HomeMy WebLinkAbout[02] Vision for St. Joseph Downtown Footprint Administrator Date: May 30, 2012
Judy Weyrens
Memo To: Mayor Schultz and Members of the City Council
Mayor Members of the EDA
Rick Schultz Planning Commissioners
Park Board Members
Councilors City Administrator Weyrens
Steve Frank ,�
Bob Loso Memo From: Joanne Foust, MDG, lnq �l
Renee Symanietz
Dale Wick RE: Vision for the Footprint of Downtown St. Joseph
EDA
Larry Hosch The EDA requested a joint visioning session with the City Council, Planning Commission and
Chad Davey Park Board to develop consensus on the future footprint of Downtown St. Joseph including its
Steve Frank physical make -up, connectivity to parks, trails and residential areas.
Tom Skahen
Dale Wick Enclosed is information to assist with the discussion and visioning process. This includes:
1. A map illustrating the "Downtown" as described by Ordinance and its relationship to the
Central Business District included in the official zoning map.
2. The Minnesota Design Team visited St. Joseph in April of 1995, or 17 years ago. As a
part of that visit, a team of architects, land use planners and urban designers prepared
18 concept illustrations for the development of the community. These focused on the
downtown, parks and trails and transportation. Enclosed are these illustrations.
3. In 2007, the City adopted Design Guidelines for the Downtown, incorporating common
design elements and a list of short-term and Tong -term recommendations. These
recommendations are attached.
4. In 2010 Scenic Specialties Landscape Center created a Landscape Plan for various
sites in the downtown. A copy of the illustrations is enclosed.
5. Finally, enclosed is a marked up map created by the Rental Housing Task Force
illustrating ideas generated by the Task Force, the Minnesota Design Team, and the
street/landscaping plan created by Scenic Specialties.
Action.
The group will be asked to provide input on the documents already in place and discuss if these
accurately reflect the vision and goals for the city at this time or if these need to be updated.
Options: If the consensus of the group is to update information and /or add to the data already
in place, there are a couple of recommended options to proceed:
1. The Minnesota Design Team accepts applications on a bi- annual basis. Cities that
have participated in the past are eligible for a new visit. The cost is $4000. This is a
grant eligible request through the Initiative Foundation. This process requires
considerable volunteer time and effort, including providing housing for volunteers and
attendance at several meetings over the Design Team visit weekend. If the group finds
it desirable /necessary to update the vision and illustrations, this is one option.
2. An alternative option would be for the EDA to utilize the information obtained to date
and update data with new input provided by the joint group. A landscape architect
could be retained to assist in the design elements of the downtown design.
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