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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.b. 20150629 PAM SMROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 29, 2015 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held th on Monday, June 29, 2015, at 5:00 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, and DeBettignies attending. Commissioners Smith and Abdulahi were absent. Mr. Luing arrived slightly after the meeting started. 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 City Administrator Johnson stated there were no proposed changes. Motion by Weisensel. Second by DeBettignies. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS 4.a. Purchase Offer for Remainder of Genz Ryan Site. Community Development Director Lindquist provided a summary of the staff report. There is a purchase offer for the remaining four lots at the Genz Ryan site, which total about 1.5 acres. This purchase offer is for a drive-through restaurant. Current zoning regulations do not allow for drive- through restaurants downtown. The offer is for $325,000, which is less than the rate that the CDA paid for their section, unless you include the drive aisle, then it is higher on a per square foot basis. Chair Weisensel inquired whether the purchase included parcels 3 and 4. Ms. Lindquist stated that it was all four parcels. Mayor Droste inquired about the rain garden and the shared driveway and whether they would have to be subdivided. Ms. Lindquist stated there were already easements in place, so nothing would need to change with regard to those improvements. Mr. Luing clarified that the City has owned the property since 2006 and asked about other offers we might have received since that time. HealthPartners was interested before the recession. Mr. Wolf inquired whether the buyer would definitely accept the offer. Ms. Lindquist had forwarded the offer with the proposed redline changes to the potential buyer, but did not hear back. She there to be an issue. Mr. Weisensel stated he thought Port Authority members were probably generally agreeable to this and stated he thought ice cream downtown would be a positive thing. Motion by Luing. Second by DeBettignies. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 29, 2015 Motion to approve the purchase order price to WS Midwest Partners, LLC. Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Weisensel, Luing, DeBettignies Nays: None. Motion carried. Absent: Smith, Abdulahi OLD BUSINESS REPORT Ms. Lindquist stated she had passed out a handout regarding the dashboard project that Greater MSP has posted on their website regarding information about the Metro Area and compares certain REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Wolf, second by Luing, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 5:14 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk