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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. 20170516 PAM RM ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS MAY 16, 2017 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held th on May 16, 2017, 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, Freske and DeBettignies attending. Commissioner DeBettignies arrived at 6:10 p.m. Staff present included City Administrator Martin, Community Development Director Lindquist and City Clerk Hadler. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA City Administrator Martin stated there were no changes to the agenda. Motion by Weisensel. Second by Wolf. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0. Motion carried. COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Wolf. Second by Freske. Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of April 18, 2017, Meeting Minutes Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Weisensel, Freske, Smith Nays: None. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 4.a. Canada Circle Discussion Community Development Director Lindquist discussed her conversation with a Downtown business owner, as well as another local business owner, who are interested in potentially relocating to property the City currently owns on Canada Circle. Ms. Lindquist is recommending that the Port Authority make a decision regarding whether to grade the entire site with the intention to sell portions of the site while the City decides how to move forward with the former city dump portion of the site. Ms. Lindquist presented options for development of the entire site or a portion of the site. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS MAY 16, 2017 Commissioner Smith inquired about tests that Dakota County had done on the site in the past. Mr. Smith asked if a business relocating to the area would be doing so at a deep discount. Ms. Lindquist stated the original purchase was connected to the City Downtown redevelopment efforts, with the hope that some non-conforming businesses in the Downtown would be able to relocate to the site, if displaced. Mr. Smith clarified who might be able to purchase the property. Ms. Lindquist explained that it would be up to the Port Authority to decide, and typically the City would look at the potential building value and proposed use. Ms. Lindquist noted that her hope is to cover the cost of the grading in the sale of the property. Commissioner Droste discussed auto-related uses and how they relate to the Downtown. Commissioner Wolf noted the considerations the Port Authority needs to consider to make the decision as to whether to move forward with the grading and sale. Chair Weisensel discussed the location of block walls and how their existence might impact the development of the site. He noted that the City Public Works Department does utilize a portion of the dump. Ms. Lindquist stated she is not suggesting that the portion used by the City be graded or sold at this point. Ms. Lindquist clarified that she will commission a grading plan and get quotes for the work, then bring that back to the Port Authority. Commissioner DeBettignies stated that development on the site may be a catalyst for that area and across Robert Trail. 4.b. Retail Update Community Development Director Lindquist discussed the vacancy list. She noted that Celtic Crossing has the highest vacancy rate due to MGM Liquor left. She discussed other vacancies and areas that have no vacancies. The overall rate is 5%. Chair Weisensel noted that the 5% speaks to the lack of available commercial space for businesses to move into. He inquired about the MGM site and who they might be marketing the site to. Ms. Lindquist has spoken with the property owner and they have had inquiries from a restaurant, though the owner was concerned about the parking. Commissioner Droste discussed businesses in other cities. Ms. Lindquist discussed the need for developers to build commercial buildings for businesses to rent. Commissioner DeBettignies noted that Applebee’s is not included in this measurement. Ms. Lindquist stated that is because it is not a multi-tenant space. Commissioner Droste noted that Applebee’s might still be paying the lease, so the owner might not have an incentive to move the property quickly. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS MAY 16, 2017 4.c. MSP Dashboard City Administrator Martin discussed the regional indicator dashboard presentation by Greater MSP staff and council members attended last week, and the statistics set forth in that presentation. Community Development Director Lindquist noted that much of the data presented can be aligned on a county basis, but not necessarily a local basis. She suggested that because of this, it might be helpful to engage the County in economic development efforts. Chair Weisensel noted the speech by Mr. Peter Frosch (Greater MSP) that recognized that some data presented might be a year or two old, and the City should look for leading indicators and not depend too much on lagging indicators. Commissioner Droste noted it would be helpful if the City had monthly indicators. Commissioner Smith asked how difficult it would be to get some of this type of data. Commissioner Droste noted there a number of sources of data and noted data available in other cities. Chair Weisensel asked that staff bring a dashboard concept to the Port next month. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT Chair Weisensel discussed a survey that he had sent to Mr. Martin. DIRECTOR’S REPORT City Administrator Martin noted a vendor he had met with similar to the Buxton study that had been done in the past. One difference from Buxton is that it is a little more “turn-key”, with their staff being more involved in the processes. The business also noted some relationships with builders. The cost would be approximately $150,000 over three years. Commissioner Smith noted the problems with Buxton and stated that this opportunity sounds like it would be more productive than Buxton was. Ms. Lindquist noted a concern she has that the business has local and regional connections, instead of nation connections. REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS 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 6:54 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk