Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/05/2013

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More information can be found online at www.citvoframsev.com/shoreland. Monday, September 16, 2013 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Alexander Ramsey Room 167th Avenue Node Future Land Uses As the Planning Commission is aware, the City's Economic Development Authority (EDA) has been exploring ways to facilitate a reduction of vacancy rates and blighted properties at the land use node at the intersection of 167th Avenue NW and Saint Francis Boulevard (TH 47). At the recommendation of the EDA, the Planning Commission directed Staff to host a public collaborative process for area residents, property owners, and stakeholders. This discussion also includes the recent concept plan review brought forward by Rum River Hills Golf Course for residential development of a portion of their site and reconfiguration of two (2) existing holes. Staff is proposing a format similar to the preparation of the Future Land Use Map in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Participants would use a full-sized, scaled map to identify opportunities and issues as well as arrange land use types that will translate into a land use map and household, population, and employment forecasts. As this process is early in development, Staff has not yet sent mailings. Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Alexander Ramsey Room Former Municipal Center Collaborative Process As the Planning Commission is aware, the City Council directed Staff to re-engage surrounding Property Owners and key stakeholders in a collaborative process to focus on under what conditions the community would support converting the former municipal center site into a data center site, if the community were to support a data center in that location at all. Staff has mailed requests for interested parties to participate in the public process. This was the same mailing list that was used for the original open house. Prior to the meeting, the City Council will formalize the focus group as noted in the topic report to City Council. For more information, visit www.citvoframsev.com/formeiiiiic. Thursday, October 24, 2013 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Lake Itasca Room Future Business Park Location The City's EDA has also been working on identifying a location for a future business park. The City has all but exhausted its existing inventory of available sites in its existing districts. The EDA has recommended that Staff focus on the area west of Armstrong Boulevard, north of Highway 10. The first step is to involve the public in a collaborative process to better understand the compatibility of this area with surrounding uses. Staff is proposing a format similar to the preparation of the Future Land Use Map in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Participants would use a full-sized, scaled map to identify opportunities and issues as well as arrange land use types that will translate into a land use map and household, population, and employment forecasts. As this process is early in development, Staff has not yet sent mailings.