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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. 20160621 PAM RMROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 21, 2016 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held th on June 21, 2016, 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, Smith, Abdulahi and DeBettignies attending. 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 changes to the agenda. (Change date on agenda to TUESDAY.) Motion by DeBettignies. Second by Smith. Motion to Adopt the Agenda as corrected. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0. Motion carried. COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Abdulahi. Second by DeBettignies.. Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda with revised Minutes. a. Approval of May 16, 2016 Meeting Minutes Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Weisensel, Smith, Abdulahi, DeBettignies Nays: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING OLD BUSINESS 4. a. Hotel Update Community Development Director Lindquist updated the Port Authority on activities to contact and meet with people regarding the Hotel Study. Staff and Commissioners have had discussions with a Wyndam franchisor, Cobblestone, American Hospitality, the property owner and potential investors. Commissioner Smith noted that the Hotel Study was a good investment and the land was a good location. Commissioners discussed various conversations they have had recently with referrals and potential investors. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JUNE 21, 2016 NEW BUSINESS 5. a. Comprehensive Plan Update Economic Development Community Development Director Lindquist summarized the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update that is currently underway. It is required by state law to update the plan every 10 years. The Port Authority is the body that reviews the section on Economic Development. Ms. Lindquist invited commissioners to comment on the five economic development goals set forth in the document. Commissioner Smith inquired about the difference between goals 2 and 3. Ms. Lindquist explained the us to the metro fiscal disparities pool. Commissioner Weisensel suggested a stronger statement regarding the UMore Park property. Ms. Lindquist stated she is planning on including part of the UMore property in the comp plan. Commissioner Droste expressed support for a stronger statement. Commissioner DeBettignies inquired about the goal regarding the industrial and business park job creation. Ms. Lindquist explained that section of the current draft of the comp plan. Commissioner Weisensel encouraged commissioners to make comments and forward to Ms. Lindquist as soon as possible. 5. b. Downtown Task Force Community Development Director Lindquist explained the Downtown Task Force and the process to update the Downtown Development Framework. Commissioner Weisensel suggested a metric comparing the original downtown development framework to improvements that have happened since then. REPORT REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Droste stated that there are people moving into the Cambrian Commons. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Wolf, second by Smith, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk