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Home My WebLink AboutMarch 4, 1998 / -ì " '\ C/ 10 CITY of ANDOVER '. ,-j 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (612) 755-5100 Regular City Council Meeting - Wednesday, March 4, 1998 agenda Bookmark Name Call to Order - Following the 7:00 PM EDA Meeting 1. Receive Honor Award from Consulting Engineers Council of Minnesota/ award South Andover Site , 2. TIF/Commercial Park Update tif 3. Discuss Covenant not to Sue/South Andover Site sas 4. Authorize Relocation Paym~ntlMistelske relocat ResidentF orum Agenda Approval Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes minutes , BRA Meeting J ; . Public Hearing : Allocat~ 1998 CDBG Funds - Public Service Agencies phcdbg· Discussion Items : ) Lot Split, cont./I7203 Tulip St. NW/Johnson johnson '-j. Metes and Bounds Split! Ashford Development Corp ashford 4. Drainage Issue, cont./2776 I 64th Ave NW/JeffLeadens/98-8 ord988 - 5. Discuss Status of Trail Fee trailfee 6. Request Authorization to Make Purchase Offer/98-2/Septic Dump Station offer982 7. Discuss UPA New Transmission Line Project upa 8. Discuss Request from Neighborhoodll50th Lane NW Entrance Improvements/Winslow Hills/98-7 disc987 Staff. Committees. Commissions 9. Comp Plan Task Force Update compplan Non-Discussion/Consent Items 10 ·Approve Quotes/Playground Equipment forAges 2-5/97-15 qt29715 1'1 .Approve Quotes/Playground Equipment for Ages 5-12/97-15 qt59715 12 .Approve Change Order #l/Playground Equipment for Ages 5-12/97-15 co19715 13 . Approve Joint Powers Agreement for MIS Position/City of Champlin mis 14 . A ward Bid/Crosstown Masonry/Bricking Old City Hall/98-1 bid981 I 5 . Approve Deduct Change Order # I to 98-IICrosstown Masonry/Bricking of Old City Hall co1981 16 .Notice of Youth First Mayor's Prayer Breakfast youth I 7 . Notice of Care About Kids/Northem Exp098 Breakfast expo98 I 8 . Approve Change Order/96-15/Public VI orks Expansion co9615 " Mayor/Council Input ~ ___) Payment of Claims , Adjournment r '\ (- \ ( lJ \J 0 CITY of ANDOVER - ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MARCH 4, 1998 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by Mayor Jack McKelvey on March 4, 1998, 7:02 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 168S Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: Councilmembers Bonnie Dehn, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel Resident members Bill Hupp and Robert Nowak Absent: Councilmember John Kunza Also present: City Attorney, William G. Hawkins City Engineer, Scott Erickson Community Development Director, Dave Carlberg City Administrator, Richard Fursman Others - C) RECEIVE HONOR AWARD FROM CONSULTING ENGINEERS COUNCIL OF MINNESOTA/SOUTH ANDOVER SITE Mr. Erickson presented to the Authority an Honor Award by the Consulting Engineers Council of Minnesota recognizing the efforts of the cleanup of contaminated soils on the South Andover redevelopment site. Mayor McKelvey thanked the' Council on behalf of the Andover City Council and the Economic Development Authority. TIF/COMMERCIAL PARK UPDATE Mr. Fursman gave a progress report on the financing of the Commercial Park. The City has acquired 21 parcels of property £rom approximately 14 different owners. The project cost about $6.2 million to date, with about $3.9 million remaining to complete the project. At least $520,000 will be needed on the acquisition of Commercial Auto plus another $500,000 for moving that operation, leaving about $2,S7S,000 remaining. Another source of revenue is ITom the sale of the lots. There are approximately 6S acres of property which còuld be sold at $0.65 per square foot that would generate another $1.S million. An outstanding issue for expenditures is the possibility of contaminated soils. _c The City has identified four new soils investigation points where the soil is now being tested. It will be one to two weeks before the results are known. At the next meeting, he will present any problems that need to be corrected and the costs associated with that. (j Mr. Fursman proposed selling land that is readily available for development first, those areas along Commercial Boulevard and Jay Street where future streets will not yet need to be constructed.. All of the infrastructure is in place along Commercial Boulevard, but the plans calls for a lot of grading within the site itself. Soils will be removed from the lower areas to enhance the wetlands. The (--) u . ) Regular Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting - '-~, Minutes - March 4, 1998 Page 2 (TIF/Commercial Park Update, Continued) northwestern portion of the parcel is proposed for development, but he didn't think it was a wise use of the funds to invest in that redevelopment area first. If the property that is already available is sold first, the money from those sales could be used for the redevelopment of the northwestern area. Mr. Fursman also noted that there are several strips of property that must still be purchased. Then the City Attorney will be doing a torrens over the entire commercial area to erase all lot lines to make it one piece of property. The question for the EDA then is whether to subdivide the property into lots or to sell off pieces as businesses come in. Now the ordinances do not allow the EDA to carve off parcels as they are sold. Councilmember Orttelliked the idea of flexibility. He was concerned, however, that another season is not lost before getting something in the ground. Attorney Hawkins stated the torrens procedure will not affect the ability to sell the property. No action was taken by the EDA. ~ DISCUSS COVENANT NOT TO SUE/SOUTH ANDOVER SITE ) Attorney Hawkins explained a substantial portion of the Commercial Site is a part of the Superfund Site. Any time that property is purchased, the purchaser assumes liability for the cost of the clean up. This area has been cleaned up by the EP A, and they have received funding from the responsible parties. However, the EPA has about one-half million dollars of unrecovered costs; and they have the ability of recovering those from subsequent purchasers. The City has been negotiating with the EP A for several years to prevent any claims against the City, the Andover Economic Development Authority or any subsequent purchasers for the prior clean up costs incurred by the EP A or responsible parties. The agreement requires that before conveying a lot, the City will notify the EP A; and they will have an opportunity to review whether or not the purchaser would contaminate the site or whether or not they were an entity that may have contributed in the contamination of the site. This site will probably be delisted as a Superfund Site in the future. When it is, this covenant would be removed from the land. This has been referred to an environmental attorney who has reviewed it, recommended changes which will be incorporated into the document, and who has okayed it. Attorney Hawkins also noted this is a draft for the EDA's review. The item will be brought back for approval with the final changes. The EDA had no comment at this time. .' AUTHORIZE RELOCATION PAYMENTIMISTELSKE Attorney Hawkins requested a $1,000 payment to Charles Mistelski for search costs to find another site for his business. This amount has been verified by the City's relocation consulting firm. \ '--j Motion by Knight, Seconded by Dehn, to so move. Motion carried on a 6-Yes, I-Absent (Knight) vote. c) ! '\ U Regular Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting ,~ ) Minutes -March 4,1998 Page 3 ~, SECURITY AT COMMERCIAL AUTO SITE Mr. Fursman stated several arrests have been made of people trying to break into the Commercial Auto Parts site. The police department has been monitoring the area frequently. He questioned the effectiveness of the private security arrangement made by the City. The contract for security has been less than satisfactory. He asked for direction from the EDA. Councilmember Orttel noted there has been an inventory done by the City, but it is impossible to know everything that is out there. He was concerned that if something is taken, it is difficult to prove whether or not it was actually there. Also, most individual items have little value. He suggested Staff ask the owner if he would be willing to take responsibility for the site, understanding that the City would pay for it. Alternatives would be to construct a better fence, lights and sirens. Mayor McKelvey suggested Staff research less costly alternatives. Lights would be cheaper. If the cars are removed from the site by Mr. Mistelski, everything else could be moved to the front area where it would be visible from the street. The EDA asked Staff to continue researching for the best method of providing security for the site. _. \ J Motion by Knight, Seconded by Dehn, to adjourn. Motion carried on a 6-Yes, I-Absent (Kunza) vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~~~~~ Marcella A. Peach Recording Secretary - -~ /