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Home My WebLink AboutSeptember 7, 2004 ü 0 (-j C I T Y o F NDOVE 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 September 7,2004 - 6:00 p.m. Conference Room A & B AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes - August 17, 2004 ~:-) 3. Discuss Andover Station North Improvements - Planning 4. Discuss Andover Station North Residential Land Sale - Planning 5. Discuss Andover Station North Marketing Contract - Planning 6. Update on Andover Station - Planning 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn ~-- ) 0 ~~ . - lJ::, (v:l..; C I T Y o F LlY'ld±1n q ~ d- \- ()L{ NDOVE ;- -'\ \..~ 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755.5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW .CI.ANDOVER.MN.US ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING SEPTEMBER 7,2004 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by President Mike Gamache, September 7,2004,6:03 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: Commissioners Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude Absent: Commissioner Don Jacobson, Voting resident members Fred Larsen and Robert Nowak; and Non-voting resident member Edward Schultz Also present: Executive Director, Jim Dickinson Community Developme.nt Director, Will Neumeister City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz Others í-'" APPROVAL OF MINUTES '-J No minutes attached to approve. DISCUSS ANDOVER STATION NORTH IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Neumeister reviewed information regarding the Andover Station North Improvements and the supplemental information provided regarding the cost estimates to move forward with ; utilities and streets. The feasibility study that was prepared in 2003 was never been presented to ! the EDA and staff has been working with Short Elliot and Hendrickson to prepare an amended feasibility report for the needed public improvements. Mr. Berkowitz discussed how the attached supplemental sheet shows the assessable costs of $61,000 per acre that would allow the EDA to recoup costs to rebuild the roadway. The cul-de- sac would be kept separate for future development. Some of the non-assessable costs include the oversizing ofthe trunk, overpass and contaminate clean up. Commissioner Trude asked if2.8 million is for the entire street throughout the entire site. Mr. Berkowitz stated that the costs include all residential, commercial and park properties. The costs include site grading and a signal at 139th. The site grading is the most difficult due to the amount of fill that must be brought in. C~ Commissioner Trude asked if the EDA authorized the feasibility study. Mr. Dickinson stated that the feasibility study was authorized when the marketing plan was put together over 1 year ago. 0 0 ./-...... Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting ,,-.-J Minutes - September 7, 2004 Page 2 Commissioner Trude asked about RLK doing a study. Mr. Dickinson said that RLK did an environmental study. Mr. Berkowitz stated that he could look into exactly when the study was authorized. The RFP submission process was done during the time Scott Erickson was City Engineer. Mr. Berkowitz discussed how the land use has changed from a 5 lane roadway to a 3 lane roadway. Originally SEH was asked to look at a Big Box concept versus what is current. RLK is working on doing a concept approval to market the park. SEH is the underlying engineer on the entire project Commissioner Trude stated that Dean Hanson had been looking for information a while ago and she was not aware of this study being done. Commissioner Knight asked what the purpose of pad finishing was. ,- '-, Mr. Neumeister stated that this is related to number 4, Discuss Andover Station North \.J Residential Land Sale. DISCUSS ANDOVER STATION NORTH RESIDENTIAL LAND SALE Mr. Neumeister stated that since the City will be doing the mass grading on site, it makes sense to prepare this as part of the grading. Bruggeman is willing to negotiate a higher purchase price because the City will be doing the grading and tree clearing needed. This increases the purchase price that they are willing to give. Commissioner Trude noted the EDA needs to trust the staff on the numbers. Commissioner Orttel asked if the light on 139th was included in the numbers. Mr. Berkowitz stated that yes it was, and that the County is not able to pay for it at this time. Commissioner Orttel stated the street costs do not include expansion to the full 4 lanes. Is this okay with the County? Mr. Berkowitz stated that the County would in the future need to build it to the full 4 lanes, but that 3 lanes is all that is needed currently. These are the minimum road improvements required. ~-) Commissioner Knight asked if Bill Hawkins has gone through this. Mr. Neumeister stated no. 0 0 í- " Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting , ) Minutes - September 7, 2004 - Page 3 portion of costs. Commissioner Trude asked if this lighting makes sense. She stated that it may just be a waste if people are just driving by. Mr. Neumeister asked if the EDAwould like to continue the same lighting theme as Andover Station? Commissioner Trude asked if there were still problems with the original lighting? Mr. Berkowitz stated that yes there were issues and the City is still dealing with the manufacturer, supplier and City Attorney to get some issues resolved. Discussion involved checking with Connexus Energy about other lighting options. Mr. Dickinson then discussed TIF financing and how the dollars would pay for the road improvement project. ¡-" Commissioner Gamache asked about the accessibility of improvements to Pov's Sports Bar. \~J Commissioner Orttel stated that assessments were waived when Pov's was built and the City should look into this for future assessments. Commissioner Trude asked about the park assessments and felt that they did not make sense. Mr. Neumeister stated that staff is going by City policy and there would be some benefit to the park. Mr. Neumeister stated that a decision does not need to be made on these issues right now. He would like a decision at the next meeting on September 21,2004, since there is so much information to look at. DISCUSS ANDOVER STATION NORTH MARKETING CONCEPT Community Development Director Neumeister stated that an error occurred in the packet and pages 2, 3, and 4 should not have been attached. Mr. Neumeister stated that Mr. Mike Mulrooney has developed a contract to assist with the ,. ') marketing of Andover Station North. The contract is for a period of 1 year. \.-------- Commissioner Knight asked about Section 4 and why the City would need to pay 3-Yz% for projects that they found. 0 (J ./ Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting "; Minutes - September 7, 2004 Page 4 Mr. Neumeister stated that the EDA had requested Mr. Mulrooney come back to them with an hourly cost; however this contract is what he provided. Discussion about why Mr. Mulrooney would get the 3-1/2% fee and some examples such as Bruggeman homes was discussed as being completely done by staff. Other discussion about what exactly the 3 'li% would be for and the marketing Mr. Mulrooney would perform. Commissioner Trude felt that Bill Hawkins should be able to close the deals. Commissioner Orttel stated that he still did not understand what the need for the contract was. He stated that there should be a map that shows exclusions for specific property that staff has already identified purchases of. Commissioner Knight stated that there should be a cap on the total amount of commissions earned from property that City staffhas already identified possible interest in. Mr. Neumeister stated that this does not need to be decided tonight and can be brought back to the September 21, 2004, EDA meeting with some more fine tuning. ,--~, J UPDATE ON ANDOVER STATION Mr. Neumeister sated that the TCF building is again a possibility, but in front of Festival Foods. Ryan Construction is still planning on a retail strip in front of Target. Therefore the City will get both a bank and retail. OTHER BUSINESS None Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Gamache, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dana Peitso, Human Resources Manager ~')