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Mr. Shard low rq>licd that lac h~ts ve 'ificd that a 300-foot corridor would be needed. <br /> <br />Mayor (Jamco inquired iff the Cit.~ (:ouncil agreed with the concept of allowing for higher <br />densities on tl~c N~t/hc property in ~:,x(:lmnge for the 300-foot corridor for the future river bridge <br />crossing. <br /> <br />Councihncmbcr Cool< repli~:d yes. <br /> <br />Councilmcmbc~' Zimmerman state(i theft he thought it ,,vas the only option the City had at this <br />poinl. <br /> <br />C, out~cilmcmbc~' Str'ommen stated tl~at :-dm thought they should proceed forward, but she did not <br />want to shut thc door on retaining tI~e l>ark corridor because it was riverfront property and one of <br />thc (,;ity's goals is 1,,) provide a~ccessibility to the river. <br /> <br />Councilmcmbcr l<.t~ral~ stat,~'d lhat ';hc wanted to make it clear that she was not talking about <br />allowing I'm' btlilcli~tg on thtz idcntilied park area; she was talking about, for value purposes, the <br />land has more ~aluc ii' lbo ~mtirc ar:a ~long the river is not designated as parkland. It gives the <br />property owner ,so~t: rights to t-iverii'o~t property, <br /> <br />Mi-. Slaardl()w it~clt~ired il'th(:y shoul~l st~trt xvorking with the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Assistant (',onmmt~ily Dcw;lopmen Director Trudgeon replied that initially they would begin <br />working wilh a~affio distress; what t!te ~-~ext steps should be. <br /> <br />Mr. Shardlow stated that they are itl thc process of putting a plan together to maximize the value <br />et'thc land basc¢t olt its cttrrt~'nt zoni~g ~md then they will be looking at different alternatives. <br /> <br />City Administrator Normar~ nr~ted Ihai staff will bring back a case to the next City Council <br />mooting to authori>',c The ~l'inklenb,:rg group to work on developing a transportation policy as <br />well as thc river bridge crossing ~md thc C.R. #116 extension. <br /> <br />Mayor (Jamco rr:cc~;sed thc City Cot ncii work session at 7:25 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor Garnet called thc City Cmlnc il xx. ork session back to order at 7:32 p.m. <br /> <br />3) Opportm~i~y Development Planning <br /> <br />City Administrator Normar~ stated that the City Council discussed Opportunity Development <br />I~lanning during a v?,orlc sessiot~ on b, 4arch 16th. During the meeting on April 5th, the Council met <br />in at work session with representati,.es fi'om the Met Council to discuss the impact opportunity <br />clcvclopmcnt }ms on thc comprehensive planning process. Councilmembers have requested <br />fi~rthcr discussion ()~ the plamaing pi occss for the opportunity development project. <br /> <br />City Co~ncil Work Session/May 4, 2004 <br /> Page 8 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />