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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20150602 PAM Minutes ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 2, 2015 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held th on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 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, Luing, Smith, Abdulahi and DeBettignies attending. Commissioner Wolf was absent. Staff present included City Administrator Johnson, Community Development Director Lindquist and City Clerk Hadler. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Community Development Director Lindquist stated there was one bill added to the Consent Agenda. Motion by Smith. Second by DeBettignies. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Luing. Second by DeBettignies Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a.Approval of May 5, 2015 Meeting Minutes b.Approval of Bills and Invoices Ayes: Droste, Luing, Weisensel, Smith, Abdulahi, DeBettignies Nays: None. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS 4.A. Minnesota Economic Development Advertising Community Development Director Lindquist explained the advertising that will be done through DEED in a custom magazine-style publication about Minnesota Economic Development. The space choice is first-come, first-serve and Rosemount will have the opportunity for a preferred location in the magazine for the next three years. Staff will be working to develop the advertisement in the coming months. Commissioner Smith inquired what other types of advertising the city currently does. Ms. Lindquist responded that there is no other advertising that is currently done. This was chosen specifically due to the target market being site selectors. The magazine has an industrial focus, rather than retail. Chair Weisensel inquired what types of metrics could be used to determine how effective this advertisement is. Ms. Lindquist stated that she will ask DEED whether there might be something available. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 2, 2015 Commissioner DeBettignies inquired about what the circulation would be. Ms. Lindquist stated it will be mailed to 600 700 professionals once per year. Commissioner DeBettignies did not support the expenditure given the small circulation of the magazine. Ms. Lindquist said that staff at DEED had told her that the amount of land the City has to develop is one of its biggest selling points. Mayor Droste stated it would be more productive if UMore was moving forward. Commissioner Abdulahi inquired about what the relationship is with the state. Ms. Lindquist responded that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is the one who created the initial partnership with the publisher. Motion by Weisensel. Second by Luing. Motion to Approve the implementation of discussed advertising opportunity. Ayes: Droste, Luing, Weisensel, Smith, Abdulahi Nays: DeBettignies. Motion carried. 4.B. Recap of ReCon ISCS Trip Community Development Lindquist gave a short introduction and then invited commissioners to give their impressions from the trip. Commissioner Smith commended Ms. Lindquist and Commissioner DeBettignies on the skills they utilized in marketing the community. He stated that he and Mr. DeBettignies talked to a lot of hotels. One thing they learned about hotels is that they have many of their own metrics and know r them. He noted that we need to have updated feasibility study People also want to see everything in writing. He stated that another key takeaway was that Buxton was a good starting point, but there are companies that do metrics and the marketing and relationship building and that might be something to consider in the future. Minnesota. They also talked to Choice Hotels and Wyndham Group. They know where Rosemount is and asked about the 42/52 interchange and when that might evolve. They heard a lot uirement for land. Commissioner Droste stated that he and Ms. Lindquist met with Wal-Mart. They also met with come in with a compelling story with specific data and a return on investment for particular land. Chair Weisensel inquired whether the University would be willing to attend this type of event. Ms. Lindquist stated the University is more focused on industrial development than retail. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 2, 2015 Ms. Lindquist stated that the Rosemount name is becoming more recognizable and gave examples of various connections made. Commissioner DeBettignies stated that a new feasibility study for the prospective hotel land is needed and he would support a new study if the landowner would be willing to share the cost. Commissioner Smith stated he would also support a new study. Commissioner Droste stated we should have a meeting with the landowner of the hotel property and his broker. OLD BUSINESS Chair Weisensel inquired of the Authority on what topics should be discussed at the meeting in two weeks on June 16th. He proposed that one agenda item be to discuss next steps for a hotel. Commissioner Abdulahi stated he would like to discuss light industrial uses. REPORT th City Administrator Johnson mentioned the CDA groundbreaking on June 11. REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Droste stated that he and Mr. Johnson had met a team from Sweet Harvest and Frontier. COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Luing, second by DeBettignies, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:52 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk