2006-076CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION N0.2006-076
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS
ORDERING PREPARATION OF AN UPDATE TO THE
UPDATED ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW AND
MITIGATION PLAN FOR EXCELSIOR CROSSINGS DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, in 2001 Medica/Allina Health Systems proposed to develop a corporate
headquarters for Medica on the SuperValu North Annex Site (Site);
WHEREAS, in response to this proposal, the Hopkins City Council ordered preparation
of the Modica Corporate Office Development Alternative Urban A~eawide Review (Medica
AUAR) for the Site;
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2001, the Hopkins City Council accepted the Modica
AUAR for the proposed Modica corporate headquarters project;
WHEREAS, the Medica/Allina Health Systems abandoned the project and the Site
remains undeveloped;
WHEREAS, in late ZOOS, Opus Northwest, L.L.C. (Opus) proposed to develop the Site
primarily for office space but also with uses not considered in the Modica AUAR, including
some medical manufacturing and research and development uses, a hotel, and ancillary retail
(Opus Project), a project to be known as Excelsior Crossings;
WHEREAS, Opus anticipated development and storm water management facilities on
parcels not included in the study area of the Modica AUAR;
WHEREAS, major street improvements had been constructed next to the Site since
acceptance of the Modica AUAR;
WHEREAS, the AUAR had to be updated to remain in force after August 21, 2006;
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2006, the Hopkins City Council ordered preparation of
the Updated Alternative Urban Areawide Review And Updated Mitigation Plan for the
Excelsior Crossings Office Development (Updated Excelsior Crossings AUAR) with an
expected office development of 685,000 square feet (SF) and expected retail development of
6,000 SF;
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2006, the Hopkins City Council approved the Updated
Excelsior Crossings AUAR; and
WHEREAS, due to significant market demand for office space on the Site, Opus now
wants to expand the office component of Excelsior Crossings by 55,000 SF to 740,000 SF.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Hopkins
hereby orders the preparation of an update to the Updated Excelsior Crossing AUAR that
addresses the proposed office space expansion at Excelsior Crossings and conforms to all
requirements for an AUAR update.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Hopkins directs City
staff to negotiate and enter into a contract with RLK Incorporated to prepare the AUAR
update. -
Opus.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the all costs for the AUAR update be charged to
Adopted by the Hopkins City Council this 21st day of November 2006.
Eug e J. axwell, Mayor
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