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CANARV -.DEPARTMENT �
BLUE - MAVOR File NO.
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Co�ncil es lut n
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Presented By Le01111^d W. Levi ne
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
CITY COUNCIL DETERMINATION IN THE MATTER OF
THE REUSE FOR THE FORMER GILLETTE HOSPITAL SITE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 25, Laws of Minnesota 1979,
the 5tate of Minnesota conveyed to the City of Saint Paul the
13 .3 acre Gillette Children's Hospital site at 1003 Ivy together
with all buildings and improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on
September 4, 1979 to consider future use of the site and following
said hearing instructed the Renewal Division, Department of
Planning and Economic Development to study and report on six
alternate re-use proposals; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 1980 the staff study and report was
submitted to the Council Development and Transportation Committee,
recommending designation of the site for residential re-use under
the PD Planned Development District provisions of the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, on May 29, 1980, the City Development and Transporta-
tion Committee submitted the following report:
"The Committee recommends that this site be used for
passive park and the west wing of the hospital be preserved,
and that a process be established to determine future use
of the west wing. " ;
and
WHEREAS, bids for demolition of the hospital buildings were
opened on April 30, 1980, and a contract awarded on May 29, 1980
COUNCILMEN
Requested by Department of:
Yeas W1.1SOri Nays
Butler [n Favor
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Hunt
Levine __ Against BY —
Maddox
Showalter
Tedesco Form Approved b City Att rney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary By G -
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�lpproved by INavor: Date Approve by Mayor for Submission to Council
BY - - -- BY
CITV CLERK �
-- PIN - FINANCE G I TY OF SA I NT PAU L Council ���,,���
CANAf?'Y - DE(�ARTMENT File NO.
Cty` Atty�JTH , ,
Co�ncil Resolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
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for demolition of all buildings with the exception of the west
wing.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED upon the recommendation of the
City Development and Transportation Committee and the District 5
Council that the future use of the former Gillette Hospital site
is hereby determined to be passive park use with the preservation of
the hospital west wing and that a process be established to determine
future use of the preserved west wing.
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Division of Parks and Recreation,
Department of Community Services, under the direction of the Mayor,
is hereby requested to prepare and submit a passive park development
and funding proposal, including the costs of demolition, for consi-
deration by the City Council.
FINALLY RESOLVED that the Division of Renewal, Department of
Planning and Economic Development, under the direction of the Mayor,
is hereby requested to prepare and submit a process for future
use or development of the preserved west wing, for consideration
by the City Council.
COUNCILMEN
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Hunt (�
Levine __�_ Against BY
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Showalte
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Cert ed P� ed by C ncil Se retary BY �
I�lpproved by Mavor: Date Appr ed without the signat raApproved y Mayor for Submission to Council
of the Ma.yor pursuarit to Section 6.08 of the
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
, INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 14, 1980
TO: Council President Ronald Maddox
Members of the City Council
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FROM: Douglas S. Ford, Renewal Adm' ' ra r i�
Kim Pfoser, Project ;vlanag �
SUBJECT: GILLETTE HOSPITAL,SITE UPD
1. At the meeting of April 25, 1980, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board authoriaed
the interim use of up to $200,000 from the HRA Tax Levy Fund for demolition of all
or a portion of the Gillette Hospital complex. Subsequently, the West 1Ving was deleted
from demolition and the bid awarded to Kamish for removal of the remainder of the
complex for $127,764.
In addition to the demolition costs, all caretaking, maintenance and staff costs for Gillette
for the last year and one-half have been paid out of this fund, and these total $38,848.92
through June 30, 1980. Additional costs of security until disposition of the West �i/ing
is complete will be $4U30 per month.
At the time of the interim fund designation, reimbursement was anticipated from either
land sale proceeds, Metropolitan Council Parks and Open Space funds or a combination
thereof. The Parks and Recreation Division of Community Services Department has
concluded that monies may be made available for park development and demolition,
although these funds are not a certainty. However, staff costs incurred are ineligible
expenditures for this fund source.
The City Attorney's Office has supplied an opinion that the use of HRA Tax Levy Funds
in this instance is not allowable by Minnesota Statute Section 462.545, subdivision 6. �
This opinion is attached hereto, and indicates that a permanent funding source for these
activities must be located.
2. To qualify for Metropolitan Council Parks and Open Space Funds the City must amend
its Master Plan for Phalen Park. This amendment would be developed with the aid of
the District 5 Council and submitted to the Planning Commission for conformance with
locally adopted plans. If the Master Plan amendment is approved by the Planning Commission
and found to be of regional significance as defined by Metro Council Parks and Open
Space Fund requirements, the funding of development may be considered by that entity.
However, this request will be corrzpeting for scarce resources with other local requests
and is not now a certainty. Parks and Recreation Division staff are� estimated development
costs at $170,000 to $190,000.
3. Staff is still exploring the reuse of the �Vest Wing by the St. Paul Police Federation.
Attached you will find a memo from the Planning Administrator which indicates that
the Federation's use of the building would require a rezoning of that property to a B-
2 designation. For this rezoning a petition would have to be circulated to property owners
located within 100 feet of the site and any contiguously owned property, in other words
around the perimeter of Phalen Park. This rezoning would be required even if the property
were to be leased by the Department of Community Services to the Police Federation.
In�that the current zoning classification of the property is R-3, single family lots, any
other development proposals for the West Wing will have to be examined for conformance
to the restrictions of the R-3 classification and the necessity of rezoning.
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GEORGE LATI:'v1ER � .
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T0: Doug Ford
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FROM: Jim Hart 3, �
RE: Costs I "curred on Behali of Gillette Hospital
Reference is made t.o your memo of June 3d, 1980. You adJise
tYiat pursuar.t to Board authorization, HRA funded up to
$200,000 from tax levy for demolition of the Gillette
Hospital site buildings upon the understanding that the site
would be acquired by HRA and developed in cooperation with
private enterprise as a sedevelopment project for housing
re-use. You advise that addition HRA has incurred maint�nance,
security and other operating costs over a ten month period.
You further advise that it now appears that the City will
retain title to the site which will be primarily put to park
or open space use without a HRA redevelopment undertaking.
You ask whether under these circumstances, HRA may fund the
:��mo'it�.on an cthe° ccsts from HRF taY evy. e quest_or_
� is re in the riegative. �� ��
Minn. Stat. Section 462 . 445 POti�TER, DUTIES, Subdivisioa 1_
Schedule of powers. provides : •
An authority . . . shall have alI the powers necessary
or convenient to carry out the purposes of [the Housing
and Redevelopment �1ct] (but not the power to levy and
collect taxes . . . except as provided in [the Actl with
respect to redevelopment projects only) . . .
HRA' s power to levy taxes is granted by t�Iinn. Stat. Section
462. 545 Subdivision 6 which provides that the tax levy proceeds
"shall be expended and applied for the purposes of [the Act]
and for no other purpose whatsoever. " Subdivision 1 oi this
section defines public redevelopment cost, recites that such
cost will not likely be recovered from proceeds of sale or
� lease of project land for redevelopment, and authorizes
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financing of such deficit by federai grant, bond i.ssue pooling
of project incone, tax increment financing, tax levy, or a
combination thereof. Clearly tax levy expenditure is limited
to planning and preparation of a redevelopment plan or
approved redevelopment project undertakings .
Minn. Stat. Sectiqn 462 .521, Subd. 2 piovides that an "autharity
shall not proceed with the project" until it is approved by
the governing body of the municipality after public hearing
and fact determinations respecting the redevelopment plan and
project proposed. May the cost of structure demolition be _
paid as an adjunct of pre-approval project pl.anning
activities? This related question is answerec� in the negative_
Minn. Stat. Section 462 .421 Subdivision 13 provides ° 'Redevel.op-
ment project' shall mean any work or undertaking" to acquire
land, to clear areas acquired and to install public iinpravements,
and to sell or lease acquired land for redevelopment in
accordance with the redevelopment plan. "The term `redevelopment
project' also may be applied to the preparation of a redevelop-
ment plan and to the initiation, planning, survey and other
administrative costs of a redevelopment project and also to the
preparation of technical and financial plans and arrangements
for buildings,structures, and improver•.�ents and all other work
in connection therewith. " (Emphasis added) .
A distinction thus is made between project "planning" and
project "undertaking" or implementatiori. Would the demolition
(clearance) of structures be comprehended within the "preparatiorz
of technical and financial plans and arrangements for buildings"�
or would it be project implementation? Preparation of an
arrangement (contract) to demolish buildings, I believe, faZls
within p�oject pl,anning. Award of the can�ra.ct and re�ulta.t
,-.,, demolition of buiJ.dings falls within project undertaking withi�rr.
. the customary meaning. of these words. Comnencement of
demolition is thus dependant upon approval of the project plan
and undertaking. In the circumstances you outline, tax levy
funds could not be expended to fund the demolition contract_
This conclusion is supported by the early Iand acquisition
authorization exception to project undertakings priar to plan
appro�al. Minn. Stat. Section 462.521 Subd. 3 provides in
part:
The governing body may, in approving such early Iand
acquisition, agree to assume the responsibility for any
loss that may arise as a result of such acquisition of
land and related activities, including costs of
demolition, removal and relocation, in the event the
property so acquired is not used for [redevelopment]
purposes because the [redevelopment] plan is not approved,
• or is amended to omit the acquired property or is
abandoned for any reason . . .
This subdivision expressly includes demolition along with
property acquisition and relocation in plan implementation_
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�,�RDEPARTME��ITAL MEMORANDUM.�,�',,
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DATE: July 9, 1980
T0: Doug Ford
FROM: James Bellus �
SUBJECT: Reuse of Gillette Site by Police FP�eratTOn ' �
The Planning Division is of the opinion �that reuse of the GiTlette site by the
Folice Federation would require a rezoning to B-2 (Cor�nunity Buslness District).
We base this opinion on the assumption that the Police Federation use t�rould b�
similar to "private clubs, fraternal organizations or Iodge halls" which� are _
first allawed in a 6-2 zone (Section 60.492(b)(311 _
Please be advised that reuse of the Gillette sit� for "przvate noncommercial
recreation areas ,. . . ." (which are allowed in the single family zones by special
condition use permit) is not possible due to the fact that the site dozs not
abut a major thoroughfare as required by the special CQnC�TtT�r75 (Sectiore 60.4�3
�9)�� )) -
If you have any additional questions , please contact Ed 4�arr� or ponna t�ic�lealTy
from my staff. .
JB/EW/cc
cc: Glenn Er�ckson, Zoning Administrator
�,,,,�k'im Pfoser, Project Manager - Gi l l ette � �
Dorothy Schlesselman, Thoroughfare Plan Author
Donna McNeally �
Ed Warn
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� �`�` �� � Matter of re-use for the former Gillette Hospital site.
The Committee recommends that this site be used •
for passive park and the west wing of the � ' � . �
�hospital be preserved, and �that. a process be � -
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i2- l�xad park use snd singls faa�i�,y boo�in�
3� ToMn Ao�se au� P4rk �Ise �o�3t�etlon ;
�t�- P'ark �Usa a�c! i�usirig for eldsr]y
5- R�habilit,e►tSaa aeyd ;�r of a�cistiag baildings
6- Libr+�n�r use
!'b� �vur iofcar�tion �ad !'titture 0otitie:at�,,s cpppr o! tlw
- aignrup sLs�st fra� tbe Sept�a�sr 4th �wtiog is sLt�at�ad. . ;
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GILLETTE PUBLIC HEARING
Arlington Hills Lutheran Church
(Fellowship Hall)
Tuesday, September 4, 1979 - 7:30 P.M.
AGENDA
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Introduction of City Council Representatives and
District 5 Planning Council Members(seated at front
table)
Cruidelines �or Public Hearing(time limit, etc.)
Lee Anderson, Vice President, District 5, will
provide a brief history of what has transpired
since the transfer of the Gillette Site from State
to City
Open the Hearing to Residents
Closing Statements
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• Eugene T. Waidorf j, +�
District 66A House of
Ramsey County '�'-`� �
Committees: � _--- Representatives
Appropriations �_�•-4
Health and Welfare Flodney N. Searle.Speaker
Local and Urban Affairs
Legislative Coordinating Commission
Science and Technoloay Subcommittee
MEMO September 4 , 1979
TO: St. Paul City Council
District 5 Planning Council
Area Residents
FROM: Representative Gene Waldorf
The attached sheets are a report of a survey I conducted
on the re-use of the Gillette Hospital Site.
The survey forms were sent to area residents on August 24 , 1979.
SURVEY - GILLE�TTE HOSPITAL SITE RE-USE
S�.irvPy Forms Sent 7 4 0
Returned to Sender * 147
(Not Completed)
Potential Survey Population 593
Forms Completed 212
Percent Returned 36$ .
Total Votes _ 391
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA SURVEYED:
Area bounded by Maryland c�n the South, Phalen Park on
the North, Arcade Street on the West and Johnson Parkway
on the East.
Rationale for geographical selection - People i.n that
area are more likely to be affected adversely by decision
for Re-use.
ATTEMPTS TO ELIMINATE BIAS IN SURVEY:
1. Advantages and disadvantages for all choices
were provi3ed.
2. Arrangement of choices was rot�ted to eliminate
position preference on survey form.
* Reverse �irec�ory for 1977 use�.
' FIGURE �1. PREFERENCE FOR RE-USE
,lst. CHOICE
, 29�
PARK - R�nove existing buildings arr3 re-use ,
land f� park p�irposes. . �
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RIIVOVATE FOR NfJFtSIl�TG Fi� - Propesty beh;*� 17� .
uigs or Par . j
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SINGLE FAM�,Y 'r?OL1S�1G C�I,Y - Use entite 13 acze�
site far h�sinq. �
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SINGI�E FAMILY H�tJSING ANi) PARK - Housin3 uni.ts �
on half of site, remair�der for Park.
13$
Ra1��TE F'�� RErII�1T VILLAGE - ProP�Y
behirri buildings far Park.
7�
TOA71�t1SES �'LY - Use entire 13 acre site for
Hc�using.
4�
�JSES AND PARK - Hous' i
�.ng on half of site, �
ranair�der c� Park. j
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REL�WATE FOR TxHIvICAL VOCATIQI�L 7N5TITCTI� - �
Property behirri buildings for Park. i
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�E'�tOV�•LTE F�ISTIZ�TG BI�DG'S FOR HCUS�IG - Use `■
prop�xty behirri buildings for Park. ;
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__� _ 2nd CAOICE
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22�
SIl�TGLE FANLTLY FiCiJSING AND PARK - Housing units
on half of site, renainder far Park.
21$
RII�iWATE FOR NUItSIl�IG I� - Propei-ty behir�d
irigs ar Par .
19$
R3�10VATE' F�� RETII�7T VILt�GE - PropertY
�behir�d build�ngs f� P�k.
10�
T�1SES AND PARK - Housing on half of site,
r er c� Park. � .
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PARK - Renove existing buildings ar�d re-use
].ar�d fc� gark purposes.
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SINC�L�, FAMa,Y i?C7tJS�� C�1LY - Use entire 13 acre
site fc� housirxr.
- - _ _ 6�
TOWNf�iTSES OI�Y - Use eritire 13 acre site for
H+�sirig.
RIIVCNATE �ISTING SL�G'S FOR HCUSIlVG - Use fl�
property behir�d buildings far Park.
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RENOVATE FOR TDC�INICAL VOC'.ATIOI�I, INSTIZ'UTr - /
Property behurl buildings far Park. {
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. FIGURE 3. , GROIIP HOUSING ALTERNATIVES
lst. CHOICE
PARK
29�
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21$
HOUSING ONLY
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HOUSING AND P.ARK 18�
17�
NUSRING HOME
13�
RETIREMENT VILLAGE
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TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE �
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� � F•IGUR� 4 . ' GROUP ALL HOUSING
' lst. CHOICE
39�
HOUSING AND
HOliSING AND PARK
29�
PARK
17�
�IURSING AOP�
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RETIREMENT VILLAGE
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TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL ��
INSTITUTE ;
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• � FIGURE 5. GROUP ALL ALTERI�IATIVES I�CLUDING
SOME RE-USE AS PARI�
1st. CHOICE
79�
PARK AND OTHER ALTERNATIVES
INCLUDING PARK USE
21$
HOUSING ONLY
FIGURE 6. GROUP HOUSING ALTERNATIVES
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2nd. CHOICE
48�
HOUSING AND PARK _ !
PLUS HOUSI'•_VG ONLY
21�
RENOVATE FOR NURSYNG HOME
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RENOVATE FOR RETIREMENT ���
VILLAGE �
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T�CHNICAL VOCATIONAL
INSTITUTE
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� SURVEY FOR*� - CO?JIPLETE AVD RETURN
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PLEASE PLACE A 1 FOR YOUR FIRST CHOICE AND A 2 FOR YOUR SECO:�ID CHOICE
Voter 1 Voter 2 Vater 3 Vater 4 USE RECO.MMENDED
�`�� J�� � T�TSFS AND PARK - Housirig on half of site,
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er c� Park. �/
��
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T� � !(7'� � � � ��� SINGLE FAMSI�Y �OCTSING AI�ID PARK - Housing units �
,±��.� � � f of site, rsnainder �or Park. /3�
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�7`'�� � l/� �� !,� �_�l�� SI1VQ,r, FAMILY i?aUS�IG QVLY - Use entire 13 acse Ic�
� �� a� l�ousang. / ,
l� 5�.�'
J �J �nv�� �zsr��c s�c's rro� xaJS�c - use ��
y behirr� buildings for Park. � /`
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ty behir�d buildirigs fnr Park. ���
9
�'1'/y( � ' ' "` � 11�`�. �� � � RET7WATy FOR RET�2F1`��1T VIIS�AGE - ProP�rtY c
��11 ���� bui.ldirigs f ar Park. ��/z
,,� �
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�I� �� �/n �� � f� �� 'OVATE FOR NURSII�IG I� - Property bP.hi.I�d �,� o/
` '�V �/�K 'I'�X , �K '11� J� ; s or Park. % �`l�
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� �'�J� ��� � - - Remc��e existing buildings ar�d re-use
��� 1.and for park purnoses. f
� h� 1�u 1� I�u /�� a�%
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� .� SURVEY FOR'�I - COIdPLETE A�tD RETURN
PLEASE PLACE A 1 FOR YOUR FIRST CHOICE AND A 2 FOR YOUR SECO:QD CHOICE
VotPS 1 Voter 2 � Vot� 3 Vater 4 USE RECO.MMENDED '
' �ry.iJ)y�y Nl���j(�� TOWNI�i1SE5 AND PARK - Housing on half of site, � �
renainder ar Park. � �' ��
�! �y��� TO�nRVi�D[7SES C�'I,Y - Use entire 13 atse site for f t'�
Ficusixig. ``
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,� _ �,r`�?N�.TrN��tl�},Tl�l'�.�+W1'I�Lh��(:�f ,�{.�11'f�Jl SINGLE FANiTLY Ht7tJSING A1�D PARK - Housir�g units °�!
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on hal.f of site, ra�i�er �or Park. °'�
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` °' '1�jN.l t�C�ruLrN�I t! SINQ� FAM�Y i?C1US�TG (7�]LY - Use entire 13 acre �f
site fo� h�.ising.
�,
�1 �� RIIVOVATE F�ISTING HL,DG'S FOR HUJSg1G - Use #� L:�
_ propPSty behir�d bu�ldings far Park.
,�
,� : � ' RENWATE FOR �ZCAL VOC'ATIONAL INSTITtJZ'� - r `".
_ Property behind �.ldings for Park. .
'� , � rW.1�N,t Ttt�1't�l, RETdWA2'� F0�2 �lT vII�AGE - Pro ?-t ;�
'_% �N,�,iT�cT�I �l hN��I.N� �t 1 -� y Pe- Y ��., ,;
�ehir�d buildirigs far Park. "
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builr�.ings ar Park. �
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-� ���'�� 1ar�d far park purposes. ;,
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g;�A� '�� . � CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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'�.• �� Thomas P. FitzGibbon, 1r , Chairman
�'"��,�„',�o�� 25 West Fourth Street, Saint Paul, Mmne.ot.� 55702
GEORGE LATIMER 612-298•41 S i
MAYOR RECEI�ED
June 3, 1980 �UN '� ���
� COUNCILW�MAN
Rk�BY H�,NT
Council President Joanne Showalter
Members of the Saint Paul City Council✓
Seventh Floor City Hall -
Saint Paul , Minnesota 55102
Re: Gillette Hospital Site
Dear President Showalter & Members:
I would like to hereby request that you support the proposal
to be submitted at the regular City Council meeting June 5, 1980,
to refer the disposition of this important site to the Planning
Commission of the City of Saint Paul . The Planning Commission
will hold a public hearing through the Zoning Committee to determine
if the proposed use is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan of
the City of Saint Paul .
This request is being generated to explore alternative proposals
that may satisfy the concerns of the neighborhood, while at the same
tirne address the City-wide need for housing and expanding tax base.
The current proposal offers an all-or-nothing-at-all proposal , and
it is the feeling of the Executive Committee of the Planning Commission
that we should explore all possible uses for this important site.
The Planning Commission will expedite this process so that a
response to the discussions can be forwarded to the City Council
without delaying the process to any great degree.
Sincerely,
-�r1���-�► ��
� , .
Thomas P. FitzGibbon, Jr.
Chairman, Saint Paul
Planning Commission
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PASTORS
Raymond W. Hedberg .
Senior Postor �� „�j�}V�D
- Joannr Sh�,aalter, PrESideni,
Gien Hanggi , y
Conununity Scrvices. C1�y l.Oli:?^.1.1. `.'J n' � �[��fl
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Richard E. Lofgren
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June 5, 1980
SAINT PAUL
AREA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
MT• Ron Maddox < SUITE THREE HUNDAED
THE OSBORN BUILDING
704 City Hall , SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
St. Pa.0 , Minnesota 5 102 �' ) 55102 • PI-IONE: 222-5561
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Dear �I�add6x.
On behalf of the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, I would like
to encourage you, as a member of the City Council, to seriously
consider alternatives to the City Development and Transportation
Committee's decision to utilize the Gillette Hospital site as open
space.
As you are well aware, the Housing Policy Plan which the Chamber
studied and commented on and which you approved recently, established
the objective to construct at least 10,000 new housing units in
St. Paul by 1990. This objective is in conformance with the Metropolitan
Council's comprehensive plan, and further states that a variety of
housing opporttmities within neighborhoods should be increased.
The Chamber indicated its support of the Housing Policy Plan,
but stressed that the private sector should be looked at as the
primary means to deal with our housing problems. The private townhouse
market rate development proposal for the Gillette site is a fine
example of that philosophy.
It is our belief that the Committee's decision to designate the area
as open space undermines the intent of the Housing Policy. The
Chamber recognizes the importance of open space as it affects the
overall health of the community, but is seriously concerned with the
critical lack of housing in St. Paul which discourages further economic
growth in the city by displacing present and potential residents.
St. Paul needs to take advantage of opportunities to expand our tax
base as opposed to further increasing maintenance for tax-exempt lands.
It is our recommendation that the disposition of the site be referred
to the Planning Commission so as to work out a compromise which will
satisfy the needs of the city and be compatible with the needs of
the District 5 Planning Council and the residents of the area.
Since ely yours,
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Executive Vice Presiden
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