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REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS
DECEMBER 20, 2016
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held
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on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145
Street West, Rosemount.
Chair Weisensel called the meeting to order with Commissioners Droste, Smith, Abdulahi and
DeBettignies attending. Commissioners Wolf was absent. Staff present included City Administrator
Johnson, Community Development Director Lindquist, City Planner Nemcek, Senior Planner Klatt,
Interim City Engineer Morast, 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.
Motion by Weisensel. Second by Abdulahi.
Motion to Adopt the Agenda.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0. Motion carried.
COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Smith. Second by DeBettignies.
Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda.
a. Approval of November 14, 2016 Meeting Minutes
Ayes: Droste, Weisensel, Smith, Abdulahi, DeBettignies
Nays: None. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
4.a. Presentation by Opus
Community Development Director Lindquist introduced Phillip Cattanach, of the Opus Group, and
Dale Glowa, of UMore Park. Opus will be purchasing 160 acres of UMore Park for development.
Mr. Cattanach presented information about Opus and their plans for the UMore Park development.
He presented a brief overview of the corporation, which is based in the Twin Cities and has offices
in numerous cities around the US. He gave examples of various other recent development projects;
including one in Shakopee, which included a speculative product and a build-to-suit building, one in
Ankeny, Iowa, an industrial park, and one in Indiana for a large food manufacturer, as well as
speculative projects in Brooklyn Park and Plymouth. Mr. Cattanach discussed various types of
product and the demands for each.
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Mr. Cattanach presented a conceptual site plan, which shows a potential layout for the development
at UMore. Final layout will depend on any users that are found for the site.
Commissioner DeBettignies inquired if Opus ever speculatively developed multi-level facilities. Mr.
Cattanach stated this was not common, but it might be possible to retrofit a building that built with
a 32 foot clearance height into a 2-story facility.
Commissioner Droste inquired whether Opus built . Mr. Cattanach responded
that they try to design utilizing sustainability practices, though full LEED certification is less
common with speculative development.
Commissioner Smith inquired what type of prospective tenants or industries they think they might
recruit. Mr. Cattanach stated they
based on the market include light manufacturing, e-commerce distribution centers, and cold food
storage.
Chair Weisensel inquired aCattanach
stated it will be very user-driven, and the development will depend strongly on finding a large user
for the first phase of development. Further development will be driven by the ancillary needs of the
initial user. Chair Weisensel stated this could easily be one to three years. Mr. Cattanach agreed and
discussed the marketing strategy for the site.
REPORT
City Administrator Johnson stated this will be his last meeting. Chair Weisensel and the Port
members thanked him for his work.
REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS
ettignies
stated he is able to attend.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by
Weisensel, second by DeBettignies, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk