VII.2. 325 Blake Road Update
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Hopkins City Council Members
FROM: Kersten Elverum, Director of Planning & Development
DATE: June 16, 2020
SUBJECT: 325 Blake Road Update
Purpose
At the June 16, 2020, Hopkins City Council meeting, staff will provide an update on the recent
discussions and action taken to advance the redevelopment of 325 Blake Road.
Summary
Representatives of the City of Hopkins and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District have been
meeting over the past several months to discuss the process for moving forward with
redevelopment of 325 Blake Road. Through these discussions and work between meetings, a
framework for a process and clarity around the vision has begun to form. There is a belief that
this foundation will allow for the partners to move forward with shared guiding principles, vision
and communication channels for this important project.
Based on the last meeting of the subcommittee, the following next steps were identified:
· MCWD will draft a cooperative agreement, similar to our joint efforts for Cottageville Park,
that uses the draft development process and decision matrix documents as the foundation;
· City staff and Ehlers will frame a rough timeline for the draft development process and
decision matrix that can be incorporated into some of the previously complete scheduling;
Planning & Economic
Development
· Joint staffs will revisit the vision document to begin framing for the next liaison group and
will send the first draft to Councilmember Hunke;
· Both agencies will provide a progress report to their respective Boards/Councils in early-to-
mid June
Next Steps
Staff will look for concurrence that staff and the subcommittee are on the right track with the
vision for the site and the process for moving through developer selection. It is anticipated that
will lead to a shared vision document and a cooperative agreement between the City and
MCWD. Staff is intending to bring both of those documents forward for consideration at the
July 14, 2020, City Council meeting.
Am Domeier
From: noreply@civicplus.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:09 PM
To: Ari Lenz•, Amy Domeier
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Online Form Submittal: City Council Virtual Meeting Participation
City Council Virtual Meeting Participation
Due to the technical requirements associated with virtual meetrngs, we strongly
encourage you to provide your question/comment prior fo the meeting in one of two
ways lrsted below:
-Via the question/comment box on this form
-Via phone at 952-548-6302 during normal business hours (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).
All commenfs must be submifted by noon on the day of fhe meeting in order to be
included.
!f, despite the technica! difficulties, you wanf to make your comment online or via
phone during the meeting, please check the box at fhe bottom of the form, provide
your email and phone number, and someone will be in contacf with you with further
instrucfions.
First Name
Last Name
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Phone Number
Email Address
Brigid
Peterson
32 -11 th Ave S, Apt 314
Hopkins
MN
55343
16127352101
brigidbsp@outlook.com
Question/Comment (will 325 Blake Road No Project - The land was sold by the city of
be read at meeting) Hopkins to the Minnehaha Creek WaterShed district 9 years
ago; since then no property tax revenue has been paid to the
City of Hopkins. There are approximately 17 acres of land of
which the Watershed district need approximately 5-6 acres.
The negotiations with Krau"ss Anderson broke down. The TIF
financing is available to developers until end of 2021. Are we at
risk of the TIF financing being unavailable after 2021? What