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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 74-32~5g0~-4~01~h AV'E~UE N.E. 788-9221 CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES · COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421 RESOLUTION #74-32 WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota has received notification that the United States Postal Service has acquired property for the site of a proposed new postal facility to be located at 44th Avenue N.E. and Tyler Place, and WHEREAS, the U.S. Postal Service has further transmitted copies of concept plans for utilization of the land, requesting review by various city Commissions, and WHEREAS, the City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission, Traffic Commission, and City Staff have reviewed the )roposal each finding objections to the site and utilization of same, and WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights, through the Downtown Development Council and Housing and Redevelopment Authority, is planning for the execution and implementation of a commercial and multi-family develop- ment project in the downtown area, and WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Council has reviewed plans for the new postal facility finding that the proposed site location will have a negative impact on economic viability of any downtown development plans and the convenience of present and future downtown patrons, especially residents of the Low Income Public Housing located in the area, and WHEREAS, a Customer Attitude Survey conducted by the Columbia Heights Housing and Redevelopment Authority has indicated that citizens of the community desire a postal facility in the downtown area, and WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Council has requested the City Council to support their request to the U.S. Postal Service for a facility in the downtown area, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, that the City Council find the proposed location and concept plan detrimental to the safety and convenience of the citizens of the community. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights support a proposal for a manned postal facility in the downtown area as part of the proposed development district plan. Passed this 22 day of Offered by: Logacz Seconded by: Norberg Roll Call: All Ayes July , 19 74. Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor Secretary/~o the Council'