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crre ST. J[kiN.PH Council Agenda Item 11(b)
MEETING DATE: October 21, 2010
AGENDA ITEM: Corridor Study Update
SUBMITTED BY: Administration
BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: At the last Council meeting the status of the Field Street Corridor was
discussed. The corridor study is stalled at the programmatic agreement process as one of the
requirements is the completion of the paperwork to for possible registering of historic properties. The
two properties in question are the St. Isadore Farm and College /Monastery of St. Benedict. The cost of
the historic registering process, according to the agreement, is the City's and the anticipated cost is
between $ 40,000 to $ 60,000. Scott Mareck of the St. Cloud APO indicated that the City might be
eligible for funding assistance through some Federal funds available through the APO. The use of funds
is competitive and applications are due by October 28. If successful, the City would be required to
provide a 20% match, which the Monastery has indicated they would contribute.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Since the last Council meeting, the St. Cloud APO has received
notification that the completion of the historic register paperwork is not an eligible project for the
funding stated at the last meeting. Therefore, funding assistance is not available. WSB has provided the
City with a quote from a firm to complete the study and the total was approximately $ 40,000. Since
funding is not available this would be a City cost.
The other "wrinkle" that happened since the last meeting is that since the historic properties are
considered one district, if the City would complete the paperwork it would have to include both
properties. Brandi Popenhagen of WSB contacted Kristen Zschomler, (DOT) to see what implications
the property owner of the St. Isadore Farm would have if their property is registered as historic. The
following is an extract of the email I received.
I have gathered the following from Kristen regarding restrictions on his land as a result of being
on the Registry:
• The private property owner can do whatever they want with their buildings /structures and
land that is on the registry while they own it.
• However, if it is sold to a developer and permits are needed it may trigger SHPO review.
• And, if a private property owner destroys contributing elements in anticipation of selling the
property for development this could also be problematic for the developer when trying to
obtain permits. The same would be the case if the owner does this in anticipation of an
upcoming federal project or a project that has federal oversight /permitting.
This matter will be placed on the November agenda for direction as not all the consultants were
available for this meeting to discuss fully.
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BUDGET /FISCAL IMPACT:
ATTACHMENTS:
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: None, Information only
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