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PRELIMINARY DRAFT RECOMMENDATION The preliminar5, draft recommendation on alternative approaches for developing the NCBD and the CRTV were presented to Council at a work session on December 9, 2002. No action was sought on the prelimina~, draft recommendation. Instead, it was presented to Council to solicit input and ideas and to determine if the approach seemed feasible. The draft recommendation had been presented to the PAT in November, and the PAT indicated that it was generally comfomable with it as a concept. The recommendation is to consider Part Two of the Heart of Anoka Planning Facilitation Project as a dual track .process, where a master developer would be sought for the NCBD and a master developer would be sought for the CRV. The rationale for this approach is presented below: The NCBD consists of approximately 50 acres, and development options are easier to define in l:he NCBD, compared to the CP,,TV that consists of approximately 150 acres. Community members, PAT members, and elected officials were clear (and in agreement) about development options in the NCBD. By comparison, they were all less clear about development options in the CRTV. There is uncertainty about the immediate future of commuter rail developmentl and while the ACP, XA feels commuter rail will eventually be developed, no one can say when. The master developer process is faster than the master planner process. Development within the NCBD could be awarded to a developer who is selected by the City. The developer would be g-uided by the community's vision and goals and objectives. The CRTV, with the uncertainty that surrounds it (What should it look like? When will commuter rail be developed?) could be studied further in a master plan. Following the master plan process, which' would include opportunities for public involvement, Council would adopt the master plan, which would become the guide for a developer. These points are illustrated in the following diagram. ·