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At our last meeting, the council a
purchase price could be agreed to
senior housing project. Agreemei
used in the proforma). Mr. J9,4
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager
DATE: September 29, 1994
SUBJ: Chanhassen Senior Housing
A notice stating that the city council would be meeting in a work session to discuss senior
housing was sent to the residential neighborhoocorth of the proposed senior housing site.
That notice shows the meeting starting at 6 00 which should provide time for the city
council to have a quick sandwich with the sendis �t 5:30 p.m. As the residential
neighborhood has been invited, I would antic;" a starting the meeting with a short overview
of the various needs analysis /proformas thatve beii carried out over the past two to three
years including the site selection disappointents thatvere felt by various groups prior to the
time that the Johnson site surfaced. `E
submitted to the Planning C
Specifically, with the ciiy is
to swap the higher `nsatty
would agree to §1y p Ih oer
This proposal dib seen by the
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primary objections to t Vfdjo we
density associated with those rental`
CHANHASSEN
sort staff to meets
La'Dwould be within tfi
was reached at a cost"
would like to see the
.on be a joint applicati
in the site as a senior
Mr. Johnson to see if a
limits set by the proforma for the
approximately $1 /sq. ft. (number
plication proposed to be
by both himself and the city.
do ing project, he would propose
eject to the west if the city
j fie senior housing site).
sidential neighborhood "as'very"'f�vora`bo "1.e. the
previously the rental properties Jq4 -,%' vest and the
density with low density homeownership
previous plan. Accordingly, I would anti
having a view of the new senior housing
>on'� poosal tv replace that higher
ssuredly be seen as better than the
only a relatively small number of homes
1 continue to be in opposition.
Attached please find the proforma as prepared by Gary Fields of Springsted. Gary will walk
the council through the proforma Monday evening.
Mayor and City Council
September 29, 1994
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I am attaching a copy of the typical project development coordination agreement typically
entered into by Dunbar Development Corporation and the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority. I am also enclosing a copy of a typical long term management agreement. Either
of these two could be used to develop an RFP to solicit bids from other firms. However,
quite frankly, I am unaware of another firm with the experience, reputation and
professionalism of Dunbar Construction. I am confident that the RFP process would not
produce any cost savings. At question is really one of whether a trust relationship exists
between the project manager and the client. In this case, I see the primary client being the
senior citizens themselves. I would anticipate that they would probably like to speak on this
issue.
See you Monday night.
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