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 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.
Adopted this 19th day of September, 2017.
By: ,/` �'`/-
Molly C/mings, May6r
Atte t:
Amy Domeier, City Clerk