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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. 20180220 PAM RM ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS FEBRUARY 20, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held th on February 20, 2018, 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 and DeBettignies in attendance. Commissioner Freske and Smith were absent. Staff present included Community Development Director Lindquist and City Clerk Fasbender. Guest present included Nate Bry on behalf of his company “Gear”. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Community Development Director Lindquist stated there were no changes to the agenda. Motion by Weisensel. Second by DeBettignies. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0. Motion carried. COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Wolf. Second by DeBettignies. Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of January 16, 2018, Meeting Minutes Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Weisensel, DeBettignies Nays: None. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 4.a. Canada Circle Discussion Lindquist provided an update of the Canada Circle property. The for sale sign has been up for about two weeks and staff has received a few inquiries which Lindquist briefly discussed. Mr. Bry is at tonight’s meeting to introduce himself, tell the group about his business, and what his goals for the site are. Lindquist included Bry’s plans that his designer put together for the Canada Circle Site. If all Port Authority members are comfortable with the plans, staff will continue to move forward with finishing the survey, platting the property and staff will work with the City Attorney to draft a purchase agreement for the site. The site plan will go through planning commission and then to city council for final approval. Mr. Bry, a Rosemount resident all his life, showcased his company, “Gear”, which has made a range of custom sports gear for nearly ten years now. Mr. Bry plans to build a facility that will satisfy Gear’s current needs as well as allow Gear enough space to grow. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS FEBRUARY 20, 2018 In addition to the manufacturing area of the building, Gear will utilize roughly 9,000 square feet to help people work on their sports skills on dry land. Mr. Bry plans to get top of line coaches for people to come in and get specialized coaching for certain sports. The extra space Gear would use for manufacturing could also be used as a multi-tenant building. Mr. Bry confirmed he has had conversation with a bank regarding the financing and has completed an investigation regarding what he can and cannot do regarding the space. Gear’s current lease in Burnsville is up in March, which means time is a factor for Mr. Bry. Port Authority agreed upon having staff continue to move forward with this item. 4.b. Business Appreciation Recap th Lindquist provided a recap of Business Appreciation Luncheon on February 8 at the Steeple Center. A total of 112 people attended which included 45 businesses which is slightly higher than what we normally have. The space felt tight and Lindquist made a comment that if in the future we have more people attend, staff would need to consider a different space. Lindquist addressed the concern regarding not using a Rosemount caterer. Staff decided upon using Rascals out of Apple Valley as they were within budget and provided all of the necessary utensils, linens, and cleaned up the area following the luncheon. In the future, staff will budget accordingly and plan to stay local. PROJECT UPDATES Staff was initially told that the UMore purchase agreement for the first 435 acres of land for future development would be going to the Regents for approval in February. That date has been moved to May. Lindquist has been in contact with people regarding Merchants Bank and the land in the back of the property and staff also has connected with the broker at Applebees. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT Weisensel reported on the action by council to move forward with Retail Strategies. The item will be added to council agenda this evening for action. 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 Debettignies, second by Wolf, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:46 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Erin Fasbender, City Clerk