Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/28/2023

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Economic Development Authority (EDA) 4.2. Meeting Date: 02/09/2023 Submitted For: Sean Sullivan, Community Development By: Sean Sullivan, Community Development Title: Receive Draft West Armstrong Area Street Reconstruction Feasibility Report Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to: 1) Receive Draft West Armstrong Redevelopment Area Street Reconstruction Report 2) Provide comments / suggestions /recommendations to City Council Background: The Proposed West Armstrong Street and Infrastructure Project In 2017-2018, the City began planning for the reconstruction of 146th Avenue, 147th Avenue and Ferret Street. In January of 2019, the City tabled the project with the support of the adjacent private property owners until future land use planning and visioning were complete. With the completion of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update, that visioning and land use planning is now complete and the City should be able to move forward with this needed pavement management plan without interfering with the redevelopment vision. In fact, investment in basic infrastructure in this area likely will leverage interest to facilitate private redevelopment. This proposed project expands sewer and water in the area and also connects Ferret Street to Bunker Lake Boulevard (new infrastructure in addition to reconstruction of existing infrastructure). Multiple property owners in the West Armstrong Redevelopment Area have expressed support of the street reconstruction and extension of city services, which is a change from the 2018-2019. In May of 2021, the EDA and City Council reaffirmed the vision of the West Armstrong Redevelopment Area (Industrial and COR zoning) and to asked Staff to put together a plan to identify project costs and design to: 1) Reconstruct 146th, 147th and Ferret Street 2) Extend Ferret St. to Bunker Lake Boulevard 3) Install City Sewer, Water and Storm Sewer The City Council directed staff to bring forth a proposal to obtain design and costs to reconstruct and design roadways and to install City utilities. Staff obtained authorization to move forward with the proposal through Resolution #21-349 adopted by the City Council on December 14, 2021. Draft West Armstrong Area Street Reconstruction Feasibility Report Bolton and Menk has completed the Draft West Armstrong Area Street Reconstruction Feasibility Report. The cost to complete the project is estimated to be $1,827,159.66 (including 10% contingency) Development Update in West of Armstrong Redevelopment Area and Bunker Lake Business Park Industrial development and demand remains strong in the City of Ramsey. Recent in -fill Development (65,000 SF - Anderson Dahlen - AEC Energy Park) and developments in Bunker Lake Industrial Park (Oppidan - 405,000 SF and BLIP 4 - 67,000 SF). PSD LLC is considering the construction of 84,000 SF industrial warehouse building in Bunker Lake Industrial Park in 2023 which will reduce the available industrial land with City Sewer and Water to approximately 10 acres. ARAA has submitted a site plan to construct a Sports Dome on the SW corner of the industrial guided site