HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.b. Exec Sum Downtown TF updateEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Port Authority Meeting Date: June 21, 2016
AGENDA SECTION:
AGENDA ITEM: Downtown Task Force
New Business
PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Deputy Director AGENDA NO. 5.b.
ATTACHMENTS: Draft PowerPoint APPROVED BY: ddj
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information only.
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forces. The North Central area and the SE group met recently and the Downtown task force is scheduled
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to meet on Monday June 27 at 6:30 in the Council Chambers. Attached is the draft powerpoint staff will
be giving as part of the meeting. A few of the slides will be updated prior to the meeting to include more
recent photographs.
The suggested discussion
significant reinvestment. Should the plan be modified to look at differing uses? Are there other
development strategies for the block? Staff will also raise the question of whether the Downtown
boundaries should be expanded. The last slide in the presentation notes 4 areas that could extend the
borders of the Downtown. And finally, staff would like to explore appropriate linkages to the adjoining
neighborhoods. What can be done in the built environment that could increase connections from the
community into the Downtown. Staff will also be commissioning a new market study to assist in
redevelopment discussion.
CONCLUSION
Because the Port Authority is the economic development arm of the city, there is a natural interest in the
outcome of the Downtown task force recommendations. There are several representatives on the task
force that area also on the committee: Chair Weisensel, Mayor Droste and Commissioner Wolfe.
Downtown Redevelopment Plan
Background
Created July 2004Introduced a vision for downtownIdentified guiding principlesDivides downtown into 8 focus areas
Development Framework for downtown Rosemount
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Connects the community to its smallroots.Provides a wide variety of communityoriented businesses that blends retail, professional services, civic, and residential uses.The scale and
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Maintain Downtown as a place of commerceUse housing to keep Downtown vitalKeep the heritage and identity of RosemountUse public places to attract and define.Balance the needs of cars
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Retention of main church building and steeple. Monumentationnorth gateway to downtown. Trails and sidewalks to provide safe connections with public schools. Improvements to enhance pedestrian
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Promote uses, building character, and site design to enhance the core of Downtown. Strengthen with Central Park and the remainder of Downtown. Enhance improvements will add green space
and materials and seek to improve pedestrian spaces. Coordinate Reducing unneeded parking helps to maximize development potential of Downtown. Enhance of Highway 3 at 146147 Extend
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Preserve and sustain feed mill and current operations as elements of downtown identity. Strengthen pedestrian crossings at Highway 3 and 147 Improve street character along 147Street
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Strengthen pedestrian connections from County Road 42 and the downtown core. Strengthen pedestrian crossings at Highway 3 and 147 Coordinate traffic access, circulation, and parking.
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Focus Area: Crossroads North
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Promote use and building character compatible with prominence of the Highway 3/145 Promote greater visibility of and access to Central Park, with capacity to capitalize on the potential
attraction of the Interpretive Trail Corridor. Strengthen pedestrian connections and streetscape with the park entrance and Burma Avenue.
Key Elements
Focus Area: Crossroads South
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Promote use and building character compatible with the prominence of Highway 3/145 Strengthen pedestrian crossings at 145 Improve street character in conjunction with improvements on
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Retain and enhance the element of heritage and character in Downtown. Promote uses, building character, and site design to enhance the core of Downtown. Align the primary access point
for the block with 146Street to facilitate movement of pedestrians and vehicles. Enhance the streetscape while building on previous investments to avoid duplication of expense. Coordinate
access and parking. Enhance the pedestrian crossings of Highway 3 at 146Street and 147 Enhance the pedestrian connection to the library . Provide a buffer between commercial development
and the adjacent residential neighborhood.
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Provide a housing style compatible with downtown. Use site design and construction quality to mitigate impact of the rail line. Vacate improve traffic flow on 145Street. Strengthen pedestrian
connections and streetscape with park entrance and Burma Avenue. If commercial uses are viable on the site, the City should explore those options
Key Elements
Park and Ride
Accommodates 100 vehicles Anchors service to Cedar Avenue Transit Station and express routes to downtown Minneapolis Service to downtown St. Paul added in 2016
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