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VIII-B-1-B Memo To: Mayor Werner and City Council From: Matthew Weiland, City Planner Date: August 14th, 2000 Subject: Site Plan - Guardian Angels Block The site plan approval of this project was tabled at the 8/7/00 City Council meeting. Action was tabled in order to allow City staff time to gather more information regarding street and utility improvements related to this project. Guardian Angels Project Sherman and Associates, private developers, have requested site plan approval for a mixed use redevelopment project of the Guardian Angels Block. The proposed project is a redevelopment and infill mixed use project located near the City's historic downtown and river front area that will intensify an existing land use. The project will be a mixture of redevelopment and historic preservation of an existing historic church, rectory and three story school building as well as new construction of affordable rental townhomes. This project fulfills many goals for the City of Hastings Comprehensive Plan, including the following: 1. This project provides historic preservation of existing buildings through adaptive re-use of the buildings. 2. This project intensifies the land use of an existing developed property by creating more and varied housing units in the downtown area where parks, shopping and jobs are within an easy walk. 3. This project provides affordable housing in mixture of housing types designed appropriately to blend in well with the neighborhood. 4. This project is a redevelopment infill project that would take advantage of existing infrastructure This project is a redevelopment infill project that would include a mixture of four different uses. All of these uses are appropriate for the site and compliment each other. The project would include affordable housing, an affordable day care center, a battered women shelter, and in the 1