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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Approval of May 15, 2018, Meeting MinutesROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS May 15, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held on May 15, 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, DeBettignies, Smith, Wolf, Freske and Ober in attendance. Staff present included Executive Director Martin, Deputy Director Lindquist, and Recording Secretary Armstrong. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Director Martin stated there were no changes to the agenda. Motion by Weisensel Second by Debettignies Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: DeBettignies, Smith, Freske, Droste, Wolf, Weisensel, Ober Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Wolf Second by Smith Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of April 17, 2018, Meeting Minutes b. Bills and Invoices Ayes: Droste, Ober, DeBettignies, Wolf, Smith, Weisensel, Freske Nays: 0. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 4.a. Draft Economic Development Section-Comprehensive Plan Director Lindquist said modifications have been made based on feedback. Smith said the Business Expo was a success and asked if it could be a separate line item in the plan. Lindquist said that the plan is a 10 year document and there are unforeseen events that if also added would make it too specific. Mayor Droste asked how current the data can be when looking out to 2040, Lindquist said table 3 is the newest information. Droste also asked for the plan to be more specific about the type of retail the City is looking for. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS May 15, 2018 4.b. Motion to Approve Development Framework for Downtown Rosemount Update 2017 Director Lindquist said that approval of the framework would allow for ability to apply for grants. Smith had questions about unattractive buildings and the proper use of eminent domain. There was discussion about current buildings in the Downtown district. Lindquist stated the intent of the framework is not to target buildings. Motion by Wolf Second by Droste Motion to Approve the development framework for Downtown Rosemount Update 2017 Ayes: Freske, Droste, Ober, Smith, Weisensel, DeBettignies, Smith Nays: 0. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS 5.a. Election of Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer Election of Chair: DeBettignies nominated Wolf and Smith nominated Weisensel for Chairperson position. Motion to close nominations Motion by Weisensel Second by DeBettignies Voting by show of hands: (1) in favor of Wolf, (6) in favor of Weisensel. Motion to elect Chairperson Weisensel Motion by Weisensel Second by Freske Ayes: 7 Nays: 0. Motion carried. Election of Vice Chair: DeBettignies nominated Freske for Vice Chairperson position. Motion to close nominations Motion by Weisensel Second by Wolf Voting by show of hands: (7) in favor of Freske. Motion to elect Vice Chairperson Freske Motion by Weisensel Second by Wolf Ayes: 7 Nays: 0. Motion carried. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS May 15, 2018 Election of Treasurer: Smith nominated DeBettignies and DeBettignies nominated Smith for Treasurer position. Motion to close nominations Motion by Weisensel Second by DeBettignies Voting by show of hands: (4) in favor of DeBettignies, (3) in favor of Smith. Motion to elect Treasurer DeBettignies Motion by Weisensel Second by Smith Ayes: 7 Nays: 0. Motion carried. 5.b. Draft Port Authority Budget Lindquist put together an annual work plan that is not too different from 2017. This budget primarily funds Port Authority initiatives. Weisensel said he would like to see “Retail Strategies” indicated in here rather than the Community Development budget. Motion by Weisensel Second by Droste Motion to approve draft budget with the addition of “Retail Strategies” Ayes: Freske, DeBettignies, Smith, Weisensel, Ober, Droste Not present: Wolf Nays: 0. Motion carried. PROJECT UPDATES Lindquist reviewed the final draft of Retail Strategies’ brochure for upcoming trade shows. There was some discussion to the business that were listed and not listed on the map. Consideration was taken to size the map in detail for promotional purposes. There was discussion on how data is collected. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT None DIRECTOR’S REPORT None REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS None COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION None ADJOURNMENT ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS May 15, 2018 There being no further business to come before the Port Authority and upon a motion by Weisensel second by Droste the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 6:48 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Leah Armstrong, Recording Secretary