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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 6, 1996 u Ü CITY of ANDOVER . \ 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N,W . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 · (612)755-5100 "----) . ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING NOVEMBER 6, 1996 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by Mayor Jack McKelvey on November 6, 1996, 11:21 p.m., at the Oak View Middle School, 15400 Hanson Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: Councilmembers Dehn, Jacobson, Knight, Kunza Absent: None Also present: City Attorney, William G. Hawkins City Engineer, Scott Erickson Community Development Director, Dave Carlberg City Administrator, Richard Fursman Others DTED/MET COUNCIL CONTAMINATED LAND GRANT CLEAN-UP Mr. Fursman explained the Staff has prepared grant applications to the Department of Trade and Economic Development for its Contamination Clean-up Program and to the Metropolitan Council for its Metropolitan Li vabili ty Communi ties Fund Tax Base Revitalization Account. Those ./) funds would provide financial assistance to clean up the, contaminated ,_ Best Auto Parts site at 1950 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW. He reviewed the details of the two grants, noting the proposal would be to use $438,750 of DTED Grant funds, $333,450 of the Metropolitan Council grant and $105,300 of the City's money to clean up the site. Tax Increment Financing funds could not be used for the City's share. In order to be eligible for the grants, the Resolution electing to begin participating in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act must be approved. Councilmember Jacobson was opposed to being forced to participate in the Livable Communities Act to obtain the grant funds. He did not think that once the City accepted those funds that it would be able to back out of participating in the Act. With the funds already in the TIF account and the projected revenues from the sale of the commercial lots, he proposed the City take care of the contamination problem itself. There was further discussion by the members of the Authority regarding the participation in the Livable Communities Act. There was general mistrust of what will be required of the City or what the City will be forced to do in the future. Some called it extortion to require participation in the Livable Communi ties Act to be eligible for any grant monies. It was also noted that the feasibility study has not yet ben completed, so the clean-up costs may be less than what is being projected in the grant application. There was a consensus to wait for ., the ~esults of the feasibility report and not to participate in the .~ Livable Communities Act at this time. I .' '\ ,_/ \J Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - November 6, 1996 Page 2 \ ) (DTED/Metroolitan Council Contaminated Land Grant Clean-Up, Continued) MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Kunza, to decline the grant that the Staff has presented tonight and not participate in the Livable Communities Act. Reasons for that would be to wait and see what the testing will be, as the feasibility report may find the contamination clean-up might be much cheaper than we are anticipating now. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION by Knight, Seconded by Dehn, to close the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 11:50 p.m. MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Dehn, to reopen the EDA meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 12:06 a.m. Mr. Fursman suggested that the City forward the grant applications without the Resolution to participate in the Livable Communities Act. The applications must be submitted by November 15, and there may be a possibility of obtaining the grant funding without participating in the Act. Also, he asked for permission to pursue discussions with the State Senator and Representative to obtain special legislation for the same ì amount of clean-up money on Andover's behalf. I MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Dehn, to authorize Staff to make application to State agencies for clean-up funds in the junkyard area, and this Resolution does not include the City's applying for status in the Livable Communities Act. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Dehn, to close the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was closed at 12:07 a.m. Respectfully submitted, =~~ 1Y\~~ 0\"~ f-U¿ Marcella A. Peach Recording Secretary )