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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 26, 2002 () Ü- CITY OF ANDOVER ~~ 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. · ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755·5100 FAX (763) 755-8923. WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US Economic Development Authority Meeting - Tuesday, March 26, 2002 Call to Order - 6:30 PM Discussion Items 1. Off-Sale Liquor Store Development 2. Street Naming/Commercial Boulevard 3. Great Rivel.' Energy Property Appraisal 4. WDE Site Planning 5. Other Business Adj ournment / '\ ,_J " \, o u - U ::J CITY of ANDOVER ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MARCH 26,2002 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by President Mike Gamache, March 26, 2002, 6:34 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: President Mike Gamache; Commissioners Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie-Trude; Voting resident member Robert Nowak; and Advisor to the EDA Edward Shultz Absent: V oting resident member Terri Hokanson; and Advisor to the EDA Fred Larson. Also present: Executive Director, John Erar -- Will Neumeister, Community Development Director Others 0 DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Off-Sale Liquor Store Development Executive Director Erar stated at the March 6,2002 EDA meeting, the issue of off-sale liquor store restrictions was discussed. Direction was given that staff prepare information for another discussion establishing criteria for issuance of new off-sale liquor licenses, including the minimum valuation and/or architectural and building construction standards; limit licenses to six in the City; issuance of off-sale licenses requires approval of a Special Use Permit (SUP) in the Shopping Center (SC) and General Business (GB) zoning districts. Mr. Erarindicated staff had sought out information regarding the cost of constructionfor commercial buildings. He stated staff estimated that the type of construction which would include a £fee standing liquor store could cost anywhere ITom $60 to $100 per square foot depending on the cost ofland, the amount of brick work on the exterior, and the type/quality of finishes on the inside. Based on the building permit valuation ITom 1996, the cost of construction forthe'G-Will Liquors on Round Lake Boulevard was $906,165. He stated the building was 15,700 square feet in size. He noted a typical tenant space in a shopping center could be expected to be about3,000 to 4,000square feet. The dollar value of construction would be a combination of the costs of the shell construction and the tenant finishes that were used, and -\ could be expected to fall somewhere in the same range as previously explained. '--.) Mr.Erarstated the only city thatstaffsurveyed that had minimum valuation criteria was Chanhassen. They had established a minimum building valuation of $100,000. He stated that was far below the cost of the G- Will Liquors and did not provide any guidance in establishing (~ u ~ Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting 0 Minutes - March 26, 2002 Page 2 what the minimum building valuation should be. He indicated without specific standards being established in the Zoning Code, there would be a limited level of control over their architectural qualities and construction standards. Mr. Erar stated staff had prepared and attached a draft set of performance standards for liquor stores that would need to be adopted as a part of the Zoning Code to achieve the higher level of architectural design expected of all off-sale liquor stores. With respect to limiting licenses, he stated direction had been previously given that Andover move towards setting a maximum of six off-sale liquor licenses (citywide) at the present time. With respect to licenses only in Shopping Center (SC) and General Business (GB) Zoning Districts, he stated direction was previously given that licenses would be only issued in the Shopping Center (SC) and General Business (GB) Zoning Districts. He requested the EDA discuss the valuation information and determine whether performance standards establishing the minimum valuation and/or architectural standards for new off-sale liquor stores should be prepared. He also asked the EDA to authorize staff to prepare City-eode amendment(s) to establish the items he previously noted as criteria for obtaining a new off-sale liquor license. Commissioner Jacobson suggested looking into the possibility of a municipal liquor operation. / '\ Commissioner Trude stated she was not sure they were that profitable. '-J Mr. Erar stated municipal liquor stores were very profitable for the Cities that had them. In this case, if the City wanted a municipalliquor store, they would need to adopt an Ordinance forbidding private liquor stores. Commissioner Trude asked if a municipal store would pay property taxes. Mr. Erar replied they would pay taxes in some form. Commissioner Orttel stated in some places municipal liquor stores had been a good operation and in some places it had not been. He expressed concern that the government would be in competition with the private sector. Commissioner Knight pointed out that if these liquor stores were located as proposed, they would be in very close proximity. Commissioner Trude asked if the Hamilton site was limited due to its proximity to the schools. Mr. Erar replied that would need to be researched. Commissioner Trude suggested this issue be put on cable TV. .:~ President Gamache stated he did not have a problem with them being in the same area, as long as they were aware of what the City's criteria was. Mr. Erar stated they had discussed radius issues at the March 6, 2002 meeting. . /~"", - '" ..J ~ ) '..-' ,'\ Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting ',,--) Minutes - March 26, 2002 Page 3 Commissioner Jacobson stated this issue should be discussed at a Council meeting. Mr. Erar replied the Planning and Zoning Commission would be advised of what the EDA discussed; this was all background information. He stated at this point, they were not making decisions. The Planning and Zoning Commission would have independent review of this and make their suggestions. Commissioner Orttel stated if the Planning and Zoning Commission had a problem with this, they could have a Deed restriction; this would not be an Ordinance correction. Voting Resident Nowak stated the EDA should make recommendations. He asked ifthere were any other performance standards consistent with what the EDA was doing at Andover Station to make it consistent with that area as well. Commissioner Trude stated they could have different types ofliquor stores within the City also. (i.e. one thaTsells quality wine and one that sells other types of liquor). Voting Resident Nowak suggested the EDA set some type ofa building standard for liquor stores. ,~'--) Community Development Director Neumeister stated the City Attorney had indicated the Cities by law, where allowed a great deal of discretion in setting a liquor license, including a dollar valuation or a square foot minimum. He indicated they should deal with the existing ones by grand fathering them in, but if the existing ones wanted to upgrade, they would need to upgrade to the current standards. Commissioner Orttel stated he would rather value it on a square foot minimum. Mr. Erar stated the city could adopt the same design standards that they applied to Andover Station. Commissioner Knight stated they would need to also look at the signage. Commissioner Orttel stated the Art Committee did a very good job, and he did not have a problem with allowing them to make these types of decisions. Mr. Erar stated with respect to the EDA property, anything that was constructed would be brought to their attention. Commissioner Jacobson asked what the Planning Commission would consider. Mr. Erar stated they would consider the criteria considered to be important by the EDA. 0 Commissioner Knight asked if this would require any police supervision beyond normal. Mr. Erar stated there would be no additional enforcement action. Commissioner Jacobson stated he would like the Planning Commission to really think this over and not just rely on the EDA's recommendations. . - --- ( '\ (,~ I " j , , Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting \. ) Minutes -March 26,2002 -j Page 4 2. STREET NAMING/COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD Mr. Erar stated there was no discussion to be held at this time. They were still waiting suggestions from the citizens. This would be put in the newsletter and cable TV. He indicated this would come back to the EDA in another 6-8 weeks. 3. GREAT RIVER ENERGY PROPERTY APPRAISAL Commissioner Jacobson stated he had a conflict of interest and would not be taking part of this discussion, but he would be available for questions. Mr. Erar stated the ED A had previously requested that property appraisals be conducted on two parcels owned by Great River Energy to determine approximate market valuations. He indicated they had received the appraisal report back. He reviewed the land values with the EDA. (-) Mr. Erar stated if they received an offer they should need to do a Phase I and Phase II environmental study. Commissioner Trude suggested they look at the possibility of cleaning up the comer to make it look more attractive as a City entryway. Commissioner Orttel asked where the money would come from. Commissioner Trude replied from the sale ofthe land. Mr. Erar stated the next step would be to figure out which lots they want to acquire, and then to work on a cash flow as to how it would be financed and if they still wanted to proceed, they would start the negotiations. Commissioner Trude stated on Lot A if they did not purchase it, she was concerned it would go to the private sector and then they would have no control ofthat corner. Mr. Erar replied Great River Energy had indicated they had no interest in marketing the property, but if the City wanted it, they would consider selling it. Commissioner Orttel stated they needed to tighten up the numbers, how long it would take for them to move the station, and where the money was coming from. C_) Mr. Erar stated when he spoke with Great River Energy, they indicated there were a lot of underground lines that would need to be relocated. He stated he would ask Great River Energy where those lines would be relocated. . U' U ,/ . ~, Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting ",-) Minutes - March 26, 2002 Page 5 Commissioner Jacobson pointed out that there were power line easements they would also need to deal with on those lots. Commissioner Orttel stated they would need to determine the easement impairments also. Mr. Erar replied he would contact Great River Energy for this information and move forward. 4. WDE SITE PLANNING Mr. Erar stated at the February 6, 2002 Board Meeting, the EDA reviewed several master site planning concepts with regards to the future infrastructure development of the WDE site. From that discussion, the Board indicated its preference on the alignment of the proposed road that ultimately served the site. Similarly, the EDA discussed the need to establish its vision regarding how the site would be developed, the timing ofthe site and the type of development strategies it would prefer to see on the site. He indicated as previously noted, the site Was zoned General Business (GB). He stated staff had prepared a master site-planning scenario based on the EDA's February 2, 2002 discussion reflecting the proposed road alignment on the site. He noted the EDA might wish to further discuss and finalize this alignment. In addition, planning staff had ;) overlaid the sit~ ~ap with some pr?pose~ parc.ellayouts .sh?wing how the site cou~d be --' marketed. He mdIcated he had a dIscussIOn with CommIssIOner Shultz who had kmdly volunteered his services to the Board to facilitate a discussion on development strategies; land use priorities; Board visioning and development staging. Advisor to the EDA Shultz gave a presentation on development strategies; land use priorities; Bòard visioning and development staging. Mr. Erar presented to the EDA the WDE Site Conceptual Site Drawing for their review and asked for their comments. Mr. Erar asked if the vision they saw was consistent with their overall vision of the area. He stated if this was consistent, the next step was to decide what type of development proposals they would consider. The EDA discussed the proposed conceptual site drawing and made suggestions, recommendations, and comments. The EDA's consensus was for staff to take their recommendations and suggestions into consideration, and come back to the EDA at a future date with an update. (-) (-, . lJ u , ) Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting \ - Minutes - March 26, 2002 Page 6 5. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Erar updated the Board on Hans Hagen indemnification. The EDA requested to be kept updated on this issue. Motion by Commissioner Orttel, Seconded by Commissioner Jacobson to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:51 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kathy Altman Recording Secretary --- - . ! ) \. - ( ') ."- ..