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CITY OF
CHANAASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Administration
Phone: 952.227.1100
Fax: 952.227.1110
Building Inspections
Phone: 952.227.1180
Fax: 952.227.1190
Engineering
Phone: 952.227.1160
Fax: 952.227.1170
Finance
Phone: 952.227.1140
Fax: 952.227.1110
Park & Recreation
Phone: 952.227.1120
Fax: 952.227.1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227.1404
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227.1130
Fax: 952.227.1110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone: 952.227.1300
Fax: 952.227.1310
Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
Fax: 952.227.1110
Web Site
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Kate Aanenson, Community Development Director
DATE: May 28, 2013 d
SUBJ: City Council and Planning Commission Joint Meeting
Attached please find the Planning Commission's 2012 Year in Review which
details the planning cases reviewed in 2012, building permit activity, and
population estimates. It also includes potential 2013 work projects, including
another tour with the Environmental Commission and Park & Recreation
Commission. Also attached are the key observations from the joint meeting on
Navigating the New Normal.
The Planning Commission will be prepared to further discuss these items with the
City Council.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2012 Year in Review,
2. 2013 Potential Projects
3. Key Observations of Navigating the New Normal
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Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
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MY OF
CBANNSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Administration
Phone: 952.227.1100
Fax: 952.227.1110
Building Inspections
Phone: 952.227.1180
Fax: 952.227.1190
Engineering
Phone: 952.227.1160
Fax: 952.227.1170
Finance
Phone: 952.227.1140
Fax: 952.227.1110
Park & Recreation
Phone: 952.227.1120
Fax: 952.227.1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone: 952.227.1400
Fax: 952.227.1404
Planning &
Natural Resources
Phone: 952.227.1130
Fax: 952.227.1110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone: 952.227.1300
Fax: 952.227.1310
Senior Center
Phone: 952.227.1125
Fax: 952.227.1110
Web Site
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us
ICI
MEMORANDUM
TO: Kate Aanenson, Community Development Director
FROM:
Bob Generous, Senior Planner
DATE:
February 19, 2013 .
SUBJ:
2012 Year in Review
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the City Code, the Planning Commission shall make an annual report to
the City Council no later than March 31" of each calendar year, containing the
commission's recommendations for the ensuing year. Below is a summary of items
the Planning Commission reviewed in 2012 as well as possible work projects for
2013. The single largest project undertaken in 2012 was the Planned Unit
Development — Residential amendments and rezonings. The Planned Unit
Development—Residential process took over a year of research and was followed by
neighborhood meetings, public hearings and Council hearings which started in March
of 2012 and ended in September 2012.
In 2012, the City issued building permits for 185 dwelling units. Staff projects a two
percent increase in the housing stock in the City, which would result in between 182
and 207 housing units being constructed in 2013. Staff estimates an April 1, 2013
population of 23,954.
I . Planning Cases:
Case #
Description
Location
2012 -01
Degler— variance for accessory
9111 Audubon Road
structure in excess of 1,000 s . ft.
Primrose of Chanhassen — PUD
2012 -02
amendment, subdivision and site plan
8950 Crossroads Boulevard
review
80 W. 78 Street (Goodwill) — site
2012 -03
plan review with variance for parking
80 West 78 Street
setback
2012 -04
Planned Unit Development —
37 developments in various
Residential amendments
locations throughout the city
2012 -05
Peter Rocheford and Lisa Thompson —
6780 Lotus Trail
variance to construct second drivewa
Canine Club & Spa Expansion
2012 -06
(Superdog II) — site plan review to
2910 82 Street
expand existing facili
2012 -07
Donohue — variance to permit hard
6561 Troendle Circle
cover of 31.9 percent
Chanhassen is a Community for Life - Providing for Todayand Planning for Tomorrow
2012 Year In Review
February 19, 2013
Page 2
Case #
Description
Location
2012 -08
Dorsey — metes and bounds
1 551 Lyman Boulevard
subdivision
2012 -09
Fieldhouse — variance for shoreland
6645 Horseshoe Curve
setback
2012 -10
Riegert — variance for accessory
620 West 96' Street
structure in excess of 1,000 sq. ft.
Lakeside 7 Addition Planned Unit
2012 -11
Development — Residential
between Lake Riley Drive and
amendment, subdivision and site plan
Highway 212
approval
2012 -12
Falconer - variance for accessory
'
720 West 96 Street
structure in excess of 1,000 s . ft.
2012 -13
Carlson — appeal administrative
6411 Bretton Way
decision
2012 -14
Malinowski - variance for shoreland
7250 Minnewashta Parkway
setback
BeeHive Homes — zoning ordinance
2012 -15
amendment, rezoning, subdivision and
6330 Hazeltine Boulevard
site plan approval
2012 -16
Wynsong — subdivision with variance
7042 Galpin Boulevard
for private street
2012 -18
Chanhassen Apartments — concept
7750 Galpin Boulevard
Planned Unit Development review
2012 -19
Meyer — metes and bounds
1611 W 63` Street
subdivision
Joint Commission Tour —
Minnewashta Heights, Highway 41
Various
and Lake Lucy Road and Highway
101 and Bandimere Park
2. Development Review.
Due to the reduction in the availability of platted lots, the overall improvement in the economy
and contact with developers, staff anticipates an increase in the number of substantive
development reviews in 2013. These projects may include larger residential subdivisions as well
as multi - family and commercial site plan reviews.
3. Review Surface Water Management Regulations and Issues.
In 2012, staff presented the changes in watershed district regulations as well as a summary of
city ordinances and requirements. In 2013, staff will present a proposed Surface Water
Management Plan (SWMP) update and ordinance amendments to update our surface water
management requirements.
2012 Year In Review
February 19, 2013
Page 3
4. Flying Cloud Access
Review development issues for properties along Flying Cloud Drive (CSAH 61) including
development constraints due to the bluff, topography and drainage systems, potential frontage
road system, realignment of the "Y" and future straightening of Highway 101.
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5. Joint Commission Tour.
Due to the popularity and utility of last year's tour, another joint commissions tour is proposed
for 2013.
6. Other topics.
The Planning Commission may present additional items which they may review /investigate in
2013.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Planning Department Cases.
2. Residential Building Permits Issued.
3. Housing Permits Graph.
4. Residential Building Permits Graph.
5. Chanhassen Population.
6. Chanhassen Population Graph.
7. Residential Development Statistics Lots.
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Planning Department Cases
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TYPE
2000
2001
2002
2003
1 2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Av
SIGN PERMITS
24
24
22
23
63
118
65
92
90
68
70
55
75
61
VARIANCES
15
10
16
20
17
17
8
8
12
10
4
4
9
12
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
6
7
7
10
2
4
8
2
4
5
4
1
0
5
INTERIM USE PERMITS
3
1
1
4
2
0
6
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
REZONINGS
5
4
0
4
3
2
7
2
1
1
2
1
6
3
SITE PLAN REVIEWS
12
13
9
11
10
6
7
11
9
4
3
3
5
8
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS
3
0
3
3
8
7
2
1
3
1
15
2
3
4
SUBDIVISIONS
17
10
16
22
12
15
10
9
3
4
2
0
6
10
VACATIONS
2
7
7
6
2
5
4
5
2
5
2
3
5
4
WETLAND ALTERATION PERMITS
5
3
5
3
4
4
4
2
2
0
2
1
0
3
CODE AMENDMENTS
4
7
2
15
3
2
20
18
11
12
7
10
36
11
LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS
3
5
I
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
TOTALI
99
1 91
1 89
1 124
1 131
183
142
153
139
112
1 112
1 81
145
123
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED
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Y ear
Single Family
Attached SF
Apts
Total Dwelllings
1992
228
0
0
228
1993
251
16
0
267
1994
269
110
0
379
1995
216
197
65
478
1996
170
37
0
207
1997
177
97
0
274
1998
263
162
0
425
1999
187
88
0
187
2000
124
34
162
320
2001
85
44
100
229
2002
54
246
0
300
2003
59
94
243
396
2004
76
16
0
92
2005
60
24
0
84
2006
89
42
48
179
2007
65
86
18
169
2008
28
38
0
66
2009
71
14
0
85
2010
71
30
101
2011
106
62
168
2012
107
78
0
185
2013
123
20
44
187
2014
130
30
31
191
2015
130
65
0
195
Avg 1992 - 2012
131
72
33
229
Avg 2000 - 2012
77
62
52
183
Avg 2000 - 2015
86
58
46
184
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400
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Year
■ Apts
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1990 CENSUS
11
1995 ESTIMATE
15 1 ,588
3,856
2000 CENSUS
20
4
2005 ESTIMATE
23
3 l
2010 CENSUS
22,952
(700) -
2013 ESTIMATE
23
2015 PROJECTION
24,617
1,665
2020 PROJECTION
26,882
2,265
2025 PROJECTION
29,022
2,140
2030 PROJECTION
30,834
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CHANHASSEN POPULATION
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40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
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YEAR
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RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT
STATISTICS
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CASE
PROJECT NAME
Final Plat
TOTAL
VACANT
CONSTRUCTED
2008 2009
2010
2011
2012
Approved
UNITSILOTS
LOTS/UNITS
UNITS
PERMITS PERMITS PERMITS PERMITS PERMITS
SINGLE- FAMILY DETACHED
Previous Plats and Parcels
5
7
S
10
10
941 SUB
Minncwashta Landings
27
13
14
_ _
_
943 SUB
Olivewood
_
8
8
_
94-10 SUB
Breaden Pond
21
21
1
94 -13 SUB
Pointe Lake Lucy
19
1
18
1
95 -10 SUB
Forest Meadows
19
_
_ 1
IS
95 -20 SUB
Knob Hill
_
12
-
12
1
1
95 -22 SUB
_ The Frontier
9
3
6
98-1 PUD
Lynmore Addition
7/12/1999
8
_
1
7
1
2001 -3
Big Woods
8272001
9
9
1
1
2001 -10
Lake Lucy Ridge
5282002
_
17
17
1
2002 -2
Knob Hill2nd
7222002
9
9
2002 -6
Boyer Lake Minncwashta Add.
8/26t20021
10
1
9
I
04 -05
Settlers West
7/122004
_ 48
4
44
2
2
4
4
5
04 -03
Kenyon Bluff
41122004
3
1
2
2
04 -23
Lotus View Addition
11102005'
2
— — 1
— — 1
-
04 -26
Frontier 2nd Addition
8232004
_ 5
3
2
04-31
Hidden Creek Meadows
6/13t20051
21
3
IS
31
1
2
11
04 -36
Pinehurst
3/142005
41
9
32
2
6
10
4
2
04 - 43
Highcrest (Yoberry Farm)
4/112005
57
57
1
27
131
7
05 -02
Crestview
5/92005
5
1
4
1
05 -05
John Henry
4/112005
3
3
05.14
Lake Harrison
7/122005
38
5
33
5
1
7
6
2
05 -21
Frontier 3rd Addition
7252005
2
1
1
05.25 _
Minnewahsta Creek Hills
8222005
3
3
05.26
Harvieux Addition
9292005
3
1
2
OS -37
Stonefield
41102006
30
3
27
3
2
2
1
07 -02 _
The Arbors
4/92007
22
2
20
7
10
07 -03
Fox Hill
7/92007
3
3
1
2
07 -07 _
Gauer
4232007
2
2
1
06.14
The Preserve
6262006
109
4
_ _
105
8
23
13
12
18
09 -01
Applc Tree Estates
6/8/2009
7
4
3
1
1
10-09
Pioneer Pass
9/132010
94
37
57
2
26
29
10.12
Reflections on Lake Riley
2282011
66
21
45
8
37
SUBTOTAL SINGLE- FAMILY
732
123
609
28 71
71
106
107
PERCENT
16.8%
Preliminary approval or not
recorded
06.10
Boulder Cove
9252006
39
39
06-14
Tie Preserve
6262006
44
44
SUBTOTAL SINGLE - FAMILY
!75
83
892
TOTAL SINGLE-FAMILY
1,707
206
1,501
28 71
71
106
107
PERCENT
12.1%
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MULTI-FAMILY
C
_
964 PUD
Walnut Grove (sf, sm lot + twnho
0527/97
247
247
2003 -3 P UD_
Highlands on Bluff Creek
6/152004
16
4
12
0505 = 11
Liberty on Bluff Creek
3272006
407
39
368
38
14
22
44
58
06-26
Lakeside Townhouses
10232006
101
35
66
8
18
20
SUBTOTAL MULTI - FAMILY
771
78
693
38
14
30
62
78
PERCENT
i I
10.1%
e Plan Approval, but not constructed or platted
final platted
_
2002 -7 SP
Building C Villages on the Ponds
10/
45
45
05_24
Liberty at Creekside
146
146
06_18
South West Village
33
33
06-26
lakeside Condos
10232006
-
99-19 SPR
Powers Ridge Apartments
12/112000
_
164
164
--
_
SUBTOTAL MULTI-FAMILY
388
388
TOTAL MULTI- FAMILY
1.159
466
693
38 14
30
62
78
PERCENT
40.2
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL
2,866
672
2,194
66
85
101
168
185
PERCENT
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Planning Cases
Degler— variance for accessory structure in
2012 -01 9111 Audubon Road
excess of 1,000 sq. ft.
Primrose of Chanhassen — PUD amendment,
2012 -02 8950 Crossroads Boulevard
subdivision and site plan review
80 W. 78th Street (Goodwill) — site plan review
2012 -03 80 West 78 Street
with variance for parking setback
2012 -04 Planned Unit Development — Residential 37 developments in various locations
amendments throughout the city
Peter Rocheford and Lisa Thompson —
2012 -05 6780 Lotus Trail
variance to construct second driveway
Canine Club & Spa Expansion (Superdog II) —
2012 -06 291082 nd Street
site plan review to expand existing facility
Planning Cases
31.9 percent
2012 -08 Dorsey — metes and bounds subdivision
2012 -09 Fieldhouse — variance for shoreland setback
2012 -10 Riegert — variance for accessory structure in
excess of 1,000 sq. ft.
Lakeside 7th Addition — Planned Unit
2012 -11 Development — Residential amendment,
subdivision and site plan approval
2012 -12 Falconer - variance for accessory structure in
excess of 1,000 sq. ft.
Location
6561 Troendle Circle
1551 Lyman Boulevard
6645 Horseshoe Curve
620 West 96th Street
between Lake Riley Drive and Highway 212
720 West 96th Street
2012 -07 Donohue — variance to permit hard cover of
2012 -13 Carlson — appeal administrative decision
6411 Bretton Way
2012 -14 Malinowski - variance for shoreland setback 7250 Minnewashta Parkway
BeeHive Homes — zoning ordinance
2012 -15 amendment, rezoning, subdivision and site
plan approval
2012 -16 Wynsong — subdivision with variance for
private street
2012 -18 Chanhassen Apartments — concept Planned
Unit Development review
2012 -19 Meyer — metes and bounds subdivision
6330 Hazeltine Boulevard
7042 Galpin Boulevard
7750 Galpin Boulevard
1611 W 63 d Street
Joint Commission Tour — Minnewashta
Heights, Highway 41 and Lake Lucy Road and Various
Highway 101 and Bandimere Park
Planning Cases
Planning Cases - Historical
Sign Permits
24
24
22
23
63
118
65
92
90
68
70
55
75
61
Variences
15
10
16
20
17
17
8
8
12
10
4
4
9
12
Conditional Use Permits
6
7
7
10
2
4
8
2
4
5
4
1
0
5
Interim Use Permits
3
1
1
4
2
0
6
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
Rezonings
S
4
0
4
3
2
7
2
1
1
2
1
6
3
Site Plan Reviews
12
13
9
11
10
6
7
11
9
4
3
3
5
8
Planned Unit
Developments
3
0
3
3
8
7
2
1
3
1
15
2
3
4
Subdivisions
17
10
16
22
12
15
10
9
3
4
2
0
6
10
Vacations
2
7
7
6
2
5
4
5
2
5
2
3
5
4
Wetland Alteration
Permits
5
3
5
3
4
4
4
2
2
0
2
1
0
3
Code Amendments
4
7
2
15
3
2
20
18
11
12
7
10
36
11
Land Use Plan
Amendments
3
5
1
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
TOTAL
99
91
89
124
131
183
142
153
139
112
112
81
145
123
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1992
228
0
0
228
1993
251
16
0
267
1994
269
110
0
379
1995
216
197
65
478
1996
170
37
0
207
1997
177
97
0
274
1998
263
162
0
425
1999
187
88
0
187
2000
124
34
162
320
2001
85
44
100
229
2002
54
246
0
300
2003
59
94
243
396
2004
76
16
0
92
2005
60
24
0
84
2006
89
42
48
179
2007
65
86
18
169
2008
28
38
0
66
2009
71
14
0
85
2010
71
30
101
2011
106
62
168
2012
107
78
0
185
2013
123
20
44
187
2014
130
30
31
191
2015
130
65
0
195
Avg 1992 - 2012
131
72
33
229
Avg 2000 - 2012
77
62
52
183
Avg 2000 - 2015
86
58
46
184
Residential Building Permits
Housing Permits Apts
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500
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200
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Kate Aanenson, Community Development Director
FROM: Gordon Hughes and Cathy Bennett, ULI Minnesota
DATE: April 11, 2012
SUBJECT: ULI Minnesota Navigating the New Normal Workshop
On behalf of ULI Minnesota, thank you for the opportunity to meet with you, the City Council,
Planning Commission and staff on April 2, 2013. Our ULI MN workshop team enjoyed our
dialogue with you and appreciated your hospitality. We also appreciated the time that you spent
with us in preparation for this workshop.
As a follow up to the workshop, we would like to take a moment to summarize some of the key
observations expressed during our dialogue and panel discussion.
• Data on demographics, employment and jobs in Chanhassen, presented at the workshop,
offered a point of reference for trends that will affect the City in coming years. Please
feel free to contact us if you have any follow up questions on the data presented at the
workshop.
• Chanhassen has a number of key strengths and assets. It has two excellent school
districts, a healthy tax base, strong market acceptance and long -term, committed elected
and appointed officials. In addition, Chanhassen benefits from an authentic downtown
that virtually all cities yearn for and try to replicate. These assets position the City to be a
very desirable development/redevelopment location.
• The Next Generation is not just looking for a community, but also a sense of place which
includes jobs, social and technological connectedness, restaurants, diversity, quality
housing at affordable price and access to state of the art technology. Density,
walkability, creativity and access to services such as recreation and fitness facilities are
key desires of this group. These characteristics are also important to Boomers in their
selection of communities for the next phase of their lives. As the Next Generation ages,
their interests expand to include quality schools, safe neighborhoods and quality housing
at an affordable price.
• Chanhassen is a "seller community", i.e. a community that is well - situated with strong
demographics and market. Notwithstanding this strong position, the City should realize
that the Great Recession has seriously affected the development community. Qualified
developers who remain in business are selective about the communities in which they
work and are looking for predictability and flexibility during times of scarce resources.
Cities which embrace collaborative approaches to solving problems, identify and pursue
partnerships, manage development risks, improve decision making skills and develop
clear expectations will rise to the top during difficult economic times.
Difficulties with accessing private capital have increased the complexity of development
deals. It will be critical that the City's response to private development and
redevelopment remains collaborative while reasonable risks are considered to achieve
community goals. A risk position on the part of the City is not necessarily a bad thing as
long as the City evaluates its risk tolerance and plans accordingly. To that end, it is
important for the City to prioritize its wants and needs and its willingness to be a
financial participant if the deal advances the City's goals. .
Successful communities develop a clear vision, react appropriately to opportunities,
create innovative financial tools and leverage their key assets. Leadership and
"consistency of vision" are keys to successful communities, especially the alignment of
policy direction between elected officials and staff. Developers' greatest enemies are
uncertainty and risk. Both developers and lenders are even more risk averse now due to
steeper equity requirements and higher tenant commitments, so communities that can be
very clear about their expectations and have policies and procedures that expedite
approvals for projects that are consistent with their vision will prevail. This starts by
having a council that is all on the same page. Communities led by divided councils do not
create atmospheres that are conducive for investment. This is not the case in Chanhassen.
Successful communities are smart about community engagement. The city may be better
served by involving the community more in the planning and policy development stage
(creating the standards) and less at the project approval stage. The development
community also values cities which "own their process ", i.e. do not abdicate their
leadership role and decision making to neighborhood groups and naysayers.
Successful communities maintain a strong mutually respectful relationship with their
staff. Staff members are usually the fast people to meet with developers and other
prospective investors. Those investors need to know that the staff understands what the
Council wants and expects so they can respond accordingly.
Chanhassen has done a great job in positioning itself as a successful community due
principally to the commitment of its elected and appointed officials and staff.
Based on these observations, Chanhassen may wish to pursue the following Ideas:
• Chanhassen enjoys the many benefits afforded by an "authentic" downtown. The
incorporation of higher density, mixed income housing in potentially taller buildings in
the downtown core may be a great approach for attracting new younger residents and
retaining existing residents (primarily Boomers) who are looking for a different style of
housing in close proximity to the amenities offered downtown.
Chanhassen has done a good job in aligning City financial resources with the needs of
particular development and redevelopment initiatives. Nevertheless, Chanhassen should
revisit the financial role the City would consider for future development and
redevelopment opportunities. As noted earlier, quality developers will continue to seek
out communities that have crafted a well - reasoned and predictable partnership model
with respect to public /private ventures — especially those cities which are viewed by
private lenders as being committed to the ultimate success of a project.
• The City should evaluate a plan to improve the sidewalk and trail system not only within
neighborhoods but as connectors to important community assets such as downtown.
Walkability is highly valued by both the Next Generation and Boomers. Improvements to
the sidewalk and trail system will provide an excellent return on investment for the City.
• The City should review providing programs and/or partnerships that support affordable
workforce housing to diversify the housing stock and increase the availability of options
for younger families and children of the Boomers in your City.
• We provided copies of ULI MN (Re)Development-Ready Guide - a tool to establishing
(re)development policies and practices that use scarce public dollars to attract private
investment, grow jobs, and build tax base for the well -being of your city. We encourage
you to consult this guide as a way to evaluate your policies and practices.
On behalf of ULI MN, thank you again for hosting this workshop.
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