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Approving the Snelling-Midway Redevelopment Site Master Plan and Design Guidelines pursuant to Leg.Code §66.344(b). (Public hearing held August 3)
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WHEREAS, a 10-acre site at the northeast corner of Snelling and St. Anthony Avenues and owned by the Metropolitan Council was selected by the Minnesota United FC (“Team”) as its desired location for a major league soccer stadium (“Stadium Site”); and
WHEREAS, abutting the 10-acre Stadium Site to the north is a 25-acre parcel owned by RK Midway (“RKM”) which is presently used for a number of commercial uses commonly known as the Midway Shopping Center (“MSC Site”);
WHEREAS, RKM has also expressed a desire to redevelop the MSC Site; and
WHEREAS, the Team and RKM desired to integrate their redevelopment plans for the Stadium Site and the MSC Site in order to create a 35-acre mixed-use neighborhood bounded by Interstate-94, Snelling and University Avenues, and Pascal Street; and
WHEREAS, the City determined that a Master Plan, approved pursuant to Leg. Code §66.344(b) for the entire 35-acre site, will facilitate the development goals of the Team and RKM as well as the land use and planning goals of the City and, to that end, the Snelling-Midway Community Advisory Committee (“SMCAC”) was created to provide feedback on the Master Plan for the entire 35-acre site and the Stadium Site Plan; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the work of the SMCAC, additional input on the Master Plan and the Site Plan was gathered through four community “open houses” and through the City’s on-line
public input platform; and
WHEREAS, community input was also gathered at engagement events at Skyline Tower apartment building, Gordon Parks High School, Central High School, Union Park District Council, Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties, and a workshop hosted by Little Africa Business & Cultural District; and
WHEREAS, a technical advisory committee comprising City staff from PED, Public Works, Park...
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