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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEDA - March 15, 20221685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING March 15, 2022 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers Call to Order — 6:00 p.m. Approval of Minutes (2/15/22 Regular; 2/15/22 Closed) Commercial Updates Redevelopment Updates (Verbal) Closed Session: Bunker Redevelopment Area Property Negotiations Other Business 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV TO: Economic Development AuthoriC�' CC: Jim Dickinson, City Administrator FROM: Michelle Harmer, Deputy City Clerk SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes DATE: March 15, 2022 INTRODUCTION C The following minutes were provided by Staff reviewed by Administration and submitted for EDA approval: February 15, 2022 Regular February 15, 2022 Closed 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 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 ANDOVER ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTA UTHORITYMEETING— FEBRUARY 15, 2022 -MINUTES The Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by President Sheri Bukkila February 15, 2022, 6:02 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: Commissioners Jamie Barthel, Ted Butler, Randy Nelson (arrived at 6:03 p.m.), and Greg Mueller Absent: Commissioners Valerie Holthus and Kari Kafer Also present: EDA Executive Director, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Joe Janish Public Works Director/City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 18, 2022, Regular Meeting: ' Correct as written. Motion by Mueller, Seconded by Butler, to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried 3 ayes and 1 present (Bukkila) and 3 absent (Holthus, Kafer and Nelson). REDEVELOPMENT UPDATES Mr. Janish indicated rental inspections are currently being done. Staff is working with properties to complete the inspection identified problems, while other property's inspections have been completed. Mr. Janish reviewed some tenant issues. Mr. Dickinson indicated the building at 2543 Bunker Lake Boulevard will be taken down this spring. COMMERCIAL PROJECT ACTIVITY Mr. Janish updated on the following: Hearth Development, 1714 Bunker Lake Boulevard — Fitaholic has vacated their space and Loco Fit is renting a portion of the building. A professional business will be going in. One third 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes — February 15, 2022 Page 2 of the building is still vacant. Clocktower Commons, 15190 Bluebird Street — The final building pad location interest is relatively low at this point. Andover High School, 2018 Additions and Renovations, 2115 Andover Boulevard — Activities continue toward wrapping 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. ABCMini-Storage/T-Squared (self -storage), 13624 Hanson Boulevard — 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 to in Andover. Tasty Taco, 1574154" Avenue, Suite 102 — 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. 71 Avenue and Bunker Lake Boulevard — Staff has obtained the easement from CenterPoint Energy. Staff has also met with the City of Anoka staff to discuss the traffic signal at 7`h Avenue. The Planning and Zoning Commission along with City Council has reviewed a sketch plan for the area. At this time the 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 landowner 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 the February 15, 2022 City Council meeting. Holasek Property — 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 work session and are researching options available to add additional commercial to the site. The Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes — February 15, 2022 Page 3 1 developer is in the process of sending out notices to the neighborhood for a neighborhood meeting. 2 Housing— Developers are looking for additional land for future developments. Several developers 3 are trying to keep an inventory of lots but are having difficulty in finding locations. Several sites 4 are being reviewed and looked at. In 2021 there were 140 new housing starts. 6 Anoka County Sheriffs Office, 13301 Hanson Boulevard — Staff received a Commercial Site 7 Plan (CSP) for an expansion of parking at the property. This was recently signed off on by staff. 8 Construction expected in the spring. 9 10 Anoka County 911 and Radio Building - City staff will be meeting with the consultants hired by 11 Anoka County to construct a new 911 and Radio Building at the Anoka County Public Works 12 location in the near future. The consultants are looking to discuss requirements and timing for the 13 project. 14 15 Overall Marketing — City staff continues to work with parties interested in investing in Andover 16 and marketing all commercial sites. Staff continues to work with Anoka County Regional 17 Economic Development (ACRED) on marketing of the community and Anoka County. 18 19 State of the Cities — Vice -Mayor Barthel and City Staff attended the Anoka Area Chamber of 20 Commerce "State of the Cities" event and provided a brief overview of the activities over the last 21 year for the City of Andover. There were approximately 170 guests in attendance. 22 23 Commissioner Barthel indicated Mr. Janish did a great job with the City of Andover presentation. 24 25 OTHER BUSINESS 26 27 There was none. 28 29 ADJOURNMENT 30 31 Motion by Barthel, Seconded by Nelson to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting 32 adjourned at 6:24 p.m. 33 34 Respectfully submitted, 35 36 37 Michelle Hartner, Recording Secretary 38 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 Developm Dir ctor SUBJECT: Review Commercial Project Activity DATE: March 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. An office user Nystrom and Associates is looking at obtaining space in 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. • 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. • 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 71 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 received approval on February 15, 2022. The Final Plat and small Drainage and Utility Easement vacation are scheduled for March 15, 2022 at the City Council meeting. • 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 held a neighborhood meeting that a staff member was present at. • 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. hi 2021 we had 140 new housing starts. • Sheriffs 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 met with consultants hired by Anoka County to construct a new 911 and Radio Building at the Anoka County Public Works location in the near future. Information related to their proposal was shared and it appears as though the plan may only require a commercial site plan for the project. • Target and Walmart — Both Target and Walmart are considering making some architectural changes to their buildings in regards to signage and color schemes. • 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. 0 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV TO: President and Commissioners FROM: Jim Dickinson, Executive SUBJECT: Closed Session: Bunker Redevelop*nt)Area Property Negotiations DATE: March 15, 2022 REQUESTED ACTION The EDA is requested to receive a brief presentation to the potential acquisition of a property in the Bunker Lake Boulevard Redevelopment Area. The Executive Director will provide an update to the board on negotiations which may include seeking authorization to proceed to a purchase agreement that will be prepared by the City Attorney.