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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 3, 2005 d.&\.J~ CvJ-..-' lJ..,'rt.cttU\ S --11- 6 ~ 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER. MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING May 3, 2005 6:00 p.m. Conference Rooms A & B AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Tour of Community Center Project 3. Swearing in EDA Member / 4. Letters of Intent/Purchase Agreements Review 5. Authorize Street Lighting Agreement for Jay Street/Andover Station North 6. Other Business 7. Adjourn ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MAY 3, 2005 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by President Mike Gamache, May 3,2005,6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Present: Commissioners Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude; Voting resident members Joyce Twistol and Robert Nowak; Absent: Non-voting resident members Edward Schultz Also present: Executive Director, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Will Neumeister City Attomey, William Hawkins Others SWEARING IN EDA MEMBER - VERBAL Executive Director Dickinson swore in Commissioner Joyce Twistol to the Economic Development Authority. TOUR OF COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT The Commission toured the Community Center. LETTERS OF INTENTIPURCHASE AGREEMENTS UPDATE Mr. Neumeister stated staffhas secured the services of Mr. Jason Messner of Patchin Messner & Dodd to provide an appraisal on the two parcels adjacent to Hanson Boulevard. No additional work has been done on the Play Ventures proposal since the last meeting. He indicated Oppidan has not proceeded forward with any additional dialogue on their proposal and Mr. Rudnicki is continuing to look at the parcel along Jay Street and would like to discuss his proposal at the May 17th EDA meeting. This proposal will require interpretation of the Design Guidelines relative to a dry cleaning business. Mr. Casey and Bruggeman Homes are moving toward closing. Commissioner Jacobson asked if staff discussed the price and reserving the land for a restaurant with Mr. Rudnicki. Mr. Dickinson stated Mr. Rudnicki would like to discuss this at the next meeting and make a presentation. Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - May 3, 2005 Page 2 Mr. Dickinson stated Mr. Rudnicki felt they had a good project and would like to make another presentation. Commissioner Orttel asked why they do not go to the other people and ask them to make an offer. Mr. Neumeister stated that is a possibility. One of the two is a local developer who would like to do light industrial like Mr. Casey. The other is another manufacturing company that is vying for different sites in the north metro. He thought there was some interest there but he did not know if they were a real good prospect at this point. Mr. Dickinson did not think they are fully prepared but they are interested in that parcel, they are kind of waiting to see what happens with the manufacturing facility. He thought they could adapt to another parcel. That would be their first choice but he did not think they would be willing to pay as much as the other project. The other project would provide more up front, higher paying jobs. Commissioner Trude thought the key was to get the jobs into Andover in order to get the restaurants. She went through the design guidelines and it specifically stated certain businesses. Mr. Neumeister stated they would need to rewrite the design guidelines in order to allow dry cleaning processing to be in the City. Mr. Dickinson stated Mr. Rudnicki wanted to make the argument that a better restaurant site would be along Bunker Lake Boulevard. Commissioner Knight did not think $2.00 a.foot was feasible. Mr. Neumeister reviewed the plans for Mr. Casey's project. Commissioner Trude asked how they are marketing to the businesses that bring injobs. Mr. Neumeister stated so far the businesses have been coming to them. Mr. Dickinson stated the property sales have to be adjusted because their competition is giving the land away or selling the away for $1.00 a square foot or just a dollar. Commissioner Trude stated the property is guided for either industrial or commercial. She wondered if their appraisal was geared only toward retail. Mr. Neumeister stated the appraisal would evaluate anything on the allowable uses list. AUTHORIZE STREET LIGHTING AGREEMENT FOR JAY STREET/ANDOVER STATION NORTH Mr. Neumeister explained the EDA received three street lighting proposals for Jay Street from Connexus Energy. Direction was given by the EDA that staff should move forward and prepare an agreement for one ofthe options that shows fifteen lighting fixtures. Connexus Energy has prepared the agreement to install fifteen lighting fixtures along Jay Street at a cost of $62,386. They will be painted to match the color of the fixtures on the south side of Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - May 3, 2005 Page 3 Bunker Lake Boulevard in Andover Station. Commissioner Jacobson noted he has a conflict of interest and would not be voting. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Knight, to authorize the agreement to be executed by the Executive Director of the EDA so that the lighting fixtures can be ordered and installed later this summer. Motion carried 6 ayes, 1 present (Jacobson). OTHER BUSINESS Mayor Gamache asked if Commissioner Twistol received all ofthe pertinent information. Mr. Dickinson stated they will sit down with her and go over everything to update her. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Orttel, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjoumed at 6:53 p.m. i Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary