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HomeMy WebLinkAbout May 9, 2000 0 0 ~ Ct{) L-~ ,~ CITY of ANDOVER '-J Economic Development Authority Meeting - Tuesday, May 9, 2000 Call to Order - 7 :00 PM Approval of Minutes l. WDE Park Complex Development/Leonard Parker & Associates 2. Bunker Lake Blvd Redevelopment/Leonard Parker & AssoCiates 3. Advance Resources Contract Changes 4. Advance Resources Presentation of Concepts! Andover Station 5. 2000 Plan Amendment for TIF 1-1 C) 6. Discuss Sale of Lot 2, Block I, Andover Commercial Park 7. Approve Elevations of BuildingN eterinary Hospital 8. Other Business 9. Adjournment ! i U u 0 0 CITY of ANDOVER ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELCPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MA Y 9, 20 JO - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by Mayor Jack McKelvey on May 9, 2000, 7:02 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota: Present: Councilmembers Don kcobson, Julie Johnson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel; Resident members Bill f upp and ::lobert Nowak Absent: None Also present: City Code Enforcement, Jeff Johnson Community Developmel t Directo~', Dave Carlberg City Administrator, Richard Fursman Others Ü WDE PARK COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT/LEONARD PARKER & ASSOCIATES Sara Weiner and David Hyde, The Leonard Parker AssGciates, reviewed a revised layout for the northern portion of the WDE Park Complex development. Mr. Hyde stated they have learned that the City has signed an agreement to stay 65 feet from the fence of the landfill, so the ball fields needed to be moved south. This would create a bend in the road, but the entrance onto Hanson Boulevard would remain at the curb cut directly across from the street on the east side of Hanson. Theywere also asked to include an ice arena. Typically Grenas include two ice sheets, which they have designed as a 300 x 300-foot facility. One option is to locate this facility in the office- warehouse area on the west side, just south of the sliding hilL Because it is related to the other . outdoor activities there, there may be some double use of the facilities and parking lots. There would also be room for a building such as a for-profit bealth club/fitness center that could also jointly use the facilities. They looked at the possibility of a 'estaurant facility off Hanson Boulevard as opposed to a retailer to correspond with the ballfields. Th ~ parking lot could also be used jointly with the ball fields. There was some concern on the part of the EDA tha~ the complex is more park with some commercial as opposed to commercial with som ~ park area. Mr. Hyde didn't think any commercial space was lost because of the ball fields being s'lifted to the south. Instead of two-story buildings, possibility three-story buildings could be built instead, depending on the availability of parking. With the different time uses on the various facil ties, parking has been placed behind the buildings /\ to be able to share with the park users. A nice f. ature of having the park in the commercial area is U the ability of those working in the area to be abl( to take advantage of the park for picnics, walking, jogging and ball fames during lunch or after wc.rk. u " U \ .. ) Andover EDA Meeting Minutes - May 9, 2000 Page 2 (WDE Park Complex Development/Leonard Parker & Associates, Continued) Mr. Hyde then reviewed option B to place the ice arena off Hanson Boulevard where it would be more visible and more accessible. The parking a 'ea could also be shared as a park-and-ride location. The western most area could be retained as ofJ.!ce warehouse or it could be built as high density housing. The ball fields would also be moved cI )ser to the sliding hill and the other park amenities shifted around the sliding hill. EDA discussion was on the concern of stuffing t· 10 many 'park items into this area, the apparent need for an ice arena in Andover, questions on the CI ·sts involved with building and maintaining an ice arena, deciding whether or not this is the best Ie cation for an ice arena in the City, questioning the need for four ball fields with some suggesting only two fields be provided at this location, and that the shared parking could be governed by an asociation. There was general agreement that the western node of the property may best be utili:l ~d as high density housing. High density housing lends itself well with the proposed park facilities to the north, and it could provide some of the labor force for the commercial area. Because of the s'lITounding low areas, it was cautioned that it must '\ first be determined exactly how much land is bu;l.dable at that location. Mr. Carlberg suggested the ,) density can be dropped from east to west, so the ~ighest density would be on the east side, lowering to lesser density as it gets closer to the residenti?l area in Red Oaks to the west. There was some discussion on reducing the nUl lber of ball fields since fields will be constructed with the new high school. Dave Blackstad, An jover Baseball Association, stated they need four fields to run tournaments. There might as well be no fields at all if only two are going to be constructed. He didn't think his league would be able to use the ballfields being constructed at the new high school because of the size. Mr. Carlberg pointed out Great River Energy is waiting for the City to make a decision on the location of park facilities south of the landfill be~ore determining where they will install their power line poles. They do not want to install them and then have them be in the way of the City's plans. EDA members suggested the poles be placed in that 65-foot strip south of the landfill fence, since no park facilities can be placed in that area. If there is to be an ice arena, the preference was to locate it along Hanson Boulevard along with a park-and-ride facility. Some felt it is unlikely a health club/fitness center would locate at this s:te. Another suggestion was to ask the county to donate land for the ice arena. Anoka County hæ 'llade dO.lations toward the other ice arenas in the county; and since they have land in the southern portion of the City, they should be approached to donate land instead of money for an Andover ice arena. Others who were present agreed to pursue that suggestion. 'ì Mike Malrooney, Advance Resources, was concerned with an ice arena off Hanson Boulevard \ ) because they are generally low cost and may not be compai.ible from an architectural standpoint. He liked the idea of placing it on county owned la·d. Personally, he felt there is a definite need for baseball fields in the City. There may be some lerit to having them adjacent to these facilities for u Û \ \. . ) Andover EDA Meeting Minutes - May 9, 2000 Page 3 (WDE Park Complex Development/Leonard Pai ker & Associates, Continued) both the community and the businesses that 10cLte there. He felt the park facilities would be very compatible with the commercial area, though tJ -ere may be some issues with retail. The housing component is a good one, because it is becoming increasingly important with the tight labor supply. In summary, Mr. Carlberg stated they will 100'( at the multi-family housing component on the western portion of the project, with higher density to the east and lower density closer to the single family housing on the west. They will look into the wetland issue and will also explore a county donation for an ice arena so one would not have to be consi.ructed on this site. Four ball fields would still be constructed on the site. There were no further comments on the project. BUNKER LAKE BOULEVARD REDEVELO¡ 'MENT/~EONARD PARKER & ASSOCIATES Sara Weiner and David Hyde, The Leonard Pa 'ker Associates, reviewed the broad scope of the development on this site. Mr. Hyde reviewed the surrounding area and presented six options to / \ address the general street layout and location of the housing and commercial components. \ ) There was some concern on the part of the E;)A that this potential commercial area is being sacrificed for high density housing. Another concern was that the intent had been not to concentrate the dense housing, which this would do as proposed. This would also remove the only low income housing in the City, and they have been told tha low-income housing cannot be built. Others felt location is an issue for commercial; and becaust of access issues, this may not be the best location for commercial development. Mayor McKel':ey understood the business of Speedy Market on Bunker Lake Boulevard and Crosstown Drive: Las suffered because of the access limitations now placed at that intersection. Mr. Carlberg stated increasing density increases affordability: Also, increasing the density utilizes the property better than it is being used today. He also reported on his meeting with Metropolitan Council Staff on their interpretation of the number of units the Council agreed to in the goals for affordable housing. Their numbers are significantly higl~er than what the Council was told at the time of the agreement. Dave Harris, owner of property on the corner of 138th and Crosstown Drive, stated when his property was zoned commercial, he didn't receive even one call of inquiry because it did not front on Bunker Lake Boulevard. It was his opinion that this area would not develop as commercial because of the access problems. He is ready to ju.np start this project with a $1 million multi-family development, noting the proposal he already presented to the City Council. Mr. Carlberg noted that \ the commercial property across from Speedy Market has been vacant for years as well. It is really , J . an access Issue. U f 'ì \J '\ " ) Andover EDA Meeting Minutes - May 9, 2000 Page 4 (Bunker Lake Boulevard Redevelopment/Leonard Parker & Associates, Continued) Jerry Windschitl pointed out there may be additional costs involved with rebuilding all the infrastructure. He suggested a cost analysis be done beiore starting anything. Councilmember Orttel felt that with buying the property and m')ving out the existing residents, those costs alone make this cost prohibitive. Mr. Carlberg state, a TIF district would be created for this area. Mr. Fursman explained the best method of redevel. 'ping a district of this magnitude would be to hire someone like Leonard Parker Associates to com(> up with a design scheme. Then go into partnership with a group to develop it over a 25-year period. The only way it would be affordable would be to develop in increments. EOA members then discussed the options presented, narrowing their selection down to three. Mr. Hyde was asked to analyze Option 2 without any commercial development, Option I with the commercial development on the southeast corner and Option 5 because of the green spaces. The access of a road onto Crosstown Boulevard needs to be r~viewed because of the wetland areas, as does the amount of usable space for commercial in the southeast corner. A preference was to have , , more of a jog in the east-west road so it does not become a race track. It was also noted that there \. ) is no real rush because at the present time the funds are not available to do this project. Mr. Harris' proposal cannot be done now because of the moratorium on multiple housing. Mr. Carlberg stated Staffwill work with the consultant and schedule flnother meeting when they have more information. ADVANCE RESOURCES CONTRACT CHANGES Mr. Carlberg stated the two changes to the contract recommended by the City Council were on the bottom of page one, "costs associated with the production of any marketing materials..." and adding a provision to terminate the agreement with a 30-day notice. Mike Malrooney, Advance Resources, has already invested 30 days. In order for them to work on construction arrangements for commercial and because they are working partially on a commission basis, they would like the one-year contract as they had understood this would be. Also, they would be responsible for the preparation of any marketing materials with the exception of printing the materials. Councilmember Jacobson argued then the City would be responsible for the production of those materials, not the "preparation" as stated in the contract. Mr. Malrooney concurred. Councilmember Jacobson did not have a problem with the term of the contract as stated. /' "\ Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to mo-:e the cor.tract with the only change on the bottom \J of the first page which says, "Costs associated \,ith the preparation of any marketing materials...", the word "preparation" should be replaced with Ùe word "production". The rest of the contract stays the same. Motion carried unanimously. , '\ U , I ~) / , " ) Andover ED A Meeting Minutes - May 9, 2000 Page 5 AD V ANCE RESOURCES PRESENTATION JF CONCEPTS/ANDOVER STATION Mike Malrooney, Advance Resources, stated in discussing this development with potential clients, the feed back is the activity going on at the Riverdale Cent~r in Coon Rapids will directly impact the development of the Andover Station site. The tenant goin3 into the Riverdale area generally will be more than pleased with the volume of business they will do there. For some it will double what they had originally predicted. A lot of people he might want to locate in Andover Station will be opting to locate in Riverdale as well. Secondly, there is concern about the housing units in the area. The comments are negative relating to those units in the area just discussed by the EDA along Bunker Lake Boulevard between Crosstown Boulevard and Crosstown Drive. There is a general lack of conformity and quality. Those are issues they' ¡ill have to work around. Dennis Grebner then went over the concepts anr1. sketches for the Andover Station site. He found that the previous sketches done for the property I Hd meet the development and parking norms. He provided aerial photos of the site showing existin~ development around it. The sketch proposes the buildings over look the wetland areas with a linking road on the site and parking south of the linking . , road. The attempt is to create a linkage with the wetland and trees and housing south of Commercial <) Boulevard. The high density housing south of Commercial Boulevard would have parking below the buildings plus some above. The first floor would be commercial with apartments above. The idea would be to have rental housing, but it could be town homes. Density would be about 21 units per acre with one parking stall per unit. This is a fairly desirable location, plus it would be upscale housing because of the amenities and closeness to the wetland. He is suggesting a well be dug to supplement the wetland so it does not dry up. The wetlands should be controlled and should have water in it at all times. The northern edge of the pond would be more natural with a harder surface on the southern edge. A walking/biking bridge would cross the narrow part of the wetlands. He is also proposing a clock tower north of the wetlands, preferring to have an independent tower without the names of the businesses. The sign for the project advertising the major tenants would be off Quinn. The intent is the development would be very well landscaped. Mr. Malrooney saw the businesses bordering the wetlands to be more of the entertainment type. Retail will be small shop oriented with a lot of independent business owners. There is some interest in the western portion of the site as a grocery combined with a drug store. There is also interest by the banking community to locate in Andover Station. Mr. Grebner anticipated the bank building would be office as well and be three stories, but they are waiting for information on the water table. Mr. Carlberg stated there would be a 50-foot conservation area on the southern edge, which is heavily wooded and would be a buffer from the residential area to the south. Mr. Grebner stated the sketches provided tonight are to ~lelp visualize the direction the project is / \ gomg. He hoped to have it completed by the end of the month. EDA discussion with Mr. \_) Malrooney and Mr. Grebner was on architectural styles, the consultant's desire to make this a downtown area with two story buildings or higher, that putting more on this site than would typically be seen helps the tax base, that the terracing and amenities put into the site will pay for themselves, / " CJ \. , ) - ;, ; Andover EDA Meeting -' Minutes - May 9, 2000 Page 6 (Advance Resources PresentaUon of Concepts/Andover Station, Continued) that the City's ordinance does not allow for density housing higher than 14 unites per acre and requires 2.5 parking stalls per unit with some variance allowed for PUDs, but that elevators are not cost effective unless there are at least two to three stories. Mr. Malrooney preferred to have the commercial area develop before the residential area. Mr. Carlberg stated he will schedule a meeting once the drawing are done, plus they will provide more details on square foot costs. 2000 PLAN AMENDMENT FOR TIF 1-1 Rusty Ehlers, Financial Advisor, explained the original TIF 1-1 was created in 1986 and amended in 1995. That plan is the tool for using the tax Îïcrements from that district. He is recommending the EDA ask the City Council to hold a public he1ring the second meeting in June to amend that plan to allow the use of that increment to acquire property without having to hold a public hearing for , every purchase. He also recommended the plan te amended to authorize additional expenditures to ',_~J issue bonds for capital expenditures without having to hold public hearings every time. Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Knight, the Resolution (..lesolution EDA 005-00 requesting the City Council to call for a public hearing on the adoption of a modification to the Development Program for Development District No 1 and the modification to the Tax Increment Financing Plan for Tax Increment Financing District No.1-I) Motion carried unanimously. DISCUSS SALE OF LOT 2, BLOCK 1, ANDOVER COMMERCIAL PARK Mr. Carlberg noted only one bid was received by the dea1line. The bid was from AJE Companies for a bid price of$l per square foot. Another bid from Consolidated Concrete & Masonry, Inc., was received on May 4, that also for $1 per square foot. He \ïaS disappointed in the responses. Tony Howard, Consolidated Concrete & Masonry, stated there was a death, so they were unable to get the bid in on time. The EDA discussed the time requirement, feeling it may have been too short for adequate responses. Also, because it is costly to complete some of the items requested, it was felt only an explanation of the proposed project and possibly a reference to a similar project would be sufficient. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to reject the bids received and to go out again for F '\ proposals, due July 1,2000. Motion carried Ul animously. I , ---' ¡ / \ ( J \ ) . , '- \ Andover EDA Meeting Minutes - May 9, 2000 Page 7 APPROVE ELEVATIONS OF BUILDINGIVETERINARY HOSPITAL Mr. Carlberg reviewed the elevations of the ve ~rinary hJspital, noting the proposal is to turn the building so that the side elevations would be the front. It provides a very residential look and would fit well into the neighborhood. There would be 1: ick on the side facing Commercial Boulevard. The benefit of shifting the building is that the garag.: door is to the rear. The bid for the building came in over $1 million. He asked the EDA for cone _ptual approval as presented. Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Jacobson, to so move. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 4, 2000, Regular EDA meeting: Correct as written. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Hupp, approval as written. Motion carried on a 5-Yes, 2-Present (Orttel, Nowak) vote. , / Motion by Knight, Seconded by Johnson, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, \~~~~~ Recording Secretary : '\ I