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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2003-13RESOLUTION NO. 2003-13 CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DAHLGREN, SHARDLOW AND UBAN (DSU) FOR PLANNING SERVICES RELATED TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE KMART SITE. WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights in guiding the future development of land is responsible to ensure a safer, more pleasant, and more economical environment for residential, commercial, industrial and public activities, and promote the public health, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, the City can prepare for anticipated development, and by such preparations, bring about significant savings in both public and private expenditures; and WHEREAS, the Kmart site has been vacant for some time, and need to be redeveloped; and WHEREAS, the City desires to facilitate the redevelopment of the Kmart site, to ensure the site is redevelop to the highest and best use, and to ensure that any redevelopment would reflect most positively on the community of Columbia Heights. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the planning firm ofDahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban (DSU), for an amount not to exceed $37,500 to be paid from Fund 420, for planning services related to the redevelopment of the Kmart site on behalf of the City of Columbia Heights and to execute such agreements as are necessary. Passed this 24th day of March 2003. Offered by: Second by: Roll Call: Kelzenberg Ericson Ayes: Wyckoff, Williams, Ericson, Kelzenberg Nay: Nawrocki Attest: Pa~'cia Muscovitz, CM~ity Clerk ~'~y0r Julienhe Wyckoff ~ l/~