ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission for the following:
A. RECEIVE and FILE a PRESENTATION from BRADLEY UNIVERSITY; and
B. ADOPT an ORDINANCE AMENDING the OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN for Bradley University, Ordinance 13,361, as Amended, to Demolish JOBST and BAKER HALLS and Add a New Building Along WEST MAIN STREET on the Parcel Located at 1500 WEST MAIN STREET (Parcel Identification No. 18- 05-376-001), in a Class N-1 (Institutional) District, for the Property Commonly Known as Bradley University and Primarily Bounded by Main Street, the Alley East of Cooper Street, Bradley Avenue, Fredonia Avenue, Duryea Place, St. James Street, University Street, Bourland Avenue, Windom Street, and Garfield Avenue, Peoria, Illinois (Council District 2). PZ 17-07.
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BACKGROUND:
Bradley University is requesting an amendment to the Bradley University Official Development Plan to allow for the demolition of Jobst Hall and Baker Hall and new construction of a proposed Business and Engineering Complex (the new home for the Foster College of Business and the Caterpillar College of Engineering), also referred to as the Convergence Center. The construction duration is estimated to be four years, including two primary phases of construction, and resulting in a new 270,000 square foot, 5 story (4 stories above ground and 1 below ground) building, proposed to contain the following elements:
v 193 Offices
v 25 Classrooms
v 8 Computer Labs
v 46 Specialized Labs
A Neighborhood Meeting was held, January 19, 2017 and an interactive website, for the community to submit questions and comments, was established to further engage the public.
For additional background information, please refer to the Staff memorandum to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None expressed at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The Official Development Plan will be amended to allow for the demolition of Jobst and Baker halls and the proposed new building.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The Official Development Plan will not be amended.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
2. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
2. Grow employers and jobs.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development