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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 7, 2004 0 u ~-) 5'\NDÒVE~ 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER. MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US CITY OF ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING December 7,2004 - 6:00 p.m. Conference Room A & B AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes - November 3,2004 '- ) 3. Bruggeman Land Sale Update - Planning 4. Andover Station South Proposal - Ryan Properties (continued) 5. Discuss Andover Station North Development Progress-Verbal - Planning 6. Andover Station Development Standards-Signage - Planning 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn ',-) C I T Y o F NDOVE , I I ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING DECEMBER 7, 2004 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by President Mike Gamache, December 7, 2004, 6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: Commissioners Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Ortte!, and Julie Trude Absent: Voting resident members Fred Larsen and Robert Nowak; and Non-voting resident members Edward Schultz Also present: Executive Director, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Will Neumeister City Engineer, Dick Berkowitz Others APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 3, 2004: Correct as written. MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Jacobson, approval of the Minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. BRUGGEMAN LAND SALE UPDATE Executive Director Dickinson stated Bruggeman Properties has worked on preparing preliminary plat drawings for their proposed townhome development at Andover Station North. Staff continues to work on the purchase agreement with them. As indicated at the last EDA meeting, Bruggeman Properties is no longer interested in completion of streets and utilities to serve their fIrst phase by August 1,2005. Instead they would prefer the summer of2006 for completion of the fIrst phase of Jay Street and construction of units in the fIrst phase of their housing development at Andover Station North by the fall of2006. Bruggeman Properties has provided a new letter of intent, which has been reviewed and deemed acceptable by staff. The new letter has been adjusted to accommodate a new development schedule and to address issues associated with the failure to reach an acceptable agreement with Mr. Brad Povlitzki to sell the adjacent property. Commissioner Orttel asked if there was any progress on the sale of the Povlitzki property. Mr. Dickinson stated Bruggeman met with Mr. Povlitzki and there was no desire to sell the property 0 0 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 7, 2004 Page 2 at this time. Mr. Neumeister stated they will leave the option open for future development. Commissioner Orttel thought the City should mediate this to try to get the parcel sold. Mr. Schlenk stated by leaving Mr. Povlitzki's property, they are leaving it intact with an easement. Mr. Neumeister stated in the purchase agreement there will be a section regarding bearing the cost of the street improvements. In the meantime, they will ask Bruggeman to cover the cost of that development. Commissioner Trude asked if they would place the road elsewhere if they were not trying to help the adjoining property. Mr. Schlenk did not think they would. Commissioner Trude thought they could eliminate the southern road and have the homes use the north road. Mr. Neumeister stated they would like to keep the loop in the road for easier access because there will still be quite a few homes. Commissioner Knight asked if Mr. Povlitzki would be allowed to change the style. Mr. Neumeister stated he could but would have to come in for approval on his own. Commissioner Knight asked the reason for the time extension. Mr. Schlenk stated the market has slowed down so they are asking for the extension. Mr. Dickinson stated they are more comfortable with the extension because it gives them more time to work on the layout of the site. Commissioner Trude thought they will still have a problem in a year because in surrounding cities there are a lot oftownhomes being built and she wondered who was purchasing them all. Commissioner Jacobson asked what assessments are on the property. Mr. Dickinson stated there were none on this property but there is an outstanding assessment on the Povlitzki property. Commissioner Jacobson asked ifit was normal to provide finished grading. Mr. Neumeister stated they have established that the site was almost twenty-five to thirty thousand cubic yards short of dirt and they have been working on a grading plan with Bruggeman that will bring them within four thousand yards of being short of dirt. By doing the mass grading, this helps them a lot because they do not have to import the dirt and they can do the dirt moving on site. Mr. Berkowitz stated it is basically rough grading. It gets the site within two-tenths of fInished grade. Commissioner Jacobson stated they pay all of the fees outside including payment of trunk fees or similar charges and asked if they are figuring this into their land price. Mr. Dickinson stated the City will be paying for off site utilities, not on site. Mr. Neumeister stated it indicates the developer will be paying the hook up charges and it is in the contract. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Orttel, accept the letter of intent and authorize the Executive Director and City Attorney to negotiate and execute a purchase agreement based on the terms and conditions outlined in the letter of intent. 0 0 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 7, 2004 Page 3 Commissioner Trude stated she has been voting against this project the entire time because it exceeds the ten acres that they agreed to turn into housing to meet Met Council requirements. This is actually seventeen. Mr. Dickinson stated the President will also need to sign this agreement. The Commission agreed to this. Motion carried 4 ayes, 1 nay (Trude). ANDOVER STATION SOUTH PROPOSAL - RYAN PROPERTIES (CONTINUED) Executive Director Dickinson explained Ryan Companies would like to review with the EDA their plans for the proposed 10,000 square foot building located at the comer of Martin Street and Bunker Lake Boulevard. The City Planning and Administrative staff met with Ryan's architects and they have made changes to carry elements of the architectural theme from the front of the building to the rear of the building. They propose to use the same integral colored break-off block used on the Target building, including the light tan color banding and lattice work. They have agreed to put decorative lighting fixtures on all sides of the building. Mr. Tom Palmquist presented the revised changes to the Commission. He showed the change to the entrance of the retail building. Commissioner Knight stated he was going to suggest signage on the back so it did not look like the back. He wondered how significant the signs would be. Mr. Palmquist explained the signage to the Commission. Commissioner Trude thought this will look bad having the back facing Bunker because of the conduit boxes on the wall. Mr. Palmquist thought this would be done internally along with the trash. Mr. Neumeister stated the Planning Commission will need to review the drive-thru and he recommended bringing the signage before them also. Mr. Dickinson stated the trash enclosures are internal. Commissioner Jacobson asked if the rooftop units would be screened by the parapet. Mr. Palmquist stated they would and showed a drawing where the unit would be located. Mr. Nate Ingard stated the rooftop in the diagram will be larger than normal. Commissioner Orttel assumed this would still be reviewed by the ARC Committee. Commissioner Jacobson asked if there would be any signage on the northeast comer. Mr. I 0 0 ! Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 7, 2004 Page 4 Palmquist stated the way the OEA read, the tenant can place signage on the front and back or front and side but they will not have a monument sign. Mr. Palmquist stated a landscape plan will be the same as what Target has and they would bring this back for approval. Commissioner Trude thought they set this land aside for a restaurant. Mr. Palmquist stated they would rather have a restaurant there but they have not been able to fmd an individual business for this site. Commissioner Knight stated one of the things he is concerned about is the drive-thru traffic blocking the traffic that is parked. Mr. Palmquist stated they even have the problem with a regular parking lot at peak times. Commissioner Orttel wondered if they could leave out some ofthe curbing in the parking lot to eliminate congestion. Mr. Palmquist stated the parking lot is not any different from any other parking lot they have done. Mr. Dickinson stated this item will come back for further review by the Planning Commission. Commissioner Jacobson stated what they are ending up with is something different than the original concept they envisioned and he was concerned about the future livelihood of these strip malls. Commissioner Knight wondered if on the back side they could have opaque glass block instead of brick to make it look less like the back ofa building. Commissioner Orttel thought they could use glass block above the doors to allow light through. Mr. Ingard stated they have incorporated lighting into the back with recessed light into the canopies to create an interesting look in the back. Mr. Palmquist explained how the lighting will look on the back of the building. Mr. Palmquist stated there will be extensive landscaping around the building to break up the building along Bunker. Commissioner Knight suggested having a right in only closer to the entrance. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Orttel, to approve the revised proposal with extensive landscaping along Bunker Lake Boulevard. Commissioner Trude stated she talked to Dean Hanson about the site plan and he stated he did not like it and hoped it would not be approved. She stated she would not vote in favor of this because she did not like the layout of the building. Commissioner Knight stated he would like to see more done with the back of the building. 0 0 Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 7, 2004 Page 5 Motion carried 4 ayes, 1 nay (Trude) DISCUSS ANDOVER STATION NORTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS Mr. Neumeister stated Mr. Mike Casey has been working with his attorney on a letter of intent for the building north of the bank. He is working with the City because he would like to see the buildings go in next year along with Jay Street. Mr. Casey stated he is trying to compile a builder's showcase in the area. Mr. Neumeister updated the Commission on the buildings that will be going into the area. ANDOVER STATION DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - SIGNAGE Community Development Director Neumeister stated the EDA developed a set of design standards for Andover Station to encourage attractive unifonn development throughout the project area. The design standards about signage need to be interpreted to process a sign request by Walgreen's. An email from Member Nowak was submitted stating he was against approval of the sign for Walgreens. Commissioner Orttel wondered how the EDA has the right to make this decision. He thought this should be the Association decision. Neumeister stated this was a citywide code. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Orttel, to retain the existing sign standards the City has. Motion carried unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS City Engineer Berkowitz updated the Commission on Andover Station North improvements. Mr. Berkowitz stated Great River Energy will have an assessment for the study. Commissioner Jacobson stated they already have access to Bunker so they need to prove benefit in order to assess them. He stated the Povlitzki land will have around six hundred thousand in assessments and Mr. Povlitzki asked for defennent. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, () ;~-) ~ , ~- Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 7, 2004 Page 6 Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary