HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Packet 10-13-2015 SpecialCITY OF PLYMOUTH
AGENDA
JOINT MEETING WITH HRA
OCTOBER 13, 2015, 5:30 p.m.
MEDICINE LAKE CONFERENCE ROOM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. TOPICS
A. Discuss open parcels
3. ADJOURN
Special Council Meeting 1 of 1 October 13, 2015
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Adding Quality to Life
SPECIAL JOINT
COUNCIL/HRA
MEETING
October 13, 2015
Agenda 2ANumber:
To: Dave Callister, City Manager
Prepared by: Jim Barnes, Housing Programs Manager
Reviewed by: Steve Juetten, Community Development Director
1. ACTION REQUESTED:
Item• HRA Development Opportunities — Discuss the possibility of the
HRA acquiring City owned properties for housing development.
Discuss the possibility of the Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) acquiring City
owned properties for housing development.
2. BACKGROUND:
Over the past couple of years, staff and the HRA Board have informally discussed the idea of becoming more
involved in the development of affordable and workforce housing. The Board has requested that staff bring
opportunities forward for discussion.
Staff has been researching properties owned by the City to see if there are opportunities to develop any of
the parcels. The City owns approximately 250 parcels in the community that are not dedicated to a specific
use such as a park or public utilities. These parcels have most commonly been acquired through tax
forfeiture and acquisition for road projects.
Staff has identified three parcels at this point that would be good candidates for the HRA to consider
acquiring and developing. In May of this year, the Council's city bus tour included stopping at one of these
sites and staff provided the attendees with a brief summary of this idea. If the HRA is interested and the
Council is willing to sell or transfer the properties to the HRA, staff would look to partner with a non-profit
developer such as Habitat for Humanity or West Hennepin Affordable Housing Land Trust.
Potential Parcels:
As indicated above, staff has currently identified three parcels that are of sufficient size to develop and are
located in areas that are conducive to residential development.
Property #1 — This property is located in the eastern portion of the City near Medicine Lake at the southeast
corner of Pilgrim Lane and 26th Ave. (see attached location map). It consists of two separate parcels, that
combined would provide enough space to construct a single family home. The City obtained this property
for street right-of-way.
Property #2 — This property is located just south of the HRA's senior building, Vicksburg Crossing at the end
of Weston Lane, which is a dead end street. This property is large enough to accommodate 1 single family
home. We are unsure why this property was acquired, but it could have been for the future Medina road
extension.
Property #3 — This property is located just south of Highway 55 on highway 101 and abuts the City's water
tower site. This site could potentially accommodate 4-6 townhomes similar to the Habitat project
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completed a few years ago on South Shore drive. In order to meet the setback requirements for this site the
City would also have to agree to give up a small portion of the water tower site. The City obtained this
property as part of the highway 101 project
These three are not the only buildable parcels owned by the City and staff will continue to research
additional sites and opportunities. If the HRA and City are interested in any of these parcels or the concept
in general, staff will begin seeking partners for development and working on more detailed development
plans to bring to the HRA and Council.
3. BUDGET IMPACT:
There could be an impact to the HRA budget depending on the discussions with the Council on how the
transfer of property(s) would occur. In addition, the HRA may provide additional funding to the project(s)
once the development partner and project are identified.
4. RECOMMENDATION:
Discuss the possibility of the Plymouth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) acquiring City
owned properties for housing development.
5. ATTACHMENTS:
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