX'es,
' , development patterns, traffic design, and unsightly general conditions, and
WH[REAS, the Fridley liousing and Redevelopment Authority has considered the
legal requirements of relocating displaced persons and businesses in the Center
City Phase I Report dated �pril, 1979, and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority has studied the finance plan
and acquisition plans and concurs that each of these plans is in conformance
with State law and overall objectives, and
WHEREAS, the redevelopment of the above area for intense commercial/residential
uses cannot be accomplished without governmental assistance provided under the
Municipal Housing and Redevelopment Act, Chapter 462, and known specifically as
a Tax Increment Development Project,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 6Y THE HOUSING AN� REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF
FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA:
1. That the Center City Redevelopment Project for the described area is
approved and adopted by the Nousing and Redevelopment Authority of Fridley,
said project to be financed by tax increments and such other methods as
'may be deemed necessary and desirable.
2. That the Nousing and Redevelopment Authority shall insure that all relocations
shall be in accordance with the Uniform Rel.ocation Act, Chapter 117 M.S.A.
3. That all real property acquisitions shall be determined on an on-going
basis during the implementation phases so as to accoinplish the overall
redevelopment of� Center City.
4. That application be made by the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority
to the City Council of the City of Fridley for approval of the Center City
Redevelopment Project, in the manner required by law;
ADOPTED BY THE FRIDLEY NOUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THIS . __ DAY
Of . 1979.
ATTEST:
MARVIN 6RUNSELL, CITY CLERK
CHAIRMAN
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A R�SOLUTION Or THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, FINDING THE
rRIDLEY F10USING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S
CENTER CITY R�DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF
THE CITY OF FRIDLEY
WIiEREAS, the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority has submitted
The Center City Redevelopment Plan to the Fridley Planning Commission as
per Minnesota Statute, Chapter 462; and
WHEREAS, the Fridley Planning Commission has reviewed the Redevelopment
Plan to determine consistency of said plan to the Fridley Comprehensive
Development Plan.
NOW, TAEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
FRIDLEY:
That the Center City Redevelopment Plan is consistent with the Comprehensive
Development Plan of the City of Fridley and the Commission recomznends
approval of the plan to the City Council.
ADOPTED BY TAE PLANNING COMMISSION OF 2HE CITY OF FRIDLEY TAIS 9th
DAY Ot
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK - MARVIN C. BRUNSELL
1979.
CHAIRPERSON - RICHARD H. HARRIS
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ANOKA
� CERTIFICATE AS TO ORIGIIVAL TAXABLE
� ss' VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE
CENTER CITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA IN
THE CITY OF FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting County Auditor
of Anoka, Minnesota, certify to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Fridley, in said County, pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes 1971, Section 462.585, Subdivision 2, that the "original taxable
value" of all taxabie prop2rty within the project area designated as the
Center City Redevelopment Project of said City, as described in the
redevelopment plan for the area approved by resolution of the City CounciT
dated May , 1979 is
I also certify that such original taxable value is composed of the
assessed valuation of each parcel of taxable property within the redevelopment
project area as determined by the assessmerit �thereof on January 2, 1978, fcr
the purpose of the extension of taxes thereon payat;le in 1979, this being
the assessed valuation most recently determined before the date when this
certification was requested, and does not include the value of any parcel
which was owned at the time of such assessment by the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority of the City of Fridley or any other public body and is therefore
exempt from taxes collectible in 1979.
I also certify that attached to and made a part of this certificate
is a full, true and complete list of all taxable parcels of realproperty
within the project area, and of the original taxable value determined for
each parcel and included in the aggregate amount stated above.
WITNESS my F:and and seal this
day of , 1979.
COUNTY AUDITOR
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� - C�NT�R CITY REDPV�LOPMENT PLAN
DESCRIP'I`ION OF PI20JPCT
,1. Introduction
The City of Pridley is located on the east bank of the
Mississippi River just north of Minneapolis. Including Minneapolis
I'ridley borders seven municipalities: Columbia Heights, Moundsview,
New Brighton, Spring LaY,e Park, IIlaine, and Coon Rapids. Fridley
is located in the corridor of Anoka County and serves as the
passageway between Minneapolis and the North Central suburbs, and
is an important center of development in Anoka County.
Fridley is a first ring Minneapolis suburb and as such
developed initially as a"bedroom community" with only neighbor-
hood convenience centers along major access routes. Fridley failed
to develop a commercial concentration because no areas were planned
that would support a large diversified center. Consequently, Fridley
is served by regional centers outside its boundaries and is served
with scattered and strip commercial developments. Center City is
such a strip commercial development.
The City of Fridley has a long standing concern with Center
City. Immediately after the destructive tornado of 1965, the City
began an efiort to redevelop Center City. This 1965 redevelopment
effort was not implemented. Since that time, very little development
has taken place within the Center City area. The important aspect
of recalling this 1965 effort is to illustrate that the redevelop-
ment project not being undertaken is an outqrowth of many past
decisions and is not a reaction to immediate problems.
Center City is Zegally described in a separate section of this
plan and constitutes the land area for the Center City Redevelopment
Project. The area included approximately 73 separate operating
businesses primarily located in five neighborhood centers.
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PROJECT AREA
Center City is legally described in a separate section of this
plan but is generally known as the strip commercial area along
�niversity Avenue Northeast and around the intersection of Mississippi
Street and University Avenue.
PROJECT ELIGIBILITY
A. Authority
Under Minnesota State Law, local housing and redevelopment
authorities may undertake the redevelopment projects for areas
that are deteriorated. M.S.A. 462.421 Subdivision 11
"Deteriorated areas mean any area, including slum
areas with buildinqs or improvements which, by reason of dilapi-
dation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or
design, lack of ventilation, light, and sanitary facilities,
excessive land coverage or deleterious land use or obsolete
layout, or any combination of these or other factors, are
detrimental to the safety, health, morals, or welfare of
the community." '
Local housing and redevelopment authorities may
undertake redevelopment projects that are directed at improving
said deteriorated area. (M.S.A. 462.421 Subdivision 13).
Minnesota State law permits any work or undertaking.
1. To acquire blighted areas or other real property for the
purpose of removing, preventing, or• reducing blight,
bliqhting factors, or the causes of blight.
2. To acquire open or undeveloped land which is determined
to be blighted....due to the existence of £aulty planning
characterized by the subdivsion of sale of lets laid out....
or inadequate size....which have prevented normal develop-
ment of the land by private enterprise and have resulted
in a stagnant and unproductive condition of land poten-
tially useful and valuable...
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3. To acquire land or space which is vacant, unused,
underused, or inappropriately used...
B. Eligibility
The Center City Redevelopment Project is eligible as a
publicly assisted redevelopment project for the following
reasons:
1. There is a severe traffic safety problem at two major
traEfic intersections within Center City. University
Avenue at the intersection of Mississippi Street has
an average daily traffic count of 29,485 vehicles and
Dlississippi Street at the same intersection has an aver-
age daily traffic of 8,500 vehicles. At both the
University Avenue and 61st Street intersections, the
Fridley Police and Safety Department has recorded an
unusually high incident of accidents to both property and
life.
2. The Center City area due to faulty planning has land
areas of vacant land that are stagnant and underutilized.
Specifically, that land lying north of 10,000 Auto Parts
has not been commercially developed or intensely
deveToped due to severe access and traffic problems, small
land area and its location abutting a single family
residential area. This land area has had several
proposals for development but the above three factors
have caused each proposal to fail. Additionally, vacant
land lying south of the Rice Creek Shopping Center is
vacant due to poor traffic circulation, faulty planninq
that has severely limited frontage exposure and access,
and its location abutting a residential neiqhborhood.
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3. Existing development of the Christensen Shopping Center
is blighted and deteriorated in the following areas.
The center has insufficient parkinq by both ciky code
and practical experience. The parking is poorly
designed and must back into a highly traveled service
road. The center is in general disrepair, and lacks
land area for sound commercial expansion. This center
occupies a prime commercial site on the southeast
intersection of University and Mississippi. This
prime area is poorly utilized, poorly designed, in
general disrepair, and causes 000r commercial land
utilization in a prime community location.
4. Immediately adjacent to the Christenson Shopping Center
is a warehouse land use. This warehouse is owned and
operated by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. The
warehouse use requires outside storage of supplies and
e�uipment and utilizes a large land area within a prxme
commercial and employment area of the city. This use
also contributes to a general appearance of blight and
unkempt conditions.
5. The Fridley Shopping Center is also blighted by the fact
of poor design, poor land subdivision and zoning practices„
Adjacent to the Fridley Shopping Center are two single
family homes. This site restriction hampers orderly
and economic expansion of the commercial area. Suffi-
cient land area for modern day commercial expansion is
limited, severe conflicting land uses are present, and
these factors lead to underutilized and poorly utilized
commercial land development within a prime area of the
city.
6. Holly Center located on the northwest quadrant of Univer-
sity and Mississippi intersection is blighted and suffers
from a safety hazard due to poor traPfic design. This
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center according to a business survey conducted in Diarch
1979, is financially harmed due to traffic hazards and
accessability. The survey showed over 90 percent of the
businesses believe that poor traffic circulation has
negatively harmed the economic viability of this center.
Further, Holly Center is poorly designed in terms of
traffic circulation within its ooin parking lot and eggress
and ingress onto city streets. This traffic situation and
development design is a safety hazard to property aid
persons as documented by traffic acciflent counts and cause;�
an underutilization of prime commercial land in the city.
7. In a business survey conducted during March, 1979, the
business respondents feel as does the city that
Center City is bliqhted by the fact of unkempt conditions
high turnover of operating businesses and lack of
pedestrian walking ways. These conditions have been
verified through photographs and a business survey.
These conditions cause one of the few prime commercial
areas of the city to be underutilized, and to restrict
employment opportunities within the city.
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REDEVELOPP4ENT PLAN
REDEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the
Fridley City Council establish the following goals and objectives
for the Center City Redevelopment Project. These goals and
objectives are an outgrowth of the new Fridley Comprehensive
Development Plan that has been reviewed in draft status by
the Council and Planning Commission and also by the Phase I
Center City study accepted by the Council in April, 1979.
A. To redevelop the Center City area into a community wide
commercial service area rather than a neighborhood
convenience area.
B. To permit the Center City ar_ea to become a mixed land
use area for retail, office� multiple family housinq
developments, and other commercial services.
C. To encourage and publically assist new commercial or
housing developments through the use of tax increment
financing. Such assistance may include land "write down"
costs, land a�,;sition and parcel assemblage to provide
� large land tracts for development, property acquisition
and clearance for new developments, property acquisi_tion
and clearance of non-conforming land uses that are near
new developments, financial assistance in the provision
of public utilities, financial assistance for the provisior,�
of necessary site improvements, and such other assistance
that is in conformance with state law.
D. To increase employment opportunities and employment
alternatives for its residents through an active program
of commercial expansion and development.
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E. To designate through official land use controls areas
best suited for cor.unercial development.
F. To increase the tax base of the city through cooperation
and a.,ss�stance. to commercial and housing developers.
G. To provide a plan and continued planning for orderly
commercial expansion which allows for the most
economical utilization of municipal. services.
H. To provide development and redevelopment opportunities
that will permit a variety of retail, office, housing
and other. commercial opportunities throughout Center
City which would effectively serve the needs of the city
residents.
I. To maintain a healthy and safe environment throughout
the Center City Project Area.
J. To provide various forms of financial assistance that are
deemed appr.opriate, legal, and acceptable to private
enterprise in their development efforts such as indus-
trial revenue bonding, tax exempt municipal revenue
bonds, or state and federal loans and grant monies.
K. To promote sound land use development procedures
including the development of city design standards, land-
scaping, and lighting standards, traffic circulation
and parking standards, architectural review oi new
developments, and such other standards that may be
developed.
L. To continually update development and redevelopment
plans, design standards, and other official controls
that will promote sound development, redevelopment,
health and safety.
SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The following specific goals and objectives are in some
cases a more closely defined goal and in some cases a specific
course of action.
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A. To develop a development prospectus that formally
requests private enterprise to respond to development
opportunities. This prospectus will establish land
areas within Center City that may be made available for
development or redevelopment through the use of tax
increment financing.
B. To acquire the Christenson Shopping Center and invite
specific development proposals for the redevelopment
of that area.
C. To establish a specific land redevelopment parcel plan
as the redevelopment efforts are begun.
D. To begin efforts at improving traffic circulation at the
intersection of Mississippi Street and University �venue.
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REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
The Center City Redevelopment Project and Plan includes all
of the goals and objectives included herein plus all the other
information included by this plan.
The Center City Redevelopment Plan establishes six separate
phases. Each phase of redevelopment is directly related to
potential redevelopment land parcel assemblage. Each phase of
redevelopment will commence after a contractual committment
between the H.R.A., the City, and a developer has been
consummated on a previous redevelopment parcel. Each phase of
redevelopment shall require financial findings of feasibility
separate contractual agreements between the City and a developerS,
City approvals of land use, zoning and such other requirements
that may be established, and compliance withthe goals and objec-
tives of this plan.
Two or more phases of redevelopment may be combined if the
City and H.R.A. determine that combining two or more phases will
improve the redevelopment plan. By combining two or more ohases,
the redevelopment effort may better serve the land needs required
for modern day commercial development, improve traffic circulation
and parking requirements. The decision to combine two or more
phases of this redevelopment program shall be made by the H.R.A.
and City after careful review and preliminary discussions with
potential private developers.
The six phases of redevelopment although not listed in any
order of priority are as follows:
Phase One: The land located on the southeast corner of the
University Avenue and Mississippi Street. This land area
includes the present land uses: Brunkow tdusic, Christenson
Shopping Center, Madsen Office Building, Northwestern
Telephone Building, and a single family home. The area
contains five acres more or less and is suitably located for
a strong commercial redevelopment effort. This area shall
be referred to as the Christenson redevelopment site.
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Phase Two: The land area located on the east side of University
Avenue, South of Fridley City Hall, North of the Fridley
State Bank and west of Sth Avenue. This land area includes
the present land uses: Fridley Center, Ryan's Garage, three
single family homes and Ole's Garage. This area contains
four acres more or less and is suitably located for a
strong commercial redevelopment effort. This area shall
be referred to as the Fridley Center redevelopment site.
Phase Three: The land area on the southwest corner of University
Avenue and riississippi Street. This land area includes
the present uses: Four acres more or less of vacant land,
Rice Creek Shopping Center, Fridley Our Own Hardware,Dairy
Queen, Car wash, Burger King, Standard Service Station,
and General Television. This area contains four acres of
land now vacant and another six and one-half acres more or
less of developed land. The area is suitabley located for a
strong comrtercial redevelop�ent effort. This area shall
be referred to as the Rice Creek Shopping Center area.
Phase Four: The land area on the northeast corner of University
Avenue and Mississippi Street. This land area includes the
present uses: 1D,000 Auto Parts, and 50,000 square feet
more or less of vacant land. This area has a total land
area o£ approximately two and one-fialf acres and is
suitably located for a stron9 commercial redevelopment e�fort.
This area shall be referred to as the 10,000 Auto Farts area.
Phase Five: The vacant land lying west of Sth Avenue east of the
N.00n Plaza Center, north of the existing 5t. Williams
Church development and south of five existing duplexes located
on the Sandy Terrace Subdivision Plat SII951 lots 1,2,3,4,5 of
Block 1. This area contains seven acres more or Iess and is
owned by St. Willians Church. The area is suitably located for
Church expansion or housing development. This area shall be
referred to as the St. Williams Church area.
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Phase Six: That land on the east side of University Avenue
south of 63rd Street and immediately north and adjacent to
the Rice Creek Office Building. This land is vacant and
is one acre more or less in area. The land is suitably
located for commercial development.
In each of these phases the City and H.R.?�. may establish
a development prospectus for the development or redevelopment
of �he proposed land area. The development prospectus shall
be in compliance with the proposed land use map herein included,
the goals and objectives of this plan and such other requirements
as may be established. The development prospectus may call for
the Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the City
Council to acquire some or all the oroperties that are a part
of the redevelopment phase. The determination of which properties
are to be acquired will be based on sound development practices,
financial feasibility, needs of the private developer, conformance
with the qoals and objectives of this plan and such other
considerations deemed appropriate.
In each phase of this redevelopment effort, the Housing
and Redevelopment Authority and the Fridley City Council shall
make a separate determination on the use of other financial
incentives that may assist private enterprise in the redevelopment
effort. These financial incentives may include the use of
industrial revenue bondinq, tax exempt revenue bonds, or other
federal and state loans and grant monies.
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PROPOSED LAND USES BY PHASES
Phase One: The Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority and
the Fridley City Council propose that all or part of the land
area referred to as the Christenson redevelopment site be
acquired and made available for new development. The
acquisition is a necessary activity to insure sound land
subdivision practices for new development, adequate area
for a new comriercial structure(s), the elimination of blight
due to general disrepair, conflicting land uses, poor traffic
circulation, inadequate parking, and small land area ownership.
The area for redevelopment is proposed for commercial
use: Specific land uses may include office buildings,
retail center, multiple family housing, or other commercial
uses determined appropriate for this site. The redeveloprnent
effort shall include a development prospectus inviting private
developers to propose specific development programs, schedules,
uses and costs to the H.R.A. and City Council.
Phase Two Throuqh Six: Each of these redevelopment plans shall be
commenced after the completion of contractual agreements on
the redevelopment of phase one or a determination by the
H.R.A. and City Council that the redevelopment e£fort should
be modified by combining phases or beginning work on other
phases to insure the successful implementation of this
redevelopment project. The H.R.A. and City Council may
acquire all or part of the land area and properties included
in phases two through six to insure sound land subdivision
practices for new development, adequate area for new
commercial structures and parking, the elimination of blight,
conflicting land uses, poor traffic circulation or meeting
the goals and objectives of this plan.
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The areas are proposed for mixed uses including
office developments, multiple family housing developments,
retail cente�s an� other commercial developments. All
proposed uses shall require approval of the City.
OTHER LAND USE R�QUIR�NIENTS
All that land located within the Center City Redevelopment
Project Area may be eligible for redevelopment or development.
The H.R.A. and City Council shall review all development proposals
for compliance with the goals and objectives of this plan, financial,
feasibility, land use and such other conditions and requirements
deemed appropriate.
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LAND AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION PLAN
The Center City Redevelopment Plan will require certain
property acquisitions. The properties to be acquired will be
determined on an individual basis durinq the redevelopment process.
The redevelopment process will include responding to private
developers' proposals for land needs, making parcels available
for development that are of sufficient size to accomodate larqe
commercial structures , the elimination of substandard structures,
the removal of b3ighting conditions, the removal of non-conforming
land uses when such removal meets the qoals of the Center City
Redevelopment Plan, and such other factors that are necessary to
accomplish the overall redevelopment goals.
Each property to be acquired must be approved or. an individual
basis by the Fridley City Council. The City Council prior to any
property acquisition shall make a positive finding reyarding
financial feasibility of said acquisition. The City Council must
also insure that any property acquisitions and resulting develop-
ment proposals are in conformance with the goals of the Center
City Project, and in conformance cvith overall plans and policies.
The Center City Redevelopment Plan envisions and establishes
a need for pronerty acquisition. The plan does not establish
specific properties but rather allows for that determination by the
Fridley City Council during the implementation of the plan. The
determination of properties to be acquired shall. be based on the
following goals or such other goals that may be added to this plan.
Goals for Property Acquisitions
1. Structures that are determined by the Fridley Euilding
Inspector that are determined to be structurally substandard.
2. Land and structures that will permit land development and
redevelopment parcels to be large enough to accomodate new
developments and coresponding parking requirements.
3. Land and structures that are needed to make necessary public
improvements in a proper relationship to the projected demand.
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4. Properties that are non-conforming land uses when such an
acauisition will benefit the overall redevelopment goals.
5. Properties that have been contracted for purchase prior to
the adoption of this plan.
This land and property acquisition plan is intended to give
flexability of decision making to the Fridley City Council during
the implementation phases of the Center City Project. The land
acquisition plan is intended to accomplish the overall goals of
redeveloping Center City into a community wide commercial area
that provides maximum opportunity for new large office develop-
ments, multiple family housing deve2opments, retail and other
commercial deveZopments, and other public facilities.
The City intenas to acquire ail or part of the property
located in phases one through six as listed in pages 9, 10 and 11
of this document.
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LAND DISPOSITZON AND REDE�7ELOPERS REQUIRET9ENTS
The Redeveloper or Developer will be required by contractual
agreement to observe the building requirements and zoning require-
ments of the City of Fridley, and such other requirements as may
be established by the City Council. Land disposition parcels
shall be made available under separate cover as they are determined
by the City Council.
The contract and the disposition documents will spell out
in detail provisions, standards, and such other criteria for
achieving the objectives and requirements set forth in the Center
City Redevelopment Plan or other documents that are made a part
of this plan. The Fridley Housing and Redevelopment Authority
and the Fridley City Council will select developers or redevelopers
on the basis of their proposals, a determination of their ability
to carry out such proposals, and their conformance to the Redevelop-
ment Plan. AI1 developers or redevelopers shall supply to the
Fridley Housing and Bedevelopment Authority and the City'Council -
all information deemed necessary for sound decision making. Land
disposition parcels may be through fixed price offerings or by .
other means, which in the determination of the Fridley Housing and
Redevelopment Authority and the Fridley City Council will best
assure the attainment of the development and redevelopment goals,
design objectives of this plan and its amendments.
Developers or Redevelopers will not be permitted to defer
the start of construction for a period longer than that required
to prepare architectural plans, obtain satisfactory financing, and
to review and approve such plans by the Fridley Housing and
Redevelopment Authority and the Fridley City Council in order to
establish their conformance with the provisions of the plan, the
disposition documents, and such other requirements that may be
established.
In addition, the followxnq provisions will be included in
the agreement.
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1. That the developers or redevelopers will submit to the
Authority and Council a plan and schedule for the proposed
development.
2. That the purchase of the land is for the purpose of develop-
ment or redevelopment and not for speculation.
3. That the land will be built upon and improved in conformity
with the goals and the provisi.ons of the redevelopment plan
or its amendments.
4. That the building and improvements will be commenced and
completed within a separately contracted time period and
that said contract shall establish provisions for bonding
and such other provisions that the authority and city deem
necessary.
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FINANCE PLAN
Without excluding any other type of available financing,
it is the general intene that the Center City Redevelopment
Project shall be financed by the use of Tax Increment Financing
and Tax Increment Financing, General Ubligation Bonds, or Tax
Increment Financing Revenue Bonds, which shall require subsequent
City Council approval pursuant to MSAS 462.585. The Fridley
Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the Fridley City Council
shall insure that all aspects of this project are in compliance
with state law.
The actual summary of projected exoenditures and revenues
as of yet cannot be specifically determined. Projected expenditure;;
cannot be specifically determined until final determinations are
made separately by phasing the redevelopment program. When
final decisions are made regarding property acquisitions, the
H.R.A. and City Council shall determine specific revenue and
expenditure projections for that phase of the redevelopment
program. These specific projections cannot be adequately determine<l
at this point due to the following factors.
A. New formulas to determine assessed value.
S. Inflation/deflation of values.
C. Actual cost of property acquisition.
D. Legislative changes in the IIniform Relocation Act.
E. Fi_nal determinations on relocation benefits.
F. Final negotiated contract price for the sale of land �
development parcels.
G. Undetermined financial incentives to developers.
H. Others (this list is not exhaustive but rather illustrativE:)•
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RELOCATION PLAN
The Center City Redevelopment Plan will require relocation
of persons and businesses. The determination of which person(s}
and business(s) to be relocated will be determined on an individual
parcel by parcel basis as this plan is implemented. Prior to any
relocation or property acquisition, the Fridley Housing and
Redevelopment Authority and the Fridley City Council shall adopt
rules and regulations that are in compliance with the Uniform
Relocation Act.
PROCEDURE FOR AMENDMENT
The Center Ci.ty Redevelopment Plan may be modified provided
the modification shall be adopted bv the k'ridley IIousing and
Redevelopment Authority and the Fridley City Council under provisions
of the Municipal Housing and Redevelopment Act of the State of
Minnesota, Section 462.525, subdivision 6.
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF CENT�R CITY R�DEVELOPD'(ENT PROJECT AR�A
The followino described property shall constitute the land
area included within the Center City Redevelopment Project. This
area may be amended by adding to or deleting land area in the same
manner used to establa.sh this Tax Increment Financing District.
The Redevelopinent Plan proposes the inctusion of the follotiaing
described real estate:
Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Block 12, Loti•rell Addition to Fridley Park,
Lot 18, alock 5, Rice Creek Plaza South Addition,
Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, E31ock 3, Rice Creek Terrace Plat 2,
Lots 10, 11, 12, BTock 2, Rice Creek Terr•ace Plat 7.
tots l, 2, 3> Glock l, Sylvan Hi11s Plat 5,
Lot 1, Block 1, Sylvan Hilis Plat 6,
Lot 1, Block 1> Sylvan Nills Plat 7,
Blocks 1> 2, 3, 4, 5, Rees Addition to Fridley Park
Lots l, 2, 3, 4> 5, Auditor's Subdivision No. 59,
Block 1, Sandy Terrace,
Blocks 1, 2, fdorriood Addition to fridley Park, and,
That part of the l•Jest 1/2 of the Nor�heast 1/4 of the Southtaest
1/4 of Sect9on 14, and that part of Rees Addition ta Fridley
Par}: and vacated alley in said subdivision descr�hed as follows:
beginning at a point on th2 P;ortherly lire of ..
�atd t�lest 1/? o� the Northeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4> a distance of
30 feet West of the Northeast corner ihereof, thence Seuth and
parallel with the East line thereof; a distance of 194 feet more
or less, to the Southerly line of Lot 1, Block 2, Rees Addition
to Fridley Park, said point being the Southeast corner of said
Lot 1; thence t•testerly along the Southerly line of said Lot l
and Lot 22, a distance of 179.3 feet; thence North and parallei
with East line to said Northlin�, thence East to the point of
beginning, and,
That part of the t�lest 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Southsiest 1/4
descrihed as follo�•�s; Comrencing at a point 390 feet East of the
of the Norti�ti�est corner of the east 1/2 of the South�•iest 1/4 of
Section 14; tlience South 8 rods and 10 feet east; thence Easterly
]0 rods; thence tdorth 8 rods and 10 feet, thence 4festerly 10 rods
to place of beginning, except the parcel described directly above,
and,
Lots 1 through 2h, Black l, Alice i•;all Addi-tion, and
A1l that part of the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Southarest 1/4
of Section 14, described as beginning at the Northtiaest corner
thereof, thence East along the North line of said Southi�est 1/4
a distance of 214 feet, thence South and parallel with the lJest
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line of said �ast 1/2 of the P•.ast 1/2 of the Southwest
1/4 for a distance of 368 feet, thence West parallel
with said North line for a distance of 214 feet to said
tQest line; thence North along west said line a distance
of 368 feet to the point of beginning.
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APPENDIX A
Enclosed and made a part of the Center City Redevelopment
Plan is a listing of properties included within the project area.
This listing of properties is by plat, parcel, lot, block,
subdivision, assessed value, and present use. These properties
are also mapped by parcel number and herein included.
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53914 P 48
54073 I 230
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Part of Section
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1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
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1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 ; Alice tdall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
1 Alice Wall Addn.
ASSESSED VALUES FOR
1978 PAYAE3LC ]979
TAXES
EXEMPT
EXEMPT
$ 5>289
$ 40,764
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2,408
2,193
2>193
2,322
2,365
1,634
1,161
1,075
1,075
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Library 3
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Canadian Finance
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Canadian Finance
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Canadian Finance
Canadian Finance
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Canadian Finance
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�Canadian rinance
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Canadian Finance
R
Vacant
R
Vacant
R
Vacant
R
Vacant
R
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Vacant
Vacant
R
Vacant
R
R Vacant
R Vacant
R Vacant
Vacant
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Vacant
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Vacant
R
R Uacant
R 1lacant
R Vacant
R Canadian Finance
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ASSESSED Vl1LUES FOR
1978 PFlYA6LE 1979
TAX[S
PRESENT USE
57556 � 3II0 9- 11 I 2 Rees Addition � EXEMPT City Park �
57556
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57581 I 760 I 15
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2 Rees Addition I EXEMPT City
2 Rees Addition 11,954 C Garage
3 Rees Addition 15,222, C Yacant
3 Rees Addition 15,652 C Vacant
3 Rees Addition EXEMPT City Hall
3 Rees Addition EXEMPT City Hall
3 Rees Addition EXEMPT City liall
3 Rees Addition EXEMPT City Hall
3 Rees Addition �,8�9 C Vacant
3 Rees Addition 26,617 C Madsen Bldg.
3 Rees Addition � 87,935 C Shopping Center
4 Rees Rddition 7,200 Ole's Nouse
4 Rees Addition 12,298 C Ole's Garage
4 Rees Addition 65,360 C Fridley Center
4 Rees Addition 33,437 C Ryan's Gara�e
5 Rees Addition 7,600 Jim Mensinger H
5 Rees Addition 6,8C0 Art Smith H
5 Rice Creek Plaza 490,071 C Holly Center
South Addition
5 Rice Creek Plaza 39,302 C Holly 66
South Addition
2 Rice Creeek Terrac 103,200 - C 10,000 Auto Parts
Plat 1
3 Rice Creek Terrace 2,408 - R - Vacant
Plat 2 --
3 Rice Creek Terrace ,40� 8 R -Vacant
Plat 2 —
3 Rice Creek Terrace 2,408- - R - Vacant
Plat 2
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�LFCi � P�RCEL LOT
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54157 f 100 �
(Ex. W.200'
54157 105 1 �
(West 200')
54157 205 Parts of
2&3
54157 210 Parts of
2&3
54157 260 Parts of
2&3
54157 340 4
(Ex. 350)
54157 350 4
(Ex. 340)
54157 440 Part of
5
54157 445 Part of
5
54157 450 Part of
5
54157 446 Part Qf
5
54157 460 Part of
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UaDIVISION
Aud. Sub. N54
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. #59
Aud. Sub. �59
Aud. Sub. #59
Part
of 12 Lowell Addition
ASSESSED VALUES FOR
197£3 PAYA[3LE 1979
TAXES
$ 56,201
242,004
116,788
151,274
19,393
251,808
17,071
EXEMPT
— 215
EXEMPT
430
35,432
�!1 ,925
�- iv 1 N01^WOOd AddSt70T1 �nu�iri
-30, ex.
7-27 2 Norwood Addition EXEMPT
ots 16-27 2 Norwood Addition EXEMPT
t. 20, 21 2
, 5, 18 &
19 2
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Rees Addition
Rees Addition
Rees Addition
Rees Addition
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8,901
47,816
PRES[NT USE
C Bank
C [3ank
C Office Buildirig
C General Television
C Vacant
C Moon Plaza
C Vacant
St. Williams
C Q Station
St. Williams
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C Q Station I!
C Q 5tation
C Sta.ndard Station
St. Williams
St. Williams
St. Williams ^
House on Miss. �t.
C Vacant
CI Telephone aldg.
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1 Sandy Terrace
�anay ierrace
iandy Terrace
�andy Terrace
�ylvan �iills Plat
5
ylvan Hills Plat
5
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5
ylvan Hills Platl
5
ylvan Hills Plat
�ylvan Hills Plat
5
ylvan Hills Plat
6
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ASSESSfD V�LUES FOR
197� PAYAaL[ 1979
TAXES
17,880
1/�JGV
17,320
17,720
33,239
111,069
66,220
15,652
EXEMPT
19>823
127,366
131,666
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TOTAL SSESSE VALUE OF COMMERCI�L $2,447,727
TOTAL SSESSE UALUE OF RESIDENT�AL
(NON-HOMESTEAD $ 179,307
TOTAL SSESSE VALUE OF RESIDENT$AL
(HOMESTEND) � $ 34,400
PR[SEN7 USE
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C Burger King
C Car Wash
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