08-12-97 WSWork Session Minutes
August 12,1997
A City Council work session was held on Tuesday, August 12, 1997 in the Raspberry
Room at Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Redepenning and Council members
Gene Maxwell, Fran Hesch, and Karen Jensen. Absent was Council member Diane
Johnson. Also present were staff members City Manager Steve Mielke, Economic
Development Director Jim Kerrigan, and Public Works Director Steve Stadler.
The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by Mayor Redepenning.
Su~erValu-Hennepin -ounty Public Works Site
The first item ofi discussion was a review of the SuperValu proposal for the Hennepin
County public works site.
Jim Kerrigan reviewed the history of this proposal and indicated that staff has been
working with Super'Vafu to develop a proposal which more closely met with the
Council's expectations from the last discussion. Deb Carlson of Super'1/alu, reviewed
the development proposal with the Council, indicating that over 1.2 million square feet
of additional office and warehouse development would occur over the next 20 years
through a phased development approach. In return, SuperValu would agree to release
the north annex property and make it available for redevelopment by the city or a
developer. Kerrigan reviewed a proposed schedule with the Council, and indicated that
tax increment financing may be requested as part of this development proposal.
The Council, after discussion, indicated a willingness to continue discussions with
SuperValu, and to consider tax increment financing for those parcels included in the
redevelopment, except the Hennepin County site itself.
-ounty Road 73 Traffic StudX
The second topic was a discussion of the County Road 73 traffic study. Steve Stadler
reviewed a proposed process for public input and decision making on the study,
conducted by SRI=.
After discussion, the City Council indicated a desire to hold a public input session on
September 30, with a decision to be made sometime in October, on the merits of the
consultant's report.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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