HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Approval of September 18, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held
on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145 Street
West, Rosemount.
Chair Weisensel called the meeting to order with Commissioners Droste, Wolf, Riley, Leuth,
Peterson and Kearney attending. Staff present included Deputy Director Lindquist, Executive
Director Johnson and City Clerk Domeier. The Pledge of Allegiance was said.
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
Executive Director Johnson suggested changing the order of the Old Business items. The Port
Authority concurred with the change in order.
Motion by Weisensel. Second by Riley.
Motion to Adopt the Agenda.
Ayes: 7
Nays: 0. Motion carried.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Riley. Second by Wolf.
Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda.
a. Approval of September 14, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes
b. Approval of Bills and Invoices
Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Riley, Weisensel, Leuth, Peterson, Kearney
Nays: None. Motion carried.
4.b. Genz Ryan Listing Extension Discussion
Deputy Director Lindquist provided a summary of the staff report. She stated a letter has been sent
to the CDA about the possible affordable senior housing sites in the City. The CDA has indicated
they would be interested in the Genz Ryan property as a potential site. Richard Palmiter provided a
summary of the housing and apartment growth across the metro area. He also provided
information on the commercial and office space construction across the metro the area. Mr.
Palmiter stated CBRE is looking at retail center, service, office, medical office and some type of
attached housing to the site.
Commissioner Kearney thanked Mr. Palmiter for his update and questioned the schedule that was
provided in the packet. Mr. Palmiter explained the breakdown of potential client inquiries. Mayor
Droste questioned how many square feet of retail the site would support. Ms. Lindquist stated it
would be approximately 30,000 square feet.
Discussion was held about the length of the contract renewal. Mr. Palmiter welcomed a six -month
lease. He will provide quarterly updates to the Port Authority.
ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Motion by Wolf. Second by Peterson.
Motion to have the Chair enter into an agreement extending the listing for a 6 month
period.
Ayes: Wolf, Riley, Weisensel, Leuth, Peterson, Kearney, Droste
Nays: None. Motion carried.
4.a. Business Incubator Discussion
Deputy Director Lindquist provided a summary of the staff report. She invited commissioners to
serve in the group if they were interested. Brief discussion was held about adding a couple more
public members. Commissioner Peterson preferred to leave it at just two public members. Further
discussion was held about the difficulty in indentifying capital requirements and operating costs and
establishing a timeline. Chair Weisensel suggested that the group report back before the end of the
year. It was also suggested that the group should also investigate creating a road map of long and
short term goals.
Motion by Leuth. Second by Riley.
Motion
Ayes: Riley, Weisensel, Leuth, Peterson, Kearney, Droste, Wolf
Nays: None. Motion carried.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Deputy Director Lindquist provided information on the Rosewood commercial area plat.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by
Weisensel, second by Wolf, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy Domeier, City Clerk