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Home My WebLink About1999-0412 VSSA Ltr to Mayor & CouncilA-13-1999 1 2 : 09PM FROM BARRY AND ASSOC. 8223627 P.2 Va'lle' Senior Services Aiiiance r • '• St! Il wuter ," Minfit ea SS082 y 612} 6,3 -01.56 r '(612) 6.3 1 1Oil� ' r a , r , April 1 2, 1999 a F , Mayor David Schaaf and Councilmember�s Daavid B 'udct, Lynae Byrne, Mark Swenson and Jerry 'Turnquist City of Oak Park :heights 1 169 North 57 ' Street 'P.O. Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, :Minnesota 55,082 RE: Boutwvells Lai.diiig by. fax ;requested Approval of Phase I, Stage 1 Dear Ma yor Schaaf and Councilrnembers Baudet, ' yrne, Swenson and Turnqui st s r e a I am writing on behalf of va lley S enior S ervice s Alliance t o comment on the Staff Report dated Apri I , 1999. As you know, we ate seeking approval of :Phase I, ,Stage 1 of Boutwell.s_Lfanding so that we can beuia grading, utility and road aid v begin construction of the Phase I townhouses,' 'Presbyterian Homes, Lakeview Hospital and Croixdale, the Sponsors of valley '' Senior Services Alliance, are pleased to be bringing a state�-okhe-azt housina a;nd NP sup portive services camp to Oak :Park Heights. Each sponsor has a lone reputation pp p for quality services a attractive, well- mintained buil and grounds, 'fie feel we have gone an extra measure in many w ays to be a ood neighbor and project in the cony. rn u pity. We are not getting any pity tax increment or assistance on the develo ment yet we are pr several hundred thousand dollars -in imp:rovern nts • p for a City park in addition to providing the land. We are providing over 5 acres in tp 9 setbacks beyond the 30 foot rear yard setback that wo uld b e standard for town . ouses. 0 We are •donati our land fog 5 8' h Street as well as being required t6 pay for much of the cost of that street and even acquisition of other ropert , t complete it' W e are excited to begin the development, "here has been considerable market • p interest that we are anxious to''r�s and to. We believe that Boutwells Landing will be a real asset to the community. o a our specific concerns about a few of the staff report conditions and comments are as a listed below. Where the concern relates to a numbered condition in the staff report, e have referenced it by the co rresponding item number-, R e a c • , • e a , e o ' a z , a • a...� n non- proriT collaborative cf1'Ort cal' La keviov Rospital, ('roixcale Re.5idenCe Ap WS, aIIJ )�rC4tlkrtmirtjl Hc�rTtCx Of I1'1itItIcSuUt 4 -13 -1999 12:09PM FROM BARRY AND ASSOC. 8223627 P•3 low 1w, Valle Sentor S Atlrancc JAI' c'st f:hut - chill Strcer .a ' S�tl' -Uw tter., M1 rrr 4WO .5.5082 • Pac'e 2 K�12) 631 - 67.5 (6 2) 631 n() f 0S ftem 1' we are asking for Free lPreservati Approval at this time, The staff has received kathy Widin' -fa.vora.ble report and the Planning • omission did approve it. 2° item 8s We have revised the site plan since the last fo rm al a -ction y the Cit y Council to el iminate a,portion of the.mediau in the parkway. we have needed to gain a little more site roona and tq save some costs to be sure we can tree'p the pricitig affordable. W e liked the staff's suggest of widening the boulevard to Zo feet at the entrances and doing more landscaping tbere and have incorporated that fevi into the plans. goth „ • Parks and Planning found 'thi s - acceptable. 3. Item' 13. we ask the C ity to defer this item until we. have a proposal for specific iiames for you to consider and expect to come up with that shortly. 4. Item .16m we will be dealing with detailed planning of the park at a later time, howe \rer we would like to respond to Scott Richards g suggestion that • our recreational faciliti be combined with the park. shelter.. We have not reall s hored a scpa•rate recreational facility in recent plans si rice we moved the Phase 11 independent living building south of the . parkway. we have a n�mbef of a.rn.enit.y spaces ire. the care campus b and expect that an y others will b e , within the core or the phase ff independent living building to maximize accessibility and usage by residents with varying mobility. our shelter plans will be consistent W1 th our 8o, o budget unless the City has funds to augment that. we would b happy to work with the staff and Parks Commission to plan f or samethir ;that would work. well and be a�ttractivie if the y add to it in the future. 5. item 17., we strongly advocate for kepin the foot berm and wide landscaped buffer between our development and River Hills. we feel it is • p P for the •benefit of River Hills; but also enhances the views and. privacy from our •townhouse. - units on that east side. If a trail is added, the -berm 0 will have to be reduced to. about. 4 feet and narrowed in order to provide a good setback for the trail from the private space of the townhouses. we fee) that the hail s st(,lm already is provided with three different links to the south from 5� Street, The 'planning.Commission. voted to eliminate ' this condition. 6 , Rem 1 8., We will add the trail to the north in the arks as shown on the • e p staff exhibit. The trail between the pond and holding pond was e liminated a because it d n6t seem to be attractive or safe. ]Both Pl ann ing and Parks agreed, ` 7. item 19. o ur g arks budget in the Development Agreement did not p include trail lighting and• only included a couple of lights for the shelter and arkin area.. The trail lighting we ha ve previously a gree d to in the P � a a • a ' r • 6 ' Q r d s o `,� rl iat� - ��rt� it C °��lr�hc7t•. t Svc: �� #• }�•t [r L ik.cvsc °�} ��[n4 itr� �`rc�i.� IA)c� k�•,�iLirilc:�: � . � �;z •t c �lnt . ��ri l�r • 1s ►��t�ri:� a cst�i�� c'y1 I�/1 ��tt � c3r.� J9 12:10PM FROM BARRY' AND ASSOC. 8223627 P. 4 Valle Sentoor S;ervices A'Uiance 92" Wcst C"h Street Stillwater, Minnepna 55082, (61 2 6.31-0108 Developiiient A as we understand it, is for the connections to River Hills and Autumn kid so that the can g et to the Park, It appeared that even the desire for.-bohtin was mixed, with Parks in favor and Plannin a it. thin I would note is that the staff report 8. Phase Sta 2. The onl other 1 indicates a number of items that will be reviewed in Phase,11. Its actualit most of them will come befote y ou as a, part of the plans for Phase 1, Sta 2. In summar we are ver supportive-of the conditions -as approved b the .Plannin Commission (as in Scott Richards April .9, 1999 memo) except that we ask y ou to defer discussin nami'no. Thank y ou for .your consideration and y our support of the development.of Boutwells,LandiTi We are certain y ou will be pleased ,when it is done and a part of the communit of O a k Park Hei If y ou have an q uestions about an of these items or other q uestions about the ,project, please do not hesitate to . call us. .1 am most easil reached at 612-822-43 i Respectfull Barbara P. Barr Development Con 11ant Valle Senior Services Alliance Cc- Scott Ri6hards Kris Danielsoa Dan Lind ' h Presb Homes Curt Geissler' - Lakeview Hospital Jeanie Hockin - Croixdale o Il A 110)11-proh't col lit boot ivc effi.-In of I-Akoviv \, Hospitiiil, CrUIXIkIC QAp"(Amcot,%-, imd 'Prosh y lo-U)n 11milch cif lvhnn%nota,