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Establishing the Heights Site Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management District and establishing ongoing operation and maintenance charges for property and uses served by the district's stormwater infrastructure.
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WHEREAS, the Heights Site is the location of the former Hillcrest Golf Course in the Greater East Side neighborhood of Saint Paul. The site is currently owned and controlled by the Saint Paul Port Authority (SPPA) who is identified as the Master Developer for the 112-acre The Heights parcel; and
WHEREAS, to inform redevelopment, The Hillcrest Master Plan (MP) was created under the direction of the City of Saint Paul, in collaboration with stakeholders from the community. The process was guided by a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Community Advisory Committee (CAC); and
WHEREAS, the role of the TAC was to provide input to the formation of the Plan and to review the draft layouts and text prior to community engagement for technical and regulatory feasibility. The TAC met approximately monthly throughout the project discussing topics such as land use layouts, street and trail layouts and design, wetlands, transit needs, stormwater design, park needs, ownership and maintenance expectations, art, economic development trends, code interpretations, and more; and
WHEREAS, the role of the CAC was to help shape the Plan and to provide input in the public engagement process. Early in the process the CAC adopted a set of Community Priorities; and
WHEREAS, the Hillcrest Master Plan (MP) was adopted by the City Council in June 2022. The MP states runoff from the entire site will be directed to and managed in a district stormwater system concept, along the east side of Howard Street and south side of Arlington Avenue. Some of the site’s stormwater will feed into the district system, and some of the site’s stormwater will be handled through other means; and
WHEREAS, SPPA developed preliminary engineering designs utilizing shared st...
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