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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. 20180417 PAM RMROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS April 17, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held on April 17, 2018, 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, and Ober in attendance. Commissioners DeBettignies, Smith, and Freske were absent. Staff present included Executive Director Martin, Deputy Director Lindquist, and Recording Secretary Barikmo. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW COMMISSIONER Motion by Weisensel. Second by Wolf. Motion to Approve New Port Authority Member, Cory Ober Ayes: Weisensel, Droste, Wolf Nays: 0. Motion carried. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Deputy Director Lindquist stated there were no changes to the agenda. Motion by Wolf. Second by Droste. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Wolf. Second by Weisensel. Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of March 20, 2018, Meeting Minutes b. Bills and Invoices Ayes: Droste, Wolf, Weisensel, Ober Nays: 0. Motion carried. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS April 17, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING 5.a. Approval of the Sale of Property to Symnabdre Properties LLC Deputy Director Lindquist explained the City of Rosemount Port Authority and City Council own portions of the property that the City of Rosemount is proposing to sell to Mr. Bry. Lindquist showed a plat that they will be processing over the next couple months. The parcel to be sold is Lot #1, on Canada Circle and along Hwy 3. The City had acquired Lot 7A from Dakota County. The City had acquired the parcel with the intent to relocate businesses from Downtown who might be displaced by redevelopment. There has not been any strong interest and the city has had the parcel for about 10 years. The Port Authority has had discussions with the purchaser and has indicated a strong interest in purchasing the property. Mr. Bry has indicated the potential use, which is s combination of manufacturing, assembly, sales, and indoor recreation use. A purchase agreement was devised by the city attorney. The purchaser would go through the planning, review, and approval process later this summer and would begin construction this fall. Mr. Bry’s business is currently located in Burnsville and he is looking to relocate the business to Rosemount in 2019. The purchaser is also a resident of Rosemount and has discussed the possibility of expansion. Staff believes that development on the site would increase the City’s tax base, bring additional jobs into the community, and provide for development consistent with City ordinances and regulations. These findings would allow the Port Authority to approve the resolution approving the sale of public land as outlined in the draft resolution. Staff is recommending approval of the resolution and purchase agreement. Mayor Droste asked about the depth of the wall adjacent to the sale property. Mayor Droste stated that the City of Rosemount needs to look into the depth of the wall in case it’s the city’s responsibility to move it. Deputy Director Lindquist stated she will look into adding the well depth into the purchase agreement. Mayor Droste expressed concern that the city should not have to pay for temporary easements. Chairperson Weisensel opened the public hearing at 6:11 p.m. No one spoke during the public hearing. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS April 17, 2018 Motion by Weisensel. Second by Droste. Motion to close public hearing at 6:12 p.m. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0. Motion carried. Motion by Wolf. Second by Droste. Motion to Approve the Resolution Approving the Sale of Property to Symnabdre Properties LLC Ayes: Ober, Wolf, Droste, Weisensel Nays: 0. Motion carried. Motion by Wolf. Second by Droste. Motion to Approve the Purchase Agreement Between the City of Rosemount, the Rosemount Port Authority and Symnabdre Properties LLC. Ayes: Weisensel, Ober, Wolf, Droste Nays: 0. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 6.a. Comprehensive Plan Economic Development Goals Deputy Director Lindquist discussed the draft comprehensive plan goals for the economic development section. The third and fourth goals are overall the same. Strategies in the second item have been modified. In the fifth goal, verbiage was added about the collateral to reflect marketing strategies and partnerships, such as: DEED, Xcel Energy, OPUS, etc. Chairperson Weisensel had two additions to make on employment opportunities. Specifically, 5.b. is too general, recommended to broaden the discussion to include other events. Mayor Droste recommended rewording item 4 to something to the effect of “old town main street”. Commissioner Wolf acknowledged that it should recognize the heritage of Rosemount. Commissioners recommended rephrasing item five. Deputy Director Lindquist will bring a draft back to the next Port Authority meeting. NEW BUSINESS 7.a. Election of Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer Mayor Droste proposed moving item to the next meeting due to 3 members being absent. Chairperson Weisensel agreed to move item 7.a. to the May meeting. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS April 17, 2018 PROJECT UPDATES Deputy Director Lindquist and Executive Director Martin met with the Retail Strategies staff. The City of Rosemount will be presented at ICSC Conference in May 2018. Conversations have taken place with the staff at the University of Minnesota about their properties. The AUAR for UMORE is up at the end of 2018 and requires an extension The Governor has a task force that is looking at affordable housing. Deputy Director Lindquist has been working with Metro Cities regarding the issue and on a recent op-ed piece in the Star Tribune to counter recent claims made about barriers to affordable housing. There have been inquiries about starting a brewery within the city but business owners have not found the right property to do so. Staff continues to work with the interested parties. There is another meeting next week with representatives of the mall regarding the redevelopment project. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT None DIRECTOR’S REPORT None REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS None 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 6:42 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Jessie Barikmo, Recording Secretary