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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />(3) Status Updates on Large Redevelopment Projects (Benedictine & New Brighton <br />Elementary) <br />Gozola reported in January, the Planning Commission and City Council reviewed separate <br />ordinances to conditionally rezone the New Brighton Elementary site and the Benedictine site <br />to R-3B to open the door for Planned Residential Development applications. Both applications <br />were unanimously recommended for approval by the Planning Commission, and both were <br />unanimously approved by the City Council. The approvals will take effect ONLY upon the <br />following: <br />1. The Met Council must authorize the City to put the 2040 Comprehen sive Plan into <br />effect; <br />2. The City Council must put the 2040 Comprehensive Plan into effect; AND <br />3. A preliminary Planned Residential Development (PRD) on these lands that meets all <br />goals and objectives of the 2040 comprehensive plan must be approved by the City <br />Council. <br />Gozola provided further comment on the updates for the Benedictine and New Brighton <br />Elementary redevelopment projects and asked for questions or comments from the <br />Commission. <br />Discussion included: <br /> The timeline for the proposed projects was discussed along with the Comprehensive Plan <br />approval process. <br /> A Commission member discussed the threads that were occurring on a weekly basis <br />regarding the New Brighton Elementary School redevelopment project. He was pleased <br />that the majority of the comments were remaining positive. <br /> The Commission encouraged staff to address traffic concerns around the New Brighton <br />Elementary School to ensure this is not an ongoing concern after this project was <br />completed. <br /> The challenge of communicating with the public regarding these two projects was <br />discussed. The Commission encouraged the City to be more active on social media in order <br />to get factual information to the public. <br /> The Commission encouraged staff to consider having a staff member in charge of PR. <br /> The Commission questioned how the I-35W project would impact the community. Staff <br />noted information would be provided to the public regarding this project in the spring <br />newsletter. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />