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August 22, 2017 Page 3 of 7 4. Consider Approval of 2017 New Brighton Community Center Exterior Wall Rehabilitation. 5. Consideration of Final Payment for Project 16-4, Distribution Control Station and Minneapolis Interconnection Pipeline. 6. Consideration of Change Order 4 for City Project 16-5, New Brighton Lions Park. 7. Consideration of 2017 Special Assessment Resolution for Project 16-1, 2016 Street Rehabilitation. Motion by Councilmember Jacobsen, seconded by Councilmember Burg to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 4 Ayes, 0 Nays - Motion Carried Public Hearing None. Council Business 1. Authorization for the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a purchase agreement with Korean United Methodist Church of Minnesota for the purchase of land located at 701 8th Avenue NW. Motion by Councilmember Burg, seconded by Councilmember Bauman to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a Purchase Agreement with the Korean United Methodist Church of Minnesota for the purchase of real property located at 701 8th Avenue NW, subject to City Attorney approval of the final language. City Manager Lotter stated Assistant Community Assets and Development/Planning Director Gundlach would be presenting this item to the Council. Assistant Community Assets and Development/Planning Director Gundlach explained the property located at 701 8th Avenue NW has been for sale since 2015. Over the past year and a half, staff has been fielding numerous inquiries from prospective buyers. Most of these inquiries have been from parties wishing to re-use the existing building for a church, school, community center, and/or day care use. While there has been some inquiry about redevelopment, it was always in conjunction with reuse of the existing building for one of the previously mentioned uses. Staff is unaware of any full-scale redevelopment inquiries. Assistant Community Assets and Development/Planning Director Gundlach stated in early 2017, the City initiated the community engagement phase of the Comprehensive Plan update process. Throughout this process, an overwhelming theme emerged where residents were interested in seeing redevelopment/reinvestment in this area of the Old Highway 8 corridor. This is also a topic the Economic Development Commission has discussed over the last year. Through the Comprehensive Plan update process, residents have expressed concerns of the need for more housing. This was also noted in the recently completed Citizen Survey where housing was rated #2 as “the single most important issue facing New Brighton over the next two years”. Only drinking water was rated more important. With the Korean Church property at 701 8th Avenue NW being at the north end of this under-utilized corridor of Old Highway 8 NW, and being offered for sale, staff felt the market would drive a housing redevelopment that would eventually be a catalyst for the rest of the corridor. Unfortunately, this hasn’t occurred and staff suspects it’s because the Comprehensive Plan update process is delaying the necessary 4. 2017 NBCC Ext. Wall Rehabilitation. 5. Final Payment for Project 16-4. 6. Change Order 4 for City Project 16-5. 7. 2017 Special Assess. Resolution for Project 16-1. Public Hearing Council Business 1. Authorization for the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a purchase agreement with Korean United Methodist Church of Minnesota for the purchase of land located at 701 8th Avenue NW.