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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. 20170919 PAM RM minutesROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held on September 19, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount. Chair Weisensel called the meeting to order with Commissioners Droste, Wolf, Smith, and Freske in attendance. Commissioner DeBettignies was absent. 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 Freske. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0. Motion carried. COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Wolf. Second by Smith. Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of August 15, 2017 Meeting Minutes Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Weisensel, Smith, Freske Nays: None. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS 4.a. Amazon RFP Community Development Director Lindquist discussed the Amazon RFP (Request for Proposal) for a location for a new headquarters office. Greater MSP and DEED are putting together a regional response and have requested proposals from cities to add to that proposal. She outlined the organizations that have been partners of the City’s during the proposal-writing process; OPUS, UMore Park, MVTA and Xcel Energy were a few. Commissioner Smith inquired about the Amazon business in Shakopee and if this would be a similar facility. Ms. Lindquist clarified that this facility would be a headquarters, much like in Seattle, as opposed to a distribution center in Shakopee. Commissioner Droste outlined the investment facts that he heard on NPR and discussed the potential impacts of a facility on the city. He noted that there would need to be action at the state. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 Commissioner Smith inquired about financial incentives. Ms. Lindquist explained that the city would support doing abatement or TIF if the project is eligible. Commissioner Freske noted the benefit of being part of the RFP process in the region and in the country. She also noted that a headquarters probably has a number of employees that live in other cities or states and work from home via the internet. Commissioner Smith inquired about the amount of staff time involved in developing the proposal. Ms. Lindquist estimated it would be a few days of time. She noted additional benefits of having the conversations with partners and to get them thinking and developing policies. Commissioners discussed transit, incentives, labor force, site locations, competing metro areas, and corporations in the area. Chair Weisensel inquired about the timeline of the RFP. Ms. Lindquist stated the deadline for the regional RFP is October, and they expect Amazon to make a decision sometime next year. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.a. Home Show Community Development Director Lindquist discussed the efforts of staff to organize the Home Show. The date selected is March 3, 2018. Invitations will be mailed to 269 local businesses in the next week or so. The invitation includes a registration form. The cost for businesses would be $100 for Rosemount businesses, and $150 for non-Rosemount businesses. Marketing to non-local businesses will take place about a month after the local businesses. Ms. Lindquist asked for feedback regarding the name of the event; Home & Garden Expo, Home & Business Expo, Community Expo or Business Expo. She discussed the benefits of each. City Administrator Martin noted the logo may help clarify the purpose of the expo. Chair Weisensel asked if a tag line of some kind might help with the description. Commissioner Droste stated Home & Business Expo makes sense; people know what this is. Mr. Droste clarified the location; Ms. Lindquist stated it would be in the gymnasium, which would hold 50 booths. Mr. Droste suggested holding the banquet hall, as well, in case the space is needed. Mr. Martin stated there is the potential for contracting businesses to host free classes in some of the other classrooms. Commissioner Freske stated she likes Home & Business, to focus on how ours is also a business expo. Chair Weisensel stated he likes having “Greater Rosemount” in the name. 5.b. NLC – The Role of Local Elected Officials in Economic Development Chair Weisensel moved this item to next month. PROJECT UPDATES Community Development Director Lindquist updated Commissioners on the Port owned Canada Circle property. Friedge’s Contracting is the lowest bidder for the grading and grading work should start at the end of the month. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 Ms. Lindquist discussed an application for new shops on County Road 42. Ms. Lindquist discussed the Minnesota Marketing Partnership, and a recent site selector tour. She noted site selectors she spoke with and feedback she received from them. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT DIRECTOR’S REPORT 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 Wolf, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clarissa Hadler, City Clerk