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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 5, 2006 o 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD'N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER,MN.US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORlTY MEETING September 5, 2006 6:00 p.m. Conference Rooms A & B AGENDA 1. Call to Order - 6:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes (8/15/06 Regular Mtg.) 3. Review Purchase Agreement / Tracy Sonterre 0 4. Letter of Intent / Office Building Proposal 5. Letter of Intent / Funeral Home Proposal (Continued) 6. Update on Economic Development ACtivities 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn o c C,o'uL.Q...(:..k Clh--- ~ Q-/9-o(p ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by Vice President Julie Trude, September 5,2006,6:01 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: President Mike Gamache (arrived at 6:05 p.m.) Commissioners Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel (arrived at 6:04 p.m.); Voting resident members Joyce Twistol and Robert Nowak Edward Schultz (Advisor to the EDA) Executive Director, Jim Dickinson City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz Others Absent: Also present: o APPROVAL OF MINUTES o August 15, 2006: Correct as written. MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, approval of the Minutes as indicated above. Motion carried unanimously. REVIEW PURCHASE AGREEMENT/STACY SONTERRE Executive Director Dickinson stated the attached purchase agreement was prepared by the City Attorney, Bill Hawkins, and has been reviewed by Tracy Sonterre for accuracy and details that follow the original letter of intent that was submitted and approved by the EDA on August 15, 2006. Commissioner Jacobson stated on item 21, they are selling this without any access to the property. Legally, does item 21 take care of that? Mr. Dickinson indicated they currently own the parcel that has access. Commissioner Jacobson thought they would need to have access to this parcel in order to sell it. He thought it would be sold based on road access. Commissioner Orttel arrived at 6:04 p.m. President Gamache arrived at 6:05 p.m. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Nowak, to approve the purchase agreement to sell the south half of Lot 24, Parkside at Andover Station to Tracy Sonterre for a children's day care facility. o Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 2 Motion carried unanimously. LETTER OF INTENT/OFFICE BUILDING PROPOSAL Mr. Dickinson explained a letter of intent has been submitted to the EDA related to a new office building proposal. This letter was submitted by Andy Stoner (Nassau Builders, Inc.) for the north half of Lot 24, Block 1, Parkside at Andover Station. Mr. Andy Stoner, Nassau Builders, Inc. presented a project proposal to the Commission. Commissioner Knight asked if the buildings would be identical even though they are different sizes. Mr. Stoner indicated they would be. Commissioner Trude asked if they would build the buildings before they have tenants. Mr. Stoner stated they will try to find occupants while building these and their goal is to have fifty percent occupancy before starting to build. o Commissioner Trude asked if they would own the buildings instead of condoing them. Mr. Stoner stated that was correct but they have had inquiries about purchasing them. President Gamache asked if they have any restrictions on the signs. Mr. Dickinson stated they do not. President Gamache asked if the exterior finish meets their guidelines. Mr. Dickinson stated Nassau Builders was given the guidelines and have met them. Mr. Dickinson stated the down payment will become non-refundable after the six month due diligence period. Commissioner Trude stated she wants to make sure the trash enclosures meet their requirements and she does not want plastic gates. She wants to see some architectural interest to the back of the building because the back of the building will be facing the ballpark. Mr. Stoner explained there will be similar architecture around the building on all sides. Commissioner Knight indicated he likes the fayade. o Commissioner Jacobson explained they do have signage requirements in this development so Nassau Builders may not get all of the signs they want. Mr. Dickinson stated the builder would have to follow code. Commissioner Orttel wants to make sure they are aware of the cross easement access for the other parcel. Mr. Stoner indicated he was aware of this. o o o Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 3 Commissioner Trude asked if the City was in charge of the dry pond and wetlands. Mr. Berkowitz stated they are monitoring this. Commissioner Trude asked if they are making sure they are not getting any invasive plantings in there. Mr. Berkowitz stated this is only the second year but they will continue to check this to make sure there would not be any invasive plantings. Commissioner Jacobson stated the parking and cross access is not in the letter and he wants to make sure it is known and intended. Mr. Stoner stated he is aware of this. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel to approve the letter of intent as presented. Mr. Nowak stated in regard to the terms in the agreement, the sentence reading "If buyer requests seller to extend due diligence by an additional six months, the deposit can become non- refundable..." He thought the wording should be "will" instead of "can". The Commission agreed it should be changed. Commissioner Trude asked in regard to compensation in the agreement if this is something they looked at last fall regarding a potential commission to be paid to the realtor for bringing this forward to the Commission. Mr. Dickinson indicated it is because Mr. Walton brought this to the City without the City talking to the applicant previously. Motion carried unanimously. LETTER OF INTENT/FUNERAL HOME PROPOSAL (CONTINUED) Mr. Dickinson explained a revised letter of intent has been submitted to the EDA related to a funeral home and crematorium proposal. This new letter was submitted once again by Daniel DeShaw for the westerly 318 feet of Lot 1, Block 3, Andover Station North. Mr. Dickinson stated the City would like to retain a cross easement access across the northern area of the property. Commissioner Jacobson wondered on the north end of the property, ifthe utility easement was going to be a private driveway. Mr. Dickinson stated they would try to share the driveway. Commissioner Trude stated the applicant does not have an access plan. Commissioner Jacobson asked if the easement would end at the property line. Mr. Dickinson stated that is correct. Commissioner Jacobson asked if it was like a driveway or more of a City Street. Mr. Berkowitz stated they are looking at a two-lane road, twenty feet in width. . Commissioner Trude asked if this would accommodate large semi-trucks to get to the parcel in back. Mr. Dickinson showed on the map how they plan to have other access to the back parcel. Commissioner Jacobson asked who would be responsible for the cost of the access road. Mr. o Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 4 Dickinson stated the EDA would have to pay for part of the cost of the access road because they are the developer. Commissioner Jacobson asked if they could extend the road onto the outlot. Mr. Berkowitz stated they need to reserve the outlot for the storm water pond. Commissioner Trude thought they would need to run another north/south road like they did with the Rudnicki parcel. Mr. Dickinson explained how they developed an industrial site in Big Lake. He stated the intent is to preserve access to the back parcel. He noted their intention is to try to keep the back parcel one lot and not sell it off as two. Commissioner Trude stated the other issue is the letter from Bruggeman Homes and their concern of the funeral home being close to their development. She stated this is a concern of hers also because Bruggeman purchased the land before this was even envisioned in the area. o Commissioner Jacobson asked Mr. DeShaw if the EDA did not allow a crematorium, would they still want to build a funeral home. Mr. DeShaw stated they would still be interested because they would not want a competitor to build on this site. President Gamache stated Bruggeman Homes wants the signage to be low visibility. Mr. DeShaw stated every funeral home whether there is a crematorium or not on premises has the word in the sign. Commissioner Trude stated she would not vote in favor of this because of her concern with the Bruggeman Home issues and more people are looking to bring businesses closer to home. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Twistol, to approve the letter of intent with the signage not indicating any crematorium and the purchaser will not put in a crematorium and to include a $5,000 deposit to make sure the development goes through. Mr. DeShaw stated they would still need to get a Conditional Use Permit in order to get a crematorium in the funeral home. Commissioner Knight stated he did not want to be a part of hiding anything. Mr. Dickinson stated they would need to go through a full CUP notification, including a public hearing in order to get a crematorium in. Mr. Greg Shlink, Bruggeman Homes, stated the thing he would ask them to consider is a time limit so they can get up and running. There is a concern with a funeral home being close to their homes but a crematorium is even a greater concern. o Mr. Dickinson stated as a suggestion on the letter of intent, they may want to request a deposit. Commissioner Trude asked if the other owners of Andover Station North are aware of the changes. Mr. Dickinson indicated they are and First Regents Bank is in favor of this. '0 c o Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 5 Commissioner Trude asked if they should include a moratorium on this for Bruggeman to develop. Mr. Shlink thought they could approve the funeral home now and restrict the crematorium. Mr. Dickinson stated they are looking at a six month due diligence period to allow Bruggeman Homes to get started. President Gamache stated the issue is that they do not want the signage to indicate cremation services but they can advertise elsewhere that they have cremation services available at other sites. Motion carried 6 ayes, 1 nay (Trude) Commissioner Trude stated she was voting no on this item because the sale would have a negative impact on townhome sales and that it subdivides a large parcel limiting the marketability ofthe parcel behind it and it does not enhance their goals for Andover Station for providing local jobs and retail customers. UPDATE ON EDA ACTIVITIES Mr. Dickinson updated the Commission on EDA activities. Commissioner Knight asked if the individual who wanted the sports facility was still interested. Mr. Dickinson indicated the interest was on the individual's backburner because of personal issues. OTHER BUSINESS There was none. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Jacobson, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary