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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Workshop <br />for Northstar Commuter Rail Suburban Stations <br />May 27, 2009 NORTHSTAR <br />3:30 pm - 6:00 pm COMMUTER RAlL <br />Coon Rapids City [call <br />11155 Robinson Drive <br />Coon Rapids, MN <br />The purpose of this workshop is to provide a venue for discussion and information sharing on <br />TOD for the Northstar Commuter Rail suburban stations. The workshop will be mainly focused <br />on TOD; that is, development around the station site. <br />Workshop Agenda <br />3:30 pm-3:40 pm <br />Welcome <br />^ Tim Yantos, Executive Director, Northstar Corridor Development Authority, NCDA <br />3:40 pm - 4:30 pm <br />TOD around Northstar Commuter Rail Suburban Stations <br />Updates from Northstar Commuter Rail Suburban Station Cities (10 minutes for each city) <br />^ Katie Larsen, Senior City Planner, City of Big Lake <br />^ Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager, City of Elk River <br />^ Carolyn Braun, Planning Director, City of Anoka <br />^ Marc Nevinski, Community Development Director, City of Coon Rapids <br />^ Julie Jones, Planning Manager, City of Fridley <br />4:30 pm - 5:30 pm <br />TOD Panel Discussion <br />A moderated discussion about TOD from the perspective of professionals in the area of planning, <br />development and financing. <br />Moderator: Tim Yantos <br />^ Kevin Anderson, Planner, Village of Palatine, Illinois <br />-Lessons teamed from an established commuterrail line <br />^ Tim Baldwin, Vice President, URS Corporation, Denver, Colorado <br />-Benefits of a coordinated corridor approach to TOD planning; sustainable design for and green <br />benefits of TOD; and challenges and opportunities to TOD during the economic downturn <br />^ Steve Johnson, Development Partner, Solomon Real Estate, Eden Prairie, Minnesota <br />-Opportunities and challenges of working with developers <br />• Mark Ruff, Senior Financial Advisor, Ehlers and Associates, Roseville, Minnesota <br />-Advice on public financing related to TOD <br />^ Mary Richardson, Deputy Director of Legal and Intergovernmental Affairs, Northstar Project <br />-Differences of TOD versus joint development <br />5:30 pm-5:45 pm <br />TOD QUA <br />Time for planners and other representatives from Northstar cities and counties to ask questions to panel <br />members. <br />Facilitator: Tim Yantos <br />5:45-6:00 <br />Closing recommendations from panel members to Northstar Commuter Rail suburban cities <br />Panel members provide three pieces of advice or recommendations on TOD to Northstar suburban cities. <br />