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August 8, 2023 Bloomington, MN Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting
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We
have
a
motion
by
commissioner
Mueller
and
a
second
by
commissioner
Lewis.
All
those
is
there
any
discussion
hearing,
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
aye
opposed
motion
passes
six
to
zero.
Moving
on
to
item
three
point:
one
is
the
July
25th
2023
HRA
boarding
board
meeting
minutes.
Are
there
any
additions
or
corrections
to
the
July
25th
board
meeting
minutes?
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Good
evening,
chairman
and
Commissioners
I'm
Kirk
Roberts
the
city's
traffic
and
transportation
engineer
here
to
talk
to
you
and
seek
a
recommendation
of
approval
for
the
98th,
Street,
interchange
and
Corridor
study,
and
many
of
you
have
been
through
this.
So
I'll
just
go
through
as
briefly
as
possible.
I'm
accompanied
by
Brian
Nemeth
who's
with
Bolton
mink,
the
consultant
who
oversaw
the
study.
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There
we
go
it's
magic,
so
just
in
summary,
the
this
is
a
follow-up.
From
the
conversation
we
had
at
the
March
14th
HRA
meeting,
the
98th
Street
interchange
at
35W
is
a
very
important
Transportation
Hub
in
the
city
and
the
area
around
Lindale,
especially,
is
one
of
the
city's
sort
of
hot
spots,
envisioned
for
a
lot
of
Redevelopment,
the
Redevelopment
and
vision.
There
is
a
much
higher
density
development.
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This
is
some
of
the
transit
routes.
The
Orange
Line
Regional
brt
system
just
opened
up
there
that
goes
down
across
the
river
from
Burnsville
all
the
way
into
downtown
Minneapolis.
There's
also
an
amazing
amount
of
local
connections
that
take
place
here,
including
to
the
Mall
of
America,
Normandale,
Community,
College
and
all
throughout
the
city.
So
it's
it's
quite.
The
Hub
staff
have
been
looking
at
and
thinking
about
in
addition
to
the
increasing
density
in
the
area.
F
The
possibility
of
Transit
oriented
development,
specifically
with
those
and
what's
envisioned
for
this
area
is,
could
you
do
development
above
the
transit
station?
That's
centered
on
Transit
orientation
in
terms
of
meeting
the
transportation
needs
it's
envisioned
with
some
commercial,
perhaps
but
mainly
residential
for
people
who,
who
don't
own
Vehicles
by
necessity
or
by
choice
and
rely
on
transit
for
the
primary
their
primary
Mobility
needs,
and
to
do
that,
of
course,
we
need
to
come
up
with
a
new
plan
that
shows
that
those
ramps
we
can.
We
can
work
without
those
ramps.
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So
the
and
I'm
just
going
to
summarize
the
study
real
quick.
We
had
a
separate
several
goals,
develop
a
long-term
plan
that
doesn't
require
removing
a
very
successful
transit
station
and
hub
identify
near
and
long-term
changes
to
improve
conditions
for
non-motorized
users
if
you've
walked
or
biked
through
the
area.
There
are
some
wonderful
amenities.
Getting
to
them
is
not
always
easy
without
a
car
can
we
make
that
better
improve
safety?
F
At
the
end
of
that
we're
seeking
emotion
from
you
to
the
city
council
to
adopt
this
study,
it
would
then
become
part
of
the
comprehensive
plan
and
upon
that
finding
then
director
Coleman
could
begin
negotiations
with
the
Transit
Agency
Metro
account
met
Council
and
other
partners
about
some
Redevelopment
opportunities
on
that
site.
So
with
that
Brian
nemus.
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C
It's
called
Brian
Nemeth,
Bolton,
The
Mink.
We
also
teamed
up
with
Alliant
engineering
and
neopartners.
We
also
have
the
stakeholders
at
Kirk
had
already
mentioned:
Minnesota
Department
of
Transportation
Hennepin,
County,
Metro,
Transit,
Metropolitan,
Council,
Bloomington,
HRA,
Bloomington
planning
and
also
Bloomington,
Public,
Works
and
Engineering
all
as
part
of
the
project
management
team.
On
the
project.
C
We
did
have
a
lot
of
Engagement
opportunities.
We
had
publicity,
we
had
some
sidewalk
details.
We
had
a
video
interview,
that's
currently
on
the
website.
Some
social
media
Flyers
email
subscriptions
out
there
for
everybody.
We
also
have
the
website.
Let's
talk,
Bloomington
updating
that
multiple
times
during
the
project.
We
also
had
pop-up
events,
Focus
conversations
with
certain
members
of
The
Community,
pre-open,
House
engagement
and
then
some
open
houses
go
into
that
a
little
bit
more
detail.
C
We
have
pop-up
events,
we
had
two
in
the
fall
last
year
was
one
was
at
the
farmers
market
and
then
one
also
at
the
transit
station
really
to
engage
some
of
those
users
of
the
transestation
to
people
that
are
walking
and
biking,
especially
in
that
area
and
using
Transit.
We
also
had
focused
conversations
more
Outreach
to
the
Creekside
Community
Center,
also
at
Kennedy,
High
School,
and
then
also
the
summer
house.
C
Independent
Living
just
understand
how
those
communities
and
how
those
people
use
the
corridor
how
they
get
to
the
transit
station,
how
they
overall
get
around
the
area.
Then
we
had
two
open
houses
we
had
in
person
and
also
online
engagement.
We
had
open
house
number
one
in
December.
We
also
kept
in
the
online
engagement
up
through
and
open
throughout
January.
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C
C
To
this
study
and
very
important
to
be
able
to
engage
with
the
community
that
way
just
a
little
bit
on
the
background
for
the
transportation
use
that
people
have
kind
of
said
how
they're
using
the
corridor
the
vast
majority
of
people
Drive,
even
with
improvements
on
a
corridor.
People
still
say
that
I
mean
it
is
a
drivable
Corridor.
It
is
a
corridor
that
connects
to
I-35w.
C
That
tends
to
be
a
a
big
driver
for
motorized
traffic,
because
it
is
one
of
those
major
interchanges,
but
you
can
see
as
people
as
they
see
potential
improvements
on
the
corridor
if
they
can
start
to
Envision
something
there
is
more
interest
on
biking
and
walking
and
using
public
transportation.
So
just
recognizing
that
the
current
facilities
that
are
out
there
are
just
not
as
inviting
to
the
public,
but
if
we
can
make
that
more
inviting
to
the
public,
they
will
use
those
facilities.
C
We
do
have
some
conversations
comment:
summaries
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
all
of
it,
but
just
this
was
a
summary
that
provided
after
the
first
open
house
and
over
that
that
first
engagement
of
what
people
kind
of
feel,
what
are
some
of
the
concerns
they
have
on
the
corridor.
What
are
some
things
that
they
feel
that
could
be
improved
on
law
in
the
corridor?
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C
Definitely
the
sidewalks
need
to
be
improved
again,
something
that
could
be
improved
with
something
different
on
the
corridor.
We
ultimately
came
up
with
kind
of
three
phases
of
projects.
One
is
kind
of
a
short
term.
What
are
some
things
that
we
need
to
do
today?
Kind
of
based
on
you
know,
Americans,
with
Disabilities
Act
requirements.
C
Mndot
currently
has
some
projects
coming
out
there.
They
just
a
few
weeks
ago,
came
out
here
and
upgraded
some
of
the
pedestrian
ramps
at
The
Interchange.
Also
in
2026.
They
have
a
scheduled
project
to
replace
the
two
traffic
signals
at
the
interchange.
With
that
there
are
some
minor
improvements
that
they're
willing
to
do
with
that
project.
C
The
second
phase
would
kind
of
be
the
what
we're
calling
midterm,
which
is
really
a
change
of
the
corridor,
but
ultimately
keeping
the
bridge
over
I-35w
latest
MnDOT
review
of
that
bridge
indicates
it
has
at
least
10
years,
if
not
20,
plus
years
of
life
out
of
that
bridge.
So
it's
not
nothing
that
MnDOT
currently
has
on
their
radar
to
replace
in
the
near
term.
C
So
it's
kind
of
like
put
that
as
a
midterm
type
concept
is
trying
to
do
everything
we
can
to
this
Corridor
to
improve
things,
but
without
replacing
that
bridge
and
then
the
third
is
long
term
is
kind
of
looking
at.
What
can
we
do
along
this
corridor
when
the
bridge
is
finally
replaced?
So
we
don't
want
to
make.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
anything
else
we're
doing
along
the
corridor
can
ultimately
be
reused
in
that
long
term
and
not
have
to
be
rebuilt
again.
So
there's
some
minor
improvements
near
the
bridge.
C
C
Looking
at
really
improving
the
connections
that
we
have
across
there,
one
thing
you'll
notice:
there
is
a
new
pedestrian
Crossing
at
Humboldt,
and
part
of
that
is
currently
the
only
Crossings
you
for
pedestrian
Crossings
across
98th
Street
is
James
Avenue
and
the
next
one
is
the
interchange
that
is
it
so
trying
to
provide
some
other
pedestrian
Crossing
in
between
there
working
with
Hennepin
County.
They
have
agreed
that
that
that
seems
like
a
logical
location,
it's
near
the
railroad
there
they're
also
Metro
Transit
has
bus
stops
that
are
within
that
area.
C
So
right
now
talking
to
Transit
users
that
if
they
get
off
on
the
north
side
of
98th
Street,
they
have
they
have
to
walk
all
the
way
down
to
one
of
those
other
signals,
or
they
end
up
just
kind
of
trying
to
cross
between
traffic
we'd
like
to
provide
a
safer
opportunity
for
them.
So
it's
providing
that
pedestrian
Crossing
in
Humboldt
that
could
be
signalized
with
that
there
would
be
a
westbound
signal.
C
Hennepin
County
has
indicated
they
they
would
love
to
do
that.
They
would
you
know
men
much
of
the
time
it
is
going
to
be
green,
but
to
be
able
to
provide
a
red
indication
most
when
a
pedestrian
is
crossing
or
when
there's
the
railroad
there.
They
feel
that
that
would
be
a
safety
Improvement
overall.
C
The
other
big
feature
changing
here
is
looking
at
the
you
know
it
would
be
a
dual
right
turn:
lane
off
of
Old
Shakopee
Road
So.
Currently,
all
the
traffic
on
Old
Shakopee
Road
has
to
merge
down
to
one
point
to
make
the
right
turn
and
then
kind
of
merge
with
the
rest
of
traffic.
If
there's
a
green
light
on
eastbound
on
98th
Street,
so
part
of
the
the
improvements
that
we
heard
are
some
of
the
concerns
that
we
heard
was,
you
know,
first
merging
down
taking
a
high
speed
right
turn.
B
C
Then
doing
a
merge
in
a
weave
to
get
over
to
any
other
lane,
that's
on
eastbound.
So
by
having
a
dual
right,
we
can
actually
improve
that
by
not
having
people
have
to
switch.
Those
Lanes
have
to
do
those
merges.
We
can
also
improve
The
Pedestrian
Crossing
that
we
have
across
that
leg
at
Old
choppy
Road.
No,
the
pedestrians
don't
have
to
cross
that
big
sweeping
right,
free
right,
it
would
be
included
with
when
the
westbound
left
signal
would
go.
C
That's
also
when
the
right
signal
would
go
so
you'll
end
up
with
plenty
of
green
time
to
be
able
to
do
that.
So
operations
are
basically
the
same
as
they
are
today
and
then
associated
with.
That
also
would
be
some
improvements
to
The
Pedestrian
facilities
on
the
South
Side,
making
a
better
connection
across
the
railroad.
There
are
some
minimum
requirements
that
I'll
point
out
is
that
you
know
we
want
to
cross
those
bicyclists
or
anybody
else
crossing
the
railroad
tracks.
We
want
to
cross
as
close
to
a
right
angle
as
we
can.
C
So
that's
what
we've
we've
attempted
to
do
that
within
the
railroad
right
away.
You
can
see.
That's
a
tough
area
to
work
with,
but
we
think
we
can
make
something
work
there
and
so
it'll
be
a
little
more
conversations
with
the
railroad
looking
at
kind
of
the
center
area
of
the
the
concept.
This
is
where
the
existing
bridge
is
so
again,
you
can
see
that
the
existing
bridge
is
maintained
where
it
is
and
the
the
lanes
that
are
across
that
bridge
are
are
as
they
are
today.
C
If
you
look
at
Dupont
Avenue
South,
there
are
some
major
improvements
there.
We
are
looking
at
trying
to
remove
that
southbound
free
right.
So
as
people
are
coming
off
the
freeway
off
of
southbound
I-35w
and
are
heading
west
on
98th
Street,
removing
that
big
sweeping
right
and
getting
people
to
stop
at
the
signal,
we've
also
coordinated
with
Hennepin
County
they're.
Looking
at
potentially
doing
some
signal,
timing
changes
signal
phasing
changes
that
could
be
incorporated
with
mndot's
project,
all
of
which
would
improve
some
of
the
safety
issues
that
we're
currently
seeing
out
there.
C
Also,
if
you
look
at
the
you
know,
the
westbound
98th
Street
to
southbound
35W,
the
eastbound
98th
Street
to
southbound
35W
those
sweeping
free
rights
that
are
currently
out
there.
A
lot
of
the
pedestrians
and
Transit
users
have
complained
about
those
how
fast
Vehicles
can
take
those.
So
we
are
looking
at
trying
to
tighten
those
up
and
MnDOT
has
agreed
that
yes,
and
especially
their
Ada
group,
likes
to
tighten
those
up
as
much
as
possible
if
they
can
get
rid
of
them.
They
do
so
they're
all
in
favor
of
that
too.
C
So,
overall,
just
trying
to
make
it
make
it
work
a
little
bit
better.
Another
major
feature
is
westbound.
98Th
Street
you'll
see
it's
it's
actually
now
a
two-lane
roadway
as
you're
heading
to
the
West
try
to
provide
a
little
more
space
between
in
the
boulevard
space
between
the
current
sidewalk
and
the
98th
Street
traffic.
As
you
end
up
closer
to
the
gas
station,
there
is
a
need
for
those
extra
Lanes,
especially
as
it
as
it
widens
out
as
you
get
closer
to
the
railroad
and
Old
Shakopee
Road.
C
The
last
thing
I
want
to
notice
here
is
that
you'll
see
a
potential
overhead
sign
structure
for
Lane
guidance.
We
do
know
that
a
lot
of
people
enter
as
we've
seen
with
some
of
the
complaints
that
we've
gotten
from
the
community
is
when
people
are
heading
toward
that
interchange.
If
you're
not
familiar
with
that
interchange,
which
lane
do
you
get
into,
how
do
you
get
to
Northbound
35W?
C
Last
East
area
that
I'll
look
on
the
midterm
concept
is
looking
at
Lindale
Avenue.
So
again
we
are
with
this
midterm
concept.
We
are
accommodating
some
future
development.
This
includes
the
you
know
some
Redevelopment
in
the
Bloomington
transits
station
area.
We're
also
looking
at
some
of
these
empty
parking
lots,
especially
north
of
Festival
Foods
there,
but
also
the
development
of
clover
shopping
center
and
the
car
dealership.
C
So
a
Lindale
Avenue
we're
really
getting
rid
of
again.
Eliminating
those
free
right
turns
that
we
have
at
the
intersection
again
trying
to
make
it
safer
for
pedestrians
to
cross
and
having
a
a
dedicated
phase
for
them
at
the
signalized
intersection.
The
other
thing
is
we're
also
narrowing
up
the
cross
section.
C
You
also
notice
that
we're
looking
at
looking
at
the
previous
studies
on
Lindale
Avenue
is
trying
to
increase
the
multi-use
trail
on
the
east
side
of
Lindale
Avenue
and
connecting
it
to
the
trail
that
is
to
the
South.
So
there
currently
is
a
trail
on
the
east
side
of
Lindale
Avenue
that
ends
before
the
shopping
area,
but
this
project
would
use
some
of
that
extra
space
that
we're
making
there,
with
some
of
the
lane,
reductions
to
use
that
for
a
wider
pedestrian
facility.
C
So
overall
I'm
trying
to
make
it
sure
works
with
the
overall
Lindale
Avenue
plans
that
we
have
out
there
and
also
makes
it
make
sure
it's
working
with
any
projected
increases
in
traffic.
So
it'd,
be
you
know
the
biggest
thing.
You'll,
probably
notice
on
just
overall
Lane
use,
is
Northbound
southbound
having
some
shared
through
right
turn,
Lanes.
C
In
fact,
when,
as
we've
noticed
out,
there
is
that
the
through
Lanes
end
up
being
under
utilized
when
everybody's,
using
making
the
right
turn
when
the
through
movement
capacity
is
needed,
they
can
use
both
lanes,
but
most
of
the
time
that
right
turn
right
lane
will
actually
end
up
just
being
a
right
turn.
Lane
similar
as
it
was,
is
today
also
the
eastbound
westbound
left
turn
lanes
were
eliminating
the
Dual
less
and
making
those
a
single
left
turn
lane.
C
As
we've
looked
at
some
of
the
videos
that
we
had
out
there,
the
the
lanes
are
underutilized.
They
are
you,
everybody
Stacks
up
in
one
of
the
lanes
and
on
both
based
on
where
most
of
the
destinations
are
so
eliminating
down
to
one
one
single
left
turn
lane
appears
to
be
working
well
for
the
traffic,
that's
out
there
long-term
Concepts
again.
This
is
replacement
of
the
bridge
you'll
notice.
Here
this
is
not
the
bridge.
This
is
kind
of
looking
at
the
West
End
saying.
C
So
they
a
lot
of
the
residents
that
we
did
talk
to
felt
that
a
pedestrian
facility
on
our
Trail
facility
on
that
side
would
be
an
improvement.
The
difficulty
in
there
is
that
there's
a
lot
of
properties
that
are
really
close
to
the
right-of-way.
We
know
the
lanes
there
are
needed
for
capacity,
so
these
adding
the
trail
will
require
some
properties
and
some
right-of-way
that
will
be
from
those
properties.
So
it's
a
longer
term
opportunity
just
to
work
with
those
property
owners
and
get
the
right-of-way
to
be
able
to
build.
That
trail.
C
But
again
say
making
the
same
improvements
up
by
the
railroad
as
we
get
to
the
bridge.
We'd
be
looking
at
a
reconstruction
of
the
bridge
to
add
the
biggest
thing
would
be
wider
pedestrian
facilities,
so
we
can
fit
that
trail
on
the
North
side
and
also
keep
that
trail
on
the
south
side,
but
then
also
adding
an
additional
eastbound
left
turn
lane
as
I'm
sure
everybody
out
there
today.
C
So
those
are
your
biggest
changes
there.
I
guess
the
one
other
changes
should
point
out.
There
is
a
westbound
right
turn
lane.
So
looking
at
the
Clover
shopping
Center
when
that
becomes
redeveloped.
Now,
if
that's
out,
when
the
bridge
is
done
or
if
that's
done
sooner
than
that
would
be
to
add
an
extra
actual
right
turn
lane
within
that
property
that
helps
alleviate
a
lot
of
the
congestion
that's
in
there
and
some
of
the.
C
C
C
For
that
event,
and
very
very
successful,
a
lot
of
people
came
out
to
that
event.
It
helped
that
there
were
other
events
actually
happening
in
city
hall.
There's
a
lot
of
people
to
stop
by,
and
so
that
worked
really
well
just
to
give
a
little
more
information
on
some
other
things
that
are
that
we
did
look
at
with
the
study.
C
We
are
looking
at
pedestrian
bridge
options
across
35W,
north
and
south
of
that
98th
Street
one
would
be
looking
at
an
alignment
probably
north,
of
the
bridge
kind
of
on
96th
Street,
looking
at
different
capabilities
to
work
with
some
of
the
right-of-way
and
some
of
the
natural
features
that
we
do
have
to
be
able
to
fit
a
bridge
in
there.
This
one,
as
shown
right
now,
we
are
still
working
through
these
Concepts
making
sure
which
ones
are
rising
to
the
top.
C
Another
one
we're
looking
at
would
be
on
the
Hunter
Street
alignment.
This
gets
a
little
more
difficult
with
some
of
the
properties
that
we
have.
There
are
some
Residential
Properties.
The
search
properties.
Park
Properties
makes
it
very
difficult
to
do
that.
You
know
it's.
It's
fitting
it
within
very
long
ramps,
potentially
elevators,
and
that
kind
of
a
thing
compared
to
what
we
did
provided.
96Th
Street,
but
so
there
is
possibilities
out
there.
Just
they're
going
to
be
quite
a
bit
more
expensive.
C
The
other
major
one
we
want
to
point
out,
especially
with
the
HRA
and
the
transit
station,
is
the
98th
Street
crossing
at
altered
Avenue.
So
looking
at
night,
Aldridge
Avenue
is
projected
to
be
a
green
spine.
At
least
east
of
or
north
of
98th.
Street
greenspine
means
more
Transit
oriented
development
development
that
is
more
residential,
mixed
use,
type
development
that
is
really
calming
to
traffic.
It
is
not
you,
don't
have
to
use
your
vehicle
to
access
the
businesses
there.
You
can
park
at
one
area
and
get
around
with
biking
walking
to
everybody
there.
C
So
looking
at
Aldridge
Avenue
is
that
green
spine?
How
do
you
provide
a
connection
to
that
transit
station?
Now?
There's
signals
over
to
the
east
and
west
just
a
block,
but
we
want
to
provide
some
kind
of
opportunity
here.
We
did
look
at
you
know:
underpass
overpass,
other
type
options.
They
end
up
taking
a
lot
of
space,
as
you
can
see,
with
the
other
options
that
we
did
over
35W
just
to
get
pedestrians
up
there.
C
We
are
looking
at
some
kind
of
Skyway
facility,
as
probably
the
easiest
type
facility
to
fit
across
98th
Street
at
Aldrich.
There's
just
a
representation
of
the
approximate
location
of
where
a
Skyway
would
be,
and
we
would
need
some
kind
of
a
structure
on
either
side,
especially
in
the
transit
station,
the
little
white
boxes,
because
we
don't
know
what
size
that
development
is
or
how
much
of
the
site
that
development
would
end
up.
Being
it's
just
kind
of
a
representation
of
trying
to
get
the
connection
on
that
side
of
the
site.
E
Thank
you
chair.
So
whenever
you
were
going
through
the
different
options
for
The,
Pedestrian,
Bridges
I
know
you're,
looking
at
kind
of
feasibility
from
like
land
use
like
the
land
use
perspectives,
but
I'm
also
wondering
if
you're
thinking
through
the
amenities
that
are
in
place
and
connecting
amenities.
So
like
I,
think
like
there's
a
school
around
there
there's
the
J.
You
know
like
there's
different
potential
users
right.
F
E
C
If
you're
traveling
along
that
Frontage
Road,
it
becomes
a
natural
thing
to
go
up,
but
for
most
people,
if
you're
trying
to
head
to
the
north
you're
trying
to
head
to
the
east,
it's
very
inconvenient
to
go
to
the
South
there,
and
some
of
the
people
that
we
did
talk
to
in
the
community
said.
Yes
for
sure.
We
need
something
at
100th
Street,
but
we've
also
recognized
that
a
lot
of
pedestrians
and
bicyclists
that
currently
use
98th
Street
are
like
well
98th.
C
Street
is
not
that
far
for
us
to
get,
especially
if
you
don't
have
to
go
over
this
big
and
rise
up
this
big
ramp
anyways.
If
we
can
just
use
the
current
streets
that
we
have.
So
that
is
one
thing
that
we
looked
at,
but
that
is
a.
It
is
a
good.
You
know
conversation
there
about
the
School
connections
and
the
other
Trail
connections
that
are
around
and
looking
at
that.
E
G
G
Is
that
potential
connection
to
say,
like
The,
Aldrich
green
spine,
the
largest
infrastructural
impact
we'll
see
I'm
thinking
of
the
kind
of
the
timing
on
the
near
and
Midterm
options
that
we're
seeing
here,
plus
kind
of
best
guesses
that
when
we
may
see
major
Redevelopment
for
the
retrofit,
where
do
we
see
these
things
plugging
into
each
other?
And
potentially,
when
do
we
have
an
idea.
C
There
I
mean
we
have
talked
about
the
I
mean
overall,
the
Old
Shakopee
Road
as
one
of
those
opportunities
that
the
county
is
actually
more
excited
about.
As
far
as
big
changes
out
there.
So
there's
a
little
more
push,
at
least
from
Hennepin
County,
to
be
able
to
do
something
at
this
intersection
and
again,
MnDOT
is
saying
at
the
interchanges
they'll
try
to
incorporate
as
much
of
this
as
they
can.
C
It
all
relates
to
funding
and
how
much
their
that
they
did
recognize
that
their
Ada
group
drives
a
lot
of
some
of
the
improvements
that
they're
doing
there,
which
is
good
for
this,
because
we're
trying
to
improve
pedestrian
and
bicyclist
facilities,
which,
though
that
group
is
looking
at
so
trying
to
pull
some
of
those
opportunities
into.
Hopefully
a
2026
project
with
MnDOT
lindale's
a
little
bit
further.
But
Kirk.
F
Might
have,
and
commissioner
Martin
just
to
answer
one
other
aspect
of
the
question
you
raised
to
one
of
the
hopes
is:
if
we
can
do
some
interesting
Redevelopment
at
the
transit
station,
that
that
can
also
be
a
catalyst
for
some
of
the
densification
in
the
Redevelopment
we
want
to
see
around
there,
especially
if
you
know
some
parking
is
an
option.
Some,
maybe
it's
parking,
that's
shared
for
different
uses,
including
some
of
the
retail
there.
You
know
with
a
nice
pedestrian
connection
across
98th
Street,
a
development,
and
this
is
purely
speculative
I'm.
Not
a
developer.
F
A
C
Yes,
yeah
so
part
of
our
development,
as
we
were
looking
at
these
midterm
options,
we
are
looking
at
those
certain
areas
we
do
have
traffic
projections
that
we
develop
for
these
kind
of
three
development
areas
or
Redevelopment
areas
for
increased
traffic
in
the
long-term
options
is
looking
at
it
to
accommodate
a
basically
a
2040
forecast,
which
currently
is
a
little
bit.
High
Metropolitan
council
is
refining
their
system.
What
are
called
system
statements
for
the
the
area
for
the
regional
area
out
to
2050.
C
A
E
A
Discussion
hearing
no
discussion
with
the
motion.
We
will
be
looking
to
move
forward
the
recommendation
that
the
Bloomington
that
we
recommend
to
the
Bloomington
city
council
to
adopt
the
98th,
Street,
Corridor
and
unchanged
study.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed
motion
passes
six
to
zero.
Thank
you
all
right.
Moving
on
to
on
our
agenda,
we're
on
to
5.1,
which
is
livable
communities
demonstration
account
funding
application.
May
we
have
the
staff
report.
D
Thank
you,
chair,
huhim,
Erica,
Coleman,
HRA
administrator,
so
the
Metropolitan
Council
actually
has
their
livable
communities
demonstration
account
for
pre-development
and
new
development
project
eligible
activities,
and
so
we
would
be
looking
to
submit
an
application
that
would
be
supportive
for
either
affordable
rental
or
affordable
home
ownership.
Development
applications
are
due
by
August
14th
and
we
will
be
looking
for
just
an
approval
by
the
board
to
submit
an
application.
For
that.
Previously,
we
have
submitted
applications
for
livable
communities,
demonstration
account
funding
pre-development
for
Lindale.
E
Thank
you
chair,
so
just
to
clarify,
so
those
projects
you
just
listed
are
previous
examples
that
we've
applied
for
and
got
funding
for
and
then
moving
into
the
future
for
this,
for
this
round,
staff
would
be
identifying
potential
opportunities
and
including
those
in
the
application,
but
it's
kind
of
broad
at
this
point.
Thank.
D
You
for
the
question,
commissioner
Carter.
That
is
all
correct.
It
is
brought
at
this
point
because
the
livable
communities
demonstration
account
lcda
has
pre-development
and
development
dollars
and
both
of
the
dollars
can
go
towards
affordable
rental
or
affordable
home
ownership,
and
so
in
looking
at
as
we
move
forward
on
different
things
and
purchasing
property
or
land
or
looking
at
land
to
develop.
E
A
B
A
We
have
a
motion
by
commissioner
Lewis
and
a
second
by
commissioner
doblinger
to
approve
the
resolution
approving
application
for
livable
Community
demonstration
account
fund.
Is
there
any
discussion?
Hearing
no
discussion?
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
aye
opposed
motion
passes
six
to
zero.