CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Direct Ryan Companies to move forward with the baseline concept presented on September 19, 2019 for more detailed study to address public concerns and recommendations of the 5th Avenue Steering Committee and preparation of key business terms.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Amy Emery, AICP, TED Operations Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The 5th Avenue Steering Committee reviewed the baseline concept on September 23, 2019 and recommended it move forward as a reasonable starting point for additional study (e.g. parking, traffic, fiscal, commute time, pedestrian safety, etc.).
BACKGROUND:
The 5th Avenue Project is focused on the potential redevelopment eight (8) parcels in the immediate vicinity of the Naperville Metra Station. These properties currently include several surface parking lots, an automobile repair business, the City's former Public Works Facility, and the DuPage Children's Museum.
On October 3, 2017, City Council approved a motion to engage and authorize Ryan Companies to conduct community engagement and market research to determine feasible and beneficial options for the redevelopment along the 5th Avenue corridor for the purpose of presenting a concept plan for redevelopment of the 5th Avenue area to City Council for its consideration.
Over the last two years, Ryan Companies has facilitated a dynamic process including meetings and workshops in a variety of settings with a wide range of participants to develop two initial concepts for City Council consideration last fall. City Council then initiated efforts to define commuter parking quantities, provisions for affordable housing, and the future of the DuPage Children's Museum.
On June 15, 2019, City Council directed Ryan Companies to move forward with the preparation of a baseline concept plan. To inform the development of that document, a series of votes were taken pertaining to affordable h...
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