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6a-c. Housing & Redev Auth CITYOF .•“...0•011wwwww•MOIV.IF CHANHASSEN } w l 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager DATE: February 26 , 1990 ' SUBJ: Housing and Redevelopment Authority Activities: a. Composition of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority 'b. West 78th Street Traffic Analysis c. Heritage Park Apartments I had not anticipated this item being on the agenda recognizing the potential research required by the Attorney' s office. What I had not considered is the fact that this same question had been responded to in 1984. Accordingly, except for verifying changes since 1984, Roger was able to respond to the Council ' s request in relatively short order. Attached please find his response to Item a. ' In regards to the re-examination of West 78th Street design, I believe a number of factors are jointly coming in to play to respond to this request, i .e: ' - Johnson Redevelopment Proposal: Brad Johnson has submitted various alternative development proposals for the property ' lying south of the railroad tracks between Great Plains Boulevard and TH 101/Dakota Avenue. Access to this property from the newly created PH 101 intersection simply cannot be achieved. In fact, the primary reason that the City is ' taking the Taco Shop is the recognition that potential damages awarded to that owner for restricted accessibility would probably exceed the value of a full taking. Why pay ' an enormous sum and get nothing? Access from either Highway 5 or across the railroad tracks is also not possible. Therefore, the only reasonable access to the ' Johnson property is from Great Plains Boulevard which has a number of inherent traffic congestion problems without adding 5, 500, or 5,000 cars; and - West 78th Street Design: Councilman Workman' s question has been posed by various individuals over the past two to three years. Tom is correct, they need to be responded to; ' and I Mayor and City Council February 26 , 1990 Page 2 - Future Development of the Downtown Area: The overall ' redevelopment plan established Market Boulevard as the center of Downtown. Typically, we think of downtown as that area lying between Great Plains Boulevard and Market Boulevard. In fact, the future is likely to show that the other half, lying between Market Boulevard and County Road 17 will be as much of the downtown as that portion currently lying to the east of Market Boulevard. In the process of putting on our visionary glasses, it is impor- tant to re-examine the road configuration as it lies between Market Boulevard and County Road 17 to insure that such adequately handles future traffic patterns in that area. Each of the issues presented above could represent a basis for a separate traffic study. Combined, they reinforce the necessity for a study. Each of the sections noted should be separately addressed, but we also need to look at the sum of the parts. Both Benshoof (completed the original traffic analysis establishing the parameters for design in the downtown area) , as well as BRW, should not be considered to complete the re- examination. Potential candidates would include Howard-Needles, Barton-Aschman, etc. The City does not have resources to carry out this type of project. The HRA does. This office would recommend that the City Council request that the HRA proceed with a new study as soon as possible. The City Council would see the proposed "scope of services" prior to any work commencing. In regards to Item c, the last administrative packet did include a rather detailed analysis from Gary Warren as to the history associated with the Heritage Park Apartment project. ' ebh-N OtAiiidt)-tsk_ 1 I 1 I 1 CAMPBELL, KNUTSON, SCOTT & FUCHS, P.A. + Attorneys at Law 1 Thomas J.Campbell Roger N. Knutson (612)456-9539 Thomas M. Scan Facsimile(612)456-9542 Gary G. Fuchs ' James R. Walston Elliott B. Knetsch Dennis J. Unger February 22, 1990 VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION Mr. Don Ashworth ' Chanhassen City Hall 690 Coulter Drive, Box 147 Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317 ' RE: Housing and Redevelopment Authority Dear Don: ' You asked me "how can the City Council become the HRA?" Technically, the two bodies are separate and distinct. The City Council, however, can provide that only City Council members can serve as HRA Commissioners. The terms of office of the commissioners may be made to coincide with the terms of office as Council members. If the change is desired the City Code should be amended to reflect the new requirement. The existing commissioners cannot be replaced with City ' Council members until their terms expire unless the commissioner voluntarily resigns. Commissioners cannot be removed by the City except for "insufficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct." Minn. Stat. § 469.010. Very truly yours, • ' CAMPBELL, KNU SON, SCOTT & UCHS, P . Rog . Knutson RNK:srn Yankee Square Office III • Suite 202 • 3460 Washington Drive • Eagan, MN 55122 '. TOTAL P.02