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Home My WebLink AboutEDA October 15, 2002 ,-, CITY OF ANDOVER '- ) 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W.. ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923. WWW.cI.ANDOVER.MN.US Special Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Tuesday, October 15,2002 6:30 p.m. Conference Room A 1. Call to Order 2, Approval of Minutes - October 1,2002 3. Andover Station Residential Site Development 4, Other Business 5. Adjournment / '1 \. ) .' , ) @) , , CITY OF ANDOVER ] 685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923. WWW.cI.ANDOVER.MN.US TO: President and Commissioners CC: John Erar, City Administratorf" FROM: Vicki Volk, City Clerk SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes DATE: October 15,2002 INTRODUCTION The following minutes have been provided by the TimeSaver for approval: October 1, 2002 Regular EDA Meeting (Jacobson, Larsen) , \ \ ) Copies of the minutes have been e-mailed to Commissioners with hard copies provided to Commissioners Knight and Trude. ACTION REQUIRED The EDA is requested to approve the minutes listed above. Respectfully submitted, iLL- d~ Vicki Volk City Clerk j '.', . - , -~ . ,.,'".' ,__ ,.",', :'_ ~'__: _.',._-' :, -'." _1,_ "." ',: "...,' "_ :. ",:r:, .: _- "-'.. _ ' - ". .;' }'. ,",': :: :. . ..:"._ '. ,-" '--_. ,-,:~,_'" -:." .- " --:" ", Community I)evelopmentDii~ctor NeUlneisterexplaiJ1ed\Y~th thewitl1drawal o.fBO;{,"... .....~ Corist~ctionforthe res1de,ntial developmentoftheAndoverStatioll,site,United Properties arid !Staff,have m'etw,ithMr; Dean Hanson of Hanson Buiiders;'ltic. to discuss hIS coqipm1'y's interest' .. ' ',' _' _ " ;,_ _ ,_ ,_ ...... _' ..; . "_: _. ,. : _, . - . . ,," , ' , " "i .' . . _' ' .." ',',' . '- '~ ' in this site. . '. ' '(..' ',', . . ~ ,-" --,'''.- ::-' ,",'>'.:'. ,.:":','",/.'.:::' :,-;_::,:,--",-,,--:,,;..,~. ~,--",,:..':,.,<..':'., :"":":':, " :.'-,-"~.:, ~'- -'-- -.:'"':;"":' ,":;,,:_>" . :'- - " ...---,....: Mr;Neumeister introdu~edMr. Hanson to the Board;':. Mr.: Hallsori.dis~ussed additional: ',' -',.. " ,~- ,; '."'-',-, "- "._-,.-, ',,-- -'-',' - , -:" -- -- <' .-,' ..-", )- "'-' -- ,-"." ',', '. ':'.. '. -'-,'- -- - " ,.., .' -' ~.' illformation on, liis.companyand.his vision for the n~sidentialdevelopmentofthis.site: ". ~. '>,>:'. .....:' ", .: ....... ........,i',".., :,.\ ," ............ ....: .... .~. . ,~..,/'~ .' :','><.. '.,.' ,:-,. M;' Nmyakasked if all units have to have three stali ganiges,"Mr.!janson statedsomehcnises .- Wo~ldhaye'tWo garag~s . and so~e yvo~ldbe'three dep~ndi~gon,lof~ize: ..C~)1l1mission~r .J~& .... .... askedif~e demand is there, for th,e thr~ecargarages, ill townho!TIes: Mr):Iansonstated' tl'!ere is . becausetheextrastallisnotonlYforvehiclesbut'for accessori6s, such as boats'"0,.' . .', .' " ,_ _ ',_ " " _ ,- _' '.' '. f '. -~, "" ,.' I Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - October 1, 2002 Page 2 Mr. Hanson stated the covenants would stipulate that the garage must remain clean to allow the vehicles to be parked in there and he stated covenants on the townhomes will be more stringent than on a single family home because they want to keep the area neat and tidy. Commissioner Knight asked how wide the streets would be. Mr. Hanson stated the streets would be thirty feet wide. Commissioner Trude pointed out the high number of sidewalks in the development. Mr. Hanson stated they want to make it a pedestrian neighborhood with the ability to shop in the neighboring stores, so there will be more sidewalks than in a normal neighborhood. Mr. Hanson summarized his business with the Commission and discussed the features ofthe townhomes.He stated $239,900 would be the starting amount for the two-story townhomes and the small one levels would start at $209,000.00. He stated these townhomes would be geared towards empty nesters and single adults. \, J Commissioner Knight asked if any of the townhomes were built for storm protection. Mr. Hanson stated they do not have basements but they are putting hurricane straps on all the houses. President Gamache asked ifthere were any sidewalks internally in Station Parkway. Mr. Hanson stated the only sidewalks ruIming internally are along the gazebo and Station Parkway. Mr. Nowak asked ifVi1!a Lane has access to Station Parkway. Mr. Hanson stated this is a private road only allowing residents to their driveways. Commissioner Orttel asked how many units would be in the development. Mr. Hanson stated there are forty-four houses total. Commissioner Ortte1 asked how much revenue they would lose with fewer houses. Mr. Neumeister stated they would lose park dedication revenue and loss of revenue on the houses not built. Commissioner Trude stated Villa Park would provide parking for guests except on Villa Lane. She asked what the residents on Villa Lane would do for parking. Mr. Hanson stated there would be room to pull into the cul-de-sac and still be able to access the garages and there would be ample parking on adjacent streets. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Nowak, to approve Hanson Builders for the proposed housing and site development concept. Motion carried unanimously. , Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - October 1,2002 Page 3. APPOINT COUNSULTING ENGINEERING FIRM ON ANDOVER STATION NORTH DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN/02-33 City Engineer Erickson stated in response to the EDA direction to begin the development process for the Andover Station North site, a request for proposals (RFP) was developed and distributed to six consulting engineering firms. The RFP review process has been completed and a qualified consulting engineering firm is being reconmlended to the Economic Development Authority for consideration. Mr. Erickson further discussed the information and budget impact with the Board. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Knight, to authorize the appointment of SEH to provide the engineering consulting services for the development of the Andover Station North commercial site, Project 02-33. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Nowak asked if there were other bids. Mr. Erickson stated there were six that responded and four were interviewed. : \ / OTHER BUSINESS There was no other business. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion can-ied unanimously. The meeting adjoumed at 6:59 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary cD J CITY OF ANDOVER 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEY ARD N.W. . ANDOYER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOYER.MN.US TO: EDA President and Board FROM: John Erar, Executive Director SUBJECT: Andover Station Residential Site Development DATE: October 15, 2002 INTRODUCTION Issues have been raised by Dean Hanson Builders that necessitate further discussions and actions by the EDA Board concerning environmental aspects of the site development. DISCUSSION A meeting held with Dean Hanson and Kieth Ulstad of United Properties on Friday, October 11, 2002 cited several concerns associated with environmental facets of the site that the EDA Board will need to address to allow the project to move forward. Without such discussion and actions by the ,j EDA on the first two items listed below, Dean Hanson has indicated his company would need to withdraw from the project given these concerns. The following issues/ concerns have been raised: 1. Performance of a Phase II Environmental Study 2. Blanket Environmental Indemnification for the Developer 3. Environmental Disclosure affecting the Marketability of the Site for Residential Occupancy (State of MN dependent) BUDGET IMPACT The performance of a Phase II Study will most likely be in the range of $20,000 to $25,000 for the environmental work. Should additional environmental remediation be necessary, the EDA would need to consider expending additional funds for this purpose. ACTION REQUIRED EDA Board President Gamache has called a Special EDA Board Meeting for Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room A. ,