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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 21, 2010 Community Workshop Meeting Materials reg .a0( ° Ss Public Works Site Small Area Guide Community Workshop Edina City Hall 21 April 2010 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Agenda Welcome and introductions 10 minutes The Small Area Guide Process 10 minutes 'The Public Works Site Area 5 minutes Purpose of the Workshop 5 minutes Workshop Exercises 60 minutes Exercise One: Issues Exercise Two: Susceptibility to change Exercise Three: Ideas Exercise Four: Naming Reporting 20 minutes Public comments and questions 10 minutes Next Steps 2 minutes Adjourn Upcoming meetings Open House 26April 2010 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. City Hall Planning Commission Update J8April JO10 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. City Hall Joint City Council/Planning Commission Work Session 18 May 2010 5:09&o7:00pm. City Hall For more information Please visit the City of Edina's website for information and updates about the Public Works Site Small Area Guide, http://w und|/P|anningCommisdonSmaUAre Thank you for your input! / MEETING MINUTES Public Works Site Small Area Guide Process Community Meeting Wednesday, April 21, 2U1O. 7:O0'9:0Opnm _ Edina City Hall Chambers City Staff Present: Heather Worthington, Assistant City Manager The following CAT Members wore 'resent: Kevin Staunton, Chair Chris Rofidal BobShmdduok Ellen Jones Sue Davison Gene Persha Mike Platteter Lisa Diehl Steve Buss Richard Borland Josh Sprague Linda Odell Larry Cheslter Kim Montgomery Greg Domke Andy Brown Design Team Present: Mike Fischer Peter Sussman Council Members Present: Mayor Hovland Ann Swenson Joni Bennett Others Present: Peyton Robb Wayne Wenger Stefan Ho|8eson Brenda Quaye Linda Lorenz Tom Bonneville David Davison Nancy Peterson Public Work Small Area Guide Plan Process Minutes April 21, 2010 Page 2 of 6 Introduction Chair Staunton called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm and gave a brief update on the new Public Works facility and an overview of the public works small area guide plan process to date. Chair Fischer said that this evening there will be four group exercises; "Fun Work" for the attendees to participate in. They are as follows: 1. Issues 2. Susceptibility to Change 3. Ideas 4. Naming Chair Fischer announced that this evening the attendees will break into groups and as a group submit their comments to be shared on each exercise. Table Highlights: Table 1. Stephan Helgeson, Kim Montgomery and Larry Chestier. Spokesperson, Stephan Helgeson. Stephan Helgeson - Retain & Enhance - Transit opportunities - Northing is sacred. Buildings have turned over during the last 50 years and will continue to do so - Workability - Green Development - Medium Density Written Comments via Work Sheet. List the five issues discussed by your group: 1. Public land is retained and enhanced (including easements). 2. Multimodal transit opportunities — leverage unique characteristics. 3. Capture untapped potential for this area to be a real "town center" 4. Improve walkability in the area. 5. Medium-density green development Table 2. Brenda Quaye, Linda Odell, Josh Sprague and Joni Bennett. Spokesperson, Linda Odell Linda Odell - Lack of central anchor - Need pedestrian facilities Public Work Small Area Guide Plan Process Minutes April 21, 2010 Page 3 of 6 - Traffic congestion - Lack of retail diversity - Look at transportation long term - Develop design aesthetics n/end of public works site lends itself well to a parking ramp/trans. Hub/light rail s/end open area - Relocate bus garage, multi-use building - Lose Mr. Steak building. Raise up Vernon Avenue businesses. Written Comments via Work Sheet. List the five issues discussed by your group: 1. Lack of central parking, east and west of railroad and under parked. 2. Lack of pedestrian infrastructure, circulation and connectivity. 3. Traffic congestion. 4. Lack of retail (variety) "Take Out", "Dining". 5. Consideration of"Long Term" Regional Public Transportation needs and plans. 6. Lack of design aesthetic like 5Oth & France. Table 3. Greg Domke, Peyton Robb, Andy Brown and Wayne Wenger Spokesperson, Greg Domke. Greg Domke - Redevelop around Jerry's. Jerry's is the anchor. - Retain Jerry's and City Hall - Build ramp north side public works bldg/connect w/existing ramp - Everything else open to redevelopment Written Comments via Work Sheet. List the five issues discussed by your group: 1. Not pedestrian friendly. Not a gateway. 2. Preserve transit hub space, ramp for future needs and more parking. 3. Traffic flow for cars not great. 4. More/rebuild bus garage 5. More parking Table 4. Gene Persha, Peter Sussman, Sue Davison and David Davison. Spokesperson, Gene Persha Gene Persha: - Transportation Hub -- light rail, transit stop, biking accessibility - Clover leaf/landscaping need upgrade - Pedestrian access/bicycle friendly - Short term vs. long term. Short term more problematic —green space. Long term — buildings. Public Work Small Area Guide Plan Process Minutes April 21, 2010 Page 4 of 6 - ? because the present use is public does this mean a public use in • the future? Written Comments via Work Sheet. List the five issues discussed by your group: 1. Area dominated by cars. 2. Internal and external disconnection (islands) 3. Proximity to RR line and Highway 100 — assets. 4. Character for community-- commercial-preserve. 5. Bike pedestrian unfriendliness 6. Topography Table 5. Lisa Diehl Jim Miller and Nancy Peterson. Spokesperson Lisa Diehl Lisa Diehl: - Transportation - Pedestrian/bike unfriendly - Area is not guided — lack of connectivity - No community identity - Maintain vehicle ribbon along Vernon Avenue - mixed use, have development be formed by Vernon Avenue, circulation, parking to take place internally emphasizing pedestrian focus/green link - Make connections to OLG, Grandview better. - Community Center in middle for connectivity to 50th/France via Eden Avenue - Stronger link to 50th and France. Consider a City intramodel shuttle from this area to 50th and France. Written Comments via Work Sheet. List the five issues discussed by your group: 1. Transportation — fragmented physically and functionally. 2. Not pedestrian/bike friendly. 3. Area not guided 4. Lack of connectivity 5. Community identity lacking Table 6. Kevin Staunton, Lynda Lorenz, Richard Borland and Steve Buss. Spokesperson, Kevin Staunton Kevin Staunton: - Gathering Space — Pedestrian friendly plaza - Leverage — keeping it as leverage for future changes, rather than keeping it only as a public use. - City Hall, OLG, Washburn McGreevy, Senior Center/Library Grandview Tire & Auto all permanent. S I Public Work Small Area Guide Plan Process Minutes April 21, 2010 Page 5 of 6 - Jerry's, Davanni's, etc. may change (good businesses now) - Connect library/Sr. Center to City Hall - Eliminate "goofy" Eden off ramp by Eden Avenue Grille Written Comments via Work Sheet. List the five issues discussed by your group: 1. Traffic/Transportation / Infrastructure. 2. Pedestrian friendliness. 3. Gathering Space 4. Transit 5, Leverage? Table 7. Mike Platteter, Chris Rofidal, Bob Shadduck, Ellen Jones and Tom Bonneville. Spokesperson, Mike Platteter, Michael Platteter: - Transportation is the biggest piece - Area isn't pedestrian friendly - Geographic limitations - Image— structures are outdated - Gateway into this part of Edina. What do you see? Does it reflect the community? - Marketability— Mixed use - Ownership issues - Bus garage and public works building = potential - Everything is wide open - Parkland/community gardens - Community Center, health club/above/below residential or office? Written Comments via Work Sheet. List the five issues discussed by your group: 1. Transportation: Uncertainty of future use of 100 and MnDot or other sites, lack of connection to rest of site, accessibility by bikes, pedestrians. 2. Geographic restrictiveness: Geographic boundaries pose limitations, the grade changes. 3. Image: some structures are out-dated and do not fit with the quality of Edina. 4. Ownership of several parcels of land and not easily redeveloped 5. Marketability: Residential, local hub Idea card sheets were also collected. They contained the following: Draw, describe, or otherwise communicate your idea • Create a greenway over the railroad tracks between the parking ramp creating a tunnel effect over the rail line. Public Work Small Area Guide Plan Process Minutes April 21, 2010 Page 6 of 6 • Put in a recreation center in the area providing exercise space, community meeting space on some level. • If school district wants to keep buses centrally located put buses underneath at the lowest level of a sight being redeveloped with public parking over that, with residential and/or office on top. This would go over public works site. Participants were also encouraged via a Naming Card to name the study area: Names suggested were as follows: JEDA (Jerry's Edina Development Area) Edina Gateway Eden Center Bridges over Edina Arcadia The Bridges Edina Town Square Edina West Future Zone Brookside Hollow The Eye (picture of eye for eye) of Edina Edina Hub ETC (Edina Transit Center) Eden Heights Arcadia Hills Edina City Center Edina Greenway Grandview Commons The Danen District The Crossroads Edina Crossroads The Bridges Prospect Park Grandview The Edina Crossing Chair Staunton announced that Thursday's meeting would begin at 6:30 pm, not 7 pm. Jack Broz would try to come to the Design Team meeting at 2:00 on Friday. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm o Public Works Site Small Area Guide Workshop Guide Exercise One Issues z:ls ., .II .,. t it I.. f, __x f. l3 . t .-. , .H 'r3 7 .�-lIov 10 I. ;H u;:e forthis The Small Area Guide process represents the beginning of a planning process that considers the future of the study area. At this point,focus needs to be directed toward identification of the key issues that surround the area's future so that some level of resolution can begin to be framed as a part of the Small Area Guide process. Working with your group, think about the issues facing the study area. Then, using the large "Issues"sheet at your table, record what your group believes to be the five most significant issues. While there are certainly more than five issues, the Small Area Guide process is directing attention to finding agreement on the broader issues and possible resolution, knowing that more specific issues might be best resolved in a process that allows more time, and that recognizes agreement around brood issues first. Exercise Two Susceptibility to change A,f 20 t..= this A part of the presentation about the study area demonstrated the dramatic change the area has seen since the 1940s,where nearly every parcel saw some change in use or pattern. Looking ahead,we might be able to envision those patterns of change continuing, but it's only with hindsight that we are able to recognize how significant those changes were. In this exercise,your group will assess the study area parcels for their susceptibility or resistance to change. Some considerations for assessing parcels might include: • A building on a parcel is occupied with a use that is stable,or a building is vacant or the parcel is for sale; • A use on a parcel conforms to current zoning, or the use demonstrates a lack of conformity with current zoning; The use on a parcel supporting a vision for the future of the area,or the use diminishing the potential for achieving a vision; • The parcel or its use positively influences those parcels surrounding it,or the parcel or its use negatively influences nearby parcels; • The structure and/or infrastructure on a parcel is solid and in a condition suitable for continued use,or the structure and/or infrastructure on a parcel is obsolete;or • Access to the parcel supports its use without detriment to the local street network, or access to the parcel is not sufficient to serve its use or the access interferes with the local street network. There are,of course, many other considerations that might be applied in your group's assessment of parcels in the study area. Labeling a parcel as susceptible does not mandate change, and indicating that a parcel is stable is not a guarantee that it will not change. Ultimately, it's more important to look at the patterns that result from this exercise rather than a response for a specific parcel. Use the red marker to highlight those parcels that your group feels are susceptible to change. Use the green marker to highlight those parcels your group feels are resistant to change. For some parcels,susceptibility or resistance to change is difficult to assess;if your group cannot reach a conclusion for a parcel, you may choose to leave it blank. If there are clear reasons for your designation of a parcel as susceptible or resistant to change,please note them directly on the map. Exercise Three Ideas It would be unusual to find someone who has not thought about how the study area Vglay Public Works Site Small Area Guide Workshop Guide Page 2 might be a better place—whether it's the transportation patterns or mobility when you're not in a car, an interesting use, beautification of a building or parcel,or the addition of some feature that is currently missing. As we begin the Small Area Guide process, it's reasonable that we begin sharing a vision for what the area might someday become. It begins with ideas--some small and incremental,and some that may be big and revolutionary. At this point in the process, all are fair to be considered. Working with your group, think about ideas that might be key in transforming the study area. Describe your group's idea using the "idea Cards"at your table(with one idea per card). Indicate how your idea relates to the issues that might be important, assess the reality of your idea(ideas that are "way out there"ore welcome in this exercise),and the obstacles that might be encountered if this idea were to be implemented. Draw, diagram, describe, or somehow articulate your idea—and then give it a name. There is no limit to the number of ideas your group might generate. Exercise Four Naming Please irvork Os ..9 v iit U.31 to respond 0 this exercise, a.1.1 complete it at.aix,t time before,, t'he end of tonight's %,,,,,ihrkthop, t. "Naming' Old tO ecord your response, end stihrtilt orfly ONO NAM-NG CARD. Edina is a community with great neighborhoods,great parks,and great places—and they all have names,either by acclamation or custom. As we look at the study area, its name is not so readily apparent—or that may not even be a recognized name. Looking ahead,it's hard to envision an evolution without it becoming a better--or even a great—place. But it needs a name. Working on your own, think of a name that could be applied to the study area—giving it a greater sense of place simply because it has achieved a recognizable name. Record your idea of a name on the "Naming"card and make sure to turn it in at the conclusion of tonight's workshop. Thank you for your input! c:tt/serstmjstDeskiop\EdinOIPWSAG\PW SAG Community Meeting workshop guide,20100426.doc Te L', Public Works Site Small Area Guide Workshop Guide Page 3 Public Works Site Small Area Guide Exercise One Issues List the top jive issues discussed by your group: i ' I I 1 r 1 ....... GI oup members: i'll/hvglmjs101,1inpirdinollni,IAGIPWS.6(Immunity Meethip MIA OW p guae.:3100-12 doz. Name the Study Area — Exercise From the April 21, 2010 Community Meeting • JEDA (Jerry's Edina Development Area) • Grandview Heights (8) • Edina Gateway • Eden Center • Bridges over Edina • Arcadia • The Bridges (1) • Edina Town Square • Edina West (1) • Future Zone (1) • Brookside Hollow • The Eye (picture of eye for eye) of Edina • Edina Hub 0 ETC (Edina Transit Center) • Eden Heights • Arcadia Hills 0 Edina City Center • Edina Greenway (1) • Grandview Commons (5) O The Danen District • The Crossroads • Edina Crossroads • The Bridges O Prospect Park • Grandview (1) • The Edina Crossing (2) • Grandview Crescent (1)