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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 15, 2006 o 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETiNG August l5, 2006 6:00 p.m. Conference Rooms A & B AGENDA 1. Call to Order - 6:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes (7/18/06 Regular Mtg.) 3. Purchase Agreement (Michael Casey) o 4. Discuss Andover Station List of Allowable Uses (continued) 5. Letter of Intent- Review Funeral Home Proposal (continued) 6. Letter ofIntent - Review Day Care Proposal 7. Review Baseball Association's Building Proposal 8. Review Proposed Signs at Andover Station 9. Update on Economic Development Activities 10. Other Business 11. Adjourn o o o o COt0~ Cl4 Wu tte.n q - ':'5 -Ol:.> ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING AUGUST 15,2006 - MINUTES A meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by President Mike Gamache at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Commisisoners Present: Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude, Joyce Twistol, Robert Nowak Edward Schultz, Advisor to the EDA Jim Dickinson, Executive Director Will Neumeister, Community Development Director Dave Berkowitz, City Engineer Others Commissioners Absent: Also Present: AGENDA APPROVAL Add to agenda: Monument Signs at Andover Station North and the Resource Guide. Table Item 8, Review Proposed Signs at Andover Station. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-JULY 18.2006 Page 4, first paragraph should be $100,000, not $158,000. Motion by Knight, seconded by Jacobson to approve the minutes of July 18, 2006 as amended. Motion carried. PURCHASE AGREEMENT (MICHAEL CASEY) Motion by Trude, seconded by Jacobson to move the refund. Mike Casey thanked the EDA, Will Neumeister and Jim Dickinson for the opportunity he had. He spoke to B&B Carpet and tried to get them to come to Andover, but it was not in their plan. Commissioner Trude thought we could still see something like Mr. Casey's proposal come to Andover. Motion carried unanimously. o o o Economic Development Authority Meeting August 15, 2006 - Minutes Page 2 DISCUSS ANDOVER STATION LIST OF ALLOWABLE USES. CONT. Mr. Neumeister explained that there is a request for a modification to the allowable uses list to include funeral home and crematorium. At the June EDA meeting there was discussion whether the site they have asked for would be better for a larger office complex and staff was directed to contact Great River Energy to see if that property was an option. Great River has indicated that they do not wish to sell any property at this time. President Gamache asked if the change to the allowable uses list is only for Andover Station North. Mr. Neumeister replied that it is. Commissioner Trude stated that she spoke to Greg Schlink of Bruggeman Homes. The plan for this area was for commercial, retail and a restaurant. If you change your vision and the list, you can change the outcome. Commissioner Trude stated she asked Mike Mulrooney if a funeral home would deter us from getting a restaurant and he said yes. President Gamache asked ifhe has an explanation as to why it would be a deterrent. Commissioner Trude noted that it's just the image. Commissioner Jacobson felt that if we're going to have a funeral home, this is the place for it. Bruggeman isn't really against it as long as there is not huge signage. This is the last spot in the city for a funeral home. Commissioner Trude stated there is no other place in the city for a restaurant. Commissioner Orttel asked what happened to the idea of putting it in the northeast corner of Andover Station North. Mr. Neumeister stated he spoke to Mr. Karasch and he was not interested in that site. He wanted the exposure of Jay Street. Commissioner Knight explained that information from the public indicates they want a decent sit-down restaurant. He would hesitate to jeopardize that. Commissoner Twistol felt that the EDA is hung up on the word crematorium. In other cities they are called cremation services. She likes the building and would like to see a funeral home in the city where she lives. . Commissioner Nowak noted that in Brooklyn Park there is a funeral home as well as restaurants nearby. Mr. Dickinson noted that Andover Station North isn't the only location for a restaurant. Others include Clocktower Commons, the Fairbanks property and Andover Station South. The Fairbanks property is however, fairly full. Mr. Neumeister explained that the site north of the bank is not the first choice of any restaurant people. He has talked to o Economic Development Authority Meeting August 15,2006 - Minutes Page 3 restaurant people and they don't want to be behind another building; they want the frontage on Bunker Lake Boulevard. President Gamache stated that his concern is marketing and if we should start marketing the site on Jay and Hanson for a restaurant. He asked if we change the list of allowable uses to include a funeral home and crematorium, do we have to allow it? Mr. Dickinson stated it just says it's an allowable use. Mr. Karasch explained how many funeral homes are located near restaurants. Commissioner Knight stated that one of the reasons we are not getting a restaurant is because we don't have the daytime trade. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Twistol to add to the list of allowable uses a funeral home and crematorium. It was noted that the funeral home would be an allowable use but the crematorium would require a Conditional Use Permit. o Vote on Motion: Yes - Twistol, Nowak, Jacobson, Orttel, Knight; No - Gamache, Trude. Motion carries. LETTER OF INTENT - REVIEW FUNERAL HOME PROPOSAL, CONT. Commissioner Jacobson noted that Page 10 deals with confidentiality and he asked if we can keep this in confidence if we are a public body. Mr. Dickinson stated that the confidentiality clause is a standard item in most letters of intent. Mr. Karasch explained that if the purchaser can't get this site, he has another opportunity to pursue. Commissioner Trude stated there is a vacant site on Round Lake Boulevard north of Tasty Pizza that might work.. Mr. Neumeister noted that a funeral home would not be allowed at that site. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Nowak that we accept the proposal for Lot 2, Block 3, Andover Station North. Vote on Motion: Yes - Twistol, Nowak, Jacobson; No - Knight, Gamache, Orttel, Trude. Motion fails. o o Economic Development Authority Meeting August 15,2006 - Minutes Page 4 Motion by Gamache, seconded by Trude to recess the EDA meeting for not less than one hour. Motion carried. Meeting recessed at 7:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, tLJ.-; rJt./b Vicki V olk City Clerk o o o o o CITY OF NDOVE ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING, CONTINUED AUGUST 15,2006 - MINUTES The EDA reconvened at 8:36 p.m. LETTER OF INTENT - REVIEW DAY CARE PROPOSAL (TRACY SONTERRE) Community Development Director Neumeister stated a Letter of Intent has been submitted for approximately the south half of the parcel located northeast of Bruggeman Townhomes along Jay Street. Staffis of the opinion that this is a strong proposal as it provides a transition to the townhomes and will have a residential look to the building. Commissioner Trude asked if there is a better way to place a cross easement rather than next to the pond. She asked if it will be done nice and not just concrete up to the edge. Mr. Berkowitz stated this is a mitigated wetland area and the pond is further over than it looks. Commissioner Orttel asked if there will be posts or something for safety of driving. Mr. Berkowitz indicated the wetland does not have that much water in it. Commissioner Jacobson asked if the property owner will be paying entirely for the driveway. Mr. Neumeister stated as they work on another parcel, if they are making improvements to an evasive property that the EDA still owns, they may be putting that improvement into the ground just to make it work for the potential buyer. Commissioner Orttel asked if they will be charging for it. Mr. Neumeister indicated it will be charged for later because it will be something they will benefit by. Commissioner Jacobson stated the daycarewill be using the driveway also and will have a cross access and he wondered if this is included in the cost. Mr. Neumeister stated it is. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to approve the letter of intent for Tracy Sonterre for the Day Care Center. Commissioner Orttel asked if they will be assessed for the driveway or if it is included in the cost of the property. Mr. Neumeister stated it is included. Motion carried Unanimously. REVIEW BASEBALL ASSOCIATION'S BUILDING PROPOSAL City Engineer Berkowitz explained a representative of the Andover Baseball Association will be present at the meeting to present the attached plans for a new service building that they would like to build this Fall at Andover Station North. o o o Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - August 15, 2006 Page 2 Mr. Joe Dietz of the Andover Baseball Association expressed his concern to the Commission over the Hockey Association dominating most of the gambling sites in Andover. Mr. Dietz presented a model of the proposed building and made a presentation to the Commission. Mr. Dietz noted he did not know how they will get the building done without having an establishment to accommodate their lawful gambling. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to approve the building proposal. Motion carried unanimously. REVIEW PROPOSED MONUMENT SIGN AT ANDOVER STATION NORTH Community Development Director Neumeister stated staff has begun looking at various options related to construction Area Identification Signs for Andover Station North. Commissioner Knight asked ifthey will be paying for the full price of the sign. Mr. Neumeister stated they will because they need to get the advertising out for the businesses within the deveIopment. Mr. Dickinson indicated that signage is extremely important. They are trying to identifY the area and businesses and it is important for a business to be successful in any community. Commissioner Jacobson asked if there will be two signs. Mr. Neumeister stated there will be one at each end of the development. Commissioner Jacobson stated he did not see a problem with this except that in Andover Station South everyone wants their own sign and he did not want that to happen. President Gamache asked what the total cost of the signs will be. Mr. Neumeister stated it will be $60,000, $30,000 for each sign. President Gamache indicated he likes option one. Mr. Neumeister stated they could get more designs and costs for other ideas. UPDATE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES Community Development Director Neumeister updated the Commission on EDA activities in the City. o Q o Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - August 15, 2006 Page 3 ANOKA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Community Development Director Neumeister stated staff has begun to prepare the "Spotlight" Article and photographs for the Resource Guide. Mr. Neumeister reviewed the information with the Commission. Commissioner Jacobson thought it will be more readable to show photos with captions under them instead of a full page of text. He thought this will be more visually appealing. Commissioner Jacobson thought the photos should have people in them and they should focus on the natural features ofthe City. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary