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280759 WHITE - CITV CLERI( PINK - FINANCE G I TY OF SA I NT PA U L Council ■/��' ,�� CANARV - DEPARTMENT File NO. ��+ �� BLUE - MAVOR � Council Resolution Presented By �,:e��,� Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date RESOLUTION ENDORSING DISPOSITION OF THE CAREER STUDIES CENTER II SCHOOL SITE (SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTY) WHEREAS, on October 5, 1982, the School Board declared the Career Studies Center II School site surplus, and asked the City to determine its interest in acquiring the site for public use or private redevelopment and to submit any proposal it has to the School Board in writing; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the recommendations of the Downtown Community Development Council and the Planning Division, and held a public hearing on May 27, 1983; and WHEREAS, redevelopment of the area in which Career Studies Center II is located is several years away; and WFIEREAS, land banking the property until redevelopment occurs would be an in— efficient use of the City's resources; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has found no public use to be served by City involvement with the site; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLUED, by the Saint Paul City Council that the City should take the following steps leading to the ultimate reuse of the Career Studies Center II School site: A. The City should tell the School Board' that the City has no near—term interest in the property. B. The City should recommend to the School Board that it dispose of the property in whatever manner it chooses. COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Fletcher �a�� In Favor Masanz Nicosia scheibei __ Against BY Tedesco Wilson Adopted by Council: Date AUG 1 8 1983 Form Approve y C' y torn Certified P•s d by ouncil Secretar BY < By '� App by 1�lavor: Da e, UG � 2 1983 A ve by ay for Su i on to Council � � _ � �� By „ � BY � �� ' '� � PUBUSNED AU G 2 7 1983 � �_ PED — Planning � . �� EPARTh1EN7 Donna Drummond �ONTACT 7494 ex. 322 PHONE v 8/4/83 DATE 1 �� r � ' (Routing and Expianation Sheet) Assign Nurtiber for Routing Order (Clip All Lxations for Mayoral Signature�ECEIVED !!'��p8r'tmBnt Di r�ECtor' - James Bel l us �, • aU� � City Attorney- Jerr � �lAl� • � �9� - �r CITY ATTORIV,EY . Finance and Management Serv s irector � 4 City Clerk Budget Director . i�hat Will be Achieved by Taking Action on the Attached Materfals? (Purpose/Rationale): Attached are City Council resolutions dealing with three surplus school sites — Riverside, Victoria, and Career Studies Center II. The total green sheet package regarding these schoo1 sites was sent through earlier wi��tthe City Council resolutions. Financial , Bud9etary and P�rsonnel Impacts Anticipated: Funding Source and Fund Activity Nu�er Charged or Credited: Attachments (List and Number all Attachments): 1, Riverside School Site Resolution � 2. Victoria School Site Resolution 3, Career Studies Center II School Site Resolution DEPARTMENT REVIEW CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW Yes No Council Resolution Required? ResolWtion Required? Yes hlo Yes No Insurance Required? Insurance Sufficient? Yes No Yes No Insurance Attached? Revision of Octobe r, 1982 (SpP RPVPY'CP SidP for �Instructions) HOW TO USE THE GREEN SHEET The GREEN� SHEET has several purposes: � 1. To assiat in routin documents and in securinq requ�.re s qnatures 2. To brief the reviewers of d�ocuntients on the impacts of aPProva 3. To he lp ensure that necessary suoportina n►aterials are prepared and, if required, attached. ,. ROUTING . , ` r � ' �ost G�EE.1 SHEET actions must 5e rev_e�ae3 Sy a �e�ar,:ae�t �irec�or, �:�e C ity �t�oraey, the �irecLOr o*" i�ianaqeme nt; �he Director of Finance and Manaqen�ent Services. Other possible reviewers/siqnatures are listed. BRIEFING • Most of the GREEN SHEET headinqs are desiqned to assist in developing a recis of the decision which the attachmenta represent. The head nqs are offered to reiaind users of some of the more critical elements of this brief. . The Financial Bud etar and Personnel I acts headinq provides a space to expla n the cost benefit aspects of the decision. Costs and benefits relate both to City budget (General Fund and/or Special Funds) and to broader financial ia►pacts (cost to users, � homeowners or other qroups affected by the action) . The personnel impact is a description of change or shift of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions. SJPPORTING MATERIALS . In the Attachments section, list all attachments. If the GREEN SHEET is well one, no letter of transmittal need be included (unless siqning such a letter is one of the requested actions) . Note: Actions which require City Council resolutions include: a. Contractual relationship with another governm�ent unit. b. Collective bargaining. c. Purchase or sale of land, or lease of land. d. Issuance of bonds by City. e. Eminent domain. - f. Assumption of liability by City, or granting by City of indemnification. q. Aqreements with State or Federal Government under which they are providinq fundinq. Note also: If` an agreement requires evidence of insurance/co- insurance, a Certificate of Insurance should be one ,° �'",,� , � * s - a�L"�".. A ��` � ��y-;y ` G`IT�' Or-+' SAINT P.A.UL ��`� ��' `�;-. F:,:- •` ` f=• OP`FIC� OF TRI� CI7.`Y COL7NCIL ,; 'St ..ra.swt :x � �s�q��ao�3�ne -'- ..:C �sk_s,��.� ,.;,�:'_ °'- =� • D d t e ; August 4, 1983 �;�;, ,�i�`�� ; ^ - COMM (TT � E RE P4RT TO = � Sqint Pau t Cif y. Counci! F� 0 � : C o rr�m i��e e O h CITY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION C H AIR Councilman Bob Fletcher - •Resolution endorsing disposition of Career Studies Center II School Site At its meeting of August 3, 1983, the City Development Conur►ittee recommended approval of attached resolution on Career Studies Center II School Site. � . CITY HALL SEVENTH FLOOR SAINT PAUL. MINNESOTA SSI02 �� w►�I7E - C�7w CIERK . � PINR , - p;�r.�AN�E COUIIC11 CwrIARY - DEPARTMENT G I TY O F SA 1 1`�T �A U L �� ewe _ ,,,,,roR , File H�. . , Co�ncil Resolution � Presented By Referre — Commi ttee: Date � Out of C mitt e y Date . RESOLUTION ENDORSING DISPOSITION OF THE CAREER STUDIES CENTER II SCHOOL SITE (SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTY) WHEREAS, on October 5. 1982, the Schaol Board declared the Career Studies Center II School site surplus, and asked the City to determine its interest in acquiring the site for public use or private redevelopment and to submit any proposal it has to the School Board in writing; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the recommendations of the Downtown Community Development Council and the Planning Division, and held a public hearing on May 27, 1983; and WHEREAS. redevelopment of the area in which Career Studies Center II is located is several years away; and � WHEREP,S, land banking the property until redevelopment occurs would be an in— • efficient use of the City's resources; and . WHEREAS. the Planning Commission has found no public use to be served by City involvement with the site; � NOW, THEREFORE BE I7 RESOLVED, by the Saint Paul City Council that the City should take the following steps leading to the ultimate reuse of the Career Studies Center II School site: A. The City should tell �the School Board that the City has no near—term interest in the property. B. The City should recommend to the School Board that it dispose of the property in whatever manner it chooses. COUNCILMEIV � Requested by Department of: Yeas Fletcher . Nays - � ca"� � In Favor ' Masanz Nicosta scneibet Against BY Tedesco Wilson A�opted b� CoUncil: Date Form Approved by City Attorney Certitied Passed by Council Secretary BY 81' Approved by �lavor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council . Sy � By . . - ��G f5�9 . � :`� .;� CITY OF SAINT PAUL INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM DATE: July 29. 1983 T0: City Development and Transportation Committee FROM: Katy Sears Lindblad K,�� RE: CAREER STUDIES CENTER II SCHOOL SITE REUSE � Background The following are some of the steps which have lead up to the Planning Commission's recommendation that the Career Studies Center II School site be disposed of by the School Board in whatever manner it chooses: 1. In October 1982, the School Board declared the Career Studies Center II School site was no longer needed for school purposes. The Board asked the City if it had a public purpose for the site, either for actual use by the City or for private redevelopment. 2. In February and March, 1983, PED staff explored possible land-banking of the � site for future redevelopment. Staff concluded, however, that. such redevelop- ment was too distant to make this a cost-effective option. � .. _ _ � 3, On March 16, 1983,-the Downtown Community Development Council agreed with , PED's analysis of the potential of the site, and concluded that the City had no near-term interest in the property. 4. On May 27, 1983, the Planning Commission held a public hearing concerning the site. On June 27, 1983, the Commission adopted the DCDC's recommendation that the School Board dispose of the property independently. Staff Recommendation Since the City has no imminent redevelopment plans for the area in which the Career Studies Center II School site is located, staff recommends: 1. The City tell the School Board it has no near-term interest in the property. 2. The City recommend to the School Board that it dispose of the property in whatever manner it chooses. 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The purpose of the report is to provide useful information to I affected neighborhood and city-wide groups and to � aid the City Council in making reuse decisions. The report analyzes past surplus school sites, discusses reuse considerations for the current sites, and I proposes a decision-making process to complete reviews of the seven current sites. The surplus school sites under review are: 1) Arlington, � near West Arlington Avenue and West Wheelock Parkway; � 2) Victoria, �ortheast of Lake Como; 3) Hartzell, near Sumnit Avenue and Grotto Street; 4) Edgcumbe, � � across from Highland Park on Hamline Avenue; 5) Riverside, at Lexington Parkway and West Seventh Street; 6) Mounds Park Junior High, at East 3rd � Street and Earl Street; and 7) Career Studies Center II, on West Ninth Street across from St. Joseph's Hospital. � , _ MAJOR FINDINGS 1. The City s Comprehensive Plan identifies a city wide need for more housing based on the demographics � of the city for the next ten years. Data from the 1980 Census for St. Paul show that the number of young adults, ages 18 to 34, increased from ' 79,501 in 1970 to 92,631 in 1980, while a�erage household size declined from 2.86 to 2.44 in the same period. t2. The Housing Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan emphasizes the provision of alternatives to single-family detached homes, such as duplexes � and townhouses. Empty-nesters and first-time homebuyers should be able to find appropriate housing they can afford in their own neighborhaods. � 3. The Parks and Recreation Chapter of the Compre- . hensive Plan identifies major areas of unmet recreational need, where parks are more than � one-half mile away. None o�' the current surplus school sites would fulfill the identified unmet needs. � . � �IVISION OF PLANNIN(3 • DEPARTMENT OF PIANNINC3 ANO E(�NOMIC DEVELOPMENT • CITY OF SAINT PAUL CITY FIALL ANNEX 25 WEST fOURTH STREET,SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 TELEPHONE:612•298-4151 � • , '_ � 4. . The Parks and Recrea�ion Division does� not favor adding any of these sites to the parks and � . , recreation system, except for River'side, which they have been leasing from the School District for a recreation center since 1976. 5. Since 1969, twenty-four surplus school sites � have gone to the City for redevelopment or addition to the parks and recreation system. � Of the twenty-four sites, fifteen have been ' redeveloped and nine have become park or recreation areas. The redeveloped sites total 17.5 acres. � The park and recreation sites total 17.7 acres. � 6. The seven current surplus school sites total 25.9 acres. Excluding Riverside (5.6 acres) � as a recreation center and Career Studies Center II (0.3 acres) in the downtown, the remaining five sites have 20.0 acres that are suitable � , for neighborhood housing development. Nearly half of this land is at Mounds Park Junior High, which is 9.2 acres. � 7. Under current zoning, approximately 124 homes could be built on the five sites suitable for housing. An additional 52 homes could be built � on these sites if. they were developed according . to Comprehensive Plan land use recommendations. 8. From the fifteen school sites that have already i been redeveloped, the City receives approximately $80,000 in annual tax revenue. The City spends . approximately $176,000 annually on debt service � and operating expenses for the nine sites that have already been made into parks or recreation centers. � 9. The current sites, if fully developed according to their present zoning, would yield $286,000 � annually in property taxes for the City, County, and School District. The City's share would be about $72,000 annually. 10. Rough net income from sale of the current sites � (excluding Riverside) would equal approximately a1.6 million. The School District would receive � 80%, or a1,247,000, and the City would charge � its planning and development costs up to 20%, or $319,000. �. � � � i � 11. The St. Paul School District, based on an analysis of school building capacities and population trends, will not need any of these sites for future school district use. RECON�IENDATIONS 1. The decisions about the future of these properties should b� made in an efficient and timely manner because of the fiscal problems facing the City and School District and the approach of the 1983 construction season. 2. The decision-making process diagrammed in this report should be followed. Simultaneous review of all of the sites will create deadlines so the process doesn't drag out and will establish clear forums for participation by all interested groups. 3. When making reuse recorimendations, neighborhood task forces should seriously consider housing needs for all types of households, recreation needs, and fiscal effects on the City and School District. 4. Neighborhood task forces that recommend a reuse other than housing should thoroughly document the need for and desirability of their alternative reuse. , � TABLE OF CONTENTS � � II. INTRODUCTION 1 iII. SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 3 FOR DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTIES 1 � III. PAST SURPLUS A. REDEVELOPED SITES 4 SCHOOL SITES B. PARK AND RECREATION SITES 4 C. FOUR EXAMPLES OF REDEVELOPED SITES 5 ' IV. CURRENT SITES: REUSE A. FUTURE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 8 � CONSIDERATIONS B. A K AND OPEN SPACE NEEDS IN ST. PAUL 8 C. HOUSING NEEDS IN ST. PAUL 10 . INCREASING DEMAND FOR HOUSING 11 � . COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES 1Z 3. ADVANTAGES OF MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING 13 D. FISCAL EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE REUSES 13 , V. PRELIMINARY SITE 16 , EVALUATIONS A. NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS ` 16 . REUSE DECISIONS: POSSIBLE OUTCOMES 16 � VI. 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SCHOOL BOARD POLICY FOR DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPE'RTI�.`> � i ' i , The chool oard declares property surplus after determining it is no longer needed for school purposes. The Board obtains a market value appraisal of the ' � property. The City is notified that the property ', has been declared surplus and is furnished with a � copy of the appraisal . The City has sixty days to � submit a written proposal to the School Board if it wants to take the property for a public use or to acquire it for private redevelopment through the HRA. , The proposal must: 1) state the intended use of the i property; 2) state what compensation the Board will receive for the property; 3) give a timeline for develop- ment of the property; and 4) agree to compensate the � School District for its direct costs if the property ;i is acquired for a public purpose. School District policy requires that if the property I ' is privately redeveloped the District must receive ' at least 80� of the appraised market value of the ; ' property. Up to 20X of the appraised market value '' may be deducted by the City for administrative expenses. If the City decides to sell the property for less than the appraised value it must pay the School District � 80X of the appraised market value and take the resulting loss itself. The School Board has the authority to , accept or reject the City's proposal. If the proposal , ' is rejected (or if the City does not submit a proposal) ' the Board develops its own plan for disposal of the property. If the City's proposal is accepted, the ' City must begin development within one year or the � ' property reverts to the School District. I � i � ,� � ; � ' , � � , i � � � -3- ' III. PAST SURPLUS SCHOOL SITES , , ince 969, the t. Pau school district has declared , 43 schools as surplus. Of the 43 sites, 24 have gone to the City for redevelopment or addition to the parks � and recreation system (see map, Figure 1). Of the remaining nineteen sites, seven have been retained by the school district for special programs, three have been institutionally reused, and nine still await � a final reuse determination. Of the 24 sites that have gone to the City approximately � two-thirds of the sites were redeveloped and one-third went to parks and recreation, although the total acreage was split about evenly between the two uses. 318 , housing units were developed. 227 were multi family; 47 town or twin homes; and 44 single-family detached homes. Of the two comnercially redeveloped buildings, one contains professional offices and a restaurant, ' and the other contains medical offices. The following data summarize relevant facts concerning � the sites that have been either redeveloped or added to the parks and recreation system: A. REDEVELOPED SITES . Fifteen surplus schoo sites have been redeveloped. � - Residential redevelopment: 13 sites, 16.19 acres � total - Comnercial redevelopment: 2 sites, 1.3 acres total � 2. Estimated annual tax revenue from the redeveloped sites is $332,000 (approximately 2576 to the City, or $81,000) . � 3. Total revenue from the sale of the land was $430,000. 4. Net School District revenue from the land sales � (subtracting adminstrative expenses, and demolition and other costs) was $193,000. � B. PARKS AND RECREATION 5. 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C 'r- •r ' z z z z � g � z z Y ' Q O �C S.. Z U LL i-r d rtf L ,C tn i--� r-� O F- >- C N +� N C7 �--� F- r rtf N C � C C � S- U J N O� N � O .- � N O a1 � N O O Q W J W ►� U U Q1 C � C Z7 r- r r � F- , � �- 0 0 � C 7 � � In r �O � a '�'� � 1--1 Z d' Q�Y •r p O r 41 t �C �6 �"" N �OUQm J O � W � F- d N F- � � _ . . . . . (� .--� N M �t �.C') lfl I� CO � Ol � _�" It!. CURRENT .�[TES: REUSE CONSIDERATIONS , � �^-' The current school sites under consideration are � Arlington, Uictoria, Hartzell, Edgcumbe, Riverside, Mounds Park Junior High, and Career Studies Center II. These sites total 25.9 acres; however Mounds � Park alone is 9.2 acres. Four basic city-wide considerations should be addressed before the reuse decisions are made - future School � District needs, park and open space needs, housing needs, and fiscal implications. , A. FUTURE NEEOS OF THE Some concern was expressed by members of the Planning , SCHOOL DISTRICT Commission that the School District may be closing schools it will need in the future if the school age population were to expand again. The School District currently has an enrollment of 31,317 students and ' is operating at 71% of the capacity of its school buildings, indicating an excess capacity for 13,000 students. Rough population projections indicate that , St. Paul should have no more than 38,000 public school students by 2000. There is no need to save property for future school district use. � B. PARK AND OPEN SPACE� '� Some neighborhoods favor turning the surplus school ' NEEDS IN ST. PAUL property in their areas into parks. Obviously this entails some expense, including capital expenditures to develop the site as a park and annual operating � expenses to maintain it. Aside from the fiscal question, there is the question of need. St. Paul does not need additional park and , recreation land at this time (with the exception of Riverside, which is a special case) . The following points support this assertion: � 1. St. Paul has over 11 acres of parkland per 1,000 population. This compares well with other cities of its size and age. , ' ' ' -8- � �`� `� � ° _ ' i� �fY3s�. � V"� -zz_� �, . h�� '� � � � , � 'o�i ,P??�cze� xtcS 1 r 3 � � ; . a... �4 ; $>>� � � . ��„�,o,�•,s � t3�a�sz �� s w�� s�� `�7�� .�� lx-'.x _` ��I '. r��ir �, �',`�7s �;`� a��`eT �!� ��1v-�{� � ` '+�E��E ,� � .�� , � �� '� -� �: : ,� a.. ,,� � �.�-.�. .-a . • : . .; � �;� � � ��'i`i � ,�,.�U�s � ��`� - � � � �. � $ e��I� c �, `��,�� ; H.�i ,x �►+� (,� �' .a� ��`,'� ;� Q� �� ' n= �,, G 5�; <A�� .f.� ,\ �^� ��E-'� _ " \�� :7 ��,. 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'e '/:. �, s \�� :�� r� �.. :� , . . _ : :- . ... : : f � �s� �� ... �� .. �'. �� "'. - �tS ` � y�� ) 1 f�. �� i�' `��` �� ' e�/. ,� cs �- _:'�.'� .�i�u�A�- 4(� `,,` �+ /ya� S� a � ��=��=�-T=um�� i- 1� l� � � uu uuuu.1 � � ,�n �i � t I .1�r/� -a,� -�-, '� = ��J r ; .�, '�,�� ` ,� i ! 2 . � 1 �1 �� -. 1 £ �,s. ��u�fi ��<y �� `#�,,„L,�`��:��I�ec"�34v�f'�`�'� � . '"::Twtt� ^4rt.�� `` ��, y�'�: ... .. �� ,�� i� � �, � • � ' � � • � - . � � - � • ' � ' - � � 2, The current legally adopted Parks and Recreation ' Plan recomnends that �all residents be within one- half mile of both 1 acre of park and a recreation center. Major areas of unmet need are identified � in the plan. None of the current school sites would fulfill a major unmet need. (See map, Figure 4) _ � 3. St. Paul has approximately 2.15 acres per 1,000 population of neighborhood park and recreation facilities. Minneapolis has approximately 2.00 � acres per 1,000 population. 4� St. Paul 's population decreased f rom 309,980 in � - 1970 to 270,230 in 1980. During this same period the amount of parkland in the City increased some- what, indicating an overall increase in parkland , per capita. It is not projected that the City's population will increase significantly in the next two decades. The Riverside School is on a large 5.6 acre site. , Al1 but the land that the building sits on is being leased from the School District for a recreation center. , The land under the school building is not large enough to be feasible to develop, and the Parks and Recreation Division has indicated that it does not want the building. ' A reasonable course for the present would be to declare a public use for the entire site, demolish the building, and add the property under the building to the current recreation center, which is agreeable to the Parks , and Recreation Division. C. HOUSING NEEUS IN �� A number of indicators point to a greater demand for� ' ST. PAUL housing in St. Paul . Established policy of the City provides for increasing construction to accomnodate this increased demand. Cost, energy-efficiency, and ' smaller average household size suggest that duplex or townhouse units be the preferred types of housing built. The data which follow substantiate the position ' that St. Paul should encourage the construction of medium-density owner-occupied housing on most of the surplus school sites. , ' i i _1Q- , ' ' 1. Increasing demand for housing. a) More individuals entering the homebuying age ' group. - Young adults (ages 18-34) make up 34.3� of � St. Paul 's population, as opposed to 25.7% in 1970 (79,507 in 1970 to 92,631 in 198Q). , - The Metropolitan Council estimates that for the region 428,000 people will turn 30 during the 1980s compared with 315,000 in the 1970s. ' - "The large 'baby boom' generation (the children of the 1950s and 60s) have become the young adults of today. The size of this generation ' is having a major impact on St. Paul . The population pressure felt in city schools over the past 10-15 years is now affecting the housing and job markets," (from Census Report � No. 6) . - This baby boom generation will be followed ' by the smaller "baby bust" generation in the next decade and little housing construction will occur. The baby boom phenomenon represents a relatively short-term opportunity to avert ' further population decline and stabilize St. Paul. 's population. The City should take advantage of the present market demand by providing ' appropriate housing. b) Trend toward smaller househo1d size resulting ' from changes in lifestyles. - The number, of "traditional families" (couples , with resident children) in St. Paul fell 28.7X between 1970 and 1980. - Conversely, the number of one person households , rose 29.6% in the same period. - One person households (32.5%) and couples ' with no children (25.0%) made up the majority of households in St. Paul in 1980. ' - The number of households increased 2.0% while population declined 12.8% between 1970-80. ' r -11- ' ' - Average household size 1970: 2.86 persons; ' 1980: 2.44 persons. - "The recent life-style trend toward smaller , household size compounds the challenge of providing housing in the 1980s for the extra- large age groups in their twenties and thirties. � These young people are more affluent than their parents were at a similar age. They postpone marriage, divorce more frequently, and put off having children or have none at � all . All this results in smaller households and the need for more housing units." (from the Metropolitan Council 's Housing Market � Study - 1981.) 2. Comprehensive Plan Policies , The City's Comprehensive Plan emphasizes higher density residential use or mixed uses for school sites. The Land Use Plan states: � "The City, in conjunction with the neighborhood and district council involved, will investigate , appropriate reuses for vacated institutional buildings and land giving first consideration to parks only if specifically call�d for in the Parks and Recreation Plan, and otherwise ' giving preference to residential uses or mixed use developments." (Policy 4.5-3) The Housing Plan states: , "In residential construction the provision of , alternatives to single-family detached homes will be emphasized." (Policy 1-1) The Housing Plan also guides the density of the ' alternative housing types: "The City will encourage a more efficient use ' of land resources for housing development: A. In lower density residential areas, duplexes , and in some cases triplexes suitable for owner occupancy should be encouraged where feasible on scattered vacant infill sites. ' , � -12- ' ' , B. Medium density housing consisting of townhouses, walk-up condominiums and rental apartments should be developed on sites adjacent to ' neighborhood cor�nercial areas, traffic corridors and on larger vacant or underutilized sites within both built up and developing city , neighborhoods." (Policy 1-5) 3. Advantages of Medium Density Housing , Medium density housing has a number of advantages: a) more energy efficient � b) better use of the land, which is a fixed resource ' c) provides alternative housing so empty nesters can remain in the neighborhood, while freeing up larger homes for families with young children. , d) costs less to construct than comparable single- family detached housing, thereby giving "more house" for the money or expanding the ownership ' market to more people e) new townhouse and condo construction may relieve , some of the pressure to convert �existing rental units A number of new housing units built with McKnight , funding are selling more slowly than anticipated. This does not indicate a basic lack of market demand for townhouses but rather a short-term market saturation ' for the narrow segment of the homebuying population eligible for the McKnight units. ' D. FISCAL�EFFECTS OF An analysis of potential fiscal effects of alternative ALTERNATIVE REUSES reuses is given below. , If all the current sites were fully developed according to their current zoning (with the exception of Riverside) , they would yield: ' 1. Approximately $286,000 in annual tax revenue (25% to the City, or $71,500) ' ' ' -13- ' � 2. 124 housing units , 3. 1 commercial building with up to 67,000 square feet of floor area � 4. Rough net income from land sales of $1,593,000 (School District gets $1,274,000; PED is reimbursed � for costs up to 20% or $318,000). If the sites were developed according to the recommended Comprehensive Plan land use they would yield an additional � $94,000 in tax revenue ($23,500 to the City), and 52 more housing units. However, the City's Housing Division would have to conduct a market feasibility � study before a final decision on housing type and price range could be made for a proposed housing develop- ment on any of the sites. 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M N C �l O � ...� � N � ^ ' �/1 O N Y ..0 TJ = S- Q) � � N � •r +-) ►-� � W O � r N 27 Q. _ (n '--� � ' ►~-+ � .i G1 E •cn �n i. L i. t� c�� N C O N � Sr 'Cf O CJ � J •r �-1 +� U N C •r r U � d1 > � C � � I-- L •r RS T3 •r O 7 �CS � O W Q � S W �' �' '"� U U F-- E--I ' . . . . . . . � Z � N M � l.{') l0 I� , -15- V. PRELIMINARY SITE EVALllATIONS , . ' A. N��HBORHOAD CQNCERNS Residents of a neighborhood where a school has been ' closed, especially surrounding property owners, are rightly concerned about reuse of the school site. , Every neighborhood has a unique character and flavor to which the school has contributed. Neighborhood residents have relied on the school grounds to provide open space and recreational opportunities. They are I reluctant to relinquish this open space. Residents fear that a reuse incompatible with existing , land uses will lower property values and change the character of the neighborhood. Specifically, more traffic and more on-street parking are two problems that neighborhood residents may� envision. National , statistics on average trip generation per dwelling unit indicate that a single family dwelling generates 10 vehicle trips per weekday, a townhouse or condominium ' 5.6 vehicle trips per weekday, and a single low-rise apartment unit 5.4 vehicle trips per weekday. The average elementary school in St. Paul has seven buses ' arriving and departing twice a day. Twenty-five staff members on the average are assigned to an elementary school, and the majority arrive and depart in automobiles. A residential development would probably generate � less traffic and require fewer parking spaces than an elementary school. ' B. REUSE DECISIONS: �� ^Figure 6 shows neighborhood preferences for reuse POSSIBLE QUTCOMES (as the PTanning Division understands them), other possible outcomes, and the Comprehensive Plan recommendation ' for each of the surplus school sites under review. 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