HomeMy WebLinkAbout5923 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1977/12/12RESOLUTION NO. 5923
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL RECONFIRMING ITS
APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT ON BLOCK 3, OAK PARK VILLAGE
WHEREAS, the City o•f St. Louis Park has demonstrated its concern for
all aspects of the City's environment including the manner in which land is
developed and used and factors related to ground, air, and noise pollution,
and
WHEREAS, the City undertook redevelopment identified as Oak Park
Village and received approval and partial financial assistance from the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, and
WHEREAS the City has taken action to eliminate and prevent blight in
Oak Park Village and has provided for new park and open space and residen-
tial development consistent with approved plans, and
WHEREAS, the City completed an Environmental Assessment and a Supple-
mentary Environmental Assessment in July of 1976 and received approval from
the Environmental Quality Board of the State of Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, the development plan contained in the Supplement of the
Environmental Assessment included development of the northern portion
of Oak Park Village including Block 3, and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency passed a resolution
providing for the development of the northern portion of Oak Park Village
including Block 3 with provisions for a stipulation between the City and
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regarding removal of certain con-
taminated soils in the northern portion of Oak Park Village, and
WHEREAS, said stipulation has been executed by the parties during the
summer of 1977 and the City has excavated contaminated material in the
northern portion of Oak Park Village, including Block 3, and
WHEREAS, the City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Planning
Commission, and City Council have approved and issued a special permit
providing for the development of 100 dwelling units on Block 3, Oak Park
Village, consistent with previously approved resolutions of the Minnesota
Environmental Quality Board, the Pollution Control Agency, and the City
and consistent with the adopted Urban Renewal Plan, an Environmental
Assessment, and its supplement, and
WHEREAS, the City and the developer have incurred costs relating
to excavation of contaminated soil, soil testing, preparation of construc-
tion plans, and insulation of utilities providing for the development of
Block 3, and
WHEREAS, Phase II of the Barr Engineering Report has been prepared
which does not provide any new evidence of contamination or problem with
regard to Block 3 nor does it propose any further excavation or other
remedial measures that would prevent development of Block 3, and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 1976, at a joint meeting of the Housing
and Redevelopment Authority and City Council, the City reconfirmed its
position authorizing development on Block 3, and
WHEREAS, no new evidence or information has been presented to the
City which would justify the City rescinding its past approval and pre-
venting or prohibiting development of Block 3
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of St. Louis Park hereby
reaffirms its approval of development on Block 3, Oak Park Village.
ATTEST:
Adopted by the City Council December 12, 1977
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