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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEDA - February 15, 2022;tAD0VER 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W.. ANDOVER. MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers 1. Call to Order — 6:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes (January 18, 2022) 3. Redevelopment Updates (Verbal) 4. Commercial Updates 5. Closed Session: Bunker Redevelopment Area Property Negotiations 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W.. ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV TO: Economic Development CC: Jim Dickinson, City FROM: Michelle Hartner, Deputy City SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes DATE: February 15, 2022 INTRODUCTION 0 The following minutes were provided by Staff reviewed by Administration and submitted for EDA approval: January 18, 2022 Regular DISCUSSION The minutes are attached for your review. ACTION REQUIRED The EDA is requested to approve the above minutes. Respectfully submitted, Michelle Hartner Deputy City Clerk Attach: Minutes 1 2 3 4 5 6 ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING - 7 JANUARY 18, 2022 - MINUTES 8 9 10 In the absence of the President and Vice President the Meeting of the Andover Economic 11 Development Authority was called to order by Commission Secretary Jamie Barthel January 18, 12 2022, 6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. 13 14 Present: Commissioners Ted Butler, Randy Nelson, Kari Kafer and Greg 15 Mueller 16 17 Absent: President Sheri Bukkila 18 Commissioner Valerie Holthus 19 20 Also present: EDA Executive Director, Jim Dickinson 21 Community Development Director, Joe Janish 22 Public Works Director/City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz 23 24 25 26 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 27 28 November 16, 2021, Regular Meeting: Correct as written. 29 30 Motion by Kafer, Seconded by Nelson, to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried 5 ayes 31 and 2 absent (Bukkila and Holthus). 32 33 ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS 34 35 Mr. Dickinson indicated President Bukkila would like to keep the appointments the same as 36 2021: 37 38 President — Sheri Bukkila 39 Vice -President— Valerie Holthus 40 Secretary — Jamie Barthel 41 Treasurer — Kari Kafer 42 Assistant Treasurer — Greg Mueller 43 Commissioner — Ted Butler 44 Commissioner — Randy Nelson 45 46 Staff 47 Executive Director — Jim Dickinson 48 Recording Secretary — Michelle Harmer Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes —January 18, 2022 Page 2 1 Staff Support — Joe Janish 2 3 Motion by Butler, Seconded by Nelson, to appoint EDA Officers and Staff for 2022: 4 President — Sheri Bukkila, Vice President — Valerie Holthus, Secretary — Jamie Barthel, 5 Treasurer — Kari Kafer, Assistant Treasurer — Greg Mueller, Commissioner Ted Butler, 6 Commissioner Randy Nelson, Executive Director — Jim Dickinson, Recording Secretary — 7 Michelle Hartner, Assistant Executive Director— Joe Janish. Motion carried 5 ayes and 2 absent 8 (Bukkila and Holthus). 9 10 REDEVELOPMENT UPDATES 11 12 Mr. Janish updated the EDA on the redevelopment area. Indicating tenants in the rental 13 properties owned by the EDA may be relocated to another EDA owned rental property to free up 14 some of the buildings, with intentions to demolish the buildings in the spring. 15 16 Mr. Janish stated there has been some developer interest in the area, but the developers would 17 prefer the properties to be vacant. 18 19 Commissioner Kafer asked about the environmental inspections. Mr. Janish answered the 20 buildings will need to have an asbestos inspection before demolition. 21 22 Commissioner Butler asked if the tenants have been notified about the rent increase. Mr. Janish 23 indicated the renters have been notified. 24 25 Mr. Dickinson stated there is still no word from Anoka County on the parcel located on 26 Crosstown Drive directly behind 2619 138`h Avenue. 27 28 Commissioner Kafer asked about the Front Door Program. Mr. Dickinson indicated staff is still 29 looking for funding. 30 31 Staff continues to monitor the area. 32 33 COMMERCIAL PROJECT ACTIVITY 34 35 Mr. Janish updated on the following: 36 37 Hearth Development, 1714 Bunker Lake Boulevard — It is staff's understanding the space is 38 going to be leased out. 39 40 Clocktower Commons, 15190 Bluebird Street — The final building pad location interest is 41 relatively low at this point. 42 43 Andover High School, 2018 Additions and Renovations, 2115 Andover Boulevard — Activities 44 continue toward wrapping up the project. 45 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes—January 18, 2022 Page 3 Interest in Hughes Industrial Park — Interest in this area comes and goes. A 10 -acre property east of the park has been on the market and City Council reviewed with the landowner desired roadway connections through the parcel at a past work session. The property has been purchased by the owners of Best Outdoor Services which currently owns a lot nearby. In time they would like to expand to this location but for now they are aware that the property is currently zoned residential and would have to follow a process for any type of expansion. A meeting has been scheduled for next week with the property owner to discuss the short and long term plans for the property. 9 10 ABCMini-Storage/T-Squared (self -storage), 13624 Hanson Boulevard —City Council approved I 1 a CUP for additional mini -storage on a portion of this lot. The buyers of the property had intended 12 to expand the mini -storage. The Building Department is working with the applicant on structural 13 drawings for review. Water, sewer, and site prep is completed. Due to the increase in materials 14 and the timing of approval they are waiting until spring for construction. 15 16 Restaurants/Fast Food — Currently staff is aware of companies continuing to look for land to 17 locate to in Andover. 18 19 Tasty Taco, 157415411' Avenue, Suite 102 — Is open. 20 21 TCF Site — Andover Station 2016 LLC has acquired the property. The new owner has the list of 22 potential uses allowed. Staff suggested a restaurant or fast food. Staff recently had a meeting with 23 the landowner and a perspective business. Staff provided the feedback from the EDA and has not 24 heard back from the perspective business at this time. The owner of the property continues to 25 work with those interested in the site. 26 27 7" Avenue and Bunker Lake Boulevard — Staff has obtained the easement from CenterPoint 28 Energy. Staff has also met with the City of Anoka staff to discuss the traffic signal at 71h Avenue. 29 The Planning and Zoning Commission along with City Council has reviewed a sketch plan for the 30 area. At this time the commercial uses are not known. Staff has received the Rezone Request, 31 Preliminary Plat and Commercial Site Plans for the apartment complex and assisted living facility. 32 Staff has reached out to the landowner to have a "Welcome to Andover" sign incorporated at the 33 site. The developer has received a PUD for the site and the Preliminary Plat and rezone may occur 34 in February 35 36 Holasek Property — Staff has been in contact by a multi -family housing developer on this particular 37 property. The multi -family developer has taken comments from the City Council during a work 38 session and researching options available to add additional commercial to the site. 39 40 Housing— Developers are looking for additional land for future developments. Several developers 41 are trying to keep an inventory of lots but are having difficulty in finding locations. Several sites 42 are being reviewed and looked at. In 2021 there were 140 new housing starts. 43 44 Anoka County Sheriff's Office, 13301 Hanson Boulevard — Staff received a Commercial Site 45 Plan (CSP) for an expansion of parking at the property. This was recently signed off on by staff. Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes —January 18, 2022 Page 4 Overall Marketing — City staff continues to work with parties interested in investing in Andover and marketing all commercial sites. Staff continues to work with Anoka County Regional Economic Development (ACRED) on marketing of the community and Anoka County. Mr. Janish indicated the State of the City Meeting will be February 8`n , there will be a 10 -minute City of Andover PowerPoint presentation. If any EDA members are interested in attending, please let him know. 9 OTHER BUSINESS 10 11 There was none. 12 13 ADJOURNMENT 14 15 Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Mueller to adjourn. Motion carried 5 ayes and 2 absent 16 (Bukkila and Holthus). The meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m. 17 18 Respectfully submitted, 19 20 21 Michelle Hartner, Recording Secretary 22 9CN66AY^___ 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV TO: President and Commissioners CC: Jim Dickinson, Executive Director FROM: Joe Janish, Community Developmen rctor9 mmu SUBJECT: Review Commercial Project Activity DATE: February 15, 2022 INTRODUCTION Staff will provide a progress report on ongoing commercial project activity at the meeting. ANDOVER COMMERCIAL PROJECTS • Hearth Development, 1714 Bunker Lake Blvd. NW — Fitaholic has vacated their space and Loco Fitness is renting a portion of the building. • Clock Tower Commons —The final building pad location interest is relatively low at this point. • Andover High School, 2018 Additions and Renovations — Activities continue to wrap up the project. • Interest in Hughes Industrial Park — Interest in this area comes and goes. A 10 acre property east of the park has been on the market and City Council reviewed with the landowner desired roadway connections through the parcel at a past work session. The property has been purchased by the owners of Best Outdoor Services which currently owns a lot nearby. In time they would like to expand to this location but for now they are aware that the property is currently zoned residential and would have to follow a process for any type of expansion. Staff met with the new owners and they "bounced" some ideas off of staff. They are looking at ways to allow for outside storage, continue to rent out the home and not have to build the roadway. • ABC Mini-Storage/T-Squared (self -storage) — City Council approved a CUP for additional Mini -storage on a portion of this lot. The buyers of the property had intended to expand the mini - storage. The Building Department is working with the applicant on structural drawings for review. Water, Sewer and site prep is completed. Due to the increase in materials and the timing of approval they are waiting until spring for construction. • Restaurants/Fast Food — Currently staff is aware of companies continuing to look for land to locate in Andover. • Tasty Taco — Is open. • TCF Site — Andover Station 2016 LLC has acquired the property. The new owner has the list of potential uses allowed. Staff suggested a restaurant or fast food. Staff recently had a meeting with the landowner and a perspective business. Staff provided the feedback from the EDA and has not heard back from the perspective business at this time. The owner of the property continues to work with those interested in the site. 7" Avenue and Bunker — Staff has obtained the easement from CenterPoint Energy. City Staff has also met with the City Anoka staff to discuss the traffic signal at 7' Avenue. The Planning and Zoning Commission along with City Council has reviewed a sketch plan for the area. At this time the majority of commercial uses are not known. Staff has received the Rezone Request, Preliminary Plat, and Commercial Site Plans for the Apartment Complex, and Assisted Living Facility. Staff has reached out to the land owner to have a "Welcome to Andover" sign incorporated at the site. The developer has received a PUD for the site and the Preliminary Plat and Rezone are scheduled for February 15, 2022 at the City Council. Staff continues • Holasek Property (near City Hall) — Staff has been in contact by a multi -family housing developer on this particular property. The multi -family developer has taken comments from the City Council during a worksession and researching options available to add additional commercial to the site. The developer is in process of sending out notices to the neighborhood for a neighborhood meeting. • Housing — Developers are looking for additional land for future developments. Several developers are trying to keep an inventory of lots, but are having difficulty in finding locations. Several sites are being reviewed and looked at. In 2021 we had 140 new housing starts. • Sheriff's Office — The City of Andover has received a Commercial Site Plan (CSP) for an expansion of parking at the property. This was recently signed off on by the city staff with construction expected in spring of 2022. • Anoka County 911 and Radio Building — City Staff will be meeting with the consultants hired by Anoka County to construct a new 911 and Radio Building at the Anoka County Public Works location in the near future. The consultants are looking to discuss requirements and timing for the project. • Overall marketing - City Staff continue to work with parties interested in investing in Andover and marketing all commercial sites. Staff continues to work with the Anoka County Regional Economic Development (ACRED) on marketing of the community and Anoka County. o Vice -Mayor Barthel and City Staff attended the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce "State of the Cities" event and provided a brief overview of the activities over the last year for the City of Andover to approximately 170 guests.