North St. Paul City Council — Transcript
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Market Street Commons Redevelopment Site Request for Proposals (RFP)
Votes (1)
Approved Request for Proposals for the Market Street Commons Redevelopment site
Dissent: No notable dissent was recorded.
Moved by Commissioner Schwe [6:20+] · Seconded by Commissioner Nordby [6:20+]
The HRA discussed the Market Street Commons Redevelopment site RFP, noting significant developer interest. The Community Development Director, Riley, presented the draft RFP document and schedule, which calls for proposals due in early January 2025. The Planning Commission had previously reviewed the draft on September 5th, recommending approval after providing minor edits. Key edits focused on clarifying the presence of a 4-foot diameter sewer easement and the potential use of an adjacent city-owned parking lot. The HRA noted the timeline is flexible and dependent on the number and quality of submissions.
Notable Quotes (3)
the city has received uh some considerable interest in the marget street Commons Redevelopment site uh from a few uh local developers uh to the point that we felt that the HRA should consider posting a request for proposals uh to collect and review development uh proposals on that site
most of the edits were just kind of clarifying um especially the um there there's a storms easement um that's noted in in... just there's a there's a site constraint uh of a of a sewer easement that runs uh North and South along kind of the back part of that property... it's four feet in diameter
this timeline is very movable... it's really dependent on the number of of submissions we receive... if we're not you know if we don't like what we have um we could certainly um come back to the HRA and and discuss either um expanding the timeline or doing something different
Ordinances & Resolutions (3)
A document to collect and review development proposals for the Market Street Commons Redevelopment site.
The preliminary version of the RFP reviewed by the HRA and Planning Commission.
The proposed timeline for the RFP process, including posting, submission, and review dates.