HRAM 03/09/2017
CITY OF FRIDLEY
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING OF MARCH 9, 2017
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Call to Order
Chair Pro Tem Gabel called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Roll Call
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Pat Gabel, Chair
Bill Holm
Gordon Backlund
Kyle Mulroney
Stephen Eggert
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
OTHERS PRESENT:
Paul Bolin, Assistant Executive Director Fridley HRA
Scott Hickok, Community Development Director
Action Items:
1. Motion Authorizing Staff to Negotiate a Development Agreement for Locke Park Pointe.
Paul Bolin,
Assistant Executive Director Fridley HRA, presented information on the RFQ
process that resulted in four proposals by developers interested in developing the private portion
of Locke Park Pointe.
Paul Bolin
indicated that after the four candidate groups were interviewed, two candidate groups
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were selected for further consideration and a second interview by staffUpon second interview,
one group clearly shone above the others. The candidate not recommended would have clearly
waited to decide what to develop east of the future public works facility and indicated that they
would prefer to not install the entire parkway, until they knew what they were going to do to
provide a development east of the public works facility. The strategy could have left the City
with an incomplete Parkway and in search of a new developer in the future to complete the
development east of the new public works facility. Flaherty and Collins on the other hand,
appeared to be more global in their approach to developing the site and spoke of all areas,
including the area east of public works as they contemplated the future development on this site.
Paul Bolin
continued by indicating that Flaherty and Collins have been encouraged by the
success of the Cielo Development and would seek to work to build an amenity rich series of
buildings that would make for an attractive development and possibly provide yet a higher end
housing product, as a housing option in Fridley.
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Paul Bolin
indicated that staff was impressed with the fact that this group would be looking at
the entire site as a unified development, that they saw the Civic campus and pond amenity as a
great complex to build upon, and that they see the ultimate development being specifically
designed for the setting, not a one size fits all solution.
Commissioners Backlund, Eggert, and Chair Pro Tem Gabel
, each spoke of touring the Flex
and Grow housing product proposed by the Dominium Group and asked how the Flaherty
Collins Group's solution for the detached home portion of the site would compete. A general
discussion ensued regarding their tours.
Paul Bolin
responded that the individual homes would likely be built by a developer such a Pulte
Homes, who have expressed strong interest in the site.
Paul Bolin
concluded his discussion by indicating that 2700 on University is an apartment
project that had just been completed by the Flaherty Collins Group and that it would be available
for them to tour if they would like. He indicated that that is a development with some ground
floor commercial and that the Flaherty Group have not ruled out office and/or restaurant for this
site. They will evaluate all options and indicated that they would like their first building to be a
grand entrance into the remainder of the site.
A discussion by the Commissioners ensued regarding the concepts, the developer responses at
the interview, Pulte Homes, and possibilities of a restaurant.
MOTION
by Commissioner Eggert to Authorize staff to negotiate a redevelopment agreement
with Flaherty and Collins Properties for the development of Locke Park Pointe. Seconded by
Commissioner Holm.
UPON A VOICE VOTE ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON PRO TEM GABEL
DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Adjournment:
MOTION
by Commissioner Holm to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner Eggert.
UPON A VOICE VOTE ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON PRO TEM GABEL
DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE MEETING
ADJOURNED AT 8:02 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Scott J. Hickok
Community Development Director