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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Approval of September 18, 2018, Meeting MinutesROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Port Authority was held on September 18, 2018, at 6:02 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, Ober, Smith, and Freske in attendance. Staff present included City Administrator Martin, Community Development Director Lindquist and City Clerk Fasbender. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA No corrections or additions. Motion by Weisensel Second by Freske Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 5. Nays: 0. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Wolf Second by Ober Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Approval of August 21, 2018, Meeting Minutes Ayes: Wolf, Ober, Weisensel, Smith, Freske, Droste Nays: None. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 4.a. Business Visit Program Community Development Director Lindquist provided an update regarding the business visits and asked for any feedback on the upcoming scheduled visits. Ms. Lindquist suggested rather than waiting until the Port Authority regular meetings to schedule these visits; once staff receives confirmation on business visits, staff will look to schedule the visit and will communicate via email to see which members are available for the business visit. Mr. Weisensel suggested pushing the dates out further. Commissioner Freske provided an update on her visit at Las Tortillas and overall thought it was a very positive and effective meeting. Commissioner Freske suggested to staff to create some sort of tracking system to summarize these meeting visits and any action items. A tracking system will help organize this process as Ms. Freske sees these visits being a big success going forward. ROSEMOUNT PORT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 4.b. Project Updates Ms. Lindquist updated the Port on various topics; OPUS Business Park Site which has several users interested, Retail Strategies, Applebee’s property, and others. NEW BUSINESS 5.a. Presentation by Mark Robinson, MidAmerica Ms. Lindquist invited Mark Robinson of Mid-America Real Estate to present a retail presentation. Mr. Robinson represents several of the properties within the City and is very familiar with Rosemount. Mr. Robinson addressed several of the developmental challenges that several cities face and suggested ways to overcome these challenges; one item Mr. Robinson suggested was an experiential recreation business to draw people into Rosemount. Mr. Robinson also provided a brief update on the Applebee’s building and also mentioned his thoughts on the MGM property. 5.b. MN Marketing Partnership Ms. Lindquist provided a brief update regarding the FAM tour that staff participated in as part of our membership in the Minnesota Marking Partnership. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT DIRECTOR’S REPORT REPORTS FROM PORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE RECOGNITION ADJOURNMENT 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 6:54 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Erin Fasbender, City Clerk