Construction, Development Top Council Agenda

Tonight the Edina City Council will be considering multiple construction and development projects that include , site location of a sports dome facility and the review of plans for an apartment complex to be located near Southdale Center.

The city has been waiting to rebuild the Golf Dome since it first collapsed in February 2011, the result of a fire. While there had been hope that a sports dome—meant to house youth sports activities year-round—could be constructed adjacent to the Golf Dome site, that plan no longer appears feasible due to both financial and logistical constraints.

To cut down on costs the city has recommended that the new Golf Dome be constructed using the concrete foundation of the old dome; as a result plans to locate the youth sports dome at a different location will be presented tonight as well.

“Sketch plans” from developer Stuart Co. will also go before the Council; the company is proposing to build a pair of luxury high-rise apartment buildings and a three-story townhouse building at the corner of West 69th street and York Avenue South, a space which is currently part of Southdale Center’s parking lot.  The proposed development would include 232 rental units, with a parking structure underneath.

In addition to other routine business, the Council will also be considering hiring a consultant to look into the operations, programs and services offered by the , a move recommended by the Parks and Recreation Department. The consultant services are expected to cost $21,000.