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The Northgate District is a staple of College Station’s culture, and while city staff discussed at Thursday's City Council meeting possible redevelopment by selling and developing the city-owned parking lot, citizens seem eager to preserve the integrity of the area. Discussion centered on selling the city-owned surface parking lot on Patricia Street to a developer in a larger effort to redevelop the Northgate District. No official action was taken during the meeting and councilors expressed a desire to hear more from citizens. With the district currently having an appraised value of $804 million, many stakeholders, including local businesses, residents, city staff and more, could be impacted by a redevelopment. Anthony Armstrong, the city's planning & development services director, walked through the steps of a small area plan and how it helps guide a final implementation plan. “It usually is a neighborhood-level or corridor-level plan that goes through and talks about land use, infrastructure needs, open space, transportation requirements and demographics. Different things like that,” he said. “A small area plan, Phase 1, which is where we’re at right now, is the preliminary stage of pre-planning. Phase 2 is where staff would go forward and look at existing conditions and get that vision for the area from the community.” After community feedback on the goal of the plan, city staff can continue to refine the plan in Phase 3 while Phase 4 is official adoption and implementation. Councilor Melissa McIlhaney hopes to have special workshop meetings where the public and council could both discuss development of the area so everyone can come to a reasonable agreement on the future vision. “I would personally like to make sure that we are part of that discussion during the ongoing development of these ideas and not just presented with a plan on the back end,” she said. “And I do wholeheartedly think that we need to look at this whole area holistically and put a plan together, or at least a vision together, of how we would like to see it developed. It’s moving quickly.” Chief Development Officer Michael Ostrowski focused on the sale of the Northgate surface lot and said they’ve had interested parties for over 10 years hoping to purchase it. “We don’t want to sell it just for the highest dollar. It is a very important piece of property to the overall Northgate area and the city itself,” he said. “What we’ve heard in the past from business owners, property owners within the Northgate area, the general public, city departments and customers in the area is that there are several things that are paramount to preserve this property.” For the 100 parking spaces that may be developed through the sale, replacement remains a priority and Ostrowski specified this as a part of their possible contract with the developer. “Our goal is to see additional commercial uses down there, and parking is very important for their survival,” he said. Some additional components to be included are a rideshare pick-up and drop-off location, space for a law enforcement substation between 3,500 to 5,000 square feet, public restrooms, refuse containers and redevelopment of the property into a public greenspace, plaza or courtyard area. The city agreed to a sealed bid process on July 19, 2024, that would allow officials to choose the best option based on qualifications, experience and key personnel, Ostrowski said. “The firm we selected to start negotiations with for the real estate contract was Capstone Communities. They proposed a multistory high-rise mixed-use development that included all additional components,” he said. “They did have a $13 million purchase price for the entire property and also offered the city a 50/50 revenue share for the parking lot.” Currently, the city is negotiating the real estate contract with approval, which does not guarantee the sale of the property, anticipated for January 2025. A proposed deadline by the city suggests that closing the sale of the parking lot could be finished by May 2026, allowing multiple opportunities for citizen feedback beforehand. “Our recommendation is to start the small area planning process for Northgate. I think it provides a good overall vision and what that area can become now that it can start connecting with some of the other areas, including Century Square,” Ostrowski said. Multiple citizens signed up to speak on the item, including Dion McInnis, resident of Bryan and self-proclaimed “closest door to the Dixie Chicken.” “I appreciate the council's solicitation of input and taking that seriously. I appreciate that we've had people, developers, successful people who've already invested time, talent and resources in trying to solve this problem,” he said. “And I appreciate how much we all love this place, and I look forward to us making the right decision and moving forward in the right way.” While McInnis was interested in redevelopment possibilities, not everyone shared the same enthusiasm. Mason Taylor, a student from Texas A&M, was against the development. “You come back to Northgate, you get your cheap beer at the [Dixie] Chicken and you have a good time with your friends. And it's something that can't be replicated in any way, especially not by some multibillion dollar developer who's going to come out here and build a huge high-rise that's going to suffocate all of Northgate,” he said. “No matter the business opportunity, you’re going to suffocate Northgate and take away a place that we call home.” Andrea Benning, co-owner of Northgate’s Duddley’s Draw, said she appreciated the openness of city staff and, after the presentation, felt more confident about the development. “This is my home. I work somewhere else, but this is my home. The thought of not having a seat at the development table and giving opinions as a business owner, homeowner, resident and person who has come back to College Station is very disheartening,” she said. “I am excited about the opportunity to hopefully have multiple conversations starting in January.”Are Telus and BCE Stocks a Smart Buy for Canadian Investors?genie in a bottle costume 。

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