IV.3. Hennepin County’s Transit Orientated Development Program Grant Application Authorization – 325 Blake Road (Cold Storage Site); Beekman (CR2017-113)S eptember19, 2017 C ou nc ilReport2017 -113
Hennepin County’s Transit Oriented Development Program Grant Application
Authorization – 325 Blake Road (Cold Storage Site)
Proposed Action
S taffrec ommend s ad option ofthe followingmotion: M ove to approve Resolu tion 2017 -
062 in S u pportofM innehahaC reekW atershed Distric t’ s A pplic ation foraGrantfrom
H ennepin C ou nty’ s TransitO riented DevelopmentP rogram forthe Demolition ofthe
C old S torage bu ild ingat325 B lake Road .
Overview
The H ennepin C ou ntyH ou singand Red evelopmentA u thority(H C H RA )is making
approximately$1. 7 million available to su pportpu blic and private mu lti-ju risd ic tional
transit-oriented d evelopment(TO D)projects loc ated alongH ennepin C ou ntytransit
c orrid ors where transitservic e is frequ entand highc apac ity. TO D P rogram fu nd s are
intend ed to su pplementexistingprivate and pu blic resou rc es in su pportoftransit-
oriented d evelopment. Eligible u ses offu nd s mu std emonstrate apu blic pu rpose.
M innehahaC reekW atershed Distric tis c u rrentlyseeking$500, 000 toward s the
estimated $1. 5million d emolition costs associated withthe c learance of325 B lake
Road .
Primary Issues to Consider
Does the C itysu pportthe grantrequ estto H ennepin C ou ntyTO D forfu nd s to
assistwiththe d emolition ofthe c old storage site?
Supporting Information
Resolu tion 2017 -062
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M egB eekman
C ommu nityDevelopmentC oord inator
Council Report 2017-113
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Analysis of the Issues
W ithapprovalofthis resolu tion, the W atershed Distric twillbe applyingfora$500, 000
grantfrom the H ennepin C ou ntyTO D fu nd . The fu nd s wou ld be u se to c overaportion
ofthe c ostto d emolishand c learthe cold storage site.
A portion ofthe c old storage bu ild ingis in the wayofthe fu llbu ild -ou tofthe B lake Road
rec onstru c tion plans. Ifatleastaportion ofthe bu ild ingc annotbe taken d own in time for
the road projec tconstru c tion sched u le, then some ofthe work, su c has plantings,
bu ryingu tilities, and completion ofthe mu lti-u se trailwillneed to take place atalater
d ate, and willlikelyimpac tthe proformaofafu tu re red evelopmenton the site, whic hin
tu rn wou ld impac tanyfinanc ialgapassoc iated withthe projec t. The W atershed Distric t
is seekingTO D grantfu nd s from H ennepin C ou ntyin the hopes ofu singitto remove at
leastaportion ofthe bu ild ing, in ord erto allow fu llbu ild ou tofthe B lake Road
rec onstru c tion plan.
Alternatives
The C ou nc ilhas the followingalternatives:
A pprove Resolu tion 2017 -062
A pprove Resolu tion 2017 -062 withc hanges
DenyResolu tion 2017 -062 and optnotto su pportthe grantrequ est
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-062
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED
DISTRICT’S APPLICATION FOR A GRANT FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY’S
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE COLD
STORAGE REDEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS the City of Hopkins has been working in cooperation with the Minnehaha
Creek Watershed District on the redevelopment of the Cold Storage site at 325 Blake
Road; and
WHEREAS the City, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and Hennepin County
completed the Blake Road Implementation Plan, which included a redevelopment plan
for the Cold Storage site, in October 2016; and
WHEREAS the Blake Road Implementation Plan calls the demolition of the Cold
Storage building, as well as a number of infrastructure improvements to facilitate transit
oriented development around the Blake Road station area; and
WHEREAS the City wishes to work cooperatively with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District to submit an application requesting grant funds from the Hennepin County
Transit Oriented Development Program; and
WHEREAS the grant funds will be used for certain demolition and site clearance work
at 325 Blake Road within the Blake Road Station Area; and
WHEREAS the City supports the redevelopment of 325 Blake Road, also known as the
Cold Storage site; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, after appropriate examination and due
consideration, the governing body of the City supports the submission of a Transit
Oriented Development Program grant application to the Hennepin County Housing and
Redevelopment Authority for the proposed demolition of the Cold Storage building at
325 Blake Road by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
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Adopted this 19 day of September, 2017.
By: ______________________________
Molly Cummings, Mayor
Attest:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk