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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEDA - June 21, 2022ANL6 6W^� 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W.. ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING June 21, 2022 6:00 p.m. Conference Room A and B 1. Call to Order — 6:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes (4/19/22 Regular) 3. Discussion of "Andover Home Improvement Program" 4. Redevelopment Updates (Verbal) 5. Commercial Updates 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment L r�„i`' 1109 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV TO: Economic Development Authorit} CC: Jim Dickinson, City Administrate FROM: Michelle Harmer, Deputy City Cli SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes DATE: June 21, 2022 INTRODUCTION The following minutes were provided by Staff reviewed by Administration and submitted for EDA approval: April 19, 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 ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTAUTHORITYMEETING— APRIL 19, 2022 -MINUTES 10 The Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by President 11 Sheri Bukkila April 19, 2022, 6:02 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard 12 NW, Andover, Minnesota. 13 14 Present: 15 16 17 Absent: 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 Also present: Commissioners Jamie Nelson, Kari Kafer an, None EDA Executive Dire Community Develol Valerie Holthus, Randy tor, Jim Dickinson lent Director, Joe Janish APPROVAL OFMINUTES March 15, 202Z Regular Meeting. Correct as written. Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Barthel, to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER VOLUNTARY COST SHARING AGREEMENT FOR ANOKA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ACRED) Mr. Janish reviewed in 2017 communitieswithin Anoka County started having discussions with Connexus Energy, Metro North Chamber of Commerce and Anoka County on how Anoka County can place themselves on the map from an economic development standpoint. They worked with Ady Advantage to develop an economic development road map. Through the process ACRED was created and an individual was hired to work on the plan that was developed. Mr. Janish indicated the City has been participating through a memorandum of understanding since the inception of ACRED. The cost sharing agreement outlines the following: • Budget for 2022 of $20,750 • The City agrees to contribute $0.057 per individual resident within its city limits, which would be $1,858 for 2022, an increase of $3.00 from 2021. All communities in Anoka County, along with Connexus Energy and Metro North Chamber have Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes —April 19, 2022 Page 2 1 been participating. The agreement is in the packet for the EDA's consideration. 2 3 Commissioner Kafer asked if the program is worth being a part of. Mr. Dickinson stated it is 4 worth it with the information that is provided through the program regarding economic 5 development throughout the county. 6 7 Motion by Holthus, Seconded by Nelson, to approve the Cost Sharing Agreement for ACRED. 8 Motion carried unanimously. 10 COMMER CIAL PR OJECT A CTIVITY 11 12 Mr. Janish updated on the following: 13 14 Hearth Development, 1714 Bunker Lake Boulevard — Loco Fitness and Nystrom and 15 Associates are renting space. It is also staff s understanding a local business has purchased the 16 overall site, however staff has not heard if the intention is to move into the remaining space. 17 18 Clocktower Commons, 15190 Bluebird Street — The final building pad location interest is 19 relatively low at this point. 20 21 Andover High School, 2018 Additions and Renovations, 2115 Andover Boulevard — Activities 22 continue to wrap up. 23 24 Interest in Hughes Industrial Park — Interest in this area comes and goes. A 10-acre property 25 east of the park has been on the market and City Council reviewed with the landowner desired 26 roadway connections through the parcel at a past work session. The property has been purchased 27 by the owners of Best Outdoor Services which currently owns a lot nearby. In time they would 28 like to expand to this location but for now they are aware that the property is currently zoned 29 residential and would have to follow a process for any type of expansion. Staff met with the new 30 owners and they "bounced" some ideas off of staff. They are looking at ways to allow for outside 31 storage, continue to rent out the home and not have to build the roadway. Currently they are in 32 the process of landscaping the property and plan to continue to rent out the building. 33 34 ABCMini-Storage/T-Squared (self-storage),13624 Hanson Boulevard — City Council approved 35 a CUP for additional mini -storage on a portion of this lot. The buyers of the property had intended 36 to expand the mini -storage. The Building Department is working with the applicant on structural 37 drawings for review. Water, sewer, and site prep is completed. Due to the increase in materials 38 and the timing of approval they are waiting until spring for construction. Staff anticipates they 39 will pick up their building permit in the next week or two. 40 41 Restaurants/Fast Food — Currently staff is aware of companies continuing to look for land to 42 locate to in Andover. 43 44 TCF Site — Andover Station 2016 LLC has acquired the property. The new owner has the list of 45 potential uses allowed. Staff suggested a restaurant or fast food. Staff recently had a meeting with Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes —April 19, 2022 Page 3 1 the landowner and a perspective business. Staff provided the feedback from the EDA and has not 2 heard back from the perspective business at this time. The owner of the property continues to 3 work with those interested in the site. 4 5 711 Avenue and Bunker Lake Boulevard — Staff has obtained the easement from CenterPoint 6 Energy. Staff has also met with the City of Anoka staff to discuss the traffic signal at 7 h Avenue. 7 The Planning and Zoning Commission along with City Council has reviewed a sketch plan for the 8 area. At this time the commercial uses are not known. Staff has received the Rezone Request, 9 Preliminary Plat and Commercial Site Plans for the market -rate apartment complex and assisted 10 living facility. Staff has reached out to the landowner to have a "Welcome to Andover" sign 11 incorporated at the site. The developer has received a PUD for the site and the Preliminary Plat 12 and rezone received approval on February 15, 2022. The final plat was approved by City Council 13 and grading preconstruction meeting was held on April 13, 2022. Staff is working with the 14 developer on some items on the final plat. The developer will be closing on the apartment complex 15 April 27, 2022. 16 17 Holasek Property — Staff has been in contact with a multi -family housing developer on this 18 particular property. The multi -family developer has taken comments from the City Council during 19 a work session and are researching options available to add additional commercial to the site. The 20 developer held a neighborhood meeting that a staff member was present at. The proposed 21 developer has scheduled a second neighborhood meeting on April 27, 2022 to be held at Oak View 22 Middle School cafetorium (15400 Hanson Boulevard) from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. This is not a City 23 meeting. 24 25 Housing— Developers are looking for additional land for future developments. Several developers 26 are trying to keep an inventory of lots but are having difficulty in finding locations. Several sites 27 are being reviewed and looked at. In 2021 there were 140 new housing starts. There are 27 new 28 housing starts so far this year. 29 30 Anoka County Sheriff's Office, 13301 Hanson Boulevard — Staff received a Commercial Site 31 Plan (CSP) for an expansion of parking at the property. This was recently signed off on by staff. 32 Construction expected this spring. 33 34 Anoka County 911 and Radio Building - City staff met with the consultants hired by Anoka 35 County to construct a new 911 and Radio Building at the Anoka County Public Works location in 36 the near future. Information related to their proposal was shared and it appears as though the plan 37 may only require a Commercial Site Plan for the project. 38 39 Target and Walmart - Both Target and Walmart are considering making some architectural 40 changes to their buildings in regard to signage and color schemes. 41 42 Overall Marketing — City staff continues to work with parties interested in investing in Andover 43 and marketing all commercial sites. Staff continues to work with Anoka County Regional 44 Economic Development (ACRED) on marketing of the community and Anoka County. 45 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes — April 19, 2022 Page 4 1 Mr. Dickinson gave an update on a retail Post Office. He contacted the Regional Manager asking 2 for a review of the community regarding a retail window. The Regional Manager followed up 3 with staff and indicated he spoke with their leadership group, and they are looking at a way to put 4 retail services at the Andover carrier annex Post Office. 5 6 Mr. Janish stated an auto body repair shop is looking to get into the Andover marketplace. The 7 only parcel available is the DSTI property if they are open to selling the property to them. 8 Comments were received from the EDA regarding outside storage at that location. 9 10 Commissioner Barthel stated he is fine with the business as long as all vehicles are stored inside 11 the building. 12 13 CONSIDER REPLACEMENT OF MESSAGE BOARD/CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD & 14 BUNKER LAKE BOULEVARD 15 16 Mr. Dickinson stated as part of the Capital Improvement Plan, the message board on Crosstown 17 Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard is planned to be replaced in 2024. Staff is requesting to 18 move replacement to 2022. 19 20 Mr. Dickinson explained for the last five years the LED panels on the board have needed frequent 21 replacement. Since the sign is outdated, the panels are quite costly to replace. Staff recently 22 received two quotes on replacement: 23 • 16mm $23,436 24 $24,500 25 . 1Omm $27,618 26 $29,000 27 28 Mr. Dickinson stated the smaller the millimeter number the better the quality of display. 29 30 Commissioner Barthel asked the average life of a message board. Mr. Dickinson answered 10 31 years. 32 33 Commissioner Barthel asked if it is valuable to have the message board or should it be converted 34 to a monument sign for less cost. 35 36 Commissioner Kafer stated she would prefer the money for replacement go to the Front Door 37 program. 38 39 Commissioner Butler indicated he likes the message board in that location since it is a busy 40 intersection, and he feels it has value in getting information to the residents. 41 42 A majority of the EDA would like staff to move forward with the replacement of the message 43 board. 44 45 Motion by Holthus, Seconded by Butler to approve the replacement of the message board on 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 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes —April 19, 2022 Page 5 Crosstown Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard to a high resolution. Commissioner Barthel asked the for an amendment to the motion to remove "high resolution" and replace with 1 Omm. Motion by Holthus, Seconded by Butler to approve the amendment. Motion by Holthus, Seconded by Butler to approve the replacement of the message board on Crosstown Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard with a 10mm display. Motion carried unanimously. REDEVELOPMENT UPDATES Mr. Dickinson indicated the City closed on the parcel located at 2503 138a' Avenue and there are no tenants in the building. The building will be used to relocate tenants from other buildings. Mr. Dickinson reviewed the units owned by the City and the area. OTHER BUSINESS There was none. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Barthel, Seconded by Nelson to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Michelle Hartner, Recording Secretary IM7 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 Directo FROM: Joe Janish, Community Development ' ector SUBJECT: Discussion of Andover Home Improvement Program DATE: July 20, 2021 INTRODUCTION During the May 19, 2020 EDA meeting, June 16, 2020, February 16, 2021, April 20, 2021, June 15, 2021 and July 20, 2021 members discussed the possibility of a Residential Improvement Loan/Grant Program. EDA members reviewed the Home for Generations II, and Front Door Program offered by the City of Coon Rapids. Direction provided by the EDA was to develop a smaller version of a Front Door Program that Coon Rapids provides. Last year the direction provided was to use a Anoka County estimated property value of not more than $225,000. At this time, staff would like to discuss two items with the EDA: 1. Is $225,000 an appropriate valuation due to the recent increases in property values? 2. Possible funding sources for the program. Highlights of the Program: • The project cost would have to be between $2,000 to $20,000. With the property owner paying 75% of costs and the grant covering 25%. • Depending on program funding, income limits may be needed. • Qualifying properties would be owner occupied. • The EDA majority prefers "Andover Home Improvement Program". • Removal of landscape consultation, typically nurseries will provide this information. Eligibility Requirements • 1 to 4 unit buildings, owner -occupied, single family, townhome, twin home, condo. • Homestead status with Anoka County Property Records. • Current on Anoka County property taxes. • Property value is less than $225,000 based on Anoka County estimated property value. • Projects must include at least one item from the Beautification Project list. Projects must be visible from the street in front of the house. None of these exterior projects are covered, or will be covered, by an insurance claim. Work cannot begin until the required paperwork has been submitted to the City and a Grant Award Certificate has been provided to the homeowner. Beautification Projects (25% grant) • Front door, storm door, and/or garage door • Sidelight windows by front door • Columns at front door • Covered front porch • Brick, stone, or shakes • Alter roofline on front of house • Permanent landscaping (includes tree trimming, removal and replacement of overgrown and/or dead items, planting new trees, shrubs, plants and/or flowers) $250 minimum. • Driveway, sidewalk (repair or replace) • Window boxes, shutters (add or replace) • Screening of utility boxes and/or garbage and recycling cans • Fence (add, repair, or replace) Basic Projects (25% grant) • Roof • Siding • Painting • Soffit • Facia • Trim • Gutters • Windows • Chimney repair, tuck -pointing, repointing • Deck - front or side yard - visible from front of house (repair or replace) • Porch - front or side yard - visible from front of house (repair or replace) • Retaining wall (repair or replace) Te sub d,J Community Development Director 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV TO: CC: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: President and Commissioners Jim Dickinson, Executive Joe Janish, Community Development Review Commercial Project Activity June 21, 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 — Loco Fitness and Nystrom and Associates are renting space. A local business (Milk Moms) purchased the overall site, with plans to utilize a portion of the building for retail storage. • 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 had 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. Currently they are in process of landscaping the property and plan to continue to rent out the building. • 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 to start 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. Staff has recently reviewed a couple sketches for the property providing feedback to the owners. Andover Crossings — 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 received approval on February 15, 2022. The Final Plat was approved by City Council and a Grading Preconstruction meeting was held on April 13. The Geo Technical Report has been submitted and signed off on for the project, and staff is waiting on the grading as -built. The developer hopes to start utility work on June 20'". The apartments hope to start work about the same time as a temporary drive to the apartment site has been approved by the Fire Department, and a pre -con meeting specifically for the apartments has been scheduled and should be completed by the time of the EDA meeting. • Westgate Senior Living (7" and Bunker Lake Blvd) — Building has reviewed their permit and is waiting for responses from the applicant/builder. 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. The proposed developer has scheduled a second neighborhood meeting on Wednesday, April 27, located at Oak View Middle School Cafetorium (15400 Hanson Blvd. NW) from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. SilverCrest completed the sketch plan review process and is evaluating the feedback provided for future consideration of submissions. • 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. So far this year we have had 41 permits issued for new housing. • Fields of Winslow Cove — Trunk utility work was expected to occur during the week of June 13, 2022. • Sheriffs Office — The City of Andover has received a Commercial Site Plan (CSP) for an expansion of parking at the property. This was signed off on by the city staff with construction expected soon. • Anoka County 911 and Radio Building— City Staff met several times 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. • Bunker Lake Blvd. and Crosstown Reader Board Replacement —The replacement reader board is expected to ship between June 24 to July 1, 2022. It would be expected the sign is replaced sometime after that by the sign contractor. 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.