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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 6, 2005 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER. MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING December 6, 2005 6:00 p.m. Conference Rooms A & B AGENDA 1. Call to Order - 6:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes (11/15/05 Regular Mtg.) 3. Andover Station North Development Improvements 4. Letters of Intent/Purchase Agreements Review 5. Other Business 6. Adjourn ; 'ANDbVE~ ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING DECEMBER 6, 2005 - MINUTES A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by Vice President Julie Trude, December 6, 2005, 6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Absent: Also present: President Gamache, Commissioners Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude; Voting resident members Joyce Twistol and Robert Nowak; Edward Schultz, Advisor to the EDA Executive Director, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Will Neumeister City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz Others Present: APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 15, 2005: Correct as amended. Commissioner Trude stated on page 2, second paragraph after agreement, the sentence should read "Commissioner Trude felt the agreement should encourage timely performance or the terms would need to be renegotiated." MOTION by Trude, Seconded by Jacobson, approval of the Minutes as written. Motion carried 3 ayes, 2 abstain (Twistol, Knight), 2 absent (Gamache, Orttel). ANDOVER STATION NORTH DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Neumeister provided an update to the Commission on the status of all the various dealings and construction projects that have been underway. Mr. Dickinson noted staff contacted Play Ventures with $3.75 a square foot for the useable part and they were offered $2.50 a square foot for park. $2.75 was offered for the area under the power line easements, which they originally indicated they did not want to pay for. Commissioner Trude wondered if the original offer excluded the same area. Mr. Dickinson stated they are having them pay for the area they originally were unwilling to pay for because there is benefit of what is underneath the easements, especially for parking. " ) Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 6. 2005 Page 2 Mr. Neumeister stated Tony Howard asked about all the available land. Commissioner Jacobson wondered if it would be for general building on all of it. Mr. Neumeister stated they would bring forward separate proposals on the different parcels. Commissioner Orttel arrived at 6: I 0 p.m. Commissioner Jacobson wondered if there is interest on the parcel by a bank, why they would want to give an option to Tony Howard for it. Mr. Dickinson stated the bank would not want the entire piece, only half and they could work out something with Tony Howard. Mr. Neumeister wondered if the Commission wanted to see where the bank would want to go before they would give an option to Tony Howard. Mr. Neumeister stated they are trying to get file closure letters from the MN Pollution Control Agency. / Mr. Berkowitz stated they are also working with VIC on this where they will send a no further action letter. He stated they also have found acetone from the landfill area and staff contacted the landfill and they thought this may be a possible contaminant from cleaning their lab equipment. They are aware of this but do not think it is because of the landfill. Mr. Neumeister stated they are working with the EP A on getting residential to be allowed to be developed on the land because they have a deed restriction on the land indicating only commercial would be allowed. Mr. Dickinson stated it is stalled in the Attorney General's office. Mr. Neumeister stated the Attorney General has signed a letter requesting that the deed restriction be removed. Commissioner Jacobson wondered when they will actually start selling land. Mr. Dickinson reviewed the timelines for the different proposed developments. Commissioner Trude stated in the Bruggeman Development, they have to make sure their design standards are met and open space is met. Commissioner Trude wondered if they want to expand the design standards along Hanson and Bunker Lake Boulevard in case some of the properties sell and change hands. She thought they should have the City Attorney look at that. LETTERS OF INTENT/PURCHASE AGREEMENTS REVIEW Mr. Dickinson indicated there have been no new "Letters of Intent" received. There has been a new purchase agreement, for Tony HowardINorthwest Commercial, recently written by City Attorney Hawkins that was authorized by the EDA in November. , Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 6, 2005 Page 3 .' Commissioner Jacobson wondered if the option is tied into the purchase agreement. Mr. Neumeister stated it is. Mr. Nowak wondered if Mr. Howard wants the option but only if they can agree on the purchase and is this contingent on the signing of the purchase agreement. Mr. Neumeister stated that was correct. Commissioner Orttel wondered what they were charging for options. Mr. Neumeister stated it is around $20,000. Mr. Dickinson stated they would put an inflator on the land of about ten percent and then $20,000 on the property would be appropriate. Commissioner Knight wondered if the green area on the map is land that cannot be used. Mr. Berkowitz stated it is wetland and has a conservation easement over it and the association will maintain it. Mr. Neumeister stated it is listed in the association documents. Commissioner Orttel wondered if there is anything in the purchase agreement indicating the owner would become a member of the association and would be required to provide for maintenance. Mr. Berkowitz stated there is no real maintenance on the wetland other than the small ponds on them. Commissioner Knight wondered who would have liability for the wetland. Mr. Berkowitz stated he could not answer that. He stated it is just like a storm water pond in any development. Commissioner Jacobson wondered if they have a broker for any of the property. Mr. Dickinson stated they do not. Commissioner Jacobson wondered if normally they have a legal description of the property in the purchase agreement. Mr. Dickinson stated it will be added after Commission review. Commissioner Knight wondered if Mr. Howard would sell or lease the buildings. Mr. Neumeister thought they would be built to sell. Mr. Neumeister stated they will put exhibit attachments on the purchase agreement. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to approve the concept plan for the purchase agreement with an addition of referencing the lot description and adding an Association. Motion carried unanimously. / OTHER BUSINESS Commissioner Jacobson wondered how the ballfield development is going. Mr. Dickinson stated the ballfield development will be tied to feasibility reports of three public improvement projects. There will be one master feasibility study and then four sub-feasibilities, one for the ballfield Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 6, 2005 Page 4 and one for each individual development and then they will consolidate them into one and issue bonds and assess back to the park dedication fund this project and facilitate this to take place in 2006 for playability in 2007. It would include the parking lot and field and fences but not lights. Commissioner Trude wondered how they will access the ball fields. Mr. Berkowitz stated the roads will be in. He reviewed the process in order to get Jay Street done and the signal lights on Hanson Boulevard. Mr. Berkowitz stated he met with Mr. Jerry Putnam and he is fine with the deferred assessment and he also talked to Scott Allen. He noted he has one more property owner to meet with. President Gamache arrived at 6:35 p.m. Commissioner Knight wondered if the baseball association is in agreement on the sizes. Mr. Berkowitz stated they are and he thought they maximized the site. Mr. Dickinson stated lighting is an incentive for the baseball association to raise funds through their charitable gambling fund. I Commissioner Orttel thought they would need a building for storage there. Mr. Dickinson thought the baseball association would put in a building onsite before they put in lighting. Commissioner Knight thought they would need a building with bathrooms. Mr. Berkowitz stated they will be running sewer and water to the park. Mr. Dickinson wondered if there are any projects the Commission wants added or to continue to pursue after the budget presentation. Commissioner Trude stated at the Council meeting they were talking about CDBG projects. She wondered if it made sense to do the Hughs Industrial area separate or do they wait until the sewer line comes up through the Rural Reserve and connect it and have it all be sewered. Commissioner Orttel thought it would change the uses and possibly make it more retail. President Gamache wondered if Kottke owns everything from where they are up to Round Lake Boulevard. Mr. Dickinson stated they do not own Eddy's and a broker working with Kottke's indicating they want the parcel if Eddy's were to sell. Mr. Neumeister reviewed possible development of the area in front of Kottke ' s Bus on Bunker Lake Boulevard. , , President Gamache wondered if they should make Grouse Street as the main street and close off the entrance to Spur. Mr. Dickinson thought the County would want that access shut down if they brought in a loop road_ " Ms. Twistol wondered if Spur decides they cannot economically make it, does the EDA have the Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting Minutes - December 6, 2005 Page 5 money to buy the parcel. Mr. Nowak thought they could put it in the TIF plan. Commissioner Trude wondered if staff could keep in contact with the owners indicating the City would be interested in possibly purchasing the property if the gas station closed. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary .I