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PDF complete Click Click Here to u • Unlimited Page 1 J% DU31f L' JJ Your complimentary use period has ended. Thank you for using PDF Complete. Case #1: Consider Development Plan 5.0 for The COR at Ramsey HRA Director Nelson stated that the Development Team has been working on the new development plan for The COR to further redefine the retail area. The team would like to review the draft of the revised development plan with the HRA tonight. Once we become comfortable with this, it begins the process of a comp plan — rezoning, etc. This includes the west 50 retail area and the residential areas north of Bunker Lake Boulevard. She stated she would now turn the meeting over to Mr. Lazan to work through those areas. Commissioner Ramsey asked why we would want to go through and update our zoning — what if something really good comes in — isn't that a lot of work to do now only to have to redo it again. Commissioner Elvig stated that we griped about our original plan being so detailed — we talked about leaving some of these things raw so people could come in with ideas. We need something to urge something along but how detailed should we be? Mr. Lazan stated that the AUAR has expired and we are at the risk of losing it. Ms. Nelson stated that we believe we could update it versus starting from scratch. Mr. Lazan stated we need to do a comp plan amendment — we will have significantly fewer homes. We are updating the zoning code now to coincide with the revised Parking Use and Maintenance Agreement (PUMA). We need to have the City's zoning ordinances correctly reflect what we want. A number of things trickle down from having a plan. The purpose is to generally assign these areas. This is urban — this is retail — this is park, etc. He added that he understands the concern about being too "hard line". Parking — In general, we are at what we would be required for something like this. The parking was discussed — three rows — breaking it up with vegetative strips. The idea here is to give us a gross occupancy. We need to get a handle on where we are today and where we will be. Commissioner Elvig stated that he totally agrees if we can get that AUAR — that was monumental. Could we pictorially say what Mr. Lazan just said — make it more general — just so we do not get too stuck. He inquired whom the map is for — are we still trying to shine the penny here — trying to sell chunks of property — trying to find developers? Commissioner Ramsey responded it would be all of the above until something happens. He stated he likes having this — it gives us a place to start. Commissioner McGlone stated some sections on this map are removable — some are set in stone — others are conceptual. We have to do some of this plan and we all agree big box retail has to show somewhere. Housing and Redevelopment Authority / February 1, 2011 Page 2 of 12